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Bought a Delta Elite in 1990. Still have it. Used to shoot it a lot. My SVI limited gun was originally a 10mm. After the PF dropped, I had a .40 barrel fitted to it. I would use 10mm to shoot competition with due to brass cost/availability, and problems with .40 cases getting into your supply of 10mm cases and causing problems when reloading. If you hot load 10mm, you need to use the appropriate springs, but you will still beat up the gun if it's a 1911/2011.

I owned a SCG. Nickled receiver and blued slide. Early 2000s production. Very cool rollmark and cool name for the model. Very nice looking gun. Lots of problems, though. Lots of very sharp edges. Series 80 means the bomar is mounted more rearward than I cared for. The slight increase in sight radius was offset by problems with holster fit and the sharp corners of the bomar blade had more opportunities than I liked to tear things up. Fit of the beavertail was very good. It lacked a pad on the bottom, though, so I problems with not fully engaging the grip safety (no such problems with my multiple other 1911s). The extractor was way, way, way too loose. Had to tune that myself. Nickled receiver meant the only way for me to improve grip on the slippery frontstrap was skateboard tape. The front strap was not high-cut. Hated that about it. Trigger was nothing to write home about. Test target was OK but not great. The fit of the barrel bushing to the slide and the barrel, and the fit of the slide to frame was as loose as some of the 40+ yr old GI guns that I handled when I was in the Marines (K-Bay in 93/94). The S&A magwell was merely slid onto the gun. It was NOT fitted to the gun. The barrel link pin was not staked correctly and it fell out on field stripping it. The dovetail joint of the ambi safety wasn't fitted corretly (the gap on the female side was excessive), so no amount of effort on my part would ever provide a reliable fit, unless I wanted to buy and fit a new one. The halves of the safety were always separating and then when manipulating the RH side of the safety, the left-wards pressure would made the LH side of the ambi bind against the receiver. All in all, I was tremedously disappointed in this gun and sold it at a loss, but good riddance to it. It would have cost so much more to make all the problems right. I've had other Colts that I've been happy with, just not this one.

I LOVE my SIRT G17. Been using it about 2 yrs. So much better than Airsoft or anything else out there. SIRT makes dry fire rewarding, effective, and fun. I also use it to train new shooters, to do force on force, to demonstrate techniques, etc. It has helped me develop my skills and saved me a lot of ammo. This has more than paid for the SIRT. I use my SIRT to do drills from various books (Anderson, Kirch, Seeklander), the drills on Burkett's website, and I integrate it into my live fire routine (shoot the drill live, then with the SIRT several times, and then live again). My IDPA classifier went from 101-ish to 83-ish after a month training with the SIRT.

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Noveske 18" lightweight. It's 32 oz, but it's not skinny. No problems with the barrel heating up. It delivers just under/just over 1moa with ball ammo, depending on the brand. But I'm only using a 4x scope to shoot these groups, so not doubt it would do better with more magnification.

Another vote for the ZD. Have had mine for about 6 months. No problems with the dot being too dim.

The Shaw barrel is working well for Jesse and Kalani. Very well indeed. Definitely accurate enough to place in the top 10 at major matches, repeatedly. What more do you need to know? Don't worry about it, just shoot it.

Hope FNH picks him up. That would be a win all around. Go Dave!

Very, very nice. Be sure to spend the time to make sure your mags and ammo work 100%. 9mm in a 1911/2011 can be problematic (I say that having loaded for 9mm major for several years). Which holster are you going to use for it?

http://www.sportoptics.com/meopta-meostar-528210.aspx

Slight thread drift . . . something else to consider ref buying vs reloading. Add up the costs of shooting a major match. Add to that the cost of shooting factory rifle ammo, vice shooting reloads. Now, what does it cost you in time, frustration, score, etc when those reloaded rifle rounds don't work for you? Reloaded rifle ammo has caused a lot of problems. Consider using reloads for practice and local matches, and factory loads for major matches. Excepting of course, those who have a track record of reloading rifle ammo that works 100%.

Glad to help, JD. Just paying it forward for help I received from many others here!

Larue mounts are among the best. Consider their SPR or SPR-E mount. AFAIK, both can be had in the 1.5" height, or the 1.93" height if that is what you prefer. Larue offers a combo package of a mount and a ZD. Also check with Sportoptics.com, they have a very good price on the ZD.

Bought mine from Sportoptics.com

The TR24 is a good scope. I have both it and a ZD on hand right now (the TR is a loaner to me from a friend). I like the holdover capabilty and the illumination of the ZD. To each their own. As you said, each has its drawbacks!