Rosswoodford

I generally pick up donuts or other sugar loaded garbage. You could say my diet is going extremely well. Shoulda started on the summer body before summer But honestly I’m not as active in the gym as I used to be. I work a physical job where I’m always moving (Electrician) and that keeps me in pretty decent shape as long as my diet isn’t completely off the rails.

I personally prefer STI Gen 2’s with TTI basepads and grams guts/follower. They hold 21, 20 reloadable. They run reliable and that combination costs me about $20 less than MBX’s

That’s awesome. Ben is a good friend of mine and an excellent teacher. You won’t regret it, just keep it up man! I wish NW IA had a club. I’m from there originally. Speaking of, I host a charity 2 gun match that benefits Special Youth Challenge and the Clay Co 4H Shooting Sports Chapter the last Saturday of every July. You should come. Its just north of Sioux Rapids off of HWY 71.

Happens Man! Who are you taking your intro class with? SSV concepts is excellent and local if you’re not committed yet.

Common trend in Ankeny this week! I caught my first DQ last week out there as well. Got stuck in trigger guard and sent one over the birm reloading trying to go fast. Made some changes in dryfire and I think I have it cleaned up. That said, it happens. I’m glad no one got hurt (your ego may be bruised, mine was ) Like others said, you handled it well. It’s all you can do - Own it and move on..learn from it. I hope you can get down and shoot with us again soon!

It took me a bit to make it work with my smart TV, but it was worth it. Seriously legitimate dryfire training app. Check it out!

We had the same experience this week! I’m in the same boat. This 2011 is eventually going to back a custom one up.

At a bare minimum, I think it’s important to have some spare parts fitted and ready to go. I learned this the hard way on Tuesday. Broke an extractor in the middle of a club match that was actually going really well.

Breaking an extractor in the middle of a stage that was going really well... (with no back up). Oof.

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thanks a ton man. Really appreciate it. Ross

I apologize if this has been discussed elsewhere- But what I’m really looking for a list of optics that work on the included optics plates with the Q5 match. Docter Optics RMR DPP Are the plates included, but I’ve read of guys using various Vortex models, and that Burris FFIII works on the Docter Plate. Can anyone help me out here? Does such a list exist and I’m just blind? Thanks in advance.

This. I have 2 MBX’s and 2 STI gen 2’s with TTI basepads and grams guts/followers. I can get 21 in one of the STI’s.. 20 in the other. They run like a champ. Unfortunately I didn’t get any STI magazines on sale, so the ended up costing about the same as my MBX’s. One thing I will say, is with TTI a basepads, the magazines are a lot easier and faster to tear apart and clean at matches. (And in general). I learned that the hard way this weekend at the Ozarks classic.

It’s for her. I’ll probably get curious and dabble in C/O with it at a club match or two at some point but I shoot limited/SSTK and do not plan on changing platforms permanently. I was more curious if there was a better “bang for my buck” than another 320. I don’t have a problem buying something nice, I just know she isn’t likely to shoot a ton either way and a wading through options.

$635 shipped with a vortex venom at sportsman’s guide

Excellent. You guys brought a ton of good information to the table for me. Sounds like we’re going to be picking up a TP9SFX in the near future. Thanks again!

Awesome. That's exactly what I was looking for. Much appreciated!

I've ready that - Why? I'm looking for something quantifiable. Do you shoot one regularly? How has it held up to your round count? Thanks

Oh I was aware of that, but the point still stands. What did new Edges used to come with? I bought mine used with no magazines anyway, so I wouldn't have known.

So my wife and I have settled on a pistol with a red dot to get her introduced to the sport. I'm looking at polymer striker guns that are already milled for a red dot, or already have a red dot mounted. Really just looking for some why/why not on the listed pistols below, or any other budget friendly suggestions I'm missing. My wife loved my P320 FS I had previously. I'm a firm believer in buy once, cry once on this, within reason. Options I'm considering: P320 RX Walther Q5 (dot option unknown at this point) - This is my personal preference at this point, but I'm open to suggestions. Canik Tp9SFX w/ Vortex Viper - *$635 price point is really appealing* EDIT: It should be noted that this gun is almost guaranteed to not be beat on.. Maybe a couple thousand rounds per year unless I switch from limited.

It appears CK's "The Solution" is the only new 2011 limited gun in the $2k range. There's probably something else out there I don't know of though.. https://ckarms.com/the-limited-solution.html

I realize I’m late to the party here, but if you wear a 36” belt I have a spare I’d give you to help you get started if you haven’t bought one already.

Dawson’s IMO. The CMC shooting stars don’t work well with the ICE.

Unrelated to your parts question, but I’m curious, how did that gun run for you? I’m considering buying one for my wife with a dot already on it to get her into the sport with me. Price is right, and I’ve read a ton of good on it, but I’m a firm believer in buy once, cry once, so I’ll gladly shell out for a Q5 if the TP9sfx doesn’t perform as advertised.

I picked up an early edge for cheap (CM44xx) serial, and it still runs like a champ. Just had it tuned with some new parts + extreme engineering ignition kit, and it may get a new barrel soon, but it’s been great for me thus far. I say go for it. I heard that model is being discontinued but haven’t had a chance to dig into it. Someone else may have more info on that.

I was unaware of that. The more you know!