rvb
-
Posts
1,575 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Forums
Profiles
Events
Store
Posts posted by rvb
-
-
Of course w/ my luck, if I did screw up like that, it'd be on the last stage.
-rvb
Thats too funny. It was on my next to last stage which was followed by a virginia count classifier. 
I will employ a new method of ammo management from now on.
A good consistent routine really helps!
I'll say again, it sucked! I felt like I got caught cheating.
I think everyone realizes brain farts happen. There's a big difference between the occassional "oops" and being the guy that everyone watching is counting his rounds. I wouldn't sweat it!
-rvb
-
I've not [yet] had the bump happen... but I do pack along a couple of 20-round mags for my production gun "just in case." I figure I'd still be shooting minor/irons, but it would help. Of course w/ my luck, if I did screw up like that, it'd be on the last stage.
I'm paranoid about my magazine round count... I count out 10 rounds in my hand, then load them counting as I go, and watch the 10-round whitness hole as I put the last couple of rounds in, then they go directly on the belt. I completely unload the mags after using them.
I was SO'ing an IDPA match a few years back. Poor fella completed a 12-round stage w/o reloading. Seems he had barnied up, then put in a barney mag w/ 11 rounds in it. On the following stage, being careful not to make the same mistake, he just loaded up w/ a 10 round mag (thinking it had 11) and didn't start to division capacitity. Well... he didn't make the exact same mistake twice, but I had to ding him twice. We both felt bad.
-rvb
-
Granted these are usually new shooters who are carrying their mags in their pockets. Maybe saying they don't care is not the right phrase. Maybe it is just to involved for them at their stage of the game.
That makes sense. I know for the first couple of years I shot factory ammo and just assumed it was good enough... Wasn't that I didn't care, but I had no control over how hot the ammo was.......
that's another good reason to make the chrono available, but not required. When I was new, I wish I had known enough to ask someone to bring one to a match. I remember biting my fingernails at my first IDPA major as my WWB went over the chrono...
-rvb
-
I'll add I hate wide-screens that don't have a "zoom" feature... when I leave the side bars for a non-HD broadcast, but the show is in wide format (so on an old-fashioned TV there'd be bars top/bottom), all of a sudden you have blank space on all sides. And you're using only 1/2 of the available area. Suddenly a 26" TV is equivalent to ~18". This is how I get Fox News now...
-rvb
-
For a good time, make a chrono available at a match. You don't have to require it. Just watch the peer pressure and jokes and excuses fly. Saw that at a match a few years back. It was pretty entertaining. I think a couple of dollars exchanged hands, too.
... I just don't think they care if they make power factor.
I get what you're saying, but where do you draw that line? Would you let them use 15 round mags in production just cause they don't know the rule? I'm gonna try telling the officer I just don't care what the speed limit is or how fast I was going the next time I get pulled over...
a chrono will show them ... they're in fact shooting minor... so they can declare accordingly on their score sheets going forward.
I think this is the best approach... not that you are busting people for the match today, but informing people for the future. People who honestly don't care will be content to mark minor. Some will change their ammo. Some will change nothing.
-rvb
-
rvb
in Range Diary
Friday 5/7/10. Spent a couple hours at the range w/ the production rig. went through 500 rounds.
First major take-away... My stamina is not what it used to be. Lack of live fire practice is really showing. My arms felt tired at the end, and my focus was wandering. I need more time w/ live ammo.
2nd major takeaway is I am dry-firing too much. Timing was off. much more muzzle rise than normal. I felt like I was working to tame the gun rather than just letting it happen. I need more time w/ live ammo.
My accuracy has fallen off. Best group I could do at 10 yds was ~1.5". Using my A-zone sized steel, I could easily get 10/10 hits at 25 yds, but only about 5/10 at 50 yds, and around 3/10 at 75 yds. I kept hitting left, and was having to hold right at 75 to hit the plate. Sights looked good. Pretty sure it's a trigger issue. My grip on the 92 is different this year than in years past (residual from shooting the open gun for a whole season I think), I need to fix that. Also, I was using my 115s instead of my good 147s, it's possible they just aren't as accurate... Should have taken some good ammo w/ me.
Best I ran on the El-prez was 4.1x. But it was sloppy. All the hits were on paper, at least. Even when I slowed up going for all As, I ran it in 5.2x... except I didn't get all As. No where close. Had a couple misses on a couple of runs.
Timing drills paid off. Should have done them before the El-prez, but I wanted a "cold" baseline. My timing drill groups were about the best they've ever been (about hand-sized [majority in palm-sized], 10 yds, doing 0.20s), but they were centered near the left A line, and low...
I went planning to do a bunch of drills for entering/exiting positions, shooting on the move, etc., but didn't get to them.
mucho work to do before A5.
-rvb
-
interesting timing...
I've loaded lots and lots of small primer loads, and just last summer started loaded a few lg primer loads, and the slide kept sticking. I tried all the usual fixes. Finally on Monday I realized the cup was hitting/dragging on the tube housing. When placed on a flat surface and compared to a square, I could see the cup/plunger wasn't square. Mt small primer slide was fine.
Called Dillon today and told them it looked like the hole for the cup/plunger wasn't drilled square and he said "that happens from time to time; new one on it's way."
Will post back when I get it, but I'm quite sure that's my problem.
something for you to check.
-rvb
-
rvb
in Range Diary
finally got in some DF last night. the arm is feeling a little better, but I don't want to push it.
Warmed up w/ some draws and reloads. I felt tense nothing was going smooth. Cranking the Led Zeppelin helped.
I set up 99-23 w/ 1/3 scale targets. After getting grooved in I was able to DF string 1 in 2.2 and string 2 2.4 with all As or maybe just one C. That's where I need to be cold. Trick is reacting to buzzer and prepping that DA shot so it's ready to break asap once the sights are on. Being late on that trigger prep or waiting to start stroking the trigger til the sights are on adds another .2 - .5.
I think this is a good classifier to drill on. The transitions are bigger than el-prez so it's harder to cheat by relying on the index, and tension kills the points and the transition times.
-rvb
-
[edited. sounds like the MG jhp is shorter than the cmj, so I retract my attempt at making peace.]
regardless: it all seems so simple.
given same oal, longer bullet leaves less empty case volume than a shorter bullet.
said another way, longer bullet occupies more of the case volume than short bullet.
is it that complicated?
-rvb
-
that's what I get for multi-tasking... didn't type out well.
no, it's not the first response. I'm nto that gruff. but I get there quickly sometimes. Used to go to a public range weekly and it got very old, especially if paying by the hour and you have specific things you want to work on and fit into the practice. I can't imagine having to deal w/ it as a lady, it must be exponentially worse. sometimes you have to be a bit gruff to get the point across...
at a match, it's a different environment. i AM there to make friends and get different viewpoints.
-rvb
-
I may need to clarify. These are volunteers that RO on the weekend so they can shoot during the week outside of "public" shooting times. This is a public range ...
Since it sounds like you're not talking about match ROs, such as at uspsa/idpa/SC/etc, but rather the yokels at the public range, may I suggest she respond with a simple question... "who the hell asked you?"
The problem is worse for women, but it happens to everyone. Even being a guy I know I've gotten "advice" at the public range and in the gun shops (yokel: "no one can handle those little .38 revolvers they kick too much. you should ..." Me, interputing: "Who the hell asked you?"). Ends it pretty quick.
That's just me...
Now,
If it's an issue at a match, then more tact is obviously required. But at a match you are [typicaly] dealing with people who at least understand her goals and while opinions/methods may differ, the advice is usually reasonable, and you can take from it what you need/want. If it's a problem at matches, then being stand-off-ish is best, imo. Double plug, spend time checking equipment and going over plans, be busy resetting the stage, work the score-sheet, etc. ie be un-available for chatting.
good luck.
-rvb
-
I have been watching alot of shooting styles. What would be the best place
to start. Been looking at all the diffrent types of shooting, Starting out what would be
good for starting out. I'm not going to be pro,just want to have fun,tired at just shooting paper.
Thanks
John
well, of what you have been watching, what looks like more fun? There ya go.
-rvb
-
Glock now has a model with a hammer??
It's got to be true... I saw it on the internet.
-rvb
-
You could see the effect when Beretta had a team and Langdon was shooting for them, especially in the IDPA circles. I won't try to quantify it, but during that time frame there were a significant number of berettas on the line. Now they are rare and when I do see them it's usually some new shooter who's just using it to get him by until he can get a glock or SA or S_I, because those are what win.
There are some other factors there as well, such as beretta discontinuing the elite models, but I think having a winning name associated with them sold them more than a few guns, in and out of the match circuit.
Do you think we may start seeing more Sigs over the next couple years? There's almost none now. That'll be a good example.
-rvb
-
rvb
in Range Diary
Shot PD at Ft Wayne on Sunday...
classifier was 99-24, Front Sight II. great big ZERO!!
Dropped a shot about 2" into the left NS on the first string, so I shot decided to see how fast I could do string 2... 4 mikes and 3 NS's later I had zero'd the stage. I don't know why the HHF seems so high on this and 99-23, it sounds reasonable in hindsight. I think I push too hard. Never shot these two well. It seems like a good drill so if I can get to the range this friday I'm gonna set it up and work on it.
Rest of the match went well. Favorite stage was a very simple 4 targets (8 rnds) at 25 yds, relaxed start, Vir count. My shot calling was spectacular. I think at 25 yds I could have called my points based on the FS alone. 4A/3C/1D, 4.51 seconds. I was really feeling the trigger focused on the FS. I'd like to set this one up in practice, too, just to really burn in that long-range/high-speed feeling.
On last stage, had some monster trigger freeze. Must have been really tense. There were two targets at maybe 2 yds, I should have had them cleared in well under 2 sec from the buzzer.... probably took me 4. Tension bad.
Over-all, too many Cs in this match. Even throwing out the classifier I only shot ~84%. But there were a lot of 20-25yd targets, and a few of those I took on the move, so maybe in context it wasn't too bad...
-rvb
-
Chris, Or anyone else,
If you are in the box, the "Make Ready" has been given, you've drawn your pistol & you find your hammer & sear have a problem. Can you just say "well, I'm not ready", holster, & walk away?
5.7 Malfunctions – Competitor’s Equipment
5.7.1 A competitor who experiences a handgun malfunction while responding
to the “Make Ready” command, but prior to issuance of the “Start
Signal”, is entitled to retire to repair his handgun without penalty, under
the authority and supervision of the officiating Range Officer and subject
to the provisions of Rule 5.7.5, Rule 8.3.1.1, and all other safety
rules. Once the repairs have been completed (and the provisions of
Rule 5.1.7 have been satisfied, if applicable), the competitor may return
to attempt the course of fire, subject to scheduling as determined by the
officiating Range Officer or Range Master.
-rvb
-
I shoot on average once a week, 100-150 rounds, at a local range. ... If I say so myself, I'm really happy with my performance.
...
but it's oh so frustrating when I know I shoot better.
...
I guess it's not so much the jitters but the lousy shooting that bugs me. My performance in the matches has been nowhere near what I know I am capable of doing.
I agree with what others have said, but here's some more...
Be careful of self-expectations. You seldom will ever shoot as well at a match as you will in practice. In a match we wait several minutes to an hour between shooting. In practice you get "grooved in" and warmed up. The more pressure you put on yourself, the worse the anxiety will be. Try going to your next match w/o an expectation of your performance or placement, and just shoot!
When it's approaching your turn to shoot, don't focus on your nervousness. Recognize it. Take a "big picture" view of your environment (don't tunnel-vision in on your upcoming stage). Re-assure your self that you are not doing anything you haven't done before and that you have nothing to fear. Control your breathing. Good deep breaths in, slow exhales. Close your eyes and visualize yourself executing perfectly. Recognize the consequences for a poor performance (for most of us, there are no significant consequences... wife won't leave you, dog won't bite you, you can still pay the mortgage).
Some nervousness is good. It shows you care. It gets the blood pumping.
They never go away. Sometimes they are very mild and I don't even notice. Sometimes, for some un-known reason, they get so bad I shake and think I wanna puke.
Once the buzzer goes off, occupy your mind with the shooting at hand. Then there won't be room in there to focus on the jitters.
-rvb
-
rvb
in Range Diary
I only filmed a couple of stages from the IN SS/PD match... but one of those videos caught TWO bullets in flight...
you can see them against the white wall
here is the video. if you watch, you can see them... both shots are near the 5 second marker.
http://www.youtube.com/mdhoser#p/a/u/0/1Vo2izWbJV0
-rvb
-
Shooting a true double-action first shot (beretta 92), my goal is to be ready to break the shot as soon as the sights are aligned AND I have the gun fully extended. It can add a few tenths per draw to align/extend, then begin the trigger press. So that means I begin pressing the trigger as I'm extending. Sometimes that means the shot breaks before total extension. So long as my sights are aligned, I'm usually ok with that.
When I shoot a single-action gun, I want to be extended and aligned before breaking the first shot. But years of shooting a DA gun sometimes causes me to break that first shot while extending. But again, so long as my sights are on target I'm usually ok w/ that.
W/ either gun, if the first shot or even follow on shots require greater accuracy/control, I may find myself getting fully extended, then beginning the press.
just my 2c.
-rvb
-
rvb
in Range Diary
i'm sure you really miss maryland...
Yea, I love being a Hoosier.
(And now that I'm a father, I'm a "Hoosier Daddy.")
The irony is that I feel like I "need" a carry gun much less here. But I can, so...
It honestly felt very weird when I picked up my 1911 just walking out of the shop with it. NICS and done. No crazy lock contraptions, no waiting period [but I'm angry NOW!], no training certificate, no state background check forms, no shell casings....
There's a couple of goofy laws here, but they are pretty minor.
-rvb
-
rvb
in Range Diary
I recall something interesting from the match.
On several of the draws, I distinctly remember trying to take the safety off as I was bringing my weak hand to the gun... Only my PD gun doesn't have a safety.
And it's not like I was taking off the safety of a 92FS, no, it's like I was taking the safety off my 19/2011s. I've NEVER noticed myself doing that in DF. Or in my live-fire practice. Since my full-size carry gun is a 1911, I guess I'll consider that instinct a good thing....
-rvb
-
Congrats in IN.
Good shootin with ya. It was a fun squad.
I'm off to rid myself of wouldas and couldas.I hear ya. I've been re-running the stages in my head today... trying to run them how I WANTED them to go. I need to let it go....
Thanks for lettin me testdrive the 34.
Tell me, is that a stock or stock/polished trigger or aftermarket?
See ya at the IN Section.
-rvb
-
rvb
in Range Diary
Had the IN SS/PD over the weekend. Shot Sat, worked Sunday.
Results came out where I hoped they would. Came in 2nd in PD after Micah. Wasn't near as clean as I'd have liked. None of the other M-class guys were having great days either.
shot 91.6% of the points. only 3 D's one M.
Started on Stage 7, Dangerous Man... plan had me starting off w/ 10 rounds then a RL. Needed an extra shot on the popper. My grip caused the slide to not lock back and the mag didn't fall free for some reason. let myself get into the "hurry up to make up for the goof" mode, and miked the next target. only M of the day at least.
Stage 6: 8 rounds. I seem to recall needing an extra shot on steel? otherwise nothing remarkably good or bad. 3.8x seconds.
Stage 5: Started out of position... got the STOP! command. thought I DQ'd. It definately flustered me. I should have waited a couple shooters, but I went right back to the line. Didn't seat a RL, so I used the round in the chamber on a swinger activator, "click" on the next target, and all down hill from there.
Stage 4: 21 steel targets. I decided to be ballsy and planned my RL to shoot it clean [first mistake]. First several rounds were clean and then I let that thought creep in "you're on a roll." ... miss miss miss....
Stage 3 had me engaging some targets through a port about 3 yds ahead. I called a hit on the port but didn't make it up cause I knew could see it later. burned down the steel and the mover, and made up that miss. Very happy. During scoring I noticed two hits on the port and called the RO to point out my mike... he didn't think he could score it accurately (didn't know which target it was on or if the hole had been there previously), so I got a re-shoot.... and I blew the reshoot. needed a make-up, rode the slide lock, got a "click" on the steel, needed make-ups on steel.... bummer.
Stage 2 I felt I rocked it. Good shooting on the move, great transitions, smoked the steel. But I needed a make-up on one of the papers, rode the slide lock, got a "click" on the next target (seeing a theme?)
Stage 1: 7A/1C all SHO in great time. My best stage maybe. too bad such a short stage.
Stage 8: Had a phenominal plan and really stuck to it. I rushed the mini poppers and had to take 3-4 make-up shots. Did static RL before I ran dry. I got back on plan in my next array and didn't hurry to make up time at all and still finished great. This was the "BIG" stage of the day (32 rounds, and miffed a lot of people). So I was somewhat happy with this one.
Lessons:
- If you get a STOP command. Take time to reset, then reshoot.
- Need to figure out what's up w/ my grip the SL never works any more.
- Focus on the shot you're shooting right now... don't think about past or future shots.
-rvb
-
It was the Super Squad of OBNOXIOUS without a doubt and I was pleased to contribute in some meager fashion.
Yea, lots of things are $#&@!
I think a lot of people over thought stage 8. It was one of those stages where you had to hit your marks and stick to whatever plan you had, but you really needed to know your plan....you couldn't just wing it and have it flow. R,
agree completely.... figure it out, burn it in, and let her rip.
I am curious on the how and the why ways that it was shot.
...
why did alot of you draw into the small popper on the left?
My start position (the second nail from the end, about 10' in from the left) really opened the left side of the stage up. I started on the popper 'cause that let me take a couple of steps forward on the transition to the paper and from there I could see my next 9 shots (to start on paper I'd have to swing back to the popper, and I couldn't move forward at all w/o pushing/breaking the 180). By slowly advancing while shooting my first mag, all I had to do was take a big step during the mag change and that set me up to hit the "hidden" paper behind the barrel on the left and then I could simply swing right and hit the right paper in the walls... if I hit that paper while moving I would be in position to see the rest of the targets behind the walls. Once the area in the walls was cleared, a RL and a step to the right (had a marker ID's on the fault line) let me engage the popper, plate and the left paper by the barrel. A RL while heading back to my marker on the rear FL set me up to hit the last 4 paper from the RH side.
A couple extra shots on the mini poppers forced me into a static RL shooting inside the walls, but knowing I only needed 4 rounds from the next mag, I just got back into plan and kept going. I figure the make-ups on the mini poppers and the static vs moving RL cost me ~3 sec.
I LOVE that type of stage.
What is cool is that PB and I had vastly different plans, starting on opposite ends of the stage, but the times weren't that different.
2 PB 97 GM Production 140 0 26.38 5.3071 153.0168 95.64%
3 rvb 70 M Production 152 0 28.87 5.2650 151.8029 94.88%
-rvb
Thats too funny. It was on my next to last stage which was followed by a virginia count classifier. 
.22 Rimfire in IDPA?
in IDPA Rules
Posted
From the rule book:
Purpose
IDPA is a shooting sport that uses practical
equipment including full charge service
ammunition to solve simulated “real world”
self-defense scenarios.
Seems allowing .22 would be a major change from the founding principals. And considering IDPA supposedly exists because of deviations from founding principals in other organizations, that seems a bit wrong.
People can shoot .22 in IDPA anytime they want at a local match as far as I am concerned. It just shouldn't be for score...
-rvb