Originally Posted by
jlw
I'd love to stick to the the 1911 crowd, but remember who really controls IDPA, and there is no way a 1911 manufacturer is going to allow such a rule.
IDPA is a game, and I do think the rules should have a fairness about them, and handicapping a shooter that much just isn't fair. Even an M&P45 would be giving up three rounds to a G21 or XD45 shooters, and this would allow lesser shooters to win simply based on the capacity question alone.
As for the XD, I completely agree that it should be in SSP, but remember something like stippling also pushes a pistol to ESP. Even things as simple as using a Vickers extended slide stop does this as well.