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Thank you! Make sure you send pics when you get yours!

I just got my Nemesis, its exactly what I expected. Enjoy!

That makes a lot of sense! It sounds like I am not squared away on the basics just yet. Thank you for the help so far, I appreciate it. I'll make sure to check out your book.

As per usual, Charlie is dead on! The slow-mo footage tells quite a bit, the firearm is essentially displacing itself upwards while the slide is returning to level. When you say "less bent elbows", do I just need to just straighten my arms out a bit more? Do I not have enough of my body mass forward as well? I did two drills to get some footage for analysis. My targets were at about 15 yards. I was still shooting PMC 165 gr with the 13lbs spring for both drills. I was also wrong, the stock spring was 11 lbs - and this is my first 2011. One drill is where I shot doubles, while trying my best at predictive shooting. I had one sight picture and was just reacting to the second after the fact. My splits hovered around .13 IIRC (I think my timer was picking up echo's). My rounds trended upwards quite significantly - I definitely sent a handful of rounds above the top right side of the target. 1 FTF from putting too much strong hand thumb pressure on the slide. The second drill is where was I was getting two distinct sight pictures. I remember steering the firearm down and back to the A zone before firing my second shot. Splits were higher, around .2 I believe. I have a 14lbs Wolff coming and I'm going to try that with 180 gr American Eagle. I am thinking about running Syntech for matches. Overall, I think this is a case of the "Indian" and not the arrow. If you folks see anything that is jacked up with my grip, or anything else, feel free to critique as harshly as necessary - I welcome it. If there are any other takeaways that I am missing, feel free to let me know as well. Thank you all for the help so far! Targets are in the link below, both shot at about 15 yards indoors. The pasters are covering rounds from previous strings, but I shot one separate target per drill. https://imgur.com/a/3wHLe2V Shooting Doubles: Shooting Sights

Hello! I recently purchased an Atlas, and I am in the process of tuning the spring weight to get the best sight return. I tried the stock recoil spring, which I believe to be 9 lbs, and the sights seemed to return to a few inches above the top of a USPSA target at 10 yards or so. I put a 13lbs recoil spring in, just to see if I could get a better sight return, and it still returns quite a bit above the original point of aim. When shooting doubles I get two distinct groups about 8 inches apart, with the second group above my original point of aim. I do not have amazing grip strength, it is quite average. For reference, I normally run a Czechmate and Shadow 2 with 10 lb recoil springs, and I get a near perfect sight return. I am wondering if something is up that I am missing, or if I need to crank up the spring weight to 15, or 18 lbs. The ammunition I am using is PMC 165 gr. If I need a stronger recoil spring, would something like a Wolff recoil spring work, and be drop in? Thank you!

Hello! I was perusing some of JJ's videos on YouTube, and I heard the term bump transitions mentioned. I have not found much information out there on what it is, and what that specific technique entails. I was wondering some of you folks could explain bump transitions, and perhaps give insight on other transition techniques that are worth practicing. For reference, I have been practicing my transitions in dry fire quite a bit lately. I have been making a point to watch my sights closely as I pull the trigger, and snap my firearm the instant after I pull the trigger on the last round. Any knowledge on advanced transition techniques and how I could incorporate them into dryfire would be appreciated. Thank you all!

I saw their website, they seem to make some nice stuff. Have you purchased a holster from them before? If so, how was it?

Hello! I have a Nemesis on order, and I am looking for a pretty specific type of holster for it. I already know what holster I am going to use for USPSA, but I want to be able to use this gun for classes that are not competition oriented. I specifically want a holster that has level 2 retention, can accept a TLR-VIR II light, and can accept an Atlas Gunworks Thumbrest. As expected, I have not found anyone that makes anything close to that. What sort of custom holster makers could you recommend? Is there anyone that you folks have used before for specific builds like this? Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks!

Definitely check out USPSA! I primarily shoot USPSA, its more fast paced competition, and it will speed up your skill development. Check out practiscore for matches. Bass River in Yarmouth is also putting on a match this Sunday at 9:30am, it is not listed on PS, but they still run it. 150 rounds or so, 4 stages + 1 classifier - no membership needed. I second this. Its a fun match to go wild in. Last month they had a Texas star stage, and a few spinners.

Welcome! What clubs do you shoot at? I am a MA local as well. While I don't shoot IDPA, Pioneer Sportsman puts on a match called Live Free or Die, and its quite a popular, fun match from what I have heard. It might be up your alley for IDPA stuff. Also, how do you like the Canik? I've seen a fair few number of shooters with them and I am curious about their quality. Are they similar to Glock?

I second shooting SC when no USPSA matches are on. I had a bit of a breakthrough moment during a Steel match today, where I felt like I was aware of my front sight the way I am aware of my muzzle - precisely knowing where it pointed at even when I do not see it. I was completely target focused, but I knew where my front sight was. Even when I lost sight of the blurry front post, I spatially knew where it was. Finished 6/50 or so people, and first time shooting a 75%. Different disciplines can give a different and much needed perspective.