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I wanted to know what affect mono vision would have. When setting the prescription for the left eye (near vision) I could choose what distance the focus would be sharpest. Examples would be focus for left could be set where I hold a book to read or how far my computers monitors are, and in my case how far the dot is from my eye. For me the best all around distance for my near vision eye was the distance to my dot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Blurry front sight is why I switched to Carry Optics. I wear contacts and I have them set up as mono vision. Right eye is for distance and my left eye is set up for reading. For iron sights the front sight is still blurry (although not as bad) but my dot is pretty sharp. I shoot with both eyes open and that helps me. Will your Optometrist let you bring your dot in to hold up and try? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here is my load data for VV N320. Created: 05/26/17 03:10 PM Description: 9mm CZ P09 Notes 1: 125 grain MO coated bullet Notes 2: 3.8 grains VVN320 CCI SPP Distance to Chrono(FT): 10.00 Ballistic Coefficient: 0.135 Bullet Weight(gr): 125.00 Temp: 64 °F BP: 30.00 inHg Altitude: 0.00 # FPS FT-LBS PF 7 1071 318.42 133.88 6 1092 331.03 136.50 5 1084 326.20 135.50 4 1095 332.85 136.88 3 1086 327.40 135.75 2 1079 323.20 134.88 1 1074 320.21 134.25 Average: 1083.0 FPS SD: 8.9 FPS Min: 1071 FPS Max: 1095 FPS Spread: 24 FPS Shot/sec: 0.5 True MV: 1089 FPS Group Size (in): 0.00 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I ran one on my Pro 2000. To me it was well worth it. I was able increase my output by 37%. Pro 2000 has 5 stages so I was able to seat and crimp separately. All I needed to do was manually advance the shell plate and put a fresh piece of brass in. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

My load for 124/125 grain coated Bullets is 3.8 grains of Alliant Sport Pistol, Win or Fiocchi SPP 1.120 OAL. This makes 133 PF out of my CZ P09. Do you have certain powder(s) you’ll be using? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

2.3.2019 Weather was decent and I was able to get some needed live fire. I worked on 4 Aces drill, Plate Rack and I set up 09-04 Pucker Factor to work on transitions near to far and far to near. 4 Aces I managed an average of 2.9 seconds with Alphas. My reloads were sloppy and hurt me. I also found myself rushing my shots causing C's and D's. When I settled down I was able to hit my reloads smoothly and get Alphas. Next I worked on the plate rack. I like to practice the plate rack any chance I get. To many times in the past the plate rack would get in my head and cause loads of grief. I believe this was a direct results of very little live fire practice in the past. Lastly I set up 09-04. Admittedly this is a fun classifier to shoot. It's one of my favorites because us the challenge of having close head shot to an open target at distance. My first run was a 7.8 HF; a solid B. I didn't beat myself up and was kind of relieved I didn't blow it and proceeded to practice this starting near to far and then far to near runs. Surprisingly my times were very close regardless of which target I started with. A weakness identified is transition from target to target. I need to work on this. My accuracy suffered and I believe this is a direct result of little live and dry fire practice. I need to get back to somewhat consistent practice. 2.11.2019 Tonight my dry fire practice focused on entry/exit and reloading while moving. I set up a mini stage that contained 3 firing positions. I ran this mini stage several ways keeping a focus on my primary goals. My reloads were smooth and certainly didn't slow me down. I made sure I exploded out of position and entered into a position ready to shoot as soon as possible. This was a very fun dry fire practice and with a match on 2/16/2019 at Sparta I felt this was a good drill to help prepare for the match.

Personally I like my own cast and HI TEK Coates. But when I don’t have time to cast and coat or I don’t make enough I like ACME and Missouri Bullets. Both have good quality coating and very consistent bullet weights. Most importantly they are accurate. I typically use ACME more often because I can get a discount when I order. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Along with a few cortisone shots. My foot doctor had me try Superfeet inserts, first and if they didn’t work the next step for me was custom inserts. I have high arches and need support from my shoe inserts to keep the tendon stretched. Admittedly I was skeptical at first but they worked and a lot cheaper then custom inserts. Doc said surgery is a last resort and for some that’s what they need. For me all I ended up needing is Superfeet inserts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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1.26.2019 I started tonights practice the same as last practice. Draw with emphasis on grip and indexing. Today I worked on 4 Aces and Triple Reload. When I did 4 Aces drill I wanted to really push my reload speeds. It still feels a little weird pushing speed; but I need to remember what going fast feels like again. So I ned to keep this in mind as I am doing these drills. Triple Reloads went better, but my trigger freezes were still happening. This drill really works my trigger finger. I worked on turn and draw. I did hands in surrender and relaxed at sides. I want to also incorporate as many different start positions in my dry fire. My turn and draw average time was 1.3 seconds. 1.27.2019 Today the weather was ok and I went to the range to get some live fire practice in. Because it was cold (33 degrees) I kept the drills simple. I started off doing simple draw and fire at 7 yard metric target. I was surprised I was able to get my first shot under 1 second. I averaged .94 with solid A zone hits. Next I moved to the plate rack. I made a decision a while back to practice the plate rack every chance I get. So I ran the plate rack at 12 yards for a half a dozen times. My best time for a clean run was 3.69. Next I did 4 Aces drill. This was very challenging today. My hands were getting very cold and grabbing and manipulating a magazine with very cold hands was difficult as best. My best time for 4 Aces was 2.99 seconds. I think I could have done better but my hands were getting very cold. Although the live fire practice was short, about 175 rounds. It felt great to put some lead down range. 1.28.2019 Tonight dry fire practice was very simple and focused. I started off with draws working on grip and indexing. Next I went to what I think is a modified Burkett drill. I set a PAR time of 1.2 seconds. I would start with gun pointed at target like a Burkett drill. Upon signal I would perform a reload including pressing the trigger. 1.2 seconds to reload and fire at the target was very challenging. I was able to do it maybe 25% of the time. But I am making progress with my reloads.

Welcome! I live in the St Louis area as well. I mostly shoot USPSA matches with the occasional steel match. What ranges do you typically shoot at? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I agree. Sounds like Plantar Fasciitis. I dealt with this condition for years. I would run for 3-5 miles and my left foot would just be in severe pain. I saw a foot doctor 3 years ago and I haven’t had an issue since. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

1.19.2019 Although I haven't added to the journal I have been dry firing since my last entry. I continued to focus on basics. I started with draw working on grip and indexing. This practice I started closing my eyes, draw and open eyes and see where the dot is on a metric target. I was happy to see my dot would be in the A zone majority of the time. Next I started to work on the Burkett Drill. I am making progress and this was the best I've done since I started doing this drill. Next I decided to practice a mini stage I have set up. It is similar to the classifier 09-12. I use my return air duct as the barricade with 1/2 size metric targets on the wall. Some things I like about this mini stage. It allows me to practice wall starts and shooting around barricades. It also forces a standing reload so having a fast reload is crucial. 1.20.2019 I started tonights practice the same as last night. Draw with emphasis on grip and indexing. I also continued the closing of eyes exercise. I believe this drill is helping a lot. Tonight I decided to skip the Burkett Drill and move to 4 Aces and Triple Reload. I found some old notes from February 2, 2018, where I did the triple reload. My average time was 7.96 seconds. Tonight my average was 5.15 seconds. This was very surprising and cool and a significant improvement. When I did 4 Aces drill my best time was 2.50 seconds and worst time was 3.69 seconds. Having a smooth reload and draw is crucial and I noticed I was starting to get sloppy and my times were steadily getting worse. I decided to finish up the night with a little strong and weak hand practice. I am very happy with my progress. It's very motivating seeing ones progress and It makes my goal of making A class seem that much closer.

I have a Savage 10 I bought from Cabela’s a few years ago. I use it for 600 yard shooting at my local club. It’s an incredible shooter. Here is a target I shot while load testing. It will give you an idea of what a Savage rifle is capable of. Plus you can see my recipes. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Sport Pistol is a great powder. Meters very good, accurate and clean. I’ve tried many different powders from Noble Prima V, VV N320, IMR Target, etc. a lot of them will do the job, but Sport Pistol checked all the boxes for what I wanted out of a powder. Accurate, clean, available and reasonably priced. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My process is basically the same. Using strainer and rotary media/case separator makes the job of separating and collecting the pins quick and easy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

1.8.2019 Tonight I changed up my game plan. While driving to an appointment for work I had quite a bit of windshield time and started thinking about where my skills are today. Losing 8 months of shooting last year degraded my skills further than I wanted to admit. But as I was thinking about my abilities I came to the conclusion I needed to go back to basic skills. Tonight I started off my dry fire training by doing some simple draws. I have a Dot Drill target on my basement wall. I moved back 21 feet and started to draw and put the my dot in the center of the 2" circle. I started slow picking up speed as my index improved. I pick a different dot draw. I did this for 10 minutes and I realized my ability to draw and bring the Dot to target really sucked. I will need to work on this until this skill becomes solid again. Next I moved to the plain metric target I had set up. I performed a basic draw with a focus on speed. Caveat is I focused on the A zone and would not accept a C or D and forced myself to put the Dot in the A zone before pressing the trigger. I worked on this for 5 minutes and moved to the Zebra target and performed the same drill for another 5 minutes. Next I switched it up and performed the Burkett drill for 10 minutes. I finished up the night by practicing a littler barricade work. I used my return air duct to simulate a barricade. This works very well and is very similar to width of the barricades used at my local range and some classifiers I have shot. I put up 4 half sized metric and 2 steel popper targets to simulate 12 yard shot. My goal was to perform this drill under 5 seconds or faster. I managed a 5.3 second average. I looked back and I am about 1 second slower than the last time I did this drill. It really drove home how important it is for me to get back to consistent Dry and live fire practice.

1.5.2019 I had a live fire practice today. Again focus was on accuracy and transitions and reloads. I started my live fire practice with group shooting. I started off simple, 5 yards ended at 10 yards. Next I moved to the Dot drill at 7 yards. I averaged 5.4 seconds to keep all shots in the 2" circle. Next I set up 2 USPSA metric targets 5 feet apart to work on transitions. I started at 7 yards with a draw fire 2 shots transition fire 2 shots. My goal for transiting was .3 seconds. At 7 yards this was achievable and repeatable. I moved back to 10 yards and the wheels started falling off. I started off accomplishing the same transition time of .3 with alphas, but I started losing focus and decided to stop working on this and went back to group shooting but I increased the distance to 15 yards than 25 yards. Although not planned, but after several groups I decided to work on the plate rack. I averaged 3.8 seconds at 12 yards, no make up shots. I noticed an unforeseen benefit shooting the plate rack. When I was shooting the rack clean I was focusing on the target and only pulled the trigger when the dot would "wash over" the target. I was target focused not dot focused. I went back to my 2 targets I was using for my transition practice and stayed target focused driving my eyes to the target focusing on the A zone letting the dot follow. I was able to improve my transitions. Finished up practice with reloads as my focus by performing 4 Aces drill. Not sure is I was just fatigued but my wheels definitely feel off. I couldn't perform a smooth reload at all. I was missing the magwell completely. I struggled grabbing the mags consistently as well. I was glad to get out and get some live practice in. It also highlighted the need to get back to my dry fire routine. And for 2019 this is a big goal along with making A class. 1.6.2019 Tonight I dry fired practiced with a focus on transitions and reloads. I set up a plain metric target and a zebra target at 10 yards in my basement. For transition practice I wanted to use the zebra target to help my focus on the A zone not just a brown target. I felt like this was working as my transition times were running in the .25 second range. I ran this drill for a solid 15 minutes. Next I moved to the Burkett drill. I set my Par time at .8 seconds and again I struggled with missing the magwell and grabbing the magazines was troubling at best. But after 10 minutes running this drill for 5 minutes I realized I wasn't looking at the magwell. So I backed off and went very slow breaking the drill down to micro drills. I plan to continue focusing on transitions and reloads in my dry fire practice for a while until I get some consistency back.

I had the same problem a couple years ago when I started loading 9 mm for my CZ P09. I was loading Acme 147 FP coated Bullets and at first thought it was my crimp and or seating depth. After spending hours on those problems and eliminating them I noticed all the bullets that failed plunk test had a bulge on one side or they were not fully sized. I changed 3 dies and my problem disappeared. I went to a Lee carbide sizer die from an old RCBS, Redding Competition Seat die and a Redding taper crimp die. Now the only rounds that don’t chamber or pass the plunk test are ones with a split or defective cases. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

12.26.2018 I had a live fire practice today. My focus was on accuracy and transitions. I started my live fire practice with some chronograph work which doubled as slow fire accuracy practice. I shot about 50 rounds slowly focusing on pure accuracy. Frankly this felt a little strange. I haven't done this in sometime. Next I moved to the Dot drill at 8 yards. Not once did I break 5 seconds and keep all shots in the 2" circle. When I tried to speed up, my shots were all over the place. Next I set up 3 USPSA metric targets at 10 yards. My goal was shot calling and transitions. From my last match I felt I needed to work on calling my shots and not pull off the target before I make the 2nd shot. I was very surprised I called a solid 90% of my shots accurately. I was very happy with this. But, I also knew when I made a C or D shot because I was focusing on getting to the next target. However, my practice session was cut short because of ammo issues. I had 2 squib rounds with in 4 rounds shot. 1st squib round a gentlemen at the range had a squib rod and dislodged the bullet. I went back to practice and fired 2 more shots and I had another squib load. By now the gentlemen left and I did not have a squib rod with me so I ended my practice session for the day. Admittedly I was very upset having squib rounds. I am usually anal with my reloading processes in an effort to catch these kinds of mistakes. But I did get a new press for Christmas and I did something I never do. When I am setting up new press/dies or make any change I keep any ammo segregated until I am comfortable. I didn't do that this time. When I was setting my new press the first batch of ammo I loaded I just threw in with the rest of my practice ammo. Big mistake. Now I have 400 - 500 rounds that is suspect. Not a great feeling to have. I now also have a squib rod and small hammer in my range bag as well. My next practice session will have one goal for sure. Too burn up this practice ammo without blowing up my gun.... Even with my challenges it was good practice and I am now looking forward to my next dry fire practice.

Here is the results of the 125 grain HAP load. If I was going to compete with this combination I would increase the powder to 3.8 grains. Created: 12/26/18 12:20 PMDescription: CZ P09 9mm IMR TargetNotes 1: 125 gr HAP Bullet 3.7 gr IMR TargetNotes 2: Fiocchi SPPDistance to Chrono(FT): 10.00Ballistic Coefficient: 130.000Bullet Weight(gr): 125.00Temp: 50 °FBP: 29.14 inHgAltitude: 800.00 # FPS FT-LBS PF9 998 276.49 124.75 8 1034 296.80 129.25 7 1008 282.06 126.00 6 1019 288.25 127.38 5 1040 300.26 130.00 4 1016 286.56 127.00 3 1014 285.43 126.75 2 999 277.05 124.88 1 1003 279.27 125.38 Average: 1014.6 FPSSD: 14.7 FPSMin: 998 FPSMax: 1040 FPSSpread: 42 FPSShot/sec: 0.3True MV: 1015 FPSGroup Size (in): 2.00" at 10 Yards

I decided to test a powder I had sitting in my powder cabinet since it first came available; IMR Target. I tried this powder in my .40 with results that was worth further investigating. But, I have since dedicated myself to training and competing in Carry Optics instead of Limited. I can say I am a big fan of Sport Pistol and it is my go to powder for 9 mm. I have loaded and shot over 8 pounds of Sport Pistol. However curiosity got the best of me and I decided to load up a few 9 mm rounds and try them out. After all I'm on vacation and have the time. Below is the chronograph results. From an accuracy perspective my groups were more than double the size of my Sport Pistol loads shooting the same cast bullets. In fairness to IMR Target powder. A different primer and tweaking of the powder load could easily have different results. I also loaded up some 125 grain HAP bullets for practice rounds for my S&W Shield. I shot some through my CZ as well and there was improvement in accuracy with groups running about 2" at 10 yards. All shots were fired off hand. Created: 12/26/18 12:23 PMDescription: CZ P09 9 mm Notes 1: 147 cast HI TEK 3.3 gr IMR TargetNotes 2: Fiocchi SPPDistance to Chrono(FT): 10.00Ballistic Coefficient: 130.000Bullet Weight(gr): 147.00Temp: 49 °FBP: 29.14 inHgAltitude: 800.00# FPS FT-LBS PF9 900 264.43 132.30 8 873 248.81 128.33 7 897 262.67 131.86 6 878 251.66 129.07 5 894 260.92 131.42 4 920 276.32 135.24 3 897 262.67 131.86 2 876 250.52 128.77 1 884 255.12 129.95 Average: 891.0 FPSSD: 14.9 FPSMin: 873 FPSMax: 920 FPSSpread: 47 FPSShot/sec: 0.3True MV: 891 FPSGroup Size (in): 3.00" at 10 Yards

Keep an eye on Arnold gun Club (ARPC) they usually have one. I do not know when they are planning to have one for 2019.

I've shot thousands of ACME 147 FP NLG bullets out of my CZ P09. My recipe is 3.2 grains Sport Pistol, Winchester Small Pistol Primers, 1.125" OAL, mixed range brass. You will need to check your OAL for your gun.

12.16.2018 It's been awhile since I last posted my progress and practices. Reason? I haven't been practicing much. September through now my work schedule has been insane. I was gone every week including overseas travel in October. The month of September was a wash. I didn't have one practice session; dry or live. I did manage 4 dry fire practices between October and November. And I managed to shoot 2 matches in October. 1 steel match at Sparta and the USO Monster Charity Match at my home club. We did raise $15,000 for our local USO chapter. November I managed 2 live fire practices and 1 dry fire practice. Felt really good to get 2 live fire practices in. I had signed up for my local clubs USPSA match in November, but it was cancelled due to weather. Because of travel in November I was not able to shoot any other matches. December I managed a live fire practice. And I shot my first USPSA match at Sparta today. Wow what a disaster! I had 8 mikes, 1 failure to engage penalty and I hit a no shoot. How I managed 17th overall is amazing. But it felt soooo good to shoot the match! The classifier was 03-18 High Standards. I managed to shoot 63% and was happy with that. I also looked at this match as a laundry list of things to work on. Accuracy really suffered. Obvious with 8 mikes and 45% of my hits were Charlies. I found my self pulling off targets instead of following through the shot and transitioning after the shot. I think this was a source of at least 5 mikes. My reloads were good, but I kept grabbing my number 2 mag instead of mag 1. Mag 1 is the mag furthest to my front. This was a first and frankly it showed me I need to practice. My stage planning was, well it sucked. Most of my problems were on my first 2 stages, mikes, no shoot and failure to engage penalty, etc. The last stage I had one mike and almost forgot to engage a target. I realized after I started to unload and show clear. I did put one shot into the target (D hit) so i didn't incur another penalty. However it also cost me a solid 5-8 seconds if not more time. Not sure if I should have let it go or was I better off at least engaging the target. At least I started pulling my act together as the matched progressed and I managed a couple really solid stages. For my first USPSA match in 8 months; I'm very happy with the results. As far as my injury goes. My Doctor kicked me loose from his care in October. Told me no need to see him in November. Doc was very happy with my progress. I was 1 month ahead of his progress he had laid out. Doc also told to make sure I finish all my Physical Therapy sessions which I will do. I am able to do some short distance runs with no pain in my right knee. However, my left knee is hurting. I am going to need to monitor very closely. Along with strengthening knee exercises my therapist has me do an agility ladder which is cool as it's helping me with my foot work. I have one more session on 12-17-2018. Not sure if I will need to continue in January 2019. I guess I'll find out. My immediate course of action is to develop a dry and live fire practice matrix. I wanted to make A class in 2018 and that didn't happen. So my goal is to make A class in 2019.