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Having fun really does count for a great deal. The positive attitude from 99.9% of participants is why I take it so seriously. Sounds like a dichotomy but if the sport sucked, so would the people who play it. It's always a pleasure to shoot a match with the really classy people our sport attracts. When the weather is crap, we ignore it. When guns give up, we share with the people we compete with. My .02.

I use the "mapping" technique and have been impressed by the amount of improvement. You may be the only one at that particular match doing it; but don't let that stop you, it works. DVC

Thanks to all. What a match! It was work, but in a good way. Squad 18 was by far the best squad and I hope everybody makes it back next year. Looks like Revo would have been the way to go...

Yeah, I guess some clarification is appropriate. I'm referring to the question of hot slung rifles in a match. Hot slung rifle on patrol: fine. Hot slung rifle while hunting: Okay, fine if you must. It's just that we have built in these redundant safety measures for a reason. Depending solely on a mechanical safety for the sake of realism in training for combat is one thing. If I wanted to train that way I would join the Infantry, not USPSA. Pretty much all of us carry our pistols with a round chambered because it is safe to do so in a holster, my carry gun doesn't even have an external safety, but it's not flapping around pointing every which way like a rifle will. I have to agree that this issue warrants further discussion, and this is apparently the place for it. Lets just be sure we're using objectivity when we weigh risks vs. rewards.

This thread does not belong on BE. Just the question makes us all look like lunatics. On my (cold) range if you break 180 my daughter will crucify you. Literally. My advice to beginners and anyone else who has never personally witnessed a firearm related injury is that if you witness this (expletive deleted)RUN don't walk and get the he double hockey sticks out of there and don't look back. Anyone engaged in this type of activity has an excellent chance of becoming a statistic of the worst sort. And that puts the sport we love and fight to protect in peril. Putting the lives of others at risk for the sake of machismo is CRIMINAL. I'm not here to anger anybody, I respect people's right to be (redacted), just stay away from my people, my range and my sport. A 61594

I hope there's bronto-burgers at the concession stand! Sooo... Does anyone else have grip tape on their steering wheel, cell phone, or Leatherman tool? What do you put grip tape on besides your guns?

Thrilled to be in a match with some of the country's top shooters. I just hope "Scorch" doesn't remember me from the last time!(lol, he's actually super cool like 99.99% of the folks that go)... Shootn' minor again but with a brand new XDM9 (SWEET!)This time nerves are all but gone, gun is new, and I'm gonna get plenty of sleep the night prior.(key) Never properly thanked the Air Force crew for all their help, so I hope they field a team this year. Those guys are Top Notch. Anybody want to compare notes on this years stages?? ---"Hey, relax."-CR