Steve Anderson

Another quote from a wise one, "when gripping the gun, use about the same force you'd use to grip a hammer" You can't stop recoil. Your death grip is probably hurting your performance. SA

THe gun will always recoil more with the weak hand. That's why it's called the weak hand! Seriously, learn to isolate the trigger finger from the rest of the hand so you don't jerk the shot. Just let the recoil happen, and learn where the sight ends up. Practice close, and gradually move out. I used to hate weak hand, and I was inspired by someone who said, "if you want to be great you must practice the things you hate to do" (loosely recollected) Now I spend 10-15% of my practice time on one handed shooting. When it comes up in competition, I just smile while the rest of my buddies bitch and complain. SA

How about "chickensh*t" reshoots? BTW, what do you guys think about the Avery controversy? I can see both sides... SA (Edited by Steve Anderson at 7:36 am on June 27, 2002)

The Matrix. The sequels are coming... SA

That would probly rile us up pretty good here... SA

I like pasting targets...It's good for fine tuning strategery, and pasting the last guy's As (or Ds) is motivating for me, and calms me down. I don't mind picking up brass either, except for guys who count brass on the way out. (Should be three more...) I just try to hear how many they need, then tell them, here's the rest of your brass, all X of them.

Tell 'em the rules are enforcd too rigidly, and we need more subjectivity among RO's, especially with range commands...Then RUN! SA (load 'em up cowboy!"

my splits are usually .16 - .18, so I'll see next week. It's rare to be able to use the timer at the indoor range, other blasters and all...The cool thing about this was that this was the first time that live fire felt as smooth as dry fire. 'Course we all know smooth is fast... This was also my first time out w/ the new Burner grips. If you get the right grip at the draw you're set, if not good luck! Overall they feel very positive, MUCH less slippage. SA

That's why I feel like an a-hole asking for quiet, and don't, although I do ask for quiet when I'm running a shooter as the RO. We only need to be quiet after LAMR and until the buzzer. After that it doesn't matter. Just druthers, no big deal. SA

Best was .87 from draw. Beretta 96 E2, wilson Tactical assault holster. Minor power factor. First few were 1.2 ish, had to eliminate the "take too long to verify sight picture thing" How'm I doin'?

I second the Lee factory crimp die. I can't imagine not using it. Whilr you're at it, get some Hornady one-shot and save your joints/muscles for shooting. SA

I for one would love to see a "quiet gallery rule" enforced as the shooter starts. My hearing is bad (20% down at birth plus many years of Fender strat +Marshall half-stack) and I need the muffs up to reliably hear the buzzer. This means I get a front row seat to the "which bullet what powder whose holster how's the weather nice breeze damn it's hot breeze feels good got any sunblock look at all the wolf brass who's next look at his new gun almost lunchtime gotta piss who's got water can I borrow your towel tanked that one F'in no-shoot hope I got enough ammo for the match" conversations. No big deal, but I feel like an a-hole asking for quiet. Anybody request silence? SA (Edited by Steve Anderson at 9:06 am on June 25, 2002)

xmdog, I know you were not blaming the blaster, I was just illustrating how common your problem is, and how many people refuse to believe it's them. You know what your problem is, now you can fix it. SA

At the indoor range where I shoot, it is very common for someone to buy a gun, take it out to the range, shoot 50, then take the gun back to the retail side and say, "this thing shoots low and left. I need the sights adjusted." The guy behind the counter smiles, and says, "OK, but let me shoot it first and see how much to adjust it." He then goes out and puts 10 in one hole at 20 - 30 ft, gives the customer a lesson in sight picture and trigger control, and goes back to work. I wish we could blame the gun, but we normally can't. Which part of your finger are you using to pull the trigger? This is sometimes a culprit. SA

The irony here is that all the ban did was raise the price of good standard cap mags 400%. I just ordered a pre-ban Beretta mag that holds 30 rds for $18. It works fine, though is is a no-name job and poorly made. Anybody who wants a legal hi-cap can get one... SA

I agree with duane completely, whole-heartedly and unreservedly! I can't emphasize it enough. I've go a 60 minute DF schedule that I do every night I don't shoot a match or live fire. This is my first full season of IPSC, and I expect to get a B card in about a month, by the way. Classifiers don't scare me anymore, and I look forward to one handed stages... Confidence creates success. Put in an hour a day, mix it up, and you'll be amazed. Take the things you hate to do, and do them 100 times a night. Soon there won't be anything you can't do. BTW, my routine stresses finding the front sight over pulling the trigger in all par time drills. That helps greatly. SA

It's my understanding that it will sunset in 2004 unless congress passes it again as a new law. Unfortunately, I believe G-dub has indicated he will sign it if passed. We'll see SA

A great phrase in the hymnal is when Brian says that if you see someone who is not as skilled as you do something extraordinary, it should give more confidence, not less. I would love to get to see Ernest shoot...I spoke to him a couple days ago about a few gun things, and it was very inspiring... SA

I've been thinking about this all week, and I think I'm thinking too much, I think. The Book says to let these thoughts run their course, then let them go...blocking them is the same thing as trying not to think about them. We need to remind ourselves that if we see what we need to see, we cannot miss. Sometimes we doubt this, and try to do dumb things like point shoot an easy stage without even seeing the gun, let alone the sights. Ah, the journey... SA

If mineral spirits is safe for glocks (I don't know) it might be a good choice combined with a toothbrush. It works great on my Beretta frames. SA

I had a bar-sto put in my Beretta Billenium, and it became much more oal sensitive compared to stock, with the same kind of jams you describe. It was frustrating to have rounds that would hand cycle, but jam in fire. The g21 is a .40 right? The .40 should be less oal sensitive than the 9. My gun does not like berry's hollowpoints at any length, but likes fmj and rnfp just fine. Reminds me of a quote I read somewhere about match barrels... "The good news is you have a tight chamber. the bad news is you have a tight chamber." SA

Not a Glock, right? Tupperware ain't even dishwasher safe... (remember Flex, I like Glocks now...) SA

Match barrels are notorious for changing the reliability equation. Yours has become pickier about the length it wants to be able to feed. The consensus here seems to be that your oal should = what feeds best, then adjust powder for desired PF. SA I assume you have access to a chrono... I lke 3.6 of Clays under a 165 for minor .40 loads. It MIGHT be softer than a 9mm, though I have not done an offical a/b comparison. It's my understanding that the .40 was designed from the start to be a hollowpoint cartridge, so you should see far less oal differences between bullet brands compared to other cartridges. The oals are more consistent between bullets than with a 9mm for example.

Gotcha there too. 1. My first Dell was stolen out of my car the first month I had it. Dell got the replacement computer wrong and charged me more for less computer. 2. Sears redid my Bathroom for 5 grand and it's still not right. We've had no shower for a total of 45 days in 16 months. When you hire Sears home improvement you get their subcontractor, who then subs the job out to the lowest bidder, in our case two jokers who do gas station bathrooms. The shower head fell off the first time we used it. This one's still goin' on...They will rue the day! 3. My dog has lupus. Her body thinks her nose is a virus, and her immune system is trying to destroy it. She goes weeks without eating more than a milk bone, and the drugs make her vomit if we make her eat. Some weeks the only thing in her body is ice cubes and the treats we put her drugs in. I'm not trying to start a competition for hard luck stories, as I feel very blessed overall...Many here must have it worse than me. I'm just not very lucky. Life is Hard. Shooting makes it all go away. The great thing about competition shooting is it's just me against the world with no one to blame or depend on. I can be as good as I want to be, or as bad as my laziness permits. It's all up to me. That's why I'm so obsessed with it, and why I like it here so much. SA

Maybe Matt will tell us what he was thinking... SA