miyamoto

hello folks, what kind of feel do you get from various bullet weights in 9mm? shooting 135pf for idpa and uspsa have been using 135gr plated from west coast. was thinking of trying 147gr montana gold fmj. looking for a soft shooting load, but one with good feedback. using universal clays. shooting through 1911's and glocks. what are your impressions of the various weights? 115gr, 124gr, 135, 147. what kind of feel do you get from each? why do you feel is suits you? have to make a large bullet order soon. looking for feedback. thanks much, will s.

'intheblack' i imagine you can have goals and i deas about a future...but that is all they will stay if you don't work hard towards them in the current moment. both past and future are just ideas. the moment is actuality. zen says "essense through repetition". this is large part of what shooting is about as well. hell, any activity actually. any great future you have is directly related to your effort right now. it is not about sitting there in some sought after vegetative state. i think we all know that does not get us anything! ;-) but zen technique in meditation CAN calm down a busy mind to help them focus on what actually needs to be done...to actualize toward what you are trying to accomplish. so...sounds like the same end result as you are trying to achieve with a different approach. then again...sometimes i think if we all sat around and thought hard enough on the future, we would not be very happy with the outcome. all life cycles...all...come to an end, or change. not nihilism...just insurance on enjoying life...right NOW! ;-) good training, will s.

hey, thanks brian. i will borrow some buddies steel targets and do it up. have a good one, will s.

hello all, what drills does everyone here use for reducing split time's on target transitions? i basically use a simple par time drill. i am getting a little burnt. anyone else have any cool ideas? thanks, will s.

yes, i have been using them for a few weeks now. they work great. it also works great because it gets rid of excess skin you never knew you had! ;-) you get used to it though. it grows back feeling like leather! have a good one, will s.

thanks for your help. i appreciate the response. will s.

hello all, question....did not find much in search function for this ba10 vectan powder. ran across a very good deal of 8 dollars a pound for ba10. i want to work up a competition load using a 135gr bullet at only 135 power factor. basically 1,000fps. reloading for 9mm. if anyone has any experience with this powder i would appreciate the feedback. the vectan site only lists one load for a 124gr bullet. no luck there. thanks for your help, will s.

dave, thanks for that. it could be an error. i will have to pull out the notes and go do some work. 1.5 seconds then. interesting. that was from concealment obviously...correct? have a good one, will s.

yes...dave. i thought you were the match director as well glasses...taller guy...correct? you ran me through a stage just after canning a guy who was complaining about not being able to use his ipsc magazine carriers in your match. you were (at the time) using idpa gear rules. this was when you had a match every fifth sunday, or saturday. can't remember which. great match and great stages, will s.

tgo comes out to spank!! ;-))) i think you are much faster than that! your el pres at idpa 2001 nationals was definitely under a second on the slide lock reload, although it was not concealed. that little exibition you did with everyone watching. i was at rio doing a single stack match. i did not time my ipsc speed reload right and went to slide lock right in front of a target array. i did a slide lock reload. the r.o. dave p. said it was sub one second. not from concealment though! he showed me the timer. i was amazed. that was one of the only times i did that. it was a good day. even though i was second to that angus hobdell guy. (he is good) i was 93% i think. it was still a fun match. i do admit to using far too much time on reloads. i end up doing make-up work on transitions. concealment is about .15th of a second slower for me vs. open reload. really tgo...what should i be looking, or aiming for, as a solid slide lock reload time? glad you joined in, will s.

most importantly, i would not be searching specifically for speed. you have to refine all of your motion. concentrate on getting rid of all wasted motion. that means bodily and mentally. get rid of excess tension as this will cause erratic shooting. work on accuracy faster...simple read brians book several time a year.;-) no, really. if you do speed work, be sure to incorporate some accuracy drills as well. i like setting up speed drills and accuracy drills one after the other. this helps me control excess tension in my shooting platform. and excess mental energy that close targets tend to generate. i like starting cold on a standards drill, like an el pres, or something similar. note my times. work through whatever specifics i am tweaking for the day, then i like to finish with an accuracy drill. you can get plenty of drills from this site. do a search. go to drills section, tips as well. idpa is more accuracy based than ipsc. rational being thoracic cavity hits being better able to incapacitate an attacker instead of peripheral hits. really though, you want supreme accuracy with supreme speed.;-)) just be smooth with your motions and speed will come slowly. refine the process of the shooting, pick up the front sight faster(depending on distance for front sight refinement) to be able to break the shot quicker. no wasted body motions. no overswing on targets. less time finding the sights on transitions. faster sight recovery between splits if that is the precision needed. best advice...just read mr. brian enos's book a lot. great info. good luck, will

thanks for the info. bkeeler. i have been working at this game for a while. most "tactical" folks call a speed reload a slide lock reload as well. since they just don't do the typical ipsc speed load. so verbiage aside. i am averaging 1-1.1 sec. at ten yards. ave. classifier time is 78sec. i am not bragging. i don't think this is fast. i have been a master class shooter for some time now. so i have been working hard. just wanted to know some reload averages for this skill set. thanks again, will

hello forum shooters... question for you. what is the high, low and average time to do a speed reload from concealment. from slide lock? trying to get a feel for my timing here. what is fast for this action? thanks and have a good one, will

speed and accuracy. simply have to refine the process. will

have a local dealer selling a fabarm semi-auto shotgun for 850. it has a weaver type rail for optics, extended tube, 20 inch barrel. flip up front sight. says it is gas operated. new h&k business link with fabarm. don't have any experience with these shotguns, but am looking for a good shotgun for 3-gun. any feedback is appreciated. will

we have the lpt on our (girlfriend and myself) g34's. great trigger. full engagement is met with the striker and trigger bar assembly. they send them polished as well. we put about 1,000 rounds through them each last week. no problems at all. you will see another hole drilled through the trigger. this is an area they changed the angles in case you wonder about it. very clean trigger...for a glock. ;-) will

that magazine is the current specification ten rounder. works great, has the steel insert that goes all the way to the top front of the magazine to keep the plastic magazine body from deforming from the rounds hitting them while being fed onto the feed ramp. glock just keeps on upgrading this stuff without telling anyone. this is the third iteration of drop free ten rounder that i know of and they just keep getting better. the new taper at the top really helps them drop free and it is sure not to engage the trigger bar assembly when fully seated. if you can, compare to new taper and the old profile drop free ten rounder to see the difference inside the frame. have a good one, will s.

jvl...that was very funny...i enjoyed that. thanks, will

oh, i am with you on that and share all your disagreements for the most part. i try not to let the stuff get to me. i have...less fun then. hey, i carry my big government model 1911 every day...if not that, i carry my g34 everywhere i go...;-) have a good one, will s.

eric likes his "ipsc" too much. i went to the desert classic. i thought i had seen whiners at idpa matches...i was wrong. some folks take the cake. anything on a clock is a game. it is just a matter of getting over yourself. have fun, will s.

what kind (if any) of effect does weather play in gunspring performance. i have this impression that gunsprings feel weaker when the cold is on. would this be a personal thing, or does anyone else have some personal experience on this topic? thanks a bunch and happy shooting, will s. (Edited by miyamoto at 4:00 pm on Dec. 6, 2001)

hello duane thomas, good post. the only guy who has posted logically in this cheesy thread. while idpa should not run a tac load on the clock. it is a good skill to consider when you are absolutely sure the fight (real life) is now over. and hopefully you will be behind some good cover while doing it. if i were in a protracted engagement (super rare, even for the swat guys) i would consider doing tac loading in a lull. otherwise, i know i will be shooting to slide lock. it does not matter to me. you just have to adapt. if you have the presence of mind to keep your awareness open to all that stimulus and can know the lull is upon you, then cool. i just would not do it knowing i have threats that are able to be shot. what a waste of tartget time. i would have a big interval before i would actually do a tac load. giving the situation plenty of time to play itself out at the end of the engagement. use your senses and look, listen, etc. then i would do a tac load after i have moved a distance away to another position of good cover. i would not want to feel rushed doing a tac load. idpa wanted to include this in the classifier as a skills drill. this should be done at the end of the string after the last shot is fired. but thats the s@#ts will s.

hah! well said brian... necessity is our greatest taskmaster. the mother of invention. moment to moment is our creation and only stage. be steady, will

what a subject. i reach points where the questioning ends at times. that point is to undo and reduce our conditioning at every turn. i have heard zen buddhism called "the science of redirecting the mind". this is an interesting point. the only means for any buddhist scripture and meditation itself is as a means of directing mental focus to its proper state of awareness. if you are "normal", or have what would be called by a buddhist master a "clear mind". then there is no such need for buddhist techniques for you. i starting learning about buddhism when i got out of the military in 94 to make myself a more efficient martial artist. six years of plodding on with this thinking, i have finally discovered that you can't use buddhism to achieve goals. you are using yourself. when buddhism becomes just another handrail to make yourself feel better about yourself, or what you are after, then you have developed for yourself another self-induced mental affliction. i had to learn the hard way, the more you think you can use buddhism to "get something". the more you make things into black and white comforting distinctions. everything is a cycle of change. this is the only constant. i have to constantly be on guard against comfort and convenience. zen buddhism, i have learned, is not good, or bad. it just is. it is everything we perceive. nothing truly exists in the metaphysical sense. not only that, but physically, everything you see will return to its base element some day. zen means rolling with the punches, good, or bad and in-between. it is every action, every inaction. without our thoughts trying to comfortably label something for our perceived benefit. so when i am old and no longer am in my so called "prime", will i be fine with that. it does not matter really. we have to face things as they come regardless of our likes and dislikes. i am a small matter, just like all of you. this has been a problem of mine. on a daily basis the object is to leave comfort behind and throw yourself into whatever you do without attaching so much to your selfish ideas about the way things should be. they say all suffering begins with the self...and ends with the self. now someone who is without stigma...that is rare indeed! there is the ideal of course...we can never attain it, but the point (one in the same) is to leave/reduce distinction and get rid of titles. to the point where you have nothing to lose and nothing to gain (mentally). how can anything have an effect on you again. right to your last breath, this training goes on. shooting, martial arts, everything we think we are...ideas that fall away when it is time to face the end of life. it becomes rather trivial then. can we leave this behind and step to our deaths with a calm and peaceful mind? that is the biggest hurdle zen buddhism teaches you to leap. so death can happen at any instant. how will you face it? people tend to avoid uncomfortable thoughts. it goes against their neat ideas about life and how they attach permanence to it. it would be beneficial to throw yourself away at any instant. one buddhist once said "we are nothing but straw dogs". getting over our ideas sure is tough. would you agree? i am feeling displaced...this is good. thanks for the forum brian. be steady, will s.

i was at idpa nationals a couple weeks ago talking with gunsmith tim backus. he was using a 9mm single stack (esp class) that he had done some lightening on. he reduced the sides of the slide starting just behind the ejection port (on both sides) and went all the way to the front of the slide. it was very tastefully done. i talked with a local gunsmith about taking out some metal on the inside, top of the slide just behind the slide cut for the bushing. he would also flatten the top of the slide, but my sti already has a flat top slide. i was considering the slide lightening as well. i think i will have the sides reduced. it looks really nice. anything for a perceived (mental) gain i guess :-) i never had much sense though... regards, will s.