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Was at a major last week & the legality of a shooters holster was challenged because it had about a 1" spacer (by my scientifically calibrated eyeball) and is not what many would think of as 'suitable for concealed carry'. The shooter paid the $100 for arbitration and won, and got his $100 back. I am now entirely confused. If we can space the holsters away from the hip like we do for USPSA I want that advantage also. Does anyone understand the correct way to determine whether or not a holster fits IDPA regulations in regards to "suitable for all day concealed carry"? Ref: 8.5.1.1 Must be suitable for all day concealed carry or duty style holsters and worn on each stage regardless of the start position.

I got curious about the crimping issue only after I found that I was throwing curve balls that broke somewhere slightly past the 20 yard mark. I suspect, but don't know, that several factors are in play (bullet weight, rate of twist, type of rifling, bullet hardness, possibly whose coating, etc).

If I could find sport pistol I'd buy it but I can't say that there were any problems with Titegroup in my 929. You folks using Clays or Clay dot for 9mm loads pushing a heavy bullet are braver souls than I.

That is a more pronounced crimp ring than I see with my reloads, but I suspect that the others are correct and it is not enough to cause an issue.

I called one of the more popular coated bullet manufacturers a week or two ago. The guidance I got was to pull the bullet and insure that you are not crimping enough to leave a ring, i.e. that all you are doing is bringing the brass back far enough to meet the bullet. This is the way I have loaded thousands of rounds of bayou & sns bullets & (mostly 9mm) it has worked fine for me, just called him for a sanity check.

There were other factors (optics reliability for example) besides round count. Looking at numbers for the IDPA nationals this month suggests that people just want the dot, CO is 10 rounds in that sport.

Pretty much nailed it. Might as well officially change the name to Limited. Minor., which nobody ever wanted to shoot.

Going the way of the world I guess, forget about hitting the reloads and the more challenging stage planning & the greater need to avoid make up shots. If you can run fast the rest is more of a participation trophy. (Yes I know I'm old and crabby about it)

And probably every 9mm gun made today regardless of how cheap it is. If the barrel won't handle a split cased round it probably wouldn't be safe to shoot with any new ammo either.

Unless you are shooting major power factor I am not aware of any gun that won’t handle cases that split when you fire them. If anyone knows of exceptions that would be valuable. I have picked up a lot of split 9mm brass after matches over the years, never have heard of an issue.

My thought is that a $100 investment in a chronograph is very well worth it, that is assuming that you don't have a buddy that has one you can borrow. https://ads.midwayusa.com/product/1015050210?pid=626107&utm_campaign=Shooting+-+Chronographs%2C+Wind+Meters+&+Timers=&utm_content=626107&adlclid=db539b1644f1144b5abbfe242ea0ddbc&utm_medium=shopping&utm_source=bing&msclkid=db539b1644f1144b5abbfe242ea0ddbc&utm_term=4584894776053429

As a kid we would sometimes use a cigarette lighter & Mom's hair spray to make a poor boy's flame thrower, not sure if one shot ignites as well, regardless, I think the key is not to spray a bunch into an enclosure near an ignition source.

Can't speak to the general case. My circumstance was that one safety was bad in either gun I tried it in and one safety was good in either gun I tried it in, I didn't write down the measurements but it is very easy to compare the two safeties with a micrometer and verify that the ball on the bad safety doesn't extend as far forward.

"If it is obvious and beyond a reasonable doubt that the target was displaced sufficiently to create a competitive advantage/disadvantage, blah blah blah". A frustration I have with USPSA rules is that they get way way way way way too ticky tac. On a breezy day paper targets are randomly displaced for each shooter depending on the flexibility of the target supports and the particulars of wind speed and direction at a moment in time - on any day sun position and clouds may favor visibility at a particular time of the day - and then their is the rain related stuff - there is no such thing as perfect competitive equity at an outdoor match. If the problem is obvious beyond a reasonable doubt you fix it, otherwise just shoot.

Thread resurrection, for what it is worth. The ball on one of my safeties does not protrude as far as it should and that caused this issue on one of my guns. New safety fixed it. Wondering if it is either a fabrication error or perhaps there is a tiny piece of grit in the channel that the ball rides in.

More of better? Does training still consist of story time for several hours with no videos or other 20th century training aids followed by a quick trip to see if people can remember the range commands? When I went I thought it was a bit cave man and inefficient. That is not a shot at any trainer, I just think there is madness in the method, assuming it hasn't been modernized.

My Blued stock 3 is rust pitted on the slide back close to the hammer, likely from sweaty hands on a hot day and inadequate (too slow) maintenance on my part.

If you assume a static population of the people who attend majors. My favorite concept of a handicap system would be to take the USPSA system and revise percentages so you have closer to an even spread in d-c-b-a-m-gm and to add a kicker downward so that classifications were not stuck on your best effort from 20 years ago.

Typical for me. With a Springfield xdm 40 and a Benny Hill 40 and completely different loads I have also experienced that extraction is the first problem I run into if I go a long time between cleanings. I think in my particular circumstance of relatively heavy bullet & relatively low power factor the build up in the chamber may be a bit faster with SP than with the faster burning TG. I assume the faster/higher peak pressure for same pf powder seals the brass against the chamber a bit better.

Installed the AA plate and wedge on my older Dillon case feeder this year. Very happy with both. Faster when I need speed for feeding my roll sizer and on 9mm seems to have almost completely eliminated the occasional upside down case. There is a thread here somewhere that suggests eliminating some of the volume inside the funnel to prevent log jams, the tweak got good reviews but I haven't run like that long enough to comment.

I'm not aware of any model that meets SSP rules and comes oem with the PD hammer. I have looked. Most likely. Not sure if I will be working match day & shooting staff day or just shooting match day.

Yes. Bayou and SNS. Not my experience after shooting through one or more 8lb jugs of both powders. Don't know how many thousands of rounds that amounts to. To be clear, I do think SP is a better powder, it is just that in my particular circumstances (147 grain , 130 pf, semi auto pistols) it doesn't really change anything. If I don't clean my barrels after so many hundreds of rounds I get extraction issues, accuracy is good with either, both meter well, etc.

I'm not seeing the clean part, possibly because I only load to about 130 power factor, otherwise I'm happy with it but can't say it does anything for me that titegroup didn't - again at the relatively low power factor and in a semi auto.

Have owned both. My experience: 1. They can both be an excellent choice. 2. Tanfo's are somewhat infamous for manufacturing variances and you can be unlucky and get a lemon. 3. Have never owned a CZ that wasn't built well from the factory. My shadow 2 seemed exceptionally well built for a mass produced handgun. 4. The shadow 2 grip geometry does not work for me, I had to correct downward off of the draw and whenever acquiring a new target so I sold it. The geometry might work well for you but I think it is a handle one and see thing. 5. If I were buying I would either go with a Shadow 1 or Stock 2, probably the Shadow 1.

Thank you. Am reloading on a 1050 and deep seating federals, everything works with my guns set up for USPSA (PD hammer and R7, stock 3, 10lb hammer spring). This is my first experience with the stock hammer & stock disconnector.