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A) for a humidor, I usually use a "cigar caddy" to carry some around, and one of those bags to store most of mine. My brother uses a converted (cedar lined) ammo box to hold his - it works well, provided its not moved much. I'm very fond of Lianos Dos Palmas - I have them make an uncut double corona shape, w. a pigtail end, and a Connecticut seed, Ecuadorian grown wrapper for a morning/match light cigar. They make a 100% corojo, which is an excellent evening cigar - they make quite a few varieties. C) Good pipes taste much better than cheap ones - I can't comment on meerschaum or corn cob. However, the benefit is that you can buy used, high end pipes, which have been sterilized, for half the new price. There's a shop in Little River, SC which has an excellent selection of used, better pipes - and new ones.

I think Schoonie might be correct. The challenge must have been to "dope out" an unknown rifle. A 6" target, at 100 yards, w. a known rifle, simply isn't much of a challenge for the majority of shooters, certainly not for the level of shooters on that program. I wouldn't have been too surprised if some of the contestants did that w. their own pistols.

While recoiling, a gun is, TMK, incapable of firing a round. Personally, while I'm by no means an experienced shooter, if a group wanted permission to point their barrels over the berm, while shooting a stage, I'm going to vote against hosting such competitions. If it happens incidentally, while unloading and showing clear, I don't see much of a risk, but to make the argument that "having to keep your muzzle aimed below the berm, makes you too slow," plays very poorly, and would play terribly, should there ever be an accident. I've been at numerous matches, where one stage was, in some fashion, down range of another stage - or other shooters were downrange - protected by that berm. Heck, I'm taller than the berms at 2 of those ranges - I admit, I'm not certain those ranges are really suited for action pistol shooting.

My reloads were difficult - not helped by having to hit the mag release w. my index finger - no mag release on the left side of my G17. I was much slower, but I shot better, and felt I was seeing the sights better - according to one of the other shooters, I still tilt my head, and for some reason, I focus on the rear sight rather than the FO front... I still had some problems, and switched to my right hand twice, when I stopped being able to hit anything. It felt "better" though, and more natural.

I'm very fond of mine.

If it becomes more of a long-term problem, we used to use Inzer wrist wraps in powerlifting - they'd be overkill for shooting, but they're reasonable, well-made, and easy to put on - they have a loop sewn on to go around your thumb.

Someone needs to pay for all that Wall Street Welfare... (Along w. the rest of the bums.)

Avg. .220

Done it for years, its amazing how well they respond to regular "bribes."

Every 4th of July, I want to go shooting, and for some darn reason the people at the range decide to take the day off...

Yeah, I've sent my 500 back to them twice, even included a link to a video of what the gun was doing - loaded rounds fall underneath the star, if you use the ejector, and don't eject them "smartly." Came back the first time w. the cylinder wedged in some odd position - wouldn't open or close, w. a note that they replaced the cylinder. Came back the second time, fine, except the problem still hasn't been fixed. Sometime, I'll give Randy Lee a call, and see if he has any ideas on how to fix it, if not, I'll get it converted to moonclips, I suppose... (I actually really like shooting the gun, esp. w. the light magnum loads.)

Just embrace "shooting the baby".

Best of luck to them, but I think they've chosen a tough row to hoe.

If action pistol has a 22 division, I could see it being more popular, but its a bit boring, to the general public, IMO. Now that I shoot more, I appreciate it, and think its very useful, but when I first started, IDPA seemed about ideal - get to run around, shoot from odd positions, and I only needed to come up w. 100 rounds of ammo, and 3 mags. It even fit, somewhat, into my "self-defense" mindset I had at the time. Many people acquire hobbies at the College age - I think it would be an excellent idea if the shooting sports started really focusing on that age group, and part of that is going to be keeping things affordable for them. And, it has to be simple - I don't remember having too much of a problem finding 22, but for any other pistol caliber, it was pure luck to find any ammo, aside from 454 and 500.

Personally, I'd want the longer barrel length of the VIP.

I carried my mac all through law school, w.o. any problems, but I kept it in a pelican 1470 laptop case. As a woman, she probably won't want to carry around a giant case - and MSI notebook could be a good idea.

Just to be contrarian, a Savage, or one of the Sub-MOAs, (Heck, my Ruger Alaskan in 375 R shoots 1 MOA @100 w. factory loads), will be more than accurate enough for any ethical shot. I would think putting the money in glass would get more of a result in "hunting accuracy" than more in the rifle.

Feather's are absurdly sharp. Now that he's gotten used to them, my brother also uses feather. However, the first time you use one, you will probably cut yourself, but you most likely won't feel it... As for the benefits, much cheaper cost per shave, much less skin irritation (once you learn how to use it), and almost no chance of ingrown hairs.

Not on a comp, but I've had good results using ballistol to get the carbon build-up out of my P7's gas cylinder.

yup, its 42

I use one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Caddy-Daddy-Constrictor-Travel-Wheels/dp/B0017T2WAO

Well, I've had to give up on both eye open, unless I cock my head - I know just tend to shut my right eye. By "proper" I mean trying to grip more w. my weak hand, straight thumbs, etc. When it all goes right, for those brief instants, it does work better than my old methods, but it just seems like I'm getting really lost.

Since I've been trying to shoot "properly", my shooting's fallen apart. On rare occasions, I "get" it - the gun drops right back into place, I get a surprise double, and they're both touching in the A zone - it's happened MAYBE once per match. For the rest... I don't even shoot "patterns" anymore. Somehow, the last match I started shooting VERY very far left (as in, had to aim off the right side of the target to clip the left side at... 5 yards, maybe?) I'm cross-dominant - that bad stage I might have mixed up my eyes. I'm now considering switching to shooting left-handed. Is there a coach near Myrtle Beach, SC? Should I give up, and just try to revert to my old "farmboy" shooting methods which at least let me hit targets?

I shot a steel match last weekend, and I think I would hear the shot before I saw the impact on the target (while watching others shoot.) I've seen "bullets" once or twice, but I didn't think there'd be a noticeable gap between hearing a shot and the impact of the bullet. Is this possible, or am I confused?

I think its an excellent idea - there is a great deal of carry-over between a 22 and a defensive cartridge, and it would be a great way to bring in college students, children, etc who either can't afford (or, hell, can't find) the ammo to shoot a defensive pistol. Last year, I shot mostly my 357 Sig because it was the only caliber I had stockpiled - I couldn't find 9MM or 45 to shoot. The "pop" guns won't take over - it's human nature to want to play w. the "cool" toys - I'm planning on jumping to open class in USPSA for that reason, but we need a means of introducing as many people as possible to the defensive use of weapons. At least where I lived in TX, I could shoot an IDPA match Sat and Sun of every weekend - there may have been a steel challenge match once/month. I just shot my first steel challenge match last weekend, and it was fun, and I'll shoot more of them whenever I can, but its standing still, and shooting as fast as you can - it doesn't bear any relation to the defensive use of a firearm. If you really want to make IDPA about "defensive" purposes, then you have to eliminate vests, give substantial penalties for, not only breaking cover, but printing, eliminate the over-all time component, and focus on how rapidly someone "stops" a threat once "exposed," and greatly reduce the "0" area to an actual vital shot, as well as greatly reduce the "1" area. A agree activators, poppers, etc could be a problem (why would there be a Texas star in IDPA, if its about "defensive" use only?), but either the 22 shooters could just take a penalty, or, if the club wants to, put a second popper next to it, rated for 22.