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I was practicing just the other day and after a few warm up draws got serious about grip and rip draws at 3 paces. I shot a .60, .60 and .64 for 3 in a row. Two As and a C. I then backed up to 10 yards. I used the comstock feature on the Mark IV and shot 10 in a row from 10 yards. 8 As and 2 Cs. The total was 139 seconds for an average of 1.39 for a draw. My question is that I do posess the raw speed to physically move the gun, but at 10 yards when I shoot with my spedometer - my eyes to try and shoot As - I'm damn slow. I read about guys shooting the fastest that they can and getting in the .8s, but then their 10 yard A zone draws are 1.1 or 1.0. I could be my index and that is why I am dry firing more than I ever have. Still not even once a day though. But the index isn't all that bad. I do think that it has something to do with trust though. My draw hits, the sights are there and then I might slightly hesitate to make sure that they are there. When I first qualified I shot a special qualifier that had 4 COF. Two of them I shot clean - did not drop a point. One COF I dropped one point and the other one - well that's another story. I went from that to feeling like I needed to speed up and proceeded to blow a bunch of classifiers in a row trying to shoot them beyond my ability and having mikes or hitting no shoots. I did that for a few months. I am now back on track trying to shoot As in production. It has been a long way around the block, but I can still hit what I am aiming at and I am a lot faster than when I started. I just think that I still should be faster. C class shooter trying to get better. Comments would be appreciated. Am I on the right track? Rick

I totally understand the -10 stuff and not shooting outside for months out of the year. I'm still in Wisconsin so, I just deal with that too.

So when and where will it be televised? I want to watch and not a year from now either. If it was a pay-per-view, I would sign up. Rick

So where do you order if from and how many US dollars?

The midwest heat can be bad as well. The humidity really does make it worse. All of the competitors complaining about shooting in IL this week in the heat will feel it for sure. Just made a range cart and have a spot for an umbrella for the sun. Those long matches are killers when there is no shade to take cover.

I don't even like allen heads anymore and much prefer Torx heads.

Great attitude Nate. Again, glad that it worked out for you. Even if I could have continued would have had to stop by the men's room and clean myself up after that before I could have continued. Probably would have messed myself and be shaking so badly that I wouldn't have been able to continue even if they let me.

Wore 28" belt for years, that was years ago. These days 38" isn't quite the same but momma and I just made 21 years together and neither of us look like we did 20 years ago. Oh, those were the days.

I've read a couple of these over the past 6 months or so. Maybe I am all wet but all of them seem to have a few things in common: 40 cal all extended ejectors Is that too much of a generalization or do the rest of you find the same thing? Rick

Most likely trigger control and not so much grip. Practive dry firing the gun until you can hold the sight picture all the way through the trigger break and beyond. Shoot slowfire groups for a while. When I work on speed and get sloppy with my trigger control and start jerking it goes off to the lower left as well. One comment on grip though. If you are putting your left index finger on the front of the trigger guard it is easy to pull it left and that is why you don't see anyone shooting with this grip lately. All four finger of your weak hand under the trigger guard. Dry fire should work you through your problem.

I have a CR speed that I don't use, but it is a very popular belt. I don't use mine because my holster just fits the Wilderness CSM model better. How I ran mine was to put the one portion of the belt through the belt loops in my pants and then put my gear on followed by the outer belt that locked everything in place. If you didn't put it through pants loops you could keep the whole thing set up the way that you wanted. Others more experienced than I with the product will chime in soon enough.

Merlin, if the target had a hole in it from a previous shooter did he get a reshoot?

Definately Charlie's rule.

The kid runs an IPOD and bought the extended warranty. Have you looked at Ebay? Sometimes, it might be just as good to get it locally so you can walk back into the store and get a new one if something happpens.

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I do find it interesting in the human makeup how often our thoughts go to sexual images no matter what the topic at hand. The power of the human sexual drive never ceases to amaze me. Marketers have taped into this arena long ago. Matt, just think how many more DVDs you could sell if you swapped out Kevin for one of those Chech hotties from your recent trip. Think about it man.

Monster, is your perception that the number should be larger or smaller? I was also surprised at how low the numbers were in Production compared to Open and limited. Just interesting info that isn't neccesarily intuitive. Rick

I don't chase that white ball around, I embarrass myself enough during matches. Rick

Ran the numbers for production and they look like this: GM 1% M 3% A 8% B 18% C 44% D 26% I only took those that have attained a classification. If you include unclassified you really skew the results. I see that 70% covers the C and D classification and if put B in there you get 88% of classified shooters. Really puts some perspective on those that attain an A classification or above doesn't it? Rick

Hey, that's great info - thanks. Rick

This is one of those things that I was just wondering about. Is it published anywhere what the total percentage of shooters are in which classifications? I'll insert foot in mouth and this is just a guess but here is my perception and I wanted to see what the facts are: GM: 2% Master: 4% A: 17% B: 27% C: 42% D: 8% I know that it will be different for each Division - Production vs. Limited etc, but would like an overall or broken down into divisions. Rick

Sorry - one more comment. My smaller in size 12 year old son and my wife also shoot my G34s. With the 13 lbers installed no limp wristing jams occur. If I went over 200#, I would just shoot the stock spring and forget it. If you are 90 # shoot the 11 pound spring and be happy. Rick

Stock guide rod and 13# ISMI with NO coils cut. Novak full length SS guide rod and a 12# Wolf (fits the guide rod while an ISMI won't). I run these set ups with 2 different G34s. My G34 makes 140 PF with Blazer 115 grainers. I find it funny that some people run the 13 lbers with no problems and others have issues. I do remember something about some bad springs that came out of Brownells a year or so ago, but ISMI replaced them when they showed up. Custom Glock Racing has a nice spring article on his web site on Spring Wars. I would replace the 13 lbers with new springs and see how that works. I would also clean the gun and relube lightly and see if that makes any difference. I would buy two springs a 13# and a 15# and try them both. Rick

Good thread. I like it when someone pulls one of these oldie but goodies up to the top again. No one likes to say it and maybe it is bad form to put it into words, but bluntly I don't believe everyone can be a master class IPSC shooter. I believe that there are certain characteristics that add up to be able to make it. Not everyone can be a basketball center for the Lakers, or the quarterback for the Rams etc. Motivation has to play a huge part in the equation, but some of it has to be coordination and physical control as well. I also think that there is a financial restriction for some. No one said that this was an inexpensive hobby, but some might have the drive or motivation just not the financial resources to get to their best. I also see that the curve is different for many. Some of the guys who make Master in a year have lots of shooting experience, just in a different shooting discipline. You don't see too many that just pick up a pistol and make things happen. I'm not good, but I am determined to get better. I have a lot to learn and feel like I am not even half way on the journey.

I grew up on that stuff. I was just thinking of an episode on the way home from a week's vacation tonight. A bird flew out on the highway and I ran into it with the windshield of the car. It's rare but it does happen. My son in the backseat started to comment on the bird was stupid. I thought of grabbing a walking stick and crack him (figuratively) across the shin and I proclaimed "fly". Those were the days.