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Don't know if I can say best except for me, but I use M-Pro7 for most everything. Non-toxic and no odor are a plus for indoors use. I'll supplement it with Kroil for thorough scrubbing on rifle barrels. Curtis

My Mollie, in a rare moment of non-play. Part blue heeler, part ?, the cold February morning last year when she showed up on my front porch with a broken leg and heartworms was a very lucky day for both of us. Curtis

To me, that's a symptom of the "when rules aren't rigorously enforced, they are no longer rules" mentality—they have faded into the background rather than staying in the forefront of our minds where they belong. Curtis

If it's just tarnished or slightly discolored, it shouldn't be a problem. If it's corroded, I usually trash it. Curtis

The Comp-Tac is much more stable than most paddle holsters I've tried: it's the only paddle holster I'd buy. Curtis

If you couple the Nordic tube with the Nordic clamp I would think you'd have a pretty bulletproof setup, so to speak. Curtis Edited: because I hate typos!

In my experience (probably temps from high 90s to low 60s), Titegroup has never varied too much for me, maybe a PF difference of 1 - 3, but I don't load at the limits of minor. I and my G34 are MUCH more comfortable with a PF around 135+. Curtis

Without a doubt, an STI Executive in .40 S&W tweaked by Dave Dawson...shot a buddy's last week and it was true love if I had the cash and wanted to jump to Limited. The sweetest, best handling pistol I've ever had the pleasure to shoot. Good luck with your choice Curtis

As a rule of thumb, above 100 yards. And definitely right to the 4X stop on 200 and over. 95 percent of the time, I'm at the two extremes of 1X or 4X. A cat-tail type speed lever really helps. Curtis

There are a number of oranges ones about. (I think they gave them out at GSSF matches?) Got one in 10mm ? Duane, Flex has got you there. If the 9mm are cool, a 10mm is WAY cool

I'm with Flex. Someday you will be chronoed first thing on a cold fall morning...or mid-afternoon in July. I've seen various match chronos run 1-3 PF on either side of mine. The last two guys I warned not to cut it so close didn't pay attention...and they got bumped to minor in Limited at their first big match with a chrono stage. They had tested mid-day on a hot day in September with a 169 at best and weren't aware that the powder they liked was temperature sensitive. Unfortunately, they drew an early morning chrono time on a cool late October morning before the sun had warmed things up. Curtis

If you have fairly big hands you might find the standard AR grip a little small. I've recently converted everything to Magpul's MIAD grips. Comes with inserts to customize the front/back length to your hand. Much better, more natural angle on the trigger is the result, for me. The little compartment can hold batteries, an allen or torx wrench for your scope, an extra firing pin, etc. Not crap, but cheap enough and the grip texture is a little more secure to boot. Curtis

Right you are...often times my thinking gets stuck in the Level I world, where they're one and the same. And despite my joke, I would assume in the real world, the incorrectly applied procedural would just be removed when the RM overruled the incorrect call. No reshoot would apply, unless I got so fed up with people gaming the stage that I tossed my timer at the competitor in frustration and thereby interfered with his run. Love the rules forum...plenty of thorny issues, plenty to learn and plenty of people to keep you honest Curtis

OK, so now the M.D. has given you a reshoot...now quit trying to inefficiently game the stage and get on with the shooting, you sandbagger Curtis

That's would seem to be the pertinent point...I stand corrected. Curtis

The WSB seems rather straightforward to me. And if so, then 10.2.2 would apply. If I'm your R.O., that's my call. Whether the M.D. agrees, that's his call. Maybe Troy McManus or George Jones will check in on this. As George knows, it won't be the first time I've put myself out on a limb Curtis

As my bayou buddy ScooterJ likes to say, "There ain't no cure for stupid!" Curtis

Per 10.2.2, "a competitor who fails to comply with a procedure specified in the written stage briefing will incur one procedural penalty for each occurance. However, if a competitor has gained a significant advantage during non-compliance, the competitor may be assessed one procedural penalty for each shot fired, instead of single penalty." So, one procedural penalty, per 10.2.2. Curtis

What you're describing runs counter to the WSB and is a loser to boot. I'd say no and would issue a procedural if someone did that...but only one because it really offers no competitive advantage. Curtis

The LW 3.5# connector is excellent, I have 'em on four of my Glocks, but probably the only one of the mods you're discussing that I would consider, except if I was building a competition gun. Curtis

Actually, if you want to become a great R.O., read the rule book cover to cover 10 times and then you'll remember what you'll need to know to apply those rules correctly on the fly as you run shooters. Every time you come back from a match, review the rule book regarding scoring or other issues that cropped up to make sure you have your game down cold. Sometimes rules are applied incorrectly at local matches: be the guy who can straighten things out, not confound the problem. And spend some time in the USPSA/IPSC rules forum here on BEnos...it's like dry firing for R.O.s...you'll be exposed to a lot of potential issues that you never considered but will probably run into at a match eventually. Congrats and good luck Curtis

Was just on the USPSA site and saw this: the new rules were in effect as of July 1. http://www.uspsa.org/rules/2009_Production...s_Revisions.pdf Curtis

Had a lot of practice on one stage at the recent Steel City Tactical Carbine Championship that was full of ports at different angles, all shielded with barrels to play with your mind and make you switch around once you entered the port. A small adjustment should be all it takes. Here's how I try to remember it: SCOPE ROTATION Rotate left (ejection port up), aim slightly right : 2 o'clock hold Rotate right (ejection port down), aim slightly left : 10 o'clock hold Test with your zero but it should be just a minor adjustment of your aim point: less than two inches for me. On a decent size steel target, you'll hardly notice at 100 yds IMO. Curtis Edited: because I hate typos!

Not in my rule book either...not that I would think of arguing with the all seeing, all knowing, eye...that's downright scary Curtis

I had a delayed order a while back and when I heard from Eric he explained that his day job had him traveling a lot and behind. Could still be the case. Curtis