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Gun was sold to me, I don't know exactly when I'm gonna start working up loads yet, I have some time and weather's not the greatest but I'm gonna take aandabooks advice and start with CFE pistol with 124gr bullets and see how that feels and go from there. I've also heard a little bit about trying 115gr bullets maybe ill try that also time will tell, but I'll keep you updated as I go along.
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On 8/28/2013 at 12:14 PM, kneelingatlas said:
I disagree. I don't think it's possible to go too fast, perhaps "when shooting classifiers I focus on speed and everything else goes to shit" would be a more appropriate title to this thread?
haha oh man that pretty much sums it up for me. I have a lot more practice to go before I get better and at least live fire practice is easier said than done where I live, I've only been shooting a year and have only done 4 or 5 classifiers so far and I'm a high D but when it comes to the actual match I'm usually in the top 1/3 give or take in production so It can really only get better from here at least I hope lol
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I can tell you I wont ever come up to the shooting line again with just enough ammo. I was at a USPSA match and on one of the stages it was a table start and you weren't allowed to start with any mags on your belt or put any mags on your belt after the start. I was shooting production and I put 3 mags on the table which I thought would be enough since the stage round count was only somewhere around 20. well there was a bit of steel a few paper and a texas star and needless to say I ended up with a failure to engage on one of the paper targets all I needed to do was put one extra mag on the table so from now on I'm gonna start with as many mags as I can carry or have on the stage lol.
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I'm trying to decide the same thing right now, I bought a gold custom eric 2007 that has a hennings 90 degree mount with a c-more it has the v12 barrel and with all the ports in the barrel and the straight up design of the mount the c-more is getting a bit of abuse from all the gases coming out the barrel. The two options im looking at right now are the Alex mount for the RTS2 which I would mount a sig romeo 3 on since I already have it and like it or I am also looking at a Cheely Custom 90 degree setback C-More Mount which would get the c-more a lot further back away from the barrel ports. Any opinions on these two options?
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On 1/3/2018 at 3:58 AM, stick said:
and fast is smooth
I thought that saying was "slow is smooth, smooth is fast"
On 1/3/2018 at 12:18 AM, Polymer said:Quit switching back and forth between guns, pick one and just shoot it.
I'm learning that one on my own lol I've only shot competitions for one year but I went through 3 different guns and I'm sure that hindered my ability to shoot any one of them very well, but this year my plan is to stick to one gun and become proficient with it.
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7 minutes ago, RJH said:
xdm is close and has different backstraps, might work for you
I would say the XDM OSP is probably a better and closer option to a 1911 than a stock II and is much cheaper also and are a very nice pistol.
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The Stock II is a good option just have to be careful not to go over weight. You'd probably be even better off weight wise having the slide milled. I had turned a Stock II into a carry optics gun and was extremely close to the max weight like a 1/4 of an oz under and I used an aluminum guide rod and did some other lightening in other areas too but used a dovetail adapter for the optic which I know added a little bit of weight over having the slide milled. I ended up getting rid of it though since nobody in my area was really running carry optics so I went with open instead. The Stock I is very similar to the Stock II except its about 4oz lighter and less worrying about making weight.
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Oh man that's a really tough one, I tend to watch way way to many movies and its hard to narrow down to just one but a few of my top favorites in this order are
Shawshank Redemption, In Time, Jurassic Park, August Rush, Deadpool, A Clockwork Orange, and The Right stuff seriously the list could go on but those are some of my top ones.
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Last year was my first year doing any kind of competition shooting I ran production in uspsa and also ran production in steel challenge. I decided to make the move to open class mainly because of more rounds and the optic. I did alright in production most of the time being in the top 50% in my class which I think is good for my first year of any type on competition shooting. My goals for 2018 are
-Setup a practice routine of dry fire and reload practice and do it at least 3 times a week
-Live fire practice once a week if possible
-make a better exercise routine with an emphasis on aerobic exercises and balance
-lose a few pounds and make a better nutrition plan
-Compete in at least one uspsa and steel challenge match a month
-Compete in all the major matches in my area and be in the top 50% or better in my division
-Make B class in open
-Run Smoke and Hope in 2.50sec or less (ran a 2.75 in production last year so a 2.50 or better in open is possible I think)
-Use the same gun all year (I tend to like variety it seems but I think that is a big negative for moving up)
-and just have fun, isn't that why we do it
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On 4/30/2016 at 12:00 PM, DarksideCZ said:
Typically I count shots during my walk through and plan my reloads. Then I try to only remember where the mag changes go instead of consciously counting shots.
Anyone else ever catch themselves Subconsciously count shots?
I usually do the same thing when I plan for reloads. I go through the walk through, plan things out and just plan where on the stage im going to reload. I think its easier to get rid of the thought process of counting shots and just remembering where on the stage I want to make the mag changes. Having said that I do also find I must be subconsciously counting shots because I have plenty of times where its like I instinctively know that I went through more shots than I had planned and am going to be short a few round near the end and I will change mid run where I do a mag change/add a mag change.
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Just out of curiosity are you planning to shoot 40 open minor, if so why not major? I would think the lower capacity you'd get from 40 vs 9mm major or 38 super you'd want the major pf. Now I guess if your a really good shot and shoot a's it wouldn't really matter all that much anyways.
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Mag changes are also fun so maybe as I get better with my planning and shooting one day ill go back to production.
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On 2/24/2017 at 4:12 PM, mrasam said:
I have stopped paying attention to other shooters stage plans and just shoot the one I came up with even if it is completely opposite what everyone else is doing.
That's something I try to do myself, I think its just better to stick to what plan feels right to you and try not to get distracted by the other peoples plans. I also like the KISS rule because once that buzzer goes off things change (mentally) and the simplest plan usually is the easiest one to remember and do. I also have short term memory problems so its even more important for me to keep things simple if I can. I'm getting out of production class because the extra planning that's involved for a 10rd mag limit it just adds so much more planning and remembering it really is very difficult for me, not saying I don't like a challenge though lol
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27 minutes ago, Nathanb said:
You’re local to me. If you want to shoot a Savage in 338 let me know. I have a 110 hs precision.
Cool, yeah Milford isn't far at all from me I might just take you up on that offer. Thanks.
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Thanks MemphisMechanic that sounds like good practice and a good way to retrain my grip.
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22 hours ago, troupe said:
Shot Show is just around the corner, and I had heard an insider scoop that Ruger may be bringing the new 6.5 Hornady PRS out in the PRS rifle. May be worth the wait.
I didn't even know about that cartridge, now that might open a whole new set of options. getting that extra 200ish fps over the creedmoor really sounds great and I would assume barrel life would drop some but probably not to all to much.
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Ok so I'm gathering that the tikka's are very good rifles out of box, is the Tikka T3x Tac A1 worth the $1550 over these other options ruger precision $1100, savage 10ba stealth $950 or the savage 10ba stealth evolution $1400? all of them in 6.5 creedmoor.
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as far as some other rifle options whats everybody opinions on the tikka t3x ctr or the bergara b14 hmr both in 6.5 creedmoor both are right around $1000, or is the ruger precision pretty much the best around that $1000-1200 mark? thanks
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2 minutes ago, ParsonsWV said:
For accessories I would go with a 700. I haven't looked into factory rifles for a couple years now but look at what is out there for the 700. Could go chassis or a nice stock later if you decide to. With the ruger I am not sure who is making stocks for them. I do not know anything about the ruger action but the rem 700 is the basis for how many custom actions and gunsmiths know exactly what to do to a 700 to make it shoot.
That's one of the reasons I was originally thinking of the rem 700 like the 700 long range in 300RUM or the 300WM. I also know some guys also like the savage actions too that was another brand I was looking at which I know there triggers are really good right out of the box.
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26 minutes ago, touji said:
I've seen some mixed reviews on using a laser or a laser trainer, given that people generally look for the laser instead of looking at their sights. Would you use the laser in terms of just looking at what the gun is doing on trigger pull during dry fire?
like how the iTarget laser trainer it only turns on the laser for a split second and you use either a computer with a camera or a smart phone its camera and it records where your shot was. so I would just pay attention to my sights and trigger pull and then after I dry fire I'll see where I actually hit on the target from the recording.
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5 minutes ago, Descartian said:
If you want to really see what your trigger finger is doing to your groups, use a laser or laser grips. It will show any bad habits you have.
Have you ever seen or tried any of those laser training systems like iTarget https://www.itargetpro.com/ do you think something like that would be a good idea?
23 minutes ago, MJinPA said:Yep. USPSA. My profile picture is actually from the Monster Match. I'll be at New Holland this Sunday if it isn't too cold.
Cool I unfortunately wasn't able to make it to the monster match this year though I heard it was a good one I actually missed the last few matches this year but did shoot the area 8 championship. I did ok but there where a few stages that I kinda just fell apart and really screwed me up overall. I've never been to New Holland its about a 3hr drive for me.
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21 hours ago, ParsonsWV said:
Give us a price range you want to stay in. I may have missed it but don't see it. I mean you can pick up a savage reasonably or we can recommend any number of custom builders up to however much you want to spend.
I was looking to spend around $1000 on a gun not including the optic, I'm not looking for some crazy custom built rifle just for something that is already pretty good out of the box and over time if I want to put some money into it to make it a little better like a barrel, trigger or a stock.
14 hours ago, Skeeks said:Get the Ruger and be done with it. 6.5 creed or 6cm will get to a mile no problem.
That is looking more and more along the lines of what I might end up doing with the more looking I do the more it looks like that's the best option.
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22 hours ago, Descartian said:
I'm going to chime in and say 90% of getting better groups is in trigger control. Dry fire your pistol as much as possible, don't jerk, nice and smooth. Don't expect your gun to fire just pull the trigger until it does.
Yes I agree with you on trigger control and I don't really practice enough dry fire or live, or at least I don't have a routine for practicing I do it here and there and at times I'll spend a bit of time on it but maybe I should make myself an actual routine like you would with exercising. I'm also hoping that having a dot is going to help me be more aware of whether or not I'm moving or the amount I'm moving when I'm squeezing the trigger.
10 hours ago, MJinPA said:White wall drill will help with trigger control. Do it from a draw with an aggressive par time. This should help mimic live fire grip (vs. just just cycling the slide and pulling the trigger).
Thanks that's a good idea with the par timer considering I seem to be able to do the standard squeeze the trigger slow and keep the sights aligned just fine but it changes when the speed gets faster but at first I'll start off a little bit slower but once I get a little more comfortable with that I'll turn up the speed and see how my grip changes (if it does hopefully it won't much) and make sure the dot isn't moving much or at all. Hey do you shoot USPSA or steel challenge at Ontelaunee? that's where I usually do most of my competitions.
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My main goal is paper but wouldn't mind the ability to use it for big game hunting (black bear) if the mood strikes me. I would be sitting on a bench/prone pretty much 100% of the time other than if I were to use it for hunting and again the only time i'd be toting it around would be if I used it for hunting. as far as what I mean as long range is 1000 or more yards. I've heard good things about the ruger precision rifles also, though I was kind of looking for something with a little more punch to it but I'm not completely against smaller calibers either since my main purpose isn't hunting. I've got a couple local shops that have the ruger in 6 and 6.5 creedmoor and they feel good smooth action nice trigger for a production rifle. I've also looked at the savage offerings like the 10/110 BA stealth which is very similar but have more caliber options. does anybody have experience with both the ruger and savage models?
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I also have an idea for a different comp setup but that might take a while to get done, so for the time being I'm gonna be concentrating on load development on the v12 barrel.