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Are there any known incidents of people getting hurt due to a gun being out of specification on this check? Not debating, just trying to learn.

Something like that is what intuition would suggest, I don't know that I have ever owned a gun that would not drop the hammer with the slide back 1.5mm (0.0590") or less.

I have a Shadow 1 target from CZ custom and a Shadow 1 Orange, both guns are as delivered from the manufacturer/Custom shop. The hammer will drop on either gun with the slide back about 1/4" (6 or 7 mm), but at 1/4" of slide retraction the slide has not begun to move back away from the barrel and I suspect either would pass the 1.5mm gap test. For what it is worth. Ideally someone will chime in who knows details of the gap test, I'm not an IPSC shooter.

Because finding one was a wee bit harder than finding a unicorn and they were priced accordingly.

Good info. Would like to understand better. If I bought a patriot defense barrel they would need the entire slide and gun in order to fit their barrel, but if I bought an entire top end (slide + barrel) no fitting would be required?

I wouldn't be looking for spiders to be the high probability root cause, but if I was the original poster I would be taking the powder measure apart and looking for a wee bit of trash.

If you are going to put the effort into practicing I don't know why you wouldn't also put the effort into getting your equipment the best you can. To each their own though.

It likely used to be revolver specific, but it also works well if you want to get your da/sa gun below 5 lb on the first shot and some of the striker gun trigger kits can use the help also so I am told. Anyway Dillon 1050, federal spp, I have adjusted depth to the point where I deform the primer on some range brass and on other mixed headstamp brass just drive it deep, for the wheel gun it is all the same brass so the dimple is consistent.

I use it as a reason to keep having fun and not beat myself up so much. I get where you are coming from, just saying it is easy to let the reality of being older screw up your fun.

Many like them, for my CZ's I can't see a downside. For my Tanfo's the wobble you get from the smaller diameter of the center of the pin bothered me more than a little bit more fuss when removing the trigger.

Agreed. It is very nice to know if it will be a hoser match or whatever ahead of time so that you can make the right choice for you.

If I was going to change divisions I would have more faith in USPSA holding on to single stack than L10. It is frustrating to put in the $ and get all of the bugs worked out and then see the game change. Agree that you could shoot 10 rd minor with your production gun versus any competition shooting limited guns & major.

I will. I'm a lo cap guy and I don't want to go back to 1911's ($$$ and I like my CZ's) so I'll focus on IDPA (esp is still 10 +1) & quit paying USPSA dues & just shoot the one close local USPSA match as the mood strikes. You can't run a club or make rules for the weirdo outliers like myself so it is all good, the club can do what they think is best & I shall do what is best for me.

Will be interesting. I don't see the change adding 1 new member to USPSA, those few weirdos (me) among us that like to shoot low cap will be faced with a choice of switching to another division ($$$) or maybe just focusing more on IDPA.

Is there a potential ignition source immediately above or to the side of the case feeder? Fuel air vapor clouds tend to rise (depending on fuel type) and expand and drift with any air circulation.

The other poster said 64%. Doesn't really matter though, just being ocd.

Wish they would have asked p15 for people who currently shoot production like they did for the LO questions. Just curiosity.

I suspect that there is maybe a near even split on this one. I always appreciate it if an r.o. takes action that might keep me from being dq'd and/or doing something unsafe.

If you don't mind, where can the results be found?

Good info. I wonder what would have caused a spark inside a 1050 case feeder ? I didn’t think you could get a spark out of brass and plastic, static electricity?

Add in that typically the shooter & r.o. are both moving and don't have a visual reference to whatever is used to establish the 180 line while the questioned action is in progress. I am not a fan of ticky tack 180 calls, "you, as an RO, have to be absolutely positive".

I agree, but the cheese gets binding because you need a rule to follow that address's worst case - maybe next time there is someone downrange behind a barrel stack or etc - rather than a safety judgment of a specific circumstance. A lot of times on minor 180 breaks you could make a strong argument that the shooter was still pointing their gun in a perfectly safe direction.

"All IDPA legal holsters must hold the butt of the firearm clearly above the top of the belt. Concealment and cant angle rules apply" - Maybe they mean backstrap, maybe they mean magazine well opening? Not familiar with the term being used with handguns.

Liable certainly. But the risk is not limited to the shooter. Play stupid games, sometimes it is the other person that wins stupid prizes.

Sort of. https://www.1911forum.com/threads/a-tragedy-uspsa-range-officer-shot.1027368/