MRevolutionIX

Another great match in Northern Utah!

Local Pro-Am match. These types of matches are so fun!

I run BBI 180s at 1.130 out of my CTS.

Ran this in limited this weekend. 72/80 points. Total time: 6.71. HF: 10.7302

My match footage from this weekend.

You are not doing anything the slide/gun doesnt do while it is functioning. Anytime you depress the trigger, rack the slide, cock the hammer, etc. you are causing wear. Parts are moving, springs are being compressed, etc. Can't do anything to prevent it. Make sure to change your springs on a regular basis and you should be fine.

Shoot fast alphas instead of ensuring not to put holes into the black. That was my approach on this one this past weekend and my time shows it. 4.55 sec, 40/40 points, HF 8.7912

Local club match footage.

I got the handgun version doesn't have the pistol bags and the gun compartment is front opening like the DAA packhttp://www.goutdoorsproducts.com/products/the-handgunner-backpack/ Is the compartment that houses the foam pistol craddle hard sided? Would/will the bag stay erect with the foam removed and weight loaded in the compartments above?

I have used the Lee FCD with success loading 180 gr BBIs. This was not the case when I tried it for the 147gr BBIs in 9mm. My loads were tumbling and figured out the die was swaging the bullet. I changed to a taper crimp die and the problem went away.

I recently loaded some of their new profile bullets and shot them today. No changes in OAL, powder charge, accuracy or reliability compared to the old profile. I am using a dillion seat die btw.

I shoot at least two matches a month, dry fire every night for at least 20 minutes and don't live fire practice on a regular basis. I can count on both hands the number of times I've actually gone out a live fire practiced in the 5 years I've been shooting USPSA. I hold a GM classification in production and am working towards it in limited.

Ran this in limited last weekend. 57 points, 4.76 secs, HF 11.9748

Like Atlas said. If/when you are ready for more mags buy the complete 140mm mags through them. I have 6 of them and get 21 rounds reloadable and they run without any issues. http://czcustom.com/czts40sandw140mmmagczc.aspx

SP01 Shadow

I have both an accu and a shadow. My accu (primary gun) took longer OALs compared to my shadow. So I had the shadows barrel reamed/throated to accept my reloads. I did not see any negative effects to the function, reliabilty or accuracy to the gun. A back up gun is useless if I cannot use the same ammo as my primary gun.

Local club match footage.

I don't have answer to why your POI changes but if u want to cut down the brightness of the optic, you can take a sharpie and mark the rod with it to reduce the amount of light that it is absorbing.

Check out post 21, 22 and 23 here: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=218761&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1

I thought I remembered another post similar to this one. More info/discussion here. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=219247&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1

I think it really depends on what features you want. If the CTS is outfitted exactly the way you want, it might be the way to go. I think people find it hard to justify the added $1000-$1200 cost because they only see the cosmetic/exterior difference and don't consider the gunsmithing and fitting that goes on. Yes, somebody that is inclined can do they same work but but it takes time. Time equals money... Maybe add up the cost of all the parts installed on the CTS, get a quote for gunsmithing/ and refinishing and see if it comes out more. In my case, I started with a CTS. A local buddy was selling his with low rounds for a really good price. It was a no-brainer and had to jump on it. With that being said, I still ended up changing somethings. I removed the wide safety for a normal one, opted for the fixed rear sight and installed the rubber CZ grips.

Like said above, the 1911/2011 guys usually run .40 longer because of function and reliability. I have heard from a few 2011 guys that their guns won't even feed factory ammo. This is my approach on ammo OAL. It must run reliable, must be accurate (this standard will vary by shooter) and must make power factor comfortably/safely. What ever my OAL comes out to be to satisfy those 3 things, that is what I will run them at. Fyi, I run my 180 gr BBIs at 1.130 in my TS and am happy with how they run.

I tried it but did not like how they felt. I ended up using the CZ rubber grips on my TS.

Unfortunately this is a common thing with factory CZ mags. I make it a habit to clean my mags throughly after every match day. The one time I got lazy and didn't, I realized a week later at the next match, rust started to develop. I know CZ customs offers plated mags but I havent seen them for the TS mags.

Match footage from today.