Nuke8401

Last nights match, middle of the road, raw times not terrible. 1 missed a head shot and -3(x2) will kill my score. Shot with prescription glasses still waiting for mono set-up. Can't wait to actually be able to see the front sight and have decent peripheral vision. The young guys are killing me. NH State match next Sunday, need to practice allthis week.

No glasses in the mail yesterday ): I was right, my last match was a disaster. - Got to stick with the G34! - Got to dry fire and Live fire practice. Small match tonight, hope to get/try out mono glasses set-up, tweeked my load 124 Berrys DS RN, 4.2 TG, 1.130 OAL.

Clear lenses for Ranger XL glasses come in today, I hope. Would like to live fire with them tonight, but it's really hot. Have a match tomorrow and will use the mono glasses set-up. Can't wait to try them out. Also ordered some non-prescription smoke lenses for my Wiley-X SG-1s.

Came in second at the club match by almost 20 seconds, winner was not in my squad? Changed the M+P sights to FO front, while checking the sights without glasses I realized I could see the front sight perfectly clear without glasses. I thought I seeing the front sight before but this was different I could count the serrations and almost see scratches on the FO. So I decided to shoot the 7/3 match without prescription lenses. Terrible performance in the match but it was amazing to really see the front sight. I was shooting with a cheap pair of tinted safety glasses. So I ordered a clear set of lenses for my RE Rangers to try at the next indoor match (distance prescription left eye, none in right). Really trying to decide if I should go with contacts or prescription safety glasses. I got a procedural for cover in the Saturday IDPA match, well deserved; I was shooting it like USPSA. The scores aren't out yet but I had 2 of 6 good stages.

Live fire with the M+P last night. Just can’t shoot it as accurately of as fast as the G34. It does have the fatter Tritium front sight. Plan to get a .115 WTS and try that. Still plan to shoot the G34 in any real matches. Club match tonight; goals? Accuracy and no mistakes in COF plan.

I/we asked Jerry Miculek this question several years ago during a seminar at S&W Indoor Nationals. He said he uses glasses with the dominate eye corrected to see the front sight and the other to see distance. He said he just puts them on several hours before shooting to get used to them. That’s my plan for the future, not there yet. Seems like the same thing with contacts would work also?

Yesterday, 6/28, dry fired the M+P, like the trigger much better than the G34. Chrono'ed some rounds. Very hot, humid and overcast. Seemed to chrono low, will chrono again in normal weather. Read that the NY state math had some PF DQs based on chrono, some discussion that hot humid weather affected the vel.

Shot a mini 3-gun today 6 stages, 2 rifle, I shotgun. I won the match. I shot my M+P 9 to basically function check it, after my last outing with it months ago when it had light strikes and feeding issues. I think these may have been related to my relods, high primers, OAL too long. Aslo gave it a good cleaning and only lubed the 4 points and barrel bushung. I think the firing pin had lube on it and was possibly cusing the light strikes. Examined fired cases, strike were good. Want to pactice with the M+P and see if I can shoot it as well as the G34.

Shot a 4 stage match today, came in second, didn't stick to my game plan. A swinger which was only visible when verticle between 2 non-threats requiring 3 shots. I shot all 3 shots on one look, should have done 2 and 2. 8TPS total = 4 seconds. Lost the match by 1.2 seconds.

Shot the Classifer last night 101.57, disappointed. Stage #1: 2.73, 2.67, 2.71, 6.27, 3.14, 5.87, 4.84 with 10 TPD = 33.23 Stage #2: 4.24, 3.14, 10.28(ouch), 5.36 with 8 TPD = 27.02 Stage #3: 14.08, 15.59, 5.74 with 12 TPD = 41.32 Dissappointed in stage 1 all strings, lighting at this range shins right on the guns sights. In prctice I almost point shoot this stage and can usually score in 25 - 27 second range. Stage 2 El prez time, 10.28, terrible. 8 TPD = terrible! Stage 3 is 8 seconds better that previos best, still dropped more points than I should. The stage 3 practice has improved my game overall. Whats next, try to place 1st as ESP EX in sanctioned match, NH state match?

Ran the classifier on my self at a local range, can't draw from holster so I added in 1.2 for each draw and 1.75 for turn and draw. First run 96.06 with 14 PTD Second Run 90.31 with 13 TPD Classifier tonight! My goal is to break 89.00!

Live fire last night: Maybe 110 rds at 20 yrds, still at .5 splits to get -0. RWR were terrible, need to stick with one pair of pants for mag dump in front pocket. 10 yrd strong hand, I can almost point shoot -0 at this distance 7 yrd weak hand, 1.0 second splits -0 Just for fun, 20yrd strong hand, .8 splits, 6 shots, -2 20yrd weak hand, 1.0 splits, 6 shots, -6 Classifier in 2 days. Match in 4. Plan to DRY-fire tonight and tomorrow with live fire the morning of the classifier.

I think Blake sat out the second team challenge, pistol, so he will be in until all on the blue team have sat one out. More power to Brad, he has held his own thus far. Same with Kelly, keep kicking their butts! The guy that got voted off, hating Kelly for a stupid joke, he is the one that needs to grow up. I would like to see some of the older guys take Kelly under their wing and give him some mental game advice. Doesn’t look like he needs much shooting advice. Next week finally some action with Blake and JJ shooting ARs and pistol!

Local match on Thursday (17th) came in second, about 2 secs back. 2 FTNs, trying to push speed. 18th, dry fire, draws, turn and draws, RWR. My current draw to first shot is about 1.2, Can get it down to 1.0 if I am sloppy on the shot. My current turn, draw, shoot time is 1.4 - 1.5. My RWR is 2 secs flat, better than I thought. My SLR is still about 1.7 - 1.8. Local match on SAT 19th came in second by 2.5 seconds. This was a combo pistol/22 rifle match. Handicapped by shooting my tube feed Sears and Roebuck semi auto rifle. Had to shoot stages requiring a rifle reload with my pistol. Happy with my pistol shooting. Today, father’s day, taking it easy, thunderstorms. 4 days to the classifier!

Shot in local gun club IDPA matches on 12th and 13th, came in first in both. Happy with my performance in both, pushed speed on longer shots in second match. 14th (Mon) Dry fire, 30 mins, draws, reloads, turn and draw. Really speeding up on my turn and draw time! 16th(Wed) Dry fire, 45 mins, draws, reloads, turn and draw. Dry fired the IDPA classifier 5 rounds, struggling with stage 3 second reload. Trying to decide if TAC reload and moving (when gun is charged and stowing on the move) to barrel is faster than RWR and moving to barrel. I have the day off Friday and will live fire both with timer. Really speeding up on my turn and draw time! IDPA Classifier next Thursday! My goal is ESP Master <89 secs!!!!!

Mike, I don't know you, but I respect the way you handled yourself. I think Teddy Roosevelt's famous quote addresses the critics. "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." Teddy Roosevelt

I can't wait to use Frank's line at the next match when the SO says: "Shooter Ready?" "Yeah I'm ready pretty boy, how 'bout you" DO you think I'll get DQ'd for attitude? Would be cool if all started replying with Frank's line to SOs/ROs.

Are you shooting reduced loads? Double hearing protection? These two things can help not only breaking a flinch, but can also help with the blink. You might be surprised if you take a video of yourself shooting the 223 or 308. The camera sees what it sees and tells no lies. In the end, as previously stated, no majic to it you just need more bullets and pasters.

Nick, Use the scale! I think the .4 throws about 4.2 of HP-38. The .37 about 3.8. I use the .4 with a allen head set screw, drill and tap a hole in the appropriate disc and adjust as needed to reduce the load. Scale - load - chrono, scale - load - chrono, repeat. Dave E.

Hello all, Long time troller with a few posts. I have been shooting IDPA for about 5 years, SSP MA from a match bump last year, shooting at the SSP EX level. I have finally decided to put in the dry-fire and live fire practice to improve. Where I'm at? Practice in the past 3 weeks at 20-30 yds distance has greatly improved my ability to hit -0(As) at will. My 20 yd splits are .5 with -0. On 10 to 15 second stages I am always 2-4 seconds slower, raw time, than the winner. I am stuck in the grove of always slowing down for distance and speeding up for close shots. I have a classifier on the 24 June and hope to greatly improve over my last best time of about 106 seconds. Thinking about shooting some USPSA, production, I shoot a Glock 34. I'm trying to take that "next step"; my practice priority list includes 1. Turn, draw, and shoot times, 2. Strong & weak hand. The big step changes I recall in my progress over the years have been; 1. Realizing it’s all about me not the gun, 2. Really seeing the sights, 3. Calling shots, 4. Developing the accuracy to hit -0 out to 30 yds almost at will and most recently 5. Feeling like everything is going in slow motion. What made me decide to post here is the recent flurry of posts concerning “Top-Shot” on this and other forums. The people on this forum are shooters/competitors not ??????? and the quality and respect of the posts is way above the others. What is the next big step? Right now I feel like I'm driving a U-haul with a governor and am stuck at 55! Also, I'm not a spring chicken. David E.

I used to do the RWR if greater than 4 feet of movement. Then I ran it with the timer and video camera. If I moved as fast while doing a RWR as I do just moving the 4 feet, I would RWR, but I slow down. So the time saved in reengaging the target is lost. Running yourself with a timer is the only true way to know. David E.

If shooter "A"'s only mistake on a stage was not following the COF; they for sure get a PE. If Shooter "B" does not follow the COF but doesn't get a PE for it because they already have XX number of points down or XX penalties? Because a shooter's goose is already cooked by getting -5 points down for the "miss" and possibly a FTN; neither justifies not giving them a PE for not following the COF. This would be a disservice to shooter "A" whose only mistake was the PE. I would be livid as shooter "A". I understand the question is more about the limited Vickers aspect but in any case the COF was not followed and there is no "get out of a PE free" card. David E.

Finally, SSP Master from a Regional Match bump. Problem is I feel like I've just started! A26458 David E.

Thanks All, I think I'm on the side with considering steel same as a paper target when it comes to engagement. I don't wait to see holes in a paper target before moving on, but may choose to re-engage later if the COF allows. I am relatively new to the shooting sports though. Steve J. As for “thinking with a loading gun in my hand” I "think" I’m doing OK. David E. A26458 SSP MA