Category Archives: Steel Challenge
MultiCam Sig
Mosquito (.22) in MultiCam. Looks cool! Also had a really great trigger (both DA and SA).
Review: Marvel 1911-22 Conversion Kit
If you’re looking at a .22 conversion kit, I’ve found Marvel Precision’s “Unit 1″ 1911-22 kit to be accurate and reliable, although their customer service is somewhat lacking. Marvel 1911-22 Marvel Precision offers a .22 conversion kit for the STI … Continue reading
SHOT 2011: STI booth
Today Dad and I focused more on the cool guns at the SHOT show. We started out at the STI booth again, because there’s just so much neat stuff there. I took a closer look at the GI model as … Continue reading
At SHOT SHOW 2011
Arrived in Las Vegas early yesterday morning and shot a match. Unfortunately on the first stage my custom Glock 35 jammed up and when I racked the slide to clear it the gun went off. I had my finger out … Continue reading
Posted in 3-Gun, SHOT show, Steel Challenge, USPSA
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SHOT show 2011
SHOT show 2011 is in Vegas next week, and I get to go! Dad and I will be going under USPSA credentials (you have to qualify as an industry member to get in) and manning their booth all of tuesday. … Continue reading
Posted in 3-Gun, Steel Challenge, Upcoming, USPSA
Tagged 3-Gun, Steel Challenge, travel, Upcoming, USPSA
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USAMU/MGM Targets Junior Shooters Camp 2010
Here’s a novel idea: Take 60 junior shooters between the ages of 10 and 18, give them ammo and instruction from five of the world’s best shooters. That’s exactly what happened on October 29th, 30th and 31st, at the USAMU/MGM … Continue reading
Posted in 3-Gun, IDPA, Military, Steel Challenge
Tagged 3-Gun, Match Summaries, Steel Challenge, USPSA
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Anatomy of a Racegun part 3, Para Ordnance
This means that some 1911 parts will not fit Para Ordnance high capacity pistols, specifically triggers, magazine catches, and Safeties The traditional 1911 has two safeties, a grip safety and a thumb safety (on the Para this safety is ambidextrous).
…A normal full-length guide rod requires a bent paper clip be inserted into a hole in the rod to disassemble. 
Top: One-piece Tungsten guide rod and plug held together by a paper clip Bottom:DP tool-less guide rod After a bit of shooting, the factory sear wore out and had to be replaced with an EGW sear and a Koenig Low-mass hammer.
How a 1911 works
I found this awesome video on YouTube. Kudos to whoever made it, It looks like it was hard.
Lou Miles Glock
Lou Miles, a new USPSA shooter, dropped off a new Glock 35 for me to do some work on. Lou hasn’t been out to any of the matches yet, but he’s decided to jump into the sport headfirst by having … Continue reading
STI GP6-C
If you are a serious USPSA/IDPA shooter, you’ve doubtlessly heard of the company STI international, manufacturers of the finest competition 1911 pistols in the world. In fact, you might even have one of their 2011 double stack 1911s that you … Continue reading
Federal AutoMatch .22LR
Eureka!! I’ve finally found .22lr ammo that will function reliably in every .22 I use! It’s readily available and reasonably priced. The ammunition I speak so highly of is Federal Premium’s .22 AutoMatch, sold at Wal-Mart. Supposedly it’s been designed … Continue reading
Canyon Creek Custom XD tactical
Yesterday I traded with one of the shooters in the SUpistol club, Deputy Sheriff Jeff Bailey, for a “Production Ready” XD tactical in 9mm. After shooting it in a practice session all I can say is “wow”. Before I jump … Continue reading
Steel challenge 1/24/2010
Light loads almost did me in… On Sunday of this week my Dad and I shot the Sin City Shooters Steel Challenge match in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Steel Challenge stage has the shooter start in a box and shoot … Continue reading
Posted in Match Summaries, Steel Challenge
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