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  1. I quite like the holders that I bought some years ago. I can no longer find them, and there's no brand marked on them. A European product, I believe.

     

    They are one piece of pretty rigid plastic. One way up they fit L-frame speedloaders, the other way they fit K-frame size. The speedloader is inserted by pushing it straight down in to the holder. The "ears" surround the speedloader partially, and will flex just enough that you can release by pulling them horizontally away from your body.

     

    There's a slot that can be used to thread the holder onto a belt. Or the slot can be used to mount two holders onto a Tek-Lok belt attachment.

     

    I hope I make sense...

     

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  2. 3 hours ago, Racinready300ex said:

    I've had clubs mention they keep track if you send one over the berm. Then if anyone comes asking about a round at a certain time they can point them at you. ...

     

    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).

  3. 9 hours ago, Schutzenmeister said:

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    So ... By definition, facing downrange is anything forward of 90 degrees to the median intercept of the backstop (i.e., forward of the 180.)  It's no tighter than under USPSA rules, in that respect.

    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. 2 hours ago, Blackstone45 said:

    IPSC are moving towards demonstrating the start position, to try and remove any way of "gaming" it. They will even sometimes enforce the direction your head is facing (so no looking to the side to your first shooting position while waiting for the beep)

    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. 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.

  7. 13 minutes ago, JayWord said:

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    If I were to request anything, it is that stage designers make the competitor do something before they can retreat. That way the RO can start the competitor, retreat safely and in control and be able to monitor competitor action.

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    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.

  8. 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 🤣

  9. 2 hours ago, MHicks said:

    I've never shot open. But leave Open, Limited and SS major/minor. 

     

    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 🤣

  10. 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.

  11. 3 hours ago, Joe4d said:

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    However alot of matches have too many non shooting challenges,, Ie excessive runs to shoot point blank targets, discriminatory ports, I mean when over half your field is hitting 90% of available points you dont have a shooting challenge.

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    There is a distance point of retreating where shooters will find it advantageous to put gun over shoulder and run up range, vs stay faciing and pointing down range and step backwards.. and IMO that distance is at a point where your good stage changes from a shooting challenge to  a bad DQ trap sprint track skills challenge.

     

    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.

  12. 7 hours ago, RJH said:

     

    Quite literally one of the main reasons I'm no longer very interested in shooting level 2 matches. While I wouldn't be worried about scoping out match diagrams before the match, as I would have already watched videos from last year's match to have an idea of what might be going on, I have decided shooting in the rain sucks.

     

    So yes I agree you do generally have to sign up way early if you wanted to a match, and that's the main  reason that I don't. Anymore I have no interest in paying a considerable amount of money for match fees, hotels, ammo, take time off work, etc. to shoot in the rain. It's supposed to be fun along with challenging and shooting in the rain it's not fun LOL

     

     

     

    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?

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    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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 16 hours ago, sujumanji said:

    ... .45ACP.  I bought a large# of 200gr PC SWC projos that should last me years.  I'll be loading low PF target loads....

     

    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 (?)

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