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I have both the Pilla's and Hunters HD Gold. I personally like the fit of the Pilla Panther X7 with the post. I originally ordered the regular X7 without actually testing them first but could not adjust the nose piece to sit on my Asian nose. I reached out to Pilla and drove to their corporate headquarters in Connecticut. I got to try a bunch of different frames and settled on the one with the post. I also got to test a bunch of different lenses as well until I settled on the 3 I wanted. It seems you can now buy the frame with one, two, three or four lenses. I really only use two lenses and like the idea of not spending about 1k for the 3 lenses and frame. The Hunters HD Gold was purchased more for driving as I like the thought of being able to see in low light situation. I have tried their frames but their frames never fir my Asian nose either with the exception of the aviator and archer frames. Neither offered sufficient protection from the side unless you put the plastic attachments on. Brian started to offer the lenses in your own choice of frame at this time so I sent him my Oakley's and he put the lenses on. I like them as they are on a frame that I like and it fits me well. I have used them for night driving but could not really get used to them. I like the full wrap lens of the Pilla Panther. The main issue with the Pilla besides the price is that you need to change lenses depending on lighting conditions. Switching lenses isn't that big of a deal as it is 3 buttons but you have to pay for at least 2 lenses. The choice of lenses and frames can be very confusing if you cannot try the different ones on first. I would strongly encourage trying to get to a dealer. I know there are a few dealers that do travel. The Hunters HD Gold can be done in your own frame provided it is not one big piece of glass. The brightness of the glass will adjust with the lighting conditions so you only need to buy one set of lenses so it is cheaper to go with Hunters HD Gold. My brother in law has a prescription on his Hunters HD Gold that uses for Archery. They have to look thru the inside corner of their glasses to line up the peep sight with the fiber optic. His old prescription glasses only corrected his sight at the middle so he tended to shoot without his glasses. Brian understands the need to ensure the prescription goes all the way to the edges for archery in their prescription Archer frames. I mainly compete with my Pilla's. The Hunters HD Gold are my backup. There isn't a significant difference between the two other than what I mentioned above. I purchased the Pilla's before Brian @ Hunters HD Gold allowed lenses in your own frame. I've tried the frames from Hunter's HD Gold in the past but could not get them to fit my nose and told Brian he needed some frames to fit Asians. If I were to purchase now, I think sending Brian a frame to fit his lenses would be the better alternative and save the extra dollars for ammo (or a Glock for that matter).

Well, there can be a couple of rules to make it more perfect like magwells and bumping the weight limit now that some CO guns are above the 59 ounce limit. I'm sure some would advocate for allowing single action guns into CO even though some triggers on DA/SA guns are even better than SA only guns.

If it's your strong hand thumb, you can get a thumbguard installed. http://www.1911store.com/thumbguardbcg.aspx I've never had that issue until I switched to the Atlas high thumb safeties. I had to get the version with the shielded thumb safeties installed as I was slowing down the slide from cycling.

Is a laser considered a flashlight? Nothing in the rule book seems to define the flashlight although PCC seems to specify laser/flashlight is permitted. Definition for flashlight according to google is "a battery-operated portable light" and a laser is "a device that generates an intense beam of coherent monochromatic light".

I have the Mecgars on mine with the stock basepad. The gap is .05 of an inch. I'm not sure if that bothers you.

Nice video, I'm sure many people found this useful.

I use FKS-11 with no issues. My followers are not tilted like that though. It is held nice and centered whereas it seems your follower is somehow able to pop up on one side.

Check the BS Pro Shop. I see they have a bunch of different ones but I see one that seems to match what you are looking for.

I'm using the grams followers and do not have this issue. Maybe that follower will help.

That's weird. It works in the regular STI mags. Is there something different about the MBX mags? Maybe get a sacrificial STI mag for practice instead of the more expensive MBX. I'm just using a gen 1 STI mag for practice. I reckon maybe the version 2 would have an adjustable metal weights so you can tune it. It may not be 100% right but should be able to get close enough.

These mags do not lock back according to the DAA website so that should solve your problem. I've always selected one mag as a dry fire mag. Those mags are usually beaten up that I would never use them in live fire. The weight of the 2011 mag was around 300g according to their video. I weighed my 140mm practice mag with dummies and it's 425g. My empty 140mm weighs 120g. It's not quite the same weight but it would be close enough for dry fire. I think it would be very difficult to get the exact weight down. If you are looking for a way to rack the slide on your magazines, you can use a rack buddy on top. I really like this for dry fire as my dummy rounds have a tendency of getting beaten up. Shooters Connection now carries the rack buddy.

There are some display stands that you can buy to hold the 2011 upright. I think that can suit your needs. No need for a vise. I did a quick search and it seems you can get them for around $25 which is cheaper than a mag tube.

Glad this was resolved but still concerning on the cause of this at 8k rounds. With regards to the recoil springs, Atlas does have a video on spring replacement for stroked Chaos. I came upon this by accident and it would've been nice if this was more clearly communicated. The recommended spring replacement as per their website is: Save a gun. Replace the recoil spring. Limited 9mm (Minor PF): Replace every 15k rounds* Limited 40SW (Major PF): Replace every 10k rounds* Open 9mm/38SC (Major PF): Replace every 8k rounds* *OR if they loose more than .5lb of pressure, (your spring that used to be 8lb is now 7.5lb), whichever comes first!

Cbrussell, there's a Pilla dealer in Glenburnie. I would suggest taking a drive over to see what lens work for you. I ordered my glasses directly from Pilla using the recommendation above. Unfortunately, I have no nose bridge so the regular Panther X-7 didn't fit me well so I made the trek up to visit their corporate office. I tried on the Panther X-7 Post and this fit me much better. I also tried the Outlaw which actually fits very well as well. I also got to try a bunch of different lens and I swapped out the 48 RHC with a PC lens instead. In bright sunlight, the 18 CED is my favorite now although I did use the PC lens for a while. I have only tried the 80 HC at home but don't really shoot indoors so I have not really used it.

Ordered a mixed 9 Major brass. Packaging is super secure. Brass is super shiny and all high quality brass for 9 Major loads.

I noticed that sound. It definitely sounds different than any other hammer but you only really hear it during dry fire or when you hammer down on an empty chamber.

I think the thickest grips I've seen are the ones from Patriot Defense. Lok Grips can do a customized grip for you if you reach out to them. The biggest issue with CZ is that you'll end with a pile of grips as you try different grip combinations. I think I have the right combination now but I have a whole pile of them as I was trying different grip panel combinations.

I have the CZC adjustable rear sights on my Shadow 1s. I use it with a Dawson Front sight combo. The rear sights do tend to break though and one of my buddies had it break during Nationals. Fortunately, he had a backup slide. I have not had mine break so I guess I'm lucky. These are similar and fit the SP-01 although as the review states, the front sight is almost suppressor height level. https://czcustom.com/cz-parts-all/front-and-rear-sights/cz-rear-sights-all/cz-adjustable-rear-sight/zdl-75-adjust-rear-front-sight.html

Give Mason a call at Harris & Son. He can give you advice on it. You have to gauge whether it is worth the extra dollars for the Bluetooth version. Are you using it for the convenience of picking up a phone call? Are you using it to stream music while you shoot? The Bluetooth version does use a bigger battery so you may make it through the day. You may just not be able to make it thru 2 days though. The perk of hearing aid batteries is that you can just swap them when you run out of batteries. I did keep them on after a match as I wanted to see if it got uncomfortable if I left them on for 12 hours. I would say I didn't even notice they were in my ears most of the time although when I was in the car, the music sounded a bit hollow though. I'm sure the electronics are not as good as what I would hear from quality speakers though so I was not surprised that music would not sound as good.

I haven't tried the method of covering the air holes on the batteries back with the sticker it originally came with. I was told that this would extend the life significantly. I typically use them for the weekend. Sometimes I will only get one match a weekend but I think it's about 2 - 3 days if you leave the batteries exposed to air. I obviously do not wear them long enough to drain them. They are expensive but it came with a bunch of batteries. I have not used up the original batch that came with the ear plugs. When I shipped it back for repair, he sent me a new batch of batteries so I have not had to spend money on batteries yet. I did buy a pack of 48 batteries from Costco for $9. I figure that if I swapped batteries out every weekend, I would be spending about $20/year on batteries. That's not too bad.

I have them and like them very much. They are pricey though but it is worth it for me. I like earplugs in the summer. I started with the Surefire EP3s and then moved on to Ear Inc Chameleon HearDefenders. The issue with the HearDefenders was that I could not hear conversations and had to pop them out to have a conversation. I was at a JJ class and he was using these. I decided to reach out to them to find out how much they were. After speaking with Mason there, I decided to move forward with these. It is a process to get it fitted as you need to go to an audiologist to get a mold and a hearing exam. You'll send them off to them and they come back with your hearing aids as my wife calls it. I have two different profiles configured on them, one for indoor and one for outdoor. I generally use the indoor setting as I feel that is sufficient. I've shot open guns with this without any issues. You can turn down the volume on these especially if you are using an open gun. I did have one of the electronics fail while I was at Nationals last year so I had to resort to using my MSA Sordins though. I reached out to Mason and it was quickly repaired but the timing wasn't ideal. I have had others tried electronic hearing from other places and it seems common that many of the electronic earplugs tend to fail though so I would always have a spare pair of hearing protection available though. One con is that it using hearing aid batteries so you need to keep these readily available. If you only occasionally shoot, this may not be viable as you'll spend quite a bit of money on batteries as the batteries only last a few days once you break the seal on the batteries. I was told that you can seal up the battery again after you are done but I have not tried this. Another con is if you shoot in the winter, they will not keep you warm. You may still want a pair of muffs for the winter. They are pricey and you can go with some cheaper options but I like the custom fit of these. There are some other companies that are in this range and possibly more expensive. I suppose I do not have the Bluetooth version. It would be pretty cool to be able to play music as you are shooting or take a phone call without taking your ears off but I can live without these features. If you don't need electronics, there are some other good options out there as well which are probably more reliable and some shooters prefer to block out all noise when shooting. The Ear Inc molds are pretty good for more basic fitted hearing protection. I just naturally block out all the noise in between beeps. The electronics on the Harris & Sons seem to be better than the MSA Sordins to me. The best plus is Mason at Harris & Sons is a good guy to work with.

I went with a .180 tall x .100 wide sight. The width is subjective though and depends on your eyes and shooting style. If you previously had the .090 on your Shadow 2, I'd go with that. With the adjustable height rear sight, you should be able to adjust it enough that it should work with your bullet combination. Thumb safeties are a bit subjective as well. I went with the Wilson Combat ambi safety as they tend to sit higher. There are all sorts of shapes as well and ones with thumb shields so the slide does not rub your thumb. The Shadow 2 really offers a few options compared to what is available to a 1911. For the full length guide rod, you may want to check how much it weighs after you put everything on. It's really easy to go over the 43 oz weight limit. A 1911 in 9mm tends to be picky with mags. I've been running the Tripp Cobra mags although I've heard good reviews on the Dawson. If you have friends with a 1911 in 9mm, see if you can borrow the mags to see if they work. The best bet is to get your hands on a bunch of different 1911s to see what you like or do not like before you pour a ton of money into it.

My solution was to stop using that batch of brass which I mentioned on Feb 12, 2017. I’m not sure if it was the case prep they used but I could not find any details on what they did different in the case prep as the person I purchased it from is no longer in business. For my range picked brass, I still have the occasional coating getting scraped off but it’s pretty minor. I’ve also since switched from loading 40s to loading 9s which I do not see this issue. I saw a really cool table using epoxy and shiny brass. I think I may go that route will all the shiny brass I could not use.

Another +1 for the gel cups. They are super comfortable. I've used the Howard Leight Impact Sports for a while but found them uncomfortable for extended periods and wanted to try something different. The Impact Sports electronics would always cut off so I had trouble with conversations with them on. The electronics on the MSA are better and I can carry a conversation with them. I've shot my open gun with them outdoors but would still double up indoors though. The only complaint is wearing them in the summer. It's just too hot and I wear electronic inserts during the summer. FWIW, they make gel inserts for other headsets now so if you are looking for comfort and own other over the head hearing protection, you can try that but the electronics are better with the MSA compared to the Impact Sport or the Peltor Tactical 100.

Stuart is awesome to deal with. It says something when you call CZ Custom and it says press 1 for sales, 2 for Stuart... He got me an Accu Shadow when they were near impossible to get back then. He also got my Shadow slide milled with their multi optic cut a few weeks earlier than what was quoted.