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Thanks for the input! I'll review the video again with these thoughts. Just so I'm clear: "you are moving the gun to the next target not your eyes" I'm keeping the gun in my line of sights, rather than picking up the next target quicker and re-acquiring the sights. Is that correct? If so, at what point will the time gained with quicker target acquisition outweigh the time lost by re-acquiring sights? Will it save time right away, or will it take a while before I start to see the improvement? There is POV and video shot by a friend (I'm wearing the white shirt). Is this what you are referring to? Good point about the ports. I have the illogical habit of trying to get closer to the target. Hopefully an easy fix. Yes, we both made standing reloads. I did because I was reluctant to reload to the 170 mag (I felt more comfortable starting with the 170 and switching to the 140). The other shooter thought his 170 held enough to complete the stage; that reload was not planned. I know that neither makes it any less of a mistake. Your point is well-taken. I need to grip the gun tighter, and go faster, but relax. That will take some time, but I understand the need. I just started Brian Enos' book, an this is all consistent with his instruction. On the last stage, I only focused on foot positioning for the first target and ignored how badly it left me positioned for the later targets. That's a mistake I hope I will not repeat. Thanks again for the suggestions!

Here is a video from my last USPSA/IPSC. I'm wearing the head cam / white shirt. I'd done 4 USPSA in single stack minor before this (along with a handful of steel challenge rimfire, in a bit over a year), and this is my first time shooting open 9major. My perception is that poor recoil control presumably due to weak grip is my primary problem, but I'm open to any suggestions. (I expect that some dry-fire time will help picking up the dot; I literally installed the 90deg mount just before bed the evening before). I have limited practice time, so I'm looking for "low-hanging fruit" - pick the most blatant/costly errors. My last 3 qualifiers have been C (if barely), for reference. I have not plateaued, I'm just want to avoid getting focused on tenths when I'm leaving seconds on the table.Thanks, Adam

I went with cameron simply because it gives me more room to grip the slide. I'm not using a slide racker.

Any advice on upgrading WE pistols? Doubt I'll need more velocity/range, and I'm not too concerned with shot/fill or anything. If I can get 10 shots before reloading, I'm content.

My club sets the star to where one of the legs is vertical Downward. This ensure significant motion from the first shot, but the quick guys shoot the top, then subsequent targets will come to you. Each plate will stall just below where the last one did. Works great until you miss one; I had tons of trouble, so I bought an airsoft texas star. Haven't made time to use it yet. Any else use the BAM airsoft star?

I'm a relatively new shooter with roughly a year of experience. I shoot a combination of iron sights and c-more (just started using an open gun), and i'm curious if others have found going back-and-forth to be a benefit or detriment. What if I were to switch to predominantly c-more, would training with iron sights be a waste of time? Specifically, I'd like to get an airsoft gun for supplemental training, and an iron sight gun is much more affordable than an open gun. My training time is very limited, and range time even more so, so it is critical that the time spent is effective. Any insight is appreciated. I see a few guys shooting both, but they are much better shooters than I am. It is tough to tell if they are better 'because of' or 'in spite of' going back-and-forth.

I think you are being way too picky. A quick look over for cracks or major bulges would be all I would do. Skip the extractor nicks, and any corrosion serious enough to matter will be obvious. Many people will use 9 major brass for several firings if their chamber is not loose, so the key is to find damaged cases, not be overly concerned about being fired more than once. Mike That's what I hoped and expected, but I wanted to hear it from someone who has run a thousand or so rounds like that, and continues to do so. Thanks!

My 130PF minor loads are getting only a quick inspection, generally at pick-up. They've fed fine through an M&P and PT1911 (so far). I'm concerned about major loads in a trubor. Thanks.

I'm very new to loading 9 major, and I've been very picky with brass. After ultrasonic cleaning, I check for carbon or corrosion inside, if I see black or green, it fails. Then I check for case bulging; I won't use if I can see any. Last, I check for extractor nicks. If I see more than 1, I won't use. I'm loading to avg PF 169. The problem is that less than 1/20 passes all 3 checks, so it takes an impractical amount of time to sort enough for even infrequent matches. I guess the question becomes: can I relax the standards? I'm not too interested in empirically finding the limit when I can learn from others who have already gone through the exercise. I expect tumbling and a U die will "fix" most cases, but it seems that is just hiding the symptoms of corrosion and cold work, rather than actually correcting the problem. Any insight or opinion is appreciated.

I apologize for bumping an old thread, but I didn't see any that superseded this. Has it been determined whether blank comps would be allowed to hold the front sight? (It is easy to imagine a 2" comp being considered a weight, even compared to the small trusight sight holder) How about an un-ported 6" Schuemann barrel in a 5" frame, with the front sight on the barrel? I just acquired a Para P18-9 from a friend, and I wonder if it could be economically made into a hot limited gun. Thanks for any insight.