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Did this ever come to fruition?
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On 5/28/2023 at 3:24 PM, Obvious said:
Going to be focusing on reloading to build up my stockpile so I can shoot more when I'm fully rehabbed,
Load up some .40 minor while you're at it and join the other TSO limited guys in LO
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my rule of thumb is if it's + or - .005 I don't worry about it. Your extreme spread of .009 would be within that and not a cause for concern. As others mentioned, shorten your AOL to avoid the mag issue.. As far as the ramp issue, that can be a consequence of your bullet length OR the bullet profile. My TSO hates truncated cones no matter what length I run them at and they get stuck on the feed ramp.
Also be sure that you are using the correct seating stem for your bullet profile (some are flat, some are cupped, etc) as that can have an affect on inconsistent depth or even cause run out.
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18 minutes ago, whan said:
One point that hasn't been mentioned is the relative reliability and maintenance upkeep of 2011s vs. a CZ based platform (excluding Open which is its own separate thing).
I shot single stack minor for 2.5 years before switching to CO and landing on a Tanfo. One of the key reasons I'd be hesitant to switch to LO using a 2011 now is the lower reliability of the 2011/1911 platform. I seem to see far more 2011s choke or have issues, both pre-LO and now with provisional LO vs. people shooting CZ platforms. While I agree I'd likely shoot a 2011 that 5% better than my tanfo, I'm actually not sure if it's worth the relative tradeoff in reliability if it means the increased possibility of having a bad malfunction that would drop a stage much more than that. I also feel more comfortable with extended cleaning intervals on my Tanfo vs. my 1911, especially shooting 9mm, which is just nice overall not worrying too much about cleaning before local matches
Valid point and all the more reason why a lot of guys will likely end up just shooting their CO gear in LO plus a magwell etc.
That said though, the 2011 reliability thing in my experience has been exclusive to open guns- I've seen far more heavily modified CZ's and Glock's failing than I have 2011's. Obviously more people are running those guns than 2011's currently so that may be reason for my observations
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13 minutes ago, Racinready300ex said:
If the guns weren't intended to have the hammer down CZ would just make the SAO and certainly decockers wouldn't exist. You can say DA isn't a disadvantage but I don't really believe you think that.
I don't think it's a hindrance, I've shot matches with DA/SA guns starting with the hammer down even though I wasn't required to because I didn't think it really mattered. I'm guessing you've not done that because deep down you think DA matters or we wouldn't still be talking about if starting with the hammer down makes sense or not.
It's not a hindrance- it's an annoyance. Having to go hammer down *before a stage in a competition* is an extra step that only exists because of the arbitrary rules about action types in the division. We're used to it because we compete but if you take a step back you can see how silly rolling or pinching the hammer down is before a stage on a shadow. On a decocker gun with no safety it obviously makes sense to start hammer down but that's not what I'm referring to.
Now if we're talking a significantly heavier trigger pull on their carry models, yes that is a hindrance- but I totally see the merit behind DA/ SA on a carry gun. The shadows are the upscaled versions of these carry guns and that DA/SA functionality carries over to them. But I have to imagine that DA/ SA would not be the default on CZ's competition models if DA was not required in the division where those guns are shot in. If when production was introduced it allowed single action only guns, do you believe CZ would have designed their flagship competition gun to be DA/ SA? I doubt it, it wouldn't make sense. They're DA/SA because they have to be according to the rules.
23 minutes ago, Racinready300ex said:I've shot matches with DA/SA guns starting with the hammer down even though I wasn't required to because I didn't think it really mattered.
Odd flex but okay lol
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2 hours ago, GJM said:
So far, there seems to be a lot of limited optics activity, and enthusiasm. That said, based on reliability issues, I have been observing, the killer LO gun may be a well vetted CO pistol. Also, in pure performance, while the LO pistols split well, my friends, who are good shooters, are shooting their LO guns worse than the CO pistols they were shooting. And they are good shooters.
This may be a result of experience with one platform vs another. The majority of our shooting is subconscious and we're going to shoot the gun we've been competing with for years better than a new platform the majority of the time.
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12 hours ago, ColoradoNick said:
You can “get past” the DA that people complain about in the CZ lineup in about a week of training. Hell, the DA pull on my shadow 2 is about the same weight as a Glock triggers normal pull. I dunno what the big deal is. Everyone should be “slapping” the trigger in this game anyways, unless you’re still prepping I dunno how you even notice.Oh yeah I agree 100%. At least on a tuned DA it makes no meaningful impact- I'm more so commenting on the game mechanic of forcing those guns to go hammer down. It's a weird artifact of a division trying to pretend like single action only guns provide a gamebreaking advantage. Like mentioned in another post, a well tuned shadow 2 trigger is as good if not better than my stock TSO trigger- I've tried them side by side several times
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Nice run man. I love these classifier breakdowns you do- watched quite a few of them before making A.
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Given time I think LO is going to make the DA/ SA game mechanic go away for the most part. I have a few CO shooting buddies who stay away from the CZ platform entirely just because they are turned off by the double action mechanic. I agree that a lot of people coming into LO will be CO shooters running their exact same set up but foregoing the admitidly bizarre hammer down mechanic the guys shooting DA/SA guns in CO have to deal with
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On 5/22/2023 at 3:01 AM, lars_ger said:
Hi all,
I own a CZ TSO from 2018. It is my first pistol and my main use is Bullseye shooting (25m/~25yards) In the past I was able to shoot 8-9 but nowadays I have problems to even hit the 7. Since 2018 my shooting skills improved and with other guns I am more in the 9-10 range.
I already tried different types of ammo, changed the barrel bushing and tried some different springs but no improvement.
An of you had the same problems ?
Regards,
Lars
Have you tried shooting it from a bench rest? What kind of groupings are you getting?
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Mine fit on perfectly fine. You have to adjust the bar things into a spot that will allow it to close.
That being said I didn't like how the tek lok sat on my belt and switched over to DAA's proprietary mounting system, it just works best with the lynx with those thin metal bars.
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4 minutes ago, Farmer said:
Too much padding can also be detrimental. Depending on where it is you lose feel of the terrain and it actually takes more energy to move.
100%
At the end of the day the shoe you're looking for is another tool/ piece of equipment, the performance is more important than the comfort imo.
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On 5/18/2023 at 10:33 PM, HighSpeedFocusedFailure said:
Also feel free to throw a rec for a solid non-cleat shoe for desert if you have one.
Another vote for the salamanders here. I have the speedcross 4's and absolutely love them. I think they're on like version 6 but in all honestly I have no idea what the different generation differences are.
https://www.salomon.com/en-us/shop/product/speedcross-6-wide-lg9372.html#color=73525
On 5/19/2023 at 10:50 AM, Cuz said:Those look interesting, too bad they don’t come in wide sizes. Keep us posted on how they perform.
Link above has the wide sizes!
On 5/19/2023 at 11:04 AM, HighSpeedFocusedFailure said:How’s the padding? Most of the Salomon I see at the range look really really flat and uncomfortable.
Not as comfortable as my everyday sneakers but they do what they're designed for very well. Mine are a half size too small for me and I don't even notice. They are a very comfortable performance shoe- but more importantly extremely confidence inspiring when moving quick. I'll say this, if you look around at what your competitors are wearing- if they're wearing any kind of performance shoe for uspsa, it will almost always be Solomons. They're well worth the price and as popular as they are in this sport for a good reason
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Happy to report that after mounting the new dot i’ve had no issues. I ran about 100 major rounds and 50 minor through it Saturday and shot a match (~150 rounds) with minor rounds Sunday. Obviously 300 rounds isnt a thorough enough trial but I see no evidence of the dot failing now.
Not totally sure what caused the initial failure, but i got that dot used with an unknown history. I’m chalking it up to a faulty dot.
As for this combination, the R3 max is sweeeeet on the TSO. Running 40 minor with this hefty gun and that nice big window, the dot hardly moves. Couldnt recommend it more, the thing shoots itself. This Sunday was my first match back after a pretty considerable hiatus and despite having no experience with dot shooting I still felt like I was shredding.
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6 hours ago, Cuz said:
Where is the lead in or body?
is it in your blood? Or elsewhere?
Oversimplification but it binds to red blood cells and then can be distributed to other soft tissues in the body.
Children are at much higher risk for neurological damage and developmental delays from lead poisoning, in adults it often presents as muscle/joint type pain. It also interferes with heme synthesis in red blood cells and can anemia
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Sig made it right, sent out a new optic pretty much no questions asked.
I ended up putting in a stronger spring and some buffers into the slide and ran the already broken optic on it another 200 rounds without any further damage. Lesson learned, dots are probably not going to like being mounted on .40 major guns running the lightest springs.
Going to load up some .40 minor and shoot a match with the new dot this weekend, will give another update here after.
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Slight update- sig has shipped a new optic out so we're good there.
I took the gun out to the range yesterday with the heaviest possible spring and a buffer. Ran 200 rounds though it of .40 major and the optic didn't sustain any further damage whatsoever.
At my previous range trip with underpowered recoil spring every few shots would increase the damage further and further. This is telling me the slide energy was too much for the optic to handle but running .40 minor in the future will likely be perfectly fine. I'll run a buffer to be on the safe side for a while and post another update once I get the new optic on the gun. '
Thanks to everyone who replied!
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6 hours ago, zombywoof said:
I chalk it up to manufacturing defect.
I am hoping to too- regardless I do not plan to run major on this dot ever again out of caution
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Sig seems fully willing to help with repair/ replacement. They did not yet have anything to say about what causes this damage. I'll only be putting minor through it and am considering a stronger spring+ buffer out of caution but wish I could get an answer about what directly caused this issue so it can be addressed and hopefully won't happen again
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1 minute ago, BritinUSA said:
One possibility: As the crack is right on the edge of the glass, I'm wondering if the scope has been over-tightened so that the scope body/frame around the lens has been warped enough to cause a stress fracture of the lens.
Interesting. Apparently others have had issues with glass breaking on the 3 max- hopefully sig will have some more insight.
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28 minutes ago, shred said:
Haven't seen it happen in use ever.
I’m wondering if it’s a combination of a weak dot and the .40 sw. these are comp loads around 170pf so definitely lower than most factory. I did buy the dot used but it looked untouched. Unsure if the dot’s history is contributory.
Also running relatively light recoil spring properly tuned for my major loads. We’ll see what sig has to say tomorrow but i dont want to just throw a new dot on and hope this doesnt happen again- i’d like to have made at least some sort of adjustment
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We'll see what happens I guess. Interested to hear sigs input. Surprised to hear that happening on the 320 max, the literal gun that dot was made to be run on
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7 minutes ago, nitrohuck said:
Sorry to hear that. My R3 Max had glass fly off it after three matches, it just sheared off in the middle of a stage...
While I love the R3 Max, it is a dainty little thing...
While that sucks it is a bit reassuring to hear that it might be a problem with the dot and not exclusively my set up. What did you end up doing about it?
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Long story short- I had my TSO milled for a Romeo 3 Max in preparation for limited optics. This is my limited gun that I'm converting over so it's currently chambered in 40. I plan on shooting .40 minor for a while while LO is getting going.
That being said, I went to zero the dot today with some of the remaining .40 major rounds I had loaded up. I know long term .40 major is probably not the best for longevity of the dot, but after firing the first EIGHT rounds, my glass is cracked.
Originally I thought my brass was ejecting and hitting the glass causing it to break (can this even happen?) but after taking some slow motion videos, and placing tape over the dot to see where the brass was contacting I could not see any evidence that the brass was hitting it. The larger crack is "scalloped" out of the front of the glass, but the smaller bit in the bottom right is on the inside where the brass cannot contact. Again, I literally fired 8 rounds though the gun before noticing the damage (it could have been less that actually caused it)
I'll be reaching out to sig to see about warranty but I wanted to see if anyone could help me out here before I talk to them. Is this from the brass? Recoil too much for the dot? Did I just get unlucky with this dot? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks all
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