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Had this gun for two years, occasionally had a stovepipe and not mag related. Did the extractor test today and had 3 FTE. Anyone ever adjust their extractor? Specifically should I get a trigger pull gauge and where do you start to bend the extractor? Here's the results from today, one stovepipe and the internal FTE was one handed, one stovepipe was two handed. All precious FTE were last round.

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Vlad, I put them to real hard use.....including pruning tomatoes in the summer and cutting string to hold them up! I agree cheaper knives will do any job I need the 940 and 350 nust feel so damn good in hand. Occasionally there's a real stubborn branch and the heft of the 350 really helps to cut through it.

Two favorites ZT 350 and Benchmade 940. South jersey has a pretty good selection at just knives 101 in williamstown. Lots of ZT and Benchmades as well as some others. Maybe 100 knives on display?

Thanks, while I'm willing to spend a little money to get the gun to the next step $600 seemed "a little" excessive. I'm only shooting Idpa with it so I'll give them a call. The work on the cylinder seems reasonable.

Thanks PB. Is $600 for a an action job a reasonable price?

Standardizing to federal primers, looking to get a trigger job on a S&W 686, most important thing for me is double action that has no stacking. Light is also good but stacking is my biggest concern. MAY be interested in cutting for moon clips but would only want to do it if I can keep the extractor as well, that way can load regular way as well when just at the range. Thoughts? I'm in south jersey.

Rtsp has one listed on their website, in stock and $1,075. Last one so who knows if it's still there but might be worth a shot.

Only this so far. It's the only thing that has called out to me.

I'll be the broken record........I hated the idea of owning a Glock. Tried many pistols and now I'm a reluctant (but proud) owner of many glocks because I just shoot them better than any other pistol. Try a bunch of them, then choose what you shoot best. Practice a lot with whatever you buy and get good instruction. Base your second purchase on what you like/don't like about your first purchase BUT ONLY if you get some formal instruction. I'm envious about where you are, there's nothing like your first purchase!!!!!

I bought two in the spring and they have been great. Held up to ~500 rounds of 7.62 X 39 at 50 yards with no issues.

I can do .45 230 lead round nose with cci primers and bullseye for right around $133 if I use pickup brass. 9mm is rght around $125 for 147 xtreme with bullseye or Titegroup and pickup brass. I have bought .45 brass for $35/1000 locally and don't factor that into the price just because I don't really care. If you need to buy brass you'll need to add that into the equation and obviously you can treat that like a fixed cost that is more appealing as your round count increases. Dillon 550B gets me a realistic 450 rounds per hour. Cost savings is what got me into reloading (free press), however accurate, soft shooting reliable Ammo is what keeps me hooked. Factory just can't compare.

Reshot the suspect loads and repeated the same exact results. BE 3.1 grains, n=10, 871 fps N320 3.2 grains, n=10, 878 fps I'm just going to go with these loads and call it a day. By the way, here's two targets at 25yards from a G34. I like how soft they are and they seem very accurate so far.

I'm not "worrying" but I do need to make power factor with the loads. While I understand that measurements vary, the results you posted as an example show an expected trend of higher powder weight with increasing velocity. My results were clearly not an expected result and not even close to maximum pressures. I did not raise the muzzle of the pistol before each shot but will on the next go around, however I have never done this before and the trends were as expected with 100+ other loads that I have tested. I do appreciate all the input so far. I expected the chrono had a glitch and that's why I repeated with a second n=3 and the results mimicked the first run of 5 so while I won't rule a glitch the results were repeated two separate times.

Loaded 10 of the suspect loads again and will give it another go.

Tested 147 grain bullet loads today and had some very unusual results that I would like to understand. N320 3.2 gr - 884 fps 3.4 gr - 818 fps 3.6 gr - 861 fps Bullseye 3.1 gr - 884 fps 3.3 gr - 816 fps 3.5 gr - 849 fps TiteGroup 3.1 gr - 818 fps 3.3 gr - 834 fps 3.5 gr - 871 fps Before we start the discussion, here's what I did with each load First string n=5 Second string n=3 just to get a gut check cause it was so weird Looked through each string to get rid of any outliers, there were none Went home and pulled 2 bullets of each weight and confirmed the powder charges weren't mislabeled and they weighed perfectly WHY WOULD THE LOWEST GRAIN LOAD GIVE ME THE HIGHEST VELOCITY with two different powders????????? FYI - TG @ 3.3 was most accurate, N320 @3.2 gr second most accurate and Bullseye @3.1 third most accurate. Unfortunately 3.3 TG load doesn't make IDPA power factor.

We've all been there.....thought we had enough ammo for the range outing and came up a little short for whatever reason. I think it's a brliant idea, although I've been drinking a little this evening.

I shoot trap once or twice a month with a semi auto and feel it limits me because of how far it throws shells. The shell catcher I have works well but sometimes the shells get caught up and are challenging to eject. It also prevents me from shooting doubles because you can't use a shell catcher in that situation. I'd either stick with a pump or get an o/u, I don't feel that the semis are a great option for trap because of the shell ejection issues unless you're sticking with singles and you can find a she'll catcher that works for your gun. I don't shoot with butt holes in case you're thinking that but there is a level of etiquette that is expected. Ymmv.

Mandatory items for me when I clean my mark III: Paper clip to remove latch in rear Chopstick to manipulate hammer Small rubber mallet to take barrel off frame and get it back on I just lubed up the bolt and ran bore snake through it before shooting the first time.

Might want to check the wording of your original post!

PK - am I reading it wrong, the first paragraph states "only used in a handgun". Therefore it doesn't matter that there may be a 7.62 pistol out there somewhere....still don't need fid.

I am having a hard time ordering from sites that require FID for purchase for rifle ammo. The statues clearly state it's for ammo intended solely for handguns, it just irks me that even people from this state take such a conservative stance (see attachment for statute). Am I being, in the words of Tim Robbins, obtuse?

Just picked up a 940 and it has become my favorite knife. The aluminum coating just sticks to your hands so well and the blade configuration is perfect. Disappears in my pocket. I rotate between a ZT350, Sage III Carbon and Griptilian, the 940 just took top spot.

Blazer, automatch, federal blue and red, cci standard and minimags. I'm sure there's something better but blazer is pretty darn good in the 15-22 and cz452.