Flatland Shooter
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1 hour ago, Umbrarian said:
You keep the stage and just eliminate the movement.
That would work for me. Now we just need to Steel Challenge folks to bless this.
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Nah, the Flying M stage still had some movement required.
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15 hours ago, Hoops said:
Dropping OL won't impact the the current SCSA winners/leaders or cause anyone to leave the sport.....but.... another stationary stage in it's place would open the door to many other very deserving disabled shooters who are currently discouraged from participating in the sport.
Well said. I stopped shooting USPSA back in 2019 after a long hospital stay. I still love the sport but it don't love me.
In the past several months I've taken up shooting Steel Challenge. The only stage I dislike is Outer Limits due to the movement requirement. At nearly 70 years old I am not going to win any big matches but I do want to do as well as possible. Let's change Steel Challenge back into the drag racing of shooting sports.
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Just glad its back. Thank you Mr. Enos.
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1 hour ago, zzt said:
I will say that extractors seem to be a weak link. Put in a Kidd, TK or VQ so you don't have any issues. I'm also partial to the Kidd firing pin and super slick guide rod.
17 minutes ago, apoc4lypse said:On Ruger 10/22s I'd spring for an anodized receiver like on the satin stainless guns. The black painted receivers have a lot of overspray that can roughen up the bolt stroke.
As for the 10/22 internals, I stuck with all Kidd parts and their single stage trigger so I should be good to go. For a barrel I went with a Briley Raptor.
On the receivers, I picked up a couple of the Brownells 10/22 receivers and overspray does not appear to be a problem.
If the weather holds out, I hope to break in these guns later this week.
Thanks for the input.
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6 hours ago, zzt said:
Clean the gun super thoroughly before you fire it the first time.
Thank you sir. Any additional advice for a home built 10/22? (Got one of these too.)
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24 minutes ago, AzShooter said:
When you buy a new car you are supposed to drive it at a reduced speed for the first 1000 miles. No one seems to do it but that's what they recommend.
Even my Ruger Mark IV needed a break-in period. I was told to put 500 - 1000 rounds of CCI Mini Mags through it before I could count on it for my go-to Steel Challenge Gun. Now it's reliable as can be.
I'm one of those odd folks that do follow the auto manufacturer's recommendations. Moderate speeds at various intervals so far has worked for me. But that's beside the point.
For Christmas I received a new Steel Challenge gun that I need to break in properly. What are the recommendations? How often should the gun be cleaned during the first 1000 rounds?
Thanks.
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5 hours ago, lroy said:
you can put a ping pong ball in your optic recess when making ready. keep rain out and when you draw it falls out.
Nice idea. I run Cmore sliderides and railways and I like it.
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The advantages?
I dislike cleaning guns but also realize that a clean gun is a happy gun. The days of running a gun until it fails is OK for plinkers but not for competitors.
To pull out the 10/22 bolt, just slip back the top cover and pull the bolt without dropping the stock and the trigger assembly. (Yes, it does come with the removeable cover.)
If you plan on shooting Steel Challenge, you will need to run a patch through the barrel every 500 rounds or so.
I've not yet ordered one since I'm waiting to see what "upgrades" become available. Not sure the receiver has a hole for the cleaning rod but would like to see one available.
Not in a hurry to build another gun but I do want the next gun to be the "right" gun.
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1 hour ago, TaterHead said:
The MD should reach out to that new shooter and explain how everyone was simply not doing there jobs, it was a real good thing that no one was hurt and invite him back. This entire story borders on a worst case nightmare for the entire sport. None of this is the new shooters fault. He swept himself. Its a dq. It’s a rule. Everything after that is on those we had trusted in this new endeavor.
After reading all the comments, TaterHead has the very best recommendations on how to proceed. Let the shooter know that the staff messed up and there are no hard feelings toward him.
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Especially if you were a Super Senior.
Out of 15 competitors, over half (8) were DQ'd.
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Have you recently added a new magwell?
I have a Palmetto State Armory gun that got snug on several Glock magazines right after adding a magwell. The magwell was an early aluminum version from Brian Miller that locked onto the lower receiver with several setscrews. A little too tight on the setscrews and it soon squeezed down the lower just enough to cause problems.
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1 hour ago, jmac2112 said:
I'm late to the conversation, but wondering if anyone has bought, or more to the point, received any primers from Zinc Point Manufacturing.
I have zero experience with them but I saw on the internet this morning that Zinc Point Manufacturing is building new facilities in Huntsville, Texas. Hopefully this is encouraging.
At this point I'm good on primers but will keep an eye on them to see how they are doing in the near future.
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53 minutes ago, Dwbsig said:
It’s under Tacoma3g.com adjustable buffer.
Could that be Taccom3G.com?
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Yes sir. Its the May/June issue.
Hard to believe I actually got an issue early.
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I received my latest Dillon Blue Press yesterday. Of some interest is an article by John Kleespies titled "Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCCA) Performance Gains Through Handloading" (page 55 - 57).
Its an interesting article documenting the benefits of light loads in PCC shooting. Of special interest is his reference to a new Pacesetting Design Tunable Buffer. The website listed for Pacesetting Design (pacesettingdesign.com) comes up as a dead link. So far no luck locating further information on the company (so far).
Has anyone else used this buffer and can give me contact information on the company?
Thanks.
Bill
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Well its now January 2021 and still no 550 case feeder on their website. The wait continues.
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Hey Southpaw, will that deflector fit any upper receiver or does it need to be mounted on a 9mm only upper?
Thanks.
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Those are great,
Thank you.
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Great story and great photos.
Any chance there are more pictures you can share?
Thanks.
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Max plans to post later today after a local match or two.
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OK. I give up. What the heck is the "fist-fire method"?
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20 hours ago, Chrisyoung said:
I'm useing sport pistol now which is supposed to be similar to n-320.
I assume the 95 gr rn your useing is a coated bullets, any problems with the coating at higher velocity?
I have some 90 and 95 gr hp and fmj on order?
I’m finishing up a batch of Eggleston Bullets and so far no problems.
I did pickup some local bullets and hope they will be as good.
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So far I've tried 147, 124 and 95 gr projectiles. For accuracy, the 95 gr RN lead bullets are great to 100 yards (under 1-3/4"). For load data, try some VV N-320 at a little over 4.0 gr. I get consistent 138 PF loads.
This season I hope to give Power Pistol a try. Per the forum, data should be similar to N-320.
Steel Challenge - Jan 15, 2022 BOD Minutes - Zack Jones Presentation
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What can we do to get this before the Board?