Flatland Shooter

I believe it was you that posted a bunch of practice videos from your backyard. I studied the daylights out of those. Maybe you can update them with some PCC stuff.

Glad you've decided to post. As you know, lots of great info on the site. Be sure to contribute when you can.

Nope. It would have been my first M class perecentage classifier if it fell. Remember it well.

When I'd supply the "god" gun, it was a S&W 586 with 122 - 124 PF ammo. Only good reason for me to have a revolver.

As for Level 1 matches, I do feel that if you are running poppers in a classifier, a legal "god" gun ( shooting ammo just under 125 PF) should be available. Just to be fair.

Last time I called for a popper calibration, RO asked "who is shooting 9mm"? One intrepid soul raised his hand but advised his ammo chronos at 145 PF. RO said "good enough" It fell.

Will be interested to hear your results on that combo.

Got mine. Nice brass. Thanks Todd.

This works. Over 30 years without a squib on a 550. As I've gotten older I've upgraded the lights. Now I have one in the center of the press and one just to the left of the press. I position myself so that I see into each case without any additional movement. Pull the handle, look and rotate. For loading rifle cases, I do it a bit differently. Since I cannot see into the case, I have an 8d nail cut off to a 1-1/2" length. After dispensing powder but before placing the bullet, I drop the nail into the case. If it falls all the way to the bottom of the case, no powder. If it only drops a small amount, its got powder. Not really needed but I put a mark on the nail with a magic marker to show approximately the right amount of powder is present. Edited to add - I must be a creature of habit. Even though I've never had a squib, I always bring a squib rod to matches. Never needed it personally but it has helped out a fellow shooter a time or two.

If the buffer system requires a very firm grip (held tightly into the shoulder?) I feel it may not be too good for competition. I keep my PCC setup where it is reliable no matter how its held. A very sharp lean on the weak side may require you fire the shot holding the gun in both hands and the buttstock nowhere near my shoulder (thank you Mister laser). Same with some low ports. Its a total package. Buffer + spring + spacers (if desired) + ammo need to function 100% of the time.

I don't just stand there. I usually give the RO a puzzled look over my shoulder. Seems to be happening a little more often lately.

Transition drills at varied distances in both dryfire and livefire.

I purchased an aluminum frame C-more to go on my Open class shotgun in 3-gun. Not that much heavier than the standard polymer frame model. My thoughts were it might hold up better on a 12 gauge that's getting tossed into a barrel. I was not disappointed. Replaced the polymer frame C-more on my 3-gun pistol for the same reason. To replace the battery on the polymer C-more requires an allen wrench where the aluminum C-more uses thumb screws. A nice feature. I've tried to find thumb screws to use on the polymer frame but it uses an oddball coarse thread. I've never needed to rebody a C-more but if the cost to upgrade to the aluminum body is not too high, I'd go that route.

The Marriott is nice and good restaurants are nearby.

Never shot Rosenberg during a hard rain but it seems to drain well and dry up nicely. Hope it won’t be a problem.

Maybe a typo? How about 1/2' (6") to 1 yard.

I try to place the center of the lower A zone at the same height no matter the distance or the size of the target. I do try to scale the spacing between the targets. If the WSB has the spacing at one yard (2 times the width of a full size metric target) then I space the 1/2 size targets also two target widths apart. Along with some homemade 1/3 and 1/2 scale targets for dryfire, I like to use 2/3 scale airsoft targets for some of my live fire practice.

You have me down for the 3/15 me batch. Please PM info to make payment. Thanks.

No troubles with RB5007 + JP .308 carbine spring and 136 PF ammo. Around 1500 rds and no buffer failure. Add the stainless steel short stroke spacer and I have trigger reset problems.

Just got a link from a friend in the Ft Worth area. Thanks Pat. https://www.facebook.com/search/str/henry+cup+2019+stages/keywords_search?epa=SEARCH_BOX

When I was in Brownsville last month a neighbor of my daughter told me they shot matches at South Texas Tactical 2100 Village Center Dr (326.12 mi) Brownsville, Texas 78526 Get Directions (956) 350-2047 Its an indoor range and I do not know what rules they shoot under. He said it was a monthly match. Maybe worth a call. He also mentioned another club north of Brownsville that shot matches but other than it is an outdoor range, I don't remember he saying much. Edit: Checked the South Texas Tactical Facebook page and it looks like they shoot a weekly USPSA match. Its a little over an hour from McAllen.

I don't really know. This was back in 1989. A friend supplied the steel panels for free (required some cutting to fit) and the builder supplied the door and locks. I do remember they needed to reinforce the ceiling joists to handle the weight. I 'm sure that it was cheaper than a good gun safe (since the expensive parts were free)and it was a good bit larger than a gun safe (approx 8'x10").

Many years ago when we had a house custom built, we included a large closet with 2x6 studs (instead of 2x4). Instead of drywall we lined the interior with 3/16" steel plates. The area around the door was reinforced with angle iron. The door was an exterior grade solid core steel door that matched the other interior doors. On the hinge side we had several steel pins that when closed recessed into the angle iron. On the lock side we had three long throw deadbolts that also set into the angle iron. Still not as strong as a good gun safe but if anyone had gotten into the house, it may have deterred them getting anything. About the same time a co-worker had a house built with a closet sized to where he was able to slide in his gun safe. I liked his better.

I think the main improvements have been comp related. I was able to keep some of my older open guns in play by upgrading the comps. Little things like the Aftec extractors lightweight hammers and triggers also has helped a bit but comps is the big thing. When the USPSA lowered the PF for major, the comp wars began all over again.

I've shortened up my PCC buttstock to the first or second notch so I can bring gun closer to my centerline and away from the shoulder. This allows me to keep both shoulders square to the targets and my head up. Seems to really help with dot movement. The hard part is, after over 55 years of shooting rifles and shotguns, remembering to bring the gun all the way in at the buzzer. On the handguard I keep my weak hand about 6" forward of the magwell with my elbow bent. My thumb rests on the left side of the handguard pointing at the target. Feels more natural to me and also ensures my thumb does not block the laser.