Gryman

I'm one of those 10mm owners who hates .40... I'm not really setup for reloading in bulk yet, it's all done on a single stage which is just super slow, but doable. My preferred round is 9mm for just about everything, and it's what I carry every day. My thought process was to compete with a round and platform that I carry or use for things outside of competition. At least that was the intent right now. I think if I'm going to go Limited I'd rather just get a 1911/2011 in .40 and be competitive. We'll see what happens with the M&P. Maybe I won't like it and end up with something else. I know right now I can't stand the finger grooves on the Glocks, and my G17/19/20 have all been modified.

Hello, I've been a casual shooter for most of my life starting from when I was 10. I managed to learn many bad habits over that time period, and broke most of them when I decided to dedicate a lot of time to shooting and later when I became a NRA Instructor. I've shot USPSA 2.5 times now. The first two times were sporadic where I went just to see some friends and shoot. This past Saturday I went and did half of the stages as my squad was running late and we got a late start. However, I made the decision that I wanted to start shooting USPSA more seriously and regularly. Then came my dillema... What division do I take up? I had shot Limited 10 and SS Major. I like 1911's and I like my Glocks, but all of my Glocks have grip modifications not legal for Production. I also didn't want to shoot .45 for SS, nor is my 1911 setup for competition use. So, I decided that I would buy a M&P Pro 9mm and start shooting Production with it. Now that I've made the decision (don't have the gun yet) I'm reading about a lot of accuracy problems. It looks like a new barrel design in 2014 has fixed the issue. Is there anything else that I should know other than looking for the newer barrel? I plan on buying the Apex parts to fix up the trigger. I've also read that shooting lead in the M&P is fine, so I'm assuming the barrels aren't polygonal? The lead bullets I've been loading are from Precision Bullets and have the moly coating, so I assume even if the barrel is polygonal it would be fine. Thanks in advance!

I'm right handed and left eye dominant. I shoot everything right handed, but I can shoot rifles left handed too without any performance difference. For a handgun, it's not really an issue. Once you hit the range you'll see that your body will adapt fairly quickly to using your left eye. For me, I end up turning my head just slightly to the right so my left eye comes into alignment with the sights. I've heard people say to not do this, to move the gun instead. However this works for me. I don't have any experience with losing vision in one eye, so I can't help you with that, and I imagine it is going to mentally affect your shooting for a while. But don't give up! You'll overcome this if you want to.