Shooting match this Sunday!!!

[m25operator]

Ok, back home now, match started at 9:45 and was over at 3:00, 63 shooters, great turn out for July in Texas, It hit a 100, before we were through. 5 stages, 5 runs per stage with your worst thrown out, all stages had stop plates.

Long story short, I did not  M bareass myself, I came in second in my class ( open revolver ) , and 15th overall. Everything felt very  mechanical, not as smooth as it should have been, my draws were not up to par, and grip transition needs work. But I carried on, 14 seconds down from the match winner, and I can think of 4 seconds I gave up easily. But that's the good part. I know what to work on, and what to fix. It's been 8 years since I've been amongst them, and I will tell you, the competition has gotten better, the lower class shooters are much improved from when I left.   Lots of people saying man, I have not seen you in years.

I will try to get in some practice at lunch this week, working on draws and grip transition.

My total time for 5 stages, 5 plates at a time with my worst time on each stage thrown out, that is 100 plates drawing from the holster to start the string of 5 , was 74.10 seconds, the match winner shot them in 60 seconds.

Time to PRACTICE.

[Hazcat]

Congrats M25!  Feel good to be "back in the saddle"?

Where did the Aussie finish?

[tombogan03884]

Good for you ! 

[m25operator]

The Aussie came in 7th, but my club has already corrupted him and He was shooting a Bottom feeder.

[Hazcat]

BOOOO!  Wheel guns rule!

[Sponsor]

[m25operator]

Follow up, I shot again this Sunday, the plate match 1st, started at 10:00 am,  and then the ..22rf carbine match afterwards. Long day, and it hit 105 degrees, some wind and in shade wasn't too bad.  Finished at 6:30 pm.  4 matches in 2 months, unbelievable., Loading  for the next match. KInd of like doing 2 a days when I played football. I feel like I need to immerse myself for a while in shooting tournaments, to get back into the mindset and routine. I know competition is good for me, and I'm trying to have fun. I mostly am.  Just wanted to give an update.

[tombogan03884]

Follow up, I shot again this Sunday, the plate match 1st, started at 10:00 am,  and then the ..22rf carbine match afterwards. Long day, and it hit 105 degrees, some wind and in shade wasn't too bad.  Finished at 6:30 pm.  4 matches in 2 months, unbelievable., Loading  for the next match. KInd of like doing 2 a days when I played football. I feel like I need to immerse myself for a while in shooting tournaments, to get back into the mindset and routine. I know competition is good for me, and I'm trying to have fun. I mostly am.  Just wanted to give an update.

Sounds like a fun weekend. How did you do ?

[2HOW]

congrats m25 , have to feel good about that .   

[m25operator]

I came in 1st in my class ( AA open revolver ) and 9th overall in the plate match.
I came in 2nd in the .22 carbine match. It was a blast, like 180 rounds.

If your club is not doing the carbine thing, they should try it. Especially with ammo so high.

[m25operator]

Another steel match tomorrow, followed by the .22rf carbine match. Last month I shot open and limited revolver, at the end shooting the carbine match I was out of gas, and my Trijicon tripower was washing out on the white steel plates. Sending it back and don't know if it will be any different, I hope so, as it is my favorite. Mounted my spare Eotech 512 and got it sighted in, and we will see what happens, I know it won't wash out.

Just going to shoot the open revolver tomorrow, went from a Tasco PDP4 to a Cmore, the Cmore is lower to the bore, but takes some getting used to, I was having a real hassle going from open sights to the PDP4, because the sight pictures were so different as far a presenting the pistol and finding the dot, versus looking straight down the barrel to the front sight. The Tasco's dot was a good 2 1/2 inches higher above the bore. The Cmore is about an inch. I also stole the grips off my 686, to put on the 627, so both of my 8 shots have the same grip, that is helping too.

As to the Aussie, His name is Mark Ihzenstine, ( hope I'm not butchering the spelling ) and he is good!! He won high overall last month with his wheel gun. I only got to watch him on one stage, and then he watched me while I shot it afterward. I admit I pushed too hard knowing he was there. Se la Vie, should have just shot my own game, but then that's games are for.

Report back tomorrow night or monday.