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Had a first hand conversation with a shooter who uses an X5 Legion in competition. Like me, he's relatively new to competition. I asked him if he had added a Grayguns trigger and he said no. He made the decision not to upgrade the trigger based on a conversation he had with another competitor who also shoots the X5 Legion. However, this other guy competes at a higher level and had done just about every possible upgrade to his X5. This other competitor's opinion, who does run the Grayguns trigger, was that it doesn't make that much of a difference. He did not recommend that the guy I spoke with add the Grayguns. My impression is that the comment not to add the trigger is based on the skill level of the shooter. If you have a whole lot of room to improve, then customizing the pistol will bring limited gains. And that the benefit of the trigger will only pay dividends once the skill level of the shooter is vastly improved. Is that a fair assessment? Or is the Grayguns trigger really that much of an improvement over stock? I don't have the X5 Legion. Just wondering out loud.

This may apply to other models as well. But, how many of you use a high support hand - thumb forward grip ala Vogel? How many rest your support thumb on the slide stop?

How far would you travel to go to an outdoor range that allows draws from holster, and movement around the bay to train for USPSA? Let's say you're going to try and get one live fire session in per week in addition to dry fire and matches.

Yes, it is that type of system and the screen is beyond 180 degrees so it surrounds you. The LE systems do allow for interaction for real life scenarios and does give you a great appreciation for what officers deal with. However, it also has basic training functions which allow you to shoot at targets under time to see how many you can hit. Or you're in a video game scenario where zombies, ninjas or terrorists are around every corner in a street fight scenario and you've got to put them down quickly before they get to you. Both the timed targets and video game situations require quick reaction and accuracy and are seemingly good practice for competition.

I have access to train regularly using a firearms simulator. It can be used for law enforcement situations, general target practice while being timed, and various gaming situations. The pistols used are Glock 17's made to run with CO2 to provide recoil. It's really a lot of fun to practice on and provides excellent feedback and access to shoot fast, on the move, etc.... I don't do it very often, but I could train on it regularly if I wanted to. Much cheaper than live ammo, but it would have me training with the Glock if I made it a regular practice. I shoot a Shadow 2 in competition and dry fire with it regularly. The grip is a bit different between the two. If I start to train regularly with the simulator, would it make sense to move away from the CZ for competition and start dry firing and competing with my Glocks?

Why not get the C100 milled for an optic?

I liked the Boombah's and would have gotten another pair. For trail running, the heel was a bit hard. I think they're a good option for shooting in wet/muddy conditions and I'm hanging on to my one pair for those times.

I never heard back from the email I sent to Boombah. So, I ordered a pair of the Salomon Speedcross shoes. I'll try them out this weekend.

A guy I was squadding with ate at all 6 stage points. Two cheeseburgers, a sandwich, trail mix, and lots of jerky, all with hands on the food. Said he was in his max cycle of his lifting phase and had to keep his calories up. After reading his thread, I started thinking about how much lead he may have injested.

I was showing 12 until I viewed all. I had another 13 that were not checked. Once I added the check mark, I went to 25 total. I think I had updated at one time to show only recent matches and it unchecked some older matches. I just now added them back in.

Never shot a major, so I don't know the ruling on this scenario. Say a match is being run over three days. Can you show up the day before you are to shoot and walk the stages and watch how others shoot the match. Seems like an advantage over those who shoot on day 1. Perhaps this is common and everyone does it. Or perhaps there is a ruling against doing this?

I squadded with a a guy a few weeks ago in a local match that was shooting Limited Minor. He blazed through everything and won Limited. From what I heard, he's a Production M who was working on speed.

Good advice on all fronts.

Yep, so to change the subject a bit.... For DA/SA shooters, do you plan your first array around the DA shot? Meaning, you take the easiest shot first regardless of how it might affect your time? I always do this and plan what I'm doing around the first shot. I want to shoot at an open target if possible, or a closer target with the DA first pull. However, this is not always the fastest stage plan. For example, this weekend, I had a stage where most shooters went hard to the right for the first array, then went hard to their left for the second before entering the rest of the stage. There were 3 targets available on the right. The fastest route was to go to the inside cover and take the longest shot which had a no shoot, back out to the middle target which was a tuxedo, and back away and shoot at an open target and turn and run back to the left. As a DA first shot shooter, I did the opposite, taking the open target first, followed by the middle and then the longer shot hidden by cover. This took more time but I made sure that I shot the open target first with my DA first shot. So my movement was more static than those who shot the longer inside shot first. To me, that's the price of shooting a DA/SA pistol, but maybe I'm wrong. Perhaps, I need to improve my DA shooting, or I shouldn't give a crap if I make the first shot or not, and just worry about speed.

For those with a DA/SA pistol, do you dry fire by pulling the DA every time? That's typically what I do but I don't know if that is the optimum thing to do or not. I saw one video that mentioned pulling the hammer back to SA and doing dry fire by lightly touching the trigger, just not enough to engage the hammer.

Just back from the range and I took the old SP01 out for some fun. It's a great shooter. Probably just need to mount an optic on it and call it a day. I'm also experiencing the phenomenon of becoming a better iron shooter after moving to a dot. The more I shoot my Shadow 2 with a dot in dry fire, live fire at the range, and in competition, the better I shoot my other pistols, all irons, at the range. Makes me want to take the SP01 and try Production again just to see if I've improved.

You're probably right. Might as well just bypass the Canik and jump straight to a Legion!

I have a Gen 5 Glock 17 without front serrations. Will grip tape work for manipulating the slide from the front? Or will it heat up and slide off? Most of the videos I've seen using grip tape on the slide show it placed on top of the slide. Anyone use grip tape as a makeshift form of front serrations?

The best value would be to take the EGW dovetail optics plate that I ran on my Shadow 2 prior to milling, and add it to my SP01. Then all I need is an optic and I'm good to go with a back up. But, it doesn't provide the option of trying something different than the DA/SA platform in CO. From a value standpoint, I could just add a dovetail plate and optic to my G17.

Currently running a milled Shadow 2 with a Holosun 407CO in Carry Optics, but I don't have a back-up gun for CO. My current options with firearms I own are a Gen 5 Glock 17 and a CZ SP01. Both the CZ and Glock would need to be milled and a red dot added. For the cost of machining and the dot, it's not going to cost much more to pick up a TP9SFX with a Vortex. Also find myself questioning if a DA first pull is for me. I find myself taking the easiest shot in an array first rather than what would be a faster strategy with a more difficult first shot.

I don't have an inherent desire to shoot the Glock. I think I shoot M&P's better actually. But, my G22 has always been a good shooter. I've added sights, a grip plug and basepads, and it's ready to go for Limited. Yeah, the S2 is a top of the line competitive pistol for Production and Carry Optics, and the G22 is not really considered competitive for Limited anymore, but it might be fun to try for a while.

The CZ S2 is a great pistol, but I enjoy my Glock 22 which I don't shoot enough. For whatever reason, I would like to shoot the G22 in Limited. I think I've tried it twice in Limited. Maybe I'll give it another go.

Haven't shot my Glock 17 in nearly a year. May have shot my Glock 22 once or twice during that time, but it's been over 6 months ago. I've mainly concentrated on my Shadow 2 which is running a dot and a light hammer spring. Wow, what a difference. I shot my Glock 17 today, and kind of stunk it up in comparison. Obviously the Shadow 2 is much heavier, has a much better trigger, and has an optic. But, is it that much better? I guess I'm wondering if the Shadow 2 is covering up deficiencies in my overall ability as far as accuracy, trigger pull, grip, etc.... Would it ever make more sense to go back to a Glock, M&P, etc., and work on basic proficiency? Then maybe look at improving in competition with a plastic pistol before going back to the S2.

Yep, I sent them an email too. support@boombah.com

OK, I've shot at this range several times. Maybe 8 times? I have seen a couple of shooters DQ'd for breaking the 180. This is the first time I've seen the MD come and watch one squad and follow the entire match. Of course, maybe he always does this but it has never been in my squad. Good club, good place to compete, and I'll go back. Just a weird thing that happened this one time.