Balwolley Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 So, open guns with all their fancy stuff and how "easy" they are to make hits with and shoot.. Funny thing about them, if you don't turn the optic on before the buzzer goes off, makes your stage go in the toilet at a blistering rate of speed lol! Anyone else ever done this? Also one that I see A LOT, mags not seated all the way . Seat a mag , bang, mag falls out..... They pick up magazine, THEN try to shoot WITHOUT racking a round in......?? I can't count how many times I've seen this... Let's hear what you've done or seen along these lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Both those items you listed are operator errors, not flaws with the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothandnail Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) What flaw causes an Open mag to drop, but not in other divisions? Sounds like those are shooter flaws. Edited May 19, 2016 by toothandnail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 yep, need a thorough and consistent make ready process, for every division. sights & optics, mag press pull, etc. i blew the 2nd string at a state match because i didn't confirm i had one leftover in the chamber from the 1st string. stupid and preventable. being fast and accurate is hard enough without just giving away stage points before the stage even starts. as a for instance, some if not most of the GM's i shoot with barney a round each and every stage, even if there is no way in hell they'll need that extra round. just a process they have ingrained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 yep, need a thorough and consistent make ready process, for every division. sights & optics, mag press pull, etc. i blew the 2nd string at a state match because i didn't confirm i had one leftover in the chamber from the 1st string. stupid and preventable. being fast and accurate is hard enough without just giving away stage points before the stage even starts. as a for instance, some if not most of the GM's i shoot with barney a round each and every stage, even if there is no way in hell they'll need that extra round. just a process they have ingrained. They Barney a round each and every stage? How do they get the "Are you ready?" command, followed by the "Standby" command on unloaded starts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo-Hombre Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Seems like there's a pretty high percentage of the guys shooting open that have been doing this long enough to not make the mistakes you are describing. But hey everyone screws up time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 yep, need a thorough and consistent make ready process, for every division. sights & optics, mag press pull, etc. i blew the 2nd string at a state match because i didn't confirm i had one leftover in the chamber from the 1st string. stupid and preventable. being fast and accurate is hard enough without just giving away stage points before the stage even starts. as a for instance, some if not most of the GM's i shoot with barney a round each and every stage, even if there is no way in hell they'll need that extra round. just a process they have ingrained. They Barney a round each and every stage? How do they get the "Are you ready?" command, followed by the "Standby" command on unloaded starts? wow pat yourself on the back you really got me there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 yep, need a thorough and consistent make ready process, for every division. sights & optics, mag press pull, etc. i blew the 2nd string at a state match because i didn't confirm i had one leftover in the chamber from the 1st string. stupid and preventable. being fast and accurate is hard enough without just giving away stage points before the stage even starts. as a for instance, some if not most of the GM's i shoot with barney a round each and every stage, even if there is no way in hell they'll need that extra round. just a process they have ingrained. They Barney a round each and every stage? How do they get the "Are you ready?" command, followed by the "Standby" command on unloaded starts? wow pat yourself on the back you really got me there.LOL. I knew what you meant...I had to do it before someone else beat me to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 yep, need a thorough and consistent make ready process, for every division. sights & optics, mag press pull, etc. i blew the 2nd string at a state match because i didn't confirm i had one leftover in the chamber from the 1st string. stupid and preventable. being fast and accurate is hard enough without just giving away stage points before the stage even starts. as a for instance, some if not most of the GM's i shoot with barney a round each and every stage, even if there is no way in hell they'll need that extra round. just a process they have ingrained. They Barney a round each and every stage? How do they get the "Are you ready?" command, followed by the "Standby" command on unloaded starts?I think we all know what he meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 The Worst Error shooting OPEN, is to assume (ass u me) that since you have a comp, and an optical sight, and very high velocity ammo, and everyone else shooting OPEN is going really FFFAAASSSSTTTTTTT, that you don't actually have to see the dot on the A zone each and every time, as long as you shoot Really Fast. Don't ask how I know ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slostang Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I forgot to unlock the holster in between hot strings before. Only made that mistake twice so far. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balwolley Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Well what I meant by open gun flaw on optics (before carry optic division). Was that you literally can't forget to turn it on!! Lol I was saying it jokingly... The only time I did that was a weird start where the gun was in a closed ammo box. Had to retrieve the gun from the box... Maybe I turned it OFF out of habit from putting the gun in the case at the end of the day? Yes these are most definitely shooter error , not the gun.. Btw I haven't not seated a mag good enough before, but I have seen several other shooters do it .. Funny thing about the dot being on the target, if it's not on the target when the gun goes off...... Hmmm lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo-Hombre Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 The Worst Error shooting OPEN, is to assume (ass u me) that since you have a comp, and an optical sight, and very high velocity ammo, and everyone else shooting OPEN is going really FFFAAASSSSTTTTTTT, that you don't actually have to see the dot on the A zone each and every time, as long as you shoot Really Fast. Don't ask how I know ... So true.... So true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItZallGooD Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 At the local monthly match there are a few guys who shoot open guns. Rarely do they make it through a stage much less a match without some sort of malfunction. I'm not super familiar with open guns so I don't know exactly what is going on, but it looks like it takes all of the fun out of it. There are 1 or 2 that have it ironed out and make it look easy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 At the local monthly match there are a few guys who shoot open guns. Rarely do they make it through a stage much less a match without some sort of malfunction. I'm not super familiar with open guns so I don't know exactly what is going on, but it looks like it takes all of the fun out of it. There are 1 or 2 that have it ironed out and make it look easy though.When ANY gun doesn't run right it takes all the fun out of it. Worst gun I ever shot was an early M&P PRO my fist year of USPSA. I almost quit it was so bad. A custom build whether open or Limited can be pretty sensitive to ammo, mags, dirt etc. I have two open guns by the same builder. The older one is easily as reliable as any gun if I do my part But the newer one I'm actually losing patience with. I had to swap it out this weekend when it jammed twice on the first stage. There is a flaw somewhere causing feeding issues. Only problem with these guns is it costs hundreds of dollars every time I get it worked on. Usually if they run don't fu< with them and they are fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowdy1111 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 The Worst Error shooting OPEN, is to assume (ass u me) that since you have a comp, and an optical sight, and very high velocity ammo, I have been guilty of this and everyone else shooting OPEN is going really FFFAAASSSSTTTTTTT, that you don't actually have to see the dot on the A zone each and every time, as long as you shoot Really Fast. Don't ask how I know ... So true.... So true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothandnail Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 At the local monthly match there are a few guys who shoot open guns. Rarely do they make it through a stage much less a match without some sort of malfunction. I'm not super familiar with open guns so I don't know exactly what is going on, but it looks like it takes all of the fun out of it. There are 1 or 2 that have it ironed out and make it look easy though. Shot a 10 stage match this weekend,my open guns ran 100%, I WISH I had kept track (squad of 14)but I'd say 70% of the tac- guys had malfunctions, many on multiples stages. Funny thing, EVERY stage somebody asked me "So your guns going to run?" yet NOBODY says a word when a non-open gun craps out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teros135 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 At the local monthly match there are a few guys who shoot open guns. Rarely do they make it through a stage much less a match without some sort of malfunction. I'm not super familiar with open guns so I don't know exactly what is going on, but it looks like it takes all of the fun out of it. There are 1 or 2 that have it ironed out and make it look easy though.When ANY gun doesn't run right it takes all the fun out of it. Worst gun I ever shot was an early M&P PRO my fist year of USPSA. I almost quit it was so bad.A custom build whether open or Limited can be pretty sensitive to ammo, mags, dirt etc. I have two open guns by the same builder. The older one is easily as reliable as any gun if I do my part But the newer one I'm actually losing patience with. I had to swap it out this weekend when it jammed twice on the first stage. There is a flaw somewhere causing feeding issues. Only problem with these guns is it costs hundreds of dollars every time I get it worked on. Usually if they run don't fu< with them and they are fine Bummer. Is the cost mainly the shipping, or do you have to pay to have your new gun adjusted/tuned right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilmick Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I have had my mags fall out but it was on the initial draw and my fat left hand hits the mag release. I have done it a couple of times however, have been practicing a lot of dryfore to keep that to a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 On 5/19/2016 at 7:37 AM, Balwolley said: So, open guns with all their fancy stuff and how "easy" they are to make hits with and shoot.. Funny thing about them, if you don't turn the optic on before the buzzer goes off, makes your stage go in the toilet at a blistering rate of speed lol! Anyone else ever done this? Also one that I see A LOT, mags not seated all the way . Seat a mag , bang, mag falls out..... They pick up magazine, THEN try to shoot WITHOUT racking a round in......?? I can't count how many times I've seen this... Let's hear what you've done or seen along these lines It's not just open. A lot of limited shooters do it also. You cram 29 rounds in a open mag, 21 in a limited mag, and how often do you practice loading an empty start--rarely. It takes extra force to seat those mags. I learned to download one round to enable mag to seat without using gorilla force. A moving reload is faster than dropping mag in sand and retrieving..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF1680 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 You see forgot to turn the dot on a lot in multi gun with empty pistol start but all the long guns are loaded. Their is so mush going on and because none of the practical shooters touch their pistol the RO never even says anything about the pistol. I've been the RO on stages when the shooter is told to make ready and they make the long guns ready but don't do anything with the pistol. I feel bad when they draw and the dot is not on but it only takes a second or two extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHitchcock Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I forgot to turn my dot on for the 4th stage of a match last weekend (first time I'd shot my open gun in months). Funny thing is at the end of the stage there was a texas star and I somehow managed to shoot 1 plate with two left plates left on the texas star which took out the final texas star plate and then the adjacent popper. So I got a reshoot haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Good luck, or poor stage design ... ? At least you got the re-shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHitchcock Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 (edited) Good luck. Plate I hit was between 2 and 3 o'clock (rotating counter clockwise). Fell and clipped the plate below it on the star then tumbled into the popper next to it. I was the only person out of 50 some shooters who had a reshoot on that stage. Edited May 20, 2017 by MHitchcock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunishur Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 On 5/19/2016 at 0:13 PM, Hi-Power Jack said: The Worst Error shooting OPEN, is to assume (ass u me) that since you have a comp, and an optical sight, and very high velocity ammo, and everyone else shooting OPEN is going really FFFAAASSSSTTTTTTT, that you don't actually have to see the dot on the A zone each and every time, as long as you shoot Really Fast. Don't ask how I know ... First match shooting open I did this exactly. I had a GM go before me, so when it was my time I hosed the first array, and had plenty of Mikes. Luckily, I was smart enough to adjust my speed for the rest of the stage, and match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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