[Central Illinois Noob]

On 4/13/2018 at 9:26 PM, aandabooks said:

What are you considering Central Illinois?  I'm from just north of Peoria and can point you to clubs within an hour or so of Peoria.

I live in the Peoria area and normally shoot at the Chillicothe Sportsmen Club.

[9mm Carbine or .223 for 3-Gun?]

I am getting into the sport of 3-Gun. What are the advantages, or your experiences, with 9mm carbines versus a .223 rifle?

[Common ammo]

Brad's Guns https://www.bradsguns.com/

 

I get 1,250 rounds for $255 delivered (9mm 124-grain).

[Recommended Gold Team Holster]

On 4/6/2018 at 3:44 PM, ATLDave said:

IDK what is going on with the OP in particular, but I know I (like others here) had a little difficulty initially adjusting to the DAA holster after running kydex gun buckets.  As noted above, the first inch (or even less) of travel has to be "on-plane" and in-line with the allowed movement of the insert in the holster body.  If you're off-plane with your draw motion, it's gonna bind up.  

 

After a bit of work/practice focusing on a consistent motion, this became a total non-issue for me.  I haven't thought about it in a couple of years except for when people ask questions related to it.

 

Note: My gun is a Limited, but it should have the same frame/trigger guard as the Gold.  But with Tanfo tolerances, who really knows???

I just received one of these and after about two days of dry fire, it started binding. I was worried something was wrong with the holster, but it sounds more like something is wrong with the shooter... Thanks all!

[Central Illinois Noob]

Although I have significant experience with firearm, and I can say I have been a competitive shooter for two decades (I was a nationally ranked archer) I am new to 3-gun, IPSC, IDPA etc. Can anyone point me to people, clubs, or matches in the Central Illinois are?