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Factory spring will still be too heavy with 130pf-ish ammo. Seriously, get a 10lb recoil spring. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

I ran a 13lb hammer spring in my TS for a year. It made the trigger mushy. I put the original hammer spring back and it feels better. I run a 10lb recoil spring, shooting 175pf ammo. It runs extremely flat set up like this. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

I have XL hands and I have a Tristar p-120 (sp01 clone) with cz rubber grips. It's not as big a grip as I'd like but it is big enough. I think hogue wraparound grips would make it even bigger and make more room for my weak hand. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

The only thing that really matters in the decision between a 2011 and a TSO is your preference on ergonomics and what you are willing to spend to have a gun that is reliable. Both have excellent triggers and both are great for recoil management. I shoot a TS and with my grip it barely moves. I personally would gain nothing if I went to a 2011, because I love the ergonomics of the TS. It's just preference. Practice is what is going to make the real difference in your game. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

I honestly think that carpentry helped me a lot with shooting. For 7 years a pneumatic framing nailer was an extension of my right hand. I got to be extremely fast with it, always putting the nail where I wanted. I think that made me 1)partially deaf and 2)unafraid of recoil. Also, doing a dangerous job day in and day out made it easier for me to feel comfortable running with a gun. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

In the past month I have shot 2 bowling pin matches, as a way to get my 12 year old son to experience shooting in a competition environment. As a sort of high-A Limited division shooter, I thought would clean up. Turns out it was harder than I thought. I wasn't used to aiming that hard and found that my default setting is to break the shot before my front sight is dead center of the rear notch. Knowing this gives me something to work on. I can also see how playing tennis would be great for USPSA because you need to stay low and move like a bat out of hell to a new precise spot to do careful work with your hands. What do you all find contributing to your USPSA performance? Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

Not to you jhgtyre in particular, but I would also point out that no stock car driver would tell his pit crew "I don't need that extra 5 horsepower! It's the driver not the car!" This might sound crazy, but I've heard that there are some people who actually practice AND like to tune their guns. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

Something I I'm having a hard time understanding is why so many shooters are reluctant to admit that something like a trigger upgrade can actually help their performance. Most people can shoot more accurately with a light trigger and faster with a short reset. While it may not have have been the intent of the rule change, the competitive equity pertains to equipment, in that this will allow the top performance of the different models of pistol to be a little more equivalent. What is disagreeable about that? Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

Curious, what magwell did you use? I have a p120 set up for USPSA production, but it could be a Limited minor pistol for my son if it had a magwell on it.

Everyone agrees that practice trumps gear. A $100 bill trumps a $5 bill, both have value. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

SCTaylor, Those two pistols, the Stock 2 and G34, are designed for competition. Not very pistol is. Since you admitted that "the gun helps", then you have to admit that the gun can hurt you as well.

You have top tier purpose-built $$$ custom shop guns that can be tuned to have incredible triggers, and come with extended mag releases and improved magwells. These pistols can't really get much better. Now cheaper regular service pistols can have much better triggers, better mag releases, etc. That's the equipment-related equity that I think has improved. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

No one is doing that math. But part of the reason we have divisions in the first place is to have competitive equity, as far as equipment is concerned. The new production rules further that equity.

Our game is mostly movement/skill/planning, but I think most of us agree that the sights and trigger are two very critical parts of a pistols performance. I would see a difference in my match results if I were shooting my production gun with it's stock trigger & hammer vs it's current setup. Still not quite as nice as a super-tuned CZ, but I have bridged the gap to where I'm using equipment that is roughly equivalent, making the game more skill vs. skill.

I think the new rules are great! It will allow the cheaper striker guns to be competitive with more expensive guns, via triggers. People can make their pistol more comfortable to shoot now as well. I hate to see people with their xd or M&P, etc. feel like they need to upgrade to compete with the custom shop guns. I see a resurgence in striker-fire pistol popularity coming.

I know you are looking for proven methods, and I have none but here are some ideas. The show Top Shot led me to search youtube to find out what the heck "USPSA" was, and when I saw video I knew I had to try it. I think people who are used to just standing and punching holes in paper can't visualize what we do based on a verbal description. So I think carefully chosen videos would be an important part of recruitment. I can't help but wonder if a group of LE USPSA shooters could approach the firearms trainer for local police forces and pitch it to them as a fun way to learn invaluable gun handling skills that can't be learned in the limited time of instruction that the police force provides. Also, Bristlecone's indoor match seems to be populated mostly with people who only shoot that one match. Something could be done to draw them out into the greater ECOUSPSA community. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

My buddy who was new to shooting was unknowingly firing 380acp out of his 9mm 1911. He was complaining about stuff hitting his face when he shot, so I tried it. Sure enough my face was getting blasted with fine particles. Ouch. I checked the box and if I remember right it was S&B ammo, and instead of "380 ACP" it said "9x17" or something like that. I see how that could trip up a new shooter.

If you have big hands like me, leave the checkering. Just clean the frame with rubbing alcohol and put the grip tape on so that it goes under the grips. I lightly sanded the stock wood grips and added grip tape there as well. After a while I removed the grip tape from the backstrap. I found that I could get a more consistent grip on the draw without it there. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

I like what CHA-LEE says, something to the effect of " USPSA is a game of movement with a little bit of shooting." I found in my own shooting that the biggest gains come from focusing on how quickly and efficiently I move around. I don't really dry fire much and I hardly ever live-fire practice. But I think a lot about how I want to move, I visualize, and I watch videos of GM's shooting. While I am not an amazing shooter, I get great returns on what I invest in the sport by focusing mainly on movement. When I move faster, I feel less rushed to get through the shooting part of a stage. For what it's worth... Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

I will answer my own question. The shock bottle locking plates will work with other brand base pads. Two out of the three that I bought I needed to shape the knob a little bit with a knife to make it lock in more positively in the hole of my Springer pads. But they do work just fine. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

I had the same thing happened to me with my G35 limited gun. It blew out the magazine, trigger and magazine release. The brass looks similar too. I made the rounds myself, I think it was a piece of range brass that had a very weak spot in it. Shortly after, a friend's Glock did the same thing with his reloads, and left a huge blood blister on his thumb. Since I reload with range brass, I sold the Glock and bought a CZ. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

For what it's worth, my son is average size and when he was 10 he could shoot my 1911 9mm easily. He even shot my buddies 45 1911 and had hits on steel plates 6 out of 8 rounds from the magazine. Chances are your son can handle centerfire just fine. Now for drawing and mag changes, that's more related to maturity and composure than age. I don't know if I'll ever trust son to run with a gun! Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

This question is regarding Mecgar CZ 75 17 round magazine base pads: I have three magazines that came with the plus two extensions, so they don't have the standard locking plate at the bottom of the spring that is needed to hold a regular competition base pad in place. I don't like the idea of buying those little oem pieces of metal for $10 each, so I'd rather get the $2 shockbottle locking plates from BSPS. I understand that the shockbottle locking plates will have a larger nub. Will that larger nub still hold another brand of Base pad in place? Or is it at least centered with the hole from other brands so that I can chamfer the hole on the backside of my pads with a drill to make it lock in place better? I've got 6 Springer base pads I'd like to start using. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

I'd say this is true of competition shooters, but not necessarily of the greater gun-enthusiast set. I've found that a lot of people love guns because don't like or trust other people, not because they love to shoot. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

It's not finicky. Just oil it like any other gun. If you've never had a trigger that light before, dry fire it a ton before you go to the range. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk