I am about to compete in my first match on the 20th. My question is the IDPA rule book says you suppose to bring what you would be carrying on the street. I carry my springer I mag in and I carry I mag in my single single stack Don Hume mag pouch. I only use 7 rounders. Will I not be able to compete with just 2 magazines. I would like to keep my cost down and not have to go buy or even "try" to find a double mag pouch for my single stack.

If I understand IDPA rules correctly, you are limited to no more than two magazines in a belt pouch. But you may carry additional magazines in your pockets. So you could carry your one additional magazine in your single pouch and one or more additional magazines in your pockets. If you need to go to a third magazine, having it in your pocket will lose you some time, but I believe it would be IDPA legal.

DVC

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well I guess I limited to 5.11 Pants

Probably not. I don't think you'd be likely to need more than two or three more magazines, in addition to the one in your belt pouch. You could probably carry those easily in the back pocket of jeans or chinos.

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I looked in the rule book again there looks like there is nothing over 15 rounds in anyone stage. Will they allow me to jack one in the pipe and then put a roundback in the magazine.

Generally, the round count specified for a stage is the minimum. You never want to limit yourself to the minimum however. You may need to make up a shot or you may need an extra magazine to clear a malfunction.

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IDPA has an 18 round max per stage. So you may need a second reload with a 1911. I've shot many stages with 18 round requirements and as Frank pointed out you never want to have just enough. It's alway good to have a few extra rounds available in case you throw one into the berm.

You don't have to go out and buy and extra mag carrier, just tuck another mag. into your belt. That's legal as long as it is secure. If it pops out, you will need to retrieve it or face a procedural penalty.

When it's your turn to shoot you will move to the starting point and the SO will ask you if you under stand the course of fire. If you do you will be instructed to load to Division capacity. Since you are using 7 round mags. that means 7 round in the mag and one in the chamber.

Make sure you let the match director know you are new to IDPA. I'm sure they will get you lots of help and I'll bet someone will loan you and extra mag. holder. I've loan out equipment many times so a new guy can get started. You've got to have new shooters to make the sport grow.

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If it's legal to do, I'd just stick an extra mag in my belt. I have a double mag pouch and still tuck one behind it in the belt or have an extra mag in my back pocket. I'm not shooting IDPA though. Just a course of fire that the other shooters happen to have Glocks and other hi cap pistols. They shoot the entire thing without reloading and I reload twice.

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If I were using my glock 19 there wouldn't be any need to ask quesions. I need two boxes of carry ammo just to have it carry ready.

But in IDPA, all guns are limited to 10 rounds per magazine.
It makes sense, otherwise an ESP shooter in Texas would have an advantage over his California counterparts at a national tournament (unless the guys from CA can rent some hi-cap mags). And shooters in hi-cap ban states would have disproportionally low rankings.
But it does seem unfair that a Glock or XD owner can't capitalize on one of the biggest strengths of his gun: the capacity.