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I've heard that with slide mounting that must about all of them start to have problems after 10,000 rounds or so. For example, having difficulty holding zero. The electronics take a beating on the slide. For the price of these small red dots that makes me hesitant to invest. I would definitely like to hear more stories from high round count shooters on their experiences. Most of the folks I know with these setups don't fire many rounds so they aren't good test subjects.

Agreed. Good stuff and there are so many kinds there is always something new to try. I was recently recommended Glendronach 12 yr and Clynelish 14yr. I haven't made it around to either yet. I need to look into them first to see if the tasting notes match my likings.

Hi Dave, Something I've picked up in the last few years. I wasn't drinking scotch when you were shooting IDPA out at Eagle Lake. Cheers, -Vincent

I second the recommendation for The Balvenie Doublewood 12yr. It's good and in the $40 range for a 750ml. The double wood name is from the sherry oak finish. I've spent a few years trying different things but so far my favorite is Glenfiddich 30 year. I like it better than Johnny Walker Blue. May sound weird but the JW Blue is actually too smooth for my taste - a total lack of burn actually takes away from the character a little. It's still very good - just not my favorite. For my taste buds I don't care for most I've tried from the Islay region or Johnny Walker Red on the blended side. Everyone recommends what they like but scotch flavors vary so widely you just have to try stuff out. Trying things at the bar can save a lot of money in the long run. Here is a good tastings link: http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/award/

SSP MA - match bump at 2002 Nats (1st EX) CDP MA - match bump at 2003 Nats (1st EX) ESP MA - shooting the classifier I tend to do better at matches than the classifier. For example in 2003 I missed Master on the classifier a month or so before Nationals then won CDP EX by a large margin. Same thing in USPSA. I got bumped to A Open in 2006 by winning B at Space City but my Open classifier scores are still B.

Nice job.

I've got Comp-Tac units for my STI and they work great.

Did they get rid of the "grip safety" that the current XD's have?

Thanks! (maybe) In case the irony was in the statement about irony, the point of the info: 1) I'm a current IDPA member but have not recently been an active IDPA shooter. 2) Back to the other thread about an IDPA GrandMaster class. I'm one of those guys that gets beat by Sevigny (or insert top shooter name) and I still don't think IDPA needs another class at this time. I'd rather see consistent enforcement of rules at major matches which means a better SO training system. From my friends who still shoot a lot of IDPA majors it seems that this is still an issue. I was considering these threads related. Maybe I'm just way off base.

Made Master in 2002 after 3 years of working up the ranks. SSP MA (match bump) CDP MA (match bump) ESP MA (classifier) Vincent Zontini A03438 Current IDPA member but during the last 4 years I've only shot IDPA a few times a year. My only major during that time is S&W 2007 (2nd Master SSP behind Dave Sevigny and Gordon Carrell). I haven't shot IDPA or USPSA more than a handful times in the last 2.5 years.

I used to think IDPA needed a class higher than Master because of Sevigny and Leatham. Now I think the IDPA organization's time would be better spent on a well executed SO training program. Improving the quality and consistency of SO training would better the overall experience of shooters at all major matches. This would help every shooter not just the handful of shooters who are disappointed because Sevigny beat them again at Nationals.

Nice!

+1 - Thanks

Practice shooting at targets with clear plastic bags over them so that the first time you see it is not at a major match. Same goes with shooting at targets with shirts over them.

When I'm shooting I like to be 1) relaxed mentally - focused on the shooting at hand. 2) attentive visually - knowing what I want to see to make a shot and being patient enough to see it without dilly-dallying around and seeing too much 3) aggressive physically - snap my eyes where they need to go, drive the gun from target to target, and really MOVE from position to position. I don't expect to be physically relaxed while shooting (i.e. muscles relaxed). Now at other times in the match I try to make an effort to relax my muscles to ease extra tension that isn't needed. I find the mental "relaxation" is really clarity and focus on what you want to do. It "seems" relaxing to me, so I use that word. Hard to write down.