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Sherwood

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  1. She should continue to enjoy learning the fundamentals with her rimfires for a couple more years. Sorry, but 9 years old is too young to be shooting USPSA matches.

    Tell that to Max Michel and Eric Grauffel. They both started at 7. Max was winning local matches at 10 - 11.

    It all depends upon the kid. Mine has been shooting for 3 years, handguns for 1. He is shooting local matches with me with a 22 with a dot. He is beating a few shooters here and there as well. If the kid wants to, and can be safe, let them shoot. (Assuming it is ok with your club members).

    To say that 9 is too young is to throw way too big of a blanket statement at such a subjective subject. It's not about age. There are 60 year olds in our club who shouldn't be shooting.

    It's not about shooting skill, it's about judgment. While I would agree that every kid develops differently (and some never do, like those 60 year olds at your club), 9 year olds simply aren't ready to handle handguns out of the immediate reach of a supervising adult. I believe it is irresponsible and negligent to allow a child that young to shoot USPSA/IPSC, and I believe I have the experience in both shooting and parenting to make such a statement.

    The problem is that parents' judgment can be clouded by their eagerness to have their kids involved in their favorite activity. Understandable. And unfortunately, other shooters won't always speak up.

    The consequences of being wrong are too severe.

  2. My son just turned 12 last month and he is B class in Production.

    At 9 shot Cowboy with a six guns etc for fundamentals

    Also at 9 started him in USPSA with a five shot revolver in 38 and light loads and speed loaders.

    I also shot the same setup so he wouldn't feel like he was the slow odd ball.

    Shooting double action while moving I was less worried and could work on his movements etc.

    When he was 6 or so I tought him range and gun handling safety with a paintball gun.

    then at 7 or so moved on to a 22 rifle etc.

    I'm no GM but I wouldn't start them on an open gun or a dot.

    Just one guys (dads) $0.02 :)

  3. My son and I both use Jager Light Strikers

    we used them all of last year, which we put probably 4k rounds each of using CCI, Winchester and Fed primers.

    Not had a single light strike or any other issue.

    We have them in a Gen4 G34 and G35.

    Hand prime all of them which shouldn't make a difference I wouldn't think as far as light strikes go.

  4. Thank's for the heads up.

    I'm not 100% sure I'm going to keep this TS.

    I just got it and I'm coming from a G35 so you can imagine the switch.

    I'm going to shoot it for the first time in a match this weekend and I will decide then.

    If I keep it then I will be filing base pads LOL

  5. thank's for the reply

    Yea I see that but it doesn't say 140mm

    so I was afraid to presume it.

    I'm new to CZs and to czcustom shop

    does it come with an extended spring too.

    I know the quality is suppose to be good.

    The description is kinda vague so I was not sure what I was going to get.

  6. oh yeah

    I was talking about the finger groove ones.

    I want to thin the grip out from factory wood

    I guess I need to just bite the bullet and buy the thin aluminum ones

  7. Alright

    so I picked this TS in 40 up from a local dealer after handling it and the price was too low to pass up giving a CZ a try for the first time.

    So I ran 50 rounds through it. Accuracy is as deacribed everywhere, which is excellent.

    But after those 50 rounds the palm of my left hand was killing me because the extended mag release drove into my palm every shot.

    I guess my question is, do they make one a little shorter somewhere.

    anybody else ever have that problem?

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