Downrange58

WOW! Andrew (beltjones) you have been Master for awhile? Great Job! When I originally saw this thread two years ago, I thought about joining and just never got it done.. I was a B at the time and it looked like fun! I recently turned Master and I have often thought about checkin in to see who was where! A lot of great movement from a lot of guys! Kuddos to all!

Flex we shot 3 of these last week and they were turned in before Feb. are they going to count? Kent I hope you are well!

Cyburg thanks for posting! I will chat with Andrey when he gets back from the Shot Show, but if I drag my trigger at all the program will read the hit at the place it leaves of as apposed to where I initially hit. Does your's do that? Kent

I'm with Cyburg! I have had mine up and running for about two months and I love it! It or me has a few bugs but the repetitive high volume training with my SIRT/iMarksman setup is already showing its worth. I am a hair short of Master and I have been involved with this sport for four years as of today and I have seen so many shooters spend far more than $700 for for a new pistol or a head cam or any number of new things to improve. And they for the most part don't... If I told you you could reach two to three higher classifications for $1200 at the start of your journey (SIRT/iMarksman) would you take it?? Only you can answer that.. I received my SIRT a month after turning B and made A 9 months later. One year later I am sitting at 83.65% and very confident as a shooter. I don't work for either company also.

I'm a huge fan of the SIRT and use it daily! Went from B to A in 9 months once I got mine. I run stages in my backyard on a daily basis also,.

Bart, that was such a fun stage and it was so funny to see Zvi put one in the center of the stripe.... I hit the center stripe but caught enough of the brown to get my points! I figured it would be safe to aim at the stripe as where I am aiming is probably the safest place on the stage...haha. Kent

I am so stoked I can hardly stand it.. as I mentioned before, I received my SIRT Pro within a week or so of getting my B Class rating last March... As of last Sunday with two great classifiers in a row (91% & 83%) (and two very good match finishes in a row after being off for 2.5 months) ( I kept up my consistent practices and even gained on my competition) I made A a year faster than I had hoped and there is no way I could have done it without this practice tool! Before I purchased it, I admit I was a Dryfire Nut and it was helping without a doubt, but the SIRT takes it to a whole new level of training. I am continually amazed at the money people spend on other things in our sport, such as trigger jobs and such... the $money I spent on my SIRT was my far the smartest money I have spent on my improvement in the sport we love! When you spend time with this pistol you learn and see things you would never see with your live pistol because you can spend more time with your SIRT and it never lies to you and you can test out thoughts and ideas instantly! If you are willing to put in the effort, then spend the money and you will be amazed as I was at the speed of improvement!

Dave, thank you for your help on this! I am really enjoying this drill! It really gets the eyes to work efficiently OR you end up getting REALLY sloppy.. The sights for me start as a blur and then as I get into the drill they and the target become very clear! Great job and thanks again!

Dave, which metronome app do you have?

I have had similar experiences with them and I am with you! Great customer service, great company and great product... PS... I am having great results as well!

Hey DR58, I tell you, your response gets me jacked up. Now if we can take your mind set of tracking gains, quantifying results, being accountable to yourself in results and hitting training, engaging in self diagnostics and not just throwing lead senselessly. Your cracking the code on getting high volume training in daily, carrying it over to the range. I would hazard a guess that you are hitting the range with self perceived deficiencies and working on those areas that require strengthening... I am very partial to competitive shooting community because we get better and don't lean on BS like 'lets not use a shot timer', or the attitude of "that drill is not relevant because the sun and stars will be in a different location in a gun fight"…. or whatever. As I interface with other shooting communities I am shocked at 1) how little shooters actually train, 2) how reluctant shooters are to look in the ugly mirror and 3) the amount shooters in other venues want to pontificate and talk, debate, while they could have set up a drill and make strides in validating their points. I don't want these words to be out of context, but my point is that you, DR58, are tracking results, getting gains, making self assessments/self-diagnostics and getting better,… we need to crack the code on this mentality across the board for the 52M handgun owners in the US. Not only is making gains accessible and simple, but heck, its fun! I think we get it as competitive shooters but shooters that choose not to compete for whatever reason seem to have great reluctance on accepting the tried and true concepts going back to miyamoto musashi, train, hardwire in motor neuron skills, build robust skills that produce high performance independent of mental, physical or environmental states. Granted competitive shooting is not the only thing to train, some appendix concealed carry, reloads from front pocket, threat discrimination/decision making with scenarios… we need to implement these training blocks in our personal practice (thankfully scenarios with proper safety protocol is quick and fun to set up!), but developing raw reliable speed and accuracy… that is a kick ass 1000 mile journey to be on! Mike I LOVE it when you use big words... I agree 100% and I am so grateful you have gone down this path! Signed soon to be an A shooter...

Well said! I see shooters spending a lot of money on things to make them better shooters and I honestly doubt that they get the improvement they are looking for and I seriously doubt they get the quality practice that the SIRT offers... my transitions before I purchased the SIRT bordered between .45-.50 and now I am between .25-.32 with far better accuracy than ever before. From 7 yards i can consitantly hit 1 sec draw times with A hits, before i was happy with 1.35's. I can run 6 stages in my back yard in 15 minutes which is priceless. My movement is getting better and better as I constantly work on getting into and out of shooting positions with solid reloads, and I can get hundreds of quality trigger pulls in just a short amount of time. On live fire days, i can run through my drills with the SIRT before hand, or if im struggling with something live, i can pick up the SIRT and work through it. I almost never miss a day of practice because it is so accessible.... Best money I have ever spent on a sport..

Brian, would you send me part 2 again?

Agree and great to have you back

All of us with our sight pushed to the right. We've found our answer. Phil, are we going to see you soon? Kent

Awesome Scott... I tried to to take a mag apart a I couldn't get the plug out after taking the screws out. Do I just need to pry harder? I had a slight issue with my pistol and called Bill at Next Level Training and WOW! They had a new pistol to me in three days along with a pre-paid postage and box to ship it back in.. That is how customer service should be!! I have shown my pistol to several of my shooting buddies at the last match and I thought it was so funny when one of them (An A shooter and the Production Match winner) said something along the lines of "I really tried hard to not like this thing but it's not working very well.. I practiced in my back yard today at 15 yards and the possibilities are endless as to what you can practice!! Hope you enjoy Scott! Kent

Did you order it from Next Level Training? I am just wondering what the current wait times are, I am the impatient type. Patrick, i ordered it from Train To Carry and I did have to wait about 10 days as the one he had in stock had a defect. Jeff is a great guy and may have more in stock now. I think I paid $365 for the Red Slide Pro Model. I am more impressed every time I pull the trigger on it. This pistol always tells you the truth on your sight picture and trigger control

I received my SIRT Pistol yesterday and I am THRILLED so far... Jeff Wood http://traintocarry.com/ is another one of those great vendors that take such good care of us shooters! He is a straight shootin guy who does what he says and is also offering a Virtual Shooting Range that I am excited to get when it arrives. It offers IPSC and IDPA style moving targets that can be adjusted to distance. Thank God for my tolerant wife who only smiles when I shoot anything/everything in the house with the SIRT. After a few squeezes of the trigger it is very easy to ignore the green laser dot unless you are way off target, then it becomes very obvious that you have miss sighted or yanked the trigger. I am looking forward to my first full Dry-Fire regimen today.. http://traintocarry.com/

Hi Mike, I enjoyed you and quality representation of our sport on Top Shot! I am about ready to pull the trigger on the purchase of the Sirt but I wanted to make sure that a G 34/35 version wasn't on the near horizon as that is what I shoot. Any help appreciated! Kent

Kevin, it was good to see you Sunday! Kevin what front site height do you use on your 34/35? for your Warren Tactical rear? I just ordered the WT rear and I am hoping my .195 will work... Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thank you for taking the time!!!! Kent

d itPat, I know this is an old post but I am now shopping for a timer and if it (MK IV XP) chronos as well, this might be a good option. Have you used it as a chrono and does it download the data to your pc as it claims? I would love to find a shot timer that I could download the days practice strings for study as well. Thanks for any thoughts you might have! Kent

Have a good trip and an even better match Kyle

A friend of mine who is also a USPSA shooter/accountant took some time out of his day to go over the match in question and it turns out I did finish in front of him in the overall Thank you everyone for the help on understanding our scoring system!