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Lykaeon

Lykaeon

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Hey all,

I was interested in picking up a custom all-steel pistol. Until now I have only really played around with polymer. I have shot my friends 1911 (in 9mm) extensively and noticed my accuracy seems to improve greatly. Not sure if that is a result of the ergonomics, the weight or the quality of his pistol. He shoots a Kimber Target.

Now I have a rather elaborate budget as I have been saving for this for a while, but I find myself really torn between a few pistols. I'm hoping for some experienced advice as all I really have is what I can dig up on various forums.

My options were:
Dlask 1911 Pro Plus (.38 Super)
Bul M5 IPSC (.38 Super)
Sig P226 X-Five Level 1
CZ Tactical Sport (+ Mods like a steel guide rod and trigger job)

I should note that I am in no hurry to enter IPSC, this is me experimenting with a modified handgun. If I did do IPSC (in the future) I would probably stick to Limited.
 
if you are shooting limited then you want something is .40 to shoot major and you want something double stack so you have that large mouth to throw reloads at (and full cap mags if you ever shoot outside of canada)
so dlask is out of the "smart choices" category, make it .40 and its not such a bad choice, better choice would be a 2011 such as the edge (they come up for sale as a full ipsc kit frequently) even better than the edge would be the aperio for the sight tracker barrel
bul m5, make it .40 and it fits the regular limited stuff
sig, same deal if its ,40 it works
tac sport again works as a choice if its .40, can also look at the many tanfoglio options that are the same design
 
Get the Dlask 1911 in .38 Super and when you're ready to start in IPSC you can shoot it in Classic Division (Minor PF).
 
Musky Hunter said:
Why 38 super?? Just shoot 9mm in minor or 40sw in major!!
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Lykaeon said:
Hey all,

I was interested in picking up a custom all-steel pistol. Until now I have only really played around with polymer. I have shot my friends 1911 (in 9mm) extensively and noticed my accuracy seems to improve greatly. Not sure if that is a result of the ergonomics, the weight or the quality of his pistol. He shoots a Kimber Target.

Now I have a rather elaborate budget as I have been saving for this for a while, but I find myself really torn between a few pistols. I'm hoping for some experienced advice as all I really have is what I can dig up on various forums.

My options were:
Dlask 1911 Pro Plus (.38 Super)
Bul M5 IPSC (.38 Super)
Sig P226 X-Five Level 1
CZ Tactical Sport (+ Mods like a steel guide rod and trigger job)

I should note that I am in no hurry to enter IPSC, this is me experimenting with a modified handgun. If I did do IPSC (in the future) I would probably stick to Limited.
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The OP likes .38 Super (as do I)
 
If you're stuck on the idea of .38Super then fine. But as mentioned it can be a bit of a pain hunting for the brass and finding it on a regular basis. This applies both to the stores as well as at the range after you shoot a stage. I suspect this is why the move towards 9Major in guns shooting what is basically 9mm +P loads or +P+ loads. The brass is darn near free for the picking up and isn't at all hard to find.

If you're getting a gun which has a recoil compensator (muzzle brake) then you'll likely want to look at the powder choice for either .38Super or 9Major to get enough gas volume to make the brake work well. A couple of my shooting buddys that were setting up for 9major were playing with powders which generated more gas per volume of powder while still not peaking the pressure too high in order to make the compensator more effective.

If you're not shooting in Open with compensator brakes and stuff frankly I can't see the magic of a caliber where you need to turn into a obsessed brass hound to hold the number of lost casings down to a minimum.
 
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