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doing a lot more practicing. If there is enough interest at your club, you could even start run-n-gun rimfire matches. Or rimfire falling plate matches. It may seem like an expensive way to go about getting a rimfire rifle to shoot matches with, but not really. If you already have an AR, you already have a trigger job on it, right? And if you don't, you will soon. The usual alternative? A Ruger 10/22, which is a nice rifle, but you'll end up plugging more into the Ruger to bring it up to speed than you would on a conversion upper for an AR. So, for those of us who already have an AR, getting a .22LR conversion upper makes sense. And for those of you trying to find some way to get the non-IPSC shooting members of your club interested in some kind of fast-paced shooting, then falling plates with a rimfire against the clock just might do it. (If it doesn't, check their pulse. They may have already expired and just don't know it.) Now if we could just get our club's 9-pin plate racks plates to tip over to rimfires. -4‘ Why are regular conversions such a pain? You'd think slapping a regular conversion into your AR would be a simple thing, right? Sorry. The problem begins at the chamber. The .22LR doesn't come close to filling the .223 chamber. (If it did, it wouldn't be what it is, right?) So, the standard conversion uses a .223-shaped smoothbore extension that has a .22LR chamber in its rear. After the bullet is done sliding down the unrifled extension and does finally get to where the rifling is, it faces a double whammy. The nominal bore of a .22 centerfire is .224", while that of a .22 rimfire is supposed to be .221". As if the centerfire bore being .003" too large wasn't enough, the twist is wrong. The slowest common twist in .223 is one turn in 12 inches, condensed to read 1/12. Many match barrels, and some intended for heavier bullets, have twists of 1/9 and 1/7. What is proper for a 40 grain rimfire bullet? 1/16. Yes, one rurn in sixteen inches. That soft little rimfire slug has to contend with an unguided start in life, then a loose and overly fast-twist barrel. Add to that any bore roughness that a jacketed centerfire bullet would shrug off. That roughness is too much for the swaged lead rimfire bullet to contend with. Is it any wonder accuracy is casual at best and bores get leaded up quickly? The only solution is to start over, and use a proper chamber and bore. The cost difference from even the cheapest 9mm will quickly pay for the conversion. A Demand Performance When your shooting performance demands the best, demand STARLINE! frfAit' 4. tip ‘0 . '` mien Order on-line or factory direct www.starlinebrass.conn „.;11 Doug Koenig ;me Masters Champion Time Bianchi Cup Champion 3 Time Steel Challenge Champion .11ade Huh Pride in the USA 1300 West Henry Street • Sedalia, MO 65301 800-280-6660 • 660-827-6640 FAX 660-827-6650 • www.starlinebrass.cnm Prices inckitle shipping and Sanding within the • States except Alaska and Hawaii. Add 35e per S:C:u ordered tot shipping insurance Prioes are subtect to change without notice. TERMS. Payment must accom• pany order VISA. MasterCard. DISGOVer Amenr,an Express, cashiers check. money order. personal checks accepted Orders subject to check clearance 111111111131C GA. Morn "0 SSW SD SPECIAL SS SPECIAL. as, Ewa 067 WO OS CAIWLL r0 40 00 wIL012 MI PAW 1016M 106101 MAO 400 CON KW 11664a6 41 MAO • 14 MAO 04 66 ap-so as CO 44-40 41.• OD • •11.1661/44 44 COLA 44 OPEC., 44 MAO mil SYMMS MAO 04 OD 44 ALITO MA0 411 AL/TO ALIWW14 7.166/P-SB. 446 WOWLANo MI WIN MAO 4.0 Yon 00140111.L9 40 COI T 410 LOOPS 01:01,14-4604 , . • , „ • , SAO PA PM; PAR 1100.11 PAN •" 17,00 MSS. —SEW —PESO 1_22,052_ ,•• 46 OD 76 • 420.0.___En • _41 00 7o . ■ • .aou r,— . 0 00 IND 00 41, 041 OD 104 Ins on 37,0 • oni.612_64 Yea 11, PA00 an 1, 66.00 •ne e l OD 10o lad oa MO Oa O690 SE OD 1116 00 avtl Op 10F• • 7 OD M. 61,00 11112.10 no• . 'rano sew tu, n■ • 444 0A6ULL on 00 '9. • .MR.OLSWEI______-1.1.99-199 4011k lama* all On la- 717 67.120_1111.90 wi on LP 41 —1111t2IL__214 flys os a partial list. Call lot a compeele lost of products, prices and delovery FRONT SIGHT • July/August 2002
w lien 'Tina and Robert Bagnato deciduti to tie the knot last year, they knew right away where they would honeymoon — the Nationals! Honeymoorung at Nattonais? The Bagnatos wish to thank Jim Shanahan at Advanced Performance Shooting for helping make their trip possible. The Bagnatos have been enthusiastic shooters for some time. In fact, Tina tells Front Sight that the pair recently moved to Arizona from New York, largely "because shooting is so friendly there." The Bagnato's entire wedding party (with a few exceptions) were planning to make the 2001 Back-to-Back match until the events of September 11 re-set everyone's calendar. For the Bagnatos, the tragedy struck terribly close to home. Until just before the match, Robert worked inside the World Trade Center. He and Tina had been at the Area 7 match the week before. Following the attacks, the wedding party largely canceled out, but the Bagnatos decided to go for it. After checking on friends and relatives in New York City, "we drove up here from Arizona. There were just too many complications to risk flying," says an enthusiastic Tina. "We were afraid we wouldn't make it," Robert added, smiling rill the while. USPSA CLUBS - You can't mA-rcH this deal... FREE Match Results Utility when you sign up for Secure Website Hosting Fronn SHOOTERS.com USPSA and SHOOTERS.com , the leading site for shooting enthusiasts, is offering this terrific program to help USPSA Clubs provide more to their members. Our new Match Results Utility makes it easy to capture. track. and share match results for all your events. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN OFFER: " Secure website hosting • Email services * Online data updates by the club " Enhanced visibility on SHOOTERS com * Use of FlashNews on SHOOTERS com FTP access and statistical reports ' Domain name setup (optional) Site Builder Utility (optionai - coming soon!) Plus...Get a FREE Match Results Utility * Post your club's match results instantly PRICE: only $20/month ($240/year) for Hosting & Match Results Utility or simply subscribe to Match Results for $10/monlh ($120/year) Sign up today! -ianna at 4263 sannac@allvertical com More for USPSA Members at SHOOTERS.com ... SEARCH: Your resource for everything about shooting. TALK: Join hundreds of enthusiasts in our talk rooms. SHOP: Find hundreds of dealers with online shopping. WIN: Enter our monthly sweepstakes. SINOTHISIt A service of A VAIIVertical, inc. July/August 2002 • FRONT SIGHT
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