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Greetings,

Fired a Sectional Match at the West Seattle indoor range Saturday.

They remodeled the range including NEW LIGHTS!!!

It is most enjoyable to be able to see my front sight clearly, once again.

"Two snaps and a twist" for West Seattle!

Cheers,

Dave

Greetings, 22lr barrels actually do wear out. Most of the damage is at the end of the case just where the leade is. The priming compounds contain erosive material and a "crater" develops. A lot of the early 22lr barrels were not fully heat treated. Recent Pardini barrels are 40 HRC while t...

The more interesting question is, "Are you testing the barrel in the machine rest or the ammo ?" because most of the time we may test many ammo's but only one barrel. Greetings, A good question. I have found that, for example, in the 32 S&W Long WadCutter loaded with the 0.314" H...

Greetings, Years ago, I had a Hämmerli SP20 in 32 S&W Long. The barrel is easily removed from the shroud without special tools. I mounted the barrel only in a mechanical fixture and fired 3 ten shot groups at 50 yards. Next, I returned the barrel to the shroud and assembled the pistol. Using a B...

Greetings,

For a TEMPORARY fix, try this...

Remove spring and measure the free length.

Now, stretch the spring about 40% longer.

Important, place the spring in your oven and temper at 450F for 30 minutes.

Cheers,

Dave

Greetings, When I have a shooting lens made, I take my usual shooting stance and the Optometrist marks on the lens with a grease pencil the center of my pupil when aligning the sights. If no guns are allowed, merely focus on the end of your finger. When initially cut, the lenses are round and the op...

Thanks fc60, So you're saying I need to have the doc look to see and mark exactly where my pupil is pointing through the lens when I'm in position and staring at the front post? Do I understand correctly? Yes. Wear your current glasses, assume your shooting stance, and have someone mark your lens w...

Greetings, I have a set of Champion glasses that I seldom use due to the same vision issues you describe. The best solution I have found is a pair of glasses cut to focus on the front sight. Then, I have a bifocal at the bottom to see the screws on the rear sight and enable me to score without chang...

Greetings,

From the Super Lube Website...

https://www.super-lube.com/Content/Imag ... Grease.pdf

It is also available in a 400 pound container to share with your TargetTalk pals.

Cheers,

Dave

Greetings jhmartin,

Many thanks for the correction.

Once again, I am misinformed.

Cheers,

Dave

Greetings, Being a "Grand Geezer" come Jan 01, 2022 I recall something from the past... The NRA would allow clubs to have an ISU Preliminary Tryout Match (PTO) in which the scores were mailed in to the NRA. Then, when the ISU/UIT National Championship was held they sent out invitations to ...

Greetings,

What is a "HW40"?

Perhaps a link to help educate me?

Regarding your groups, they should shrink in size the more you practice and build up your arm and upper body strength.

Cheers,

Dave

Greetings, The NRA did extensive testing on crimping 38 WadCutter ammo. Result was no measurable difference in grouping. PROVIDED you fired groups with the same crimp on all rounds. Often, crimping is needed to ensure positive feeding with auto-loaders. Roll crimp offers the best for feeding and is ...

Greetings,

The sight illustrated was used on the Model 52 and Model 41 5.5" Heavy Barrel.

They are no longer made.

Use caution modifying your sight as replacement parts are difficult to source.

Also, changing out the rear blade involves replacing the windage nut and screw.

Cheers,

Dave

Greetings, I reuse the Kruger targets that the Junior Club uses for 22lr matches for group testing ammo. The bullet holes cut into the Kruger target material is far superior to the "Tagboard" material. There is something in the paper emulsion that makes them, Kruger/Edelmann, work so well....

I am a "Precision Pistol" (bullseye) competitor and Air and Free Int'l shooter. When I am at the range and see 7 yard shooters, I know they are piss poor shots. They generally are shooting pistols that are hopelessly inaccurate for my games, and, due to ammo cost, will NEVER get enough pr...

Greetings,

Looks like a one in three chance of good service.

After all, it's only money...

Cheers,

Dave

Greetings, I have opened up several Carbide sizing dies to specific applications. I use a Diamond brush hone. http://www.brushresearch.com BC9M2500CD BC 9MM 2500C MESH DIAMOND I mount the die in my lathe and dial in the Carbide ring true. The brush gets mounted in a chuck in my tail stock. Keep the ...

Greetings, I load with a Star; but, the following process should transfer to a Dillon device. I size my cases based on the diameter of a loaded round. Example, a 0.314" bullet seated in a Lapua case measures 0.3345"-0.3350". So, I size all my brass to 0.334" prior to loading. My ...

Greetings,

Who will moderate the Podium?

Cheers,

Dave