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SROM has something going for him that STOM(skinny twig old man) doesn't. Little bit of extra weight can help with shooting on the move. Instead of trying to shoot faster, try to shoot more efficiently. In other words don't always stop moving. If you can move and shoot it's just as good as moving while reloading. With a little practice I realized that it's not as hard as I thought to shoot on the move. Also there is good time to cut off when you do stop at a shooting position by shooting as soon as you get there and moving as soon as you are done. Just try and make your whole game more efficient. The way you described how you waste time on each target is the same for being efficient too, each little advance adds up in the end! Plan your foot work better to remove stutter steps and work on stage planning. There are tons of areas besides transitions to gain time, I believe with better rewards as well.

I'm sure the Accu is worth it, I'd bet money it is. But dang did anyone spot the 85 Combat in the custom section.... http://czcustom.com/cz85c9pccustomshop.aspx Holy mother of rounded trigger guard awesomeness.

+1 steel. Fast and snappy! I used to shoot 124gr quite a bit but once I started seeing better the quick bark of the 115 just feels so nice. I never knew such a small difference in weight would change the feel so much. OP why don't you just experiment a bit with some different springs? There's a few places to get them and they are quite cheap. I think like 7 or 8 bucks maybe. You may find something you really like!

Love that bronze color. Very sharp looking TS Czhase. The checkering on the front is clean, I am not familiar with gunsmithing technique, how exactly do you do checkering like that? Definitely post up some pics when finished!

Awesome. I recently took two of my nieces, 16 and 15, out to plink with the pistol. The oldest was tagging small water bottles at 30 feet. The younger was easily hitting them at about 20 feet. Natural shooters I guess! Shooting is a great family sport. More the merrier!

A guy I shoot with just picked up a 5.25 from PRP with all the production goodies on it. I shoot a SP01 Shadow and I'll be honest, the trigger on his XDm is insanely light and sweet. It was the first time I ever handled an XDm and it left quite an impression on me. I've got no love for Glocks, they are just not for me, but that Springfield held and pointed like a plastic CZ. I never thought of trying one out but now I'm pretty sure I'll be picking one up, maybe next season. He will be running it this weekend and I'm hoping to get a chance to try it out! Only time I ever handled the M&P it didn't leave a lasting impression. Meh. I say XDm 5.25 9mm all the way.

Thanks benos! The zone is an amazing place to be, the view is a real eye opener

I've always lusted after a ProTek model from CZC. Some really nice options on that pistol.

Wow cool link Bosshoss! The state breakdown is interesting. Eusebio made it at 12?! Wow. I was not aware of that. Jeez now I feel like I suck even more than I sucked before knowing that.

I think the biggest gains can be had from being able to breeze by say one or maybe even two shooting positions in a longer COF and pick them all up while moving. On shorter COF's it won't help as much but gains can be huge on longer stages with efficient movement and stopping as few times as possible. I made my best run ever on a stage that was just evil. Texas Star on one end, next to a popper activated clamshell, propeller plate rack in the middle buried by barrels, poppers deep in the bay adjacent to it, with another popper activated clamshell and open array on far end to finish it off. 3 or 4 "gotcha" targets buried in on long diagonals across the COF too. A real nightmare for production! I watched an M level PD shooter easily remove close to 15 seconds off my time by being able to sort of slide in and out of position rather than lock up at each spot and side step to get the diagonal lines to the gotcha targets. It was like he almost never stopped moving except briefly at the PPP. He even took the open array at the end on his approach to the clamshell and squeezed his mag change in between activating the clamshell and shooting at it. After watching that, it is really obvious that efficiency in movement is where the gains can be made.

I'm pretty new also OP and for me the biggest gain so far has been to walk through and find and count targets and then back away after your walk and somehow visually remember where each one is. I figure if I can't even find all the targets it doesn't really matter if I reload an extra time or whatever. Leaving FTE's all over is a big bummer and the easiest way to pretty much tank your whole days scores. Also a huge + 1 million to NOT watching the run just before yours. Especially if it's an open or limited guy because that always trashes my production plan! Sometimes I'll turn away and listen to the shooter and try to mentally mark each target as he shoots. Just keep hitting matches and you're bound to get better at it, play to your strengths and note your weaknesses then practice to eliminate the weak spots in your game. That reminds me, the very first thing I learned that ever helped me was to remind myself at each stage that it's a game and to have fun relax and shoot.

I'd love to join in on the public embarrassment. A77154 Production C 49.18% I noticed when looking up my classifier scores that there are two columns, one pct and one high pct. What exactly is the difference between these two columns? Also thanks jdphotoguy for running a cool thread.

Isn't Jesse Duff also the youngest to ever reach GM? On your original question OP, look at how the classification system works and you'll understand better what it takes. It isn't a matter of how much you shoot or how many matches you go to or anything like that. The classification system ranks each score for a given classifier course against the highest one ever set. That means my score gets compared to Dave Sevigny's(because I shoot production) score and I get awarded a percentage of what he scored based on where my hit factor (score divided by time) compares to his. So since his hit factor is like 100 and mine is like 5 That means I shoot in the 5th percentile compared to him. Which is low low indeed. I need to shoot a given percentage of his score to achieve a certain class. I believe 40%-60% would get me C. 60%-75% would get me B and so on until I'm as good as he is and then I get my GM card in the mail simple right? On the USPSA site they have a top 20 list for each class for all divisions but I don't know where you'd go to get a comprehensive breakdown of how many of each class are out there.

On average, your average competitor will NEVER reach GM. There is a thread floating around here somewhere that is all about what it takes to be pro or reach GM. The round counts per year for practice to make GM is ludicrous. Something like 20,000 rounds a year to practice, as a starting point, plus basically going to every match possible year round. Crazy dedication to make GM. Live. Eat. Breathe. Shoot. I think most physically fit shooters with average amount of time to practice can probably make A, probably. At least they will hold an A card but competing at the level of your classification is a whole new story. Personally I wouldn't want a GM card unless I could shoot in a well rounded squad of other GMs and at least hang mid-pack performance wise. Then there is the top GMs, top GM level play is just insane. That's like holding a card that says GM Extra Power on it. Just go watch Super Squad videos on YouTube. Blows my mind every time.

Great post Prof.! He said it once already but it's worth repeating. Gains can be DRAMATIC with even just one or two of the items he outlined done right. I did just basic polish steps that KneelingAtlas showed and I was blown away at the difference in the trigger feel both DA and SA. I am in no way a gunsmith, not even a shade tree one!, all it takes is a little mechanical savvy and the ability to follow his pics. I did come across similar info when I did my Shadow but nothing as orderly with such great pics. This post would have made it even easier for a first timer like myself. The video part mentioned.... Shadow disassembly video? It's about the only thing you CAN'T find on YouTube! I vaguely remember some Shogun videos but they are a lost treasure now... Even the links on CZF are dead...

The slow feeling was there for sure, just that for the first time I found myself not even noticing the feeling until it was over and I was holstered up again. Strange having such a strong feeling of disconnect while performing so many tasks all at once. Nice though. I just let go. It's hard to put into words. First time ever that my grip and sight alignment/sight picture just really happened on its own. I spent more time visualizing the stage layout and counting total shots also. I'm sure my prep before each stage made a big difference. But man was it enjoyable.

Which lower does the 24 fit on? These slides look so nice.

I'm a middle c class production shooter, since starting USPSA my shooting has improved tremendously and I've learned skills that I never knew existed until reading here and gaining the knowledge from fellow shooters on the range. I've never been the try hard sort of person, I learn what I can and just do what I know on match day. See. Shoot. Repeat. I had an especially relaxed match yesterday, my hits were way above acceptable as I'm usually focused more on accuracy, but I finally managed to really run my gun at speed in a match. Shooting a 28 round course I opted to take a risky approach. Broke it into 10-10-8 A called miss with make up shot ate my Barney round on the first array but I just kept watching and let my hands run the gun. Two slide-lock reloads on the move, up nice and high in front of my face I finally broke free of the dreaded low belly button mag swap. I know I was doing it right because after seating the mag I could see the gunsmoke waft out of the open chamber as I dropped the slide. That run got me my highest HF yet on a large course. A hair over 6.5!! WooHoo! Finished that stage with two super close hosers and the RO said Wooo! If you are finished... That moment I swear I was like wow did that really just happen?!?! And just as icing on the cake... I managed to pull off my first clamshell the way it's supposed to be done, picked up the open target in between the popper and the clamshell like a pro! I'm sure some will get a laugh off this but wow I felt like superman after ending a stage with a transition at speed like that dingBangBang-BangBang! Hearing them call Alpha-Bravo on the clamshell just really made my whole week worth it. In a nutshell, what I like is USPSA.

299$ And a burrito. I expect my offering of a burrito to crush any and all attempted counter-bids. This thread is headed for epic status. ????? More bees with hunny than vinegar OP. I really must say, a demand for warranty parts at 2 years and 10k... Wow. Just wow man. And on a public forum too! CZC has done a whole lot of people here right. Even after the shenanigans of your opening post they still try and help you out. I really hope you find what's making that thing shoot so crooked. I have a really really hard time trying to believe it's worn out after only 10k, please post up what you find!

Sarge that's a sweet shirt. Minimalist approach to the logos looks much nicer than using up every square inch of space. It does look like someone famous would be wearing it! Good job!

Czhase, good info!! I hadn't read that anywhere. Is the pin larger on one end? I guess the first side I tried to hit was the wrong side. The pin came out really easy anyway so no big deal. I thought the factory pin was symmetrical from end to end, is the flare different on one end?

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&fromMainBar=1 Search here, there are many many many good threads on draw, draw speed, sights during draw, technique, par times, drills... The info is endless here

The Waffen guns are some far out stuff, I especially like the rimfire versions. Can't wait to see the home brew czechmate KneelingAtlas.

When I removed the factory pin I was a little worried it would be a hassle, I've read of some people having issues removing it. I gave it a good whomp with a regular old punch, it didn't move, so I flipped the frame and tried from the other side and it popped right out. You have to fold over/destroy the flare to get it to come out, a punch that is too small may shove itself down in the roll pin, with a good punch it should come right out. As others have said a good solid surface is a big help, tables can give a little but concrete or very sturdy bench can make all the difference. Just remember the trigger spring will zoom out when you pull the pin, ask me how I know! The CGW pin goes right in and out. Awesome little upgrade. So far I like the lightened TRS, two matches and some practice sessions on it no problems so far.