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  1. googled "pistol matches in my area" found a random match that happened to be uspsa showed up with a stock smith and wesson m&p and shot production decided after that match that i hated reloading. Immediately went out and spent 5k on a limited gun shot one match with limited. realized i hated reloading even more. came home and bought the first open gun i saw on this forum. been in open ever since. and i am 4 open guns deep at this point. I even pulled a fast one and "gave" the limited gun to my wife when she passed her CCW
  2. its completely flush and blended? what do you mean
  3. I had a new open gun built by Ben from BF Customs. Just wanted to take a min to show it off. from start to finish it took about 3 months, and that included 6 weeks for it to get coated. the gun metal grey and gold is super slick This is in 38sc. I provided all the parts, but he is able to source them if needed, he works out of a shop so if you have him source expect a shop surcharge. Its fitted perfectly and runs flawlessly. he hand filed the rails and the entire trigger sear engagement. Trigger is a crisp 1.5 lb pull. The videos are shooting 175 pf Pm me if you want a list of parts. Pm me if you want his contact info Pictures Video at 175 PF https://gyazo.com/885b6ddbd009e2d03169aed553a81479 https://gyazo.com/47da052f86a7b29339b00a38eb958e6f
  4. i was using 3n38 at first then went to AA7 maybe ill try hs6
  5. i agree with you 100% its not worth picking up 9 major brass when its so cheap
  6. i will say tho like the brass cost is a major issue. I bought 50k 38sc brass at the beginning of 2020 so for me its easy to just leave brass and not pick it up or anything not everyone is in my position. Paying .5 cents per round for 9mm brass is way easier, but keep in mind there's no such thing as 38 sc crimped brass meaning you never have to swage it 9 major offers almost the same performance for a fraction of the price but you have to pay a little more attention the brass prep. i can literally shoot 38sc until the hull cracks and i have definitely shot like 10x fired brass before with 9 major you dont have that option, if you are reloading you might get 2 or 3 times out of the same used brass.
  7. i like 38 sc because its flatter, and thats what im set up with. There was a time when i shot 9 major and i went back to 38 sc Id say at like A class or above whichever one you use isnt going to be what makes you win or lose matches. i got 3rd overall shooting 38sc my buddy who shoots 9 major took high overall. Its all what you feel comfortable with and how much work you put into it. i will say whichever one you choose just make that your thing. practice with it. experiment with different loads and powders. i mean really put your all into learning the system once you have learned the system its just a mental game of making the gun an extension of yourself
  8. does that major pistol make your gun dirty as all hell? i have 16 lbs of it i bought spare when AA7 was impossible to find
  9. if that tiny bit flatter leads to better follow ups on target it could make you better but youre right i mean thats not going to be what holds anyone back at all just like a 1.5 lb trigger vs a 2 lb trigger isnt going to be what wins stages and matches
  10. i mean i did several weeks of load testing and dev and arrived at 168 pf with my 9 major load the comp still cracked and so did the slide the issue is the case space being so limited it leads to insane pressures
  11. i had a 9 major barrel cut for this akai, but the manufacturer removed too much material on the comp which cracked it, then wouldnt replace it, which also directly led to a cracked slide. there are great guns if you can get one without any major issues
  12. 38sc. In my opinion 38sc does everything better than 9 major and doesn't destroy guns as much
  13. what thats not true they hired a well known porn star to handle marketing if i wasnt a fan of sv before i def am now that they have her on board
  14. Atlas isn't hand fit anymore. Limcat still does hand fitting Svi probably does some hand fitting Atlas is aspiring to make as much money as possible while cranking out the cheapest and lowest amount of effort guns Sadly it's basically where almost all smith's end up once they get a taste of the money of the competition world
  15. Alright after watching the video I have some thoughts 1. Extra beveling around the muzzle and comp-makes it pretty to look at but 100% unnecessary and also adding to the cost for no real reason 2. 3 or 4 oz heavier? Why? Just because you are swinging around a sledge hammer doesn't always mean its going to feel better. The previous generation was perfectly fine weight wise. I've been shooting open for 2 years and I've found that the perfect gun weight is between 50 and 52 oz. Heavier and transitions suffer until you get used to it 3.non stroked? Why? He says it's because it's a new frame...but I mean realistically it's just a long frame and people have been using long frames and stroking for years...what year are we in that they are trying to sell a base model for that price? 4. The grip panels seem gimmicky. There's nothing wrong with the aggressive grips. I guess some people might be attracted to the idea of decorating their panels and putting all sorts of bulls#!t in there, but again what was wrong with the previous design 5. Still a single sided mount with no drill holes on the other side? Why not at least give people the option? 6. Also did that trigger guard look undercut at all? It looks super flat which again means not really any type of upgrade worth that price. 7. Still no hybrid barrel model? I mean I would have liked to see 3 or 4 holes for 38 sc and 2 is fine for 9major but I mean hybrid barrels hit your hand completely different. I know some will say "yea what about the longevity of the slide" but for this price point believe me when I tell you would be better prepared to buy a new slide when it cracks. For 9k, id expect at least the option 8. New panel cuts might wow new comers to the open game, but they literally only exist to reduce the slide weight. Doesn't matter to me if they are triangles, circles, rectangles or squares. As long as they accomplish the goal it works. And let's not act like that "new panel cut" is anything more than putting it on a cnc machine and programming it to do the work. It's not as if the gunsmith is hand cutting those with files. In conclusion. It's a nice gimmick. But I just don't see what makes the gun worth svi or Eddie money. For 8k you can buy all the parts to two guns and have a local Smith make you two open guns.
  16. Yea for 8k I'm going with svi. In fact for 8k I'd probably get a local builder to build two open guns Also for the record some of us old guys don't have Facebook or insta
  17. they should just outlaw any plastic piece of garbage divisions and only allow 2011s and 1911s
  18. wheres the video? i want to see it
  19. Stands for "the Range Complex" its just the name of the range
  20. yea those have been around a while lol 21 series i believe
  21. im probably going to sell the mbx 170 as zzt stated theres always a place to reload
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