Paul Winters

Fantastic! It is a bit of a drive for me, but well worth it. Already put it in my calendar. Thanks, Paul : -)#

Yes, they have been used in competition at the Knob Creek National Subgun Match. Our first set were 4 x 6 self standing plates made by Just Shoot Me Targets and they help up great. This allowed us to have targets at close range for point shooting (from the hip firing). They held up great. We were able to use them for several matches. Now this match allow up to 200 competitive runs, all in full auto, and with an average of 200 rounds per run, meaning that over 40,000 rounds are fired in the two day event. Over time, some targets were pulled as the L shaped base was hit enough to start to weaken, but some duct tape helped hold them together in some cases. I still have a couple that could be used today left. We have also used some of the Israeli silhouette falling targets at near point blank range and they also held up well. The energy of the bullet passing through would be enough to push the targets down on the base pivot. We are planning, in the near future to try the moving ground targets. I give this type of target a thumbs up. There is a ton of Youtube and other videos of all the matches, but I couldn't tell you for sure which match date the were used on. We had them set low to the ground and set them on a 6x6 that we could rotate to maintain a consistent flat base for them to stand on. I am the match director. Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions. Paul : -)#

Low or managed recoil loads for slugs and buckshot help a lot. Paul : -)#

Started out with rifle sights on a deer barrel. Helped somewhat for slugs, but I found the rear sight slowed me down and partially blocked my vision on target transition. Changed to a front fiber optic and had a mid barrel bead. Once I relearned to get my head down, I found it better. The mid bead really helps me line up with the front bead with slugs and for me is as accurate as iron sights. Paul : -)#

If I added up all time with a long gun in my hands down to one hour, 55 minutes would be with a sling on it (even my hunting shotgun has a sling on it). Don't see it as much in competition, and as an RO, if a new shooter has a sling on when it isn't required, I will caution them about considering their sling for issues so they are aware. That being said, in the 3-gun world, why would I not want or use a sling on a rifle or shotgun if the course is built for it. I did adjust and converted to full time competing with a retention holster and it took some time to adapt to it. To borrow a movie line, my view of 3-gun from matches where slings are not employed up to and including the outlaw matches, each match is a personal challenge for me to "improvise, adapt, and overcome" the variations. Heck, if it was easy, I might get bored with it. Paul : -)#

Looking forward to it. Been a long couple of weeks of snow and ice. I need a fix. See y'all out there. Paul : -)#

So he got a reshoot?

Missing the obvious question here Kevinm. What did the rules you competed under say about this? If the rules do not cover it clearly, then it is RO/CRO/RM/MD call. As an competitor and RO, I want to play in a black and white world with regard to the rules. Gray can be a pain in the _$$. Paul : -)#

I live about an hour from Nashville and there are several USPSA ranges in the area with monthly matches. There is; Rockcastle in Park City, KY north of Bowling green. This is my range and they shoot USPSA the 4th Saturday monthly. Music City Shooters (do not know their schedule). North Tennessee Practical Shooters in Dixon, TN (do not know their schedule) Oak Ridge, TN as was mentioned. Mid Tennessee Club outside of Manchester, TN. Several more in Louisville, Birmingham, Memphis, and others as well Lot of 3-gun matches as well. Some big ones too. Good luck, Paul : -)#

My guess is that there is play with the new interceptor latch on the pivot pin. Brownells, I am told, offers a set of interceptor latch pins of various thickness to help tighten the latch, cause by wear or issues such as yours (my guess). There are a host of great 3-gun gunsmiths out there. My go to guy is Steve Rose of Rose Action Sports. He has worked on a couple of pistols both newer and older and built a great 1100 for another 3-gun friend and it is 100%. I know there are others, some who may be in your area. I use an 11/87 that is over 30 years old and it still run fine. Good luck with it. Paul : -)#

I use the older USA frankenmags in both 20 and 30 rnd capacity (I always drop 2 out of habit). Needed a little tuning on the feed lips (polishing mostly) when new and I cleaned and lubed the tube and follower (checked for fit as well). I have a couple of friends that use the Pmags and they seem to work fine also, but they may be tuned as well. I would assume the AR-47 would be reliable, but hate the idea of another receiver to do it. Several friends I bird hunt with picked up Doublestar 7.62x39 uppers last year for deer hunting and I gave them each a couple of extra USA mags I had. Last I heard, they were/are happy. Paul : -)#

I have a couple of AR uppers in 7.62x39 and they are both tack drivers with various types of Norinco and surplus ammo. Haven't shot any wolf, but I believe the reputation of inaccuracy is based on the AK being a loose gun with very open sights. I have been around several others and they all shot very well. Now, with a trajectory equivalent to a 30/30 and a lower power factor, I guess it depends on the application. It will knock heavy steel with a 123 grain bulled better that a 55-77 223 at reasonable range. With good magazines the 7/62x39 AR runs flawlessly for me. Paul : -)#

It was cold and rainy, but it was a great way to start to the shooting season. Good course layouts and an enjoyable time was had. I really shouldn't post because it is great club with well thought out regular matches and I would hate it to be too crowded. On the other hand, how can I not share this with friends. I know I would want to know. I drove 2 hours to get there and it is always worth it. For those of you in area, you really should give it a shot.. or maybe a lot of shots. Thanks to the club for hosting. Paul : -)#

As a subgun (full auto) competitor, I was all excited to see this posting, but it is really just a semi auto match. There actually are quite a few full auto subgun matches all over the country if anyone is interested. Good luck with your match and, hopefully in the future y'all can have a happy switch subgun match. If you do, lemme know and I will post on the full auto boards. Again, good luck. Paul : -)#

bummer! Paul : -)#

I'm in. Paul : -)#

What rule set? Tube capacities at start and after start? Paul : -)#

Looking forward to it. No buckshot? Paul : -)#

Here is another opinion to address the question. Felt recoil is not quantifiable, unless we actually measure it. From my point of view talking about powders and recoil is a little like surgeon talking about scalpels. Not something the basic user can distinguish. We all know heavy recoil from light recoil, but recoil differences between different powders at the same velocity? I dunno. Again this is my opinion. If we want to make things similar then my suggestion is to make it with similar things. By this, why not use the same powder for both calibers. I do compete and I compete in many different types of events that all are speed type events. I am not a precision shooter focusing on an absolute minimum grouping of shots. My focus is reliability, and repeatability and, over the long run cost. I reload and, as such, I reload with an eye to several different calibers. My goal is to use as few powders as I can between calibers that achieve my goal. My go to powder for pistol is WST. WST is an improvement (according to Winchester years ago) of 231 that is much less temperature sensitive. I load 9mm, 40, 45 and even light 12 gauge shotgun with this powder. It is clean (I can fire around 1000 rounds without cleaning in any caliber (I went through a lot of different powders to get to this point). This is what I found was my working solution. Given that, if you want both 40 and 45 to feel the same, I might suggest using the same powder. I believe shooting both a 40 and 45 with the same weight bullet at the same velocity with the same powder may be your optimum solution toward similar felt recoil. Opinions may vary. Paul : -)#

Great match. Warm weather and well though out courses. Bay 2 was the ultimate brain teaser challenge. Paul : -)

Looking forward to it. Bringing the Dutch crew this time. Paul : -)#

I wanted to put out a great big thank you to Joe Harris for all his effort and hard work to make this a great match. The stages were fun and challenging. I was impressed with the leveling of the stages so that there was very little bottlenecking on the longer field courses. This was my first time to help RO this match and I can say without hesitation, I would be honored to work with Joe again wherever he is Match Director again. Big thanks to Luke for doing the scores and his work with the sponsors. The ROs were all top notch. Thanks to everyone, shooters included, for making it go so well. Hope to see y'all at the next one, Paul : -)#

Check your hammer pin and trigger pin. Have seen this when the pin slips out of the receiver holes. There are aftermarket pins with clips to prevent this.

Looking Forward to another great match!

Great match! It didn't rain as it looked like it would. The courses were challenging and well laid out. Good group of friendly people. I will be back with some friends in April. 28 targets in a shotgun only course. Definitely got me working on my reloading. Thanks for putting it on. Paul : -)#