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Yup! Sent two back to have the tabs reinstalled. Still like 'em Mark

This is golden, since it's also where I am in my shooting career. Getting my mind to accept some unavoidable issues of aging is difficult. I still want to win!

USPSA shooters are often told to start their practice sessions by "shooting groups". If the purpose of shooting is to hit your target ... well, you know the rest. Try Bullseye! And Highpower! Accuracy is the foundation of ALL shooting and the traditional games are all about accuracy. Wyatt Earp agreed about accuracy but I doubt he shot BE. Those games aren't for everybody and instant gratification is rarely found. It depends entirely on what you're hoping to find/discover/develop. Best, Mark

It's likely your eyes, sorry to say. Dots to me always looked like a bunch of grapes - not a clear, round pipper. As my astigmatism worsened, I eventually had TWO dots. Pretty simple fix with prescription glasses. Mark

In developing your positions, there are two critical issues. The first is RELAX. Relax every muscle you can without falling on your face. Skeletal support alone is what you're striving for. Second is NPA. Natural Point of Aim is where the sights are looking once you've built your perfect, relaxed position. Develop your position with your eyes closed so you won't compromise it by trying to move your sights to the bull. Move your feet (offhand), backside (sitting), or your hips in Prone to orient your built position to the center of the target. A coat will aid your Offhand tremendously and keep the sling from cutting into your bicep. A glove or mitt is all but mandatory. Shooting Service Rifle with a post, the only thing your eye should see is the square top and edges of the post. If necessary, find glasses (readers) that allow your relaxed (there's that word again) focus to be exactly on the post. The target doesn't matter as much as you might think. It should be slightly blurry. That said, learn both a six o'clock hold and a center hold since weather and light conditions sometimes dictate which works better. BTW, the difference in elevation is about 3 MOA, regardless of yardline. Practice Prone at reduced ranges until you're shooting near-cleans BEFORE moving back and introducing the meteorological calculations. Here are some printable, reduced course targets - http://gamecalls.net/free_stuff/52_free_targets.html Best "textbook" on Position Rifle Shooter evah - 2009 Ways of the Rifle from MEC in Germany. Good luck! Keep at it - Highpower, Smallbore, and Bullseye Pistol are HARD. Because they are hard, they're very rewarding. And .... relax. Mark Distinguished Rifle #1228 Distinguished Pistol #1500 NRA High Master

I work, (therefore, I am!) six days a week, for months at a time. This time of year, I'm usually too beat to do anything but at-home air rifle, Airsoft, and air pistol. Mark Postal Clerk

Excellent article, sir! Thanks

What Sarge said, and take the class! I'd like the chance to take a class, personally. I've run matches in many disciplines and would like to get the terminology correct, even if I already understand what's to follow. This game (and a couple others!) has changed so much since I started that I have to return the timer when someone says, "You've been doing this since Dirt, can you run a squad today?" Well no, in fairness to the shooters, I really can't! Mark

Likely M240 brass - most GI is anymore RCBS stuck case kit PAM cooking spray as case lube Make sure the cases are clean and dry before running them into the Dillon powder die or you'll get a kernel of powder in between the shoulder and the powder funnel and 40-ish grains of powder on your bench immediately thereafter. Mark

In Highpower, "Load and Make Ready" is the command prior to the start of Rattle Battle (Nat'l Trophy Infantry Team Match) stages and has been since 1922. Maybe your RO was a Service Rifle shooter as well, or more likely, the command has been around for so long and in so many disciplines that it still pops up from time to time. When I hear an unfamiliar command, I always ask politely for clarification with something like, "OK to load?" No butthurt that way and they understand that their commands are unclear. Mark

Just remember with the pvc pipes cut a 1 in pipe in half and put the 2 pieces in the main pipe so they act like agitators. If not the brass won't tumble right. Great minds think alike, it seems! I was just cutting some 3/4" pipe to length to fit within the 4". Gotta hit the hardware store on the way home from work for the fasteners and end caps. Mark

or a Lefty!

I got the bottom half of a Thumbler's Tumbler off ebay for about $30 but have been disappointed with the jugs, jars, etc that I've tried to use as a drum. The PVC pipe is a great idea! Thanks! Mark

Holy smoke - I was right once? Would you guys mind calling Mrs Riedl on my behalf? I'll make it worth your while! FWIW, I use Red Dot, Blue Dot, 4756, and others in ammo I'll shoot through a can BUT it's strictly for bolt guns. No hope of cycling an AR with such loads. An easy rule of thumb is that no powder faster than 4198 is going to cycle an AR, regardless of load. Mark

Titegroup (and most other fast pistol powders) will reach max pressures long before you reach a "normal" rifle velocity. The idea in using Titegroup for subsonic, presumably suppressed loads is to minimize the gas volume while generating sufficient pressure for stable, repeatable ballistics. Use rifle powders for rifle velocities. Mark