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We do not do anything.When I started shooting there the speil was "we just shoot for fun,no trophys or prizes".Recently I went by the MDs place of business for something and his office was covered with plaques and trophys that he had won at a now defunct club.He is not as good a shooter as he once was(huge weight gain,failing eyesight)and I now think the reason for "just for fun"is that his ego would not be able to stand someone else getting an award.

BDH,I guess what I mean by concentrating is that by not having to worry about everything and just standing back and watching the other guys I am able to relax my mind and be more aware.I shoot a lot better on the road than at home.

I had the same problem with my 21,I dropped down to a 15lb spring and had reliable functioning after that.The load was a 200gr plated rnd nose over 5.4 grs of 231 a load that almost always makes major.

I shoot "USPSA" matches because I am able to stand away from everyone,waiting for my turn and just think about my shooting.I will pick up the other shooters brass and then stand back and think about the stage.Let me explain what I am talking about.Where I live we have a match once a month at the local gun club.I design a lot of the stages for that match and 99% of the time am the RO for my squad.We also have a match every Thur. night at an indoor range.I am the MD for that match,meaning I do most of the work for that one.So,there are 5 to 6 matches a month that I work my ass off on and neither of them are affiliated with USPSA.So when I go somewhere and shoot a "USPSA" match I just want to shoot,not listen to people whine and gripe or make sure the new shooter doesn't sweep every body.I just want to shoot.So if you see a new face show up at a "USPSA" match in the TN/GA/ALA area and he looks like he wants to be left alone it is likely me.As for affiliating either of those matches the one at the gun club is not my call to make and at the indoor place I have to give half the entry money to the owner and with only 5 or 6 shooters each week there is not enough money in it.So you could say I shoot USPSA matches because I want to be a loner.

Good defense beats a good offense most of the time,this was no exception.These Raiders were pretenders,not the renagades of the 70's or early 80's.They need some grit in their craw.

I have been a Raiders fan since the days of Stabler,Casper and the rest.The last time they were in the Super Bowl I was sitting in a barracks in Fort Sill and had to listen on the radio.The Raiders seem to find a way to win with the castoffs and journeymen players.Just Win Baby!!.

5 degrees this a.m.,-10 wind chill in Chattanooga.Damn,I thought I was in Men-uh-so-tuh.

Cakes,breads,soups and chili all are better homemade.One of my favorite meals is made from sctatch biscuits and gravy,I love it anytime day or night,we had it as part of the family Chrismas dinner at my brothers request.

hmmm,I like the Booty page.

I hate ass kissing company man foremen.Match directors that don't send out results because they are "too busy" and are too much of a control freak to turn the match over to someone who has the time and desire to do twice as good a job as they do.

I am pretty sure Rick Castelow shot the FGNs.Also I know of two guys who had low (100-150 range)USPSA nos.that lost them when they became Life Members.Their are still some of the old members still active and sadly some have passed away.

Definitly one of the better movies of the last decade.

If you are bringing silver screen babes into the mix then my pick would be Ava Gardner.I like the ones who look like they have a wild side,The kind that would drink you under the table then have their way with you.The ones that come to mind(my fantasies)are Lori Petty,Yancy Butler and Faruza Balk.

Long time lurker,first time poster here.My experience with the Hi-Power is that has a good "feel"to it,and is very accurate.I did not like the long reset of the trigger as I am used to a 1911.However I would assume that if you shot it awhile you would get used to it.I never shot one enough to crack the slide.One guy who shoots the local matches here has one that he has used since back in the 80's,He says that the gun has over 50,000 rds through it and all he has done is replace the extractor a couple of times.He has not said anything about the slide.