hkguy

with all my goodies, my spartan tips the scales at 42.9 oz using dawson mags w/ aluminum base pads. with my metalform mags with plastic base pads, im at 42.6 oz. just something to consider. Im toying with the idea of either drilling my guide rod or swapping it out for an aluminum one to trim a little weight. my metal forms have fed everything i feed it (JHP's and various FMJ's and plated bullets). ill be testing the dawson mags later today so ill give a report on that in the next day or so. as to the holster, ive had really good luck with with all my other bladetech holsters for IDPA (have them for a USPc, P30L, and a GP100) so i figured i would stick with what works for me.

if your only an inch low at 3.1 yards i would not be too worried, i would shoot it off a rest and see where your POA/POI is at 15 and 25 yards and adjust as necessary as ronnie suggests

i just bought a spartan for my wife to shoot. initially had some feed/extraction issues. I could not shoot a full mag of ammo with out a feed/extraction issue. i tried several mags and different kinds of ammo, called up STI and got an RMA issued and STI took care of the shipping both ways. They throated the chamber, re-cut the feed ramp, and tuned the extractor. They ran several different kinds of ball and HP ammo through it. Now it will feed anything, 124gr and 147gr JHP's, and 115, 124, and 147gr ball ammo. for the price difference i dont feel that the Trojan is $400 better than the spartan. You can get a stock spartan for $635 from dawson and a stock trojan is about $1000. if your planning on changing things like the grips, front sights, MSH, etc your not really saving anything if that is a concern to you.

im running a fusion main spring housing/chute, 19lb mainspring, 11lb recoil spring, Dawson FO FS, Dawson IDPA legal mag release and had the trigger tuned to about 3.5lbs. Im using dawson 10 rd mags too. I also got a set of Alumagrips (slim & lightweight). Im also using a bladetech holster and mag pouches for now. honestly we can suggest back and forth what we like and suggest you do but at the end of the day its your gun and it has to work for you.

sounds like something could have been in the firing pin channel that kept the firing pin extended and caused a slam fire. Its possible that there could have been a double charge that lead to the KaBoom too. As an SO its not my place to lecture shooters about ammunition unless i'm running a equipment check stage and your ammo does not make PF. Ultimately it is the shooters responsibility to make sure their ammo is up to snuff, especially with reloads. I know a few glock shooters that run lead bullets and have not had issues, but i think they are running a harder bullet. with lead, alot depends on the size and how fast you push them. at any rate im glad to hear the shooter is doing well and is on the mend.

i used a different powder but for info's sake, out of a USPc 9mm i was getting a 127-128 pf, with the same load i was getting a 131-133 PF out of my P30L. the shorter barrel will cause a decrease in PF.

long triggers are not too bad, i shot my HK the past 2 years. your SP2022 is SSP and ESP legal, though your probably best off shooting in SSP just due to the trigger.

from watching your videos, you should easily get into marksman as long as you get your hits in. just remember some shooters (like my self) seem to shoot poorly in the classifier for what ever reason, but do well in matches. The classifier is just a snap shot at this point in time of your skills on a standardized course. you will be surprised how much you will improve over the course of a season, even if you don't train much. My first year i shot the classifier and made MM by 24ish seconds, i shot it again a year ago in april and missed SS by 2.5 seconds. When i classify this year i should be well into SS. When your at matches have some higher level shooters watch you from time to time and give you pointers.

You look good and honestly you are your toughest critic. Stages were you have to back up to complete the CoF are always tough. In the second video were you only supposed to shoot once at each target??? Your draw looks good so dont get to hung up on that, transitions could be worked on a bit. It looks like you did well keeping off the barrel in your second video. that was one of the tougher things for me to master. If you can keep yourself about an arms length from a barricade you can actually "slice the pie" better and quicker. Have you shot a classifier yet?

well i dont have it that bad, i bought a new revolver this fall, had to buy my wife a new SS STI shortly there after. Then around xmas i came across a good deal on a .17hmr for my self and it cost me a ring.

With berrys bullets, the general recommendation is to use load data for lead bullets of a similar shape. I have used several thousand of the 124's with tightgroup and have been really pleased with them for IDPA use.

I want fresh brass shot from my gun, not something swept up off the floor, and/or from someone I don't know. I've been bitten too often in the past with brass that didn't load more than 3 times before it was shot, or too "Glocked" to use. The Lee factory crip die took care of any "glocked" brass i found. The indoor ranges around my part only allow factory ammo so any thing i pick up is mostly going to be once fired, though occasionally in the winter months ill bring in my reloads for testing

as a michiagander, i would love to see another major match that is not 8-12 hrs away.

i got a stock spartan and did the following: *STI Spartan - $740 out the door *Dawson front sight - $40 *Fusion trigger - $18 *Fusing chain link mainspring housing and chute - $90 *Fusion extended slide stop - $30 *Dawson Extended IDPA mag release - $40 *Custom AlumaGrips Light Weight Slim Grips - $100 *Trigger job/sight install - $50 *New main spring and recoil spring - $10 All in all im in $1100 which is about the same price as a stock trojan from dawson after shipping and FFL transfer fees... If i went that route, im still looking at $350ish in upgrades to get the gun they way i want it. If i were you, i would upgrade your spartan as time and money allows unless you come across a smoking deal on a Trojan that had the features you wanted.

then it would be in the USPSA section

At all the clubs in my area, your not required to be a club member to shoot. club members pay a reduced entrance fees. If anything clubs that require you to be a member in order to shoot are doing more to push potential shooters away than $40. For those of you who really are getting bent out of shape over $40 bucks,pack your lunch for a few days a week instead of eating out. Don't go out dinner, the bar, or the movies for one, possibly two nights and now you have saved the cost of a years membership.

my club will have anywhere form 70 shooters on a bad day to 130+ shooters. This presents a big problem for the MD and SO staff. we had squads of 15+ and it made the match run very long. My club modified the the joining requirement to you can shoot 3 matches and then you need to join, perhaps that is a more workable solution than shoot one match and join. this gave those who were on the fence a couple of matches to figure out if they really like the "game" and wanted to join. that gives new shooters about 1/3 of our season to figure out if they want to join or not. My club also only charges $35 ( the $5 difference is for the club) which really is not that expensive. if you dont reload your own ammo your spending $35+ per match on ammo alone....

My 9mm reloads cost just under $5.50 per 50. You might want to look at USA ammo, their remaned ammo is $8.50/50 rounds or even georgiaarms, their canned heat is a great value as well.

Per rule book, pg 19 Stock Service Pistol - SSP Straight from the rule book, pg 21 Enhanced Service Pistol ESP

im on a bit of a tight reloading budget and i couldnt justify jumping to 147 gr bullets. I use 124 gr Berrys and occasionally Zero's. Im using mixed brass, CCI 500 primers and 3.85 grs of tight group @ 1.11 COL. Im getting 133-135 pf out of my P30L and i expect to get about 134-136PF out of my STI spartan and i might back down the charge to 3.7-3.8 grs to drop my power factor down a bit closer 130ish.

The stock main spring was 20+ #'s. i dropped in a 17lb spring and it was noticeably easier to rack the slide/manually cock the hammer. I am running an 11# recoil spring. all smiles here and ive had no ignition problems either.

i will let friends use my reloads if i am at the range with them, however i will not reload for them. If they want to get the components around and run the machine, i will show them the ropes and let them roll their own. Too much liability involved should something bad happen. I dont care how good of a friend they are you never know if they will sue your pants off for using YOUR ammo and getting hurt

looks like your in the ballpark. Gunbroker was $700-$800 for the same thing.

pics? what all would come with the gun in the sale?