[New MPA DS9 LO Comp]

On 9/25/2023 at 2:54 PM, HOGRIDER said:

@808mattAs a Distinguished Senior that's been away from active USPSA competition for a LONG TIME, I'm now in my second year; and my first year of shooting a Red Dot on this awesome 2011 platform. 

 

As I mentioned in my post above, there were some changes I made to suit MY personal preferences on the LOC and it's running better than when I received it!  

 

I can definitely see improvements in my match results; especially after my changes.  Hope to get at least another 3-4 matches in before the season ends; but I'm having a ball and for me that's most important!

 

HTHs!  

 

 

That sounds like a ton of fun, hope it continues to treat you well. 

[RIP Jim Scoutten]

Almost wish I hadn’t seen this.  I wasn’t lucky enough to see Shooting USA on TV, but I love watching clips on YouTube.  Iconic voice. 

[New MPA DS9 LO Comp]

I’m also interested to see how you’ve liked this pistol so far and how that match you mentioned went for you. 

[Dry Firing with Red Dot]

With practice you should be able to discern whether the dot is moving/disturbed during trigger press, even with a target focus.  I would trust the feedback that the Mantis app is giving you. 

[Used 650]

For regular 9mm, reloading has always take a while to recoup startup costs, even more now that primers are expensive. 

[CBC Brass - NEVER AGAIN!]

I load on a 650 so I’ll be on the lookout for CBC brass.  Thanks for the tips all. 

[Brand new Colt Python, back to factory next day]

Didn’t want to clutter the revolver forum, since these snake guns don’t seem to have a place in action sports.  I bought a 6” new style Python yesterday, pretty disappointed to be honest.  It has to go back to Colt for repairs before I even had a chance to fire it.  The cylinder will lock up every dozen or so trigger pulls, similar to the widely reported problems when they first released.  So it seems for at least some revolvers, Colt hasn’t fixed their QC issues yet in 2023.
The trigger is only OK as well.  9.5-10# double action, and 5.5# single action with a little creep.

[Staccato versus prodigy]

On 8/22/2023 at 10:45 AM, Douglee25 said:

I smirked reading this thread... Oh how a little time changes things.  Not even a full year ago people s#!t on the prodigy like it was the worst gun ever.  Now people are arguing it's a better buy than the Stacatto.  I'm glad to hear they got the problems ironed out. I always liked how the guns felt in my hand. 

 

I just think it’s great that there are more affordable 2011/double stack 1911 pattern options now.  I wasn’t in love with how the Prodigy grip felt in my hand, but that’s just me. 

[Long time CA lurker]

Thank you to everyone who has contributed such a wealth of knowledge to this site over so many years.  I’ve been a member since 2015 and this is my first post.  I’m interested in participating in shooting competitions such as USPSA, Steel Challenge, and IDPA, but have only competed in a couple of informal shoots and a steel challenge match.  I haven’t been able to participate in the past due to working weekends and previously living in remote locations, but now that I’m working in LA county and living in Ventura county I’d love to get out there.