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Well..that CZ tac sport i posted on here earlier was stolen yesterday. We shot a match yesterday morning and went to eat afterwards. The Clowns busted out my buddies window, taking my CZ 75 ts .40, my Cz 75 bd Police his new XDM 5.25 competition and a M&P 9mm...we lost right at 6k worth of gear and ammo. We were by Gander Mountain in San Antonio. Anyone run across anything, plz let me know.
Fkn thievin Clowns!
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Depends on where you want to go. My approach was to get my feet wet and then cry once to buy gear that won't hold me back. I got serious about USPSA early last year and didn't have room for a press, so Production it was. Picked up a pair of SP01 Shadows from CZ Custom, dry fired most evenings, shot every weekend, and made M in this month's update. There's nothing about those pistols that limits my shooting, so I can't imagine how a different one would in any way benefit me. I've observed that the people who constantly fiddle with their gear and jump divisions aren't the ones moving up in the standings at monthly matches.
Makes sense. My reasoning for trying to obtain a SP-01 Shadow (or 2 would be even better!), is the trouble I am having finding them..the CZ 75 SP-01's in general seem to be disappearing quicker than they are being imported at the moment.
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I can fap to this..
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I, like many of you, will shoot a match this weekend that I have been looking forward to since last weekend.
I, like some of you, will go home after the match and process all the scores (PS rocks!), email the results along with a thanks to those that helped setup/tear down, then at some point I'll send off the activity report to HQ along with the activity fee.
I will then kick back and feel better about myself for having partaken in a sport I enjoy, maybe go clean my gun and brass, and for sure start yearning for the next match I will shoot.
The activity fee will cover our cost of hosting a level 1 match, keep the light on at HQ, pay the salary of those that manage the classification system and myriad of other details that keep USPSA humming along. And if a part of our fee goes to the salaries of those who's job it is to un-screw this current mess then I don't begrudge them that at all.
'Merica!
Thanks man, I just got my USPSA number today from Miss Beth....and then read this thread. Oh well, Thank you for bringin it home, 2MoreChains. I'm gonna clean my gun and make a plan for this Sunday..My second USPSA match will be better than my first.
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Good stuff.
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I know I'm never going to make GM, or even M (I'm 49 and simply can't see it happening), but I DO want to continue to improve...
Is this schizophrenia hurting me? Do I NEED to stick to one gun/division? I LOVE 1911s, but don't/won't EDC one. HKs/XDs I do/will.
Local guy in my area made master in production early this year was over 50, I'm about same age as you and have hope to hit M someday. Look at Nimitz thread for inspiration towards hitting GM as a 50+ ( http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=178595&hl= ). I think the thing that is easier for 'us' than the younger folks, is maybe being able to enjoy the process of getting there a little more, however long it takes, vs some of the younger folks who maybe a little more impatient and more goal oriented (success only when hitting certain rating) than process focused ( enjoying the the trip as well as destination). ... at least that is how I don't worry about how fast I progress vs the ones who are 20 years younger :-)
I shot my first pistol match ever (USPSA) a few Sundays ago..I still am not too familiar with the scoring/classification processes, but my squad's R.O. in that first match kept giving me pointers and tips on focus, things like "imagine standing on the seashore...close your eyes and listen to the waves..breathe".." Shooter Make Ready"..This guy was alot older than me (I am 45) and funny as heck, laughing and having a good time with everyone. I saw guys on other squads sponsored by some fine outfits like Akai Customs, CZ USA, etc..
I came in next to last place overall (18 mikes). I want to say that I left there honored to feel so welcomed and just be in the presence of so many fine shooters..some true world champs.
I never worried about scores or timing until I looked at the results online that night, googled some names..whoa! It did not seem like my R.O. shot fast or anything like his competitors, but looking back on a vid I made of one of our stages, the guy seemed to do a ballet...just a fluid, seamless run. Grand Master Don took all the match points that day, winning overall.. not the fastest, but the surest. Do not let your age define your abilities in this sport.
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CZ 75 Tac Sport .40. All factory with 1.8# straight trigger, three 17 rd mags - $1100. Only add ons needed, IMO,(optional according to individual preference) :Extra mags - $47 ea., $35 FO front sight, $35 extended thumb safety, $25 stainless full length guide rod, $30 20 rd base plates, slimmer $85 aluminum grips and a $65 wide aluminium magwell.
I only have about 500 rds through it with 0 malfunctions. It has defeated guns costing 3x as much in it's 5.5 minutes of actual match shooting, unmodified. It is a factory IPSC/USPSA L/L10 purpose built gun. The best bang for the buck, IMO.
ps, I'm just a noob though, only been practical shooting about 3 weeks..sorry about the crappy fone pic, but u get the idea.
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I say if I can't rely on the gun to shoot straight, I will never shoot fast. I think the Glock is going to be retired. Home defense might be its best role.
I don't know if I'd trust my life to a gun I don't trust at a match...
Sell the plastic fantastic and never look back 
Have you ever tried a CZ75 pattern pistol? The Tactical Sport by CZ or the Limited by EAA/Tanfoglio are excellent choices and fantastic values when compared to 2011s if you ask me.
I was hoping this question had been asked. I bought my CZ Tactical Sport .40 a couple of wks ago. Twice, I have been at the safe table getting ready and inquired about this or that shiny, tricked out 2011. We swap , take turns comparing a dry fire and TWICE I have all but been accused of lying when I insist the trigger on my TS has not been reworked, lol. I love the look on their faces when I say "yup, I think it is the best grand I ever spent."
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What? No stars in IPSC? Pray this is blasphemy. I have zero knowledge of IPSC rules and I may just be showing it right now. What would lead a shooting organization to leave out one of the absolute most fun targets to shoot at? I built a star just because the fun factor is off the charts.I tell ya what I am kind of glad they don't use the Texas Star in IPSC or I'd be zeroing a lot more stages... I sucked at it!
If true, IPSC just lost a few points with me, no stars is like a match without 'no shoots'. A big +++1 to Nimitz! The PPR is what it's all about! I can think of no better reason to practice and dry fire than the PPR. Clearing that one is a real confidence booster the first few times. You also learn REALLY fast what works and what doesn't as far as visual focus
yeah IPSC have no texas star. they are big on being true to what they believe was coopers vision and trying to keep the 'practical' in IPSC... they argue that the texas start is not a 'practical' target presentation and as such deem it to be a 'carnival target'. so yeah many places that shoot ISPC will shoot the star for fun, but not in a sanctioned IPSC match.
IPSC have a whole list or target presentations and target types that they deem not practical and thus not in keeping with the flavour of the sport.
many would argue though there is a whole bunch of stuff in IPSC that strays from this practical mandate and that since it's obviously a sport or a game (not training or god forbid 'real life') that we should just accept things like the star as a fun and challenging target.
here's one for the steel lovers. given the origins of the sport are 'practical' what is steel supposed to replicate? obviously the IPSC turtles are a body mass or centre of mass type of target, the IPSC metrics are (duh!) a metric of a human. I have heard that the round plates simulate a car headlight to be shot out. So what is a popper or pepper popper an analogue of? I guess people that are really far away? That perhaps makes sense for pepper poppers, less so for the plain poppers.
and a final message about the difficulty of steel. many older shooters who shoot bullseye type sports or NRA will tell you: "There's no 8's on plates"... They do seem to sort the men from the boys. I know I need to work on my steel...
I am being a tad cautious because I just began shooting matches 3 weeks ago...my first was a monthly USPSA club event, my other three were steel, one a Steel Challenge event. I noticed on two steel matches, they had "Gangsters"..a gong with a 8" round on top and a 8" round below in the "crotch area" as a stop plate. In Steel Challenge, all plates and gongs were set at a specific hight...I assumed these represented head shots..6 head shots at varying distances and sizes in under 3 seconds for the open guys seems like pretty good training to me..j/s
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Is this a common thing to happen when getting into shooting sports?
NO, there's clearly something wrong here, you should seek professional help
OK, so maybe I have a small fetish for CZ75 pattern pistols...
Oh my..I like you. lol..I have a couple of T120's and a Shark FC..My first match was with my 75 BD..the current plan is to shoot my 75 TS .40 in LTD major...I am debating a SP01 Shadow for production..Akai or CZC?
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Status: Unclassified. I shoot 4-5 local, club matches a year (job prevents doing more). Train/shoot every other day when home and most of the time, every 3-4 days when working.
Local clubs don't to IPSC, only do USPSA.
I am not focused on getting to a certain level- my job schedule (I don't have a schedule, I simply go to work on a call-out basis, and stay out there for 7 to 40 days) precludes being able to sign up for any large or non-club matches, so I simply want to become a better shooter, and USPSA and steel matches at the local level have been productive to that end.
In 3 years, I've shot about 1/3rd of my USPSA matches with 1911s in SS, 1/3rd with an XD45 in Prod, and 1/3rd with an USP45 in prod, then Limited.
The last 6 months I've shot all but one match with the HK in Limited... but I find myself wanting to shoot my next match with the Brazos Customs 2011 in .38super that I just bought.
I know I'm never going to make GM, or even M (I'm 49 and simply can't see it happening), but I DO want to continue to improve...
Is this schizophrenia hurting me? Do I NEED to stick to one gun/division? I LOVE 1911s, but don't/won't EDC one. HKs/XDs I do/will.
Sounds like myself, as far as the Job..on call 24/7 and never know if the job will be 4 days or 4 weeks...Well Testing.
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I may just be blessed to live by cool people but it seems like the better the shooter the nicer the shooter. The higher end shooters are usually very helpful and I always try to squad with them. To be honest though, I've often wondered if they were just tired of having to wait for slower shooters.
That being said, I was squaded with significantly better open and limited shooters at a major match last year and I ended up tring to shoot the match at their pace. Of course I shot too fast for my ability and ended the match with 6 misses. If I would have spent a whole additional second per miss I would have been more competitive in my class and division (L10).
I think the best advice to give anyone is shoot slow , do everything else fast and listen to others. It's very annoying to try and help someone out only to get excuses as to why they can't follow the suggestion.
I shot my first firearm match ever 3 wks ago...went with a friend to a USPSA match. Our squad R.O. was a GM. I did not even know what the acronym USPSA stood for until I googled it after the match.18 misses on that one. 51/52 overall. I have no where to go but up from here. I just shot my 3rd steel shoot in 2 wks this past Sunday, a Steel Challenge with the same group as that first USPSA match. I finished 30/42 overall...I constantly tell myself "Make the hits"...the speed will develop on it's own. Lots of helpful info in this thread.
ps. I watched an Akai Custom Guns team member blaze away and hit too many stop plates prematurely...He opted for a DNF...some of this advice crosses all classes.
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Welcome and what part of East, Tx are you in?
Longview/Marshall area.
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Just bought this Canik 55 Shark FC..$345 at the gun show. I also have two of the TriStar T-120's at $329 ea from Academy Sports....IMO, these are some dang good guns for the $$. My oldest T-120 has 1200+ rds with no FTF FTE issues.
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Plain black FS and three 17 rd mags came with the TS .40 I bought 2 weeks ago. It is one, if not THE best bang for the buck out there for a LTD gun. My first USPSA match was shot with a 9mm CZ 75 BD in Production....my second will be with the .40 CZ 75 TS in Limited.
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Hi, My name is Jeff. I have always had a pistol or two and shoot a mag or two every couple of months. In the last 6 months I have developed a very deep and profound interest in AR's, pistols, etc...joined a local range and My oldest daughter and I shoot every chance we get. It is like a fever all of a sudden, shooting 100's of rounds per week at silhouettes. One of my co-workers has been talking about matches and how I needed to try it. I shot my first match 3 weeks ago. A USPSA match in San Antonio, Tx. WOW..I was completely blown away by the experience. I finished 51/52, but like my RO, Mr. Don Hardy said, "Son, nobody will remember your first match, but you."
In the last 2 weeks, I have shot a Steel Challenge and 2 other steel matches...the fever is rampant now, and my scores are improving.
Thank yall.
Sell the plastic fantastic and never look back 
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I just started shooting competitively earlier this year. I started with a CZ 75 B 9mm in production minor and after a couple of matches, bought a CZ 75 Tactical Sport in .40. I shot a couple of Limited major matches and then one Saturday after a match, someone broke into my truck as I was eating in a restaurant and stole my range bag with my Tac Sport .40 and my CZ75B...ammo, all my mags, holsters...everything gone in the blink of an eye. This happened back in August. A CZ 75 Tac Sport .40 is one of the hardest pistols to find these days.
I was at a gun show last weekend and saw this thing laying on a table. I asked the guy how much and I figured there was enough parts in my hand worth the asking price. It is an STI frame and slide with a Bar-Sto .40 comped barrel. On top is a Omni dot. I cannot find anything on the Omni dot, I assume they were used many years ago. I contacted STI and the serial # is not on their books. They estimated the frame to be from the late 90's, with a ser # CM XXXX.
The mag that came with it is engraved #4 J. Foote. It is hard to know if the mag has been with the gun, or was picked up separate somewhere along the way. I purchased this pistol in San Antonio, Texas. I have seen a few Open pistols and do not recognize the slide cuts. If anyone knows this pistol or recognizes anything about it, any help would be appreciated. I beefed the recoil spring a bit and shot a few hundred rounds of Winchester White box through it and it runs like a champ..I am sure factory loads will not bring this gun to it's full potential...but it is fun as heck to shoot, and dang accurate too.