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And the schedule. Are you sure we can't do this in two days?

Roy from Grayguns says the Compact shoots faster for him. He said the sights just track better. I have a P320 Compact for EDC but haven't shot it that much. I personally think grip tape or other texture above the stock texture area is required on the P320 for competition. I also prefer a lighter recoil spring on the FS. Given the modularity of the FCU have you tried dropping your race trigger into your Compact to check results?

Yes, it is about a quarter inch now. Unfortunately I did the same thing to my Glocks but at least with the P320 I can replace them. I plan to build on a new Production grip module sometime soon and this one may be set aside for dry fire practice only.

I think the difference in size only shows up on the rear if you have the wing extended on the rear (which I don't but Clay does). The front is flush on all sizes of P320 grips.

Since it's P320 related here is some match video from last week's VA/MD Section match. We had four Team SIG shooters using the P320 (A.J. Start, Clay Klemm, Annette Evans, Alma Cole). A.J. took high Master and was 5th overall in Production behind JJ, David, Sonny, and Matt O.

The base pads on the right are PA Enterprises base pads. They have several different styles that work well with the P320 and look great. The big difference is that they match the profile of the grip so it actually extends the grip surface on the front whereas the Springer Precision pads sit back a bit to optimize the feel of them in your hand and allow for an eventual mag well. The PA Enterprises pads also have different sized "wings" matching the factory grip profile and they have another style that even extends that profile to the rear of the grip. This picture doesn't do them justice since I have worn down the front of my Production gun's grip frame module from lots and lots of dry fire practice but I can post a better picture on a fresh grip frame module if you like. I started with the Springer Precision .25" and while they were good I recommend either moving to the .375" or the PA Enterprises ones. I am also now testing the Taylor Freelance 140mm extensions which give me three or four more rounds than the Springer Precision +4s were giving me (I only got +2 with the SP +4 using the stock followers and springs from Springer). http://www.paenterprises.net/Magazine_Base_Plates_s/1847.htm

At $45 each I don't feel too bad about getting aggressive with texturing and other projects on the P320 since I know that if it doesn't work or looks bad that I can toss it and put on a new grip frame module. Cutting this high on the beavertail does require backfilling with epoxy below the FCU. I have also started playing more with adding weight inside the mag well between the "rails" My 3 Gun grip has about an ounce of #8 lead shot epoxied back there. Not saying these are things that you need to do by any means but because that lower isn't serialized the P320 platform is ideal for tinkering.

I think they screwed up the rule by forgetting to put a "not" before the "more than 1/4 inch" part. Basically then front to back you have no limitations on how far you can open up the mag well as long as you do not externally flare it. Side to side is not mentioned. Appendix D4 - 22.4 Magwell opening The longitudinal (front-to-back) dimension of the opening may be more than 1/4” greater than the corresponding dimension of a magazine. External flaring remains PROHIBITED.

I expect to see these in the future. For now I have a separate grip for 3 Gun that I have opened up the mag well on including some flaring, under cutting (trigger guard and Beavertail) and aggressive texturing.

Clay and I are on the team. A few others have chimed in here earlier (Tim being one I think) but I think it has mostly been Clay and I in this thread. The contingency thing is a great idea.

They stock P320 trigger his some good characteristics that I think lead many to believe that it's much lighter out of the box than it actually is when you put it on a trigger pull gauge and pull straight back. My stock guns have pulled at seven and a half pounds. The one that I have that Bruce worked on pulls at three and a half pounds when pulled straight back but also feels considerably lighter. One of my teammates said his was about a pound lighter than mine. Other gun smiths do work on P320s but I haven't heard of any who can get the pull lighter. The 1.5lb comment could be assuming a straight stock 5lb trigger or could be after someone else has worked on it. I am not sure how he does it but it's not mushy like some other striker fired guns can be and he still uses the stock striker spring. In fact he has reported that his trigger work actually improves the ignition force (or whatever you call the force that hits the primer) over the stock set up. This last part has been a big deal for me since I originally left the Glock camp after I couldn't reliably ignite anything except Federal Primers on my G34.

Mine is 4lb lighter than stock. It's also a lot smoother.

If you feel like you need a slightly larger grip than the medium then the Large is a safe bet. It's larger but not dramatically so. It's larger than a CZ SP01 grip. Closer to a CZ TS but with a bit more roundness overall. My TS is on loan so I can't compare the two side by side now. The large grip frame module also gives you a bit more material towards the back of the mag well in case you want to open that up for improved reloads.

I have had this happen with a full tube of Federal Primers when I was living in a basement apartment. Put a nice little indent in the ceiling and bent the rod but it did not go through.

Given number of registered shooters is there any chance of moving this back to a two day format instead of a three day? Three days seems like an overkill. I would also be interested in some alternatives for the safety briefing. I live local-ish but will still have an hour and a half drive each direction and if I do that on two fewer days then it would be wonderful.

Red Hill Tactical has several made and ready to go. He can make them for the Boss hanger if that's what you prefer. I have one from him in Kryptek that's double layered kydex on his drop offset hanger and I like it a lot.http://stores.ebay.com/redhilltactical

From the USCA rule book there also seemed to be inconsistency on clearing rifle before transition to pistol. Seems like you had to clear it by putting it on safe and then dropping the mag and clearing the chamber; however, if you shoot it dry there was no requirement to have the weapon on safe.

I dont know if thats true or not but according to their website there are only 94 shooters registered. If they used traditional outlaw Multigun rules, and only eliminated everything to do with the shotgun, I think they would see better enrollment. I like the idea of pistol/rifle matches, but I think the different rule sets become a bit of a burden. The match format looks cool though. Slung rifle on all stages certainly brings back a practical aspect missing from a lot of 3 gun these days. I agree. Not a a big fan of the rules as written. Looking forwarded to this nonetheless.

I love it! And remember, "coupled or single magazines are not considered supporting devices."

This gave me an idea...

Just bought my second SLR rifleworks Sentry 7. Doesn't seem to have as many problems as a lot of other gas blocks.

My three yeah old's main source of nutrition must be the fries and GoGurt. We have a little celebration every time that he actually eats his nuggets. I don't think picky begins to describe him. I feel your pain.

I have tested with a Wolff 12lb and it ran just fine with minor 147gr loads. I am using an uncut 13lb now. A few have mentioned using an ISMI 14lb with a couple of coils cut but I haven't tried that myself.

That's a pretty common size for Dawson front sights. Because you can see more around it a narrower front sight is usually a bit faster. If you are playing an accuracy intensive game you may want a slightly wider front sight.

Mine have started out around 7.5 pulling from the center and straight back. I have seem them lighten up with dry/live fire by at least a pound or so. My competition gun now pulls 3.5lb from the center of the trigger pulling straight back and ignites all primers with authority.