Wakal

USMC and NAVY Rules for Gunfighting USMC Rules for Gunfighting 1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. 2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive. 3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss. 4. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly. 5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred) 6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun. 7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived. 8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running. 9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun. 9.5 Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. "All skill is in vain when an Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket." 10. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty. 11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose. 12. Have a plan. 13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work. 14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. 15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours. 16. Don't drop your guard. 17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees. 18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them) 19. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH. 20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get. 21. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. 22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. 23. Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation. 24. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a "4." Navy Rules to Gunfighting 1. Go to Sea 2. Send the Marines 3. Drink coffee

Exactly..."fix" the weird shotgun configurations with stage designs. A tight hallway for the long mag tubes, a low port for the freaks with mag-fed shotguns... Alex

How about this? OPEN Rifle: power factor as listed now, any sights (including multiple setup, i.e. scope and dot), bipod, horse-drawn cart, etc Shotgun: Any modifications (speed loader, big buttons/levers/etc.), any mag capacity, any sights/combination of sights Pistol: as open LIMITED Rifle: power factor as now, no optics, no compensators beyond "as issued" birdcage flash hiders (that 1" by 3" rule seems to make sense, as it allowed the folks with M4geries to run with what they bought). Shotgun: 9 rounds (in the gun) at any time, no speed loaders, no comps, no ports, no optics. Pistol: Limited Production: Rifle: Oh boy, this is where my cleverness leaves me (and there wasn't much to start with). Power factor as above, "as issued" configuration, no external modifications beyond recoil pads, no optics. Shotgun: Pump, no more than six rounds in the shotgun at any time, no external modifications from factory-issue except recoil pad (can you tell I'm a wimp?). Pistol: as Production While I'd like to see a "military" class for ACOGs and the like, I'm cruel enough to only allow the matching pistols and shotguns. An M4 carbine set up with an ACOG is workable, but an M9 and an Mossy 590 would be...interesting...next to a 15-round 1100 and an Open pistol :b Alex

Mine is only the boring semi-auto version...and yes, it is a "destructive device" as is anything over .5" bore that is not "particularly suitable for sporting purposes". Gilbert vs. US laid out the BATF position that ALL firearms over .5" bore diameter are legal at the whim of the BATF. Duck hunting is a sport (?), skeet is a sport, but IPSC/IDPA/3-Gun/PPC/etc. are NOT sports. Charming. And I don't envy you...the fun of a guy with an Open pistol, iron sighted lever gun, and a pump shotgun arguing Divisions must be horrifying Alex

What depresses me is that I compete with far better gear than what I am issued. My favorite rifle is a LEO M4 Bushmaster with a three-side gas block and a Trijicon NSN1 scope. Earlier this year (and last year, come to think of it), when I was in Kuwait, "they" let me have an M16A1. Oh, joy. Wouldn't let me zero it, nope nope nope. Wouldn't even allow me to function fire it. Right out of the armory into my little paws. What a confidence builder. Alex

10.14 seconds 53 points 5.2268 HF Note: worked out to 62.901 (Limited) on the Big Screen Missed one of the first six "upper scoring zone" shots, and fully intended to double tap the offending mike out of existence on the second run...but my stupid trigger finger decided to double tap the first three "USZ" instead. Figured that out on the third target, so I just ran the last three the same way. I'm such a dope. Alex

That is a USAS-12 gas-operated semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun. The lower is set up like an AR (same grip, same shape/angle trigger, and with the mag catch and safety in the same place). Takes either a 10-round stick mag or a 20-round drum. Mine has a one-off machined and anodized aluminum sight rail mounted to the carry handle (thanks, Kelly!) and that silly Russian sight. It does make up for my slow target-to-target splits with VERY fast reloads in long stages...and yes, I do have a more conventional shotgun (Winchester SX2 Practical) for Limited :b Alex

I, for one, am not particularly happy with the 10-round Open limitation. Especially since they came up with that rule after I got my 21-shooter set up http://www.dreadnaught-industries.com/imag...s/USAS_race.JPG It is only 38" overall...the down side is that it weighs about as much as a Buick. Low recoil...yeah, that is the ticket... Alex

One of the local guys picked one up. Played with it for several hours (and lots of draws), decided to stick with my Limcat. Of course, that is a Limcat holster with the best holster hanger upgrade on the market, thanks to jkmccoy and his amazing machine shop. Alex