outerlimits Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Was watching Saul's world shoot DVD's (which are absolutely great), and noticed a number of super squad folks shooting 30 rounds on a stage, with no reload. believe it was stage 29. in one case, max shot his dry. mine hold 28, plus one. i heard bevin does a mod to a big stack that will get you 30 rounds, fer something like $75. so how many of you have one in your bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al503 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 brazos supertuned 170: 29+1 grams guts and 4mm basepad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgary Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) I've had the [somewhat sadistic] pleasure of wandering around a match with my Official Area-Director USPSA Mag-Length Gauge in hand. What I've found is that there are generally two types of mags that hold 29+1: mags that have an ever-so-slightly-too-long basepad on them (a 4mm basepad on a 170mm tube generally won't fit the gauge, in my experience) or mags where the spring is about to go, allowing that last round to go in, but leaving it a crap shoot whether it will come back out when you want it to. I get 28+1 in mine (SV tubes, Arredondo 'thin' basepad, Grams guts); when I can get a 29th one in I know it is time to replace springs. ymmv Bruce Edited February 7, 2006 by bgary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) I get 29 + 1 in a SVI with grams basepad and guts. All I had to do was a little work with the file... ETA: That's with new springs too. Edited February 7, 2006 by hksniperman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 SV tube, SV comp follower, SV spring no coils cut and a +1 Dawson pad gets me a tight 29 and fits tight in the gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypool40 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 29+1. SV 170mm tube. Dawson +1, Gramms Spring follower. I never thought it was a big deal. Yes, the 29th one was tough, and I wasn't going to hit a speed load to it with 29 in it, but it ran fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Staring with all new components: - untuned "post ban" 170mm SV tube - Dawson +1 base pad - Gramms spring/follower kit I can just get 28 rounds in my two 170mm magazines and I wouldn't want to seat them so loaded with the slide down. So I'm at 27+1 of 38 Supercomp in both of my 170's. I purchased an official mag gauge and they both just fit in the gauge. I saw a couple people "outed" at the last big match I was at so I was sure to get a guage and check all my magazines. The mags run fine so I'm not too worried about the capacity right now. If the magazine runs OK I don't know how much I'd pay to get 1 or 2 more rounds. On the other hand if I had magazines that were not reliable I would send them to a pro for tuning right away. Getting mags that work is worth it at any level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 29 rounds in all my STI big sticks and they fit the gauge. Gramms tuned tubes, new Gramms spring/follower, & basepad. Last round is medium tight, with brand new springs I have to bump the magazine while holding down the top round to easily insert the 29th round. After a few loading/unloading cycles I can generally load the last round without bumping the mag. I generally only load 29 when I really need it because reloading to a full 29 rounds seems to lead to cracked grip frames for me. Even at 29 rounds they are so reliable I hardly ever use my 140mm mags. Nolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9x23 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) 29 rounds in all my STI big sticks and they fit the gauge. Gramms tuned tubes, new Gramms spring/follower, & basepad. Last round is medium tight, with brand new springs I have to bump the magazine while holding down the top round to easily insert the 29th round. After a few loading/unloading cycles I can generally load the last round without bumping the mag.I generally only load 29 when I really need it because reloading to a full 29 rounds seems to lead to cracked grip frames for me. Even at 29 rounds they are so reliable I hardly ever use my 140mm mags. Nolan Ditto what Nolan said Edited February 7, 2006 by 9x23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I can get 33 rounds in my SV 170mm, grams springs and follower and a Dawson +1 basepad. This is in 9mm. Just Kidding!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.40AET Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 How Big Is Your Big Stick? It's freakin' huge. I can get 33 rounds in my SV 170mm, grams springs and follower and a Dawson +1 basepad. This is in 9mm. That was just awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbadaboom Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I can get 33 rounds in my SV 170mm, grams springs and follower and a Dawson +1 basepad. This is in 9mm. I can get infinite rounds in my 140 SV 9mm mags with no base pad, spring or follower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I was going to let this one run its course b4 I got in there, but YES, my BIG STICK has always been up to the task.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I was going to let this one run its course b4 I got in there, but YES, my BIG STICK has always been up to the task.... I was waiting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 But we are not talking about shooting blanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgary Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 And reload times are.... oh, never mind. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 SV tube, SV comp follower, SV spring no coils cut and a +1 Dawson pad gets me a tight 29 and fits tight in the gauge. +1 And thanks for asking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Jon We are talking about the Big Stick, not what kind of ammo is in it..... ...and Bgary....if your Big Stick is big enough, you can complete the COF without having to reload.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Getting back on topic.. Eric had a 29-round IPSC-legal (170.0 mm, not 171.25) big Tanfoglio mag last weekend. He tapes the basepad on, and otherwise babies it to the extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I was going to let this one run its course b4 I got in there, but YES, my BIG STICK has always been up to the task.... ...and, your very "hadny" with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue edge Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 TOOOO much info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandankenpo Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 tuned brazo's 170, 29 + 1 grams springs and follower, and plus 1 base pad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2ipsc Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 We are talking about the Big Stick, not what kind of ammo is in it..... ...and _____....if your Big Stick is big enough, you can complete the COF without having to reload.... Not if he AD's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 When you have LOTS of experience, and that most times comes with age....you VERY SELDOM have an AD...Most of the time I just load enough ammo to finish the COF...no need to load more....that is for the whippersnappers who wildly shoot "among them" instead of seeing what you need to see and thenbeing certain you hit the target....Kind of similar to running a plate rack...if you miss once or several times, that might be considered a poor performance...but if you take your time, and hurry slowly, everything seems to work out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I just tried it and I can get 65 rounds of .22 ammo in my big stick, not sure how it will feed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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