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1 hour ago, Zane1973 said:
I know someone who shoots a X5. He had his barrel slugged and it showed .356. He swears by the 135gr .357 bullets normally used for revolvers. He can hold an X ring at 50m easily. Just my 5 cents
That seems like alot of money and time into something that doesnt really matter when your running and gunning.
Best advice I can give OP. Shoot the 124s, 135s and 147s and pick which one you want. Most companies offer sample packs, or buy 100 of each and then give them a go. Over time as you shoot more I think you will come to realize it is all a wash. Gripping the gun better probably has more to do with it. As moto said above, 124s will snap the sights back onto the target faster, the 147s seem to have a dwell time as the gun recoils. I feel that with the 147s I am watching the front sight sit there for a milisecond before I see it go back down as the slide goes into battery.
all that being said, I shoot all three. I used to swear by 135s, until I realized I can get 200 more 124s per case over the 135s so now I just shoot those. (also cheaper by .002 cents a bb) -
Just picked one up. Super not impressed. The part that attached to the actual belt isnt recessed like every other holster on the planet. Actual mounting screws stick out towards the gun side, will need to shave them down eventually. Lots of adjustment to fine tune everything. To much BS, doesnt matter if the gun is 1 degree this way or that way. And finally, the middle position for the lock is really far down (to me) so i'll never use that as it changes how I'm going to draw the gun.
The benefit is the ability to whip any gun in there and go with it, no need to mess with the inserts.
Should have gone with a Double alpha like everyone else uses. -
20 hours ago, ChuckS said:
That is what ET is referring to: The Area 2 FB page. This thread is fine here but I would not expect for any official from the match to post here.
I'm not even holding my breath for them to respond to a email.
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Really hoping someone officially jumps in a clears this up.
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35 minutes ago, IPSCLUVERRR said:
Why does everyone go to matches for prize tables? Maybe that's why USPSA matches aren't as good as they used to be in the 90's.
A2 has always been known for having an amazing prize table.
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USPSA + IDPA shooters arent even a fraction of a percent of the total market of reloaders. The weekend hobby guys and reloaders probably make up 90% of the reloading market.
Plus the hassle it would take and how much we would all bitch and moan about something like this. unfortunately it'll never happen. -
On 4/13/2021 at 1:59 PM, RJH said:
SVI can build you one
Buy once cry once. or find a deal on a STI Trojan and dump money into it to make it gucci.
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Livingston gun club is best for membership if you want to practice on your own and shoot matches.
Would recommend raccoon to. really depends where you live and how far you want to drive.
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Happened today on the range. Knew something was up because the gun was extremely hard to get to rack. Shot a stage and looked and it was JUST barely out of battery. had to inertia clear it to get the round out.
Hopefully STI will warranty with their lifetime warranty promise. Guessing 5.4 barrels in 40 arent in stock anymore at the factory.
Anyone have recent experience with the STI warranty process?
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3 hours ago, SwedishMoose said:
He wants to be what's referred to as a "Paper GM."
Reading the OPs first post.
I will agree that if you just want to hit A class on paper. Yea, doesnt matter what you shoot. I would say the top guys will shoot a classifier fast with all As, so it really doesnt matter the caliber
Want to be a 'competitive' A or higher, it will matter. SS is really the only division that Major/Minor is a real battle and it depends solely on the match. Open & Lim major will always win. Someone said you have to aim for 90% of the points in a match. If you shoot Major, thats a A/C on every target or a 1 to 1 ration. IF you shoot minor you have to shoot was more As than Cs
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On 1/8/2020 at 5:22 PM, RePete said:
April through June/July would have been smarter then everyone could play.
I would like to think thats because they purposefully designed it around indoor matches and not being able to run around alot.
HOWEVER. I dont think thats the case. I think someone saw the GFDS postal match and was like "dam we need to do that" and then half assed 4 stages that are the epitome of IDPA lameness.
Also the way they do the nationals points is silly, So silly I dont follow it but I would guess thats why it ends in March, thats when the year window for nationals points is up.
The fact that they did it in a way, with a end date, there will still be snow on the ground in many states by the time its over means they wont get the participation numbers they want. -
On 1/14/2020 at 8:14 AM, rowdyb said:
Correct. Not a single indoor idpa match within 100 miles of me. Zero.
Sounds like an opportunity for you to approach a range and be a MD for a indoor.
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Unless you run a MSH magwell the Skinny gun is going to have a hard time finding a magwell I'm guessing.
I also dont know how I feel about the skiny gun being super underweight in the division. Not that it matters at all, but just thinking.
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I knew I was going to be bummed, but I just didn't know why until 10am. I think they could have done alot of stuff to make it sweet, but just made a G19 in 22LR.
For us in the sport, its silly. for them in a business, I bet they'll sell a ton. -
On 11/26/2019 at 2:23 PM, motosapiens said:
Well that's a buzzkill. Mrs moto has been putting up some world-class times in steel challenge, and I was hoping to be able to profit from the association...
I'll offer you this tidbit of advice to piggy back of mrs. moto's success
Face the camera on your instagram photos = Never getting sponsorship
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I had a out of battery detonation on my first stage at A5 in 2017. Looked at the RO and they were just looking at me so I slapped another mag in it, put it in my left hand and finished the stage.
I didn't have a backup gun and there was no practice bay. Had to just keep shooting. It didn't do it the rest of the day.
Long story short, the gun did its job and kept you safe. No reason to believe that in the rare event of that happening again, the gun would hurt you the second time. Not to say 'get over it' because its scary as s#!t, but really nothing you can do. Go bust some simple clays on the trap field and by the end of the round I think you'll be ok.
Also as the other guy said, you'll have better luck at winning the lottery than that happening again. -
On 11/22/2019 at 8:02 PM, JGus said:
She was married to the best shooter in the U.S., so you know she isn't terrible.
I'm not sure thats the proper metric to measure by
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I think Value wise, you should probably avoid the 43 dollar book and get the 21 dollar book.
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I can think of maybe 3 Minor friendly stages
A few with some 6 round positions / Doesnt matter
And at least 1 stage where I ran the gun to slidelock in major twice.
Did it favor major-No. Did major get hurt by the stages - Also No.
A 2 being the same weekend, the only GM in SS won it. I think all the heat was in Nats. Nils was on fire at both matches.
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1 hour ago, Tcotter2629 said:
Seems like STI is kicking the door wide open for BUL to come in and take the entry level competitive gun market
The Bul armory 1911 with all the bells and whistles is the same price as the 33oz Stacco R (1800ish vs the STI rep at SS nats saying 1800ish once they confirm pricing)
The STI rep did say their 2011 is SS legal. So by that logic and the gas pedals on sig 320s, might as well try and sneak a real 2011 into SS nats next year
It would be my opinion that they will get murdered in the competition world by Bul, if they truly go head to head. But STI doesnt do competition anymore, they want the LEO business. So they will make some offshoot gun to try and appease what made them famous and focus on LEO sales with everything else.I REALLY wanted to like the STI gun, but either i'm to much of a 1911 purist (read: FUDD, BOOMER etc) or just salty. The 2011 grip on the 1911 is a no go, and then you have a lot of reciprocating mass up top.
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16 minutes ago, RadarTech said:
When X Competitor thinks that D to C or a C to an A hit will make or break them in the match they often make life miserable for everyone else..
The competitor needs to know that its not going to make a difference.
But in the same respect, while it would make me frustrated after the 17th overlay, I do think that at a Major, it is in the rules that a competitor can challenge a call. And they aren't there to shoot for anyone but themselves, so why would they not fight for every point that they rightfully deserve? -
43 minutes ago, motosapiens said:
the folks that run things at my club (including myself) travel to alot of majors, so we make our stages similar to what we see at major matches. I don't think majors should be extremely tough, but perhaps some people's local matches shouldn't be so easy.
I think thats great, lots of people I see running clubs dont travel to majors, so they dont know whats going on nationally, just that the same bay gets the same type of stage every month and it gets boring.
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15 hours ago, zzt said:
That is precisely why the prize table should be luck of the draw. Everybody has an even chance. Winners get cash from the payouts. There is no need to try and hog everything. I also think there should be a random prize table for the ROs. They work really hard for basically no money, except the waived match fee.
I've said previously I'd prefer lower match fees and lower payouts. High payouts are often self defeating. I'll list one annual 6-stage match with a high match fee. The stages are boring, but 2/3 of the fees are returned as payouts to the winning shooters. Participation is declining year after year. They feel like me. Why should I pay 3 or 4 times a local match fee for 6 boring speed stage, when I can shoot a challenging local 6-stage match.
I'm a high B shooter with a C classification, so I'm not going to win anything. If you want me to register for an expensive shoot, you have to make it worth my while.
But then the people that put in the work to shoot at a M or GM level arent rewarded with anything? You have to be very intrinsically motivated to spend the Time and money on this sport to shoot at that level and not get anything in return.
That is exactly why I dont like IDPA, You see DMs putting in work and then getting nothing. I think the Classes should be awarded, 1st B has a prize that could be similar to 1st M. Many years ago at nationals they had the prize room broken up by division, then they called the 1st GM and then the 1st M and so on down the list, then 2nd GM and 2nd M. I think that was a fair way to do it. the GM got his pick of the loot then it filtered down, rewarding those that put in the time to earn their spot on the podium. Maybe thats not even the best way to do it, but it's a opener to the discussion of how we can make this better.I would argue that if your going to give out random draw prize table, then dont even give one out at all. OR! at least make it very clear how the match will operate before you sign up.
To counter your middle paragraph, thats capitalism, You provide a
crappylame match that is 6 speed shoots and expensive, the market will self adjust and then people will just stop going. Going back to my point; are the people that are running the match 'in the know' that you and others feel this way? Or are they of the old school mindset that 'well we've always done it this way.' Teaching people that they need to be able to adjust to the market shift is critical. I think people are looking at it all wrong, that they HAVE to volunteer. You are putting on a event to make money for the club, you need to treat it as such.
I would bet that the big clubs that host ATA registered shoots and USPSA Lvl 2+ will look at the financials and go, "hey X event makes us more money, lets do more of those." and then the Y event will get starved out. -
3 hours ago, CHA-LEE said:
This is a great example of pointing out the match expense differences between a local club match and a major. Unfortunately this is a hard concept for most shooters to understand. You can't apply 100% volunteer club match staff economics to a major match.
I think thats the problem with the sport from a 30,000ft level view.
Stop expecting to rely on older retired folk to run it on a volunteer basis. Get out there and turn it into a profit. Market it, Make dope stages, invest time and them charge more. I bet at first you'll get the complaints but then when people walk away from it and go 'Damn that was dope' you'll see a positive ROI
Is 1.5 hours too far for an outdoor pistol range
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I used to live 5 min from a club that had some goofy rules and therefore would drive about 70min to a different club just to practice. Did it one day a week, had work change my schedule to let me bounce a hour earlier on whatever day to try and avoid Detroit traffic (did't work)
All depends on your level of commitment. You can live fire 2-3 times a month and dry fire alot more and save some gas. Or you can go whip rounds downrange. See if you can start meeting up with some training buddies at this range thats this far away, that way it'll make the drive a little better to shoot a bit, grab some food quick after and that type of thing.