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+1 on the timer! The only way to be sure your way is the right way

Practicing reloads is a great exercise, because you will automaically practice target presentation (high ready). This will make you faster in engaging targets from any position. Practice transitions, high ready to target, draws. If you want a list of good exercises, try Steve Anderson's book. Saul Kirsch's first book is also great for this. He also has some great exercises you can do on a range (also for ranges like yours). I just picked one. Trust me when I say that it doesn't matter which one you pick. Both have their specific (dis)advantages. Pick one way and practice it. Looking for the clip is good! That's the key to a fast reload. Not really. I normally start somewhere in the middle. When you look for the clip, you can just pick the one you see first. Practice your reloads and you will become so fast at this that it doesn't matter anymore. I am as fast from my middle holder as from the one on my hip. I'm pretty sure this will go away with practice. I think the reason you are not lost when you keep the revolver in the strong hand is because you also keep it alligned to the targets when you reload that way. Hitting the targets is what all shooting sports are all about. Hitting them fast always takes the backseat. Work on shooting good points and try to stretch the speed limits a little. If you feel you are out of control, take a step back. That is actually a very good question. When I shoot my best, I feel I'm very smooth and very economic. The only times I just haul ass, is when I have to run far. Feeling I'm in a hurry is the one thing I'm trying to eliminate ever since I started shooting Yes, a lot My splits still suck Well, of course it is good to hit the targets as fast as possible. As long as you hit them. I did a lot of speed drills on various targets. I found that speed drills on difficult targets have the best effect. Throw in some reloads while you're at it. Like, if you shoot a 6 shot Bill drill, reload at the end, just to practice reloading a wheelgun after you shot it (which is different from dry fire reloads). You don't have to shoot the gun after the reload. No way. Points are everything. Just don't be too slow. Good example. Speed is of course important, but try to approach speed from the side of getting good points, and not from the "being fast side". By that I mean, see how fast you can shoot very good points, instead of seeing if you can shoot some points by being very fast. Definately, but not on every target. You have to know your gun to do this though. Big time saver on transitions. Practice transitions and you will start doing it automatically. Don't pull the trigger while you are actually moving! just as you move to the next target. Startout with a little pull (bareley moving the trigger, but applying pressure) and see if you like it. If you do, work your way up. Well, since Jerry is the king of revolver splits, I will not saya nything about this. My splits are bad. I ride the trigger, but I'm also pretty agressive on the pull. I practiced a lot, and looked for stuff to read/watch about shooting. hanging out here also shaved off a few decades of the Ol' Learning Curve Try to shoot against autoloaders that are getting the same kind of HF as you if you have no competition. Hope this helps

Sorry to hear it Merlin!

Didin't even think of that one. Definately, no prone is revolver friendly.

Just buy me a beer at a match and make yourself "revolver friendly"

Very tight looking blaster! Gotta get me one of them Norcs sometime!

What Flex said. Try to work on the technique first. Progrip is good stuff, but I personally would want that as my final solution for a bad weak hand grip. I've had the same problem and just analyzed my grip until I got it right. Todd Jarrets vid certainly helps. Do you experience the weak hand slipping off more during slow fire, or also during fast shots? What kind of gun do you shoot? Do you have big or small hands?

Don't beat yourself up over a jam. If you wouldn't have jammed, you probably wouldn't have done as good as you wanted, but it wouldn't have been an issue either Good points is what it's all about. The flow will come! Good shooting!

+1 on the auto prime. I haven't used the bench mounted tools FWIW. RIght now, I size all my revolver brass on the XL650 and prime it with the auto prime. I then throw it back in the casefeeder and continue to load.

+2 Dry fire will teach you so much. However, I believe the problem backspin is facing is the one thing that you cannot overcome by purely dry firing. I have a big problem giving some good advice here. I had the same problem, but I can't tell exactly how I fixed it. What I remember is I did a lot of comparison on the range between dry fire and live fire. Figure out the difference between dry fire and live fire (what happens during the trigger pull and after the shot) and your problem will be gone. I found out (for me) it was just a matter of being a little more patient.

That is exactly what happened to me a couple of years ago. I think it's the result of forgetting the only difference between live fire and dry fire: the gun does not go BANG! Try to find ways to "mold" your dry fire practice into your live fire practice. Expect the gun to go off during dry fire. Also, it's pretty easy to "cheat" in dry fire (I found myslef doing it many many times). Try to be completely honest.

that crackd me up. Staredown was awesome. I think Chuck will be annihilated though

I'm very excited about the announcement of Wanderlei coming to the UFC for a 3 fight deal though! First against Chuck, and I hope the other 2 will be Tito and Vitor. I think Wand is personally going to destroy the UFC

I feel the same way Just tune in to the Semifinals of the Pride Open Weight GP! You will not be let down, I promise you Did you see the quarterfinals?

Powerlines

+100 "Revolver friendly" stages is what will kill the division, because wheelgunner don't need them and it pisses all the other shooters off. Just go with the 9 round arrays. Reloading is why we do this!

Sure, just replace it with the short Glock mag release

+1 I have handled a Sigma and really liked it too. Carry what you like as long as it goes bang 100% when you pull the trigger

The pouches in the picture look like Hoppner & Schuemann Speed Sec pouches. The cool thing about the new CR speed pouches is that you can adjust them with an external tension screw. So for short courses you can loosen them up for ultra fast reloads and for long courses you can tighten them for retention when running.

If the gun is pointed at the target at the instant the bullet leaves the barrel, the shot is good. What you do before or after that doesn't really matter, right?

+1 I would get him a very popular, cheap used and good 9mm (Glock 17 anyone?). 9mm vs .45 factory ammo is so cheap you'll break even after 2000 rounds. You can get everything for Glocks. For Hi Points it's a different story.

Try Dutch coffee. They roll the coffee leaves up in paper and light it. makes you feel good though

I would get the G17 and spend some extra on a 3.5lbs. connector and some good sights. Polish the internals and you are ready to rock. The 0.7 inch in sight radius is not worth the extra $ IMO. The money you save will buy you a nice holster and some pouches.

You can learn everything from Open shooters. The big difference between Open and the rest is the way you aim (dot), but since you cannot see what he sees... Besides, good shooters call their shots. If you watch closely, you can see them doing that (which is good ) Realize that his speed and good shooting is not a strategy or a result of shooting an Open gun. It is the result of hard work in training. The same would go if you were in the sqaud with a GM Limited or Revolver shooter.

What an incredibly cool dude! The look on his face when he sees the guitar is priceless I hope we'll see a lot more of him.