madmike283

Comp Tac Belt Holster and Ready Tactical mag pouches for me.

8.8.2 covers this. It says "Cleated shoes designed for specific sports (i.e., football, baseball, golf, etc.) may not be worn. Speedcross aren't cleats.

Stay away from the SP-01 in this case. It will limit your mods for IDPA as Rowdy mentioned. A 75 Shadow in 40 is what you want I think based on your wants. You could get it/set it up for SAO, put a magwell on it, and then only change recoil springs for Major/Minor.

It's all fair game in ESP.

I think you should have no problem learning either technique. Decide which divisions you prefer, and train from there. Would you rather trick out the gun with a mag well, etc? Does your state allow high cap mags for Ltd? If so, train to disengage the safety and run it SAO. Would you prefer keeping it "stock" from CZC and stock mags? Then learn the DA first pull. You'll also need to dry fire practice manually lowering the hammer after LAMR for the DA start. Either way, dry fire is your friend. Whichever you decide, it doesn't require a single live-fire round to get it nailed down. The good thing about the 75, is that is very versatile and you could run it either way. The downside to running it in Ltd would be scoring minor if it's 9mm. I just switched to an SP01 Shadow from Mink. I came from an M&P 9 Pro with magwell in ESP/Ltd. I now shoot SSP/Prod. I won't shoot Ltd Minor again. The triggers on these things are so good, the DA first pull isn't very difficult to learn. Again, dry fire is where you need to learn all of this stuff. Sure, go shoot the thing since its your new toy, but dry fire is where you should be ingraining the technique that you choose.

I bookmarked this page when I saw it posted somewhere here. http://www.olegnikitin.com/news/complete-disassembly-assembly-of-cz-75-sp-01-shadow

From what I have found/read, Mecgar does not sell individual mag parts. It sucks. You can order factory CZ locking plates and buy the CZ base pads from Springer. That will add $5 per mag to get what you want though. It may be cheaper to buy new Mecgar 17rd mags from Cote, buy the Mecgar bases from Springer, and sell the 19 rounders complete.

Yeah, I've already figured that out, thanks. No luck unfortunately. No biggie.

How about anyone on squads 31 or 35? Any single shooters on either squad willing to swap? Thanks.

No, not in factory form anyways. The finger cutout on the bullet nose side of the pouch violates rule 8.6.2.4, although rule 8.6.1.4 says that carriers may be modified to meet IDPA rules. So, one could get creative and make it work I think. As long as you can mount it to pass the 3/4" dowel test, and cover the entire outer face, then yeah. That's how I see it anyway.

Dude, I have like six of them I think.

Anyone lurking out there a single shooter on squad 31 or 32? I'm throwing it out there to see if I can find someone on either squad willing to swap with me or a buddy. We weren't able to get the same squad earlier today. If so, please contact me and we'll figure out how to coordinate it. Thanks! Mike madmike283 at gmail

In with 6 for my first visit!

As much as I would hate to be without it for three weeks, I don't think it's worth the trouble. Unfortunately I don't have the flexibility to stay on the PA side. I definitely can't afford to get hemmed up in Jersey for any length of time. Since it seems so confusing, I'm better off playing it safe I suppose.

Thanks for the info. I will be flying, most likely via Newark. I also travel to Delaware via Philly and have taken my stuff with me there with no hassles. I understand and am comfortable with the TSA/flying portion, I'm most concerned to get some clarification on Jersey itself. I'm flying in, staying at a hotel for three weeks, and would transport the gun with 10rd mags to and from the match/hotel only.

I'm going to north Jersey for three weeks on business. Turns out there are plenty of matches around that I could shoot while I'm there. Can I legally take my SS minor rig there? If so, is it with the hassle? I will be in a hotel. I can definitely adhere to a point to point itinerary with the gun. Is it possible in this scenario?

Here is a little data that I collected recently... http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=192226&hl= I don't think I'm going to bother with it. I didn't really see any pressure signs from the primer at 4.0gr/124 plated, but it is .5gr over book max. I like running 147s, but I'm not even going to attempt it with Comp, but I admit that I'm not terribly experienced in reloading yet.

...and don't forget that last target!

Congrats. The "blue man group" looks forward to your match again this year.

I'm running an assortment of 10rd magazines. Some of them, Tripps and ETMs, are tight with 10 rounds. 10lb recoil spring is as light as I can go and have it reliably strip the top round from a slide lock reload and go into full battery. Any lighter and the top round will interfere with the slide. Dawson/Metalform mags have more room in them, but don't lock back on empty as reliably. I'll just have to be creative regarding which mags to use when. My prior standard 3.4gr N320 147gr recipe will not cycle the gun with a 12lb Wolff recoil spring.

Did some testing today. First time with my Pro Chrono Digital. I've been running 147gr Xtreme RN with 3.3-3.4gr N320 at 1.145 for a year or so. I checked them with my buddy's chrono back then and left it alone. I've recently started running a Dan Wesson PM9 in SS Minor and ESP. This thing is sweet, but I'm having trouble getting the slide velocity I need to beat the recoil spring I need to run in order to reliably strip the top round from slide lock. It's a fine balance and I've had to start experimenting with new ammo combos to try and get the slide moving faster to see if that helps. I already run an oil for lube. Tried Slide Glide Lite, but the gun is so nice and tight that it affects the operation. Anyway, I grabbed some Berry's 124 RN-DS bullets and some Ramshot Competition powder, along with the 147 Xtremes and N320 that I already had. I made up a few recipes based on the mfgrs data and lots of data here on the site. I didn't bother trying the RS Comp under the 147gr bullet. I didn't figure I'd be able to get nearly the oomph I needed without going way over the max load. I'll take a few photos of the fired primers and post them.

Righty here and I run my mag release on the right side. I have short thumbs I guess and I can't reach many left side releases easily. I switched to the right side and use my middle finger as well. It's more comfy than my index finger.

I haven't noticed this. I have Wilson ETM, Tripp, Dawson, and Metalform 10 rounders. They all fit standard 1911 Ready Tactical pouches.

I just got my Trojan all tuned up and it's liking a 9# spring as well. 15# hammer spring for me as well. Only a couple of problems so far with CCIs, but all three were a little high.

Just got a Trojan myself. Dawson/Metalform mags are the ticket for me. I can't get Tripps to feed the first round from slide-lock because they're so damned tight to fit 10. The light recoil spring for the minor load isn't enough to send the slide to full battery when the rounds are in there so tight. Otherwise, it's all tuned up and not a feeding/firing problem in 900 rounds so far.