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21 Feb. Moss Branch, Anniston Al.

I have had a .45 camp for about 8 years. Wilson 10 rounders work great in it, Mec Gar's 10 rnd. mags don't fit because they use a tab at the rear to prevent overinsertion, nothing that can't be fixed with a bench grinder... Mine used to eject VERY forcefully. The factory recoil spring is only L11. Wolf makes a L16 replacement, now mine throws the brass about 6' with 230 lrn with 5.4g 231 (940 fps). Same load produced 745 fps in a 5" 1911. The mag safety keeps the mags from dropping free, but the offending parts are easily removed, making ulasc much easier too. The factory ft. sight is very wide, it will completely obscure a US Popper @ 50 yds. The reciever is drilled and tapped, and the Weaver rail for a Marlin 336 bolts right on. Hope this helps, Mike.

+1 on the factory ammo for defense. Another consideration, muzzle flash. Shooting low light matches, I have seen huge differences in the flash between rounds of different manufacture. Many of the factories have spent considerable time finding ways to reduce the flash intensity. Of course barrel length also affects flash. Just another consideration...

Randal, Job changes have interfered with shooting lately. Want help with the Section Match?

I don't know if a level II match rises to the definition of a major match, but consider the following: United States Practical Shooting Assoc Board of Directors Meeting Las Vegas, Nevada / Feb 9-10, 2002 18a) National and Area Match Calendar • Area-1 moves that USPSA headquarters establish and maintain a common calendar for major match dates; and that Area matches be placed on the calendar in the order received by headquarters, with any conflicts or overlaps to be resolved by the President, the EM and the affected Area Directors. o Area-8 seconded. o Motion carried. "USPSA Match Levels Level I — Club matches conducted on a scheduled basis throughout the year. Level II — Sectional or State matches conducted on an annual basis. Level III — Annual championship matches conducted by USPSA Areas (1 - 8). 16. Inclusion in USPSA Match Calendar N/A M M M" The "M" stands for mandatory. I believe this is more than a recommendation. I have worked on enough matches to know the tremendous amount of work our fine volunteers do to put together these matches. Hundreds of man hours go into every one of these matches. The creativity and innovation in stage design is amazing. The administration load is incredible (worse than herding cats). The talent pool our sport draws from is amazing. I would hate to think of any match losing even one shooter, or any shooter having to choose between any of these truly top notch matches, because of a scheduling conflict. Mike.

There used to be a requirement for section match dates to be approved by the area director to help prevent this from happening. Charles?

An uncle of a girl I used to date: Randy Johnson A bicycle frame builder in the '60's&'70's: Ben Dover Had a customer with the surname of Cherry, her brother went by the nickname of, you guessed it: Buster Can't make this stuff up.

I have been designing stages in our section for 10 years, and I love it when a shooter finds a better way to shoot one of my stages. I usually try to give the shooter options to solve the shooting problem. That being said, it is my hope this "forbidden action" clause is used very sparingly. I can see some applications for level 1 matches, to avoid using up all of a club's resources to create a stage, for example, forbidding leaving a defined area in a clay pigeon "minefield".

Rye, I have been loading on a 650 for at least 12 years now, loading everything from .380 to 30-06. I highly recommend the 650. My only previous experience was with a Lee handheld press. The 650 is simple to set up and use, just follow the enclosed instructions. The folks at Dillon are super, if you really get stuck. The 550 is less tolerant of inattention while reloading, since the shell must be manually indexed to the next station.The 650 advances the shell every time the handle is pulled. Having served as an RO at quite a few matches, and having spoken to several shooters who have blown up handguns (one while I was running him), a couple things have been common among my small sample of shooters who have experienced a KaBoom: 550 or turret press less bulky powders that allow multiple powder charges in the case to go unnoticed. Like most tool purchases, you won't regret buying the better tool. Hope this helps.

"97 Al. State IDPA, had a hallway with doorways left and right. Shooter started downrange, had to back up and clear each room in turn. Had a shooter go to slidelock, turn around and start to reload. I still remember every detail of the breechface and firing pin hole, as viewed down the barrel of that .45. L.E. only match, the officers were told the shoots were brown the no-shoots were white. This stage was a house clearing exercise. Officer runs past a no-shoot, glances back and sees brown. From then on I always double no-shoots in field courses, white on both sides! Club match, a father brings his little girl, about 6 years old. He gets her involved in pasting. I get the range clear of personnel signal from another R.O., call out loudly "Clear Downrange?" then give the LAMR command for the next shooter when she comes toddling out from behind a low barricade. Her father and I had a "discussion" regarding his watching his kid on the range. And I instantly gained a preference for see-thru props.

Anyone who knows me will tell you I ain't right And everyone should know better than to leave me to design a COF unsupervised If it makes you feel better, I too hit a no-shoot there

Thank you Sir, You are most kind. Mike.

Bullet 200swc Lyman#452460 Federal large pistol primer 5.8g Win231 1.210 oal Avg. 851.8 fps. Temp. 55 deg. F Baro 30.10 Pf= 170.36 Bullet 200swc Lyman#452460 Winchester large pistol primer 4.7g Titegroup 1.167 oal Avg. 867.2 Temp. 55 deg. F Baro 30.10 Pf= 173.44 (4.5g Titegroup gave me 817.3 Fps, 163.4 Pf) All with 5" 1911. Hope this helps, Mike.

Exactly, Vulture, Far better for the MD to be able to put a 9v battery in each stage box, that will feed all other timers I have used.