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I have a C-More railway sight I'm using on a S&W 22A. I recently picked up a Ruger 22/45 and would like to use the sight on the 22/45 with an Allchin mount. Does anyone know if the rail comes off or have experince taking the rail off the C-More? If it doesn't come off, where can I get a rail mount for the 22/45? Thanks. SWH

Brooke, have you got a picture of your setup? I've got an older model G17 I thought I would get a red dot mounted on if this "optic" division actually comes about. Near vision?? Don't even know what it is. I've got a magnifying glass duct taped to the back of my slide.

The proposed rule changed stated it must me mounted to the slide. I'm new to the idea of mounting a red dot to the slide of a pistol. How is the sight mounted to the slide? From the few examples I've seen, it appears the slide would need to be drilled and tapped for mounting hardware? In general, how stable (tough) are the sights. I seems like the sight would take a pretty good pounding mounted directly to the slide.

Yep, looks like it is an ammo problem. I found some Speer 124g JHP (Duty Ammo?) I'd stuck away. Shot about 150 rounds out of the 9c. No key holes, no problems of any kind. Went back to the 147g and had 3 key holes out of one mag. Went back to the Speer and again no problems. Also, as someone pointed out above, this is an older model (pre 2010) with the old style barrel. It was one of those deals you can't pass up. I bought it from a guy that bought it new to get his CHL in 2010. He shot the required 50 rounds and never shot the gun again. Paid $350 for it because it was "old". Appreicate the help pointing me in the right direction. SWH

I'm making a templete for my 550B strong mount. Does anyone know the measurement of the front 2 holes centerline to centerline?

Thanks, I appreciate the responses. Makes sense. I forgot to mention I was shooting 147g. I'm not a reloader (yet), so I'll hunt down some 115g and 124g to see if there still an issue. Sarge, why would the self defense ammo be a better test?

I'm having a key hole issue with my 9c that I think is a gun problem. At the range the other day I would get 2-3 key hole hits from each mag fired. I was using Freedom factory 9mm ammo. Also using full sized mags with X grip on the 9c. I switched to my M&P Pro 9 and didn't have any key hole hits with the Freedom ammo. Went back to the 9c and changed ammo to some hand loaded 9mm. Same thing.... 2-3 key hole hits per mag. Only other ammo I had with me was some LRN 135g 9mm. Tried it and still got key hole hits. I then went back to my Pro 9 with the other ammo and didn't have any problems. I have a hard time believing I'm doing something different with my grip on the 9c. All the hits were in the 0 or head other than a few of the key hole hits that were slightly off probably due to trajectory. Has anyone had issues with their 9c or have some ideas on what I can look for? SWH

Just a quick update, I got to shoot one of the test matches last week and have to say it was both challanging and fun to shoot. It took a couple of stages to get out of the "IDPA" mode (using cover, what specific order to shoot, etc.). I'm not a real experinced shooter so a lot of my IDPA "stage planning" is basically to watch a better shooter and just do whatever he/she did. With the PASS stages I had to actually think about what I was doing Regarding some of the comments about it being a "speed" sport, since it was a "test" match I tried shooting one stage in the "run and gun" mode just for fun. Strangely enough my score sucked. Turns out once again good old accuarcy raised its ugly head. I am by no means an expert shooter and I'm sure a more advanced shooter could "run and gun" with much better results, but the stages really are designed to blend both accuracy and speed. Most of the comments I heard while at the match were very positive and I think everyone enjoyed it. The one comment I heard the most was about the reloading anywhere you want to and no flat footed reload stuff. Everyone I spoke to liked that one. One other observasion, there were some younger folks at the match that don't have a lot of experience in either IDPA or USPSA that were more comfortable. One guy commented how much easier it was for him without all the confusing rules. I knew how he felt because when I started IDPA I was more concerned with "goofing up" on the rules than my actual shooting. SWH

Not much info out there. I did find out a little and it sounds OK. 1. IDPA targets - the 3 zone becomes a 2 zone. 2. No FTNs. Can be called for shooting No Hit targets. 3. 50% of the stages call have concealed cover requirement. 4. Stages have fault lines, no cover calls, but you can be called for stepping over line. 5. Loaded the same as IDPA (division capacity) to start and can reload anywhere, any time (this one may win me over). SWH

My bad. Guess I need new batteries in my hearing aid. It's Premier Action Shooting Sports (PASS), not Precision. Still don't know much about it, but I'm going to give it a try. SWH

I had a similar problem with an extended slide lock release chewing up my thumb. On some polymer parts there is what is called "flashing material or over mold" which is created when a micro fine amount of material gets in a mold crevice and it can be sharp. What did was put on a heavy rough leather glove (think Home Depot yard type) and just kept locking the slide back and released it over and over while watching a ball game. After about a zillion times the release lever was smoothed out enough to not be a problem.

Up in The Woodlands/Conroe area. Welcome. I'm down in League City. I get up to Thunder to shoot IDPA occasionally. PSC, our local club, has a monthly USPSA match . I heard about that and cannot wait to get down there and shoot one of the USPSA matches! Do you shoot USPSA as well? From what I hear the USPSA matches at PSC are very good and they draw shooters from all around the area. I shoot primarily IDPA. I would like to shoot a USPSA match, but I'm going to wait until the weather is better. I want to try it out, but I don't have to do it when it is 100 degrees in the shade.

Thanks for posting the topic. I shoot an M&P Pro 5" in ESP and have been toying with the idea of getting an STI Eagle 2011. I'm working on convincing myself getting an Eagle is just the ticket to making MA. Only problem is one of the instructors I work with keeps telling me if I took the $$$ the Eagle cost and invested it in good training and practice ammo I would be better off. SWH

Up in The Woodlands/Conroe area. Welcome. I'm down in League City. I get up to Thunder to shoot IDPA occasionally. PSC, our local club, has a monthly USPSA match .

One of the ranges where I shoot indoor IDPA is going to host a Precision Action Shooting match next week. At least that is what I understood the name of the match (group?) is. I've never heard of the it, but it is supposed to be some kind of blend of IDPA and USPSA. Stages are similar to USPSA, but cover is required on 50% of the stages. I can't find anything about it on the internet (and we know if it's not on the internet it doesn't really exist) or anywhere else. Does anyone know anyting about this or know anything about it? SWH

Great suggestions from everyone and I've tried to incorporate many of them in my practice routines. I've divided my practice time into 2 areas of concentration, 1. moving to and from cover and 2. "calling the shot" and transitions. I've also been doing every drill, whether it is movement or shooting, with a timer using par times as much as possible. Just over the last couple of weeks I've seen a lot of improvement. We had a club match at the range last Saturday. It was 6 challenging stages and I was able to cut more than 30% off my previous time and moved up 15 places from the month before. One unplanned result from the practice on movement is I'm finding when I'm at a match I'm spending a lot more time planning moves and finding spots than before. Anyway, things are getting a lot better and I appreciate everyone's input. SWH

It's normal reaction - want to see if you hit the plate. Like in golf - lifting your head to see where the ball goes. Have to really concentrate to just shoot the plates instead of watching them - I've had the same problem. I've played a lot of golf and you're right....... the old saying golf is "if you look up to watch your shot, what you're going to see is a bad shot!" Find that to be true in shooting sports as well. I've been working on "calling the shot" a bunch. What I have been doing (incorrectly) is looking for sight varification AFTER the shot which was pointed out me is not callinig the shot. Even though I was getting good his on the target, I'm wasting a lot of time admiring my good shot.

Thanks for the clarification. I didn't see anything in the SC rules that strictly prohibited not shooting a target, but I sometimes get lost in the "legalize" interprutation of rules. The SC match where I got into the "I'm gonna hit that SOB no matter what!" mode was some months ago. I haven't had a chance to shoot another. Hope to shoot one tomorrow. I'm pretty confident I'll score a lot better. I have spent considerable time and effort on the basics since then. I think what happened on a couple of targets is after a couple of misses all reason flies out the door. Instead of passing or taking a deep breath and insuring everything is correct (grip, sight picture, trigger finger, etc) rage and max frustration ensues. I put a death grip on the gun and blast away. I've seen it happen acouple of times to good shooters on an IDPA stage when there is a "steel must fall" target in the COF. Of course it doesn't help to know your "buddies" are somewhere behind you falling down laughing as you empty an entire mag on one target. Thanks again folks and good shooting. SWH

I'm new to SC and have a rule (or procedure) question. I've shot one match and most of it went OKish since I'm not the best shooter, but I had a mental meltdown on a couple of plates and just could not hit them. Being hard headed I decided I would keep shooting until I hit them. Not a good plan as I wasted a lot of ammo and had horrible times. I'm shooting a 9mm with iron sights. So here is my newbie question - If I take a couple of shots at a plate and don't hit it, can I just pass and take the penalty? And if "passing" on a plate is allowed, how do you do it or I guess another way to ask is how do you (I) declare it so the the SO isn't standing there waiting for me to continue to take shots? Do I say somethinig like "PASS"?

I'm right up the road from you in League City (Galveston County). I belong to the Pearland Shooting Club which is basically between Alvin and Friendswood on FM528. The club has a couple of highly qualified master level instructors that could help your wife out. The instructor I take lessons from is one of the best and works with several lady shooters. Also our club has monthly IDPA and USPSA matches. I can assure you we get lots of new shooters (including ladies) and NO ONE gets laughed at (well at least not new shooters!). When I went to my first match there everyone went out of their way to help and offer support. Here is a link - look at the calender http://www.psc-range.com/ Another alternative is I also shoot weekly indoor matches at Big Kountry Range in Alvin (FM 1462) on Thursday nights. The matches are setup basically as practice matches, somewhat informal and lots of excellent shooters to help out. We usually shoot 4 stages and are out of there around 8:30. Regarding cross over, several of the folks I shoot with shoot both IDPA and USPSA. Yes there are differences, but both give you the 3 Ts.... trigger time, targets and timer. SWH

I shoot an M&P 9mm pro in ESP and went with the Apex FSS kit and poly trigger. Very little take up, short reset and crisp break. By using various combinations of springs, the trigger pull weight is 2.9 - 3.1# depending on which instrument I use to measure. I've got an IDPA friend that went with the Salient Arms trigger. It is a very nice tigger, but I think he spent a small fortune on it.

Thanks, rowdyb and jim w. Good ideas. I loose a lot of time "adjusting" on cover shots so that is good place to start. This weekend I setup a some target stands for cover and ran drills getting from a left cover shot to a right cover shot. Just for fun I added the timer. Amazing how fast I am in my mind and slow I am in reality. I'm also trying to break the habit of getting a perfect sight picture vs. a "good enough" sight picture. SWH

I've gotten to the point in my IDPA shooting I need to start paying more attention to movement and stage planning to hopefully speed up some. My shooting has progressed to the point I'm fairly confident in getting off a decent shot and I'm scoring better with regard to PD, but I'm getting beat silly on time. I was talking to a MA level shooter the other day at a match and he suggested I don't think of moving faster, but concentrate (and practice) on moving with greater efficiency. I haven't been able to find much on the boards about drills or resources to help with movement and planning on the stage. Can anyone suggest some drills and/or resources that deal with getting to and from cover, foot placement, analyzing stages, etc.? Thanks, SW Holly

Just as a follow up I was watching "Hot Shots" tonight on the sportsman's channel. There was Jerry shooting a USPSA stage and using the finger on the front of the trigger guard. I think it is the introduction to the show and only shows him for a couple of seconds but you can see it.

I watched Jerry's video a couple of weeks ago. When he mentions putting the support finger on the trigger guard he made a couple of points I missed the first time I watched it that I think are key to using that grip: 1. He said "if you have large enough hands". I have small hands, so it is real reach for me to get my finger on there. 2. He also said "you have to use skate board tape or something like it to get a grip and keep your finger on there". I tried it with some tape, but again it didn't work for me because of the small hand size. I shoot with a guy that uses the finger in front of the trigger guard, but he has long fingers and can easily palm a basketball. When he grips his pistol it just about disappears.