TonytheTiger

I'm tempted to use heart emojis. The mindset has drastically changed in the last three years.

I can think of plenty of newer shooters that would see their scores improved if they traded in their cheap Turkish box fed guns for a pump. Open being the new hotness and the arrival of inexpensive shotguns has really been a double edged sword.

I can't really find anything to disagree with here. It seems reasonably accurate. That said, I just don't get it. When I started 3 gun (2016?) the attitude from competitors was different. People were motivated. Newbs wanted to get better. We occasionally had heat at the big locals, guys like Tommy Thacker in the early days and Froelich at some a few years later. Even with those guys sometimes showing up, there were no name regulars that could keep them on their toes. The goal of every newbie was to work hard to get to that level. I know, I started by seeing Horner, Garcia etc. on an episode of 3GN playing on a department store display TV of all places and knew I had to try this. I wasn't a shotgun guy. I had no friends to tag along with or to talk me into it. But I wanted to be a 3 gun guy and that means shotgun. And practice with it. Because it's called 3 gun. So I became proficient with it. I'm still not a "shotgun guy". I have three, my 1301 match gun and two wall hangers that collect dust. I'm actually not a pistol guy either. That's all besides the point, I'm a pretty dedicated 3 gunner which means I don't use any of that as something to complain about or an aspect that needs changing to accommodate me. Nowadays the feeling I get from new guys is completely different. They aren't hungry anymore. They don't see a new challenge or get their ass kicked and use it as fuel to go home and practice. They usually just complain. Or blame the shotgun. Or just never show up again. They almost have an attitude of entitlement. Like, "I'm here, I paid good money for fees, ammo, gear and in return this match needs to pat me on the back". It's disheartening to see from my perspective as what's considered an old time 3 gun veteran at this point. Worse yet are the club matches that seem to be catering to this new mindset. But with locals all drying up it might not be a problem in the future. @ecn515 can't remember if you've chimed in on this thread yet, but you pretty much shoot in the area I do. You see any of this stuff the way I do or am I just becoming the cranky old man of 3 gun and getting pissed at all the young whippersnappers because I think everything was more hardcore back in the day?

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Not that I'm aware of, but when she was competing regularly she would typically mop the floor with the other women then post to social media that she "won" the latest biggest bestest major match. I'm with @Johnny_Chimpo on everything here. You want equality, here it is. No breaks or concessions made. Not sure why it matters in the context of USPSA classifiers though, seeing as how they are typically the least physically demanding part of the sport.

Well that is odd indeed.

Maybe 2500 from a 6CM. Maybe.

Was wondering the same thing.

Seeing a lot of that too. I'm happy to have people of all sorts using their 2nd amendment rights, but a timed event in broad daylight seems an odd place to slice the pie around corners while wearing night vision and helmets.

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Solid definition, 5 stars.

Is that hanger plastic? Because you don't want a plastic hanger.

It sounds like a really boring pistol match as well though.

Go on?

Keep us posted.

Huh. Weird. It'd be interesting to clamp the gun down to a bench aimed at a target, then flip the magnifier up to see if the entire image shifts or what's going on.

You live in a decent area for USPSA. You've got Lodi nearby, Vortex in Barneveld and if you drive a little further you've got Schultz and Ripon.

My non-Pro will cycle those 1oz 1160's all day.

Are you using the right riser to get the heights the same between dot and magnifier? Also did you adjust the magnifier so that the dot is centered?

Definitely no official ranking system of any kind, but, while it's not what you were asking about a buddy of mine created a website with an algorithm that ranks top 100 shooters in Tac, top 50 in Open etc. It only counts major matches towards your standings and to some extent it seems biased towards quantity of majors shot, so it's not 100% scientific but it's still kinda fun to look at. https://3gru.com/

Red Hill Tactical will make you one, I'm sure Weber or pretty much any custom holster company will in fact. Pistol weight is not an issue. Most will prefer the heavier gun but it's personal preference and I would use whichever gun you shoot best with no consideration given to weight.

Start by using an actual match bullet as suggested by JP.

That was my impression, just thought maybe it was a Euro thing I was unfamiliar with.

If you need to add 2.5" to the barrel you need a 3.1"ish muzzle device to account for the .5-.625" of thread overlap.