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Posted: 3/15/2015 1:34:26 AM EDT
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Pretty well for day one. The only guys ahead of me are Sevigny and several masters. I'm kinda nervous to see the results from today. I tagged a no-shoot and miked into the hardcover on a tuxedo hoser, but otherwise had a clean match and shot a high percentage of the points. I should have beaten the Production M that was on my squad with me. That's my only regret. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Just got back from Alabama Sectional. I'm beat. How'd you shoot? Pretty well for day one. The only guys ahead of me are Sevigny and several masters. I'm kinda nervous to see the results from today. I tagged a no-shoot and miked into the hardcover on a tuxedo hoser, but otherwise had a clean match and shot a high percentage of the points. I should have beaten the Production M that was on my squad with me. That's my only regret. Looks like a match bump is in your future. Good job 
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Posted: 3/15/2015 10:50:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like a match bump is in your future. Good job Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Just got back from Alabama Sectional. I'm beat. How'd you shoot? Pretty well for day one. The only guys ahead of me are Sevigny and several masters. I'm kinda nervous to see the results from today. I tagged a no-shoot and miked into the hardcover on a tuxedo hoser, but otherwise had a clean match and shot a high percentage of the points. I should have beaten the Production M that was on my squad with me. That's my only regret. Looks like a match bump is in your future. Good job Thanks buddy. Earned the new classification the hard way, right? |
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Posted: 3/15/2015 1:34:59 PM EDT
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Should be proud of that one.
I just got done shooting mine... went pretty well but I bombed the classifier something awful. Cleaned one field stage with all alphas. I'll have videos up later. |
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Posted: 3/15/2015 6:57:19 PM EDT
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What is the purpose of squading? What do you mean? It seems to not matter what division or class you shoot, as to what squad you are in. It's a social sport. Makes it practical to rotate through stages. Each squad has their own RO's, score keepers, shooters etc. |
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Posted: 3/15/2015 8:13:20 PM EDT
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Check out this awesome group shot on the move on the third target.
Pretty good example of looking at the wrong spot 
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Posted: 3/15/2015 8:48:24 PM EDT
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Alright, question time. Whenever you see a lot of the "tactical" guys like Costa, Haley, etc. shoot, they're always scrunched up with their shoulders touching their ears. And then on the competition end, everybody is so much looser and relaxed. Why don't the tactical guys loosen up? Bad habits, or is there another reasoning behind that method?
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Posted: 3/15/2015 9:10:49 PM EDT
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Alright, question time. Whenever you see a lot of the "tactical" guys like Costa, Haley, etc. shoot, they're always scrunched up with their shoulders touching their ears. And then on the competition end, everybody is so much looser and relaxed. Why don't the tactical guys loosen up? Bad habits, or is there another reasoning behind that method? I used to shoot like that. I couldn't wear headphones because my shoulders would push the headphones up. As far as why... I am an instructor and when I remember discussing the Iso vs Weaver, and some anecdotes about people that had always shot weaver being in shoot outs and using the Iso stance out of adrenaline rather than experience. It's easier, quicker, and more likely to happen anyway under stress. Most defensive people (and instructors) are catering to a collection of people that likely won't put a a great deal of actual practice, especially compared to competition shooters (Most cops won't at all). That said, relaxed shoulders people seem to have some good talent in thier camp. 
No disrespect aimed at Costa, but if there was something gained by shooting like this all the time, I'm sure it would be more popular. It's obviously quite different. The restricted vision is a big down side for me 
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Posted: 3/18/2015 12:19:55 PM EDT
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Had my first league night last night. It was a lot of fun. A few guys told me I did well for a newbie, and I did some nice shooting.
I messed up on one stage, and got 3 procedurals because I forgot the mandatory reload. It felt like I was on auto-pilot when I was shooting, and my pre stage planning seemed to go out the window.lol |
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Posted: 3/18/2015 12:31:53 PM EDT
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USPSA fans: check this out:
Close to D.C. this summer, they are holding the 16th World Police and Fire Games - June 26 thru July 5, 2015. What I found interesting is that the "Games" seems to have co-opted USPSA (as first copied by the NRA) as their "combat pistol competition:" Just look at these USPSA-style stages! http://nebula.wsimg.com/74c78bc76f2b6401925e00b67505f102?AccessKeyId=C318CB9DAE1A32A00566&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 Here is the link to the games: http://fairfax2015.com/tourism This is just more evidence of what we already know: -competition like USPSA has real-world value for anyone who might have to use a handgun defensively. No, I am not claiming it is a replacement for all instruction or training - but it certainly cannot be dismissed as just a "game" without usefulness for those who carry sidearms. |
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Posted: 3/18/2015 12:31:54 PM EDT
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Had my first league night last night. It was a lot of fun. A few guys told me I did well for a newbie, and I did some nice shooting. I messed up on one stage, and got 3 procedurals because I forgot the mandatory reload. It felt like I was on auto-pilot when I was shooting, and my pre stage planning seemed to go out the window.lol Crazy, huh? You think you have it all together, but when the buzzers sounds things get confusing quick. That is my favorite thing about USPSA. Pressure makes for mistakes. |
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Posted: 3/18/2015 1:27:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Crazy, huh? You think you have it all together, but when the buzzers sounds things get confusing quick. That is my favorite thing about USPSA. Pressure makes for mistakes. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Had my first league night last night. It was a lot of fun. A few guys told me I did well for a newbie, and I did some nice shooting. I messed up on one stage, and got 3 procedurals because I forgot the mandatory reload. It felt like I was on auto-pilot when I was shooting, and my pre stage planning seemed to go out the window.lol Crazy, huh? You think you have it all together, but when the buzzers sounds things get confusing quick. That is my favorite thing about USPSA. Pressure makes for mistakes.  Looks like the results put me 10th out of 23. So I feel like I did well. Can't wait to try it some more.  |
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Posted: 3/18/2015 3:33:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: USPSA fans: check this out: Close to D.C. this summer, they are holding the 16th World Police and Fire Games - June 26 thru July 5, 2015. What I found interesting is that the "Games" seems to have co-opted USPSA (as first copied by the NRA) as their "combat pistol competition:" Just look at these USPSA-style stages! http://nebula.wsimg.com/74c78bc76f2b6401925e00b67505f102?AccessKeyId=C318CB9DAE1A32A00566&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 Here is the link to the games: http://fairfax2015.com/tourism This is just more evidence of what we already know: -competition like USPSA has real-world value for anyone who might have to use a handgun defensively. No, I am not claiming it is a replacement for all instruction or training - but it certainly cannot be dismissed as just a "game" without usefulness for those who carry sidearms. More like IDPA than USPSA. Check out the rules they're using. |
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Posted: 3/21/2015 6:55:46 PM EDT
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First match since January was today. I did pretty well...shot a 53 and 70% on my two classifiers. The 53% would have been a lot higher if I didn't clip a no shoot.
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Posted: 3/21/2015 11:44:57 PM EDT
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First match since January was today. I did pretty well...shot a 53 and 70% on my two classifiers. The 53% would have been a lot higher if I didn't clip a no shoot. Sounds like 3 of my 5 stages
Not happy with my first outdoor match of the year. ETA: if you don't watch any thing else, the last couple seconds are funny.
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Posted: 3/22/2015 10:53:44 AM EDT
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Wait for it-
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Posted: 3/22/2015 10:56:21 AM EDT
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Bob bales "extreme shooter".
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Posted: 3/22/2015 11:27:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryWorst part is he tries to hide behind the cardboard target |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 11:30:11 AM EDT
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Does it take awhile for the USPSA to send membership info? I signed up for a membership like 2 weeks ago.
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Posted: 3/22/2015 11:35:53 AM EDT
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Does it take awhile for the USPSA to send membership info? I signed up for a membership like 2 weeks ago. It took a few weeks for mine. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 11:47:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/22/2015 12:26:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/22/2015 12:41:15 PM EDT
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Wow Quote HistoryThat is why a RO should never assume that someone down range can hear him yell "Is the range clear?". I have irritated a few shooters because I walk down and check behind vision barriers to make sure that no one is still pasting or resetting targets. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 5:15:56 PM EDT
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I have irritated a few shooters because I walk down and check behind vision barriers to make sure that no one is still pasting or resetting targets. They should be thankful after seeing that video. 
I wonder if the shooter possibly had tunnel vision. It could be that the taper was blocked by one of the targets from shooters position, but this seems to be failure on many sides. RO failed to check if anyone was downrange shooter possibly missed the taper as he was moving down the range taper should have paid attention. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 5:28:11 PM EDT
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1st in Limited today.
6th overall out of 55. The top 5 were GM or M's; I was the U in 6th lol Tough match overall. Very complicated. No blasting. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 5:28:39 PM EDT
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That is why a RO should never assume that someone down range can hear him yell "Is the range clear?". I have irritated a few shooters because I walk down and check behind vision barriers to make sure that no one is still pasting or resetting targets. Quote HistoryQuoted:
That is why a RO should never assume that someone down range can hear him yell "Is the range clear?". I have irritated a few shooters because I walk down and check behind vision barriers to make sure that no one is still pasting or resetting targets. I do the same a lot. Luckily it doesn't seem to irritate anyone, and sometimes we will see people still pasting or resetting steel. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 5:32:10 PM EDT
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1st in Limited today. 6th overall out of 55. The top 5 were GM or M's; I was the U in 6th lol Tough match overall. Very complicated. No blasting. I just saw the scores..nice going. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 5:33:18 PM EDT
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I just saw the scores..nice going. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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1st in Limited today. 6th overall out of 55. The top 5 were GM or M's; I was the U in 6th lol Tough match overall. Very complicated. No blasting. I just saw the scores..nice going. Thanks! I'll put a video up in a bit. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 5:33:42 PM EDT
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I do the same a lot. Luckily it doesn't seem to irritate anyone, and sometimes we will see people still pasting or resetting steel. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That is why a RO should never assume that someone down range can hear him yell "Is the range clear?". I have irritated a few shooters because I walk down and check behind vision barriers to make sure that no one is still pasting or resetting targets. I do the same a lot. Luckily it doesn't seem to irritate anyone, and sometimes we will see people still pasting or resetting steel. The ones that get antsy about it are the ones that think that every match has a prize table. They usually throw a couple of mikes and toss in a no shoot per stage, because they think they need to go balls out. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 5:37:43 PM EDT
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Video = WTF
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That is why a RO should never assume that someone down range can hear him yell "Is the range clear?". I have irritated a few shooters because I walk down and check behind vision barriers to make sure that no one is still pasting or resetting targets. Anyone that's irritated by that is a moron (granted there are more and less efficient ways to do this so you shouldn't be slowing down the match progression). Also, "is the range clear?" is not a proper range command for an RO. That's because an RO should visually verify that the range is clear before starting a shooter. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 6:25:30 PM EDT
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Video = WTF
Anyone that's irritated by that is a moron (granted there are more and less efficient ways to do this so you shouldn't be slowing down the match progression). Also, "is the range clear?" is not a proper range command for an RO. That's because an RO should visually verify that the range is clear before starting a shooter. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That is why a RO should never assume that someone down range can hear him yell "Is the range clear?". I have irritated a few shooters because I walk down and check behind vision barriers to make sure that no one is still pasting or resetting targets. Anyone that's irritated by that is a moron (granted there are more and less efficient ways to do this so you shouldn't be slowing down the match progression). Also, "is the range clear?" is not a proper range command for an RO. That's because an RO should visually verify that the range is clear before starting a shooter. I say it, as I'm walking the stage making sure visually, that the range is clear. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 7:51:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/22/2015 7:59:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/22/2015 8:30:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryCool video and stages. We are still shooting inside until April. Somehow I managed 1st in limited also and 11th overall in our match this weekend. We had only 31 shooters though. I wish I had a GoPro to make cool vids like you guys do. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 9:05:46 PM EDT
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Why so many extra shots? Quote HistoryI suck.
I am still cutting my teeth in the sport. I started in June of last year. The match was designed to be a mind fuck and it was. Sure; I could have done better but it's a work in progress. I am happy that I finished with the M and GM's at the match but not satisfied as I knew I could have done better. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 9:09:03 PM EDT
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You're off to a pretty good start, I'd say.
Was the RO on the first stage named Chris by any chance? He sounded pretty familiar. I skipped a classifier match today. Next match on April 5th, with the Bluegrass match the next weekend. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 9:13:31 PM EDT
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You're off to a pretty good start, I'd say. Was the RO on the first stage named Chris by any chance? He sounded pretty familiar. I skipped a classifier match today. Next match on April 5th, with the Bluegrass match the next weekend. The RO's were Chris L., Lincoln C. and Robert S. Justin S. https://practiscore.com/results.php?uuid=32466268-6279-49c9-94fd-c15421ef46e0&page=overall-combined |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 9:15:04 PM EDT
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Not the guy I was thinking... sounds like a Chris from our club.
eta Looking at your results I've shot with several people on there. Not used to seeing Hyder on the bottom like that 
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Posted: 3/22/2015 10:14:01 PM EDT
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Not the guy I was thinking... sounds like a Chris from our club. eta Looking at your results I've shot with several people on there. Not used to seeing Hyder on the bottom like that I thought the same thing about Hyder. I was telling a buddy about his DQ and he was shocked as well. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 10:18:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I suck. I am still cutting my teeth in the sport. I started in June of last year. The match was designed to be a mind fuck and it was. Sure; I could have done better but it's a work in progress. I am happy that I finished with the M and GM's at the match but not satisfied as I knew I could have done better. Quote HistoryQuoted: I suck. I am still cutting my teeth in the sport. I started in June of last year. The match was designed to be a mind fuck and it was. Sure; I could have done better but it's a work in progress. I am happy that I finished with the M and GM's at the match but not satisfied as I knew I could have done better. My question probably sounded critical/condescending. I apologize, because that's not how it was meant! I was wondering if there was a reason behind it; if you were calling your shots and making them up, or if you weren't confident in your sight picture or something. You must be doing something right when you win your division and finish amond Ms and GMs. Keep up the good work! |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 10:40:39 PM EDT
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? at 3:05?
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Posted: 3/22/2015 10:44:27 PM EDT
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? at 3:05? Yup. I caught that too. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 10:50:00 PM EDT
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? at 3:05? That looked a little close for my comfort. |
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Posted: 3/22/2015 10:52:36 PM EDT
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? at 3:05? Yup. I caught that too. Did not seem safe. 
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Posted: 3/22/2015 11:00:09 PM EDT
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? at 3:05? Too little trigger finger, a slight twitch, and someone's dead. 
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Posted: 3/23/2015 9:37:00 AM EDT
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? at 3:05? That looked a little close for my comfort. Whoa....that was poor stage design there. |
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Posted: 3/23/2015 6:18:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryHoly shit!!! The guy downrange was still taping targets like 20 rounds into the stage. Couldn't he hear that shit? |
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Posted: 3/23/2015 7:00:03 PM EDT
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Holy shit!!! The guy downrange was still taping targets like 20 rounds into the stage. Couldn't he hear that shit? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Holy shit!!! The guy downrange was still taping targets like 20 rounds into the stage. Couldn't he hear that shit? I remember a guy that I was getting ready to run through a stage. I said" Make ready." and he just stood there, looking down range. I said it again...he just stood there. I tapped him on the shoulder and asked him if he heard me. He had a puzzled look on his face. He took his muffs off, only to have plugs in as well. Coupled with the fact that he was hard of hearing, he could not hear a word I was saying, despite standing next to him. Who knows what type of muffs the guy in the vid had, that coupled with other stages being shot, it's not out of the realm of reason that the guy down range could not hear the shots fired in his bay. |
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Posted: 3/23/2015 7:10:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Holy shit!!! The guy downrange was still taping targets like 20 rounds into the stage. Couldn't he hear that shit? Quote HistoryQuoted: Holy shit!!! The guy downrange was still taping targets like 20 rounds into the stage. Couldn't he hear that shit? |
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Posted: 3/23/2015 7:34:13 PM EDT
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I'll dabble with it. I already signed up for three major matches shooting Production, but I'll probably shoot Limited major in some local matches. I'll essentially be shooting the same setup with major PF ammo and a magwell, so not much of a change to go back and forth. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In other news, Glock charged my credit card for my G35, so I also now have a magwell, ISMI recoil spring and rod, set of Warren Sevigny sights, and a TTI Grandmaster trigger kit on order. Hopefully I'll have the gun in my hand next week sometime. You going limited? I'll dabble with it. I already signed up for three major matches shooting Production, but I'll probably shoot Limited major in some local matches. I'll essentially be shooting the same setup with major PF ammo and a magwell, so not much of a change to go back and forth. Welcome to limited! I went limited last year. G35 for limited and G17 for production since I don't have a G34 yet. |
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Posted: 3/23/2015 8:00:45 PM EDT
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Welcome to limited! I went limited last year. G35 for limited and G17 for production since I don't have a G34 yet. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In other news, Glock charged my credit card for my G35, so I also now have a magwell, ISMI recoil spring and rod, set of Warren Sevigny sights, and a TTI Grandmaster trigger kit on order. Hopefully I'll have the gun in my hand next week sometime. You going limited? I'll dabble with it. I already signed up for three major matches shooting Production, but I'll probably shoot Limited major in some local matches. I'll essentially be shooting the same setup with major PF ammo and a magwell, so not much of a change to go back and forth. Welcome to limited! I went limited last year. G35 for limited and G17 for production since I don't have a G34 yet. Here's my Limited gun so far: 
Still waiting on it but I have all the parts. I just finished loading up about 800 rounds of .40 major.
I was hoping to have it by the classifier match at the end of next month but they moved the match up to this month and I missed it. |
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