Sac Law Man

In your walk-through, I believe you would have to start out making the mental decision to pull the trigger faster on the targets you can afford to. Call your shots and let the sights dictate your cadence of fire.. many times we wait until the sight settles before pulling the trigger instead of pulling the trigger the instant to sights are on target.

In regards to CHA-LEE's comments,, if it makes him feel better about himself, so be it..

Jake many shooters can grip hard when they first grab their pistol, but have a hard time maintaining this amount of pressure throughout a course of fire. What advice can you give in regards to this? Thanks

What kind of gun are you shooting? The ability of the bullet to plunk and spin has a lot to do with the barrel and the bullet. If your shooting a CZ and the barrel has not been reamed, you will have to load shorter. You also have to take into account the ogive of each bullet. Comparing a factory round that has a completely different bullet profile is useless. My duty round, WIn Ranger 127 +P+ measure 1.11 COL. Anyway, I load the BBI 125 at 1.10 and they feed and cycle fine.

I've heard good things about Hodgdon's CFE Pistol powder,, Ill be loading some 125 BBI bullets with it and was wondering if anyone is using it.

5% above PF is always a good rule to follow.. For me I like to stay in the 130-135 range..

If you're right eye dominant, I don't think you can consciously use your left eye when both are open. You might think you are. The only way to tell would be to close your right eye when shooting and see if your results are the same. When your shooting with both eyes open, your eyes will naturally adjust and focus and this should not be something you have to physically concentrate on. I agree with uewpew that you are probably left eye dominant.

If you can reload a Tanfo well, you can reload anything...

MQW.. thank you Sir..

Yes, if I found what I was looking for I would not have posed the question!!!

When gripping a pistol, we have all heard 60-40 strong/weak hand pressure,, or grip as hard as you can with the weak or support hand. I have also seen others say apply pressure into the grip as if you were crushing walnuts with your palms. Last, I recently read apply pressure front to back with the strong hand and into the side of grip with the support hand. My question is do any of you guys consciously apply pressure inward towards the grip? What works for you?

I wouldn't watch videos of Max reloading an open gun if you're shooting production.. totally different.. Instead watch Stoeger, or Vogel.. I like Jake's advice on ensuring the position of the mag in your hand when retrieving it.. Things that work for me are setting a par time in dry fire and really pushing myself to make or beat the time.. What I find is the more I do it, the more I male the time. Usually when I make a conscious effort to see the mag well, I tend to have clean, smooth reloads..

The CZ has become popular for many reasons, one being it can be shot in SSP and USPSA Production. For me, the ergonomics are excellent and once the trigger is tuned, its by far the best DA/SA trigger out there. The gun is more accurate than the plastic fantastic and the price is right..

Dry Fire every day... Grip the gun hard... Realize that speed will only come if you practice outside your comfort zone..

Its gunna take discipline more than any drill will help you.. Shoot your next match with the intent of calling every shot.. Take that extra little bit of time to let the sights settle and call you shots.

What do you guys think the reason is many shooters don’t call their shots? Is it they haven’t learned how, lack of discipline, or do you think they subconsciously feel it will slow them down too much? Thoughts??

There really isnt anything wrong with your grip.. Your thumb is fine as long as you can manipulate the safety.. I shoot a 1911 and have large hands as well. The real test will be when you place your support hand on the gun. I grip the gun high enough that my strong hand thumb actaully rides on top of my support hand thumb since it sits higher than my safety. I would be more concerned if your fingers wrapped all the way around the grip and dug into your palm..

Ive got to be honest,, I wish I understood this grip pressure thing years ago, the way I do now.. For years, everything you read was dont grip the gun too hard, like your hammering a nail etc. No one ever said grip it as hard as you can! Then comes along the likes of Vogel, Stoeger and even Leatham and they are saying grip it hard. When I grip the pistol these days, I grip it hard, and without any attempt to have one hand gripping harder than the other. The biggest difference for me is accuracy at harder and further targets. I see my sights lift and return much better and the gun doesnt seem to recoil. The hardest part is doing this every time on these type of shots..

Im all ears Rowdy.. email me what you got please.. I gotta make GM in SS by Dec 2016..

My00wrx1.. that is good stuff.. thanks for the replies..

I agree with everything you wrote. However, wouldn't you agree that the above is something that can be practiced without a gun? Moving and getting set up into position.. I ask this because 1, apparently I don't haul ass, and 2, I heard of a well known shooter who practices movement for about an hour each practice session without a gun in his holster..

Well worh it, it'll be the best class you ever take...

Do any of you guys pratice moving by itself, such as throughout a stage, but not fire any shots? Are there drills you use to become more efficient.. What can I practice.. I am told I leave a lot on the table while shooting a COF.. this has always been my nemesis. Thanks in advance

Thanks Robco.. I agree... I re read Brian's book, especially the part about focus and visual patience and got a lot more out of it this time around.. You hit the nail on the head when your wrote to finish the shot. Follow through will be something I work on a lot more..

25 yards, POA/POI