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- Tue Jun 18, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: Am I too old?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 961
Re: Am I too old?
. . . is there any hope for someone older to get to international competition level? Never too old. I recently won the title "Old-blind-shaky-guy-with-a-bad-attitude," at the international level. That sounds like an award I could compete for. I've got the Old-blind-shaky part down pat, bu...
- Mon Jun 17, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: Am I too old?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 961
Re: Am I too old?
Don Nygord shot on the US Olympic team in his 50's, and won a gold medal in the Pan Am Games at 55.
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/44729
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/44729
- Sun Jun 16, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: Empty Chamber Indicators / Dry Fire Plugs for Pardini & Benelli .22's
- Replies: 0
- Views: 148
Empty Chamber Indicators / Dry Fire Plugs for Pardini & Benelli .22's
I'm slowly getting a bunch of shooting related 3D print files posted on Thingiverse. A while back, I printed up a bunch of ECI/dry-fire plugs for Benelli and Pardini .22 pistols used by college team I help coach. The students have a knack for breaking them, losing them, or dropping them over the fir...
- Sat Jun 15, 2024 2:00 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: MatchGun MG2 Carrier Maintenance
- Replies: 4
- Views: 350
Re: MatchGun MG2 Carrier Maintenance
I have my 3D printed MG2 slide cover bench block up on Thingiverse now: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6662216 The Summary includes notes on how to use it. It's labeled so you drive the pins in the right direction, and it will accommodate pistols that have one of Jon Eulette's optics rails instal...
- Fri Jun 14, 2024 11:42 am
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: MG4 double fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 603
Re: MG4 double fire
Interesting. Sounds like they cut the slot too deep. If you dry fire a lot, the back end of the notch is what prevents the firing pin from going too far forward. That shouldn't be an issue in a centerfire pistol, but it's important in the .22's to prevent damage to the breech face.
- Fri Jun 14, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: Why is Pardini K12 unpopular
- Replies: 7
- Views: 590
Re: Why is Pardini K12 unpopular
To echo what William said, the Morini came out in 1992, the Steyr LP10 in 2000, and the Pardini K12 in 2012. The Morini & the Steyr have a very well established track record at the highest levels, and the design changes have been pretty minimal over time. Shooters at that level took a while to g...
- Thu Jun 13, 2024 2:15 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: MatchGun MG2 Carrier Maintenance
- Replies: 4
- Views: 350
Re: MatchGun MG2 Carrier Maintenance
Working on the slide cover is a challenge. I've had to do it three times on my first MG2, which now has over 20,000 rounds through it. My second MG2 has only about 8,000 rounds through it. So far I haven't had to replace anything up top. I do have a 3D printed bench block design for working on the s...
- Thu Jun 13, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: MG4 double fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 603
Re: MG4 double fire
Sounds like you had an early pistol. All the firing pins I've seen have the bevel.
Out of curiosity, where did it break? The weakest points would be the cut in the middle for the retaining pin, and the thin section at the front that strikes the rim.
Out of curiosity, where did it break? The weakest points would be the cut in the middle for the retaining pin, and the thin section at the front that strikes the rim.
- Wed Jun 12, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: Score progression
- Replies: 2
- Views: 250
Re: Score progression
Step 1: forget about scores for now. Most beginners will develop the ability to shoot a group (of sorts) fairly quickly, but patterns will begin to emerge, where you have a bunch of shots clustered in one area, but the group is elongated, or has shots outside of the main cluster. People don't tend t...
- Wed Jun 12, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: Miracle Cure for Fussy Benelli .22's!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4201
Re: Miracle Cure for Fussy Benelli .22's!
Have you checked the length of the firing pin? This is exactly the problem we had until I found out about the length problem with the newer pins. They should be very close to 31.1 mm from the tip to the front of the head, assuming you have an older pistol. The other thing to check is that the broken...
- Wed Jun 12, 2024 2:30 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: Benelli .22 Magazine Maintenance
- Replies: 19
- Views: 587
Re: Benelli .22 Magazine Maintenance
In my experience, both buffer designs tend to deteriorate in a way where chunks break off before the tube ever gets that far back. I've been using the LGI buffers for a long time without any particular issues. I've only recently obtained some new factory ones, and I'm curious to see how they hold up...
- Wed Jun 12, 2024 9:02 am
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: MG4 double fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 603
Re: MG4 double fire
I've had to replace quite a few parts over the years, either because they wore prematurely, or broke. They've made a lot of design changes in the MG2 to address those issues, but only time will tell how successful they were. I have had to replace the following parts due to wear or breakage: Bullet i...
- Wed Jun 12, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: Benelli .22 Magazine Maintenance
- Replies: 19
- Views: 587
Re: Benelli .22 Magazine Maintenance
I like the OEM ones because they are WAY easier to install, but they are very expensive (if you can get them). I've never noticed any difference in how the pistols shot between the two buffer types. I just sold my old car, and the keys came with the rubber fob material that is supposed to work well ...
- Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:37 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: MatchGun MG2 Carrier Maintenance
- Replies: 4
- Views: 350
MatchGun MG2 Carrier Maintenance
I've been promising this one for a while. I originally created it as a 3 video playlist, only I wanted to park it under my overall MG2 playlist. Apparently you can't nest playlists in YouTube without 3rd party software (at least I couldn't find a way to do it). As result, the 3 videos on maintaining...
- Tue Jun 11, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: Benelli .22 Magazine Maintenance
- Replies: 19
- Views: 587
Re: Benelli .22 Magazine Maintenance
The bullet height fixture is a lot more complicated. You need to machine a metal bar that fits into the magazine catch slot, or you won't have a consistent reference point for the height measurements. That fixture does have the button accessible for the reason you stated. I would tip the magazine wi...
- Tue Jun 11, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: Benelli .22 Magazine Maintenance
- Replies: 19
- Views: 587
Re: Benelli .22 Magazine Maintenance
It never occurred to me that anyone would need to access the follower button when the magazine is in the fixture. I don't think you can get the follower button down far enough to remove it while the magazine is in the fixture, and if you could, it would likely damage the follower when it shot up to ...
- Tue Jun 11, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: MG4 double fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 603
Re: MG4 double fire
My understanding is that they are undergoing some high level ownership reorganization. It is likely that support staffing may be sporadic until the dust settles.
- Mon Jun 10, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: MG4 double fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 603
Re: MG4 double fire
If you want to try different recoil springs (and they are available), it helps if you can figure out what you've got. You need the length (which is easy), the outside diameter (easy), the number of turns and the wire diameter. The number of turns can be a little tricky. I made up a template to make ...
- Mon Jun 10, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: MG4 double fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 603
Re: MG4 double fire
It sounds like you may be able to fix it with the right ammo. If you can find some... The MG2 manual also only list the recoil springs with the one part number (2014). There is no indication in the manual I have that there are different strengths avaiIable. I would contact the factory and ask them w...
- Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:35 am
- Forum: Olympic Pistol
- Topic: MG4 double fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 603
Re: MG4 double fire
Now that I've had my morning caffeine and thinking some more about it, I'm not convinced it's a trigger adjustment issue. The only time I've had doubling in my MG2's is when I've had light recoiling ammo, or my recoil springs were too stiff. If the slide doesn't come back far enough to cock the hamm...