davsco

gray (right/top) is the one i just got. blue and black are ones i bought a while back, not necessarily in that order).

implementing a rule is a one time thing. enforcing it is an every-shooter, every-stage, every-match thing. folks can shoot 9 or 40 iin limited now and choose between a round or two less or more capacity vs a scoring advantage or disadvantage and that has worked fine for years if not decades. why change what works and why go to a method that introduces less enforcement consistency?

What you said is not as easy as just a mag length rule. That BTW seems to work well for ltd, open, etc.

counting to ten isn't a big deal for the RO nor for the shooter reloading his mags. 20 is a bigger deal for both and easy to lose count or get it wrong. am i at 18 or 19 in the mag, crap, empty the mag and start over. yeah, shot timers have counters but we don't always catch every shot on the timer. and for guys that reload before running dry (as it should be of course...), no one is going to be 'caught' unless we're counting the rounds in the discarded mags. having a mag length rule and not a round count rule is way easier for both the shooter and the RO.

yeah i can't get 24 into any of my prior mbx mags. maybe if i threw them in a vise... the new ones hold 24 almost easily right out of the bag. i used both of the new ones, and of course the old ones, in my mpa ds9 at a 2 gun match yesterday and it all ran flawlessly.

here you go, mbx 140 2011 9mm brand new mags holding 24 rounds

Out of town til the weekend, will check then.

Just got 2 of the mbx 140 2011 mags last week and they hold 24 9mm somewhat comfortably, even at first time loading. Not sure I could squeeze more than 23 in the older ones I have.

not familiar with the larger savior bags, but their pistol bags seem very high quality. midwayusa drag bag should work good for 3 gun. but i've normally just used separate bags for each gun. and throw them on a lightly customized jogging stroller to tote around at the match.

so as it turns out, the rod that sticks out from the drop piece is long enough to slide out the block a little and still have the screws bite, so i did that and grinded down the slide racker a little. should give me just enough clearance to holster and draw without issues.

with the sideways c-more and extended racker, the belt is interfering with the racker. i had to raise the gun up to where the racker is above the belt but it sits too high for a comfortable draw. double alpha race master magnetic. on another gun, the slide racker is ambi so i just run it on the right side, not an option with this gun, at least without some machining and a different slide racker. perhaps some sort of spacer at the belt attachment point? some sort of spacer where the 'drop' part of the holster attaches to the belt? find or make a longer piece (rod) that goes from the bottom of the drop part to the actual holster? worried there might be too much torque on that part if i make it too long. someone makes a better/wider drop offset piece? something else? thanks!

I'm in FLA thru next weekend in Melbourne. Both places are almost equidistant. OK Corral seems to have a little higher round count and two extra stages. Which do you prefer and why? thanks! Oh and i could do both, but only brought 300 rounds thinking i would have only one choice...

at least for me, the actual loading/reloading isn't an issue. it's having all those shells on you possibly falling off if you have slung rifle, or depending on shooting positions. then it's the whole form factor of the gun and ammo and mags vs AR and handgun. then the ammo and choke mix. just adds a lot of logistics, hassle and the like.

yeah the 1 /2 /3 day can be confusing, but if you look at the squadding page sometimes it helps make sense of it.

these limited optics guns are heavily used in 2 & 3 gun. used to be in open division but many matches now have a CO division that allows 2011's and of course the uspsa def'n of CO.

haven't really kept up. so is this basically Limited division with the addition of slide-mounted dots, but minor power factor scoring and 9mm minimum caliber?

did bianchi buy nexbelt or just retailing them? i've had a nexbelt for a couple years now, great belt for aiwb carry, easily adjustable.

Schweeeet

why?

tell you what, carry optics is a pretty cool division as well, less than half the price if not a third or quarter, esp when you take into account mags. and if you don't reload, ammo will be way cheaper also. also easier on the ears. but yeah, open is pretty cool/fun.

agree on the 'top notch' part but mine ordered last summer took roughly 6 months. still waiting to do my first match with it! but it wouldn't hurt to call them, mpa, etc from time to time as surely they have cancels here and there.

i don't know how to do it, but i've def seen it done at some (time plus) 2 & 3 gun matches i've attended.

from a 2013 post here on enos: And, it's not "slide forward, hammer down" anymore... It's "If you are finished, unload and show clear. If clear, hammer down and holster." i'm sure 'slide forward' was part of the rules as i've been trying to get it OUT of my end of stage sequence ever since...

not a fan of matches/directors that want to go way over the top. whether 100+yd shots with a smoothbore or 50+ with a handgun. i mean, we have a friggin rifle in this game, so why the crazy crap with handgun or shottie?

old school 38 super.