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The weight rules are just fine as they are. I hope they do not change anything. I ran a steel P14-45 with adjustable sights for a long time in CDP and it made weight. I'd say that is an already generous weight limit. kr

General Observation here: Pretty much every major match I have ever attended, or read about has some people that say they will never be back. I am sure these are sincere people with issues they perceive to be insurmountable, and aren't just doing it for affect. Yet the same matches keep filling up and keep getting bigger and better every year, and keep churning out great shooting experiences for the majority. I'm not sure I would not go to a match because of something a few people wrote. There are probably 99% of the shooters that had a perfectly great time, but just don't write much about it. YMMVAPD, kr

Flashlight rules are pretty much up to the MD. There isn't very much about flashlights in the 2005 rulebook. Only gun mounted lights are prohibited. At our club we follow the no gun mounted lights but otherwise do not control the flashlight at all. But it must start in a waist level pouch or pocket at the beep. This pretty much levels the playing field for all the gadgets. kr

You sure have a way with words Thanks for all your feed back Jamie Of as Matt Burkett is fond of saying: "Just ask the SO how he wants it shot and then do it faster and better than everyone else." kr

M&Ps of any caliber 9mm or larger can be shot in SSP or ESP. The .45ACP can also be shot in CDP. kr

Agreed, Whent the questions subside, the walk through is over. kr

One of the alternates to IDPA, I think it is TSA has the hands and gun marked on the target in perforations. Then all the setup crew needs is a wide permanent marker to draw along the dotted line. Pretty clever indeed. However it means all targets are marked the same, which probably isn't a good idea. Having to actually look for the object, where ever it is, and then identify it is a good thing. kr

The 2005 IDPA rulebook has this to say: CoF 16. No “weak-hand only” reloading. kr

An interesting definition. One problem is I have seen other definitions for the same term too. I hope this term that is not defined by IDPA is clearly spelled out in the COF description. It seems like a good place to give out a lot of procedurals. Another problem is that Tactical Sequence is by definition used where the threats are equal in priority. So how does one shoot the highest priority target of targets that are deemed equal in priority. Hence the whole thing seems like going out of ones way to complicate things needlessly. Why not just shoot the prime numbered targets first, then the remaining even numbered targets, then the remaining odd numbered targets, and call that Super Black Ops Tactical Order.... or some such? That said, whenever course designers invent some new term or technique and then forces it on the shooters, I just ask the SO how he wants it shot, then do it. It is supposed to be fun and procedurals are expensive. kr PS: I salute stage designers, and in fact anyone that works so we can play! I probably did some dumb stages in my early years, but my memory is not good enough so that I need to have a guilty conscience!

At our IDPA club, ammo is definitely allowed in the safe area. You can even test fire in our safe area if you want. We run a hot range, except on sanctioned match days. Everyone everywhere is hot. No biggie. kr Life is a series of blind stages on a hot range.

Excellent idea, because paint balls hurt, even from 30 or 40 feet. Using cover as in an IDPA match, you would get very badly shot up with this learning method. I expect most here are wanting to learn how to use cover the least. That is, just enough not to be called for cover. If the desire was to learn how to use cover better, that is pretty easy. All you need is a barricade and a mirror as the bad guy. But your suggestion definitely leaves a more lasting impression. Little red welts. kr

Duane, Unless I am reading the rules incorrectly, low cover means one knee down and that is all. It does not mean shooting around and it does not mean shooting over. The COF designer is free to specify, or to leave it open. kr

Bravo, on both paragraphs ! ! ! kr

Also note that .40S&W will fire in a .45ACP pistol. It vents a lot of gas out of the wrong places. I watched it happen to a Kimber a half dozen years ago. kr

Yes, they are the color of your paper, which is white in most cases. I couldn't afford to feed the printer enough ink/toner to make them tan color, so I didn't. But, you can color the file yourself with a program like Windows Paint. Or you could buy tan paper and feed that to your printer. Then when you cut them out, they would be more IDPA like. kr

Mark, I have 1/3rd scale IDPA targets on my website http://www.parmarng.org/freeidaho . On the second screen, left hand side, choose the link Printable_Targets. Hope this helps ! ! ! kr

This change came in the 2005 rulebook. Safety Officers who observe a shooter not using cover properly should shout the command “COVER”. The shooter should immediately correct his use of cover. IDPA understands many shooters are often too fast in engaging targets for the SO to be able to warn the shooter in time. Therefore, if the Safety Officer did not have the time or opportunity to yell “COVER” before the shooter engaged targets without using cover properly, the shooter still earns a procedural error. kr

Guys-n-Gals, Glad this thread exists. I was going to stipple. Are there desert camo Tu-Grips for the G21? My G21 just happens to be desert camo. I think it would look weird with black Tru-Grips. Maybe I will have to strip the camo and die the frame black then get do grip tape. Thanks! kr

Man y'all talk like you are winning the Nats every year. None-the-less I will take that as confirmed. On the same note, I got to see Vogel, Sevigny, Miculek, Buckland, Nichols, Nesbitt, Dave O. etc shoot the Nats the last two years. No 100 gaming questions, no head games, no hedging on the start position. Just show up, listen, shoot, and move on. Very refreshing. kr

Works for me too now. I am no longer getting a "no server found" type message. kr

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We can certainly agree to this part.... Put all the striker fired guns into ESP, or CDP.... They do not seem to have any problems competing with 1911's in CDP, if you look at last years Nationals.... They compete just fine in CDP without a whimper from anyone.... go figure kr

Goodness knows I respect you and your excellent gunsmithing and shooting, but to say that Glock and XD both move the striker, hence they are the same ignores a bit of geometry. Glock moves the striker to do the last 30% of the cocking motion. The XD moves the striker about 1%, or a few thousandths of an inch. They both move indeed as you have said. But the geometry makes them not the same at all. Maybe if you compare a Vaneck Glock to an XD they are much more the same. I have not been able to observe how that trigger actually works. YMMVAPD Respectfully, kr

The XD that I saw that you fixed up for our drawing was outstanding. Thanks again for your great work ! ! ! kr