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The longslide is definitely nice, but I'm not sure it offers a real, objective advantage over a 5". It does let you have a soft shooting gun at a lighter overall weight, partially by needing less powder to make power factor and partially by shifting the weight distribution forward. I think...
SV standard frame
STI 6" slide
Schuemann bushing barrel
Dawson-tuned STI tubes, Grams spring/follower kits, Dawson +1 pads (in super-stylish discontinued purple); 19 rounds, reloadable
courtesy of BrianH at http://www.experimentalmachining.com
16 rounds isn't competitive with 18 rounds. If it were, there would still be .45's in Limited. This is particluarly true now that arrays can be 9 rounds; a 16 round gun can't always handle two arrays.
Removing the 10rd rule from Production would be foolish.
Today, any DA or DAO 9mm, .40, or .45 (or whatever) that can hold 10rds can be competitive in production. Note the diversity in gun choice among the Production Top 16 at this past Nationals. Now delete any of those guns that doesn't...
Doesn't make much sense, considering how many folks load Bullseye in .45 :confused:
At any rate, 4.5gr N310 + 200gr SWC = greatest .45 load of all time
I load it in 9mm and now .40 as well, but those are scary, bleeding-edge, get-yelled-at-for-posting-'em loads.
If it was built for you how you wanted it, whether from a frame or a base gun, it's a custom.
If it came from a factory according to a standard blueprint, whether hand fit or assembly line, it's not.
A Kimber with a new barrel is more of a custom than a Wilson (nothing against Wilson...
Most reloading manuals test .38 Special from a 6" or longer barrel. You will not get those velocities from a snubbie.
There's no way .38 Special can match 9mm Luger from the same length barrel, e.g. Kahr PM9 or Glock 26 vs. S&W 642 or Colt DS.
I don't see why not, an STI Edge weighs the same as an ordinary Government model. Delete the mag funnel, use low-profile magazine basepads, mount no-snag fixed sights intead of targget adjustables, and it's nearly as concealable.
As long as it runs, I don't see a downside except for the...
Really bright red? Probably Slide Glide, http://www.brianenos.com/pages/slide-glide.html
Great stuff, IMHO.
Edit: well, I guess not if it hadn't been opened in 15 years...
FLGR's add weight out front, and marginally improve the feel when hand-cycling the slide.
Extra-weight recoil springs are of no use to those not shooting steady diets of hotter-than-standard loads. They will increase muzzle flip with standard loads.
Of course not. Just about every IPSC Open/Limited/L10 gun has a <3lb trigger. And we don't just shoot those guns, we run around with 'em!
I've felt 'em as low as 18oz, which was a little scary at the time, but the owner could handle it.
I have two at 2.5lbs myself. They've spoiled me...
Gritty/Creepy.
A 6-7lb crisp 1911 trigger is easy.
A "spongy" Glock or Ruger trigger is easy.
A long DA revolver or Beretta/SIG/S&W pull is a matter of technique.
But a gritty/creepy pull is something I just can't stand.
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