vtbandit

Do you know where the results will be posted?

It was a pita to remove. I had the slide in a vice for about 45 minutes as I increased my hammer size to something big enough to loosen it. I'd say hold off on the sight mover unless the hammer method for removal does not work as it will save you some money. Another suggestion would be to rent one from one of the forum vendors.

I'm brand new to firearms (bought my M&P 4 months ago) and have done the following to my M&P: 1. installed Dawson FO front sight 2. installed Apex competition AEK I think I needed the following tools: 1. 1/16" hex key - rear sight removal 2. hammer for removing pins 3. 1/8" punch - my harbor freight bent so a good steel punch is recommended 4. drift punch - if you buy a dawson sight you get the tool that you need for removing the front sight. 5. tweezers for removing small springs 6. 6" digital calipers for centering the sight on the slide.

Tuesday Night Fun Match: I shot at the WAC Tuesday night fun match. My goal is to get to the level where I can consistently shoot ~90% of the total points, but averaged only 72% due to 3 mikes on long shots and C's on close targets that should have been A's. I'm going to do some dry fire drills from Ben Stoeger's website tonight and focus on seeing the sites. Plus I installed the Apex Competition AEK with the hope that the lower trigger pull will bring my groups in. Apart from accuracy, I was happy with my performance. I've been practicing my movements and am reducing my time by taking smart steps. When I first started I took a lot of small steps as I moved from one array to the next. It looked slow on video, so I've been practicing committing to longer and fewer steps... definitely saves time. I also need to practice keeping my gun and chin up when I reload. I keep it up during practice but always drop it down to my stomach during a match. Video will hopefully be posted tonight.

Live fire practice: Last Friday I went to the local indoor range to verify my sights are where they should be and to see what kind of groupings I was capable of shooting. The good news is that the sights appear to be where they need to be. The bad news is that I'm not. Here are my groupings: 10 yards = 2.5 - 3.5 inches (3 times of 8 shots each) 15 yards = 7.25 inches (3 times of 8 shots each) On a positive note, I did have a couple of hand loads that joedodge let me try and I was able to group them to 1 inch at 10 yards. They should be around 130 PF in my gun while mine are around 145 PF. I may look further at trying different loads.

Two stages from last Tuesday's fun match at the WAC. A couple things I noticed. 1. I need to learn to call my shots or zero my sights. Several times I took a shot and started moving to the next target (both steel) and I didn't hit it. 2. Don't stick your gun in a port. Its wasted motion and time.

just an FYI, but i've been bringing my camera and videoing my stages. If you bring an SD card and shoot in the same squad, feel free to use it. I've been learning a ton from watching it postmortem.

I tried to post a link to my youtube video but it said I didn't have enough posts. How many do I need?

I shot my first USPSA match on Sunday. 5 stages plus one classifier. I bombed 4 our of the 6 stages luckily did well on the classifier. My nerves got the best of me as I was very tense and tight during the match. Stage #3 (the classifier) and stage #5 were my best overall. I don't have any diagrams of the COF but am always open to critiques.

I purchased my first gun started shooting this September and am hooked. I am currently shooting in Production using a M&P (full size, not the Pro) and love it. It works well for me and is an excellent tool for learning. My USPSA number arrived last week, and I already have one classifier in the books. I live two miles from the Wyoming Antelope Club (WAC) in Florida and have gone to several of the Tuesday and Friday night fun matches. There are good number of excellent shooters who participate and several of whom are on this forum. I’m hoping to use this diary as I work on improving my skills. I videotape my matches when I can and have been working on a dry fire setup in my small apartment for practice. -Tim

I do. I've gone to the last four Tuesday matches and two Friday matches.

I purchased my first firearm a few months ago (M&P 9mm full size) and have gone to several fun night matches at the WAC and shot my first USPSA match yesterday in Ruskin, FL. The forum has helped tremendously so far with helping me with gear selection and practice drills. I started videoing myself at the local matches and I think I'm going to start a thread over in the range diaries section to track my progress.

congrats on the state championship. i'm working on giving you better competition at the WAC fun matches. - Tim

I've been incorporating the voice, beep, and par times from the "draw at the beep" drill and the printed targets from the Glock FAQ website for my dry fire practice. You can pretty much build your own stages in the living room.

That event was my first one too (M&P in production). I had some help from a more experienced guy in Limited Minor help with strategy and here was my strategy: 1. Point A - engage targets 1,2,3,4,5 2. Reload #1 where you were 3. Point C - engage targets 6,7,8,9,10 The mentality I had was to reload on the move and minimize movement. I felt I could shot 1,2,5 from point A and not be at a disadvantage. It worked for me as I didn't have any misses and was able to shot everything with only 1 reload which was on the move. Will you be at the next Tuesday match?