Press Conference. The New Pistol - An Unexpected Eating Exercise

Ok. So I finally made a freaking decision about both my competition pistol and a replacement for my venerable and now retired Sig P226.

For those who missed it I finally put the 226 back in the safe. Made in West Germany she's now pushing hard on 30 years old. She's tired, starting to break down and has earned an honorable rebuild and quiet retirement. That left me stuck. I needed both a replacement and a new competition gun.

But before I unveil the new gun let's go back in time a few weeks to the pistol class I took with Ron Avery. That 3 day, 1500 round shoot-a-palooza that saw changes in both my stance and grip. Turns out I also experienced a sea change in attitude as well. In that course I started to finally see and feel the limitations of the 226. High bore axis. It's heavy, the DA first shot is slower than SA or striker and it's just getting old. I also figured out a grip that will let me shoot pretty much any handgun I pick up with increased speed and accuracy. A worthy learning experience that opened what I thought was a closed door. Ok. Ready? Here it is.

Yep. It's my Glock 35. The same one I've had for about, oh, 7 years or so. The same one I said I was done shooting and gave to Lu. Well, I took it back. (It was a struggle but I claimed victory when she got distracted. I told her that the eggs she had on the stove had exploded. When she went to look I snatched it and ran away laughing maniacally. Win!)

Now, now. Settle down back there unless you want me top have the bailiff clear the room and start whacking pee-pees. Yes, I know what I said a bare few months ago. That I didn't like the Glock and was going exclusively to the Sig because I just liked and shot it better. I may have referred to the Glock as a steaming pile unworthy of my exalted touch but I've now evolved on this issue and have acquired a better appreciation of what the Glock brings to the table. Think this is bad? Wait for the other shoe. Here's my replacement for the Sig P226.

That's a brand spanking new Gen 3 Glock 17. I picked it up today. It's about the same size as the Sig, weighs quite a bit less and is about half the price. I paid $499.00 for this example. The mags are cheaper, hold 2 extra rounds without an extension and are available even at Frank's Bait and Tackle (serving the greater Anal Point area since 1973). It's rugged, dependable and I couldn't care less about it so long as it goes bang when I want it to. I can use it for both carry and the occasional match. I'll probably shoot a bit of USPSA Production with it as well as some 3 Gun. The holster and mag carriers from the G35 fit it as nearly perfectly as one could wish. Plus you know what an obsessive compulsive slob I am about platform compatibility. I tend to want all the guns I shoot regularly to conform as closely as possible. Cheap cost, simple easy upgrades, rugged construction and frankly I don't give a crap about beating on them unmercifully.

So. This is my answer at present. I still think there may be a CZ in my future for Production at least but for now I'm satisfied. Now I can stop shopping and get back to some serious training.

Ok, the floor is now open to questions. Yes, you in the back?

Iqbal Nudnick with The Tactical Timmy Times. Does this mean you've become a Glock Fanboy? Will we now see you on the Glock Forum exclaiming to all the world that Glock is the shiznit and that anyone who doesn't shoot a Glock is an encephalitic retard who needs his hand held when going number 2? Will you now tease your erstwhile buddies on the Sig Forum about bore height, cost and how even their team shooters don't actually shoot Sigs?

No. Stop asking me that! I love my Sigs and I always will. It's not Sig, it's me.


But didn't you say, just a bare few weeks ago, that Sig was the only intelligent answer and that you wouldn't touch a Glock with Gecko 45s paste smeared fingers?

I don't think I went quite that far...

I believe you once referred to Glock shooters as short bus riders who better understood the taste of window snoz than what a modern pistol consisted of.

I never said that! Besides, as I believe I mentioned earlier, my position on this subject has evolved over time. I'm much kinder and gentler than I was in my misspent youth, way last month...

Were you wrong then or are you wrong now? How can we, your trusted and dog like devoted followers, believe anything you now say if your opinion can change so drastically over a few short days? How can we be sure Glock didn't just pay you to switch to their product? After all I believe it was you who once threatened to fly to Europe and cram a Glock up a certain Austrian engineers 4th point of contact so far all he'd taste for the rest of his life would be CLP, abject failure and shame.

That was a joke. I was just kidding. Totally. The restraining order ended last week. As a world famous and fabulously wealthy Blogging Gun Idol to millions I am well aware of my responsibilities when it comes to my opinions on all things firearm and competition related. Let me be clear here. I did not and will not accept gratuities in exchange for a positive review of any manufacturers product. (This is an out and out lie. I will so totally do that. Contact me. Please wear a dress. A blue one.) I swear.

But, the children. Aren't you concerned about the children. Why won't anyone think of the children!? By the way. How do you like your Ebon Avian prepared? Deep fried, sauteed with butter or just wolf it down raw?

That's it! End of the press conference! Everyone get the fudge out!

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A Match And A Reminder

2 Gun match on Saturday. I'm trying out a different rifle. It's my updated Budget 3 Gun Rifle now with a free float forearm and a 3x12 optic and 45 degree offset BUIS. We'll see if it makes those long shots any easier. I checked it's zero today and shot it well. Saturday will tell the tale though.

I've settled on a handgun (finally). I hope to post about my decision this week. Seeing how it's currently Thursday and everything maybe not. Soon. Real soon. I swear.

And a little reminder about trigger control courtesy of Howard Tayler of Schlock Mercenary fame.

See you guys at the range.
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Southwest Multigun

Warning. Loooong post.

The SWMG was a two day, 10 stage match run over Saturday and Sunday. Every stage required all 3 guns and most of them involved either obstacles or very tricky shots. Usually both. We did stuff I hadn't yet done like flying clays and shotgun slugs. A lot of the targets were pistol/shotgun optional but some were gun specific. Like the clay no shoots but I'll get to that in a moment. All the rifle targets were gun specific but then who wants to take a 320 yard pistol shot? Besides Jerry Miculek of course. Have I mentioned that I'm not Jerry Miculek?

I finished about where I figured, mid pack. I finished 22nd overall and 13th in Scoped Tactical. Since this was going to be an involved, tough and challenging match I decided to use it as much for training and finding my weaknesses as anything else. Finish is important but I'm keeping my eyes on the prize, the Hard As Hell match next December. This was a great chance to try out my gear and tactics under match conditions and to see if the Glock was the pistol answer. It isn't. Probably.

Anyway. We started off Day 1 with the shoot house and something...different. See that door I'm pointing my shotgun at? It has a strip of 1x2 across the jamb so we had to do a breach. It wasn't a tough barrier so a load of #7 1/2 at 1300 fps did a satisfying job. Then it was enter the house and clear it with shotgun and rifle then run back out the front door to the next bay and clear the pistol targets. We had to move forward and backward in the shoot house so muzzle discipline and a plan was paramount.

Obstacles and challenges we had in spades. Here we shot 125 yard steel from platform 1...

Sling the rifle and cross the static line...

And shoot more steel from platform 2. It was a blast. From there we ran across the road and shot some pistol including the spinner. I've had issues with the spinner but I think I've found a solution. A 40 caliber pistol shooting 180 grain bullets. I spun it easier than I ever did before with a 9. Food for thought?

Running the Stoeger. It worked flawlessly all day and my reloading practice is paying big dividends. I dropped exactly one shotgun shell in two days, 10 stages and a couple hundred shells. 

A nod to my sponsors. Just kidding, I have no sponsors unless somebody out there wants to jump in on the ground floor and sponsor an old, fat, bald beginner 3 Gunner? No? Just thought I'd ask. This is me running the Glock. Here's the thing on that pistol. It ran perfectly (though I'm pretty sure the rear sight needs adjusting I just never had the chanced to check it) and did most of what I wanted. If I focus on it it may be the gun for me. But. It just doesn't do it for me. I just don't really like it. I have to concentrate on running it as opposed to the Sig which seemed to be such a part of my hand. I'm not saying I won't choose it but I'm also not saying I will. Sigh. The search continues.

There was plenty of running...

And gunning. Some of the shooting positions were awkward. This stage required shotgun through ports. It was an easy stage to blow holes through walls and DQ if you weren't paying attention.

Of course some were just ridiculous. Since I don't really bend I was forced to shoot through the port one handed.

Did I mention awkward? "Are you ready? Stand by."

"Beep!" What the...? Old fat guys should not be subjected to such indignities.

More ports. This time it was pistol at some 50 yard steel before entering the rest of the stage through the Tyrannosaur's mouth. It's a fun range.

Finishing up the stage with some hilly shotgun. Targets were challenging and shooting positions required a little forethought.

By the time that we got here the wind was blowing with gusts up to 50 mph. Even 75 yard shots (on 10 inch steel plates) was...difficult. 

Ah. A job well done! Well, done at least.

Day Two started with the long range stage. Targets at 260, 280 and 320 yards followed by 14 shotgun (including our first clay flyers) and then some pistol out to 50 yards. I rocked this stage. I also did a lot of shotgun reloads here.

This is a good shot of a dump barrel. We started with the rifle, to shoot the long steel, with the shotgun staged in that trash can. Then dump the rifle in the same can, pick up the shotgun and get to shootin'. If you look really closely you can see a second can in the background to dump the shotgun in. Just to the left of that and a little behind is a black plate that guards the clay thrower with the activator popper next to it. Hit the popper and it throws the clay. Way up on top on that small knoll you can see one of the long pistol targets. From the shotgun dump barrel it was transition to the pistol. This is 3 Gun.

You can see how the weather had turned overnight by that sky. The previous night brought rain, thunder and lightning with very high winds. Every cardboard target had to be changed out early that morning. Ouch! You can see another type of dump station. My shotgun is staged in that barrel to my left and the rifle in that wooden contraption next to me. I picked it up there, shot and then dumped it back on the same dump station before moving on to the shotgun. Dumped the shotgun and ran the pistol. 3 Gun requires you to think about where and how you're going to transition between guns. This match even more so since so many targets were optional pistol/shotgun.

This was nearly the end of my match. In this shot I'm shooting paper targets on the ground but there's also some 125 yard steel at a higher elevation. After running the paper I started in on the steel. The wind was bothering me and I was missing. So. I stepped slightly to my right and back to get a better angle. As I did so I stepped off the small platform with my right foot. One minute I'm all fat and happy with my feet firmly planted. The next I'm stepping off into thin air which is notoriously poor at supporting fat men. I managed to catch my balance but I crashed heavily to the platform and did damage to my lower extremities. Nothing severe just bumps, bruises and general ouchies. I managed not to break the 180 and an immediate DQ and finished the stage. My time sucked but I was Ok and still in the match. Lesson learned. Don't stand below me when I'm shooting from a high platform. The RO below me nearly had a stroke when he thought he was going to have to try and catch me. Heh.

This was an interesting stage. Ok. First check out that white target to the right. It has 2 clays embedded. There were 5 more just like it on the left past that other white target you can see there. White is no shoots and if you put holes in them they cost you, to the tune of 5 seconds per. These were shot with the rifle at 17 and 7 yards. The 17 yard targets also had no shoots between the shooter and the targets resulting in a clear case of double jeopardy. You must know your mechanical offset (or holdoff). That is the height difference between your bore and your optic (or iron sights) for various ranges. I went clean here (and a few other stages where the same targets were used) because I know my holdoffs. Dialing up elevation changes for 300+ yard shots and then back to precision 7 yard shots on hostage targets is slow. Better to know your stadia line holdoffs and shoot it on the run. I also used this stage as an exercise in shotgun reloading. It had 2 flying birds and 12 shotgun/pistol optional steel. I decided to run them all with the shotgun for more match pressure shotgun reloading. My gear worked perfectly and my reloads were sure and pretty darn fast. I'm in front of the RO grabbing my shotgun out of the dump rack.

Of course this was the next stage. Up the slope, rope firmly in hand...

Across the top with Old Glory proudly displayed...

And down the far side. Note the slung rifle. We did a lot of that.

And on to yet another %$#@ing platform! Rifle out to 200 yards.

This was another first for me in a 3 Gun and proof a good 3 Gunner needs a wide variety of skills. After the rifle (and before another set of 50 yard pistol) we shot flying clays. On the top of the rail, near the left edge, was two activators. Push with the left hand and shoot the clays flying out from under the platform. 4 total and I went clean. Hurray!! From there it was the long pistol, then jump down (or climb painfully down as the case may be) and run the rest of the stage. This was the last stage of the day and match.

One of the things I liked best about this match was it was specifically set up to challenge your shooting skills and gear and make you do certain things that you don't normally do. Like the hostage targets, flying clays, 50 yard pistol and switches from long range to point blank with the rifle. It also made you think and make a solid plan with so many optional targets. All in all it was a fantastic match and I learned a ton. I have a much better training plan going forward.

This week Lu and I will finally finish that shower and then I'll be back out at the range with my training partner putting in the time and effort to try and improve. In June I also have a rifle class (with an as yet unnamed blogger coming out to shoot it with me. Hooray!) and I'm hoping to improve my long range and especially intermediate range offhand shooting. 125 yards standing offhand on 10 inch steel in wind under match pressure is...challenging.

Bring it on. The harder the better. All this is with one thing in mind. December 2014.
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Another Shotgun Reloading Video

MonkeyWrangler asked for a better view of my shotgun reloading setup. I figured the easiest thing to do was just to do a quick little video. That way I could share with everyone.

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful :)



Please remember that I'm a 3 Gun noob so your mileage may vary. It's almost a certainty that I'll modify or change my setup as I get more experience and competence but for now I'm satisfied with what I have and am doing.

If anyone has suggestions or questions please don't hesitate. I usually only learn the painful lessons!
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Shotgun Practice With Video

First off please let me apologize for my absence(s). I have been the proverbial 3 legged cat for a bit now and I have entirely neglected the blog and visiting yours. Mea Maxima Culpa.

I'm getting ready for my next large(ish) 3 Gun match weekend after next, the Southwest Multigun. In preparation I just finished a 3 day, 1500 round handgun class with Ron Avery. I've also been doing some long range rifle and shotgun practice with a buddy.

I've learned a few things about 3 Gun from matches, talking to other shooters and practice. You can make or lose great swaths of time in 3 key areas; long range rifle, shotgun loading and transitions (both target to target and gun to gun). My recent practice has been geared toward addressing those 3 areas. There are many more I assure you but for me, at the level I am currently, those are the areas where I can have the greatest impact on my times, scores and placements.

Let me give you an example. I few weeks ago we ran a 2 Gun match, 4 stages. The first stage was long range rifle, targets at 260 and 280 yards with a string of handgun targets leading up to the rifle. I ran it in about 77 seconds. Pretty good and within 10 seconds of the stage winner. My 2 main division competitors both dropped almost a minute to me on that stage and spent the rest of the match trying to catch up. But with no stages left that were make or break they couldn't. I won 1 more and lost 2 others but the final times reflected that initial huge loss of times for both shooters and I beat them both handily. It drove home for me the idea that this was an area I had better be really comfortable with.

Another. Last December I ran the Hard as Hell Outlaw 3 Gun match where I basically tanked the shotgun. I timed out on 3 stages (and finished exactly on time in another) and on a couple of those I completely missed the pistol strings because I couldn't feed the shotgun. On some of the others I hosed targets just to be sure I could get to them all. To be fair my shotgun also died pretty dramatically but not before I got a good taste of how much time and points I was losing by not being able to reload the shotgun. I was out of control and had absolutely no idea what I was doing or how to improve. Since then I've upgraded the shotgun and loading system I use.

One of the things I've been toying with is my belt setup, especially the shotgun shell carriers. After a lot of research and trial and error I've gone with a Load Two system. I went with these, Taccom Duaload. I do a strong hand load where I throw the shotgun up on my right shoulder, hold it with my weak hand and then load with the strong hand. There are a lot of techniques out there, this one just works for me at the moment. I anticipate trying others as I progress but I gotta pick one if I'm going to perfect it and this is what I chose.

Ok. A couple of videos. In this first one I have 5 shells in the gun and 7 targets, 2 on the left and 5 on the right. This is a reload on the move drill where I immediately throw the gun up and load 4 as I'm moving. Then, as I get into the shooting box, I shoot the 2 on the left and the 5 on the right. I had one miss I had to make up.



In this second video I'm starting in the shooting box. Load 4 and then engage the targets. No misses on that run.



I'm probably shooting 75 to 100 rounds in a typical practice session. I try and get out at least once a week and more if I can afford the ammo. I also do a lot of dry fire exercises, especially loading. I recommend using dummy shells for that. The dry fire reloading really helps because reloading is reloading, whether you're doing it on the range or in your basement. The live fire introduces stress where your weaknesses will really come out and validates what you're doing. Or not as the case may be. Then it's back to the basement for more practice. I've been practicing the Load 2 reloads for a few months now and I'm just getting to the point where it feels natural and I can even manipulate my way through a hosed reload and not drop shells on the ground hither and yon. My goal is to be able to load at a rate of 1 shell per second or less. That's 4 in under 4 seconds, etc. I'm just teasing that point now with some above and some below that time. I did have to modify the shotgun a little to help. I filed down the loading port. I'm still messing with that, taking a little off at a time and remembering that one Oh Shit means buying a new shotgun. I'll post on that as soon as I'm satisfied.

The other part of my shotgun practice is target transitions. Notice I'm trying to swing from the left to right target strings and between targets in the same string as quickly as I can and keeping my splits (shot to shot) as quick as possible while staying accurate. My splits at the moment are in the .3 to .35 second  range with good hits. I'm confident I can lower those into the quarter second range with more time and practice. A month ago my splits were north of half a second. In the low .2s is where I need to be. The key for me is to get past my comfort zone and go faster than I can get first round hits. Then I back off a little until I'm getting solid hits. That's my split times. I'll hose a stage with splits under .2 seconds from time to time just to get used to what that looks and feels like. As I get more accustomed to going faster I can go faster yet. It's all a dance. First you learn the steps and then you practice them until they're solidly in your head (and your trigger finger). Then comes the polish. I'm finally at the point where I feel as if I have the steps firmly placed and now I can work on the peripherals and speed the heck up!

The journey goes on. This is a pretty involved sport and it takes a lot of investment of time and money to improve. What it takes mostly though is determination and focus.If I could give one piece of advice to anyone interested it would be this. Research is your friend. Ask questions and never, ever be afraid to push your limits. There's no way to know how good you can be unless you test yourself. Find a local match and go shoot! As my good friend who shall remain nameless says; HARDEN THE F$%& UP!

Next up will be some thoughts on long range rifle and a match breakdown from next weekend. Oh, and the Sig took a dump so I'm shooting Lu's XDm and looking for a replacement. What will it be? At this moment I have no earthly idea :)

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Been In School

I started a shooting class yesterday. Three days and 1200 rounds It's been...interesting. I have managed to pick up a few pointers that will hopefully allow me to find some accurate speed with a handgun. Last day tomorrow. We should be shooting some stages and breaking down our performance.

They have revamped my stance and grip so how it'll go tomorrow is anyone's guess. I even missed a 3 Gun match today for this class so it had better be worth it.
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Match Photos

I promised pics. I'm extra late so by way of an apology I put up a bunch.

This is from the Berry's Bullets Steel Open. I shot with staff on Thursday so I could RO the match on Saturday and Sunday. It was great fun.

Shooting the plate rack through the barrel. Notice I'm rocking some awesome red shoes.

Some of those plates were awfully small...

The Texas Star. As you shoot off the plates the thing begins to rotate back and forth.

Behind that railroad tie is some small steel plates. You had to shoot under the beam. Plus there's a swinger that rotates a no shoot target in front of the plates. It was lovely.

Locked on target like an old, slow, fat cruise missile.

Strong hand only.

And weak hand only. It was a challenging match.

I love the shoot house. Started outside and then went in for the rest of the string. This started the Par Time stages where you had X seconds to shoot as many targets as you could. Hosing with style baby!

I was rockin' the patriotic shirt. Guns, competition and America FTW!!

Picture proof that I can still squat. A little.

The hoser stages were a blast. Set 'em up and knock 'em down as fast as you could go.

We had several Steel Challenge stages. 5 steel targets with the fifth being the stop plate where your time stopped. 5 runs and throw out the slowest time. Short, easy, simple and fun. I like them.

Surrender start. The stages got progressively harder with the targets getting smaller and further away. Want some real fun? Try these with a red dot .22 rifle. Awesome!

Lu getting stylish with the camera. Do you even operate Bro?

These guys get awful serious. That guy behind me came down from Washington to shoot this match. He's like a batter on deck taking practice swings. Yeah, he beat me.

The Sig ran well all day. I had one feed issue I'm pretty sure was a magazine problem. I'm going to order some Mec-Gars to replace my Pro Mags. Grip is coming along nicely though. I didn't drop a single DA shot in the entire match.

14 stages in 12 bays. We shot the entire match in 7 hours. These were some very motivated folks and great shooters. I learn stuff each and every time out. It was an awesome match and I had a great time. Plus fifth in Production against some top quality shooters! My finish was good enough to get me into B Class (67 percent and change) and that ain't too shabby considering. Lu came along as my range monkey and photographer. No video but I'm looking at a Go Pro. Time to up my level of commitment to the next stage.

Next match is the Southwest MultiGun 3 Gun match in May. I have a rifle class in June (that someone as yet unnamed is coming out to join me at. Yay!) with one of the finest 3 Gun competitors in the business. There may be a 2 gun later this month but only maybe. Until then it's practice, practice, practice. In fact I got in some loading work with the shotgun today. The goal is to be able to load at the rate of 1 shell per second (minimum). I'm just over that at around 1.25 per shotshell using dual loads. Plus losing that last 20 pounds or so. Sigh.

I'm on track for December. So far. We shall see.
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Match Today And Tomorrow

The Berry's Bullets Steel Challenge is today and tomorrow for range staff. I'll also be ROing the open shoot on Saturday and Sunday.

I helped set up the match and it is very interesting. A lot of hosing and every target is steel of one sort or another. Pics later if I'm not completely wasted.
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Update: Wasted. We shot 14 stages in 7 hours and I'm fragged. I have to go out tomorrow and prep my stage for Saturday but otherwise I'll be resting. Pics sometime tomorrow. Promise.

3 Gun Video

Thank you all for your love and support with Angus. As I have said many times (and others before me) a shared burden is a lighter one. Thanks for sharing the burden. I'm trying not to fret and for me humor is usually my outlet. I think it comes from developing that macabre sense of humor all cops eventually develop.

In any case I have been promising a video of my shooting for a while now. I finally just sat down and let YouTube grind it's way through a download using this crappy and slow computer. It took a while but I think you'll agree that there's few things funnier than watching an old fat guy run around on a stage with guns and live ammo.

A few things. This was taken in February I think. I have improved a little since then. A Little. I have also developed a brand new malfunction technique for shotgun. You'll see it near the end. It's called Six's Hammer Fist Of Doom and Shotgun Clearance (Patent Pending).

Without further ado I present the continuing comedic antics of an aging 3 Gun shooter with aspirations of mediocrity.



I'm still raw and new so I use these videos as training tools. What do I need to work on? Well...pretty much everything but shooting faster is pretty high up on that list. I could have (and should have and will in the future) shot those rifle targets standing offhand. They're not that far (ranging from 75 to 125 yards) and I have since been working on my standing shooting. My accuracy is Ok and if I can speed things up I'll be on the right track. I have another match on Saturday. We'll see if I've learned anything.

As always tips, advice and sarcastic remarks are always appreciated!
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2 Gun Match Pics And Video

Just some fun from the match Saturday. I'm the ugly guy in the blue shirt.

Stage 1. Running backwards with the handgun. A great way to get DQ'd for breaking the 180 rule. After the last match I was quite careful. Quite. Cool red shoes eh?

Running the P226 on Stage 2. You can see the dump box on my left where I ditched the handgun and picked up my rifle.

Stage 3 at the 100 yard line. Those targets were hard to see. I was clean from here.

Then run up to the 50 and shoot them again. I was clean here as well. If you enlarge that picture and look between the silhouette on the right and that flash target to it's left you'll see a very small popper. Not too bad at 50 but barely visible at 100 yards, even a 4 power. The iron sight shooters had fits. From here we went to the pistol for shots and 50 and 25 yards.

Stage 4. The pistol. A modified El Presidente. 6 shots on 3 targets, reload and 6 shots.

Ditch the pistol and go to the rifle. 6 Shots, reload and 6 shots. Fast and fun.

Here's a video done by a buddy. It's an overview of the match. You can see my performance on the 100 yard stage at about 1:07. You can hear the hoots after I went clean. Awesome. Yep, that's my home range.
 


It was a fun match shot with a bunch of great guys and good shooters. That guy in the last photo with me, wearing the black long sleeve shirt, was the Open shooter who beat me. I hate him :) Really good dude and one heck of a shooter.

Til next match. You all stay safe and go turn some money into smoke and noise.
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