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About ChrisTX
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Looks for Range
- Birthday 12/06/1965
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Austin, TX
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Chris Keeling
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Finally put my gear together (Para TTR, Mossberg JM Pro, Benny Hill Fat Free). Hope to get out to the range soon to try them out as a set. Can't believe how time has flown and I haven't made it to a match! D'oh!
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What do you do for a living?
ChrisTX replied to J-Ho's topic in Miscellaneous Topics That Do Not Fit in Any Other Forum
Like a bunch of people in here, I am retired US Army. Missing the adrenaline so moving in the 3-gun direction (been trying to get to a match for 2 years, really making that a priority in 2015!). Now I make video games. Yep. Tons of fun, nobody shooting at me (well, not with real bullets!), and it pays pretty darn well. -
Welcome! I'm brand new here too, and also in Austin. Where did you order your JM Pro and when will it get here? That's exactly what I am looking for as well!
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Hey, thanks! I watched a couple of stages at Liberty Hill last Saturday. I definitely agree about the .223. I went to Red's yesterday and put a few rounds downrange and decided on the Baby Eagle - the Taurus doesn't drop free reliably and the mag release is tiny. If only the Baby Eagle had a frame safety instead of a hammer-drop on the slide it would be perfect (although I am still in the market for a Para P18.9 I think). I'm hoping to find a shotgun soon, as well as a steady supply of ammo for everything! My only concern with the CR rig is retention - if it will hold up running, I may pick it up.
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Hi! I've never shot in any kind of match but I've been shooting for over 30 years (retired army - 23 years) and I'm considering getting into 3-gun, just because it looks like a lot of fun and it's a great excuse to keep my "practical tactical" skills up to speed. I'll need a lot of practice, and I'll have a lot of questions. Thanks in advance for answering them, even though I am sure you've answered them a hundred times... Chris First n00b questions (and yes, I have read up on some of these on the forums already and have a few threads bookmarked, but I am looking for specific comparisons and opinions on these items specifically): Is light weight/speed/short length more important than long-range accuracy in a rifle? I am considering one of my AR-15s (M4 or TTR) or my AR-180 for this. Is 9mm +P considered a minor power in an AR or does it have to be 5.56mm? I'm fine either way, but trying to find affordable ammo these days is ridiculous (and although I have plenty of brass, I am out of powder, primers, and bullets for 5.56mm, and it looks like there's no relief in sight for reloading either!). I'm going with 9x19mm for pistol, even though I carry a .45 daily, both because of ammo costs and faster recovery time between shots. I'm torn between one of my Baby Eagle/Jericho pistols (very accurate, but slide decocker), my Taurus PT-92 (frame safety, but a bit beat up), or buying a Para Ordnance 18.9 (my regular carry gun is a Para LDA .45 ACP and I love it), if I can find one, mainly for the larger magazine. Thoughts? I haven't owned a shotgun in years, but my last ones were Mossbergs (500 and 590). I am considering the Mossberg JM Pro, assuming I can find one. Is that a decent gun for matches? Thinking about the CR Speed A holster and rig. Transitions and reloading are probably the biggest time sucks in the match, right? So a faster rig is better, or does it matter?