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Yeah the price is very competitive. I was mainly between a used titan or new honcho. It seems like the front sight block would be more comparable to a nemesis, though? At that point the honcho becomes a far better deal. I'm not sure what the differences would be other than the nemesis weight is entirely balanced around a 40 rather than being interchangeable.

May I ask what makes you lean towards the honcho vs the atlas' you previously owned?

Both. I also do like the honcho option to swap barrels from 9mm to a 40 later down the road when more funds become available. I do appreciate the suggestion though. I'm sure in the end, the gun won't make much of a difference. Was more about treating myself than a performance edge, I suppose.

Hey guys, Was looking into higher end 2011s as a gift for hitting a professional milestone. I'd like to stay in 9mm and was looking towards an atlas titan, but came across Phoenix Trinities race shop to customize a honcho. Looks like you can put together a really nice steel grip 2011 for almost $1000 less than a new titan. (Or 2k less than a hyperion). It seems like a quality product, but I understand they're fairly new and I can't seem to find much feedback on them. Does anyone have experience with a limited honcho or their raceshop? How does the fit and finish compare to an atlas? Obviously there's no refunds so the uncertainty is giving me me pause.

Man this is a good idea. Maybe if I tried this I wouldn't completely run by targets. Lol

I've been going through several books and following shooters a lot better than me on youtube to try and get my fundamentals down. I seem to do okay by myself at home and at the range with the par times they recommend. I'm limited to an indoor range so I can't practice stages with live ammo. I've been doing mock ones at home with scaled targets, but there seems to be a disconnect. Every time I hear the buzzer go off, I'm either going over fault lines or fumbling my fundamentals. I know it's something that just takes more practice, but I was interested if anyone had suggestions that would work more efficiently than just throwing time at the problem. I'd like to try to systematically work on my issues, if I can. One of my biggest problem is when movement and speed are introduced to live fire. My sights bounce around which I plan to work on at home, but it's difficult for me to know what an acceptable sight picture is as dryfire gives you no way to confirm. I apologize if I sound dumb, I'm just confused. I feel fairly confident in a bay running through drills, but my performance in a match makes it seem like I've never handled a pistol in my life. If I left any information out that would be useful in diagnosing my issues please let me know. Ideally I'd like to work out a program to address them correctly. I assume this is something all beginners go through? How have you guys managed to get through that barrier? Thanks!

I purchased a bunch of books, watched videos, did all the drills in the bay at my range and dryfired a ton. Then the buzzer goes off and I forget targets, run dry, drop a mag, etc. There is definitely a learning curve. As long as your safe and go slow, you'll be fine. My main take away is no one is impressed by how fast you go. What does feel nice is hearing alpha, alpha, alpha.. If you can't do it slow, you sure as s#!t can't do it fast.

Wish I saw this earlier. Did my first outdoor match not too long ago and nearly passed out form heat exhaustion. Great tips.

Is there something you can do to practice? Like if you closed your eyes the moment you get a good sight picture and pull the trigger? That might force to you feel where it is before seeing the result on target?