SCfromNY

I am looking into making a M&P Pro .40 into a designated USPSA Limited gun. I have ordered the gun, excellent price $675 and the Apex Tactical trigger spring kit. I have found 2 companies that make the 140 mm mag bases to be able to load 20 rounds. Is there a preferred company among them.?

I had a trigger job done by Bill Springfield on my P2000 LEM and it was a significant improvement. $69 for a spring change and reset reduction which also includes him sending it back to you. Usually a 10 day max turn a round. The stroke back was smoother and the break lighter. For someone coming from DA/SA mostly, myself, it has taken a while to feel comfortable. Another plus is that he only requires the frame so I was able to send it priority mail with good insurance. I use the P2000 for IDPA occasionally slipping the P2000sk in for a stage or 2. The HK45 always travels to my USPSA match for when my Kimber decides it would rather not feed. (Limited 10)

Have to agree with the poster about "nice, HK, and trigger" in the same post. I did send my P2000 LEM to Bill Springfield and for $69 I now have a much better trigger.

He did a quick turn around on my HKP2000 to lighten the LEM. It was a vast improvement. Although I must say, having a few, that any H&K would benefit from a trigger job.

I am slightly confused. CDP only allows 8+1 which is why it is usually a 1911. A HK45c would have the 8 round mag. I guess you are allowed not to fill the mag but why wouldn't you just shoot it in SSP or ESP?

I will add my 2 cents. I like both sports and both sports have many "unrealistic" moves you would not use in a real life situation. For instance in IDPA you are penilized for dropping a mag before you go to slide lock, you must reload in cover, and slice the pie on targets to name a few. None of these are germain to real life. In USPSA having to run and shoot 12 targets with 2 shots as you see them as fast as you accurately can, reloading between segments of the course and shooting the targets in any order you wish is also not real. Let's be real both forms of competition make you a better shooter. You learn a smooth draw, to shoot fast and accurately, handle jams, and become more relaxed shooting a handgun. Unless you are unbeleivably well trained you will revert to standing still and shooting the closest target in an emergency. An example would be the NYPD's 17% hit rate in shooting events. If I would have to guess as to why initially IDPA is more popular than USPSA I would say the speed of the game. I have shot against masters in IDPA and rarely but sometimes came close to their score on a particular stage. That rarely happens in USPSA where masters truly "smoke" a stage. It can be very intimidating. My first USPSA match I was squaded with Chris Tilly and 2 of his buddies, 2 SWAT guys and a Grand Master shooting my S&W99. What I tell all shooters is to shoot your match. Learn from it and what myself and other shooting friends do is pick someone slightly better and hope to beat them.