XDJohn

I've shot my friend's P3AT a bunch of times. It's a lot of fun, certainly not a target gun, but it hasn't ever jammed or had a FTF / FTE / any other problems. We did take it apart and do a slight 'fluff and buff' to just clean up some mold marks / casting marks, but it's all part of the fun. The Ruger LCP is almost an indentical, part-for-part clone of the Kel-Tec, but the fit and finish seem nicer.

i've got 4,000+ rounds of it through my XD-9 without any issues. before we were reloading, it was all that i shot.

You'll have to try my Buckmark sometime.... the difference is night and day.

most of those are sold as buckmark rifles: I don't believe you can convert a regular buckmark....

Browning Buckmark with Tactical Solutions rail, and some internal work. Has about 15,000 rounds through it... I need a newer picture, now it has a BSA reddot on it.

There's a great mod for the buckmark, you can flip the sear spring around and it makes the trigger unbelievable. Lots of information on rimfirecentral.com about it.... At 10 yards I can keep all the shots from mine < 1". From a rest I'm sure it would do the same at 25 yards.

XD-9 Service Model: Mods: Polished barrel, springer precision trigger bar, sear kit, complete spring kit, replacement recoil spring, pistol gear magazine pads, canyon creek extended mag release. Rounds: 9,000+ Browning Buckmark Bullseye Target URX: Mods: flipped sear spring, Tactical Solutions rail, BSA Shadow Black multi-reticle red-dot (not pictured) More pics (higher res, more details): http://www.flickr.com/photos/xd_john/ Rounds: 15,000+

classifier in that they run a 'standard' measured course that everyone across the country runs the same exact way. then you can be classified as to what level you're at compared to everyone else.

XDJohn - you're thinking of the LCP which IS nearly identical to the P3AT He's talking about the LCR which is a revolver. Totally missed that. My bad. I haven't tried an LCR yet... Sounds cool.

It's open to anyone when they have matches, just like CJ does.... I think it's $20 or something like that, should be listed on the website.... (I've shot Steel there before, I'm not a member)

I'm going to try to make it out to this one, haven't been in a while....

I also use www.targetz.com

The LCR is almost a part for part copy of the Kel-Tec P3AT -- which I've shot on a number of occasions. It doesn't kick too badly, and generally does what you're expecting. The trigger is heavy and the sites are almost non-existant, but it's not meant to be a target gun... Should be fun!

for wearing around the house, duh? I use mine for competetive shooting events. (Not the stock XD holster -- I used it once or twice and then got something more substantial)

SA will send you a free left holster (paddle style, as mentioned) -- even if you're not the original owner of the XD. Just call in with your serial. You even get to keep the righty holster.

I too shoot at SS regularly, and have been a member for a few years. I can't imagine anyone saying a .44 mag was 'too powerful' -- but who knows. The guy next to me last week was shooting an S&W .500, and there were two guys in there sighting in a new AR as well. Like I said in the BA thread -- more competition is good. Shore Shot has been cleaning up the place quite a bit since Brick's been open.

It's easy to pick up either Steel shooting or USPSA type shooting in the Central NJ area. I've done both multiple times and even won some $$. I can probably answer some questions if people have 'em....

We have a ruger mk3 hunter as well as a buckmark URX bullseye target. Each can be a great gun, and both are dead accurate and reliable. The ruger required some 'hop up' parts to get there, the Buckmark simply required swapping an OEM spring. The buckmark is also easier to take apart, and replacement barrels aren't FFL items like a Ruger upper is.

I've been to BA a few times when they were building out the new space, and I even went with someone who bought a few guns from there and everyone was great. That being said, I didn't feel comfortable in the range area. There was no range officer working, and people were loading guns outside of booths. I saw muzzles break the '180' more than once, and I'm not willing to shoot regularly in a place that seems unsupervised. Prices seemed decent and competition is good, I wouldn't have any qualms about buying there.

The two main places that host Steel Shooting events in the area are: http://www.worldclasssteel.com/ (Old Bridge) http://www.cjrpc.org/ (Jackson)