Loves2Shoot

I have the CR Speed and have tried most everything and it is the only one that works for all my guns (SV, Caspian, Sig) and I don't have any complaints about it. A well thought out simple product that works. If it is good enough for all the Big Dawgs who are using it right now...

Front is nice, rear is nice to but the added weight does make a difference, especailly is your rear doesn't lock out. The difference it makes on your butt is worth it 10 times over if you can afford it and you don't mind working a bit harder If the trail in your neck of the woods are smooth I wouldn't spend the $$$ for any suspension, but if they aren't buy what you can afford it makes it that much more enjoyable not having your teeth rattle out.

e-bay $200-$300 is squat for a mountain bike. I just replace my front cartridge for my suspension $265. You can get decent deals on e-bay if you can find someone in your area who is selling and you can pick it up. www.mtbr.com has review on most models when you find one you can do a search and see what others say about it. You should be able to pick a good bike up for $500 if you skip the suspension, beware if you get one with front fork you will eventually have to get them serviced so it will cost you down the road. Good luck!

MGM cuts a triangle R@R cuts a T shape on the holding end of the plate with a solid little plate over the back held by a spring. It was MUCH easier to set and the plates don't fall off prematurely. I've not used the MGM, but it is a similiar idea without the flat spring.

http://www.randrracingonline.com/newstands.htm He has a slick way to attach the plates, similiar idea to MGM, the method used in the picture above isn't super. I've had more than one try to crush my toes when the spring gets weaker.

Um, my 38 super is a compressed load, chances are your 9mm major will be a filler up to the top load. Do a search on 9mm major loads this has been discussed to death.

another vote for Tripp

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You need a new barrel too.

SVI baby Being in Europe I would think would get a nice Tangfolio.

Ditto, I don't care what the heck it does, as long as it does it quick and it isn't unreasonable harsh. Your grip will determine the path and return of the dot as much as the comp. I shoot a modified tribrid (some stabilizing holes and the front of the barrel) and I love how it shoots. My buddy has a Brazos SX Pro (i think that's the model) short and light and the dot moves more but returns faster than I can shoot it, it is a sweet setup. Like anything else in this game, getting used to seeing and the equiptment you have makes more of a difference than which doodad you use.

Amen to that. It makes people learn to shoot, and gets rid of the C-B class spray and pray mentality, I love those kind of courses as long as the average C class shooter can make all the shoots if they take enough time. Zebra targets at 35 yards are a bit rediculous but surounding full tarets with no shoots is a fine idea. I would rather have "nationals" type stages than cake stages any day.

OMG that is tiny, cool!!! Do you just fill the cases to the top to make PF?

I have had so many Maxtors die I'm a bit soured on them (14 drives to be exact) Western Digital is my drive of choice now. If you just want a back-up I would go with a DVD-R, comaparatively cheap and easy $40 for a basic model.

How many draw from holster with a target to shoot after the draw in a major match are there? Not many, I think at last years nats there were maybe 4 or 5 in the whole match. Over a 10-15 second stage worth 120 points average you drop 6 points taking half a second more. That is still 95% so you are more like down 12 points for the match if you have a .5 extra on your draw which still leaves you at 98% so more like 2% down with a 1.5 draw, which is pretty common for the average C-B class shooter. I have a decent draw and it gains me so little.

If you are nervous, make some clear goals. I like the goal to shoot good points when I get nervous, that seems to calm me down. As far as practice goes, work on your accuracy at speed, being afraid of tight shots or no shoots gets a lot of people. I wouldn't expect many wide open targets stages. Be flexible and remember to shoot things the way you feel most comfortable, not because a supersquader did something spectacular. This sport is about you and your gun and most of all no one cares how you finish except you, so don't worry about that Have fun and enjoy most of all. DVC ps. knowing what you can and can't do is very helpful.

I agree, classifiers are fast, short, low round cout drills concentrating on a fast draw gun manipulation. My draws are in the 1.50+ range which doesn't translate into a 85+% score. All of the big and small matches I attend have large field courses where a speedy draw is not a critical as good course plan and execution. In local club matches I have on accasion won stages beating M's, and GM's who just murder me on the classifiers. Its an odd system when you win a stage or two and shoot 50% on the classifier. Maybe I'm just getting by on base talent because I do not practice, I just go and shoot matches. If I do go to the range its for checking zero and gun function at the local public range were holsters or fast multiple shots are forbidden. It's getting deep in here. The draw and reload are the things that are EASY to practice. I think some people are just afraid to move up in class so they could have real competition. I just don't get it, bragging about winning when you finish way out of your class.

Some people have excuses for everything. If you can kill the field courses, there is no reason you can't stand and shoot unless you don't want to. To some people winning their class means a lot so they don't put effort into classifiers. Winning a class by a large margin usually just means you are in the wrong class, but some people think it's cool, that's why they get laughed at so much.

Just curious, how "tactical" is a laser at night? Wouldn't it just tell the bad guys where to aim? Wouldn't a c-more/doctor/aimpoint type be much more "tactical" as it wouldn't give away your location? I am not trying to be a "smart"ass I am really curious. I have stayed away from light and lasers because of that, if my thinking is wrong I'd like to know. I would the best thing to use a laser for would be to confirm your form moving or drawing, to see it actually shooting would take too much time I would think.

If she had already zeroed a stage and you told her how to finish it, it has no bearing on the results. That is totally different than "coaching her through the stages." My understanding in the example given, was the stage was worth 80 points and he got 8 procedurals (-80) = zero. Thus as an RO (knowing the competitor had finished the course of fire with zero points for a score score, most likely being a new shooter) would see nothing wrong with helping them "finish" the course It is just the friendly thing to do if it has no bearing on the outcome of the scores and might just help retain a new shooter but it is against the rules so the RO should have given himself a procedural.

Flex, Someone telling you how to finish a stage when you have basically zeroed it anyway isn't the same as what you described. Then again I think it is more important to be safe and have fun than to slap people with the rulebook

Sandbagger

You don't get speed from a holster. I can't see that ANY holster is faster, but as far as the platforms go, they dont rub on the outside of the gun (important if you like your finish and your gun is blued) and they are more adjustable for gun types.

I disagree. I think it comes down to consistancy, not being faster or more accurate. In matches you don't throw out a stage and in the classification system they do. In a big match the one who wins is the one with the least (or no) mistakes.

Sounds like you screwed the satge and at a club match I would do the same thing as the RO. You can take or leave the advise, but you've already toasted the stage, so it sounds like it hurt your pride to have someone give you some friendly advise