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Doublehaul

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  • Birthday 09/24/1971

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    PO Box 863, Palmer, AK 99645
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    Competitive shooting, fly-fishing, upland bird hunting, reading, writing, history, good wine, wildlife photography.
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    Kelly Mears

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  1. Me, too. Pretty tough sometimes, especially on 8-10 round stage.
  2. According to the rules, your whole lower body must be behind cover. If the barrel is solid and doesn't wobble, I like shooting from the left side using it as a rest. If it's not, as most are just empty, then don't bother. For string 3 I do better starting with both feet very close to the barrel and I just step back with my right foot and drop straight down with a minimum of movement.
  3. All XD's in 9/40 are in ESP. XD's 45 do well in CDP or ESP, just mag capacity and Power Factor difference. Get a trigger job to take the slack out and improve reset. Take good care of your mags. Use good ammo.
  4. When I shot revolver in IDPA, I discovered that a Blade Tech Surefire 6P light pouch holds a Comp III speedloader pretty nicely but it's upside down. Still worked well enough to make Master with it. Mernickle makes a very good leather pouch. http://www.mernickleholsters.com/ps/ps31.html Honestly, I had a lot of problems with speedloaders. You really have to watch the pressure pad to be sure it doesn't hit anything or they pop open in the pouch. I tried them all and was most happy with the Jetloaders.
  5. Langdon's P220 definitely wasn't any kind of factory gun. He welded on a beavertail and a bunch of other mods. One of the new P220 Match Elite series with the beavertail might be OK for CDP but their is still the bore axis issue. Another grumble I have is the slide release is too far back for a high thumbs forward grip. I have never been able to remember to keep my right thumb high enough to allow it to lock open on any SIG. I had to work through this at FLETC last year, too but at least they teach the Iso grip and stance. The P220 might be the most accurate box stock hun out there.
  6. Doublehaul

    Beretta 92

    I shot my Ernie Langdon Elite II in IDPA for 3 years, made Master with it. I broke a trigger spring in a match in California but still finished the stage by re-setting the trigger manually. The wolff trigger spring is an easy mod and eliminates this problem. I still really like them and take a pay cut if the G would issue me one istead of this damn DAK.
  7. I have 3 of the older ones that were built for the 93R. They are pretty good mags. Never had a problem with them and they work well in the Storm.
  8. I try to remember not to move the gun from where my hand left it. The hand comes naturally straight back to where it was... canted slightly and straight in front of you and in your working area.
  9. Live fire practice is getting expensive. My reloading costs are up 60% in the last 12 months and it's harder to get range time. we have a new outdoor range going in soon and I will have full free access to it when it's ready.
  10. Milt Sparks PMK in Horsehide w/ Shark trim. About $120 and 5 months wait. I have one for my 686/696 and it's great. The fit is perfect and it's quite fast and concealable. I say Horsehide because it lasts longer and holds it's rigidity and the Shark trim will add some durability to the mouth. If you want a straight drop, the Milt Sparks #55BN is the way to go. Same materials and same cost.
  11. I know when I was pushing hard to break 80 seconds on the IDPA classifier, I bumped my shooting up to 200 rds a day 5 days a week and dropped 13 seconds in 3 weeks. I did the same thing on Bill Drill, El Prez and the 2 A's @ 25 yards.
  12. It's really situational awareness. Knowing your gun, knowing the situation, just being fine tuned. While too much practice can burn someone out physically and mentally, I don't think you can actually practice a skill too often. But it does take away from the other skills you may need.
  13. I think the basics of shooting can be taught without a live fire. When the skills become more demanding or the goal seems impossible, the instructor is going to have to demonstrate what he is trying to teach. Most folks have no idea of what their potential really is until an example is presented to them. A demonstration is the purest form of a confidence booster. Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile and his record was buried in a few short months. Before that, noted authorites said it was impossible, simply because they had not seen it and because they could not do it themselves. Mike Tyson was unbeatable! Who pictured the WTC towers falling? A piece of foam could cause catastrophic damage to a billion dollar space shuttle? A 4 second El Prez! Like President Harry Truman said... "You gotta show me..."
  14. Watching you run with that is going to be pretty funny, Pat.
  15. I wouldn't get too cheap about it. You will be sorely dissapointed if you cut corners on optics, barrels and triggers. You get what you pay for. See if you can handle or even shoot a slicked up JP, Benny hill or some other custom job. You might be surprised at what you can get into them for. A buddy just threw one together for $1800.
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