Chuck Anderson

I talked to Robbie last night. He said they were going to use the Horner method. There are a whole bunch of threads on here about just what that is.

I'll let you know. I should have my new SJC Open Glock next month and I'm taking it to the Open Nats this year. I seriously doubt that I'll make the Top -16 with my utter lack of practice with an open gun, but you never know.

There are many holster makers that would work just fine for Production. You want one that doesn't have a thumbsnap or other retention feature that you have to disable to get the gun out. The Blackhawk Serpa is a great holster that I carry on duty every day, but I don't use it for competition. They do make a version without the lock that works fine though. Find a holster that allows you to get a full firing grip on the gun so you don't have to change when you come out of the holster. And whatever holster you pick get a belt that fits the loops of the holster (of vice versa). The more stable the holster is the more consistent the draw is. Short list for me YMMV: Blade-Tech DOH Blade-Tech Stingray (pretty much the same holster but without the DOH hanger) Blackhawk CQC (without the Serpa Lock) I've heard Ky-Tac and Comp Tac are good, I just don't have any experience with them. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the Fobus and Uncle Mikes injection molded stuff. I've seen both fail on the range and just don't trust them. Until you get more magazines you can compete in Limited, minor by loading them all the way up to 17 ea. You won't be as competetive shooting minor but you can be out shooting until you get the extra mags. You really need 5-6 mags in Production because of the 10 round capacity limit here in the US.

I think if someone is shooting Open or Limited and then switch over to Rimfire there shouldn't be much equipment change. .22 is done from the low ready (at least at our club) and none of our Rimfire folks shoot with mag pouches on. Shoot the open/limited gun and then switch right over to the .22lr. Seems like it would actually be quicker then putting them further down. Less prep time at the beginning maybe.

I've got CTR's on both my JP match rifles now as well as my work rifle. Never had any issues with them. They come in handy on some stages where you have to move in tight spaces, like they had at SMM3G a few times.

I'm out.

What challenge would the Lower A present. We can all hit that right? The upper should A at 50 yds sounds about right to me.

I was going to paint everything hardcover black except the A zone on the 50 yard targets. Will that work??

The only concern that I have with the Blue Ridge rules is speed of scoring. The nice thing about and IMGA match is that the RO doesn't have to spend 2 minutes looking at that A/C line hit, whipping out the scoring overlay to see if it's an A or a C. The RO can loosely examine the target, see if there are two hits, or an A and move on. With this scoring system, there will have to be at least some communication between RO and scorekeeper. How much would depend on the number of paper targets. Conservatively it could add a minute or two per shooter. I'm not sure how big the Blue Ridge match was, but I'm concerned that a match the size of Benning or SMM3G might bog down a bit with scoring. Is there anyone that has shot this that noticed that?

That's easy enough to add during match setup. We may also add a few No Shoots here and there.

Finally got the side matches sorted out. The side match will be the Steel Challenge stage, Smoke & Hope. The stage will be shot from the ready with guns generously provided by our sponsors. CZ-USA has donated an SP-01 Shadow. Smith & Wesson has donated an M&P 9L. And Lone Wolf Distributors is completely tricking out a Glock 17. Whoever has the fastest time wins the gun. We're going to limit it to one gun win per shooter to keep Taran from winning them all. We'll also raffle off a target from R&R Racing to all the folks who shoot the side match. R & R Racing was also generous enough to provide all the steel for the side match. In addition we'll be raffling off three guns. A custom AR rifle from Frerking Custom Works valued at over $2700.00, A Springfield Armory XDm customized by Springer Precision valued over $1100.00 and a Ruger MkIII 22/45 Pistol valued at $300.00. A portion of the proceeds from both the side match and the raffle will help support the Columbia Cascade Junior Program.

Yep, I'm going. Shooting the match on Friday and ROing on Sat and Sun.

Phil, thanks for keeping this match Iron sight only. I can only imagine that starting a new match format is a daunting enough task. I would also imagine that until the numbers of entries get high enough it wouldn't make any sense to split up into Divisions. I'm glad you're doing it the way you are. If there are any open shooters that want to borrow a gun, let me know. I can bring some extra production guns or my 9mm limited gun if somebody needs to borrow it.

I doubt the Steel frame would change recoil all that much. Most of the weight difference is in the hands which doesn't change the muzzle flip much. It should have less of a push back but you're not going to see a huge difference in flip. Also, one of the reasons the Glock has such a nice recoil characteristic is the frame flexs and absorbs some of the energy. With a steel gun you lose that.

The sleeve goes over the bbl and the actual compensator of the brake is only an 1 1/2 or 2 inches long. If you look a the MB556K and compare it to the MB556AR the are basically the same design from in front of the muzzle. The MB556AR just extends back further to allow a second point of contact for mounting a suppressor. I believe there was a thread about this previously and the BOD said this design was okay, since the comp itself was only 1 1/2 to 2 inches long.

Isn't it amazing how much of a difference puntuation makes? I read this originally as, "Thanks to Kurtm my Benelli M2 wouldn't cycle" I was wondering what Kurt did to your gun.

Part numbers are MB556AR and MB556K depending on length. A quick search on the SureFire site will find them. The AR sleeves back over the bbl. The K is just an extension. They are designed primarily to mount suppressors which is why they look different.

There are three different versions of the training Glocks. The 17T which is a blue frame gun which can fire marking projectiles. These can be had for a variety of markers, such as Simunition and AIM/PRISM. The red frame guns are the trainers. The 22P is probably the model you are referring too. The bbl is solid and has holes drilled crosswise through it. There is also no hole in the breachface for the striker tip. We have several of these we use for demos on the firing line. The 17R is the model with the resetting trigger. This one is configured for use with the laser simulators. It does not come from Glock with the laser, it has to be added to work with whatever system you have. I know there is a hole the right way throug the bbl on this one I just can't remember what safety measures Glock took to prevent live ammo. I believe there is no hole in the breech. My favorite is still the cutaway version. If you've had any interest in the Glock mechanism. Sit down at the armorer table at a GSSF match and spend some time really looking at this. It clears up a lot of confusion about how the gun works.

You're joking....right? USSA-1 He's totally serious. Nobody carries a Sig that knows anything. Those stupid Seals were changing out guns about once a month just to keep them from self destructing.

Mike Voigt is friends with Barry Dueck, head of the SureFire Suppressor Division. Barry (also a GM if memory serves) and Mike designed the muzzle break. For those that don't know our President is a very good gunsmith and has a ton of experience with what works and doesn't. The SureFire Muzzle break is extremely effective. I've got them on a couple rifles. For me there comes a point where a muzzle break just can't get any better. For me the JP and the SureFire are there. I've tried several others and while some of them were as effective, I just haven't run across any that were more effective.

If you can afford it the CZ Custom Shop SP-01 is a great choice. The Shadow would be my next pick. The tactical would be my last pick. For me, the decocker sits right under my thumb when shooting and is not very comfortable. It may be different for you though. The Shadow is a really good bargain. Completely ready to race out of the box.

All parts are not created equal. There are definitely some cheap parts floating around out there. I've had great luck with DPMS parts and weapons. The only malfunction I've seen with a DPMS rifle was an officer that never tested it with hollowpoint duty ammo. Turned out the rifle would chew up FMJ all day long but would not feed HP at all. Of course he had to find this out when someone was shooting at us. I still have a lot of DPMS parts/lowers/rifles. No problems at all on any of that stuff.

What he said. You will be squadded through the chrono as a stage. Stay with your squad and they will get you through it. The answers above are accurate. Lost brass, you have to work, you have to pay for your own food and the minimum round count is a little over 220 after you figure in chrono ammo. Chuck

That's why my new USPSA number is L-2983. But I can see it seriously fuzzing up folks who are a couple weeks late. If it's 60 days I'm good with that.

Please tell me there is a grace period of some sort. I was expired for a month or two last year, and if USPSA dumped my classification because of that I would be seriously annoyed.