Slabbie Shooter

If it please the court, Entreat this humble submission from a fellow pilgrim on the True Path. I enclose supporting photos and await your reply with the utmost eagerness. USPSA A-60772

Did my normal Monday night indoor run n gun match at East Orange. They use IDPA targets and it's a 3 stager. Some stages have a high round count, and tonight, I sucked. I was using my shooting glasses with Scotch tape on the right side for the first two stages. Found out that USPSA doesn't allow an offset holster for Single Stack but they do for Production. I'm a new guy but I think that's a bullshit rule. Rant concluded. Indoor run n gun on Thursday then on to Titusville on the 1st!

According to Flexmoney's homework assignment here, I could have taken 52.36 seconds more to get all As and have the same hit factor on the classifier I shot. Almost a minute. I just had another revelation.

Starting with this post, I'll be keeping a record of every match I shoot, to track my progress and remind myself of what I did well and poorly. FEB 23rd, 2008 Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club Overall Place 61 of 78 123.8109 points (22.76%) Single Stack 4 of 6 197.1891 points (34.00%) Stage: 1 El Strong & Weak Prez (Classifier 03-11) Place Pts Pen Time Hit Fact Stg Pts Stg % 46 92 40 40.16 1.2948 26.4429 22.04% Notes: This was the first stage I shot without my glasses. Got two misses and a No Shoot. Alphas and Charlies other than that. It was raining and all the targets were covered in plastic. Stage: 2 When It Rains Place Pts Pen Time Hit Fact Stg Pts Stg % 73 89 0 85.09 1.0460 12.4822 12.48% Notes: Ironically named. This one had two racks of 6 steel plates each with it's own box, and 4 paper targets between. I lost my fear of steel at this stage, missing only 3 rounds to knock 'em down. That was kind of a breakthrough for me. Stage: 3 And Then there were Stars Place Pts Pen Time Hit Fact Stg Pts Stg % 50 95 0 30.87 3.0774 31.8512 30.33% Notes: My best stage of the day and the first time I shot a Texas star. It cooperated by dropping a plate for me. Stage: 4 10 - 4 Place Pts Pen Time Hit Fact Stg Pts Stg % 67 88 10 48.16 1.6196 22.3771 18.65% Notes: I got stupid here and didn't reload on the run to the last box, and wound up doing a standing reload to hit the LAST SHOT. Not gonna do that again. I will always come to a new box with 9 rounds in the gun. Stage: 5 Two Barrels Place Pts Pen Time Hit Fact Stg Pts Stg % 62 126 0 51.77 2.4338 30.6575 22.71% Notes: My first stage of the morning and it started with the gun on the table and me on a chair. It had 10 paper and 7 poppers. I did OK on the poppers, but won't waste that much time again.

Thanks for the warm welcome fellas! And I will try that scotch tape thing. I'll be at Titusville Florida on Saturday the 1st, where the stages give me ample practice on reloading!

Hi folks. Bob Patterson here, USPSA A-60772. To begin, let me say that I used to shoot some IPSC style outdoor matches back in the day. Like 1989-1990. Was never last place, but let's just say i kept him company! Now I have gotten back into competitive shooting, and am enjoying it a lot. I'm a single stacker and will wave the Big Bullet flag forever! (lol) I have my third USPSA match under my belt today, and feel good about my progress. A word about my gear. I shoot a Kimber Tac Custom II, stuffed into a Blade Tech SRB with belt slide. I have a bunch of Chip Shooting Star and a couple Wilson mags. All 8 rounders. I shoot 185gr flat nose rounds loaded by Bruce Bennett (A9882), and I highly recommend his work if you're in Central Florida and need quality match ammo. So I have a good basic match setup. My biggest issue currently is my eye dominance. But it's not like you think. I'm left handed and left dominant eyed. But, my right eye is stronger at distance than my left. So when I'm shooting with my prescription glasses, both eyes fight for the sight picture. I sometimes see two front sight posts. It sucks. So today, I decided to shoot a stage with my shooting glasses, with a paster over the right lens. Wow! Razor sharp sight picture every time. Now I can begin working on my game. As a result, today I finished 61st out of 78 shooters (combined divisions). A new personal best. I'll go over the stages I shot in a later post. Glad to be here!