AzShooter Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Yesterday out Club put on a Steel Challenge Match. It was a great day to shoot with temperatures in the low 70s and overcast. I got out of there right before the rain started. Felt sorry for the set-up crew and the guys that stayed to help. I've been shooting a Volquartsen Black Mamba in RFPO. I enjoy it but not as much as shooting a revolver. I use to shoot USPSA and ICORE with my revo and miss it. I can't shoot at two of our local matches because I couldn't push my wheelchair around in all the rocks and it's still difficult now that I use a walker. One local range is just dirt so I can manage to shoot two matches a month there. Since coming back I've been shooting for the fun of it. I don't think I'll ever get back to Master Class but I get to shoot with a lot of the old guys and that makes for a good day. Yesterday I shot my personal best in 5 years using my 617 revolver and DS-10 speed loaders. I shot with iron sights last week and did good. This week I shot RFPO with using a C-More Railway with 12 MOA dot. I cut 17 seconds off my best time and 40 seconds off my average. I only needed 15 seconds to move up to B Class so I'm hoping the numbers work out and I make it. Two main problems yesterday with the gun. On one stage I loaded for the first run and my gun would not fire. I unloaded and went to the safety area. Took it apart and found that the mainspring was no longer on the hammer strut. That's an easy fix. While I had it apart I thought I'd check the firing pin. I use an extended one. Yep, it had broken as well. Fortunately I had a spare with me. When I got back to shoot my remaining 4 strings everything worked fine. I'm going to be shooting revolver for at least the next few months and hope that what I learn I can transfer to my Mamba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister4 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Nice !! I may have to give mine a try too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWValor Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Interesting … I shot a steel challenge match yesterday and saw a couple of black mambas - one 6” the other the 4.5” I like em and want one . I was running SS with a DW Silverback in 9mm . I am more of an IDPA guy but it was fun . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Hey Steven, I’m back at Steel Challenge at Ben Avery, planning to shoot both Cactus and Deer Tribe matches as long as I’m able. Hope to see you out there! Last match was just 16 shooters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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