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I don't understand this. I shoot 40 in esp & ssp & there are always other folks doing the same thing, you could say that there is a recoil disadvantage if you do not reload, but you can say the exact same thing about shooting 45's (for example, winchester white box comes in at 190 + power factor depending on the gun). Why the fuss? Grab the gun, enter where it fits, have fun. Don't worry be happy. What do you think we are doing now? Like I have said a 100 times nobody can provide a good logical reason why not to let .40 in. Oh and going from a 25 PF change to a 40pf change is a bit different. How come there is a single stack only division in USPSA? The double stack 2011's & etc are no better or worse as long as you keep to the same round count. How come sometimes the monopoly card says you have to go straight to jail and you can't even collect your $200? Seems like overkill. How come poker does not give any consideration for having 5 or even 7 cards all of the same color? Point being, games iz games and all of the rules will never make sense to all of the people. Why I'm at it I never will understand why the teller bags the gallon of o.j. with nary a query but always wants to know my preferred means of milk transport.

Try them both. Keep an open mind. Accept that they are different and enjoy each one for what each actually is in and of its own self, not for what it isn't based on any other outsider's perspective. And remember that this is a USPSA website for the most part (the op is sort of like asking a Muslim if he prefers pork or chicken).

I don't understand this. I shoot 40 in esp & ssp & there are always other folks doing the same thing, you could say that there is a recoil disadvantage if you do not reload, but you can say the exact same thing about shooting 45's (for example, winchester white box comes in at 190 + power factor depending on the gun). Why the fuss? Grab the gun, enter where it fits, have fun. Don't worry be happy.

New = tight, or it has a problem? Brass is all Glocked up and not resized down far enough?? Have run many different loads through my 9mm Trojan and not found it to be fussy in any way. Spring, schmeng, if it doesn't run well stock then something seems wrong.

Am thinking about getting another 1911 in your price range. RO is good & STI Trojan is good, crappy triggers I have felt on the new ones irritate me. Very fixable, but you shouldn't have to, you are not buying a gun kit. Others like the Dan Wesson's, my only experience is with their 9mm 1911's , 3 out of 3 would not feed and magazines would hang on eject on at least one of those. Was fun to watch my buddies cuss their pretty guns at matches though . I think they might be like Fusion's, pretty but that is about it, could be full of it though. Had a S&W, it never let me down in any way, sold it and probably should not have. Am looking hard at buying a Sig Sauer. 2 cents.

In truth, it really ain't no thang. 40 is fun in esp & ssp, if the powers that be and/or some members with a traditional tint want a 45 acp class for traditions sake, what the heck.

I've got the Hogue and now a set of Perman. Both work ok but I prefer the hogue and they didn't require a dremel & etc. Had to go with Perman to make weight, but for the money I would have been happier buying the hogues and an aluminum mainspring housing to deal with the weight issue.

Because your favorite USPSA gun could then also be your favorite CDP gun.

Springfield for IDPA & Glock for USPSA. You get the most favorable caliber for USPSA scoring rules, burn the cheapest ammo at the game with the highest round count, actually get to fully load your magazines in both sports, and have the most accurate gun employed in the sport that places the most emphasis on accuracy. But I'd really much much (much much much) rather just buy a second range officer (or glock ) so you are not constantly trying to reprogram yourself on grip & thumb safety & etc etc. You will be better and safer in both sports.

I love them both too, and like you have found that the quality of the match trumps the orginization. My order of favorites is different, but you don't go to a USPSA forum and look for the majority to prefer IDPA

+1. I personally prefer NOT to be the sole RO/SO for a squad, but I'm happy to split the duties with one other person. That gives me enough time to focus properly on my own shooting. Of course I'm not an IDPA certified SO anyway, so whatever. Couple good points there. IDPA certification is not required for your typical club match, don't know the rule for USPSA RO but I think at local matches anyone can write the scores down at least. The S.O. and scorekeeper thing is not hard if you have help that allows you time to enjoy your shooting & relax & drink / pee / reload / etc.. If it is just you then the s.o. job can really really suck, particularly on miserable hot days or if you have to also play squad nag for pasting and etc. If you have plenty of help then the job can be fun and rewarding.

If you just stop breaking cover, it all becomes a non issue and you don't have to worry about luck of the draw on s.o. actions effecting your score. In almost any sport there are some judgement calls and there is some luck associated with where the official is looking/standing when you break a rule. Learn to stay behind cover, until then accept either warnings or penalties as training aids, don't worry be happy. In my opinion.

So that's what a kkm is ! Mea Culpa.

Seems like a lot of folks get by with ignoring the 'don't shoot lead' instructions in the Glock manual and the stock glock barrel pressure/kaboom test data you find here and there (the book titled "The Glock in Competition" has a really interesting section on duplicating Glock-lead kabooms and pressure testing up to the kaboom round). With my luck it seems good to try and error on the side of caution when it comes to my reloading and to internet stuff. I don't think that is overthinking, now that I think about it .Other thing is, in IDPA the s.o.'s are supposed to attempt to position themselves on the shooters gun hand side to control the weapon if need be (i.e. in a nasty place to be when a gun blows up) so I think a lot of us are hoping that most shooters are very cautious about reloading.

Even at minor power factor I don't like lead bullets and a stock glock barrel. Some coatings (Bayou's for example) are supposed to make things aok for Glocks, but the worst leading bullets I (and 2 friends) have found came from some bullets that apparently had the coating incorrectly applied by a small scale local bullet manufacturer. Side note - Really bad leading is a major pain in butt to completely clean up with just brushes and solutions, I'd spend for one of the electrostatic thingies if I had to do it repeatedly. Back to the op's question, IDPA does not require spooky good accuracy and the G22 is a great gun but not a bragging rights tack driver type gun, I'd go for plated bullets at a less that super duper bullet price, probably Berry's.

Hahaha true Fair point!! (Forgot about single stacks)

Limited guns look better. (Sorry, it just needed to be said).

I don't have a dog in the fight and would like to see the rule just go away. That said, seems like if you start out with x ounces of metal then grind a bit and end up with less than x ounces of metal most folks would think that less than x ounces was lighter than x ounces.

8.2.2.3.2 (quoted previously) seems to be a specific prohibition against externally visible slide lightening. Interesting that they use the word exterior in the rule, maybe to keep them out of the 'dissassemble and prove it' game?

the hogue 1911 wrap around rubber grips are a fairly low cost (about 35 I think) option to try, gets you to roughly 2011 size

As a biker you are on the horns of an enema. If you hug the line then idiots in cars, pick up trucks, semi's, etc will pass you danger close without even slowing down. I think there are a lot more safe and courteous drivers than idiots, but even at say a 20 to 1 ratio, things can get pretty dicey when, for example, the snot nosed kid on a cell phone thinks he has room to squeeze between your bike and the oncoming semi. If you move more into the lane to block the idiot attack, you increase your odds of survival but it is irritating to folks in cars with better things to do than creep along. Personally I think there is much to be said for mountain bikes, or at least planning road bike rides on very lightly used roads and off peak hours.

It has been pointed out to me that if you can't handle the way things are done then you need to look for another game. I've DQ'd folks in that other sport for safety violations & seen righteous DQ's in USPSA, so it ain't that I'm anti DQ, but the 'Dq'd because of rule 359 subparagraph D section xii, based on the subcommittees hypothetical scenario that such and such could eventually lead to so and so' just doesn't work for me personally. What does work, and may or may not be a thing for the wheel gunner, is just to low key things. Contribute to the sport with set up & pasting and etc, have fun at low cost and easy drive local matches, but don't let yourself get too much invested to where the things you don't like can ruin your fun. I'm going to challenge both you and stealthy to respond to my "what if" question above. "What if" quickly gets you to the conclusion that accidents could always happen while participating in many different sports and recreational activities. We are not going to abandon all things like shooting sports and mountain bike riding and high school football, for example, so the questions get more complicated and rules are designed to allow high reward activities while restraining risk to whatever is deemed an acceptable level. It is likely to be expected that there will not be a one size fits all philosophy for risk/reward regulations, so it is probably natural that some folks will like the way things are done and others will be better off looking elsewhere or just not getting deeply invested.

It has been pointed out to me that if you can't handle the way things are done then you need to look for another game. I've DQ'd folks in that other sport for safety violations & seen righteous DQ's in USPSA, so it ain't that I'm anti DQ, but the 'Dq'd because of rule 359 subparagraph D section xii, based on the subcommittees hypothetical scenario that such and such could eventually lead to so and so' just doesn't work for me personally. What does work, and may or may not be a thing for the wheel gunner, is just to low key things. Contribute to the sport with set up & pasting and etc, have fun at low cost and easy drive local matches, but don't let yourself get too much invested to where the things you don't like can ruin your fun.

Still do, and a good dvd is included. So far a friend and I have had good results and it seems like a great way to go if you have a vice on the reloading bench and like to tinker. I have not tried tuning anything besides 9mm and 40 mags (140's & 128's) used in basically stock guns with close to stock weight recoil springs, and also have not tried to get the last possible round(s) in the 140 mags, so I'm wondering if that is where you would really see the difference with a professionally tuned mag.

Shooting paper, no timer, just going for accuracy, helped me transition to 2 eyes open. I think that once you know that you are just as accurate with 2 eyes open then you get a confidence thing that aids the process.