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Dillon XL650, with casefeeder, roller handle, strong mount, and the rest of the goodies. Jumped in with both feet. Figured that, since I'd shot about 10K of 9mm in competition the year before, I might as well buy something fast.

I use the Lyman digital scale. Even though everything else I load on is True Blue, I didn't see the need to spend the extra $75... http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=118094 Happy with it.

115gr plinking ammo from Walmart will work fine. ...Until you start loading your own bunnyfart loads. (You're worried about it being too soft, when really it's much hotter than the minimum specified by the rules. Gamers such as myself load some poof-poof ammo that's much more fun to shoot fast.)

It's much easier to get new people into IDPA, because there is a lot less equipment to invest in. Even if they want to get involved in Production, most will have 2-3 mags and *maybe* one mag carrier for their gun of choice, and they need the gear to mount 4 or 5 more on their belt. Also, and this is something I prefer about IPSC, there is much less flexibility in IDPA. I personally think everyone that's looking at USPSA should shoot IDPA for at least 1-2 months beforehand. New shooter's brains are going in a thousand different directions at the beep. At least in IDPA, they're pretty much repeating what the previous 12 shooters just did. Watching a guy shoot his first production stage, when the previous two were a wheelgunner and an Open shooter, can be like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

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Give the bullet weight and type. 115 lead, or 147 FMJ, or what? Hogdon's website has loading data for Clays. I know that. Whoever makes your other powder probably does the same. It's getting to where you almost don't need a manual any more. Nearly every powder manufacturer has the data on their site.

Not necessarily true. I've bought quite a few spare parts for a P6 from brownells and other sources. And of course, you can get any spring needed from Wolff. They made the P6/225 for a very long time - and lots of them were issued to police departments who kinda like to be able to keep their weapons in working order. There will parts available for many, many years.

There are two of us here on TGO who're Expert/Master level IDPA shooters, that use Glocks exclusively. They're about the most lefty-friendly pistol out there, IMO. I prefer them to the ambi controls on the M&P, for example. The right-side slide release would be nice, were it possible to reliably utilize it in a match. But it's too carefully recessed to be of any use, IMO. Using the ring and trigger finger of the strong hand to work the controls on a Glock is the way I actually prefer it. No chance of thumbing the controls accidentally, either.

Deerslayer winds up Division Champion in SSP, and is complaining that he merely 'did okay'. Ugh... I was 67 points down at the Mississippi match today. And it was a 9 stage match. That was fun.

Enjoy my blanket. There was another shooter there besides myself with a hatcam, but I'd never met him before.

Couldn't get more than $550 for my HK USP .45 Compact.

Actually, it got them into certain areas of CA and Massachusetts. They didn't copy XD, the just took the easiest route into certain areas. No importation points for the LCI. You can add the LCI to the older 23 by buying the correct extractor and spring-loaded bearing if you'd like. But I don't trust 'em any more than Deerslayer. How hard is a press-check, really?

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We're back in RangeUSA on Tuesdays for IDPA. No target mechanisms, but the backstop is up and working again. So we can shoot IDPA just fine.

I was planning on shooting against you on Friday, Robbie, but noooooo... You had to go and get your match bumped for a Ladies shoot last week.

He participated in an USPSA match. The same one I shot. Speed IS more important than accuracy in USPSA as compared to IDPA. Shoot some IDPA, and you'll understand. They penalize marginal accruacy more heavily in IDPA. If you shoot IPSC fast enough, you can keep your hit-factor up without drilling all the Alphas, and you also have that larger larger A-zone to work with. To be fair, this match had a lot of close-and-fast stages that encouraged some serious hosing. If we'd had a 25-yard standards stage, Tad might've walked away with a different impression. Here's some video from the match: (Deerslayer is the Glock shooter in the white t-shirt, I'm the one in the blue shirt, with the nickel-finished Glock.)

Pressure of competition? Sure... You succumbed to the pressure of me.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... We all know how you feel about Glocks. But the factory release is perfect for people with longer fingers, and lefties. In fact, I've removed the extended release from my IDPA G34. Keeps us lefties from carpet-bombing the range with magazines if you shift your grip to drop the slide with your trigger finger. And as a former HK owner (USP 45c was daily carry for 2 years)... The Glock is a much better gun for gaming. *stirring the pot* Oh, and to the original poster, the JP release may not be SSP legal.

You're a tech, and you're bragging about Hybrids? Ever work on a Prius or a Camry Hybrid under warranty? Or, really, at all? Every last drop of my eperience with Hybrids while wrenching on Toyotas has convinced me that I'll never own one. Ever. A 1ZZ-FE 4-cylinder Corolla gets 35-40 MPG, and will not cost mega-thousands to keep it's hybrid battery, inverter, electric motor, and so forth in good repair. Most owners are woefully ignorant of the additional complexity of the vehicle. For instance, it's got two separate cooling systems (radiator, fan, radiator cap & resivoir, etc) to increase the likelyhood it'll require repair after a couple hundred thousand miles. If you're the type that buys a car for a couple of years and then trades it in, or the guy who leases one every 24 months, then go right ahead. But I drive mine until they die, and have no intention of jumping on the hybrid bandwagon. I refuse to own something I absolutely hate to fix.

Why? Hold the gun in your left hand, and stick it in front of your right eye. Your arm will reach, I promise. Try it. I recently moved my shooter-cam to the centerline of my body (underneath the bill of a hat in the center). It was on my right earmuff before. It's suddenly become blatantly obvious that I'm a lefty, and that the gun comes up in front of my right eye. Kinda neat. (That final stage is the only decent run I had that night. 10.97 seconds, zero points down) It's always puzzled me how shooters figured out they were opposite-eye dominant, and suddenly couldn't figure out how to shoot. I guess I got used to shooting that way before I knew it was supposed to be a problem... Evan

Sevigny Competition. Pick all-black or fiber front, but either way they're as good as the popular Dawson/Heinie combination's sight picture. And cost a lot less.

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My technique for shooting one-handed is pretty standard. Blade your body somewhat to the target (gun-arm shoulder forward), tuck your off-hand to your chest in a fist, and roll the gun in toward your centerline (1/2 gangsta-style) to straighten the wrist out so it's aligned with your forearm. I find this helps the sights track better. However, many superb shooters use their normal isosceles stance and keep the gun vertical. Whatever works for you. Holding your off-hand in against your chest is helpful. If you watch anyone good, they keep that arm SOMEWHERE, either up front or on their hip. If you wave that arm around even a little, it will cause your body and sights to move around more than if it were stationary. If you really want to game it, grasp your first spare magazine with your weak hand during strong-hand-only stages that require a reload. Fire your six shots, and draw the magazine. The rulebook states that the reload begins when a mag is ejected OR when the spare is drawn from it's pouch. It's perfectly legal, and I like to do it just to frustrate the anti-gamers. Also, since my weak-hand trigger control suffers, I choke up on the trigger a ton. It's PAST the first joint, waaaaay in from the tip of the finger where I normally shoot). I've found this helps me to avoid pulling my shots to the left like a brand new Glock shooter, which I nearly am when firing right-handed. It works for me, at least at the Expert level in IDPA. Scroll to the 0:40 timestamp in this video: It's 6 shots strong-hand-only from the holster, and I was zero-down:

Some video from the CASA 1st Annual Armed Forces Shootoff IDPA match this weekend. Excellent stages, all-you-can-eat lunch, and some pretty good SO's. Definitely would go back next year. http://www.tristateshooters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125

That's good to hear. I've told a couple of people who've seen you around to pay attention when you shoot. The only thing that hurts your scores in general is movement. If you were a 6 foot tall stick like myself, you'd be very tough to beat.