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    Do I need a backup Glock ?

    in Glock

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    Or I'm just overconfident.........

    The law enforcement agency I work for teaches the over the top grab and push the gun away. Probably best for the guys that shoot the four times a year we make them. I figured out that 8 times out of 10 the slide would drop if I seated a mag really hard. If I put the trigger finger on the long release it does it 10 out of 10 and I don't have to seat the mag so hard.

    Not to drift this thread too much, but...

    We are transitioning our agency to G21SFs, and we teach the 'over the top, slingshot' method as well. We also found (as you did) that if you seat the magazine with any force at all, most of the time the slide would close. We decided that we'd at least demo this to the students so that if it happened to them on the line they wouldn't think they screwed up and did something wrong, but the problem was that once they saw that it could be done, they'd be smacking the crap out of the bottom of the gun 6 times after a slide-lock reload trying to make it happen instead of simply pulling back on the slide.

    Couple of Glock questions

    in Glock

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    I'm picking up a non-extended slide stop for a new G34, and I see the Brownells offers two different models for G34s--one for '2-pin' models, and another that does not mention anything about pins. Anyone know which one to get?

    Also, I am waffling on the idea of buying two G34s to have one as a backup gun for big matches, but I'm not sure I want another identical gun taking up space in the safe. I plan on keeping the G34 stock, except for sights, and I have a G19 that I could bring along and use as a last resort if the G34 goes down. Do you think a backup G34 would be a good idea, or should I just carry the G19 and a few spare parts for the G34 to matches? What spare parts should I have on hand?

    OK, last question and I'll leave you all alone. For sights, I'm really torn. I am leaning towards the Sevigny sights, but the difference in front sight width to rear sight notch is much greater than any I've had, and I'm not sure I'd like that much space in the rear sight. Those that have them, how do you like them? Do you feel the rear notch is too wide?

    Thanks

    Do I need a backup Glock ?

    in Glock

    Posted

    With the Glock I would just lay in some spare parts.

    I have a back up limited and SS that go to big matches, otherwise I just use them for practice.

    If I were to go the 'spare parts' route, what Glock parts would you recommend having on hand?--I should probably ask this in the Glock forum.

    Do I need a backup Glock ?

    in Glock

    Posted · Edited by Flexmoney
    ** threads merged **

    I mostly shoot Limited and SS divisions, and for both I have a nearly identical backup gun. I always figured it was good insurance to have a backup 1911 in case something broke at a big match. I plan on shooting some production this year with a G34, and am waffling on the idea of a second identical Glock taking up space in the safe. I have a G19 that I could bring with that would at least get me through a match if the G34 went down. I plan on keeping the G34 completely stock (except for sights), so do I even need a backup G34?

    What do you think? Two G34s, or is the G19 a good enough backup gun for the unlikely event that the G34 breaks?

    Thanks

    G21SF magwell?

    in Glock

    Posted

    Thanks for the advice guys. These are duty guns I'm looking to put a magwell on (SWAT team wants something special) so the big Carver magwell would be out, even if it was available for the SF. Also, I noticed today when we issued a bunch of new SFs out that none of them have a lanyard hole, so I'm not sure how we would mount them anyway.

    Help me spend some money--Matches or training?

    in Training Techniques

    Posted

    Drive the gun to the center of the steel >> see the front sight lift >> ?

    If it were only that easy...Oh wait, it is :)

    On a side note: We have a local match here in town, but I never shoot it. I work every Frday night until 0430 Saturday morning, and then have to work again Saturday night, so shooting a local match is very low on my priority list. The only time I have a Friday / Saturday off is when I actually take leave from work and go shoot a big match.

    Help me spend some money--Matches or training?

    in Training Techniques

    Posted · Edited by RAZZ

    I just pulled up your A5 (07) and last 2 Lim Nats.

    Looks like you shoot clean. Are you a bit behind on your stage times?

    Awww great.. I was hoping for anonymity :ph34r:

    I have been working hard on accuracy over the last year, and have seen some improvement in that area. Steel is my nemesis--I fear it (and its not for lack of accuracy, its due to lack of visual patience). At the Nats this year, I think I really suffered from how few matches I shot over the previous season, as I wasn't sharp or focused at all--I shot the whole match in a daze and made a bunch of very amateurish mistakes. I went home from Vegas embarrassed. This experience makes me feel that more matches is what I need to focus on--I shot a lot of matches in 2008 (and only 1 in 2009), and had a really solid year--like I was finaly figuring out what I needed to do. The 2008 Lim Nats was probably the best match I have ever shot--something like 5 Ds, no misses, no-shoots or penalties. The culmination of a busy and solid shooting season.

    But on the flip side, Sometimes I think I know what I am doing wrong, but I worry that if I am wrong (about what I think I'm doing wrong), that my practice will be a waste.

    My stage times are OK. When I have slow stage times, it can usually be attributed to one or more pieces of steel that I threw a bunch of rounds at. I shot a lot of steel this year in practice, but it didn't help--accuracy wasn't the problem, just patience.

    Help me spend some money--Matches or training?

    in Training Techniques

    Posted · Edited by RAZZ

    I am a nobody, middle of the road Master. I have won Master Limited a few times at Area matches, and I have finished as high as 27th at the Nationals. But I think I have reached a plateau of sorts. I don't seem to be getting any better, and I'm looking for something to help me improve. I have not been able to shoot many matches over the last few years due to finances, but I am on (fiscal) schedule to be able to shoot a bunch of good matches next season.

    Here is my dilema. I have considered taking a class--a one on one full day or two class with Max, Dave, Manny etc. Cost would be at least $2,000 (likely more) taking everything into account. This would put a pretty big dent in my abilitites to shoot some matches this year. I want to get better, and I realize that 'going to the mountain' is one of the ways to get better, but I also look forward to shooting matches (my only vacation) and I do learn at matches. So...Help me decide where to drop a ton of money.

    ETA: I have already taken a USPSA class with a GM, and although I enjoyed it, I didn't get much out of it due to the large class size. Thus my desire for a one-on-one class.

    National attendees - what ya think?

    in USPSA Nationals

    Posted

    Wow. I was hesitant to post what I thought about the match in fear of hurting someone's feelings, but I have nothing to add that hasn't been said already.

    Bottom line--I had more fun in Tulsa in the mud. That being said, thank you to the staff and everyone else involved for your time and effort.

    Who is still use 6" Limited Gun?

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted

    If it is so obviously better, why are the best shooters in the world not using them? It could be something as simple as their 6" was in the shop or something, but it could be something else as well. Oh well--I'll let you all know what I think after I get my 6" :)

    The better the shooter, the less the equipment is going to matter, IMHO.

    Ya, ya. Its the Indian, not the arrow. Blah blah blah.

    Only a foolish Indian would purposely use an inferior arrow (with the exception, of couse, of guys who are sponsored etc. who need to use a specific arrow). Guys at the top of the game use every advantage they can to win. A 6" may not be the huge advantage to them as it is to us lesser shooters, but I don't belive they would choose to NOT use it if it was good for even just a percent or two.

    Who is still use 6" Limited Gun?

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted

    This makes me curious. (This is from someone who is having a 6" built, so this is not a mean post) I started a thread in the Nationals section mentioning an observation I made at the Nationals. All but one person on the Limited SS who was shooting a 2011 was shooting a 5"--and very plain, basic 5" guns at that. Voight shot a 6". Even TJ, who shot a 6" last year, was shooting a 5" this year. If it is so obviously better, why are the best shooters in the world not using them? It could be something as simple as their 6" was in the shop or something, but it could be something else as well. Oh well--I'll let you all know what I think after I get my 6" :)

    Gun tech comment at the Nationals

    in USPSA Nationals

    Posted

    I had the pleasure of shooting in the squad behind the super squad at the Limited Nationals, and I made an observation. I was expecting to see a bunch of 'techy' guns on the SS, but there was only one 6" gun on the whole sqad (MV). On top of that, some that were shooting a 6" gun last year had switched back to a 5" gun this year (TJ). There may have been one sight tracker type gun (Chris), but I couldn't tell for sure. Nearly everyone on the super squad who was shooting a 2011 shot a very simple and basic 5" gun--no slide lightening, nothing fancy and many were 'old' full heavy slide / frame guns.

    Nothing meant by my comment at all, and not a bash on 6" guns, just an observation.

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