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Yeah, I can imagine that would be unpleasant.

Alright, I shot it at a match. I have mostly good things to report. Reliability was good - only one failure to feed, and my squadmates felt that it was bad (reloaded) ammo upon inspection. Recoil reduction was stellar, IMHO - I was able to run the gun very hard in terms of moving and shooting, and I was able to keep to A/C hits without a lot of drama. Where I kinda got bit was on unloaded starts (there were 2). The LevAR is great for loaded starts, but slow and awkward for unloaded starts. I honestly think I would have been better off with a Radian Raptor CH and just pulling through as hard as I could. It's just not THAT hard to pull through on if you're really going for it. Basically, I think in a situation like Falling Steel at AGC, where you're generally assured of having a loaded gun in your hands, the MD RDB is pretty sweet. If unloaded starts are a thing, it hurts a bit.

I finally had a chance to take mine out for a spin, and I was really quite impressed. About a hundred rounds of ammo, no failures, and a noticeable recoil reduction. There was still a bit of dot bounce, but I found super-fast doubles to be pretty easy at 15yds on an 8" target, with very minimal side-to-side dispersion (which is really the bigger problem for action shooting). The use of the LevAR made it reasonably easy to open the gun up for administrative loading/unloading. Some of the ammo I used was from my "suspiciously overcrimped" pile and it ran very well despite what I assume are higher pressures. There was no early unlocking like I experienced with the magnetic TACCOM buffer. Verdict's still out on reliability, but at least for 124gr 9mm backed by 4.0gr Titegroup, it runs great so far. I would certainly recommend it based on my current experiences.

My Maxim Defense RDB came on Friday last week, but I haven't had a chance to take it out for a spin yet yet. I didn't find it super hard to rack out with a BCM Gunfighter CH, and switching to a Springfield Armory LevAR made it pretty easy (when used in leverage mode). I like how it lightens up the gun.

For what it's worth, I called MOA a couple weeks ago, and Tom actually picked up. He's doing much better, and is back in the shop. They are working on getting their inventory sorted out, but the lightning lifters WILL be back. They have a whole bunch of them, and just need final fitting.

Still waiting for it to ship. There is a fairly long thread about it in ARFCOM if you're looking for other reading material on the subject. Funny to see dudes using the LevAR charging handle with it to overcome the initial roller resistance, but if it works, it works.

Apparently these got released for purchase a couple weeks ago, and have begun shipping: https://maximdefense.com/product/244978/ I ordered one for a legacy QC10-style AR-9 (currently using a TACCOM 3-Stage), which is an old favorite of mine. Hasn't shipped yet. I am intrigued because it seems like a more drop-in solution than Scheel's. OTOH, unclear if it has the same configurability, or if it's short stroke out of the box. I expect probable early-adopter shenanigans, but this isn't my primary PCC anyways (I use a pair of MPXs for matches).

That's a screwed-up barrel, and it should have been sent back to Sig. I have a couple of X5 barrels on order from KKM, so I don't really need to be convinced.

The instances I've experienced have not been firing out of battery; it's the case head failing because it's not being properly supported. Glock 40s used to do this quite a bit back in the day for exactly the same reason. I'm not saying I love it when it happens (I've started carrying spare extractors with me, lol), but it what it is. My understanding is that the KKMs are fully supported, so that's the solution if it worries you too much.

The AC trigger is really a must-have for this gun. It's not quite a 22/45 with the VQ mods, but you can shoot stupid fast with it.

Just shot my 322 at an outlaw steel match... dominated RPO and beat the centerfire pistols. Weather was below freezing the entire time, the gun was cold (but lubed), and it ran great. I don't recall any failures except maybe a stove pipe at the end of a mag (and that was when I was done shooting anyways). Ammo was garbage Fed Automatch. I did give it a reasonably good cleaning before I took it out, but it wasn't THAT deep. Being able to stuff 22-24 in a mag is a game changer when RPI/RPO doesn't have mag limits. I was able to shoot most of the stages without a reload, and the couple reloads I had to do were quick and easy. I'm not saying the P322 is perfect, but at least mine is getting the job done quite nicely. If Sig ever releases a high-cap 22 rifle as good as the P322, I could be perusaded to give it a try...

I had this problem initially when making the switch from X5Ls to 2011s, but it seems like the problem has mostly resolved itself. Last time I used a Limited Optics-style 2011 at a match, it may as well have been a laser beam. I'd love to write off the accuracy of the X5L as "good enough", but the reality is that if you've got to deliver on tight shots, it's not helping you. This sucks, because I absolutely love everything else about the gun.

TBH, this was when I knew I had a problem. Took out my 2011, blew out the head box. Realized I could shoot perfectly fine. I have a couple KKM barrels on order, so we'll see if that fixes the problem. Or at least helps it a bit.

You mean like how the CDP rules say I can run bull barrels at 4.25 and below, but there's no rule banning bull barrels in the first place? lol

Scholastic Action Shooting Program's 2023 rulebook added centerfire and rimfire revolver divisions, and optics are OK in both. Might be time to hunt down a 617!