lawmangr
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Yesterday was high 80's with near 100 heat index. Lived here my whole life, but still can't stand the humidity.
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I second the recommendation of giving it a little more time. I've been shooting Open for a couple of months now and, quite honestly, I feel the same way you do about it. I've talked with several of the shooters at our local matches, who shoot virtual every division, and all pretty much said to stick with it for at least a year and if I don't enjoy it at the end of the year, then maybe it's good to move on. That seems like solid advice to me, so I'm following it. It also helped that some of them said they would be happy to buy my open pistol if I don't like it
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I'm not competitive and I'm ok with that
It was like golf when that was my main sport/hobby. Better than many, but certainly not all, but I had a lot of fun with it, and that's what mattered to me. -
Glock porn
in Glock
My G34. First I got all the production legal upgrades from MOD1 to shoot a major match. After that I had MOD1 get on it again with the deluxe package for 3-gun and added the TT magwell and basepads. It then went to Black Dove Customs for this ridiculous Cerakote paint job.
Wow - that is wild!
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Wow - that is an amazing pistol!
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Well done!!
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Law I didn't realize how far down it was, but I now have a new mount that puts the camera on your shoulder, which I like better so you don't get nothing but portal all the time. Also thanks guys for the tips, I just got to excited to shoot my first match that I didn't even think to check my ammo. Adding that to pregame routine from now on.
I was just ribbing you
The first time I mounted a camera on my hat I had it adjusted so high you could only see the top of the targets. It was basically a video full of looking at the berms 
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I'm still relatively new myself. I think you did a fine job. As a fellow "camera on head" recording guy, please adjust your camera up, if possible
Regarding the primer issue, I do the same thing Hi-Power Jack suggested, and I check them when I reload them before I put them in the ammo box. Looking forward to seeing future videos. Keep up the good work! -
Very nice!
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Awesome! Kudos to you for bringing your friend out to a match, and the fine sportsmen for helping you all out. I love stories like this!
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UpLula here too. Love it!
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I replaced my trojans insides and safety with SVI bits. Feelsgoodman
Very nice!
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Glock porn
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Better pics.........
That is a sweet gun!
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I have both eyes open, but I'm going with the Yeti theory. It seems I have to force my eyes to scan right to left. And these targets didn't have a large angular separation so no reason to rotate my head.No Farsi, Hebrew, or Arabic here, but I'm faster right to left. I think it's because I shoot with both eyes open and the pistol doesn't block the target to the left.
I feel the same way as RickT. I'm very right eye dominant and my eyes naturally seem to move left to right. I am also an avid reader, so there's a good chance the left to right of that is part of it. I'm going to continue to work on right to left to see if I can get the times at least somewhat close.
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I find that I am much faster going left to right also. I'm trying to practice right to left more to try to bring the directions closer to each other.
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I won't pretend to understand the background and politics involved, but I echo hoping that steel challenge continues on. It is what got me started in action pistol events and is still my true favorite. I plan to have my son start shooting steel events with me in the next year or two.
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Looks to me like you did well on your first match. Much better than I did
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Seems like I need to try some other weight bullets . . . I've shot several thousand rounds of 115gr Xtreme plated round nose and like them.
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Welcome and thank you so much for your service!
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Looks really nice! Thank you for the report. Looking forward to a range report.
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Runs well through mine as well
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The M&P Pro with the Apex competition trigger kit would be a very good choice for SSP or ESP.
I second this. That said, I did quite well in IDPA with my good 'ol Glock 19 (my EDC). But, you mentioned that you didn't necessarily like Glocks, which is why I second an M&P Pro with Apex trigger kit. Also, I think the STI Trojan 5.0 in 9mm is IDPA legal. It's a great gun - I know . . . I own one
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Steel is a lot of fun - welcome to the club! I'm looking forward to when my kids get into it too. Have fun!
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I have been loading the 124 gr RN xtreme bullets and this is my results with 2 different guns and 2 different loads (a major PF load and a minor PF load):
at 125 powerfactor out of my M&P accuracy is 14" groups at 50 yards
at 125 powerfactor out of my M&P accuracy is 2" groups at 20 yards
at 173 powerfactor out of my open gun, I get 2" groups at 20 yards.
the same minor PF loads in my open gun accuracy at 50 yards is about the same as with the M&P
at 173 powerfactor out of my open gun, accuracy at 50 yards is terrible. I cant even hit the 12 inch circle. The shots miss by several feet sometimes left right up and down in a random pattern. My dot is in the same place every shot.
I think the speed of major power factor with these degrades accuracy severely. I have about 2500 of them left and will use them up. I bought a bunch because of the price point. I plan to try something else when my stock runs out. My crimp seems to be correct after a few adjustments and tests.
The current load I am using works for me at the moment as most of the targets I shoot at in matches are < 25 yards.
Thanks.
Did you mean 4" groups at 50 yards? 14" groups seems like quite a spread.
I've reloaded about 2,500-3,000 rounds using Xtreme 115gr plated 9mm. Shoot them out of both a STI Trojan and a STI Steelmaster. I can regularly have 2-3" groups at 25 yards offhand. Easily 2" from a rest at the same distance. Farthest I've shot them from so far was 40 yards and they were 3-4" groups off hand.
red dot
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I just started shooting open division this year, so the red dot is a new experience for me. Still not used to it, but I'm getting there. I have a C-More and love it. Simple. Durable. Reliable. Everything I would want in a dot.