JFoley001 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 First match ever today. Awesome time and great people. No DQ. Hardware is a Para 16.40 PC shooting Limited minor. My mistakes included: Not verifying a round in the chamber at make ready. "Click." Crap. Now what. Oh yeah! Stovepipes and FTE's galore due to my weak reloads wanting to shoot minor until I get the hang of things. I never felt recoil once today. Switching to major immediately. Pistol runs 100%, my weak loads cost me beaucoup time. I'm lacking in the magazine reload dept. Took several tries to completely depress the mag release. Need to become familiar with reaching uber forward with my thumb to get around the double stack frame. All in all I shot very well, but not up to what I know my potential to be. 2 qualifiers cleanup up straight alphas, although the time wasn't impressive. Speed will come with practice, practice, and well, more ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccurdy53 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Congratulations, welcome to the addiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 12 hours ago, JFoley001 said: 1. Not verifying a round in the chamber 2. Stovepipes and FTE's galore due to my weak reloads 3. I'm lacking in the magazine reload dept. Took several tries to completely depress the mag release. 4. 2 qualifiers cleanup , although the time wasn't impressive. Speed will come with practice 1. We've ALL done that once. 2. NEVER go to a match with untested ammo ... 3. Dryfire and practice. 4. Speed will come with GOOD practice ... I practiced for MANY years, to no avail, until I joined BEnos and started practicing the proper way. Sounds like you enjoyed yourself, and learned a great deal - you now know what to do .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Short thumbs, fat grip, you say? Take note of what one of the fastest guys in the sport does in order to dump the spent magazine from the gun. There are lots of good technique vids on YouTube for mag changes, but Max makes a point of showing how he "flips" the gun: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshoot Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Awe, those aren't match screw ups. Just learning curves, that every one goes through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFoley001 Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 On 11/7/2016 at 7:52 AM, mccurdy53 said: Congratulations, welcome to the addiction. Haha! What I'm reading is: "Welcome to ANOTHER addiction." There are so many... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.9fdc508a7c7adf6d5ce5ca3639ea11be.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now