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    Bad Habits

    in Miscellaneous BEginners

    Posted

    While I don't have any empirical evidence, I would say that most people will initially perform better with a platform that is the most comfortable. (Not that subjective things like "grip feel" cannot be overcome.)

    While most people in this game tend to look for the longest site radius, there are arguments for both sides, such as longer site radius helps for longer shots and shorter site radius (shorter barrel) makes for a lighter front end for transitions.

    All in all, I'd repeat the thing I've heard over and over, "Get something that fits you and practice, practice, practice."

    Mac

    New Forum?

    in Announcements

    Posted

    Absolutely not. There are far too many sites that offer all the politics and religion you can eat, 24/7. It's great to have a place where we can leave that at the door and just concentrate on "not concentrating" on the shooting.

    Mac

    McAllyn's Training

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Made some PVC target stands last weekend. Taking them down to the range this weekend to do some quality live fire. Been stuck in a hotel in Indiana this week airgunning the mirror. Thought about bringing my rig and some targets, but I didn't want to freak out the housekeepers with targets taped to the walls.

    Mac

    Ladies Help

    in Miscellaneous BEginners

    Posted

    My wife fully agrees with the Blade-tech DOH on a CR Speed or DAA belt. One other thing she did was use CR Speed mag pouches because they tend to stick out away from the belt a little more than the others, which gives her a little more "hip clearance."

    Mac

    Belts: CR Speed vs. Double Alpha?

    in Gear & Accessories

    Posted

    I have 3 DA belts with a mix of Ghost holsters, CR Speed mag pouches, Blade-Tech DOHs, and Blade-Tech Tek-lock mag pouches. When I first started, I even had the factory XD holster and mag pouches squeezed on the DAA belt. Nothing has ever moved on my belts. Actually, if I ever decide to change holsters or pouches, I'll just buy a new rig, because other than the Tek-locks, it would be far more work to try to get anything off the belts.

    I picked the DAA belt because that's what Midway had. When I first started at this sport, I didn't know anything about the other great vendors, such as the ones on this site. But, now that I've tried them, I don't see any reason to change.

    Mac

    Dillon SDB or 550?

    in Miscellaneous BEginners

    Posted

    I actually have both. The cost of caliber changes ends up evening out since the SDB conversion comes with the dies. Once you buy the 550 conversion, you'll still need to buy dies. The time it takes to change caliber would be pretty close, maybe a little faster on the 550 if you had toolheads. 550 toolheads slide in, while SDB toolheads are screwed down.

    The only reason I would recommend the 550 is because it has more room to work, and it seems a bit smoother without the auto-index. Of course, that might be because my SDB is MANY years old, and my 550 is 3 weeks old.

    Mac

    McAllyn's Training

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Congratulations on getting started and putting your goals out there for the world to see. You are already ahead of me, I have not had the cajones to put it out. Let us know how you are doing and we will be watching your progression.

    Remember, reaching your goals is a lot like eating an Elephant. One bite at a time.... :rolleyes:

    George

    Thanks, George. Actually, it doesn't take any cajones. I'm already a bald, fat, goofy-looking guy, so I have nothing to be embarrased about, lol.

    Bill

    aka Mac

    McAllyn's Training

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    3/25/10

    Ran 3mph on treadmill for 20mins. Man, am I out of shape.

    Conclusion: I've got some work to do.

    Dry fire for 1hr 20mins.

    Draw - 2 Upper - Relaxed and Surrender Par at 1.7, never made it

    Reloads

    Draw - 2 Upper- Reload - 5 Lower Relaxed and Surrender Par at 3.6, never made it

    Conclusions: I didn't get as far through Ben's workout as I had hoped, but I stumbled upon some pretty major fundamental flaws already. I need to work on my mag handling on reloads, I tend to fumble the grab. I am also pushing the front ever so slightly. I need to slow down and start over.

    McAllyn's Training

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    After competing in the BITB, I've decided to move my shooting to the next level.

    I'll be using Ben Stoeger's dry fire drills, as well as Perfect Practice. I will more than likely end up with Steve Anderson's book as well.

    My short term goals are:

    improve my shooting (6 shots, 2" group, 11yds, 6 seconds)

    improve my stage planning (stage breakdown, getting in and out of positions, CoF flow)

    evaluate my current gear and replace/upgrade as necessary

    shoot a 0 penalty match

    Longer Term:

    Move from low-C to high-C/low-B

    Lose weight to improve mobility and stamina

    Be competitive at Level II matches

    Get professional instruction

    OK, here we go.

    Mac

    What is your pet 9mm load?

    in 9mm/38 Caliber

    Posted

    Zero 124FMJ

    VV N320 4.2g

    CCI SPP

    1.145 OAL

    Whatever brass happens to roll underfoot at the range.

    Works perfect in 7 different 9mm pistols, all from different manufacturers.

    Depending on how bad the primers set me back, I'm in for $.12-.14 per round.

    Mac

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