johnhurd Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Has anybody tried it yet, got a pin match coming up and wondered how 124s at major handled them............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 My understanding is that pins (like steel) react more authoritatively to momentum than to energy. ie, the bigger/heavier the bullet at some reasonable speed, the better (thus why hot .45 loads, 10mm, .44 Mag seem to be fairly popular for pins). Shred posted some info about shooting racegun stuff at pins, I think - might do a search for them. Sticking to heavier JHPs would probably be a good starting point - like, 147s.... With 124s, even at Major velocity, your "kill zone" is pretty narrow, as I understand it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 I used a Super on pins for a little while. I ran a VV max load of N105 (sometimes N350) and a 147 Rem Gold Saber bullet.. around 180-190 PF, it worked pretty well. Lighter bullets with <170 PF IPSC loads worked ok, but not as well-- as XRe says, the 'kill' zone is smaller. Use a JHP if at all possible and hope your tables are on the small side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Sherwyn used to run a Super on pins at the old Iowa pin matches, and he did reasonably well when (1) the pins were brand new, (2) the tables were steel, not rusty, and brushed completely clean of debris, and (3) he hit them very close to dead-center. (Big heavy bullets are the real answer to pin-shooting, fellas.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R112mercer Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Mike's the authority on pins, but just FYI: It's possible to send a bullet completely through the pin, therby wasting a lot of it's energy. Yet another strike against light, warpspeed bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhurd Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 Thanks I guess bigger is better........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pact-Man Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Thanks I guess bigger is better........... I made the mistake of taking my G19 to a pin match. The pins were........underwhelmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter Grrl Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I've been shooting the local pin matches with my 38 Open racegun - no problems at all. Those pins start shaking off the table as soon as they see me walk on the range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 well, if yer shooting 9 pin, where in the old second chance dayz were set 1 foot from the back of the table, yer fine (patrick s., jump in anytime). BUT, if we're talking 5 pin, where the pins are 1 foot from the front edge, 9mm bullets makes pins laugh!!! gimme the 285GR .45 HP's for that stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Anderson Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 9mm bullets on a table will only break your heart. I had a CZ champion I used to load with 200 grain 40s and blue dot. That was awesome. I miss that gun... SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 FWIW, a 125gr 9mm JHP at 1350 fps only goes about an inch into a new pin. Anybody sectioned pins after shooting them with other calibers/bullets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhurd Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 Long time replying but the 124 JHP 1340 threw em off the table at the one foot from the front edge............. was only .007 out of 3rd place money in big bore open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pact-Man Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acolt45 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Pins are the way to go. With the heavier bullets you have a good set up - if everything is clean and new. The 38 Supers with the 147 do a good job on the pins and now some are using the 9mm combo. But for the best results you need power. Second Chance was Great when it was running. Wish it was back – there is a large Pin Shoot in Southwestern Michigan in June/July. Not advertised very much – I think it could be a secret. I try to advertise it when I hear about it. Not sure if results are published. A long time ago I always had Pictures and videos of all our shoots on the web, along with USPSA events. I use to publish videos of shoots on my site – I think some are still out on MSN. Just follow my links below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhurd Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 Tulip City in Holland MI is THIS weekend 12\9\06 (pins) I will be there with my underpowered 9 major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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