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My 2 cents: Unfortunately that's no guarantee nothing will go wrong. If it's made by man, it can break. I've had failures with sights that go flying, extractor hooks that break off, magazine catches that don't, springs that go sproing, 'etc. Having spare parts handy just seems to guarantee that particular part will never actually fail. A spare gun makes life easier. And as had been said, it doesn't have to be the exact duplicate of the main gun. Anything that allows finishing the match will do. You know how to effectively use all your guns, don't you?

Modern Blowback airguns will provide a lot of the practice to get the skills back. Use them at home any time you're in the mood. There's probably one available to mimic your firearm, what ever it is. They do work, no fooling.

Just download the IPSC rule book. http://www.ipsc.org/rules/ Oh yes, and don't forget to actually read it before the match.

When I was doing our local club stages, and was having trouble coming up with a new one, I just picked bits and pieces from the classifiers. For some realism, I also tried to incorporate actual shootouts from the news. Like from here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsE_m2z1NrvF2ImeNWh84mw

I have a small collection of dot sights. The preferred one is the tube type. It can still be used as a sighting device even when it stops working. And that can happen any time, usually in the middle of a course of fire. Battery dies, lens cracks, no matter, it still works just by aiming and looking through the tube at the target. Just a thought.

Anyone have experience with the new Ruger carbine that just came out? It uses a wide variety of magazines, including Glock, thanks to interchangeable mag wells. It also is a takedown, similar to the 10-22. Suggested retail price is under $700. http://www.guns.com/2018/01/12/reflecting-on-the-new-9mm-ruger-pc-carbine-video/

Thanks, the price is sure right. Hope they work. Not that it's a big financial risk at $10. Only one way to find out.

About like changing oil in our cars. Mostly we do it far more often than is actually needed.

They aren't specifically for just 1911s, but also for a Marlin Camp carbine in .45acp. All seven, eight and ten round mags that work well in 1911s also work in the carbine. Any recommendations for higher capacity mags that could be expected to work , too? Thanks in advance for any answers.

In the equally excellent western movie Tom Horn, with the late and great Steve McQueen, a reporter from an eastern newspaper dogs Horn asking him how the rapidly disappearing old west really was. Horn finally replies "Raggedy Ass."

Meant in a good way. You know, someone who is thoroughly versed in the rules such that they can quickly open it to the exact rule that applies to every situation. Not too many will ever do that except for the true rules enthusiast. Thus the term nerd.

It could have been worse. At a steel challenge match, in the middle of a stage, it became difficult to use the sights. The rear one had gone flying with the previous shot. Never did find it, but got some very good point shooting practice the rest of the day.

That's been known to destroy more than a few chronographs.

Me neither, come to think. Does that mean those of us who haven't DQed yet are long overdo? Uh, oh, as if I didn't have enough worries.

IHAVEGAS, Unless the club has a genuine rule "nerd" on hand, hardly anyone else has a firm grip on the rule book either. Might just wind up with more arguments about the rules. And that's assuming over riding the RO's decision would be a consideration. RO's have feelings, too. ROs are kind of hard to come by, don't want to chase them away. How many other sports umpires get their decisions reversed? Maybe at a really big, major type match, but very doubtful at a local evening one.