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Hey all, Question...have been doing search function on glock open guns. Seems most folks are not using a comp. I would like to use a comp for a G17C Can I use a comp and have the gun be reliable? Would I have to go to a titanium comp and would that actually work and last a while? I have plenty of glocks lying around and would like to get back into the shooting sports without having to waste big time and big money on getting more 1911's. I can use all these glocks I have for various shooting sports i.e. idpa/uspsa(open and limited)/gssf/3gun, etc. I have planned on my open gun as follows: G17c with more slide lightening cuts around the top and front of slide. bar-sto barrel with four port comp from hawley machine (?) carver mount with an aimpoint ( i have about five of these sights) t.h.e brass mag well t.h.e. tungsten guide rod ismi 11lb recoil spring (did not know until Matt Kartozian told me he has them) I do my own trigger job that works for me. about 1.5lb was going to get a slide racker from nho I do my own frame mods with the deadly dremel, high cut front strap, trigger guard etc. Then top it off with those taylor freelance mag extensions. dale rhea extended ejector. so...can this gun be reliable with a four port comp? If some folks here have experience with this kind of set-up I would appreciate the feed-back. thanks again, Will

I am posting here after being off for quite a while. Good to be back. This is one of my favorite topics of study over the last 12 years, or so. One thing I have noticed in my shooting is the idea of using tools to get better. I have made this error again and again in the past. I first tried to use zen to get better in the martial arts. Over the years I realized zen does not exist in concious thought, or otherwise. Having to use words as an expedient always gets us subjectively cognizant folks into trouble. The important thing to realize is to just trust yourself to your task through hard effort and just leave it alone. The end result is the end result even if we mind it. Coming back to competition from other aspects is nothing special, but does allow me the treat of trial and error in life in this activity. It is just a microcosm of everything we are/do/will be. Competition only allows me to realize it in a more direct way...with no compromise, or vacillation. Just action as intended like many facets. Certainly we can try to attach some value to it...only to make ourselves feel better/comfortable. But without my wanting to, the game keeps me realizing the path. Simply an expedient without intention if I can. I am looking forward to performing and meeting good folks, See you out there, Will S.

Yes, just roll with it. Have not been truly active/competitive since 2002. Just did a match for the heck of it a few weeks ago...things just suddenly clicked and I felt a desire to perform again. Don't fight it one way or the other, just roll with it. It was hard for me to learn...I will probably learn it again too!

Sounds great, I will be there to help and shoot, looks like it is going to be a great time! Hope to see everyone out there, Will S.

Hello everyone, been a while since I have posted. Getting back into the game. Would like to announce the Arizona 2005 State championship match at the Phoenix rod and gun club on March 19th and 20th. Go to the following: www.phoenixrodandgun.org and you will be able to download the app. from there. It is going to be super fun and challenging with plenty of great shooters and s.o.'s to put on a good show. Starting to actually practice so I don't look silly! Hope to see you there. Will S.

Hello, Purchases a beretta 1201fp and was wondering how much benelli parts were interoperable? I wanted to get a truglo limbsaver recoil pad. They have them for benelli's to fit an m1, but brownells tech did not know if it would fit my 1201. Anyone out there familiar enough with this design? Any other good recoil pads available for this shotgun? I appreciate the help, Will S.

ahhh...bummer. thanks, will

Hello folks, I am going about the process of getting into 3-gun and uspsa competition for limited and I have a place where I can purchase some pre-ban high capacity magazines made by SVI. It says the SVI mags will work with STI and Mccormick frames/guns as well as SVI. Question(s): What is this Mccormick gun? Kimber uses plenty of Mccormick parts and I was wondering if Kimbers hi-cap polymer gun is made by Mccormick and if it can use these SVI mags? I am trying to get a new gun quickly and on the cheap, so this would certainly speed things up. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Will S.

tdean, coming from a cop family...i know. hollywood is a good source for fiction though. i don't think anything i hollywood is a good representation of real life...we just have to go with the flow to enjoy a flick. have a good one, will s.

i loved t-1 as a kid. great movie, entirely ruthless terminator. incredible. t-2 was fun, but i just disagree with the idea of a "terminator" that does not hose everyone and everything in its way to complete its mission. both t-2 and t-3 with those machine gun scenes not killing one cop really sucked. the terminator would have easily understood human psychology and used the appropriate terror tactics to just zap every cop there. letting it be what it is...a terminator. these feel-good pc movies are trying to appease too many crowds too make more money and to not too terribly offend anyone. how about t-1 that police station scene. that was one of the best scenes i have viewed in any movie. that is what a terminator is supposed to do to anything that gets in the way of completing its mission. at least in the end all the cities got popped and we can now hope for an appropriately ruthless t-4! ;-) by the way...love cops, but in the "t" movies they simply make convenient pop up/mover/dropper/swinger targets for a terminator. ;-))) have a good one, will s.

reactionary vs. cover i have done things in the past and present like seeing a potential problem and taking action before anything happens. taking action meaning moving to a bit of cover on the periphery and hopefully a good vantage point to be a good witness...or otherwise. sometimes i leave if it is bad and he has plenty of buds. who has not been in a store where a patron got super upset and he looked like maybe the type to be violent...i just get/got out of line and moved to a good area. i just make sure not to draw attention...ever. reactionary is worst case scenario thinking. it also has its place...but is a good indicator we already failed even before violence is a factor. most important element is awareness. the action i count for nothing...you already lost if it comes to that. i can speak from personal experience that cover (my car) saved my life from an attacker with a knife while i was trying to get my groceries. "arizona vs. wesley allen womack" maricopa county justice courts. i simply back-pedaled (walking) and put my car in his way allowing me enough time to take the next step. thankfully, i did not have to shoot him. but i did have to go through the terrible, lethargic process of the criminal justice system just to be sure my attacker was punished. lesson learned. my awareness did not take into account how the situation was developing. we don't normally get ready to flee at the drop of a hat in our society. hindsight shows me i could have...but i had groceries on the brain instead. my awareness was not very developed then. i used to be very "pain compliance" oriented then too! ;-) i am avoidant to the extreme now. so...cover has its value...along with everything else. most important is to be aware and adapt. it would be far too limiting to put on blinders to anything that might give us an edge. same with competition! they just had some topic like this on the zen forum. funny. but most importantly, i don't confuse my game playing (idpa) with my interactions with people on an every day basis. yeah, for the competition, i second what mark and others say. make sure you do what they tell you and make sure to ask questions. too many s.o.'s like to sit on thrones (of various types) and mete out justice. have a good one, will s.

get a rope...

rhino, he certainly said nothing new, or unique. it is easy enough to find those "profound words" in many works of asian lit. dealing with tao, zen, sun tzu, etc, etc. but he did bring those concepts to a whole new "market" for the most part, giving it again to future generations. just as you said...sort of ;-) i was aware of many different ideas from various "ism's" before i read his work with his tao of jkd as a kid in the late 80's/90's. it refreshes...he was special in a way. it gives us another viewpoint. that is all. his work was great. the treatment of his work, both for and against...is poor for the most part. just average, or below average people comfortably second guessing a dead man. your average person who is seeking the pinnacle will look to bruce lee the same way they look to any other great person in their field. almost treating them like a god (unfortunately). you see how most people treat rob leatham like some heroic god. i have been attending enough competition to see that. but i see a guy who puts in a ton of effort and has done it consistently for many...many, many years. that kind of consistency and hard work over that many years is going bode well, regardless of our pursuit(s). as much as i want to defend bruce lee and whatever else i find relevant from people who enjoy taking the short view. i guess it is not my job. and hey! if it was not for bruce lee penning some thoughts in his own special way...i imagine the tao of 'practical shooting, beyond fundamentals' would really be missing something special...don't you think? have a good one, will

bruce lee's comment speaks to reading and adapting to situations as the need arises. being with the flow and not against. this applies to everything, so it surely fits something as specialized as shooting. the second portion says fundamentally the same thing as the first. being aware and involved with our innermost self and the task. not having our cogitative aspect engaged as this hampers our long practiced skills in their performance. the tao is good reading! have a good one, will s.

i just talked to the awesome folks at dawson. the tech told me the new adjustable sight set comes with front sight at .115 width. he said they developed a new base that let them get away with it. the new base does look different. check it out on their site http://www.dawsonprecision.com i ordered a set. green tube on front and red tubes on rear. they said it would be here in a week. will let you know how it goes. will s.

sure bill, on the stage were everyone had to go prone. well, let me back up. first you had to shoot six on a target while backing away. being sure not to shoot the no-shoot. then once behind the vehicle, you had to move to the other side (rear) of the vehicle and shoot two on a target near the front of the vehicle (could not go kneeling here due to backstop shortage), then go right to prone to your right and shoot three more targets with two each from under a barricade. i figured i would go to slide lock (while prone). i do have some speedy slide lock reloads and i shot the stage clean in 12 seconds and change. couple days later i watched leatham. he shot six on the first target, then did a quick tac load from rear of vehicle and engaged everything else. he shot it clean in ten seconds and change. we were one of the first groups to shoot the match, so we did not have the luxury of seeing some talent tackle these stages. it was definitely faster doing it that way, then the way i handled it. on another stage, the movers. you had to shoot a target which was static, then back away. on either side of the prop was the threat target. it was switched around from shooter too shooter. so you did not know which side to go to. most folks (including myself) hobbled and weaved left and right until they caught sight of the proper target around the corner of the prop building, then shot it and that activated the mover. all this had to be done while moving to the rear. leatham just shoots the static target then runs quickly to the rear to his strong side first. the target just happened to be there. he shot it, but unfortunately he stopped moving and received the procedural. but the method was very sound. if it was not on his strong side he had only to move very quickly to the other side and blast it, then hit the mover. those are just a couple of examples of how he beat everyone making it look very easy. will s.

hello all, match was fun. met jake (stallion) there. bill and sue nesbit as well. yes some of the stages were round count change ups. had to visualize. it was easy to get off track. my match was good until after lunch (shot it all thursday). ate a very large meal and felt sluggish after that. got a procedural, forgot a shot, etc, etc, etc. this was my second nationals, so making good progress. i was tenth overall at 188 seconds and change. fifth esp/ma. i watched rob leatham shoot several stages. just doing the time saving things he did i could have saved about two seconds per stage on several stages. he is the man. more knowledge for future events that is for sure. his win was especially incredible considering he got two procedurals for the match. one was a bogus cover call and another was stopping to shoot a target on a mover stage, the same thing i got one for (and i think most everyone in the match!). although one guy there (kid) was 15 years old and was eighth overall i think, or ninth. his time was something like 183 seconds. outstanding shooter. my girlfriend sara dunivin was high lady again. time of 213. very proud of her. overall a very fun match. i wonder where it is going to be next year? hope closer the the west coast...or at least mid-west. the food out there blows. ;-) good seeing you all there and see you next time, will s.

"eat the egg and fall down" now that is funny! don't worry duane, i was only funnin with ya. i did (do) not mean anything by what i say. ? will s.

duane, "uh...no" then again, i could be wrong. i welcome it...it is good for you. so then, you can come off of high and preach to the proles what your book tells you to recite. ;-) rinzai type koan's never did it for me. even worse is the struggle at egotistical intellection...;-) will s.

singlestacks answer i think is right on the mark.

koan, no egg, no drop. it is not required for the natural purpose of the egg(s). extraneous thought gets in the way. and if so (egg breaking)...things just happen. they don't need our explanations and theorizing. could be, will s.

stalion, we will be on squad five. i will be the goofy looking one with the blond haired, blue eyed cute girl. she is shooting master ssp like you. we might both be using a video camera. we will be documenting it as well as using the tape for training puposes. we will be representing "team gunsite", (no i don't shoot weaver) as a sponsor for the match as well. just look for our vests with "team gunsite" displayed and by all means introduce yourself. that would be great. good luck and hopefully see you there, will

tightloop, i would almost agree with you. i do now have a couple of sponsors...but i am still at my computer 9-5 mon-fri. that is the only way i pay the bullet bill. ;-) i always imagined a "pro" being fully sponsored and bankrolled. i think if the shooting pros we all know, rob leatham, jarrett, etc. it is hard for me to imagine michael jordan having to buy his own basketballs and rent court time. for sure, shooting does not take care of its top folks the way these other american sports coddle to these sports "heroes". but that is the way it is. i will be shooting master esp for the idpa nationals. right at 125 1/2 power factor...kidding. stallion, i actually never had supportive parents...not at all. very anti-gun parents. i had to join the military to first be introduced to firearms (hands-on). competition only started two years ago. i wish i could have started 10 years earlier at your age. that is great what you have there. very fortunate. just keep it up. good shooting, will (Edited by miyamoto at 8:44 am on Sep. 20, 2002)

what about the people who are semi-pro's? ;-) i agree with bill. certain gear is needed, but most of all consistent, detailed training. a dillon 650 does not hurt either. :-) also in agreement. top of the list is discipline. not only for training, but making it count. turning money into noise... have a good one, will s.

hi folks. the classifier i think at times is a good test, but at other times i think if you do it too much you can get grooved into it to the point where it might not be indicative of everall match skill. i am not trying to boast, i offer my own experience with the utmost humbleness, but i did it cold right at 70 seconds. then did another right after it at 67 seconds. yes, i have a full time job...so does david sevigny. i have rob leatham on tape doing a (sloppy for him) 73 second run. does this mean i am better? of course not. i backed off doing it. i only do the classifier maybe five times per year. i am shooting quite a bit, but don't want to get into doing the classifier to the point where it is something ingrained and automatic. that is not match skill. my match times are not as wonderful to be sure. i sometimes think idpa should have many different classifier stages, or standards that would be unofficial. just skills tests to use as comparisons similar to uspsa. keeping the classifier at the same time for that purpose. as far as bills "swag" method is concerned. he is rather close on everything. at stage 3 i average 10sec. on string one, 11 on string 2. 4 sec on string 3. average 7 dropped points at that stage. most of my times for stage 1 and 2 are just slightly faster than what bill has listed as "swag", but to my detriment i drop a couple of points on these two stages. usually never on stage 1. usually moving on stage 2, but i am well under 3 seconds there on strings one and two. this is very near what the best might be capable of. i have a ways to go to get what i am after. again, not bragging, but this is an interesting post as i don't think it is indicative of what the best are capable of actually. i will be doing nationals this year on squad five along with my girlfriend/training partner sara d. (last years high lady at idpa nats.) so we look forward to meeting anyone of you fellow forumites out there. it is going to be fun. good shooting, will s. (Edited by miyamoto at 11:11 am on Sep. 19, 2002)