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  1. It takes minimal effort to shoot and control a...

    It takes minimal effort to shoot and control a pistol athletically. There’s absolutely zero need to flare the elbows and introduce a bunch of isometric tension and torque (and get tendinitis) just...
  2. Thread: 1911 .45 Junkers

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    This practice can be obtained with a completely...

    This practice can be obtained with a completely functional budget 1911 from Tisas or Rock Island or (depending on budget) a lower-end Springfield. There's no benefit, financial or practical, to...
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    Big dots and busy reticles don’t make sense on...

    Big dots and busy reticles don’t make sense on handguns. It’s like a fiber optic bead on a shotgun… I don’t exactly want more crap tempting my eye away from the target.

    Emitter quality and...
  4. Thread: Bullseye Berettas

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    AMU has started accurizing the M17 per some folks...

    AMU has started accurizing the M17 per some folks connected to the AMU on the Bullseye-L Facebook group.

    I have no clue how they’re doing triggers or which sights they’re using. Probably...
  5. Thread: Bullseye Berettas

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    The “bullseye Berettas” are not dot guns. They’re...

    The “bullseye Berettas” are not dot guns. They’re metallic sight service pistols.

    Open emitter reflex sights are not competitive in bullseye on centerfire guns and Berettas have no surface for a...
  6. Thread: Bullseye Berettas

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    There is zero advantage to shortening your sight...

    There is zero advantage to shortening your sight radius on a bullseye gun.

    Centurion from full size cuts a half-inch off your sight radius. That isn’t doing anyone any favors at 50 yards.
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    Delete, double post due to bad internet at work...

    Delete, double post due to bad internet at work and probably a cyberattack.
  8. Thread: Bullseye anyone?

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    This specific picture cost me money as of...

    This specific picture cost me money as of yesterday. I wanted a heavier .22 upper with a longer sight radius and a sharply undercut front sight. Nelson Custom is making it happen.
  9. Thread: Bullseye anyone?

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    revchuck38 you can also use the NRA competition...

    revchuck38 you can also use the NRA competition search function filtered by “International” sports. That will show where the NRA-sanctioned standard pistol, air pistol, and free pistol matches are....
  10. Thread: Bullseye anyone?

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    The largest online resource I have found is USA...

    The largest online resource I have found is USA Shooting’s schedule of events. Some smaller club and league-level events are announced on TargetTalk.

    I have also talked to some scholastic...
  11. Thread: Bullseye anyone?

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    Bullseye and Air Pistol are great sports. i have...

    Bullseye and Air Pistol are great sports. i have been shooting precision pistol sports almost exclusively for three years—I’m somewhat medically disabled, so the run and gun sports are off the table...
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    I can’t believe this thing is back. It shoots no...

    I can’t believe this thing is back. It shoots no better than a Steyr, Caracal, or Arsenal. Move the spring whereever you want, the reciprocating mass is still above and in front of the wrists. The...
  13. Ah yes, the blazing hot “bugout bag/prepper”...

    Ah yes, the blazing hot “bugout bag/prepper” trend.

    If zombie-themed ammo makes a comeback, I’m swimming in the Atlantic with concrete flippers.
  14. Beretta 30X Series Announced, “Race” Gun Version at SHOT

    Reengineered Tomcat/Bobcat series with flat faced triggers, extended mags, new mag release, optics compatibility… and Beretta showed up with a comped (ported?) prototype.

    My “that’s neat” brain...
  15. Thread: .45 acp in 2023/24

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    RJ absolutely agree that it’s spendy. The same...

    RJ absolutely agree that it’s spendy. The same amount of GMM at that link was going to run $208 plus tax and shipping. But, if supply on that ammo at that price ever dries up, the Wilson’s the next...
  16. Thread: .45 acp in 2023/24

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    No, this is the ammo...

    No, this is the ammo.

    When it goes on sale, it’s a better buy. If I had to quit reloading for some reason, I’d probably shoot more matches .22 only; stock up on these puppies whenever they went...
  17. Thread: .45 acp in 2023/24

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    Well, since 148gr .38 WCs going 700ish penetrate...

    Well, since 148gr .38 WCs going 700ish penetrate right around the 18-21” mark in 10% gelatin, I can’t imagine the .45 would underpenetrate… but I also think there’s a difference between proper WCs,...
  18. Thread: .45 acp in 2023/24

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    That price is insane. Federal sells 185 GMM for...

    That price is insane. Federal sells 185 GMM for almost $1.50/round.

    You might be surprised what feeds a semi-wadcutter. I don’t know a single bullseye gunsmith who throats barrels for SWCs. An...
  19. Thread: .45 acp in 2023/24

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    My bad—my brain defaults to 10 rounds for B8...

    My bad—my brain defaults to 10 rounds for B8 scoring! Definitely changes the math (and significance of your scores). If I was on a computer and not a phone, I probably would have been able to count...
  20. Thread: .45 acp in 2023/24

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    This is going to sound harsh, but I am a decent...

    This is going to sound harsh, but I am a decent active bullseye shooter with a bit of success in competition… and I am surprised no one has mentioned this yet.

    If you’re shooting less than a 100...
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    Except that other ADs have been doing exactly...

    Except that other ADs have been doing exactly that for years, and there are email receipts of them including “The Feed Ramp” and other USPSA Board-friendly sources on otherwise internal email chains...
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    Sticky: Found a decent mid-range defensive load with XTPs...

    Found a decent mid-range defensive load with XTPs that my TRP enjoys:

    200gr Hornady XTP
    7.0gr BE-86
    1.230” COAL
    0.469” crimp
    Starline brass
    Win LPP

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    Ehh, this reads as mean/harsh, but I can’t edit...

    Ehh, this reads as mean/harsh, but I can’t edit the post anymore. Not trying to insult the shooter, just trying to contextual comparative accuracy testing. Bagged guns (or RRs, if you have access...
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    12 yards offhand is not an accuracy test. Bag...

    12 yards offhand is not an accuracy test.

    Bag the guns and shoot at 25 or 50 yards. 50 yards is better.

    If those were mediocre, service grade pistols (6” at 50), you’d expect to see a cluster...
  25. Thread: TISAS 1911s

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    I have a Tisas Duty model. Came up as trade...

    I have a Tisas Duty model. Came up as trade fodder.

    It’s a magwell away from becoming my TRP’s little ersatz sister.

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    It’s… okay. Kind of insane for the money, but as a 1911...
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