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    Being accurate, but not fast

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted · Edited by b1gcountry

    ...In USPSA, speed often trumps accuracy.

    True that.

    Had my first official USPSA match today. First stage I shot, 26 alphas 4 charlies. Scored at 38% for that stage (Limited minor). I guess I need to work on my overall speed for the next match. ;)

    I'm also starting to realize there are different sorts of accuracy. There is shot to shot accuracy, but there is also inaccuracy caused by lapses in attention. You could be the most accurate shooter in terms of hit percentage, but you might still trip into a no shoot, or alpha Mike a target. That isn't caused by you shooting too fast, needing better sight pictures, etc. It is because you probably stopped focusing on the target you were shooting, and started thinking about the reload you need to do, or the 20 yard headshot that was coming up next.

    The ability to shoot all alphas is universal. Everyone in the sport can do it given enough time.

    The focus needed to call every shot on a stage under time pressure is something completely different. That takes a lot of practice, and it is not about the mechanics of shooting. It is purely mental.

    Steel Challenge Sequences In General

    in Steel Challenge

    Posted

    I'm not exactly sure how something can be faster but less repeatable. You are making the same shots from the same place. Maybe if it's mental, but other than that, you just need to practice drawing to close vs far targets, or sorting near to fast vs. Far too near, right

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    New ETS Glock Mags (20% off sale)

    in Glock

    Posted

    I tried some of the 22nd mags loaded to 21 during a steel match this weekend, and they ran just fine. I liked that you could easily tell how many were loaded. With the tti +6 you can't tell if there are 17 or 23 loaded by just looking.

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    Glock firing at re-set

    in Glock

    Posted

    Put the cruciform end ("sear") in a strong steel vice, just the tip, then tap with a mallet to bend it upwards a fraction more. It takes like 5 minutes, don't overdo it.

    If you do this make sure to use a pencil torch to heat up the area you want to bend before trying to make any adjustments. Glock trigger bars are quite brittle if they're not hot. This is about the only way you can "tune" a fire control group to your particular gun. Glocks are pretty loose on tolerances anyway so the exact same parts will act differently from gun to gun.

    Use heat until cherry red, bend and let it cool.

    That would Ruin the tempering on the part. You would lose all hardness

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    Sideline Coaching

    in Steel Challenge

    Posted

    I try not to coach, even new shooters who need it because sometimes it isn't wanted. If I'm running a new shooter, and they are having trouble, I will ask first if they want help or coaching. I try to do a minimum between the beeps. I do try to let them know to keep going if they miss the stop plate and start ulsc.

    I do like to know I've missed a plate during a run for scoring reasons. It can be easy to race through the stage and not know you had a miss on the score sheet until results are posted.

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    Draw to first shot times...

    in Steel Challenge

    Posted

    I'm am average shooter at best, but in my first ever practice session, I focused on my draw, and shooting at a clay on the berm, I managed to get below 0.90. On my fastest draw I actually broke the clay at 9 yards or so but I was point shooting, and that was luck

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    Cost

    in 9mm/38 Caliber

    Posted

    I still don't shoot nearly add much as I would like,and I really don't think I would shoot any less if it was 3x the ammo cost.

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    Help me pick a new gun

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    I wanted to jump in this as I have a very similar question. I am a total newb with only 3 matches under my belt. I have been shooting my vp9 stock. I am moving up in scores from a lowly 27% to now a 49% (yes I know thats still really low).

    I am considering buying a dedicated gun for competition but am wondering what real advantages (for the money) I can expect. If I were to invest say 1000 into getting a g34 with a few upgrades, such as trigger work, recoil spring maybe a barrel, and a competition holster/belt set up....is this the next logical step? Will the 5" barrel be that much better?

    Any thoughts?

    No. You won't be any better with a g34. You will probably be worse for a while. Sight radius isn't that big of a deal. The reason g34s are so popular is because they don't cost much more, and because they look slightly cooler.

    Draw to first shot times...

    in Steel Challenge

    Posted

    I am slow more to get my grip right than to get the first shot. Once I've got a good grip, I pull it or fast. Speed mode is fast to the gun, fast up, see sights, bang.

    Match mode is reliably fast to the gun, fast up, see sights, bang.

    Accuracy mode is better sought picture and slower Trigger press

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    New Stages Idea

    in Steel Challenge

    Posted

    It is also impossible to get the heights exactly right because it depends on how tall the shooter is.

    Huh? :huh: On Steel Challenge stages, the height of a target is measured in relationship from the shooters box and has nothing to do with how tall a shooter is. Also, the target height would be adjusted by changing the length of the board, not by changing the size of the target.

    It's like rick said. Imagine looking at a shooter from the side with the target on the right and the shooter on the left. The line the bullet takes for an 8' shooter starts at 8', and drops to 4' at the plate.

    For a 4' tall shooter, the bullet starts and ends at 4'

    From prone, it starts at 0'(ish) and ends at 4'.

    So those lines will cross the halfway point at 6', 4', and 2'.

    New Stages Idea

    in Steel Challenge

    Posted

    The drawback to the scaled steel is that is extra plates the range needs to buy. It is also impossible to get the heights exactly right because it depends on how tall the shooter is.

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    Tried a couple of Glock ETS magazines

    in Glock

    Posted

    OK that is certainly fair enough. I'm curious if they worked when loaded down by one, and how they work once the springs are broken in.

    The biggest sell for me is the 22nd capacity mags and the clear bodies for dry fire. (No primers in dummy rounds)

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    Carry optics

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    The mag capacity limit is gone nationally, but it is still around in a lot of states.

    That argument doesn't go very far.

    Are you suggesting that nobody shoots Open in California, since they have a 10-round mag limit?

    I have never claimed to know what goes on in California, and I don't particularly want to.

    I said above that I really don't mind shooting the 10rd limit. We already have four limited capacity divisions (two of which have actual participation). We have two open capacity divisions.

    So I really don't care where the limit goes for co. I suppose we don't have minor scoring with 140mm open magazines. I don't know if that matters.

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