kcobean

Routine ran yesterday. I'm just shy of 58%. I shot a classifier match this weekend that I suspect is going to put me over the top. Anyone know if they'll run the scores again on the 10th of November, or will they wait until December?

I was wondering this as well. I assume you're talking about the unLimited magwell? Their product description says they work with the Arredondo base pads. Those look to be a little slimmer than the Dawson ones, so their may be contact between the unLimited magwell and the Dawson pads.

My .40 is every bit as accurate as my 9mm. Great limited gun.

Make it a general rule to... - Remember that freedom begins with personal responsibility. Be responsible for me. - Commit to my goals every day, even when I don't feel like putting in the work. - Be sincere. The world is full of enough phoniness already.

I'd like to thank everyone who helped put on a fantastic match. Challenging stages, things moved along at a good pace and it was well organized. Ethan and I had a great time!

Yep, I see what you're talking about Rich. I don't think I'll ever need to do a slide-lock reload with one of these as it'll be my first mag @19 rounds and a second standard mag @16 rounds should complete just about any stage but it almost seems like the mag body needs a small "shim" to prevent over-insertion.

Help....I'm goin' backwards!

I shot a match with my pair this weekend. Just stuck the new springs on the existing followers, put the extensions on and headed for the range. Used them every stage and not a single malfunction. I will say I only ran the mag dry on two stages. The only potential flaw I see is that the follower doesn't sit "flat" on the spring so there is a little drag as it moves up the mag body. You'll definitely want to keep your mags clean to avoid any stuck ammo. Able to get 22 in a 9mm mag and 19 in a .40 mag.

My major load for use in my 5.25. Bullet: 165gr Montana Gold JHP Brass: Mixed Powder: 4.8gr Titegroup Primer: Federal SPP COAL: 1.125 This gets me a consistent 169-170 PF

I think that's a very insightful post. Basically what I'm getting from you is "see exactly what you need to see, nothing more, nothing less". It's a great point. And I'm just a lowly C class dude, so I consider your post valid to my development.

I'm astounded by the skill of some of the people in this sport and frequently find myself going "how in the world do they do that?" I was genuinely curious if seeing the sights lift (in the literal sense) is something they're doing, because I certainly can't right now.

I read about "seeing the sights lift" alot here, and I'm curious...can you really follow the front sight with your eyes through a firing cycle? That sucker is moving pretty fast. Or do you basically just re-acquire it at the top of the recoil and track it back down? I'm wondering if I'm not seeing enough as I'm shooting because I'm not re-acquiring the front sight until it's effectively back on the target or at least in the vicinity where I can reset it to the A zone. Thoughts?

Not at all. I think getting that high - or as high as possible - on the gun is better for recoil control. I don't think I sacrificed any contact area but it's been awhile since running a SIG so I can't replicate it to really say for sure. The only problem with that grip is that on SIGs, with the way the slide release is set up it's impossible not to ride it with a high grip so it pretty much never locked open for me - or did too early - with either of the stock levers. Here's an updated video I just made. This time I turned it into a drill to do with a par time. 7 seconds is my best. As you can see I reload about 6" lower and now shoot a Glock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW7UJFqp_7o&feature=plcp Holy **** I've got a long way to go. Nice job man.

This is a great idea. An enterprising company might make a take down lever that's large enough to act as a gas-pedal for right handers. Like the poster above me, I'm a south-paw, so it's not an issue for me.

Kelly, IMO you need to remove any and all thoughts of the 'S' word. See what you need to see and everything else will follow. I shot a match on Sunday and I did make it my purpose to ignore the S word and just see. I "saw" (really saw) my front sight moving more than any previous match. It's a totally different way of approaching this sport than trying to muscle through every stage. I feel like I got closer to that zen state where time slows down and things just happen. It was a good match overall. I definitely need LOTS of work on those dry fire drills though. Video of the match shows a lack of muscle memory in so many areas.

I have a question Donovan. In the first video you posted, I noted that your weak hand is so high on the gun that your thumb is almost on top of the slide. Doesn't that ultra-high hold cost you a lot of contact area with the gun? Would you have better control if you moved your hand down so that your thumb rode the side of the frame? Just curious.

So here is what I understand: 1. When you use a heavier recoil spring, the problem goes away. This would seem to indicate that the heavier spring is overcoming some friction or sticking point, or the faster movement of the slide is preventing the friction/sticking. 2. When the FTF happens, manual cycling of the slide clears the issue. This could indicate that at natural recoil speed, something is occuring that's causing the FTF. Based on these two things, I'm going to guess that weak mag springs are not providing enough upward pressure on the bullet to keep it flat against the mag lips, so when the slide comes forward and catches the top of the round, it's nose-diving the bullet into the feed ramp or front edge of the magazine, and it's probably under "just right" conditions. With the 16# spring, the slide is moving fast enough that the bullet gets shoved forward before the nose-dive can affect it. When hand-cycling to clear the malfunction, the bullet is moving slow enough for the weak mag spring to "catch up" with the movement and keep the bullet level. Try switching back to factory mags for awhile and see if the problem goes away. If it does, I'd go with new mag springs and continue running whichever recoil spring offers you the best feel. If that doesn't work, you might try the MG 124gr JHP's. I know it's a lighter bullet than you shoot now, but your gun will love the conical shape of these rounds. Good luck, and let us know what you find.

Sent you a PM, very interested in your routines. Thanks!

I'm a mid-C shooter right now (55%). One of the things I find hardest to do is to step to the line and relax. I get so wrapped up in trying to push my speed and work my stage plan that I end up shooting in the low 80's in total points. I always go through the same "if I shoot only as fast as I can to see what I need to see, I won't be competitive" drill and it always ends up costing me points. The self-discipline and self-control part of this game is one of the toughest things to master. Would you agree?

I hadn't read your post before I posted previously, but yes, that's what I do. The XDm's have ambidextrous mag release, so no modification necessary. I still have to shift the gun just a tiny bit to get the leverage on the button I want, but it's no different than shifting the other direction to use my thumb.

Travis Tomasie fast reloads. He shifts the gun ever so slightly. One thing I'm curious about...Does anyone use their shooting finger to hit the mag release? I've been doing this because I don't have to shift my grip as much and it ensures I'm out of the trigger guard during reload. I'm wondering if I'm training a bad habit.

I'd like to pretend that I had something constructive to add...but all I can say is my gawd that was fast.....all of it!

That's a good point. I've been spending some time in the rule book and I found 2.1.4 which says: "Target Locations – When a course is constructed to include target loca- tions other than immediately downrange, organizers and officials must protect or restrict surrounding areas to which competitors, officials or spectators have access. Each competitor must be allowed to solve the competitive problem in his own way and must not be hindered by being forced to act in any manner which might cause unsafe action. Targets must be arranged so that shooting at them on an “as and when visible” basis will not cause competitors to breach safe angles of fire." Putting a target off a shooters right shoulder so that the left side of the target (the target's right shoulder) is on the 180 does not really meet the spirit of this rule, though I suppose it does meet the letter.

That is a poorly written definition because it uses the term itself in the definition, i.e. " facing up range means face and feet point straight uprange".....What? I understand the median of the backstop is a line that runs perpendicular to the face of the backstop. The 90 degree median intercept is then the face of the backstop itself. So your shoulders have to be parallel to the backstop or the line that would represent the backstop when calculating the median and median intercept in cases where you may be shooting into the corner of a bay. 90 degrees from the median intercept would be "the 180" as we know it, so if your trigger gaurd clears the holster prior to rotating at least 90.0 degrees from start position, you are in violation of 10.5.16. So OP, based on the video, if you truly started "facing uprange" as the definition indicates, it does not appear that you rotated at least 90.0 degrees before clearing your holster and did in fact earn a DQ. I'm not sure how the camera angle changes that. I can see how that would be a difficult call for an RO though because he'd have had a fraction of a second to absorb that info and process it.

Get an airsoft gun and practice in your yard/basement. I can't practice what I preach anymore because airsoft got banned in my city, Oceanside, CA Luckily, the local indoor range allows rapid fire and drawing from a holster. All my movement practice is now dry-firing inside my apartment. I was wondering if anyone would suggest airsoft. There are a couple of companies out there making XDm replicas which is what I shoot. I have an unfinished basement with lots of room to set up targets and such. I guess I should add that to my practice plans.