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Oops, too short

My training session was literally cut short today, since I didn’t have a spare firing pin in my bag. That’ll change shortly. And perhaps I’ll start using snap-caps for my dry-fire.

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New shoes

After almost slipping and fallen on a stage with wet grass and mud, I’ve decided to upgrade my shoes. I’ve been running enough, that I can probably use cleats or trail running shoes without wrecking everything. Tested La Sportiva Crosslite

Posted in Equipment, Mapzter

Chrono data 2008-08-09

Here's some chrono data taken using a Shooting Chrony and a CED chronograph. All loads shot through a 5" HPS Limited 2011.  

Posted in Ammunition

Weight of slides & barrels

With sights and extractor, firing pin etc: Slides Weight SVI 5" tri-top sight tracker: 345g STI 5" five-top (HPS) unique: 385g STI 5" round unique, no serrations: 400g Barrels   SVI sight tracker 5" 9mm: 200g Generic bull barrel 5"

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