ToddKS Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 1. KC 2. Max 3. BJ What I found interesting was that Max's production time would have won limited. Apparently the new Sig 320 is working out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerburgess Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I found it funny that the National Championship scores are not on the results page or mentioned on the Steel Challenge or USPSA web sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottlep Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) The match is not fully affiliated with SCSA and hasn't been for years. These days I don't blame them. Either way, I was there and it's an awesome match. All results are posted here Edited March 24, 2015 by scottlep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjordan78 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Great to meet all of you that shot the match. It was my first big match and fun to meet people and see how things were run. Hope to see you all at future ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerburgess Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The match is not fully affiliated with SCSA and hasn't been for years. These days I don't blame them. Either way, I was there and it's an awesome match. All results are posted here I'm glad you had fun and I'm sure it is a great match. but according to the match home page "USPSA and US Steel Shoot have signed a continuing agreement for US Steel Shoot to be the sanctioned provider of the US Nationals and Regional Steel Challenge Events." this along with the USPSA and Steel Challange logo's on the page let me to think this was a sanctioned National Championship Match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 that quote was on the web page last year as well .... Dan: it was great to shoot with you on Sunday .... I followed the super squad around on Saturday as that was an off day for me and got to watch Max shoot his Production gun ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 In case anybody was wondering - KC was shooting his Limcatspian gun, and shooting it well from what I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olemiss Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I am planning on building an open 22 pistol for rimfire division. From those who just went to the 2015 Steel Nationals, what types of rimfire pistols were working the best? I was thinking of either a Ruger 22/45 with TS upper or a TS 2011 conversion on an 1911 or 2011 frame. Thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 In case anybody was wondering - KC was shooting his Limcatspian gun, and shooting it well from what I saw. Maybe the same gun he was shooting at the World Shoot… I think that was a Caspian framed LimCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Browning Buckmark with TacSol fluted barrel, TacSol aluminum grips, comp, C-more optic, trigger job ... as good as it gets ... gun ran flawless for over 500 rds between practice and the match during the week Edited March 24, 2015 by Nimitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I hate that I missed it a guy from our club was high super senior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottlep Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) I am planning on building an open 22 pistol for rimfire division. From those who just went to the 2015 Steel Nationals, what types of rimfire pistols were working the best? I was thinking of either a Ruger 22/45 with TS upper or a TS 2011 conversion on an 1911 or 2011 frame. Thanks for the replies. Buy the Ruger or a Buckmark. I have never seen a conversion that doesn't eventually have issues. Saw a lot of people have bad stages down there and many other matches due to the conversions not running. Edited March 25, 2015 by scottlep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AA-Wolf Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I use a Browning Buckmark with TacSol Barrel, custom comp and aluminum grips. Works like a top! Lot of big names using the S&W 41 with a Bully Steel Challenge barrel compensated conversion. Get something light that works, with "works" being the most important! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gng4life Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Browning Buckmark with TacSol fluted barrel, TacSol aluminum grips, comp, C-more optic, trigger job ... as good as it gets ... gun ran flawless for over 500 rds between practice and the match during the week image.jpg Nice pistol! I have one setup almost exactly like this but no thumb rest. Nice work on that, any issues with getting it on? Although I like my 41 best, the Buckmark is a very close second! Glad to see KC back on top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhe Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I shot on the supersquad for rimfire. Most were shooting a S&W 41 with either the Bully, EWK, or homemade barrel. You could tell who wasn't because they were eating malfunctions (mostly 1911 conversions) My experience would say that a buckmark with all the tricks is good for about 6-8000 rounds and then will start to bobble, 1911 conversions are always finicky, but the 41 runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottlep Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Here is my luck at the match when shooting Open Rimfire Pistol. Scope rail screws were properly torqued and loc-tited. Screws eventually just pulled out of the aluminum sleeve that covers the barrel on my 22/45 Lite. Poor design and well known problem. Other than this debacle I have never had an issue with the gun. Luckily I was able to borrow a gun to finish the match. I started having problems on the 2nd stage. Had to keep tightening and resighting in. I knew it was only a matter of time before total failure. But over all it could have been worse. Sight fell off on 5th stage, Pendulum. I can only laugh now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjordan78 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Ruger or a Buckmark. I run a Ruger 22/45 Lite and love it. The whole practice and match I had 1 dud in about 750 rounds (luckily that was in practice). Not one issue with the gun itself. Other than a spring wearing out this winter, I've never had a single issue with it. I have a conversion that I like shooting, and it runs really well, just not well enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 scottlep - Sorry about your gun troubles....but thanks for posing that video, I needed the chuckle! Sights are way overrated anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I shot on the supersquad for rimfire. Most were shooting a S&W 41 with either the Bully, EWK, or homemade barrel. You could tell who wasn't because they were eating malfunctions (mostly 1911 conversions) My experience would say that a buckmark with all the tricks is good for about 6-8000 rounds and then will start to bobble, 1911 conversions are always finicky, but the 41 runs. hmmmm ..... my Buckmark is well north of 6-8K rds and running flawless .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottlep Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 scottlep - Sorry about your gun troubles....but thanks for posing that video, I needed the chuckle! Sights are way overrated anyway. I though it was funny too....after the fact. Although I had to edit out earlier parts of the video that contained language that was NSFW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) Browning Buckmark with TacSol fluted barrel, TacSol aluminum grips, comp, C-more optic, trigger job ... as good as it gets ... gun ran flawless for over 500 rds between practice and the match during the weekimage.jpgNice pistol! I have one setup almost exactly like this but no thumb rest. Nice work on that, any issues with getting it on? Although I like my 41 best, the Buckmark is a very close second!Glad to see KC back on top! I didn't install it but the guy who did (our local USPSA MD and gunsmith) is a genius ... that location is right where the serial number is but he was able to install it there without any damage to the S/N ... perfect!Never held a 41 ... how does the grip feel vs the TacSol Al grips? Are there other options for grips besides the wood ones? Edited March 25, 2015 by Nimitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I run a Ruger 22/45 Lite and had some extraction issues but after putting a Kidd extractor in it I have't had any issues with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdavis Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 The match is not fully affiliated with SCSA and hasn't been for years. These days I don't blame them. Either way, I was there and it's an awesome match. All results are posted here Very well run match hats off to the MD and Staff.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom E Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Here is my luck at the match when shooting Open Rimfire Pistol. Scope rail screws were properly torqued and loc-tited. Screws eventually just pulled out of the aluminum sleeve that covers the barrel on my 22/45 Lite. Poor design and well known problem. A friends did the same. Only one I've seen do it and I assumed it was due to him being a bit mechanically challenged. Drilled and tapped the barrel to accept 8-40 screws. The middle hole you can drill (and tap) deeper into the steel above the chamber. There's no steel to aluminum "air gap" there. I don't think it's coming off again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photoracer Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 BJ has shot a Buckmark, then a 1911 conversion, and now a Ruger Mk III. I have to say that his Scandium framed 1911 conversion seemed pretty reliable over the time he shot it. I asked him about the Mk III at the NSSF last year and he said he found that the Luger grip angle of the Mk III made the gun point better and he believed it improved his times by as much as 10%, or words to that effect. Might be something to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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