Steve J
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I'll be there.... I hope it got sanctioned
Didn't know it wasn't.
I just noticed it isn't listed on the major match page yet on IDPA.com, but neither was Lubbock in February and it was just recently posted one month out.
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25,083 handgun rounds. 1110 so far this year as of 1/16/12.
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It's also worth checking Ted's list of shooters who have participated as he updates it to make sure your name comes up, that's about the only way a shooter can make sure that his club submitted the scores and they made the trip.
It might be a good reason to have the scores posted as we go so that we know we got in so its not to late.
As much as I'd like to be able to trust our fellow shooters, I just don't think that would be wise.
Yeah you might be right. How about just a list of names entered alphabetically in their divisions and classes so we know if we where entered?
Ted maintained just such a list on the Postal Match website from day one. They've done it every year. Clearly you work too much to adequately surf the web.
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It's also worth checking Ted's list of shooters who have participated as he updates it to make sure your name comes up, that's about the only way a shooter can make sure that his club submitted the scores and they made the trip.
It might be a good reason to have the scores posted as we go so that we know we got in so its not to late.
As much as I'd like to be able to trust our fellow shooters, I just don't think that would be wise.
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Emails disappear with certain providers. Yahoo is bad about that. I've always gotten a confirmation email.
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It looks like my club did not submit
That's pretty unforgivable, or perhaps they haven't maintained their IDPA club membership, which is also inexcusable.
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wow, congrats to Scott Shalter. Not bad for an old guy.
I don't think any of the closest clubs to me ran this at all this year. I really need to get around to shooting it one of these years.
Yeah, Scott did something special.
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One club fessed up on the IDPA Forum that they couldn't accomplish the simple task of sending in the correct file. Ted is apparently working with them.
It is passed the 8th which was the deadline. I think we had the same problems last year with past deadline entries. Jane really did make it easy to load the file.
I thought it was quite idiot-proof. Seems like Ted posted the results one year right after midnight. I'm sure they were ready.
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One club fessed up on the IDPA Forum that they couldn't accomplish the simple task of sending in the correct file. Ted is apparently working with them.
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As of yesterday's update, there are no DMs listed who have shot it. I hope some club didn't drop the ball submitting the results.
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Replace the entire sight. Much easier.
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I do of course. You couldn't pay me to shoot a 40 1911 instead of a 45, but now that I have a super sweet 9mm 1911 for steel matches it's hard not to give SS minor a try.
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$98 to ship a handgun FedEX priority overnight from Texas to Iowa. WTH? I know the last time I did it a couple years ago it was like $35. Granted, that was within Texas.
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Thanks.. just loaded them all up.. I'll let them sit..
The Dawson's did load much easier.. so maybe the trips have a heavier spring?
Perhaps, but remember the follower design in the Tripps is also a spring. When fully loaded it compresses some in order to make room for 10.
Get one of these. Best $6 you'll ever spend. I only use it on the last couple of rounds, but it sure makes it easier on your thumb.
http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/24931/catid/24/Adco_Super_Thumb_ST3
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Got a couple samples of the Tripp's and Dawson's.. both are made really nice and well finished.. now.. need to get out there and try them.. and buy more of whichever works best.. hopefully this weekend
The Dawson's are a little more than 10% heavier (weighed on a powder scale in grains)
Tripp: 1169gr
Dawson's: 1336gr
Load the Tripps up and let them sit a couple of days. When the springs are new and strong, chambered rounds drag the next round in the magazine forward and they can sometimes stick when dropping a partial mag. Once they break in that stops. They're great.
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I ask because two clubs within a 90 minute drive hold classifiers every April.
I'm hoping that we can affiliate but not hold classifieds bit am not really sure what IDPA as an organization requires
Of clubs.
Any insight is appreciated..
Thank you,
Once you start having matches you will realize that you will have a base of shooters who want to shoot your match, but don't want to and won't drive even 30 minutes to shoot with another club. You need to have classifiers for YOUR shooters. It's one of your first responsibilities as a new IDPA club to get your new shooters classified, that and to build a base of knowledgeable and skilled Safety Officers. I dare say one classifier a year is not nearly enough if your matches are popular. A club that shys away from having classifiers will end up with a large percentage of unclassified shooters in their results. That's bad. Ideally only your new shooters should be unclassified. Having classifiers is also an easy way to monitor IDPA membership which as you should know is required.
But seriously, the rule book is available online at www.idpa.com It's short with big print. All this info is in it.
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From the rulebook page 57...
Requirements for club affiliation.
1. Match director/club contact personnel must be current IDPA
members.
2. Match director/club contact personnel must be certified
IDPA safety officers.
3. Club matches and facilities must be open to all IDPA
members.
4. Clubs must run the IDPA Classification Match as one of
their monthly matches at least once each year. IDPA HQ
suggests that the classifier be shot as soon as possible and be
available to classify new shooters four (4) times a year.
5. Clubs must agree to hold a minimum of six (6) IDPA
matches per year.
6. At club level events, competitors may shoot in all divisions.
7. Club facilities must be large enough to accommodate the
IDPA classifier (See image located after Appendix SEVEN
Classification Match-C, Stage Three-Note).
8. Clubs must follow IDPA rules and principles.
9. Clubs must make sure the competitors have the benefit of the
doubt in all questionable circumstances.
10. Most importantly--Have fun!
See the above. Rules are not optional. Anyone who thinks they are shouldn't be involved with the sport.
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Chad
You'll like a quote from a match director. I was looking over one of the COF's for a match and shaking my head while looking at the match director, he said " I know, I know. I have to put on 6 IDPA matches a year, this ain't one of them."
That's a Bogus answer. If the match is advertised as an IDPA match, the stages should be legal, otherwise call it a fun match but don't use the term IDPA.
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I am a full time production shooter now, I do not agree to the 3lb first pull. We have IDPA for that.
You need to know what you're talking about. IDPA has no trigger pull limit in any divison, equipment restrictions in Stock Service Pistol are, I believe, less restrictive than in USPSA production.
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Thanks, Ted for the great match and all your hard work. It's great just the way it is.
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Look, people have been using slightly irregular (illegal) equipment at local matches since the very first match was held following the first set of equipment rules. I dare say the vast majority of shooters at a local match don't know what the equipment rules are. Some ROs only have a general knowledge of many equipment rules. The onus is on the competitors entering major matches to make sure their equipment is legal.
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Racer377,
Your beef is obviously with Glocks. If you think Glocks are unsafe at 2lbs, 3lbs won't fix that, nor will 4 or 5lbs. If you get your finger in the trigger guard while drawing or holstering, a Glock, XD, and M&P will discharge regardless of the trigger pull weight. Handling other firearms unsafely is not the answer. The stupidity of that is not making your point very well.
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The overwhelming consensus seems to be against trigger pull requirements. If that's the case, why not allow SA guns in PRD? If a 2lb trigger on a Glock is OK, why not allow 1911s/CZs/USP/P30 et al, to start cocked and locked? Or cocked and unlocked, for that matter?
It is unsafe to holster a single action gun without the sear block safety (thumb safety) engaged. Holstering cocked and unlocked is unsafe gun handling and grounds for an immediate DQ.
10.5.11 Holstering a loaded handgun, in any of the following conditions:
10.5.11.1 A single action self-loading pistol with the safety not applied.
10.5.11.2 A double action or selective action pistol with the hammer cocked and the safety not applied.
10.5.11.3 A revolver with the hammer cocked.
Why not change it? If a 2lb trigger Glock is safe to holster, sans safety, why not a 4lb pull 1911?
So, you're asking why don't we all just be unsafe because we'll too lazy to disengage a ergonomically perfectly placed thumb safety (at least on a 1911)? That doesn't justify a response. It's ludicrous.
Sorry for the thread drift, folks. Certain things I just can't ignore. Futile I know, but I can hope not.
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The overwhelming consensus seems to be against trigger pull requirements. If that's the case, why not allow SA guns in PRD? If a 2lb trigger on a Glock is OK, why not allow 1911s/CZs/USP/P30 et al, to start cocked and locked? Or cocked and unlocked, for that matter?
It is unsafe to holster a single action gun without the sear block safety (thumb safety) engaged. Holstering cocked and unlocked is unsafe gun handling and grounds for an immediate DQ.
10.5.11 Holstering a loaded handgun, in any of the following conditions:
10.5.11.1 A single action self-loading pistol with the safety not applied.
10.5.11.2 A double action or selective action pistol with the hammer cocked and the safety not applied.
10.5.11.3 A revolver with the hammer cocked.
Congrats to him.
Texas Open Championship
in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.
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It's a fairly large member owned range. Very few of the members shoot the USPSA match, and I don't think any of them are board members. The three individuals who signed the posted letter ARE the USPSA club. They do everything. A bad Board of Directors can do a lot of harm.