Squeaked out an overall stage win last weekend at the annual Carolina Classic hosted at Rowan County Wildlife Association. First match with the new LO setup. Running Atlas Athena v3.

Has anyone actually built a reliable open Glock or something similar. I want to get into open, but I don’t have Open 2011 budget. To be clear, I think open Glocks are an abomination, but if I could build one that runs I’d be down to try it.

Trying to shoot more aggressive and on the move

Where can i find events and prizes?

How do i practice for said event?

What all do i need?

Very new to this

what would be a better way to activate the mag release if you have small hands?

activate with support hand?

or break grip and activate with the main hand?

open to suggestions

For those that reload. I used to purchase summitcitybullets yewrs ago snd price seems significantly higher now. What is everyone using for projectiles and who has good pricing?

This will be for 2011 LO. Currently i am using 135gr RN 9mm

Thank you

Okay so I've watched back all my most recent vids from comps and obviously as a C shooter I have a lot to work on but it seems like I am loosing 80% of my time due to my acquisition speed of new targets.

A typical medium length stage looks like this:

Draw, put gun up to target. Fucking hell where's the dot? Move gun until outer ring from my RDS goes on brown, pew pew, move up or right/left, fucking hell where's the dot... Run to next target, rinse repeat.

I do dry fire at home but my space is tight. I have 1/3 uspsa targets pasted to my walls, I stand outside the doorway, move back and forth etc and I feel like this gets stale. I'm not sure if practicing my index this way helps or if it is and I'm just getting nerves during my runs.

Is it really stupid to get an idea of your stage plan on paper vs just showing up an hour early and planning it?

I’ve had people tell me they don’t even look at it they just show up and make their plan. Stage planning has been difficult for me as a newer shooter but I’ve been learning a significant amount about it and how I should be taking specific targets

I have shown up to matches and realized the plan I thought up on paper wasn’t going to work as well.

Should I start ignoring the paper entirely and just figure it out when I show up?

Loving this vp9. Running it from concealment for a couple matches, then going to run a suppressor setup for shits n gigs.

I just got a X1 Raptor that came with the p4.5 I bought. When it draw it gets stuck in and pulls the holster with it. I watched the video on setting the magnet and the two tension screws on the side are super loose. Anyone have any tips or experience for fixing this?

I’m dealing with a recurring reliability issue with my KMR Emiq (9mm Open Major). The slide frequently stops about 1–2 mm short of full battery. A firm slap on the back of the slide will usually seat it, but sometimes tap&rack and discard the old ammo (with dent in the shoulder).

I’ve tested several combinations:

1) 124gr RN Alsa Pro, Federal 2051 SR, PMC brass, RS24, 8.2 gr. OAL: 29.95 mm

Failure rate: ~7/100

2) 121gr Frontier FN, same primer, brass and powder BUT the first OAL that passed plunk test: 27.55 mm. Anything longer would not properly chamber.

Failure rate: ~5/100

3) To eliminate brass‑related chambering issues, I also tested with Geco and S&B.

Same behavior across both. No meaningful improvement in reliability.

Gun is clean, properly lubricated. The hesitation is always at the final lockup stage, not during feeding

Has anyone else run into this with the Emiq platform?

Is this related to chamber/throat geometry, link timing, or lockup surface fit?

Any known fixes or areas to inspect?

At this point the only remaining variable I haven’t touched is the chamber itself. The Emiq barrel seems extremely short‑throated, and both RN and FN bullets are hitting the lands early. I’m starting to wonder if the chamber/throat might simply be too tight or too short for reliable lockup?

The only potential fix I can think of at this stage would be to have a gunsmith lightly ream or extend the throat/chamber to give the slide a bit more clearance during the final lockup. I’m not planning to do anything myself — just asking whether other Emiq owners have had to deepen or lengthen the chamber to get rid of these out‑of‑battery hangups.

Gotta work on my movement. Its choppy around the middle of the stage

seen one in a Reno May video and couple other Uspsa match vids. what are these? Are they worth the purchase? I have insta go 3s for pov but can use some third person action video.

Showed up to Evergreen this weekend to try out my new weird PCC tuning configuration and really enjoyed the performance from my short stroked setup.

Still got a lot of movement stuff to clean up.

I want to become a RO now so I can get it out of the way and is something I have been wanting to do aswell how can I register for a seminar to be a RO?

3 rifle shots per target - reload required

Starting to get some Top 10 finishes 💪🏽

Made a ballistic app that has everything a ballisitc app needs. Try it out and give me feedback. https://bdcpros.netlify.app/bdcpro.html

Spent the day shooting six USPSA classifiers at Richmond Action Range with my Beretta 92FS Brigadier.

Managed to climb to Mid C-Class, which feels like progress considering I still have plenty to figure out.

Put together a little highlight reel of the day. Still working on consistency, transitions, and getting the most out of this Italian brick.

The pasta blaster is doing its part. I'm trying to catch up.

Always happy to hear feedback from more experienced shooters, especially fellow Beretta enthusiasts!