IDPA Race Guns!?
On a couple of other topics within this forum, there's discussion concerning making double stack 1911s (S_I types) run reliably in 9x19 and .38 Super.I'm not roaring, stomping mad about this; confused...
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Don't see a lot of BHPs shooting ESP anymore Chuck. Heck, I see more Glocks moving to ESP once they get bumped in class in SSP than I do Hi-Powers any more. Nothing wrong with the Hi Power. I own 3 of...
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But this is the beauty of IDPA. If I go and get a tricked out STI/SVI/whatever, how much of an advantage do I have over the Glocks ( cheap guns)? Trigger reset is all and for those who have never used...
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Hey Chuck!Makes sense to me. Folks who don't want to put the time into getting good with the basics will shell out money to get the appearance of being good.I'm by no means saying that everyone who...
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None of these thoughts are directed AT anyone just simple observations. OK few different thoughts here.I have heard this argument with every gun that I have seen on the range that doenst fit someone...
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I guess I'm thick headed. Or maybe I just can't see the point of this.If I can paraphrase, you think someone having a reliable gun, that's accurate, fast, easy to operate and well built is a BAD...
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I think if you read the RED rulebook you will find that a gun that has been taken to its legal limits in the GREEN rulebook would not be legal in IPSC/USPSA Limited 10. Imitation is the highest form...
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Never fails. Someone, who may or may not have shot an IDPA match in over a year, mentions that the equipment seems to be moving in a direction that doesn't seem in keeping with the principles of...
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Lets compare it to driving. I can drive from here to the west coast and I could do it at over a hundred miles an hour if I wanted to and do it safely. I am a good , no great driver. Why don't I?...
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Okay, okay, maybe I overreacted... What set me off was the discussion about getting widebody mags to work with 9x19. Seems that everyone involved was having problems getting them to run reliably. Now,...
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Quote:The biggest part of my confusion was wondering why someone would go through the gyrations and expense of getting them to work when they could shoot something made as a double stack 9x19 for...
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If people don't want IDPA to be gamey, all we have to do is convince everyone to stop keeping score. Kevinwww.brcv-gun.org"After the Revision, it will all be better."
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Chuck,From what I have seen with the widebody 1911's is that many if not them are used by shooters who want a gun to compete in both IDPA and USPSA limited-10 with the same gun- so as not to have too...
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George,OK you and I have been here before, so we'll do it once again. (sounds of people holding their breaths) Quote:"Shooters competing in Defensive Pistol events are required to use practical...
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Ted, They are most certainly faster to reload, but I think if you buy one for faster reloads and dont practice them, "its so big it has to be faster" you wont see any real improvement. If your not...
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Wow! Guess I started something, didn't I? I prefer to think of it as testing equipment to see what is the best carry gun. Is Jeff Cooper a gamer because he discovered that a 1911 .45 is better than a...
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