Spoke with Manny and he thought the 7mm Bolen basepads would be available the week of March 25th on www.mannyusa.com for you guys looking for 31 rounds
And I ordered some 4mm Bolen pads from www.mannyusa.com and I'm sure the 3mm pads were available as well if you're looking...
Sauls new belts are great! They're a bit stiffer than the CR Speed product and seem to fit about the same.
The magnetic pouches are the strongest out there and are highly recommended if you need that sort of thing.
The mag pouches are great! I use them with STI/SVI mags in Standard but don't have lots of practical experience with them as they just came out... Can't say how they'll hold up under lots of prone abuse since my pouches have to be behind hip bone.
I think the IBF is a great idea and am glad that SVI is able to keep costs in slide manufacturing down so they don't have to outsource the manufacturing overseas to save costs... Think about it, they make every slide the same (with Customer preferred cuts) and add the IBF for the caliber of choice. It's genious...
The State of Chicago has spoken... I feel Sorry for the rest of the law abiding Illinesians living in that State. If it gets harder to own a gun in Chicago one may have to become a criminal to own one.
Some of the Area Directors can't set dates for their matches until the Nationals dates are chosen either. Sure wish dates would get set early in the year to make planning the US matches easier.
Canadian Nationals will be July 30 - August 3 in Lethbridge Alberta. Range is about 3 hours North of Great Falls Montana. Go through the Sweetgrass 24 hour border crossing as they're familiar with folks travelling with firearms.
Another vote for Manny! He's awesome and will teach you what you need to do to reach your full potential. I recommend his Advanced/Intermediate group class and then a one day semi-private advanced movement class.
Oil & Gas Territory Manager for a fairly large Engine Manufacturer... Travel extensively in Canada, Alaska, Montana, California and the States in between.