timcalhoun

It was a great match. I thought the stages they came up were awesome this month. Particularly the house stage.

+1 I think both are important to know how to do. Also, it's important to understand that both types use completely different methods of trigger control. If you are carrying for SD then, and want to practice for that purpose, then precision shooting trigger control is really useless. Shooting at different ranges (out to at least 25yds) is very useful in both disciplines though. The difference is you are concentrating on different results. Precision shooting is obvious what you are trying to achieve. But for practical pistol skills you are trying to keep all your shots inside the center of mass (A zone or 0 zone of a USPSA or IDPA target) as quickly as you can. Shooting at longer distances is an essential tool for getting faster and more accurate. Think of it as honing a knife sharp enough or razor sharp. If you can draw and put 6 rounds in the A zone at 25 yards in under 4 seconds think what you can do at 7.

Was it operator error? Absolutely. Did the design of the holster play a role? It's pretty obvious to me it did. I've seen a lot of AD's through the years of competition and the two examples I cited above were the only two that I've witnessed where the equipment played a role in the AD and subsequent DQ. When you are trying to go fast for whatever reason, it's pretty easy to exaggerate muscle movement.

You know I've seen this happen on two separate occasions when people were using the serpa. The first time was when the shooter drew the gun and vigorously was unlocking the holster. He unknowingly swept his finger right onto the trigger and............bang!!!!! The second time was during winter. Upon the draw the gun got caught on a shirt that was tucked in, and he thought the holster was still locked and tried to press the lock on the holster again and..................bang!!! Fortunately neither guy was hurt but both impacts were inches away from their feet.

Did you have a new thumb safety fit after colt did the trigger job? If not, then colt should have caught this before sending it back.

No, that should not happen. It is failing one of the major safety tests. The thumb safety is not stopping the sear from moving.

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I gonna try to make this one!!!! Sounds awesome!!!!

I've got to get two more guns and get over there!!!!

Yep that's it.

I can't remember............I just posted them for our match director. But I'll try to find out the name again.

Well, you would know how many rounds are on the spring then.

Well, you know that is a good point. With the cost of ammo, it really is hard to run that many round of defense ammo through your gun. I get around the high cost by handloading to the same specs and using the same bullet as my carry load. You can buy the projectile for XTP's, Golden Sabers, Gold Dots etc.....for round 19 bucks per 100. Brass, primers and powder are cheap comparatively so I can load 100 rounds for about 25 bucks per 100. Just a thought in case you have a buddy with a reloader.

Yep, and a lot of the specs do not come from the original prints or the Kuhnhausen books, and are even caliber specific.

Joe is pretty well known for building some of the best bullseye guns on the planet. He is very skilled and I imagine with a micrometer and a set of calipers he can tell you if the gun is built right. So, if everything measures right, and he has put a couple hundred trouble free rounds through it, odds are it's good to go. That being said, if you're not a Joe Chambers, I think it is a good rule of thumb to put at least 500 rounds of what you carry through the gun before you put it on your hip. So, I do believe that this particular ruger is as Joe says........................but all SR1911????? NO WAY!!!! But it should give you confidence to try one.

Thanks to Greg B for letting me use his 34 to shoot a round. That was the wierdest 20 minutes I have expierenced for a very long time. Whew.............

This is the point MacGyver. +1 Even if things went exactly as he said, he still needs to own up to the fact that he broke a gun safety/handling rule. You never have the muzzle pointed at any part of your body at anytime. So if the projectile hit his pinky...................HE IS AT FAULT. No discussion......that is a fact.

I'll call ya..... And yes come on out and yes it is cool to shoot at whatever pace. We all started somewhere and I was slower than a snail for sure. The guys out there are so helpful and nice you will feel right at home. Tim

In the "wrench hole" there should be a screw. Back the screw out and then you can drift the sight in the direction you need. There may (should) be loctite on the screw and maybe in the dovetail itself. So it may take some force to move it. You really need to use a padded vise to hold the slide securely, or maybe clamp it down to a sturdy workbench top, using padding. Then you can use a hammer and a metal punch with the tip wrapped with monofilament packing tape (or conceivably a dowel rod) to move the sight. Once you break the bond of the Loctite it will likely move easier.

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Well, that would depend what long gun you are talking about. Shotguns you need both eyes open for wing shooting and clays etc........ Same thing with a M4 with an Eotech or something. Basically any shooting activity that requires depth perception you need to have both eyes open.

I've seen a lot of folks with this issue put a piece of scotch tape on the dominant side of you're shooting glasses. It only blurs your dominant eye just enough to force the other eye to be dominant.

Stages posted today!! 2010 Tennessee Section Championship

A really well built/fit gun goes way beyond just the accuracy it gives. Granted, that the majority of shooters who shoot a couple thousand rounds a year will never benifit from much of what the pay-offs are, but to those who really run there guns hard and dirty, the payoff are well worth it. Wilosn is at best a semi-custom gun, and like all semi-customs, they can leave their floor with problems from time to time.