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As P.E. Kelley noted, competition holsters are better than they used to be reducing the need to bag.
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Your thumb is in front of the release while you're shooting. With the long one you need to move your thumb further. I would think the fastest one is the shortest one you can reach.
I use an SDM. It isn't extended, but I use a FBI reload and pull the revolver into my thumb as I push the cylinder open with my weak hand.
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We don't even have a complete rule set yet and you're shooting classifiers? Not cool.
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Though they're legal for production, you can't put a dot on an 8-shot revolver. Even the scandium framed models weigh too much.
The weight limit seems very arbitrary. If it's so important to protect the Glocks, just give them their own division.
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This is why you see if fooling with an extra magazine at load and make ready.Exactly. You start with 9. Reload every 6-8 rnds depending on COF. Good rule of thumb is to reload anytime you are moving more than a step or 2 and not shooting.
Insert mag, load chamber. Then swap magazines for a full one.
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Junk carry is legal in open....I'd be happier if I thought that the rules would allow my carry gun to be legal (G22 with RMR and CTC Railmaster) or its AIWB holster location. it seams kind of funny to me that they changed the name away from Production then go and make the rules like production.
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I count to 8 for each magazine. If you need to use #9, it helps if the next position is less than 8 shots otherwise you're at slidelock again.
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It sucks in USPSA when the course basically requires shoot 6, reload, shoot 2 at every position. As long as ICORE doesn't degenerate to something like that, I don't really care what neutral means. But given that we've heard a couple different local definitions of neutral, perhaps defining it better in the rulebook is a good thing.
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I was told by Ron Power that all revolvers should be used with Federals.
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I larger grips open up your strong hand and expose more gun, and grip tape, to get your weak hand onto.
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I have a coarse grip tape applied to my pistol. Sweat hasn't been a problem for me this summer.
When shooting revolver in hot weather I use cornstarch to make my hands more slippery. When you let go to reload and have to re-aquire a grip every 6-8 shots slippery is good.
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Lower capacity guns can be competitive with good course design. I don't think limiting a shooting position to 1-5 or 9-11 is good stage design. I can put all 6 on the target, let me use them.
A larger rule book is not "bad". The USPSA rulebook it there to protect the shooter. If you're not designing courses, the course design chapter doesn't even matter to you.
Once we set a definition of 6-shot neutral, will we ban custom revolvers with a capacity greater than 8? I hope not, progress is a good thing.
If you want the 625's to come out in any numbers, institute major scoring. I say 165 PF, and reduce the penalties for B+C zone hits by .5 seconds. Major scoring for 6-shot guns only in limited and open. .357 should be eligible for major.
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Be careful not to water down the sport too much in search of equity between the different revolvers. One of the strong points of ICORE is that we have more freedom in stage design than we would in USPSA.
The working definition of no 7-8 shot arrays allows allows for the 6-shot guns to compete when shot well. If you want to cap a shooting position with no more than 12 rounds, I don't think that would change much in a field course. 2 standing reloads at a single position gets to be a bit much on a field course.
Our local club runs one field course each month and a stand and shoot speed stage featuring steel targets. The speed stage is usually a couple standing reloads and sized so that the number of reloads are the same for 6 and 8 shot guns. The round count usually allows a couple misses for a 6-shot. A 12 round limit would make these courses less appealing. These stand and shoot stages require less planning and setup for a small club.
I could support a maximum number of rounds per stage. This would allow me to answer the question of how many loading devices a shooter should have for a match. Is there a reason to exceed 32 rounds, the max size for a USPSA match? I would find the smaller IDPA-type course limit a bit dull.
If we make changes to the round count limits, we may consider defining different courses of fire as USPSA has done.
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For me trailing the gun and crossing over the shoulder have different applications that cannot be interchanged.
Im right handed. If the scenario requires me to turn to the right to run uprange I cross the gun over my left shoulder as I turn then run. If I need to turn to my left then run uprange The gun trails me as I turn to my left and run.
Its not a matter of preference for me.
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That said, if I have a choice I'll pick the stage plan that lets me trail the gun behind me.
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Locally, 6 shot neutral is interpreted to mean an equal number of mandatory reloads at a given position. 1-6 shots _or_ 9-12 shots would be neutral. If there is steel from a position there is typically only 5 shots required.
These shooting games are easier with more ammo, there's no way around that. It does let a competitor choose their level of challenge.
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In production, you're not required to use the safety. I can see a benefit to a decocker-only model for carry, but I just don't see the benefit for production. Decock the gun, turn off the safety and holster.
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The port is tapered, larger on the outside. I read somewhere it is shaped like a rocket nozzle. Probably a 12° cone.
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There must be a 12 step program for plastic guns somewhere.
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Dawson.
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What gun you bringing to weld? The skinny one?
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This is the revolver that recoils down slightly. It's a Wiegand custom and there's not a lot of metal left in the top of the barrel.
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I do not have a 5198. I have a Safariland 586-53, which appears to use the same types of belt attachments. My holster is only legal for single stack division when using the paddle attachment, the belt loop attachment holds the gun lower.
Remember, single stack division requires a higher position than the other divisions. The entire front strap needs to be above the belt. If you're going to shoot L10 with your 1911 you have more options.
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20/100 is measured at 20 feet. My front sight is significantly closer than that. As we age, many of us will need to decide what distance we want to be corrected to. If you're corrected to the front sight, a point 20 feet away may very well be blurry. How would this be unsafe?
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Our 38 special loads probably make less than half the pressure and gas volume of a 38 super open gun. It takes a lot of gas to run a comp, that's one of the reasons 38 super took over from 45 in the early compensated guns.
With a ported barrel, the bullet is still plugging the bore for a moment. With the bullet still in the barrel it directs more gas thru the ports providing less muzzle flip. My ported J frame recoils _down_ slightly with 38 special loads.
Backup Gun?
in USPSA/IPSC Rules
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I see you know more about this than Troy McManus. That post was a reply I received directly from NROI.
40 S&W makes major and fits more than 8 in the mag if you fail chrono.
If a match director approves a replacement gun in a minor caliber you could also load to 10.