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  1. Did you see Josh's World Shoot video he just posted? Give you a decent perception on others shooting open:
  2. I was going to pickup an STI about 2 years ago when I got into some conversations with Atlas about their builds...haven't looked back and skipped the STI altogether.
  3. Dang - what was going on with them?! Mine has run flawless.
  4. Whaaaa I would have done the same thing had I seen it LOL. I think I'm going to need to get another one eventually just because.
  5. Perfect timing ? I think you're going to love it!
  6. I know we've got a running thread on another user's experience with the Chaos, so instead of hijacking that conversation, I figured I'd start a fresh one. I'm very new to Open, really only started shooting it a few months ago, so don't hold that against me... I picked up an Atlas Chaos, in large part due to the very short lead time (and the fact I had a very good experience with their Titan beforehand), and have absolutely loved it. I don't know what other owners have experienced, but this is easily the nicest gun I've owned or shot...hope you enjoy the bit I put together on it.
  7. By request from a fellow member and frequent squad-mate, I'm going to attempt to be a bit better at keeping up with this journal. Since my last entry, I've pseudo hung up the PCC as my focus has moderately shifted to Open Division, specifically for 3 Gun. That's quite a departure for me as I've never shot open handguns. That's where the largest bits of my effort are being focused, but my practice and training has been really lack luster, being completely honest...the Open Shotgun is pretty intuitive for me to pickup and shoot with (especially with it being box fed), although I am still needing to spend some time on the reloading and on acceptable sight picture. But again, getting used to shooting the open handgun has been the biggest challenge. I find that I tend to feel like I get away with less than perfect sight pictures, but that I then, as consequence of that, mentally allow my average sight picture to be too loose, so I end up throwing rounds a bit wider than I'd like. With my focus being on learning new platforms, I've noticed that my movement and aggressiveness on stages has suffered a bit...I'm just a bit slower getting into and out of positions, so I want to keep that a priority in my own mind as I continue my efforts on adapting to new platforms. I've had 3-4 matches where I've been shooting my open setup so I cut them up for video here: What I did Well: Shooting PCC has had carry over effects for my rifle at close range. I feel like my speed and movement with rifle is the strongest piece of my 3 gun game currently. Even with shooting at what feels like peak speed, I'm still landing mostly A's and C's. Once I get going with the Open Handgun, I feel like I end up running it pretty consistently and fairly smooth. Finding the right pace has been one of the harder things for me. I'm getting better with the shotgun reloads (I mentioned it in my previous entry on the KL12) and I've made measured efforts in dry fire to get better, which seem to be paying off. What I can Improve On: Return to a regimented dry-fire schedule, which has been non-existent the last quarter. Shoot more local matches - again, I've averaged a bit less than 1 a month this year, which is down about 75% from last year...realistically, I don't know that I'll be able to commit to improving there, but we'll see. Don't forget about aggressive movement...shooting multiple guns at a match, especially platforms I'm no so familiar with has caused me to shift focus on to the shooting part of my game instead of the movement part...I want to put more focus back on aggressive movement. Work on throttle control expressly for the open gun. Draw to first shot is also lacking as I'm not as used to drawing up to the dot instead of irons. It's a slightly different position for my presentation. Maintain proper grip and stance when shooting the open gun. I have a tendency, I've noticed, to get too relaxed while shooting the open pistol and because I can still track the dot with a "lazy" grip; so I tend to just track the dot, even if it moves more as I run through a stage and my grip loosens up, such as after a reload.
  8. At 40-60 yards on smaller targets, or even at 25 yards on a no-shoot target where I might not use my hoser dot, I feel 4x is too much (I see too much sway in the optic and it's difficult to track). Also back to weight, getting into the higher magnifications generally equates to more weight...im really looking to reduce weight opposed to maintain or add. I truly feel that 3gun is a game of 1-10x, with the core being 1-8x or maybe even 1-6x, and as such, feel the higher magnification optics would be mostly wasted. But who knows, I've not shot with anything greater than 6x to date, so it's hard to say how often I'd use the top end.
  9. Believe me...certainly part of my thought processes. That said, I figure if I'm going to open, might as well take every single advantage I can get, including the specific circumstance once or twice per match where I'd use a 10x.
  10. Hey All, As part of a move to open, I'm considering a new optic for my rifle. I'm currently running the Vortex Razor JM1. I've already added a 45 degree dot and shot a few matches with it. For everything inside 30 or so yards, I'm feeling very fast with the dot; so much so that I'm considering ditching the 1x requirement for my primary optic (I haven't used it once since adding the dot). That combined with the fact that I'm standardizing my optic collection to mils and that the razor's weight has had me considering other options in the past, has me looking to Nightforce... Unlike the design of the Vortex 2.5-10's PST (FFP) reticle, which I find too thin, I'm actually a fan of the NF Mil-R. That said, the NF doesn't offer a FFP option and I'm left questioning whether or not that makes sense for our application in 3 gun. I especially like the idea of having the full reticle at 2.5x as that'll likely be where the scope is left for all of the "bay" stages I shoot, and out to 200/300 I'm happy with just using the center cross-hair to hold basic POA-POI, regardless as to what I'm dialed to. But as I stretch out further and begin to actually need to use the reticle, I'm concerned that I won't be spending too much time on 10x, simply as a product of the type of "long range" shooting we do where target acquisition plays a major role, and therefore, won't actually be "using" the reticle. I have approximately the exact opposite concerns for the PST - FFP; meaning I can actually use the reticle, but having looked through them, they're so fine that for me, they'd be almost useless on anything less than 6x. So I'm curious what the prevailing thought process is for this...does SFP make sense on a 10x for 3 gun? In reading through various threads, it seems people are 50/50. I've looked at the NF 1-8 as well, but I'm not a fan of the center dot of 1.25moa. I've grown to like the .5moa center on my razor, and can't imagine going more than double that. I suppose there's always the thought process of just sticking with the razor. I like the idea of 8x or even 10x in specific circumstances, but certainly don't think they're requirements for 99% of the "LR" targets we are presented with.
  11. Appreciate all of the above feedback. I think this line is they key. This was my first match in about 6 weeks (I took some time off around the holidays), and I think it showed my first two stages. I didn't have a great grip on the gun, my dot wasn't tracking the way I'm used to, because I had made some changes to the rifle, etc. All of that could be remedied by just putting more time in.
  12. 2018 Texas PCC Shootout I've been slacking a bit with the range journal...this won't be a great full entry, but at least it's something... Shot the first match of 2018 this weekend. Finished 99.8% of the winner and felt like I shot pretty darn well, so not disappointed there. It was a muddy sloppy mess, though. I learned that my Solomon's don't do great in slop. I know there are so many levels to this game where training > gear, but this is a situation where I found myself having to prance around stages instead of using my normal aggressive movement that I've been relying and focusing on so heavily. I had a near catastrophic fall on the first stage and was lucky not to eat it big time. So, I'm going to work on being a bit lighter on my feet in general (as a training takeaway), but I think I'm also investing in some true cleats. I'm also noticing (and some of my shooting buddies have pointed out), that one of my strengths is "stamina". I tend to get better as the match goes on comparative to others. The other way I'm looking at that, is that maybe I'm a slow starter. I'm going to focus on that first stage performance a bit more - not necessarily from a planning or nervousness side of things, but just a pure execution standpoint. Not really positive how to train on that aside from mentally making the adjustment to go smooth on the first one; gather the hits, make up time on movement, not on shooting, and not get ahead of myself.
  13. I really enjoyed it. Worth the watch.
  14. Can only comment on the Blitzkreig...I went from the stock JP SC to the JP 308 carbine spring + blitz and it was a dramatic change for the better. Much flatter.
  15. I'm an 85% pistol shooter - I'm a 95% PCC shooter. This actually makes sense to me based on my own skill level between the two platforms...I'm better comparatively against other shooters with a rifle than a pistol...That said, there are absolutely ways to game the classification system for PCC (two of the most popular stages you highlighted above). There are also classifiers which are almost impossible to hit a 100 on. I agree that there very well could or maybe even should be a distinction between rifle classification and pistol classification. But there's also a stigma with shooting PCC in general, never mind receiving high classification in it...I posted here when I made GM back in July, very happy with the accomplishment, and within 2-3 posts, someone immediately asked what my pistol classification was, expecting it to be significantly less. The best way to find out if you're over classified in PCC is too shoot majors and see how you do.
  16. As others have noted already, I'd suggest that it may be cheaper (based on your existing setup) to run tek loks with some velcro on the inside of the clamps, with your incoming items, and that it would solve your problem of shifting pouches. That said, ELS is obviously awesome.
  17. Having shot the match, I'll share some thoughts on stage plan specifically, as well as any other standout points not mentioned by Memphis above... Stage 1: The first paper could be shot through the first port on your way to position 2 (saves you going around the wall to the left to get it and lets you move more fluidly to the second position). Stage 2: MM hit a solid point already regarding T1-T2 transition.On the left side as you were moving forward, you shot kept the gun up and slow walked until the 4th target on the left came into view...no need to do this, after you shoot T3 on the left, burst forward. Stage 3: 1 Handed, like a boss, might not have been the best choice, but I appreciate the ballsy-ness lol! In all seriousness, if you didn't like down and instead sort of leaned over the table from the left side, you could get all the targets without having to compromise your upper body. Stage 4: When you entered the position, entering with your left foot first instead of right foot would have allowed you to take your shot sooner. Your body would have been aligned on the leg you needed to lean on to engage T1. And then get a lower on your movement as you push forward - instead of walking forward twisting, you could have been exploding with side steps. Stage 5: On the first array, there was a position about two steps to the right of where you set up, that gave you visibility of all the targets. Would have saved you four steps. Stage 6: Plan looked good, but you had 4 makeup shots on targets that were wide open at like 5 yards. What were the hits like on those? Did you need that many makeups? Stage 7: Nice Run! Stage 8: I think we'd be splitting hairs, but exiting position two to the right and outside the shooting area would have allowed you to carry momentum of your lean. It also allowed for a nice entry looking right at a target on the way back into the shooting area. Just food for thought. Stage 9: First four targets you took makeup shots on 50% of them. Get into the shooting area and get LOW and drive forward down that lane. Lower you are, theoretically the less sway your firearm will have which should result in not as many makeups when moving and shooting. Sequence could have been a bit better on the swingers etc. Saw you ran out of ammo on the last target right? One of those extra makeup shots could have been the difference there. Stage 10: Plan looked good, but again, tons of makeups. You will almost never be able to shoot 3 shots the same speed or faster than two clean one's. I'd say that should be an area you work on. Are you making up Charlies, Deltas, mikes? I'm guessing your putting two on paper at those distances, so unless you're making up a delta or mike, it's probably not worth the 3rd shots. And even then, the better answer is to slow down just a little with the first two shots to ensure A-A or A-C for example. Hope that helps!
  18. 100% - when I RO I try to do a quick visual inspection of the time as the last shot is fired. When reviewing the timer after a run, I'll take note of the split references to ensure it's reasonable. Appreciate that insight. Yup, I 100% hit approve...I honestly didn't think to question the time, at that moment...I didn't even know about it during arbitration. I found out when doing my AAR and looking through stages to see where I made mistakes and comparing them to practiscore. I really just wanted to know the rule on IF I had caught it during arbitration, would it already have been too late...which sounds like the universal answer is yes. Even after having shot for a number of years, won majors (by cheating and using a long gun), figured out every little methodology for how to prepare, etc. there is ALWAYS something new to learn.
  19. Absolutely - I currently have been listening for the time the RO calls, walking the stage to verify hits, then reviewing on the pad...but if the RO calls the wrong time, or doesn't call a time at all and just shows the clock to the scorekeeper, I don't have any real way to review it using my current methodology.
  20. I think I'm going to become the guy who requests to see the shot clock after each of my runs to verify time directly off the timer, inclusive of reviewing shots if I feel the time doesn't make sense. Maybe too anal, but the feeling of knowing your score is wrong (after the fact) is supremely annoying lol.
  21. Thank you for the replies. Seems kind of backwards to me...there's really no way for a shooter to prove that a time has been entered incorrectly then, I suppose... Is there a way that this is currently handled that I'm not considering?
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