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Opened the magwell up on my gun:

http://forums.brianenos.com/index.php?/topic/244615-how-to-reload-a-stock-iiiii-like-a-boss/

 

...which helped delete a lot of the pause at the magwell after two nights of practice & adjustment. It's getting there, 1/10th of a second at a time.

 

 

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1 hour ago, jondextan said:

I probably missed it but what holster are you using for the Stock 3?

 

BOSS Hanger from Ben Stoeger Pro Shop. $50ish.

 

Double-layer kydex holster body from @Kingman at Red Hill Tactical. $60ish.

 

This combination is twice as rigid as anything else I've used, it's seriously impressive. I thought the BOSS by itself was stout, but how much of a difference a double-thickness holster makes? Equally surprising. Even with the heavy pig that is an S3 on your belt, there's no flopping around jogging uprange to clear the stage after resetting, etc.

 

Blade-tech DOH's are for chumps. ;) 

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Ok, so I have to ask....

 

Just how many standing reloads do you plan for in USPSA?

 

I ask because as an IDPA guy, those reloads look rock solid. But from what I've read (because I haven't been able to make a USPDSA match yet) most USPSA reloads should ideally be done on the move. And I know from experience that moving reloads look a lot different than stationary ones.

 

But I also don't practice in any sense of the word. So do people also practice reloading on the move?

 

I don't mean for this post to sound critical, but I have been drinking. :eatdrink:

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You're good. No offense taken!

 

On the drills? If you can't crush them standing still, they won't be any better on the move. I also put that video up because static ones are easiest to film.

 

Most of my actual practice is trying to nail reloads during a short movement of about 5-6 feet, being up and ready to shoot upon arrival. Those are the most challenging ones to hit without screwing up your runs in live fire.

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On 2/1/2017 at 9:56 PM, MemphisMechanic said:

Opened the magwell up on my gun:

http://forums.brianenos.com/index.php?/topic/244615-how-to-reload-a-stock-iiiii-like-a-boss/

 

...which helped delete a lot of the pause at the magwell after two nights of practice & adjustment. It's getting there, 1/10th of a second at a time.

 

 

When shooting the Glock 34 my reloads were similar to yours. Drop the mag, pull strong hand elbow into rib cage for an index point while rotating magwell toward eyes, insert mag and present to target. This has not worked at all for me with the Tanfo. What I have found is that reloading this gun at speed is much more consistent if the gun stays at eye level throughout the reload. It feels odd at first but I feel like it not only makes reloading these guns easier but also is faster as you are eliminating unnecessary movement. 

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Interesting viewpoint.

 

Alex Gutt (2016 Production National Champ) is pretty much the go to guy for Tanfo reload porn, with his Lim Pro:

 

@WJM's reload:

 

Both of them load in roughly the "where you clap your hands" position. Ben Stoeger famously loads even lower and closer.

 

So... I don't know if you're unusual, or they are.

 

Dont forget that my magwell is throated big time, either. I did a few loads last night with my G34, and it is now much harder to load at speed than the Tanfoglio.

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Not that I am one to advise necessarily, but I'm betting the guys that reload higher, practice doing it that way a LOT. Same for the guys that reload lower.

Clearly both ways work.... they just work better for some than others, mainly because that's how they practice it.


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So today's match...

 

Dryfire has gotten everything down for me except for the single action trigger at speed.

I still trigger freeze if I really try to hammer down for the first few stages, until I get used to the trigger again in live fire.

 

Had maybe 3 mag changes that hung up, but nailed the rest clean.

 

I also ran 200 rounds of winchester-primed ammo through the gun with a 13 pound Patriot spring without a single hiccup. I'll be going back to my CCIs and heavier springs, but it was good to know that the gun will work 100% with that ammo and spring combination.

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Memphis, it has been a few months since my switch from the G34 to the S3. Would you agree with me in that shooting the S3 is "easier" than the G34? I think that I can shoot the G34 as well as the S3, but not as consistently and I have to work more to achieve similar results.

 

The light SA trigger and 2.5lb weight of the gun sort of fill in any grip issues for me. Whereas the G34 is a lighter gun and a heavier trigger, so I have to "drive" it more. If you don't death grip the G34, you get punished.

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I've been shooting my Lim Pro for several months now and am getting pretty comfortable with the switch.  Today I was at the range and was going between my new SP-01 and the Lim Pro for a couple hundred rounds.  Decided to shoot my XDM for a couple mags and gun felt like I was trying to hold onto a bucking bull.  The XDM is a gun I've got about 20k rounds through and before starting to switch over was very comfortable with.  

 

The XDM was a gun that I was thinking about turning into a CO rig but now I'm questioning even keeping the gun.

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10 minutes ago, aandabooks said:

I've been shooting my Lim Pro for several months now and am getting pretty comfortable with the switch.  Today I was at the range and was going between my new SP-01 and the Lim Pro for a couple hundred rounds.  Decided to shoot my XDM for a couple mags and gun felt like I was trying to hold onto a bucking bull.  The XDM is a gun I've got about 20k rounds through and before starting to switch over was very comfortable with.  

 

The XDM was a gun that I was thinking about turning into a CO rig but now I'm questioning even keeping the gun.

Sell it and put the funds towards a new top end for your Lim Pro CO conversion. ;)

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9 minutes ago, aandabooks said:

What does one of those cost?  Will it make weight?  

EAA seems to want a pretty penny for the Lim Pro top end. Somewhere in the market of $600 if I'm not mistaken? There may be an alternative in using a different slide that would be cheaper.

 

9 minutes ago, MemphisMechanic said:

A Stock II can make weight in CO with some work. A Lim Pro should be pretty easy in comparison.

+1

And with what PD is coming out with as far as lighter grip panels and reduced weight guide rods, it will be even easier to make a CO Lim Pro.

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Updating the original topic, on switching from M&P to a Tanfoglio. I'd say it took me 3.5 months but I'm slightly ahead of where I was when I first made the switch: I'm finally a slightly better shooter with the Stock 3 than when I put the M&P down.

 

Here's my first (barely) M class run on a classifier with the Tanfoglio:

 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, MemphisMechanic said:

Updating the original topic, on switching from M&P to a Tanfoglio. I'd say it took me 3.5 months but I'm slightly ahead of where I was when I first made the switch: I'm finally a slightly better shooter with the Stock 3 than when I put the M&P down.

 

Here's my first (barely) M class run on a classifier with the Tanfoglio:

 

 

 

I see what is holding you back from GM.  You've got the gun on the wrong side.

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