JimmyZip

Awesome work there dad! Man I can remember trying to walk in my fathers boots. Now I am 2" taller, and can't fit in his shoes to save my life!

Well, Since I last posted here, I started back in the film business in July of that year, went to work in NM, and was there pretty much until December of 2014. In all that time I shot little, and practiced some. Then, I decided, that I missed the family, and shooting, and just the domesticated life I had built in CA. Too many good things going on to just pick up and leave. Plenty of targets and gear, and the like to get busy shooting again. Picked up my 34, and started dryf iring as soon as I got back to CA, December 19, 2014. What I have picked up though are some nice ARs, a CZ 712 utility, that is ready to go with the port modified, and the +4 extension, and my Supernova with the plus 5? 6? It will hold ten in the tube with the extension. That port is huge! Modifications un-needed. Last night, I found my reload sweet spot. It has taken me about six months to find it, and realize it, and I'm working on imprinting it into my muscle memory. Gotta get that down. it works static, going right, and before that first step going left. Luckily I still have plenty of components since I was buying all the time while I was gripping. Going north for vacation the end of the month, and will be bringing home ammo by the caseload!! Am really enjoying a steady dry fire schedule. I am eager to shoot a match and see how I do considering all the dry fire and movement drills I have been doing. We shall see.

If you can take both to the range one afternoon,I suggest you try and run two plate racks, back to back with a ten round blaster, and your new open gun. See how you track your sights across the plates at speed, and then try that with the dot. I think I really saw the allure of the open gun running back to back plate racks. While I really like production, much like you, I think it was really pushing the limits of my vision with the dot that began to open my eyes to the possibilities of speed with the dot. Being that there is less focus on reloads, there is then more focus on pure speed of vision, and relentless acquisition of the next target. You begin to see that there is a rush knocking down 12 in the time it takes you to run 6 and not even complete the reload with the stock gun. Don't give up on it until you wring it out quite a bit. You will probably see after the adjustments, that you really do like it.

I hear the gears of hundreds of Benosphere technicians beginning to spin. Hmmmmmmm........

Something like that definitely needs pictures. Yes, and this is pretty major considering mags are MEANT TO BE DROPPED! Oh I gotta see this!

This is sound advice.

You wont go wrong with that really. The BOSS hanger might be better, as suggested, but your choice is still sound. This will get you into competition with a reliable firearm, and some solid gear. Have fun, dry fire a bunch, and you will be happy I,m sure.

I have to use a competition inner/outer system belt like CR Speed and DAA to keep it all together as I have little to no behind. Works like a charm.

We should be out and competing against ourselves, getting better, and competing against our previous outing. Realistically this is an individual sport. You should be competing against the clock, and Murphy. If you put other competitors in your head, no bueno. So being competitive is a relative term. Can you best your best? If so, then you are competitive.

I shoot Glocks now, so I have quite a few, like 20 or more. I load them before a match, and have a pistol bag that holds only magazines. Empties go on one side, and full on the other. With a G17, and a G34, one can never have enough.

He's definitely #1!

This^^^^

MGM? I just buy the big box. I really like the quality of their targets.

Maybe not in the 21st century!

Still using thumbs, load all my mags prior to a match. I just buy 10 rounders whenever I see them for sale. I think I have like thirty or something like that. Don't spend any more time loading mags at a match, but if I did, then I'd probably just use my thumbs as I don't have a pistol whose magazines are really that difficult to load by hand anyway. Last round being hard just lets me know its almost full. I load them with only 10 rounds in my hand to start though so I know anyway how many go in it. I've gotten pretty good at picking up 10 rounds at a time and just loading that many. Can't remember a time that I loaded too few. JZ

First, I would get a really good sight picture on several targets before you go for the reload. It seems you aren't really getting your visual "hits" before you are going for the reload. You need to be honest and get good sight pictures so that your brain gets used to making that mental process subconsciously and effortless. You are going to find that there is a sweet spot for each gun you are using. My old TS I could keep the gun way up high, my Glocks, not so much. Run it both ways, high and low and you will find that spot that works best for you. You will rarely though go from the gun just getting a sight picture to a reload so fast. The clock, and your ability to hit that reload with consistency will tell you your sweet spot. Also, change the placement of your magazine in every pouch so that there is as little difference to your times or comfort from the front pouch to the rear. I remember that one from Stoeger years ago and have made it a regular part of my dryfire. Finally, rushing your dry fire will make you sloppy. being smooth and deliberate will build speed.It takes time. 15 minutes a day or 30 will add up over time and you will realize it in your comfort with the platform. Being in tune with the way things feel as you do them makes the building up of speed possible for me, and may help you too. Remembering how it feels when you do it right, and wrong also, went a long way in making my reloads smoother/faster. Good luck, and have fun. JZ

Exactly. We usually know what is in our guns because of where we are in a stage, and relying on another feedback source for input sounds like a poor management of time.

Lol!!!

Load 2 and now quads is something that I have been working with. I bought a Chameleon fabrics vest and now am looking to buy some quad caddies for my belt. I never for the life of me thought I could do the quads until recently after I opened up the loading port on my shotgun. Shotgun handling is actually very fun. Wish I had the money to shoot my shotgun all day long, lol. If a significantly challenged person such as myself can do it, I am sure anyone can. By challenged I mean mentally and hell, I'm just not that coordinated. I need to practice EVERYTHING I DO! No talent whatsoever!

Calamari raw as sushi. Good stuff. Elk, or Bison?

This ^^^^ I messed with one and had problems after that. Replaced with the stock unadulterated spring and no more mags falling from my gun.

In SoCal the past two weekends to work for a friend doing a promotion gig at the Coachella arts and music festival. Thanks to this forum and the Tap a talk app, I was able to put up with the ridiculousness by reading and following along until 4am with my ear protection in. This was my island of sanity in that world of festival confusion. I can now spend the rest of my year with relatively sober people. I did manage to take some folks from the UK out to shoot prohibited, to them, firearms. They had a blast to say the least, and all said hands down that the ARs were their favorite! I can't say I like them more than my Supernova or the 712, but hey, we all like something different! JZ

Not necessarily. I think it sounds like a great idea. They could even ship the gun to each other, and i think there are numerous classifiers that can be used to run the guns.

Please do!!!!

Charlie was definitely blessed to have had you for his companion. The fact that you paid homage to him here means a lot. I am one of those that believes that our pets have some sort of soul. I hope one time in the here after that we get to spend more time with those that we loved. Pets included. Sorry for your loss, it may be less painful as time goes on, but you will always miss that little guy.