Seth

Its all about preference. I like a light fast gun. Both of my limited guns have substantially lightened slides and short dust cover frames. I think that recoil management should be in strength and grip --- technique, not dangling extra weight 3' away from my core.

The concept isn't to double tap and use that as your go to method of of shooting. The concept is that if you set the gun up so it returns to neutral perfectly it's that much easier to track the sites.

Yeah, I'd say you've done ok for yourself. Lol I was taught to do it as fast as possible to get the most accurate results. I can bang two stacked alphas on a 7 yard target pretty cleanly.

I think this video needs reposting...

If you ask me having them tuned isn't worth anything. Insist on better built guns.

7000 gr in a pound. Figure out the drop per and do the math...

BAH!! Stuff bb's in them, clean them when they're dirty.

I have had less than satisfactory experiences with the couple of Para's I've owned. I understand they've made strides in quality, but my money went to a custom 2011.

I came out to find some idiot with their door RESTING on my truck, which I had parked in BFE. For the first time in a long time I lost my cool. I don't understand why folks are so inconsiderate. I work REALLY hard to keep my truck nice.

It very well may be a nice gun. It might be an absolutely dead reliable tack driver. But it LOOKS like they pilfered a slide from another product line and fit it on a 1911 frame. It loses the elegance of the original line and brings NOTHING to the table in the way of advancing the aesthetic. If it were gorgeous, fine. But its not.

I know the goat was overkill but she's hot.

Arranged marriage. Her dad got 3 cows and a goat for her.

I disagree with that entirely. The front sight dictates spring weight. The closer to dead flat that the gun tracks the faster the follow up shot. The only concern I would have about going TOO light would be functioning. But even my 6" gun will run reliably on an 8#. A good test is to shoot one shot dead center and bang off the 2nd shot as fast as possible. If the 2nd shot is high the spring is too light. if its low it's too heavy.

I like a 10#. The sight doesn't dip when the slide closes.

Brings up a good point. The DOH works especially well with an adjustment knob for the top screw. Lock it down tight between stages and loose for fast draws. I know it saved my pea shooter from hitting the ground more than a few times...

I HATE the grip safety. There. I said it. On a traditional 1911, I CANNOT make it work. On the 2011, I pin them. I sure hope that they don't implement a grip safety rule.......

I have both the Blade Tech DOH and a Racemaster. The DOH is a great holster, except for the extra inch you have to clear on the draw. The racemaster is faster.

Great post.. The two issues -- internal slipping on the insole and rolling need to be separated, obviously. I have a bad knee (partially torn ACL) and abused feet. My big toe on one foot was broken severely about 20 years ago and the joint is destroyed. Needless to say I get a LOT of pain in my big toe if the shoe is too restrictive and my knee starts to complain if the shoe rolls at all. Going from a traditional running shoe to a zero drop I immediately noticed a couple of changes physically. First was my knee stopped hurting after running. I suspect that since my foot was hitting the ground squarely and not wobbling over a cushioned heel it wasn't being tweaked laterally. The pain in my big toe also went away as the toe box was large enough to accomodate the room it needed. The knee pain returns immediately if I run in older running shoes. If they have more than a couple of hundred miles on them, they're too soft and the foot rolls over the sole. This problem is nearly impossible for the minimalist shoe. Even cutting and turning, there's no elevation to speak of over the sole and you're basically sandwiching foot to ground via a thin patch of rubber, so I found that I'm not rolling over the sole. INTERNALLY, I could invision a big guy moving around in a minimalist shoe if they didn't snug nicely. Certainly the sock/ insole interface could have some movement, but I would be inclined to attribute that to fit. Certainly the two issues are connected....

I suspect that any concern about rolling over the side of these shoes is purely speculation. I wear them to EVERY match I shoot. I wear them day to day. They don't roll. Quite the opposite, they're markedly stable, particularly since there's no leverage over the sole. Your foot is on the ground. The concern of rolling in them is entirely misguided. Now they will get wet.....

Speaking for myself, the toed shoes were highly uncomfortable. My feet didn't fit their pattern. But the flat sole, zero drop with a wide toe box is extremely comfortable. I particularly like how well I can feel fault lines. Adding one thing... The merrells have a toe that wraps up around to the toenail. It does a good job of protecting me from kicking stuff.

That's not what minimalist shoes are.

As anyone can tell you, I'm no runner. But I have a par of the barefoot merrells and like them quite a bit. They're exceedingly comfortable for all day wear and the traction is stellar.

I am wondering............ KC and JJ going production and ostensibly leaving Limcat. Maybe there was a shakeup there??

It's easy. Speed is costs. How fast do you want to go? Roflmao

I didn't say it wasnt fun. But it's still a miata. There are plenty of guys like me that want the nicest, fastest gun we can afford. Production holds zero interest for me.