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Thanks Jon, have one ordered and they said that they have it in stock. Looking forward to a larger bag with mag pouches. Have 10 mags and they are all over the bottom of the current bag and are a mess.

Jon, I made the decision to get that same bag but haven't been able to find it in stock anywhere. Can you tell me who has them in stock now? I think this bag is the best deal on the planet right now. It's also a very nice large bag and not so small and the price is absolutely right.

The CQC holster seemed nice to me and it was fast too. Others have thought that it would be legal since there is no light in the belt channel, but like you said there is distance between where the belt goes and where the holster starts. Like you I didn't think that one was going to make it. The carbon fiber one without the serpa will make a nice holster for USPSA. Go to this site: http://www.uspsa.org/. On the left side of the page there is a "where can I find a match" tab. Click on that and enter your zip code. You might be pleasantly surprised how many clubs are in your area where you can use that holster, pull a trigger and leave the range with a big smile on your face.

RL450 w/ 357, 44 mag, 22-250, 243, 7mm-08, 7mm mag. Mec 9000 G 12 gauge. I shoot blazers in 9mm and don't reload for it at all and that is what I am shooting in IDPA and USPSA. I loaded over 10,000 rounds through my Mec 9000 G in one season. After that I shot 22 rimfire silhouette so that I didn't have to reload or chase brass, then went to shooting a 17 hmr (no reloading) and now shoot blazers. Maybe time to buy a RL650??? because I really don't enjoy relaoding any longer but love to pull the trigger.

Mark, great question and I am sure that many will come forth with good additions to your question. Being relatively new myself and seeing, like you do, a good portion of shooters at any match are brand spaking new; I would like to add a couple of simple points. First: know your weapon, how to manipulate it and work ALL of the controls. It amazes me, but I see people with a new gun, but they don't know a decocker from a safety from a dissasembly lever. Know your gun. Know how to clear a malfunction. Practice a tap, rack - bang. Along with knowing your gun, you don't have to be the best shot on the range, but you had better have a solid understanding of muzzle control and keeping the "booger hook off of the bang switch" (I stole that from someone, but can't remember who). 2nd: Breath - see the front sight and release the shot. No speed demons need apply. Sounds goofy, but actually use that bumpy thingie on the end of the slide. (front sight) Go to have fun and talk guns and be with others of similar ilk. Don't go to teach everyone else what they are doing wrong - go to learn and enjoy yourself. The above should get you through your first match.

Today was the first time ever that I broke 1 second on a draw and hit. The target was about 4 yards away and I noticed that my arm was more relaxed to begin with than other range sessions. I didn't beat it by much but .97 is still under 1 second and that was one of my short term goals. At 10 yards I am up around 1.5 to 1.6 for and A hit still and some of these still hit the C zone. It's going the right direction though. I also started a shooter's log to chronicle some of my experiences, trials and at this time small epiphanies. Thanks Brian for hoisting a web page where the average guy can read and work at getting better while lending an ear to much more experienced shooters.

I was reading as many as 4 rounds fired with one shot indoors. Pact told me there is an internal control that you have to open up the case on, but he said the small piece of foam would work easier than opening and adjusting for indoors then opening again and adjusting for outdoors. Just put on hearing protection for your Pact and take it back off. Simple, effective and quick to do.

I ordered a holster today and 4 mag pouchs. I know that I can only use two of them in IDPA, but I wanted 4 for USPSA. I ordered a Comp-tac locking paddle. BIG PAUSE Greg said that he could make it so it would be IDPA legal and fit my Wilderness CSM (combat shooters model). He said that if it didn't work out I could return it. That's about the best deal that I know of. He said he would take it back in exchange for another holster that he sells or just give me my money back to buy a different product from someone else. Bought the pretty chainmail pattern one. Don't know if I can hit a thing, but I am going to look damn good missing.

You guys might already know this but my MK IV was reading a lot of echos when I shot indoors. I called Pact this after noon and one of the guys told me to take a piece of foam ear plug and stick it in the slotted area to cover the small microphone hole that is next to the speaker. A small sliver of foam plug works great and stays in the slotted section just fine and remedied by multiple shot recordings for a single shot. Just a tip to pass along to any others with this problem shooting indoors with their MK IV.

I had a little bit of trouble this morning at the USPSA match with getting it all together, but I still really enjoyed myself. I liked the comments by Ken and bluntly surprised that they published them in the TJ. Just put the sights on a target and pull the trigger then smile. Life is too short for all my whinning. I have to move on. As long as no one asks me about holster rules, I can (kind of) get past it. If you bring it up though I will fill your ears full of whinning because I am STILL PO'd and do plan on shooting more USPSA this year than anything else. I still like to pull a trigger at any match though because trigger time is trigger time. Match pressure is also match pressure and hard to duplicate at the range - just the facts. Have fun and shoot straight all.

Good deal, glad to hear that it worked for you. Came home last night after midnight from an IDPA shoot. Waiting for a friend to go shoot USPSA right now.

It's past midnight local time; this whiner just returned from an IDPA shoot 80+ miles away (one way). Yes, I am definately one of those whiners that people are talking about. No I am not whinning over a single $17 holster. I lost $85 yes, but there are many who lost a whole lot more than I did not only in rigging but weapons that are now over weight for SSP or the poor wheelgun shooters that make up a whole 10% of the shooters anyhow and now that 10% is in two divisions over moon clips, but they let guys in with 8 shot guns???? Move clips where too much of an advantage but two extra rounds - 33% increase in ammo isn't that big of a deal???? OK, I'll at least quit whining about wheel guns because I don't shoot one in competition. I'll be out of bed in less than 6 hours so I can drive another hour and a half to shoot a USPSA shoot in the morning. Strange thing, I haven't been whining much there. I am still shooting IDPA, and I am still looking for a holster and unmodified mag pouches. The only thing to whine about tonight is that I am tired and I'm off to bed. Whiners of the world - get some sleep and shoot USPSA along with some IDPA.

Craig, I have been very vocal on the "light in the belt channel" to the point of being a pain in the rear to many. I bought a holster and two mag pouches 8 days before the 1st new rules were introduced. I spent $85 and never even shot the weapon with the equipment and all of it was made illegal. Was I PO'd - YOU BET!

I can see practicing without the timer, but my perception of fast or slow and reality is substaintially different. So some practice with no buzzer and some with to verify that I am getting faster or to check my progression?

Craig, do you have some info that you would like to share now instead of after the fact that I might very well appreciate? could use some help bud, especially if you think differently. I thought that most paddles wouldn't make it. What do you think?

You would know better than I Joe. My Glock amorer didn't think much of doing a conversion this way though. If it works for you and you are happy - Great and congrats.

Joe, I just didn't know how the rules would be applied with the belt attachment as one piece seperated from the holster and them the holster as a second piece. I actually find the holster fast and nice looking. the option of belt or paddle is sweet too. Duck of Death, the Safariland 5182 paddle is what Rob Leatham is using at this time and looks to be a good holster at a good price - if you shop around $40. John Campbell of Safariland told me that the paddle was more stable than the belt holster. I find that different than what I would have first imagined. It is nice to know that the paddle is stable. Anyone see any problems with the 5182 making the IDPA light in the belt channel rule? Thanks guys

What else is different? I thought the extractors were different and the breech face. I could be wrong. I like your first idea, sell the G35 and buy the 34. A few thousand rounds of Blazer 115s for $100/1000 and away you go. I use to chase shotgun hulls - still do for practice at sporting clays and hated that. I just let the Blazers drop and the gun ammo can make the 50 yard target A zone with no problems if I do my part. On second thought you should keep the G35 as your backup limited gun and buy a G34. I've sold 2 guns in my whole life (45 years old) and wish that I had them both back. That's just me.

I had a blackhawk rep come over and we tried the CQC within the last couple of weeks. Two problems - they don't make one for the G34/35. If you try to use the G17 model and let the barrel come out of the hole at the bottom, high style front sights will get caught. It was unusable with my G34 with a Dawson FO front. It will work with my other G34 with low profile night sights. Nice holster though and the one without the Serpa (trigger lock) is the only way to go for competition. The carbon fiber looks great and the holster is fast. Too bad that they don't make a G34 holster. My other concern was that even though they use the belt loops the belt system stands off from the holster and leave a gap between the holster and the belt system. Are you sure it is IDPA legal? That is a question - I really don't know.

Jason, do you know the service life of these weapons? Did they break at 5000, 10,000 75,000 rounds? Also do you think that extended dry fire practice has an effect on breach face life?

I shoot a G34. I don't think there are so many of them because everyone just follows what everyone else does. They hold up, have available accessories and the triggers can be worked on by mere mortals. One note: I have seen in the sporting clay clubs over and over that people changed shotguns because they thought a change of gun would help them out. More times than not the change in guns set them back since they had to learn new controlls and get comfortable with the new gun. I would say money spent on instruction on how to use your current weapon along with practicing good technique in dry and live fire will get you to a higher place much better than changing from a platform that is a proven winner. Some of us just try to buy success and that is an easy one to get caught up in that trap. Just my opinion.

The tungsten GR will put you out of every class in IDPA competitions. Here is a cut and paste from the new rule book: The following modifications are NOT ALLOWED IN ANY DIVISION unless otherwise specifically mentioned. A. Compensators of any type including hybrid or ported barrels. B. Add-on weights for a competitive advantage (this includes, but is not limited to, weighted magazines, tungsten guide rods, brass magazine wells, weighted grips). Anything but the stock GR will get you in ESP and out of production class.

Thought about buying a G35 and doing the 9mm conversion too. Yes, the conversion will go bang, but there are more things than meet the eye that are not 100% kosher on this deal: extrator, ejector etc. I bought a G34 because I was basically cheap and the ammo costs seem to be about 1/3 less. I don't regret my 9mm choice for competition. The G34 might not be the very best for a true defensive handgun, but the Glocks can stay in the drawer or safe and the 12 gauge does better duty at that anyhow.

Thanks Stinger.

If you think resale the G35 has the posibility to be run as an IDPA gun as well. The G24 is an USPSA gun only (competition wise). Something to think about since for most of us the next gun purchase is just that - the next purchase. It usually isn't the end all of gun purchases and resale is an important consideration. You'll be happy with a G35, but if you have your heart set on a 24 you won't go wrong either. The G35 just has a little more application flexibility.