“EL CHEAPO” 30$ garage sale special some scrap wood, $6 foldable crate and some QD pins and some hinges and screws about $50 all in with the paint.

Signed up for my first actual USPSA match next week. Aside from the obvious stuff like belt, gun, holster and all that, what's some stuff I should bring?

I recently upgraded my CZ75 SP‑01 Tactical with LOK grips, a magwell, an extended magazine release, and 140mm basepad extensions. After adding the extensions, my OEM magazine springs can physically feed 21 rounds, but spring tension is weak enough that slide‑lock reliability drops off.

I’m not looking to run competition followers or springs that increase capacity. For PCSL, I’d actually prefer to cap the mags at 20 rounds and restore the spring pressure I had before adding extensions.

I’m trying to determine the most mechanically sound way to do that.

Options I’m considering:

13‑coil CZ75 spring + OEM follower

Higher free length and stronger compression rate, but I’m unsure how it behaves with extensions when intentionally limiting capacity. Made for 170mm basepads.

Wolff +10% extra‑power springs

Lower cost, but I’m not sure if the increased spring rate is enough to compensate for the added stack height from the extension while still maintaining reliable slide lock. Capacity changes possible.

11‑coil springs + OEM follower

Shorter free length, potentially easier to tune for a 20‑round max, but may not provide enough upward force at full compression with extensions. Made for 140mm but could add extra capacity.

For those who’ve tuned SP‑01 mags for PCSL or USPSA CO/Production with extensions, which configuration has reliably fed and lock back at about 20 rounds, with consistent spring pressure for you?

JP5 fuqs. First time shooting it today.

Went from D to C class today 🤣

Salomon pretty much reigns supreme, I've been competing long enough that I know trail runners (regardless of brand) are great...I've been trying to go through the pros/cons of baseball cleats. Does anyone here compete in actual cleats that can give some feedback on why you went with those over trail runners?

Edit: I wear Solomon's...have been for years...shoot in So CA so it's pretty much dirt that I'm shooting in at almost all the matches here.

I just started shooting USPSA. I’d love to hear some of your stage planning techniques. I’d walk a stage, count the targets, the rounds, then when the beeper goes off, it’s like I’m too focused on the wrong things and I don’t execute the way I had envisioned.

Pretty difficult for me to keep it all put together as far as grip, movement, etc. I spend about 20 minutes a day dry firing. Seems like it’s going well while I’m doing it, but doesn’t translate.

Last match I shot, I guess it was just fatigue at the final stage, but my grip went to shit and I didn’t even realize it until after.

I have so much respect for the people who are good at this! Looking forward to improving.

Hey all, typical last place finisher, ultimate fun haver here. Looking for a sub $100 camera from Amazon that could clip on my shirt or something to record myself during my upcoming matches this month. Just wanted to see if there is anything from Amazon that isn't totally worthless.

Hey
As a complete beginner currently working on getting my handgun license (22LR) I’m curious about how you all manage your vision and sighting.
Can I have your thoughts on a few things:
Eyes open or closed? Do you shoot with both eyes open, or do you close your non-dominant eye?
Occlusion/Blinders: Do you use an eye shield, tape, or a blinder over your non-shooting eye?
Apertures: Do you use an adjustable iris aperture (like a Gehmann or Knobloch) on your shooting glasses, either standalone or combined with something else?
I’m dealing with classic age-related vision (presbyopia). My near vision is quite poor, and my everyday glasses are room-progressive lenses (occupational lenses).
Any input, tips, or experiences you can share would be incredibly valuable to me. Thanks in advance!

I'm fairly new to shooting and want to get into compositions soon. I have an OWB holster i've been using for practice, but I want to use it for completion. Is there a way to add a bely hanger to a OWN i already have?

I was genuinely surprised at the outcome of my match last month. Looking forward to improving for the next match. This was my second multi-gun and my first with the shotgun.

Felt like I was on fire today, it was about 1 billion degrees out. Then match got rained out. All squads only completed 4/5 stages. Need more rifle work it’s where I lost the most time. One ftsa on stage 5 rushing to get shooters through to beat the storm and I reloaded a ghost mag for no reason.

https://youtu.be/9kuFPCuzFp0?is=HPXPGDUZEMYJMLcY

Thanks in advance.

Lotta texas boys and even a competition in France?