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    Burlington, Wisconsin ranges/matches

    in Travel, Locations, Ranges, etc.

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    Looks like I will be inhabiting Burlington, Wisconsin for a month or two. Are there any ranges/matches near this area. Currently, it looks like I will not have a lot of time, but would like to know my options. The indoor match in McHenry looks like a possibility every other Wednesday. I believe I will be working 10-12 hours every day for at least one month.

    Downrange72

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    Worked on some draws the other day. Have par time set for 1.3 seconds at about 7 yards (vast improvement..a snail can still draw quicker than me :D). I will be working on that and 15 yard draws today (it is tough in a small house to find the distances. I will be drawing near the guest bathroom into the master bedroom wall...LOL. The longest distance I can muster in my house.

    Changed my extended mags over to TF base pads...Riverman modified the followers to allow the extra 4-5 rounds. The brass does make a difference in weight of the gun. Hoping to find a M&P magwell soon. I will be ordering the Apex FSS in the near future. I'm itching for a day and transportation to go field test it.

    Loaded up 500 rounds last week.

    Added a foregrip to the AR. Bought some rail extensions.

    I believe I have lost around 10 lbs...still mostly sticking with the calorie alotments (eating what I want in moderation, not really starving or craving anything). Hard to know for sure since I can't bear weight yet (hopefully on 2/1 I can).

    Still doing grip strengthening during commercials or other down times.

    Trying to stay busy and not drive family crazy...that is such a fine line on normal days, let alone when you are gimped up and dependant on others :blush:

    I am already crazy, you will need to work a lot harder to make me crazier :devil:

    Good point.

    Good news...I am walking with a boot. Bad news, back is fubar'd from using the knee scooter to "ambulate." This has kept me from standing and dry firing much.

    I haven't been doing much with timed drills. I have been working on getting used to the TF basepads on the .40 pro. This has smoothed out significantly. I've also been working on picking up the sights faster. I've been "casting" a little bit and am working on pushing straight out to pick up the sight.

    When Riverman, has a kind heart, he picks me up to do some reloading (both our presses reside in his garage). I have 1000 40's loaded and 500 9mms. 40's are all SNS and the 9's are mostly bayou bullets. I am now starting on the SNS bullets. Whether he knows it or not, he will be taking me to the range the first sign of weather breaking. I'm "jonesing" pretty bad at the moment.

    Hopefully before I go back to work (right now looks like last week of February), I will have at least 1500 of both. The spring is going to be busy with work. I will be going to Wisconsin for a full month working 10 hour shifts, 7 days a week. Not conducive to shooting, but very conducive to paying off Medical bills and paying down credit card. April looks to be much the same way, but hopefully I'll be working close to home.

    I will be working both the Indiana SS/Prod match and the Indiana Section match this year. I'm also hoping to shoot Ohio, but I will have to see what my work assignment will be then.

    I've lost 5 lbs since the surgery, but that really just got me back to my low for last year. I've basically mainted the 65 lb weight loss I had through the first half of last year. I forgot to ask the surgeon if I could start working on the stationary bike without the boot. I will find out tomorrow. I also need to find out if I can take some anti inflammatories for the back (sometimes this is frowned upon after surgery).

    I did watch Robert Vogel's Panteo video. I still need to re-watch Burkett's, but my DVD player doesn't like it. I know it will work in my other, but the TV is going out and I hate watching through the green/red shadows.

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    This morning I did some 7ish and 15ish yard draws. Both par times are 1.2 dry fire. I've been using the camera to video the sessions

    I also did some re-load drills. The new TF basepads are going to take some getting used to. I'll be sitting around watching the tube and practicing getting those seated. It is just a matter of getting used to the feel. They are significantly heavier.

    Continuing with grip strengthening.

    Diet has been "meh" lately.

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

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    Worked on some draws the other day. Have par time set for 1.3 seconds at about 7 yards (vast improvement..a snail can still draw quicker than me :D). I will be working on that and 15 yard draws today (it is tough in a small house to find the distances. I will be drawing near the guest bathroom into the master bedroom wall...LOL. The longest distance I can muster in my house.

    Changed my extended mags over to TF base pads...Riverman modified the followers to allow the extra 4-5 rounds. The brass does make a difference in weight of the gun. Hoping to find a M&P magwell soon. I will be ordering the Apex FSS in the near future. I'm itching for a day and transportation to go field test it.

    Loaded up 500 rounds last week.

    Added a foregrip to the AR. Bought some rail extensions.

    I believe I have lost around 10 lbs...still mostly sticking with the calorie alotments (eating what I want in moderation, not really starving or craving anything). Hard to know for sure since I can't bear weight yet (hopefully on 2/1 I can).

    Still doing grip strengthening during commercials or other down times.

    Trying to stay busy and not drive family crazy...that is such a fine line on normal days, let alone when you are gimped up and dependant on others :blush:

    Taylor Freelance Mag Extensions

    in S&W (M&P, etc)

    Posted

    I was unable to find any video. I assumed they were like any other mag spring change. After several punctures and lacerations of my fingers, I finally got the first one in. However, I'm only getting 16 rounds of 40 in the mag. This is the brass version. Anyone have any advise?

    Also, does anyone have a magwell in stock that will work for the TF mags?

    Overall goal is to convert my M&P .40 into a Limited gun.

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Why didn't I think of looking there. Thanks Chris. Looking up the iPhone now

    Did a little draw and reload practice this afternoon. Tried out the new headband attachment for the camera. Videod the session.

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Okay, time to get serious :angry2:

    I am finally in my own home and have all the equipment I need for dry fire. No more excuses.

    While I was away...

    best guess estimates are that I've lost around 10 lbs (hard to tell when you are weighing with one foot...this was at my MD office). There is a lot to be said for sloth...or maybe atrophy :ph34r:

    I have been staying pretty consistent with working on the grip strength. 100-200 reps a day each arm. It is getting much easier.

    I have worked on keeping the sights steady throughout the trigger press a few times...nothing consistent or routine yet.

    I do have targets in place to start the dryfire routine today. Anyone know where I can get a CED timer "cheap." This will only be my 3rd one purchased in 5 years. Hence, I should go back to reading the memory books :blush:

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    I have mt'd all of my range bags,I do not have your timer.

    good luck with your quest. I hate dryfire almost as much as you do,but I have managed to get new par times dialed in for the skinny gun with the smaller targets I'm using.

    You should have requested a new timer for Christmas

    I thought it would show up when I emptied my range bags before surgery.

    The other day I did 15 minutes on one hand shooting. I will be working on this more. I've developed the shakes. I'm also milking the trigger with one hand. I made sure of 10 good sight pictures and trigger presses consecutively before working on the two hand grip. Really need to work on finding the sight quicker.

    Maintaining current caloric goals. Some people think I've lost weight. I won't be able to tell until I'm able to bear weight in 3 weeks.

    Really looking forward to some range time once I can bear weight. I do not care how cold it is. I'm having some withdrawals :D

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Since everything else is falling apart, I might as well

    Doing well with the calorie counting

    Haven't read much

    Dry fired very little.

    No excuses...I just would rather pull all my teeth.

    I'm moving back to my house on he 15th and hopefully will have a routine started by then. Lol

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Since everything else is falling apart, I might as well

    Doing well with the calorie counting

    Haven't read much

    Dry fired very little.

    No excuses...I just would rather pull all my teeth.

    I'm moving back to my house on he 15th and hopefully will have a routine started by then. Lol

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    12/22

    100 reps with grip exerciser

    50 crunches

    15 minutes of dry fire. Focus on starting in lap. Used egg timer to countdown. Started with 8 seconds...modified el prez...3 targets..2 trigger pulls each...reload...timer set at 8 seconds and used countdown option on egg timer....made it about 20% of the time (roughly). Worked on draws..timer set on 2 seconds to get 1 dry on each target...made it about 80% of the time. Worked on reloads. It is difficult to do laying flat...grabbed mags wrong several times. Ironically, mags only fit into the gun one way.

    12/23, 12/24, 12/25

    Lots of family...not much accomplished. Blizzard coming in tomorrow...I'm sure i wont have many distractions.

    Started watching Deadwood...I see what all the hype is about...it is pretty good.

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Still only getting in some air gunning. Do have a makeshift egg timer to try out tomorrow.

    100 reps on grip exerciser each hand

    Out of bed a little more today.

    Worked on just snapping eyes between objects on walls.

    Read a little of the memory book

    Calorie count is on track

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Thank you Matt

    Yesterday I did get a little air gunning in at some photos on the wall

    Did 80 reps with the grip exerciser each hand

    Did 40 crunches.

    Today started with 50 crunches and 60 reps each hand

    Started reading a memory book not shooting specific. Really going to focus on stepping up the mental game and memory stages while off.

    I don't foresee getting any push-ups in yet. Need to find some dumbells

    Dryfire on tap a little later. I wish I knew where my timer was :/. Maybe reading the memory book will help me remember lol

    Calorie count good the last few days.

    Downrange72

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Surgery was a success. Removed a bone and repaired a tendon in my right ankle. Right now, no pain. I guess that's the benefit of a nerve block.

    Hopefully will get started this evening if this nerve block holds on

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