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However, in spite of the shortcomings he mentioned I have always found it to be exactly in line with the percentages uspsa comes up with each month. There seems to be a recurring theme with these calculator sites. They get left unattended once they get cranked up. I used CMCalc for awhile but it simply died from lack of follow up by the developer I guess. There is a real need for a uspsa calculator tool of some kind. Maybe this new one started by the OP will stay current and active? I emailed all of the incorrect and un-updated scores I found to the guy that runs classifier calc. I didn't even get a response much less a website update. I do hope that the OP will keep his updated, but the only way to guarantee this is done is to have USPSA publish and maintain the list and somehow hold them accountable.

It doesn't pull any of my info with my member number Your clubs aren't publishing full match data to USPSA, only classifier info. For example, Bay Area Practical Shooters: http://www.uspsa.org/uspsa-display-match-results-listing.php?club=st01&club2=&year=2015 Eagle Gun Range: http://www.uspsa.org/uspsa-display-match-results-listing.php?club=ga16&club2=&year=2015 The ones that do show up for you, Zach, are the ones from South River Gun Club: http://www.uspsa.org/uspsa-display-match-results-listing.php?club=ga09&club2=&year=2015 I just learned about this yesterday, that clubs can do this (report classifier data but not create a match). Apparently it's more widespread than I realized. I can probably pull that sort of classifier data from your profile pages. The downside is it won't be there until after the USPSA has processed it, and all I'd have is the percentage... it would (currently!) just be a mirror of what they already show. By chance are either of your clubs reporting their data to Practiscore? I might be able to pull from there instead... Both of the clubs you mentioned upload their matches to Practiscore.

It doesn't pull any of my info with my member number

Yeah, I'm still debating on this point. I've found conflicting information as to what the USPSA feels about publishing HHF data- older things seem to say they'd prefer it was not published (though they admit it's not hard to calculate an individual one), but someone also mentioned they said they were planning on doing it themselves in a recent (last ~2 years, I forget exactly) board meeting, and just hadn't had time. If anyone can clarify this with a recent statement from them, that would be great. I'd love to not have to worry about it. My own thinking is that it's not the sort of information that needs to remain secret- anyone can figure it out given time, and someone looking to use the data for ill (for instance, intentional sandbagging by figuring out what HF they need to shoot to stay under a given classification) can easily do so on their own if they care very much. Not publishing the data doesn't seem to serve any significant purpose that I can see. But all the same, I'd rather not antagonize them. I guess I'll keep that spreadsheet out there until you make your decision then. I don't really care how they feel about it to be perfectly honest. It's information that's easily attainable, and something they should have published a long time ago.

One thing that I would find more useful, and that would differentiate you from Classifiercalc, would be to include the HHF next to the percentage. That's why I made that spreadsheet in the other thread.

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Don't they use dynamite in mines? I have no useful information to add in your search for minor loads, just wanted to poke some fun.

The SP-01 has been pretty good so far. DA isn't an issue with regular dry fire and live fire. I don't notice it anymore. I find it MUCH easier to drop mags with the SP-01 than the Glock. I don't have to shift my grip at all. I got a smaller slide stop because my thumb was riding on top of the SP-01 slide stop, and now the slide locks back reliably. I'm sure I could easily reach the slide stop to release the slide, I just never practice that. At a six stage match, you will only fire about 6 DA shots. The only way you would fire more is if you have a stage with multiple strings. Empty start stages don't have DA shots. I could be wrong, but it seems like you're thinking that the gun goes back into DA during a stage. Once you fire that first DA shot, it's SA for the remainder of the course of fire. Courses typically range from 12-32 shots, so you will have 1 of those be DA. The safety doesn't get in the way of anything for me at this point. Mag changes in Production Division (which is where this gun would best fit in USPSA) are very important, but you do your best to never do a slide lock reload. I have shot a little over 5k rounds through my SP-01 so far this year, and about 6.5k total. I am committed to shooting this gun through the remainder of this year, but I may switch back to the Glock next season. I haven't made that decision yet though. Bottom line, DO NOT buy a new gun before you shoot a few competitions. You already have a very competitive gun for production division. I know that you may decide to go against what I say, and that's fine. I didn't take everyone's advice either and jumped in head first. I wasted a good bit of money on things that didn't work for me instead of getting out there and competing with what I had and finding out what was working for everyone else. Ask people to try their gear, I'm sure they will be happy to let you check it out.

I remember getting some very different advice from you that set me on my current path with my SP-01! lol Every case is unique If he hasn't shot his first match yet and already has a capable pistol, why not give it a try? Sure, competition isn't for everyone; it might take a few months to see if you get hooked. He was commenting on your unique way of spelling competition

I remember getting some very different advice from you that set me on my current path with my SP-01! lol

You must have SO MUCH more spare time than I do. I couldn't imagine cleaning my guns after my weekly range session, every single week.

With bolt rifles I've always loaded to a known safe powder charge far below max. Then I seat 5 bullets each as follows. .020 from the lands, .015 from the lands, .010 from the lands, .050 from the lands, touching the lands, .050 into the lands, .010 into the lands, .015 into the lands, .020 into the lands. Once you have the seating depth that works best for that bullet, THEN you work up your powder charge and find the most accurate load without pressure signs based on that seating depth.

I break mine down every 5k rounds into large parts groups. In other words, I don't disassemble the sear cage or the hammer and hammer strut. I take the frame slide and barrel and put that in an ultrasonic cleaner with an 8:1 solution of simple green and water for 4 cycles of 420 seconds heated. I take those out, and dump in all the smaller parts and do the same thing. If I had a bigger cleaner, I would do it all at the same time. Then I wash all of that off with the hottest water my sink will generate and wipe off any remaining crud. Then I blow dry it all with my wife's blow dryer. I replace any parts that need replacing at that 5k round mark, put it back together and lube it where it needs it. I add oil and grease and a bore snake every 600 or so rounds. This has worked well for me so far.

I say 650 all the way.

Or a 1050, but that's a little out of my justifiable cost range. I'm only shooting 10-15k 9mm rounds per year.

Are you loading rounds to shoot High Power? If that's all you're loading, then I don't know that I would load on a progressive. I bought a 550 and I regret it. I bought a caliber conversion for every gun I own, but then I started getting into USPSA pretty heavily. All I load now is 9mm; it's all I have time for. I wish I had just ponied up for the 650 with a case feeder and later added a bullet feeder. That would have been my ideal.

I have an 11.5 in my SP-01. I had about 1 in 300 Federal primers fail. Switched to CCI and have about 1 in 100 fail. I'm going to do some more polishing before my next range trip, but I may have to switch to the 13lb spring.

I used to think like that, but it seems like now days you run into the occasional 35 yard shots with some hard cover & tight shots between no-shoots & etc. Agree that you don't need great precision most of the time, but if a production gun will let you feel confident with the really tough shots that is what I want. While I would love an accu shadow, my SP-01 is what I can afford. It's about $800 more gun for 1% of the shots. Spend your money where you want, mine goes to bullets to get the skills to make those shots.

How do I make sure my block is lifting all the way up? Could that be accomplished with a file and sandpaper? That sounds like some machining work I'm not equipped to do.Take slide off and push on the firing pin block.Then pull the trigger on the frame and see if the lifter is moving up. I know the lifter is moving and the firing pin block is going up because the gun fires 99% of the time. It's got to be the hammer and frame parts contacting each other. As soon as I get to my next cleaning round count, I'll polish that up some more and see what I get then. I have a spring on order, but I want to try the polishing first.

I got as good or better accuracy with coated lead bullets out of my Gen 4 Glock as I do out of my CZ 75 SP-01. The stock plastic guns should be good enough out of the box accuracy-wise for this sport.

Do you mind sharing what bullet you switched to? Thanks I can tell you Bayou Bullets 124 gr RN works. I was using the 135 gr and had to load them very, very short. I can load the 124 gr RN out as long as the mag can take. I don't have any Bayou 124 but I have some Blues. I'll try those out next, I've been running 147s (Bayou and Blue) and I have to keep them short. Thanks and thanks to Rowdyb also! If it's a similar profile it should work fine. I know the round nose profile works, but Donnie told me the truncated cone 124 probably would not work.

Do you mind sharing what bullet you switched to? Thanks I can tell you Bayou Bullets 124 gr RN works. I was using the 135 gr and had to load them very, very short. I can load the 124 gr RN out as long as the mag can take.

How do I make sure my block is lifting all the way up? Could that be accomplished with a file and sandpaper? That sounds like some machining work I'm not equipped to do.

Have you ever pencil tested your gun? I've noticed that the SP-01, even with an extended firing pin, will barely budge the pencil no matter if its a 8.5# or 13#. With both of my SP-01 shadows the pencil launches out of the gun with ease with the 8.5#. I'm getting ~3" of vertical movement on both DA and SA trigger pulls with the pencil test.

I got them with 1000. I suppose I can hit them with 2000 next time I clean it.