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Exactly why I chose the baby jogger. Muzzles can be up or down depending on local rules. Ken Reed

2007 Idaho State IDPA Championship Saturday, September 8th, 2007 10 Stages Approx 150 rounds 100 shooters maximum Marksman, Sharpshooter, Expert, and Master SSP, ESP, CDP, SSR, and ESR Lunch included T-shirts and hats available http://www.parmarng.org Ken Reed

Here is another homemade 3-gun cart. It is almost finished, just have two more aluminum pieces to add. Go to http://www.parmarng.org/freeidaho/default.html and on the second screen all the way to the bottom on the left is the link. Your Thoughts? Ken Reed

It is very simple for the shooter to verify an empty mag well and a loaded or unloaded chamber, in total darkness. The technique is taught in many first level self defense classes. Ken Reed

Thank you ! ! ! Ken Reed

Which ever of the two, shooter or SO, had his finger on the trigger at the time of the ND, is the responsible party. When the trigger is pulled, the pullee is responsible. How can it be any other way? Lots of times the shooter gets way ahead of the SO, and pulls the trigger, before the slide forward command is even given. Ken Reed

Joe, There are two sides to this issue. The shooter side and the SO side. From the shooter side, it is cheating to dump rounds. The shooter knows whether they are dumping or not. Hence my post above, which was entirely about the shooter side. From the SO side, yes it is hard to call on a single shooter, unless he/she blabs. But if you camp out on a stage where a round dump would be useful, you will see shooter after shooter, "need" an extra shot, each with a convenient excuse. It is still cheating, but hard to call. Two sides to this issue. Ken Reed

Duane is right, dumping rounds is cheating. It is as simple as that. Those that do it, know they are not making up a shot, they know they are cheating. And they have gotten really good at hiding/justifying their cheating with well rehearsed rhetoric, some of which you have seen typed right here in this thread. It must be very disturbing to know in your heart that you can't win without cheating. Ken Reed

Gman, I believe there is a more basic lesson here.... that always works. Do not use illegal equipment. Ken Reed

Duane, Thanks for writing this piece. I have almost written much the same thing several times today. There is another side benefit to the holster spec versus the holster list. Many people, like me, make their own holsters to meet special needs. These holsters can now be legally used in IDPA. Additionally, under the new rules, holsters can be bought and modified, and still be legal. With the holster list, that was verboten. Thanks again ! ! ! Ken Reed

Everyone; To me, an apology is an admission of guilt. It does not include any excuses or resume. It acknowledges the affects that the problem caused. If possible, it provides a solution to the problem. But some mistakes can not be taken back. If you run over a child, you can't just rewind the tape and everything is okay. likewise, if you aid your enemy, it can rarely be taken back. Mr. Zumbo's "apology" falls short in several ways. He acknowledges causing a problem, but the way it was worded, he is only concerned about the pain it is causing him, not the rest of the shooting community. A better characterization of his statement is to call it damage control. I do not feel that he has changed his mind about ugly black rifles, he has merely tried to take back what he said, to ease the pain it is causing him. The articles that he writes are not turned out in 5 minutes. They take care and thought. It wasn't a whim that caused this article to be written. It sounded like conviction to me. From his apology I do not believe that he understands the harm that he did, nor that he has fundamentally changed his mind. It was damage control, pure and simple. Thanks for listeneing ! ! ! kr

Pat, try http://www.parmarng.org/freeidaho/default.html , which is a website for my ramblings in metal. Once you get past the initial screen look for Collapsable Plate Holder on the left hand side. Maybe you can satisfy your need with these light weight, collapsable, plate holders. The plates do move quite a bit when you hit them, but they do not fold down like a plate rack. They are always reset, and ready to go, which means you can practice your double taps on them too! Good Luck ! ! ! Ken Reed

I suspect that when all the details of date and range use, etc have been firmed up, that a date will be publically announced. I'm standing by patiently! Ken Reed

Just ordered one of these comps online, and they gave me the group rate, even thought I didn't know about it at the time. The comp shipped in a few hours after the order. First rate outfit! ! ! Thanks ! ! ! kr

We have done this many times in our IDPA matches, including at night shoots. The club or MD needs to provide a shotgun for the stage, but shooters may use their own. Either way, there is a heavily padded area to set it down, usually an open rifle case on a table. I wouldn't have thought it possible, but I have seen people miss both poppers at a close distance in these stages. They are a hoot, especially at night when you have to hold a flashlight while shooting the shotgun. Ken Reed

One suggestion. If a new topic were started here or elsewhere for each of the offending changes, I suspect that some useful discussion would ensue. Just at thought ! ! ! Ken Reed

Eotech is a great sight. WHen I put mine on, I adjusted the red dot to sit right on the top of my front sight, when looking through a flip up rear sight and the Eotech at the same time. This bit of homework put me right on when I got to the range. But if you don't have a front sight, or a rear sight, you should be able to adjust the point of impact very quickly at the range, just like zeroing in a regular scope. Good Luck, Ken Reed

Can you share the COF descriptions please. Thank you ! ! ! Ken Reed

STI Ranger Looks like 6+1... Ken Reed

Rick, Thanks again for working that match! ! ! We really needed the help and experience. I appreciated it. Sure missed you this year. Koski definitely was shooting Glock from IWB. It was good to see him do well. Really nice guy too. Ken Reed

TightLoop, I'm no expert, but here goes. The support hand grabs the cover garment just in front of the holster and rips it up vigorously. This motion uncovers the gun and the holster. Then the draw continues pretty much as normal. The support hand is usually slower to catch up with the draw than in a normal presentation. I suspect it is like anything else, after 10,000 repetitions or more, it get faster. Ken Reed

The fellow that posts here under "Koski", is the fastest guy I have ever seen using the Hackathorn rip technique. He has taken high overal two years in a row at the Idaho State IDPA match not wearing a vest. The rest of his game is spot on too, but it is amazing to see him draw. This is notable because it is the exception. Most people are considerably faster using a vest. Ken Reed

It looks like: 50% of the clubs are growing, 24% staying the same and 24% are declining in membership. Ken Reed

Mike, Good point. I however have been moderated, had posts deleted, been given feedback, etc., when I was out of line, per the posting guidelines. Ken Reed

Thank you, kr