Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
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Re: Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
The Rocks really aren't that bad, and I do enjoy shooting my double-stack. Now if my eyes would just get a little younger.... 
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Re: Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
AndyC two words Green Loctite. You can find it most auto supply stores. It's medium hold and is put on after you assemble. Meaning you can move the sight till you are happy with it then Loctite it into place and if for any reason you need to disassemble you can. 
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Re: Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
Probably won't find Loc-Tite anywhere but auto supplys. It is the best though, just don't get the red unless you want it to be permanant.
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Re: Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
pretty good shooting...Your group would probably be a bit tighter if you were shooting a M&P 45 
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Re: Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
Probably won't find Loc-Tite anywhere but auto supplys
Home Depot lists some on their web site.
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Re: Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
Nice.
How many rounds did you shoot altogether? Get any leading with the new bullets? What powder charge did you mate them with?
How many rounds did you shoot altogether? Get any leading with the new bullets? What powder charge did you mate them with?
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Re: Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
That's a pretty nice looking mold, and in the picture, the bullets it throws seem more consistent in shape from one to the other than the Lee bullets. Is that the case?
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Re: Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
Be glad you weren't there Sunday morning. I was 2 shooters down from the guy with a hand canon revolver that took out the bottom of the '&' in the sign on the overhead baffle . . . twice.
I left shortly after the second errant shot.
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Re: Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
Interesting.AndyC wrote: using my own recovered range scrap with some 50-50 solder and Thompson's Blue Angel lube. Powder charge was 4.0 gr Clays - v-rog measured the velocity at 848 fps through his Chrony.
I use wheelweights sweetened with some 505-50 solder over 4.0 gr Clays. Nice mid-range load. I use Lee Alox as the lube, however.
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Re: Rock Island 1911 at 25 yards
I had one of the American Classics for a while. It was very accurate too!!
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