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1 - I can't tumble them after reloading and my lube caused me some serious headache at the Infinity Open with the damn power they have there. 2 - Smoke in poor lighting. 3 - The guys that used to import them up here stopped, and shipping bullets is too expensive for me.

Ive shot about 150K of Bear Creek moly bullets (200 grn .40) and they are accurate enough and the price was really good, but I am going to jacketed for matches.

I agree with EricW 100%

Hint - If you have a template, cut out a regular target so you get used to looking at your sights on target coloerd targets. I have a bunch that have hardcover/no shoots painted on them.

Cause I love my limited gun and I love the USA

OK YOU be honest, an USPSA ready Glock is about $975 (Gun $550 (new) sights $130, trigger job $30, barrel to shoot lead $200, mag well $40, guide rod $25 . So more like 2 Glocks per custom gun. Honestly my SVI will last much longer, and by the time you do all the mods to a Glock they aren't all that cheap, so the bang for the buck is about the same. It is not about the gun being competitive, I am the competitor. As far as the money goes, the gun isn't the "big" expense in shooting, the shooting is, and from my logo of my gun, it looks way cooler than any glock

That has been covered a lot, and that seems to be the general consensus.

Thanks, that will do me fine. It is cool becasue you can go frame by frame and see what you are doing. TDean, Cool, you shoot great, and if I can gain something, anything, anywhere against you I'll take it.

Not near Bend really, but in Oregon, Laveview I think, several hours aways from here.

Thanks for the input. I haven't done the video thing in awhile and input is always helpful. I edited my original post with some better video. TT is the man for sure, as well as a good man also. Thanks for all the input, I guess you get to a point where you want to get faster and there really isn't much room to grow so you go looking for what you can. Replies: I use a standard release and spring. The rest seem to cause more problems unless you have unusually short fingers, and I don't have big hands. When the light is bad I tend to tilt my head left to get a better view of the mag well, but with good light it isn't necessary. If shaving my head would make my shooting like TT's then I'd be bald in a heart beat and have no girlfriend Shooting isn't everything, if you saw my girlfriend you'de understand Ong, you're just too fast, yea it sucks getting your fingers pinched, especially in a match. One thing I learned watching TT is he hits the mag button way fast, I think that is a huge thing.

Is Flicking Really Slower? I've been shooting my sig p226 and am just starting to switch back to my SV so I decided to take some video of basic skills to see where I'm at. I noticed I'm flicking again, but is it really costing me anything? Watching my left hand I go straight for the mag and to the well, although the right hand is moving a bit it is ready once the mag is there. I don't know that I could grab it and get it to the mag well any faster. I know there are some out there that swear flicking is slow, but I just don't see losing anything. I know I'm not that fast, but I think this reload isn't that bad. With SS and production the mags don't seem to fall fast enough for me without the flick. Any comments are welcome. I think this little experiment only really proved the following: 1. If you think that you have to "Use the force" to reload decently you are mistaken. On every one of these I consciously looked at the mag on the belt, then the mag well, then the target. You can't out run your eyes (and I try). All my outakes consisted of reloads where I skipped looking at any one of these reference points. 2. You can flick, half flick, or no flick it matters not as long as you have the magwell in the proper position one the mag gets there. 3. If you get the mag there before the 1st one is gone it don't work to well, so be happy when you reload before the mag hits the ground, that should be good enough, now do it 20 times in a row to work on your visual disipline. 4. The hardest part about reloading is visual discipline, for me. Reload with flick Reload with semi flick Reload with no flick ps. if anyone knows where to get some decent FREE mpg editing software that would be cool.

.95 Draw at 10 yards everytime A hits, you don't need any better draw than that. Oh yea some guys can get sub .7 at 5 yards, but stick with a solid consistant draw around .95-.98 and you'll be just fine for years to come. Going to fast is a trap when you are trying to get your ideal draw.

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One thing you don't see in the video that makes Travis really great, is that he reloads the instant the shot breaks. Absolutely no hesitation getting the mag gone and replaced. His mags are usually right were he broke his last shot, not halfway to the next shooting position, like most people.

He makes them fat free too, if I ever get the hankering to own a long pistol, I'll get one from Benny. A 6" that isn't lightened can be a challege to transition.

Ok, I got motivated and took a picture, as well as I could. 1. Front sight is just a little higher than eye level and the mag well is in the center of the chest. 2. That piece of beat-up white tape is my focus point. 3. Thumb is out of the way and index finger is off the trigger. 4. The angle of the grip is one that points toward my mag pouch, this requires tilting the gun slightly higher and forward a touch.

Thanks! I hate my turn draws, I'll give it a go.

Maybe it's an East coast thing. Are USPSA matches on the West Coast have the friendliest guys I've met and the IDPA crowd is a bit elitiest.

That means take what I have to say with a grain of salt. The skill level on AVERAGE, from what I've seen is MUCH lower than USPSA in my area. My biggest real gripe is the ATTITUDE of IDPA and the conformity to their approved list of gear and "way" ie FTDR. I hope USPSA never heads there.

I'm short! LOL If you raise the barrel, it changes the angle and makes mag insertions more difficult, not anything to do with your height. If you watch the video of Travis you will see that the magazine goes strait in. To instert a mag into your gun with your pictures, you would have to bring the mag in at a pretty good angle, and that just complicates things.

Yea timid shooters, should stick with IDPA. I think Hillary Clinton endorses IDPA because they try to make you feel good even if you suck, where in USPSA you know you suck and we help you get better. People who want to get to be the best shooters in the world should go IPSC

#2 but I rotate the gun forward, as to have a straighter path for the mag to enter the well. Also the muzzle is way to high from my perspective. Go to Saul Kirsch's website and watch the video of Travis T. He does it perfectly. HERE

Sure, my don't we learn that IDPA with all it's rules a standardize equiptment is absolutley no more "Practical" than USPSA. In real life if I shoot at a bad guy 30 yards away, I'm going to jail. .5 Second penalties for a C hit is ABSURD in real life, and for practical training. Perosnally in a shooting sport, I don't want to shoot what I carry, I want to shoot the best possible equiptment I can so that I can learn to shoot as fast accurately as I can. This has improved greatly my performacne with my carry gun. THIS IS A GAME to see who can poke holes in papaer and knock down steel targets the fastest, no simunition with bad guys shooting back, that's called paintball. RANT Dammit this is America, don't tell me I can't shoot what I want! RANT OVER Ps. Where did you get the stats on USPSA membership versus IDPA? Where I live the opposite is true, people here like to shoot more than 14 rounds in a stage.

I don't think your wrong at all. I think that using the visual reference for me helped. I would use it the verify my grip on the draw, as that is when you first establish it, and also after reloads. I see many people who have a good grip off the draw, but can not restablish it after a reload. I never think about my grip anymore, but then again I've done thousands and thousands of grip establishments since I figured out the correct grip. On the draw now I simply grab my blaster and look for targets to shoot, but having a verifyable reference, ie. lines drawn in the proper position, sure helped me establish the feel of the perfect position. I can tell immediately if I screwed a draw or reload up by feel, because all the dry fire time with the correct grip placement.

Well I thought I had a good grip a few years back until I had Frank Gacia correct me. He put my hands in the right position and drew lines on my hands. I kept them there for about 2 weeks, and when I practiced I would hold the gun making sure the lines were lined up. After 2 weeks I new by feel when I didn't have the right grip, and now it is a feel thing. Just holding your gun wth proper form is a good part of your dryfire practice.