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hmm good question im not sure but i feel like its likely that it is i talked to the guy at zr tactical about the long stroke guide rod for my 5" pdp and he said the 14lb on the long stroke is a custom, extra long and wider inner diameter ismi spring that being said, i am running an 11lb glock ismi spring on my standard length guide rod so i think youll be ok

what reduced striker springs are you using?

guys it's important to know that the length of the spring matters a lot. the zr long stroke uses an ismi 14 pounder but the spring is super long. the longer it is, the more compressed it is when its in the gun. more compression is more force to keep the slide closed at rest. the weight of the spring isnt enough to determine what will work across two different guns

Thx will do

how does one acquire this? lol it seems to be always out of stock

yessir! hope you are doing good man! appreciate it! im sticking with polymer this season so just wanted to be sure. i just bought a spare barrel so now im curious to see what the barrel lug looks like lol i want the steel frames but they aren't super available and now i may wait until they round these issues out haha

hey @ngodwetrust21, I am still running the polymer rivals that i bought back in jan 2023. had you had any of these issues on your polymer rivals (aside from the overinsertion thing)? How many rounds do you have on your polymer rivals? I am trying to see if i need to anticipate a barrel lug breakage or not lol

hey sorry its the FP but the RNs are just find too. i like the clean hole that the FPs leave in the target (for scoring reasons). i was just ordering 355 but i bet you could get a little more out of 356 with the same powder charge no worries at all!

try it out i had 2 shadow 2s and one was a little faster than the other so i made that my match gun but they both were within 2-3 PF of eachother

hey man! i actually think you are pretty safe with this load. last chrono was 129 (havent shot the shadows in a while). this is a pretty common load from what ive seen. length is 1.1 - pretty short since its a shadow 2. this is from carolina classic 2022:

good points! sounds like a non issue!

question for you guys on this thread....is it possible that the FS triggers remove so much pre-travel that it disables the firing pin block? Looking at how the gun functions, the firing pin block is depressed pretty early in the stroke by the first hump in the trigger bar. The FS triggers reduce most of the pre-travel. i think its likely that the firing pin block is depressed when the trigger is at rest because of how much of the stroke it reduces just curious if anyone had the same thoughts or knew for instance, on a walther, overwatch precision offers a reduced pretravel trigger. the trigger bar is clearly modified in this kit when you compare it to stock. the modification is to the first hump in the trigger bar so that it hits the firing pin block "later" in the stroke. this accounts for the reduced pre-travel, ensuring the safeties are still functional The FS doesn't come wirh a modified bar

what magwell is that?

i recently picked up some 3n38 and im having some trouble with the metering in my 750. targetting 8.5 grns, ill get anywhere from 8.1grn to 8.8grn im using headstamp sorted, roll sized brass i cant seem to figure out what the issue is

oh i agree! i guess i just didnt want to commit to a platform change until i was sure it would ya know?

i do the flip and catch but if the round flips out higher or at an angle that i cant catch casually, i just let it go. after i catch it, i re-open the gun to show an empty chamber until they tell me to holster. seems safe enough to me

awesome! its tedious but i read each blurb from his dryfire book now right before doing the drill to make sure im focused on the right things. sometimes it gets to be annoying because i just want to "do the drill already" but it always pays off

i never shot an XD but something about them just seemed unsavory to me lol i did buy a prodigy and have been happy with it (after upgrades) seems like the hellcat and echelon are wins but like you im curious how they do after the new excitement wears off

i had to look up what this was but it looks......just terrible lol

nice!

yeah good point! i dont mind lubing and cleaning after each match. i do it on my glocks too even though i dont need to haha im excited that i can potentially get that kind of life out of my minor pf 2011 without significant maintenance i just got into the 2011 world this year. i am very thankful the mag situation is so good. when i got into them i was confused why everyone on forums and youtube were talking about mag tuning and mag issues lol

i found that trigger control at speed (ben stoeger drill) was best for getting better at the double action pull. set your timer beep to random. start with gun on target witha good grip and trigger finger in the trigger housing but OFF (or forward of) the trigger shoe. at the beep pull the trigger. dont do it slow, do it as fast as you can. try to get the trigger pull done before the beep tone finishes. your sights will go all crazy at first but keep doing it. you will start to correct the pull, your grip, etc so that the gun doesnt move. before too long, you will develop a fast DA pull that doesnt cause a sight disturbance. imo dont worry about all these detailed DA pull mechanics. you need to be able to keep the gun on target when slapping the s#!t out of the trigger. when you tense up in a match, you end up slapping anyway. practice this regularly in dryfire and DA pull will not even be something you think about at a match. its a little crazy to me to adjust a stage plan based on a trigger pull

that's a fair and valid point! I totally agree that kind of reliability would be awesome I have yet to put that many rounds on my prodigy to determine if it will run as reliably as my glock I will say there is something to be said for a 2011s performance vs a $500 gun. we all know they are not as reliable typically, but they are much easier and fun to shoot

really appreciate this thread. ive struggled with the reason why i shoot......or even have hobbies in general. it would be more useful to my family and career if i didnt as its something that divides my time to a degree. most if my friends dont shoot either. ive felt selfish for years, working on improving and going to matches. its not so much that other areas in my life are neglected. its more just that as an adult, you realize that you could always be more productive with your time. its hard not to feel guilty when there is so much you could be doing with that time. ive come to the conclusion recently that shooting (or any other hobby) is about having control of something you enjoy. there are a lot of things in life that demand your attention. a hobby is something that you can enjoy at whatever level you like. if you want to be a super competitive at matches, you can work on that. if you want to just shoot casually and get out on the range, go for it. the point is, you make the rules and its something you choose to do for you. i think people who like hobbies (like myself) need that in their lives. it scratches some itch. shooting for me scratches a lot of itches. i am very competitive (in a friendly way) an enjoy chasing my range buddies on match day. i like having something to work on that is fun ti do. as an engineer, i like to gumsmif and tinker with guns, parts, etc. I like the reloading process both from a tinkering perspective and a perspective of chilling and watching tv while reloading. i can do all this and be a good husband and dad and be good at my job. its the perfect hobby. i used to ride motocross and that was just such a time sink, i couldnt find time to practice and be present for my fam and job.