Nick_shoots_fast
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Jump box?
send me your email and I’ll send you the video my buddy sent me for the ladder. Haven’t started it just yet cause I want to lose about 10 pounds. Want to make it easier on my knees. Really want to go to the next level and this is the way to do that. Need to get physically faster.
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Area 8. If they went to a 2 day format it would turn a great match into a fantastic match! It’s moved to a different location this year so we will have to see about that but in years past, it’s been awesome!
Along with a different location, it’s a different staff and area director. I believe it’s still going to be awesome tho.
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What do they look like?
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Eh. I say $1500 is a little light.
Id say $2k
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3 hours ago, zzt said:
They have. My MBX mags ran flawlessly for the last four seasons. I was perfectly happy with an easily reloadable 20 +1 in 40sw. Same with 25 and 29 in my 9mm mags. I have never understood the obsession with getting one extra round in a mag, especially if it affects reliability. I literally cannot think of a stage I've shot that I would shoot differently if I could start with 21 +1, or 30 +1. I'm more likely to underload a mag so I can drop it with only 3-4 rounds left in it.
wouldn’t have minded a 21 round mag at nationals and I just shot 2 21 round stages (both a different clubs) that a 21 round mag could have opened up a few options so..there’s that..lolalso at area 8 This year there was a 20 round stage, all paper that would have been nice to have 22 in the gun.
on the flip side I did call TTI and they have great customer service! I told the lady I was gonna try a few things out first. She said if that doesn’t work they will fix it for free. Glad to see there’s companies that will fix their own problems.
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2 hours ago, zzt said:
email TTI and explain the problem with your new mag. They will make it right. However, they may not get back to you for a week or so, because of problems associated with thr CA wild fires. BTW, it sound more like a mag body problem, not a spring.
one thing I will never understand is the mag issue. It’s almost 2020! Why hasn’t anyone came out with a reliable magazine?! -
I just tried out Lucas extreme and that’s pretty sweet. Very slick stuff and I think it’s good for the winter. I usually use ballistol
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I agree but I know for me I want to use the best gear I can afford for a couple reasons.
first and foremost if I use the best gear I can’t blame the gear for “holding me back”.
Second is I know I’m going to eventually upgrade to said gear. So for me “buy once, cry once”
third. I play a mini game with myself and see if I can buy said gear without my wife finding out! Almost as satisfying getting it past her as it is playing with the gear! Lol
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I’m pretty sure this is spring related but I want to throw it out there. I literally used this mag 4 times max and it kept jamming up on me at a match. The first time it did it I thought I was riding the slide release and locked the gun up. The second time I did it, it was the mags fault. The top round didn’t pop up and was jammed up just below my feed ramp. The mag was tuned by myself before hand at .370 in the rear and .390ish in the front. This is what I have all my mbx mags at and has always worked.
When I was unloading my mags at the end of the day I noticed that the spring pressure was really weak about half way thru the mag. The rounds were also very slowly “pooping up” which means it’s a spring issue. This was odd to me seeing that the mag was practically brand new. I got this mag so I can load 21+1 at the line but was shocked when problems came up. When I take the base pad off, I have 3 coils showing past the end of the mag.
I got this mag as a complete TTI system. TTI spring, TTI follower and TTI base pad on the new STI mags.
Anyone else confirm my issue? Pissed that I have to buy a brand new spring for my brand new magazine!
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5 hours ago, CPD7119 said:
What did you find out? What ended up being the issue?
I just swapped out all the bolt parts but haven’t made it out to the range! Work has been crazy but hoping to go out Christmas Day.
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Need to lose a few before next season and really need to improve my footwork. I just got an agility ladder and will start working with that once it comes in. What else are you guys doing to improve footwork and dropping weight?
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I just got a crazy good deal on 55g wolf boat tail bullets from https://www.wideners.com
I just came across their website when stocking up on 55gr bullets and now they are my first site I go to when shopping.
Just shot them about a week ago to see how they would fair and I couldn’t complain. About 1” group at 100 is just fine for plinking ammo. Incase you care I was loading 26.2 of CFE223 at sammi spec OAL.
Not sure on what gear you have to load 223 yet but I would highly suggest a Hornady ogive gauge. This way you’re not taking the measurements off the very tip of the bullet which can be very inconsistent. You’re taking the measurements off the ogive which is way more consistent than the tip. When you get into loading precision, this is a must. If you look at seirra match kings that arnt tipped, the tip of the bullet is never consistently cut. Still a great bullet, but going off the ogive of the bullet is way more of a consistent measurement.
Hornady makes a pretty nice once for cheap around $20 bucks I think. Check them out and good luck!
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i just returned this trigger to optics planet because I had serious “hammer follow” when shooting fast. This would also happen if I pin the trigger to the rear and let it out slowly.
The hammer actually fell forward like a 1911 does! I was shocked to say the least because I really liked the trigger for the price point. I called optics planet and they were great as always but I didn’t want a replacement. I had this on my “SHTF” rifle so needless to say, that wasn’t cool when I had to rack the gun to reset the trigger.
I didn’t bother calling rise to see if they could fix it even tho they probably could. The fact that it happened twice in the same outing and I could make it happen on demand was enough. I probably got a “one off” but like I said, I’d didnt want to roll the dice.
Just wanted to post a follow up post throwing my experience out there. I have an ALG ACT trigger coming today that I’m planning on putting the Mil-Spec springs in. I’ll post a separate post about that trigger for guys interested in it. Scoured the web and found nothing but great things about this trigger.
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2 hours ago, Degnan said:
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I have been bit buy the Chinese knockoff problem too many times. Do you have a recommendation for a reputable seller?
brownells. Midway USA. Optics planet. Euro optics.
those are the ones I’ve used in the past. Be carful of your google searches tho. If you see an atlas bipod with a $200 dollar price tag that’s crossed out saying “sale! $75 dollars!” Stay way! Lol it’s gonna be a Chinese knock off. I know some people who buy these and are totally ok with it but in my experience, it’s a crap shoot. I recommend just buying once and crying once.
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At least STI put out a better gun than Glock!
went into the future with Marty Mcfly and in the year 2025 Glock is came out with the G76 and it’s same size as a G19 but shoots a 79AGP. (automatic Glock pistol) lol
im excited to see the line up but I’m with everyone else. Scratching my head and wondering why they got rid of the edge.
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I just got one also from brownells. They are actually very useful. I also switch out slings prematurely in my open gun to make sure I don’t crack anything. Because I do this, I think it’s imperative to make sure the spring I’m putting in is Correct. Who’s to say the guy at wolf didn’t make a mistake and put a 7 pound spring into the 9pound package? Mistakes happen all the time and if a $25 dollar tool will help protect my gun, then I’m all for it. A slide and barrel done right is easy $850 bucks. Springs and gauge are cheap! Don’t knock until you try it!
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Bens dryfire book got me to GM. That book gives great structure and even a program to follow in the back of the book. Would highly recommend it!
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I don’t understand why Glock has to keep coming out with disappointing guns every year. The Glock gen 5 reveal was Dumb cause they already had that tech. Built into the first gen. The year before that they came out with the g42 in 380 which was the same size, if not bigger, than the pocket 9mm. My shield is bigger than this and holds more rounds. Now they release a 22lr gun, which is a tiny bit better than years previous, but still leaves me with “really, this is all you cake up with?” Maybe they are holding out till shot show to release something else but I just figured 2020 would be better.
now we have to listen to Shane coley and all the other Glock people say how this is the best 22 ever made blah blah blah.
I guess my hopes were to high for Glock actually building a cutting edge gun.
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6 hours ago, TonytheTiger said:
Nothing wrong with it per se. It was just a hundred dollar trigger and felt like it. That put it in a weird middle ground in my stable.
On one end I have guns that just need to go bang and not be too expensive if anything bad ever happened to them. A polished up mil spec with JP springs is just the ticket here.
On the other end are Hiperfires, Timney CE's and other high triggers for when I need as much performance as possible.
I don't really have any general purpose rifles that would be a good home for an okay but not amazing trigger like the Rise.
I would 100% agree with your review. The gun that this trigger is in just needs to go bang. I have a timney in my 3g rifle. Both guns have a purpose and I wasn’t spending that kind of money on my “just go bang” rifle.
I did try a Mil-Spec trigger with the jp springs in it and wasn’t impressed. I do think the rise is better than that set up.
I won’t ever shoot pcc so I can’t say if this is what I would go with. I can tell you this tho, I wouldn’t have the rise in my 3g rifle tho. I would pony up to get a really sweet trigger.
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29 minutes ago, TonytheTiger said:
I had one for a while. Couldn't wait to sell it.
Maybe you can sell it to Luvdog!
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If you keep your eyes open you can find some great deals for 223. I just bought 4K 55g wolf for just over $200 shipped from widners reloading Website. You can also find deals for bulk cheapo rifle powder. Won’t be the most accurate stuff like varget or reloader 15 but it’s cost effective.
during the winter I take a break from USPSA and load rifle rounds for plinking.
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Atlas bipodis very versatile and comes with a ton of adjustment features. It’s pricy but if you already have this kind of set up, then spending $200 on a bipod isn’t bad. Be carful tho. There are Chinese knock offs That are flooding the market. Buy from a reputable seller.
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I ordered a ton of parts for Black Friday and one of them was this rise trigger. I got it in my lower and I was off to the range Saturday. Pretty sweet trigger for the money. I have a timney in my 3G rifle and obviously it’s not as goo as that but it holds its own. Pull weight is about 3.5 as advertised and the reset is pretty sweet.
FYI primary arms has this now on sale for $85 bucks.
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My buddy got one for his rig and he said it was $10 bucks on eBay. He said it’s just a snowboard Ratchet for your feet.
DAA primer collator..any news?
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Wondering if anyone has gotten their hands on this. It sounds like a great concept but I’m concerned about DAA making this. A lot of DAA stuff is cheap plastic that isn’t set up to last.