SilverBolt

More important than his body weight is how the gun fits his hands. If he has a good solid comfortable grip then why not go major? We have a few Jr shooters shooting major at about the same body weight. One of them is knocking on the door to making M.

If all your mags start on a barrel why can't you stuff your pouches? The mag you reload to from your belt did originate from a barrel.

Area-1 last year in Montana had several stages that required uprange movement. I don't recall the DQ rate being any higher than other Area matches.

Interesting start position.

Practice reloading off of the magnet. It it not the same as coming out of a pouch.

6" 37oz without mag.

Give Eddie a call. He is local to you. https://www.emgcustoms.com/eddiegarcia

Out west most USPSA matches are Saturdays.

Laser projects a beam. A red dot does not. Always remember that lights and lasers work in both directions just like tracers.

I use a vault in my truck. https://www.tuffyproducts.com/p-586-under-seat-lockbox-gm-truck-2019.aspx

Read the Production rules for the correct placement of your holster and mag pouches. It might be a little easier on you to shoot Limited for your first match. You can start with full mags instead of 10 rounds. You could even use G17 mage for a couple of extra rounds. In Limited you are not restricted on the holster and mag pouch position.

I started in Limited minor, moved to Limited major, and then to Open.

If you want it black try a black oxide finish. No surface build up and no loss of aggressiveness. Should be able to find a local plater to do it for $50-$100-ish.

Your thumb should be on top of the safety not under it.

Why rack the slide at all during dry fire? I use snap caps so I load one the the mag load and rack. After that I just cock the hammer.