rvb Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) Shot/Worked Angola this weekend. Came in 1st in Prod (barely!, just by ~5%), and 3rd overall. 45 shooters! Thanks to all who came out! Only shot ~87% of the points. Two misses (One miss was a head shot that went a little low into hardcover over the C-zone. The other miss was from shooting too close to a barrel that was hiding a target, and I think I snagged the barrel and it deflected my round). Classifier was 09-09, Lightning and Thunder, a fixed-time std. Shot 10A, 6C, 2D. That was a waste because that's a classifier I should easily be able to shoot my class or above on. Goes back to my trigger control comment in my previous post... I have some work to do. Two big stages, mine and Terry's... I was very happy w/ my plan and execution. I felt very smooth. I took my time to burn in my plan, which is something I don't often do well at Angola do to the rush of building/tear-down. Terry had a whole bunch of stuff activated on a stomp pad. I timed everything out VERY well, except I wanted to hit the pad a 1/2 second later than I did (while engaging other statics) and that cause me to have to wait for a swinger to re-appear for my second shot on it, but it was still one of the better times regardless. Had one make-up on a TX star, and one makeup on a mini popper array. Forgot the vid camera..... -rvb Edited June 4, 2012 by rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Who are you conceding first place to? Someone who has been more dedicated than I to training.... I thought my goals were lofty enough! Last yr I was 2nd M, and something like 73% of the match winner. So I figure this year, by applying almost no effort, I should be able to improve on that! I'll save winning the whole match for 2013. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) Shot a thursday night at FWAPS this past week. Just a couple folks there (due to threat of rain, I s'pose). My speed on steel is suffering. Hoping new sights will improve that. trigger control is another factor. Shot a 5.2 El Prez. Not sure exactly on points now that it's been a few days.... I think 8A, 4Cs (we were counting holes, not pasting). Pretty happy w/ that. Shot a 2.24 Bill drill, all As, w/ a massive trigger freeze on the last shot (splits were ~.15, then a .35-40 iirc on the last shot). Not bad for cold runs on a new gun. Previous week just testing the gun out I met w/ Dave R. He let me try some of the grip goo stuff. Going to experiment w/ that a bit before stippling the 34. -rvb Edited June 4, 2012 by rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris iliff Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Hey brother when we going to see you next? You going to shoot Ft. Wayne this month?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Hey brother when we going to see you next? You going to shoot Ft. Wayne this month?? Probably not this month. Thought maybe Warsaw tomorrow, but we have a church function. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) Impromptu trip to the range today to test out my new sights. Last night I installed the Sevigny competition sights (.245 front w. fiber). Learned that w. 115s, the POI is about 2" low. Got scared I was going to have to swap for a different FS, but then I tried my 147s and they hit just about perfect. Never really seen that kind of variation before. I dont know if its the lack of up-front weight or what, but the difference was consistent. Best groups were in the 1.5" range (10yds, standing/unsupported). Would like to have seen a little better, but I know I've got some work to do to really figure out this glock trigger. but I really like the sight picture with these new sights. Going to get a set w tritium for the 19. Also ran some timing drills. I noticed a big difference with the 13 lb recoil spring this time compared to the stock spring last time. The sight lifted less and most importantly settled faster. Also, I had been working on extending more, because that's where I seem to get the best trigger control, but in the timing drills I noticed the sight lifted to the right maybe 15 degrees. Extending a little less, to where I'm used to, the light tracked perfectly up and down. The grip goo seems to be working for now. I'm going to hold off stippling. -rvb Edited June 9, 2012 by rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris iliff Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Dang fine brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Approx 250 rounds tonight in 105 degree heat! Groups didn't go as well. Shot a couple of nice 1 to 1.5" groups (10yds), but they were high. Couldn't seem to avoid a flier in most of the groups. Worked on keeping my grip lower on the gun, so as to not interfere with the slide stop. Ran timing drills. Much more consistent on the splits than last time, and at .20-.25 my groups were much improved and the gun seemed to track much better than previously, though the front sight could still settle better on return. Did some reloads on the timer. They were tense and fumbly. Had a couple good ones, but most were in the 1.3-1.6 range. I was disappointed because dryfire had gone so well the last couple of nights. Then the FWAPS practice crew showed up. Not many people there tonight, so we just set up some steel. My shooting was awful at first. Lots and lots of make up shots and poor reloads. I finally realized I was over gripping the gun. Once I eased up, I started going one for one. I was glad to end on a good note. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) Shot a very poor match at Angola today. Left very disappointed. 1st stage I had a miss, and was way over aiming and over thinking my grip/trigger. You can't execute with your head in it that much. 2nd stage I had a gun jam. :angry2: 3rd stage was a long range standard (08-05). I only had a couple hits on paper. Flat embarrassing. I shouldnt have worried about getting all the shots off and just made a couple of hits. Had another ejection failure. Need to really learn where this gun points at various distances. 4th stage I shot pretty well. Almost all As except for the second set of swingers. I could have done a better walk through on the latst half and set up better (and gotten the port open better). Shooting on the move went well, even on those little targets. Stage 4 vid: Stage 5 (my stage) was a disaster. Reloaded at the wrong spot, threw off my plan, ended up with a mike and FTE penalty, and a standing reload. Was seriously pissed at myself. Stage 5 vid: Stage 6 I have no idea, just shot for the hell of it. No time recorded on 4, and it had been torn down, so I ended up shooting for no score. -rvb Edited July 2, 2012 by rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 Ever since putting new sights on the 34, I've struggled with the dime on the FS trick. I could do 10 pulls in a row with the stock sights, and NONE with the new sights. Thanks to a tip I read here on enos, I can now break the shot and keep the dime balanced at will. The trick? Putting a snap cap in the chamber. I guess just keeping the striker from hitting the breech makes the difference? I dunno, have to think about it.... But the results were instantly better. Hopefully not "trick of the day." It's a boost to the confident that my grip and trigger press has not gone to hell. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris iliff Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Superglue!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) I shot the Warsaw match this weekend. This was my first match since Sept that I actually shot a real match, on a squad, like a shooter. I was caught off guard by the nerves I experienced on the first couple of stages! I'm glad I fit this match in before jumping into the IN Section for that reason alone! the first stage I shot (stage 5 in the big bay) was a disaster. I took about 5 seconds longer than I should have. I spent that 5 seconds on a SINGLE PLATE, including a standing reload. I was calling good hits, and the plate was only ~12-15 yards. Once I put the plate on top of, instead of centered on, the front site, it went down. I held that sight picture for the rest of the plates and went one for one. This stage is really what cost me the match, I came in 2nd by 22 points, and I gave up 28 on this stage. I need some range time to see if there is something to the sight picture issue, or just piss poor shooting (most likely). A D didn't help. 2nd stage (stage 6) went much better, except that I had an ejection failure. I must have rushed getting back into action and threw a miss on the target where the jam happened. I went one for one on the 6 steel, and I was very happy with my shooting on the move. I won this stage (prod) dispite the jam/miss. 3rd Stage (stage 1), had another ejection failure. When I cleared the brass, it also stripped out the next round, so I went to slide lock at the end of the array where I was expecting a straigh speed load, and that caused a bobble. Otherwise this stage went well w/ 23A, 3C on turtle targets. 2nd on this stage by the points lost in time malfunction clearing. At this point, I borrowed Mett's gun. 2 jams in 3 stages was enough. Stage 2: 10Cs and a D really hurt. Still won the stage. RO -thought- I may have swept myself on the port. In the video, even slowmo, I just can't tell. It required everything to be oh so close. I told the RO if he called it I'd believe it, but he didn't call it. I don't -think- I did. D was on a drop turner... I had plenty of time on it, just rushed the transition. Stage 3: 99-08 Melody line. I shot it JUST well enough to totaly wreck my %. I get to replace a 100% w/ a 80.40. 5A/1B/6C in 7.10s. Most of the Cs were just outside the A. It wouldn't have taken much to make the hits... Stage 4: Won this one. 16A/2C, all steel on first shot, with turtles and SHO required on last 6 shots. Points and a working gun were the big issues of the day. Only shot 89% of the points. Had a great day, and a great squad. -rvb Edited July 9, 2012 by rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris iliff Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Geez, I miss one match and two guys ( you and Metts) that I'd like to see, show up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 What can I say!!! We draw the best in !!!! Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) Geez, I miss one match and two guys ( you and Metts) that I'd like to see, show up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwkYnj7z4-w -rvb Edited July 13, 2012 by rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 What can I say!!! We draw the best in !!!! Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) Swapped some parts on the G34 last night. Put in a Lone Wolf Extractor. Cycling by hand I saw no big change, so I took it out. I then put in a Gen 4 ejector (# 30274). It really kicks full-weight dummy rounds, but empty brass seems to just dribble worse than the Gen 3 ejector (the # 336). I left in the new ejector, and will try it on the range..... Talked w/ Apex via email re their new extractor that they think will fix these problems. Offered to be a beta tester but they tell me the parts are in que for production. I'll give it a try when they become available. Need to figure out if using G17/34 mags in a G19 is legal in Prod before the state match. Assuming weight is met (sights and extra-length mags add < 2oz), would that be a "profile change?" Rule book is appropriately vague and all the enos discussions are old and reference the old production rules.... Hoping G17 mags work.... otherwise I have to invest in some G19 mags for the state match. Between crappy ever changing rules and these POS Glocks, I'm about to be done with production. Unfortunately, I can't afford a Limited gun right now. Do I dust off the open gun and start shelling out the $ it takes for brass? Anyone have 2 G19 mags I could borrow for the next month?????????? Jaded. -rvb Edited July 13, 2012 by rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Finally got video up from the Warsaw match. My camera man fell asleep on stages 3 and 4. Also put new sights on the G19, the Sevigny carry sights. The FS is a little thicker due to the tritium insert, but it'll do. I'm going to shoot the G19 in the state match because (knocking on wood) it hasn't failed yet. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Interesting... Won't let me post sl the videos in the same post. Have a new camera and me to figure out some editing software for it. I'm getting a camera connection kit for my iPad so I can try merging/editing files on it... -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 dropped under 90% in production in the classification system for the first time in a couple years.... I was working towards GM. Now I'm working towards A. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Back from work travel and did some dryfire w/ the G19 last night. Went pretty well. Really felt agressive, and was ahead of some of my pars. I think it was extra energy from being cooped up in meetings and on airplanes more than anything. I decided the G17 mags are legal in the 19. All I can determine from the book is you can use any mag so long as it fits the box and makes weight with them. Weighed on my wife's kitchen scale and it came in at 24.3oz (well w/in the 2 over from the book 23.7). Good that I wont have to spend extra $ on short mags. Using the G17 mags, reloads went very smooth. I seem to have a little pause on insertion since the well is burried up in my palm, but it doesn't seem to be reflected on the timer. Did have a couple trigger freezes with the heavier trigger. Desperately need some live fire time to verify the sights are installed on zero, and to chrono. Almost out of match ammo!! Thought I loaded enough to last all year, so that's a good thing! Hope to get some cranked out this weekend. Kinda looking forward to shooting a major match w/ a carry gun. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 dropped under 90% in production in the classification system for the first time in a couple years.... I was working towards GM. Now I'm working towards A. -rvb Trying to find some positive to focus on, I went back through my classification record. While my score of 80.4 on 99-08 (Melody Line) was just good enough to count and wrecked my %, it was also the best I had ever shot that classifier (by ~17%), in any division. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvb Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Just a note to self so I remember my current G19 setup... Realized the 13lb ISMI spring was causing the slide to stop on the compressed spring vs the frame. Did some looking online and sure enough you cant use the same spring as the 17/34. oops. Cut 5 coils off (6 was often recommended here on enos), and it would then allow full slide travel, but the trigger pulled the slide out of lock-up. d'oh. Had a 15lb spring on hand... So I cut 4 coils off the 15lb ISMI spring. It now has full slide travel, stays locked up, passes the 'gravity test,' and is no longer rediculously over sprung as it came from the factory. -rvb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Sounds like you like the 19 waaaya more than the 34, haha. You should sell the 34 and buy a second 19 and some extra mags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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