John Kane
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"Shoot to Thrill" by AC/DC!
It's the title track for the shooting DVD's I burn!
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Thank you for the hearty laugh!
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I'm thinking I may get just the 650 with out the case feeder for now and fill up the tube with cases and get the feeder later.
I like that plan better than the 550. I was in the same situation as you and bought a 550 but then ended up upgrading to a 650 later. I would have saved time and money by just starting with the 650. I have to say I actually enjoy loading on a 650 but it felt like a lot of work on the 550. But then again, it depends on how much time you have to load and how much money you have in your pocket. But then again, I never tried the 550 with a case feeder... another viable option.
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I agree! I put mine in on Monday and didn't get them back until the NEXT Monday! So I had to go to blockbuster for the weekends movies anyway. I dumped them and am trying blockbuster now myself.
I read somewhere that Netflix purposefully throttles (they used a different word) the flow of movies depending on how often you return them to make sure they make money on your that month. They had a class action suit against them for that as well.
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Everyone I know loves their new eyes so my wife had it done. She had 100% success in one eye but the other has been a real struggle for her. Apparently her eyes are too close together and set too far into her head which is a challenge but not impossible. Makes it sound like she looks funny too doesn't? Anyway, her left eye hasn't healed like it should and has been giving her a lot of trouble. She finally got a 2nd opinion who concurred with her origional doc. It's getting better but it's been a slow process and may require another surgery. I've actually been very impressed with her doc who hasn't given up and continues to treat her for free. At this point I think we're ahead on the deal despite what it cost! I wish I knew more about it to share but just wanted folks to know that it isn't 100% and there are still some risks.
On another note, I watched the whole thing happen and could not believe it. Amazing that they can pull that off.
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My condolences Mark. You and your family are in my prayers.
It's always so hard to come up with something to say at times like these. I find comfort in remembering the great time that was shared and the fact they are in a better place.
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I recently upgraded from a 550 to a 650 and know what you mean on working up loads. The problem I had with the 650 is I ended up with primers everywhere and brass feeding or lots of primed cases to deal with.
So I would try this as it has worked nicely for me. If this is a bad thing someone will say something. When working up a load I turn off the case feeder and empty the tube. Then I pull the block off the top of the machine that advances the primer system. I then pull out the station button after the powder drop. Now I can pull the handle to get powder to measure, pull the case out at the next station to weight it, and then put it back in the powder station for the next measure measurement. Rise and repeat until you get the desired result.
The other way I tried left me with a bunch of primed cases that I had to later manually add to the primer drop station that was a pain. This way is really just removing a bolt and a station button.
Hope this helps! I love the 650 and for the money I think it's a no brainer. I don't want to try a 1050 as it's much better not to know what I'm missing! :-)
John
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A question to both of you or any one else. How are you training to shoot with week eye. Etc. tape on the glasses, closing one eye or just a hot poker in the left eye? Please help.
Not sure if this helps you or not but I learned it in 3 position shooting. I would shoot with my right eye and then lean over with my left eye to check the shot in the scope. I started off having to squint an eye and eventually learned to switch back and forth and never close an eye. It's been very handy.
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Why would you not want to slide to lock back on the last round?
I am a rookie so please bear with me but I don't understand the slide not locking back on the last round deal. How would you know when your out of ammo?
The first trick is you don't run out of ammo, for IPSC anyway. You plan your reloads ahead of time and be aware of your consumption as you're going. I don't know about IDPA as I've never done that. As to why not lock the slide back... here's some reading. http://www.brazoscustom.com/Home.htm The link may not take you straight there so go to "tips and Tricks" then it's the bottom link.
Good luck!
John
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I had a similar problem with factory ammo on similar .40. I was told that they don't like factory length and prefer longer ammo, not sure if that's true but it seems to have worked for me. So I started loading my own at 1.185 OAL and those problems have since gone away. I still get the occasional bulged base brase that fails but that's another topic. I hope this helps!
John
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Absolutely beautiful!
Can you describe the 5" recoil system? So does it cycle like a 5" gun?
Thanks and congratulations on such a great accomplishment!
John
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I couldn't resist... the geek in me is screaming to get out.
Not sure if this is right but I think if you weight 160lbs and shoot a 240 gr bullet 800 fps in space your personal velocity to the rear ends up being about 11.7 fps. That's pretty darn fast! Almost 8mph!
Assuming complete conservation of energy and 1/2mv^2=1/2mv^2 and all that.
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I've shot lot's of different disciplines and they all coached to have both eyes open. The reasons vary from it's more natual, you have depth of field, less muscles are strained, and your eyes calibrate to each other. For example, if you close an eye your other eye will change the amount of light it lets in as a response. Not sure if this is true or not but made sense to me.
I started using both eyes with 3 position rifle 20 years ago. I used a piece of an opaque plastic milk jug attached to the left side of the rear peep sight. A "blinder" but it still let in light. I would shoot with my right eye and then lean over and check my shot in the spotting scope with my left eye, and always have both eyes open. After doing this several thousand times I no longer needed the blinder or any aides and I shoot anything with both eyes open now. Very very handy with a scoped rifle where you can see things going on around you and much faster target transitions.
My point is it takes some practice but I sure prefer it. There are some good suggestions here on ways to help get him there.
Little off topic but a cool trick you can do with a spotting scope... look through the scope with your left eye but see what you're looking at with your right eye. You move the scope until the object you want to see is the center of the big ring you can see with your left eye and then magically it appears in the scope.
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Why thank you very much, I needed it! Pretty bad day at work so I too have been enjoying the Grey Goose!
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I purchased a used gun to save some money and one of the big selling points was that it was a Benny Hill pistol. It ran like a top and never hickupped until two weeks ago I broke the feet off the barrel afer I put 6k rounds through it. I called Benny who immediately stood behind his work, without even seeing the gun and I didn't even buy it from him.
Then I get a call from Benny who tells me that this isn't the way he does barrels and couldn't find the serial number in his records. There were a few things that looked like he did do the work on but the barrel was definitely not one of them. And yet HE STILL STOOD BY HIS ORIGIONAL DEAL!!! I was really impressed.
But not nearly as impressed as when I got my pistol back from him. He did a great job. The slide is tighter and after looking at the way he did the feet on this barrel it's nothing like the work that was in there before. He cleaned up the frame where there was some peening and aligned the frame and slide together in the back where they weren't before. And all at a price that I feel guilty.
Thank you very much Benny!
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But hey, I'm a REALLY safe person and I NEVER have any safety mistakes, so it's all good.
Hey, John... Didn't you have a match DQ a few months back??? "NEVER"???
Sorry, that was a poor attempt at sarcasm that didn't come off well.
You can never say never!
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I wanted to share this experience so that others could learn from my stupidity. In hind sight this wasn't the smartest thing to do and I realize I should have done several things differently so please don't criticize my actions. I just thought someone might benefit from reading this.
So there I was.... blasting away with my 40 until my hands hurt and I ran out of ammo. I switched over to my trusty Smith and Wesson model 41 .22 that I've had since I was a kid. I've been using it to practice and save some ammo money. Believe it or not it clicks into my CR speed holster beautifully and on this day I stick it in there like I've done 8-10 times before without any problem. The 41 is very different from a 1911 and especially the safety. The safety is a small switch that isn't quickly removed. So fault 1 was putting a live gun in a holster w/o the safety on. But hey, I'm a REALLY safe person and I NEVER have any safety mistakes, so it's all good. I've been shooting for at least 20 minutes and go to holster the pistol again and PAP! The pistol goes off. I was STUNNED! Look down to see a hole only six inches from my foot. So the second moral of this story is only use equipment that it is designed to be use with. Even though the 41 looked like it fit perfectly in the CR speed (you can even lock it in there) if you put the pistol in at a side angle, the rounded off point at the top of the holster can (and will) go into the trigger guard and activate the trigger. Don't worry, I tried it on a 1911 and couldn't do it.
I have to say it was a very sobering experience. I consider myself incredibly safe. I've been shooting my whole life so I can't say I haven't done stupid things before but it's been a long long time. I think it's also nice to get a tax free wake up call on how dangerous this can be.
Any way, thanks for reading and don't be as stupid as I am!
John
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Ok so get cleats. I can't find any Nike Land Sharks in wide sizes. Their website seems to indicate that they only make one width.
I need wide sizes so I'll check out the New Balance cleats.
Also I prefer reinforced toes. The New Balance all terrain sneakers I wore doesn't have reinforced toes and I rediscovered why I went to the Converse Tacticals --- I stub my toes a lot for some reason.
So any recommendations on cleats in wide sizes that have a reinforced toe area?
You may want to look at Nike Keystone. I too have a wide foot and this was all they had that fit me. They are a baseball cleat and more aggressvie than the landshark but great in dirt. Not sure how they do in gravel yet.
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Not sure what the forum etiquette is on this but I just wanted to say thanks to all the people that have posted in this thread. I found it through a search and it has saved me hours of research on how to legally ship a handgun.
I just sent mine priority over night through FedEx to an FFL and even declared it to them as a firearm, so all is well.
Thanks again for keeping me out of jail!
John
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First I have to say I'm a hack at this stuff and usually get myself into trouble so the best advice is to get it to a gunsmith and not listen to me. But I had an idea I thought I'd share.
Can you get the other screws off and then slide the mount off the stripped screws (now studs in other words). You may have to drill off the rest of the head. If you can, then you should be able to get a grip on the screws sticking out of the frame? Even be able to heat them up to loosen the locktite.
Good luck!
John
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Yeah, that's it, if not it's very close. The one I have is blued but that doesn't really matter.
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Right now I'm thinking I could try and find a 4-40 screw with a large enough head to fit into the normal catch.
Could this be an option?
Not sure but that gave me another idea. I have a Dawson "Lo-pro" button that is pretty small and thin. You could turn down the outer diameter of the button to the same outer diameter of the catch and get your length and checkering that way w/o the size. Not sure how much longer it would be but I don't remember it being much. I'd measure it for you but I'm not at home. Just an idea.
John
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I too have tried lots of options w/o success. I cut out the section of the grip where my thumb reaches for the button and that has worked well for me. I have to loosen my grip some to reach it but don't have to release or change my grip.
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Great post! I too share your pain. Dave covered most of it but here's what I do and it seems to be working though if you ask the people I shoot with they may not agree.
1. Set expectations ahead of time. I always tell her I'll be home much later than I actually am for example. Much better to exceed her expecations! If I'm home early I get a kiss, if I'm late I get none for a week.
2. Dry fire, dry fire, dry fire. I very rarely get to shoot a single live round outside of a match. Maybe once a month I'll get to go actually practice. I wish I could do more but the time and money thing get in the way. I have been amazed at how effective dry fire is though. And my kid loves to chase me around the house in the stages I set up! She's very adament that she has to pick up the magazines.
3. And this is the hardest one for me. I've not been able to enjoy the social aspects of the sport. All the shooters usually break down the match and then go to lunch to talk and enjoy each other's company. I try to get there early to set up but then I have to head home just as soon as I possibly can. This has been tough as the people are wonderful and I would really like to get to know them and hang out but I've had to give up that part to make the whole thing work. I just hope they don't think less of me b/c I shoot and run.
I'm still working on getting her into the sport but have little hopes of pulling that off. Hopefully my 2 year old daughter will one day join me. I really like the suggestion of taking dedicated time off and will probably implement that policy as well. It's probably time for a break for me now as I've been pushing it a bit.
I do this because it's fun. I love to experience the "present tense" as Brian calls it and don't have any aspirations to be the best or really to even beat the guy next to me. I just want to do the best I can do that day. OK, I lied a little. There are a few people I'd like to beat but that's just to smooth out some egos and it's not something that fuels me but would just be fun to see someday.
Thanks again for starting this thread! It's helped me as well!
John
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and thanks for pointing this out so I could partake!