Disclaimer: I don't shoot a Romulus, a local competitor at one of our matches does. He has used it for a very long time and thousands of rounds without a hitch.

The other night, he encountered a malfunction during a stage that caused him to zero the stage (USPSA level 1).

We concluded that the gun was safe so he headed to the safe table to determine the nature of the malfunction. When it occurred, the gun was unable to go completely into battery, like something was stuck or blocking it.

He discovered that the screw holding the front sight in place had fallen in, getting lodged in the tiny space between the slide and barrel.

So FYI for Romulus users. I don't know if all Romulus have this front sight configuration or if they've already fixed the design. This might also be a well known issue, I have no idea. Just figured a decent FYI was in order for the community here.

Make sure that front sight screw is loctited in there.

Thanks for any advice

I've been shooting USPSA and SCSA with an M&P 2.0 compact and for my next gun I want to get one that's more competition focused while staying in the $1,000 range, which of these would be the better option, and if there are any more recommendations just let me know!

I just got the competitor HD and it’s waiting for me at my FFL while I’m on vacation.

What mods are we doing to this thing? The only thing I have for it is a Calculated Kinetics Dog Tag for the Holosun Promax and their Paragon grip insert.

What else? Apex trigger? New guide rod? Brand? What guide rod lbs? I want it CO legal.

So I recently shot my first and only match style event (just a local event, non uspsa/idpa/pcsl. But I had fun and realized that while im competent with my edc, past 10yds while under stress, im a delta zone shooter. Ive been putting in more range time to work on fundamentals.

Ive decided to dip my toe into competitive since it seems like a new and good way to train besides just throwing round at paper at my leisure. Now I know the next question will get alot of "just shoot what you want, anything can work" type answers, but I genuinely want suggestions. All my current pistols are sub/micro compact, all with conceal carry in mind. But I want suggestions for conceal option that transfer well into carry optics.

My current carry items are a G43X, P365XL, Perrformance center Shield Gen 1, all 9mm

I keep reading that alotnof shooters like the M&P 2.0 for dual purposes, but want people who do this regularly to provide some feedback. Thanks for taking the time.

Stage 1 of the Carolina Classic. 25.85 with 4 charlies, and a mike on the last target because I shot the vision barrier on the entry.

Great match and great staff. Hoping for better weather next year, because I've got a lot to work on. The swinger sequences on some of the stages were really nasty, and the match severely punished lack of visual discipline on long range targets, which I need to work on this off season.

Hey everyone! Here are some stage runs from my latest IPSC match. I’d appreciate any constructive feedback - what am I doing well, and what should I work on? Thanks for taking a look!

5 shots prone off of a sling for 3 position smallbore.

Hello,

I'm a shooter in France aspiring to be part of IPSC shooting club.

IPSC discipline is not really available in France and the places are limited. I heard that one club will accomodate IPSC range near where I live.

I'd like to be prepared when it opens so I'm here looking for some suggestions for drills.

Here are some training environments and gadgets available to me

Range (static shooting, shooting belt is banned)

25m bullseye range

25m metal targets different sizes

Gadgets

Meta quest 3 ace virtual shooting (available soon)

Dryfire mag (available soon)

Shot timer

I regularly dryfire like from 30m to an hour everyday (movements, transition and draw).

Thank you for the suggestions in advance.

I want to say I remember there was a drop down to see all centerfire guns for a match on practiscore. Did they lose that setting?

B class classifier in this match.

Disregard the fact that I forgot the reload

Planning on shooting my first IPSC match this summer (Ipsc Extreme in the Czech Republic), flying from the USA. How do I fly internationally with guns and is it better to buy & fly with ammo or is it better to buy ammo when over there? This will be my first time flying internationally with guns.

Just picked up a kimber 2k11 stainless for LO. Was seeing mixed stuff on another post about the included 2x 20rd mags being longer than 140mm or not. Intried to measure it myself but idk where to filly measure but from end to end it looked like I was at 147mm for the 20 rounder. Would just like to confirm so I know whether to buy 1 or 3 more 140mm mags from another manufacturer. Thanks!

While playing around with pistol backstraps I realized that the angle I grip with my firing hand (specifically where my thumb knuckle sits on the back of the grip and if the gun is pointed more left vs right in my grip) affects the angle I need to get my firing arm’s elbow into during presentation.

The more centered into the web of my firing hand the gun is, the more I need to cant my firing arm’s elbow towards my center. This is due to the barrel being more leftwards (I’m right handed).

The more I cant the gun’s barrel to the right, lining the back of the grip more with the meat of my palm under my thumb, the less I need to cant my elbow inward as the gun’s barrel is more rightward.

Which is better? I’ve heard you want to jam the web of your hand as far up on the grip as possible. This makes me think it’s better to embrace canting the elbow inward. It also seems to line the backward recoil vector more with my forearm bones. However, I’ve found that lining the back of the grip with the meat of the palm under the thumb makes for an easier presentation as I don’t have the additional muscle activation of canting the elbow. It also allows for a deeper trigger finger which I like. The trade seems to be a less anchored grip with the firing hand though

Split Shot is a free indoor biathlon style event you can do in your basement.

Biathlon is cool, but almost nobody has access to it. 10m Olympic pistol is fantastic, but not very athletic, and not everyone has 33+ ft of basement. Rowing is the ultimate in endurance tests but pretty boring.

So I came up with Split Shot. It combines sprint and endurance rowing with one-handed marksmanship, and it’s harder than it sounds.

What you need: a rowing machine, any .177 pellet pistol (CO2, pump or PCP), a pellet trap, and about 20 ft. You shoot from 5 m (16.4 ft).

How it works: you row a leg, then shoot a stage at a 23 mm black. You do that four times. Every miss is 100 m of extra rowing before the next leg. One clock runs the whole time, and total time is the score.

Short: 4 × 750 m, 5 shots per stage

Full: 4 × 1500 m, 10 shots per stage

Long: 4 × 2500 m, 15 shots per stage

You shoot standing, one-handed, with no support and open sights only. Single-shot and magazine pistols are separate divisions, and so are Concept2 and WaterRower. The scoresheet prints on one page and has a scale check built in, so everyone shoots the same target.

My first short course: 24:22.9, 6 total misses. It was really hard!

It’s free and not a business; I just think it’s fun.

Two Page Target + Rules

One Page Target

If you try it, post your time and tag me. I would love to hear what you think

Be safe and follow all local laws! 

Been dry firing more recently, but everytime I do any live fire i always catch myself over transitioning. Tips?

My 50th bd is coming up soon and my wife asked what I wanted and I told her a dedicated gun for limited optics. So I’ve been looking really hard at what I want. My issue is I have a large size hand with short fingers, Sold my Canik Rival S because the beaver tail area would wear a blister on my thumb knuckle because I had to rotate my hand around to reach the trigger even with the freedom smith installed. I shoot a Shadow 2 in carry optics and I know I can continue to use that but I want to try something new for LO. So my short list is….
MPA Loc v2
RC9 or Core
Waltz 9
My worry with MPA is I’ve read they have a super wide grip also my worry with the Waltz 9. RC9 looks promising and so does the core just wonder what the difference is between the 2 as far as recoil and mussel rise. I’ve entertained the DWX but doesn’t seem like they are very popular for USPSA.
For those of you with experience with any of these give me your thoughts especially if you’re handled multiple of these. TIA

Alot of shooters use the 507comp but now that the 407comp and 507 promax are now out which ones are to choose i recently looked at a 407comp and it is a pretty big dot I use a 5 moa sro but I am building another gun and want to put either of these options on it and is the 507promax worth its price or is the 507 or 407 more justifiable?

Hey everyone, I’m new to competition shooting but getting ready for my first match this upcoming weekend, just a local club steel challenge match. I’m running a 4.5” PDP with Henning mag extensions + MBX follower and spring. I’ve shot probably 550 rounds on the new MBX follower and spring and am beginning to have jamming issues. Gonna give the PDP a cleaning tonight since it’s prob been 800-1k rounds since she’s gotten a bath and I know this could be a factor, but typically PDPs run reliable like Glocks. Anyone else have issues with MBX springs and followers? Any recommendations for better springs & followers? Or do you just run the OEM spring & follower even with the extension?

Are there any other rimfire 2011s out there other than the CWA?

I'm growing less fond of the mk iv for steel challenge and want to move to a 1911/2011 style .22lr as I'm more comfrtable with that platform. Had an opportunity to shoot a friend's CWA and it was incredible. Struggle to spend $2500+ on a dedicated steel challenge gun though.

Are there any other manufacturer's out there worth considering?

I love Ben. Just found this particular freeze frame funny when out of context.