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It was obvious that the fastest way was to shoot left to right and not even think about waiting for the N/S to move out of the way. My initial thought was to do it this way, but I opted to take the 3/4 sec wait as insurance. I'd say the SS went half/half. The bear trap was 8 yds away which means with a C-More the gun will shoot about 1" low with a 25yd sight-in. We were not shooting at a full headshot and after rushing through a pretty fast stage, it came down to how confident you felt about squeezing off two safe shots aimed at least 1" above where you want the bullets to hit. It was no doubt a gamble that could pay off possibly 6 or so match points. Or it could cost you 10-20 points depending on how ugly it got. The shots themselves aren't that hard, but consider doing it after your mind's pumped after shooting at a fast pace for 13-14 seconds. Now, chill and "tac-tac" two headshot Alfas.. Videos of stages 2 through 5 or at least some of them will be up probably next week. They were taken with Manny's camera and he shipped me a CD yesterday. Just revisit the article and it'll be posted on there as soon as I get the CD.

It was pretty impressive watching him through the entire match. He definitely did his homework. Chris is a very cool guy, and he is a great champion of our sport in every way.

Just uploaded lots of videos from the Open Super Squad. Was able to catch 10 of the stage wins plus lots of other top performances. Every stage except 2 - 5 are covered. Some videos were filmed on Manny's camera when mine took a dive. I'm hoping to get those soon and if so, I'll upload them as well. For full article, pictures and videos: http://henningshootsguns.com/pages/2006_open.html I have an email list. If you want to be notified of match coverage, email me from the website. I was kinda slow to get the article on my site this time, it's snowing here in Colorado and skiing is good. Supposedly dumped 18" last night.. Henning

First off, the TSLC is a great match and probably the best and most fun limited match I've shot now for the last two years. I'm going to politely bash a couple of things, but you need to know me first. Critizing elements of the match is like beating myself up over a D-hit. They will happen, I will always have fun either way and we can always improve; as shooters and stage designers. I thought this year's stages was even better than last year. In particular since the "picket fences" stage was nowhere to be found.. Trying to shoot steel (us poppers and texas star) through 3" wide steel hardcover openings is a test of skill set beyond practical shooting. It was a neat idea, but when 60 seconds becomes a "decent" time something's wrong or what? Also, the 85 yard standard is of course a Jimmy oddity, but it doesn't really matter since nobody can hit the darn thing anyway. Best points I saw was 2 Alfas and 2 Charlies out of 6 shots which is impressive when target looks skinnier than your front sight.. On stage 5a/5b there was a "bad" us popper. If you hit it off the center - even with a good hit - it'll wiggle, but not fall. There was so much slack in the hinge that an off-center hit will jam the popper on it's way down and leave it laughing at you.. I've seen that L-style popper design go bad many times and they should be scrapped and never find their way to the range again. I watched three shooters on our squad end up with bad times because they had to re-engage it. On their behalf I tried to point out to the RO and Jimmy that it doesn't matter if you calibrate it. It WILL fall when you hit it in the center. It always ends the same way, the shooter gets f@#$'d and it is so wrong. It's a stage malfunction and the popper should be replaced. End of story. Everything I've shot at the TSLC has been pure fun. They put up good props and the stages are very representative of today's good, fun practical shooting. The use of steel and in particular small plates in between or before wide open targets is a great test to see if you can adjust your speed. On my wish list for 2007: - more no/shoot targets - less 5 yard targets and more 10-15 yard targets - no Long Range standards In other words we can find a middle ground between super-hard and super-easy. Stage 9 was a very good example of that. Lots of props makes the stages interesting and sometimes conceal that fact that the shooting is not really shooting, but pulling the trigger. 5 yard targets are fun to shoot, but I'd like to see the average distance at about 12 yards for the entire match. Here are some pictures and videos from the match: 2006 Texas State Limited Pictures and Videos Henning

Thanks for the nice comments on my f#@$@ ups, gotta appreciate that Just uploaded pictures and videos. Have videos of Adam Popplewell, Glenn Higdon, Lee D (i'm not even going to attempt spelling it again..), Mike Seeklander, Ron Avery and myself. Including my dropped mag... I had to watch the video to recall what happened. I used a magnet on my belt to hold the spare mag (works great, but no rocking motions recommended..). I was very leary of it and when I dumped my first mag I thought I'd lost my second mag, stopped and caused the 2nd to actually fall off... Anyways it's on tape, so feel free to laugh. Luckily it was a low hit factor stage so figured it cost me less than 15 points (Could have been worse I guess). We had a great squad, kept it light hearted and cooperated on solving the stages. 2006 Limited Nationals Report

Pictures and videos from the match just uploaded to my site: http://henningshootsguns.com/pages/2006_Canada.html Have videos of about half the stages posted, from the shoot off and some silliness from the awards banquet.. be aware.. Will also have pics and videos from ITRC up soon (International Tactical Rifleman's Championship). Two-man sniper-team event.

When you're ready.. let's tour

What time do you think everything will be finished on Sunday? I'm driving down to the Keys Sunday afternoon and hope to get there at a decent time. Rented a beach house in K.Largo to kick it for a few days.

I'm bringing a friend to the dinner, so mark me down as 2 please. Got my plane tickets, so hold the hurricanes.. Henning

Followed the link, I'm in. Henning

A party? Hmm... let me think about it.. okay, I'll come ;-)

Got my plane ticket today! Looking forward to some good shootin' in Florida. Any scuba divers out there? I'm planning on diving in the Keys Monday - Tuesday after the match. Henning Wallgren

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