billfer

I have a g17 I set up for open and had tons of fun with it. There's a lot to learn shooting open and it can be done with a Glock.

seems I remember having a similar problem. I had to reach inside with a small wire and I was able to move the sear and disconnect the hammer. Ask these people http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=210 There are people there that know these guns well.

I not only got to see this gun, Steve let me shoot it as well!! For that I thank you Steve. This gun is everything Steve says it is and in his capable hands good things will happen. More excellent work by Paul too.

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78943&hl=%2Bracker#entry1548661 there are a couple ideas here

I had a Zev connector in my G17 last year. The gun would "double" with this connector. Stop when I switched it out with a newer one from Zev.

I mounted a C more STS on my Carver mount. No ejection port mod needed.

Here's a picture of my Glock 17 open. This will be my second season using this one. Features: KKM barrel SJC magwell 13 lb spring C'More STS Zev trigger and a few other odds and ends. I enjoyed the first season shooting open but it was quite an eye opener. Finding the dot was a bit tricky at first, but with some dry fire practice that works itself out in time.

+1 with what GrumpyOne said. When I practice for our Ruger rimfire match I'll place a block or marker of some type half way or so between the shooter and the first target. My arms are extended and sights aligned to the marker (my grip or index if you will) and my eyes are burning a hole into the first target. At the buzzer lift or swing because it's not always a straight up motion and bring the sights into my vision. It's important to maintain your grip (or index or whatever it's called)throughout the swing so the sights are aligned on the target at the end of the swing. Practice to eliminate the overshoot by slowing the movement just before the sights are in your line of vision. Time spent dry firing this and .6 to .7 seconds is very doable. Bill

I have 2 MKII 22/45 the Kinghouse did a grip job on. He also did the triggers and a few other internals with Volquartsen parts. Turns out I ended up shooting last weeks Ruger rimfire challange with my MKII. The grip angle more closely matches that of the open Glock I'm shooting now. I added a ported Volquartsen upper a few Volq. internals a ultra dot and a slide racker. My advice, put something together, learn which ammo shoots best then shoot the crap out of it. Volquartsen is selling off their inventory of discontinued uppers for 250.00 . Not to bad of price. They are aluminum and in my opinion go a long way toward improving the balance of my MKII. Bill

I'm working on a design the uses the bolt pattern on the Carver Mount. My early prototype designs cracked over time so I've been adding material at the stress points. I have 4 Ultem material thumbrests that I'm going to test out soon. The Ultem material should be stronger than the polycarbonate parts I've been using. These parts are created using a 3d rapid prototype "printer" if you will. I can print parts using ABS plastic, polycarbonate and Ultem. I'll report back after I've had a chance to run them on my G17 open. Bill

I had a similar problem a couple years ago. Other problems you might encounter could be clearing jabs, dealing with props like doors, ropes ect. I tried what you're talking about doing. A few things I encounter on some stages really hurt my hand as in painful and I paid for it later that night. I settled for practicing at home and come match day I either scored or RO'ed. Good luck to you

A lot of info can be found here: http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=211 Lots of talk about upgrades and Volquartsen part ect. Bill

"metrics" Engineering learned a new word about a year ago. We don't look a data anymore we look at "metrics". "let me break this down for you" Another phrase used in meetings. Apparently we're all to stupid to figure something out on our own so we need the speaker to "break it down for us".

I use an ultra dot on mine. Works great.

Some talk about that can be found here http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287964&highlight=failure+to+eject Good info on the 22/45's can be found there as well

looks easy enough to try. My guess is they would hold up fine until the first time they're hit

Very nice set up on this job. Didn't look like you had any problems (tool chatter)with the cutter hanging out so far either. Very nice work.

Agreed S in C. How many time have you seen a group of 5 steel packed together tight and think to yourself ah no sweat just lay them all down. Then at the buzzer it's draw, one quick sight picture, (gun somehow switches to 5 round burst), only to leave half the group standing. This is such a great thread Scott started I thought I'd bring it back around.

Bladetech DOH CR Speed pouches x 4 First mag comes from my back pocket CR Speed belt

Shakopee...........welcome

Last Valentines day I fell from a ladder and shattered my left elbow and left wrist. Two surgeries a few pins and screws later I was put back together. Fast forward to shooting few matches last summer, this is what I learned. 1. It's real hard to unload and show clear. I always told the RO ahead of time and they worked with me. 2. weak hand shooting for me, forget it. 3. opening doors or any other props that require pushing or pulling, add a couple seconds and be very careful. 4. reloads, add another second or so. 5. Instead of resetting steel and props, I scored a lot. 6. keep the gun clean and running reliably, if it jams, game over. I did not have high expectations as far a match results but just getting out there and participating was therapeutic. Some times you have to run with what you got.

I've been doing a lot of .22 practice lately using my Ruger 22/45. Last night I had a personal best time on the plate rack at 10 yards from low draw. My time was 1.85. 1: .61 2: .25 3: .25 4: .25 5: .25 6: .24 I had a few other runs under 2 seconds but usually left one plate standing. I'll try again this weekend.

A clean and simple design equals less to go wrong. That would make a great project.

I put one of these on my 22/45 a couple weeks age. Working great so far. Easy to zero, light weight........so far so good. Shot smoke and hope with it last night at 1.67 so it must agree with me somewhat. http://www.ultradotwest.com/ultradot_2008_008.htm

Average: .1548 best: .052