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I've been called old people, sissy, and 3-gunner ... and you still had me laughing out loud with that one. ?

yes - thank you ... I had to use one of your zip ties when I forgot to bring a flag a few months ago.

Thanks for this - been thinking about trading my zev for a TTI

5 for me - the reloading stuff stays clean but there always seems to be something that finds its way onto the bench that doesn’t belong.

Had lasik done in 2010 at age 41. It’s awesome - no regrets and no negatives. Id give the same advise that Larry gave about right/left eyes for distance and near -I can’t see the front sight on a pistol any more. Right after lasik it wasn’t an issue but in the last 2 years I’ve noticed the aging eyes have a hard time seeing close objects. My left eye can focus perfectly on the front sight but I’m right eye dominant. Since having it done I’ve learned about other options that may have been better. Also in my research at the time I learned the machine the doctor uses is a critical factor in good results. You have to be sure they dr is using the latest tech to avoid many of the issues discussed in this thread.

it was a BCM 5.56 chamber. It was during a black rifle match here in AZ. Stage 3 had a 100 second par time to shoot 2 8" targets at about 275 yards and 2 plates at about 75 yards as many times as you could hit within the time. I blew through about 50 rounds then flagged the rifle with a plastic chamber flag. got to stage 4 and started make ready and the flag came right out of the rifle but the extended plastic part stayed in the chamber. It had to be hammered out with a rod then scraped out with a chamber brush. The chamber flag was one of the clear plastic ones. Lesson learned.

1-3 each month. Trying to get my 9 year old son interested so shooting can be family time ?

To try it is to love it.

I had a chamber flag melt in my chamber between stages a few months back. After that, nothing goes into my chamber except bullets.

In the frank proctor carbine video he covers this with an easy way to remember - hold in the direction of the magwell. same advice as the ejection port but may be easier to remember

I shot 3gun with a hiperfire eclipse for about 6months and liked it so much I bought another one for my son when they went on sale. Its interesting the different preferences in triggers. I really like the feel of that wide shoe and I like a long single stage so I’m digging the Calvin and eclipse most right now.

Wow ... thanks for the tip

I have a Calvin and a trigger tech. Shot the Calvin in 2 matches so far and it was perfect. Great reset and felt very good on fast paper and long range. I really like the adjustable shoe - I thought it was a gimmick when I first saw one but I’m a believer after putting that shoe exactly where it feels best. i like the feel of the triggger tech 2nd stage, but after I got it I learned I don’t like 2stage triggers during competition so I moved it to a varmint rifle. The AR gold is 2 stage so I didn’t consider it. As an aside my trigger tech had some consistent failure to follow problems in one rifle and they took great care of me helping troubleshoot and giving me every possible option to make it right.

Correction on this - shooting from the car to that 4" steel was about 45-50 yards in stage 3.

I shot an RT-6 on my friend's rifle and I felt it was marginally better than the Strike Eagle/Primary Arms scopes. On 1x there was noticeable optical shift transitioning between targets back and forth (I don't know if that's the right term ... basically it looked like the picture coming through the glass was distorted/wavy about the same as a strike eagle). I don't notice that effect on a steiner p4xi or the $1000+ scopes I've used. The reticle was great and glass was good at 200-300 yards. If it were true daylight bright, I'd probably look at it more. In the ~$450-$500 price range I'd say the Steiner is better at short range paper 3gun stages and mid range out to 300 yards even at 1-4x just because of the daylight visible dot and the better glass. If your matches do a lot past 300 yards, then that 6x would help.

I'm happy with the Leupold VX-6HD 1-6. I would like it to have a daylight bright dot, but other than that it has what I need for 3gun - my priorities are: big eyebox, reticle matches my loads almost perfectly, locking turrets (Originally I wished they were capped, but the locks work fine). Light weight is a nice addition and one of the primary reasons I went with the Leupold over the Razor, but it's not high on my priority list any more. I've also shot the Steiner P4Xi in a few matches and I liked it also but some 6" plates at 280 yards in the rifle matches made me switch back to 1-6x.

Today was work on long range transitions. I moved from prone to reverse kneeling to prone and did some sprints back and forth between positions. Also made myself zoom the scope going into a position and then unzoom coming out of the position so I can start making that a habit rather than something I forget about.

Wow - that was a great SMM3G for you! Can't wait to see the finished rounds this weekend ?

wow - those are the lowest prices I've seen. Do you use these for 3gun? (dumping in barrels and the like)?

I think it depends on what you want from a barrel. The higher priced BAD weighs in at 24.6oz and includes the cryogenic treatment. That Medium contour Satern looks like about 30-34 oz. I think the people who are willing to pay more for the BAD want the lower weight and acceptable accuracy instead of higher weight and .5 or better accuracy. Also - I saw those Satern barrels come with a headspace bolt for the price ... they look like a lot of goodness for the price. as an aside to @troupe... I have to travel to North Carolina for work tomorrow through Friday. If you know of any ranges near the Charlotte airport that would rent out a Glock so I could get some practice in, could you let me know?

past the 180 = DQ ... same for PCC, same for rifle, same for shotgun.

I guess I got lucky ... my first pcc is an ATI 9mm that hits about 10 MOA consistently, so not as good as yours, but acceptable for what I shoot. I'm working on loads for a JP upper that seems to be about 6 MOA using bayou bullets. I tried target hollow points and several other plated bullets but they all seemed to jam more frequently than the bayou 9mm 124g bullets in both PCCs. So I use the coated bullets exclusively in my PCC for better reliability.

My 18" AR barrel liked 69g SMKs the best. I really wanted the heavier 77g, but they just didn't shoot as tight. This is a Quentin Defense 18" 3gun barrel In order the bullets I found to be the most accurate (all using TAC): 69g SMK (1380) consistently below .5 moa - best group was .32" at 100 69g Barnes BTHP Match 68g Everglades match 70g Barnes HPBT Tac-X 55g Hornady SP 2266n - averaged about .75" groups at 100 - best group .52" 69g Nosler HPBT 77g SMK 75g Hornady BTHP consistently about 1.5 moa I was surprised that the lighter bullets did so much better ... but I ended up settling on the 69g SMK for long distance and the 55g SP 2266 for hoser ammo. did all these tests about 2 years ago and I haven't taken them out to check on paper but the 69g SMKs hit 3gun steel 200-535 yards and the 55g 2266 does great inside 200.

The reloading guide (https://shootersworldsc.com/reloading-guide/) talks about "double base" ... does this mean that it wouldn't be highly temperature sensitive?

That voodoo looks nice ... I'm leaning towards that bag now. Does it have an option to attach a single sling to carry it over a shoulder for close stages where I wouldn't want to use like a backpack?