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Ordered my first flate rate box from SCB last week. I was surprised how quickly they shipped! Ordered at lunch and USPS had them in possession before dinner.

I personally wouldn't buy a gun with a decocker. It happens to be in an awkward place based on how I hold the gun. Other people prefer CZs with decockers because manually lowering the hammer on a loaded round gives them the willies. Most USPSA shooters will have a Shadow of some variety, which only come with safeties. Shadows can get slightly shorter single action reset distances but it's not necessarily noticeable during a stage.

I don't think there's any difference, but I haven't shot at Rio in a long time. Hopefully someone with more current knowledge can chime in.

There's definitely more. At Rio Salado: https://www.rsscaz.com/divisions/practical-pistol USPSA is 2nd Sunday, 3rd Saturday, 3rd Sunday, 4th Saturday There's a steel match (not steel challenge) every Tuesday At Phoenix Rod & Gun: https://phoenixrodandgun.org/practical/practical-schedule USPSA is 1st Saturday, 3rd Sunday, 4th Sunday steel (not steel challenge) every Thursday Steel Challenge 3rd Tuesday, 5th Sunday At Ben Avery: https://www.cactusmatch.com/matches USPSA 1st Sunday Steel Challenge 3rd Sunday edit: I think you'd be able to shoot both Rio Tuesday Steel and Phoenix R&G Steel Challenge on the 3rd Tuesdays. Rio TNS starts at 1pm and Phoenix R&G SC starts at 5:30pm.

CZ shooters outnumber Beretta largely because CZ's been producing competitive guns longer and there's good aftermarket support. The guns aren't necessarily better. I've shot a lot out of CZs over the last decade. The few Berettas I've held recently seem to have better triggers, or at least smoother DA pulls. I'd shoot the Beretta 92x Performance if I already had it. It won't hold you back at all. I'm curious to try the 92x but it's close enough to the production guns I already own it's hard to be motivated to invest in a new platform.

I enjoy SS and have both minor and major guns. The breakdown is actually a 9mm, a 40sw, a 9mm with an extra 40sw barrel fitted, and a 40sw build in progress. I've sold all my 45 stuff because reloading is simpler without it. If there aren't many SS shooters in your local area then minor can make more sense for a better comparison against the Production field. You can learn from how they break down stages. On classifiers Major generally has an advantage because round counts are limited and HFs are high. Minor is definitely more convenient if you don't reload. A nice thing about a 45 1911 is that every sport will have a place for it. It's the classic standardized benchmark. Using a different gun for practice can make sense, depending on how you practice and how similar the guns are. It's not that useful for grip and trigger control, the two most important parts of live fire practice. But it can help you not cheat when working on movement and transitions, though an Airsoft gun also has that benefit even more cheaply.

You posted a video a little while back of Four Aces in 2.30s which is beyond my level right now. I'd eat that 2.3 in just the draw and reload, plus another 0.3-0.4 for actually shooting. But you also got some unsolicited advice in response to that video which I'm processing right now. It may have even been from @CClassForLife, I don't recall. But a common idea is to point your magwell/opening at the mag pouch for a smooth reload. The comment was that you were doing this while also rotating the gun more than necessary and loosing a bit of time in returning the sights to the target. Returning the sites to the target quickly is something I'm struggling with at the moment so the comment struck a cord with me. I'm now practicing my reloads with minimal twisting of the gun to see the magwell and it's making an immediate impact. I drop the mag and rather than turn my strong hand palm towards my face, I instead dip the muzzle down under the target just enough to see the opening. Its about as easy to hit the bucket reload (a little more practice needed), but way faster reacquiring the sight picture. I'm sure other people have played with this idea before and maybe I'll run into a shortcoming but its improving my times so far. Anyways, I bring this up because I find your commentary and insights helpful Rowdy and it often leads to illuminating discussion. edit to add: Elias Frangoulis was at our local match last week. I shot a short stage within 0.05s of him, though he had a reload and I didn't. So maybe 0.25s off his pace. Felt pretty good to see some early dry fire payoff.

You've made this comment elsewhere and it greatly changed my thinking. I'm new to regular dry fire but after reading this idea I've drastically changed my approach. I now dedicate some time each session to getting the gun in front of the target in under 0.7 with the intention of eventually seeing my sights by that time. Pushing raw speed before vision has cut my actual draw by at least 0.2. I can't learn to see what isn't there so step one is getting the gun in the place I'm looking. In two weeks (about 4.5 hours of actual dry fire time) I went from an occasional 1.2s best to a regularly hitting 0.9s. Similarly I'm trying to breakdown my reloads for more efficiency which involves moving the gun in and out less. The slowest part is still reacquiring the sight picture.

I'd take 1 to 2 reloads per stage over 0 to 1 reloads per stage, so 16 major.

People seem to like the primer seating on the 1100 better than the 750. Swaging is a great feature if you're loading a caliber that needs it. But the ammo quality (case gauge pass %) is more a function of dies than of the press. If you want precision rifle rounds then there are good hacks for the 550 that usually involve individually weighed powder charges.

I have a straight trigger (CZC) on my Kadet, I also think it's too far back. I liked the older slightly curved SA trigger from a decade ago better. Consider wrapping thick tape around your current trigger until you get the reach you like. Then take it out of the gun and look at how far forward the trigger face is from the lower hole. That will give you a sense of which offset you prefer from those options.

This is heavily dependent on which magazines you're using. I load 180s just over 1.120 using Wilson 47FX mags. They also work in my 2011 but I had the SS load worked up first.

n-Hexane is just the solvent that the lube is suspended in. The lube itself is probably some waxy paraffin, but that's not disclosed on the SDS.

I use a Creedmore stool with a cart kit to move stuff around the range. I have a golf umbrella mounted to it for shade. Works in Houston, TX and AZ. https://www.amazon.com/Sport-Brella-Versa-Brella-Adjustable-Umbrella-Universal/dp/B084Q94TV1/ eta: I'll try and snap a picture at the match tomorrow.

Did you ever use a magnetic mag pouch by chance?

I had both and a 550. Sold the 650.

I had a TS for a little while years ago before I shot limited. What's especially nice about the CZ is how well it runs out of the box, and you can more easily get 21 reloadable. Only recently did I start considering a hicap division and picked up a 2011 for limited. It happens to have an island barrel which has always intrigued me and partially motivated the purchase. That's unfortunately a unique offering on 2011s. If someone was considering one or the other from a blank slate, I would steer them towards the CZ (with different less slippery grips) unless they had a strong predisposition to the 1911/2011 guns.

Does DS Perman still make his 1920 grips? That's what I've put on single stacks with Dawson magwells. They're also incredibly light weight which mattered back when we had a 43oz limit. The thickest Techwells also feel pretty good, but don't have flat sides and feel more egg shaped. This thread recommended Hogue grips which look pretty wide. I also might try them if I can find a set for only $20.

It's been a while since the question was asked but I do this to address cross-dominate issues. Apparently it's a common thing in sporting clays too.

I'm a couple years away from this but I've been pondering it. The local range I belong to doesn't let kids shoot until 8yo, and then its only rimfire rifle for a while. I plan to start with a Daisy Champion in the back yard to learn the mechanics and safety of it. Then see about small bore type competitions, either NRL22 or a CMP variety. If the interest stays he'll see air soft at steel challenge type stages for a little bit before we use an actual firearm and visit a match.

You might get away with just changing dies/tool head. I process 40 and 9mm on the same press without changing anything. I then load 40 with a 38spl conversion on a 550 and they're just a little loose. I'm sure you can load 40 and 9mm on the same shell plate, I'm just not sure if it's easier with the 9/38s shell plate or the 40 shell plate. Try the 40 cases in your 9mm conversion, if they fit then all you need to buy is the powder funnel/expander.

Wow thanks for those pictures.

I have brass powder and primers for a couple years, but only have a year or so of bullets. I'll wait for primers to drop back to $40/k ish before I buy any more.

I'm really curious about this part too. Does it just take a limited shooter blocking their mags to 15 and then challenging anyone who shoots more in a string? Has Troy spoken up about whether 3.3.1 is going to be enforced? Does USPSA take on any liability if they provide an official opinion contrary to state law in following 3.3.1? How did it get to the point where Nationals let's us throw out both state law and our own rule book?

The risk is more than just getting caught in the state which those with some legal education are trying articulate. This is one way for our 'leadership' to keep all the international competitors away though. Attending is a type of activity that can put your current legal status in the US in jeopardy or prevent you from being able to ever enter the country again in the future. Doesn't USPSA employ a general counsel that could have flagged these issues for them? Maybe that relationship should be revisited too.