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It's not so much a matter of speed, but of consistency. I agree with Hop and Carmoney.

I like that her portrait gallery's named "headshots"

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Nice posrt SRT! I always felt that the rules aren't there to make sure everyone uses the same equipment, but to make sure that the people who use box-stock equipment aren't handicapped.

That's great except I know several competitors, even a couple from Canada, that do have trigger jobs done. I know for a fact that several DA/SA guns that competed at the World Shoot had some pretty extensive trigger work done. Several of the guns on my squad had 5-6 lb DA pulls and 1-2 lb SA triggers. IPSC rules say that you can change factory parts but can't modify them. What about CZ factory trigger parts that require fitting to work. Apparently that's allowed. IPSC hasn't figured out what they want to mean by their trigger work restriction. I guarantee that there are a good number of shooters, at the IPSC level, that have trigger jobs done, and there's no way to tell. Very true. Trigger jobs are not allowed in IPSC, but minor detailing and polishing is. There is a large grey area where "trigger job" runs into "polishing and detailing". Fact remains that no matter how much you polish or detail, you are still stuck with a 5lbs. trigger. There is a smaller gap between the "bone stock" shooters and the tweakers in IPSC Production. I tried Adam Tyc's gun and the trigger was awfully heavy (closer to 7 or 8 lbs. DA than 5 lbs.). SA it was still around 3.5 lbs.

Hop said it all

Sorry to hear it Stew . I've been there... Just remember it will only make you enjoy the next match even more

Where I'm from, there's a minimum 5 lbs. rule. All kinds of guns win. Lately, a guy with a 6lbs. Para LDA trigger is kicking ass, but it has been a Glock, CZ75, CZSP01 and a Para LDA so far. The 5 lbs. rule seems perfect for making DA/SA guns run with Glock type guns. As an outsider, I would say that a minimum trigger pull on Production USPSA is a difficult question, because you're dealing with a heap of guns that were built for the current rules for over 6 years. Both IPSC and USPSA PD rules are flawed (too much discussion still going on after 6 years of existence). I think both organizations have learnt a lot from creating Production Division. Unfortunately the shooters are the ones who have to suffer from the learning experience.

10 + the one in the gun. IPSC requires no more than 32 rounds per stage. If I cannot finish it with 66....

I started with the "German style" reloads (keeping the gun in the strong hand and am still using it. Both ways have their specific advantages, IMO I feel the Miculek way: - Is easier when reloading on the run, but only when moving forward, or to your strong hand side. When moving to the weak hand side, it can be tricky (180 degrees). - Is a little more consistent/fast on the first part of the reload (getting the old clip out. On all other areas, I think the other way is equally good/consistent/fast, or even better. I like the "German style", but I have seen many variations on it and some work better than others. See what works for you specifically.

Hm, now I'm not sure anymore Looks like it's half way...

There are great shooters in both camps. The current World Champions in Production and Open shoot with a finger over the TG. The other divisions have World Champions with fingers under the TG. Try and see what works for you

I found the 320 is a lot cleaner than 340. I had lots of unburnt powder with 340. I clean chambers between stages anyways, but with the 320 it is more of a ritual than with the 340. With 340 I had to. With 320 I do it 'just in case'. The IR setup is really nice. I think Saul also sells them. My load ended up being 5.15 grain of 320 over a 230 grain Frontier RN at 32mm overall length. I advise you to start at 4.9 and work your way up. Good luck!

I wish I could shoot spilts like that. Amazing Ron!

If you have a small compensator/small gun and you hog out the front strap area of the kydex holster I think it would work just fine. I am faster with the GLock also, but I think that's because the gun is so light...

Sorry for the late reply Randy. I have also used 340. I like 320 because the recoil is lower. It's like the whole processs of the shot is over faster and with less recoil

The only thing that can hold you back in equipment is unreliability. And perhaps a very low magazine capacity. Note that these are also the things you can't improve by training

I realized how unfair swingers/bobbers are when I saw the supersquad shoot a short course with two swingers (activated by one bobber) at the World Shoot. Max Michel cleaned everyone's clock on the stage and Saul Kirsch had to wait more that 0.5 s longer for the same two swingers It's not just the fact that you have to time them, but also the fact that they can be so inconsistent.

Ditto! Please get a decent camera Jake. I like the effort you put into making your reload clip look more like Travis' vid, but it's still too friggin' fast to see what's going on

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Jake, I know you're not "standing still" when you reload, but I noticed there is a certain "pause" between the last shot and getting up to speed. I'm just curious if you would be faster if you leaned towards the new position really far and really tried to get there as fast as possible, while reloading. I also think it has a lot to do with body type or other personal stuff I have to lean and get up to speed cause I'm pretty tall

The CR belt is the only thing I have for shooting I would buy again without thinking twice. The cool thing is that it actually makes your holster and pouches (whichever ones you choose) work better. Another big plus is that the CR won't ruin your clothes with the soft velcro on the inside. I would seriously consider spending less on a holster (kydex, or used old school speed) and going for the CR belt. I currently have a CR speed belt set up with a very old cheap Safariland 007 holster I bought for $20 used and get consistent .80 draws with it. See if you can find one used. If you still don't want the CR and want to go cheap I suggest looking for used belts

Jake, the things you mention are the exact three things that came to mind when I thought about the downside of "Eric's way". I think however that point 1 and 2 you mention will only apply if a) the shooter is a beginner/bad reloader, or the distance between positions is very short. With "a" I mean that shooter like you, Eric, Todd, JJ etc., will never have difficulty getting a mag into their gun if they have to move more than 8 ft. They will be ready when they are there. They have good reload skills. And I do think that spreading out the reload over a longer period of time will allow you to be more consistent, but that is just personal speculation So with those shooters, it all comes down to the third point you mention: are you much faster if you "wait", reload and move, or if you haul ass and reload on the move? I believe in the second option , but the only way to know is to time it

Maybe his way of reloading is part of his consistency? The problem I see with reloading in the first (two) step(s), and then moving is twofold. 1) Your speed of reloading has to be high or you will start moving fast later. 2) You're initial focus is not on hauling ass to the next position, but on completing the reload. The problem with 1 is that the faster you have to make a reload (read: fast for you) the less consistent it will be. I love to see Travis' ultrafast reload, but I also must admit he is the only one I've seen fumble his reload totally twice in a couple of shooting DVD's. I have seen Eric mess up a reload, but because he spreads the reload over the whole lenght of the movement, nothing is lost. If you can move as fast while doing something with your hands as you normally can, spreading the reload will be more consistent.... .....and faster, because of 2. The problem with 2 is easy. If you don't start moving as fast as you can immediately after you call the shot (preferebly even before that by leaning to the next position) you will move later and thus be slower.

Very fast reloading Jake. Reminds me of the way Todd Jarrett reloads (it's like he reloads and then moves), only faster I would probably try to lean more in the direction of where you are going on the last shot of the first position. I wonder if that influences the speed of the reload.