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  1. I was shooting limited exclusively also and switched when they made the 141mm mag rule change in carry optics. I am classified in limited as B and Carry optics I'm also a B but with a few percent higher in carry optics. I was able to switch over to a dot very quickly and so far after a year now I haven't gone back to limited.
  2. When I tried STI's in mine before installing the new mag catch mine did the same thing. Then I tried a known good mag catch from a friends STI and it fixed my problem. If you are hitting the mag well with the shorter mag base plate then you may have an issue with that too.
  3. Yep I had some problem with my sps 40 out of the box. The mag catch was cheap and not catching right. I replaced mine with one from Dawson precision and never had another problem.
  4. I had the same mag dropping issue in my sps 40. The problem with mine was a cheap mag catch. I replaced it with one from dawson precision and never had another problem with that issue.
  5. Dawson precision makes a nice one
  6. Yes all parts I've replaced on mine we're actually listed as STI parts and all of them fit very well or as intended.
  7. 14# for me on 40 minor load for Carry Optics.
  8. I would say the STI would be the cheaper way to go as long as you are happy with it right out of the box. If you have to start changing things because of shooter preference or reliability issues it will be about the same out come.
  9. Been running a 14# in mine now for 20000 plus rounds and no problems at all. I would like to actually go down to a 12# now that I'm shooting minor in carry optics
  10. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QRZN7oTcOtEStmtGj75ZwtIHyte4mXrz/view?usp=drivesdk Here is link to a pic of mine in its current state now. Hope it works
  11. Yep.....the mag catch on it had to be replaced right out of the box and then the ambi safety broke in 1st match. Everything else lasted until about the 5000 round mark then I started getting really bad hammer follow. A gun Smith buddy of mine took it apart and found out the hammer and sear engagement was just wore out. Then shortly after that the trigger bow broke and since that is the 1st part to assemble in gun basicly I went ahead and picked up a new grip so I could use a bigger mag well. Then in the next couple matches the extractor broke and while we were replacing it we found the ejector was way to loose on the mount and I replaced that to. At that point I went ahead and replaced the firing pin to just be sure. All the small parts are made from metal injection molding (MIM) and are no where near as tough as parts machined from billet or forgings so they wear quickly but are much cheaper to produce.
  12. I've got one in 40 that I've put around 20,000 rounds through it so far. The frame, slide and barrel fit are really good but by 5000 rounds I had basicly replaced every small part in it. I also ended up replacing the grip on mine with a STI DVC grip so I could run a bigger mag well. They must save money on the price due to using all MIM parts on all their small parts.
  13. I had trouble with a mag like this once before. All I could figure was I shoot a indoor single stage match once a week and I dropped a nearly full mag on the concrete floor so I could finish the rest of the stage with no worries of a mag change and after that mag change I had a problem with that particular mag. I compared it's width to my other mags and it had bulges right where the trigger bow slides back and was hitting the mag just as the trigger was trying to break. All I could do was get some fine sand paper and a flat surface and sand it down to get rid of the bulge until the trigger bow stopped making contact.
  14. I have never even put a drop in the striker channel on mine and have never had any trouble at all with 20000 plus rounds through my XDM 5.25
  15. Check and clean striker channel. No oil in it either. Oil will create a hydrolock situation and light strike every time.
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