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Probably not gonna be cheap: http://aa.swarovskioptik.com/hunting/z8-i-1-8x24-c20050801/Z8i-1-8x24-L-4A-I-p5265633 Kinda sucks that it's SFP though, was hoping that they'd switch to FFP or a dual mode for the Z8.

http://www.betaco.com/cmag_products.asp?product_category=2

I finally bought an MKA1919 Match last year after losing patience waiting for an American company to launch one. I must say with 10 round factory mags, it is surprisingly reliable (I bought it expecting a project and was pleasantly surprised.) The only problem is that no one makes a mag larger than 10 rounds that actually works. (I bought a 24 rounder, but could never get it to feed more than 10 rounds...) Have you tried the Firebird or Taccom extensions? I haven tried the latter, but Ive had good results with the former.

FB makes uppers, though they're Tac12 and not compatible with the factory lowers (AFAIK)

About 1:50 into the first SKO video they mention it has screw in chokes. Wonder if having the top rail attached to the barrel is going to do anything to change slug zero after a few mags.

There are some live fire videos of the SKO-12 from SHOT range day, but like you said, it's all 5 round mags. But yes, nothing more than some resemblance with an AR, but lacking a "real" AR10 upper/shotgun, I'd still take that over a Saiga or VEPR. Personally, I never shoot 3" shells anyway, so I could care less if it only took 2 3/4 ones and I'm guessing most competitive shooters are the same. The general tactical crowd might be different though.

Squad with some "Pros" and youre screwed?

Dont be all exclusive by not letting the handgun guys shoot the PCC match. Who knows, they might even appreciate the challenge of having to aim for once

Had my hopes up for Rhino, but it seems like the vaporware they announced some time back is gone for good. Heard it wasnt even in their Shot booth this year. The good news is that there are three manufacturers that are a little closer to getting a US made gun out this year UTAS UTX/XTR-12 ( )Standard Manufacturing SKO-12 (http://www.guns.com/2016/01/29/3016521/) Genesis Arms: (http://www.genesisarms.com/#!products/cajj) All three seem to have working prototypes, but when/if they'll hit the streets remains to be seen. Keeping my fingers crossed...

I hope you dont live in a shall issue state. Average Joe with a loaded gun in public is way scarier than anything Ive ever seen at a match

Had they used something like the Ballistic Plex E1 FFP Varmint reticle (in mils) inside the illuminated circle, I probably would have bought one to check out. Current reticle, not interested.

no, states with 10 round capacity restriction will just go to 10 rounds. there's already a rule for that. Except that won't work where grandfathered magazines are allowed Another 1.5y and it will work just fine in CA

and its high taxes, insane house prices, congested traffic, silly laws, stupid voters and wait for the next major earthquake. Did I miss anything?

I usually carry AIWB, which isnt allowed, so to shoot IDPA I'd have to adopt a different way of carrying than what I do off range. I understand the reasoning behind it, but not allowing me to shoot and carry the way I normally do defeats the purpose of IDPA for me and I might as well just shoot USPSA instead.

When I tried the PRVI 75s, they performed worse than my handloaded 55gr "hoser" ammo at 200y. That was factory ammo though, didnt bother trying to load with them.

Unless you have a Z6i :/

Heard complaints from several sources that they have issues picking up 55gr .223s. I really really want one, but that's a definite deal killer for me. Once I hear they've fixed that, I'll get in line

Since Im unlikely to shoot mine beyond 200y, Aimpoint H1

I did well with my old 4x Meopta at both Iron Man and Blue Ridge, so I dont really see a a great need for anything beyond 4x. However, if you can have more power and it's not really costing you anything (except money), why not? Im extremely happy with everything about my Z6is and until I see something that has the same quality glass, reticle dot brightness and overall quality, Im not going to move to an 8x. In addition, I'd also like an 8x to have a SFP dot and FFP reticle and so far I havent seen any options on the market that fulfill all my requirements.

If you have the berms/bays, it wouldnt be too hard to throw in an extra target/steel at a little more distance here and there for the PCC guys, if you wanted.

No more tape on the target sticks?

and IPSC 3-gun pretty much sucks. In IPSC, 3-gun means one gun / stage and then just aggregating the results. I guess using more than one gun / stage is too un-PC in the rest of the world.

For most stages I agree with you. However, on a long stage I can reload to a new 15/18 round mag in 2s, give or take. I doubt you can find anyone who can get two tec loaders into a tube gun in 2s. Major disadvantage, no, but there will be some.

But it looks good on TV

Funding a revolver team seems to make more sense than a category team. Though for some of the categories, youre pretty much guaranteed a team medal if you field a team, so there is that...