Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

Re: Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

feeds@yuku.com (Carlos diaopter) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:42:04 GMT

This is what I still think of as my service rifle:
http://www.eme421.com/FNC1A1.html

Very nice with decent ammo.

Re: Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

feeds@yuku.com (CDR Xfire) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:01:04 GMT

Hi Wally,

I have done what you suggest ... I have had a set of shims made up with various thicknesses of steel shim stock folded to fit the underside of the elevation slide of Mausers ... and also the Swiss rifles. I have used these on the range when I'm just shooting for my own enjoyment, and it works very well. I'm not the decision authority for the CMP rules, but I would guess that these would be contrary to the spirit of "as issued". But then I thought that...

Re: Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

feeds@yuku.com (B747) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:09:43 GMT

CDR Xfire wrote:
Since you are allowed to use handloads, you can regulate your elevation zero with your powder charge. That's useful if you compete at both 100 and 200 yards, since the "adjustments" on the elevation scale are quite coarse.

Resp'y,
Bob S.

I don't know if it's allowed in CMP Matches, but in CBA Cast Bullet Issue Class Matches when I need a fine...

Re: Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

feeds@yuku.com (Bayani) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:30:57 GMT

Sorry . . . I don't know what I was thinking when I posted that. Maybe I wasn't thinking at all! Never mind.

Re: Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

feeds@yuku.com (Guisan) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:30:26 GMT

Yep 300 yards is 274 meters see...
http://www.lenntech.com/unit-conversion-calculator/length.htm

Guisan.

Re: Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

feeds@yuku.com (Zurihegel) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:17:09 GMT

Bayani I think you got it backwards. 300meters = 328 yards. To comvert meters to yards multiply meters by 1.093613. To convert yards to meters multiply yards by .9144.

Zurihegel

Re: Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

feeds@yuku.com (Bayani) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:13:04 GMT

Remember, that lowest sight setting is in meters, not yards. 300 yards = 328 meters. So, if you are shooting at 200 yards, you are 128 yards closer than the sight setting. If your rifle is shooting as you say, I'd hate to mess with it - it's probably dead-on for 300m Swiss matches.

Re: Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

feeds@yuku.com (Calibear) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:22:32 GMT

Chris -

Layne at www.tngunparts.com has the 'tall' front sights available for the LG1911 for around $20, if you opt to go that direction. Read his statement concerning shipping times.

Best,
Ron

P.S. - You also could ask Guisan if he has a rear sight 'fineadjuster' for your LG1911.

Re: Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

feeds@yuku.com (CDR Xfire) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:32:37 GMT

NuJudge wrote:
See CMP rules 3.6.1 and 3.6.3>CDD

Chris,

It's 6.3.6 that covers Foreign rifles. I think you are reading too much into it. If you can replace a barleycorn sight with a plain blade up to 0.1" wide, do you really think it would be illegal to vary the height of the blade? I don't think it's an issue.

Since you are allowed to use handloads, you can...

Trouble competing with a 1911 Long rifle

feeds@yuku.com (NuJudge) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:42:30 GMT

With the issue sights (rear set on the bottom setting: 300 yards) and using GP11 ammo, my recently acquired 1911 Long Rifle prints at 12 O'Clock in the 7 ring at 200 yards. I know that a taller front sight will cure this, but I read CMP rule 3.6.3 as not allowing changes to front sights other than substituting flat top front sights for inverted V front sights. See CMP rules 3.6.1 and 3.6.3: