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Do it, eliminating a good reload won't make a difference but eliminating a bad one will. I had great fun shooting a Limited qualifier with an IPSC Production spec gun with full mags and a slightly heavier trigger. Ended up classing exactly the same as I did in Production despite reloading half as much.

I heard this on NPR the other day: http://americanhomefront.wunc.org/post/army-embraces-psychology-zen-traditions-train-paratroopers I'm working on getting back into shooting so it was apropos. A few days before there was also an accurate and de-escalating conversation on the facts and laws surrounding class 3 stuff, go figure. Dale

I love the Gen 2 look of the new single stacks. The comparison really highlights the bar of soap versus grenade checkered/athletic shoe motif of the other two pistols. -Dale

I'm a USPSA shooter who had to take a financial hiatus from the sport and I'm just getting back into shooting. To that end I looked around and what local matches were going on and found Caswell Ranch about an hour away. I spoke with the very nice Beverly Brevit, she and her husband Dean own the range. She explained they had just stopped doing USPSA matches due to low attendance. Bummed about that and with the next local USPSA match a couple weeks off I tried their Pocket Carry match. As an aside, I haven't been avoiding IDPA-style matches as much as enjoying the freestyle nature of USPSA. I've only shot one match drawing from concealment and using cover. That was an unsanctioned match at Shooters Paradise in VA (RIP) just before they started doing IDPA matches using the one pistol I owned at that point, a Makarov. That was the match that got me hooked on this sport. . PCCA just recently added a Service Division which allowed for full size pistols. The only other shooters in the Service Division were shooting Glock 26s so my Glock 17 was the only full size gun on the range. Both of the 26s were run by SOs, one of whom was Dean the range owner. It looked like most of the other guns were 3" or less carry pistols. The guns I recognized were a couple 1911 variants, a Ruger SR45c and a CZ 2075 RAMI. I was hoping to see a 5 shot revolver because the rules seemed geared that way but one was not in attendance. The rules were pretty simple and reflected the intent of sport focused on getting trigger time with small guns. Service Division started with 10 rounds in the gun but everyone else starts with 5. Slide lock reloads only, draw from concealment and shoot from 50% cover. You could reload wherever you wanted as long as your gun was empty. The rules allow for stronghand/weakhand and tactical priority but none of the stages used either. Wanting to get into the spirit of the match, I wore my tactical cardigan sweater and used a more concealment oriented holster and mag pouch than by Bladetech gear. Dean Brevit, the owner and course designer has been around, and the stages reflected that. They included shooting on the move, obstructed seated positions and some really tight shots using more props than I'm used to seeing at a normal monthly match including shooting through a pickup truck. The round count was low but the shooting was interesting. The only reload I forgot the slide lock rule and dropped the mag moving between positions, just like I'm used to so I could avoid the standing reload on the last array. That same stage was my only "Cover" call too, the SO was surprised when I thanked him as I tucked back against the wall. I ended a couple stages at slide lock so I had to be sure to get my "A" hits. All and all it was great fun and an awesome was to get back into shooting. This will be the first match to which I drag my nearly non-shooting CCW holding friends. The simple rules and focus on carry weapons make it ideal. Going back just for Dean's stages would be worth it and nobody said a thing about my full size "cheater" pistol. -Dale

My first was a Makarov, my first pistol ever, in a IDPA type match. My mag pouches were hard plastic multi-tool holsters and an used a Nylon Uncle Mikes holster. Had a heal mag release, good thing I had to reload from behind cover. The one and only match for that pistol as I sold it to buy my next gun. The funds from the Makarov went towards a Tanfoglio TA-90. Loved that gun but I could not get it to run 100% and I was tired of sweating through blued guns finish. After a brief fling with a Steyr S-9, too small but sexy. Sold the Tanfo for a G17 added good sights and a slightly improved trigger that I still shoot today.

Grandfather Oak lists the M9A1, maybe they'd do a open bottom for the L9. http://grandfatheroak.com/Stockdesigns.html

I started with a Tanfoglio TA90, loved that gun. It had a slide mounted decocker/safety that made grabbing the rear of the slide much more substantial. That was handy when clearing the gun. Apropos however because I got sick of it FTFing on factory ammo. I was not in a position financially to reload short for it or send it off to a smith and I had tried everything I could do myself. Sold it for a police trade-in G17. I don't love the Glock but I love what it does. Its funny, around the same time I had the same epiphany about my old VW Golf. I'd rather be a shooter/driver than a smith/mechanic. -Dale

I saw a Blade-Tech email ad with a picture of Joe Mantegna with a shotgun over his shoulder and I had to find out the back story. Turns out he is a shotgunner, reloader and likes shooting sports in general. http://www.shotgunworld.com/celebritytalk.htm Sweet...

Tech and installer for a small rural wireline/wireless ISP and computer support/repair shop. I need a second job to pay the bullet bill! I tell computer newbies, "If you can break it, I can fix it." It seems to help them relax about using their PCs.

Welcome, If you want to try USPSA shooting there is a monthly match on the first Saturday at Sir Walter Raleigh Gun Club in Creedmore. http://sirwaltergunclub.com/ Enjoy!

For seeing black sights on a dark background I read somewhere (Brian's book maybe?) take a single file swipe to the very tops of serrations just to brighten them a little. Not enough to glare but enough to see. I didn't even do it uniformly but its enough to pick the front sight out of a dark background. -D

G17 w/ Glock 3.5LB connector, trigger spring, $.26 trigger job. Wearing Ameriglo Combat sights and 3M stair tread tape. Worn in Bladetech injection molded holster & mag pouches on a Wilderness 5 stitch instructor belt. I feed it the cheapest factory ammo I can find.

I shot Limited Minor with a IPSC Production legal G17 just to try it out and to earn a classification. It did help me focus on the shooting and movement and less on where to reload so it was useful. Classifiers were on about the same upward trend as they had been. Improving because of study and trigger time not necessarily more rounds in the magazine.

Lennox tool bag for me, got it for next to nothing. Its got several covered pockets on the outside, 6 mag sized pockets on the inside and a center divider. Oh and holds some tools too... Does the job for me. -Dale

Another vote for the 3m Safety Walk stair tread tape. I like the 1" width as I can do a couple of strips starting just below the trigger guard with minimal trimming. Leaving the top free of tape makes the mag release pivot easier for me. -Dale