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They are hard to find at times. I couldn't get one when I bought my DW PM-9. I paid a little bit more for the DW, but it's a better value IMO, when compared to my other S&W 1911.

All good comments, but one I didn't see yet. With the gun and mag empty and the slide locked back, hit the mag release hard and hold it in. Does the mag drop freely or hang up? If it drops free, your mag catch is good to go. If it doesn't, gradually release the mag catch and see if the mag drops free as you release the pressure. If it does, what's most likely happening is that you're hitting the mag catch and the left side is impinging on the mag tube. When you release the catch, then the shelf for the notch is hitting the tube. You can't win either way. One of two things is happening. Either the inside edge of the catch needs to be relieved slightly to clear the tube, or the slot in the mag catch for the lock is cut too deep. If the former, hitting it a few licks with a small Dremel sanding drum will take care of it. If the latter, take a small 3/32nd rod and cut .020-.030" off and place it in the bottom of the mag catch hole for enough reduction in travel to prevent the over travel on your mag catch which is interfering with your mags. FWIW, I have an Ed Brown catch that was cut too deep on the slot. Side by side comparison between it and my stock Dan Wesson catch revealed the problem. Good luck!

Not all stage designers tell shooters what to do. Some just say things like "Take out the bad guys" and you have to figure out how to best shoot the stage. I think a lot of the diretion in IDPA stages is to help prevent shooters from getting PEs. Funny, I've gotten the impression that in far too many cases, it's the CoF designer or SO's way of telling the shooters how it "should" be done in their opinion.

That was Larry Vickers, a former Delta guy, and he was referring to all of us who shoot at paper or compete who have never been in combat. I still have a T-shirt or two around here with this on the back: Operative word there being former. When you stop being a paid, professional face shooter, you really need to take off the hat.

Doing weak hand reloads, there's nothing to stabilize the cylinder except gravity (there's also more stress placed on the yoke screw). The benefit is not having to move your hand off the grip. The drawback is you can't go for the speedloader until the ejection of the empties is complete. It's a tradeoff. With the strong hand reload, the tips of the weak hand middle and ring finger hold the cylinder fully open and index on a flute through the frame window. If you correctly index the speedloader in the holder and grab it with the index finger placed between the cartridges, you can get near perfect bullet tip alignment with the charge holes in the cylinder, requiring less rotation for them to drop. This increases speed and consistency. One thing to watch out for during the ejector stroke is to move the thumb up off the cylinder latch. That prevents it from inadvertently pushing a spent case under the extractor star.

Well I don't know if these are "good" or not, but I did strong hand reloads when I was running revolver back in the day. The trick is to not get too rigid on the loader hold, so it can correct for minor misalignment. This was old school, so sorry but no slo-mo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmhmReBCyq4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxYvFii5ybk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP0kkrOKEyo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnFlncSsltk

My EDC is an alloy framed 5" S&W 1911PD. I find it actually conceals better on my frame than a G-19. I have no issues with reliability and it feed 230gr Gold Dot smoothly.

Sounds like my gun, its a real tack driver. Only problem I have had is with my Wilson Combat mags with the ETM base - not sure if the mag or just stupid me but in every stage of a USPSA match this weekend on reload I went bang then click as the mag popped down - sucked big time. Just ordered some extended base pads for them this morning. Live and learn In 9mm mags, it was recommended to me to run the Dawson mags because they seat easier with 10 rounds with the slide closed. I haven't tried the ETM's, but the Dawsons do seat well!

The front clears my Blade Tech, Raven and Comp-Tac holsters just fine (IIRC, .285"). The front FO pipe just peeks over the top of my suppressor.

Where does one sign up for this SSSA*? * (Sundial Sport Shooters Assoc.)

I'll be SO'ing at MVSA. See you there!

I used an M42K mounted on the AAC brake once in a local match on my 11.5" 6933 upper. I had to have the RO's use my timer, set on the highest sensitivity setting to avoid reshoots. As others have stated, it gives a funny recoil impulse and doesn't recover as fast as a regular brake. I wasn't worried about getting bumped to open class. They put me in my own separate division, since I shot it on my RR M16A1 lower. The close up burner stages were EXTRA FUN that day!

That my friends is character. Kudos!

What's a S.A.M. 1911? I've never heard that term before. Im going to see if my shop will sponsor a different 1911 that ive never ran before. Any suggestions? I was thinking of that SIG max michel Or a similiar semi-custom and run a steel challenge match with it. Deleted. You are being an ass.

You will probably have better luck visiting the club websites where they hold the matches. Mountain Valley Shooters Assn already has their May 22nd match in Hot Springs, AR listed. I believe the AR State is being put on by Nighthawk in your area in May(?) and the Badlands Regional apps for Tulsa, OK in April should be out soon.

This is what I did. Except I went with a Dan Wesson PM-9.

I bought a Dan Wesson PM-9 specifically for ESP this year. It is like cheating and I'm really enjoying it.

Don't forget, it's cheaper than The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, formerly known as the US Army School of the Americas. The .gov doesn't like competition!

Here's the deal on cover calls. Are you gaming, cheating, or just bad at setting up for the next shot? IF I break cover, it's because I did a poor job at executing the setup. I'll probably be moving back into cover before the SO can get "cover" vocalized. Most of the time when I see shooters getting the finger for cover, it's either because they have poor self-awareness or they're pushing the envelope (and sometimes shredding it and setting it on fire). The latter are usually the ones that want to argue the call. From time to time it's an overzealous match official. I've seen those in every sport. The best you can do there is not sink to their level, file the information as potentially useful in the future and if it's really, REALLY bad, talk to the MD. JMO, YMMV

Who knows?

FWIW, apparently the A/C's are expected to report the number of "outlaw" clubs they encounter in their AOR.

LOL, just what I was thinking. The one that really gets the shaft is the local affiliated club. They get to pay for the privilege of being affiliated, so they can be told what they must, can and cannot do, by someone who's never set foot on their range. In the old days, there was at least the benefit of advertising. With the plethora of shooting forums (both local, state and national), if you run a good match, the word will get out and they will come. There's nothing stopping a range or club from affiliating with USPSA or 3GN if that's what they want. But the way it stands now, the merits of a match still mean something. The worst parts of the best matches I've been to have been some silly rules requirement that didn't make sense on that day at that range.

I'm quite aware of the later half of this. I attended an academy at a major police department and know how police work. This was a group of officers . . . the sergeant was the one talking to me. Interestingly, I was wearing multiple airport security badges at the time. My vehicle was also completely empty. Apparently however, the officer may have thought it was necessary to lie to me in order to gain an unconstitutional search of my vehicle. However, also quite possibly not . . . http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/transportation/cars/tsa-claims-it-doesnt-mandate-car-searches-birmingham-airport-parking http://www.flexyourrights.org/faqs/my-rights-at-checkpoints/ Due to this roads proximity to the terminals at the airport, it is quite possible the TSA security plan supports these unconstitutional searches on the roads in the airport proximity. It is also quite possible they believe the public roads are solely airport property and they, as a result, have complete control over them. Regardless of the reasoning, it is wrong in this country and does little to protect the general public, while simultaneously criminalizing a percentage which should not be criminalized and acting as a nuisance to all drivers who have to waste time and fuel to slow down or stop at the checkpoint. Unless you were entering a Secured Area, the answer is still no on the TSA requirement. TSA does not regulate outside the Sterile/Secured/Air Operations Area unless an NTAS Advisory is in effect. You're probably referring to facilities regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. Airports are covered separately and don't require a TWIC card.

This may be closer to the answer than you think. Here's my take. In IDPA, they go out of their way to make everyone feel welcome (I know, I know, the Joyce letter and silly rulebook changes notwithstanding). Here's how. They specifically divide everyone up into categories and avoid overall results like the plague. What you appreciate in having the precentages totaled for YOU, would be more discouraging to the average IDPA shooter. "Hey I won my class this weekend!" "Great, what was your percentage overall?" "Umm, 54%." And there's your answer. Instant gratification without all those annoying, in your face test scores that reveal you're really not as good as that "wood" would suggest. By way of that, it's easier to keep those with easily bruised egos in the game. Being an IDPA shooter, I've always said the better shooters are in USPSA/IPSC. It may not be so much that shooting IPSC is harder or more challenging, but that there's less room for error. Too many errors and those without fortitude will go home and stay home. The numbers don't coddle fragile egos. I shot IDPA with Bones for years. He knows that all I ever care about is overall placement. The most aggravating thing for me as a "sportsman" shooter is to get beat by anyone in a lower class in ANY division, or getting beat by other "sportsman" type shooters who are also unsponsored. If I had more time and money, I could probably give USPSA a run and not get dejected. A great number of IDPA shooters have the want to win attitude, but not the skill or fortitude to back it up in USPSA. That to me is one of the substantial differences. That and subjective vs. objective rules. JMO, YMMV

This is not current TSA policy. The officer lied to you (which is legal btw).