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9 minutes ago, CocoBolo said:
It is the shoes! Your doubles will never come together when you are wearing shoes that don't put you weight on the balls of your feet. It all starts with the PlatForm, you cannot shoot fast off a weak platform. For the new shooter I recommend spending time and ammo on things other than the elusive Double tap. Platform, Reload, Movement, Positioning, Accuracy etc. If you shave .005 seconds on a double tap on a 24 round stage and give up the easy points are you ahead? No doubt BapBap sounds cool but get your points! Tip It isn't how fast you get there it is how fast you get there ready to shoot! Nothing worse than a slow miss.
Doubles isn't really about double taps or improving your splits. The reason you don't think it's a important drill is you're not understanding what it's about.
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11 hours ago, 392heminut said:
I think I saw something about that a while back somewhere on the 'net. The thing is, when you have something like that that does many things, it does them okay but doesn't do any of them great.
I ran one on a 320 for a while years back, it was fine. They're great if either you can't find the dedicated plate you need. Or you're looking to try a couple different optics.
Certainly not my go to choice.
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1 hour ago, 392heminut said:
No such thing as a universal mount, there's too much variation in the different footprints to even be able to make something like that.
There are some plates out there that have a bunch of holes in them and recoil studs you can relocate so you can mount multiple different optics to the same plate.
But, that doesn't mean that plate will fit on the OP's 2011. We'd probably need more info. I think you're likely better off just getting the plate for the optic you want to use. If you ever switch get a new plate.
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@ParaGunner I haven't seen Aftec's for sale in anywhere in a while. I'm thinking they're just gone so Eemann is the move if you like the design.
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It's at least vary similar to Aftec and uses the same springs. I just got one a little while back and just dropped in, did nothing too it and it's working great.
Install tip, Sometimes I'll use a really small Allen key and install the extractor backwards, so hook faces out. Then shove the Allen in there compressing the springs. There is a little ridge in side you need to get that cap over. Once the extractor is like half way in, pull out the Allen rotate the extractor and push it the rest of the way in.
Hopefully that makes sense.
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On 4/27/2024 at 12:03 PM, RePete said:
Some of the holsters now used aren't suitable for everyday carry.
I wouldn't carry anything that I currently use in IDPA.
A local club is starting their own defensive pistol sport to compete with IDPA. They really made it more CCW friendly. They allow 48 oz guns, with 140mm mags with no minimum power factor. Any holster you want and it can be on a two piece belt belt as long as it's covered with a fishing vest.
Apparently they're idea of CCW gear and mine do not really align lol.
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On 4/27/2024 at 11:26 AM, IHAVEGAS said:
8.5.1.1 Must be suitable for all day concealed carry
The "concealed" part is what caused heartburn when I saw a holster challenged at a major last year. Some of us would not think of a holster with a 1" spacer sticking it out farther for a more comfortable draw as being suitable for concealed carry.
I 100% agree that measurable is better.
Our AC had been saying prior to that match we could use things like the Boss hanger just we had to remove the spacers. So there were several from here that went to Nat's like that. I'm sure they'd be annoyed to know others were allowed to do the thing they're not allowed to do.
Which is really the issue with all the rule book vagueness and interpretations.
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1 hour ago, matteekay said:
I think it's less about the MD's and more about the range.
I was the first in the area to let shooters use AIWB because it was a private range and the owner wasn't a fudd (his take was "Sounds fine - just tell them they're not allowed to sue if they shoot themselves in the nuts"). My other match was at a club, which means everything had to be approved by a BOD - all of whom were social security eligible, so it was a much harder sell.
I'm sure that can be it some too. Several of the ranges I shoot at host IDPA and USPSA. Shooting USPSA you can shoot PCC or run AIWB. But the IDPA matches you can't. One of the clubs always blamed that stuff on range rules even when the USPSA MD was allowing it.
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15 hours ago, matteekay said:
Isn't that wild? Same here; both of my home clubs before I moved would up allowing it but no one out here does. Is it because most of HQ is too rotund to carry appendix? Look, I'm just sayin'... maybe.
I think locally, most of the clubs MD's have been around a long time. IDPA beat it into them over the years that AIWB wasn't safe for matches so even though the rules changed they're sticking with that going forward. I believe there is only one club in a reasonable distance to me that allows it. In time as those guys step down clubs will probably start allowing it if they continue with IDPA.
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On 4/23/2024 at 2:50 AM, xrayfk05 said:
If you are looking to save time, doubles is not it.
The most time can be saved by movement followed by transitions. Quicker splits is pretty far down the line, unless you go into extremes.
Not saying shooting doubles isn't a great drill, but only for the right reasons.
You can save time that way, but if you can't shoot and start moving faster you'll just make the shooting you're already struggling with harder. I think learning to shoot is of massive importance.
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26 minutes ago, matteekay said:
Yeah, I feel like that was a good inclusion. I wish they had more hard and fast rules in the rest of the rulebook.
Yeah, I much prefer a measurement I can check before a match vs showing up and relying on what equipment check guy things is suitable for all day carry. Even more so when my actual carry gear (AIWB) isn't allowed at 90% of the clubs here anyway.
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13 minutes ago, IHAVEGAS said:
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8.5.1.1 Must be suitable for all day concealed carry or duty style holsters and worn on each stage regardless of the start position.
That one caused umbrage at a major last fall. The shooter had a holster with about a 1" spacer that placed it very nicely for the draw but it wasn't a duty style holster or in any way something you would use for concealed carry.
The shooter got called for it, put down his $100.00 challenge, and won.
It seems like if you pretend that rule doesn't exist then you are good with the rest of the holster rules.
They've changed the rule since then too, now the outside edge of the holster can't be more than 3" from your body. So unless you're fairly round 1" spacers probably wont fly anymore. And if you're that round those spacers are just making it fair for you as tucking the gun under your gut is going to hinder your draw a touch.
I run a red hill holster, on a boss hanger with no spacers and my rig is barely legal. If my belt isn't tight enough it probably isn't legal. RHT holsters stick out pretty far.
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Yeah we can't really have things that are just fun in matches. I almost never see texas stars.
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I remember when they banned texas stars, my local club had just bought one. lol. Never fails.
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1 hour ago, matteekay said:
A literal stick designated as a "forward fault line" would have solved it.
You took advantage of a poorly designed stage. Don't be ashamed - stand proud.
I got the impression from staff that the AC was there when they set it up and told them they'd have to physically stop people from going down there via barrels or something. Our AC doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to making good calls.
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10 minutes ago, Joe4d said:
LOL,, u dadblamed gamers... !!!! get off my lawn !
One of my buddies on the squad jokingly asked if we could do that expecting a no. The CRO said yes, that the AC had overruled them and said they had to allow it if people wanted too.
The fix probably would of been to put some steel down there so running up would of been unsafe. Or built some kind of physical barrier maybe. That or not make the shooting so hard that doing dumb stuff is faster.
It felt dirty but it had to be done.
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I shot a stage last year that ended up being the dumbest thing I've ever done in a shooting sport. Imagine two positions, you have the option to go to either to engage the same 4 targets. One is prone, one is a farther run but standing and leaning. From both positions the shooting was vary hard with NS partials obscuring all of them. You were going to shoot slow, and likely drop points and if you happen to end up not getting a Mike or NS you might win the stage.
Ooor what we did. You run dry in the open before this position, so pop a reload round the corner to go to the sanding position and dump the whole mag as fast as you can over the targets while running down the short hall to the position. Once 8 rounds where fired the targets were "engaged" and make up shots could be made from anywhere. So you ran dry, and popped a reload and never stopped running until you were standing next to the target and just blasting them.
I felt like such a operator. But, you really had no choice. Do it the way it was intended you're not winning the match because others had already done it.
2 hours ago, Joe4d said:anyone else get the hypocracy with the whole real world thing ?
Randomly spraying live rounds throught the crowd ? A-OK... dropping a mag on the ground with an unfired ground.... OMG OMG much wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth... LOL
Really id just like to find a match that I can shoot in half a day.. -
That's one of the best things this place has going.
I'm down in MD, here on the eastern shore.
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7 hours ago, perttime said:
No. 60.
I suppose being able to compare classifier scores within the country is a valid point.
During "the season", most active Finnish (or European) shooters have a Level 2 or 3 IPSC Match every weekend, within 2 or 3 hours driving. So you will go against the national top guys'n girls quite frequently. Many also cross borders and see how they do against a more international crowd. To see how you really do in a bigger picture, you have to go to a Continental Championships or World shoot, every 2 or 3 years - and that can get costly.
So here I travel about 120 miles each ways to shoot a level 1 club match where most shooters are not on my radar as competition. There are a couple of these a month, I probably shoot one a month at most.
There are a couple level 2's around 200-250 miles from me. There will be no national champions at these, but you'll likely see the top guys in the region here and a few of them might make the super squad. There are maybe 3 or 4 of these a year, if I push it to 3-400 miles I get a couple more options.
My Area match which is the closest level 3 is just shy of 400 miles away. That's probably the only chance to shoot against national champions, and even then it depends on what division you shoot.
Nationals this year is about 800 miles away.
And consider, I'm on the east coast which is pretty densely populated. Guys out west are probably travelling much farther than I do. Most USPSA shooters don't travel to level 2+ matches, and classifiers give them a idea of where they are at on a national scale without needing to drive 800 miles each way to get to a national championship match.
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I got one of these about a month ago now and so far I'm pretty happy with it. I've 3D printed a 2011 grip, added lead to it to get it up to about 43 oz, which is about the same as my unloaded gun weight. Added the same grip tape I'm using on my real gun, and printed a new trigger and sear. It's still not a perfect representation of my 2011 but it's getting the job done I think. It also fits my holster so I can work on draws too.
I believe it is helping and will continue to train with it pretty heavily.
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@-JCN- yeah I agree, and I like running classifiers in practice. It gives you a benchmark. I could setup some random thing shoot it and assume my run was good or bad. But if I find a classifier that works the same skill, now I'll for sure if my performance is good or bad.
Typically though I'm to lazy to build a classifier in practice lol.
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28 minutes ago, perttime said:
I think it is culture.
Like... how you do at a Match is how good you are. If you have the best score you win. If you are the best among competitors of mediocre ability, it isn't really a win. People are familiar with sport classifications by equipment or age, but few sports seem to make arbitrary classes by ability and reward the top of those classes.
IPSC has a list of Classifier stages, but in my area they are rarely used. It could be different in different IPSC Regions (Countries)
I think this is part of why classification is bigger here. The US is a really big place, we have states that are bigger then Finland. The state I live in is smaller in size but even then we have 1/2 million more people then you do.
So for many of us it's not as simple as just go to a match and see how good you are. Things are so spread out here that many can go to their local match and never shoot against anyone who's M or GM let alone a national champion. How will they know how good they are? Enter classification system. It's not perfect but it's something and gives you a idea of where you're at.
If someone tells me their classification I have a pretty good idea of what they can do.
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On 3/13/2024 at 11:15 AM, SSGJohnV said:
We also have them in stock at Shooters Connection.
Cool to see SC has those now. I'm running one in my LO gun and it's been great so far. I had to order it from over seas and took a while to get here.
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13 hours ago, Joe4d said:
seems like that would require a move like drawing cross draw,, Hard turn to right,, draw,, then shift back around to where ever the target is.. I only ever did mounted shooting with western gear so 180 wasnt an issue..
You just need to make sure you're oriented with your hips down range before you pull the gun. But, getting caught at a club match especially is pretty unlikely. Your body is between you and the SO making it really hard for them to tell when the gun clears the holster.
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Maybe leave prone for club matches at least. At majors the odds it will rain are high, and someone has to start on that stage. That squad gets to lay in the mud a 9am and deal with that all day. Vs the squad that shot the day before when it was dry.
I get everything can't be equal, but I also don't want to lay in the mud first thing in the morning.....again.