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There was a lady from Texas named Ima Hogg. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg

But with the rib off, it looks goofy with those posts sticking up. I don't know how to get them off without ruining the barrel.

No. I haven't fired it in decades. I plan to though.

LOL, yeah. The front bead sight went through the rib and threaded into the near end of that choke gizmo. That's what held the rib on. Now, I'm going to have to drill and tap into one of those posts to screw the sight into. I want a tritium front sight. Both Meprolight and Trijicon make them that thread in where the bead would normally go. XS sights has one (with a Trijicon tube) that epoxies over an existing bead sight.

A bird gun collecting rust in the closet, a hacksaw, and a little free time is a dangerous combination. I've been threatening to do this for years. Finally got around to it. Still needs a front sight (but since this is a home defense gun and the longest shot possible inside my apartment is about 20 feet, a front sight may not an absolute necessity): Here's the C-Lect Choke I cut off. (I took another 1.5" off after this.): Without the rib:

APRIL UPDATE By High Percent in Singlestack Division: 1. TGO, HM L684 GM 100.00 100.00 2. webbo A57133 GM 96.23 96.23 3. steel1212 A57351 M 91.10 91.10 4. Steven Cline A57903 M 85.79 85.79 MOVED UP TO M 5. want2race A56938 M 84.67 85.36 6. eerw A4469 M 74.61 83.22 7. Scrat A50068 A 82.17 82.17 8. rrflyer A66306 A 81.48 81.48 9. Clyde TY33759 A 81.42 81.42 10. Catfish A52911 A 81.09 81.09 11. Ed Deegan A57440 A 80.50 80.50 12. tpcdvc TY51763 A 73.48 80.30 13. A62335 A62335 A 79.26 79.26 14. zhunter L2871 A 77.45 77.45 15. Nemo A32791 A 77.39 77.39 16. Steve J A51440 B 71.68 74.47 17. Dave Gundry A60363 B 74.04 74.04 18. ima45dv8 L2767 B 71.60 71.60 19. CSEMARTIN A55800 B 70.83 70.83 20. Carmoney A23819 A 70.80 70.80 21. nashvillebill A58911 A 66.12 70.77 22. Alan Meek L1305 B 68.34 70.46 23. TISCHLJ TY52476 B 69.35 70.02 24. fortyfiveshooter A52987 A 70.01 70.01 25. kgunz11 A61478 B 69.03 69.03 26. MarkS_A18138 A18138 B 64.00 68.24 27. Loose Brass A60566 B 67.91 67.91 28. Corey A67152 B 67.36 67.63 29. GARY STEVENS L2133 B 67.43 67.43 30. HighVelocity TY62898 B 67.41 67.41 31. Dan Sierpina A446 B 63.16 63.16 32. Doug H. TY55079 B 62.00 62.00 33. Jadeslade L3282 C 46.10 59.32 34. Airedale FY50947 C 55.47 58.47 35. chbrow10 A62757 C 55.53 57.61 36. dd5357 TY55354 C 55.36 55.90 37. boz1911 TY54309 A 55.04 55.04 38. T_Deegan A59532 C 54.45 54.45 39. Paul Burtchell A59988 C 52.77 53.67 40. G-ManBart TY23298 A 53.19 53.19 41. GentlemanJim A4820 C 49.84 49.84 42. gino_aki L1446 C 49.61 49.61 43. BWNC TY54158 C 49.04 49.38 44. xcelr8n A64275 C 45.87 48.99 45. Jammer1911 TY55041 C 45.84 48.84 46. DMS42 TY2745 C 46.06 47.29 47. foilhat A68487 C 46.77 46.77 48. twodownzero A63438 C 44.25 44.25 49. mgood A64298 D 32.61 32.61 50. Ladyinblue A6063 C 27.82 27.82 51. Modoc A62468 D 24.21 24.21 By Current Percent in Singlestack Division: 1. TGO, HM L684 GM 100.00 100.00 2. webbo A57133 GM 96.23 96.23 3. steel1212 A57351 M 91.10 91.10 4. Steven Cline A57903 M 85.79 85.79 MOVED UP TO M 5. want2race A56938 M 84.67 85.36 6. Scrat A50068 A 82.17 82.17 7. rrflyer A66306 A 81.48 81.48 8. Clyde TY33759 A 81.42 81.42 9. Catfish A52911 A 81.09 81.09 10. Ed Deegan A57440 A 80.50 80.50 11. A62335 A62335 A 79.26 79.26 12. zhunter L2871 A 77.45 77.45 13. Nemo A32791 A 77.39 77.39 14. eerw A4469 M 74.61 83.22 15. Dave Gundry A60363 B 74.04 74.04 16. tpcdvc TY51763 A 73.48 80.30 17. Steve J A51440 B 71.68 74.47 18. ima45dv8 L2767 B 71.60 71.60 19. CSEMARTIN A55800 B 70.83 70.83 20. Carmoney A23819 A 70.80 70.80 21. fortyfiveshooter A52987 A 70.01 70.01 22. TISCHLJ TY52476 B 69.35 70.02 23. kgunz11 A61478 B 69.03 69.03 24. Alan Meek L1305 B 68.34 70.46 25. Loose Brass A60566 B 67.91 67.91 26. GARY STEVENS L2133 B 67.43 67.43 27. HighVelocity TY62898 B 67.41 67.41 28. Corey A67152 B 67.36 67.63 29. nashvillebill A58911 A 66.12 70.77 30. MarkS_A18138 A18138 B 64.00 68.24 31. Dan Sierpina A446 B 63.16 63.16 32. Doug H. TY55079 B 62.00 62.00 33. chbrow10 A62757 C 55.53 57.61 34. Airedale FY50947 C 55.47 58.47 35. dd5357 TY55354 C 55.36 55.90 36. boz1911 TY54309 A 55.04 55.04 37. T_Deegan A59532 C 54.45 54.45 38. G-ManBart TY23298 A 53.19 53.19 39. Paul Burtchell A59988 C 52.77 53.67 40. GentlemanJim A4820 C 49.84 49.84 41. gino_aki L1446 C 49.61 49.61 42. BWNC TY54158 C 49.04 49.38 43. foilhat A68487 C 46.77 46.77 44. Jadeslade L3282 C 46.10 59.32 45. DMS42 TY2745 C 46.06 47.29 46. xcelr8n A64275 C 45.87 48.99 47. Jammer1911 TY55041 C 45.84 48.84 48. twodownzero A63438 C 44.25 44.25 49. mgood A64298 D 32.61 32.61 50. Ladyinblue A6063 C 27.82 27.82 51. Modoc A62468 D 20.26 22.02 Congratulations to Master Steven Cline.

You're getting close.

MARCH UPDATE By High Percent in Singlestack Division: 1. TGO, HM L684 GM 100.00 100.00 2. webbo A57133 GM 96.23 96.23 3. steel1212 A57351 M 91.10 91.10 4. want2race A56938 M 84.67 85.36 5. Steven Cline A57903 A 83.97 83.97 6. eerw A4469 M 74.61 83.22 7. Scrat A50068 A 82.17 82.17 8. rrflyer A66306 A 81.48 81.48 9. Clyde TY33759 A 81.42 81.42 10. Catfish A52911 A 81.09 81.09 11. Ed Deegan A57440 A 80.50 80.50 12. tpcdvc TY51763 A 73.48 80.30 13. A62335 A62335 A 79.26 79.26 14. zhunter L2871 A 77.45 77.45 15. Nemo A32791 A 77.39 77.39 16. Steve J A51440 B 72.64 74.47 17. Dave Gundry A60363 B 74.04 74.04 18. ima45dv8 L2767 B 71.60 71.60 19. CSEMARTIN A55800 B 70.83 70.83 20. Carmoney A23819 A 70.80 70.80 21. nashvillebill A58911 A 66.12 70.77 22. Alan Meek L1305 B 68.34 70.46 23. TISCHLJ TY52476 B 70.02 70.02 24. fortyfiveshooter A52987 A 66.45 69.48 25. kgunz11 A61478 B 69.03 69.03 26. MarkS_A18138 A18138 B 64.00 68.24 27. Loose Brass A60566 B 67.91 67.91 28. Corey A67152 B 67.63 67.63 29. GARY STEVENS L2133 B 67.43 67.43 30. HighVelocity TY62898 B 67.41 67.41 31. Dan Sierpina A446 B 63.16 63.16 32. Doug H. TY55079 B 62.00 62.00 33. Jadeslade L3282 C 46.10 59.32 34. Airedale FY50947 C 56.11 58.47 35. chbrow10 A62757 C 55.53 57.61 36. dd5357 TY55354 C 55.36 55.90 37. boz1911 TY54309 A 55.04 55.04 38. Paul Burtchell A59988 C 52.77 53.67 39. G-ManBart TY23298 A 53.19 53.19 40. T_Deegan A59532 C 53.17 53.17 41. GentlemanJim A4820 C 49.84 49.84 42. gino_aki L1446 C 49.61 49.61 43. BWNC TY54158 C 49.03 49.38 44. xcelr8n A64275 C 45.87 48.99 45. Jammer1911 TY55041 C 48.15 48.84 46. DMS42 TY2745 C 46.06 47.29 47. foilhat A68487 C 43.78 44.91 48. twodownzero A63438 C 44.25 44.25 49. mgood A64298 D 32.61 32.61 50. Ladyinblue A6063 C 27.82 27.82 51. Modoc A62468 D 24.21 24.21 By Current Percent in Singlestack Division: 1. TGO, HM L684 GM 100.00 100.00 2. webbo A57133 GM 96.23 96.23 3. steel1212 A57351 M 91.10 91.10 4. want2race A56938 M 84.67 85.36 5. Steven Cline A57903 A 83.97 83.97 6. Scrat A50068 A 82.17 82.17 7. rrflyer A66306 A 81.48 81.48 8. Clyde TY33759 A 81.42 81.42 9. Catfish A52911 A 81.09 81.09 10. Ed Deegan A57440 A 80.50 80.50 11. A62335 A62335 A 79.26 79.26 12. zhunter L2871 A 77.45 77.45 13. Nemo A32791 A 77.39 77.39 14. eerw A4469 M 74.61 83.22 15. Dave Gundry A60363 B 74.04 74.04 16. tpcdvc TY51763 A 73.48 80.30 17. Steve J A51440 B 72.64 74.47 18. ima45dv8 L2767 B 71.60 71.60 19. CSEMARTIN A55800 B 70.83 70.83 20. Carmoney A23819 A 70.80 70.80 21. TISCHLJ TY52476 B 70.02 70.02 22. kgunz11 A61478 B 69.03 69.03 23. Alan Meek L1305 B 68.34 70.46 24. Loose Brass A60566 B 67.91 67.91 25. Corey A67152 B 67.63 67.63 26. GARY STEVENS L2133 B 67.43 67.43 27. HighVelocity TY62898 B 67.41 67.41 28. fortyfiveshooter A52987 A 66.45 69.48 29. nashvillebill A58911 A 66.12 70.77 30. MarkS_A18138 A18138 B 64.00 68.24 31. Dan Sierpina A446 B 63.16 63.16 32. Doug H. TY55079 B 62.00 62.00 33. Airedale FY50947 C 56.11 58.47 34. chbrow10 A62757 C 55.53 57.61 35. dd5357 TY55354 C 55.36 55.90 36. boz1911 TY54309 A 55.04 55.04 37. G-ManBart TY23298 A 53.19 53.19 38. T_Deegan A59532 C 53.17 53.17 39. Paul Burtchell A59988 C 52.77 53.67 40. GentlemanJim A4820 C 49.84 49.84 41. gino_aki L1446 C 49.61 49.61 42. BWNC TY54158 C 49.03 49.38 43. Jammer1911 TY55041 C 48.15 48.84 44. Jadeslade L3282 C 46.10 59.32 45. DMS42 TY2745 C 46.06 47.29 46. xcelr8n A64275 C 45.87 48.99 47. twodownzero A63438 C 44.25 44.25 48. foilhat A68487 C 43.78 44.91 49. mgood A64298 D 32.61 32.61 50. Ladyinblue A6063 C 27.82 27.82 51. Modoc A62468 D 20.26 22.02

FEBRUARY UPDATE By High Percent in Singlestack Division: 1. TGO, HM L684 GM 100.00 100.00 2. webbo A57133 GM 96.23 96.23 3. steel1212 A57351 M 87.22 87.22 4. want2race A56938 M 84.67 85.36 5. eerw A4469 M 74.61 83.22 6. Steven Cline A57903 A 79.44 82.43 7. Scrat A50068 A 81.59 81.59 8. rrflyer A66306 A 81.48 81.48 9. Clyde TY33759 A 81.42 81.42 10. Catfish A52911 A 81.09 81.09 11. Ed Deegan A57440 A 80.50 80.50 12. tpcdvc TY51763 A 73.48 80.30 13. A62335 A62335 A 79.26 79.26 14. zhunter L2871 A 77.45 77.45 15. Nemo A32791 A 76.26 76.97 16. Steve J A51440 B 71.38 74.47 17. Dave Gundry A60363 B 74.04 74.04 18. ima45dv8 L2767 B 71.60 71.60 19. CSEMARTIN A55800 B 70.83 70.83 20. Carmoney A23819 A 70.80 70.80 21. nashvillebill A58911 A 66.12 70.77 22. Alan Meek L1305 B 68.34 70.46 23. TISCHLJ TY52476 B 68.10 69.86 24. fortyfiveshooter A52987 A 66.45 69.48 25. kgunz11 A61478 B 69.03 69.03 26. MarkS_A18138 A18138 B 64.00 68.24 27. Corey A67152 B 67.63 67.63 28. GARY STEVENS L2133 B 67.43 67.43 29. HighVelocity TY62898 B 67.41 67.41 30. Loose Brass A60566 B 66.55 66.55 31. Rocket35 A50407 A 64.50 64.50 32. Dan Sierpina A446 B 63.16 63.16 33. Doug H. TY55079 B 62.00 62.00 34. Jadeslade L3282 C 46.10 59.32 35. Airedale FY50947 C 56.11 58.47 36. chbrow10 A62757 C 55.53 57.61 37. dd5357 TY55354 C 55.36 55.90 38. boz1911 TY54309 A 55.04 55.04 39. Paul Burtchell A59988 C 52.77 53.67 40. G-ManBart TY23298 A 53.19 53.19 41. T_Deegan A59532 C 53.17 53.17 42. GentlemanJim A4820 C 49.84 49.84 43. gino_aki L1446 C 49.61 49.61 44. BWNC TY54158 C 49.38 49.38 45. xcelr8n A64275 C 45.87 48.99 46. Jammer1911 TY55041 C 46.38 48.84 47. DMS42 TY2745 C 46.06 47.29 48. foilhat A68487 C 43.78 44.91 49. twodownzero A63438 C 44.25 44.25 50. mgood A64298 D 32.61 32.61 51. Ladyinblue A6063 D 27.82 27.82 52. Modoc A62468 D 20.26 22.02 By Current Percent in Singlestack Division: 1. TGO, HM L684 GM 100.00 100.00 2. webbo A57133 GM 96.23 96.23 3. steel1212 A57351 M 87.22 87.22 4. want2race A56938 M 84.67 85.36 5. Scrat A50068 A 81.59 81.59 6. rrflyer A66306 A 81.48 81.48 7. Clyde TY33759 A 81.42 81.42 8. Catfish A52911 A 81.09 81.09 9. Ed Deegan A57440 A 80.50 80.50 10. Steven Cline A57903 A 79.44 82.43 11. A62335 A62335 A 79.26 79.26 12. zhunter L2871 A 77.45 77.45 13. Nemo A32791 A 76.26 76.97 14. eerw A4469 M 74.61 83.22 15. Dave Gundry A60363 B 74.04 74.04 16. tpcdvc TY51763 A 73.48 80.30 17. ima45dv8 L2767 B 71.60 71.60 18. Steve J A51440 B 71.38 74.47 19. CSEMARTIN A55800 B 70.83 70.83 20. Carmoney A23819 A 70.80 70.80 21. kgunz11 A61478 B 69.03 69.03 22. Alan Meek L1305 B 68.34 70.46 23. TISCHLJ TY52476 B 68.10 69.86 24. Corey A67152 B 67.63 67.63 25. GARY STEVENS L2133 B 67.43 67.43 26. HighVelocity TY62898 B 67.41 67.41 27. Loose Brass A60566 B 66.55 66.55 28. fortyfiveshooter A52987 A 66.45 69.48 29. nashvillebill A58911 A 66.12 70.77 30. Rocket35 A50407 A 64.50 64.50 31. MarkS_A18138 A18138 B 64.00 68.24 32. Dan Sierpina A446 B 63.16 63.16 33. Doug H. TY55079 B 62.00 62.00 34. Airedale FY50947 C 56.11 58.47 35. chbrow10 A62757 C 55.53 57.61 36. dd5357 TY55354 C 55.36 55.90 37. boz1911 TY54309 A 55.04 55.04 38. G-ManBart TY23298 A 53.19 53.19 39. T_Deegan A59532 C 53.17 53.17 40. Paul Burtchell A59988 C 52.77 53.67 41. GentlemanJim A4820 C 49.84 49.84 42. gino_aki L1446 C 49.61 49.61 43. BWNC TY54158 C 49.38 49.38 44. Jammer1911 TY55041 C 46.38 48.84 45. Jadeslade L3282 C 46.10 59.32 46. DMS42 TY2745 C 46.06 47.29 47. xcelr8n A64275 C 45.87 48.99 48. twodownzero A63438 C 44.25 44.25 49. foilhat A68487 C 43.78 44.91 50. mgood A64298 D 32.61 32.61 51. Ladyinblue A6063 D 27.82 27.82 52. Modoc A62468 D 20.26 22.02

Oh, that is sweet!

The same thought crossed my mind. I'm not b!tching about it. I was just a little surprised. More power to them if they can get them done a little early.

Yeah, today is the 13th. And I thought I saw comments about this from early yesterday morning, before business hours on the 12th. I've never seen it that early before. (Not sure I've ever seen it early, certainly not on the 12th. I have seen it come out late.) Anyway, I reached a milestone of sorts; finally shot enough classifiers in one division to have one "expire."

JANUARY UPDATE By High Percent in Singlestack Division: 1. TGO, HM L684 GM 100.00 100.00 2. webbo A57133 GM 96.23 96.23 3. steel1212 A57351 M 87.22 87.22 4. want2race A56938 M 84.67 85.36 5. eerw A4469 M 74.61 83.22 6. Steven Cline A57903 A 79.44 82.43 7. Scrat A50068 A 81.59 81.59 8. rrflyer A66306 A 81.48 81.48 9. Clyde TY33759 A 81.42 81.42 10. Catfish A52911 A 81.09 81.09 11. Ed Deegan A57440 A 80.50 80.50 12. tpcdvc TY51763 A 73.48 80.30 13. A62335 A62335 A 78.07 78.07 Moved up to A Class! 14. zhunter L2871 A 77.45 77.45 15. Nemo A32791 A 75.40 76.97 16. Steve J A51440 B 71.38 74.47 17. Dave Gundry A60363 B 74.04 74.04 18. CSEMARTIN A55800 B 70.83 70.83 19. Carmoney A23819 A 70.80 70.80 20. nashvillebill A58911 A 66.12 70.77 21. Alan Meek L1305 B 68.34 70.46 22. ima45dv8 L2767 B 70.19 70.19 23. TISCHLJ TY52476 B 65.86 69.86 24. fortyfiveshooter A52987 A 66.45 69.48 25. kgunz11 A61478 B 69.03 69.03 26. MarkS_A18138 A18138 B 64.00 68.24 27. Corey A67152 B 67.63 67.63 28. GARY STEVENS L2133 B 67.43 67.43 29. HighVelocity TY62898 B 67.41 67.41 30. Loose Brass A60566 B 66.55 66.55 31. Rocket35 A50407 A 64.50 64.50 32. Dan Sierpina A446 B 63.16 63.16 33. Doug H. TY55079 B 62.00 62.00 34. Jadeslade L3282 C 46.10 59.32 35. Airedale FY50947 C 56.11 58.47 36. chbrow10 A62757 C 55.53 57.61 37. dd5357 TY55354 C 55.36 55.90 38. boz1911 TY54309 A 55.04 55.04 39. Paul Burtchell A59988 C 52.77 53.67 40. G-ManBart TY23298 A 53.19 53.19 41. T_Deegan A59532 C 53.17 53.17 42. GentlemanJim A4820 C 49.84 49.84 43. gino_aki L1446 C 49.61 49.61 44. BWNC TY54158 C 49.38 49.38 45. xcelr8n A64275 C 45.87 48.99 46. Jammer1911 TY55041 C 46.38 48.84 47. DMS42 TY2745 C 42.76 47.29 48. foilhat A68487 C 43.78 44.91 49. twodownzero A63438 C 44.25 44.25 50. mgood A64298 D 32.61 32.61 51. Ladyinblue A6063 D 27.82 27.82 52. Modoc A62468 D 20.26 22.02 By Current Percent in Singlestack Division: 1. TGO, HM L684 GM 100.00 100.00 2. webbo A57133 GM 96.23 96.23 3. steel1212 A57351 M 87.22 87.22 4. want2race A56938 M 84.67 85.36 5. Scrat A50068 A 81.59 81.59 6. rrflyer A66306 A 81.48 81.48 7. Clyde TY33759 A 81.42 81.42 8. Catfish A52911 A 81.09 81.09 9. Ed Deegan A57440 A 80.50 80.50 10. Steven Cline A57903 A 79.44 82.43 11. A62335 A62335 A 78.07 78.07 Moved up to A Class! 12. zhunter L2871 A 77.45 77.45 13. Nemo A32791 A 75.40 76.97 14. eerw A4469 M 74.61 83.22 15. Dave Gundry A60363 B 74.04 74.04 16. tpcdvc TY51763 A 73.48 80.30 17. Steve J A51440 B 71.38 74.47 18. CSEMARTIN A55800 B 70.83 70.83 19. Carmoney A23819 A 70.80 70.80 20. ima45dv8 L2767 B 70.19 70.19 21. kgunz11 A61478 B 69.03 69.03 22. Alan Meek L1305 B 68.34 70.46 23. Corey A67152 B 67.63 67.63 24. GARY STEVENS L2133 B 67.43 67.43 25. HighVelocity TY62898 B 67.41 67.41 26. Loose Brass A60566 B 66.55 66.55 27. fortyfiveshooter A52987 A 66.45 69.48 28. nashvillebill A58911 A 66.12 70.77 29. TISCHLJ TY52476 B 65.86 69.86 30. Rocket35 A50407 A 64.50 64.50 31. MarkS_A18138 A18138 B 64.00 68.24 32. Dan Sierpina A446 B 63.16 63.16 33. Doug H. TY55079 B 62.00 62.00 34. Airedale FY50947 C 56.11 58.47 35. chbrow10 A62757 C 55.53 57.61 36. dd5357 TY55354 C 55.36 55.90 37. boz1911 TY54309 A 55.04 55.04 38. Paul Burtchell A59988 C 52.77 53.67 39. G-ManBart TY23298 A 53.19 53.19 40. T_Deegan A59532 C 53.17 53.17 41. GentlemanJim A4820 C 49.84 49.84 42. gino_aki L1446 C 49.61 49.61 43. BWNC TY54158 C 49.38 49.38 44. Jammer1911 TY55041 C 46.38 48.84 45. Jadeslade L3282 C 46.10 59.32 46. xcelr8n A64275 C 45.87 48.99 47. twodownzero A63438 C 44.25 44.25 48. foilhat A68487 C 43.78 44.91 49. DMS42 TY2745 C 42.76 47.29 50. mgood A64298 D 32.61 32.61 51. Ladyinblue A6063 D 27.82 27.82 52. Modoc A62468 D 20.26 22.02 When did the thing update? It caught me off guard. Congratulations to A62335 for moving up in class! Way to go, Jeremy! Me, I moved all the way up from 30.11 to 32.61 But I did become High D Class because hk_mtbr seems to have let his USPSA membership expire.

I may take you up on that at a match in Hobbs some time. They should start up again in February. I like the looks of the Springfields as well as their reputation, but I've never fired one (except for a . . . that other pistol they make, you know, the ones that don't have quite as much metal in them).

Ah, now I see where this jumping in the air and shooting idea comes from.

10mm would be interesting. I've always liked the Kimber Eclipse, and it comes in 10mm. Hmm. Not what I need at the moment, but would be cool to have. I know .38 Super is a good caliber, I just don't know what I'd do with it. Not even on the radar at this point. A few years down the road, who knows?

Well, my classifier was evidently too late to count this month. It wouldn't push me up in class anyway. I figure it will raise my average to 32.61, up from 30.11. Yay.

I know. But I'm leaning toward getting a 5" 9mm and shooting SS minor for a while. **Ducks and takes cover as the purists hurl rotten fruit** A guy at a match recently let me shoot his and it was like shooting a .22 Don't worry, I also plan on getting a 5" .45 next after that. Man up and buy both. You aren't a REAL 1911 devotee til you have at least 3 calibers. I have a .45, but with it's 3" barrel and aluminum frame, the muzzle flip is somewhat . . . violent. It's not really suited for competition but that's what I've been using in SS because that's what I have. Going from a 25-ounce .45 to a 43-ounce 9mm does seem like cheating It seems like it takes me forever to get back on target after each shot. When I shot the 9mm, I only fired 10 rounds, but the last few were just as fast as I could pull the trigger and the front sight never lifted off the target. I was like, "Whoa, I got to get me one of these!" I know shooting major is the way to go. But my shot-to-shot splits are terrible. I'm usually one of the slowest guys at the match. I make some of that up with accuracy, but I still finish near the bottom. When I try to push the speed just a little, I start having trigger control issues that I have never had before. I think going minor for a while would help me--like training wheels, lol, and that's embarassing that I need training wheels, but I do. I don't know that I'll need a 1911 in .40. (Though I have considered that I could buy a .40 and shoot minor with that, then up the load to major whenever I choose. That's a thought.) My pl- . . . po- . . . pr- . . . other pistol is a .40.

I know. But I'm leaning toward getting a 5" 9mm and shooting SS minor for a while. **Ducks and takes cover as the purists hurl rotten fruit** A guy at a match recently let me shoot his and it was like shooting a .22 Don't worry, I also plan on getting a 5" .45 next after that.

I recently got the Comp-Tac Belt Holster for a 1911. Used it once at the match Saturday. Now I'm thinking of getting that Dawson Super-Tuned STI Spartan to put in it. (Some kind of full-size 1911 will soon replace my 3" Kimber in it. Still not 100% sure what I'm going to get.) Ordered some CR Speed mag pouches. Still waiting for them to come in. What I really need is a bunch of ammo to go practice with. I probably haven't fired 150 rounds outside of matches this year. "Practice? What's that? This match is practice for the next match." (And I wonder why I'm still D Class in every division I've shot.)

DECEMBER UPDATE By High Percent in Singlestack Division: 1. TGO, HM L684 GM 100.00 100.00 2. webbo A57133 GM 96.23 96.23 3. steel1212 A57351 M 87.22 87.22 4. want2race A56938 M 84.67 85.36 5. eerw A4469 M 74.61 83.22 6. Steven Cline A57903 A 79.44 82.43 7. rrflyer A66306 A 81.48 81.48 8. Clyde TY33759 A 81.42 81.42 9. Catfish A52911 A 81.09 81.09 10. Ed Deegan A57440 A 80.50 80.50 11. tpcdvc TY51763 A 73.48 80.30 12. Scrat A50068 A 80.16 80.16 13. zhunter L2871 A 77.45 77.45 14. Nemo A32791 A 75.40 76.97 15. A62335 A62335 B 74.74 74.74 16. Steve J A51440 B 74.47 74.47 17. Dave Gundry A60363 B 74.04 74.04 18. CSEMARTIN A55800 B 70.83 70.83 19. Carmoney A23819 A 70.80 70.80 20. nashvillebill A58911 A 66.12 70.77 21. Alan Meek L1305 B 68.34 70.46 22. ima45dv8 L2767 B 70.19 70.19 23. TISCHLJ TY52476 B 66.22 69.86 24. fortyfiveshooter A52987 A 66.45 69.48 25. kgunz11 A61478 B 69.03 69.03 26. MarkS_A18138 A18138 B 64.00 68.24 27. Corey A67152 B 67.63 67.63 28. GARY STEVENS L2133 B 67.43 67.43 29. HighVelocity TY62898 B 67.41 67.41 30. Loose Brass A60566 B 66.55 66.55 31. Rocket35 A50407 A 64.50 64.50 32. Dan Sierpina A446 B 63.16 63.16 33. Doug H. TY55079 B 62.00 62.00 34. Jadeslade L3282 C 46.10 59.32 35. Airedale FY50947 C 56.11 58.47 36. chbrow10 A62757 C 55.53 57.61 37. dd5357 TY55354 C 55.36 55.90 38. boz1911 TY54309 A 55.04 55.04 39. Paul Burtchell A59988 C 53.67 53.67 40. G-ManBart TY23298 A 53.19 53.19 41. T_Deegan A59532 C 52.13 52.13 42. GentlemanJim A4820 C 49.84 49.84 43. xcelr8n A64275 C 45.87 48.99 44. Jammer1911 TY55041 C 46.38 48.84 45. BWNC TY54158 C 47.44 48.63 46. DMS42 TY2745 C 42.76 47.29 47. foilhat A68487 C 43.78 44.91 48. gino_aki L1446 C 44.55 44.55 49. twodownzero A63438 C 44.25 44.25 50. hk_mtbr A60318 D 39.74 39.74 51. mgood A64298 D 30.11 30.11 52. Ladyinblue A6063 D 27.82 27.82 53. Modoc A62468 D 20.26 22.02 By Current Percent in Singlestack Division: 1. TGO, HM L684 GM 100.00 100.00 2. webbo A57133 GM 96.23 96.23 3. steel1212 A57351 M 87.22 87.22 4. want2race A56938 M 84.67 85.36 5. rrflyer A66306 A 81.48 81.48 6. Clyde TY33759 A 81.42 81.42 7. Catfish A52911 A 81.09 81.09 8. Ed Deegan A57440 A 80.50 80.50 9. Scrat A50068 A 80.16 80.16 10. Steven Cline A57903 A 79.44 82.43 11. eerw A4469 M 74.61 83.22 12. tpcdvc TY51763 A 73.48 80.30 13. zhunter L2871 A 77.45 77.45 14. Nemo A32791 A 75.40 76.97 15. A62335 A62335 B 74.74 74.74 16. Steve J A51440 B 74.47 74.47 17. Dave Gundry A60363 B 74.04 74.04 18. CSEMARTIN A55800 B 70.83 70.83 19. Carmoney A23819 A 70.80 70.80 20. ima45dv8 L2767 B 70.19 70.19 21. kgunz11 A61478 B 69.03 69.03 22. Alan Meek L1305 B 68.34 70.46 23. fortyfiveshooter A52987 A 66.45 69.48 24. TISCHLJ TY52476 B 66.22 69.86 25. nashvillebill A58911 A 66.12 70.77 26. MarkS_A18138 A18138 B 64.00 68.24 27. Corey A67152 B 67.63 67.63 28. GARY STEVENS L2133 B 67.43 67.43 29. HighVelocity TY62898 B 67.41 67.41 30. Loose Brass A60566 B 66.55 66.55 31. Rocket35 A50407 A 64.50 64.50 32. Dan Sierpina A446 B 63.16 63.16 33. Doug H. TY55079 B 62.00 62.00 34. Airedale FY50947 C 56.11 58.47 35. chbrow10 A62757 C 55.53 57.61 36. dd5357 TY55354 C 55.36 55.90 37. boz1911 TY54309 A 55.04 55.04 38. Paul Burtchell A59988 C 53.67 53.67 39. G-ManBart TY23298 A 53.19 53.19 40. T_Deegan A59532 C 52.13 52.13 41. GentlemanJim A4820 C 49.84 49.84 42. BWNC TY54158 C 47.44 48.63 43. Jammer1911 TY55041 C 46.38 48.84 44. Jadeslade L3282 C 46.10 59.32 45. xcelr8n A64275 C 45.87 48.99 46. gino_aki L1446 C 44.55 44.55 47. twodownzero A63438 C 44.25 44.25 48. foilhat A68487 C 43.78 44.91 49. DMS42 TY2745 C 42.76 47.29 50. hk_mtbr A60318 D 39.74 39.74 51. mgood A64298 D 30.11 30.11 52. Ladyinblue A6063 D 27.82 27.82 53. Modoc A62468 D 20.26 22.02 Check 'em to make sure I got yours right. Welcome Jammer1911! Welcome back webbo! (He was not included on last month's list because his USPSA membership was expired and all his classifications were shown as X.)

The Boy Scouts taught me to Be Prepared. What's the problem?

I'm not even an RO, though I have played one a couple times when the real RO was the shooter, but this seems like the way to go. Measure to the feet. If it's close enough that the difference between the distance to the hand and the distance to the feet even matters, then it's going to cause a lot of debate about where the hand really was. If the foot closest to the impact was just outside ten feet, and the hand might have been an inch or two inside ten feet, I'd be inclined to give the shooter the benefit of the doubt. (Unless you're shooting from some real awkward position where the hand is obviously way closer than the feet. Then I think that would have to be determined on a case-by-case basis.)

If your hands are (hypothetically) 60 inches above and 20 inches foreward of your toes, and you shoot the ground 10 feet (120 inches) from your toes, then your hands were a few inches less than ten feet from the impact. I don't know how likely this is, or if there's any real reason not to just measure from the closest part of the closest foot.