RNshooter

right before the nod for okay big inhale and deep breathe out, relax, nod...beep. Form there front sight, if i come to a steel plate, slow down align front and rear sites and squeeze.

So I ordered a new dillon 650 the beginning of the week. Last night I was browsing the reloading bench gallery and sharing the ones I like with my boyfriend. A few minutes a go I texted my other half to see how his day was going, he works from home and I get a picture of an awesome completed reloading bench he built today!!! If I can figure out how to upload a pic from my phone I will. So I'm all ready for the UPS guy to bring my new 650 happy girl

Results from last Thursday are in. 18/30 in limited. I aim for the top 50%. Fell a little short this week but that's ok. I'm having fun and for only playing at this a month or so and not dedicating much practice to it I'm where I should be.

She's a talented young lady.

Thank you for the feedback. Tonight was the first time i tried to work on my grip at all. To even stop and think about what i was doing. I wish i had the time and money to work with someone on my shooting. I have suggested to my bf some training at the universal shooting academy for my birthday in November, until then i will see about getting the videos you spoke of. I already wear plugs with ear muffs over them. On thursday nights when i shoot the mini matches i don't seem to blink as much. I don't know if its the excess noise at the indoor range causing the blinking or the adrenalin at the matches that allows me to block out the sound and focus more. But I should probably invest in some better earmuffs.

Ladies night at the indoor range tonight so i went and sent 200 rounds down range. After reading quite a bit on this website I have come to the realization that I don't know what I am doing. I simply stick the gun out there aim and shoot. I tried for a little while to think about my grip and how much pressure each hand was exerting. When i don't think about it or concentrate I under support with my left hand allowing shots to go high and left. I have to think about supporting/squeezing with the left hand. I also realized i blink a lot when i shoot. That's why i don't see my sights. I tried to focus on keeping my eyes open and following the sights. When I did that I would often end up with the gun with the barrel raised and not returning to a level position. I bought and installed a new tungsten guide rod. To be honest I didn't see a big difference. Maybe I am just not good enough to notice the difference. All in all i was rather disapointed with tonights performance.

I went with the "as it should be" upgrade that has the strong mount, roller handle, and bullet tray.

So glad to hear all the good things about a 650. I'm new to reloading, but my boyfriend used to have a 550 so hopefully he can help me get past the learning curve. I did get the case feeder

So I have been using a borrowed SDB and finally pulled the trigger on my own 650. I can't wait.

Well my boyfriend and I both shoot. I try to help with the reloading but it seems every time i get near the reloading press I screw something up. So for now I scurry around like the brass squirrel at matches and the range, sort and tumble brass and then package the loaded ammo. I am hoping to master the press one of these days. Until then our arrangement seems to work out ok.

I tried downloading the mags by one and it definitely makes a difference. Thank you for the advice. I shot the local thursday night match the last two weeks, but other than that, the i have done anything to practice. I have to admit life got the best of me the last week or so. Found out my job is cutting our benefits after 13 years. My renters moved out, then i found out the house has termites and needs to be tented. I'd rather sell the thing and just be done with it but unfortunately in this real estate market in florida that's not going to happen for a long while. Then I managed to crack my head open on a granite counter top, probably should have had stitches but toughed it out with direct pressure and rest. Oh and I broke two parts on the dillon SDB in two weeks so i couldn't reload. So I'm trying to be positive here and keep putting one foot in front of the other. Last night at the match I tried to go faster on the courses. I looked at my score for the weeks before and my scores are always the highest while my time is very slow I read somewhere that when you are scoring that high it's time to push you speed up a little. The first stage last night tried to go as fast as I could. Get a good alpha for the first shot and follow up with number two as fast as possible and not worry about A's. Result Almost all Alpha/Charlie combos I think one Delta. No mikes but my time was more inline with other shooters who are doing better than me weekly. The next stage I slowed it down just a little, I felt i had to many charlie's on stage 1. Did ok there, a little slow due to a misload at the start because i hadn't downloaded that mag. Stage III had a disappearing target and a swinger both intimidate me. I know my splits are not that fast. I did ok, but wasn't happy with my performance. I got the disappearing target once for and A, and the swinger i hit three times. I took extra shots because i wasn't confident i had hit it. Then i bobbled on the small steel plates and got frustrated. That stage was pretty much a mess for me. However, I only had the one no penalty mike on the disappearing target. Others had multiple mikes from trying to go to fast. IT's still fun and great way to let go and forget life's little struggles. I hope this week to get some dry fire in. I know it's the best way for me to improve.

I'll be there, shot the practice night tonight. Note to self to bring more ammo next time.

Tonight was a practice night at the local club. Informal, they set up a few different things. One array had 20 pieces of steel, some large poppers, some small poppers, some plates. I am always intimidated by steel so I figured this was the place for me to face my fear. I shot it about 4 times and did see improvement. The poppers I do ok with, but they are more forgiving with regards to site picture. For the plates I have to really slow down and get my front and rear site lined up. I realized tonight that most of my shooting i just see the front site and don't align the rear site. For paper and large steel it seems to be enough but for the smaller stuff it causes my shots to be low. I don't know if i need to change my grip some how so the sites line up more naturally? So much to learn and work on.

Lots of good stuff in there to try. thank you.

Thanks for the advice. i will look into a timer. I have seen some for the iPhone but need to research it and see if they are worthwhile or should i go with the traditional models. I'd love to take a class at Universal Shooting Academy, hoping to make it happen this fall when it starts to cool down little here in Florida. As far as the mags, sorry if this is a stupid question, but is it because the springs are so stiff and thus creating too much resistance? Thanks for taking the time to respond. Kim