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Right before the shortage, I was paying $28-$29 per k in local shops. The local places are finally getting primers back in stock, but prices are now $40/k. I'd second the notion that $30-$35 per k would be entirely reasonable.

Excellent choice - the people down at CZ Custom (which of course includes Angus ) are top-notch. My TS was ordered direct from them, including all of the extra work & goodies I wanted for it.

The DOH is indeed a nice holster, which also has the benefit of being inexpensive. And of course, they are king for USPSA Production here in the States. The DOH is definitely something to consider. But then again, I absolutely love the Ghost for my CZ 75 TS.

If you need any more reasons to side with CZs... 20+1 rounds of .40S&W goodness! I used to have a USP in .40S&W, which I did find rather snappy. The TS, on the other hand, is not snappy at all - probably due to its tank-like all-steel construction. I don't yet reload for the .40, but plan to. The reason I don't right now is that I haven't order dies yet - and that's because I still can't get primers - I still have some WLP on hand, as I've reloaded .45ACP for years, but didn't get started loading anything using small primers until just as the whole supply started to dry up.

Neomet, I think you may have the answer. I tried to wiggle the mags in the gun, and they would not come out. I checked them , and the 17 rounders were a bit bigger, so I know they should not release on their own. What I did notice, is that the top of the extended base pad IS hitting the frame. I will dress one and see how it functions. I will polish up the squared top edge, and see what I get. Thanks again, JZ Since I bought my TS direct from the custom shop all "tricked out", I can't speak to the stock plastic magwell, but the aluminum mag extensions must absolutely be modified to work with the larger aluminum custom shop magwell. The mags will appear to seat without mods, but if you pull on them, they will come out - it's not like they fall out easily, but it could definitely happen under recoil. Make sure that the catch is really engaging the mags; there is a definite 'click' when it engages. If you don't hear and feel a click when fully "seated", then it likely isn't properly engaging the mag catch. Oh, and regular basepads won't clear the larger magwell either, AFAIK - but they should be fine in the stock one, I would think.

Yes. I know that all too well. I recently ran a club match with some new mags. I had run them through my Government, but was using my Commander that night - which I hadn't run them through yet. Let's just say that bad things happened. Malfs are actually what throw me off more than anything - especially that night, where I ended up ditching the mags when clearing the problem(s), and then ran out of ammo for the very last target on a partciular CoF. Thrown shots (and the occassional popper) generally have some allowance in my preplanning. It's the malfs that have a tendency to completely throw me mentally off-track for my plan. (This is coming from a predominantly SS and occasional Production shooter... who is actually starting to become more Limited-oriented, though.)

To me, it comes down to this: You have to train going fast, but you cannot train too fast. Some speed will come on its own, as you get more familiar with your equipment, the sport, etc. But it will only go so far. As others have said, you will then end up stuck at a certain level, even though you possess the potential to go further. So you have to start training yourself for speed, pushing yourself faster. But you can't push yourself too fast. The main one being that if you are running drills faster than you can reliably maintain a good clean sight picture (remember Brian's focus on vision ), you are going to end up training yourself to perform poorly. Why? Because that becomes what is "the norm" for your subconscious - you are accepting bad overall performance, and with continuing this practice, you will end up with "bad" becoming "normal". The key is to push yourself a little each time, so that you are forced to improve to keep up, while not completely outpacing your ability to learn and adapt. Think of it this way - let's say you are doing some basic weight lifting (bicep curls or whatever). For your set regimen, you're comfortable with some certain weight - let's say only 10#. Now you want to improve your performance. Do you just start trying to lift 40# instead? No, that would not result in a good improvement in your performance, since you would be far overtaxing yourself. You would instead start slowing increasing the weight - just enough so that you are continually stressing yourself to improve, but no more. Maybe 15# or 20# for a while, then some more, eventually working up to the 40# goal.

Joined USPSA just over a year ago, while still 21. Since then, USPSA has become my primary all-consuming hobby (just got my new blaster for my Limited rig this past week!). I shot numerous "unofficial" multigun matches (with a mix of USPSA and IDPA rules) for approx. 2 years before that while still in IL (during college @ UIUC - matches not related to the university, though on a semi-related note I did shoot on the UIUC Trap & Skeet Team as well).