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  1. Get a trainer at a good fitness ctr to provide you with a routine to follow Mon- Fri for about an hour/day. Include some spinning or do an optional spinning class for cardio as well as strength training. Follow this and you will start shooting better if you are in much better physical shape. This will help when it gets hot in the summer- you will be able to tolerate the heat much better- do not forget to drink at least one bottle of water or gatorade? per stage to prevent dehydration. If you get dehydrated you are done the second day in a large match. Make sure you urinate during the match after drinking water/gatorade- this will give you an indication of your hydration status. Keep a cooler in your cart with lots of water/ gatorade in it. You might want to try pedialite vs the others- you want to replace the ions when it is really hot and you are sweating a lot. Use sunscreen also. Attach an umbrella to your cart for shade if none is available- sit on your collapasable chair in the shade.
  2. Get a mag release that is drilled and tapped and put a Dawson low pro mag button on it. Then practice with it so you do not accidentally drop the mag, etc. This is a great set up for competition and will serve you well.
  3. I have been using skate board tape for years - works well and is inexpensive. Easy to change out when worn. Go to local skate rink or store that sells skate boards. They should have sheets of it- maybe 10" x 3 feet for about $10. Cut with a scissors to fit or make a template and then cut it. If the surface is too rough gently pass a file over it until it is to your liking. Then you are in business.
  4. I think about $100/1000 primers is going to be the new norm. Have seen less and have seen more, but this is about the average since primer prices are controlled by two companies. If they can make 5% selling primers and 25% selling loaded ammo, which do you think they are going to do? Ammo sales are still brisk and some calibers are difficult to find. Wonder why Fiocchi is not importing primers into the US? They have a decent product and would make the market more competitive price wise.
  5. Look at the volquartsen volthane target grips- they give you great purchase for fast action steel challenge or bowling pin shooting. They are $54 plus shipping.
  6. I have typically used winchester small rifle primers in my 40 S&W and 38super loads for major power factor- around 170- using either a 180 or 124 grain bullet respectively. Never had a problem with ignition in my STI pistols. High primers can be a problem if you are not careful reloading.
  7. call Benny Hill in Corpus Christi, TX- discuss problem- then send the gun to him- I am sure he can fix it
  8. Paul Francis in southern Indiana, near Louisville, KY- 765-506-2127.
  9. Have been cleaning pistol cases for 20+ years in a dillon vibratory cleaner and have never bother or had problems with the primer pocket. Same with once fired military 223 brass.
  10. Send the pistol to Benny Hill in Corpus Christi, TX. It is worth paying a competent smith to "fix" it. I would not shoot the pistol the way it is, you may hurt yourself. Would have reservations about using the initial gunsmith again- does not sound like he knows what he is doing especially if he claims he test fired the pistol before returning it to you.
  11. I have a 650 and load 7 calibers on it including 223. Buy once fired 223 military brass from a supplier that has an automated primer remover- swager- compressed air. The 650 works great on the 223 cases as long as the primer pockets are swaged. Have a RT1200 to trim the cases.
  12. There is also a great sporting clays course at Rockbridge, MO. You can also fish for rainbow trout there. Rockbridgemo.com.
  13. Sue Vanblaricum shoots the 38 sc major all the time in her open gun at Owensborough Kentucky.
  14. If there is a research lab near you that does animal work, see if they will sell you several bags of corn cob bedding- this should last years-bags are 50# each. Have been using this media for years. If the bags are broken upon delivery to the lab they might give them to you since this breaks clean bedding protocol.
  15. How about a lee quick trim die with an electric screw driver. Very accurate OAL trim, removes any burring on case mouth also.
  16. Have Benny Hill at Triangle Shooting Sports in Corpus Christi look at the pistol. He can help you with it. He is an excellent gunsmith. Phone- 361-241-1091.
  17. Short stroke for a rifle usually refers to the angle that the lever on a lever rifle is moved to cycle a round in the gun. A shorter stroke or angle will allow the shooter to cycle and fire the gun faster since there is less movement to do so. A short stroke kit in a ruger vaquero revolver- A short stroke makes the action cycle faster with less rearward motion of the hammer. It takes about 1/2 inch out of the travel. You can shoot faster with less movement.
  18. I had a V4 that had this problem. Sent it in to warranty and they put new circuit board in it- works fine now.
  19. I have two ruger mark III 22's pistols and a 22/45- put in volquartsen triggers, extractors, and firing pins. They run like a champ if cleaned, oiled, etc. No problems. Same with my ruger 10/22's- installed a volquartsen bolt handle, extractor, firing pin, and buffer. No problems as long as rifle is maintained- cleaned, oiled, etc.
  20. Make sure your case gauge is clean- clean it with a brass bore brush that is just oversize for the hole. It might surprise you ! Also, make sure that the case and bullet are clean.
  21. I replace the 9# recoil spring in my open guns after about 4500 rounds. Same for limited and 9mm guns. Replace the magazine springs at least once a year or at the end of the season. Also replace the hammer spring yearly. This schedule seems to work for me.
  22. My 2011 STI Eagle 40 cal runs best on 1.180 " OAL cartridges since the ramp is cut for a 10mm? Shorter length ammo- factory in store ammo, 1.11 to 1.30"- usually jams due to the shorter length.
  23. Finally sent it to Gunsmithing Ltd, Southport, CT, Mitch Schultz. They are a former Winchester repair center with 42 years of experience and have the necessary tools to work on older Winchester models. They removed the rusty stock screw, cleaned it, etc and put it back after replacing the detent spring and detent in the safety- safety was binding- you have to remove stock to get to the safety parts in the trigger guard. Mitch said it was an easy repair if you have the correct tools.
  24. Look for an offset drift punch. If you cannot find one have one made at a local machine shop. Depends upon how much you want the tool.
  25. Found out you need a guide collar around the screw driver close to the stock bolt so the screw driver does not slip out of the screw slot. You also have to put a lot of pressure -beef-on the screw driver. Maybe use a bitt brace if you have one.
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