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Repost in the right forum this time (oops).. My Citadel 1911 saga continues; bought this pistol second hand from a coworker. It was NIB when he bought it back in February, and now I'm thinking I know why he really sold it. I don't have any experience with 1911s at all, so I'm a little sheepish...

My Citadel 1911 saga continues; bought this pistol second hand from a coworker. It was NIB when he bought it back in February, and now I'm thinking I know why he really sold it. I don't have any experience with 1911s at all, so I'm a little sheepish about this one at the moment. I had posted...

I had great luck finding an accurate load in my .308 with the 168gr SMK. This load was 2.825" COAL (base to tip); shot .292moa @ 200 yards a few weeks ago. I recently started playing with the 175gr SMK, and have also been playing with the 165gr Nosler Ballistic Tip. I've been semi-concerned...

Recently picked up a Citadel full size 1911. Shot it for the first time this weekend, and it totally beat the snot out of the brass. Case mouths looks like somebody lightly pinched them with a pair of pliers. I've read somewhere that this may point to a problem with the extractor. I found...

... I've included these pics at a large size; hopefully I included enough information for you to work with. The first image is what you saw last week; 175gr Sierra Matchking .308 at 100 yards, 5 shot groups. The following three are 15 shot groups at 200 yards; 42.8, 43.3 and 43.8gr charges...

I detail stripped her tonight; glad I did. There was some grime in places that shouldn't have grime. :-) We'll be shooting on Sunday.

Well, there it is. I decided not to ask him why he was selling. Didn't want him to change his mind. :-). This is a nice pistol. The trigger is fantastic on this thing! Now I can say I have a 1911. Can't wait to shoot her.

Buddy at work has one of these for sale. Seems like a nice pistol to me. It's wood gripped, parkerized. $450 might be a little steep. What do you guys think about them? http://www.legacysports.com/products/cit_m1911.html Bud's has them listed new for $495. I'd offer him $400. I know he...

I imagine it looks like this. :) Started playing with the 175gr Matchkings in the .308. Started at 42.6gr and walked up in .2 increments to 43.8 (groups 1-7). Groups 4 and 5 are impressive; 5 has three on top of each other. It was great to see the groups shrink and then start to open up...

Went to the range tonight with a fresh batch of my "accuracy" load. These came out of a fresh lb of Varget and a new box of 168 Sierra Match Kings. I also tried a couple of different seating depths. I was very pleased with what happened with my first five shot group: 168gr SMK over 43.2gr...

I've got to the bottom of my "once fired" brass bucket. I've noticed that on about 1 in 20 or so, the round chambers significantly more snug than the others. The case lengths are all in spec, so I'm guessing that my shoulders are starting to creep. .308, fire formed. Only got the one rifle...

A while back I posted up some targets to distribute freely among ye' fellow range dwellers. After using these a bit myself, a few tweaks were in order. I don't know how many of you downloaded and used them; got a couple hundred hits on the first ones. So... I've updated and added a few. The...

A few weeks ago I did some ladder testing with the .308, and settled on what I was going to make more of for longer ranges. They DID NOT disappoint. :D Rifle is a Remington 700 SPS Tactical 20", HS Precision stock, Vortex Viper PST scope, Jewell Trigger. 5 Shots at 200 yards (one flier...

A kid I work with at the office asked me to take his rifle to the range today, to put a decent zero on it. He's only got 50 yards to play with off season, and he wanted to know how it flies at 100, 200... etc. I couldn't even get it zeroed. This is a pretty light rifle; plastic stock...

On my last few outings, my M&P has failed to lock open on the last round fired. Last night I tore everything down (way beyond field strip; down to the last pin) and cleaned to make sure the slide release lever moved freely, no gunk anywhere (or over-lubed) in the trigger group. Tore down the...

Stepping up the powder weight from 42.4 to 43.6 round robin. I wish I knew what my velocity was doing. This is out of my .308 SPS 20" @ 100 yards. I'm thinking I could load anywhere between 43 and 43.4 gr of powder and be "in there".. the wind was from the left at 5-10, so one on group #6...

Hey guys, Now that I'm reloading, I've discovered my next problem. My accuracy loads don't fit the factory floor plate mag in the rifle. I haven't measured the factory box, but it must be something close to 2.8, cause 2.85 won't fit. :mad: There are four that I'm aware of, at various price...

... did this yesterday back on the farm. What a blast!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXC9RhStMz4&list=HL1333899113&feature=mh_lolz I'd never tried this stuff before... now I'm convinced that I'm just gonna have to keep some around for special occasions. :D Also confirmed that my rifle...

Twas a rainy day at the range this evening.... Last post, I had noted that my case runout was out of control, and while I did manage to pull off a .362" group, I wasn't satisfied that I was seeing what I needed to see because of the runout problem. After running some more rounds using a...

Hey guys, Tonight after work I went out to try my first batch of reloads. It was not time wasted!! This was my second 5 shot group using: .308 168gr SMK, Federal Premium Brass, CCI #200 primer, 40gr Varget and 2.8" COAL. 100yds. :eek: (0.362" @ 100yds if you don't count the flyer) My plan...