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Little tip on how to determine how "done" the steak is while on the grill. Stick with me here... take your left index finger and press it to your left thumb. Next with your right index finger touch the fat part of your left thumb at the palm. This is how a Rare steak feels. Press your left 2nd finger to your left thumb and touch your right index finger to the fat part of your left thumb at the palm, this is Medium Rare. Repeat with your left ring finger for Medium, and your left little finger for Well done. No need to ever cut the steak to determine if it's done which is a big no-no anyway.

There is a new podcast that is just getting started The Action Shooting Podcast. http://actionshootingpodcast.com The mission of the website and podcast is to provide an online home dedicated to the Action Shooting Sports from the standpoint of competition and the competitors. We have a great 1st interview with TGO Rob Leatham. You have to register to receive the entire 4 part interview. This is the most extensive interview with Rob in many years. Hope you enjoy the interview. J Scott Publisher The Action Shooting Podcast aka dubletap Member #43 of the 1911 Single Stack Elitist Club

Shot the match with my Canon... Picture gallery can be linked from my website. http://www.jscottdigitalphoto.com

Probably looking for 180's or something...

Greatest Match Ever... proclaimed match directors Steve H and Kyle S. WSSS is the best Single Stack match around according to many who would know. I have to agree although I didn't make the most of it. Here's a few pictures from Stage 9 & 10.

Congrats to all the shooters and winners, Nick Saiti Open, Taran Butler Limited, Steve Rubalcaba L10, Dave Sevigny Production, Richard Brethour Revo, and Mike Lin Single Stack. Here are links to pics from all three days, mainly squad 21 but Taran, Glen, Nick, and others as well. http://www.jscottdigitalphoto.com/a2 Here is a link to as many of the winners receiving their medals as we could get. http://www.jscottdigitalphoto.com/a2/winners This years A2 was a shooters match as far as I am concerned. This was a fun match to shoot, good mix of shooting challenges. You had to stay on your sights and trigger to do well. Weather certainly cooperated, great that it finally cooled down just in time for the match, week before during setup was still in the 90's. Enjoy the photo's. You might notice that some squad mates took some pics of me (that never happens) but you'll notice that every other picture is me reaching for a reload. Single Stack was challenging but nothing in the stages really penalized you as long as you took care of your shots. I don't know how the revo shooters felt but they looked like they had fun.

Added new pictures from day 2 to the gallery located at http://www.jscottdigitalphoto.com/a2

Finger in trigger ......DQ 1st row 2nd picture down When I first saw the picture I thought the same thing until I noticed that there is a piece of brass just barely falling past his wrist. The pic was caught just an instant after he took the shot and was beginning his move so it's real hard to tell if in the next instant his finger came out as he moved or not. If it did come out in the next instant it would be nearly impossible for an RO to call it, if his finger stayed in then the RO would have had a chance to see and call it. Still photography can be deceiving because it captures only a slice of time.

Here's a few more pics from today. Also located at http://www.jscottdigitalphoto.com/a2

Thanks... had fun.

Any word on when and where results might be posted? Thanks

If you're shooting with the same accuracy then you've only got 4 C's. If you've got 8 C's in Major then you're likely shooting quicker with less accuracy. If you're holding your gun properly the splits aren't that much different. I understand the math but the premise is flawed. Show me the Hit Factors that's what counts. In SS minor will gain extra rounds which can save a standing reload if the shooter needs an extra shot in some target array scenarios, the extra round can result in a big time advantage. In the case of Taran, he didn't intend to shoot minor! But he's a great shooter and has the mental game down to be able to overcome that adversity.

with due respect, did you mean 5.7gr of 231....cause 7+ grains is way over max..... That's why you start with a published reloading manual and work your way up testing. Chrono and look for signs of over-pressure like primers flowing. I use Clays and a 230 gr moly-coated bullet for a 175 pf in my 5" 1911 SS. it's a nice soft recoiling load. The only issue I've run into with Clays is that it's not a consistently linear powder, it seems to spike. I can make a 164 pf or a 175 pf with a 1/10 gr difference in powder charge and yet I can get 160 - 164 with a 1/10 and I can get 175 - 178 with a 1/10. I can't hit 170. Other people I've talked to have also told me that they have the same experience with Clays. It doesn't really matter to me because I can't tell the difference between 170 and 175 and my gun runs every time with my load. The same load can give different results in different guns, climates, components that's why you're better off "working up" a specific load for your gun and components using a manual for your starting point. Clays and 231 are good starting powders for 45 in my experience.

iPods are good for something else... Audiobooks. Zen Golf Mastering the Mental Game, With Winning in Mind Lanny Bassham, my own versions of various excerpts from Practical Shooting Beyond Fundamentals, Thinking Practical Shooting, Perfect Practice. Tony Robbins Power Within and Get the Edge , and many others. Music... All of the first name music Pink, Led, Stevie, Jimi.

Congrats to Robbie once again! Awesome.