deerslayer

This explains much.

Well, Shelby County is a great area to judge by, and I've seen all of four black shooters in the year or so I've been shooting IDPA. If anybody needs the practice and experience, it's them. They often seem to be the victims of violent crime around here. I see them a little more at the local indoor ranges punching holes, but not as much as one would think. It just doesn't add up.

We get called everything, don't we?

Stays put pretty well. I have two sections of velcro (about 2" each) centered where the holster's velcro lines up. I was a bit leary about the velcro at first--was planning on getting j-clips, but the Comp-Tac lady talked me out of them (said they sucked/pants are holding the holster, not the belt). Holster does not move at all, but may become an issue as velcro wears (although this should be quite a while).

leather/shoe repair shop on Stage Rd--forgot the name, but the address is 7041. Come to the Memphis TGO third-Friday-of-the-month meeting at RangeUSA and you can see it.

Hmmm...I have a CTAC and it's comfortable to wear all day. It's great to wear under an untucked polo (if the holster is going to ride directly against your skin), but I seem to sometimes grab a little t-shirt/undershirt when drawing IF said t-shirt/undershirt is tucked in. In other words, as long as everything is untucked, this holster works great for me. If not, I sometimes fumble the draw by grabbing some undershirt. I think the MTAC w/ the leather flap would solve this problem, but I've read several times that the flap can get uncomfortable, especially in hot weather.

I recently picked up a Comp-Tac CTAC iwb holster, and use the velcro clips. Thus far, it has proven quite satisfactory.

Another mindless Gaston worshiper. Flush out your headgear--Glocks are the only guns that blow up.

Ameriglo .125" tritium front sight and a .200" notch rear plain black sight. That's all mine needs.

I initially told the OP to go try both and see what he likes for himself.

I don't know anybody who carries 15 mags...but in Memphis, some juries would understand.

It is your job to articulate to a jury why you do what you do--make the lawyer look like the jackass that he is.

I agree--IDPA needs a high master classification or something a step past master. As one who is on the verge of becoming an IDPA master, I certainly don't feel like I'm king of the shooting skills mountain.

I never knocked it--I just said that I don't see how one is more difficult than the other. Is the game itself harder, or is it harder because the competition is stiffer? USPSA has been around a lot longer and, therefore, has more members and, therefore, potentially more competition. I had in mind only a direct comparison between the two games.

I don't carry four extra magazines, I only carry one (mainly for correcting a feedway malfunction). I carry one mag when I don't expect trouble. If I expected trouble, I would bring a rifle, or better yet, not even go outside.

nope.

I still don't understand your analogy--we've had USPSA guys shoot with us, and they can't hit a thing when they shoot from cover. They are great shooters, but they don't excel in a different format. I don't really see how one is harder than the other, though.

Not sure about your analogy, but I guess it depends on whether you would rather be a spectator or a participant.

If you go to a USPSA match, you will hear, "Don't shoot IDPA. You have to shoot from cover and wear concealment." If you go to an IDPA match, you will hear, "Don't shoot USPSA. They use $3000 race guns and Star Wars holsters." Use your 1911 on both and see for yourself which you like better. Beware, the USPSA guys at MSSA don't like anyone wearing any kind of camo at their matches. It promotes a "bad image."

Not true. IDPA stages are limited only by the imagination of the guy who creates the stages. There are some talented match directors, and there are others. IDPA is not always a simple list of targets that everyone shoots in a specified order. Many stages offer several ways to shoot them, some not so obvious. Some courses of fire simply say, "shoot them in any order." After the last guy shoots a stage, I often hear, "Why didn't I think of that?" Most IDPA shooters have carry permits, while many would be suprised to learn how many USPSA guys don't even carry (at least, that is the case locally).

Comp-Tac can't be beaten if you like kydex.

Welcome to the club.

If you are a male, Uncle Mike's kydex holsters are not legal for IDPA (too much offset). Not to worry, you should be fine at a club level-type monthly match--they are usually less formal and are especially lenient on first time shooters.

I never said I was a competent reloader j/k The .40 seems a little less forgiving to reloaders. Also, too many guys are too eager to pick up any old brass case they find and reload. Many inspect them, some don't. It seems like the majority of guns that blow up seem to be .40s, Glocks and all others included.

Come out and shoot IDPA at MSSA--it's only minutes from Lakeland!