Loves2Shoot

635 PCSO, It develops if it needs to happen, not by trying. One thing I've realized is that is you try to do much besides watch the sights lift and fall when you are shooting then you are probably doing too much thinking. Fast shooting is about reacting to your vision, as you you master the fundamentals you react faster and properly, thus shoot faster. Shooting is not about trying, it is about doing what your eyes tell you to. If I had a missfire or ran empty you would see my gun dip also, but it is nothing I've ever tried to do. It happens that split second after the shot breaks, so I think if you where to "try" to do it you would really cause yourself some problems.

With .38 super I just put the bullet on during the powder check stage.

It does soften it, no doubt, but it is a tad slower to move around. I think I relax more with a gun that is softer and relaxed means faster.

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I think you should move the mag release, to the right side, I know a couple lefty's who have no probelm doing it that way on the left side, one has his GM card. The other option is to use her weak hand but it does slow the reload down a tad.

Why? I don't get that comment. You get AD's from having your finger on the trigger when you shouldn't, not your thumb on the hammer.

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Fred Craig can build a great gun, but not big on the customer service.

SIg, I drove from Eugene to Salem on Monday for work 20+ drivers in the ditch in the 60 mile stretch I say them better in the ditch than on the road

I do, if you mean to aquire the same level of shooting skills, maybe even quicker. Especially if I had spent the same amount of $ on 9mm ammo .vs 38 super and .40 ammo I wouldn't finish as high overall, but I am convinced my skills would be better. I've shot some of the best stages of my life recently with my SV and I have only been dry fire practicing with my Sig. Working with a sloppier trigger, more sight lift and smaller mag well have really helped me focus on the details of shooting. I know I'll be ahead this spring when the ground thaws and I go back to my SV for real matches. See, I went to open class and got to A really quick, but I didn't have many of the correct skills because you can get away with a lot shooting open. With a stock el-cheapo gun, you can't get away with much and do well. Now that I am a Master, I realize the fundamental shooting skills are what you need to master to be a master, and trick gear has nothing to do with that IMO.

Just to make it clear, I shoot 2 guns in the local matches, one so the local guys have something to compare themselves to and the other (SV) for practice during the winter, in the spring/summer I'll switch. If the gear doesn't work 100%, that is a different story, but not what this thread is about. When a guy with a 2K pistol gets beat by someone using a $700 Sig and $30 belt/holster/pouches it motivates them too, and if they get better, I get better win/win. ps I do have all the best gear too, I just have found after about 10K that shooting the $700 pistol is just as fun and it has never been the gear that has held me back

If "the gear" is all that important, maybe the guys with the factory guns are really more skillful because those guns aren't as tricked out as my SV, so if I win with my SV does that mean I really won, or I bought a victory with my gear? I would hate to win just becasue I had better arrows. I want to win based on skill, and since the best shooters I know all shoot similiar guns then I shoot my SV when I shoot with them. At the club level I am shooting a Sig with a cheesy holster and cloth magpouches for score and my SV for practice. I want the new guys to see it isn't the arrow, but the Indian You can do a heck of a lot with a stock pistol and gear if you want to.

My thought exactly, too bad someone didn't (on accident) throw in a phosporous grenade

Yep, llike you said few of us will ever reach our full potential with the gear we have, but does having better gear mean we don't shoot as well as maybe we think we do? Hmmm.

At least your buddies won't have to talk you out of that choice you will realize that one on your own.

If you ever get a chance to watch the Burner tapes he goes through this better, but here is my attempt at explaining it. In practice you must document all your splits on a variety of shots, close to far, close to close, poppers, swingers, how long it takes you to move different distances, whatever you think you might have to do in a match. Once you know your splits/transitions/movement times then you can break down the stage, ie. Draw, then move, then shoot, then move, then shoot, reload ect. This takes some practice, but after awhile you get pretty good at it. Know your abilityies can be a big benefit.

Yep, my 1st 100% and 97% It didn't even seem fast at all. I guess learning to relax is helping.

Ditto: Proper grip, stance, practice, practice, and more practice. Once you get these down you can shoot without your eyes if needed, they gun will return the same every time. When I shoot, the sights just appear on a target lined up almost immediately after I look at the target. Proper grip, stance, practice, practice, and more practice is the only way I know to get there.

People with excuses will have them regardless of their equiptment. No one is going to beat you because of your gear (assuming it works 100%) unless you let them beat you.

DITTO to what Ron said. Seeing and beliveing make it much easier. Like the Burner says, you should be able to pretty much tell when you go to a stage how long it will take. All you have to do then is go get your points in that amount of time. Practice times and match times should be the same.

Depends who built it and if it was built right. Hardcrome won't hurt the fit if done right.

Last year 50k, big improvement year. This year I will shoot 10K and just shoot for fun, next year 50K and my GM card. Most A's and M's can shoot GM classifiers's but to shoot them 3 times in a row and have 3 GM scores isn't likely. For me it is mental/confidence thing. I need the rounds downrange to be consistant at my "best" level.

Here is my solution. I just say ok, can you make this shot, then I pace of 30 yards and set up two target. Then you slowly break off 5 rounds on your target. And then you let them take their 5 shots on their target. Then when you score the targets you ask them why they they shot for the big part of the target and you show them your 5 headshots. That usually ends discussions about being able to shoot accurately. If you can't hit 5 headshots at 30 with a limited pistol, start @ 15' and work your way back until you can get all 5 hits taking all the time you need for three times in a row. Being able to shoot accurately is a good skill to have in your toolbox.

WTG! Tightloop, 5 second 'El Pres, easy - 1 shot at a time