HS101
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Not fond of them... I actually would like to see them relegated to open.
If it is a "guns and ammo on the table start", take the 2 seconds to place the mags in the pouches, or man up and go for broke strong hand....
People who design stages put things in to make us do / try different things, while still retain the freestyle nature of our sport. These style pouches really don't add to our sport...
*in my humble opinion!
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I run mine at about 1.125... If my 550 decides to wobble a little in either direction, I am still safe.... My Glocks (40 and 9) eat them all day...
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I love my Warren / Sevigny sights... Once you get them, just go to the range and figure impact a 10, 15, 20, 50 yards... Each gun is slightly different, and different people holding different guns might/can get different results.
Buy a sight pusher - well worth the $100.
Dawson's website has a great reference for sight heigth / P.O.I., but is relative to where your gun is already shooting. If you go with the Dawson set, I believe they will replace your front sight with the correct one if you need to adjust POA / POI . Call and talk to them and they will walk you through it.
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I like mine. I went with the "ultimate" , or whatever the top package was. (Shooter's Connection has a great price if you register with them as a member from this site - their vendor tent has info) I have 2000ish rounds on it. I really like the trigger face.. Nice and wide. It is also noticeably lighter on the pull, and I can shoot quicker splits and more accurately with it.
I have seen other people have issues with their screws backing out during matches, so make sure to use Red LockTite if you do any adjusting to it. I have left mine exactly as it came out of the package, and am more than happy with it.
One shooter who I shoot with often monkey'd around with his until it had almost zero pre-travel and very little over travel, and was exceedingly lite, but I am content with mine how it is....
I would like to get a Vanek next, just so I could make an accurate comparison...
edited to add - I was getting a lightstrike every 30 - 40 rounds with PMC primers. I put the original stiker back in, with the original springs, and pieced a few primers. Next, I tried the reduced spring with the standard striker, and had doubles, triples, and a near mag dump as I was messing around with it. I went back to the lightened striker with the lightened spring, and I switched to federal primers, and have never looked back.
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I was having lock-up issues after 1500ish rounds with a 13lb ismi spring. I switched to the 15lb that was the back up for my 40cal and have been very happy with the combo.
Could you give us a little bit more info?
Stock striker spring? Define lock up issues if you will. The slide is coming out of battery prematurely or you are suffering from say an early unlock issue where your accurate is completely bonered.
I was having issues with the gun not going fully into battery ... After the match, I tried the safety check where you pull the trigger, aim the pistol up, and slowly release the slide... it would not go back about 3 times out of 10... It is one of the standard "safety" checks for a glock...
I was running a 13# recoil spring, extra power trigger spring, and a lightened striker spring.
As for accuracy... that is purely the fault of my "advanced point and shoot" technique... I confess, sights are only marginally important until the targets get out past 10 yards, and my brain only sees them as mandatory on texas stars, poppers past 20 yards, and plate racks...
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I was having lock-up issues after 1500ish rounds with a 13lb ismi spring. I switched to the 15lb that was the back up for my 40cal and have been very happy with the combo.
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I have tried several.... and always come back to the Hogue. It just fits my hand perfectly!
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I went with the 26" American M2 --- same as an M2 without the comfortech stock. I have never felt at a disadvantage with the extra couple of inches of barrel.
On the plus side, it is several hundred less than a "standard" M2.
Take the money you saved, and use it to get a welded lifter.... (maybe send off the bolt to get lightened if you think you need it) Then, fire up the dremel and open up the port, turn on the soldering iron and stipple away... you will have an awesome gun
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Food and water... comfortable clothing for the environment you will be in... I wish I had had a highlighter, I had to use a pen to underline important points.
I'd also add: buddy up with the person in your local club who is the match director, CRO, stage designer, etc... Become a part of the set up crew. Pick that person's brain as to how/why they designed the course they did... It is like looking at a rule book, in reverse. An awesome stage designer HAS to know the rule book inside and out, and the knowledge they can pass on to you in invaluable!
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If you have access to a chrono, take your info into JBM ballistics website and use the drops listed to know where the BDC points will impact at what distances...
I took the reticle description/diagram and put my info "over" it in a word document. I keep that with me and can look at it when needed...
my 69gr load data: The center dot is 100, bottom of the dot 180, 1st dot 260, 2nd dot 340, 3rd 420, bottom is 500
my 55gr load data: center 100, bottom 200, 2nd 285, 3rd 365, 4th 445, bottom 520.
I take this info and shrink it to busines card size, and use clear packing tape and tape it to my stock - - or, i go all high school redneck and just write it on the upper/back side of my left hand so I can see it when in a shooting position...
... It took a few minutes, but I know exatly where each "dot" in the reticle will hit. You will never get a load to match that reticle perfectly...
Once you put in the info, got to a range and verify....
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I like shooting 40 in 3 gun as well.... A little extra "oomph" never hurts when knocking down steel.
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I'd get a good 1911... I got a Springfield Loaded, but a STI Trojan would be a great bet too! With the exception of my Springfield, all of my competition guns are Glocks. I switched to an arched mainspring in my 1911 and it points very similarly to a Glock now... Cheap and easy conversion!
You can look into a 1911 in either 9, 40 or 45... Each has an advantage in different parts of the games we all play! Having said that - I'd stick to 9mm or 45...
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I have had good luck with Remington and PMC primers in my stock Glocks. However, once I changed out to a Zev trigger kit with light springs, I was getting some light primer strikes. I now use federals for that gun, but stick with Remington and the last of my PMCs for the other guns...
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Ah.. a C clamp - the original duct tape!
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I want to know too!
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I started with Ranier's, but switched to Montana Gold 180 CMJs. The price and availability of MGs make them hard to beat....
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Don't forget the "I'm too old / young / overweight / etc.." excuses. There are plenty of shooters who blast all of those myths out of the water. We see shooters of all ages (I have seen shooters safely compete from the ages of 9 to 76) I have competed against shooters who came out with a broken ankle, bad knees/backs, broken arms/shoulders (arm in a sling)... I even RO'd a shooter once who only had a thumb on his left hand (no fingers). He shot open, and had a special "magazine rack" that allowed him to reload, and he operated the slide with a slide racker and his thumb!
If people realized that it is fun, and you only truly compete against yourself / people of your own skill level, they would realize that what they are left with is truly a bag of empty excuses!
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I too like to squad with others who are better than me (still easy for me to do, look at my classifications
). However, I think it is a bigger benefit to squad with different shooters sometimes too... You can get in a rut, or worse yet, you can get into somebody else's rut... Squadding with different people will open up new possibilities! -
Here is my best tip:
Do not blast the heat in your car on the way to the range. Mid temp at hottest, or even an open window while driving is key. You will get so hot layered up in the car, you WILL sweat, and the shock of going and standing outside will take you a long time to adjust/acclimate...
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I voted Single Stack. With the limited # of rounds per mag, it will force you to learn how to dissect the stages, and make each shot count. You can then get 4 10 round mags, and compete in L10 as well. Most clubs I have been to will let you reshoot a classifer in another division and you can effectively get classified in 2 division (SS and L10) in as few as 4 matches...
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I had "flat feet". I started wearing Vibram Five Fingers shoes about a year and a half ago... the transition was hard, but the strength I have developed in my feet is amazing. I have actually started to develop an arch.
The transition period involves both strengthening you feet and calf muscles, and they will ache at first.
Once you get past the "odd" factor, they are amazing. However, they are not exactly work appropriate. At work, I wear the New Balance Minimus (MT10). To be perfectly honest, after wearing minimalist shoes for so long, wearing regular shoes or boots feels like lacing on 2x4's to the bottom of my feet.
I wear my Five Fingers for shooting in everything except rain/muddy environments. I still break out my Nike LandSharks for mud (I do not like wet feet all day!). The soft soles of the five fingers let you feel your environment, such as edges of shooting boxes, and they seem to grip loose gravel, soft dirt better than my cleats. They also give good traction on wood walkways / hard surfaces. I was afraid of the lack of ankle support to begin with, but so far I have not had any issues (I do have a very bad right ankle, but it has never been an issue)
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I know I'm chiming in a bit late, but...
I am a big fan of the Ready Tactical pouches. They are single mage pouches, legal for IDPA or USPSA, the price is very nice, and they are available from a vendor here (CPWSA)
I use the same set up for Production, Limited, and Limited 10 (different glocks, same holster and belt). I also have a set of Ready Tactical's for Single Stack. I keep both belts/rigs set up the same way, so no matter what division I shoot, the muscle memory is the same...
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Sounds interesting! Let me know when you plan to run the test, I'd love to come up and help y'all out!
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I agree with the others, shoot what you have! You will have time to check out what other people are shooting at matches, and that will influence future purchases. A 1911 lets you compete in Single Stack, and you can buy several 10 round mags to compete in Limited 10. If this platform fits you, then eventually you could look towards a 2011 STI/SVI to compete in Limited.
If you are looking into getting a press, I just saw that the Dillon price increase rolls ahead today at 3pm on Brian's store, so order FAST to save between 2% and 5%. There is no better place to buy a reloader than from Brian... You will get great customer service, and he will help you though every step if you ask....
edited to add: I shoot Glocks in Production, Limited and L10. I run fiber optic fronts. I obviously use a 1911 to compete in Single stack, and that gun has night sight on it. If you plan on keeping your Kimber as a concealed carry gun, leave the night sights on...
). However, I think it is a bigger benefit to squad with different shooters sometimes too... You can get in a rut, or worse yet, you can get into somebody else's rut... Squadding with different people will open up new possibilities!
6.2.5.1 - Should it be changed?
in USPSA/IPSC Rules
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If you take the bite out of the penalty, how many "gamers" would just bend the rules in production knowing the worst that could happen is they are moved to limited? Or Single Stack moved to L-10... There would be way too many what ifs, it should be thats, etc...
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