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  1. Our club (northern Europe) will report it to the police if a round goes over the berm. I haven't heard of it happening, though. There's busy roads and some residential areas within reach. Our IPSC match WSBs state that pointing over the berm with finger on the trigger is a DQ (which IPSC rules allow).
  2. @Schutzenmeister Understood. This thread started from guide rods and rapidly expanded to differences between USPSA and IPSC Rules and practices. You mentioned 180, so why not drift the thread to a related point in the Rules.
  3. IPSC doesn't rigidly stick to 180 either: 2.1.2.1 Subject to the direction and approval of the Regional Director, stage(s) or range specific muzzle angles (reduced or increased) may be permitted.... At our club range, both reduced and increased muzzle angles are routinely used. It is often reduced when we fit two stages into one large bay or use a place that isn't actually a bay. Also, in our bays, muzzle angle limits are often marked near the back of the side berms, so that the angle is quite wide when you are downrange. The non-default angles must be published in WSB: "LEFT AND RIGHT MARKED WITH POSTS. 90 DEGREES UP. REDUCED VERTICAL MUZZLE ANGLE WHEN FINGER IS INSIDE TRIGGER GUARD (2.1.2.1)"
  4. I have a feeling that there are regional differences. Start positions are often demonstrated, or it could be standing naturally anywhere in the shooting area (referring to "APPENDIX E2: Diagram of Equipment Position", for "standing naturally"). I don't think I've SEEN the direction of the head dictated, unless starting facing uprange with wrists above shoulders. Direction of the body might be determined by mandating foot locations (heels or toes touching marked spots on a fault line).
  5. I think not, unless it is a part that Sig Sauer offers for the particular handgun. For Production or Production Optics anyway. IPSC Production is a little more "production" than USPSA Production. From IPSC Rules, the Divisions appendices: 18. Original parts and components offered by the OFM as standard equipment, or as an option, for a specific model handgun on the IPSC approved handgun list are permitted, subject to the following: (...) Guide rods are not listed as permissible aftermarket parts
  6. The lighter bullet at higher velocity gives a faster recoil impulse. The heavier bullet at lower velocity gives more of a soft push, in comparison. Some prefer the former, others prefer the latter ... and some just don't worry about it.
  7. My local Alien guys (with the "normal" version) are saying that the slide stop is very sensitive, stock. Inserting the magazine with any force is supposed to release it. Some were complaining that the slide won't stay back if you lay the Alien on a table. Some commercial ranges require you to leave it on the table with the slide back.
  8. That is what I've been seeing at IPSC matches. Alternatively, a Long Course might let you start at the back but also make you go somewhere that you need to retreat from, so the RO can just stand back a little.
  9. What you are doing is quite foreign to me. So methodical and goal oriented Fascinating to follow but not something that I would do. I guess it is enough for me to shoot for fun, and participate in a few matches. Make 60% score unless I have some serious issue, RO at local IPSC matches and maybe train some newbies to the point that they are safe on the range and can hit targets. There is a local match coming up, and the Madness has struck me. I'm thinking of shooting 6-shot Major Revolver, instead of Major .45 in IPSC Classic (SS). At least I'll have an excuse for not winning anything
  10. And Revolver. It does not make any sense, competitively, to shoot 6-shot Major. But sometimes the madness strikes me and it feels good to have at least one advantage
  11. It is not possible that millions of flies are wrong.
  12. Looks like KMR also has models with sights that are adjustable both ways. Perhaps you can get a sight from KMR? ... do you still need a hammer if you loosen the screws?
  13. What is wrong with the adjustability? ... just looking for alternative ideas in case the CZ rear sight does not fit. In general, I'm told that very few CZ parts fit KMR pistols.
  14. Agreed ^. N320 works fine for making IPSC/USPSA Major. Why not for a little lower PF too. Also. I don't think N310 is very good for .40. I have used it for .45 ACP, and will again. But that is a whole different ball game. Glocks are pretty strong. People have fired pretty sturdy loads out of Glocks with no apparent issues.
  15. The Finnish dealer/distributor seems to be selling as many KMRs as he can get in his hands. People who have tried them seem to be impressed. The Orca OR looks like it should work well for USPSA Limited Optics. Or as an iron sight pistol, too. https://kmrarms.com/en/pistols/kmr-l-02-orca-or/
  16. Sounds like bad stage design. Can't quite agree that running uprange a number of steps is a DQ trap. It is just something that you need to think about and practise a little. Depending on stage, I might prefer to leave my gun hand behind me. Like when I want to move towards my weak hand side of the stage, during or after the retreat.
  17. Level 2 IPSC matches is really what I mostly do, and not all that many of those in a year to be honest. It happens that I get a stage where I have no clue how to cope with it. Something that I have never practised. Oh well, I'll never win anything anyway, unless there's very few participants in my Division/Category It becomes a learning experience. Isn't running into some new challenge one of the points, and joys, of going to a match? Something different from what you are comfortable with shooting on your own at the "home" range? ----------------------- Retreating, and even just moving sideways, can be tough for newbies. We don't allow total newbies to compete or even practise on their own before training them a bit. The official curricilum does not include retreating. When I run a newbie session, I make a point of at least saying something about retreating.
  18. What PF are you getting with the Alien? I'm told that the gas retarded action loses some power, compared with the currently conventional designs. I also seem to recall that it is factory setup for a round with 8 gram (124 or 125gr) bullets.
  19. More is more when you go up Dillon model numbers. In more than one sense. Many struggle to determine how much more they need or want.
  20. I'm betting things like that will wear me down if I eventually make it to 80. Are you able to do something that you enjoy? That kind of things are good for the mind, at least.
  21. How low is your low PF? My first instict is to go for a fast burning powder. That would raise the pressure enough for a little cleaner burning. My hands down choice for this is Vihtavuori N310. Among the ones you mention, Titegroup looks like it would fit. From what I can find out, it isn't particularly clean burning, though (?)
  22. Yep. I found a whole thread, here, where people said their .40 1911s worked OK with .45 mags. At least Tripp and Wilson mags were mentioned. No idea if all mags would work.
  23. Reloads should be a little easier with a shorter COAL. But you need to make the hits. Steel is an unforgiving accuracy game, so better see if a short load is accurate in that revolver. I just made some test loads in .38, and went for 1.437 inch COAL. My bullets might allow even shorter but I found some data at that length, with the powders that I have handy
  24. A 30 round magazine can be a good monopod for a low prone position. Even more steady if you also have a vertical front grip: the front grip might not reach the ground but your hand holding the grip can.
  25. Looks like some sort of a livestock guardian breed?
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