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Has anyone ever made it to grand master with a pistol and never had a dq?
Honest curiosity, not stirring the pot.
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Not free but there is a good reason for 30 5 star ratings.
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2 hours ago, robchavous said:
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Time to get some more and I had lost their contact info.
Hate paying some of the crazy mark up prices you see.
Good post
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14 hours ago, Hi-Power Jack said:
He wasn't obligated to tell you to "turn downrange and make ready", but I would thinkthat he should have done that, especially since you were a newbie.
A lot of us start facing uprange and get in one last practice turn and draw and simulated reload.
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18 minutes ago, Sarge said:
I was taught to capture the time in my initial level one class. I find it amazing “most” RO’s aren’t doing it
I still find it amazing that we don't use training videos to make classes consistent over time and without regard to instructors.
Different subject I know but I will never understand why our training is stuck in the Stone Age.
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1 hour ago, Dazhi said:
Interesting. I honestly never see ROs doing this... e.g. the glancing at the timer for the last few shots.You only do it when you are forced to due to unusual circumstances (mouse fart gun & load combination, inability to stay close to shooter due to r.o. trap).
An r.o. will want to be doing his primary jobs watching the shooter/gun/range equipment when circumstances permit. Last week there was one guy on my squad where you had to do it but for all the rest it was not an issue and I was able to better focus on safety & etc.
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7 hours ago, euxx said:
Here we go. You just confirrmed the importance of not only the first and last shots and that humans (read ROs) can make mistakes.
I suspect everyone knew that all humans can make mistakes.
Else, after you get rid of pcc so getting all shots it becomes a realistic possibility & change the rules so that you can use a recording means to override an r.o. and change the rules so you can dissect the time splits in an agreed to way to determine when a reload occurred, and do something about the r.o. who hits reset out of habit after the time is recorded, then getting all shots could be useful once in a blue moon I suppose.
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3 hours ago, euxx said:
So, as a shooter I have to take the RO's word that I didn't shoot 12 rounds out of that 2nd magazine from my Production gun? Or you just don't pay attention to that as an RO?
If you are moving through stages with a squad at a club match it can be hard to keep track of shots.
If you are working a lot of shooters through the same stage at a higher level match then most of us will be counting shots when there is a likely chance of some shooters forgetting targets, and things like a 12th round can be very obvious. Folks that throw a lot of make up shots make things more interesting but you learn to deal with that.
Regardless, the shooter has to accept the range officials call for all penalties unless there is a dispute that a higher level official might be able to weigh in on. In practice most r.o.'s operate on the principle of do not make the call unless you are sure but since we are all only human it is likely that mistakes are sometimes made.
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If you shoot minor you will get screwed on steel poppers occasionally. The wind will hold them up, they will be crazy slow to fall inconsistently, the angles will vary as they move on a muddy surface, some of them will vary shooter to shooter as they have play and twist between the stand & the shaft at their base & the rod connecting the two.
I do not want to be the guy at the match with the 126 pf gun who has to worry so much about such things.
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4 hours ago, B_RAD said:
When will they be available to buy? Asking for a friend.
51 minutes ago, mwc said:It's OK. I'll probably get one too.
Hope folks don't take a year before they start selling them used this time.
I hate waiting these things out. Usually weaken when the price changes from rare teaser to ok we have some we want to sell.
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3 hours ago, rishii said:
The pocket pro timer 2 has an adjustable sensitivity setting, ours are turned up pretty high for the pcc shooters
And that works well for the majority of pcc guns, although if you have your timer bagged because it is raining I do not know if it will work. It is the guy shooting the very light load out of the fairly long barreled gun that is the issue.
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3 hours ago, Dazhi said:
Cann't wait for IFG small frame Stock 2s (aka Aussie version).
Me either, might find a good deal on a used large frame
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Saw the IFG post on Facebook too. Note said they also had some stock 1's in and another model I don't remember. Did not say whether they had only a very small sprinkling or more of a big mongo butt load.
Anyone seen the guns at dealers yet? Internet or otherwise.
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9 hours ago, perttime said:
It also helps if the RO remembers to bring the timer up where he/she can see the numbers for the last shots.
A practical necessity with mouse fart pcc guns. There were 3 pcc's on my squad last weekend and only one quiet enough that it was a problem, so it can be fixed.
The rules guys need to fix this, establish some minimum power factor or require popple holes or whatever, r.o.s need to get back to being focused on safety instead of worried about getting inside some shooters underwear at the end of the stage or the last shot before a malfunction.
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On 10/9/2018 at 2:06 PM, JAFO said:
. However, if following the scoring of a target by any assigned Range Officer, the target is patched or taped by anyone other than a Range Officer, the score
Troy could clarify, looks to me like just unfortunate wording. I think the intent is once it is scored it is scored regardless of whether you saw it before somebody pasted it.
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Tanfo stock 3 in 10mm with a lightweight guide rod is supposed to come in at 42.6 ounces, 40 should be ok also, 9mm is too heavy for IDPA.
If I didn't already have a stock 2 in 40 (not IDPA legal) I would buy a stock 3 in 40 (probably IDPA legal but I would make sure on weight and dimensions first). Light loaded 40 is great for shooting IDPA or limited minor or production minor, but I would probably shoot limited major with it just for the scoring advantage.
1 hour ago, SWprotected said:2011 magazines are not cheap but they hold up well and if you keep an eye out you can pick used ones up for a decent price.
Realistically, no matter what you do, shooting is not a cheap sport.
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If you want purdee get a 1911, else, cool!
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43 minutes ago, Ssanders224 said:
Well, I mean, I manage PD's quality and customer complaint logs... but maybe I missed something?
That would explain it.
For what it is worth, it is nice to know when you are reading information from a vendor, I think the vendors on this forum do a great job of contributing and providing honest feedback and insightful explanations, but it is still nice to know if the person posting has skin in the game.
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2 minutes ago, Ssanders224 said:
I'll say however, that PD has NEVER had an accuracy complaint regarding 9mm JHPs.
Maybe.
How would you know?
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Proofing stages & placing barrels, moving targets, changing a fast easy target to a tricky head shot and similar tricks to eliminate r.o. traps or shooter trip hazards is actually kind of fun and usually easy.
Seems like something that that could be worked out to everyone's liking.
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Hmm, if the person with the drone gets a video of somebody heeding the call of nature at a match when they think they are being discreet I guess they can make that public if they want to?
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19 hours ago, johnbu said:
The OD of the 9, 40, 10mm, 45acp are the same. so bigger hole means less weight.
A very quick calculation makes me think the weight difference is going to be around 2.1 ounces (heavier) for the 9mm. Not exact but should be in the right neighborhood.
A 40 stock 3 shooting 160 grains at around 135 power factor could be a really fun IDPA gun, assuming it fits in the box and their scale agrees with the o.p.'s scale.
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11 hours ago, motosapiens said:
that is probably true for people who only practice with production, but I'd say for people who practice both it's a wash.
Skinny mags make me crazy, but you are probably right & it could be fixed over time.
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14 hours ago, mauk517 said:
sounds lie a pretty equal powder but how much cheaper is SP?
Without doing a long haired calculation, not enough to be a deciding factor. Both are priced fair, you will use just a smidge less TG to get the same power factor.
14 hours ago, LaPoint said:One of the major factors is Alliant's claim that SP doesn't melt the coating on bullets. I haven't tested TG to see if it actually does. I agree w/NWfront. I think it runs cooler and lower pressure. I think it shoots softer than TG for the same power factor.
I agree with all of the above, but like everything I think it depends on the details. For my use (9mm 130 pf in Tanfo stock 2) , melting is not an issue, temperature is not an issue, pressure is not an issue and the recoil is a personal preference thing sort of like comparing shooting a 135 to a 147. For revolver where I need to push a bit harder I think I would choose SP, else I will go back to TG I think, just prefer the way it feels.
Unscientific clean burning test - just had a ftf after about 600 rounds of SP, pretty much the same as I got with TG, will stay with the same cleaning schedule (300 rounds or when the mood strikes me) for either.
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Interesting either way.
Seems like it would be harder to push yourself through all of the learning curves on the way up so maybe before would be more of an accomplishment, but maybe competing at ludicrous speed over time would be more of a challenge. As an old B class hacker I will never know
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