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Rowdy, I had a great time. Shot the L10 ok, but screwed up the SS. But, regardless I had a good time, went to the awards, etc. Got to see some friends I had not seen for a long time. Will probably stay closer to home from now on and will shoot as long as I can. Started in 1979 and I am 70, but still have several good years left. Thanks to everyone that responded to my OP. Ron

Thanks Hi-Power Jack. Great advise, always try to get there early, please pray for dry weather and more points can be lost at Chrono than at any other stage. Will do on Sebring.......

Thanks A Matt. I am 70 and I appreciate the info.......

Thank you very much. I have not received anything. I just checked Practiscore and I was on Sqd 221 and now I am on Sqd 203 (with same shooters). But, it still says PM/AM/PM and no times listed. No problem, will check tomorrow, when I sign up for L10. Thank You again for the information.......

First time shooting at the Frost Proof Range; does anyone have any advise? I am staying in Sebring and shooting back to back for the first time. L10 then SS with same pistol. Bringing an identical gun as back up and plenty of ammo along with wagon (w/rain cover), rain gear, water, Gatorade, snacks, etc. Have shot several Area matches over the years, but this is my first Nationals. Shooting PM/AM/PM in both matches. Any advise will be appreciated. Thanks.......

This is great news. Will be in Mesa for Feb and its less than a 6 hr drive. Hoping to get a buddy of mine that will also be in Mesa to come with; either way I think I am going. Love shooting Single Stack. Takes me back to my roots, started shooting Comp in 1979.......

That is a nice looking pistol. Thinking about it, I believe my buddy did the EGW ignition change as well.......

Please don’t stop reading the “FREE STUFF” posts. I have given away many things to Junior Shooters and when I say FREE that means FREE; shipping included. Don’t judge all givers by a few bad ones.......

Thanks for the info. I'd love to have a single digit lead level. Doing what my Dr told me to do and will let everyone know how it goes. Great job getting your level down. I really do not miss shooting indoors that much. Being retired I can shoot outdoors more. Thanks again!

I had signed up for the SS match, pd and squadded. However, I received an email today that my match fee was being refunded and the match was cancelled. Still trying to find out what happened. Hoping they can get it worked out and still have the match???

Rusty, Not sure what you are asking? We haven't shot the 2019 SS Nationals yet. I looked on the USPSA match page and do not see a listing for 2020 SS Nationals? Just looked on Practiscore and could not find any info on the 2020 SS Nationals? Give us a little more info. Thanks, Ron

Chris, Sorry to hear about your breech face problems. Hope you get this taken care of soon. Years ago I almost bought a 40sw LTD pistol until I saw pitting on the breech face, very similar to your LB. I have not seen another one since that, but have heard of primer blow back and breech faces being damaged. I'd give LB an opportunity to fix the problem. Hopefully he'd replace the side on his dime. If not Clark Custom sounds like they have done this before. Ron

How about simply "Hayes Rock Island Custom"

Wow, we are going to have to "agree to disagree".......Be Safe Brother!

Hey Chris, It was good to hear from you the other day. I know you are a Doctor and I would appreciate any advise you can give me (anyone else here reading these posts). I do not touch the banana or granola bars I eat at the range. I wash hands, if I can't then I wipe them with a D-Lead wipe. And I do not sweep up brass. I do run the clock too much, but since I am no longer shooting indoors, that will stop. My lead was 33.5 in Feb. Stopped shooting indoors and did things my Dr suggested I do. Had it checked again in Aug and it had dropped to 24.9. Going to keep up with the stuff I am doing (no indoor, wear gloves when reloading, using coated bullets, using a mask when dumping my tumbled brass, changing shoes even from outdoor shooting and cleaning my hands with D-Lead wipes). Will have my yearly physical in March with blood work and hoping for the lead lever to go down again. On a side note a Shooting Buddy of mine who is 76 (I'm 70) got his lead level checked and his results were 16. He sweeps up the brass in the indoor range we shoot at? Another BE member who may be a Doctor said that the drop I had was no bad as lead leaves our system slowly. Thanks, Ron

Yes sir, Rich and I have been friends for years. He did a little modification to the grip to make it feel better and not so blocky (sp). Rich is not doing much these days. Plan on doing lunch with him soon, hopefully next week.

Was not familiar with that pistol and looked it up on Tripp Research. Looks like a great gun. Good luck with your purchase. Let us all know how it works for you, etc.

A double tap is just two shots fired one after the other. In other words two single shots and like Brian said, it's shot calling. How many times have you RO'ed a shooter who had a Stripe Target next to an Open Target? The Stripe will have two shots in the middle fairly close together and the Open will have a center A hit and a center low C or even D hit. I don't think anyone here is crazy, we all look at things in our own way. We see things differently. Practice until you can't get it wrong (love that pskys2).......

I was not aware that Remington owns Para. I realized that it looked like a P-16. Also was not aware that they stopped making them. Sounds like I need to update my brains database. I started shooting (think it was IPSC back then) competition in 1979. It is a nice looking and shooting pistol. Hope they start making them again.......

A Shooting Buddy of mine has an all steel Remington Hi-Cap 40sw. I got the chance to shoot it and it feels and handles very nicely. Has a dark finish, checkered front strap, adjustable rear sight; I think fiber optic front sight. He paid less than $1000 for it and he uses MBX 140mm magazines. Great USPSA Limited gun. Has anyone else had the chance to handle and shoot one of these pistols.

Our Podiatrist has my wife use a Tennis Ball every night and I have been using shoe inserts that I get from her office ($40 pair). The tennis ball is helping my wife (she started about a month ago) and the inserts help my feet (I started about 3 years ago). Not only do I walk 1-2 miles daily, but I also mow my yard every 4-5 days and push mow for 2 hours.......

After I quit smoking when I was in my mid 20's I gained weight and over the years I have gone on several different diets. All of them worked, but as soon as I started eating regular food again, I would gain back the weight. So I just lived with weighing a little over 200 lbs. Of course I used a lot of excuses, etc as to why I wasn't in better shape, etc. But, as I got older, I got more frustrated with my weight. So I talked to my doctor and she said the best way is to just cut back and eat a balanced diet. So I did what she said. I started by simply cutting back on the portion size, but basically eating the same things, except I cut out bread, processed lunch meat and desserts . I guess that is a lot thinking back on it. I started out on April 9th at 220 lbs (5'9") and by June 15th I had lost 40 lbs. I have kept it off and have dropped from 38" waist pants that were tight to fitting into 34" waist pants. However, the 34 pants were a little too snug. So I tried on 36" waist pants (Cargo Pants) and they fit well (Wrangler; Wal-Mart). I was 69 when I lost the weight and I did not go to a health club and work out, but I did do a 2 mile walk per day, walking as quickly as I could. My wife has lost 16 lbs and we are going to join a health club at our local hospital. My goal was 40 lbs and many of you have said, having a goal helps you get to where you want to be. Now I want to tighten up my loose skin and make my love handles smaller. If anyone has advise to help with the loose skin, etc please let me know; not to old to learn.......

I believe that Rimfire practice is a great way to practice. The Outdoor Club I belong to has several bays with Steel Plate Racks and they are easily adjusted where a 22 round will knock them down. I know that dry fire practice is great, but if you can make it to the range and practice with 22's as part of your regular practice, it will help with sight picture and trigger control and transitions. I even include a couple of USPSA targets in addition to the plate racks, so you get to practice double taps on paper. Have fun with it.......

Do you shoot better with friends on the squad or without friends on the squad?

I never carried a pistol in Viet Nam, just an M16. I guess Pertime is correct, a bit of variety doesn't hurt and not saying I can't adapt, just saying I'm not a fan of unloaded starts. Been shooting this sport for over 40 years and have never started a stage with empty chamber, mag in gun, hammer down, holstered. May have to do that next time and see what the guys think.......