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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.

I have been using a CED 6000 since '99. It has been a reliable, rugged instrument. I also like the lower pitched buzzer, some other timers have a very high pitched beep. Some of us who have lost some high frequencies have a hard time hearing with plugs and muffs. That having been said, I had the opportunity to attempt to use a CED 7000 at A-6 3 gun last Nov. The host club purchased a number of these for this match. It is so small as to be easily misplaced, and the buttons are not large finger compatible. The 7000 has an internal rechargable battery, so when it dies, you can't just slap in another battery and continue. No one managed to make it through the whole match with one of these. Everyone was scrambling around for replacement timers to finish the match. If memory serves, one of these 6 or 7 timers never would pick up shots reliably. I could probably learn to live with the buttons, if it took replaceable batteries, and was reliable. Just my .02. Mike.

Funny how those that deliberately take advantage of others always seem to justify it by claiming it's not against the rules. Even funnier how quickly they cry when they are the victim of something that they perceive to be unfair. How do you figure that deliberately taking a procedural to save time is shooting according to the rules? How do you figure that deliberately taking a miss penalty that saves more time than it loses in points, is playing by the rules? How do you figure shooting through a picket fence that you know is supposed to be a hard barrier, but is not described that way in the description, is shooting according to the rules? Which of these do you think is OK and which do you think is gaming? Do you apply the same philosophy to property rights? If your magazines don't have your name on them and I find them laying on the ground, is it OK for me to keep them? In life, intent, as determined by our judicial system, is often the difference between a misdimeaner and a felony, between a fine and jail time. In our "practical" sport, which is designed, at least partly, to emulate reality, intent, as determined by our judicial system, should be the difference between penalty points and a DQ. Lee Lee, In all competition, there is a certian amount of "suspension of reality". In the real world, there is no 180, yet we all agree not to break it, and accept the consequences if we do. We all agree that a wall is hard cover, even though we all know a bullet will pass through it. We have quantified this suspension of reality by creating a book of rules. This rule book, in conjunction with the stage briefing, defines this altered reality. We present a shooting challenge, the same shooting challenge, to all competitors. No one is being taken advantage of if the challenge is being consistently presented. Each shooter has the same opportunity, under the same rules. If a shooter's solution includes accepting a penalty to save time, the shooter has taken a decision based upon the real world principle that a reward outweighs it's cost. The intent of our sport is to present a shooting challenge to a shooter, along with whatever specified tasks to be performed, and allow the shooter to solve the challenge the best way. We measure best in points per second (hit factor). Highest hit factor is the name of this game. With respect, I believe you would benefit greatly by attending a level 1 range officer course as offered by USPSA. Regards, Mike.

Sounds like yet another case of schlimbesserung in the electronics industry. I have a model 1 Pact chrono that I bought sometime in the last century. It has worked flawlessly since the day I got it, even in conditions it shouldn't have. (like low light). At the time I got mine, the cost of the timer/chrono combo unit was more than buying each one separately. Drifting a little; I had the opportunity to attempt to use the CED 7000 shot timer at A-6 3 gun last Nov. The host club had bought several of these for the event. They wouldn't work through the match! They use an internal rechargable battery, so when it dies, the timer is out of commission, no putting a new battery in and continuing. They are small, so small they are difficult to use if you have large fingers, so small they will get lost in your bag or pocket. Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should.

The feed latch is usually staked on. If you try to bend it it might break away from the stakes. But if you don't care... bend away. On one of my 1100's the feed latch is not staked. It works fine without the staking but is harder to put back together. I use a cut up toothpick to hold the feed latch to the receiver when I reattach the trigger assembly to the receiver. I just have to be sure to shake-out the toothpick after it has been reassembled. Well here is an update. I took a small c-clamp and clamped the feed latch into the groove and slightly bent the latch to catch a little more of the shell. I also cut the mag spring back to where it is about 8" past the mag tube. The results are mixed, It has improved to only 2 failures in two boxes of shells but these two failures happened in the same test. 3rd run through the mag. Run 1 no malf. Run 2 no malf. Run 3 two malf. shot5 and shot8. run 4 & 5 also no problems. I called and talked to a Smith who is a Remington Certified but he does trap and skeet guns and he told me the interceptor latch keeps only the last round from flying out. He also said I could bend the feed latch slightly but warned about going to far as it will not release the next shell. Will see how it runs at our local 3 gun match Sunday. Thanks to everyone who posted. Craiger Craiger, Your smith is unclear as to the function of the interceptor latch, or misunderstood your difficulty. In that he works on three shell guns, he is right. The interceptor latch holds the second shell to be loaded in the chamber back until the fired shell is ejected, and the "shell in waiting" is lifted to, and loaded in the chamber. If you watch the interceptor latch, it drops out of the way every time the hammer falls, allowing the shell in the mag tube, pushed by the mag spring, to move back to the feed latch, where it is stopped by the feed latch. The feed latch is cycled by the bolt traveling rearward, allowing the "shell in waiting" to move rearward onto the carrier, which lifts the shell to the chamber, whereupon the bolt will move forward to chamber the shell. I would guess either your interceptor latch is broken, or the pivot is loose, allowing the shell rim to slip past it. Brownells sells a circlip kit with 3 different thicknesses of circlip to address the looseness. All of this assumes your gas system is properly assembled and functioning correctly. Many strange things happen when the action is "short stroked".

If trigger pull wins the match, how did Sevigny win limited at the nationals this year? Even the best Glock triggers have to move further than good 1911 triggers. It is the shooter that wins the match. I am unclear what problem this proposed rule will solve.

I believe that would answer the bill on both sides of the arguement, and keep the new guy coming back! Cdr, USPSA used to offer a "Basic Practical Pistol Course" (lesson plan by John W. Wells, RM) in the late '80s, Graduates were issued a safety check card marked COACH-THRU, and the shooter's scores didn't count if they were coached. I never saw this program implemented, but we always coach our new shooters at our club. As their performance improves, the coaching decreases. I would like to believe this happens at all USPSA clubs. Lets face it, most new shooters are so nervous, we are all thrilled if they just hit all of the targets in a COF. By the time the new shooter has recieved an initial classification, they should be subject to the consequences of their actions. The rule book is clear on this matter. +1 to the attitude of being the ambassadors of shooting!

This one is not a malfunction per se, but close enough. Ga. state a few years ago, start was on a platform about 5' off the ground. Engage 4 targets, then a trip down some stairs, through a door to more targets. Shooter with a 625 smith revolver engages 3 targets, reloads, engages remaining target, starts down stairs when"BANG!". RO stops shooter. Shooter says"I didn't shoot" opens cylinder and shows 4 live and 2 fired. One of his loaded moon clips had fallen off of his belt and hit a piece of gravel on the ground below, detonating a round. We found the clip with the side blown out of one round. Guess that's another reason to wear safety glasses as soon as you hit the range.

The Alabama section addressed one aspect of this by requiring, in the section bylaws, that a shooter, in order to be eligible for section champion recognition, had to be an "active" section member. Active is defined as, if memory serves, having shot a minimum of three approved matches within the Alabama section within the previous twelve months. Since "approved"= classifier in the match, it is easy to check a shooter's history. USPSA could easily adopt an "active shooter" policy to eliminate the A class shooter with a three year old C card, no current classifiers, syndrome. The shooter would still be eligible for overall standing, just like an unclassified shooter, just ineligible for class recognition.

This one happened to me... When I was in high school I worked in a bicycle shop. The phone rings, and the voice at the other end asks" Is there a faster way to get the air out of a bicycle tyre than to hold down the little pin in the valve?", I reply "why yes there is, just go get the biggest knife in the kitchen and stick it through the tyre." He replied "thank you" and hung up.

Oh I'm not looking to replace my IDPA holster. I just know I'm slightly faster with the DOH. If I shot both IDPA and USPSA with the same gun, I'd use the same holster. I don't see any/enough advantage with the DOH over a good gamey IDPA legal kydex rig to justify having two different draws. Just $.02 I agree with somonsay. The draw speed is a larger factor in IDPA, as the average IPSC stage meets or exceeds the max round count for IDPA.

Yoshidaex, Lose the Dlask trigger, I installed one in my p-16 ltd. 28oz. trigger pull went to 50oz. The titanium trigger bow flexes too much in widebody configuration, it rubs against the frame excessively. This trigger may work well in singlestack, pity it won't work in para, I liked the take-up and overtravel adjustability.