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maybe they are saying its so reliable the bullets work both ways. HAHAAHAHA

One I heard a while back was if you put the muzzle (EMPTY GUN!) on your timer the hammer falling can trigger the timer. +1 on the spilling the coffee thing. Jason

Thank You very much for you input, X-mas is right around the corner and I think I'm gonna cut and paste to my list. Jason

Still sending me to "Moose web hosting"

I just tried to find Montanagold.com and some wierd site comes up? I put this in 45 reloading since that is what I am looking for, but did I miss something? I tried searching google and links from here, but all to the same wierd site. Maybe I'm an idiot or something. Any help appreciate it. Thanks, Jason

4 6 round shell strippers!? Holy cow! I've got a big waist, but how do you wear all that stuff with room for a pistol and pistol mags? oh yeah, and you need a rifle mag or two right? ar people doing thigh mounted stuff, a second belt or a tacticool vest or what, I want to get into 3 gun a little bit, even though there isn't much around here, but how is everyone carrying all that stuff? Do you set up your gear for each stage i.e. moving stuff around, taking stuff on and off or what? Just wondering, pics would help 'cause I'm not very familiar. Thanks, Jason

Thanks for the advice, I'll play with it and get back. Thanks, Jason

Hello, I have an STI Tactical with a double undercut scotts frame. I have just started shooting it and thought maybe my mags were out of shape and sticking. I think, after messing with it, I was trying not flip the gun so far and tweaking the grip so much the mag was sticking. Anyone else have this problem? The mags don't stick all the time, and never if while I'm not actually practicing full speed. Edit to add I have a big button, that I like because I can almost reach it without changing my grip, and when I try that is when the mags stick. Thanks, Jason

What about something like the new STI Tru-sight, except adding the "expantion chamber" to the end of a 5" gun? Or maybe just a longer barrel without the "expantion chamber"? Just another thought, you could keep the slide mass down, because it's a 5", and you could really lighten someting like that up with fluting. If the Tru-sight's legal maybe someone could try that. Again, just a thought, keeping the thread alive for a compadre. Jason

Another example that shooters tend to be the kind of people I want to be around. Jason

I am very thankful for my healthy son, my wife(even if she gets on me for spending so much time on "gun stuff"), Having a great job where I can shoot every day if I work hard the rest of the day, and great friends! Oh yeah, and thanks to all here for the great advice. Jason

Tough black Polymer

Just wondering if anyone has noticed being any slower on medium distance targets i.e 10-15 yds with a longer sight radius. I realize that some of it has to do with the guns balance, but even at the same weight do you have to work a little more to get an "accetable" sight picture with a longer barrel? I'm sure that with some has tried this with all the new 6"ers out there. I'm not looking to switch, I haven't realy even shot my limited gun yet, but it seems like shorter is faster, and longer is more accurate. Anyone have any practice data to rebuff this? I have no opinion really either way, just wondering. Jason

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Shooting the annual Nogales Police Games doesn't count as previous match experience! You mean the tactical Turkey shoot? Smarta$$. But almost true.

All I know is that was the most fun match I have ever shot. I'll be there next year, hopefully, maybe I can get picked on the initial lottery drawing. Being my best finish didn't hurt either. Jason

Finished 1st B L10 at area 2, 5th overall. Trigger contorl was pretty good overall, Gotta get back to the range this week, enough time off.

Brenden James Scordato Very cool! Happy, healthy big boy 8 pounds 5.2 ounces 19 3/4".

Pistol grips seem easier to move and manipulate, straight stock seems easier to shoot. Try 'em both, keep what you like/shoot best. Jason

Seems like lots of good info and opinions here. Some more suggestions if I may, The 100yd limit might keep from scaring people away. Lots of people have never shot beyond 100, in many places it's almost impossible. About the magazine limit, I don't know where I stand I see both side of the arguement, but the comment about Garands and SKS's being able to play sounds pretty cool, maybe not competitive, but maybe to break it up a bit. Maybe a 10 round limit in one class. You can alomst get rid of the high cap advantage with movement every 10 rounds. Something else people might want to think about is the average age/health of a lot of IDPA shooters. A lot of IDPA shooters are people that started in IPSC early on and either didn't keep up or didn't want to keep up anymore. Yes, there are also a lot of IDPA shooters that can teach a lot of IPSC shooters a thing or two also, please don't read anything into this, or if I'm way off base, tell me to $%* off. This is not a slam in any way, I'd shoot IDPA if I could get to that range more than 2 sundays a month. Again just my $.02 Jason

Where, where, shoot, I just sold my A-2 upper, hmm if they allow Saiga's then I can have an excuse for another upper and a saiga 12 ga. hmmm, Why do I need an excuse anyway. OK, a little more seriously. As for comps on the rifles the A-2 "flash hider" is considered a compensator. maybe a size restriction like the tactical class would work better. Maybe an "allowed list, but I really don't like the idea, it seems to put too much emphasis on a manufaturer. I also agree on a Power Factor instead of a size. How about a manual rifle class, for those states that are black gun unfriendly, I know somepeople that can make a levergun sing like you wouldn't believe, ever seen a SASS match? They are slow to reload though, but with an 18 round or so limit it wouldn't take all day. Shotguns, I don't know about a 5+1 limit on all classes of of shotgun, 10 for rifle makes a bit more sense, legalities and all that, but with a 10 round limit that might be just too much of an advantage, better to learn to reload anyway. I see no compensators, but lots of people have ported barrels on defence shotguns. MAybe a restriction on what class they are allowed in, and has to be a ported barrel, not an external comp, etc. I understand that IDPA trys to stay away from an "arms race", but in doing so it kinda makes one in and of itself. Keep score, and declare a winner, people are gonna game it so maybe that's why the restrictions are the way they are, but if your trying to make it run what you brung/use for defence, a little leeway is nice, downloading to a certain number is something easy to do, but having to change things on a gun that you have might make people shy away more. OK I know you were posting just for info. This is just my opinion, and what do I know, but 3 gun matches are a blast, I just wish I could get to more of them. This is just another chance someone might put one on in my area that I can try to make it to. Anyway you can't please everyone. Thanks for posting the rules as they are, nice to know there might be another 3 gun game in the future. Jason

RV is the way to go. I've got a 24 foot motorhome, and you can fit three guys, sleeps"6", and enough gear for two 3 gun matches. Yeah it only gets 10MPG, and it doesn't really like over 70 but if you think of cutting up the gas and what you save on a hotel and eating out for 3 works out pretty cheap. Oh yeah you can use it for vacation with the wife too. Jason

I haven't made it to one of your matches yet, but some friends did and had fun. Hope to see you soon. Jason