Agent #1911

The rule (as I understand it) was born out of IDPA's desire to be more "tactical". The reality is that IDPA is just a damned game and this rule just drives it closer to irrelevancy. I agree.

this is a contradicting rule. how can the SO keep an eye on the "finger on trigger" violation while watching the shooter's feet? epic fail IDPA.

Its all business.

Yes

Dude!!!!!!!1111!!!11!!!... budget and shooting does not mix well. try playing chess

It hasn't made 45acp obsolete in LE or for personal carry? Why would it be different in a game with an 8-round mag limit? Obsolete in GAMES. ie USPSA/IDPA. who gives a crap what you choose to shoot in your personal carry

because allowing .40 S&W in CDP will make the 45acp obsolete. bad for Wilson Combat business.

This one should be interesting. 14 stages in one day. Squad hopping is allowed. I wonder how the squad shooter rotation works if people are constantly hopping?

Am I the only one that noticed the penalties are not added to the total scores??

great match! we finished on time. everything went smooth and not much stage malfunction. some dingbat from squad 3 had a "Negligence Discharge" at Comfort Inn the night before the match. apparently the dry fire became "live" fire. bullet went through a couple of rooms. good thing no one was hurt. I gotta remember next year to call the front desk to see if this guy has a reservation before I place mine.

cant ask for a better shooting weather than that! have fun and be safe.

I use a Ready Tactical holster and really like it.

wow what a match! difficulty level was up there. my rear sight adjustment screw came off (Bomar) in the middle of a stage and was flapping back and forth every shot hahaha

right on! thats the spirit.

I am looking forward to this event.

Factory Crimp Die is designed for factory diameter bullets. cast bullets are 0.001 wider

I'm with you on that. part of the fun is learning to shoot new weapon. I will be shooting my 5th division next year. I already have the pistol. just need to concentrate on the big match for now.

Donny, that looks great! what colors?

yup. the new rule promotes just that. round dumping.

It's funny you would say that. Maybe the same people who would carry Glock 34s, STI Eagles and full-size 1911s. It's rare that you see people shooting true carry guns in IDPA. Certainly not the serious competitors. In fact, it's so rare that IDPA actually has a sub-category of BUG guns (and occasional matches for them) just to get people to use real carry stuff. Nah. The idea of IDPA using real world carry equipment is just that. An idea. But it's not reality. I carry my G35 and full size 1911 all the time. "Opinions" on what a carry gun should be is just that, an individual's Opinion. that is why there are rules because everyone has different perception of a carry gun.

if your strong hand thumb can reach the slide release, utilize it. otherwise, weak thumb

The problem with that philosophy is that IDPA seems to exist on new shooters. I know one club in my area that normally runs 100+ shooters a match. Of those, over 50% are Unclassified or Novices. They don't know the Rules and haven't been in the game long enough to learn them the way most shooters do -- 3 seconds at a time. The SO is supposed to be (at least according to the Rule Book) an Ambassador for the sport. And, one might also think, a repository of the knowledge required to assist new shooters. Sadly, that is not always the case. In fact, given the new Rule Book and Recertification procedures it is estimated that IDPA lost somewhere in the neighborhood of 35-40% of the experienced SOs they had. No problem? Just hold more classes and make more SOs? Not really. IDPA has decided to trim the number of SOIs to five a state. In north Florida, two veteran SOIs just got decertified. There is now not a single SOI in a portion of Florida that has five active IDPA clubs hosting over 175 individual shooters. At a match two weeks ago in that area I had a conversation with the MD who lamented the fact that with the normal attrition rate, and the lack of SOIs, that he would have a problem finding enough competent SOs to run a match. A week later, at another area match, another MD put it more succintly -- "IDPA is doing it's best to shoot itself in the foot." These are gentelmen who have been involved with IDPA for almost a decade and are MA class shooters and experienced SOs. If IDPA lacks quality SOs... which current policies seem bent upon achieving... then have fun! I completely agree. now there is no reload on the move (even behind cover). soon there will be no shooting on the move. forget about practice. you don't need any in IDPA

by whos standard?

most of the issues can be resolved by just reading the rulebook. if its within the rules, its allowed.

I agree. just look at the BUG nationals. make silly rules, get silly results. not to mention, most newbie to idea thinks you "MUST" use your carry gun. they whine and complain if they are at the bottom if they get beat by a shooter that understand the rules better. I understand that the principles are based on concealed carry and defensive scenario but by golly, this is not Thunder Ranch defensive training course