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I don't think it's productive to make this thread a referendum on Tony's methods

Lately I've been wondering how frequently the average or slightly-above-average (hence, "A/B" class) shooter should be doing live fire sessions. Some of the pros say that they can practice most of their skills in dry fire, but does that maxim apply to those of us who are still coming up in the shooting world? Or is it a simple matter of shooters having individual weaknesses which may be addressed by either dry or live fire? And as a corollary to this, are there certain divisions where live fire training is less important than skills that can be practiced in dry fire? Revolver would come to mind as an example - because every trigger pull is the exact same, and recoil really isn't that great when shooting minor, I'd contend that you can get away with shooting very little live fire if you practice dry fire doubles and plenty of dry fire reloads. Compare that to production, perhaps, where it seems like recoil management and seeing sights under recoil is a paramount skill. From my vantage point, it seems like production (and limited, probably) would get greater training value from live fire. For perspective, I shoot open and have been stuck in B for about two years. I've been hitting dry fire a ton in the last four months, and while it has paid great dividends in overall match performance, my performance in classifiers and regular range drills haven't really improved as much. Like, I'm winning locals and even taking stage wins against much better shooters, but still can't crack A class.

Armadillo Arms is taking pre orders for a supply of Ginex primers they’re supposedly getting in soon. https://www.armadilloarms.com/product/small-pistol-primer/ I ordered 10k. Hopefully they come in soon!

Yeah I don't know how that's possible either. I thought that perhaps the diode adjustment mechanism had slipped and was causing it to point down, but that doesn't explain why it would suddenly be centered when I reset the optic. Mind you, I was watching the dot as this happened. It would just drift down, so much so that I would have to significantly elevate the gun to get it centered again. It was VERY strange.

Just watched the HumbleMarksman video. These look pretty great. Might have to pick one up!

Searched around the internet a bit and couldn't find anyone discussing this, so I figured that I would post here. I have the strangest issue with my R3XL. Every so often after firing a round, the dot will just start to move on its own. Usually it drifts down to the bottom of the glass, but at least once I've watched it fade out and show up again all the way to the left. A very strange thing indeed! It has only happened about 3-4 times, and fortunately resetting it makes the dot go back to center, but I can't actually figure out HOW this would happen. Has anyone else experienced this? Can it be fixed? Or do I just need to RMA it?

Ugh. Did terribly on this one recently. 1A/4C/1M in 5.02 thanks to a bobbled reload 2.19 HF Something like 30% in open. At least it won't count

They’re actually coming pretty close together with my open gun. Live fire draw is reliably between .9-1s, and reload is solidly at 1.1

MBX all day. Pricey, sure, but I’ve owned them for years and have never once had to tune the feed lips

9.8gr of SWMP with 124gr Hornady HAP gets 171pf out of my Honcho

I'll likely stick with Open this year, but will occasionally dabble in limited if I can get .40. Limited is more of a fun novelty than anything.

A 92X might be a little big for a 12 year old unless he already has pretty big hands. A Sig 320 might be good - you can start out with the smaller grip modules and gradually put bigger ones on if he sticks with it. I know it's not the most ideal for limited, but it can certainly work. Also thirding Steel Challenge as a start. It's a great intro to the shooting sports and also a lot of fun. However, if you think he's safe enough, it's fine to put him in a USPSA match and just go from there.

Additionally, many PCC magazines are curved instead of straight. If you try to implement a length restriction, how could you conceivably gauge them to check length? Like others have said, PCC has its own myriad problems, but mag capacity is very low on the list.

Great changes. Functionally it allows shooters to bring their EDC gear and run it as is without having to register in open. It'll allow Carry optics to really live up to its namesake. Though I do sort of wish they kept the mag pouch restriction for production, at least. It added a little more challenge.

I’ve been using the DAA racer mag pouches in open for a few years now and they’ve been really good. However, I recently borrowed another shooter’s rig and found that the mag pouches have such little retention that mags practically fly out. Meanwhile, the DAA pouches grip onto 2011 mags pretty hard, even with the spacer backed out all the way. I can actually hold up my entire belt rig (sans gun) by holding onto the magazine itself! I know it seems like a minor inconvenience, but is there a way to loosen the racers even more? Or at least loosen the hold they have on the mags?

So they say that it's not "set up" for 9 major. Does that mean you could conceivably get it setup for major? If that's the case and you don't mind replacing your dots fairly often, you could probably give it a go. I shoot open, and think that it's the most fun division out there. But it can also be frustrating since you need to spend almost as much time tinkering and fiddling with your gun and gear as you do actually practicing. That said, you'd probably be better served by getting a dedicated open gun from a reputable builder. But if you want the XC, get the XC. It looks cool and if you have fun shooting it then that's going to encourage you to shoot it more.

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Hey man, keep up the quality posts! Only 48 to go until you can use the classifieds!

I’ve always been pretty bad at recoil management. My biggest problem was that I really didn’t know how much grip pressure to use. Well, back in December I took some training from a local GM which showed me just how poor my grip was. Too much firing hand tension and not enough in the support hand. Today it paid off! I was finally able to hit my first sub-2 second bill drill ever, which had been a goal of mine for a long time. I hit a 1.88, with a .95 first shot Some small caveats apply, though: this wasn’t my first run of the day, and I was shooting an open gun. But hey, I’ll take it!

I really like Steve Anderson’s Refinement and Repetition book. It’s made for shooters who don’t want to think (which is totally me) and just want to put in work. It seems to work pretty well. I also really like that it’s spiral bound so it’s easy to manage

That seems so quaint compared to some of the stories here

I've been stuck in B class hell for two years now, and it recently occurred to me that this just MIGHT be due to lack of practice. Since December I've been dry firing 6 days a week, sometimes with a morning and an afternoon session if I feel like I'm losing focus. That's equating to almost an hour of training per day. Unfortunately I can only get to the range about once a week so I try to maximize that time. While I still haven't escaped B yet, I'm within 2% of doing so AND I've been winning matches against shooters who should be better on paper. Additionally, my confidence and mental preparation is much better, which is allowing me to take risky shots at a faster pace than I normally would. Does it really matter if I get out of B? Maybe not. It would be a nice recognition of the work I've been putting in.

Hey all. Green Ops is putting on another iteration of their one-day USPSA focused competition skills class next month. The class is 8 hours of focused and tight skill development, with the assumption that you have some good marksmanship fundamentals and at least a little competitive experience. I've taken this course before and I guarantee that you won't feel held back by the pace of instruction. And at only $240, you get more than your money's worth of instruction. You can find more info here: https://www.green-ops.com/practical-pistolcompetition-skills-class-8-hrs

Really seems like no point in doing it unless you have severely restricted function in your index finger, or don't have an index finger at all.