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Try this post.... http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=113562&view=findpost&p=1288076 WOW! That's a lot of info....thanks. Any brands that you are fond of in particular?

I am looking to add some variety to our current setup. I am thinking of getting a plate rack, dueling tree and a few more "poppers". Does anybody have any suggestions for some heavy-duty steel/ reactive targets that will see some hard use? These will be primarily used for training with semiautomatic pistols, shotguns and AR-15/M-16 type rifles. I think we currently have Speedwell and Mike Gibson Mfg. targets. These targets will be used to train for agency use and not IPSC/IDPA competition.

Which rear sight has the wider notch that a lot of folks seem to prefer?

All good information...thanks guys. Spending a lot of money on equipment will never beat focusing on technique and putting rounds down range. Thanks for reinforcing that. I just bought a thousand more rounds of .40. After buying new sights, my guess is that my money would be better spent on a reloader...which would help me get more rounds downrange. Christmas is coming...might be time for a Dillon! I definitely like the F/O front sight. Will go with a DP .100 front. Wasn't sure I wanted F/O on the rear...now leaning toward plain black rear sight. I appreciate all the info. on how to improve the trigger w/o dropping in an aftermarket trigger. The info. on springs was very helpful, as I wouild have been left guessing at what spring weights to try. I have heard using everything from 13- 17# springs. The "slug" sounds like an interesting option. Guess I had a bad case of "gun show envy" when I first started this post. You guys helped me through it and I still have the Glock. SA Friday...Not sure you got my reply to your PM. Thanks for your generous offers.

The 3.5# trigger pull feels pretty light compared to the heavy double action trigger on my Sigs. I am hoping the 25-cent trigger job will be the ticket for me. It currently feels kinda "squishy" at times....needs a little cleaning up. Sights I am still contemplating...full Dawson F/O set, or Dawson FO front and a plain black Dawson/Heinie/Sevigny rear. I need to set a date to godown and burn some more ammo.

WOW! You guys are awesome! Thanks for all the good information. Looks like I need to go down today and pick up another 500-1000 rounds and get shooting that G35. I spoke with a friend of mine last night that is kind of a "Glock nut", who also has a fondness for Sigs. He told me that I have not given the Glock a chance and should change the sights before dismissing it. There is no easy road. I will stick to the Sig for Production and tweak the Glock and see if I can make it eventually work for me as a Limited gun. It sounds "do-able" to shoot both, taking into account the inherent differences between each platform. As far as USPSA being "realistic", I totally understand what you are saying. I realize that it is a game, but their are elements of the game that can be applied to reality. LE training/qualifying can be a fairly boring and routine exercise in this age of liability. Sometimes I feel like I am just "going through the motions". However the game always changes and is always different, like reality, and that keeps you on your toes. Plus, you have the extra elements of stress due to shooting for time and accuracy in front of a group of people that you don't work with every day. Those of you that shoot factory ammo and use a tungsten/stainless guide rod....what weight recoil spring are you using? I know it can vary depending on ammo, but I am talking about using typical factory target ammo...ex. WWB. Also, what are your thoughts on adjustable rear sights? Are they worth the expense? I do like the Dawson FO sights that I shot with once, but have never tried a Heinie/Sevigny type setup.

I agree with Harmon as well. But those are some screwed up sights (the stock rear goal post). I was using WWB ammo...can't remember if it was 180s or 165s. Maybe I am fooling myself with shooting Limited. I guess I wanted to shoot Limited rather than Production because almost everybody locally at the matches was shooting Limited or Open and I wanted to be able to measure myself against them. It's not as much fun being the only one shooting Production (at least at the few matches I attended). Originally, I got into IPSC/USPSA to get more realistic/stressful situations to train me for daily carry, rather than just standing on the line and shooting at static tagets. Maybe I should get rid of the G35 and take some lessons from Roger Sherman and stick to Production. My big problem with Production is being limited to 10 rounds, which is totally unrealistic to me when I can carry high-cap. LE mags, no matter what state I am in.

All recommendations seem to be logical. And thanks for the reply Hanexp...it is always good to hear the experiences from someone that is trying to make the same transition. I did not have a consistent shooter available to try the G35 when I was at the range, to see if the gun was shooting similarly for them. However, I was going back and forth between my Sig and the Glock while at the range, and that may have been screwing me up. But, I was shooting the Sig fairly well (ragged hole).

Thank you for the advice. I guess I am being swayed to stick it out. Was thinking about selling the 35 with a gun show in town this weekend. I do believe I can learn the Glock, given time. And I do like the 1911 platform. However I have 2 concerns: 1. Economics- I wanted to move up to major and I don't reload...yet. I saw other IPSC guys in my area using the 35 with success, for a lot of the same reasons as me. It was an economical platform to build up and be competitive with in Limited for IPSC newbs like me, without going to the 1911 and spending over $1000 (at least at first). .40 cal was the cheapest way to make Major at this point. I probably should stick to Sig, but it seems I am limited to 14 rounds in an X-5, at a signifigantly higher price. 2. "Unlearning" what I already know- Perhaps more important here, I am concerned with changing my shooting style in order to perform with the Glock. I carry Sigs for a living on a daily basis and am concerned about switching back and forth between styles/techniques. Any of you guys switch back and forth with success? Just laying it all out there. BTW, what are drop-in triggers running right now?

Thought some of you with more experience than myself with Glocks could give me some insight. I recently purchased a Glock 35 .40 cal. to use as an IPSC Limited gun (I am new to IPSC), with the intention of eventually doing a few modifications. I had been using my Sig 226 9mm for Production and even Limited, but I wanted to move up to Major with a .40. Most of my experience in handgunning is with the 226/228/229. I chose a Glock for this move due to the reliability of the platform and because I could build up a gun that would allow me to be competitive with the high-cap 1911s, without "breaking the bank". However, after shooting several hundred rounds through a stock Glock 35, I am apprehensive about building it up, and think I may have to try something else. I am very inconsistent with this gun at this point. I have noticed that I tend to shoot high and to the right of the bullseye, as opposed to low and to the left with everything else I have ever shot, when I miss (generally shooting 7-15 yards). When I speed things up and shoot 2 or 3-shot strings, I am all over the paper. Of course they tend to go low when I jerk the trigger, but I have had complete misses as well. I use a 50-yard bullseye target printed on 8x11 paper (small, but should not miss this at close range). I thought there was something wrong with the gun, the sights, or both...but maybe it is just me. When I really slow things down with my shooting, I am capable of shooting with accuracy (ex. 5 shots in 1-1.5"). However, I still tend to shoot to the right of the bullseye. I am using a white dot front and an adjustable "goalpost" rear sight (stock Glock). I feel like I have to really "bury" the dot into the bottom of the goal post and even hold the muzzle slightly lower than I am used to (3-dot sights normally). I don't know if anything here has to do with the grip angle of the Glock (which is new to me). I was thinking that changing the sights and maybe dropping in a tungsten guide rod might help me. However, since I plan on installing Dawson Precision fiber optic sights, this would be an expensive investment, especially if it doesn't improve my shooting and the Glock proves to be the wrong gun for me. Any advice? Thanks.

No worries...I get what you were trying to say .

Too bad the factory wasn't working on this. I guess the competition shooters don't make up enough of the market to get Springfield to retool for such a firearm. You would think a super-capacity .40 at the price point of the XD "would sell like hot cakes"...one of the main reasons I bought the Glock 35. Otherwise, I like the trigger and reliability of my Glock.

Trisha, Thanks for the word on the Miwall. That is about the cheapest option I have found. Glad to hear they are reliable. Jerry, I agree with what you are saying about ammo. But I am not very recoil shy. Working on my technique will do much more for me right now than worrying about whether I am shooting the exact load I need in competition.

Unfortunately making a Limited gun out of and XD-40 ain't going to happen. The frame and thus the magazine are made for 9mm so you do not get a true double stack in the 40 magazines when loaded. About the best you will ever do is about 16 rounds in a magazine 140 mm long that will still work in the XD-40. That said you can make a real nice L-10 Gun gun out of a XD-40. mcb I wonder if the XD-45 frame could be modified to accept a .40 cal barrel and higher capacity magazines?

What's with the hold up on the aftermarket high-cap magazines and mag extensions for the XD? I recently ended up buying a Glock 35, which I think is a nice gun, but I much prefer the grip angle of the XD. I bought it to shoot USPSA Limited.