[new 1911 user]

Hi,
Can someone tell me if there is a mininumn trigger weight or pull for idpa competition shooting?
Let me know please
thanks
1911 user:confused:

[SDM]

There's not one.

[new 1911 user]

Thank you

[fineredmist]

There is no written requirement but the trigger pull must be safe. The range safety officer can and will DQ for a "unsafe" condition if it is noted.

[new 1911 user]

Sir,
What is considered un safe?
All safteys work. Trigger about 1.5 -2lbs
Will that do?

[SDM]

I didn't notice your location before. You have IDPA down there? How popular is it? Must be nice to not have to shoot indoors through the winter. We get a little interesting weather and all of a sudden field courses become a liability for our ranges. That's the excuse they use anyway.

[new 1911 user]

Hi
Yeah,
We do have idpa registered here on the island.
We also have a team of 15 coming up to Pennsylvania in September for the idpa nationals.
Hope we do well.
Thanks for asking though.

[Car Knocker]

Good luck to your team in September.

[Jim Watson]

What is considered un safe?
All safteys work. Trigger about 1.5 -2lbs
Will that do?

If all your shots hit in or near the targets, I (as the S.O.) would have no reason to ever learn how light your trigger pull was. In case of an accidental discarge, I would disqualify you. If it happened again the next time I saw you, I would want to check out the gun and might decide the gun was not safe for you to shoot. So hit the target.

The chronograph man might say something to you, but just point out that you haven't blown anything up yet.

[new 1911 user]

Thanks Jim.

[FXWG]

Must be nice to not have to shoot indoors through the winter.
People have to shoot indoors???

[new 1911 user]

There are several ranges on the island. One is airconditioned and enclosed pistol only may be 10m at most.
Most of us prefer to shoot outdoors. Rain does affect play sometimes. More often than not we do manage a session regardless of weather.
We really need to develop the ranges though. Moving or turning targets, more plate racks, poppers etc.
Many disciplines shot. Rifle, .22, air rifle,pistol.shotgun,trap&skeet and of course pistols.
Fun to shoot in the Caribbean. More some other time.:)
1911 user

[groundedclk]

As a IDPA R.O. for a quite awhile now I have seen some really superlight triggers. It does become a issue if you can't properly handle your gun. During the stage if you have a accidental discharge or have high flyer. Being most ranges have impact burms you have to hit or you put everyone else in the immediate area in danger. In Steel Challenge the lighter trigger the better because there is no physical movement. You are positioned and you shoot.

[jmorris]

My SVI's trigger pull is almost 1.5#. I shot 3.5# triggers for years, not sure how much you gain, if any. It is though, harder to swtich back to SSP,ESR,SSR once you've become used to such a light trigger. If you AD over the berm or inside 6' your DQ'ed no questions.

[new 1911 user]

Got the point. No Ad's accepted. Rightfully so.

[SDM]

People have to shoot indoors???
Yeah, yeah, yeah the sunshine state, we know:).....we're told the range doesn't want the liability of folks running around on ice/snow covered ground. Sometimes if it is pretty cold they'll move it inside, which I think is the real reason. Kinda limits the quality of the stages. I don't guess you'd have to shoot inside, but it's either that or stay home.

[richardschennberg]

Safe depends on what you are used to. If you have several single-action autos with 2-3 lb triggers, then a 1.5 lb trigger may be O.K. for you. On the opposite end, if you shoot a gun with a 5+ lb trigger pull the same week as you shoot a gun with a 2 lb or lighter trigger pull, be careful. Even if you don't put your first shot in the dirt, and even if all of your shots are safe, you may find yourself shooting points down because you break the shot a bit earlier than you want to.
Basically, if you have one gun only, or several guns with a similar trigger pull, you should be fine.
Richard
Schennberg.com (http://www.schennberg.com)