Semiauto for IDPA

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meat

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I would really like to get into IDPA shooting. I wanted to use a CZ-75 for shooting, but the mags do not fall free from the gun. A suggested fix was posted in my original post here:http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=136563, but I'm not comfortable w/ doing that. So, this gives me a good excuse to get another semiauto :) . I was just wondering if anyone has any suggestions from experience about what gun I should maybe consider for IDPA stock service division. I would like it to be a full size 9mm. I'm currently looking at the glock or a Sig. Thanks in advance.
 
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Kermit

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I've had a blast participating in IDPA. Loads of fun, learn alot & good people at every turn.
If your choices have been narrowed to a Glock or a Sig, get the Glock. It's just more applicable to the game.
 
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Jim Watson

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If you are not comfortable flattening or replacing your mag retainer like those of us who campaign CZs in IDPA routinely do...

SHOOT THE FOOL THING LIKE IT IS!

Why not?
Were you planning on winning the first time out?

Get some experience in competition with a gun you are familiar with. You do not need to be learning a new gun and learning how to get around a new course of fire at the same time.

Stripping the empty mag out on the reload will cost you only a little time, IF you practice it on your own time and know what you are doing. You have to be ready to do that anyway; a nominal drop-free magazine may not always drop free.

Then if you like IDPA well enough to use it to justify buying a new gun, I recommend Glock for SSP. A G17 is fine, a G34 is optimized for the sport. Both use common 9mm ammo. If you want to have the capability of shooting IPSC Limited you could get a G35 and shoot low-end .40s for IDPA and IPSC Production and full charge .40s for IPSC Limited.

There are a few Berettas in IDPA and fewer SIG-Sauers or H&Ks. You can shoot your carry gun or shoot your favorite or shoot what you have on hand and do well and have a good time. But the top shooters seem to pick 1911s for CDP and ESP and Glocks for SSP. Unless you are Ernest Langdon or Bruce Gray or one of a very few other specialists you will do well to shoot 1911 or Glock, too.

But shoot what you have to start off with.
Get acquainted with people, you can borrow other guns to try before you buy something else. It is hard to pick a gun off the internet and worse to try to pick one out of the gunzines.
 
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meat

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I can't get awayfrom ya' Jim!!!! hahahaha. Ok, I'll give it a try w/ the CZ. Thanks for the advice.
 
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stick

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Shoot what ya got for a few. If you have $500 bucks trying to fly out of your wallet how about this...

1000 rounds of USA 9mm ~$110
10 match fees ~$200-250
1 day class ~$150

Mix and match to your tastes.

You'd be a lot further ahead skill-wise than buying a new firearm.
 
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M1911

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Call up CZ and buy the drop-free mag brake, fer chrissakes. It's cheap and you can install it in minutes.

Or, if you are carrying the CZ, then you really should be practicing with it. So compete with the CZ as it is.

If you want to buy a new gun, do so. But I just can't understand what your hesitation is about modifying the CZ. Why don't you want to replace the spring? Are you concerned that it would be hard to put the gun back together?

M1911
 
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9x45

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Big, Glock mags may, or may not, drop free. Depends on the mags and the gun. There is no such thing as 'drop free', only fully metal lined, or lined on 3 sides. Most 10 rounders pop out like a 1911. Some hi-caps don't, some do.
 
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