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Yeah, the safety goes all the way off, and seems to work fine. Nothing is hitting when the safety is totally off, and I can't drop the hammer when it's all the way on. So basically, it seems to work fine.

I haven't shot it yet, this is all in dryfire. However, I'm pretty sure it could cause a misfire.

I was worried it might cause problems... I'll have the guy who did the trigger job take a look at it next weekend hopefully. Also, I removed some metal, but it looks like I need to remove even more! That safety is going to be pretty small by the time I'm finished.

Time to learn how to work this thing...

I don't know much about 1911s, but I can tell you that if the safety is a little bit up from the fully down position, and you drop the hammer, it gets pushed all the way down. The only thing that can be pushing it down is the hammer, which is not pushing the firing pin forward very hard because it's too busy smacking the safety into the meat of my hand. I do ride the safety with my thumb, but I'm not actively pushing down with my thumb; it's just sitting there. I generally try not to exert any influence on the gun with either thumb,

Alright, I'll just remove some material from this one. The safety doesn't click too solidly into place, but I'm not sure what I would need to do to fix that...

I just picked up my first 1911 style gun, an SVI double stack 40, and I quite like it. However, I do have one small problem. It has the typical wide flipper looking ambidextrous thumb safeties that one sees on limited guns. When I get a really solid, high grip with my support (left) hand, the meat of my hand gets high enough to push the safety a little bit upwards. The end result is that when I pull the trigger, the hammer wastes a lot of energy smacking the heck out of my hand. I've confirmed via bic pen launch test that not much goes into the firing pin. I might just grind down the safety that's on there until my left hand can't touch it anymore, or I was also considering buying a new safety, maybe like this one: http://www.midwayusa...ctNumber=861789 I'm sure I'll be able to figure out how to fit it alright. What do people think? Should I modify the one I have? Buy a new one? Learn to grip the pistol differently?

I saw a guy do the flip and catch last weekend with an AR15.

You might also want to check your sights. It hasn't happened to me, but I've seen people's sights get knocked out of place or fiber optics come loose while shooting before.

Forget classifiers. They are just another stage in the match. If you do this, you will end up being classified where you belong, which is a good thing. Just let it happen. The classification system is not a contest. Relax!

Does anyone used the arched mainspring housing on a double stack? IE 2011

Production shooting continues to do well. Shot a local match on sunday. I shot 80% of the match winner, Limited GM Keith Garcia. Shot my first multigun match the next day. I have to say, I really like shooting rifle. Shotgun... not so much fun. I am terrible at reloading because I have never practiced it, and the rifle is just plain more fun. Shot my old Glock 20 limited gun too, and didn't exactly burn the house down in the pistol parts. I ended up 11th overall out of 59, but only shot 54% of winner Chris Sechiatano. Ouch.

Right you are. I've noticed that myself too. Haven't been able to practice movement as much recently since I hurt my ankle, and it appears I fall into bad habits when I don't practice. Something to work on. Enjoyed the viedo's. I did notice that you can cut some time off your runs. Work on getting ready to shoot as you enter the position. As an example in the last video in the last position, you planted and then raised your gun, there was plenty of time after the reload you should have got head and gun up about 2 steps out and been ready to shoot as soon as you acquired the target, 1 or 2 seconds lost. I saw a couple other times in the other two viedos where you could have saved time the same way. I took a Phil Strader class and he beat us to death with that but its work good for me.

Had a nice day of practice today. Shot a plate rack in 10 seconds from the holster at 50 yards. 3 misses. Found out I need to hold 3-4 inches LOW to hit anything at that distance though.

I bet that it's one of your thumbs hitting the slide release. That's happened to me a bunch. I ended up shortening it by a bit to help. Wish there was a shorter one available from the factory...

I've always found that a quite firm grip works best, whether I'm shooting for accuracy or speed. In fact, there isn't really any difference between the two, when you get down to it. So no, my grip pressure does not change, at least not that I am aware of. I would try to maintain a constant grip. In my experience, anything that changes right as you fire will tend to make you miss.

No, it wouldn't be legal. From the production rules: BARRELS: Current rules remain in effect - you may replace the barrel with an OEM or aftermarket barrel which is of the same length, contour and caliber as the original barrel for that model of gun. You might be better off just loading 40 s&w minor for the Glock 35, if you reload. I'm not sure how reliable the conversion barrels are anyway.

Had another solid production match today. I Was planning on shooting a steel match instead, but it was canceled. I ended up beating the next production guy, an A, by 22%, and overall beat everyone but the open guys (6th overall out of 53 shooters). I had a few screwups, but overall I was very pleased with my performance today. The 34 sure is an accurate gun if you align the sights, and press the trigger smoothly. Little tiny steel plates beware! It does look like my initial production classification will be B though. Here are the stages in the order I shot them.

I don't think that you are at a disadvantage. I personally prefer the OEM 4.5lb connector, but there's nothing wrong with the 5lb. I made A with the 5lb in my Glock 20 for Limited.

I think my best time from a low ready was like 2.5 seconds. (At a GSSF match). You guys are fast.

I've been enjoying shooting the 34. Since I don't like light springs very much, I worked up some nice semi-hot loads. 124 grains Zero FMJs at around 1150 with universal clays. I like the feel of these, though I'm just about out of universal. I might have to go to titegroup next. Maybe some montana gold CMJs. Hmm. I shot a match this last weekend that I thought went pretty well. It looks like I'm gonna be a B in production, though, which is ok I guess. Even on an injured ankle I was able to pull off some pretty good performances. I was very concerned with shooting points this match, and as long as my goal was just to shoot As (as opposed to GO FAST), I did fine. I tried to push my speed on a stage, and it did not work out too well, as I shot sloppy points, and forgot to do a reload. I'll have to remember that lesson. Here are the stages of the match, in the order I shot them. Shooting a local steel match this weekend with the 34 in limited division! Should be exciting.

So what's your time Ben?

Glock 34. You don't even have to aim. It shoots for you.