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"Better to have it an not need it than need it an not have it," applies to guns, ammo, seatbelts, tools, first aid gear, and many other things.
But I run three or four on the belt and one to three in pockets, including the Barney, depending on what the stage looks like. I need to get some different mag pouches, something made for competition rather than my mismatched leather gear that takes up too much real estate (not to mention being sloooow). When I step up to the line at a longer field course, some Limited/Open shooter always asks if I have enough magazines.
I have not run short yet, but I have finished at slide lock on my very last mag once or twice. And I have comprimised by reloading at less than optimal positions because it was the only way to finish the stage without running out of ammo--doing a standing reload rather than reload on the move because I couldn't afford to dump those last two rounds left in that mag when I was moving. (That's rare, but it has happened.) -
I'm not sure if firing into the berm just to see if the thing will work--and surprise, surprise, it does--qualifies as an accidental discharge. I guess that's what you disqualified yourself for.
And I'm not sure that you are obligated to DQ yourself for something the RO doesn't catch or say anything about.
On the other hand, when frustration is getting the better of you, it's probably time to put the guns down and go cool off. I applaud your decision.
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$24.95 + $4.99 shipping right here at BrainEnos.com.
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Our reshoot policy is we allow reshoots for anyone looking to be classified in another division.
That's what I was doing.
End of February, I shot a Classifier match with four classifier stages. I shot the match as Limited, then went and re-shot those four stages as L10. I just wanted to get classified in both of those divisions.
The following week, I shot a match as Singlestack and re-shot the classifier with a different gun in Production. I only lacked one classifier getting classified in Production, but didn't have enough ammo for that gun to shoot the whole match with it. (I'd shot up all my .40 ammo the previous week, but wanted to knock out that one last classifier in Production.)
When the thing was updated this month, I went from being classified in one division to being classified in four divisions.
I'm done with that now. I'm classified in every division in which I want to be classified (for now). I'm going to concentrate on SS and maybe some Prod here and there. I wanted the other classifications so that if I decide to go to, say, the Texas State Limited, I've got a classification and won't have to compete as a U.
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I shot this one yesterday at Ridge Runner Gun Club in Breckenridge, TX.
Singlestack, D Class.
I had 5 Mikes on the 50-yd target.
I've never attempted to shoot that far with a pistol before. Had no idea where the shots were going. The one that hit was very low. Maybe I should aim at the head next time.55 points minus 50 penalty points.
I think the HF was 0.1465.
classifiercalc.com says 2.1444%
I'd have been better off if I'd missed one more and zeroed the stage so it wouldn't show up at all.
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I need an all of the above option.
+1
(I haven't kicked much ass yet, mostly getting kicked, but I'm working on it.)
Actually, you can answer multiples. I checked the first 3 and it went through.
Oh, didn't know that. Didn't think to try.
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1 of only 15, and I'd be tempted to put that baby away and not shoot it.
But you say no safe queens for you. Ok, I probably wouldn't buy a gun I didn't intend to shoot.
Shoot that puppy. If you wear it out, well, by then you'll be wanting something else anyway.
BTW, I shoot an aluminum frame 1911 in USPSA.
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I don't know about pistol bulls eye.
I shoot NRA small bore (.22) rifle silhouette. (And I do a lot better than I do at USPSA pistol. I'm more a precision guy than a speed guy.)
Some of those guys have such light triggers that when I try their rifles, the shot is gone before I realize I've made contact with the trigger. I don't like that.
My trigger is about 8 or 9 ounces (weighed on several different scales that never agree exactly). Light, but not so light that I don't know I'm on it.
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Yes.
I've never shot an IDPA match, so maybe I'm in the wrong forum.
The 3" barrel, aluminum frame Kimber Ultra CDP II that I bought for concealed carry is what I shoot in USPSA Singlestack. I also shot it once in Limited 10.
My Smith & Wesson Sigma SW40F is a bit large for concealed carry, unless it's winter and can go under a jacket. But I've kept it in my truck as well as carried it on my hip in New Mexico where open carry is legal. That's what I shoot in Production. And that's what I shot in both Limited and Limeted 10 in a recent Classifier match.
Did I win anything? No.
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I like.
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I shot this today in both Singlestack and Production.
In Singlestack, I'm D Class. One of these days, I'm going to shoot a SS classifier without screwing it up.
I got six procedural penalties because I used both hands for all twelve shots in the first string.17 Alphas
6 Charlies
1 Mike
6 Procedurals
39 points divided by 37.76 seconds for a Hit Factor of 1.0328.
12.5188% according to classifiercalc.com.
In Production, I'm Unclassified, but this is my fourth that will count. It will make me D Class.
17 Alphas
5 Charlies
2 Mikes
80 points divided by 42.39 seconds for a Hit Factor of 1.8872.
24.5729% according to classifiercalc.com.
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It's pretty much a lock that you're anticipating the recoil and pushing the gun forward as you press the trigger.
I do that.
It's a bad habit I've picked up since I started competition a year ago. Never did it before, but nearly all my shooting before was slow fire.
When my targets are scored, I hear, "Alpha Charlie, Alpha Charlie, Alpha Charlie," WAY too much. And nearly all of those charlies are low and pretty well centered.
One of the many things I need to work on.
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Smith & Wesson Sigma SW40F
In the holster I use for Production (and used for Limited and Limited 10 last weekend
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I shot both Limited and Limited10 in a Classifier match Saturday. Just trying to get classified in a couple more divisions. Used my half-baked Production rig for both runs.
Ltd:
110 points, 33.01 seconds, 3.3323 HF, 33.2343% according to classifiercalc.com.
L10:
3.3652 HF, 33.5624% according to classifiercalc.com.
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I shot both Limited and Limited10 in a Classifier match Saturday. Just trying to get classified in a couple more divisions. Used my Production rig for both runs.
Ltd:
26 points, 8.71 seconds, 2.9851 HF, 24.4680% according to classifiercalc.com.
L10:
4.4892 HF, 36.7967% according to classifiercalc.com.
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I shot both Limited and Limited10 in a Classifier match Saturday. Just trying to get classified in a couple more divisions. Used my pieced-together Production rig for both runs.
Ltd:
57 points, 11.80 seconds, 4.8305 HF, 36.1221% according to classifiercalc.com.
L10:
3.8754 HF, 28.9799% according to classifiercalc.com.
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I shot both Limited and Limited10 in a Classifier match Saturday. Just trying to get classified in a couple more divisions. Used my half-baked Production rig for both runs.
Ltd:
56 points, 17.92 seconds, 3.1250 HF, 32.8947% according to classifiercalc.com.
L10:
2.9851 HF, 31.4221% according to classifiercalc.com.
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. . . there are a few Kimbers around if you can find a used one.. . . I'm pretty sure there's nothing in .40 left in the Kimber lineup...a couple of 10mm that could be re-barreled, but no .40's. Do they have new offerings for 2010?My Kimber dealer said they no longer make a .40, as they had too many problems with them.
I'm not completely convinced that Kimber ever made a 1911 in .40. They planned to. They even had them in at least one catalog. But I don't know if they ever put them into production.
When the CDP first came out, the advertisements immediately caught my eye. And they said it would be available in .45ACP as well as .40S&W. Both of my previous pistols were double-stack forties, so going to a single-stack, I thought it would be a good idea to stick with the same caliber. I waited, and contacted Kimber several times about it. I was finally convinced that .45 was what I really wanted anyway. (The Aegis is 9mm only. All the rest of Kimber's 1911 pistols are available in .45. A few are also available in 9mm. At least one can be had in 10mm. But no .40) Maybe they did make a .40 before the CDP came out. I just know that I wanted a CDP in .40 and was waiting for something that never happened. (If they made the CDP in .40, there were very, very few, and I don't think it ever got past the prototype stage, if they built one at all.)
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Today I went to the West Texas Practical Shooters match in Levelland, TX.
They had the same classifier I shot two weeks ago in Hobbs.
So I shot Limited 10 to get a classifier in another division. I'm Unclassified in L10. Shot the same Smith & Wesson Sigma SW40F I use in Production, but scored Major.
I stunk it up this time. I was shaking, bad, when I shot weak hand only. Don't know why, too excited or something, I guess.
10 A
2 B
6 C
3 D
3 M
1 NS
85-40=45 points
38.36 seconds
1.1731 Hit Factor
16.8718% according to classifiercalc.com.
EDIT: Got the match results. I messed up figuring my score somehow. (edit the edit: I see. I counted Deltas as one point instead of two, lol.) Didn't make a big difference, but:
88 points - 40 penalty points = 48 points divided by 38.36 seconds
1.2513 Hit Factor
17.9965% according to classifiercalc.com.
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Apparently, when they did a lapdance, they took velcro straps and strapped your hands to the side of the booth, and your head to the back, so they could get as close to you as possible, without touching you. . . .
Florida, huh?
Sounds like the Cafe Risque .
Um . . . not that I would know. . . . I've heard about it, yeah, that's it. Someone told me about it.
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XDM
HOLY crap! That took 4 pages! The XDm 9 should be way up there.
I'm trying to justify a want of a gun for which I have no need. So if more people tell me that the XDM is the greatest thing since smokeless powder, I just might have to get one.
Okay, it is the hottest thing since sliced bread if you want to have to buy a new holster, and magazine pouches too. Seriously, it is cool, but it isn’t all that.
I think the XDm comes w/ holster and mag pouch in the case.
It does. All XDs come with a holster and mag pouch. It might not be the ideal holster for competition, but it would get you started.
I finally got a chance to shoot an XDM-9 after handling them in the store every day for 10 months or so. A guy brought one to a match and was letting a couple of us shoot it after the match.
If I was going to spend much time shooting Production Division, I'd get the XDM-9. No doubt about it.
(I've determined that it's my personal preference. I'm not saying that's what everyone else should be shooting.)
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TEXAS STAR
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That's great!
Y'all are going to make me get into airsoft.
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I have slightly smaller than average hands.
On most guns, I feel that if I get a proper grip, with the backstrap in the web of my had where it should be, then my finger just barely reaches the trigger. I can't really get the pad of my finger on the front of the trigger and pull straight back. When I think about it, when dry firing or just checking out a gun in a store, I always feel like I'm pulling the trigger back and pushing it left (I'm right-handed) at the same time rather than pulling straight back as I know I should.
I have not seen this affect shot placement. But I feel more confident, like I have better trigger control, if I can get a little more arch in my trigger finger and also get the pad of my finger squarely on the front surface of the trigger.
If I move my hand around where I have the finger placement I want, then the gun is no longer squarely in the web of my hand. Recoil is against the thumb joint where there's a lot less strength. I shoot that way and deal with it. But I'll never get really good like that because the gun jumps all over the place in recoil and makes fast shooting very difficult.
I need a shorter trigger in my 1911. NO double-stack will fit me right. That's what made me go to a 1911. And a short trigger and thin grips will make the 1911 fit even better. (Although I still own and enjoy, and even sometimes compete with a double stack, I know it doesn't really fit me right.)
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My #1 carry gun is a Kimber Ultra CDP II.
My competition gun is . . . the same gun, in Single Stack and once in L10.
One of these days I intend to get a 5", steel-framed Kimber for SS competition.
I have not run short yet, but I have finished at slide lock on my very last mag once or twice. And I have comprimised by reloading at less than optimal positions because it was the only way to finish the stage without running out of ammo--doing a standing reload rather than reload on the move because I couldn't afford to dump those last two rounds left in that mag when I was moving. (That's rare, but it has happened.)
I've never attempted to shoot that far with a pistol before. Had no idea where the shots were going. The one that hit was very low. Maybe I should aim at the head next time.
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Who are you shooting against?
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I've won Singlestack Division at two local matches now. . . . But I was the only shooter in Singlestack both times.
I've beat a B Class shooter a couple times, but that particular guy is a "hero or zero" type, meaning he goes all out and either does really well or completely crashes and burns. When he crashes, is when I beat him.
I've had at least one stage where I beat a Master Class shooter. He zeroed that stage, but that's not my problem.
I look for anything I can point to and say, "Look, I did better than this guy here, and he's really good." Anything I can do to encourage myself.
In a local monthly match I usually shoot, we often have several decent B and C Class shooters in Singlestack, which is the division I usually shoot. My near-term goal is to win Singlestack there, on a day when the good SS shooters are actually shooting SS. (Any one or all of them might be shooting a different division at any given match.)
Beating a guy twice my age and someone's wife who's there for the first time is getting old. I need a lot more work if I'm going to regularly beat people who can actually shoot.
But yeah, the answer to the original question is that you compete within your division, and that can be broken down further to within your class in your division. Overall combined results are just for fun, unless maybe you're high overall. (And at local matches with twelve to twenty shooters, which is what I usually see, there might be divisions with only one shooter, so combined scores are the only way to compete with anyone.)