ace007

I'll typicially always take my first mag from my last pouch towards my rear centerline and in some cases where I think I might need more rounds (Production) I'll have a fifth mag in my pocket which will be the first one in the gun. This was so when I'm doing my reloads I can start with the closest mag and move my way back. The only bad thing I've done was after I'd cleaned my mags with CLP. After it dries the sand just falls right of them. Unfortunately it made them so slick that twice during a match I managed to snag an additional mag while pulling one and sent it flying. Luckily I did not need it. I've since then tighened up the retaining screws a little. :&gt Rob (Edited by ace007 at 9:56 pm on July 22, 2002)

This one is pretty embarrasing and I was very upset with myself afterwards. I'm still a beginning USPSA competitor and I was attending my 5th match when this happened. The first stage of the day started in a box with a barrel right in front of it. All steel had to be engaged from the box before moving forward to engage the rest of the targets. Since I'm shooting production I went through two mags before leaving the box. As I started moving around the barrel I also started my third reload. As I finished the reload and made it past the barrel I heard the RO yell stop. I had no idea why but after safeing and holster the gun he told me I broke the 180 while reloading. I ran though the stage in my mind over and over again trying to see where I went wrong. I tucked my elbow in to my gut during the reload and I went around the right side of the barrel which should have pointed the gun further down range. When I strightened back up I must have turned back to the left. That angle plus the angle of the gun passed the 180. The only funny part was that I had just finshed Brian's book the night before and as I started the stage I ran all my technique items I wanted to concentrate on and my safety items though my mind including watching the 180. I guess I need to remember to count up the angles when reloading while turning. Ace