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I’ve never shot in cold temps like that. Moved out of the north down south 7 years ago so the coldest weather I ever shot in is probably 45 degrees. I bet shooting in 20 degree weather causes some issues.

My only issue with this is it’s a para based gun. Personally I’d try and stick with the 2011 platform. That way when you have a set of mags and you decide to buy a new gun you can keep using them. Plus all the other commonality of aftermarket parts. The vista “short” is really a midsize, it’s not a shorty. 5 inch barrel vs 5.4. Someone mentioned crappy mim parts and to get an sti. Stis also use crappy mim parts. First thing most people do when they buy an sti is replace the mim internals. But mim done right can be of very good quality and last many tens of thousands of rounds. And having one of these sps’s, I can attest to the fact they are done right. We all like tool steel here, and i agree it’s better. But read some articles from bill Wilson on mim parts. People on here would have you believe an mim fire control group will only hold a trigger job for a few thousand rounds, and that is just so far from the truth. There’s a few people on here with vistas with decent round counts like 20k+ and they’re running strong. And the big selling point is they come ready to run out of the box. No trip back to the manufacturer, or to a custom gun smith for “tuning”. Hell people have made entire business out of tuning brand spanking new Stis. My pantera limited gun has ran flawlessly since I bought it, no break in period or anything. With sti over the last few years you got about a 50% chance of getting a running gun. And your gonna pay double for it. And I have an sti, and an sps. The sps is the better gun.

I have a sps pantera, 40 limite gun. The gun is just incredible. Barrel locks up like a vault, and the slide to frame fit is what you’d get from a custom gun. Gun is dead nuts accurate. Came with a crisp 2.5lb trigger. Every part is just masterfully dotted. Everyone I talk to who has a vista or a pantera says the same thing. Theye great guns at an incredible value. When I bought my open gun I didn’t want another gun that looked exactly like my pantera ( the vista) so I bought a use sti. And have kicked myself ever since. The sps is superior to the sti. I have since sent my sti in to a custom gunsmith to totally rebuild it so now I’m happy wirh it. But if I would have just bought the vista I would have saved a ton of money. my sps was my “getting my feet wet” with the 1911/2011 platform, coming over from glocks and I’m so glad I did. I’ll never go back for competition or high volume range toy. So I’d say buy the vista. I’m sure you’ll love it.

I do not. I’ve never actually shot my gun enough rounds without cleaning to see where it starts failing. The longest I went without cleaning was 600 rounds. 3 range days in a row and it ran just as well at the end as it did the Beginning of the first day. It’s not very dusty where I live so that may be a factor. The only thing that collects in my gun is the residue from burnt hs-6, which is a filthy powder. But even with dirty ass hs-6 it keeps going. Ive only shot smaller local matches and ive had no problems. I do a thorough clean and lube after each practice or match, or right before I go out to shoot again. But when I do shoot a higher level match, hopefully this year I’d probably want to break it down halfway though and do a quick wipe and relube. It only takes a minute. I use Slip-2000 EWL year round. It’s the perfect consistency for year round here (40-95 degrees). I use it for all my guns, ARs, bolt guns, FALs and pistols. Works great for all of them.

I’m having this same problem with my new 1050 and mbf funnel. It’s a pain in the ass. I’ll try polishing it.

I think an 8 would be ok. My cmore was an 8 and it was fine. I’m actually looking to buy an RTS2 now used that’s an 8. I think I’d prefer a 6 though.

I appreciate it man. I’ll shoot you s text tomorrow.

Does that part come with the caliber conversion? If it did that i have it somewhere. If it doesnt, then I can stop looking and order one.

Awesome. Thanks guys. I knew I must have been missing something. i really wanted to get started loading so I made something similar to that. I’ll have to look around though the parts I have and see if I have one or if I need to order it.

As you can see in the pics the slider isn’t pushed back far enough. It’s still like halfway blocking it. It only needs to go back a little bit further to work.

Hey guys. I just bought a used Dillion 1050 and finally got it all set up and I’m running into one last issue. The case feeder slider doesn’t go back far enough to allow a case to drop in. I needs to go back like another 1-2mm or so but that triangle piece that guides the slider back doesn’t push it far enough. And as far as i can tell there’s no adjustment. Once it gets back all the way I can push it with my hand and it goes far enough to allow a case to drop. Has anyone had this problem? Is the sprIng to stiff? Should I clip a few coils? Ill post some pics in a min. It’s hard to get a good picture of what’s going on here.

That thing looks sweet.

I don’t think they’ve actually came out yet. That same coming soon ad has been up for a long time now. It’s definitely a cool concept. Redesigning the gun the mags specifically designed for shorter oal of 40/9mm. My only thing with it is the fact that any decent gunsmiths have basically 100% worked out all those problems now with the 1911/2011. I mean they can get 40 or 9 running with 100% reliability. So the t2 is kind of like a solution to something that isn’t really a problem. Id love to see some hit the market and get the thoughts of some of the smiths and more experienced shooters. Tripp revolutionized the market once before already, so he may just do it again. I just don’t want to have to buy all new mags. These things are expensive and it’s taken me a long time to collect a decent amount of them.

I’ve seen them when browsing Dawson or Brazos sight ordering mags but never bought any. The regular ones work great, so I’ve never felt the need to pay extra for that. I think they’re like 75 bucks? The regular ones are 49.99 now. Great time to stock up.

Yes they are.

Ive put about 1800rds though my gun now and Dons guns just flat out run. The only malfunctions I had was some nose dives in my sti gen 2 mags. Just a few but I fixed that by bringing in the part of the mag where it transitions from double to single stack from .620-.570. Now they work perfect. But zero gun related malfunctions. Not a single failure to eject or anything. It just runs and runs. It’s fast and flat and accurate. The dot tracking is good, but I think in a month or two I’m going to send don just my barrel and have him put one more hole. I think the dot could be just a little more tamed. And I’m debating on ditching the Romeo 1 6 moa for an RTS2. I just hate how short the Romeo is. It’s super wide at 30mm, but quite a bit shorter then other dots at 17mm. The RTS2 and DPP are both 25+mm tall. Closer to my old cmore which I believe is close to 30mm tall. I think after I finish the 8lbs of hs6 I have I’m gonna experiment with a different powder. The stuff really is filthy. Before my wife and I moved we really only got to shoot once a week, twice at best. So I had plenty of time to clean my gun in between sessions. Now that I have a range in my back yard I’ve been putting 100-200rds a day though it without much time to clean it and when I do clean it it takes forever. Gonna try a few different powders. Anyone have any suggestions? Auto comp, silhouette, AA7 etc?

I don’t think there’s really any cons. It’s a bit more bulky then other holsters since it has the muzzle support. That’s all I can think of.

12lb Wolff variable in mine.

That’s awesome man. I bet you itching for it to ship out. If I had that kind of disposable income I would have bought one myself. All the stuff I needed for my 1050 was delivered today, caliber conversion, primer pickup tubes etc. didn’t have time to set it up yet though. But man I can’t believe how smooth the press feels. I can’t wait to get started loading on it. I have the bullet feeder already too so this is going to probably double my production if not more over my loadmaster. This machine is going to be a big step up for me. But some point down the line after a few more promotions im gonna buy a Mk7. Hopefully the price will have come down a bit by then too.

Ya I’m not sure. I don’t think it’ll hurt anything touching the sensor. The riser will help in that it the top of the hopper will never drop below the sensor, as the problem occurs when it comes back up and gets stuck underneath it. So if it just rides up and down touching the sensor I don’t think their will be a problem. Anyway I just went ahead and bought the Dillion measure. It’s just easier this way. But I’m gonna still see if the lee works with the riser. Then atleast I’ll know if I can use it in the future with other calibers.

It’s tough being a lefty. I don’t have a XD but I have a g34 and finding a lefty comp style holster was a nightmare. First bought a safari land one and it ended up being a retention holster that you needed to hit the button to get it to release. Tried it, couldn’t get used to it. What I I ended up with was a 19.99 kydex holster from amazon. One that has the nose open so it fits anything from a g19-g34. So cheap and it’s great. Good luck finding one. RHT seems like a good bet.

Honestly it’s my favorite race holster. Out of that, the DAA racer, the ghost ultimate and the 014. It’s the bigger and bulkier then the rest. But it doesn’t require a lock like the others do. You just adjust the tension almost like a regular kydex holster. And the gun is rock solid in it. I don’t like having to put the lock on my ghost. Having to flip off a lock during the draw is one more thing to mess up. So allot of times I take the lock off before the start on my ghost but then I worry about the gun falling out. And for starts that you have to move around first I do put the lock on. And I hate it. You don’t have to worry about any of that with the 014. I only have it for my old open Glock. But I’m looking to buy one for my 2011. Great holster imo

And mine in 40. These pics were taken right when I got it. I’ve since changed out some of the small parts due to my preferences. Dawson extended firing pin, Dawson extended mag release. Extreme engineering ingnition kit. And and at some point I’d like to add a SVI long flat trigger as I have big mitts. A metal grip like a pt evo would make it even better, but I can’t afford it now.

Ya, mines a 40 for limited. They make the panteras in 9/40/45. And the vista open guns in 9 and 38 super. Mine is a piece of art.

Pantera is right around 1400, or atleast it was when I bought mine 5 months ago. They run right out of the box. Masterfully fitted slide to frame and barrel. Dead accurate. Come hardcromed too. 2.5lb trigger. No need to send it out to get “tuned”. I’ve put about 5k rounds though it and the gun has never malfunctioned once. One of the best investments I’ve made. I don’t think you can rely on them to stay around forsale forever though. Eagle imported a fixed number and when those dry up idk if they’re going to do more. You already can’t get the vista short 9mm anymore, only 38s left. They just started importing a new open gun, the “rapido” which is a para based gun. I think it’s a mistake and they should have imported another 2011 based gun.