tdp88

Did you keep the round that was hung up to see if it had a long OAL?

I would stick with the SRO. Those saying only irons for home defense probably still shoot single stack...

I agree on the extractor plunger spring. I would think a worn recoil spring could cause the slide to move much faster and cause the brass to eject faster and further.

I'm saying that stage designers only accounting for hi-cap divisions makes lo-cap less fun. It's not the round count, it is the design.

I think it also has a lot to do with most matches being setup for hi-cap. Most matches just aren't very "fun" for lo-cap, including most majors. The last match that was truly fun to shoot lo-cap was 2019 OK Section. So, I'd say it's really more about stage design than unpopular rule changes.

Have you checked lone wolf?

I went OEM with TTI basepads. The only issue I have is that the lips on the bottom of the mag get chewed up when I take off the basepads to clean the mags. They aren't to the point that they wont stay on but they look rough.

I'd say anything over 115 for reloading should be fine.

I run a 13lb ISMI at 135PF

The 34 will have a little less recoil and would be better for reloads, which are minimal in CO. If you're just wanting to have fun then just shoot the 19 and get a 34 holster incase you ever upgrade.

It's highly unlikely that you would see any difference in the accuracy of a Gen 5 vs your Gen 3.

I can't get 23 reloadable with my TTI but honestly, I don't think 23 vs 22 will ever come into play at a match. I would definitely sacrifice one round on my reload for reliability.

I didn't realize it was a 115 gr bullet. It's almost certainly too much recoil spring with that load.

Looks like it's probably too light of a recoil spring. I use a 13lb on my Gen 5 34 and don't have any issues but I hear that a lot of people have malfunctions with anything less than 15lb on the Gen 5's.

I'm a visual learner, so it really helps me seeing video of the drills. They talk through a lot of common mistakes and give demos of the correct and the wrong way to do drills. They are also able to go more in depth of the purposes of specific drills and show you what it should look like. The match talk through videos are also extremely helpful. It's one thing to watch a match video of a top guy but to have them break it down in slow motion from various camera views while talking about what they were seeing and what they did right or wrong is invaluable in my opinion. I've also watched a lot of training video reviews from other users on there and seeing common problems diagnosed over and over helped me pick out a lot of issues in my own shooting.