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If you are to short to see the targets through a port; you can request a box or whatever from the RM. The box does not have to stay there for every competitior . All you did was enable the shorter competitor to have the same view or position as every other competitor had.
Been my gripe for years, ports that are high or low etc. It is an easy problem to correct. How is fair if several competitors can just squat a little and several competitors have to go to a knee. The answer; It is not fair and does not present the same challenge.
I'm not for a lot of rules, but size and location of ports should be defined. You can have a "range" to allow for stage design.
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I realize that many think that tuned mags are well worth it, but they always seem to be .40. Does the same ideas apply to 9mm? I know it's done a bit differently but don't know if 9mm has the same issues that are tackled by tuning them.
In response to the last two posts... this is for an STI Eagle I plan to use for 3 gun. It only has two 124mm mags. Trying to figure out if I need to get the $60 stock STI 140mm mags or if I should just get tuned ones from a reputable gunsmith from the get-go since I'm having to get new ones anyway. I'm not really upgrading my old ones. I will probably just use these 124mm ones for IDPA and get a whole new set for 3-gun and USPSA. If I get stock ones then decide I should have gotten tuned ones, then I just wasted some money if all I can reuse is the mag body at that point.
Buy the tubes and use Grams 9MM followers (springs), spacers, and basepads of your choice. They do not need tuning if you use those parts.
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Has anyone dealt with Phoenix Trinity before?
Ive got some recommendations to use their long dustcover frame, but I'm having trouble getting in contact with them.
Great company. Brian is top notch. He may be on the road. PM me your email
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Shoot Production and Open in USPSA and without a doubt I DO NOT RECOMMEND OPEN FOR A BEGINNER. Everything happens much faster in Open. Sure you can shoot faster but you have to shoot much faster to just maintain. It is very humbling and hard to do well. Just make up a hit factor for a classifer and put it in to classifier calc in Production and then in Open. The difference in percentage is staggering!
I agree with Sarge, but I would add one. A major part of this sport is stage (COF) breakdown. Production forces you to learn how to shoot a stage with optimun results. You learn the fundamentals in production and you have learned it for all Divisions. Open is all about combining all the skills and going FAST. You would not put your son in 4 second dragster without starting in a 15 sec grocery getter. If you understand drag racing you would understand my analogy.
Production guns are easier to maintain.
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Go into ezwinscore for any match and pulldown "reports-->Export Competitor Information". Click on "master database" in the "select database" control group, click on 'tsv', and press the 'export' cmdbutton. This creates a registration.txt file containing an export of masternames.db.
Now it depends on whether you're doing android or iOS.
iOS: email the registration.txt file to yourself. Open up the received email on your iPhone or iPad, open up the attached .txt file from the email, and click on the "share" icon (box with an up arrow in the upper RH corner). Select "open in Practiscore". PS will open and a pop-up msgbox will appear with 4 option. Tap on "add to shooter history" to bring in your registration.txt file.
android: different ways to do it. Simplest it seems is to copy the registration.txt file to a microsd card and insert the card into your android device. Open practiscore, tap 'sync', tap 'import ezws master file', navigate to the microsd card, select the registration.txt file, and there you go.
what email are you opening? I can not find (box with an up arrow upper rh corner. I use gmail.... Oh ya ----IPAD
never mind....google drive works great.
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Go into ezwinscore for any match and pulldown "reports-->Export Competitor Information". Click on "master database" in the "select database" control group, click on 'tsv', and press the 'export' cmdbutton. This creates a registration.txt file containing an export of masternames.db.
Now it depends on whether you're doing android or iOS.
iOS: email the registration.txt file to yourself. Open up the received email on your iPhone or iPad, open up the attached .txt file from the email, and click on the "share" icon (box with an up arrow in the upper RH corner). Select "open in Practiscore". PS will open and a pop-up msgbox will appear with 4 option. Tap on "add to shooter history" to bring in your registration.txt file.
android: different ways to do it. Simplest it seems is to copy the registration.txt file to a microsd card and insert the card into your android device. Open practiscore, tap 'sync', tap 'import ezws master file', navigate to the microsd card, select the registration.txt file, and there you go.
what email are you opening? I can not find (box with an up arrow upper rh corner. I use gmail.... Oh ya ----IPAD
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No I bought carbide dies so I wouldn't have to use case lube. I did try some one shot on a few cases and it was noticeably better but I shouldn't have to. Like I said the dillon sizer went through them like it was nothing that's why I wondered if maybe I had an out of spec die or something.
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If everyone is ridiculously hard - then I would look at a hardware issue, but you say it ain't so.
I would remove all but the sizing die and test. I would look inside the die . Some brass is a little harder, but I use an undersized die(Lee)
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Ok, I have a Hornady LnL with Lee Carbide die set in 9mm. I am having a hard time sizing brass while loading. There are times is requires a ridiculous amount of force to size the brass and even more to get it to release on the downstroke. I have been forced to use two hands at times and I know this should not be the case. I contacted Lee and their initial response this morning was to lube the cases. A friend of mine has a 650 with dillon dies and I got the chance to load on his press last night using all of my components and brass. His press ran like butter compared to mine. I sent back to Lee telling them that I isolated it down to their sizing die and that a dillon carbide die did not have any of the same issues. Also when I removed the Lee die I looked inside and there are wavy lines that almost look like machining marks that were not polished out before shipping. Does anyone have any ideas what I can/should do?
Are you using case lube? Your dies are fine. In fact, Lee is better than Dillion dies.
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Stay with MG for open
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don't over think things
Load and shoot just like any other stage
Excellent advise.
If you try to smoke the classifiers, is that how you would shoot every stage? If you make GM and can only shoot to a Master level on stages--What have you accomplished.
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Does this look like over pressure? 9.0 gr HS6 124 MG OAL 1.235
You must have popple holes. 115 JHP with 9.0 of HS6 gets me 177 (9 Major)
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i have a real Hate the cable company who provides the internet service--well, trys to.
First problem call was early December. No internet. Technician dispatched. Internet returns, but he could not find anything wrong. Every day internet goes down and comes back may be an hour later or two. The worst kind of problem is "intermittent". Roll forward to March and 7 techs later, Weekends spent on the phone with TW.
I now have a special tickert # and 800 # to call when I lose the internet. I have a 15 year old who can't play Xbox or watch NETFLIX. This is a major problem! Last week a new tech is sitting in my driveway and says, Good News/Bad News. I know what the problem is, but I can't fix it. Really? Anyone see the commercials from TW about 100MB service and Standard Service is only $14.95 now. TW has upgraded everbody to 16MB download as standard. The HUBS can't handle all the traffic and are peaked at 99%. TW is scrambling to update all the HUBS to fiber optic. Time to fix--May be 6 months.
Why would any company what to piss off thier current customers with an upgrade that kills the network. Seems ATT U-Verse was taking to many TW customers because ATT had better/faster internet connection speeds. So the war begins.
Oh ya. I hate watching a movie and the voice sync is off. Lips move and no sound.....
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I have a Dan Wesson Guardian. Have had a reoccurring issue with a 3-point jam.
It seems like it's happening most often with the Wilson mags. I've tried Metalform, Metalform "Springfield" mags, and Checkmate. The Checkmate (that came with it) seem to feed most reliably, but don't lock the slide back.
I love the gun when it runs, hate it when it jams in a match. Getting to the point where I don't really trust it.
Reduce your OAL.
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I am going to try EXTREMES as well. Their HP's are rated for Open velocities
I have been using X-Tremes for minor and they are great. Have not tried the heavier plated yet. Their customer service is awesome!
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see attached pics
If you look at the bullet profile (shoulder or ogive) you see the shoulder is quite pronounced (not rounded.) The distance from the flat point is shorter than the distance on other bullets.
This is really not about one bullet maker, but seems to be the same accross all the coated 180 bullets. I'm guessing the molds are designed this way.
If you look at the profile of a 180 Montana Gold, Zero, X-treme, Berry, or any copper bullet, the shoulder is rounded and allows you to load longer as they feed easier. The coated bullets are .401 and copper are .400. The pronounced shoulder and .401 requires loading really short.
This does not apply to every barrel out there, but quite a few and may be the mags contribute by positioning the bullet also.
I know--many folks will chime in and say, "I load them at 1.180- 1.200 and have no problem". I am pointing this out to the OP and folks who encounter this problem.
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WOO HOO Grand Master here I come.
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WOO HOO paper GM
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I don't understand either. From Revo Division's perspective, that would solve the problem. Don't overthink it.
My point is don't change anything, let them shoot. If 8 shot minor is that much of a competitive advantage then there will be a lot of 6 shot equipment for sale, or the BOD can "take it back"...
For what it's worth--I agree. You take a hit for minor scoring-those eight holes in the cylinder are a lot smaller than six BIG 45 holes. I think the so called advantage is overblown. It is just "cheaper" than shooting 45!
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I am shooting 115's as well. With 8 grains of 7625 I was at 171 PF. That being said I have never shot a USPSA match, only outlaw 3-gun and Steel Challenge. With powder being hard to find I will keep these options on hand but what is the closest thing to 7625?
If your shooting outlaw--Do they have a PF requirement?
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I am shooting 115's as well. With 8 grains of 7625 I was at 171 PF. That being said I have never shot a USPSA match, only outlaw 3-gun and Steel Challenge. With powder being hard to find I will keep these options on hand but what is the closest thing to 7625?
define what you mean by "closest"....
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38SC 3 port Schuemann barrel and a fairly large comp with 5 ports
With that barrel--I highly recommend 3N38(I know it will make PF with 121s and room to spare) I had the exact same barrel on a open gun.
I now use HS6 with 115s, but no barrel ports. HS6 is great, but never worked up a load with 3 port barrel.
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Planning to shoot a match in another state. Have business in another state the day before the match and will be flying in. Can I ship my gun to myself at a friends address?
The ATF site says yes, but you should always read the rules though. FEDx/UPS only.
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This is just to easy. It is so common sense. We get so wrapped around the axle we can't see the tire. RTP deserves the credit for posting it.
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I was looking at the California-approved list of handguns recently, and I noticed that a lot of them are slated to go away fairly soon. I've never owned a 1911, but I've always wanted one. Ideally, I'd like to try USPSA with it (along with some of the other shooting sports). It would be used for home defense as well. Generally speaking, I'd like fixed sights and ambi controls, but those are easily swappable later on if they don't have it. The springfield range officer seems to be getting decent reviews, and the s&w 1911s (non-e series) look nice as well. An external extractor isn't a deal breaker for me.
My budget is around $1,200 (before fees). Would you guys recommend any others as well? S&W and Springfield seem to have great warranties, which is very important to me for the long haul.
If the S&W Pro Series 9MM is on the list--See the classifieds on the forum. Just happens to be one for sale.
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If you want to shoot SS for the least investment and fun..... Get a SS 9MM.. You load for 9 now. If you shoot all As real fast--who needs a 40/45 major gun
I now have a special tickert # and 800 # to call when I lose the internet. I have a 15 year old who can't play Xbox or watch NETFLIX. This is a major problem! 
Shaving bullet when seating
in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
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I use X-tremes and find the plating to be pretty hard. What do you mean by "pushing it up when seating"? Can you give a clearer definition or pic.
I saw Dillon's reply and I don't think because a 147 seats deeper it it causing the problem. How are you determining the problem? pulling a bullet after you seat it? Are you breaking the plate to bullet? If this is happening then your crimp is way to tight.