Zerwas
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Seems as though there is an update.....
http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...view=getnewpost
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I'd say you should look closely at a used Wilson CQB. These guns run and run and run. A used Wilson should be about 1,200.00 which is 200.00 over your ideal cost, BUT you WON'T have to worry about sending it off to a gunsmith to get it to run, so you'll be ahead of the game.
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The last poster was starting to get somewhere. It has been said many times that split times don't make a champion. What makes a champion are the target transitions and the other little things that make efficient use of your time (reloads, head position-eyes up at the target, etc..)
I noticed a huge difference in my ability to motor along toward the end of the season because I was aware of doing the little things better. My split times actually slowed down over the course of the summer, yet my overall times sped up...go figure.
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Hop,
No kidding!
I can't wait to see how they are going to work out this special anniversary year nationals.
I can hardly wait to go! (As I am typing this it is 14 degrees and VERY windy outside with snow on the ground
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I hear up to 1,000 shooters and 30 COF's....
We'll see if this holds true.
That would be ALOT of shooters.
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Here an additional question for you guys in the know...
Which site black would be best for a gun with night sites?
I ask this because I have a 1911 with trijicon night sites (came from the factory), and I had Dawson put on one of their fiber optic front sites. I didn't have them put on the rear site because I didn't want to spend the extra money. The way it is doesn't bother me too much, but it would be nice to put site black on it and then later have the ability to wash it off completely. Which brand would work the best for this application?
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I agree with Ron on this one. I too come from the bullseye shooting sport into USPSA. Over this last summer, I would shoot a USPSA match and then follow that up with a bullseye match the following day.
Talk about your MAJOR differences in the shooting sports.
I found myself slapping the heck out of the trigger in the USPSA game, and then when it came to bullseye, I would calmly and calculatingly squeeze the trigger in bullseye. I am rated a distinguished master at the bullseye game, and I am not too bad. I am a B class shooter in the USPSA limited game. The thing I concenrated on in the USPSA game was pure speed. I would think of slapping the trigger as fast as possible and I would then have to suffer the consequences (misses). Later in the summer, I realized that I should only SQUEEZE the trigger as fast as I can see the front sight. While this seemed as though I was shooting very SLOW, my scores continued to soar.
Bullseye shooting is very much like the sport of golf. Some days you are right on, and some days it feels like you can't hit the paper at any distance. I believe the bullseye sport is a more mental sport than the action game. It seems as though with bullseye once you start to have a bad string, everything snowballs quickly. With USPSA, you have different courses of fire, that afford the shooter the chance to "pull their head out" to save a shoot.
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Hard to say without actually being there to see the different guns to see their overall conditions. On the face of it, I would opt for 40 cal series 1 because it is a series 1. On the other hand, the series II is a 45 acp which punches bigger holes in the target for those times when you are right "on the line". Take into consideration the 40 caliber will have much faster slide cycle times than the 45acp will as well. After shooting my 40 cal SVI all summer long, I pulled out my 45 1911 and I couldn't believe the difference at how I felt I was waiting on the slide before I could pull the trigger again. Take into consideration the 45 could double as a nice personal protection pistol for ya.
Tough call, no doubt.
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I went to and competed in the nationals for the first time in 2005. I REALLY enjoyed myself and met several new people.
I know I am impatient, but being that we up here in Minnesota are starting to get into the silly season
(no shooting for a while because of the frigid cold, 180" of snow, no sunlight for days etc...), I was wondering what rumors were floating around for next years (2006) nationals?I had heard an idea of putting 1,000 shooters thru
this next year.It had been said that it would have to be a week long event and that it would combine all divisions.
It was also said that there would be 30 courses of fire for the 30th anniversary year.
I understand it will also be at Pasa Park in 2006.
I know it is early to start talking about this event, but I almost feel like I am going thru withdrawls....
I don't recall when some of the preliminary information came out for the 2005 nationals, and I dont' know if this anniversary year will be any different (if the information will be out slower than normal or quicker than normal).
Let the rumors begin!
Looks like someone else had the exact same thoughts in their heads as I did... Glad to see I am not the only person out here thinking about next years nationals already. (I had started the identical topic one day after this one was posted)
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I shot this one today with my OPEN gun. I have never shot this open gun in practice much let alone competition. This was the first time I had ever shot this gun in competition. It was fun, but different.
6.48 seconds and 75 points netted me a HF of 11.57.
Looks to be around a 90.8320%, not bad for my first open classification score.
Oh yeah, and I could not believe the CONCUSION from the comp and shooting inside the barrel. WOW!
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Thanks for the input guys. I guess I'll stick with the N320 for now. Looks like 5.0gr with a 180gr Zero JHP and an OAL of 1.185" gets me about 944fps. When I dropped down to 4.9gr my gun shot an average of 912fps. That seems like way too much of a spread for only .1 grain. HHHMMM. Very similar temps those two days, but two totally different chronos. Not an exact science thats for sure.
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Monster,
Would you mind sharing your starting load for your 180's? I just ran out of Titegroup, which I was using 4.8gr with a Zero 180jhp, OAL 1.185" for a 168PF out of my 5" SVI with the schumann barrel.
I was looking to switch to either the VN310 or the VN320 powder for a change of pace, but I'm not sure where to start.
I was thinking somewhere in the area of 4.4gr with an overall length of 1.185"? Does that sound about right?
Thanks,
Steven Z
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One of our local GM's actually told me to NOT get an open gun with the hybrid ports in it. He suggested to get a regular 5" barrel and then have all the ports in the comp. His thinking was we don't have to pump up the pressure in the cartridge to make major. I kind of like his thought process, because that usually equals less powder being used.....
If 100 guys are asked a question about an open gun, I'm sure there would be 100 different answers and all would make sense.
Don't you love choices?
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It very well may be that you don't have a proper grip on the pistol. You can find out very easy thru dry firing. Do some controlled draws with an empty pistol on a used target at home and see where your sites line up. Then do the same thing when you do a "quick" draw and see where your sites line up, then without moving your hands, check your hand positions and see if you have a proper grip on the pistol. If you do, then you do indeed have a trigger indexing problem.
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I've heard by many people that split times do not make champions. Its your transition times that make the biggest difference. How quickly you get from point A to point B is more crucial than pulling the trigger quickly.
I like that way of thinking because if all we consentrate on is sheer speed of the trigger we loose our focus on the fundamentals of shooting ie the FRONT site.
Matt Burkett has a great example of this on his video with what he calls cadence. It is a great learning tool.
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Looks like the most requested locations are:
Vegas 36%
Frostproof 32.4%
Barry 31.6%
With a total of 114 votes the wiiner is too close to call. Seriously, given that no other venues come close and Frostproof has not offered. It looks like we have two real choices, Vegas and Barry. For shooting and central location, Barry, for "extra-ciricular activity", Vegas.
Knowing how some people are affected by "extra-ciricular activity", Barry is probably way cheaper even if getting there is more expensive.
Not really wanting to fly, I reinforce my vote for Barry. I don't have to ship ammo, I don't have to check my guns. It all goes in the back of the car or if four of us go together, into the trailer and off we go. leave home early in the morning, arrive Barry early evening
A 1100 mile readius of PASA Park includes all of the eastern staes except the tip of Florida and Maine. It includes almost all of New Mexico and up through more than half of Montana. This is driving distances! No other location offfers this accessability. 1100 miles of Vegas barely hits the Mississippi River! Frostproof is WORSE as far as shooters with in driving distances. You barely hit New York and you can forget the West!
Barry is not a vacation destination. Quincey is not a vacation destination. PASA Park IS A SHOOTING Destination. And Shooting is why we are going. Or is it?
Would I like to see us move around? A bit, but I'd like to keep us centrally located so that the majority of people can get there on the ground. THis is especially important if we are looking a a three-gun.
Jim Norman
I could not agree more. This was my first time a nationals this year, so I don't have a ton of experience flying around the country going to different venues. But logically speaking PASA Park makes way too much sense. Quincy was big enough to have the ability to go to a mall, movie, several restaurants etc. I would think going to a place like Vegas would be too distracting to some. Of course since I'm not a gambler that may give me an edge over the competition.....
As someone said earlier, the people of Quincy seem to really enjoy our company for the week we are all down there.
I hope to go next year.
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This will be my first time at nationals as well. I can' t tell you how excited I am to go! I'm glad you posted this question, as I was thinking about doing the same thing a while back.
I was lucky enough to get into squad #14 (the one just before the limited super squad). I am shooting limited and I figure the ability to watch the other shooters could be a benefit? Or maybe I'm wrong. Is there any special difficulties with following a supersquad (camera's etc...) that you wouldn't normally get with, say, squad 1 or 2?
Does anyone know if the golf carts come with little roofs over the top or are they open? I just did a forecast check and it looks like sunny and 93 on Sunday and low to mid 90's and a chance of rain both Monday and Tuesday...It is still early though.
Eric, thanks for your words. Now if I can just follow them. I am such a competetive person and I always want to be the best. I know what it'll take, I just have to keep telling myself that. I just started USPSA shooting last fall (2004) and I am a B class limited shooter. I always seem to botch the classifiers, and do well on the field courses (I am competative with the M class limited shooters in my area).
I'm really looking foreword to meeting new shooters from around the country, and of course to watching the super squad... but I also....must....concentrate....
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Just shot this one tonight.
1st string 4.06
2nd string 4.18
Total time 8.24
71 points (with one D-UH hit)
Hit factor 8.6165 comes out to be 75.9758%
I felt slow on both runs.
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I use to shoot left to right (I'm right handed, right eye dominant), until this spring when while dry firing, I thought I'd practice once right to left on a bank of 4 targets at the same distance away. The right to left felt more natural to me. I tried it the next match and I couldn't believe how much more natural that felt.
I have yet to try this with a plate rack, but it should be interesting when I have a chance to see what difference it makes.
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Any ideas if the modules on the Cmore serendipidy is any different than the other Cmores? The module I have has a large A on the top of it, and it is all black in color (even after I removed it).
Any ideas?
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Flex:
Yeah, I guess your right. Although the photo my daughter took of me at the time of the incident was inconclusive as to the infraction...
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I shot this one yesterday 5-21-05 in the LIMITED class and did it in 9.91 sec with 56 points which would have put me at 88.9511%,,,HOWEVER, they dinged me for a procedural because (on the right side of the barricade) I had my right knee on the right side 2X4 and it slipped off onto the ground just outside the box so because of this my classifier is now at 73.0681%.
Huh, what a bummer.
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Where does a person find Vectan SP2? I have never heard about this powder,,,but then again I am brand new to open guns.
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I have a couple of thoughts on the subject...
1- As Matt B talks in video #4, don't worry about who is watching you or that this person is there or that person is there. All you have to do is concentrate on pulling the gun out of the holster, looking at the front site and squeezing the trigger after the front site is aimed at the middle of the target....
I have run this quote thru my mind on SEVERAL occassions and for the most part, by golly it works!
2- Several years ago, when I was just getting into the game of golf, I used to go with my brother who at the time had been golfing for several years. I would see him step up to the t box and crank the ball with his driver about 250+ yards. I thought to myself, ok swing as hard as he did and you'll get the same result....Well, that didn't happen. Mine would slice off into an area 3 fairways away from the one we were playing. It wasn't until several months had passed when I realized, I cannot duplicate how hard he swings, because I'm not good enough to swing that hard and have the same results as he was getting. I realized I MUST turn away and not watch him when my brother walked up to the next T box, otherwise guess what? I would have subconsciously wanted to continue to swing that hard. A couple of years later, and not watching him anymore, I can poke the ball out there as far if not farther than he can now.
OK, now I"ll move onto shooting.......
At a recent USPSA point match, I was watching Mr. Jake Kempton (GM for those of you who don't know him) who was shooting an open gun. I made the HUGE MISTAKE of watching him, and you can guess what is coming next. I wanted to shoot as fast as he did. Now, I'm shooting a limited gun, and I have been shooting long enough to know there is no way I can keep up with Jake. I am an ok shooter, but I am no GM. The result of that stage was several misses on some longer distance targets. I know better than that too! I HAVE to slow down and read my sites. I keep telling myself that, but I also felt the burning need to keep up with the best shooter in our area. Well, watching him was a BAD idea. I put my male macho testosterone in check and removed an thought about shooting as good as Jake, and decided to shoot as good as I could shoot. If it hadn't have been for that stage I would have had a very good chance of winning that particular point match.
....) Is it possible to have cabin fever in the middle of November?
(no shooting for a while because of the frigid cold, 180" of snow, no sunlight for days etc...), I was wondering what rumors were floating around for next years (2006) nationals?
this next year.
What Gun Do You Shoot In Ssp?
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I use my daily carry/duty gun---Glock 22. It's always nice to get in some extra practice if and when the time comes where I'll need it for real. I also "compete" with my duty belt on. For much the same reason I shoot my duty gun. Always best to be proficient with the items you carry everyday.