MemphisMechanic

You can get a very smooth 6-7 pound pull with springs and polish, but if you want a trigger like CZ Custom, Mink, or CGW puts into a CZ? Then you'll need to invest in the full line of parts - titan hammer and the BOLO from Patriot. That said, the Lim Pro does come with the good sear we install into our Stock IIs and IIIs, so that's one less thing you'll need to buy if you want to tweak the hell out of your gun. If all you're after is a good smooth trigger that you can run hard at around 6 & 3 on trigger weights, no need to spend all the $$$ on widgets. It'll win matches just fine like that. Its the "I need zero pretravel!" and "lowest pull possible!" group that ends up upgrading everything in the gun. I have all of it in my gun, and probably wouldn't have, if I were to do it all over again. It just depends on what you're after.

So the Dawson is prone to pins coming out / sight breakage...?

This is the internet! Stop reading the actual rules and start groundlessly speculating on what you think they might be. But sound like it's fact, not opinion.

It's real-world defensive shooting when a patch of duct tape can make your gear Sufficiently Tactical. My local buddies who shoot both sports (my only continual contact with IDPA) have relayed the type of bitching that's happening from the Timmy types regarding USPSA Fault Cover Lines being required now. I look forward to seeing how IDPA has evolved whenever I shoot it again. It'll be a year or so - I'll have to grab a plastic Tanfo or an LP in order to play there. But there's a lot of ruckus on their forums for sure.

Did you get that done, for real, in writing? Awesome. My "forget this sport!" moment was when I got kicked out of a state championship match because I had these installed: http://benstoegerproshop.com/stainless-steel-thumb-screws-for-blade-tech-and-comp-tac-holsters-mag-pouches/ Ironically, I use them because I like a little more holster tension than most, and even with loctite the Phillips screws would sometimes back off enough to let the gun rattle at a dead run. "Must require a tool" turns out to be specifically present in the rule on holster adjustments.

You guys should seriously look into that new French powder, Nobel Sport Prima V. It leaves the gun as clean as N320 (no really!) and it both recoils and meters nearly the same. Best of all? It was $178 for eleven pounds of it when Powder Valley was doing a "free hazmat on 10 bottles" deal. I know Grafs and PV carry it currently. There's a thread in the 9MM Reloading forum on this powder. Unlike my experience with Ramshot Competition, this stuff lived up to the hype.

@emjei a sloppy-fitted Glock will do that much with ease. The primary reason I wanted to ream mine is because I like to load really fast powders (clays or N310 behind a 147 anyone?) and I like loading at lengths like 1.160 for the extra case volume. And a 147 or 150 SWC at 1.070" is REALLY being shoved down into the brass far enough to cause them to bulge. Just often enough to be annoying when gauging your ammo. I find that loading longer is much easier on the brass and the same well-used cases are far more likely to feed right.

I'm guessing he'll refer to the cutout at the top center of the outside of the pouch. Per IDPA they have to be solid on the side facing away from the body.

Oh! Good to know there's an aftermarket option for adjustable rear rights.

Fixed.

I have a friend who is a police officer and who carries a Beretta 92 in 9mm. Will extensive dryfire hurt the firing pin or any other component in a Beretta? Most guns are very tolerant of extensive dryfire, but I'm not a Beretta guy and thought I'd ask before I got them into dry practice in order to improve.

Did the teardrop firing pin marks disappear with heavier recoil spring and/or harder primer cups?

The odds are great that you will need the extended block, but you can assemble the gun w/ titan and bolo and check it. It'll still be shootsble while you wait for the FPB to arrive: The likely outcome of 1pc sear, titan, and bolo is that the firing pin won't be blocked with the hammer back. It'll set rounds off at all times.

If you're new and finishing well, that makes your home club's stages & competitors seem like a much lower bar than the national average. Factor that in as well... But, it's a gift. Finish in the top 10% deludes you into overconfidence and thinking you're better than you are. Losing is what real motivates you to improve. Identify the weaknesses. Strong & weak hand, tight partial shots on swingers, etc. and work on them until they become strengths that let you pull away from the other shooters. And fix your equipment. Suggestion: volunteer to help set up at your local match. Then you can set up the things you never see: I'm that surprised YOU were surprised to see lots of tight partial targets and hard swingers. Do something to get those added to a few arrays at your local matches. Aiming is a good skill.

1,000 of their 150gr SWC 9mm in my garage. I'm already 1000 rounds into the 6,000 bullet purchase. Other than them all weighing 147-148 grains, which is not a factor since it's consistent, they are pretty much unremarkable in a good way. They also don't leave holes that are any cleaner than a flat-point 9mm bullet, but I'd been warned about that before purchasing.

With a .140 I see the slide if the front sight is high of the notch a little bit. With a proper sight picture I don't see any. The properly aligned sight picture for a .120 hasd some slide in it at the bottom, however.

I'm a bottom-feeder shooter, but Nobel Sport Priam V is nearly as clean as N320, shoots at least as softly, and is easily available through Grafs and Powder Valley at a really good price. I paid $178 shipped for 11 pounds when PV was doing a free hazmat deal on 10 1.1 pound jugs.

Close enough. You can add a custom over travel stop of some sort, I did. 2.75 pounds and as clean / short as that gun will ever be. But honestly just clean / lighten the trigger on whichever of these guns fits you the best and put 10k rounds through it will lots of practice. It's not a sexy answer, but a well skilled operator will shoot all of them the same with a decent trigger of any kind.

Good point on .40 - I was talking 9mm. The .140 on a 9mm Stock 2/3 has around 10 clicks left in it with light 115, 135, and 147 loads. But we aren't talking about that cartridge.

Agreed. I'm a fan of the .140 height. Plenty of adjustment left in it for both 115s and 147s at 25yd, and keeps the fragile rear sight nice and low.

Would be a fine IDPA gun though. Add the heaviest grips and basepads you can find and it's probably 35 ounces. True, I'd rather shoot an LP too, but it's an option.

No one expects to become good at playing the trumpet by buying the same one that all the pro's play and slicking up the valves with a super short throw and lightened, polished parts. Being able to play an instrument means doing your scales and putting the time in. You have to practice in order to play with subconscious skill. I just spent $1500 to switch from an M&P to a Tanfoglio. Buying the "instant production GM" gun... actually meant I needed 3 months to get back to where I was before switching. I'd have made A class much sooner if I stuck with an M&P.

Why buy the gun for Limited division in a minor caliber?

Tell that to Bob Vogel. I've actually seen more and more highly competitive Limited guys going to kydex holsters for reliability and simplicity reasons, although race holsters are still much more common.

@badchad's physical therapy regimen really does work. Do them daily and it takes 1.5-3 weeks usually before the pain fades completely. Just remember that tendons take forever to strengthen, so be sure to keep lifting a day or three per week long, long after the pain is gone. You think making yourself dry fire is hard? Try physical therapy for pain you no longer have! I've learned the "keep lifting a couple days a week or the pain will be back" lesson three times now.