Hey Waldo,
I was there Friday and competed with a FAL. Came in #32 if I remember correctly. A score of about 11.something.
It was a tough course and much different than last year.
I did poorly on the silhoutte target, hitting 3 out of five but only missed one steel plate. I think I shot the last two last plates on the 3rd bank out of sequence.
I learned last year the lighter recoiling, more accuracte weapons always take the top spots in their matches.
I would have really liked to see the guy with the H&K 91 do his thing.
I have an AR but had many problems last year with my FAL and wanted to do it right this year just for personal satisfaction..
I feel better now ;-)).
Silver Surfer:
Have you ever watched someone skilled reload a FAL?? It is one hand mag drop while the other goes for a new mag, also.
My brother competed there,also, with an 16" bbl AR and I smoked him (score, accuracy and time). This includes reloading time.
In practice his AR was shooting tighter groups than my FAL -- BUT -- it is more the shooter than the gun in real life.
That is true of many things - it is the skill of the operator, not the machine, that determines performance.
The people that out scored me were better shots and probably ran a damn sight faster than I did.
My time was right at 2 minutes and 20 seconds. (I had it video taped). I just trotted through it.
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