blkbrd Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Would you rather race a Formula 1 car, or follow others in a Nascar? Open for me, by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 If you think 50 is bad, wait until you hit 63:((I've been shooting with iron sights all my life, and didn't want to get into Open because I carry a gun daily with iron sights. But, it's harder to compete because of the old eyes (and I have the added disadvantage of having very powerful prescription eyeglasses - very poor eyesight without glasses. One little trick I pulled this year, is bought a pair of glasses with the help of local optician, which are a compromise between reading glasses and distant glasses - a single lens that is perfect at 3-20 feet (front sight to most local club targets). I can't read with them, and I can't see a 9mm bullet hole at 40 yards, but at most distances, I have a good compromise and can "see the front sight and target" a lot better than anything else I've tried. Jack Basically did the same thing but with reading glasses to allow focus on the front sight. This seems to have helped considerably with my indoor shooting. At 52 I really enjoy shooting Limited even though it's a big pool of talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Who gave Matt the spray paint! I would like to try out Open- but funds being what they are- I will just have to dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgkeller Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 If you want to shoot a tricked out, super tuned, unpractical handgun in competition - go all the way to Open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I still smile just thinking about an open gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 How about Production..... Also know as the land of perpetual reloading! Got ya beat. I routinely shoot revolver. Now THAT is a "real man's" division, which probably explains why I do so poorly in it. Ah yes, the revolver--an elegant weapon of a more civilized time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 The "eyes" have it. When all you "real men" shooting limited hit 40ish and all the exercise and testosterone in the world can't change the "bifocal" requirement-I'll show you your be post history (if you can read it)! It's a great feeling when us 50+ age open shooters kick some young butt. Go for Open! Open is a hoot. As HSMITH indicated "Open allows you to perfect all the other aspects of shooting this sport" without stressing to see the sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38superman Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 (edited) Which is more fun? What kind of question is that? It's like asking would you rather make love to Jessica Alba or Jessica Biel. Now that we have put that in perspective, I will tell you some of what I found when I started shooting open. Open is definately faster on distant targets, partial targets, plate racks, Texas Stars, etc. Targets that are close up and personal are faster for me with open sights. An example of this would be the classifier "Can you Count". Some times I actually lose time looking for the dot after the draw and especially on weak hand classifiers. More practice should certainly remedy that. Open is a "top heavy" division. When you jump in this pool you are really swimming with the sharks. I can walk away from a club match feeling like I did pretty well and discover later that I finished 15th out of 16. There are a number of fringe benefits such as smaller bullets which are cheaper (and lighter). Much easier on the back to pack around several hundred 38 supers than several hundred 45's or 40's. There are many more subtle differences too numerous to mention. Which is more fun? Well for my taste I'll take Jessica. Tony Edited November 15, 2007 by 38superman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 It's a great feeling when us 50+ age open shooters kick some young butt. Happieness is what you make of it. I personally enjoy beating Limited and Open shooters with my stock Glock 34 and ten round mags Real (wo)men put in the work to win, no matter the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Happieness is what you make of it. I personally enjoy beating Limited and Open shooters with my stock Glock 34 and ten round mags That is fun isn't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Nothing is as fun as shooting a single stack with 8 rounds of .45 ACP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 That is fun isn't it I totaly had you in mind also while writing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 That is fun isn't it I totaly had you in mind also while writing that Bring it on........chum Signed Open Shark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 How about Production..... Also know as the land of perpetual reloading! Got ya beat. I routinely shoot revolver. Now THAT is a "real man's" division, which probably explains why I do so poorly in it. Ah yes, the revolver--an elegant weapon of a more civilized time..... "The guns were empty and they boiled at him, transmogrified into an Eye and a Hand, and he stood, screaming and reloading, his mind far away and absent, letting his hands do their reloading trick. Could he hold up a hand, tell them he had spent a thousand years learning this trick and others, tell them of the guns and the blood that had blessed them? Not with his mouth. But his hands could speak their own tale." A cookie to the one who knows where the quote is from.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcCracken Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 My old heater 1911 and limited 10 suite me just fine... for now. The fact that I'm a poor medical student could play into that opinion somewhat though. I'll start dreaming about open guns once I find a donor to fund me a Bedell Limited blaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 (edited) Happieness is what you make of it. I personally enjoy beating Limited and Open shooters with my stock Glock 34 and ten round mags That is fun isn't it When does that start ... cause I dont want to miss it. Would you rather race a Formula 1 car, or follow others in a Nascar? Open for me, by far. Formula 1 ???? Come on Matt ...... when I talk about practical shooting to someone who has never tried it, I use the race car analogy ..... but I liken shooting Open to TOP FUEL DRAG RACING! Edited November 15, 2007 by CHRIS KEEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 (edited) Happieness is what you make of it. I personally enjoy beating Limited and Open shooters with my stock Glock 34 and ten round mags That is fun isn't it When does that start ... cause I dont want to miss it. I believe you were there... Something about a production guy over you shooting limited at michigan maybe? Edited November 15, 2007 by Matt Cheely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 (edited) [quote name='CHRIS KEEN' I believe you were there... Something about a production guy over you shooting limited at michigan maybe? Well, if you enjoy beating me after I forgot a target then ... yeah, have fun. I'd rather beat my competition on equal ground. Edited November 15, 2007 by CHRIS KEEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 It's a great feeling when us 50+ age open shooters kick some young butt. Happieness is what you make of it. I personally enjoy beating Limited and Open shooters with my stock Glock 34 and ten round mags Real (wo)men put in the work to win, no matter the division. You must not have much enjoyment on Monday nights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 [quote name='CHRIS KEEN' I believe you were there... Something about a production guy over you shooting limited at michigan maybe? Well, if you enjoy beating me after I forgot a target then ... yeah, have fun. I'd rather beat my competition on equal ground. We had all the same targets to shoot at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 How about Production..... Also know as the land of perpetual reloading! Got ya beat. I routinely shoot revolver. Now THAT is a "real man's" division, which probably explains why I do so poorly in it. Ah yes, the revolver--an elegant weapon of a more civilized time..... "The guns were empty and they boiled at him, transmogrified into an Eye and a Hand, and he stood, screaming and reloading, his mind far away and absent, letting his hands do their reloading trick. Could he hold up a hand, tell them he had spent a thousand years learning this trick and others, tell them of the guns and the blood that had blessed them? Not with his mouth. But his hands could speak their own tale." A cookie to the one who knows where the quote is from.... I believe that would be Mr. King's Dark Tower. Plain sugar cookie please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 You must not have much enjoyment on Monday nights Monday nights are more like a practice session. You need to get out more Larry. How 'bout Nationals next year ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 You must not have much enjoyment on Monday nights Monday nights are more like a practice session. You need to get out more Larry. How 'bout Nationals next year ??? Practice is Practice! I am all ready in for A5, A6, and hopefully a slot for the Nats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 How about Production..... Also know as the land of perpetual reloading! Got ya beat. I routinely shoot revolver. Now THAT is a "real man's" division, which probably explains why I do so poorly in it. Ah yes, the revolver--an elegant weapon of a more civilized time..... "The guns were empty and they boiled at him, transmogrified into an Eye and a Hand, and he stood, screaming and reloading, his mind far away and absent, letting his hands do their reloading trick. Could he hold up a hand, tell them he had spent a thousand years learning this trick and others, tell them of the guns and the blood that had blessed them? Not with his mouth. But his hands could speak their own tale." A cookie to the one who knows where the quote is from.... I believe that would be Mr. King's Dark Tower. Plain sugar cookie please! Yes, and the book was "The Gunslinger" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38superman Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 (edited) There you have it. Another sad tale of a thread that started life asking questions about Open vs Limited and degenerated into .... never mind. I had the same thing happen to a cousin of mine. He started out okay and then ..... But it's okay, he'll soon be out of rehab. T Edited November 15, 2007 by 38superman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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