At least your hair looked good!

 

fo' sho'..

 

 

I'll be there in the morning again ( sunday )

 

prob. gonna be raining on and off, i'll be keeping an eye on the forcast while at work tonight.

Turned out to be a great day weather wise. This was a real eye opener for me in how different shooting sports are far different than just what I am used to. Shooting quals at work is way different than competitively. I was very disappointed in myself yesterday and that must be corrected.

Did some work at the outdoor range last Saturday for the club? Hope you guys enjoyed the "new" tents. ; )

 

I also got to watch JJ Racaza do some practice runs shooting knockdown steel.Boy, was he fast. He was breaking in his new Limcat racegun. Got a chance to chat with him and his Dad. Nice people!

Tents were a great addition. Really going to come in handy when it's really sunny out

Turned out to be a great day weather wise. This was a real eye opener for me in how different shooting sports are far different than just what I am used to. Shooting quals at work is way different than competitively. I was very disappointed in myself yesterday and that must be corrected.

 

So, does that mean you're going to be shooting the USPSA match?

That is my plan

The tents were much appreciated, thanks Rey!

 

Any one know where/when the knockdown steel match scores from last Saturday are posted?

That is my plan

 

You better get registered, it fills up pretty quick.

Turned out to be a great day weather wise. This was a real eye opener for me in how different shooting sports are far different than just what I am used to. Shooting quals at work is way different than competitively. I was very disappointed in myself yesterday and that must be corrected.

 

It's an eye-opening and humbling experience for sure. Lots of people start off with the spray and pray mentality until they see it doesn't work. When you slow-down and concentrate on the shots things start to come together. Watch the revolver guys, we have 6 shots to hit 5 plates without a reload, it is tough.

 

Your boy Ray Ray should have been there. I think he was too pizzed at himself from Saturday to do it again. He is a good shooter though, just had an off day on Saturday.

When part of you job is to shoot and you qualify regularly and score well it is really frustrating. I take it personally which make sme get pissed and I know that doesn't help either. I have issues with the glock since day one. I really need to shoot with something else more frequently to see if it's the weapon choice, my mechanics or just that these comps are very different from what I am accustomed to. Yesterday was a learning experience and now I look at it as a major challenge.

It was a fun weekend for sure, lots of rounds down range, good weather, good times.

 

Knock down on sat. shot my STI trojan and mike was kind enough to let me shoot his saiga 12 which was a blast.

 

Sunday I shot my Revolver ( Gp100 ) and rimfire( mark2 ) , --- Gotta get back into shooting revolver, hadnt so in a few months and it showed. Played it decently, but not as good as I would of liked... I also wound up RO'ing most the match for our squad, Thanks to brian and his buddy for helping out and filling in.

 

BlueLine, You were in the " njgunforum" squad right? Shooting your glock right?

 

I took tons of video of knockdown steel, I'll try to edit some of it together and get something up in the next few days

Alec yes I was. Great job as the RO. I think everybody had a good time. It was nice to meet more forum members

Knock down on sat. shot my STI trojan and mike was kind enough to let me shoot his saiga 12 which was a blast.

 

I took tons of video of knockdown steel, I'll try to edit some of it together and get something up in the next few days

 

Sweet, cant wait for the vid!

 

I meant to ask you about your trojan saturday... was it 9mm and do you run JHP's or FMJ's through it? I'm looking at buying a 9mm trojan and i have read a lot of reports online of them not feeding 9mm jhp's worth a damn and thats a problem for me as its all i reload.

Alec, i've got some video of you shooting Mike's Saiga, and some of the other guys shooting the match. I just have to finish editing it and i'll post it.

Sweet, cant wait for the vid!

 

I meant to ask you about your trojan saturday... was it 9mm and do you run JHP's or FMJ's through it? I'm looking at buying a 9mm trojan and i have read a lot of reports online of them not feeding 9mm jhp's worth a damn and thats a problem for me as its all i reload.

 

Yah, It's the 9mm.

 

I've only ran FMJ bullets, but I did read the same thing about hollow points and flat nose bullets not feeding reliable for the first round or 2. But like I said, I havent ran anything but FMJ so far.

 

Though, in defense of STI, you'll also probably read that any 9mm 1911 may have that issue.

Alec, glad you liked the Saiga. Don't know why I had issues with it and you didn't, but I will take it to the range sometime and see what I am doing wrong. Never had problems before. I put 50 rounds of #00 buckshot through it one day to break it in, that was a blast, and expensive! I had my niece hand me mag after mag. Gun gets heavy after awhile.................... My shoulder didn't care though!

 

BlueLine (forgot your name already!), just keep at-it. I am sure our competitions are different than police qualifiers (though I never did one of them).

Did some work at the outdoor range last Saturday for the club? Hope you guys enjoyed the "new" tents. ; )

 

I also got to watch JJ Racaza do some practice runs shooting knockdown steel.Boy, was he fast. He was breaking in his new Limcat racegun. Got a chance to chat with him and his Dad. Nice people!

 

He's there quite often. He's one of my "Peeps" on FB. Today is his Birthday!

When part of you job is to shoot and you qualify regularly and score well it is really frustrating. I take it personally which make sme get pissed and I know that doesn't help either. I have issues with the glock since day one. I really need to shoot with something else more frequently to see if it's the weapon choice, my mechanics or just that these comps are very different from what I am accustomed to. Yesterday was a learning experience and now I look at it as a major challenge.

 

Don't beat yourself up too much! Every good Cop that I know that learns & likes to do USPSA / STEEL / PPC is intially "startled" into realizing how hard the sport is. One of my friends in the Club, a retired Kearny Training Officer, once confided in me that he THOUGHT that he knew how to shoot before he started with USPSA. After getting-off to a bad start, he fell into the groove and is now an even better shooter. He has all of his Cop skills and picked-up superior gun handling skills & speed from being around other Club members. He also helped me learn how to hold & dump empties from my revolver in my left hand while loading with a speed-loader in my right and doing both at the same time. A real nice guy too!

 

You might be humbled once in a while, and that's O-K. You'll figure-out by watching others what works and adjust your stance. sight picture, grip, trigger tension, arm extension, etc. to make it all work for you. Some of our Club members shoot more than a thousand rounds a month at various matches & practices. All of that trigger time makes for well-defined muscle memory, unlike merely qualifying twice a year (per gun).

 

Knockdown Steel is a little harder than Static. The targets need to be hit so they will fall down, so shooting at the bottom of a steel plate with a 9mm doesn't always do the trick.

 

Plenty more Disciplines to get involved in, whenever you're ready to try.........

 

Glad you had a fun time and once again welcome to the Club!

 

Dave

He's there quite often. He's one of my "Peeps" on FB. Today is his Birthday!

 

oh wow, Dave! I need to "friend" you cool guys in FB

 

Rey

 

 

Don't beat yourself up too much! Every good Cop that I know that learns & likes to do USPSA / STEEL / PPC is intially "startled" into realizing how hard the sport is. One of my friends in the Club, a retired Kearny Training Officer, once confided in me that he THOUGHT that he knew how to shoot before he started with USPSA. After getting-off to a bad start, he fell into the groove and is now an even better shooter. He has all of his Cop skills and picked-up superior gun handling skills & speed from being around other Club members. He also helped me learn how to hold & dump empties from my revolver in my left hand while loading with a speed-loader in my right and doing both at the same time. A real nice guy too!

 

You might be humbled once in a while, and that's O-K. You'll figure-out by watching others what works and adjust your stance. sight picture, grip, trigger tension, arm extension, etc. to make it all work for you. Some of our Club members shoot more than a thousand rounds a month at various matches & practices. All of that trigger time makes for well-defined muscle memory, unlike merely qualifying twice a year (per gun).

 

Knockdown Steel is a little harder than Static. The targets need to be hit so they will fall down, so shooting at the bottom of a steel plate with a 9mm doesn't always do the trick.

 

Plenty more Disciplines to get involved in, whenever you're ready to try.........

 

Glad you had a fun time and once again welcome to the Club!

 

Dave

 

Thanks. Makes me feel a little better. I guess my overall lack of time shooting led me to believe that if I could qualify well it would translate to everything else. I look forward to the challenge that this has presented for me.

oh wow, Dave! I need to "friend" you cool guys in FB

 

Rey

 

O-K Rey,

 

Friend me. I'm a Cool Fudd, lol!

Here's a video I put together, I wasn't able to get everybody on every stage.

 

Glad I wasn't the only bad shooter. JonF is the man!

Glad I wasn't the only bad shooter. JonF is the man!

 

Ray, you have to learn the Randy Lee revolver Ninja Reload. I gotta give you credit though, its no easy task to bang through all those moonclips, especially on those hoser stages. lol

 

Thanks for the video, Frank, you got some nice action on film! I think i ran that pistol (and all my mags) dry as i knocked down the final plate on more than one stage. ooof!

 

I definitely noticed Mike and Elvis were lightning fast with thier carbines; i gotta get a dot on mine for he next time.

 

On the big hoser stage in the beginning, check out harry scrambling to find mags on the mess of a table to scavenge 1 or 2 more rounds. lol

Interesting video Jon, but I'm stuck in my crumudgeny ways. Plus, I'm not a comp guy so it's all for not.

I've melted my carbine down and tuned in into a toilet paper holder, cause it was good for shit this weakend. (spelling intentional) pos

Elvis you want to sell it?

JonF, I felt I did ok with the carbine AFTER Ray Ray showed me to use the lever on the side of the gun to release the action. I hadn't used that gun much, still learning. Anyway, I was kinda pizzed when I missed a shot. I felt that I should always hit a target when the dot is on it. My problem is that I am a shotgun gun and we NEVER stop the gun moving when we pull the trigger. I had to force myself to stop on the plate when pulling the trigger!

 

Now you were VERY fast with iron sights. You had some runs that I thought were quicker than mine. We'll see when the scores come-out.

 

Elvis, clean that gun! When it worked you were WAY faster than me! I finally beat you, but it was due to equipment malfunction, not shooting skill. I'll take it though! In Drag Racing we have a saying: "I'd rather be lucky than good!"

Thanks Mike, i'm pretty sure the death jam on my rifle screwed me royally but i'm still curious to see the scores too. lol

 

I totally understand what you mean by keeping it moving; i do the same with my 22 rifle with a dot in static steel and it works. Your experience with speed and target acquisition was pretty evident even if you weren't used to that particular gun. you may just have to slow it down a little as you approach and sweep the plate to match your reaction time. Like they say, "shoot it at the first opportunity" and if that means starting to pull the trigger as the dot breaks the edge of the plate to give you enough time to break the shot while the dot is still covering the steel, then do it. Thats pretty much what i do with my 22 and i never have to stop and hover unless its a plate where i have to reverse direction or its one of the tiny ones WAYYY out there! I wish i could use my 22 for these matches but i dont think it would hardly knock any of them down considering how much trouble i was having with 9mm even. :/

 

I was having trouble with using the irons on this rifle. i dont generally use an AR or irons and so i just mounted/sighted these sights before the match and i think i put the rear sight too far back. i couldn't really see the rear ghost ring at all so the sight picture was mostly just the front post. I have to mess with this thing a little more.