Ian S

Classified. Having shot a classifier. That said, if you can, you might as well use it to get more of the flavor of IDPA matches. Tom's December results email did note that he'd be mixing in low light/no light stages in January and February.

If you're driving, how would you know there is a red light on your forehead?

I think I understand what you're saying, and my guess is that your both eye open style is missing one major step. When you shot with one eye, you focused on the front sight with no distraction. Now, I'm guessing that with both eyes open, you're trying to focus the front sight with both eyes. With both eyes open, you should still be only focusing the sight with your dominant eye. With both eyes open, you will see two sets of sights. One on the left, one on the right. Don't try to make the two converge together. Determine which image is the real image, created by your dominant eye, and ignore the ghost image that is seen by your weak eye. If you are using both eyes to aim, you are shifting the image of your sights left or right. Both eyes open preserves your peripheral vision, but you should still essentially be aiming with one eye. Just now more aware if your surroundings. This target picture is something you can practice away from the range and train yourself to automatically ignore the weak she's image.

I guess it's just me, but I'd rather they walk it to the counter and let me continue shopping. They put the guns in the back for a reason... so I can wander around on my way to the register and consider impulse buying a new kayak or tennis balls for the dog. If you're at a Dick's that wants to walk it up for you, order the ammo, thank the guy hauling it up to the front and go about browsing. He doesn't need you to watch him walk to the front. And I don't need to be carting around 60lbs of shells while I decide if I need a new UnderArmor hat.

Haha. Baked some cookies here too. White chocolate chunk with coconut. Ate em down with Chunky Monkey and Sam Adams. Treated the leather on a new over/under breakdown case. And looking forward to firing up the chain saw tomorrow. Lost some good sized branches in the wind.

I picked up a Remington 870 barrel from Old School's listing in the marketplace here. Great guy to deal with. And although we couldn't work out a meet up, he shipped the item fast... First thing in the morning fast. +1 I wouldn't hesitate to buy from him again and trust the item is as described.

It's a nice, feel good quote. But the Spanish Conquistador explorers decimated the indigenous population with what amounted to a boatload of hooligans with good weapons against a civilization with clubs. The 2A really hasn't protected any right to own firearms that could stand against an invasion. Would the Japanese have invaded with shotguns, handguns and semi-auto rifles? Would American hunters put down an invasion force of fighter and bombing aircraft, artillery and armored vehicles? Don't you think the sheer distance to cross the Pacific with an invasion force and no nearby base to mobilize from is the real reason we've enjoyed an unprecedented invasion free history?

Or replace the magazine disconnect with a spare washer from your random parts drawer. Inner diameter large enough to fit on the hammer bushing (about .25 inches), outer diameter small enough to clear the sear and hammer (less than 0.5 inches), deep enough to take up the space of the magazine safety (about 0.055 inches).

I can't say I've ever had an issue that would make me call this gun a pita. The video Bonesinium posted above, though chock full of face palms, shows exactly what you need to do to get the hammer strut into the mainspring housing. With the gun mostly back together, and you're ready to install the msh, 1. point the barrel down, (insert the magazine if you still haven't thrown out the mag safety) 2. Pull the trigger and hold it 3. Insert the msh pin through the receiver and barrel 4. Rotate the barrel upward so the hammer strut drops toward the msh 5. Rotate the msh into the receiver (now you can let the trigger go)... If the msh is springy and trying to push away from being flush with the receiver, you're good. If the msh sits flush easily, rotate it out and try to get the strut in place again. 6. Close the latch... Done I have not used a mallet on mine since the first disassembly. She responds fine with gentle wiggling. And please don't use a metal screwdriver to pull the msh latch! What is that guy thinking!?

While the bird is flying, you should be focusing on the target, intently. After you have mounted the gun, there is no need to be looking down the barrel or at the beads. See the bird, focus on the bird, your gun will follow. 80% is a respectable number, but I bet you'd be higher if you focused on the target.

Their site: http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/CWCS/elecfingerprintinfo790.html Says electronic fingerprints must be taken at a LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (their emphasis). If in doubt, you can always call and ask.

Opt for the booster pack and you won't need someone else's battery.

A booster pack/jumper cables has helped me help myself more often than underwear, toothbrush and baby wipes. And it's helped me get others home more often than I needed it for myself. If you're worried, consider adding tools and a gas can to your truck GHB.

Unless you're the lucky few that live in a town that finishes permits in under 8 weeks. I mailed my Florida application in late May and they turned it around in 8 weeks. Others submitted theirs in Florida with the electronic fingerprints and got it turned around much faster. So, if you mailed it in and it hasn't been 8 weeks, sit tight. Florida isn't jerking you around. I understand they are issuing more permits to non-residents than residents and demand is high.

Or drop Tom an email and ask if the .357 is good to go. I've seen others shoot .357 SIG at the Somerset match with no issue, but I think that day was Tom's day off.

So, assuming this is the same one that just rotated out on the marketplace, what did you think? Any complaints?

A nice wood grip for her is on my list.

First, ask yourself why you close one eye. To get rid of the ghost image of your sights? When you learn to shoot with both eyes open, you get yourself used to ignoring the false image and using the real image of your sights. So, close your eye as normal, line yourself up, then open your other eye and take note of the second barrel and sights that come into view. Then ignore it. It doesn't exist. Then look out to the point where you're going to hold to pick up the target. For trap you should be looking out to the house, 16 yards or more. Even with both eyes open, there should be only one house, and now your depth perception is not crippled. Focus on the target when it comes out and follow it. You're not aiming the shotgun, you're pointing it. Next, when you shoulder the gun again, keep both eyes open, remember which image was real and ignore the false one. Don't try to make them one image or you'll shift both and make yourself cross eyed. Use the real image and ignore the ghost image. You want to be using the one eye that is in line with the barrel and sights to aim.

You can do the shotgun, rifle and bow, if offered, all in the same day.

Smokin .50 gave a good definition, but I don't see a name in there. It's called a "shell catcher". I don't use an auto, so can't recommend one, but a quick google gave me http://www.brownells...t/SHELL-CATCHER

Somerset match results are now also posted at the North and East PA IDPA Scores site: http://www.nepaidpas...set_master.html They give a pretty thorough breakdown of the results.

What do you mean by double strike capability?

Add to this, "in store only", buy 4 Remington UMC, get one free, from the email add I received this morning. Valid 8/12 through 8/18.

I noticed the same thing happening when I brought a new handgun shooter to Shore Shot the Saturday before your original post. We started light with a Ruger MKIII, single action with fully adjustable trigger. Every shot went where he put it. We moved on to my 686 .357 revolver and .38s and .357s were right on target. I brought a good assortment so we kept moving up. The Sig P229 in .357 sig and my PX4 Storm in .40 both dove low on the target. He didn't like those two because of that. We moved on to a .45 1911, and he was right back on target. We moved back to the Sig and Beretta but the shots still dropped low. Two weeks later, after seeing your same results here, and considering the difference in the triggers on each platform, I've just come back from Shore Shot with the same new handgun shooter with a completely different analysis from the shot chart. When we moved from the revolver to the PX4 today, the same low shot was happening. These are my guns, both in fairly new condition. But I did watch his grip and he keeps a solid bear paw tight grip throughout the shot sequence. My advice was that he pay special attention to his trigger finger and be sure to pull straight back, rather than following the contour of the trigger which will pull the muzzle down. His next magazine was right on target. So, the difference between the two platforms here is that the S&W revolver has a bit of a different pivot and contour to the trigger movement, compared to the Sig and Beretta semis. If you get accustomed to the pull on one, you will need to focus on pulling straight back when you switch to another. Going back and forth, a little focus on the trigger finger mechanics put every shot back on target.