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1 hour ago, SISIG said:
A must for any owner
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.
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48 minutes ago, RJH said:
But nobody's forcing me to shoot any of those so I'm okay with it, and it tends to give a flavor to matches for those who like that sort of match, whatever it is
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.
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5 minutes ago, Racinready300ex said:
Sounds like you don't shoot much anyway so don't forget L10 is still a thing too, you're CZ is legal there. Around here you could do just as well in L10 or production with the same gun. Every match I've shot in production I've won so far, and one time I wasn't the only guy.
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.
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1 hour ago, Racinready300ex said:
Will you really stop shooting USPSA to go to IDPA over a 5 round capacity increase in production? Also note IDPA's production division is also 15 rounds now.
I will. I'm a lo cap guy and I don't want to go back to 1911's ($$$ and I like my CZ's) so I'll focus on IDPA (esp is still 10 +1) & quit paying USPSA dues & just shoot the one close local USPSA match as the mood strikes.
You can't run a club or make rules for the weirdo outliers like myself so it is all good, the club can do what they think is best & I shall do what is best for me.
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9 hours ago, Southpaw said:
15 is better than 10, but I don't think it'll be enough to drive people back to Production.
Will be interesting. I don't see the change adding 1 new member to USPSA, those few weirdos (me) among us that like to shoot low cap will be faced with a choice of switching to another division ($$$) or maybe just focusing more on IDPA.
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5 minutes ago, IVC said:
f anyone has any ideas, it would be great to explore and try to replicate it. Knowledge is the key here.
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.
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1 hour ago, Racinready300ex said:
But, with 72% saying the capacity should go up is pretty telling I think.
The other poster said 64%. Doesn't really matter though, just being ocd.
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8 minutes ago, whan said:
Key Results (topics of most discussion on the forums)
- LO minor only vs. major/minor for people who have shot it already: 45% to 30% (25% responded N/A)
- LO minor only vs. major/minor for people who haven't: 43% to 30% (27% responded N/A)
- Production 15 rounds: 64% yes to 36% no
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Wish they would have asked p15 for people who currently shoot production like they did for the LO questions. Just curiosity.
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2 hours ago, mikeg1005 said:
Ya but that is a bad approach to ROing, yelling something at the shooter who might very well be aware they are close to the line and impacting their stage performance. Just say stop if the rule is broken.
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.
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1 hour ago, RJH said:
Results are out, the people have spoken and they want 15 rounds
If you don't mind, where can the results be found?
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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?
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18 hours ago, IVC said:
Yup, but there is one caveat, though - to call the 180 violation you, as an RO, have to be absolutely positive the muzzle broke the 180. If it did, it's an automatic DQ. If it didn't, it's not. But the real problem is when it's close and you are not sure. That's when I give the break to the shooter, because I cannot say "yes, it was past 180." So, in reality, the 180 is closer to 200 in most cases (unless you're perfectly aligned and can make the call with certainty).
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".
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23 hours ago, motosapiens said:
downrange when the bay is empty is a perfectly safe direction.
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.
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"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.
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4 hours ago, CHA-LEE said:
I am trying to understand the correlation to my comment. Was the person who dropped their gun (Fumbled their reholster) not liable for their actions?
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4 hours ago, CHA-LEE said:
I honestly don't care because they will also take ownership of the associated Reliability, Liability and Risk associated with that choice.
Sort of. https://www.1911forum.com/threads/a-tragedy-uspsa-range-officer-shot.1027368/
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16 hours ago, twodownzero said:
it'd discharge if dropped is not safe.
I tend to think back on Rob Leatham's dq at the single stack nationals a few years back, as it was described to me lost control of the gun when it contacted a port.
I figure if the great one can have a dropped loaded gun oopsie then I certainly can as well.
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3 hours ago, Racinready300ex said:
Yeah, I think that 0 to +1/16 is still in the book. Just wasn't sure what the numbers look like on the ground.
Based on Rangers 1.384 number I'm really close, like .00x. I might roll with it and see what happens at a major. If I can get my hands on another slide stop I'll dremel that bitch to be safe but for now they're out of stock.
Best of luck!
Ticky tack rulings against a shooter are no fun for anybody, but I can understand the no exceptions philosophy.
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7 hours ago, Dirty_J said:
Of course there are “long term professional shooters” that have never DQ’d.
Can anybody name one?
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On 7/10/2023 at 7:48 AM, Racinready300ex said:
I know the book says 1-3/8, but IIRC there was a tolerance of 1/6". They should be able to make those metal boxes pretty close to spec, I'm wondering if they build in that 1/6 tolerance similar to how uspsa 140mm mags can really be 141.25mm.
I have a new gun I'd like to run in CCP but it measures 1.39x wide vs 1.375. I'm thinking it's probably close enough, .02 is less than a 1/32 so it'll likely fit in a box. It'll easily fit if they build in that 1/16 tolerance.
-0 to + 1/16th . As I recall there was initially no tolerance specified, wood construction boxes tended to swell and there were problems with legal guns not fitting in every box. -0 is what kept legal guns legal , + 1/16 was recognition that wooden box construction didn’t allow perfect dimensions. I think the STI Eagle was one gun that would not pass unless the box was oversized or durn near perfect. -
1 hour ago, Dirty_J said:
You must be super fun at parties.
Insults never advance your opinion.
1 hour ago, Dirty_J said:If you’re not safe with your gun handling… the pull weight it kind of irrelevant. And if you are… the trigger weight is a nonissue.
Is there any long term professional shooter who has never been dq'd ? Things happen when fallible humans seek maximum speed.
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Two years past I watched a GM drop a loaded gun while holstering at make ready, last year I had to change britches due to an open gun going off when the shooter holstered it (a stone fragment whopped me in the leg and it took a moment to realize that it was only a harmless bit of stone) , and there is the USPSA fatality where a shooter sort of fumbled his gun without dropping it and it went off while he was trying to get ahold of it (as I understand it), etc.
All that to say that I think keeping the guns drop safe is very very important. If you can go sub 1 lb, shoot the gun throughout its lifetime and still have a drop safe gun, no worries then.
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1 hour ago, ddc said:
In ESP I think you are good.
For SSP I'm not so sure.
Seems reasonable. Thanks.
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At some point in the past it was determined that any magazine release I really liked would get me killed in a real gun fight. Under current rules I can't find a reason why the magazine release shown below, or a CZ extended magazine released filed down a little bit so it doesn't gouge me near the base of the thumb would be illegal. Both the extended release and the release with tab shown are factory parts that come standard on the sp01 shadow (extended) or the sp01 Shadow orange (tab).
So. Am I missing a regulation somewhere? I think that the ground down extended as well as the tab should be esp and ssp legal. For ssp the rules say you can't make a visible change, but they also say you can change sights and grips and substitute oem parts that are supplied on a different gun under specific circumstances so I'm not sure about that , particularly if I grind down an extended release.
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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.