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    Mark Quinn

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  1. Everyone in this post seems to be spot on in one way or another, when you are first starting out, "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" is the mantra I was trained with, that goes back to my Navy AT/FP and VBSS team days. But that same mantra is still taught at most military shooting & CQB schools, so trust me, it works; as stated in other posts dry-firing is an awesome tool to make yourself a better shooter and competitor; when I was at the top of my game, and getting ready for the 2011 World Shoot in Greece, I dry-fired an hour a day minimum and I also incorporated visualization training, which really helped; Saul Kirsh does a good job on that subject in on of his books, and Dr. Jason Selk also covers it well in some of his works. You can check out the "Sharpening the Warriors Edge" by Bruce Siddle also; Hope this helps.
  2. Some other good books are anything on competition by Saul Kirsh, and I would highly recommend the "Bulletproof Mind" series on CD by Dave Grossman, LTC (ret), he delves into what your mind-set needs to be when you are on the "two-way range", if you get my drift; that is when it really counts. The competition is great stuff but in the end we are all training for one thing, to make those hits count when it means life or death.
  3. Saul Kirsch has some great books that explain things in a simple manner and are easy to comprehend; Brian's book is great but I would not recommend for a new shooter, too deep. Google Saul and his website should come up, his books are fairly inexpensive and on amazon, "Think Practical Shooting" and "Perfect Practice", can't go wrong with these if you apply what he shows you..
  4. I would build this gun for CCP division in IDPA, not bug gun; the M&P compact is best suited for that division and you can still use it for Bug-Gun also if I remember correctly; I actually carry an M&P compact 9mm daily so I'm very familiar with them; APEX has a lot of good stuff to make the gun run properly, the APEX extractor is a very important item along with the correct trigger kit that meets the class rules. That along w/ a good set of sights and some grip tape or removable grip stippling or both and you are good to go.
  5. Yes, I press the side of the grip with my support hand, but after many ,many years of shooting both tactically in the military and training LEOs, along with competitive shooting I have come to realize it depends on the actual gun you are shooting; when shooting my all-steel 2011 I noticed that I could run a less firm grip on fast short to mid-range targets but still had to have a solid grip for long shots; now when I shot IDPA with my M&P Pro in 9mm, I really have to bear down with my left/support hand for all mid to long shots and have a consistently strong but even grip for short range targets also; here is the reason why- you can talk about all these different grip techniques until you are blue in the face, but reality is, depending on what your side your strong hand is (mine if my right hand) when shooting a gun with a plastic frame, (unless you have meat hooks for hands) you must bear down with your support hand, because.... you are naturally going to grip stronger with your strong hand, its the way we are as human beings, are strong hands are called just that for a reason!!! So under stress you will naturally grip stronger with the strong hand, and you have to compensate that by gripping what I call 85/15 grip; I put as much pressure with my support hand as I can which is about 85%, and as little pressure as I can without losing control with my strong hand, that tends to allow my hits to be center mass a majority of the time and trust me, I have tested his numerous times, when I grip evenly with my M&P, my long shots are ALWAYS to the left side of the target, when I use my 85/15 method, the shots are almost always (97%, sometimes you just pull a shot now and then, which I can usually call, but that's another conversation) center mass in the zero down circle or A zone, depending on which targets I'm using. Now, the key here is I have to consciously tell myself during my walk-thru were I will be gripping STRONG and were I will be gripping more evenly, THIS IS KEY. You can program yourself to do this, its done all the time at high levels of shooting. Off-hand or support hand shooting is a different game entirely, so you will have to practice your grip for that differently, I can tell you I grip my guns in single hand shooting as solid as I can without pushing the gun off target and I use a good index set-up on the targets. You will also need to practice transitioning because its different when shooting off-hand, I always transition toward the center of my body (if possible based on stage design) because that is stronger then transitioning away from center, i.e. if shooting with right hand, my transition from target to target is right to left, and its opposite if shooting with my left hand. Hope this helps, let me know how it works our for you, and you will need to practice it! and don't let the people who say this has already been answered bother you; if that was true, then we wouldn't need all of the instructors out there teaching this stuff over and over again. BTW, here are my creds: plank holder with the Small Arms Readiness Group, the USAR version of the US Army AMU; former US-ARNG State Combat Rifle Champion; former USAR Service Rifle Developmental Team member; classified Expert in NRA Service Rifle; Classified Master in IDPA and classified A class in USPSA/IPSC. Member of the US National IPSC Team/Senior Std. Team for 2011 World Shoot; Once I shoot for my steel classification, I'll probably make Master there but my time has been slim this year as I am also still serving in the USAR as a Command Sergeant Major, 38 years and counting, and I have two grandsons that take up a lot of my time. see you on the range!!
  6. Bought some Mag from MQW.  Easy to deal with and fast shipping.. good dude

  7. What does the holster fit? 

    1. MQW

      MQW

      2011 full dust cover guns

  8. Shoot me an email at: wolverine60@sbcglobal.net and include your POC info so we can discuss STI Pkg.

    Cheers,

    Q

  9. Shoot me an email at: wolverine60@sbcglobal.net with your contact info and we can discuss the STI Pkg.

    Cheers,

    Q

  10. It isn't the scope thats going to make you a good long-gunner; I would highly recommend you check out " The Ballistic Edge" website, and get a hold of Dan Flowers, the owner of the company; that guy is the foremost SME on ballistics and overall long range precision rifle training on the planet right now, ask Matt Burkett about him if you get a chance; a lot of his students come from the military SOF community and they love his stuff. he has done work for my company in the past as a sniper SME and it made a hugh difference in our ability to assist our SOF customers with their requirements. I am looking to buy a NIGHTFORCE, most likely a 5.5x22-56 NXS with zero stop and a mil-dot reticle with mil turrets. Here is my setup, I have a ARMALITE SUPER SASS AR10 in .308 that I want to put the scope on. I am wanting to learn how to range targets and shoot accurately 6-800 yards. I am new to the game and I am looking for some good advice on any scope or any help with your opinions.
  11. If its a 5R twist, probably or at least its based on a mil spec gun, thats the twist developed for the original M24, good rifle, carried one for a while..... Looking for opinions on the 5R 300wm product code 85508. It has a 24" threaded barrel for a brake/suppressor. Anyone have any experience with one? Is it one of their mil spec guns?
  12. Ditto, Very well put. Guys, it always intrigues me that when a discussion arises about hammer springs the only two concerns mentioned is whether it affects trigger pull and ignition reliability. No one ever mentions that the hammer spring and recoil spring work in conjunction to control slide velocity, timing and lock up pressure. The hammer spring applies much more pressure when the slide is closed than the recoil spring does. To prove this just rack your slide once with the hammer cocked and once with the hammer down. I point this out to make sure that everyone understands that the recoil spring and the hammer spring work as a system that we must consider when making changes. I am not saying that things will automatically self destroy if you make a change, but these type of changes can cause reliability issues, increased wear and tear and in general changes to the system that has been developed for optimum performance of that system.
  13. Where and how much? have been looking for one ever since I saw Jesse Harrision shooting one with some mods a few years back. SW Model 41 with CCI Standard Velocity ammo + 1 gotta the model 41
  14. Ditto, just got one for my grandson and we put over 1000 rds thru it in a week with no issues, great little steel gun. After I put a VQ extractor in my MKIII 22/45 I can't remember the last time I had a jam. My gun loves CCI SV ammo. Super fun to shoot.
  15. Darren, its Mark Q, call me, I have a possible solution for you.
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