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I met Chris and spent two days with him at the Jabs match this past May. Lots of fun to be around and he seemed like a really great guy. Sad that I won't see him at any matches in the future.

Yes, the 2.5 MOA. Have you ever looked through one? The dot is very similar in size to a 6 MOA C-More dot, at least in my eyes.

I have no problem seeing the dot in bright sunlight. In fact, I almost always dim it down 1 or 2 settings when shooting.

Assuming you're talking about USPSA Limited division, you're not wasting time by doing that. If I drop an empty magazine, it is usually due to a risky stage plan, too many extra shots, or a malfunction.

I'm assuming you know already, but this weekend is a classifier match in Hattiesburg. Also, I'm not sure if they're going to switch back to the 4th Saturday once all the MS State matches in Biloxi are over. Right now, both MPSA and BNA are holding matches on the 3rd Saturday.

I'll second BNA matches in Hattiesburg. They're good matches and I wish I lived closer. MPSA (www.mpsa.us) in Vinegar Bend, AL is also about the same distance from you as Hattiesburg. I've never made it up to Magnolia, but I know a lot of folks that shoot there. And come to think of it, there are matches in NE Alabama, the Birmingham area and around Memphis that will be closer to you than Hattiesburg.

I looked hard at Kuhl shorts, but I couldn't justify the price. I also looked hard at LAPG, but I hate how long all their shorts are. In the end, I settled on these for summertime and love them: https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-2361267/mens-chaps-golf-cargo-shorts.jsp?color=Crawford Tan&prdPV=1 They're stretchy, aren't too bulky or long, and the black color doesn't show butt sweat. For fall, winter and spring, I wear these: http://amzn.to/2fRj9FT because they're zip off, slightly stretchy, and the shorts aren't really long like most zip-off pants. When you deal with 25-30 degree temperature swings between the beginning and end of a match, zip off pants are great.

Welcome! Where do you usually shoot matches?

If you're referring to a CR Speed race-type holster, then it's not legal for Production. You'll have to go Limited, Limited 10, or Open if you use it.

I moved from Photobucket to Imgur a couple years ago and it seems to work really well. I pay for the upgraded Imgur service, since I tend to upload hundreds of match photos at a time there.

I don't see myself going back to a C-More SlideRide anytime soon, I've been enjoying the DPP's, though I wish the glass was taller. Shannon Smith said on his podcast recently that he gave up on the RTS2's and went back to SlideRide's on his open guns before the World Shoot.

It doesn't look like the follower is upside down, to me.

Welcome! What part of FL are you from?

Yep that was me with the camera. I'm shooting the Open match on Sunday, squad 14, and I'll be out there Saturday with my camera again.

OP, you can check out my Blackdog guns at the MS Open match in a few weeks. His prices are very reasonable.

That's not entirely true. Some states allow you to own/possess a handgun if you're 18 or older, you just can't purchase one from an FFL until you're 21. http://smartgunlaws.org/gun-laws/federal-law/people-prohibited-from-firearm-possession/minimum-age-to-purchase-possess/ http://smartgunlaws.org/gun-laws/policy-areas/consumer-child-safety/minimum-age/

I just picked up my new Blackdog open gun. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I shot the 2017 Precision Tactical Jabs Extreme Steel Target Challenge this past weekend. I had little to no motivation for shooting going into the match, so my expectations weren't high. I especially had very limited practice with an iron sighted gun in the last 9 months, so I shot that division just for fun. Irons POV Video: Irons 3rd Person Video: It was obvious I hadn't had much practice with iron sights before this match. I caught myself burying the front sight in the rear notch, but I struggled to make myself correct it during the stages. I've never done that before, so I'm not sure what caused me to perceive that as "normal." I finished 2nd place in B class, only 2 plates behind the winner. Open POV Video: Open 3rd Person Video: I shot a little better in Open, especially once I made myself be a little more deliberate when aiming than I was in the first few stages. I finished 2nd place in B class in this division as well, but the winner beat me by 28 plates, shooting a Carry Optics gun. His score was right up there with the GM's and M's, so I'm guessing his true classification hasn't caught up with him yet (I was only 1 plate behind the top A class shooter). Such is life and the wide variety of skill level in B class is one of the reasons why I’m trying to get to A. Shoot-Off Video: I finished 23rd overall, but because a couple people weren't there on Sunday and several folks were in the top 16 twice (once in each division), I snuck in the shoot-off. I wasn't expecting to be in the shoot-off, much less do well, but I pulled off a couple wins and finished in 4th place. Everyone I shot against was a Master, so I'm pretty pleased with my performance. Now I'm taking a month off from shooting. I planned on doing some fishing with my dad this weekend, but it looks like the weather isn't going to cooperate. I'm going on vacation in a couple weeks and I may do a little dry fire if I get bored, but I don't feel the pressure of having to do any training. I'm going to shoot the MS State Production match at the end of the month, with no expectations whatsoever. It feels really weird having a weekend with no plans revolving around shooting. For the past few months, I've been either shooting a match, testing guns/ammo, reloading, or something else that revolved around USPSA. I'm going to do a whole lot of nothing this weekend and I'm really excited about it.

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I prefer North Face Paramount Peak II zip-off pants. They're flexible, really comfortable, and the zip-off legs are great for Spring and Fall matches when the day starts off cool.

I've been stressed lately and part of it has come from shooting. I've got the Jabs match coming up in a couple weeks, but I have no motivation to dry fire or practice. I also need to load a bunch of 40 ammo for the match and do some intensive testing, so that is nagging at me as well. I've been running around like crazy since A6 and haven't taken the time to just relax and recharge like I planned. Let's take a look at the goals I stated on 1/9/17: Part of the reason I've been stressed is the major matches I've been shooting. After Jabs, I'm signed up for the MS State Production match in June and Open match in July. I'll probably shoot the CQB rifle match in August and the Limited match in September as well. While these are major matches, they don't require the travel time and expense like others. Because I've been shooting Open so far this year, that's really the only one I really care about. The others are just for fun to break up some of the monotony. I'm skipping the GA state match and probably won't shoot the LA Gator match either. . I wanted to make A by this time, but it hasn't happened yet. My match scores have been right in the middle of the A class Open shooters at both the AL Sectional and A6, so I feel good about that. I took a week or so off after A6, but life kept me crazy busy during that time so it wasn't relaxing. I've decided to take a month off after Jabs, but I can't decide if I'm going to shoot the MS Production match at the end of June with no practice or if I'm going to skip it and just start back practicing Open at the beginning of July. I need some time away from shooting to get excited about it again.

The CED 8000 has a headphone jack. That's what I use for dry fire when I don't want to piss off my wife in the next room. But it's not worth a damn for live fire when you're timing yourself. I use a Pocket Pro 2 for live fire.