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Great saga! I was a bit disappointed that after the first stage you forgot to scan the area to ensure there are no additional threats before reholstering. I love that stuff. 18.93 seconds for 6 bad guys is a smoking run!

I just discovered this as well. I couldn't get the QLS working with my BladeTech. I fell back to using the BladeTech TMMS which seems to work well enough and still lets me easily remove the holster from my belt when needed. I may get a drop-offset hanger to see if it makes running feel more stable. Everything else on my belt is ELS.

Posting this last one and then I will stop hijacking the thread. Got some initial grip tape on the front and put in the FO front sight. I was planning on Cerakote and still might in the future but for now I think I kind of like the looks of the unfinished, roughed up frame. I may go back later and cut the backstrap and trigger guard a bit higher anyway. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/W9MqNO_gnBl_bwBmpiXxojYfAWp0I98FqR4BqKwuI8jUle2sF3lrgu8g_37bEYkOBHYFPlpOEEA

Here is the Dawson LPA cut adjustable rears with FO inserts.

I put a Daswon front in my TS last night. It was pre drilled and installation couldn't have been easier. I am also using the Dawson FO adjustable rear sites.

Thanks for the clarification;that makes more sense now. I guess I just wanted to ensure that IDPA shooters don't see this example as something that typifies USPSA.

Point well taken. It's just a shame to see a good stage go to waste. I don't know how this played out but if it were a major match then I suspect this stage would be ether be modified with reshoots required or it would be thrown out altogether. This is something that not every shooter could physically do it is a significant enough advantage that it would quickly be protested and addressed.

Thomas, While I suppose that blame cannot go to the shooters, I see this as an ethical issue of sorts. Please believe that USPSA is right for me. I am a Production Master, an Area 1 production champion and I love the challenge of finding the most effective ways to shoot stages. However, I also have years under my belt as a CRO, match director and stage designer so I have some sympathy for the guys your designed and set up the stage 95% right but left out important details in the stage description. You are right that it isn't really the shooters fault, it is bad stage design which was exploited by Ben and perhaps others. Significant oversights in design like this can really destroy a good match as later in the day when word gets around about how ____ shot the stage and everyone else has to make a decision about whether to follow suit or get left behind in the rankings. Additionally, this stage now becomes a huge safety risk because that prop was obviously not designed to take that kind of abuse. Just imagine what it would look like after 50 other shooters came behind and tried to shoot the stage in the same way. It is very likely that this prop would claps sending a competitor with a loaded gun crashing to the ground. It also could be unsafe because of how high over the berm the shooter now places him or her self. While not illegal, assuming other shooting positions are available, being able to hose 26 shots from a single shooting position is also very poor stage design. Ideally, someone could have pointed out the potential exploit during the walk-through or before and there are multiple ways that it could have been corrected. Most appropriate would have been to have the Range Master declare standing on top of the barrel as an "forbidden action" meaning anyone who did this would be subject to 10.2.11. Also, the stage description could have specified that the walls extended all the way up. A level 1 match could also specify something like, "targets TX, TX and TX must be shot through barrel A." Again, it looked like a cools stage and its too bad that one minor overlooked detail killed the intent. Perhaps its a great use case for future CROs on how not to leave loopholes. Now, Ben did nothing illegal and its possible that someone else did it first necessitating all competitive following competitors to shoot the stage that way or get smoked; however, there is a question of match ethics if such a thing exists. Before the stage started it would have been great for someone to step up and tell the RM about the possibility for unsafe action which would also lead to a significant stage advantage which would unbalance all other options.

It would have to be on the shooter but maybe a new DAA ShotMaxx timer would register the shots well. It's supposed to great friends airsoft because of the accelerometer.

Any chance PractiScore link is coming in the future?

Guessing that's MagPul MOE likely using this rail section to attach http://store.magpul.com/product/MAG409/103

Yes it does It has a huge list of reticles. The JM Vortex reticle was only available with the paid version so in yours isn't on the free version make sure to check the paid one. Well worth $5

Not sure when the rules changed not I don't think that they used to be legal for USPSA. Not sure what the benefit could be.

That is pretty lame. Four words in the stage description would have rectified that but there are some times respecting intent at the club level is a needed social skill.

I think prize tables (or lack thereof) down have a factor. Same goes for matches with tables there almost all prizes go as raffle. I think it does cost money to travel and shoot even for most sponsored shooters so if you have a choice then go where you might come away with a prize gun or something. I have heard that even at major USPSA matches that the last 15 years have seen a lot smaller of a prize table even at Nationals. Not sure if that is because there are so many nationals now or whatnot other reasons have caused the shift but the days of the top 10 walking away with a gun from the prize table may be gone. I talked to on of the legendary GMs last summer who said that this is why he has shifted his focus to 3 gun. More potential sponsors and a better payout. In his words, if he finishes to 50 in a major event then he can win enough to break even.

I bought a BAD and really liked how well it functioned in general but I read a lot about issues with the added mass when running low mass bolt carriers and adjustable gas. It apparently takes some extra tuning to get the bolt to lock reliably. The lighter the extension the more likely it is to function reliably with a low mass. With mag capacities being what they are I felt that I would rather error on he side of reliability but if you are running full mass and in the market I will happily sell you mine.

I ran some calculations on the Strelok+ app and only after 5 degrees did I get an adjustment of one hundredth of an inch at 100 yards. It's well worth the download if you don't have it already.

On the surface IDPA seems more approachable for a new shooter because the scenarios are somewhat interesting and the equipment requirements are less. The truth however is that the rules are much more complicated, subjective, and intimidating and there is a strong potential to have SOs who are abrasive in their enforcement. There is a sort of "gun store ninja" attitude that I have frequently found dominating local clubs and most despise good shooters. Every once in awhile in local USPSA matches I see a C or D class shooter who design an awkward stage specifically to "slow down" or confuse the best shooters, and thereby allow him or her to gain ground. This tactic never works and complicated stages and rules generally only widen the spread between the best and worst shooters. I feel like IDPA is what you would get if that C or D class shooter broke off a new shooting sport but kept that same secret (but ineffective) objective to gain ground on the best shooters. IMHO USPSA is much more straight forward and easy for new shooters once they get enough mags and pouches. Be safe, stay in the lines, and shot them as you see them.

Here is my pick. It's a 3.8 inch barrel CZ Custom Compact-L with a mix of CZC parts and Cajun Gun Works short reset. The trigger is so nice I was considering shooting this in SSP for fun. Didn't realize it would work in Bug Out.

Stock up on Ovocné Knedlíky. Buy crystal but not in Prague. Travel to Poděbrady, closer to where it is made. Huge difference is price and quality compared to what we pay here. I saw some nice grip and mag well options and colors on the Web store that you can't get here. Prices seemed equivalent to CZ USA after exchange. They also sold some interesting airsoft guns that might be cool but I don't know about export on those.

Update. Undercuts and front strap done.

Three or four hours including the removal of the cast checkering. *edit: I just remembered that I had taken the cast stuff off the day before so make that 4 to 5 hours of total time.

EngineerEli, I definitely think it improves the feel but it could use a bit more. I hope the grip reduction takes some noticeable weight out of the grip and I would love to try some slide lightening in the future.

I started out getting a basic idea of where the first line should be using zip ties but overall I just got over it so I could keep a good angle with my eyes and I focused on smooth, straight strokes with the file. The first lines are the most important as I just moved the file gown the grip in half-file increments to continue the pattern. I started at the top with my horizontal cuts and once I had those roughly where I wanted I started I eyeballed the vertical lines while standing over the mount and went slow. For the vertical lines I initially started in the middle and moved down. The hardest part by far was the last half inch of vertical lines at the top since it would be very easy to cut too high. huskerlrrp's zip tie method really helped to avoid unwanted marks above the checkering area. Including a picture of the start and a closer look at the finished product. It isn't perfect but for my purposes it will work well and given that it was my first time doing anything like this I feel good about the work overall.

With inspiration from huskerlrrp I just finished the 20 LPI checkering cuts on my backstrap and have some nice blisters to show for it. Still have to do the undercuts and front strap.