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aaron410

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    USPSA, long range shooting, hunting
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    Aaron J Fortin

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  1. Sorry to bring up an old thread. I'm going to be in between Phoenix and San Diego for the next month starting tomorrow. I'm looking to stay busy on the weekends. Where are the USPSA matches for the next three or four weekends? I'll shoot every match I can make it to. Thanks in advance, guys.
  2. Is there a tentative date for this match? I'd like to attend and am in the middle of planning my season and don't want to double book.
  3. So, I just found this thread but I'm the guy with the 25 mikes on a stage. The previous posters have already diagnosed the issue that I had a catastrophic gun malfunction one round in on stage two that day (squib). Luckily for me, and probably the 'right answer' is that you can't go below zero for a stage. Zeroing out a stage is already a pretty big penalty that is, most likely, unrecoverable at major matches. It's my opinion (as well as the rule book's) that poor performance in one stage causing you lose points that you had previously earned in other stages would be unnecessarily punitive. That being said, CGGR and Sir Walter are the two matches every month that I'll do my absolute best to make it to. If you're interested, squad up with me and I'd be happy to help you with any questions you have on the stages or the game in general.
  4. I always recommend people shoot limited when they show up to their first match with their 'run what you brung' gear even if they're shooting a minor caliber. There are fewer restrictions that you have to worry about and you're, more than likely, going to have enough on your plate trying to adjust to the new rules and all of the recommendations your squad mates will throw out at you throughout the match. As for 'looking stupid,' don't worry about it. No one else at these matches seem to. Have fun, shoot safe and try to learn something.
  5. I've been shooting CO consistently for the last few months and I'm a big fan of my Glock MOS 34 with deltapoint pro (2.5 moa dot). It's ran like a champ and, coming from production with the same platform, it feels like cheating sometimes. If I were to do it again, I would've probably given a 17MOS a try instead as there's a substantial difference in price and it's not entirely clear if there's a real benefit in accuracy or muzzle velocity with the extra .75" barrel length from the 34 (obviously, sight radius isn't a concern in CO). As for the optic, I have no regrets with the deltapoint pro. It has a huge window and is super durable and user-friendly. I'm looking forward to seeing what leupold is going to release for the deltapoint line of products at SHOT show this January.
  6. aaron410

    Glock 34

    1. The overwhelming benefit, in my opinion, was OEM beaver tail back straps included to allow me to shoot production and CO without getting slide bite like mad. I'm also a big fan of the updated OEM magazine release. The old standard mag release was a bit too small and the gen 3 extended mag release, without a touch up with an Emory board (and, thus, kicking me out of production), absolutely destroyed my support hands palm. If you're not concerned about fitting into a specific division with your gear, these considerations are rendered moot. Secondarily, the gen 4 is a bit more left hand friendly than the previous generations, though not fully ambidextrous (the slide release still isn't reversible). 2. I prefer non captured guide rods. I haven't used the specific one to which you refer, but I have used both polymer and steel guide rods that I found online (IIRC jager is who I used) and I am a big fan as it's easier to, first, tune your recoil spring and, second, replace your recoil spring when necessary. I agree with most everyone so far in this thread in feeling like less is more when it comes to Glock pistols, especially when first getting the gun. The one caveat to that is sights. I will replace the sights as soon as I get a new Glock. I can not stand the standard Glock sights. But when it comes to small internal parts and controls, prefer OEM as I put a premium on reliability over trigger pull and have found, when you start chasing the trigger fairy, you'll find that your light primer strike and trigger reset issues will increase.
  7. I've been running the MRO for a while now and I'm a pretty big fan so far. I had been using an aim point T1 and much prefer the field of view of the MRO.
  8. I've used the Taylor Freelance 170mm extension with the longer spring and I've had a couple of issues with the follower (or the spring) hanging up. Not sure how I'm going to fix it yet but it would certainly be a huge benefit if I could get it running.
  9. I've got a JP GMR13 that shipped with their trigger which worked like a charm. In the last two weeks, I switched over to a Geiselle SD3G to give it a try and I've had a couple of light strikes thus far. No issues with resetting, just the light strikes. Im going to give it a little more practice this week but if it doesn't sort itself out I'm heading back to the JP trigger.
  10. Will it be online registration or mail in? I don't want to miss out on this match but I'm currently out of the country. I just need to know if I need to make some arrangements in preparation of registration opening. Thanks in advance.
  11. I think this will be an interesting question regarding PCC because of the extended height over bore compared to a pistol. Regarding close quarters work with an AR type rifle, I have always used a 25yd zero and then have used holdovers for closer distances but it will be interesting to see how guys crack this nut with 9mm (most likely) and distances that are only going to go past 25yds VERY rarely. My assumption would be that they would likely split the difference at about 60/40 (15yds as stated above) and then have to have a real good vetting of where their holdovers/holdunders are expecially when it comes to close headshot only targets (for example: CM 13-06 Too close for comfort) where I wouldn't be surprised if people had to aim completely off of the top of the target to get 'A' hits on the head at 5 yards.
  12. and IMHO, they are a lifesaver. The Glock has been eating away at the webbing of my hand for years and I had, in the past used the Grip Force Adapter that kept me out of the production game with a glock. I absolutely love the OEM beavertails that come with the Gen4 Glocks now.
  13. I've shot a Trijicon RMR07 (user adjustable) since 2013 on a Glock and I originally used it on my work pistol and durability was the focus of my selection process. (Not necessarily for taking a beating from recoil over time but the substantial armor cladding that, I felt, would be best with running around in full kit with a pistol on my hip). I have also used an original Deltapoint that had it's own pros and cons. I have yet to try the DP Pro but it is definitely something that I am interested in getting my hands on. Over the last 2.5-3 years, I have noticed that I really like the ability to adjust the brightness with the RMR and I appreciate the robustness, perceived or otherwise. The biggest problems I had with the Deltapoint was that I shot a couple of matches where I was in the shade of a tree and shooting into a sun drenched bay and I could not see the dot at all. There were times I wasn't sure if it was even on. I have never had this issue with the RMR as it is set and forget. The big downfall of the RMR that I see is that, due to all of the aforementioned cladding, there isn't a lot of room for the lens. There are other models, such as the deltapoint or the RTS that are currently on the market that have a pretty substantial lens that can be much more forgiving when it comes to indexing on the target. I suppose what I am saying through all of this, is that I am a big fan of the RMR07 but, of course, I see some downsides to that option as well that may be addressed with other models that are available. I haven't had issues with durability thus far with the RMR and it has been roughed up fairly regularly since I started using it. Maybe I got lucky.
  14. I'm really looking forward to this. I've been wanting to go to one of these for about two years now and my schedule never seems to line up with the weekends they're being held. Everything seems to be lining up this year. I hope it doesn't go away. These matches look like an absolute blast.
  15. So, I've spent some time in the same boat you're in currently. I picked up a gen 4 glock 34 when I started shooting USPSA because I deployed with glocks regularly and I wanted to stay proficient with the platform. Since then, I've caught my eyes wandering every once in a while towards a CZ or a Tanfoglio or some other new hotness. I keep going back to the glock though. For me, it's about time invested and consistency with platforms across work and play. I recently picked up a Glock 34 MOS and I shot it in my first match this last weekend and I was utterly blown away. I shot production on the first day and I came back the second and shot Carry optics with my MOS set up exactly the same (minus the red dot, of course) and I demolished some of my times that I had put up with a rig that I am VERY familiar with. I was shocked. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I feel like the consistency across divisions outweighs the practical benefits of the heavier CZ as nice as it would be to have one of my own. Also, when I'm shooting production, I have a backup pistol if something were to go catastrophically wrong with my primary production rig. Of course, this is my own opinion and thought process and I'm sure there's plenty to find at fault with it. Good luck with your decision.
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