SCARLET! Your write-up sold a pistol. That, Sir, is impressive.
I ran down the rabbit hole guys! This is where I ended up.
Backstory: Nov. 6th I took home my first firearm (SP-01 Tact.) and ran 550 rounds through it. I started to get curious and found the forum. About midway through this thread I ordered the "Compact SP-01," Nov. 10th. Lol four days... only four days. So... I've spent the last week trying my darndest to wrap my head around all the newness.
Advise? upgrade the full size w/decocker or compact with safety? And, is 6#ish DA/3#ish SA necessary for learning the fundamentals of comp shooting. That's the end game plan: casual competition.
I figure, the sensible thing seams that I lighten the fire mechanics on the full size, keep the compact stock.
Ultimately I will make my own decisions and don't hold others accountable for choices I make.
Thanks.
Haha I'm glad this has been helpful! I polish all my pistols, even if nothing else is upgraded. Makes it really smooth and its cheap to free.
I was rather unorthodox in my learning. Tried totally self taught with YouTube videos for a while and it was a total train wreck. Signed up for a day training course before I quite pistols and it helped a lot. At that point I wanted a single action pistol instead of striker fired. I'd felt a 1911 trigger and there was no going back. But I wanted double stack... So Google searching eventually led me to CZ's and what did I do? I bought a Tactical Sport and threw a competition hammer in it. Holy smokes did I get my dream trigger! I dry fired a bunch and got live fire in a fair amount. It taught me exceptional trigger awareness. Ultimately the TS and I parted ways, just wasn't practical for me at the time. But that's why I don't mind these light triggers, I have the subconscious learning built in and I continue to dry fire to make sure I don't lose that or become lazy. So, whatever you decide, you can make it work. An upgrade I didn't mention is grip tape on the front and back strap. Makes life much better.
For learning fundamentals... I'd say go to a local USPSA match to watch and learn. Make friends, and see if anyone there teaches a class. Getting started with some direction to make sure you're on the right path is invaluable. Don't waste time like I did.
As for upgrades, You've read my opinions from testing thus far (competition or race hammer all day, every day, every time). See what you want to do after some rounds through each and feel free to ask questions - about upgrades and the learning process. There isn't a better forum out there for getting help, everyone here has always pitched in and helped me a ton!
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