lumpygravy

He seems to have updated his website here, but he doesn't seem to be responding to email inquiries and I haven't tried calling him yet. Has anyone heard or ordered from him recently (last 6 months)?

@OP: I see this topic is posted in then Handgun Technique forum here: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=175646#entry1941809 You might ask a mod to combine the two threads. Just a suggestion.

I'm not going to be much help here because I shoot SV wide bodies (limited) and SS. My hand spread is 8.25" and my index finger is 2.75" - so not a lot bigger. But the platforms I shoot fit great with a medium curved trigger - I might go to a short trigger for the wide body just to try it. I don't have any experience with production setups, but several are available with changeable backstraps to allow a bit of adjustment to the individual shooter. I believe the M&P is one and so is the Springfield XD series. Like anything, once a gun is selected, it can be customised. I believe there are several vendors in the tent sub-fo that specialize in grip reduction services for this very common need. The only other thing I'd mention is to check the reach to the mag release. If you're open to other divisions, SS minor maybe worth consideration. Non-pivoting trigger, ~43oz gun, 10 rounds in the mag, etc... Good luck! I know others with more applicable experience will be able to better advise.

Booyah - in transit from the factory...

All of these good looking wide bodies are getting a little boring. Not that I don't have an SVI wide body, but how about some single stack goodness? Yes, it's a 40.

Fedx says by Friday 4:30pm...

... and steel, Steel Challenge specifically, is a blast. Of the official stages, there is only one that requires a couple of steps and a fair accommodation can easily be made by the MD. Welcome! Now go have some fun!

It may have something to do with the type of trigger i.e. pivoting (like your XDM) vs. non-pivoting (1911/2011 pattern). I don't shoot pivots enough to do more than speculate. Do you recall if you noticed this with your CZ? as compared to the XDM?

Assuming you have a reliable gun, mags, rig, ammo to shoot or components to load (you can never have enough ammo or components) that point would be now. Like others have said, spend sometime getting yourself into the sport, see what others are using and ask them why they made their choice, ask to handle or try the gear. Read up on stuff here and elsewhere. If you then feel you really want (past the minimums, you do not need) a particular piece of gear and can afford it, knock yourself out and get it. You will end up with stuff that you find you don't like or use - everybody does. You then go to the Classifieds and sell it to someone who wants to try it, lose 50% of your initial cost and call it good. Case in point: I came back in 2011 (after a long layoff) and thought I'd shoot L10 and Limited with what I had, a SS and a wide body limited gun. Bought up a bunch of 10 round SS mags that have never been used because I found I could shoot L10 with my wide body. If I had more patience, I would have settled in and figured it out or someone would have told me. So those mags and a few other things are in storage waiting until I accumulate enough other stuff to have a yard sale in the Classifieds.

Ultimately, it's based on how much you want to spend so that line is different for everyone. This forum and specifically, the gear sub-forum, are great places where lots of information has been shared by others who have passed before you, asked the same questions about the same products and received feedback on brand/model x vs. y vs. z. Researching prior to buying helps to reduce the trial and error approach which can be unnecessarily costly.

Welcome to the world of kitchen table 'smithing where nothing fits right without a little (sometimes a lot) of dremel action. As long as you have checked the fiunction of the TS, you are GTG. I can't really tell from tbe pic, but it looks reasonably normal to me. Depending on where the TS bottoms out, you have to fit the grip panel to that position.

OK - so I didn't get the real deal in time for Maui, but... I just got the call that it is finally ready to ship. So BOOYAH for me. One pic here in a few days and the rest in the gallery as time permits. I'll be shooting it soon.

Not saying it didn't happen, 'cuz you can't make up stuff like this, but... Pics of the toasted frog?

Sounds like you are GTG. Be safe and have a blast!

@Benny: There, fixed it for you.... @OP: Do it and take some night time video....

Hey Gino, I was there (though I was young and stupid at the time) and I quit for almost 12 years. Now I'm old and fat and having the time of my life just shooting with good folks like you. I finish wherever I finish - I don't even pay attention anymore. You're spot on about the body not being able to do what the mind fondly remembers. It's the club nobody wants to join but everyone has to sooner or later (it came sooner for me ). So if you're not feeling it, take some time and give it a rest. Come back when it feels right. Aloha Brah. Thanks for making me feel welcome on my visit.

+ a bajillion - good on you

TEN DAYS?!?! That's SO full of win!

It's what you get used to. I had a 5" SDC poly grip STI at 36oz. and now have a 5" LDC steel grip SV at 44oz. The weight makes it more comfortable to shoot and I wouldn't go back to a poly grip. Lighten up the silde and it shoots just as fast (IMHO).

I was looking at sport bikes a few years ago. Two coworkers got into wrecks not five months apart. One escaped lucky. Broke wrist and scrapes and bruises. The other not so fortunate - paralysed from tbe waist down. I gave it up right after that. You're right - shooting is safer!

Bummers. Hope you can get or have a spare TS to fit. If not, maybe share a gun or one of you shoot a different division?

Maybe practice the scoop draw in dry fire from several start positions, i.e. hands at sides, surrender, touching a wall, etc... and then bring it to the range and practice it live on the timer and compare to your "regular" draw. If you can do the scoop consistently, great. If not, you might just need to work at it or maybe you'll be able to develop both and use them based on the stage/situation and the targets presented. Personally, I favor acquiring a solid grip in the holster vs. the scoop. Beyond the stand-n-shoot classifier type stages, most stages are setup such that one is moving while drawing. IMHO, this increases the disaster factor for the scoop and negates any time cost/differential for acquiring a good grip. Now if you're going to shoot any Steel Challenge type stuff which is truly stand-n-shoot, it would certainly be worth exploring further.

That's funny! I guess it's better than rocks and sticks!

This is a great post not just for 3 gunners, but for competitive shooters in general.