Crazy nuts with guns or just imbeciles?

[medievalmax]

mister2 - about the Para

The Para that I have been thinking over is a single stack magazine. Karl Rehn and I had discussed the advantage of having a Para double stack but I don't like the bulkiness. I bought their top-of-the-line limited SS but wasn't satisfied. Funny, I sold it to the ignorant gun dealer that a mentioned previously for the same price that I paid! I babied the gun though, it was beautiful and I stripped it every time I shot it. It was a truly honest deal though.
At least before he puts his exorbitant markup on it. Maybe someone else will be happy with it. I suppose that is all that matters in the end.

I have been blessed with smallish hands. I suppose they are well suited if I was a surgeon but not for shooting a double stack 45.
I little of my reading is informing me that most people replace the standard 7 with 10s. So I guess that means that the magazine hangs out the end? That doesn't seem to be an issue just a comment.

Any input is gladly welcomed.

BTW: I would loved to find a US production 1911 with bells and whistles but my budget doesn't allow much. I liked the Springfield loaded model and some of the Kimbers but I would be broke for a year if I made such an investment.

 

[Robert Hairless]

Hi Max. I see that you've already begun to pass by the driftwood you've encountered. You'll see them all over the place. There's no point to letting them affect you.

As others have said, the people who compete in IDPA are substantial. And the suggestion about taking courses with good instructors to build a network of friends is really, really good. A tip: the best instructors attract the best people as students. There's not been a bloodthirsty idiot among those we've met, and they're of all ages and in various careers throughout the economic and social map. So far they all have been good people--the kind who help out perfect strangers. We remain in touch with people we've met in every course we've taken, and we enjoy seeing them on other occasions.

I can't offer any suggestions about IDPA. My only competitors at those matches are me and the scenarios, and I watch other people only for what I can learn from the good ones.