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The OP said he bought a Titan RDS. That's the v2 gen pistols, and they all come with the Atlas grip.
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We had two BULs—an SAS II Standard and a UR Shorty for Open. The Standard is the same as your Saw but without the “saw” design on the slide. Ran them for a season and had very good luck with both. Only thing is their proprietary mags. Worked great but capacity is lower than regular 2011 mags. I’m B class so wasn’t a huge issue. Was impressed with guns overall.
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Could this be normal wear? I don't have the knowledge to assess.
jt1207 replied to jt1207's topic in General Gunsmithing
It's a gun I'm considering buying and I can not see it in person. I messaged the seller and am waiting to hear back. -
Could this be normal wear? I don't have the knowledge to assess.
jt1207 replied to jt1207's topic in General Gunsmithing
Thank you gentlemen for the guidance. This is helpful. -
Could this be normal wear? I don't have the knowledge to assess.
jt1207 replied to jt1207's topic in General Gunsmithing
Thank you. That info is quite helpful. I just read that article this morning and that's what got me thinking about 9x21. -
Could this be normal wear? I don't have the knowledge to assess.
jt1207 replied to jt1207's topic in General Gunsmithing
I've found a company that makes it (Underwood), it is expensive though. I've been searching and calling to see if I could get a 9mm barrel fit to it and haven't had luck yet. I have a question--the 356TSW is a 9x21.5mm round. Winchester (and several others) commercially make 9x21 ammo that is much more reasonably priced. Hypothetically, do you think there would be a safety issue in shooting 9x21 out of a 9x21.5 barrel? -
Could this be normal wear? I don't have the knowledge to assess.
jt1207 replied to jt1207's topic in General Gunsmithing
I want to buy it because of a combination of the gun's looks, my curiosity in wanting to shoot it, and it is a specific type of gun that I like outside of uspsa/steel--the S&W 3rd generation autos. Also, thank you for the input on whether it's normal wear or not. I can't tell either. -
thanks, this gives me a good starting point for what to expect with the Lockwood. We don't reload, so it'll probably be the usual game of finding a factory load or two that the gun likes.
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Yes, I'm very pleased with it, thank you. My friend recommended to not go all the way up the backstrap with the silicone carbide so as to make it easier to shift my grip when hitting the mag release for reloads and I'm glad I took his recommendation.
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Okay thank you--that's encouraging. My friend did a grip job on my TXG that is silicone carbide, has the top shelf on the left shaved off, and has a baby palm swell and it feels incredible. I think it's similar to the Alma Cole grip so I bet you're going to love yours!
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Great looking guns! I'm interested in what your comparison yields. I bought a Lockwood top recently and sent the gun to TSA for a trigger job. Someone told me that the Lockwood tops like higher pf loads. I'm hoping to shoot regular 130pf factory stuff. Ranger, what pf do you run in your Lockwood?
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That's a bummer. I have a P10f Optics Ready that I got for CO for myself and (not to make you more frustrated, but) I literally shot 1" groups at 25yds off a rest with Freedom Munitions 124gr and 147gr. I was pleasantly surprised at how it shoots. I shot a G45 for awhile and love it and bought a P10f because it was cheap and looked cool and it would be another CO gun. I know the Competition Ready version is slightly different but that sounds like there is something not to spec, and not just some poor mechanical accuracy.
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My 9yr old son and 10 yr old daughter have been shooting steel challenge with me for a year now at different clubs here in Michigan so I'd bet your son is good to go.
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Limited Optics guns--looking for input please
jt1207 replied to jt1207's topic in 1911-style Pistols
oh that's a really interesting gun--a 1911-style that uses glock mags. I hadn't heard of Stealth Arms before. -
Picked up a 322 and put on a Romeo Zero and the Armory Craft trigger. Shot a bowling pin match with it and love it. Worked 100% (used the 20rd mags and CCI Mini-Mag) and the AC trigger made a nice difference. Trigger was $60 and took about 15 minutes to install and tweak to remove pretravel and overtravel.
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Yes! and also Detroit Sportsmen's Congress and Raccoon Hunters. There's something every weekend.
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Hi from mid-MI! There are matches every single weekend here so you're in a good spot.
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Magwell for Nighthawk Custom double stack grip.
jt1207 replied to JHartzell's topic in 1911-style Pistols
I had to look up what a Nighthawk Sandhawk is, and man is that a good looking gun! Good luck on the magwell hunt. -
Limited Optics guns--looking for input please
jt1207 replied to jt1207's topic in 1911-style Pistols
I don't think it holds *me* back. I actually prefer shorter guns for gun games. I ended up with a G45 for CO, my favorite Open gun was a BUL Shorty that was 4.25" plus comp, and currently the frontrunner on my LO list is a 4.25" Prodigy. -
That’s just what I was looking for—thank you!
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I checked my messages and I didn't find one from you. Are you sure it was me? I liked the trigger with the regular Timney spring but when I started having reset issues, I switched in the red spring and it made the pull heavier, which I don't like. I want to avoid putting in increasingly stiffer springs that increase the trigger pull if I can. I would be really happy if I can bend the connector and that would fix the reset issue and I can go back to the lighter spring.
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I emailed Timney because I lost my red spring (behind a cabinet) and ended up mentioning that I have a reset issue. Here is what they said: A lot of times when there is a reset issue with these triggers, the culprit is the connector bar jutting out too far from the trigger pocket. I attached two photos- photo A is what may be happening, you want it to look more like photo B. Where there is no daylight between the connector bar and the trigger pocket. If you are still having issues after that, let us know and we can start the warranty process on this trigger. Here are the two photos she sent: I looked at my connector bar and it is similar to photo A. My question is, will it do anything negative if I try and bend the connector to make it look more like photo B? Or is there another way to make the connector look like photo B?
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Limited Optics guns--looking for input please
jt1207 replied to jt1207's topic in 1911-style Pistols
@WestPat thank you for the input. Perspectives like yours, @mrvip27, and the others are what I was looking for to inform my decision. And to post pictures, I do exactly what @RJH recommends--screenshot your photo and post the screenshot. -
beautiful gun, Josh!