Maksim

Yep, sometimes happens to me... combination of all factors. dehydration, recoil, fumes, uncomfy ear muffs, tight glasses. I need prefer rx glasses to shoot (only a -1), and in the begining, I would use my regular rx glasses. Problem is, the frame is a little tight to the head, which is fine for short drives, or meetings which are no longer than an hour, however not that comfy for long matches (6 plus hours). Throw on ear muffs on top, you don't get as good of a seal, and it starts to hurt even more. Ended up getting a new set of rx glasses with transition lenses, in a low profile frame, that works really well with most muffs, or better yet with ear plugs. =) Although I would double up if you are shooting with rifles or guys shooting compensated guns. One solution I tried, but did not get yet, was Gel pads for the ear muffs. Tried one pair at BA, and was amazed. They seal glasses really well and are really comfy.

Its both. Some ammo will have a different point of impact... but... in all honesty, it is you, pull the trigger. The defensive ammo is loaded alot hotter than regular winchester white box. What distance was this at? Focus on the fundamentals.

Tell your brother he is quite welcome. Just feel bad my 1911 holster did not fit his railed gun. Having a proper belt/holster/pouches goes a long way towards having a good start, especially since everything is in the same repeatable position on the belt. Glad you two had a good time. Most of all, safe match. This is not IDPA. =P More movement, more freestyle, more competition. =)

Muzzle break & compensators = ok. designed to hide flash = not ok

What are you planning on shooting? CR is tooo far from Princeton. In Princeton, you have a few choices. Citizens Rifle & Pistol Club - West Windsor, NJ 100 yard outdoor rifle, trap, 2 24/7 indoor 25 yard ranges. Bullseye club, 5 round mag limits. CJRPC - 300 yard rifle, 200 yard rifle, 50 yard outdoor pistol, 24/7 indoor 50 ft pistol, trap/skeet, lots of pits. $400 up front, $260 a year (prorated), the 400 can be broken up into payments. Well worth it. Old Bridge - Otdoor 100 yard, 50 yard, pits, indoor range. If you want to check out CJRPC, give me a buzz, can show you the club.

Btw... Tony, Great shooting! Chris, so how awesome and don't you wish you did this sooner. Glad your brother enjoyed it and was able to use my single stack rig.

btw, prelim scores are up. http://www.obcats.com/

Yep, so now that I am back at home. Fun day, great weather, tough match. Shot well, no stupid mistakes, just some mikes on shots which I should of slow down on. Quite a few DQ's and DNF. Great seeing a bunch of folks and thanks wifey to helping score. =)

Draw, first shot, then he continued 2 more shots.

Nick, correction. People dq themselves, we just pass on the news. If it was your bud, he should of not put a round into the ground 6 feet in front of him on the draw.

Easy, get more permits. But I would go 1911. But before buying competition guns, shoot a few matches to figure out what you like.

Power factor is just a number. Recoil will feel different. Two different guns firing same ammo will feel different.

I guess I grew out of that phase. I still like love pretty guns, but would gladly take function and reliability over "cachet and coolness".

Has nothing to do with where you will be using it. Its about shooting iron down your barrel. http://www.uspsa.org/front-sight-magazine-article.php?Should-I-Buy-BiMetal-Ammo-8

I would avoid herters ammo. when it was tested, it was found the jacket is very very thin, over a steel iron bullet. If you value your rifle, at least shoot Wolf.

Are you looking for a pretty gun, or a good reliable gun?

contact Old School here on the forum, he is a Glock armorer.

and lead nose

Congrats!

9mm the load is all the same. 40 Cal, I now use a USPSA major load, and a Steel/Minor load.

So jonesing to shoot. =)

You have a few great choices, all Vendors on the forum. Ira @ Legend Firearms (Marlboro) Vinny @ Hunting World Guns (Millstone) Tony @ TJ Sporting Arms (Bayville) Shore Shot in Lakewood

I guess we found the price for nostalgia. A crappy carbine/rifle for $1200. I played with one a year or so ago and it did not seem all that bad, yet not all that refined. It had the drum welded to 15 rounds. How much are the 10 round mags?

Last shoot of the year? What? Shoot year round.

If you want a 9mm 1911, do it right, either get the Smith Wesson Pro Series, or an STI Trojan, or at the low end, STI Spartan. Its been tested, and it works. I have shot Kimber 1911's in 9mm, and not impressed. Taurus I have yet to shoot. Although I will say, for a ruger, the SR1911 looks really nice, but that is partly because I think all the other Ruger semi autos look uninspiring.