J.S. Sooner, SASS #73526

Sounds like you may be looking at a Jimmy Spurs rifle. They are smooth, I handled one but never shot one. I have a set of Ruger's, they are smooth. The 24" barrel can always be cut down later if you decide to.

Which one feels better to you? Looking at Taylor's web site. Taylor tuned models are short stroked. I have 2 Taylor Comanchero's, they are short stroked. About the same a my Cody cut and weld short stroke rifles. I prefer the 20" over a 24" rifle for reasons stated above. Plus you can always add a C&I short stroke package.

What double do you shoot? I have Stoeger, Bakail, CZ and just picked up an SKB, looking to trim the stocks on some. My daughters Bakail is too short for me, my thumb will punch my nose if I shoulder it like my Stoeger. The SKB, single trigger, seem to be longer from the trigger to the release lever and breech. Do you keep the distance from your thumb to your nose as others posted? I remember a post years ago from Longshot Logan on cutting a 97 stock. He recommended the negative angle cut for the same reasons. Thank you, JSS

I agree that some shooters may be able to save time and gain an advantage with taking both SG knockdowns on first pass but picking up a ten second penalty. The only ones that may save time would be in the slowest 10-15% of shooters. None of the top shooters I shoot with could make up the entire 10 seconds by not shooting as written. If I were the RO for this shooter, I would not give a SOG for his actions.

I would give a pass to the shooter: no call. Lucky miss for the shooter or assume they just dumped the round into the berm. I primarily shoot a double barrel and would load 2 for this stage. If the required KD went down I would have two options. Open shotgun, shuck spent and loaded shell, (that would be my choice) or could dump the last round into the berm, then shuck both empties prior to moving onto the rifle.

If the shooter took one shot and both SG targets were knocked down, shucked shells, moved onto the rifle position engaging all rifle targets then move back to the shotgun position, they would be required to place one shot above the down shotgun target into the berm. Then move onto the last pistol.

This system works well, I have one on my Rugged Gear cart. http://ryderumbrellamount.com/

It'll be the empty chamber, why mark it? 😁 Look up some videos on doing a reload on a Ruger. If loading after shooting all 5. - Open loading gate - roll two chambers - load empty chamber - roll two chambers X2 (your really rotating 4 chamber positions) - close loading gate - engage target, cock hammer and fire. Practice with dummy rounds, it's not that hard, What stinks is doing a quick, perfect reload and missing the target. 😎

Adjustable Charge Bar for MEC Progessive - Model D I picked this up with some other items, thought about using it, but don't make many changes with my loads and have enough bars and bushings for my needs. Photos show what I have, no other parts or instructions were in the box. $60 shipped USPS flat rate padded envelope, continental US. Payment by PP-faf or check. I don't use other forms of payment.

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The lever movement may be shorter than current rules allow, shorter carrier block, 9mm is a rather short round.

If you have plenty of younger flexible shooters, a no miss, all knockdown stage is a hoot. 24 knockdowns, bring plenty of ammo.

I have shot stages with shotgun make up targets. Sometimes it's just a stationary dump plate, other times a reactive target, spring or spinner. Many times it's to make up plates left standing on a plate rack and the club wants to avoid shotgun loads beating up their rack. One club we do kd's with popper clay bird and let shooters make up a missed bird by hitting a stationary clay bird placed on a steel stand, looks like a lolly pop target.