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I too am one that gives in to the urges.. I have a 75 Shadow on order from CZ Custom and "patiently" waiting for it.
Just curious, what made you chose the SDC 75 over the SP01?
Congrats on your Dillon!
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You are a bad influence! But you're make a lot of sense....For some reason I've got CZ on the brain. I blame it on a few friends who shoot Prod with CZs or maybe I just want to get a new gun. Its hard to pin down, but usually I just give in to these urges and don't try to resist too much.
Its about as futile as trying to resist my wife when she wants something. Much easier to just go along...
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Patrick Sweeney wrote about Bill Wilson's pet load back in the day which IIRC was 4.6 gr N310 and a 200 gr LSWC. Yeah, its over the VV recommended load. Conservative IMO.
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For some reason I've got CZ on the brain. I blame it on a few friends who shoot Prod with CZs or maybe I just want to get a new gun. Its hard to pin down, but usually I just give in to these urges and don't try to resist too much. I made A-class this summer (just barely) in Prod with a G34, and usually shoot Ltd or SS as my main stay divisions (also A-class). I'm thinking that if I want to get serious about Prod I need the placebo of a new gun and I honestly would prefer all steel even if it does mean a DA/SA.
I've shot the SP-01 Shadow-T (91159), with the CZC goodies installed (short reset, comp hammer, polished internals, etc) and like it. I think I prefer the low mount of the bomar-style adjustable rear better than the higher profile of the HAJO or the fixed sights. Accuracy was impressive, and it was very easy to shoot this gun.
That said, I keep looking at the CZ 75 Shadow-T (91716). Not sure if this is because I'm more accustomed to the short dust cover of a 1911 and my 2011's are also SDC. I've shot them, but I never really got into the FLDC of the 2011's like the Edge. When I had my 6" 2011 built I spec'd some slide lightening to keep the nose weight down to help with transitions.
For those of you who have both or shot both, does the extra weight of the FLDC really provide an advantage over the SDC of the non SP-01 all things considered, or is the SP01 really the way to go? Anybody shoot the CZ75 Shadow but wished they got the SP-01? Unfortunately nobody runs a 91716 in my local area to test-drive, though there is this one grumpy dude that has a CZ-75B in .40...
Thoughts? Thanks!
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That's full power. You could drop down a bit and still make major.Thanks for the responses. That video was very helpful! I think I will try an 11 with a buffer. I'm shooting Major 200gr swc and 4.5 grains of V310. Thoughts?
I'd go with a 17 lb. spring. Shock buff won't hurt a thing.
I think its going to depend on your barrel. In my gun, that load just barely makes major PF. I have to go to 4.7 gr of N310 to get 170-ish PF. A friend of mine using that same load got 180 PF and had to drop it down to 4.4 grs for 170 PF.
For my load I run a 13 lb recoil (no shok-buff) and an 18 lb mainspring.
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Ah, I see.
Well, in that case maybe the G35 with a 9mm conversion bbl for steel and 3gun is a good option. The only downside of a .40 to 9mm conversion is I don't believe that is legal for Prod division since the ruling is Glock never made a G35 chambered in 9mm... There is always .40 minor though. I tried that, but didn't like it and if shooting minor I did better with a 9mm. But I know some people who do quite well with it.
I did the G35 thing for a while. It was my transition gun to get into Limited after shooting SS for a couple of years. Then I got a 2011 (and another) so I sold the G35 and got a G34 for Prod. I use the 2011s for 3-gun and steel, but occasionally shoot the Glock.
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How about get one of each? Its a simple answer, though not as easy on your wallet as doing the 9mm bbl in a .40 slide thing. Then you'll have a backup in case one goes T-U.
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Cool. Maybe I'll take a look at doing something similar after Nats. It'd be bad jujus and asking for trouble to do any holster mods at this point...
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That looks good. Have you tried to get it lower? It looks like it would position the gun with some room to spare if you could attach an extension to the tek-lock and lower the gun a bit.
I know what you mean about the positioning. I had to move mine inward on the post to get the gun within the 2" rule, and also angled it inward. Hmm, I wonder if I can attach my MG to the Stoeger BOSS hanger...
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IMO your friend has not made up a local rule that he is applying in contravention of the USPSA rules. He is just giving voice to his views on something that he believes. I think he is in compliance with the rulebook because the rulebook does not have a requirement that says you MUST have 32 round courses, it just says that you can.
If somebody wants to host a match comprised of 6 short courses, they can do so. I suspect a few indoor clubs that have small bays or other types of restrictions already do this. Same thing with hosting a Special Classifier match (which IMO is just a bunch of short or standard courses). Its up to the MD and he/she-who-designs-the-stages to decide what they want to host at a L1 match.
That said, me being me, I would start pushing it a llittle by designing 24 rnd stages, then 26, then 28... and kind of ease him (and the new shooters) into it. Long stages do not have to be hard stages. You can design some hoser stages with a little bit of movement in them and space out barrels that allow people to stage mags. Then maybe what will happen is: a) your fellow shooters will really enjoy those "longer stages"; b they will say so; ultimately leading to c) maybe changing the opinion of your friend and show him that 32 rnd course are not evil or as impacting to new shooters.
Or d) go shoot at a different club...
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If I hosted a 3-stage 60-rnd match I'm afraid a lot of the regulars at my club's matches would bail. Through trial and error we've discovered that a match with a minimum round count in the neighborhood of 125-135 rnds is just about right. If we do more some of the newer shooters may burn thru 200 rnds with all the make-up shots and that gets kind of expensive when they are limited to buying factory ammo (i.e. new shooters). But if we offer a match with less than 100 rnds minimum the regulars complain that they didn't get to shoot enough.
Sometimes that results a 5 stage format match, other times that is a 6 stage match depending on the round count of each stage. Starting last spring after USPSA lifted the restriction of only one classifer stage per L1 match we started offering 2 classifiers per match based on the wishes of our shooters. So usually a couple stages are 30-32 rnds, two stages are in the mid 20's, and then 2 classifiers which gets us more or less to the 125-135 rnd count.
Sounds like your CRO-mentor guy is not a fan of 32 rnd field courses... I will say that running a 40-50 or even 60 rnd stage (legal for L1) can be a hardship on the new shooter who only owns 2-3 mags, but if you advertise ahead of time its possible to make arrangements to loan those people extra mags and gear to allow them to finish even that kind of stage.
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Is the boss ss legal?
Yep. It has sufficient range of mounting holes on the hanger to get the front strap above the top of the belt.
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I would think what you want to do falls under "cuts that are minor and cosmetic in nature are permitted", but that's just me.
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Are the basepads on your Corey mags ground down a little? Might need to do a little more because it sounds like the TAS sight is a little taller than the Bomar-style adjustable.
With the same mags and a Bomar-style adjustable turned out 12 clicks mine fits the box with no issues and no need to compress the read sight.
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...and what might be your opinion?
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Is this the part that you read, App D5, page 87?
Authorized modifications
Milling of the slide to insert sights, add or remove serrations, such as cocking or flat topping, tri-topping the slide, lowering ejection ports, cuts that are minor and cosmetic in nature are permitted. Duplicating features that are on a factory, mass produced slide available to the general public is permitted. Cuts that are designed to specifically or significantly lighten the slide, such as holes, or slots, are ruled as competitive advantage and prohibited.
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I tried a range of e3 with 180 gr molies. Seemed like my loads improved as I went up. Settled on 3.7 gr of e3 with a 180 gr moly bullet, loaded to 1.180". About 170 PF from a 5" Kart barrel.
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The 1911 would not be for production, but it would work if I decided to shoot SS our L10 in the future.Sorry, 1911 no bueno for Production.
Other than for fun, what can the 9mm be used for? I guess L10 minor, I just don't think anyone actually shots that...
I know of a few people shooting their 9mm 1911 in L-10 minor or SS minor loaded to 10,. Or if you're into IDPA it'd make a really sweet gun for ESP division.
The 2011 that I have in 9mm is my gun for 3-gun and Steel Challenge. Used to shoot IDPA with it.
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I got mine by emailing Manny direct.
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What brand of mags are you using?
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Sorry, 1911 no bueno for Production.
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Converting a 1911 from 9mm to .40 would require a new slide, barrel, sights, extractor, FP, FPS, and bushing. Easily half the price of a new gun or more.
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Personally I would hold out for a Trojan in .40 if you intend on shooting SS and L-10. Prices vary, depending on what kind of shape the gun is in and what mods have been done to it. Used guns get posted all the time on this forum, so good chance you'll find what you're looking for.
Now had you just wanted it for fun and shooting IDPA or Steel Challenge, the Trojan in 9mm would be a really fun gun. I know, get both!
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Puts a whole new meaning to "one sight picture and send two..." if it were legal!
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6" 2011 here. Started out with a Center of Mass kydex holster that has a drop and offset. After about a year I switched to a skeletonized race holster after trying out a friend's Manny Bragg Futuristic holster. I dropped on average .2 secs off my draw within the first two months of switching. Granted, in a 5 stage match that only amounts to 5-ish draws... Shadyscott brings up a good point, you're only having to lift the holster about an inch out of the holster before you can bring it up.
I've been using the Manny holster for the last 2 years and have not had any issues with it falling out, getting bumped etc... then again I also try not to be a bull in the china shop when moving around on the range.
For 3-gun I am sticking with kydex. I trust the Manny holster but there's just way too much going on in 3gun for those kinds of holsters IMO.