IDPA Match 1/2/2010 Music City Tactical

[gsbell]

Hello Shooters!

Just a reminder we have a match this coming saturday in Dickson. This is a pistol only IDPA match, 5 stages 72 rounds.

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Greg Bell

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[Guest CK1]

Broke my firing pin in my m&p the other day, then sprained or broke my strong-hand middle finger yesterday.... One of these days I'll get to shoot one of these matches... Good luck!

[gsbell]

Dont let a little adversity keep you away :-)

I shot a whole season one handed due to a bum shoulder.

[ir0nreign10]

Look like the stages are going to be good ones. Alot of mag changes I been studying we will see if it pays off.

[GaryXD]

Broke my firing pin in my m&p the other day, then sprained or broke my strong-hand middle finger yesterday.... One of these days I'll get to shoot one of these matches... Good luck!

Were you dry firing when the firing pin broke?

[Guest CK1]

Were you dry firing when the firing pin broke?

Yup. Found out the hard way...

I'm used to Glocks, never even owned snap caps...

[ir0nreign10]

anyone know where we can get extra parts like Firing Pin for the M&P's

Allan

[Guest Jcochran88]

Can anyone attend even if they don't shoot. I would like to check it out to see if it would be something that I could get into.

[GaryXD]

anyone know where we can get extra parts like Firing Pin for the M&P's

Allan

Speed Shooter Specialties is showing the 45acp striker in stock:

Speed Shooter Specialties

[GaryXD]

Can anyone attend even if they don't shoot. I would like to check it out to see if it would be something that I could get into.

Most clubs allow spectators as long as they have eye and ear protection.

[gsbell]

Can anyone attend even if they don't shoot. I would like to check it out to see if it would be something that I could get into.

With eye and ear protection we would be happy to have you out. But if you come please do bring your gear. IDPA stages are pretty basic with a few range safety rules and commands. You will regret not being ready to shoot if you come, plus first time shooters with us only pay $5.

[Guest CK1]

anyone know where we can get extra parts like Firing Pin for the M&P's

Allan

Speed Shooter Specialties is showing the 45acp striker in stock:

Speed Shooter Specialties

Kenny at speed Shooters Specialties (he rules Btw, earned my business that's for sure!) offered to fedex me his spare striker assembly to use for the match since they're out of stock everywhere and S&W is closed until 1/4 but around $40 shipping to get it here in time to shoot one match is a little too much...

I'm going to just wait to get a new striker assembly from S&W and use snap caps from now on (of course if anyone wants to trade me a good condition 3rd gen G17 for an M&P9 w/ Burwell trigger job, Bowie rear sight, 4 mags and blade-tech set-up I'm open... I love the gun but do to my luck, starting to think I just may be better off just sticking with Glocks... Just don't want to lose too much $$$ switching platforms again). I can shoot the M&P much better, much easier than a Glock but things breaking freak me out even though I work my guns pretty hard in that I shoot a lot and try to dry-fire often, anything else breaks and I'll have to get rid of it.

Edited January 1, 2010 by CK1

[ir0nreign10]

you gonna shoot your glock then...

Allan

[Guest CK1]

you gonna shoot your glock then...

Allan

Sold my Glock set-up and bough the M&P, i've got a Wilson that was a gift and is pretty much a safe queen and is serving as my defacto HD gun since my M&P broke, not even interested in shooting it in a match, I'm not reallythat into 1911's I guess and not sure it'd even run well enough...

I'll make the next one I hope...

[MemphisMechanic]

A broken M&P striker is quite common. Happens a lot with dryfired guns.

The neat thing abou the M&P, though, is that the trigger moves through it's full range of motion without cocking the slide for every shot: Once mines is dryfired, I leave that snapcap in the chamber and just repeatedly pull the dead trigger to simulate firing: El-Prez (with a speed reload), two-reload-two, etc... all of those can be simulated pretty well.

For slide-lock reloads, I use snapcaps, and will fire-reload-fire by actually dropping the striker. But for anything other than group shooting or slide-lock reloads, I'm not actually dryfiring the gun.

[gsbell]

Everyone

We had a great little match today in the cold. Thank you to all who came early and helped with some props and the stage setup it is always very much appreciated. Also thanks for helping tear down as well.

Scores emailed and will be posted to the web soon

Greg Bell

[ir0nreign10]

I guess I didn't study hard enough.....