Rangerdug
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I second the DAA race belt, pouches, and holster... I had an ELS that I hate.
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Fundamentals are in the end fundamental... The shooter solution is individual... I agree that we are trying to shoot fast accurately, that was never in question. As a shooter I want every shot to go through the same hole. Hence, why we aim and ultimately why we practice. Each situation dictates how stringent I hold myself to that standard. It is inevitable that I will cut corners and sacrifice accuracy trying to be fast. It is usually where I allow a habit that inhibits my ability to shoot accurately (to my standards), and like a cancer only snowballs from there. It is when I push it to a point that I need to take my foot off the gas, and revaluate my fundamentals. Call it "magic", that when I do I actually get faster and more accurate. I am not saying that it is the end all be all of training. It is; however, a very effective drill that only requires 10 rounds, and at most 10 minutes of your time (shoot it fast, shoot it slow). In the end, what you choose to do to better yourself is what you are going to.
“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle
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It must be said that it is only a tool in the vast tool box. I am told that I have Larry Vickers and Pat McNamara to thank, for stressing the importance of this drill on us at work. Like I said, this was the first drill of the day. It was the warm-up. The purpose establish and re-enforce the fundamentals and focus. From there we will typically move into more aggressive drills.my 2 cents ...
while maybe useful to ID a problem, I don't see much value in training to shoot slow. Being accurate but slow is useless in practical shooting as is being fast and not accurate. You must learn to train & compete shooting accurately at speed. That is all that ever matters ...
“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle
That being said, and speaking for myself. I can't tell you how many times I develop and perpetuate a bad habit, by cutting corners in training. Only after much angst and frustration, identifying the issue, and then having to unlearn it. I have found time after time, I find it is the most rudimentary drills that have been the most beneficial.
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I was introduced to the slow aim 25m Bull drill (10rd/10mins/25m) through work. It is a drill that I have done hundreds of times, as a warm-up. In the last year I have completely neglected it in my training. I have noticed that in that same time, during comps and training my tight groups were gone and that I was flinching. Then a friend suggested we shoot some 25m Bulls, and it was a epiphany moment. I shot awful, but it was exactly what I was seeing in my speed shooting only slowed down, a place to get back to the basics.
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Its shooting, so in that part it is fun... however, the rules and the rule ninjas that the sport attracts can suck the fun out pretty quickly. I tried to introduce the sport to my cousins, and rule ninjas pretty much ruined it from them going ever again.
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You might consider the Sig 320, I am a long time glock guy, and I know i will burn in hell for saying it but they are great guns. I think it has one of the smoothest triggers straight out of the box. the interchangeability of the frames, with the trigger group staying the same is a cool idea. food for thought.
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FYI:
A very close friend of mine I've been shooting with over the last year (he's a master now) and a guy I've been squadded with at almost every match we've shot in that year had been shooting a Glock 35 up until a month or so ago. He began running a SJC frame weight with thumb rest back in Feb/March. Since then, he began breaking the main trigger pin in his frame with alarming regularity. I mean, like a couple a month. Several times the break resulted in a zeroed stage and/or a subsequently disappointing match result that could have been avoided. He started carrying several pins in his range bag because they broke so much. Myself and an engineer buddy we also shoot with eventually guessed that because the Glock polymer frame is actually designed to flex during it's recoil cycle, the added weight and torque on the frame was resulting in the forces being shifted to that pin. He later stopped running the weight and the problem disappeared.
I wouldn't repeat random hearsay... this is first had stuff I witnessed myself and helped diagnose/fix. Now, he did love the way his Glock shot and performed with the weight in place, so it does have an advantage... but it could be argued that the Glock wasn't designed for a big chunk of aluminum to hang off the front and/or get torqued away on by the shooter. And it begs the question... if you want the advantage of a heavier framed pistol, why not buy a metal-framed pistol? Maybe the weight alone wouldn't have this effect, but in this case he had the thumb rest to go with it so perhaps the issue is related more to that.
Just my two cents. Again, he DID enjoy the way his gun shot with the weight, but it did appear that the broken-pin issue was directly tied to that weight/thumb rest.
I work, train, and compete with Glocks with taclights... I along with my peers have put 100s of 1,000s of rounds through our glocks, and I have only seen one pin break ( That gun was school gun and had 20,000-30,000 rds, pin was changed and went right back to work). It is more common that the barrel fails. The questions I would have: 1.) what gen is it? 2.)what type of guiderod and weight of recoil springs you are running 3.) and lastly are you running OEM pins or ZEV equivalent?
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I have the Hardcore and I absolutely love it. It is my first open gun, but I wouldn't trade it.
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I didn't realize how much I needed, until I removed for a match
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PMAG test?
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Are the Pro Mags any good? I saw some at Gander today same price I paid for the Magpuls...
Absolutely garbage
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PMAG test?
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Has anyone tested the Magpul magazines yet? Magpul says they expect to ship to dealers in a little more than a month and all I've seen are short clips from SHOT.
They are far superior then OEM magazines. I have put about 5,000 rounds through them with not one issue. The plastic is a bit harder and allows the mags to release better. I have used them at work in a tactical realm and in competition and love them. The only issue that I have with at this point is there are no competition add-on parts yet. If i had to nit pick I don't like the round loaded window on it, but its not like I pull my mags out in a gun fight to count either.
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If it is half as good as the apex I have in my M&P, I will gladly replace the ZEV trigger i have now.
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Yes, I know all that. He was asking what should he address for new (er) shooters....
You can only load your gun AFTER the RO gives you the command to "Make Ready".When can I load my gun? When and where can I load my mags? Where can I draw my gun? Do I have to shoot at the steel until I run out of ammo? How many mags do I need? What kind of holster do I need?
You can load your mags anywhere EXCEPT at the Safe Table.
You only can draw your gun at the Safe Table or when it is your turn at the line, after the command to "Make Ready".
You do NOT have to shoot at steel until you run out of ammo.
You need enough mags to complete a 32 round course of fire.
You need any kind of STRONG SIDE, OWB you want/can afford.
When and where to un-bag the gun.... I created a near panic at my first match when I walked to the back stop and cleared and holstered my pistol with out an RO.
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Thanks, Sarge.
Sorry for the lack of updates. No go on the team for a lot of reasons, but yeah, it didn't go far.
Sorry to hear it.
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I have a 28" hard-sided roller suitcase, and a Pelican case that fits inside. I have a cable and lock that threads through posts inside the larger suitcase so that it cannot be removed without making a scene.
Since TSA no longer inspects each declared firearm case, I'm finding the airline check-in agents to be totally untrained. Some try to past the orange tag to the outside (for the world to see), and I had one that wanted me to open the LOCKED container (while on the ticket counter scale) to show her it was unloaded.
Yeah, I'm going to wave my gun around in the airport.
Carry the TSA info with you for reference (to show the agents), but if anything is out of the ordinary, have the gate person get a TSA agent over to resolve the clown show.
I fly to 3-gun matches about once a month. Having to open the case at the ticket counter is the norm.
Always impressive to the people in line behind you when you open a case like this....
Who did your foam? that is a great layout.
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IDPA and the real world
Now there's a title that makes you laugh.
I enjoy IDPA. I like the folks, the trigger time and basic gun handling practice are great. I also don't mind a course of fire that makes me do something outside my personal comfort zone or training, that's probably what I find most valuable, I have to do something I wouldn't normally do so I have think a bit more on my feet. But that's where it ends for me.
It's a lot different than USPSA because I can't walk the stage down multiple times choreographing every move. I like USPSA, it's still a chance to maintain basic gun handling skills and making good hits quickly but in USPA, there's a lot less to think about after the buzzer. You can still get a plan together in IDPA but there are still a couple of extra things to think about on the fly and you can't walk it down and ingrain details as easily.
What's starting to turn me away from IDPA is the constant change in rules. Not minor tweaks, things that change the flavor of game for no apparent reason other than to fit some small group's view of "tactical" handgun use in the "real world."
I agree completely
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Hello: You can look at the one Eddie Garcia makes a magwell if you have big hands. Thanks, Eric
I have the Eddie Garcia BAM and I like it a lot. It fits my large hand well.
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The one issue that has been missed in this debate is magazines and the stupid spacers. I like you am new to the open scene. I thought 9mm is a simple answer. Then I bought the magazines and spacers. What a nightmare. I found that they keep sliding into the mbx and tti base pads. I am going to 38 and staying there.
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Honestly, I don't see the point in L-10 and practically no one around here shoots it.
Have you tried limited-10? Honestly, I like the idea of reloading... I understand that production is the same thing. However, it takes the gun confusion out of the equation.Sorry you didn't like limited or open. Open doesn't interest me yet, but maybe one day. Have a great time in production, I certainly do. How did you settle on CZs for production?
I enjoyed shooting Limited, but I didn't immediately fall in love with Open like I thought I would. I picked up my CZ 75 Shadow SA (IDPA ESP gun) recently for the first time in months and remembered how much I love the small frame CZ's. That's one of the reasons I decided to go back to Production/SSP and the logical step was to get a CZ suited for those divisions.
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Fair enough, like I said it confuses me too. From my understanding you can use whatever gun (outside open). If anyone understands it better please feel free to educate me.
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Can't you shoot the match if somebody loans you some gear? Heck with watching. Go shoot! I'm sure somebody here will hook you up?
If someone will spot me a ticket, and a the entry fee... I will gladly loan you whatever you need. If that is too much to ask for I will get you a shooting belt for free. I am cursed lefty so holster would might be difficult.
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Sorry you didn't like limited or open. Open doesn't interest me yet, but maybe one day. Have a great time in production, I certainly do. How did you settle on CZs for production?
I enjoyed shooting Limited, but I didn't immediately fall in love with Open like I thought I would. I picked up my CZ 75 Shadow SA (IDPA ESP gun) recently for the first time in months and remembered how much I love the small frame CZ's. That's one of the reasons I decided to go back to Production/SSP and the logical step was to get a CZ suited for those divisions.
Have you tried limited-10? Honestly, I like the idea of reloading... I understand that production is the same thing. However, it takes the gun confusion out of the equation.
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My answer to this dilemma may or may not work for you.
Shoot them all, heck bring gear for two or three divisions to a match and decide while you are standing in line to register, shoot one division on Saturday and a different gun and division on Sunday. Do whatever you think is fun, that's the whole point.
I may be the only one, but I agree completely. Have fun!
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You might consider the SIG 320. It has a different frames, and the nice thing is the "gun" is the trigger group. It also has a good grip texture. It has a good balance to it. From what I am hearing, there is more competition parts coming out for it.
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My brother moved from Vermont to New York, he had to ship all his guns to my Dad. What a nightmare.
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Do not hesitate... Buy it!!! They have the best warranty program, I have seen. You can purchase it go out to the parking lot, run it over, catch it on fire and send it back to them. No questions asked they will repair it or replace no matter what. If you don't buy it, can you pass on the location of the store;)