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The ETS 40s were surprisingly reliable out of the box - they look suspect but they actually worked very well for me. I ended up using them for practice mags - for match I recommend the MBX mags. If you keep them clean and with fresh springs, they are pretty bullet proof for PCC.

This came with my MBX carbine and it was OK; I played around with the buffer internal springs and the overall buffer spring to get it fairly flat. That being said, it wasn't as good of a feel or as flat as the hydraulic Blitzkrieg buffers. They were fairly close but the dot was a little more stable with the Blitz.

After the Tandemkross and Mcarbo, I tried the Volquartsen and it was night and day. It is kind of pricey but it is a proper trigger replacement system with an overtravel screw. I feel like this was the most significant upgrade I put on the Ruger to make it a real competitive blaster.

After trying literally everything, the only dot I have never had go down or fail in some way was a Cmore slide ride - that aside, the most reliable microdots in my opinion are the SRO and latest RTS2. I had an early production SRO that died at random, during dry fire - Trijicon replaced it quickly and without drama. I have 2x 2.5 MOAs mounted on CO guns and they are going strong. I have had a few of the latest RTS2 and none have died as far as the dot, but I have had issues with the glass. On one, the glass came loose and on the other, there was a small crack in the bottom right corner. Cmore also replaced these with no questions asked.

I ran 147s with a very fast N310 and 7lbs was the sweet spot; this is admittedly very subjective. I never felt the slide was too 'slow' or I was outrunning the gun. It tracked very predictably and was very soft.

Great point made about identifying problems as a starting point to plan training sessions. Another starting point can be trends over a few local and at least 1 major match. Here are some metrics: -Where are you losing the most percentage points on the group that you have identified as relevant (not always people in your class)? -Are you on pace for stages? If not, look at the video (also brought up) to see where you are losing time. Common areas given you are running the same stage plan are efficiency of moving in and out of positions, hard engagements and longer steel. -Are you on pace but down hit points? Whats your A to non-A ratio on speed stages, long stages, etc? -How many penalty points do you have per match as a ratio of the overall available points? These are things I look at when building my training plans. I would highly recommend that you go in to each training session with a specific goal or target that is measurable. Hope this helps.

The biggest benefit to using the short barrel is being able to use the same load for pistol and PCC. I would go with a relatively fast powder and load a 115 and 147 at 130PF; see which dot tracking and speed you like better. The 115s are 'faster' but you may like a heavier bullet, softer feel. Those are your brackets - you can try 124s and 135s to fine tune it. Lastly, one huge benefit to PCCs are they are accurate with pretty much anything so you can save money and buy whatever is cheapest.

So even small changes to the hammer/recoil spring will change the timing of the gun. That being said, unless you added a ton of weight to both, it's odd a 1911 that extracted/ejected fine started having problems with lighter springs. For the extractor spring tension, just take note that if you add too much tension, it may cause a fail to feed or clunkyness in feeding since the new round has to defeat the extractor and get under the extractor. This can be exacerbated if you are running a light recoil spring as that is what is making that process happen.

Very valid input - the 3Max is a better optic but I will say in general, I've had poor reliability from Sig optics. I have had like 3 previous ones and they all died. The RMRs and SROs are pretty solid. Sig may have finally figured out how to make a slide worthy optics with the 3Max, seeing how Max Michel doesn't want it to die while he is winning every match out there.

In both an AR9 and MPX, no issues at all setting off SRP of all brands. For the purposes of PCC, I would use your SRP first and save your SPP for guns that will only run them. There are certainly variances in the ignition between SRP and SPP but you won't feel or even see those in the chrony with a PCC.

Regardless of what you run, you may have some nose dive issues with it fully stoked out. I tuned the lips and body but ultimately, it just took the springs to wear in.

The 2.5 SRO is a great sight and I've been running it on my CO guns for a while. That being said, I also have a 3MOA R3MAX which I like more but I wasn't able to fit it on the guns I have now. As far as the 2.5 v 5 MOA, this optic can get super bright so you may find you appreciate a bright clear 2.5 for the tougher engagements.

Yes - the trigger is largest limiting factor in this platform - not the barrel/weight.

This is awesome - I'm glad they are investing and developing for this platform. The Ruger PC is a very good platform which has a lot of benefits (value, simplicity, very very flat out of the box, etc). The biggest issue is the fire control system - I tried what was out there and settled on the TC9. Huge improvement over the stock trigger but not quite what you'll find in a stock Hiperfire ECL in a traditional AR platform. That being said, my Ruger PC with few mods was good enough for 2nd in PCC at Area 8 a couple years ago - with an actual talented shooter, I'm sure it would have done better.

If you haven't seen Max Leograndis' Instagram videos where he goes through multiple triggers and tuning springs, I highly recommend it. To 2nd what has already been said, just get the ECL and call it a day. Keep a few of the disconnector springs on hand - my AR9 was giving me some doubling (not intentionally doing it like other fancy GMs) and after troubleshooting everything, I realized it was a worn down disco spring.

They are both going to work out well - I really like the IFG Stock Master small frame with a cut for the SRO. If you like the large frame, getting a Stock II optic ready is very easy. The SF has different guts which makes things a little more complicated. That being said, I like the feel of the SF.

Blues work just fine but so do pretty much any other moly bullets. For a while it was hard to get Blues so I tried Black Bullets, SNS, and Brass Monkey. All were fine and the smoke didn't affect the shooting. I haven't really seen comp issues - I clean mine my blowback AR every 500 and MPX every match - those are both unnecessary but I like to keep them clean.

For a Dan Wesson PM9, I ran an straight 8 and a reduced power hammer spring; note that both springs affect the timing in a systematic way. This was with 147 Blues and TG for about 130 PF. Very soft load - flat but some commented the slide felt 'slow.'

I would say 20 is a good middle ground that pretty much captures all the ranges youll see in USPSA. One thing to think about is where does your zero 'matter' most? Imagine a stage of head shots As only with no shoots covering the rest. If you had to pick one target where your dot is on the point of impact, its on the most difficult shot of the stage, i.e. 20 over any closer distance. Lastly, if you have a 20 zero, check your print at 3 and 35 yards just to confirm what you think the bore offset it.

Hey folks, another bullet worth looking at is Brass Monkey Bullets https://brassmonkeybullets.com/ Their 147 RN shoot 1" groups out of my Shadow 2 Orange with N320 - excellent load. The ordering was drama free and the bullets took about 3 days order to arrival (note I'm only 1 state away).

Hiperfire ECL and call it a day - if you haven't seen Max Leograndis' video series on Instagram where he tests some triggers in depth, its worth checking out.

This is an excellent gun for the money - Stock 3 length but Stock 2 cone barrel. It's also available in large or small frame - I have a small frame that takes CZ mags which is a huge benefit in my opinion. NOTE - if you get a small frame, there are differences in parts such as firing pin so be advised. My IFG Stock Master shoots similar to the original Stock 2 - the barrel is a little faster than an equivalent length CZ barrel, and out of the box accuracy with 147 loads and faster powders is a little better. Send me a message if you want to know more because I actually got an extra slide and had it milled for CO.

I've owned several AR-15s in 9mm as well as every version of the MPX - Gen 1, 2, 3, and now the 'latest' Gen 3. After running both platforms for a while, I've settled on the latest Gen 3. Sig keeps refining it so it actually runs for the competition world with reloads and not just factory. The latest version has a modified gas/pistol block which has been 100% reliable so far; I've had issues with all previous versions. I think the Sig shoots nicer in my opinion, but the AR platform can be taken pretty far and will definitely not hold anyone back. For reference, on this latest MPX, I run 115 coated (different brands) with 4.0gn of N320 at 1.11 for a 135PF or so - very soft feel with fast dot return.

What extractors is he putting in? I have an SVI breech with spring extractor but I've had some issues with it. Im looking at going back to the good ole Aftec.

CCI Minimags are definitely the most reliable but honestly, the 1911 conversions will have issues for all the reasons mentioned before. You can play with the springs to try and give the slide a little more energy ejecting. When I ran steel challenge, I tried conversions and other 22s but ultimately the old faithful Ruger 22/45 or other Mk variant was the best option. Those with decent mags and Minimags will run 100% if clean.