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    Nationals Location

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    Well, Hawaii does have interstate highways :wacko: (H-1; H-2; H-3) go figga.

    I voted for Vegas and if it's there, we're in :)

    Always concerned about flying with my guns and ammo as TSA and airline agents at each airport have different rule books? Left Maui with no problems, not even an check of the guns or ammo. 180 when I left St Louis, the airline agent made me take my ammo out and weigh it but did not inspect the guns and when I made it to TSA, they opened everything (each gun case and each box of ammo). Got home and found one of my guns was at half-cock :angry:

    At least they all made it home in one piece.

    Aloha y'all,

    barry

    Nationals 2005 - Open Lim10

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

    Posted

    When I went to register on Sunday, the surveys (they were color coded) for L/P/R and Op/L10 were scattered on the tables outside with no one informing you to fill them out. The only reason I "found" them was I noticed other shooters in line with the form in hand. Got to the registration table and found the hold up was due to shooters filling out the form when they got to the table. Shooters being "nice people" were waiting for the person ahead of them to complete their form(s). Once in awhile someone would see shooters waiting in line and ask for the completed forms then tell you to go ahead of the guy still filling out his form. Felt gipped when I paid for two (2) Nationals and only got one pin (but they did give me two shirts) and no name tag. Took about 6 days and a couple more request to receive my name tag (an expensive one at that :o ).

    barry

    Nationals Location

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    First time for me at Barry and had a overall good experience, little warm tho :lol: and hate ticks :angry:

    Will fly to just about anywhere the Nationals are held since there are no major ranges that I can drive to :lol: Variety would be nice as my wife said she will not go back to Barry again (not enough to see or do while I shot for 5 days).

    Prefer warm weather shooting. Just announce the location as early as possible for vacation and travel plans please.

    B

    2005 Open/l10 Uspsa Nationals Pictures

    in The Gallery

    Posted

    Hey Chet,

    I didn't know it was you & Beth who gave me those DVD's while leaving the Holiday Inn Express, thanks. After getting home and watching them, makes me want to shoot on your squad so I can be in the movies B)

    I was very impressed with your editing talents. Do you have just the music?

    Thanks again.

    Aloha,

    Barry

    Ideal Squad Size At Nationals

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    Me too, I thought 18 people in a squad was going to take all day and with the scheduled times to shoot each stage I thought we would be lucky to get out by 7:00pm. But thanks to the R.O.'s who started us early and to the squadmates who all showed up early and help tape between shooters it got us out sooner than expected, but not early enough to visit the vendors for any length of time :(

    side note: this is my first major match where I did not have to buy hand/pocket warmers when shooting in the morning :P Enjoyed the "warm weather" shooting :ph34r:

    Aloha,

    Barry A.

    Shooting While On Vacation

    in What I Like

    Posted

    Glad you had a good time shooting with us :)

    Everyone here is welcome to shoot when you come and visit the islands B)

    I'll be heading to Barry for a vacation :blink: to shoot the Nationals. One week of shooting... don't know if I made a mistake but at least I am kinda use to the heat and humidity :P

    Aloha y'all,

    Barry A.

    Any Ipsc Gun Store In Hawaii?

    in Miscellaneous Topics That Do Not Fit in Any Other Forum

    Posted

    The 10 round mags put everyone "here" on the same level as far as mag capacity. Just have to shoot more "A's" and move/reload faster than the other guy :D

    One draw back is when we compete where there is no mag capacity ban and reload after firing 10 rounds :o

    Will be heading to the Nationals soon and hope to do well :) (no 10 round ban)

    Like the others said, just gotta mail order all our parts/accessories, sometimes shipping kills us in the middle of the ocean.

    .40 Brass Blowups

    in 10mm/40 Caliber

    Posted

    Had and seen cases separate when we switched to the Glock 22 in 1995. We were using Federal .40 180 jhp for training/duty when most of the separations were occurring. It was the brass cases marked FC instead of FEDERAL. The nickel plated cases used with the 180 Hydra-Shok were fine (this is what Federal air shipped to us as a replacement). Since then, I noticed all of the good brass comes with the FEDERAL headstamp (not FC) and no separations occurring since the switch. I use the once fired cases from our Glocks with no problems in my Dawson Practical, just have to use the EGW/Lee undersize-die on the initial sizing.

    Credit Card Fraud

    in What I Hate

    Posted

    Working on getting my dispute resolved. Found out there is a difference between an "unauthorized charge" and a "fraudulent charge". There are two different departments (at MBNA) one for, disputed/unauthorized charges and one for fraudulent charges. Was told of a timeline policy between VISA and MBNA for disputed charges but they were not able to send me anything in writing :blink:

    So they cancelled my dispute and put the charges back on.

    The fraud department was very nice and seemingly helpful, will find out in the next billing cycle or two.

    LAX

    in What I Hate

    Posted

    Waited in line @ LAX to check-in with American Airlines :angry: for 2 hours 15 minutes for my flight home (missed it and had to take a later flight) and then another 30+ minutes for TSA screening of bag and person. Also, had really poor :angry: customer service from AA personnel at LAX, was told to go back and wait in line again, some of them hide their i.d. badges (backwards) :ph34r:

    dawson precision

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    I have a Practical Advantage of his Practical Series. The serrations work well and are easy to clean out unlike some of the other "fine" serrations. He does really nice work.

    The only thing I don't like is the front serrations are cut all the way through the bottom edge of the slide and the rear serrrations are not (they stop just short of the edge). I wish I could post a pic so you could see it. It doesn't hamper anything, it's just that they look "different".

    Tactical Boots (merged thread)

    in Gear & Accessories

    Posted

    Got them (Converse) from Brigade Quartermasters go to: www.actiongear.com (sorry, don't know how to do the link thing yet) and they do come in a "shoe" version too (something like 14 different combinations in style and color and zipper). Only had them for a month and looks like they will last for awhile. I like the rounded heel on them too.

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