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    Limited, on a tight budget

    in Glock

    Posted

    Now I just need to go see if it runs. Got brass in the tumbler now.

    G24

    Sevigny sights

    Storm Lake barrel

    Dawson Heavy Ice magwell

    Dunlop inner tube

    Jaeger guide rod w/ factory recoil spring

    2x mags with Taylor Freelance +4 base pads

    1x Mag with Dawson +4 base pad

    I either traded for or bought everything I needed, second hand. Saturday will be trial by fire for her at Double Tap. (crossing fingers) :ph34r:

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    What's going to work in my 24?

    in 10mm/40 Caliber

    Posted

    I've put together a Glock 24 to shoot Limited on a tight budget. I've got a Storm Lake barrel in it and plan to shoot 180gr cast lead flat point bullets, because I already have them.

    Here are the powders that I have:

    Titegroup

    Clays

    Unique

    AA #2

    Bullseye

    I would like to run this gun in a match on Saturday if I can get some ammo together. My press is set up for 10mm so I'll have to change to small primer feed and adjust the dies, obviously.

    Any advise?

    Thanks

    HighVelocity

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    USPSA match in Waco got rained out Saturday. Major bummer. That makes two months in a row.

    I did manage to get in some trigger time today, though. I shot a local IDPA match out at Quail Creek. For grins, I took the magwell off the G34 and shot SSP. It's been a really long time and I thought the lack of magwell would hurt but it didn't make much difference at all, if any. I could tell that my hand wasn't getting forced into as high a grip as usual but it had no effect on my POA and reloading was a non-issue. I got my hits, was smooth and everything flowed well.

    I'm getting better at staying relaxed throughout the match and it's been showing on my score sheets. Now I think it's time to start pushing a little harder in practice. I need more speed. :)

    Happy Birthday HighVelocity & All

    in What I Like

    Posted

    Happy birthday one and all.

    We may have a surprise in store for Gary on the way to Waco tomorrow! :roflol:

    Don't worry Gary.....trust us. :ph34r:

    Bill

    Thanks, Guys. Just another day in the life. Bill, If I see a blanket, bag of tube socks and bars of soap, I won't get out of my truck. :roflol:

    HighVelocity

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    The Tuesday after work plate match was excellent. I have no idea how I did score-wise but holy cow, I had fun. this is the kind of shooting that gets me excited about loading, dry firing etc. even got to shoot a version of Rhonda's "can" stage from Tulsa last year. That was a hoot. :lol:

    HighVelocity

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    It was a full weekend of shooting. I have started shooting a Glock again, not because I am particularly fond of them but I know I can let it live in the bag and not worry about cleaning it, or whatever. It just runs no matter what and I've been crazy busy the last few weeks. No time to maintain equipment and barely enough to load ammo.

    I focused mainly on not breaking shots without the front sight and not leaving the front sight until AFTER the shot broke. I can tell I'm making forward progress in those areas.

    Anyway, got some good trigger time in with 5 stages on Saturday and 7 on Sunday. There was a match Sunday night but I just ran out of gas.

    Tonight is "Tuesdays after Work" steel plate match at the Dallas Pistol Club. Our own joseywales (Aka Mr Speer) just started it last week but I got called out of town and missed it. I'm not going to miss it tonight.

    HighVelocity

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Got my Summer carry out (Alloy lightweight SingleStack in 45acp) and decided to give it a workout at my home IDPA club's Thursday night match. I used carry ammo, carry mags without slam pads, etc. Holy crap, the recoil on the first few shots definitely woke me up. I got used to it fairly quickly though and didn't really notice it after that. Summer gear check, PASSED. Bring on the heat. :wacko:

    Side note: I installed the Hogue Aluminum Mag/Grip setup and REALLY like it. It barely adds any size to the gun but makes for a much easier reload then the mag opening alone. It also shaved 3 oz off the guns weight. After 5 stages, the grip screws are all still tight, too. Unlike what I've experienced with aluma-grips

    HighVelocity

    in Range Diary

    Posted · Edited by HighVelocity

    Last night, I was the MD for my home IDPA club's 5th Thursday BUG match. 26 guns, 5 stages, including a Swine Flu related one. I think everyone had a good time. I really enjoy putting BUG matches together. It's a real challenge to make it interesting/fun.

    My baby Kimber rocked, as usual. Tiny gun with giant bullets, it's one of my favs. :devil:

    Scores and stage designs attached. The gun grab stage was used for stage 5 and I altered it to speed things along. We started at contact distance, gun at low ready, at buzzer fire 5 shots into the head while retreating. The rest of the stages were shot almost as designed. I made slight alterations on the fly to save time.

    I encouraged all shooters to make loud pig squealing sounds while the bad pigs were being engaged. A few actually did it. :lol:

    BUG_Match_04_30_09_Scores.pdf

    April_2009_BUG_Match.pdf

    HighVelocity

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Thanks Derrick.

    I took 2 firearms to a match last night and returned home with less ammo than I took so I assume I shot something. I was too exhausted to care. Note to self: sometimes rest is more important than shooting.

    Who said that?! :o

    Drilling a hole in my big toe

    in What I Hate

    Posted

    I suffered a similar injury about 18 years ago. It never healed right and is still giving me problems. In 2008, my Dr went in with what I swear was a soldering iron and killed the nail bed so it wouldn't grow back anymore. Looks like hell but doesn't hurt, finally.

    See your doctor. You do not want to have to tear the nail off every 6 months for the next 20 years trying to make it grow back properly. I mean it, SEE YOUR DOCTOR. It will not correct itself.

    HighVelocity

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Finally got some practice time in with my shooting buddy last Wednesday to get ready for Bluff Dale Firearms Academy's 1st Annual 2 gun match (carbine/pistol). We mostly worked on transitioning between the two systems. It was a very productive practice session and I saw some issues that definitely needed correction, which I did.

    The match was Saturday. It rained quite a bit in the days leading up to the match so it was pretty muddy in the morning, and a little chilly but it got better as the day progressed.

    This was not your typical game. The scoring was brutally unforgiving and penalties were handed out frequently. In 4 stages (stage 3 was run once with rifle only, once with pistol only), so really 5 stages, I earned 1 procedural and 1 FTN. The FTN took 4 rifle rounds in the chest but that wasn't good enough for this target, as mentioned, scoring was tuff.

    I went into the match with no expectations, other than to have fun with my friends and shoot a respectable match. I was pleasantly surprised at the outcome.

    Scores: http://bluffdalefirearmsacademy.com/scoresheet.aspx

    My rifle and pistol both ran 100%. This was also the first time I'd used the Firebird Pmag coupler in a match and I really like it.

    Maybe not this year, but I see some 3 gunning in my future because this stuff is too much fun. For now, I've checked another goal off of my 2009 list.

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