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The slide should stay open after the last round is fired. The magazine follower is what pushes the slide stop into place, so the first thing I'd check are your mag springs. Take the slide off and stick an empty mag in. The slide stop should go into the "up" position. If it doesn't, check...

I meant discontinue the sale of life memberships, not cancelling those already purchased. Just wanted to clarify.

I tried to talk my club into getting rid of the life memberships for this exact reason. It didn't fly though.

45cg : Didn't see your post until tonight. Our lifetime member money goes into an investment account. So far, that account doesn't earn a whole lot of money, but the idea is that down the road, it'll be able to help pay for the fixed expenses and up keep of the club. I think that is a long...

No one is advocating the you "suck up" anyone, much less illegal immigrants.

H088 - I think you missed the point entirely. To the OP: I think you're right on and it's something I've done myself. I've worked with some very intelligent legal immigrants that have been here on work visas. They've all had a great time when I've taken them shooting.

chbrow10: Welcome to USPSA shooting! It is fun, isn't it?! :) Every now and then I'll grab one of the new(er) people and hand them the clipboard while I'm RO'ing and ask them to give me a hand. I don't expect them to do it the entire time - just to get a feel for it. The more you know...

This is a timely thread for me as I'm seriously considering a 1911 in 9mm.

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Your poll doesn't go high enough. 1,450 yards w/ Barrett M99.

Ok - folks not paying attention to detail. Mistakes happen, nobody's perfect. That doesn't mean a new reloader can't be competent with a progressive. In fact, I'd argue that a progressive like the Dillon 650 is actually good for new people because it pretty much prevents double-charges or...

Wow - I can't believe some of the posts I'm reading in this thread. I wish I had more time to reply, but since I don't, I'll just say this: I started loading .45 ACP on a Dillon 650. No, it wasn't completely setup from Dillon, I still had to put it together and get the dies set. Reading...

Agreed. Fundamentals are good. Refreshers are good. I've had quite a bit of formal training and am now getting into the teacher role more and more. I figure a couple extra days with someone like Ayoob will be great just for picking up points on how to teach... all while practicing the...

The class I'm looking at is Aug 21-24 in Milwaukee.