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Ahh! I loved Speed-E-Standards!

Interesting note from the A6 3 Gun this year: Taran Butler missed major PF for pistol - and still won Limited pistol and HOA Tactical!

If you shoot the Glock better, then maybe you should carry the Glock! A 9mm Glock is a great first competition pistol (either USPSA or IDPA) - especially if you don't reload. I shoot a 40 cal Glock in USPSA and have Glocks for personal protection as well. My competition Glock is not the same as my defensive Glocks, but the manual of arms, grip angle, etc are all the same. Glocks can also be shot well at a high level of competition - just look at fellow board members like Matthew Mink, Flexmoney, Turtle, etc. P.S. - also listen to Benny's advice. He knows a thing or two

Benelli M1 Super 90. I thought I "upgraded" when I bought it. For $950 I expected the shotgun to pattern correctly and/or the factory to make it right. I was mistaken on both accounts. If you must buy a Benelli, buy a used one so the factory doesn't get your $! The worst customer service ever . . .

Congrats Flex! Thanks Singlestack.

I think of it more as lying on your back with your feet toward the target, heals near your butt, knees spread (no dirty comments please). The pistol is between your legs, two hands on the pistol, bracing your forearms against the inside of your legs. Right! Just don't yank any shots! Amen to that!

Per the instructions, string 3 must be shot prone or "supine." Singlestack and I had to look up "supine" to figure out what it meant (lying on your back). Has anyone shot it supine? I hate prone!! Also, when you shoot supine, it seems that some of the shooter's legs may be slightly downrange (but to the side) of the muzzle. Is that a DQ? I wouldn't think so, as long as you don't point the gun at your leg/foot. Take the example of opening a door. Most folks pull the gun back and to the side and reach for the door. Your off-hand IS down-range of the gun, but unless you sweep that hand with the gun, no DQ. If I remember correctly, the supine position most used to use was the Creedmore. Knees up and together, gun/wrist alongside the strong-side leg for stability, Off-hand curled up and placed on ground behind head/neck to support the head (much easier to see the sights without undue strain on the neck muscles). It sort of pointed the off-hand elbow straight up in the air (hard to describe on paper). The IMHSA crowd popularized it for longer distances. And most wisely used a leather pad of their strong-side leg to prevent those nasty powder burns. HTH I think of it more as lying on your back with your feet toward the target, heals near your butt, knees spread (no dirty comments please). The pistol is between your legs, two hands on the pistol, bracing your forearms against the inside of your legs.

Per the instructions, string 3 must be shot prone or "supine." Singlestack and I had to look up "supine" to figure out what it meant (lying on your back). Has anyone shot it supine? I hate prone!! Also, when you shoot supine, it seems that some of the shooter's legs may be slightly downrange (but to the side) of the muzzle. Is that a DQ?

It's also a hassle to send a whole gun back just to tweak a sear spring. I'd just find a good local gunsmith and get him to fix it. If you don't mind mailing the whole gun, I'd mail it to Benny Hill. He does great work and has fast turn around time as well.

I've had seveal Sanchez mags that would not drop free, but they ran 100%. I also like the US Thermolds, although a lot of people knock them.

I would suggest just loading some reloads in .40 with a PF close to your carry ammo and just practice with the G27 a lot. The G27 is a great pistol and very concealable. You will never shoot it as fast with defensive ammo as you can shoot your G17 with target loads however. If that doesn't work out, consider a G23 or a G19.

Great match. Thanks to Carlos and Roger. The half day format was great and kept the shooters shooting. I hope other matches pick up this format. Now if I can just take back those two failures-to-engage and the boat-full of Mikes . . .

Thanks. I have about $100 "Cabelas Dollars" (credtis Cabelas gives you for using their Visa card), so I might just use it to get the tumbler.

toddrod - so would you recommend it? Thanks.

Roger, When's registration for us Sat PM guys? Thanks. Cy

Another vote for the 550 - uses regualar dies (e.g., the Lee factory crimp die for full length resizing if you shoot .40 and use .40 brass fired out of a Glock) and you can load rifle cases. I actually like the manual indexing better than the auto on the SDB - especially if you switch between large and small primers (you don't have to mess with the indexing timing). YMMV

I like the THE brass magwell.

HT - does your friend have the same Lyman shown in my orginal post? If so, has he had it long and how has it worked for him? Thanks.

George, I have a seperator from Midway that's very similar to the Dillon. I still don't like messing with it.

I HATE tumbling brass. I've had a small Dillon tumbler for years and it works great, but I hate seperating the media and brass. I recently saw a Lyman tumbler that seperates the media into a seperate bowl. Here's a link: tumbler here's a pic: Anyone have any experience or thoughts? Thanks.

Ron, Aren't you one of the only guys to get an M card in all divisions (w/o getting the M cards from making GM)? That's huge man! Leave your accomplishment intact and good luck with your health issues.

TL - I'm going to my 20th high school reunion this weekend. I don't really want to go, but my wife and I went to school together and she wants to go. We need to fly to get there and I could think of a lot better things to spend the money on. I hope you're right about it.

I do the same thing. I don't know WTF, but I have the same disorder.

Matthew - why are you swithching to 9 (or at least thinking about it)? Thanks.

O&S, Try shooting slowly (.5 splits) and look at the results. Pay attention to your grip, and trigger control and make yourself correct the torque. You'll figure it out through shooting. Then practice with dry fire. After you figure it out, speed it up. Work up to shooting Bill Drills @ 7 yards. After shooting a 1911, you may think of the trigger pull as an "instant" event. It may help to think about the Glock trigger as a "process" or "loop" - similar to a revolver pull. Good luck.