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  1. It says in the Bible (or is it my TV remote instructions?), "Go forth and paint, lest ye be purged to the depths of hell."

     

    Therefore, we should paint as per the rules.  Or, else.

     

    The devil made me post this😡.

     

    Yesterday my squad painted and the others didn't.  It really did not require a lot of waiting for the next squad.

     

    Ed

     

     

  2. I am 77.  In local matches with RFRO I generally finish in the top 10 overall.  My eyesight is very mature!  I don't shake much with the rifle, but pistols are a different story.  

     

    I have a standard for accuracy called, "One Minute of Paper Plate."  I set out a target with a paper plate on it at 17 yards.  If I can put 5 shots on the plate quickly, I consider the rifle sighted in.

     

    I do the same for USPSA PCC and pistols.  I mostly shoot PCC in USPSA, but lately switched to single stack just for fun.  I am just not fast enough on my feet now to excel at USPSA (I made Limited A with a .45 high cap back in the early 2000's) to excel anymore.  I think I enjoy USPSA more now that I don't care how I do.  (That was an official lie - I do like to finish in the top half).

     

    That said, I find Steel Challenge to be more fun.  I just replaced my right knee.  Left knee to follow later in the year.  I will still be able to shoot steel even soon after the surgeries, since I don't have to move.  

     

    In the words of my gunsmith, "The older I am, the better I used to be."

     

    Shooting is just so damn much fun!!!!

  3. OK, take it out of the bag.

    Take the chamber thing out.

    Put the bullets in.

    Don't forget to put one in the chamber.

    Assume the ready position.

    Beep.

    If you are done unload.

    Pull the trigger.

    Put the flag thing back in the chamber.

    Bag it.

     

    This is just a warning:  quit putting your hand in front of the barrel.

     

    The devil is ever present in my head. 👿

     

     

  4. Goals (Age 76):

     

    Get up the morning of the match.

    Have fun with my friends at the match.

    Feel like I shot well.

    Finish in the top 10 in whatever division I am shooting in (but, if I don't, I don't much care).

    Go home and have a beer.

     

    The older I get, the better I used to be!

     

     

  5. I have read many posts regarding the movement in the one SC stage.  My personal opinion is why?  Only one stage has movement - what does it prove except that someone old or with movement challenges gets a penalty.  Given the overwhelming lack of movement in SC, I personally believe that the movement is a carryover form the USPSA background of those who originally got SC going.  One option, if keeping movemnt is really that important, put the boxes right next to each other.  Then you have to move, but only one step.  Personally, I would like to see the movement eliminated completely.

     

    Regards, Old Guy Aged 76 (Completly unbiased????)

  6. I am sure most people could improve by a good margin.  The question is how much.  There are other factors in play as well.  I am 75 years old, and no matter how much I practice, I am not going to jump from a B shooter to a Master.  Reflexes and eye sight are just not going to get better over the next 25 years of shooting (I have evey intention of shooting my last match at age 100).  It would be fun to have the resources, range, time and ammo to try and make master!  I keep in mind, to quote my gunsmith, "The older I get, the better I used to be."

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