EricS

Lu and I are signed up to shoot and work the match. Really looking forward to it. I have a devious idea or two about stages...

Come on out Rob. We'll form Team Dangerous Old Men!

I almost forgot. The question was raised about retirees. Yep. Please come. I'm one myself and I'd feel awfully lonely being the only old dog amongst all those puppies. I need some of you to come out and shoot with me so we can prove we can still run with the pack.

For anyone interested please share. We want the widest possible participation. Let's make this a true NATIONAL championship. Maxximuss and I (as well as many others) are devoted to bringing in as many LEO shooters to competition as we can. It should be an integral part of every law enforcement officers training regimen and we're prepared to back that up with our hard work. Besides, we're looking forward to beating up on some of you Midwest and eastern shooters If you've never competed before this is the match for you. We'll help you get started and we will treat you right. It's challenging but well within your skill set. I promise you. If you're a seasoned competitor it's still the match for you. We have some darn devious stage designers. The courses of fire will be a good test of your abilities. Above all it's going to be a ton of fun. And did I mention swag? Because we have some AWESOME sponsors! I am available to answer questions or help in any way I can. My contact info can be found in the flyer. Hope to see you all there!!

Crow tastes nothing like chicken. Here's how I know. So, you know that one guy? The one who is incredibly arrogant while at the same time being completely inept? That guy who picks a fight with the scariest dude in town because he's been watching MMA on TV and "can totally do that?" The guy who challenges Usain Bolt to a 100 yard race and then when he's behind by 4 miles 3 steps out of the blocks pulls up lame and complains that he "may have ruptured his hemoglobin otherwise he'd have totally won?" That Guy? Yeah, apparently I am that guy. So we're at the range, just testing some stuff and doing a little shooting. Someone suggests the 600 yard target and we all say "Hey, that's a great idea. Why don't we do that." So, off we go. Now, I should tell you that I brought my iron sighted M1A along for giggles. There is also a Marine combat veteran present whom I won't name. Suddenly I decide, for no particular or logical reason I can think of, to challenge said combat veteran Marine to a long range, iron sight shooting challenge. Cause there's NO WAY anything bad can come of that. Right? So I get behind said rifle and after a few (a few being more than 5 and less than 10. Don't judge me.) "spotters" am able to ring the 18x24 target. I do the Dance of Joy and smugly hand over the rifle, certain in my That Guy Douche-Bagginess that there's NO WAY he can do better. Heck, he might not even hit it at all. Easy Win! I am so Awesome! See? That Guy. So The Marine settles in behind the rifle, still as a hillbilly's Revenue Producer (See what I did there? Aren't I clever?). And promptly hits the damn target on His First shot! I almost said first try but apparently for Combat Marines there is no try. There is only pain and humiliation for your crushed enemies and scorn for their torn and bleeding bodies. He didn't even gloat though the merest glimmer of a ghost of a smile may have escaped past his Beard Of Extreme Competence. So. I am currently at the Kentucky Fried Crow outlet ordering my next meal. I'm sure it will be scrumptious. "Extra crispy please and can I get the the crushing defeat on the side with some of that sweet and sour bile sauce? Thanks." Mmmmmm. Can't wait to dig in.

I rednecked one off my Vortex Viper 1-4 AJ. It works but I'm looking for something specific as well. Thanks Jesse! I never owned a 1-4 so I can't compare the two. The Millet eye box is a little bit more limited than my Vortex Viper PST but for me it's not an issue. I really haven't even noticed it as I shoot it more and more. At your speed it might be though. I hope you can make it out for Hard as Hell next year. It was a blast. I'm going to try and talk Patrick Kelley into coming as well.

Thank you Dan!

Thank you Patrick, you just made my year! Thanks Tony. Come shoot it next year, you won't be sorry. We'll even order some good weather for ya! Thanks Jordan. I got mine from a huge, evil, bunny killing, mega el stinko corporation (Amazon coughcoughcough). I think it was $317 to my front door.

Full disclosure. I'm a 3 Gun on a budget guy. I may end up with some higher end stuff at some point but there's nothing I love more than a bargain. Maybe two. I run a DPMS 3G2, a Stoeger M3500 and a Glock 17 so there ya go. I'm also a relative noob, having only been in 3 Gun for a year. And old, did I mention I'm kinda old? I'm also bald but that may not factor in to this review. We'll see. I bought the Millet DMS-2, 1-6 just a few weeks ago. I felt I was giving up too much to the 1-6 guys while running my Vortex Viper PST 1-4. Maybe yes, maybe no but that's the conclusion I came to. I needed to try something, even if it was just a hail mary from my own goal line. I got it primarily to run Hard as Hell where there were many (many) shots at or near 300 yards and one at 609 where timing out on the stages was a real issue. I got it just in time, mounted it in a Burris P.E.P.R, rednecked on a Switchview (with electrical tape. Seriously) and ran one 4 stage local just prior to HaH. As others have said I'm giving up a little in eye relief and field of view to the Vortex but only a little. To me it's perfectly acceptable and if it's a little slower than the Vortex, well, so am I. I can't really tell the difference, especially on a tough stage. Same with weight. I don't know the relative weights but I didn't notice a thing. My wife said if I'd lose 20 pounds the thing could weigh half that and I'd still be ahead. I gotta stop listening to that woman. HaH was this past weekend. 9 tough stages over 3 days. Incidentally, if you haven't been I can't recommend the match high enough. It's a flat out butt kicking blast. Everyone leaves dirty, tired and happy. If memory serves me right there were 5 stages with the rifle slung. Every stage was demanding on equipment. And body. I beat, banged and generally abused the scope the entire weekend. Not on purpose, I'm just that clumsy. We all have our crosses to bear. Sniff. We shot around corners, under a car, under/over obstacles and even out to 609 yards. I carried it up walls, over berms, over a damn creaky bridge and through the dust, rocks and various hard objects the match so kindly provided. I'm pretty sure I saw a troll under that bridge but that may have just been the hallucinations kicking in. Through it all the scope ran flawlessly. I somehow managed my best finish to date (42nd out of 76ish in Tac Ops. Not exactly earth shattering but for me it was about as good as it gets without pie being somehow involved). It returned to zero perfectly after each and every magnification change. And man, were there ever a lot of those. 1 power to 6 power to 2 power to...Well, you get the idea. Targets were all over the place and you either shot them as you were or switched mag. Since I'm kinda old (as I believe I mentioned) I went with mag changes. The glass remained crisp and clear and didn't fog even when at least one Vortex in my squad did. Just sayin' is all. The reticle is very usable though the illumintion washes out in strong light. As for usability I'll give an example. On Stage 1, after shotgun in the WWI trench and pistol from about East Peoria, we scaled Mount Everest (sans sherpas I feel forced to point out) to the shooting bunker with the rifle slung. There were eighteen 10" (I think) steel plates around 50-75 yards or so. Really, I don't stage plan well. At 2 power they fell exactly within the circle reticle, filling it as perfectly as Thanksgiving pie. Mmmmm Pie. Anyway, since that's right in my zero wheelhouse I ran them 1 for 1 at a fairly decent rate. Some could certainly have gone faster but then those folks are probably a bunch of poopy heads and who cares what they do, right? For me it was downright speedy. Swung over, switched to 6 and went 1 for 1 on three flashers in the 300 yard range. Swung over to the 609 and...well it took a couple of shots but I was still breathing heavy from all that mountaineering and trench running. Not to mention the thin air at that altitude. I blame me though I'd love to blame the Millet. Went immediatyely to the egg stage (please don't ask) which was all short with a plenitude of no shoots and tight shots. No change in zero. By this time I'd become accustomed to the eye relief (you know, after the million or so shots we'd already taken by that time) so I felt it was pretty fast on target aqcuisition. Not Patriot missle but certainly not Scud either. (Anyone remember Scuds? No? Nevermind) The rest of the match was more of the same. Even more so. Maybe. All in all I am very well pleased with my Millet. As the match went on and I got more and more comfortable with it I actually came to love the dang thing. Well, a deep case of like anyway. As I sit here two finger typing this review (while completely and totally stone sober, I swear. Pay no attention to that bottle in the corner) my rifle is lying on the table pleading with me to actually clean it, if only just a little bit so it knows it is still a valued and appreciated member of the team. The scope is dirty, dusty and a little scratched. Nothing has worked loose. The lenses are tight and still lensing,the turret locks worked as advertised in spite of rough handling, dump barrels and the hammy fists. Even the little supplied crushed velvet scope cover was useful on the range. Will the wonders never cease. This probably isn't the scope for you if you're a top 3 Gun competitor duelling Jesse Tischauser for first place but if you're a middle packer (or noob or early riser) like me who'd really like a little more magnification for something less than a college education I think the Millet is worth a look. Long term durability is yet to be determined as is customer service (fingers crossed) but what you gonna do? As for me I'm going to shoot the heck out of the thing in 2015 and see what happens. Maybe Leupold is just dying to sponsor a fat, old, slow competitor?

I shot the Utah Peace Officer's Association 3 Gun match in February. They got a great turn out and most all the shooters had a good time. I think many (most?) of them will return next year and more than a few will shoot other 3 Gun matches. We had some that are competition regulars but I'd say the majority were first timers. It was a fantastic event and even had a very generous prize table. If you're interested shoot me a PM and I'll forward your contact info to one of the organizers.

On a multigun match a month or so one of the guys was running a Tavor with irons. He managed to ring the 225, 245 and 265 steel with it and impressed the heck out of me. I've heard there's a better trigger out there for it.... As for shotgun just get a coach gun. Talk about manly!

Are there still openings? I'd love to come out from Utah to shoot this match.

Ok, you guys have me intrigued and fired up. I'm in Southern Utah. Is anyone even remotely near me running such a class? I'd go in a second.

Thanks Jesse. Like I said I think I'm going to end up with the Stag or something comparable but the DPMS will fill a roll for me even if it ends up sucking at 3Gun. At my very limited level of experience I could have stayed with the Bushmaster carbine (or really about anything) and done fine. This way I get a replacement gun I can do some testing with and still have a rifle I can use somewhere. It has decent features and good build quality. The trigger is completely adequate for a beginner like me and very good for a self defense rifle. It's basically a good quality carbine I can also use for matches. And I ditched the MBUIS sights. You're right, they're pretty much plastic crapola

I bought the 3G2 Zach and here's my thought process on the purchase. I sold an A2 rifle to my brother in law a couple of weeks ago so I needed a new carbine just as a home defense and general rifle if nothing else. I decided to go with the 3G2 and give it a try to see what it'd do. Brian N. liked it and recommended I buy it at the price I was quoted. If it isn't what I need it'll still fill a role on the self defense gun side. I really think it will shine there and at just over 1K it's at least in line with a lot of the other offerings out there. I'll shoot it in 3 Gun for a bit and we'll see. Absent really long stages I think it will do reasonably well. I really think I'll end up with a Stag though Linda wants me to have JP build me a gun (and who am I to argue with my wife who wants to buy me an expensive gun?). I actually ran it in the UPOA match today and it did very well, even with what turned out to be a faulty zero. It was great to see you today. Hope you're coming out to Brian's class tomorrow.