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Glad I didn't wait and just got a SRO.

Late to the party here but I am using a Werkz M7 for my G34 with TLR-1. Pretty sure they make it for the X300 also. Has Bladetech and Safariland mounting points so you can run it on pretty much any hanger. I’ve got it on a Boss for my USPSA rig and will be using a Henning T-X for IDPA.

No issues with the JG shoe at all. The trigger safety disengages just as it should.

I initially had trouble with the Timney trigger. The issues were at first user installation errors. I wasn't getting the sear housing deep enough into the ejector housing and the sear wouldn't release the striker. Once I realized this I was able to fix it. Then I had some failure to return to battery and light strikes. This was with a 13lbs recoil spring and a 4.5lbs striker spring. It turned out that the striker spring was over powering the recoil spring and not allowing the slide to return to battery reliably. The light strikes were a result of the slide being slightly out of battery. I added a 4lbs spring (which actually measured closer to 4.5) and this cured the problem. The gun had been 100% reliable ever since. I added the JG shoe before I even installed it.

Lol! I broke a punch and stabbed the broken end into my finger getting the Timney shoe off. Took the bloody broken punch to my grinder and dressed it and then was able to get the pin to move.

I measured a few different striker springs using a Lyman digital trigger pull gauge. With the slide off the frame I set the trigger pull gauge on the striker extension and pulled it back until the striker was at the point where it would be when released by the sear. With a 4.5lbs spring in the gun that was causing out of battery issues with the 13lbs recoil spring I got a pull weight of 4lbs 11oz. A new 4.5 spring produced similar results. With a new 4lbs spring I got a measurement of 4lbs 6 oz. After putting the slide back on the frame I checked to see if there was any hesitation to go into battery - so far there is none. Will live fire test tomorrow.

Due to the balance between the recoil spring and the striker spring working against each other. If you need a reduced power recoil spring to cycle lighter loads than a stock striker spring could prevent the slide from returning to battery. This problem is magnified by the Timney having the striker spring fully compressed. Did a check to see if there was any trigger bar interference. Took off back plate and pulled the trigger slowly until the striker was released. Holding the trigger at that release point I rode the striker forward and there was no contact between the striker and the trigger bar. Any marks on the trigger bar must be during reset. So what I have is simply an imbalance between the recoil spring and the striker spring. The light strikes were a symptom of not fully returning to battery. This imbalance is magnified by the Timney system’s “cocked” striker. Currently running 13lbs recoil spring and 4.5 striker spring. Ordered 4lbs striker spring and 15lbs recoil spring to try different combos. Already using a light weight striker. My present spring combo always set off the rounds, but occasionally I had issues returning to battery.

Is it possible you are not returning fully into battery? I have a Gen 4 G34 with a pure tungsten extended guide rod and a 13lbs spring and a 4.5lbs striker spring along with a Zev lightweight striker. I am still trouble shooting this setup since I just got a Timney trigger. Never had light strikes before installing the Timney, but on recoil spring testing the gun was hanging up when slowly riding the slide forward while holding the gun vertically. This was repeated with a stainless steel guide rod and 13lbs flat spring - same results. In live fire testing I did get one light strike and a few instances where the gun was not returning to battery fully. I've ordered a 4lbs striker spring and a 15lbs recoil spring in order to try a couple of different combinations. Of course, there is no problem returning to battery with the stock recoil spring, but that will not reliably cycle my loads (147gr over 3.2gr WST, 134pf). CCI primers. Other things I am going to try is polishing the striker channel, cups and spring. I will also play around with checking striker interference on the Timney trigger bar using an armorer's plate and the striker spring removed.

My son was 11 when he started shooting SC in RFPI and RFPO. He is 17 now and will be shooting Single Stack in SC and CDP in IDPA (my 1911 needs some attention).

Just ordered a TA for my 34.4 and a JG Vex shoe. Hopefully they will arrive somewhat soon.

Was running Pendulum yesterday and butchered it. Apparently 10 inches at 18 yards was a big ask.

Which will be first? Primers back to $30 per 1k or the X-10 being available?

During a classifer yesterday (among other problems) I had a round go "pthish" and no recoil. I dropped the mag and cleared the chamber. Unexpectedly, a full round ejected. Turns out the primer was seated sort of sideways, but was barely noticeable. I remember when I was loading these rounds that one primer sort of crunched its way in and I was surprised it didn't detonate. Visual inspection of that session's loads looked fine.

I just started shooting IDPA this year after being away from shooting sports entirely since the Area 7 UPSPA championship in 2017. I needed to do a classifier so I could register for regionals. Using a new slide and SRO on my G34, I shot it for the first time on Wednesday and did a practice 5x5. Having never done one before, and having never practiced Bill Drills, I shot a respectable raw time of 20:03 although I dropped 10 shots for a 30:03 score. I didn't sweat it though as I was sure that I would do much better after Sunday's match. I was wrong! Being only my second IDPA match, I was struggling with the lack of rigidity in my holster (Bladetech Classic w/Techlock and NexBelt, Bladetech mag pouches), but I was also surprisingly having trouble finding the dot. This wasn't a problem previously during dryfire, but on Sunday I just wasn't presenting to target very well at all. Times were slow but accuracy was mostly there. In all but two stages I maybe dropped one or two shots, but the two stages where I messed up I really messed up. After the match and clean up it was time to record a classifier. The first string I was a second slower than my time on Wednesday and my accuracy was terrible. I was all over the place. The second string was equally slow and terrible. Third string I was grouping well, but I was grouping very high, -1 for nearly each shot just below the head. Forth string I was placing body shots in the head and the head shot was a miss. The only thing that I could think was "WTF!". To make matters worse (not like this would have saved my score) the time was about 4 seconds slower. I had an opportunity to reshoot so I went to go again. First stage: sucked, second: sucked, third: all my shots were well grouped in the head despite my aiming for the body. At that point I touched my site and found it flopping around. I didn't put any loctite on when I mounted it and the screws backed out nearly all the way. That would do it! I showed clear and packed it in. Threw some blue on it when I got home (did my carry gun as well). On the plus side, I doubt I will ever do any worse.

What issues did you have with the stock?