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  1. Black barrel silver hood here on my newly-purchased SP01 Shadow.
  2. I am almost positive the final verdict will be "try, and see what works for you", however, I must ask for guidance. I have shot USPSA intermittently over the past 20 years and am planning another push. This coming year I turn 45, and I'm setting a goal to shoot the SS Nats. I have no illusions of being anything other than a B/C shooter there to enjoy myself and shoot my first major match. I have a new 1911 and plan to run either a Comp Tac or Garret Silent Thunder holster. I'm a male, so no DOH for Single Stack. I also like shooting in USPSA Production, Steel Challenge, and local 3-gun matches. In these games I tend to run a CZ, most often a 75 Shadow (although I do have an SP01 on the way). For the past 7 years I have shot from a Blade Tech holster with the DOH removed. I recently bought a Stoeger BOSS holster for the incoming SP01, and am now questioning my holster position for the CZs. Previously, I ran all holsters in SS-legal config (even a limited rig I had) for consistency of draw. I am tall (6' 3"), with long arms, and although it felt like I was drawing into my armpit, I practiced enough that my hands fell naturally into position on the gun. Now I wonder if I am sub-optimizing my draw in other divisions/games in order to keep a foolish consistency. I have tried the DOH back in my CZ's holster, and after a bit it did feel more comfortable, but all heck broke loose when I tried to go back to my Single Stack rig. So the question for those who shoot Single Stack and other divisions/games: Do you keep your holster position consistent across your rigs, or do you vary to take "advantage" of what the rules allow? Am I better off training for a single draw position, or should I be working to adapt to any rig? Or am I way overthinking all of this? Thank you for any advice/guidance. 59B
  3. This past weekend I got to put a 226 SAO in my hand for the first time. I did not walk out with it, but I did walk away pondering hard and significantly impressed. I grew up begging for opportunities to shoot my dad's Gold Cup National Match. My first pistol was a first-run Kimber Classic that I still have, and have put many thousands of rounds downrange through in competition. Like many others, I'm a 1911 guy. However, I've never been a 2011 guy. In 9mm, I have competed with Beretta 92's, CZ's, and the very occasional Glock. Sigs have been problematic because I have no flippin' idea what to do with my strong-hand thumb. I have decocked 226's under recoil before because I end up resting my thumb on the decocker. A safety solves that problem. I was very curious about this pistol, and I have to say that I am now thinking this could be a really decent choice for 3-gun. 20 round mags are readily available, it has a very nice trigger, and usable sights. I could see swapping out the front post for a full fiber optic sight, but that might be the only change I would make. I liked it enough that I'm probably going to put my backup rifle on the block to try to pick one up.
  4. PMAG Gen 2 and Gen 3. Old 20 round straights if there is a need to go prone, mostly 30 rounders (including a couple of "coupled"), 40 rounders, and a 48 round Nordic extended. I've used USGI mags as well without issue, but I prefer the PMAGs.
  5. I'd be interested in your comparisons between those two. I hope that you enjoy the new barrel. I'm excited about the 308 Win version of the same. Thanks! I'm pretty stoked. I decided that this one would be a no-compromise gun, so instead of a MTAC 1-4, I plan on going with a Vortex Razor 1-6. Mount will be a Bobro instead of a PEPR. Trigger will be a Geissele SD-3G flat instead of a CMC 3.5 Flat. Still somewhat undecided on a muzzle device. Receiver set should be picked up this coming week - an Aero set in FDE. Never had a "color" gun before.
  6. Bringing up a necro thread, but I ordered my fluted melonite this evening. I've got a hankering for a 16" 3 gun rifle build and this barrel seemed to be the ticket. My current 3-gun rifle has a Nordic 18", looking forward to the comparison in shooting. The nordic is very, very smooth shooting.
  7. Still very happy with my SX3. Then again, I'd rather buy a new SX3 every match than have to run a Benelli. I guess old prejudices die hard....
  8. I've now spent a bit of time with one (although it's not mine ). A friend bought a 24". It's fast. Very fast. I certainly can't outrun the bolt, no matter how I may try. Also, with the stock IC choke, Fiocchi Low Recoil slugs printed exactly to POI at 50 yd. Federal low recoil slugs were about 6" high, but centered side-to-side. Recoil seemed less than my Winchester Super X 3. Very impressed with this shotgun.
  9. I feel your pain. I've got a 18" rifle gas Nordic barrel that I love. I've got two good friends that want to build similar rifles, and I'm not sure what to tell them that doesn't involve a significantly higher cost, particularly in trying to find a barrel.
  10. What do you want to use it for? Shadow is a great USPSA Production/IDPA SSP gun, the TS is a great USPSA Limited choice in .40. Both work for 3 gun.
  11. After messing with one this weekend, I'd choose the Beretta 1301. That is a fast, light shotgun. My second choice would be what I currently shoot with only a mag extension and bolt handle swap, the Winchester Super X 3.
  12. 59Bassman

    CZ TS Limited equip.

    DAA belt, CR speed pouches, Blade Tech holster here for my CTS. Good for USPSA Limited as well as 3 gun.
  13. Bought a CMC flat as I will often use my flat-trigger CZ CTS as the handgun, and I always used a flatter trigger shoe on my competition shotguns years ago. I don't have a ton of experience with other options, but I can't imagine a 3 gun trigger getting enough better than this one to make a difference.
  14. I am afraid that I caused the thread divergence, which I apologize for doing. That was not my intent. As I mentioned in my original post, I have no experience with major 3 gun matches. I (incorrectly) assumed that the prize tables were being generated the way I saw them done in Sporting Clays - by raising the match fees to pay for the prizes, rather than through sponsorship product placement donations. If the sponsors are donating the items and would prefer an order-of-finish handout, I've got no problem with it. Where I had an issue was with tournaments that were essentially forcing everyone to enter a nassau that paid the top finishers whether you liked it or not. This whole side discussion really did connect with the original topic, as I saw a number of posts that appeared to indicate that the popularity of 3-gun was due to the depths of the prize tables. I disagree, but I understand that everyone does this for different reasons. I first shot USPSA in the mid-90's and really enjoyed it. Some of my friends were getting into 3 gun, and I certainly couldn't afford it at the time. 10 years later I could, and discovered that multigun was more than 3X the challenge (and fun) of single gun. I will still shoot USPSA, but my local club's USPSA matches will take 2nd place if there's a 3 gun tournament within a 2 hour drive on the same day. Personally, I think the growth in 3 gun is somewhat driven by the explosion in popularity of the AR-15. Most people are not buying a high power competition-compatible AR, rather they are buying (typically) a carbine with some sort of red dot. 3 gun is more accessible to that configuration, and people who have been shooting IDPA, USPSA, or Steel Challenge realize there's another sport they can participate in. They scare up a Mossberg 500 and they're a 3-gun shooter. Sorry again for the apparent threadjack.
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