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Hey Dan! I haven't checked in here for months. Come back and there's a post from you 6 weeks ago. Ack!
Wanna see some of the talent in CAS? Here's a video clip of a friend of mine doing just what Dan mentioned above. Time? 2.8 seconds. Target? 18x24 steel at 10 yards. For raw speed, it's flat out amazing.
http://www.jspublications.net/records/Deuc...ns280Pistol.wmv
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Somewhere in the vicinity of 250,000.
The vast majority of it was with Cowboy guns. Only got about 6000 through my Lim 10 gun.
C Lim 10
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I won a rifle once. That was pretty darn cool. Cash once. Some very pretty grips for my wife's new 1911.
Great big thanks to all the vendors that support the shooting games.
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That is very cool! Congratulations and enjoy your new gun.
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I shot this at today's match for the very first time ever. I'm a low C Lim 10 shooter. Today I shot with a HF of 6.7602. That's 62.5875%! My first ever "B" division run.
Joel
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Back to the original topic.
I've been feeling burnt out on SASS style cowboy matches. I don't go to many anymore. Western 3 Gun (much more IPSC like) is developing a division for single stack (or DA revolver) and any pump shotgun. I'm now shooting our local W3G match that way (helps if you are the MD).
Also, I'm returning to IPSC again. I haven't shot many IPSC (ok, USPSA) matches over the last few years, and I've got this really great Lim10 gun sitting on the table next to me (I'm starting to dry fire it).
I used it at our local steel match this month and really enjoyed it.
So, it might help to try a different shooting game for a few months. It'll strengthen your skills and allow you some time to recharge. Aside from that, you might get to buy a new gun!
Joel
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Shred, that's something that I find amazing when practicing with others. I'm always amazed at the speed they shoot and then the timer says I was faster. Go figure? One of these days I'll have to bring the video camera out and take a look at the tape. I mean, I can't possibly be shooting that fast, can I?
It's a strange thing, the mind.
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Great post. I grew up about an hour's drive away, or a short 25 mile bike ride. The appreciation that you get for what so many have sacraficed can't be put in words.
Thank you for the post.
Joel
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Flying40, that's something that I feel qualified to answer, and that sure doesn't happen often on this board! I do a lot of fast shooting on large/close targets (Cowboy). I can tell you exactly what I see during a string.
I see the sights, however I'm focused on the target. The sights are a rapidly moving blur. However, they stop moving the moment they are where I am looking at the target. That's the moment the shot fires. I can not tell you when I pulled the trigger, or even that I did. The gun just goes off. Then everything is a blur again until the instant that the shot fires on the next target. For that one instant, everything is clear.
When shooting with a target focus like this it's easy to miss your target (whether it's the whole target or just the A zone). I find that when I miss, it's because my eyes missed the spot on the target that I want to hit and I didn't stop the shot and let it happen. Most of the time I can pull the gun back to target, but not always.
You shoot where you look. If you aren't looking at the right spot on the target, you're just not going to hit it.
Does that help to answer your question? I don't know if it did or not, but it was the best I can do.
Joel
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Forgot to post a followup. A member here offered us a good deal on a Springfield 1911 in 9mm. We took him up on it. Can't wait to get it!
Thanks for the help.
Joel
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Get bit and it hurts. They've got a pretty good set of fangs. However there's no lasting damage. The venom just doesn't hit us like that from a recluse or black widow.
Wolf spider bites hurt too.
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I like that my wife sold her .45 and bought a 1911 in 9mm.
I like that the guy I bought it from was patient with me and great to deal with.
I like that he's a BE'er (thanks Seth!).
I like that my wife will be shooting with me again with a caliber that she'll be able to manage.
I like that I won't have to chase her brass (9mm is cheap!).
I really like this thread!
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Smitty, that's exactly what I'm doing now. After a disasterous performance at Steel Challenge, I decided to take a break from SA Revolvers. I'm now working with my Lim 10 gun and plan to shoot it a bunch over the next few months. Been loading up 45ACP and have run out of bullets. Need more!
Anyway, I'm back to basics. Trigger squeeze, follow through, sight picture (not in that order), and calling shots. I know I can do it. I just haven't been. I am now.
Joel
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I really like that I'm going to take my son (4 years old) fishing for the first time tomorrow!
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Thanks for all your help! I passed the info on to my friend and he'll be getting some mags.
Joel
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I love snakes. But some of those poisoned ones scare the dickens out of me.
At a match a few years ago back east, my wife and I showed up early for setup. I was talkin with a couple of guys and looked for her and she was hunkered down in the parking area poking at something with her finger. It was a small (about 12 inches) copperhead. Good thing it was cold! That snake wasn't moving a lick or my wife would have been bit. She didn't know what kind of snake it was.
Joel
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Thanks, I'll check it out.
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A friend of mine has a 10mm Delta Elite. He wants to shoot Limited-10 but hasn't turned up any 10 round mags for it. Anyone know if such a thing exists? He's like to get 5.
Thanks in advance,
Joel
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My wife is looking to get a 9mm for steel and to shoot IPSC minor. We're having a devil of a time finding a Springfield 1911 in 9.
So, what is your preference for a 9mm for someone with very small hands?
Thanks
Joel
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I'm a cyclist too.
It would help if the traffic cops would start to nail cyclists for running stop signs, red lights, not signaling, etc. If word got out, most cyclists would remember that they have to obey the rules of the road the same as those operating motor vehicles.
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I voted Chocolate, but my favorite is mint-chocolate chip.
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I love the anticipation of going to a major! Had a terrible match on Sunday and that usually bodes very well for the next one.
Can't wait to get on the road and going! I've been looking forward to this match for several months.
Joel
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I didn't realize it when I started this thread, but venting can be good for the soul. I'm past the theft, though still very dissappointed.
I'm now really looking forward to heading out tomorrow afternoon for Steel Challenge. I shot really poorly with my SA Revolvers on Sunday. Worst day I've ever had. I don't know why. I didn't even realize the stroller was missing that morning, so that wasn't it. I had brought a new shooter (not new to shooting, just to SC) with me on Sunday and I think I was a little more concerned that he was enjoying it and wasn't paying the attention to myself that I should have been. Of course, I often have a really bad match right before heading out to a major. When that happens I shoot the major very well. So it will be just like me to have a great match this week (hear that Lanny?).
Joel
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I hate people. I really like the folks I shoot with, and that includes BE'ers. And I'm really impressed with the outpouring of help for the folks that live(d) in the Gulf states. But in general, people suck.
Left the jogging stroller on the front porch last night as I was cleaning out the back of the truck in preparation for today's local Steel match (worst day ever with my revolvers, pretty good with .22). Got up this morning and it was gone.
Some S*($head stole it over night. They had to come up to the porch to see it. We have a pretty good hedge row right in front of the porch.
People suck.
Thanks, I feel a little better now.
Cowboy Up....anyone Shoot It?
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Randy Jackson is one heck of a talented shooter! He's taught me quite a lot.
He also is responsible for getting me started in Steel Challenge. It's pretty difficult with cowboy guns, but that challenge makes it very interesting.
MHicks, good to see you found this board. It's a wealth of information that you won't easily get otherwise!