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Yes - 2010 ProAm he took limited and open - does he just shoot the stages back to back with the two pistols? Can you do this in a normal USPSA match?

For example he has won limited and open class in the same match...how do you shoot in two classes in the same match

How does Dave Sevigny compete in multiple divisions in the same match? Do a lot of the top competitors do this?

Well I've been continuing to load and unload... Not much has changed. I'm going to check for snags and polish the mag tubes - I was so concerned with the followers, springs and base plates I neglected to really examine the inside of the tubes... Thanks to all

These mags are factory new...I think i just need to continue to work them... I'm now able to load 12 into one of the mags!! Nothing a little time and effort isn't going to fix

Thanks for all of the advice - the pistol was purchased and shipped to Arizona, and these are factory hi-cap 14 round magazines(according to PARA and all of my paper work)- they are a one piece body with base plate follower and spring... Bottom line I will be shooting the pistol and mags hoping they will eventually work right...or I will at least load and unload them repeatedly for the next month or two Atleast that would be the less expensive way to break the mags in... Thanks

I just hate thinking that I need to hope the mags will "break in"...but I'm hoping ...

Yep. the end result is after spending the money on the pistol I'll have to spend the additional $7 for the Loader... I have to continue to use the mags and hope they "break in" Thanks

I've loaded several different Glock mags Hi-Cap 22/17/32/33, Colt single stack 45s, Rifle mags AR/FAL/AK/G3/M1A and never once had issues loading any mag to capacity by hand. It Just surprised me that a new out out the box mag from PARA couldn't be loaded anywhere near the published capacity (without a loader); with a couple of the mags I could only load 10 rounds and that was with extreme force... From the factory 10 rounds in a 14 round magazine seems like poor design to me...I could see it being difficult maybe to load the last couple rounds, but 10/14 is approximately 71% of capacity! Thats ridiculous. When was the last time you picked up a 30 round PMAG that you could only load 22 rounds into? Or a new Kimber mag that only took 5 rounds? These are mass produced products that "should" perform out of the box with minimal tweaking... these are not Custom STI Open guns where the Mags are cleaned every time they are dropped in the dirt... I think in the end I've just been very disappointed with PARA and the Level of everything that comes from the company...

I have a Para SF-45-A, a special production of the P14 - it came with Hi-Cap magazines that are supposed to hold 14 rounds... The most I can load is 11 and that is with enough force to leave dings on round 10 when loading round 11. I am by no means new to the shooting world, but this is the first double stack 45 i have owned. I contacted PARA ( whom I believe has worst customer service in the industry - but thats another topic) they informed me i need to purchase their magazine loader in order to load the mags to capacity. I don't think i should have to use a mag loader, has anyone ran into similar issues with these mags? I tried leaving them loaded (11 rounds) to attempt to compress the new spring... 3 months latter no effect. Thanks

I'm in Enterprise Al area - Dancin Dan, are you the Dan from Tri-state Gun club? I've been shooting IDPA and USPSA for the past couple months and I think I'm just going to do the USPSA matches. I think I enjoy the a little more...

New Shooter in Alabama... I've been here since Jan and have started shooting USPSA and IDPA. Some one recommended Brian Enos forums to feed my addiction....