kimberacp Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 spend all the rest of the money on beer, ammo and thai food. in that order????? heah....thinking about, I see nothing wrong that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsa Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Thai food makes my stomach hurt and I quit drinking beer several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z40acp Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 So if you are building the ultimate Single Stack gun what is it? What frame and caliber do you build? Build it in .40 S&W. Use a heavy or recon frame but a light slide. Either tri top it or use Browning High Power cuts, maybe both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIIID Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Something like this in .40. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmanCdp Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 that's just wrong Rich.....lol.. What is the wait time on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker88 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Something like this in .40.Rich Beautiful...that grip safety is very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z40acp Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 What kind of magwell did you use. Please show some pics, even if you have to put them in the gallery. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsa Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Something like this in .40. Rich That is awesome! I really love that from strap/MSH pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeg1005 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 So if you are building the ultimate Single Stack gun what is it? What frame and caliber do you build? 40sw, have it be close to the 43oz mark, spring it so it shoots well for you, make sure it runs, the rest is fluff. There really isn't any magical pill when it comes to Limited or SS guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haraise Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Weird, so people are going down in bullet weight to make the gun more snappy... what weight are people shooting at? 155? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheers623 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Not too snappy. Most folks are using 180-200gr. Some few use 165gr but not many. With a fast powder the 200gr loads feel identical to .45 using 200gr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) Faster cycling is a big deal with 9mm. My single stack 9mm shot so soft it was like slow motion waiting for the sights to return and I'm a B/C class shooter. I had to go to a slightly heavier recoil spring and hotter load to get the thing to cycle faster. Edited May 19, 2015 by ltdmstr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haraise Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So there's no benefit to .40 aside from brass/loading commonality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MoreChains Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So there's no benefit to .40 aside from brass/loading commonality? IMO the .40 advantage in single stack is mostly logistical if you also shoot Limited div (brass/loading commonality, don't need a barney mag, etc). One could say that reloads are slightly easier since since the .40 mags have more room for spring compression, but the Wilson ETM mags and those like it have kind of narrowed the gap there. I had to switch from .40 to .45 early on at SS Nats due to a broken barrel link in my .40. I was shooting 180 gr bullets in my .40 and my backup gun was a .45 with 200 gr bullets. Not much discernable difference in recoil to matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MoreChains Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So if you are building the ultimate Single Stack gun what is it? What frame and caliber do you build?40sw, have it be close to the 43oz mark, spring it so it shoots well for you, make sure it runs, the rest is fluff.There really isn't any magical pill when it comes to Limited or SS guns. I agree. The gun just has to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturdy Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Cheers 623, that was the most useful post I've ever read on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeg1005 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) 165s with a 10lb spring in a 5" gun are the greatest thing I've ever done in terms of ammo/gear. Unfortunately I listened to the mountains of threads here with people saying '165s are snappy' and shot like 50k 180s before trying 165s. 165s aren't snappy, they are flat shooting, just have to spring your gun down 2lbs lower than what your run with your 180s and have a solid grip. Edited May 20, 2015 by mikeg1005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRush Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 165s with a 10lb spring in a 5" gun are the greatest thing I've ever done in terms of ammo/gear. Unfortunately I listened to the mountains of threads here with people saying '165s are snappy' and shot like 50k 180s before trying 165s. 165s aren't snappy, they are flat shooting, just have to spring your gun down 2lbs lower than what your run with your 180s and have a solid grip. It's somewhat counterintuitive but I'd say you feel the 165s a bit more in the hand but it is easier to keep the muzzle down. I've been going back and forth and my current bullet supplier only casts 180s so I'm rolling with that for now. I hate the sensation of the gun cycling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheers623 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Cheers 623, that was the most useful post I've ever read on this forum.Hey, thanks! I try to give back what I've been fortunate enough to learn here. Cheers623 DVC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArrDave Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Something like this in .40. Rich More pictures please. Those grips and front/backstraps are attractive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIIID Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Something like this in .40. Rich More pictures please. Those grips and front/backstraps are attractive to me. Go to the Canyon Creek dealer forum, look at the SSC prize gun thread. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZViking Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 The pistol I used this year was the same pistol I used to win my two single stack nationals. It's a caspian basic framed gun built by Matt Mclearn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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