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Titegroup in a glock = no problems. I have put around 10,000 rounds of the following load through my G35: Mixed Brass Montana Gold 180gr CMJ 4.6gr TG fed no. 100 SPP 1.135 OAL 960 FPS 173.5 PF Not so much as a hiccup, no pressure issues. I would recommend it to anyone!

It is never too soon or too late! In my opinion, instruction is always worth it. Provided you're receptive and ready to learn. It would appear that one never stops learning in this sport, it is a continuous process. Ideas change, skills change and technology changes. You can't fall into the trap "Oh I have reached X class, my work is done I know all I am ever going to know and I don't need to practice now" I believe that the shooting sports all require skills which are perishable. If you don't keep the wheels greased, they'll seize up eventually. For what it's worth: I have employed a shooting coach and am doing 6 month training cycles with him. I have learned more in the first two months with him than in the 1 1/2 years I have been shooting. I haven not always understood why he has me do certain things and at this point I probably don't need to know. I just need to do them. Also, by following his program and going through the reps and workouts I have also learned a lot about myself and where I am going. I honestly feel a huge detachment from who I was 3 months ago. As my coach put it: "you used to be a guy who would show up at matches and shoot, now you're a shooter". I would have never realized these gains so quickly on my own, sure maybe 4-5 years down the road I would make the progress I have had in such a short time. But I would much rather expedite the process and get to the fun. I believe training with an instructor is always money well spent, it will go much farther than anything else.

I have a pair of Merrell MOAB's that are pretty grippy tread-wise. I wear those for shooting all the time, they are really comfortable and light weight for their size. I also have a pair of Merrell Intercepts which I like even better and I have worn them to countless matches and they have only slipped once and that was on a muddy patch where I don't think cleats would have been too much better. The only downside I can see to Merrell is price, I just picked up a pair of Nike cleats at the Nike factory outlet for $25 all of the Merrell's are well over a Benjamin.

No DQ. No unsafe action. But the RO should have stopped him after the first couple of steps to figure out what was going on. +1 on stage designer DQ! Those boxes, yuck.

My theory is that it was scratched or sanded off, although the barrel isn't rough, it's smooth. Actually, it appears it had blood on it. My uncle Ed had a revolver with similar spots where the bluing was worn off, he used it to shoot pigs and cows on his farm. Apparently, some of the old bluing formulas would not hold up to blood?

For the money, buy it! I'm sure you'll enjoy it, model 10's are great revolvers. If I was 2 hours south, i'd go buy it out from under you!

You just have to want it bad enough! If you have to force yourself to practice either one of two things are true: Either you don't want it bad enough or you are overdoing it. Also, looking solely at your results (match place/points/score etc) is a dead end in itself. You should be able to go out and bomb 4 out of 5 stages but find that one thing you did exceptionally well and chalk the day up as a personal win. I know we all want to do well, that's why we compete. But I have stopped focusing just on where I place as a measure of where I am going. All those little victories and all that progression adds up, then something miraculous happens: they start happening closer and closer together and those little instances show up well in match results!

Visualize, visualize, visualize. And visualize again! I used to get the nerves going to the point where I would blow up in a hurry. What has helped me is simply visualizing the way I am going to shoot the stage over and over again. I look at the stage, formulate my plan and play the movie in my head over and over. This has done wonders for me in many ways. Now I can't say that everything always turns out as planned but, it is a marked difference from the days when I would just go out and blast haphazardly.

Excellent! Bookmarked, thanks for pointing it out!

Ok, so here's something you don't see every day.. All of my loads @ 1.203 OAL with anything higher than 4.6(up to 5.1) gr of Titegroup didn't work. In fact: the speeds didn't even really increase. What did increase was the amount of soot and unburnt powder being blown back all over my arms and clothes. Looks like I am just going to go back to my old glock 35 load and bump it up .1gr and forget the whole "load long" thing. I didn't have any feeding issues and they made major easily. Why fratz around with loading long if I don't need to? Open to input>!?

Yesterday I worked my "Livefire 1" routine(I have 3 that I am currently using). Everything went very well as far as performance is concerned. Finally starting to see the sights all the way through the firing cycle and I am getting more feedback from the gun than ever. It is really cool when you have these breakthroughs at different points. It is extremely motivating knowing that all the hard work of dry fire and live fire is paying off and you're going somewhere. Accuracy is getting better and better, speed is also getting better. Consistency took a couple of huge strides forward too. I have not been working on the clock at all but if I had to guess, speed is also getting better. The biggest breakthrough that I noticed yesterday is: RELAXATION!!! I feel way way wayyy more relaxed through the entire routine. From soup to nuts, reloads weren't forced and robotic, shooting was easier and my body wasn't as rigid as it normally is. Looking at the video of my training sessions it is clear that I have been way too rigid and the results speak for themselves. Gun had a few issues: It does not like my long loads. I am going back to my glock load +.1gr and I will be sitting at about a 174 PF. The 1.2 loads were problematic in two ways: Some mags would not feed them reliably. I was getting nosedives every shot with one of my mags. Also, the longer load would not make power factor. They got to the point where they were so long, all of the powder was not igniting. This resulted in two things: soot and unburnt powder was blowing back all over my arms and clothes. And it was really fouling up the gun. I believe the excess gunk induced a failure to extract. I haven't had any issues with a clean gun and my Glock load was much much cleaner so the solution is an easy one. Also: Have not updated my range diary for a while. Need to keep on top of this. In case you're wondering: The SVI is RIDICULOUSLY accurate and easy to shoot.I was feeling guilty about switching from my G35 because it has been so great to me. I honestly feel that this SVI is a better fit for me at this point, time will tell. And for the guy who PM'ed me about vids (sorry, I deleted your PM and can't remember your name) If you want to see my vids, PM me again with your youtube user name and I will add you to the unrestricted list.

I think the other divisions were just an afterthought after CDP. CDP was obviously created around a certain gun maker's product line. The other divisions were for "those other guys" and that's that. I just think IDPA could go a lot farther if some of the restrictions and arcane rules were abolished. I would love to see more crossover competition from IPSC/USPSA 3 Gun shooters etc shooting IDPA too. It would certainly take IDPA competition to a whole new level with a larger pool of exceptional shooters in the mix. I believe that we may see some drastic changes in coming years from IDPA. Last years IDPA nationals were held the same time as USPSA nationals, notice how this year they aren't? I just love to shoot, no matter what the game is. Do I like all of IDPA rules? no. Do I go out and have fun anyway? Yes, when there isn't a uspsa match to shoot.

Ya, I know that good equipment can only take you so far. 99% of it is the ability of the guy shooting the gun. But the thing that gets me is most of the guys shooting ESP are not shooting a gun they carry(or suitable for carry). The gun is built to race within the restrictions of ESP. My feeling is: open up ESP to encourage a broader range of shooters and equipment. For me, IDPA is something I "sometimes" do. If it were easier to crossover and use some of the equipment I use for USPSA I would shoot IDPA more often. In my opinion IDPA needs to get away from the whole "simulating real world practical shooting scenarios" type of mentality. It is a game, and will always be a game. And leave it up to the shooter: if a shooter wants to run a bone stock gun, fine. If a shooter wants to run a super slick blaster, fine. Surely there is a division for everyone (or could be).

Why? Because that's what you have? Actually they do. The barrel length must be 4.2" or less. Yes, that's exactly why. I want to be able to shoot my 5'' bull barrel 2011 with a full length dust cover. Why discriminate?

[inappropriate references removed by Moderator] I do have to say that I believe it is true: Stamp the word "Tactical" or "Operator" on the label of any product from actual firearms to sunglasses and the internet armchair ninjas show up in droves with fists full of cash to buy it. As for shooters changing flavors & divisions: I think it's a good thing whether it is sponsor money driven or simply out of wanting a change. I think it keeps the wheels greased. After all: if nobody changed things up back in the day we'd all still be shooting single stack iron sight 38 supers with comps on them. And I also believe it is fantastic that there are manufacturers willing to throw money back into our sport, we all benefit in the long run! I shoot Limited now and I will continue to shoot limited until I hit either M or GM. After that, I will likely try production or single stack for a while. As for top guys making it harder to move up in any one division: I'm looking forward to the challenge. I just love this sport and I am going to be the best I can be, or die trying.

I think they should allow bull barrels too.

Unfortunately I am going the wrong way. Hopefully this next update will get me going back in the right direction. It hurts seeing your percentage drop 2%. Either way I have a LONG way to go..

One more thing: For limited, I can not see any benefit of having 5 mag pouches on the belt. Unless you are running around with a gun that has a really low capacity, it is not needed. I have rarely had to do more than one mag change on a stage. In USPSA the most you'll typically see is a 32 round stage, two mags usually get me there.

I like the CR Speed belt, it's nicely made and I can't find any issues with it. As for mag pouches, I am using the JR Holster roller pouches and they have also been very good. They are easy to adjust and they are of a good quality. They are also very easy to change calibers with as they have pop in/out inserts and seem to stay put without much effort. They also have an easy to adjust tension knob that can be done by hand, no need for tools. I think the best feature about them hands down is the weight. They seem to be much lighter than most other similar mag pouches.

You can do it either way. I guess it depends on the shooter and how he/she is feeling that day. Typically the best best to shoot your own game and let the cards fall where they may. But at the same time, if you don't push the envelope any you will never know just how far you can go. Many people have some weird mental things about classifiers. Some people feel the need to try and shoot above their level, some try and shoot without risking anything. I have been hung up on classifiers before, err lots of times. Historically I have been the type to try and knock it out of the park every time. This usually ends up in a disaster for me. The result is me sitting on the edge of C/B at 56% classification wise in limited. But in matches I typically shoot at a mid-high B level. Sometimes I crash and burn other times I do really well. The times I shoot a good match are the times when I just focus on the shooting and don't worry about class, who shot stage x in a NY minute etc.. Prior to getting with my coach a couple months ago: I would see huge swings of inconsistency and I do mean HUGE. Now I am starting to reign things in by shooting within my current ability, this is opening up many doors which have previously been closed to me.

I just got back from Chrono and my first batch of loads were the following: 180gr MG CMJ's 4.6 TG AVG 880 FPS 158 PF Fed no 100 SPP 1.203 OAL My question is, should I skip 4.7gr TG and go right to 4.8 and 4.9gr of TG as I can't see a tenth getting me up that far to hit major? Also, tried a friend's major load which is: 180 Gr MG CMJ 5.1 TG 1.180 FED no 100 And it averaged about a 161 PF, could the powder not be burning and some making it out the barrel? We were baffled at how the load didn't change much from my 4.6 load

Check this out: This little squirt is shooting a full size 1911 in .45 acp. I believe that any gun your daughter can operate safely would be fine. I think you will be able to go just about any direction if you spring the gun properly:

I think common sense should prevail in all circumstances. The problem is: Common sense is not that common. If a RO would DQ someone under the circumstances in the original post, that RO is an asshat. As stein stated: "No rulebook can account for every conceivable situation and those enforcing the rules should use their common sense, and have a bit of compassion when out of the ordinary circumstances arise." This hits the nail on the head, especially the compassion part. Taking off a rig is not an inherently unsafe action unless it is in the middle of a course of fire and the blaster is stoked. Also, while safety is paramount: we also have an obligation as ambassadors to the sport no matter where we are. I opine that in this situation, a DQ issued would be a pretty poor way to represent the sport.

Hmm, this is an interesting concept. I would have never thought to forget them as at the time the sensation and the overall feeling felt so profound and vivid, almost like my subconscious was trying to tell me something. So I was compelled to try and hang on to the experience. Bizarro is correct.

I was brought up with meditation starting at 8 years old, I am now in my 40's and have meditated on an off all my life. The last part of your post, about making an effort to experience it again, made me think your effort could end in frustration. In my experience the harder you try during meditation, the less likely you are to achieve "it", what ever "it" is for you. I have often found if I am meditating for a purpose it is challenging, if I meditate just to practice it's much more relaxing. Not sure if that helps any. And no, you are not loosing your mind. This makes perfect sense. As I tried to get back to it my mind would become flooded with all kinds of random stuff and I would quickly lose focus. I am going to just relax and experience whatever happens. I feel like I can finally get some peaceful rest and relaxation in after a bunch of issues on the home front. I am sure that it will be much easier now that all the drama isn't weighing in on me. Thanks!