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Yesz the ranch product moon clips that I bought all have lips, which made them bind up my 625. I figured I could sand them down, but at least than 3 bucks a piece I would rather just buy TK blued clips and be done with it.

Yes, just click "Interested in other membership types" and then select Household. You will find the regular $25.00 membership.

I actually give IDPA credit for keeping their weight limit, whereas other disciplines have continued to increase their weight limit as manufactures push the envelope. As it stands, at least 3 manufactures that I can think of (Walther, Sig, and CZ) have guns in their lineup which are made to make weight in IDPA. The weight limit for SSP and ESP is roughly what a stock 1911 weighs, so that seems reasonable to me. Personally, I don't think the gun matters that much in IDPA. As long as you can shoot zeroes with your gun, your split times don't factor in that much. My IDPA guns don't come close to the weight limits, but I've never felt that I was at a disadvantage to the guys with maxxed out x5 legions.

That above thread is mine. To paraphrase, it fits in the ESP box and is ESP legal

I personally don't like Sport Pistol with 38 special, at least at IDPA power factor. I got large velocity deviations and unburnt powder all over the place. It's a shame because I love it in 9mm and stock lots of it. I used to use Win 231 pretty successfully, but I just recently switched to Claydot and like it much better. The bullets I use currently are the SNS 160 RN

Was your DM win in the combined revolver division, or in SSR or ESR? I'd be really interested to hear from someone who shoots well at the national level with speedloaders. I've never been to Nationals so I don't know the answer, but I would think that most guys there would be running moonclips for the adding consistency.

I'm going through the process of moving from SSR to ESR. While the ~110 pf 38 ammo "feels" like it splits faster, the timer says otherwise. In drills from 5-25 yards I'm only seeing .05-.07 difference in splits between the ~110 pf out of a 686 and ~160 pf out of a 625. And I'm just starting to work with the 625 so I expect that gap to close up.

Does anyone know how many rounds the Grayguns sear springs are supposed to last? Or has anyone shot their Grayguns trigger P320 enough to wear these springs out? I'm trying to determine a preventative maintenance schedule but haven't heard anything about how long the sear springs are expected to last for.

Yes. Also, I usually see the Chrono guys tap the cylinder to make sure the powder is seated back.

Are you making sure the powder is back in the case when you Chrono? I load 38 special with 231 (HP 38) and make minor with 4 grains out of a 4 inch gun and 160 grain RN. However, my velocity goes way down if the powder is positioned in the front of the case

Thanks for info here. I'll have to look into e3 as well as WST, both sound like they have the characteristics I'm looking for.

I was going to list this in the reloading section, but I'm specifically looking for performance with revolvers. I'm going to start load development for a 625 in IDPA and am wondering what powders are best for the ~160 pf that I'm looking to make with 230 grain RN. Specifically, I'm looking for a powder that won't leave unburnt flakes in the cylinders. I'm looking at Clay's, Clay Dot, or Red Dot as they seem fast enough to burn fully in this power factor range.

I have a set of Ready Tactical speedloader holders for Safariland comp III's. I like them a lot, but I'm not sure if they're still being produced. I use a Comp Tac holster for my 686. It works fine for IDPA but I was not very impressed with it's fit, there is some wiggle front to back. Not enough of a problem for me to get something else, but if I was doing it again I would try a Bladetech.

I went with a mix of 60/90 because that's what I could find on Amazon. If it's too aggressive, you can always knock it down a bit with diamond files to get it right. You may want to do this in certain places on the grip anyways to provide the level of traction that you're looking for.

yes that should be fine. But again, I would recommend checking for yourself using an IDPA box at a club match to verify.

The 17 rounds will not fit in the box without shaving the base pads. Yes you can load 8 rounds in your regular mags and shoot ccp, but it still has to fit the box with the longest mag you are using. You can also run any trigger mods you want, it's basically ESP rules as far as mods go. I would recommend borrowing a box and testing for yourself. Most clubs I shoot at have a box that they will bring to the match if you ask the match director ahead of time.

Fobus holsters don't have the best reputation for consistency in their retention. But if it works for you to get started then that's all that matters. As you continue in the sport you will see plenty of other options that people are using.

I'm at around 20k on a P320 and just replaced the extractor and spring to fix some weird ejection pattern that was developing. I replace my recoil spring every few thousand rounds but that's it. I find that the factory magazine springs are terrible so I swap those out as soon as I get new mags

I tell people that juggling helps my shooting. I don't know if it's true or not, but it doesn't stop me from saying it. I think you'll find that a lot of people have some other activity that they think helps their shooting performance, but the reality is that using your brain/muscles in any activity is good.

Yes, I agree that they're more expensive than CZ or Tango, but the quality makes the real OEM mags worth buying. The finish that Sig uses is really durable which is nice if you're used to having rust issues.

I use the regular extended mag release and have no problem getting to it with my thumb, but people with smaller hands have said that it's an issue for them so they go with the paddle. Both styles of release use the factory spring and retainer, so I would think that the table start issue is the same. That being said, I've never had this table start issue although I have heard of it from others.

Yes its legal, its on the production list as a CZ 75 shadow, which is made by the CZ factory and then re-worked by CZ custom. I've shot one for a couple years and have had it looked up on the production gun list multiple times at major matches. It's also IDPA legal as-is for SSP, but most people who modify them to their taste for USPSA production end up doing something that bumps it to ESP for IDPA. I shot mine in SSP until I beveled out the inside of the magwell, then I shot it in ESP.

Never had that problem. But with a loaded gun on a table start, the gun position is the same as without the thumb rest so I don't see how it would solve that problem.

Whenever this topic comes up I'm reminded of the amateur ski racing points system, which I was involved in when I was a teenager. I'll post the overview below in case anyone wants to read it. Basically, you score points from every race you enter (like a classification score) based how hard the race course was, how many seconds you finished off the winner, and how good of a racer the winner is. Every race provides the opportunity of scoring points whether it's a weekend club race or the state championship. You're ranking (classification) is an aggregate of these points. https://my.ussa.org/alpine-programs/parents/ski-racing-101/points That being said, I think the system is fine the way it is. If you want to think of your class win as an accomplishment you can. If you want to ignore it and think of your division win as an accomplishment you can. If you want to shoot pcc and make up a high overall win you can. USPSA is what you make of it.

Medium course, I believe it was like 16 rounds. I agree, but I wasn't really trying to hash out MD decision making processes. I was just trying to determine the legality of that requirement. I suppose that it's not something you would really see in a major match since those stages go through a vetting process.