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" ... the best score at IDPA Nationals in 2010 was shot by the SSP division champion, who beat the CDP and ESP Masters' times by about 9 seconds using a Glock" Dave Sevigny drives us all crazy ... he could probably win if he was using a T/C Contender ... up until this year, I always said if...

Sounds like an interesting piece. I carry sort of the opposite, commander length slide on an officer length frame, the Sig RCS. Very light gun and kicks like an angry mule but shoots right to the point of aim, has yet to malfunction though I've only put about 350 rounds through it so far and...

There are a lot of good choices out there. Just make sure you do get 1) a beavertail that won't dig into your hand or you'll be spending money to put one on if you shoot the gun very much. I have a lump of scar tissue in my hand from firing an old style commander 2) dovetailed in front sight so...

You are in luck to be shopping at the right time. http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/71/products_id/26335 S&W builds an awesome 1911. or, not that much cheaper, but if you want to save a few bucks, one of my shooting buddies has been shooting the Taurus for some time...

Since you said your buddy wants to shoot in production class, he's stuck with one of the flimsy plastic guns for now, or if he wants to spend a little more money, a Sig DAO or DA/SA. You'll notice that the overall winners in most IDPA matches lately have been CDP (.45 acp 1911) or ESP which is...

Go with the checkered. It will stabilize the gun best in your hand.

Buy the Sig RCS for under $1,000 when Buds has them in stock and then practice with it. Commander size steel slide with a lightweight frame, weighs 34 ozs with 7 rounds of 230 gr hardball in it and carries as easy as a J frame Smith, has night sights and the only thing you'll need to add is a...

It makes a nice conversion. I wanted Pachmayr decellerator grips on my .41 Bisley to help with the recoil of the 200 yard load that was loosening my fillings. Unfortunately, it wasn't made at the time for the Bisley. But, I also have a .44 Super Blackhawk so just swapped the triggers, hammers...

When there were kids in the house, my X's revolver had a combination lock through the frame so the loaded cylinder couldn't be closed until the lock was opened. My .45 was between mattress and box spring on my side. Now that there are no curious little ones in the house, XD .45 on the floor...

The magazine that is in my gun has a Glaser silver point on top with twelve 230 gr. Remington Golden Sabers waiting their turns. The remaining magazines are loaded with 230 gr. hardball. I have yet to try anything in mine that didn't run through it without a hitch.

Ask about a recoil spring when you buy the new SIG barrel. IIRC the .357 runs a couple pounds heavier spring.

If you plan to shoot IPSC or IDPA, they're not legal since the rule interpretation has been that those are not "notch and post". I tried some of the BIG dot sights with the shallow V rear too and wind up selling the gun so I didn't have to swap them off again.

yep ... 9mm mags interchange between all old XD (not XDm) models, same with 40's, and 357 SIG magazines are interchangeable with 40 S&W magazines ... the only quirks I've encountered are that 16 round 9mm mags tend to expand if left loaded and won't drop free, unless Springfield has remedied...

Never fired one in 10mm. The one I owned for a couple of weeks was a .45 acp and wouldn't run with any of the ammo my other 45's run on. My best friends have had two of them that are as reliable as bricks. So, spotty quality ? They did eventually break one of theirs with bowling pin loads and...

you might be able to have a barrel chambered for the longer case, use .38 Supercomp cases and short bullets, like the 140 gr. semiwadcutters that are made for the Colt Python ... awful lot of trouble just for an interesting exercise though