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Course of fire beings at "make ready."
If you were replying to me, you missed my point. The equipment requirement is only applicable after make ready. not during the whole COF.
Most folks are reading it as two rules, where one superceeds. I'm reading it as two rules where one is a subset because it defines the other.
One says essentially "meet the equip rules during the COF." The other defines the equip rules for the cof by saying "the equip rules for mag placement are [yada yada] and they apply after the start signal"
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unlike power factor floors or # of rounds in the mag or a foot fault or weight of the gun, we are discussing an infraction that occurs prior to the start signal and/or after the last shot and in no way affects performance during the part of the course that matters... the part that's scored.
I'm not sure I even understand how taking a mag before the start from -anywhere- violates the rules?
6.2.5.1 says "if ... fails to satisfy the equipment or other requirements of a declared Division during a course of fire..."
where are the equipment requirements defined????
Equipment requirements are defined in 5.2
5.2.4 says "During the course of fire, after the start signal," So as long as I follow mag placement rules after the start signal, I AM satisfying the equipment requirements as defined in 5.2.
I'm meeting 6.2.5.1 simply because the equipment REQUIREMENT is only a requirement AFTER the start signal (again, defined in 5.2.4).
I think it's an interpretation issue, not a rule issue. But what do I know, I'm not even a cert'd RO.
2c from
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3. The early bird still has to eat worms.
Early bird may get the worm, but the early worm gets EATEN. Think I'll hit the snooze....
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Great job Corey. Looks like a lot of fun. Would like to get into 3-gun sometime. It's been a few years since I've done one. Need to buy a suitable shotty, and start pretending I enjoy it...
So as winner of the am, will they automatically put you in pro next year?
A lamp? That's an interesting trophy.. Do share a pic!
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Shot at Ft Wayne, in05, on Sunday.
Had a pretty solid match. 94% of the points and only 1 D (on the frickin classifier).
Confidence in shot calling, strangly (since I've been shooting/practicing so little), seems to be at an all time high. I had a plate that was still standing after a run that I KNEW I hit.... it had been spun around. There were also 5 steel through a port that I railed all 5 and stood up to show clear and thought "ya know I never saw a single one fall." great feeling... after the moment of panic.
A couple of small glitches in execution, but they were only slight hesitations. Too tense on a couple of close targets resulted in some trigger freeze and having to back-up to put a 2nd hole in a target, cost me a good second.
Classifier was 03-08 Madness. Shot it in 8.02, down 6 (1C, 1D). The D was a mental lapse. I got lazy snapping my eyes to the last target before the reload, broke the shot early in the D. Still should be ~91% nationally, but could have been 95+ easily.
Being lessed rushed to shoot definiately showed in my shooting I think. Even though I was RO'ing, it was easier just moving along w/ the squad.
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Took an AR to the range today. 100 rounds, all prone/slung. Just shooting 5-shot groups.
I'm not sure what is even "acceptable" for irons at 100yds? I know I suck at rifles... but hey, that's why I wanted to practice. Best 3 or 4 groups were in the 1.4-1.9" range. I'd say typical was right at 3". Any insights? Is 3" @100 ok? Or should I grab more ammo and drive back to the range immediately?
Gun was a basic 20" A2 spare parts gun w/ HBAR "post ban" 1/9 barrel (not free-floated or anything). Only non-standard parts are a RRA 2-stage and a slightly narrow FS. ammo was bulk hornaday 55s over 25.0 H335.
Biggest problem was vertical stringing. I blame that on this crappy prescription I have for my right contact. I really had a hard time seeing a crisp FS.
I found my groups were tighter when I aimed center of target vs/ 6-o'clock hold.
I read elsewhere on the interweb that bigger targets help? I was just drawing ~3" circles on paper w/ a fat sharpie...
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Here's a couple I caught. Showed up well w/ the white background.
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A friend of mine Alex Gutt just made GM. He's only been shooting three years now (17yrs old) and is awesome.
That's just awesome. Congrats to Alex. Thanks for sharing.
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Great Job, man!
sounds like a great time!
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Contacted Springfield on Friday. Nice lady on the phone wanted to discuss w/ the rifle techs before deciding to have me ship the whole rifle or the trigger group. She called me back on Monday w/ an RMA and pre-paid/pre-insured shipping info for the whole rifle. So far I'm impressed.
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having had other co-workers deal with warranty issues, Springfield Armory is the best firearms manufacturer when it comes to honoring their warranty. They go well beyond the letter of their warranty, and treat their customers like they would like to be treated.
And coming from you, that says alot!
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There is a lot of confusion about how to dissassemble a G model slide, so I took a little time to make a video for the folks over at berettaforum.net that shows both the dissassembly of an FS safety and a G safety. Figured I'd post it here as well.
Sorry for it being a bit out of focus, I guess my little flip camera couldn't focus that close.
http://www.youtube.com/mdhoser#p/a/u/0/TPvQgTOFdZE
If you have questions, I'll try to answer them.
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A big thank you for all the feedback. Kurt, that definitely sounds like a possibility from looking at the manuals. I was hoping you'd chime in here. Thanks!
I decided w/ all the other projects I've got going on to call Springfield. Lady on the phone couldn't have been nicer and more helpful. She wanted to talk to one of the rifle guys, or even have them call me, before she decided to have me send in the whole rifle or just the trigger group (I don't see a reason the whole rifle needs to go?).
I'll let ya'll know how it turns out.
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Some things I typed up for someone else somewhat recently:
Are you adjusting your grip, finger placement, or the direction you pull your finger from the DA shot to the SA shot at all? Even the tiniest amount? The DA shot requires extra reach to get started, and it's easy to subconsciously do something different to accomodate and then adjust when the reach gets shorter. You want do not want anything to change between DA and SA.
Factory DA triggers are typically very heavy. If you put the trigger more out on the tip of your finger you loose leverage and will strain more. Against more "conventional" wisdom, if you move the trigger off the pad and more into the knuckle, you gain leverage and the trigger weight seems more manageable. That may require your grip to change.
Pay very close attention to where the sear releases in both DA and SA. Sometimes, the trigger is not at the exact same point between the two modes. I'm not familiar enough with the internals of your gun to know if this is common or not. But if there is a difference then that could mean that at the moment the sear releases you are not pressing the trigger at the same angle at the between the two modes even though you think you are. The solution is to find a grip and trigger finger placement that offers a good compromise.
The bottom line is a DA/SA trigger takes some experimentation. Dryfire the snot out of it till you can do either without disturbing the sights. You goal is to just let the shot break whenever it wants while you hold the sights in place. Do not anticipate the shot breaking.
Mastering a DA trigger will make you a better shooter all around.
Just some thoughts from a guy w/ many years of competitive shooting using a DA/SA pistol.
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unloaded starts SUCK!
True no matter what division you shoot.
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I shot production at Angola, in17, this weekend.
Shooting was nothing spectacular. But I never shoot well there. Shooting and ROing there sucks since ROs stay with the stage and shoot either after setup or before tear down. Makes shooting realy rushed. Failed to do a good walkthrough on my last stage. I just took a quick look at it before make ready. Two failures to engage (and the 4 mikes that went with them) cost me the PD match win. No squads / shotgun start and dedicated RO may be nice for the shooters, but, dammit, I'm a shooter, too.
Classifer was 99-23, Front site. Crazy HHF on this one. Only shot about a 70%. Too many Cs! 7A, 5C, 5.65s total (strings were approx 2.9x, 2.6x). HF=8.8496. Looking through my practice session notes from last season, it was a pretty poor showing. Last yr in practice I was doing this in the mid 9 to mid 10 HF. Oh well.
Wasn't very happy w/ the stage I designed, but it seemed to go over well. I need work on wide transitions, so I built those in (like 160* transitions). A fun little speed trap at the end caught a couple of people... a fwd lean after advancing, and people had a hard time stopping.... only one penalty given, but several had to step back into the zone.
Put a few rounds through the AR for fun after the match, and to test out a couple new mags (had never run P-Mags in my gun, plus I wanted to test out the nordic pmag extension). Pmags are ok, I just have yet to see what they do for me that GI mags dont?
Saturday I put some rounds through the new M1A. Very frustrating. Can't seem to shoot it well.
See my issue here: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=133783
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Hello,
Recently, after being on order for a LONG time, I received a brand-new Springfield MIA National Match model. This is my first M1A. Thinking is I may use it someday in heavy metal or dable in high-power. I've only put about 100 rounds through the gun. All prone/slung.
The trigger is REALLY bothering me.
Perhaps you can advise me if I should
a) suck it up and learn to shoot it.
B ) send it back to Springfield
c) do some minor tweaks myself.
The second stage is damn near impossible to find. dryfiring as if on a 3-gun course, I almost never feel it. Slow-fire I have to hunt for it. Probably 10% of the time the gun goes off and I never feel the second stage. It's easiest to "find" with my finger out on the tip of the trigger. On a trigger gauge I hit ~3.5lb on the first stage about half-way through the pull, then the weight really drops off, to only a couple pounds (like a bell curve), then the second stage breaks at under 4lb. It's really hard to get a weight on the second stage because using the gauge I often pull right through the second stage. It seems the first stage is too heavy and the geometry is not right.
If I pull through the 1st stage, then stop at the second, then release the trigger, it's like it's catching and doesn't want to return smoothly... feels like it's already starting to drop off the hammer hook; like maybe it needs to hit the sear earlier. with the hammer down, the trigger moves smoothly.
While shooting (again, only approx 100 rounds through it), I've twice had the hammer follow, and about 10 doubles, and a tripple. And about 10 times the gun surprised me because I never found the second stage. I know I need to pull through w/ this trigger more than other guns to keep from doubling, but to keep from doubling I'm mashing it, which is killing my groups. I've put 500-700 rounds in a single weekend slow fire through one of my ARs w/ a RRA 2-stage and never had a single double (maybe it's design gives it a better disconnect?).
I'm having a LOT of trouble shooting this gun, because my mind is 100% on making the trigger work. Best 100 yd group is about 3", 6" typical (Eastern block surplus). I know I can do better. This is really frustrating me.
Does this sound like somethings wrong, or is this just welcome to the world of M1As?
I've heard good things about Springfield's service, I'm tempted to send it in. I feel they should get it right for what they charge for these things.
I do a lot of my own gun plumbing, built a 1911, etc. I'm not afraid to get in there. But I am just a weekend hack. I have the Kuhnhausen manuals. Should I smooth out the first stage and add some engagement and weight on the 2nd?
Thanks SO much. I've been looking forward to having the rifle for a long time. I hate feeling frustrated when I leave the range.
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My match gun (Elite II):
The first gun I ever owned (Elite):
Just for fun (Elite 1A):
Elite 1A (same gun as above) w/ AAC Phantom silencer:
FS that wore out (cracked barrel lugs and frame rails):
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Thanks RVB. Foot fault was controversial....
The RO on that stage is a great guy and shooter, differences of opinion will invariably arise in our sport. I would not hesitate for him to RO me anywhere anytime.
Certainly there are times when the RO sees what he sees and the competitor knows what he saw/felt, and they conflict, but both are sincere in believing what happened. That happens, and it's on the RO to be SURE because the call usually sticks. If it's not an RO that has a consistent problem making calls (and it's not in this case), then that's just part of the game. No instant replay allowed. You have the right attitude about it.
Oh, and as far as foot faults go,..... I hate that rule above all others. I actually penalized a shooter on my stage Sunday for a foot fault. He got one and one only. Some RO's give one procedural per shot and always claim "significant advantage". I think that's bull crap. Most foot faults are unintentional and no advantage (except in the range Nazi RO's mind) existed. But they still dish out one per shot,.....unsportsmanlike on them in my opinion.
I don't hate the rule, but I 100% agree that "significant advantage" is cited WAY, WAY too often. It's one of those areas where it's a judgement call on the RO's part. And per-shot penalty is important else people (like me!) would be gaming the heck out of it.... but a per shot penalty for a toe outside the line in no way improves the quality of the sport.
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Ended up winning C-class in Limited, 14th overall in the division (~72% of Vogel-division winner) and 30th overall combined out of 300 shooters.
Out Freakin' Standing!
Ahead of several Ms and As, too. (you sandbagger! haha)
Were stages 4 and 5 where you had the problems with the mag button? Other than those, you looked fairly consistent.
Are combined results available, or did you just take a peek in the stats shack?
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...a foot fault penalty cost me dearly. ...Coupling all that with the 3 mikes ( 1 on stage 10, 2 on 11)
I wondered what the penalty was for. I saw the penalty and 2Ms and I thought maybe you forgot to engage something. Having your foot out and only getting 1 penalty isn't as painful as foot fault penalties usually are!
I also worked the match Saturday and Sunday. ROing 300 shooters is work, period.Yes it is! It's much appreciated
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Two Beretta shooters in the top 6!
Yea, that's sure not common any more.
I think this is the last season for me. I plan to be shooting a G34 next season. I've been running this gun since 2005. While I'm not super sentimenal about these things, I don't really want to see this gun grenaded. And I don't see paying the premium these guns bring used. Unless Beretta does a 180 and comes out with -something- (and soon) that'll replace key features of my EII, I'm done with them.
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Good shooting man! Wish we could have talked more.
Thanks, man.
Good to see you, too. Agree that I wish we could have chatted more. The good thing about a big match is that you get to see folks you dont see often. The down side is everyone, shooters and staff, is hustling to keep the match moving.
Catch ya around sometime,
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IN Section is in the books. Came in 6th in PD, 2nd Master. All GMs and 1 M in front of me. This match was a LOT of fun. And it felt like an endurance test.
First... no pain no gain. I forgot my orthopedic inserts for my shoes. by the 8th stage I could hardly walk. Tried to stay off my feet as much as possible, but that's only about 30 seconds while someone shoots before you're up pasting again.
Pulling out of the house to drive to the match I was having a hard time focusing. Realized it was just my left eye. My right eye (dominant) was BETTER than normal?! I had my contacts in the wrong eyes. I had been to the eye Dr like 5 times and was never happy w/ my prescription. Turns out the left works pretty good in the right. So I put in a new left one, grabbed some spare contacts, and got back on the road.
This was my only major this year. So I practiced... A whopping 90 minutes or so the week leading up to it. What I really noticed my time "off" has hurt isn't accuracy or shot calling or sight tracking, but stage execution, visualization, and the "flow" of a stage. I felt like I was shooting each stage in sections and thinking the stage through as I shot. Plans weren't followed, or if they were, not smoothly. No stage felt stellar (although I did end up w/ three 2nd's). But I was consistent and had no crashes, and that's what saved me.
I shot ~92% of the points. 5 Ds, 2 mikes.
First stage, (stage 1 by chance) plan had me starting shooting 10 rounds on an empty-gun start. Didn't think about the gun going empty during the walk through and was thinking WTF when the slide locked back. Gun didn't go into battery on the load, which has not happened before. much time lost.
2nd stage. Plan? what plan? I included an un-planned reload, and the execution was true "shoot em as you see em." I had a good plan but didn't even begin to follow it. "Now what?" is how I felt the whole time.
Stage 3, meh. very blocky. had feet planted where I planned to be moving. Too many Cs (9).
Stage 4, a short 2 paper and 4 poppers, My first ever call for calibration, and I got the reshoot! Whew! Came in 2nd. I can say I beat Ben on a stage.
Could have been a couple tenths faster but I called a miss on the first steel. I called it an inch under the cal zone and an inch left. But on vid I see it hit an inch on, so steel #1 had 2 rounds on it. Stage 5, I was too chicken sh* to go for hitting the activator first and then all steel and paper before going for the clamshell, so I hit the paper, activator, 3 steel... and WAITED on the mover. damn. This was my worst place finish at 12th.
Stage 6, another 2nd place finish. I set up well on the ports. 2Cs. Not much I could have done different. I like the way Ben shot it, that certainly saved setting up in another position. smart.
Stage 7. Long shots went ok. 2 Ds. one called, one called a C. I hit the activator for the dual max traps moving too fast, I pulled a miss on one. You can see on vid I jumped a little thinking about coming back for it, but I opted to take the mike (too close to 180 and too tight a shot w/ the NS, plus the time to back up). Still came in 9th, and the miss only cost me one stage position.
Stage 8, another "meh." Opted for a safe plan that let me get a couple targets from a little lower port at the expense of an additional position to set up in. If I were an inch or so taller I think I would have gone for 5 targets from the middle of the back wall, reloaded, and hit all the low targets at the end on a single mag. Didn't burn-in where to look on the 2nd position on the back wall and almost engaged the wrong targets. 4th on this stage.
Stage 9, another 2nd place finish. A D on this stage really hurt. I felt this was my best stage. Except for that D, I don't know I could have done it much better.
Stage 10, I second guessed how to start right up to the buzzer. Starting SHO like Ben did didn't occur to me, I think that was the ticket... I -almost- had the right plan. A called edge D on the far static paper needed a make-up, and I must have ridden the slide lock and it didn't occur to me the gun was empty. So I got to my second position and the gun went "click." Shit.
Stage 11. Stage went well except for the last position through the port. On the second shot for the 1st paper, my hand bumped the port frame as the gun fired, and I had NO idea where it went. after shooting the array, I came back and made it up... but I pulled off the last target too soon hurrying to get back and pulled a mike. And the target with the errant round? Well, I made up a C with a C... That mike cost me about 5 stage positions.
Vid here:
http://www.youtube.com/mdhoser#p/a/u/0/WJ4PDTKHO4U
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A mag in the wrong place after the last shot is a no-no, and my partial always goes into the a mag pouch.
Sounds like you and I are in agreement about what the current rules say... before buzzer, ok; before range is clear = open. Others aren't seeing it that way it seems. I think before we focus on a change, we need to have a consensus about what we are changing. Your suggestions about retrieval is a great place to start. Stick'em anywhere during the COF.... use 'em after the start from an illegal position and hello open.
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