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That is strange for me to read. I have always felt like locally we are very happy to see police participate in the shooting sports and very welcoming to them. Perhaps it is a part of the country thing or perhaps the 'always one in every crowd' thing messes with perception?

Yep. DA/SA guns without a decocker starting with bullet in chamber and hammer down are perfectly fine. You can point your gun down and verify dot is turned on or whatever , aiming at a target is considered to be a rehearsal and they don't like that. Goes back to some folks considering the game to being self defense training I believe.

I enjoy both sports, and agree that there are more things I would change about IDPA rules than UPSA, but I don't think it is good to throw rocks from a glass house.

I had intended for my comment to be taken as a joke as well, I had assumed you were kidding

Signs of the times I guess. Warming here and just signed up for my first 2024 match. 9 shooters on my squad so far, 8 divisions .

Something you never hear while standing in line at the salad bar .

And putting in a bit of thought on the rule concepts. As written above "my tactical chub means I could probably run a drop offset" , so now we have different holster requirements based on sex and appetite discipline.

Not at all, I just figured it would piss off the few of us that liked shooting production and had the belts & mags already set up as well as a long term affinity for limited round count and the more challenging accuracy needs & stage planning.

Shouldn't be a new thing. Most former production shooters had already played with entering as L minor once or twice I expect. Personally, will be entering as L 10 minor instead of production henceforth and forthwith.

Reloading before you are exposed would get you killed in a real gun fight.

Whatever works for the individual. I am not going to screw this up works for me, I think at the most basic level it helps me focus.

Something that I've had some success with is just bull headed stubbornness. I tell myself something like "I am not going to be an idiot and forget my stage plan when the buzzer goes off" , I have to combine it with the other good suggestions mentioned previously in this thread but when I put it all together it seems like the last thing needed to make things work.

Maybe. My intent was to point out that people drop and bobble guns and sometimes forget to apply the thumb safety. If you don't want the extra layer of protection or feel it only provides a false sense security that is your call.

I hear you, I agree that scenario would be very messed up , but for most of us it is still sort of a choice. If you are shooting for fun and making memories with friends you have the option of saying ‘this is bull shirt, but I am going to have a good time anyway’.

I wanted to confirm that the magazine release that comes with a CZ Shadow 1 orange was legal in ESP before going to an IDPA major with it. So I read through the rules & then contacted the AC like you are supposed to. This is the answer I got: "As a group, ACs/SCs/IPOCs have stopped writing “Get out of jail free” cards like you requested because it backfired one too many times. Especially when doing this kind of review virtually during Covid." I found it humorous. I think the secret to enjoying IDPA is not to take it very seriously, but I feel a little bit that way about USPSA sometimes.

The IPSC shooter in Canada who fatally shot himself while attempting to recover his grip on his open gun and the s.o./r.o. who was killed when a competitor dropped his gun and the two people I have dq'd for forgetting to put their thumb safety on and the guy I watched darn near shoot his foot while holstering all come to mind. I'm not saying that a grip safety would have prevented every incident but I think they are a good idea. Using one did train me to get a more consistent grip which I thought was a competitive advantage.

Worked well for Michael Jordan, he did ok.

Good info. I use the micrometer seating die with the spring removed. The only issue I have seen was insufficient belling leading to shaving of coated lead bullets and that shaved lead somehow getting into the die. It hasn't caused any known oal length issues & was easily fixable (duh, bell the brass like you are supposed to) but once or twice I have seen a bit of shaved lead fall out of the die.

You may be talking about different things. I see a lot of people use the grip enhancer stuff and wandering about with white hands because of it but don't recall seeing anyone use the gymnast/weight lifter dry powder stuff. Different purposes. For sweaty hands some just reach down and grab a handful of dust if the ground is dry. An unwritten rule is that the guy with the most junk on his hands is always the same guy that feels he needs to touch the screen on your score pad.

Seems like the velocity of the empty brass might be a reasonable guide? Shooting 40 major I think I could make the brass fling pretty hard or just sort of roll out of the gun by changing recoil springs.

Got to the range yesterday to chrono a couple attempts at minimum power factor using clay dot. With 180 Bayou and 3.0 clay dot I got 650,676,698,705,720 fps. With 155 grain Bayou and 3.3 Clay Dot I got 683,699,735,747,787. Accuracy was ugly in a Glock 23. Will up the horsepower a bit and try again. Previously had liked the recoil impulse of 3.4 Clay Dot pushing 180 bayou in a 40ish ounce gun (about 140 power factor in the STI 2011 I had at the time) but was wanting something more mouse fart for the lighter G23.

Yep. Thank you.

Anyone experienced with the Taren Tactical trigger kit?

I don't look at it that way. As long as I'm able to do a little more I am happy to paste and etc for those folks who are a bit older or have an ailment and help them stay in the game. I think that is a typical attitude.

Interesting. You thinking that the brass is not expanding enough to get a good seal on the chamber with the lighter and slicker bullet? Not sure how fast the powder you are using is. I'm getting ready to try and find the bottom limit for my gun (Glock 23, only need 105 pf for IDPA CCP division) and am going to use Clay Dot.