Howard

Just got my ammo I ordered with free shipping on 4/21 today, and scheduled for tomorrow is some I ordered with $5 shipping on 5/7 - hardly consistent.

Thanks. Useful info. I just tried what you suggested about pressure in the upper part of the hand and see what you are talking about, great tip. The key thing is you feel you got value from the lesson and that is what really counts. I am planning on taking their home invasion course.

Glad to hear it was worthwhile. Can you share some of the specifics that you think improved your grip and consistency? I find your magazine direction to be an interesting comment. I always stow them with bullets forward as that was the way I was taught, but have noticed sever people stowing them at matches with bullets facing back. I have questioned those people, and everyone of them are military personnel and all state that is the way they do it in the military. Interesting. I have found (assuming they allow in a private lesson) that if you video yourself it provides a great tool in that you can rewatch and learn more.

Just noticed today that RTSP now has a boat load of STI guns including some high end 2011 race guns!

Actually what we all need to do is register as Democrats and then vote in the Democrat primary for a loser candidate so our real candidate has no chance to lose in the general election! With under 20% voter turnout for primaries we could actually have an impact that way.

Why not just the G17 and have the mags pinned to 15 rounds.

Well NYMetsFan86 I was about to say just add ammo, but now I won't. Actually I have not even done that on the new G34 I just picked up today. I have a G35 with Trijicon HD Night sights, and I have HiViz fiber optics on my G22. I also have a KKM 9mm conversion barrel for my G22.

Its only "legal" to carry without a CCW in NJ if you reside in Newark, Trenton, Camden, Irvington, and a few other crime ridden bastions of the Demotards. If caught there you get a lollipop, if caught in the rest of the state I believe you get two years of free room, board, and healthcare.

Can I get one of those for about $600? Where? and does it work on a slightly larger pool?

First off you don't need a fancy gun with all the latest and greatest to start competing - all you have to have is the will to do it and any platform that will send a hunk of lead down range That said part of my problem is I use too many different guns and never get consistent with anyone. My favorite is my STI Trojan 9mm which I have used for USPSA Single Stack Minor, IDPA ESP and for knockdown steel. The only issue I have with it I believe is magazine based, so I am still working on what mags will make it run well, but it is super accurate. When I don't use this gun I most often use my black CZ-75B which has had some work done on it by the CZ custom shop. I use it for USPSA in both Production and Limited10, IDPA in SSP & ESP and Static Steel: (shame on me I can't find a picture by itself, here it is paired with my stainless one on the left) I've used my Beretta 92FS for USPSA Production, but since I like the CZ's so much better it has made a home for itself in my safe and hardly sees the light of day: I have shot Single Stack Major once at USPSA and for that I used my S&W Performance Center 1911 For my first two matches I used my Glock G22 but knew if I wanted to do better I "needed" better guns! Just kidding. I just have a gun buying addiction. I got a good deal on a G35 so I figured I would use that for Limited 10 major. My thoughts were that while I am fairly accurate I need more speed, so if I shot major I could afford to be a little less accurate. That thought process all but failed as I ended up being both less accurate and not really any faster. So my next venture is going to be a G34 for use in USPSA Production and IDPA SSP and maybe I'll even try it for steel. I guess I am like the golfer that is constantly buying new clubs in the search to improve his game

I think I am going to go for it. When I got my Blue Pearl I had considered the Blue Diamond that was double the price, but really could not see what extra I was getting for the money. The Pearl worked great for many years and I had been very pleased with it. Thus, I think I will go with another $600 unit rather than the $1,200. I doubt the unit double the price will last 10-12 years so I am probably better off with the cheaper one.

Thanks. I had looked at a Dolphin Diagnostic about six years ago when I got the Pearl. The Pearl did a great job for six years but either the motor or transformer just went and I can't see putting $250 to $500 into a unit that only cost $600 to start with. There are so many Dolphins now its hard to understand the differences. I was looking at this one http://www.backyardpoolsuperstore.com/Dolphin-Primal-X3-_p_24208.html which is about $600. I think it is the same as what they were calling the M3. Do you know anything about them?

Just got this from PSA http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/firearms/handguns/kimber.html?utm_source=30+Off+Kimber+Special+22LR+Conversion+Kit+Deal&utm_campaign=Constant+Contact&utm_medium=email 30% off all Kimbers, don't know how long it is good for.

Why doesn't anyone in the media talk about how stupid all these things are. They need to equate this magazine crap into terms the average person could understand. Maybe if it was stated that this is equivalent to banning all cars that can go faster than the maximum legal NJ speed limit of 65mph people would understand that this law does nothing to change behavior - it just takes away property that you paid for. The time for bitching is over, its now time to contact the governor politely and urge him to do what he did last year and veto the stupid magazine bill which he called arbitrary when he did it last year.

Thanks for the info. Its a fairly new gun, it has the small word Trojan towards the back of the slide rather than the word in big letters in the middle. Gun has about 1,500 rounds through it so it should be broken in, but nothing overly warn. One thing I have noticed at times when I go to manual unload a mag is that when I push on the back of the round the head will dip down and not eject - not sure what causes that but perhaps that is the issue. I loaded them all up with snap caps and just cycled each mag through six rounds and all but one seemed to work fine. I got two jams on one of them. Took it apart, cleaned it and left it with the snap caps in it. I think next time I use the gun I will try it without this mag and see if maybe it is just the one mag, I had not kept track if it was just one or multiple ones that were causing the problem.

Thanks. Not sure of plans let but will let you know.

Good questions! Its a 9mm and I have been using 124gr factory ammo with fairly pointed round noses. Have not changed any springs and the gun is cleaned after every use and I run it fairly wet. As far as happening from the start that is a good question. I initially had so many problems with the mags that I am not sure if this was one of them. The initial issue is that when fully loaded the mags would not fully seat. STI had me cut one coil off the mag springs as with the base plate removed there were 9 coils in the mag and 5 outside if you let all the tension off. Doing that allows the mags to fully seat and the last round still feeds fine. The gun has about 1,500 rounds through it.

I love my STI Trojan and shoot it very well, my problem is in matches I have been having many feed failures. Sometimes when just racking it after inserting a mag, but other times an empty casing will eject and the next round just does not feed correctly. I have been using Wilson Combat mags. Is this a magazine issue, a gun issue, or perhaps a problem with who is attached to the gun Here are two GoPro videos slowed down to 1/4 speed from a match yesterday of just the feed issues. Hopefully that will help in providing me some diagnostics:

My blue pearl just died on me and I need a new robot. I don't want to spend a fortune! Does anyone know anything about the Dolphin Primal X3 (or nearly identical Supreme M3)? Any good, stay away....? I want this for a 20 x 40 Vinyl in-ground pool. Thanks.

That was positive Pete, I am excited to save money on the one after the holy grail that Brad just scores for me!!!

Sounds great, unfortunately my next one is an " * " Blue Label gun. Oh well, at least I'll save 5% on the one after. Nice!

Well if I did not know you I would have thought this write-up was just a professional marketing piece, but I know it is the real deal. The demos as you mentioned were amazing. I was thinking about the carbine course as well but I think it is a little above my pay grade and plan to start on the home defense course. Great write-up, perhaps you can join the marketing dept

No, I placed an order yesterday and already got a shipping confirmation and tracking number that it is on its way.

A month? I would be pissed. Maybe they lost your order. I ordered when it was first announced and got my stuff in under a week. I just ordered some more yesterday with the $5 shipping deal they have going through the end of the weekend and got an email that it shipped already. Call them.

Sledgecrowbar (I like your handle, guess you are a vascular surgeon ) Thanks for the reply and welcome to the forum. Shipping is not really the issue, although you have provided some good information on that. Shipping is covered by Federal Regs and carrier rules. The real issue is the transportation of the gun to the shipping point. For a long gun in NJ as long as you have an FID it is a non-issue. The question really was about handguns, as they are totally illegal in NJ except by specific exemptions. My question really was is the transport to a non-exempt place like a shipping depot covered. Some have interpreted it to be as they are claiming it is an adjunct to the repair facility. That may or may not be true and you might end up having to tell it to a judge depending on the opinion of an officer that happened to stop you for something and somehow found your package. As for locked box and dis-assembly. Kimber explicitly told me not to put it in a locked box (they might not find the key) and they wanted the gun fully assembled so they could see it that way and that I should not clean it first.