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      The mistakes in this hobby are more costly than I'm used to XD

      Yeah but isn't all steel cased ammo made with cheaper/dirtier material leading to worse carbon fouling and an overall effect of being very hard on your barrel? I found that in that article they mentioned the barrels were heavily worn when shooting steel cased as well as being "shot out" with...
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      The mistakes in this hobby are more costly than I'm used to XD

      In the long run I'm sure it wouldn't add up to much but ever since reading this article it really scared me. https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-vs-steel-cased-ammo/ The barrels of the test guns were shot out in like 1/3 of the time using steel cased and I shoot for accuracy...
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      The mistakes in this hobby are more costly than I'm used to XD

      So today I went to blow some of my monthly ammo budget at Walmart. I'm squinting at the ammo case 6 feet away with the "sporting goods" guy by me and we find some 9mm. Uh oh it's not brass. I say something like "nope only brass for me". I ask about a different box, 150 pack of Winchester 9mm...
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      Caliber conversion kits on 1911. Limitations?

      Gotcha so basically they really are interchangeable but there could be issues with the breach and feed ramp depending on the conversion. I do have a follow-up question to this then. I have a Colt 1911 competition series in .45. It has a beautiful fit. As far as I can tell (and I'm not that...
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      South Central Gun Club May 5th USPSA Match

      Thanks for the encouragement. I'm sure I would run slow but what I'm most concerned about is breaking a safety rule. Such as, running left and reloading and breaking the 180 plane or something. I'll just have to be super careful. I really wanna sign up because I just love shooting so far but...
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      Caliber conversion kits on 1911. Limitations?

      So I must be taking the posts I'm reading as gospel. I was under the impression that the frames were different so I couldn't just buy a 9mm mag for a 1911. Based on what I read I thought it would require a special "9mm magazine for .45 acp 1911". If that's not the case then there's a lot of...
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      Caliber conversion kits on 1911. Limitations?

      Yeah there's tons out there but most are limited in such a way that you can't find a mag to put into a .45 that holds 9mm. At least that's what I'm reading. The conversion kits (outside of the 22) seem to just have the upper assembly but no mags. Maybe I'm missing something. When I Google it I...
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      Bought CZ P-07 +range

      They say you pull in and down based on what hand you shoot with. Like a righties pulling hard on the trigger with shoot low left and a leftie pulling hard will shoot low right. I shot a steel challenge on Saturday where they told me that. I was shooting a G34, first time, never shot it and...
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      Caliber conversion kits on 1911. Limitations?

      This could be a simply answered question. I've seen it asked a few times with research but the answers didn't help me understand the "why?" of it. So I have a .45 1911. I can buy a 22 LR conversion kit for it. I believe that's just a barrel and slide and maybe some specific magazines...
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      Warsaw Steel Challenge

      Much appreciated. I didn't do so well so maybe I shouldn't be so worried about getting my scores :ugh: lmao. Unfortunately I only have about half of the posts required to PM so I'll post my info here and just edit the post once I see it updated Again, much appreciated. I really had a...
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      South Central Gun Club May 5th USPSA Match

      Thanks for posting this. I was cosidering entering a USPSA match next week. It would be my second match ever (after doing steel challenge yesterday). It looks DAUNTING but definitely gave me an idea of what I would be in for . I don't know if I'll have the balls to actually sign up. If I...
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      Warsaw Steel Challenge

      Yeah mine didn't show up. Practiscore told me they have to put my email address in. I'm pretty sure I didn't give them one. When I go to the next one I'll see if they will add my email to this event as well
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      Warsaw Steel Challenge

      Everybody was great. I'm hooked! A buddy of mine came over after the match yday and we put 250 more rounds through that G34 and a few through my 1911. I just got all the crap cleaned out of the Glock and I'm already contemplating upgrades (trigger or a slide w/red dot first). Glad you...
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      Getting 9mm to start in competitions. Choosing the right starting pistol

      Thanks CJ. I made a post in your thread asking about the steel challenge with a few questions. I'm trying to do the research myself but I'm thinking I'm not searching correctly because I haven't been in the game long enough to know what to ask.
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      Current LTCH Wait

      This is crazy. I can't believe you've been made to wait this long. They quote a possible 60 days but you're over double that time. That is completely unacceptable. We pay for this. It isn't a free service. We deserve to be handled as if we are paying customers.
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      Getting 9mm to start in competitions. Choosing the right starting pistol

      See I'm kinda like that too. A 1911 is 45 ACP. It just is. However, I can definitely see myself competing with a 9mm 1911. The recoil from 9mm will be much less than 45 so I can get back on target quicker. What can it do that my G34 can't? Well my first thought is it has the best, most clean...
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      Warsaw Steel Challenge

      Barring any unforeseen circumstances I plan to come to this. I'm hoping this might be a good thread to ask a few questions about it. I wasn't able to find the match listed on the steel challenge website but I'm assuming it's at the Warsaw rifle and pistol club. I went to their website and got...
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      Getting 9mm to start in competitions. Choosing the right starting pistol

      I totally understand. I just know that once I get a quality 1911 in 9mm it's going to be my baby. I doubt I could get rid if my competition model (it's just too pretty) but it will definitely see very little use once I get the 1911 in 9. I already 3D printed my own grip set (in blue/black...
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      Getting 9mm to start in competitions. Choosing the right starting pistol

      I hear ya. While I would like to have some proficiency in multiple platforms I definitely plan to stick with something for competitions for an extended period. What's killing me is my Colt competition being a .45. I knew I wanted my first 1911 to be a 45 but had I gotten the 9mm model I...
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      Getting 9mm to start in competitions. Choosing the right starting pistol

      Thanks for all the input guys. So far I truly do love the 1911. I just feel like I need to learn a bit of all of them and I'm the type that will eventually want something from every category in my safe. I did pick up the Glock from hock. To be honest I like it. It is obviously new (and the...
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