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Rock River Arms firing pins stopped my firing pin breakage issue. They look to be machined where the CMMG and PEN on my ATI carbine looked not machined.

I've had them on four magazines for about a year now. Dropped in gravel and hard pack dirt, never an issue. As stated, you only get 22 rounds in them, but I got them for $17.00 each, so I'm not complaining.

Roco grips. Google the name. They're about $40.00 if memory serves. https://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/grip-parts/grips/semi-auto-walnut-grips-prod22890.aspx

Worked here.

Thread revival. Can anyone tell me how many coils for a Glock 32 round mag with a TF +10 extension? Got a Taccom super long spring and a +10 extension from an old Open Glock project I'd like to graft onto a 32 round mag. Thanks.

Buy a CORE slide, sell the barrel (I got $100.00 for one), and sell your non-CORE slide. Now you have a CO gun and in short order, it can be a Production gun and you probably made money, or at the very least aren't out much after selling the ported barrel and your old slide.

Got one on my range cart, same configuration. Works great.

Hard to argue with this logic. Just sayin'

You can also probably load M&P .40 mags with 9mm. Test to make sure, but I've done it and seen it done with no problems. That would save a few bucks if you stay with the M&P.

IDPA CDP requtires. 45ACP. Might be cheaper to buy a Glock 21 for CDP. Or a single stack gun, if you can bear the shame of shooting a factory gun that should still be cheaper than building an upper for an existing gun.

I found plain wood grips (Hogue makes them with the back hogged out nicely) or the Magpul plastic grips to be the lightest. G10 is not light, aluminum worse, titanium even heavier than aluminum (look where Ti and Al fall on the periodic table). I have the Hogue smooth wood grips with grip tape on my 9mm 1911. Couldn't find anything lighter. Looks cool and texture can't be beat. And just get black grip tape. Look into aluminum magwell & MSH to shave some more weight.

Don't know if you've ever shot at Richmond, f you haven't, you should. Lots of good shooters and fun matches. Six hours would be a long drive for a match though. I'd estimate it's probably 4-6 out of 10 Single Stack shooters shooting .45 and 2-3 each for 9mm & .40 S&W (one less since I put the Single Stack away this year). It's only notable because of how rare .40 S&W guns are in California. That number varies when there's a Gridiron match (Single Stack and Production only, where Open and Limited guys have to shoot something non-high cap), or when it looked like >10 round magazines were going to be outlawed.

Here in Northern .CA there aren't many Single Stack shooters. Usually 10 or Les per match in Richmond. New guys use .45 or 9mm. Some experienced guys using .45, likely cause they have a ton invested in their custom gun plus accessories. But when I see experienced shooters from other divisions dipping their toes in the SS waters, they usually go for .40 S&W (Limcat, Infinity or other customs usually) if shooting Major and 9mm for Minor. And theres very little .45 brass to pick up. Im guessing the .45 shooters are getting like the ..38 Super guys and getting most of their brass after they shoot. California's an odd place, no .40 SS guns are on our "Safe Handgun Roster", and only two 9mm guns. So the fact that there are any .40 S&W guns at matches is kind of remarkable.

There are those plotting your demise for such blasphemy. That said, I couldn't agree more. At least on the USPSA ranges. Of course there are those who say .40 S&W is obsolete, but you wouldn't know it by looking on the ground at a USPSA range.

Same here. I have a .40 gun for major and a 9mm for Minor or IDPA ESP (on the rare occasions I shoot IDPA). I also have a .45 because, well everyone should have a .45 ACP 1911. Hardly shoot the .45 anymore. If I could find a reason to, I"d have a .38 Super, but the last thing I need is a gun that requires brass I can't pick up for free. .45 is getting that way too, almost nobody shoots it up here (northern California). .40 and 9mm brass can be had by the bucketful for free, so that's what I shoot. I got my mags before I knew of SS box legal 10 round .40 S&W mags. If I had known, I would have tried to get them to work just cause it would be cool to have, but not willing to spend the coin now.

Minor power factor gets to load 10 + 1. Load .40 S&W to minor power factor, and if you have 10 round mags, you can shoot minor. Load to major power factor and you load 8 + 1. Bring both batches of ammo to a match and figure out whether you want to shoot minor or major, depending what the stages favor. In theory. Not sure anyone really does that. Most people I shoot with favor one over the other (minor vs. major) for scoring purposes.

Except you're using fine motor skills to disengage the thumb safety (in guns so equipped), pull the trigger, and drop the mag. Sorry, I don't buy that all of the sudden, after three (or two if you're shooting a gun without a thumb safety) consecutive fine motor skills movements, that fourth (or third if you're shooting a gun sans thumb safety) is the straw that breaks the proverbial camel's back. If you're digits (thumb, trigger or middle finger) reach the slide stop, and can trip it with regularity (and that's why we practice), why waste time grabbing the slide and racking it off the stop? And I would think in a real-life situation it would be more critical to get the gun loaded and ready to shoot than a match. Now if you're wearing gloves, maybe slingshotting the slide is the way to go. But most of us don't wear gloves while shooting.

Not always possible, especially shooting Single Stack. And not what he asked.

I use the Dawson IPSC magwell. Not as deep as the ICE, works with Tripp mags (no Dawson basepads required) and has no ICE insert, but provides a good, large hole to aim for. Also if you're really wanting the Novak rear sight cut, LPI makes a nice adjustable sight for that. I'd go with one of the Bomar knock-offs if I had a choice, but I built a 2011 on an 80% frame and went the inexpensive route, sourcing stuff off the for sale forums and ended up with a Novak cut Caspian slide that works great with the LPI sight.

Haven't put it to a timer, but on a 1911/2011, I drop the mag with my strong hand middle finger, and release the slide with my strong hand trigger finger. It rests on the slide stop,, slamming the mag pushes the gun up, the slide goes home and finger slides off slide stop and continues on to the trigger. The gun doesn't need to be repositioned like some smaller handed right handed shooters need to reach the mag catch with their thumb. Am I gaining any time on right handed shooters? I doubt it. But I don't think I"m losing any time either. Now a Glock is a whole nother story, with that miniscule slide stop. And on guns with ambi slide stops, I usually forget they have the ambi slide stop and search for the slide stop with my trigger finger.

Novak makes an adjustable (for elevation only) sight, which I am assuming fits a Novak cut. And LPI makes one which I have on a 2011 I'm building, it seems pretty nice.

To truly go ghetto, shoot it as is. Sell it and buy an RO. You'll be out of pocket less than the cost of sight cuts and sights. And it'll come with a BTGS and a decent trigger you can make better for a few bucks.

I have three, 9mm for SS Minor, .40 for SS Major and .45 just cause you have to have one in .45. The .40 S&W gun is an old Kimber converted.

.45 brass is getting as rare as .38 Super brass where I shoot. .40 S&W is all over, same for 9mm. Couple that with the ease of not needing to switch the press to large primers, not even having to buy large primers and I wonder why anyone who shoots limited bothers with .45 for Single Stack these days.

My .40 has no issues ejecting mags. Tripp, Checkmate and Metalform (All with Tripp springs and followers) all .40 length mags. Rounds do not creep forward. My 9mm uses Metalform mags. They are a bitch to unload by any method other than trigger pulling. Rounds do not creep forward. .45 uses any mags I have, mostly old, cheap Shooting Star 8 rounds. No issues.