timcalhoun

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It's because of the rim. 38S is a semi rimmed round allowing for better extraction. 38 special is a fully rimmed case that will cause problems for an extractor (to get the right tension). Then there is 38SC or super comp which is rimless like a 9, 40, 45acp etc. I have seen semi autos built in 38 special but to get them to run can be tricky to say the least.

No, all new stages is what I understand. Yep it can be shot in half a day probably. We will try to get more than one gun in each day. So, you can shoot more than one division if you want.

October match will be our 2010 TN Pistol Challenge.. We will have 7 courses with approx. 190 rounds. We will continue using the 3-5-7 rule on awarding plaques. Match will be held at the NTPS range in Dickson, TN on October 9th and or 10th. Registation 8am and we start shooting at 9am. Here are the directions to the range: Directions to NTPS from Interstate 40 Exit 172 to Highway 46 North toward Dickson Travel 3.6 miles and turn left onto Beasley Rd. (past Wal-Mart) Take Beasley 1.4 miles and turn left onto Highway 48 Take Highway 48 1.2 miles and turn right onto West Piney Take West Pines 2.9 miles, the road makes a hard right turn and becomes Coon Creek Take Coon Creek 1.4 miles The range is on the left at 990 Coon Creek. The entrance is a gravel road just past a 2 story white sided house GPS Coordinates: N36.0625 W87.4834 NTPS Home Page

Thanks guys, I got a guy out there Sunday and he got it cut. But I sure appreciate you both trying. I never realized how much work it takes to put on a level 2 match of this size, but I have a new found appreciation for match directors everywhere.

I wonder if the sear spring is moving left and right in the channel. If so, I have seen this cause following problems. You just need to peen the sides of the bottom to remove all play to keep the sear sping in place.

Replacing the ignition parts would be a good idea. But here are a few things everyone should know before doing it yourself. 1. There is NO such thing as drop in parts for a 1911. Most of the time you will need to fit them in some fashion. 2. Unless you buy a drop in ignition kit, you WILL have to cut the sear and unless you have the knowledge and the tools to do so, they will not work. 3. If you buy a drop in kit, odds are you will at least have to adjust the sear spring and probably the trigger over travel. Going to a different sear manufacturer will change the geometry and that is why you will have to adjust the trigger. Also, I have seen it change those relationships to the point that your grip safety will no longer work. If that happens, hopefully the tang on the grip safety is too long and then you just take a file to it, but sometimes it will be too short and then you have a real problem. Welder anyone?? It can also mess with the thumb safety since your thumb safety prevents the sear from moving and is right against it. 4. A drop in kit will only work well with a gun that the pin holes and pins are true and square. If your gun is having this problem because either one of those are not square, it will not help. BTW, MIM parts will last a long time unless you recut the angles. Most all MIM parts are surface hardened only and once you get past the surface, they will wear much quicker.

This is not a break in issue!!! This is a hammer sear realationship or the sear spring adjustment problem and will not get better with more rounds.

Series 80 govt model hammer's have a follow-through ledge that makes contact with the entire length of the sear and is easier to pull the trigger at half cock. The series 70 makes contact in the middle of the sear and have a captive notch and is sometimes next to impossible to pull the trigger. The Gold cup hammer is a combo of both keeping the location of the 70 and the ledge of the 80 instead of the notch. But then you have so many after market hammers that change the two basic designs slightly in many ways.

Well, without detail stripping it I can't tell you 100% if there is anything wrong with it, but I can tell you that what you are expieriencing is not uncommon at all. The half cock notch is designed to catch the hammer if the parts get worn or are adjusted wrong to the point of allowing the hammer to follow after the slide cycles. It will prevent full auto in that respect also. I had a friend that brought me his gun when he thought he was getting light primer strikes, but it turned out that his hammer was falling to half cock and then he would pull the trigger and the hammer was only falling from half cock and only denting the primer. A quick adjustment and the gun ran like a champ.

We only need one more now!!!!

No, I remember all of that and I think it was just politics. A ton of 1911 manufacturers do not put any FP safeties in at all. Even Kimber has models that does not include the FP safeties. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think none of these have FP safeties. And this is just what I remember off the top of my head. Springfield STI Dan Wesson Ed Brown Les Baer Remington Wilson Heck even Colt still sells the series 70 So, I just think it was not about safety as much as it was about perception and in your example politics. It's an incredibly safe gun the way John designed it.

Condition 2 is - one in the chamber hammer the whole way down (half cock was never part of the scenario). Half cock on a 1911 is not like a half cock SAFETY on many popular hammer guns (winchesters etc..) it's not a safety in that respect and should not be used as one. Will a 1911 go bang if the hammer falls from half cock? Maybe, depending on mainspring weight (most are at 21-23lbs), hammer mass, and primer hardness (federal primers are much softer than most). Can you pull the trigger at half cock? Maybe........I have seen both, and it depends on the hammer being used and the depth of the notch, but many will fall when their triggers are pulled. Series 80 and Kimber series II mostly address a perception problem. I don't think it was because people were "shooting themselves". People that are ignorant of the way a 1911 works pause at carrying in condition 1 and these systems help sell guns by overcoming that fear. The only major thing both designs helped as far a safety was the AD when dropping the gun on its muzzle. This can make the firing pin go forward resulting in a bang. But of course the round will strike the ground if this happens, but you can get fragged. I have no problem with condition 2, it's a free country and you should do what you want. The only problem I had with the whole idea was the half cock thing. If you are using it as a safety you are just mistaken, but I understand why many people think it is a safety. I too thought the same (many moons ago) since I grew up hunting with a model 94. FWIW

Sounds like a winner to me!!! I'm still learning how to shoot the dang things!

I'm not shooting SS right now. I switched back to limited in May and will stick with it for a while. My son is shooting open and it is easier for me to help him on stages shooting big mags.

I've been meaning to call you and drag your butt back to the range. It's been way too long my friend. Dust off that limited gun and come play.

If you want to carry condition 2 use one of these. Complete nonsense IMO but a safer way for sure. Cylinder & Slide's Informational Videos.

Get a lot of takers with that one do ya?? I would love to see them all sometime.

I can make that happen. Send in your app and state on it that you got the okay from me to shoot on Friday. No problem.

OMG!!! are they all safe queens???? LOL

How can I help??

You can shoot it for free as long as your sponsor pays your match fee. Do you even own a SS? If so, c'mon and man up and jump in.

We need just two more SS shooters to make the SS division a recognized division at the TN Section Championship. Come on guys we can do it!!!! 2010 Tennessee Section Championship

The hammer/sear geometry should be the same at half cock or full. So having it at half cock will not hurt the sear. It's just another notch on the hammer that the sear catches. But, as in my previous statement, it is a bad idea to carry that way. Most manufacturers pay only as much attention to the first notch as to make sure they hear a click. So as for it being stable, well that would be suspect. Then when you compound it with a 21lb mainspring and the fact that many times the trigger can still make the hammer fall at "half cock" it's a really bad idea. Again, when the thumb safety is engaged it not only prevents the sear from moving but also makes it impossible for the hammer to come all the way forward even if the sear was gone.