Is "Match grade" gonna be as bad as "Tactical"

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I just read an article on a custom 1911 and it has a "match grade" extractor :banghead:

It got me to thinking about the use of "Tactical" to describe anything from ammo to finishes to knives to clubs and anything else as a sales pitch. :fire:

Are the marketers using the same type of thing with "Match grade" this and that?
I've come across (and some at least are legit)
"Match grade" :
triggers
extractors
hammers
bushings
barrels (obviously)
slides

I'm waiting for match grade grips and beavertail safeties :rolleyes:
 
Nah, everyone knows that "match grade" is better than "tactical", being that "match grade" comes in colors other than black. :p
 
Does this mean I now have to upgrade my "tactical" undershorts to "match grade" undershorts?
 
Colors is right. My matchgrade undershorts are a nice neon orange color with lacy sides........wait...uh...I said to much. :uhoh: :D
 
a match grade extractor has been "cleared" in that the slot in it has been ground out a little so it does not press against the cartridge when it is chambered. this makes it thinner in that area and more subject to breakage. a broken extractor is a stoppage that must be replaced before that gun will function properly again. this is in the same relm as extending the ejector and enlarging the ejection port. one of those, every little bit helps. reliability in target guns is very important as you lose points when shooting an alibi for the lowest ten hits are scored. also, you are holding up the line when you are shooting said alibi. out there, all alone, with other shooters patting their foot and staring at you. brrr

1911s have been shucking empties for about a hundred years without this treatment. i have 4 match grade 1911s, all configured this way, however, my "working" .45 is box stock and i would never modify it in any way that could induce breakage/stoppage.

if you think you may need a cleared , match grade, extractor, examine the rims of your fired brass. if there is a small gouged mark on it, the extractor is bearing too hard on the rim. the answer is not to grind the extractor, but to replace it with another stock one. you need a spare anyway. cutting the extractor weakens it. dont do this to a work gun. i lost the tip of 2 extractors modifed in such a way, 1 in practice and 1 in a tournament. no problem on the range but, in the tournament, i hated to see 4 10s leave my scorecard. ouch.

match grade 1911s can be amazingly accurate, when modified by a match grade gunsmith. best to leave the work gun alone.
 
I am sure I'm not alone in admitting that I've been bitten by the old marketing bug before. Golf clubs, balls, tees, and training aids that add 40 yards to your drive and trim 9 strokes off your handicap. Fishing lures that light up, wiggle, rattle and fart. That's got to be worth at least $10 per lure!

But consumers have, and always will, respond to such marketing. As much as I would like to think that intelligent shooters are above that, we aren't.

As soon as there is some advertisement or even a picture showing a 20" 52 round double stack .45 magazine sticking out of some SWAT pistol, these boards will light up and distributors will be contacted. And bar the doors if someone tags it as "rare", "extremely limited quantities", or "only 10 remaining, get them NOW!".

Nope...I'm not above this. I'll continue to play the game. If it's worth it to me I'm placing my order.

I was admiring my match grade tactical keyboard as I was typing this.
 
..'match grade' has actually been bandied about for some time.. I remember clearly in the 80's, 'match grade Swenson slide release' etc. being big ticket items.. also I get the impression that 'tactical' is going the way of 'combat' i.e. politically incorrect.. :fire:

match :fire: grade kinda have a warm,cosy,fun feel to it :p .. after all, didn't Ruger say their firearms were made for sports and not defense hence they refused to come out with a compact autopistol and pushed for 10 rds limits on magazines.. now I see them winning contracts to supply pistols to armed forces.. :eek:

donkey sey the world nuh level..
 
Translations:

Match Grade: more expensive

Tactical: flat black or OD green and maybe more expensive

Silly marketing people!

-Brickboy240
 
"Match Grade" is as bad as "Tactical." It's nothing more than a couple of pretty words that don't actually mean anything. After all, it's not like there's a room full of old competitive shooters sitting around testing these new products to make sure that they make the gun function better in a competitive environment.

There are very, very few guns that can be considered match-worthy right out of the box.
 
"Match Grade" used to mean "oversized"...so that it had plenty of room to be fit, instead of having to be welded up and cut down to fit :) Generally, I expect to have to spend lots of fitting time on anything marked "match grade" or "National Match."

I suspect that "Tactical" means "Black, with lots of silly rails, intended to allow total posers to have a Walter Mitty fix," but I may be having translation errors ;)




Alex
 
The sad part is, I go for it every time. If it has a great review and positive feedback, match grade it is. The marketing guys must love me, I'm obscessed with buying, or thinking I'm buying, the best. :banghead:
 
What about "combat-proven"? I'm suprised I don't see that much. Its due for a outbreak here soon.
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Saw it today on Fobus packaging. What an empty phrase. Just because some units have seen combat and done well does not mean the units on the spinner rack at my local dealer will hold up to use. They could or could not. But I won't know for sure until it is too late.
 
I just make sure it has the seal of approval of the Mall Merchants Lowest Bid Mutual Protective Association of America.

They've been, "Proudly Making Graphs of Shrinkage Since 1972".

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They must be good.
After all when is the last time you heard of anyone robbing a Sbarro or a Cinnabon?








(notice the two bumper stickers, on the bulletin board, just to the left of the filing cabinets)
 
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