RocketCity1911

I talked Roger today and placed my order. He said it should ship in a couple weeks. Seemed like a very nice guy on the phone. I'll post an update when it comes in. Received my K.I.S.S. Bullet Feeder yesterday evening. It was shipped within the two week window as Roger had promised. Most of the set-up was fairly easy. Getting the bullets to drop reliably took some trial and error with proper die height and the bell on the cases. But, I was able to get it to work. I did a test run with about 25 bullets since it was getting late and every one of them dropped right in the case. So far, I'm very pleased with this unit and I see many happy days behind the press;) Well, after two months of using my K.I.S.S Bullet Feeder I couldn't be happier Roger's support for his product is really outstanding and his design improvements are a winner. I've loaded over 2000 rounds of 9mm in both 115gr FMJ and 95gr JHP and all ran great!

Saturday, June 16th in Woodville, Alabama (near Huntsville) Entry is $50 before June 1st and forms/info can be found at 2012 Ruger Rimfire Alabama State Match

I talked Roger today and placed my order. He said it should ship in a couple weeks. Seemed like a very nice guy on the phone. I'll post an update when it comes in. Received my K.I.S.S. Bullet Feeder yesterday evening. It was shipped within the two week window as Roger had promised. Most of the set-up was fairly easy. Getting the bullets to drop reliably took some trial and error with proper die height and the bell on the cases. But, I was able to get it to work. I did a test run with about 25 bullets since it was getting late and every one of them dropped right in the case. So far, I'm very pleased with this unit and I see many happy days behind the press;)

I talked Roger today and placed my order. He said it should ship in a couple weeks. Seemed like a very nice guy on the phone. I'll post an update when it comes in.

I've got 20 lbs of corn cob media and about 3-4k of 9mm in it along with several cap fulls of liquid brass polish. After a couple hours of mixing, I was ready to load. In fact, I'm still pouring brass out of that first load:D One suggestion, make a cover for the hole -- big help in reducing the sound of the brass tumbling and keeping the dust contained.

I had a great time at the match even though my allergies were killing me + the heat of the afternoon zapped me. Here's my vid; enjoy some laughs on me

Not sure I like the idea of attaching the hopper to the plastic case feeder. That could get pretty heavy with just a few 100 bullets. The case feeder can have problems if it's not stablized. That is a known issue here on the forums. I'm going to have to do something soon. Loaded 500 rounds of 9mm last night and had to stop every 100 rounds due to my hand cramping up. Wish I had ordered the bullet feeder a long time ago, but wait I did

I have the Allchin comp on my fluted Tactical Solutions barrel. I really like it. I've used the Volquartsen comp as well, but find the mounting of that comp to be unreliable (I've shot the comp off twice). With the Allchin comp, I feel like I'm shooting my STI Steelmaster only much, much lighter.

Is he still backed up on 9mm? I ordered back in June 2011. Talked to Rick on the phone in August and found out about the supplier issue. Emailed him a couple of times in Sept/Oct timeframe and never got a response. Sort of figured something else was going on and gave up on trying to get one. Anybody know the current status?

I was waiting for that. Of course, in the nice little world of theory, every target is a key target. But in the grueling reality of competition, things don't always go as planned. So the KT progamming technique is a way of "extra planning." It sounds easier than it is to implement. I still find myself taking "easy" targets for granted. Guess I have too much of a speed focus. But, I am trying to apply the KT princple. Mr. Anderson, do you have any drills to help with this? I have both of your books and have gotten a lot out of them Maybe you can provide a bonus drill here that will help us speed focussed shooters.

UPDATE: I used the Dremel tool to grind off the serrations on the locking lever. Made it flush with the back of the holster and rounded off the edges. Now I don't notice the lever at all when drawing. I've shot a match and several practice sessions with the holster now and still really love it Been using the holster for almost a year now and I'm still very happy. I shoot matches almost every weekend plus occasional dry-fire during the week and the Race Master has performed like a champ! Well done Saul (also enjoy all of your videos too)

I had some haze on the top of the lense that wouldn't come off with glass cleaner or even Hoppe's #9. The Lime Away solution worked perfect. I was also surprised by how much dirt was picked up by the Q-tip even after I thought I had clean it well with the glass cleaner and the Hoppe's.

This train has gone off the tracks...

sitting on the porch at sunset, sipping whiskey, and listening to Jerry Jeff's train songs Although I prefer Waylon Jennings when I'm in the outlaw country mood

I bought Saul Kirsch's Master Class II video, which covers among other things entry/exit of positions. Saul gave an excellent breakdown of how that should work. He talked about shifting your center of gravity while keeping your feet planted and then firing the last shot just before your momentum carries you out of the position. He had the class practicing the technique a number of times. That gave me the idea that I should probably spend some time working on it in practice as well as putting more thought about it in my stage prep. I was aware of the technique, but seeing it broke down and learning from Saul's critique of his students was a big help. It's possible that at times I have come up with a stage plan and burned it in before really factoring in the nuances of how I should enter/exit positions to maximize efficiency/minimize dangerous shots. Anyway, Master Class II is certainly worth the $ in my opinion (and no, I don't have any relationship with Saul or Double Alpha). For that matter, I also like Matt Burkett's videos too.

Right. Wherever you are be all there. One trick that can help with follow-through is to take an extra sight picture. This is especially helpful in dry-fire...since it is so easy to cheat yourself in dry-fire and plow right through the follow through. (this help build a mindset of visual focus) The other thing is to just REALLY build your visualization plan around following through better, especially on the last target in an array/position/prior to a reload/etc. A "good plan" and mental rehearsal will include good follow-through. I like the idea of including follow-through in my planning & visualization. I think I've been glossing over that somewhat and focussing more on how I can move efficiently through the stage. The no brainer shot is haunting you because you aren't really making the shot. Your brain is focused on the throttle, when it needs to be focused on looking out the windshield. The root cause is a focus on the wrong ONE thing. In this case (and most) it is a speed focus. Make the ONE thing a VISION focus!!! How can I force that to happen? Would you suggest "A" zone only sight pictures until I'm confident that my brain is synched with my body? Trying to work on efficient movement and getting to the optimal shooting locations in a stage. That part is mostly for stage planning/visualization. As for shooting on the move, definitely need more practice as I tend have more Mikes doing that as well. Great advice guys. This is the type of info I was looking for. Thanks!

Been having issues with leaving (or trying to leave) a shooting position and either firing only one shot at a target that requires two shots or firing that last shot without calling the shot. In this stage, I had a good plan, walked through it and mentally rehearsed it many times. I took plenty of deep breaths, cleared my mind, and let go of the tension leading up to the buzzer. On the 4th target into the stage I fired the first shot and began going to the next target before catching my mistake and going back to target 4 to re-engage. On the stage prior to this one, I had done something similar, but didn't catch myself and ate a Mike for it. Any advice on what I can do or what the root cause might be? Obviously, slowing down, calling all shots, and/or more practice are a given. But, I'm curious if there is more to it than just the basics. I've been trying to account for throttle control in my stage planning for the difficult targets, but it seems like the "no brainer" shot is haunting me. Thank you in advance for any advice, Mike

Need I say more...

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Thanks;) Death, taxes, change and Smoke & Hope

Uncertainty

I've done the exact same mod on this same gun using a slide ride c-more. I like having the c-more further back on gun, similar to my open gun. The only drawback is this gun is pretty heavy for steel challenge. I've since gone with a ruger 22/45 with replaceable grips and a tactical solutions top end. Feels like swinging air:P

Anymore reports to offer on the Allchin comp? I'm thinking about putting one on my Tac Sol barrel, but will have to get threads machined on it.

I too have had struggles with classifier stages - gun malfunction, hit a no shoot, or had a miss I was just pressing too hard trying to live up to unreasonable expectations. Recently, I shot an all-classifier match (5 stages). My mindset going into this match was just shoot A's however fast or slow it takes me, but settle for nothing less than A's. When the scores came out, I won the match. All I did was shoot consistently from stage-to-stage never worrying about competing with anyone or how the outcome would be counted for all time. My fear of the classifier stage is no more Also, it felt really good to finish a match knowing I shot solid A's and got the most points I could get. That was bang for the buck

UPDATE: I used the Dremel tool to grind off the serrations on the locking lever. Made it flush with the back of the holster and rounded off the edges. Now I don't notice the lever at all when drawing. I've shot a match and several practice sessions with the holster now and still really love it