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The FART is the common recommendation. I bought a Rebel 17 before the FART was a thing and it's held up well. I think it's approaching 10 at this point and I just changed out the drive belt for the first time. Still going!

I sort into: 1. Stepped brass and CBC. The thicker walls of CBC brass cause coated projectiles to get swaged in my FCD and then fall out. Stepped brass is out for obv reasons. 2. Crimped brass. Without on-press swaging this isn't worth it. 3. S&B. Tight primer pockets, can cause issues with seating and it takes longer to clear them then to just sort them out. 4. Everything else gets loaded.

Says it cannot ship to my address in Virginia. Also, where are you located in Michigan and do you have a retail store? I get up to MI a few times a year to visit my family.

Felt like he was reading through a checklist. Police, yup we love them. Freedom, one bullet at a time. Let's see here...uh right, holidays, yeah we like those too.

When you're too poor to afford the APE.

I prefer a lighter trigger, but the timer has shown that past a certain point it just doesn't make a significant difference in hits or time for me at my current skill level. 3 lbs with a decent enough trigger is about where that cutoff is for me. In the couple matches I have shot with it, once the timer goes off I don't notice the trigger in the 'pus and that's all I really need from it.

I have a platty and a couple high-end 2011s. Asked for the competition trigger on the platty and it came in right at 3 lbs. Noticeable creep on the trigger, smoothed out quite a bit with some dry and live fire cycles. For an $1800 gun, especially a 2011, the trigger is really good. It's nowhere near peak single action trigger though.

I agree with that as well. It's not a major gun where there's tons of gas to work the baffles on the comp. There's much less gas to use and ports *seem* like the would more efficiently direct the force where it needs to go. The next question is what port size and arrangement is best.

Well that's interesting. I picked up a Platypus as an IDPA gun (also just really wanted one) and was considering porting it. Comping just isn't an option on my gun, but ports are easy.

I've shot a lot of comped 9 major, but never a compensated minor gun. Do you think it makes a big enough difference that at the highest levels of IDPA competition guns without comps and/or ports are going to be non-competitive vs those with them?

Why do you want full ambi? Are you left-handed? You can get an ambi safety on the Stealth Arms platypus and stay well under budget. Here's one I specced out that might fit if the ambi mag catch is negotiable: Linky! The grip should be enough you don't need tape. I optioned the competition trigger (2.5-3.0 lbs), RMR/SRO cut, and ambi safety. In IDPA shooting a 2011-style gun the ambi safety is a must. Bull barrel because it pushes the threading back a bit closer to the slide leaving you more room for a comp. There are also options for porting.

It says right there that red dots will be repaired or replaced for free for life. Their electronics sections doesn't mention a 2-year warranty on red dots, only their other electronic products. I couldn't find the fine print to determine if they lump their dots into that electronics category, but I can tell you for absolute sure that Leupold replaces their red dots past the 2 year mark. To your original question, I looked at your optics as an option but the warranty was a no-go for me. Every pistol-mounted red dot I have ever owned required a warranty replacement at some point. Maybe things are different now (returning after several years away from the game), but my past experience indicates that a long warranty is a requirement.

I wonder if they are moving slower now. When I bought my Athena last year trying to find one in stock was almost impossible. They just sold so fast whenever a dealer got one. Now I look on GunBroker and there's a bunch listed and available right now. Either their production went up or they just aren't selling as fast.

Might work out to your benefit. I just saw in an email from Portside that Atlas is releasing 2 new models this month.

I have done this before. Tossed the whole jug. Just wasn't worth the risks. The plus side is that the more expensive the mistake, the less likely you are to do it again. Now I only have one powder on my bench. No exceptions, no matter what.