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Bruce, did you you have any trigger work done to your CZ 07/09? I too have a P09 and use it in the single action setup. I love its capacity and low bore axis but the the long reset is a pain. After shooting my 1911 a lot i find myself short stroking the trigger at times during stress fires. I am thinking about sending it to Cajun Gun Works and getting the self defense trigger job.

I appreciate everyone's responses and thoughts. Our issued duty ammo is Hornady's Critical Defense. This has been one of my holy grail guns so there is a very good chance that I will get one, whether or not I use it for work. I am very lucky that our department has a very liberal allowance of sidearms we can carry. It has been a while since I have been on this forum and it is good to see there is still so much information and help here. Thank you.

Am I crazy for wanting to make this leap? For the last ten years I have carried a Springfield Operator as my primary duty pistol and thoroughly enjoyed it. The biggest draw back is being limited to 11rds in the gun and 4 8rd mags on my belt (43rd of .45). I am strongly considering retiring my Operator and changing to a 9mm STI 2011. The added magazine capacity is a huge selling point. NEEDS: - Reliable (my life may truly depend on it) - Light Rail - Night sights I understand that the magazines may need to be tuned to improve reliability but is there anything else to this equation that I am missing?

My AR10 16" carbine upper that is being built right now will have a Badger Ordnance brake on it and meets the requirements. GA Precision is doing the build and this was his recomendation. I should know how will it shoots in about 5 weeks. http://www.badgerordnance.com/productgroup...id=accessories#

Maybe I bought the last one. My came in the mail last wednesday.

I mounted my scope this morning using Luppy see-thru rings. I have been playing with it today and like the height and scope is relatively smooth and fast in CQB distances. It isn't as fast as my EOTech but I think that it will be made up for in the distance shots. It also helps me make better use of the rifles accuracy level.

Scope arrived via UPS today. For the little that I have played with it I am impressed. Now to get the rings and mount it.

I just ordered my Pro Diamond and am trying to decide how I am going to mount it. I already have a Larue SPR mount from my GAP AR10 and really like it. But I think that there is something inherently wrong with mounting a $50 scope in a $250 dollar scope mount. I think that I will go with the Luppy see through. We'll see what Wally World has this weekend.

The only thing that I didn't like about the CM was it didn't have a pistol grip and I prefer rifle sights over the double bead. I bought the CM because it was ready to shoot. I got a great deal on my new 1100 and was able to build exactly what I wanted for $200+ less than a CM. I had no problems with the CM I just like what I built better.

Thanks for the quick help. It is time to get back in the game.

It is a great gun. I have a safariland 6004 tac holster for it. It shoots great and without a single hiccup. I'd do it over again in an instant

I guess that you would call it a full length dust cover, the rail goes all the way to the end. Here is a pic of it. The Holster I have is for the operator w/o the light. Thank you for your help.

I have recently moved to a new town. In the past the only competitions that I have shot have been local 3-gun and F-class matches. Unfortunately, my new town has neither close by. I have been invited to go shoot a local IDPA match. I downloaded the IDPA rule book but I'm not sure what catagory I'd fall into. I really don't care how well I shoot against everyone as I'm out to shoot against myself until I get the hang of the game. This is my current line-up Option #1 - Loaded Springfield 1911 Operator w/ full light rail and beveled magwell - 8 and 10rd mags - Blade-tech paddle holster - Blade-tech 4 quad mag holder - Fobus 2 mag paddle holster Option #2 - G21 w/ 3.5lbs trigger - 10 and 13rd mags - Blade-tech paddle holster - Fobus 2 mag paddle holser Would either of these options work? I'd hate to get there and findout that I can't shoot because I have the wrong gear. I already have been unable to shoot competitively for the past 6 months do to working on the weekends so now that my schedule has changed I'd like to make up for lost time. Would either set-up work for IPSC? Thanks for your help. Ian

George, at GA Precision built my AR10 and did an awesome job at it! I own two of his rifles now and couldn't be more pleased. He'll be building my next upper for my AR10

How does this comp compare to other compensators on the market? F2, BC, EGW Race Comp AR and so on...

These are the sights that I put on my Rem 1100...XS Sights I have the 24/7 Express Rifle Sights in the lower left of the page. I really like these sights because they are not very obtrusive when shooting quickly at close targets and they are accurate for those longer range slug shots. Unfortunately, I think that only make them for Rem right now.

I currently use a large black military rubberband just in front of the reciever to hold two extra rounds. It seems to work well so far. I'll eventually upgrade to the 8rd holder, but the 6rd was free and on hand when I was building it. I bought it from a guy who started making it a 3gun shottie and then became interested in other shooting ventures. I'm not sure which model it was orginally. I think I paid 350 and finished the gun for under $500.

Defense Review Here is some more information. It would definately make house clearing drills very interesting!

I bought a couple of individual boxes of WOlf to test fire it out of my 1911. It worked great. At $120-130 per 1000 I can barely even reload that cheap and the reliablity is great.

I'd love to get the poster of Apr 05 for my work shop but unfortunately my wife wouldn't be too thrilled with the idea and she declined my offer to recreate the same scene with her. I'll have to keep trying

If I am reloading from the sidesaddle then I reload with my strong hand, holding the shotgun with my weak hand pinned top of reciever against my chest. If I reload from the belt then I keep the gun on target and the hold the pistol grip. I had a little problem doing this with the CM but the EZ loader really made it easier. The only problem is the forward wieght of the gun makes it hard to hold up one handed for extended periods of time. Short answers, is no it doesn't get in my way. Some of the Benelli guys may be able to provide even more insight. I'm still a rookie at this and have a lot to learn myself.

I've got a nice collection of both 30 and 20rd mags. I have gone through and function tested all of them and gotten rid of any problematic mags. Then I go though and find which mags will drop free unloaded and which ones stick a little and mark accordingly with a Marksalot. I've found that the 20rd mags fall the quickest and are the smoothest inserting(probably because they are 20yrs old). If it is a low round count stage then I'll use the 20rd mags. I also use a Redi-Mag that works great with both the 20rd and 30rd mags.

I've been on the forum for about 9 months but I send most of my time trying to take in as much info as I can. I figure that I have a lot more to learn than to contribute at this point. There is nothing worse than the village idiot trying to pass himself off as well educated.

I recently built my "perfect" 3-gun shotgun. I find a great deal on a used Rem 1100 and made the following additions... Replaced rifle sights with XS Express Rifle Sights 24/7 Mag extension Easy Loader Tactical charging handle Speedfeed pistol grip stock with extra ammo holder 6 shot side saddle I've taken the gun to a couple of matches now. It shoots great. The XS sights are awesome. The large front dot works just like a front bead on quick shots and the low profile of the rear sight doesn't get in the way, but come in very handy for the farther out slug shots. I really like the increased controlablity of the Pistol grip and the Easy loader has helped increase my reloading. All in all I am extremely impressed with my build. I've decided to replace my Rem 1100 Competition Master and make this my new full-time 3-gun shotgun. Which means that I'll soon be parting with my Competition Master as soon as I can find a buyer. I really enjoy the satisfaction of building something myself and it turning out better than I expected.

THe most important thing that I learned about pump shotguns is that a Choke is a must. My first 3-gun shotgun was a Moss 590 with Ghost Rings. I could hold my ground against the slower people with semi's by making up ground on the reloads with lots of practice. However, I would get my butt handed to me if the steel was more than about 12yds away because they set the steel so heavy that a cyclinder bore wouldn't knock it down and I'd waste an entire tube knocking down 2 targets.