Foxj66

Check the thumb safety as well. On my dvc it was the thumb safety that beat up my hand not the grip safety.

Sorry I thought you weren't familiar with timers at all. As stated above for dri fire you are using par times for draws and the like.

A timer picks up the sound of a gunshot to time you, it is also giving you the start tone

I dont have have any experience with the others.

Your budget is up there enough look at a CK arms the 3 I have looked at have been on par with my cheely and much nicer than the DVC I had and I thought the dvc was nicer than a buddies Brazos edge

Check gans custom a couple of guys have had slides machined by him local to me they looked good and he turned them around fast

Dawson extended, get a spring with a new Wolfe recoil spring or order it separate

I added a metal grip to my cheely, after a 100 rounds I knew it wasn't for me the gun just felt dead in my hands and I didn't notice any advantages besides increased weight. See if you can't borrow one to shoot at the range or a match first.

I take springs out of my match mags and move them to the practice mags when they start having issues and new springs go in the match mags

I end up in Wichita a lot during the work week, any weekday matches?

Any indoor week day matches around Springfield?

I do but I want a black holster and pouches

Get a DAA belt... what color you wanting Todd? I will be selling my holster and pouches pretty soon.

Height doesn't change for me. But the STI safety allows the fat of my hand to get bit once in a while the EB stops it.

Clean the upper once in a while during the season and before a major. I haven't take the lower apart on my current gun so it hasn't been cleaned yet. I add oil as needed. I would guess the upper gets cleaned between 1-2K rounds. Nothing but bullets go down the bore

If you shoot on much concrete indoors I had issues with the TTI pads coming off, also I don't think the +0 ones will make weight if anything else is done to the gun like guiderods. I used the +3/4 pads. The dawson ones are a bargain if you buy them as a competition ready mag also

I started using tape a few months ago, and recently I have started to dri fire with both eyes open, it took me a long time to get to where I could see the correct sight picture without the tape and two eyes open.

I would look for a decent used edge shoot it for a while and try as many other peoples guns as you can to see what you want out of a gun then have one built, when you get it you then have a back up

I wouldn't argue that overalls are not the most important stat, but you might as well have a gauge of how you competed with people at the same skill level.

Because it you are going to get moved to open might as well shoot in a class, plus who doesn't like beating a bunch of open guys with your limited gun.

It is a good idea to classified in open regardless what division you shoot just in case...

I believe this would be considered a violation of the forum rules. May I suggest you try the USPSA classifieds if your a member and also your local USPSA area shooters on facebook or forums in your area.

Todd, On my 1050 I get about 1-2% failure rate from brass that is buldged using all Dillon dies. I adjusted the crimp die by finding one and wouldnt gauge and then adding some crimp until it fits the hundo gauge. take some of your failed rounds and see if its near the bullet or base that is preventing them from gauging.

I just use a couple mags for all my live fire and dri fire practice use that way they take the beating and my match mags stay gtg

Not coming back enough to get the disconnector? You change spring also right any coil bind?