Andreas
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is it BUG-legal? or just a dressed up carry gun in a tuxedo?
The dimensions indicate that it's about the size of a G19, so perfectly legal (albeit far from optimal) for SSP.
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I'm about 1,750 rounds and two Steel Challenge matches into my SP-01 Accu Shadow. It's complete joy to shoot and stupid accurate. You know that any misses are your fault! The DA pull feels like a good revolver and the SA like a good 1911. I don't think you'ld be disappointed.
I've shot a couple of 1911s in 9mm and seen plenty at matches. They're good fun but finicky. I think that running 9mm in an action designed for 45 ACP FMJ is asking for trouble.
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Anyone heard anything regarding potential availability of the CZ 75 Compact Shadow in the US?
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Crickets! I guess the take-away is that the full-size M&P 9mm is inherently ammo sensitive and can't be expected to shoot a range of bullet weights/types well.
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CZ Accu-Shadow
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I broke four Bo-Mar style sights back when I shot a 1911 regularly—the sight blade flew off in recoil. That pistol now sports a fixed sight shaped for an LPA cut. I didn't want such a sight on my Accu-Shadow as a result.
I'm liking the HAJO a lot. It has a solid hinge at the front but no delicate rear blade. Adjusting elevation to accommodate different rounds is a snap, and I think that it's going to last a long time.
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Have anyone been able to get their M&P 9mm 4.25" model to shoot a wide range of ammo accurately? I'm sitting on a few thousand rounds of 124 FMJ reloads, and the best I can do with that ammo is 6–8" at 20 yards. My SP-01 will happily punch 3" groups with the same ammo. I've no plans to reload and can't be picky about bullet type/weight given the current shortage. I'm currently shooting at the high end of SSP Expert and can't shoot the barricade stage well enough to get the points down for Master. I tried replacing the factory barrel with a Storm Lake model, but no luck there.
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Pat please give me some more info. I have never used a forward mount scope. What do u not like about it. Thanks
I put together a scout rifle based on a Remington Model 7 many years ago. The main thing that I didn't like about the forward-mounted scope was that the crosshairs would wash out when the sun was low on the horizon behind you. The heavy reticle on the Leupold scope that I installed made it difficult to shoot small targets like clays at 200 yards because the reticle would entirely cover them.
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A tuned SP01 Shadow from CZC was my first DA/SA pistol after years of shooting 1911s and M&Ps. I was surprised with how easily I made the transition. Its second range trip was to shoot a Steel Challenge match, and I roughly tied my M&P times and just barely won the man-on-man side match. This was admittedly with near-daily dry fire practice beforehand.
For dry fire, I run the first shot (click) out of the holster as a conventional DA pull, but then don't let the trigger out enough to catch the DA reset. Hence, for the second and subsequent shots, I'm pulling on a dead trigger. Is this a good move? We'll find out at Sunday's match!
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It's high primers. Gotta chat with the vendor…
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Thanks for all the great info! I'm shooting reloaded ammunition that I purchased. I'll check the primers this evening along with the firing pin channel in my pistol. It's good to know that the 13 lb spring should provide 100% reliable ignition.
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My SP01 came from CZC with a 13 lb. main spring, which I'm finding isn't 100% reliable on the ammo I'm shooting. I'm wondering what people have found regarding main-spring weights and ignition reliability across brands of ammo. I don't want to get a click instead of a bang during a match!
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I picked up a DAA PDR for my SP-01. It's legal for everything if you get the belt-ride version while the low-ride model is not IDPA legal. It's easy enough to swap brackets to switch between belt- and low-ride versions. I like that the suede liner protects the firearm's finish. I don't care on my M&Ps, but I wanted to take some care of my custom shop blaster. You'll see comments about pistols sticking in the holster. I've had zero trouble with mine doing so once I dialed the tension adjustments. Counterintuitively, increasing the tension eliminated the sticking by not allowing the pistol to sit so low in the holster.
The Blade-Tech DOH is probably the most common holster for Production at the Steel Challenges I've been shooting lately.
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FWIW, I ordered my SP-01 from CZ Custom with the HAJO TAC rear. Multiple failures of the rear blade on LPA and Bo-Mar adjustable sights has made me not trust them. The HAJO looks much more solid since it's hinged in the front with no fragile windage-adjustable blade to break. It gives a sight picture that's just as good as a Bo-Mar. No regrets.
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I can only share my experiences. I'm 40 but high mileage thanks to years of backcountry adventures and a trip to the ER that had me rolling out in a wheelchair (broke my kneecap and several other things). I can't recommend glucosamine chondroitin enough, but it takes ~3 weeks to kick in. My knees gave me a lot of pain back in my early thirties, particularly when walking down hills or stairs. I started on GC based on a friend's advice. At first, nothing. Then one day I got up and noticed that I was walking around like a normal person. It's been like that ever since.
I've recently started taking fish oil and find that it helps as a general anti-inflammatory. It kicked in fairly quick. I think that diet also plays a big role. My wife has to eat gluten and dairy free, so we're awfully close to strict paleo at home. Early on, I'd revert to a traditional American diet while on travel for work and quickly regret consuming all those grains and sugar. These days, I'm no longer even tempted.
I'm ~174 lb. and squat in the high 200s for reps but have to work up to it. Four warm-up sets with interspersed stretches will get me ready for my first work set, but it isn't until my second one of those before my knees are feeling solid. Can't say that my knees give me trouble the next day.
I like unpadded shoes with a wide toe box for heavy lifts, as I felt that the padding in running shoes caused my feet to roll around and cause trouble. Chucks are one option, but there are plenty of others.
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No part of my weak hand touches my body on the draw. I was taught to move my weak hand in a mirror image of my strong hand during the draw stroke. My hands come together in front of my sternum as I'm driving the pistol up and out toward the target.
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I'll second the cold-shooter suggestion. Get a friend to load the rifle for you (or not) while you look away, then get behind it and take your shot. If it goes "click" instead of "bang", you'll have your answer depending on whether or not the crosshairs move. Have your friend watch your eyes/face for flinching as well.
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An hour of dry fire resolved the issue with reliably disengaging the safety during the draw. It was a matter of strong-side thumb positioning when first establishing my grip. But I'll stick with the hammer-down start for now. The pistol will get a workout in a Steel Challenge match tomorrow.
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Thanks for the advice, particularly asking the question of what I'm trying to accomplish with SC shooting. I'm leaning toward the hammer-down start after thinking about that and finding that my small hands will only let me disengage the safety if my grip is perfect. A slight miss, and my thumb sweeps harmlessly past the safety. That wouldn't be a good thing to have happen during a match! I was surprised that my DA first-shot times with the Shadow were nearly as fast as with my M&P.
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It will be eligible for Production in April 2013.
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I picked up an SP-01 Accu Shadow from CZC as my first traditional DA pistol (been shooting 1911s and S&W M&Ps up to now). Learning the DA first shot will take some doing. I'm wondering if folks typically run these pistols in Production (hammer down) or Iron Sighted Pistol (cocked & locked) when running them in Steel Challenge. I'm leaning toward Production and the associated learning curve since that's where this pistol would play in USPSA.
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Thanks for the heads up! I have my first CZ on order from the custom shop and jumped on a couple of magazines.
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I went with a mil-spec tube on all of my AR-15s due to the wider variety of buttstocks. You'll find buttstocks with versions to fit both and buttstocks only available for mil-spec, but I've yet to run across a buttstock only available for a commercial tube.
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I'd recommend seeing how the different loads from Southwest Ammo work out for you. Their 175 SMK in Winchester brass is a solid 2/3 MOA performer for ten rounds at 100 yards out of my AW 308. It's printed a couple of 1/3 MOA groups for five rounds at 300 yards, but that's hardly something that it (or me) can do on demand. I've tried the 155 Scenar, and it shoots equally well. They offer the 168 AMAX.
Out of my 20" barrel with a can, I get 2580 fps for the 175s and 2790 fps for the 155s.
They started offering a reloading service late last where you send in your once-fired brass. I'm currently waiting on 600 loaded rounds with the 155 Scenar.
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I'm using a stock Atlas with the AI spigot on my AI AW .308 and greatly prefer it to the Harris. The big feature for me is the play in the legs of the Atlas. I can get behind the rifle, scooch forward to pre-load the bipod, and not have the feet move when I fire the rifle due to that play. That makes it much easier to see my hits through the scope, and I've even seen the vapor trails from my rounds on occasion. The lack of play with the legs on the Harris means that the feet will move and disturb your view through the scope unless shot on concrete. Spiked feed might lock the legs in place as well, but I haven't tried them.
It makes no difference on an AR-15 since there's not enough recoil to move the rifle. I can see my hits just fine with the Harris.
SC training drills
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Nice that you have access to steel to set up any of the stages!
I'm not geared up that well, but one thing that I like doing is setting up steel at greater distances than I'll have to shoot at a match. It's a real confidence booster to step into the shooting box on match day and think: "Those targets sure look bigger than the ones I've been shooting in practice."