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Also (sorry, I hate adding to the pile) I seem to recall on the old forum the search settings allowed smaller words, like 2 or 3 letter.
I tried searching for "SPR" today as well as "WOA" which turned up no results while "white oak" turned up many results with SPR in the threads. Three-Letter Achronyms (TLA) are common and it would be handy to search for them...
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Friday, 2/12... actually got to an indoor range. First time I've fired a pistol in 3 months, and the first I've fired the Beretta in almost 11 months. Took the beater gun w/ 115 grainers.
Started off the practice w/ 50 rounds through my 642. Then went on to put ~350 rounds through my 92.
Spent 150 rounds doing timing drills. At first the whole gun was lifting in recoil. I was just barely able to keep inside a 5" group (7 yds) on the 0.25s segments... The sight was really lifting more than I'm used to and I fought it a bit to get it to settle even with the rear sights. At least it was tracking nice and vertical. I think pure dryfire had gotten my grip lazy and I wasn't cranking on it as hard. ... By the end of the practice I was seeing more what I wanted to in terms of the gun staying put and just the FS lifting a bit.
Also spent a few rounds on SH/WH. Took a few rounds to get the control dialed in, and I threw a few rounds out of the A w/ an obvious flinch.
I'm hoping to get some more live-fire time in over the next couple months... I need it...
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In the article Duane states that the martial artist practices because of a need for self-defense and a good competitive shooter practices because of a love of shooting and that the competitive shooter excels at skill because of this love. This is were I beg to differ. One does not devote a lifetime to the study of martial arts because they fear an attack or for only the benefits of self defense. Ask almost any high ranking martial artist why they do what they do, while they may have started down the martial path due to a need for self-defense, you would be hard pressed not to feel the sincere love in their explanation of "why".
I think you are taking the "martial artist" phrase too literally. I felt he was saying the same thing you are... In his article I read "martial artist" with respect to shooting as being someone who practices shooting for the defensive reasons, where a competitor shoots for the love of shooting... and that they are not necessarily mutually exclusive. That's how I interpreted his article, not as a literal personal who practices martial arts.
When reading it, I thought that phrase might not be the best description since (as you mention), many martial artists compete and practice for love/obsession of the activity just like us shooters.
The point I took away was that you can shoot for the love of shooting and competing, knowing that you are improving your defensive skills.
I'll bet "martial arts" and "practical shooting" are very very similar... people are drawn to it for the self defense aspects, but stay for the life-long lessons and goal to improve.
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ps Good Article, Duane (as always!).
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thanks for the scoop codycoyote and racegun
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--- it'll be whatever it'll be....
This was a turning point in my shooting when I truely accepted that I could not go any faster than I could call my shots or execute my plan (eg reload the gun or hit a mark entering a position).
I do those things only as fast as I can to still do them successfully. Time takes a back seat. Amazingly those are my fastest runs. It's not "speed or accuracy," rather "accuracy, just as fast as I can."
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Being somewhat new to A5, and not having shot in IL before, is there anything I need to know about bring guns/ammo/mags into the state? I know I can't carry. Can I assume locked up, seperate from ammo ok?
Thanks!
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Just signed up via the website!
Planning to shoot Friday.
Looking forward to it! All the hard work is appreciated!
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I didn't know you were a Master Ryan.
We look forward to having you... the stages will be a mix of run and gun, hose and a couple that are going to test accuracy. I'm a big fan of having choices as to how to shoot a stage. I do not like a stage that is run here shoot abc run there shoot def etc. I like it when guys keep going over a atage because there are 10 ways to shoot it. What I think a good match should be. Welcome to Area 5.. we'll try and make it a good smooth match.
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Haha... master.... now I'm back on the low rung of a different ladder
[Just have to keep climbing!]Sounds like a good match. my prefered style of shooting for a major match is, well, for all styles of shooting to be tested. Keeps the stages interesting as you go from one to the next. Also is good to test a wide variety of skills... looking forward to it!
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I can navigate PV ok with Firefox, but I cannot checkout of their store, so I always put a bunch of things in my basket, the realize when I go to check out it doesn't work, and have to swtich to IE, and re-select everything again...
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Just signed up via the website!
Planning to shoot Friday.
Looking forward to it! All the hard work is appreciated!
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Received a Dillon 1200 case trimmer for my b-day last night. That's going to save me a lot of time and sore fingers on the rifle ammo.
I set the press back up last night in my new gun room. It's going to be a good organized set up I think. I really like my lighting; very easy to see in the cases and work/clean the press.
I need to get some practice ammo cranked out so I can shoot come spring.
For my reference, because it took me a long time to find my load data for my practice ammo...
115gr zero, 4.4gr Titegroup, oal 1.125". I found last night the ogive must be close to my 1.150" setup for the 147gr bullets. W/o touching my seat die it came to 1.105+ so I decided that was close enough.
Been doing a lot of fundamental dryfire.. draws, reloads, 2R2 drills, etc. In just a couple weeks I am ahead of my old pars which is cool. Been dryfiring 45 to 90 minutes a night. This weekend I think I'll try out Stoeger's new regiment...
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Shoot your game.
Strive to always improve your abilities.
Treat the classifier stages just like any other match stage.
Let the classification chips fall where they may.
If your reason for playing isn't trophies and prizes, then none of the sand/grand-bagger talk will bother you.
just my 2c.
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So on the main page there is the "View New Content" to see everything that has been posted since you're last visit to the website.
With the upgrade, is there an option to put this same option within the actual threads? This way if there is a several page thread (or even a single pager) and I've read all the new ones, then a few days later there are X number of new comments I can click that inner thread new content and pick up where I left off.
Just a suggestion that I've seen in other forums, and it can be useful. It saves the scroll wheel and time to find your virtual dog ear.
I apologize if this has been suggested already, but I did read try to see if it has been.
Darren
PS: Thank you Brian and all of the Moderators for putting up with us during the transition. If I ever meet any of you I'll buy you a beer. Or a cookie. Your choice (not both).
It's always been there. Now it's a little red arrow immediately left of the Thread title.
When I put my mouse over the little arrow it says something like "Go to first unread post."
The arrow goes away once I've entered the thread.
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For my own future reference:
From Matt Burkett:
Timing Drills
One of the drills that I like to do most of the time and has had the most impact on my shooting ability is a timing drill. First we should have a discussion of terminology.
Timing of the gun:
I am not referring to the actual time the mechanism takes to return to battery. I am referring to learning the timing of the gun by the shooter. Since most guns return to battery in about 5 hundredths of a second, we cannot return the gun fast enough with our conscious mind. The subconscious will return the gun to point of aim by using the appropriate amount of muscle force during recoil. You will see top shooters push down on the gun if it does something it's not supposed to do, such as hitting a bad primer and not firing. This is not a flinch. A flinch occurs before and also during the firing of the gun.
You must shoot a full magazine on every string in this drill and you must not stop and restart in the middle of a magazine. Unless there is a safety issue, shoot the entire magazine at the required splits. You must have a relaxed positive stance and grip on the gun for this to work.
The major areas this drill assists are the return of the gun under recoil, calling your shots, grip control, and solidifying the stance. If you are not using a solid forward shooting stance, you will see the gun start going out of control and the sights moving differently after about 3-5 rounds. Please refer to my previous articles for more stance information or check my website at www.mattburkett.com <http://www.mattburkett.com>
You will need three targets, tape, and about 250 rounds of ammo.
The drill:
Start out with three targets 15 yards away. Load all of your magazines. First three strings are two seconds per shot. Like a metronome, have the splits be as close to two seconds as possible. Check your split times on a timer or have another shooter help you with the drill. Two seconds per shot gives you plenty of time to shoot an extremely small group.
First string, use as light of a grip as possible on first target.
Second string, medium grip on second target.
Third string, use a heavy grip on the third target.
Now unload and review your shooting.
You shouldn't have more than about a 2? group on each target. Compare where they are impacting on the target. Is there more vertical stringing or horizontal on the different groups? Which one did you feel more comfortable with? How did the gun feel with each grip? What exactly did the sights do? Did they rise straight up under recoil? Could you even see the sights under recoil? This will show you if you have a flinch. If you can't see the sights going up and down, there is a good chance you're blinking.
Figure out what grip worked best for you and use that for the rest of the drill.
Tape the targets.
String four, two seconds per shot on target 1 with your new favorite grip.
String five, one second per shot on target 2.
String six, .5 seconds per shot on target 3.
Now unload and review your shooting.
Once again we go back and look to see where our problems are showing up. What is the group dispersion on the targets? Is there a significant difference between the groups at two seconds and at .5 seconds? How much vertical error is there with the groups? What did the sights do at the different speeds? Diagnose what is happening. If you're getting a significantly upper right lift to the sights, grip a little more with your left hand and slightly less with your right hand (assuming you're right handed).
Tape the targets.
String seven, one second per shot on target one.
String eight, .5 per shot on target two.
String nine, .25 per shot on target three.
Unload and review.
How did your shooting go at this speed? Are the sights coming back naturally to the aiming point?
Critical things to remember:
The timing of the gun that you have learned is specific to that firearm and load. If you change any part or your load, rerun the timing drills because the gun itself has changed.
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I can't find the timingdrills are they on this site?
Found them here:
http://www.doublealpha.biz/courses-tips/matts-tips/#c200
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2010 Goals:
This year the goals are going to be much more subjective.
- Become "error free" executing stage plans.
- Break 90% in the classifier system in PD.
- Shoot 85% or better at Area 5 (assuming top GM participation)
- Get classified in SS.
- Get RO Cert.
- Become more involved in match operation
- Shoot 2 highpower matches
- Shoot 2 SC matches
The first one is my main concern. By "error free" I don't mean an occasional mike or NS or make-up on steel or sloppy reload (though those are all important). I'm referring to those little 1 or 2 second bobbles in execusion of the plan. You might call it a break in fluidity. I had several of these failures to execute at the OH match last year. 1-2 seconds on a stage on 4 or 5 stages in a match is enough to take you from first M to 10th M. I can't let a reload bobble or a make-up on steel put the plan on pause. I need to just correct and move on. Some of it means more detailed walk throughs. I need to KNOW where to be set up so I don't go hunting for targets.
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Regarding my last post, a little dryfire on the AR a couple weeks ago showed that I was angled too much to the target. Getting more behind the gun when prone really steadied things out.
I pulled the Production equipment out of the closet last week for the first time in many months. I had 3 short dryfire practices last week, mainly just working on trigger control. I was hoping to incorporate some lessons from my open gun back into the beretta... to get the gun rotated a little bit counter-clockwise in the hand and more of the finger on the trigger. That really helped my trigger control on my 2011... but the beretta just has too long of a reach to the trigger. I'm back to having the gun slightly bladed in my hand with the trigger in the first joint. It's just the only way I can get the trigger straight back in both DA and SA.
I added basic classifier skills to the dryfire regiment over the weekend. Last night I decided to dust of Anderson's book and just pound through some core skills. My arm's sore today... I did a LOT of draws last night! But even after just a couple nights I feel much, much more in tune with the production gear.
My reloads are going to need a lot of work. I've identified that as something I want to improve on in '10. I should be able to shave a few thenths off my match reload times.
Overall, I'm getting psyched about getting back on the range. I always enjoy the winter/spring after having taken a few months off. The drive to get out there and burn some ammo is always much more intense.
I plan to continue with core skill drills this week and next. Once we get into Feb I plan to add match skills to the regiment.
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If the dot always returns by dipping under the target, then do a search for "dot dip."
Here's one thread: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...&hl=dot+dip
A portion of the cure is hardware, most of it is software. Also search for "timing drills."
If it returns correctly most of the time (eg slow fire), then it could be a tension issue on the fast shots, or you're just whacking on the trigger throwing the gun off or simply flinching.
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Does it count if the gun is on order?
I've had a NM M1A on order for, well, a long time. I have a couple thousand rounds of ammo, and another couple hundred match rounds on hand. Even have a pile of mags, cleaning stuff, sling, tech manuals, etc. Just no rifle.
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For competition use, the D spring is still heavier than necessary. I use a 15lb 1911 spring. You can go even lighter and cut those springs down a coil or two (worked for me for thousands of rounds w/ Fed primers). Just for my own preference I went back to a full-length 15lb 1911 spring, but it's still lighter than the D spring.
I agree on the metal trigger. The plastic one is not bad, but after a good trigger job you can notice the flex.
I kept all factory fire control parts in my EII. Just polished things up really well, cut the hammer hooks back to ~0.020, and put a small secondary angle on the sear. With the cut-down 1911 spring and some good polishing, the DA trigger could compete w/ most well worked over revolvers.
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So you started it Kyle, who's the winner, 6-shot or rvb?
6-shot, definitely. He had the knowledge. I was just curious what it was and put it into google.
(btw: I was more than a little scared to type "butt hook" into google. It was a leap of faith that it was actually gun related!
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A butthook for a 3 or 4 position rifle. Mec/Centra is the manufacturer, I think.
Scott
wildness.... from anschuetz
the new ticket in 3-gun?
http://ahg.anschuetz-sport.com/bilder/Prod...27A_Precise.jpg
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jig for drilling/aligning scope mount holes?
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You are right in that it points the same place ... The farther forward it is the more it appears to lift off the original aiming plane in vertical inches even though it tilts at the same angle.
so it [dot?] points to the same place, but appears to lift more?? My head hurts.
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Look at your drawing. The "scope" closer to the tangent is 2" above the bottom line and the "scope" that is further forward is 4" off the line. I believe that's what the posters are trying to say. Meaning the dot will rise off the line of sight (bottom line) the further it is from the tangent.
But the dot is not "in" the scope. The dot is out "on" the target. This is why we keep a target focus w/ red dots.
Here's a cartoon version of what I imagine the difference would look like to the shooter at peak muzzle rise during recoil.....
the assumption is that all the guns recoil the same, to the same peak muzzle rise. same gun/ammo/shooter/etc.
the irons outlines show what you are saying, the FS farther out rises more. The scope shows what I imagine to be true, the dot rises the same on both, but the scope body/lens works much like the FS in the irons example.
Ignore geometry for a minute. The dot always points where the gun does, right? Why would the gun point somewhere else by moving the sight (the only way the dot can rise more if my last sentence is true)? This is what I've been asking since my first post on pg 1.
It's all just an academic exercise to me. Perhaps I've derailed the thread enough...
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Next thing to buy while I wait is some dies and brass...
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A great big Thank You ... not just for looking into this issue but for all the work this forum takes.
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