MemphisMechanic Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, B_RAD said: Very cool! FYI - removing material from the mag well WILL kick you out of SSP and into ESP in IDPA. That's okay. My gun isn't IDPA legal anyway. If I end up building a Lim Pro and occasionally shooting in IDPA, the goal will be to have improved enough to go for the Overall Domination title. (Which is still a low bar) So ESP/SSP is largely irrelevant. Edited January 31, 2017 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_RAD Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, MemphisMechanic said: That's okay. My gun isn't IDPA legal anyway. If I end up building a Lim Pro and occasionally shooting in IDPA, the goal will be to have improved enough to go for the Overall Domination title. (Which is still a low bar) So ESP/SSP is largely irrelevant. I know. My goals are the same. Just wanted to add a little info for anyone thinking of making these mods. I am. Just not sure how I'm gonna go about it. I don't have access to anything other than a file and a dremel. I'm afraid I'll make it look like crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissionaryMike Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 @MemphisMechanic, thank you for this! This changes things for me. I'm looking forward to some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) Mine is getting roughed in with a carbide deburring bit in a pneumatic die grinder to begin. The third one from left in this image will probably be my choice: ...Then shaped with a hand file, and finally smoothed out with a dremel later tonight. Stay tuned. I'll post pics. Edited January 31, 2017 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTaylor Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Haha damn guys. How about you dry fire & figure it out? Call me crazy but I'm only badly missing reloads when pushing speed hard. I'll take that extra hour or two or five spent polishing FCG parts or opening the magwell to dry fire. Y'all are like f'n squirrel poo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) Quiet. I CAN GRIND THINGS. If this sucker can go from one of the hardest Production guns to load, to one of the easiest? I don't see a reason to pass on that opportunity. Edited January 31, 2017 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissionaryMike Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 41 minutes ago, SCTaylor said: Y'all are like f'n squirrel poo. Huh? Is that a Texan thing? 3 minutes ago, MemphisMechanic said: Quiet. I CAN GRIND THINGS. If this sucker can go from one of the hardest production guns to load, to one of the easiest? I don't see a reason to pass on that opportunity. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTaylor Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 3 minutes ago, MissionaryMike said: Huh? Is that a Texan thing? Squirrel poo is full of nuts; ergo, y'all are f'n nutty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) I'll be right back. I'm gonna go tell all the Limited guys on here to take their magwells off and simply do more dryfire if they want to win. Edited January 31, 2017 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissionaryMike Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 1 minute ago, MemphisMechanic said: I'll be right back. I'm gonna go tell all the Limited guys on here to take their magwells off and simply do more dryfire if they want to win. I think what @SCTaylor is getting at is that we're spending too much time modifying our guns instead of practice. The guys in Limited simply attach magwells that are prefabricated and only required attachment. I think he's probably right in my case, but not in yours, @MemphisMechanic. I definitely need more trigger time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I know what he's getting at. I've done dryfire mag changes for 20 minutes a night, all but two nights, for the past two weeks. I'm just being difficult... But this is by far the hardest magwell to hit on any gun I've competed with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTaylor Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) General shots at a wide audience Mike, not really intended to you or MM. I just am starting to see how much better I am getting while guys I've shot with for ~8 months are not improving at all. Somehow it makes me a little mad, but we are not all in this for the same reason. I will make grand master in production on or before my goal date. This is taking a lot of work, 60-75 minutes 5x per week in dryfire and 1 to 2 live fire sessions per month plus a match. The amount of time some folks are putting into polishing their guns and tweaking non-essential items is time lost to actual improvement. I've seen a metric ton of improvement with only 4 months of poorly directed dryfire from a spastic new shooter to B class. I want everyone to do well, however, everyone's goals are different. With some time in dryfire, it might take a while, you will learn to reload the Tanfo like a possessed mad man. One other question, a general one, do any of the top 16 GM's have their magwells specially ported? Edited January 31, 2017 by SCTaylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_RAD Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Yeah. It can be overcome with training but so can a crappy trigger. Most of us have put in new parts. The time spent doing trigger jobs could have been spent dry firing instead. I for one would like to have a better blended mag well. On the edges at least. Even with 100's of hours of training it still will help that one time you mess it up. So, it's wort if the person doing the work thinks it's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, SCTaylor said: One other question, a general one, do any of the top 16 GM's have their magwells specially ported? Yes. But I'm not naming names. For the rest? You're stealing my thunder. "Stop polishing things and practice!" has been my battle cry up to this point. (Dryfiring like mad with a 7lb DA has done wonders for my trigger control, btw.) Also... in case you aren't aware, some of the people in here who are fond of polishing and super sexy triggers (@Twinkie and @waktasz come to mind) happen to be GMs. Edited January 31, 2017 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTaylor Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Fair enough. And I'm aware of both those names from Stoeger's podcasts... but that group is composed of special snowflakes and not common monkeys like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Believe me, I am just a common monkey with a dremel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Snowflakes = common monkeys that practiced, a lot, at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTaylor Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Obviously missed my helmet wearing window licker reference to the PPS crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbu Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 2 hours ago, SCTaylor said: One other question, a general one, do any of the top 16 GM's have their magwells specially ported? At class, Stoeger said he "hogged out" his tanfo. Is he "top 16"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTaylor Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Welp, there's an answer. Thank you John. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronArcher Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I find it interesting that the idea of working on one's gun means they get less practice.I normally work on my gun around 11:00pm and 2:00am...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 16 minutes ago, IronArcher said: I find it interesting that the idea of working on one's gun means they get less practice. I normally work on my gun around 11:00pm and 2:00am... That's three straight hours of dryfire you're missing! Gasp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronArcher Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I prefer my wife not kill me as the dog freaks out at the "beep"!That said, I have done some trigger control drills at night.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 working on my gun makes me want to practice more. That's probably why I change things around from time to time. Helps renew interest. For example...swapped out the green fiber I've been using for years and went back to red for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanb Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 I bought the tango because I was burning out with everything and really needed a kick start. It was a great choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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