Alan Meek Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 It is really hard to say what they were shooting, I can tell what I know though.Robbie- SA of course koenig- S&W Jarrett- Para The other guys like strater, sevigny, butler...... I do not know, I think taran ran an Infinity though. The may list that in front site when they run it. Leatham and Voigt shot a .40 S&W I am pretty sure koening shot a .45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagz Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Keep 'em coming. Who shot and with what gun? 40's vs. 45's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 For competition purposes, why not choose the softer recoiling .40 over the .45? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 ".45 the way I meant for it to be" --channeling JMB don't forget, jb inital offering was in 38 auto not .45. lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshF Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I know Strader used a .40 Cal Caspian slide/frame custom gun. It was built by Kevin Toothman I believe. Very nice looking piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 For competition purposes, why not choose the softer recoiling .40 over the .45? After you shoot a 45ACP loaded with ~4.1 grains of clays behind a 230gr FMJ you would swear on your mothers grave that is a cheating load. Very soft and controlable. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 For competition purposes, why not choose the softer recoiling .40 over the .45? After you shoot a 45ACP loaded with ~4.1 grains of clays behind a 230gr FMJ you would swear on your mothers grave that is a cheating load. Very soft and controlable. Alan .45 with the above load is a lot softer than a .40 load. .40 is snappier, the .45 is more of a soft push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpnBlstr Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I know Strader used a .40 Cal Caspian slide/frame custom gun. It was built by Kevin Toothman I believe. Very nice looking piece! Yes, Phil shot a Caspian based 40 built by Kevin. It has been extremely reliable with the Tripp Gen2 mags. There's no real secret juju to getting 40 to work. As long as the slide stop is cut correctly all is good. One load for LTD, L-10, and SS. Doesn't get any better than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I had a custom Caspian .40 for a while, nice shooting gun, ran 100% with 10mm McCormick mags and 1.185 OAL ammo. <slight thread drift> Maybe I'll get another SS .40 soon - so, I know that STI, Kimber and Springfield make factory .40s........ Colt did a few for a while.... who else makes a factory .40 that is available , now, with a ramped barrel? Not really wanting a Trojan. Kimbers are pricey these days. Springfields just aren't available..... I keep hearing S&W might, but I'd love to see Taurus make one..... their .45 is pretty decent for the price. Any ideas? Really not into doing a full custom build right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JQ- Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 ".45 the way I meant for it to be" --channeling JMB don't forget, jb inital offering was in 38 auto not .45. lynn So he made a minor correction... We'll just call that a beta test... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabby Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Buy a MILLENNIUM CUSTOM Single Stack in 40 cal. You will never regret it. Ammo cost is less. And any pistol built by Derek is 110% reliable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike cyrwus Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 For competition purposes, why not choose the softer recoiling .40 over the .45? After you shoot a 45ACP loaded with ~4.1 grains of clays behind a 230gr FMJ you would swear on your mothers grave that is a cheating load. Very soft and controlable. Alan .45 with the above load is a lot softer than a .40 load. .40 is snappier, the .45 is more of a soft push. That is my .45 load 4.0clays and 230gr ball. my .40sw 1911 load is a 180gr fmj behind 4.6gr TG. The .40 is much softer and faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike cyrwus Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Here's another snippet of a gem: -said Dave Sevigny (shooting a .45acp) to his fellow supersquad mates (shooting .40sw) at the 2008 SS Classic. (slight paraphrase) "I really need to get a couple .40's built up; all of those guns of yours arent even moving. Its an advantage." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagz Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 Can anyone tell us what gun did Rob Leatham use to win this year? Please be specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Why would a 180gr .40 be softer than a 185gr .45 given the same velocity? I use a 200gr .45 but if I really wanted to mimic my .40 load I would run 185's. I can understand the arguement of using .40 if you don't want to load .45ACP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrsealey Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I would say .40 for economy and being able to use the same ammo as the limited gun. I do find that a 230gr .45 is my favorite round to shoot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Buy a MILLENNIUM CUSTOM Single Stack in 40 cal. You will never regret it. Ammo cost is less. And any pistol built by Derek is 110% reliable! Derek is the man for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 For competition purposes, why not choose the softer recoiling .40 over the .45? It's mostly a perception thing. Talking with a few folks that have studied this, they say that everyone's brain is wired differently (mine must be on an alien wiring diagram if that's true!) and what feels soft to one person might not to another. The way it was described to me is that when you experience a shock (gun going off) your brain shuts out all input for a tiny fraction of a second. For some people that takes more time and others less time. So, they're saying it's how well your wiring matches up with the impulse from the gun....a little sharper, but shorter versus a little slower and longer. If you're wired for the shorter input, a soft, slower impulse will feel really sluggish and if it's the opposite, the sharper, shorter impluse will feel harsh. Not my idea at all, but it's pretty interesting. I have both .40 and .45 single stacks and the .40 is more than soft enough for me and resets quicker than the .45. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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