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Averaged in the low 7s with a G19 and ALS holster. I had a hard time not trying to do anything different each run, I kept telling myself to just shoot it- but then I'd end up looking at my splits and draw time. I found myself really wanting to push the transition back to T1- T1 was my most accurate target, I tend to be too slow on the draw and on transitions I'm unsure of. I also found myself doing a lot of thinking as to what part 2 was going to be, and how it would speed me up. I don't have a very calm mind, do I?

Is that because of recoil? Does your Lite have a comp? Thanks

So are you just not familiar with how the brain works to learn a skill or do you not believe the science?BTW, I was told by all the Space Shuttle astronauts I trained for 4 years that the earth is indeed round, becuase you see, they have been up in space and seen it. Of course, I haven't been there yet to see it for myself so I don't really believe them. In fact, I have been plying the world's oceans for over 20 years offshore fishing as a licensed Coast Guard captain and all I ever see is that the world is flat, so you see, How could they be right ..... Just saying ... What are you carrying on about? I was commenting on the guys joking about it getting you killed in the street. I'm not sure whether you're trying to joke back, or if you're actually trying to present yourself as arrogant and rude- but I assure you that you're missing something here.

I'm not so worried about blinking as I am teaching sight alignment, by the time the gun goes off and you blink the bullet is already headed to the target. Blinking may effect follow up shots, but not the one that caused it.I'm pretty much convinced that teaching the fundamentals minus sight alignment, then adding it later after trigger control, grip, and sight picture are under control is a recipe for success. Minimizing variables and attacking them one at a time ls always better- if it wasn't, we would just give kids guns and tell them to shoot field courses until they were masters.

Thanks for all the responses- it's looking like I need to keep my eyes open for a 22/45. I agree that teaching them irons would be more comprehensive, but it would also be much more intensive. I may try letting her shoot irons for a bit and see how it goes.

This is no help at all to the discussion- but one of the best decisions I made in life was to get eye surgery (this being one of the many reasons).

My wife and I have been working with my 9 year old daughter and 5 year old son with their BB guns for about a year now, and have let them shoot .22s and centerfire rifles and pistols (with a lot of assistance). I trust my 9 year old enough now with her BB gun that she is allowed to use it as long as I am outside with her, but not directly watching her- she's got a good handle on firearm safety and know to only to shoot at her targets- and I'm never more than 50 yards away from her in case she every forgets (which hasn't happened). One thing I've noticed is that applying all of the fundamentals was a bit overwhelming and putting a scope on their BB guns made things much easier for them. Teaching them proper eye relief was much easier than teaching them sight alignment- obviously they will learn it in the future, but it freed up a lot of time to focus on the other fundamentals and gave them the gratification of hitting the target. So on to my question- My daughter very interested in her mom and I's competitive shooting, and I think the time has come to get a .22 pistol and start bringing her to the range with me. At the moment, I'm pretty interested in a 22/45 or a .22 Glock conversion. My concerns with the 22/45, is that the Lite model is the same weight as a Glock 19 and the others are a bit heavier. If I got a .22 conversion for one of my Glocks, she'd be dealing with the grip size. I'm also considering putting an optic on either one, just to get around the whole sight alignment issue. I have a single shot .22 rifle that I'm going to start shooting with her using the iron sights- but I think for her introduction to pistol, it may be best to simplify it with an optic. Does anyone have an insight? Thanks

I did it today in Arabic- I pictured writing them in my head, I sometimes confuse 7 and 8, this was fun practice. I pictured the set I was on as a written word, then the number of the breath as a numeral- it was interesting and really made me focus.

I've done some similar breathing + mindfulness exercises at work. They used some biofeedback devices to actually quantify the changes, and it works for sure. One interest thing I learned was that I received positive results from the exercises, even when the event and exercise was interrupted by physical exertion. The argument is that although your breathing and thought has been derailed, you still retain the positive effects for awhile. What I get from this is that even if you are doing it in your car before you walk up to the registration table, or if you are doing it in the safe area before the match- you may still benefit from it.

Do you know much about this contract? I haven't seen any of these floating around- yet...

Sterling, We call that thing the proton pack- remember Ghostbusters?

The old training scars debate.

The real travesty is that the Army pays close to double for the M855A1 as SOCOM pays for Mk318 (which is a 62 gr Barnes TSX bullet).

I couldn't tell you, I wouldn't know high numbers from low either way. What I can say is that in the SOCOM testing they were breaking bolts with a really low number of rounds- something like 5,000 rounds. Well great, now I'm just another guy who says it's, "higher," too.

A few poser "tacticool" instructors will tell you that "Special Forces" prefer option 1- don't believe it. Go with 2.

This is definitely not trained in any of the Army's higher level shooting circles... The first thing to do after finishing a REAL engagement with your pistol is to put a fresh mag in your pistol, then (if you have a rifle, and before holstering) pick up your rifle with your weak hand and assess the damage (is it just dry? is it a double feed/override/etc?), then make a note of what is happening and if the situation dictates getting your rifle back up or continuing with your pistol. A couple things I've seen different instructors do to encourage situational awareness- Find the instructor visually (he was walking back and forth behind the line) before holstering. Check yours and your buddy's targets before holstering.

Chance Gianelli and Ed Homeyer won the International Sniper comp with LaRue OBRs in .308. They beat AMU who was shooting bolt action space lasers- that's good for something.

My home/comp gun is a 16" M&P with a scout light, Trijicon Accupoint 1-4, and 13" VTAC handguard, FSC 5.56 comp- stock outside of that. Work gun is an M4A1 with Giesle trigger. Both uppers have an Eotech, I have one flip 3x that I switch between them, both have an LA5 and an Insight Light,, and both have a Surefire flashhider. 10.3" upper always has the surefire suppressor on it and a vertical foregrip due to hand space issues. 10.3 has a Daniel Defense 9" handguard, 14.5" upper has a 13" Troy handguard. I also have a Magpul BAD lever and VTAC sling on both guns. To comment on the SCAR- it's a pretty widely accepted weapon in the SOF world, and not much different than an M4 to run. Having the reciprocating charging handle can be a good thing. You can lock the bolt back with one hand (without a BAD lever) and you can use it as a forward assist. I used one for a whole deployment and loved it. They are 1.5 MOA guns easy. I don't see MIL/LE ever using an AK/GALIL type weapon due to the safety alone, it can't be manipulated easily.

Watch out when the M855A1 hits the market, it has quite a bit higher chamber pressure.

Don't get excited and forget your ear pro while firing the 120mm, especially not on charge 3.

I just ordered Steve's newest book, pretty excited. It will be my crack at structured dry fire.

edit- I tried to reply with a quote, botched it- here is what I was referencing- http://re-gun.com/2011/03/eye-pro-people-wear-it/ There was a rule when I was going through SFARTAETC that you were not allowed to catch the ejected round, one dude had this happen when a round landed in the gravel. One in a million chance, but millions of rounds are ejected each year... Not super dangerous, it doesn't have much velocity without a barrel- you might catch some minor frag in your legs if you have shorts on.

Transitions are something I need to work on, I spend most of my range time with a single target in front of me- that and I don't do much dry firing. I could hopefully pick up a couple tenths with a non retention holster also, the ALS is pretty slow. As far as letting it all hang out, that's pretty much it I think. I more or less "decide" on a cadence in my head, then its up to my hands to drive the gun to the target before it goes off- I don't know if this is the right answer for pistol, but its something that definitely works with a rifle.

I worked on draws today and averaged in the 1.3s with a couple in the 1.2s. Shot one El Prez at the end of the day and got a 1.64 first shot. I do a 'right face' of you are familiar with military drill, then I step over with my left foot. I don't look very snappy in my video, I think the .3 second difference should be much less.

So my range time usually consists of, "well, I could do that faster," or, "I need to slow down and clean that up." Now that I've decided to try to compete more often than odd 1 or 2 matches a year, I'm going to take a more focused approach- oh yeah, and do some dry firing for a change. Todays training was with a Glock 19 (with a - connector and tritium sights) and ALS holster- this is my work rig. - cold bill drill- 2.73 - worked on single shots from the draw averaged around 1.3, with the fastest being a 1.24 (only counted A hits at 10m) - shot bill drills for awhile, fastest clean was a 2.39, most were 2.4X to 2.5x - did some 1-reload-1 focusing on the splits, fastest was a 2.19, averaged in the 2.3s (I did these from the holster but with a slower draw, focusing on my grip.) I then did some rifle work, nothing on the timer- mostly bullseye shooting from the 50 and 100 line. We then set up a rifle pistol stage that started with an El Prez- now a fella (the kind of guy its easier to just agree with and get on with life than argue with) I work with insists the El Prez has to be done with a slide lock reload- so it was. El Prez- 7.58, 12-A - first shot 1.64 - 6-7 split 2.58 (kinda botched it in addition to it being from slide lock, I feel like I should've been a much faster) So I figure draw times and reloads probably aren't what separates the good from the really great- I'm going to really start hammering down on my transition with dry fire drills. With this small bit of data, does there seem to be a big imbalance in one spot? Thanks