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P.S. As much weak hand as possible. I try to shoot 50% weak hand in practice. Makes strong hand and freestyle seem easier. Perception is a great thing.

Shoot at variable distances out to 50 yards or more 1. Learn to see faster 2. Practice as much as possible 3. Shoot more matches 4. Go faster in practice 5. Record and track your times 6. Always work with a timer 7. Practice more

Read Brian's book 1. Learn to see everything faster 2. Dry fire practice 3. Video 4. Transitions and movement 5. Shoot more than you can afford--practice 6. Practice 7. Shoot as many matches as you can Practice

If you can affird it, a super 1050 is an option. Practice taking it apart and putting it back together. Learn how it works. Find its idiosynchosies and adjust. I have two of them can reconfigure for 4 calibers--9mm, 38 super comp, 40 S&W, and 45 ACP. It's the best imho.

You need to practice to see things faster. Shoot only as fast as you can see. You can train your eyes to see faster.

Dillon 1050 all the way!

Thanks, Scott. In no way did this interfere with my shooting pleasure. Awesome match!! Gee, I had to take more shots. Great!! Chaps

Great match, great RO's. Great everything. Just one very very minor complaint and would like others to chime in with their opinion. On stage 1--I think it was shotgun and pistol with two slug targets that had to be engaged twice from within two different fault lines. Normally, the best indicator of a slug hit is sound, sometimes you can see movement of the plate, but sometimes not. I engaged both targets twice with three hits because I could neither discern movement nor sound to indicate a hit. Well, I am required to wear ear protection. And I am not the youngest shooter out there, 56 years old. I don't see why it is so onerous to have the RO call hits. I would agree that calling hi or lo or left and right for missed shots may be inappropriate, but I don 't understand why hit calls are not allowed. A wide variety of factors could affect the ability to "call" a hit from the shooter's perspective--atmospheric conditions, sun angle, wind, other random sounds from the neighboring areas, dealing with recoil, etc. Just interested in other people's opinion. This issue probably resulted in about 15 sec of additional time and would not have changed my position in the least. Just like to know the rationale. Sponsors were awesome!!!! If I can, would definitely shoot next year's match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chaps

Denise, just got done with the Johnson 3 Gun. Great match!! I have a request for RM3G. Could you squad me with Sterling White? I know, I know. But he's a bud. Thanks. Chaps Randy Chapman

Denise, great match!! I had to drive 3000+ miles round trip, didn't win any of the really nice prizes, but I would do this again next year!!!! Great stages, all had a cerebral element--my downfall of course. Great range, great ROs, great everything!! Thanks. "Chaps": Randy Chapman

Never mind! I see that the real match results are correct, and that the Idaho web page had "final" results that weren't quite final. Thanks. Fun match! Randy Chapman

I shot the match and had to leave after my last shot. I noticed in the official match results that my scores for stages 1, 9, 10, and 11 are missing. My shooter number was 113 and my USPSA number is FY42206. If anybody who reads this can investigate why so many of my stages are missing, I would appreciate it. I have the yellow copies if the white copies are somehow lost. Probably a simple error, but this gross an error questions match result integrity. I had a great time and the match was well run. Just want to know how I really performed. Thanks Chaps, FY42206.

I have a 5" STI 40 cal Hack-Fu special courtesy of Mig. I use 5.1 gr of N320, OAL of 1.180, mixed brass, decent crimp, and MG CMJ 180s for a power factor of 172. Not too snappy and not too soft. Just right. With enough margin that I sleep through the chrono stage!! Chaps 1 Team Hack-Fu We think we know what we are doing!!

I had all the 1050 feed problems described above until I bolted that mother to a granite wall (figuratively speaking) such that there is no longer any discernable vibration of the base during reloading (actually now mounted to a very heavy duty lab bench upon which I place the heavy bullet cases on to dampen out any movement). A miracle occurred--nary a hickup in reloading over 40,000 40cal S&W rounds over the last month. I have noticed about a 1% to 2% defect rate in upside down primers (I use the Dillon RF100 and its great, what a time saver!). and the casefeeder will ocassionally drop a case upside down (on average about once every 500 rounds or so). I also chucked a primer onto the bench about once every 3000 rounds or so (that is, the case had no primer at the powder stage), but that event had a high correlation with a case that was stuck just a bit in either the resizing die (usually) or the powder die (rarely) causing minor vibration of the top part of the reloader. I also liberally lube the cases with One Shot, then tumble the completed rounds for about ten minutes to clean the lube off. I consider the defect rate acceptable considering how fast you can crank out the rounds. The defect rate is significantly less (about half) than what I experienced using a 650. I also use the KISS to feed the bullets. VERY SWEET! If you can afford it, the 1050 is the way to go. I was ready to ship mine back to Dillon (and had a return code already) when I decided to STRAP IT IN TIGHT. Yes, Mig, Jeff. I am practicing in SECRET. Chaps One

I'd recommend a "tailored" cross-fit style conditioning program. All-around functional and general physical preparedness. Won't bulk you up, but will make you leaner, more flexible, stronger, faster, etc. Cross-fit is at www.crossfit.com. Mostly free advice on general physical conditioning. Chaps 1