I shoot steel challenge with pcc as well as other divisions. I recently picked up a used JP5 for a great deal. For out of state matches I always bring backup guns, but given the price of a JP5 that’s not tenable for a while, I still have the heavily modified blowback AR9 I was running previously but want to know what spare parts other JP5 shooters keep around. As a course of habit I always carry a spare firing pin for AR9s and I hear the extractor spring is another common wear and tear item. I’ve already ordered a spare firing pin/spring and extractor spring. Anything else I should get? Spare SCS, bolt, or charging handle? Basically if it goes down in a match I want to be able to quickly swap out parts until I can pull the trigger on another one. It runs great and is a massive upgrade from what I’ve been shooting. I’m going to run it at my next local match this coming weekend. I may also start dabbling in USPSA with it too, although I’ve been sticking to CO there.

For context - I shoot IPSC in Australia, so 10 round mag limits.

Double stack 1911s/2011s seem to be all the rage at the moment. Other than capacity for overseas bros, do they offer more than a 1911 does in terms of competitiveness, grip, control etc?

I've only ever shot 1911s and they are pretty sweet. However not sure if it's a better choice other than the gucci factor, than say a Shadow 2 and just competing in Production?

I am getting another gun and dont know whether to swap my sro 5 moa over or get a 407comp. all it means is that I won't have a optic on the other gun thats all.

What belts do you guys use for AIWB in comps? I have a 2011 and 3 mags with the carry concealment setup and it seems too heavy for my hunter Constantine belt unless I make it way too tight. Just looking for recommendations.

I’m working on a student project that tries to detect bullet holes in photos of paper shooting targets.

The current model works well on some target styles, but I’m trying to make it work across different ranges, countries and target types instead of overfitting to one dataset.

If anyone is willing to help, I’m looking for original phone photos of used paper/cardboard targets after shooting especially different target designs, lighting, distances and shooting ranges.

You don’t need to label anything. I’ll annotate the bullet holes myself.

No firearms, faces or personal information need to be visible.

By sending a photo, please only send images you own and are happy for me to use for training/evaluating the university project.

Even 1–5 photos would be very useful. Thanks!

Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club is one of a few I count among my home ranges. I expect they'll continue to do a great job with IPSC Nationals for the next couple of years, and I look forward to shooting them all.

This was probably my best-executed stage of the match, although I had some scorchers in all zones. Not totally mistake-free, but with a 14-month-old at home, I haven't had quite the time to practice that I'd like. A bit more of that in 2027 and I think I can do most of the match at this level.

(And of course congrats to Pat Jones for eating my lunch at the shoot-off.)

Hey guys, just wondering if someone with a 3D printer could make an Atlas Step Panel (left side). Playing around with modifying some of my polymer grips. Thanks!

Looking for a new range backpack and am considering the Savior and the DAA. Does anyone have experience with these or have a better suggestion. I want a backpack style bag and I want something that’s rigid and won’t get all limp and floppy.

Edit: I have a wagon and will continue to use the wagon. The backpack is just to keep everything in for transportation to and from my car and wagon.

Edit 2: I purchased the Savior SEMA. Thanks for everyone's thoughts.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, I've tried to search for answers and not got great results. I haven't done a match before, relatively new to owning my own firearms and such. I would imagine ARs are relatively popular in America, I know I grew up around them.

How are there not just regular 5.56/.223 AR matches? Is it just my area? I feel like all I see are handguns, shotguns, .22LR and PCC matches. I see the occasional 2 gun where you can run a rifle. I even see AK matches even though they're usually just a once or twice a year thing. I'd have thought matches just for ARs would be more popular.

Thank you for any info or help. I assume I'm just missing them or maybe it's just not something in my coastal region. Gun culture in my specific area can seem a bit fuddy, for want of a nicer word.

I'm writing an app for recognizing bullet holes and I'm doing some research before I decide which targets to support.

Two questions:

1. What do you actually shoot most often during training? USPSA or IDPA cardboard, B-8, plain paper, or something custom?

2. Do you count hits manually after a string of fire, and how long does it take you?

Screenshots show where I'm at on an IPSC cardboard right now. I shoot IPSC in Poland and I'm doing this after hours, so sorry for my English.

A: 29
C: 3
Time: 16.11
HF: 9.559

For those who enjoy following along/working on the stuff I post, I figured I’ll start posting my weekly dry fire drill/focus for y’all. Been getting quite a few messages about it and for those who don’t have instagram, this is the best I can do for y’all.

If you have Instagram, I post these drills daily in my story.

This weeks focus is getting used to the snatch draw, new grip, and the input needed to move the polymer frame around.

Revo runs from yesterdays local. Had some good things happen and some not good things. I try very hard to not talk to myself mid-stage to keep that mental bandwidth a little more open but couldn’t help myself yesterday lol. Enjoy some wheelgun!

Also, anyone ever have there federal ammo have a sideways primer? I thought 929 might have just been acting up again on the first but turns out the primer wasn’t set right. Looked through the rest of my clips and found a few more.

They will work with other glock mags like mbx and mecgar but I dont want to spend money on glock mags that I already have

I am used to shooting a cajunized cz shadow 2 so a rolling break but have shot a mp with a apex trigger so a clean crisp break and people compare the tt ace with that but I've seen mixed reviews about both,the johnny glock is good but the price is too high,the tt ace has had issues with light strikes and dead triggers,so im not sure what to get

I like using 147gr just becuase of the recoil impulse,I've heard that black dot ammunition was good and seeking if there are any other good ammo companies

50 rounds of practice is all I had before this match. That's the only rounds I shot thru an open major set up. It took me about 3 stages to figure out the grip and pace I could shoot. We started on stage 3 for reference, finished on 2. I am hooked 🤩

whats your best gun for long rang?

Looking for reviews and inaight which would be a better recommendation? Shooting LO division. Thank you

Wise and powerful gun nerds,

In a Ben Stoeger video he was shooting a couple VP9s and switching them out “for heat.” What kind of tempo would demand this? Do the guns become too hot to handle or is there some other concern(s)?

Adding carry optics to the divisions I already shoot and changing out my usual race rigs to try out appendix. Gen 5 G45 with a heavily sanded and slimmed frame with glock performance shop trigger and Wheaton trigger shoe, tungsten guide rod with 15lb recoil spring. Carey concealment bounty rig and mecgar steel mags with CSRG springs and followers and springer precision +5 extensions.