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Big fan of the armanov handle here, also on the cheaper end compared to others.

Did this ever come to fruition?

Load up some .40 minor while you're at it and join the other TSO limited guys in LO

my rule of thumb is if it's + or - .005 I don't worry about it. Your extreme spread of .009 would be within that and not a cause for concern. As others mentioned, shorten your AOL to avoid the mag issue.. As far as the ramp issue, that can be a consequence of your bullet length OR the bullet profile. My TSO hates truncated cones no matter what length I run them at and they get stuck on the feed ramp. Also be sure that you are using the correct seating stem for your bullet profile (some are flat, some are cupped, etc) as that can have an affect on inconsistent depth or even cause run out.

Valid point and all the more reason why a lot of guys will likely end up just shooting their CO gear in LO plus a magwell etc. That said though, the 2011 reliability thing in my experience has been exclusive to open guns- I've seen far more heavily modified CZ's and Glock's failing than I have 2011's. Obviously more people are running those guns than 2011's currently so that may be reason for my observations

It's not a hindrance- it's an annoyance. Having to go hammer down *before a stage in a competition* is an extra step that only exists because of the arbitrary rules about action types in the division. We're used to it because we compete but if you take a step back you can see how silly rolling or pinching the hammer down is before a stage on a shadow. On a decocker gun with no safety it obviously makes sense to start hammer down but that's not what I'm referring to. Now if we're talking a significantly heavier trigger pull on their carry models, yes that is a hindrance- but I totally see the merit behind DA/ SA on a carry gun. The shadows are the upscaled versions of these carry guns and that DA/SA functionality carries over to them. But I have to imagine that DA/ SA would not be the default on CZ's competition models if DA was not required in the division where those guns are shot in. If when production was introduced it allowed single action only guns, do you believe CZ would have designed their flagship competition gun to be DA/ SA? I doubt it, it wouldn't make sense. They're DA/SA because they have to be according to the rules. Odd flex but okay lol

This may be a result of experience with one platform vs another. The majority of our shooting is subconscious and we're going to shoot the gun we've been competing with for years better than a new platform the majority of the time.

Oh yeah I agree 100%. At least on a tuned DA it makes no meaningful impact- I'm more so commenting on the game mechanic of forcing those guns to go hammer down. It's a weird artifact of a division trying to pretend like single action only guns provide a gamebreaking advantage. Like mentioned in another post, a well tuned shadow 2 trigger is as good if not better than my stock TSO trigger- I've tried them side by side several times

Nice run man. I love these classifier breakdowns you do- watched quite a few of them before making A.

Given time I think LO is going to make the DA/ SA game mechanic go away for the most part. I have a few CO shooting buddies who stay away from the CZ platform entirely just because they are turned off by the double action mechanic. I agree that a lot of people coming into LO will be CO shooters running their exact same set up but foregoing the admitidly bizarre hammer down mechanic the guys shooting DA/SA guns in CO have to deal with

Have you tried shooting it from a bench rest? What kind of groupings are you getting?

Mine fit on perfectly fine. You have to adjust the bar things into a spot that will allow it to close. That being said I didn't like how the tek lok sat on my belt and switched over to DAA's proprietary mounting system, it just works best with the lynx with those thin metal bars.

100% At the end of the day the shoe you're looking for is another tool/ piece of equipment, the performance is more important than the comfort imo.

Another vote for the salamanders here. I have the speedcross 4's and absolutely love them. I think they're on like version 6 but in all honestly I have no idea what the different generation differences are. https://www.salomon.com/en-us/shop/product/speedcross-6-wide-lg9372.html#color=73525 Link above has the wide sizes! Not as comfortable as my everyday sneakers but they do what they're designed for very well. Mine are a half size too small for me and I don't even notice. They are a very comfortable performance shoe- but more importantly extremely confidence inspiring when moving quick. I'll say this, if you look around at what your competitors are wearing- if they're wearing any kind of performance shoe for uspsa, it will almost always be Solomons. They're well worth the price and as popular as they are in this sport for a good reason

Happy to report that after mounting the new dot i’ve had no issues. I ran about 100 major rounds and 50 minor through it Saturday and shot a match (~150 rounds) with minor rounds Sunday. Obviously 300 rounds isnt a thorough enough trial but I see no evidence of the dot failing now. Not totally sure what caused the initial failure, but i got that dot used with an unknown history. I’m chalking it up to a faulty dot. As for this combination, the R3 max is sweeeeet on the TSO. Running 40 minor with this hefty gun and that nice big window, the dot hardly moves. Couldnt recommend it more, the thing shoots itself. This Sunday was my first match back after a pretty considerable hiatus and despite having no experience with dot shooting I still felt like I was shredding.