TacticalReload
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I was recently in the market for a Glock 34 or 35. I figured that I would go with the 35 and get a aftermarket barrel to shoot 9mm... that way, I could compete and practice with a much cheaper and lighter recoiling round. But then I decided that perhaps I should ask IDPA how they felt about swapping a factory barrel for an aftermarket one in a different caliber (basically making my 35 into a 34).
Well, they gave me a firm "NO" to the switch... which I thought was kind of silly. So I figured I would just get the 34 instead (which is what I did -- love it, btw!).
In any case, a friend of mine brought up a good point -- neither of us has every attended a match where they would even notice this barrel swap. That got me thinking even more. I've never been to a match where they chronographed ammo and pulled bullets to check power factor. I've never been to a match where they have handled and safety checked my gun. In fact, I've only ever been to one match where they even dropped guns into the "box" to check size.
Now I know that for the most part, we're all honest people and reasonably try to stay within the rules. But I was curious to see if people have gone to matches where the officially actually chrono ammo. Do they do this at state and national matches? Any of your local matches?
Well, they gave me a firm "NO" to the switch... which I thought was kind of silly. So I figured I would just get the 34 instead (which is what I did -- love it, btw!).
In any case, a friend of mine brought up a good point -- neither of us has every attended a match where they would even notice this barrel swap. That got me thinking even more. I've never been to a match where they chronographed ammo and pulled bullets to check power factor. I've never been to a match where they have handled and safety checked my gun. In fact, I've only ever been to one match where they even dropped guns into the "box" to check size.
Now I know that for the most part, we're all honest people and reasonably try to stay within the rules. But I was curious to see if people have gone to matches where the officially actually chrono ammo. Do they do this at state and national matches? Any of your local matches?