Blueridge

I think that it is great!!! Now can I have one?

Hmmm......The best estimate that I could give you would be about 30 minutes. I drive to the range from out of town, and I guess that from the point that I enter Raleigh it takes me about that to get to the Sir Walter Range. From RDU Airport it should be somewhere in that range I suspect.

I intend on keeping both eyes open most of the time, but one eye must be the one that is used for lining up the sights even if both are open. What I am preposing is to practice with both eyes open, but spend time using the right and left eye to be the one lining up the sights. I may have been unclear in my initial post.

You have a point, but that only makes it sweeter when a revolver shooter (especially me) scores better than a auto shooter. My goal is to improve with a revolver to the point that I am not only competing consistently for one of the top spots in revolver, but also coming out ahead of 25% to 50% of the auto shooters. I'll get there I believe, but it will take some time and effort I am sure.

I am right handed and left eye dominant. I shoot rifles naturally using my right eye though. I was at a local USPSA match having trouble with my left contact lens, and started using with my right eye without even thinking about it. Now understand that I shoot with both eyes open out to about 15 yards, and sometimes out to 25 yards without any trouble. I did not realize that I had started using my right eye until after I had finished the stage. I shot as well using my right eye, as I do using my left. Now I am considering giving equal time to using my right and left eye when practicing at the range. I was wondering if people thought that was a good or bad idea.

I will be seeing soon how well I am doing with the shooting a revolver in competition once the NC USPSA Sectionals roll around this October. With 16 revolver shooters in attendance I want to put my best effort forward.

Nice sight. I wish that there was an ICORE affiliated club near where I am in NC. I'll have to be content with USPSA and IDPA for the time being.

As far as power factor, I am running about 175k using 250gr LRNFP .45 Colt with a Ruger Alaskan shooting major. My reload times I would guess would be about 3 seconds with speedloaders (maybe a little faster). I don't know offhand my shot to shot or shot to shot to shot splits. I believe that I simply misunderstood your use of terminology from your first post. I have shot around quite a few auto shooters (aside from the 3-5 shots per target variety), who depend on makeup shots (at least from my observation). I try to shoot to my best speed and accuracy, and as long as I keep my focus things go well. I have quite a bit of room for improvement and work to steadily get better.

I understand your point, but there are other factors that come into play. I have seen auto shooters that will fire 3-5 shots on each target as fast as they can knowing that they have the rounds to spare. Revolver shooters CAN shoot as fast, but are generally more deliberate with the shots they fire. If I shoot at the pace of an auto shooter that has a high volume of shots, I'll not be putting my shots where they should go as well. Now If I shoot at my pace I can put my two shots where they need to go in the same time that the auto shooter empties the 3-5 shots they fire. This would mean that my tempo is slower than the auto shooter, but I am getting the shots where they need to be in about the same time overall. Watching some of the videos of some of the higher level auto and revolver shooters shooting the same stages, there is a clear difference in the tempo they have. There times are close, but the auto edges out the revolver the majority of the time strictly on tempo. Yes the reloading makes a difference, but I have seen Miculek reload as fast or faster than many auto shooters. Even then competitors that are of the same caliber as miculek often edge him out on stages using autos. Its the difference between trying to get the shots off as fast as you can, and trying to get the shots off where you want them as fast as you can. No offense meant to anyone, as it is all a game.

I just have to remember that I want to shoot the stages at my speed, and not the speed of the others in my squad. Being that I am the only wheelgun the the bunch.

I just jumped into USPSA and went straight for revolver division. I shot the 2007 NC IDPA State Championships in Stock Service Revolver using a Ruger Alaskan, and you should have seen the looks I got. If you don't know the Alaskan is a 42oz revolver with a 2 1/2" barrel chambered for .454 Casull/ .45 Colt ammunition ( I use .45 Colt of course...Duh!). I am going to use the Alaskan in the 2007 NC USPSA Sectionals in October. I have a blast shooting revolver in competition, when I don't get a headache figuring out how I am going to shoot stages. I have found that shooting revolver in competition has improved my shooting in general, and my problem solving skills during courses of fire. I am a better focused shooter since I have been shooting revolver in IDPA and USPSA. I have been working on my speedloading skills, and am happy with my progress. I find it interesting that with a revolver one can shoot in two categories in IDPA (Stock Service Revolver & Enhanced Service Revolver) and three categories in USPSA (Production, Revolver, and Open). Life is good.

I'll be there shooting in squad 27 on Saturday. I'll be the one shooting the 2 1/2" barreled Ruger Alaskan with .45 Colt. Unfortunately my squad will be starting on the stage that gave me fits at the State Games of NC IPSC match. After that everything should be ok.....I think. I was glad to see the number of revolver shooters registered at the match.

Let's see.... I participate in Olympic Style Fencing, SASS, IDPA, USPSA, and Archery. All of them I enjoy, and for different reasons. I am a competitor at heart, and that is what makes the difference for me. Many people can do any ONE of these sports better than I can, but few can do all of them as well as I can. I compare my experience to a decathalete in that they are never the best at all of the events, but put together all their accomplishments few are better. USPSA like most every sport that I participate in has great competitors and camaradie I have found.

I have worn a hoodie, a TDU vest, and a flannel shirt when I am shooting IDPA. I wear what works when I carry concealed normally.

It was a great match, and I truly enjoyed myself. I was worried that I would have a hard time shooting revolver, but it seemed to be just as challenging to everyone else there. I'll be back next year to leave more .45 Colt brass behind......