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"Shadow Line"
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So would you be kosher with it being used at club level, I'm thinking of ordering one?
The club-level matches I've shot have all been don't ask, don't tell so long as competitors aren't doing anything that violates the spirit of the rules. I've never seen an equipment check or chrono station at a local IDPA, USPSA, or Steel Challenge match. The problem would come when you want to shoot a higher-level match.
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They have to have produced, manufactured and have available to the general public # 2000 Accu Shadows. So until they do! They are out of stock & looking to get more in October from CZub. So looks like the end of the year or 2014
Ouch. I wonder where the original estimate of April came from?
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Thanks. Good to know that this is as it should be.
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I've been running a 11 lb. recoil spring in my SP01, and it flings the brass a reasonable distance with full-power 124 gr. ammo. I started my 75B with the same spring weight, and it practically threw the brass into the next bay. A 14 lb. spring got things back to in order. Is it typical that the lighter slide needs a significantly heavier spring?
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The good folks at CZ Custom started with the basic 75B Stainless and installed new sights (Heinie Ledge rear, Dawson fiber front), tuned the internals, and slicked up the trigger. It's the concealed-carry companion to my SP01 Shadow gamer gun. The DA pull feels very smooth with only a hint of stacking due to the firing-pin block, and the SA pull breaks cleanly.
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This fortunately happened during practice instead of a match. I've run a few drills with my brand-spanking-new CZ-75 Stainless and find myself pulling the trigger to get—nothing. It also feels oddly gritty. I clear and field strip the pistol to find a small piece of gravel from the range surface stuck into the trigger mechanism. It was also a mess in there.
What happened is that the baseplate from a previously dumped magazine had gotten partially knocked back, allowing some debris to enter. I snapped the baseplate back into place, stuffed in some more rounds, and seated it in my pistol. When holstered, the debris slid up the magazine and dumped into the trigger mechanism.
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The Browning Hi-Power doesn't show up very often. Great pistol, but doesn't seem to fit into USPSA.
Limited Minor isn't a happy place to play these days. My understanding is that both the scoring zones and Major vs. Minor scoring have evolved over the years, so shooting Minor wasn't always such a handicap.
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I tend to view pistols through the filter of how I'd use them in USPSA, IDPA, or Steel Challenge. But the various divisions encourage certain equipment choices, and compact models are always at a disadvantage. I curious to hear what people think are some otherwise great pistols that don't get much play in the competitive arena as a result.
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In my live fire practice my drill times are dropping like a rock after I started putting in 30 to 45 minutes a day in dry file. In three weeks I have moved the times more than I did all last year with 3 or 4 times the live fire.
This is has been my experience as well since doing near-daily dry-fire practice the past few months. I'm finding that my live-fire practice (generally once a week) has also become more productive. But there's still a notable gap between my speed running the same drill with dry and live fire. I'm honest about my accuracy during dry fire (even to the point where I've caught myself automatically picking up dropped shots), so I should be able to get close. Perhaps it's a confidence thing? Maybe I need to shoot at my dry-fire speed tomorrow and see what happens.
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I'd add a stapler, shot timer, cleaning kit, small set of punches & screwdrivers, dummy rounds, and notebook to your list. I like to write down what I did, times on drills, things that went well (or didn't) , and ideas for future range trips.
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So is the short reset trigger system really that great?
The SA trigger on my SP01 Shadow (which has the SRT) is about the same as the reset on my 1911.
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Didn't shoot at CGC yesterday, but we've chatted at SRGC during steel Steel Challenge matches.
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Thanks—just put in an order with CZC.
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I got my Stainless with an 11# recoil spring since that weight seems about the right in my SP-01 Shadow. But the Stainless throws the brass nearly five meters, which seems excessive. Does the lighter slide of the Stainless call for a heavier spring? What weight do folks find works in this model? I'm running full-power 124 gr. ammunition.
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Keep an eye on Gunbroker and be prepared to pay a bit extra.
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This is the most helpful thread that I've ever read about any topic on any forum. I started with a fair grip strength from deadlifting in the low 400 lb. range for reps but never made a point of gripping my pistol that hard. I've made gripping the pistol hard a priority during my last few dry-fire sessions and got out for some live fire today. Amazing! For the first time, I was able to see the front sight through the entire recoil cycle, which did wonders for my split times. The unexpected benefit was greatly improved hits on far targets, as bearing down hard on the grips seems to alleviate pre-ignition flinch.
I've acquired a CoC #1, which I'm able to close several times with each hand. I figure that a CoC #1.5 will be in the cards next month.
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If the target is tougher than a 7 yard metric target I don't start on the trigger pull nearly so soon.
Do you think that this approach is faster than prepping the trigger during the draw? I switched from an M&P to a CZ 75 earlier this year and have been trying to get most of the DA trigger pull done prior to refining sight alignment. Now I read that someone much faster than me stays off the trigger until much later in the first shot process and am scratching my head!
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I am often on the trigger now just before the fiber comes up into the A zone on the close range stuff.
So you're typically not starting to crank the trigger until you've aligned the sights on target?
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If your grip is such that your trigger finger can force the gun out of the target (or off the A-zone) then you have found the source of the problem.
Sage advice. It's not my trigger finger that's the problem for the shots I have in mind discussing
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Every shot only requires the amount of control to hit that shot's A-zone...anything else is a waste of time....
That's certainly true, but it applies to every trigger technique under the sun, including holding the pistol upside-down and running the trigger with your pinky. I'm wondering if any approaches will naturally make your statement easier than others.
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I could wax on and on about rolling up to and easing over the speed bump, but in reality the only way you'll be able to learn this for yourself is to do 10,000 trigger pulls in dry fire with zero sight movement as fast as you are able to.
By speed bump, I assume that you mean the release point for the hammer. That would imply that I'm heading in the correct general direction with my dry-fire routine ;-)
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I'm curious how I should be running the trigger on paper targets out around 20 yards. At 10 yards, I'm blasting through the take-up and release points in one smooth motion, but at 20 I'm distinctly aware of pausing once I take up the slack and increasing the pressure over about 1/3 second to release the shot. Too many shots are going low, perhaps due to this dawdling. FWIW, this is with a CZ-75 that's been worked over by CZ Custom.
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DAA makes a PDR to fit the SIG 226. I have one for my SP-01 and it gives a very smooth and fast draw. Blade-Tech looks like the most popular brand for Production.
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I made CDP Expert with a 1911 before ammo prices nudged me into the dark side of 9mm pistols.
An extended thumb safety is a worthwhile upgrade, and you have zillions to choose from. I disengage it before my hands come together. The muzzle is pointing down at about 45 degrees at this point in my draw. I have small hands and run the slide stop with my weak hand thumb on everything.
Enjoy the new platform!
Mag pouches
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I'm using the DAA Race Masters. The magazines release smoothly when you grab them yet are held tightly enough for handstands. No worries about leaving a trail of magazines. Tension is fully adjustable. They're definitely a buy-it-for-life item. I haven't tried the Racer, but it appears to offer 80% of the goodness for 50% of the cost. They appear to loose some mounting flexibility, but that's probably not an issue for shooting Production.
Both can be mounted at 90 degrees from the body if that's how you roll.