Brendan M

Ordered mags. 1 40 round, 2 30 round and 2 10 round for the range. Next question, I have narrowed scope choice to either Vortext Viper PTS 1-4x24 about $500 Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6x24 about $310 I know the Viper is considered better but don't understand the difference? Is it worth the extra $190?

Next question would be pistol rounds required? I may start with my CZ Compact then buy a dedicated pistol once funds allow. This means dealing with 14 round magazines. I still have the shot gun to buy as well. Will most likely cry once and get a Benelli. Work is busy but there is a limit to what my wife will support all at once. Plus she wants a new Glock for competition. I personally can't hit the broad side of a barn with a Glock, but she is great with one.

Search has failed to answer my questions so I figure this might be a helpful thread to start. 1. What AR-15 magazines will I want to cover any normal stage? My AR came with 1 steel 30 round magazine. 2. What is the value of a detachable scope mount like the La Rue?

Armalite and Double Star don't appear to currently be available through the big discounters.

What I want to research is how these two guns run straight out of the box? My skills, lack of training time and ammunition budget are far more limiting to my results then my equipment. So do either of these guns have an above or below average reputation straight out of the box? I just want a rifle that will run well consistently. The answer may be they are both fine and then I will make my decision on price and availability. Thanks for taking the time to give your input or experience.

After 5 years off shooting I moved back close to the range. When I shot before it was a simple CZ-75b in Production and for a steel match. I was happy. Then I made the mistake of wanting higher capacity for the steel and bought a Glock. Glocks and my big hands don't get along very well. Sold Glock. 5 years later I start to look around for another CZ-75 (9mm) and it appears the world has discovered what I already knew. Great gun. The problem is the Custom shops website is confusing and they don't return voice mails. So my question is: For USPSA Productions and a local steel match which CZ do I want to get? Why? From CZ: CZ 75 SP01 CZ 75 SP01 Tacitcal CZ SP01 Shadow Target From Custom Shop CZ 75 SP01 Shadow Custom 2014 BLACK 9mm CZ 75 SHADOW Custom 2014 Black 9mm CZ 75 SHADOW T SA/DA 9mm BLACK CUSTOM SHOP CZ 75 SHADOW CUSTOM 9mm BUILD ME We can skip the ACCU guns, I don't shoot well enough to justify the cost. Clearly we have a wide price range. I don't mind saving up a little longer to get one of the more expensive guns if it is money worth spending. Just want to be happy with my equipment and have fun. I will never pratice enough to be very good. I have too many other fun hobbies I like to do. Thanks for any clearification you can provided. I'm sure I'm not the only one who is confused.

Hi, I'm looking for a gunsmith on the Westside or near Ben Avery that can check out and confirm the zero on a M-1 Garand I'm going to be selling. I would use Accuracy Speaks but I live in Glendale by the stadium. A.S. is a long ways away these days. Thanks for any guidance.

Thanks for all the suggestion on what scope, but you really haven’t answered my question. What I was trying to ask was how big of a difference does it make if I have the perfect scope (call it scope 100%) or have the less then perfect scope (call it scope 75%)? Can you gain a big edge or give your self a big handicap by your choice of scope? For example, from my experience equipment dependability and shooter skill are the number 1 and 2 inputs affecting competitiveness. A GM with a tricked out open gun that won’t feed correctly can’t use his skill. I shot behind Rob Leatham one time and think he might be able to out shoot most of us with any gun that cycles correctly and basically shoots straight. His single stack times often beat all limited gun times shooting steel at a local match. He get 8 shots before reloading we get 20+, he kicks our asses. Shooter skill. Hopefully this clarifies my question some. Thanks Brendan P.S. Don’t worry about the wallet. When I want a new toy (excuse my, highly engineered competitive tool) enough I can always put in some overtime.

After way too many hours researching AR-15’s online I concluded to suck it up and pay up for a JP-15. I think my wallet is whimpering in the corner, refusing to come out right now. So the gun issue is solved. My question is how good of a scope do I need? Is there a major equipment advantage derived from the scope you use? The price ranges seem to be from $150-$1,000+. I live in AZ so I will be shooting western US 3-gun competitions I can reach by car. I like longer rifle courses in general. I’m 39, wear glasses and know my eyes aren’t what they use to be. What’s the verdict?

After hunting around the web the best price I've found is $1079-no sales tax- free shipping. My FFL charge $15 to receive. Benelli M2 Field 12 ga. 21' barrel black synthetic Anyone know of better? Should I hold out or is that about as good as it gets? Thanks Brendan

I recently started shooting a G34. I'm having a hard time figuring out what to do with my right thumb. I'm right handed and have fairly large hands. My thumb naturally comes to rest on the slide stop lever. After shooting my first match with the gun I couldn't understand why the slide lock wasn't working. Upon further investigation I figured out I was holding it down, hence no slide lock. So what do right handed, Glock shooters with large hands do with their right thumb? Pictures would be great! Thanks, Brendan

My first match, first or second stage I ever shot had a Texas Star at 15-20 yards (okay maybe it was only 10-15 yards but everything looked farther away back then) luckily I had bought a case (1000 rounds) of ammo and it was in the trunk of the car. If I had owned more magazines at the time I might have used a lot of it. My current practice is buy case of WWB at Wal-Mart (bitch about price going up again) shoot until 300 rounds left and repeat, seems to work well. I never run out.

I'm looking to improve the trigger on my new G34. I want it in the 3-3.5# range to keep it Production legal in USPSA if they go to the 3# rule that is being proposed. I would like to shorten the reset and take out extra travel if possible. What are my choices? Does anyone have experience with Custom Glock Racing trigger jobs? Thanks for your input, Brendan P.S. I’m not very skilled at working with very small parts. I have big hands and a long history of breaking small parts.

Don't over look the Glock 34. I just had my FFL fax the transfer papers to Topglock.com. I think the price will be $551.78 + $15 transfer fee by my FFL; free shipping and no sales tax. AZ sales tax is 8% so that saves $42 right there. I don't know if it is IDPA legal but it is good to go in the others. I'm going with the 9mm for cost reasons as well. In the steel match I shoot it will be a limited gun, 140mm mag rule in effect, +5 base pads brings it to a 23 round limited steel gun. If I can shoot straight enough some stages that required reloading with my 16 round CZ will get shot straight through. I can't wait. Why should the open gun folks get to have all the fun?

At a recent match I saw WWB .40 SW in the 100 round Value Pack. I didn’t realize it was sold this way so it started me rethinking my soon to be made Glock 34(9mm) purchase. Maybe I could go with a Glock 35(.40 SW), even though I don’t reload (and don’t want to start until I buy my new house maybe a year or more away)? So off to the nearest Wal-Mart I went to price WWB .40 SW; $19.98 + 8% sales tax per box. I’ll stick to the Glock 34 for my new steel gun. What was more interesting is WWB Value Pack 9mm was $14.56 + tax today 1/23/07. At a different Wal-Mart about 10 miles from the first one and about a block from my big gun club I bought 10 boxes of WWB Value Pack 9mm for $12.88 + tax on 1/3/07; a 13% price difference. The $12.88 price reflected an increase of about 10% from the old price at the same Wal-Mart. I asked and the guy at the store said prices had gone up across the board a couple of weeks earlier. So I have several questions. Have other people experienced ammo price increases? Have other people experienced this price fluctuation from store to store with Wal-Mart? If you know, what exactly do you pay for WWB Value Pack (100 rounds) 9mm without tax? Is there a cheaper way to get WWB Value Pack 9mm? (I’m will to buy a lot at one time to save money in the long run. I’m also willing to group purchase with other shooters in my area for a really big order to save money.) This could become a general nationwide price check/ammo purchasing discussion. If you’re interested in other calibers please speak up. I only own a 9mm so that’s what I know. Thanks for your input in advance. Brendan