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As I announce every year........
GO VOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I predict a much better year for the Vols sans Kiffin. The SEC is a much cleaner place without him.
I could say a cleaner year, but you really think it will be a better year results wise?
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..and finding out they sell once fired brass! I was referred to them by my wife. Turns out they are shooting family and sell cleaned, sorted, once fired brass. As long as my bridge (dental) isn't made from brass, they will be getting all my dental business!
They don't sell it from the office, but shooting came up and that's when I found out. They Gunbroker it.
Pretty cool.
Man some guys have all the luck. My dentist looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if he sold once fired brass.
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I have shot .45 Minor ESP and it is a hoot.
No more recoil than any other ESP and big holes in the target.
Such big holes as to pick up a couple of points in a typical match.
I have not yet had one go over the border on a non-threat.
I have loaded a 200 gr to 650-700 fps with 700X, Clays, Solo 1000, and Bullseye.
The 700X requires a vibrator on the powder measure and is a good idea on Clays and Solo. B.E. has metered without one for a long long time.
The flake powders are more consistent in light loads than ball type.
Advertising to the contrary, Titegroup is less uniform than Solo or Bull, and WST or HP38 are just wild.
Caliber convertible guns fall under Murphy's Law. Whenever you want to shoot one caliber, you will find that the other barrel is installed.
What did you think about shooting ESP with fewer rounds than the 9mm guys?
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One more vote coming your way. Really nice picture man!
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OK, got a question. Since the port issue has been cleared up that you must slice the pie, what happens a port is at the end of a hallway and you are coming straight into the port and not from the left or right? (slicing the pie) Target array is 3 targets, 1 left,1 right and 1 straight ahead. What would the engagement order be in this scenario?
DaG
That's a great question that I don't think is addressed in the rulebook. Maybe you should post it in the "Rule Clarification" forum at idpaforum.com to get an official ruling.
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OH YEAH !!!!!!!!!! I'm hoping Ole Miss can have a good season.
Well it would definitely be better if you had Masoli. NCAA was about a month late with that ruling.
Roll Tide!
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I take a couple of Tylenol PMs. And turn on the air conditioning fan. The monotonous drone of the fan puts me out.
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I knew all that time daydreaming in school was worth something!
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This is not a smart alec response.
Shoot some IDPA. If you're not leaning when you use cover then you aren't doing it right. Experiment with bending your knee on the side you are leaning into ...
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Right... instead of more, lean...use more bend in that knee.
Bending your knee will allow you to keep you upper body more upright. You can also flex the wrist opposite of your lean (leaning right, flex left wrist), to keep the gun upright.
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So since eveyrone is jumping on Gryff because he's a rebel, what happens when you're down to your last 29 rounds? Or you only brought so much and had to have 2 reshoots and only have 14 rounds left for that day and come to the line with only that much on you? Are you saying that you should automatically get a PE because you were unlucky enough to have to reshoot 2 stages or didn't have any more ammunition? So what if Gryff just removed that 3rd magazine from his belt line? All of a sudden he's legal? But if he puts it on he gets a PE? Seriously, rules are rules and of course they should always be followed, but let's think about things for a minute.
I don't think anyone is jumping all over Gryff. We have just made him aware of what the rulebook says and if he wants to avoid getting a procedural he should follow the rules.
And you are right, rules are rules. We didn't write the rules, we just follow them when we play the game. It's really not that big of a deal. The rulebook says magazines are to be loaded to division capacity, so load all your magazines to division capacity. If you are short on rounds, plenty of people will be willing to lend you some to finish.
Say no one mentioned anything about the division capacity rule in this thread. A new shooter reads it, loads his last magazine to 9 instead of 10, or 7 instead of 8. A SO notices it, enforces the rules and gives him a procedural. The new shooter doesn't understand why, leaves feeling cheated and never comes back.
That's a very unlikely scenario, but it's in the realm of possibilities. The rulebook is the only thing that binds IDPA as a sport from club to club, so it's important to follow it.
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I have one there too. Makes my middle finger look crooked.
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I am concerned that poor stage design will have detrimental consequences to your overall score on the day. Stages that have difficult shots will get targets left as the points down with the FTN can be better for your overall score. We had a stage that is 8 shotgun and 9 rifle. Shooting position was awkward and many of the shooters on the squad in front was averaging 150-200 seconds. So when I get there I decided after the first 2 shots in the rifle that I would just move on and take the misses. I did make every attempt at each target. I hit 3 gongs and missed 6 (dont laugh and Ill also tell you they were only at 100yds). I finished it in 96 seconds with 30 points down and 6 FTN's, which was a net gain over trying to neutralize all targets.
If you have a stage that averages 20-30 seconds it will carry little weight verses the other stage averaging 150-200 seconds. These issues will get worked out through changes is stage design or tweaking of the rules.
It was also a long day, 6 stages 25 shooters. Cant imagine what would happen if all the regular pistol shooters showed up?
Looking forward to my next match.
I am not complaing at all. I just wanted to share my experiences.
I've shot tactical rifle matches that were like that. It didn't really make any difference in the final standings because the guys that were the fastest on the long stages, were also the fastest on the short stages. It did put the middle of the pack shooters into an interesting situation. They had to decide what was more fun, hitting all the targets or finishing higher.
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I have a Pro with close to 10,000 rounds throughout it. I've never had a problem with it. You'll hear people say they love it and people say they hate it. The best you can do is try one to see if it works for you.
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I've read several posts on all of these issues, but I still have a few questions I haven't been able to find answers on.
1. I'm cross dominate due to a lazy eye. I can't shoot safely with this eye because of such poor vision. If I bring the pistol up to my left eye it really doesn't feel like it points naturally because my right wrist is bent so much and I'm still having to tilt my head. I just don't feel like I line up naturally at all. All of my shots drift left of the target, but in a very tight group. Dry firing my sights don't seem to be moving due to trigger control, but I think I just drift because of the unnatural feeling. If I cant the weapon slightly it seems to point more naturally, but now my sights are not in line with the barrel. Should I give up on shooting right handed and try to retrain myself to shoot left handed?
2. I have very small hands and primarily shoot XD's and 1911s. From what I've read the grip should fall in the center of the web. Does this mean the knuckle of my thumb and index finger should be symmetrical on each side of the pistol? Or does this refer to the apex of the web which would put the index knuckle slightly forward of the thumb knuckle? If I go with the first option I can barely reach the trigger.
3. I use a high thumbs forward grip. Doing this causes my trigger finger to touch the top of the frame inside the trigger housing. Is this acceptable or should I not be in contact with anything other than the trigger? I have to lower my grip to achieve this.
Thanks
1. If your having this much trouble maybe you should try to shoot left handed. I know a few people who are cross eye dominant and do this.
3. Your trigger finger shouldn't touch anything but the trigger. Any rubbing on the trigger guard can affect your shot.
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I love the show and think its great. I would like to see them change the shoot off course week to week, but other than that I've been extremely impressed. The production value is top notch.
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I'm sure many have heard the golf putting phrase "never up, never in".
I think it applies to making yourself slow down to shoot more accurately. Don't slow down, just pay more attention.
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I have only 10-round mags, and prefer not to run a stage with a Barney mag in my pocket.
I draw a mag from my pocket and use it to chamber the first round. I then tac-reload (good practice) with a mag out of my carrier, and then holster the weapon. I'm now left with a 9-round mag, which I will either leave it as is and put it as the rear-most mag in my mag pouch, or top it off and put it in my mag pouch.
I usually am a freak about making sure my mags are always loaded to capacity, but for local matches I realized that being an Expert in ESP, 30 rounds is going to really offer me nothing over 29 rounds. If that one final round makes a difference, I'm not winning anyway.
While you might think you are not gaining any competitive advantage by having a magazine with 9 rounds in it, you are breaking the rules. And while likely no one will ever find out, you need to ensure all your magazines are loaded to division capacity or you have earned yourself a procedural.
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I think the clarification needs clarified
Weights for divisions will be measured to the full ounce listed.
To ME this means you would ignore everything after the decimal point,effectively rounding everything down.
with a scale variance of no more than .2 oz.
To ME this means you put a calibrated weight on the scale and take a reading. Then repeat said process, if the two readings differ by more than .2 oz you need a new scale.
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DQ?
in IDPA Rules
I believe I acted correctly, opinions?
I don't think you did anything wrong. But I would have stopped her and not let her clear her gun that way. Unless, every other attempt had been made to clear the gun. She had obviously been conditioned to the fact her barrel had a tight chamber and the way she unloaded it was by pulling the trigger. This is the incorrect way to do it IMO. And while she pointed it at the berm and everything was safe, you don't know who could have walked down range thinking the range was safe.
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147s going 900-920 fps is what my Pro groups the best
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Dropping to the outside knee seems to work best for me
Especially if your tall and you have to get low. Your knee can get in the of your chest way if you drop on your inside knee.
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I have the Cabela's Safari vest. It's not one of the "go to" vests but the price was right, and it hasn't slowed me down a bit. It might be a little heavy for what you want, but you only have to where it while you shoot.
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For IDPA I've been shooting unclassified SSP with a leather IWB holster and a single spare magazine in my pocket (Giving me 21 rounds total). I understand that I'm handicapping myself a bit there and I'll revisit that setup if I want to actually compete, but I think there's plenty of improvement that can be done before I change those details. I don't think the second or two I lose on a slow draw and reload are my biggest issues
I would buy a few more magazines for my Glock and a couple of good magazine pouches. Having the proper equipment is part of improving and you will be severely handicapping yourself reloading from you pocket. It sounds like your taking your improvement pretty serious, so don't put yourself at a disadvantage by skimping on the basics.
I recommend Steve Anderson's dry fire book to anyone looking to improve. A timer with a par function is also a must if you want to get better.
Other than that it sounds like your motivated to get better, so keep it up!
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Congratulations on your first match. It sounds like you are off to a great start. Remember to stay safe and have fun! Welcome to the addiction...
Tanking Stages---How Do I Avoid It?
in Tips for Improvement
Posted · Edited by Shibby
Are you visualizing and programming all your stages?
Before I shoot a stage I visualize the whole thing from beginning to end from the first person point of view. Then when its my turn to shoot I'm just replaying the tape of what I visualized already.