June 6 Team Magnolia match in Byram

Just another update for those not on the mailing list:

Hi Gang,

Just got a report on the range and it’s in good shape so we’re good to go for tomorrow. Thirty percent chance of isolated showers after 3:00pm but we should be long gone by the time that rolls in. Gear up and I’ll see everyone in the morning for setup at 7:00. Please try to be there on time so we can get rolling before it gets too hot.

Thanks,

John

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Match was a blast today and HOOOOTTTT! Will, I can't wait to see your new gun, mine will be here in about 2 weeks or so. Who are you getting to build yours?

Jimmy

Jimmy what are you having built?

Boy...that was different.

How'd you like Limited, Spanky???

And Jimmy, Venry d'Aiguillon of Radical Precision built it. It's a beauty. It should be here this week!

It was fun.

xd357,

It's a 5 inch STI from Cameron's custom in AZ. I'll post pics when it gets here. It's gonna be sweeeet! Can't wait.

Jimmy

Spanky,

How many unnessessary reloads did you do. I know I did alot going from production to limited. :lol3:

UGH. I had a long reply typed up but ended up accidentally navigating off of the page and apparently the browser ate my text.

To Jimmy, no extra reloads. Only screw ups were piss poor planning on stage 4 and an inadvertent safety engagement on stage 1.

Also, Ro/Scorekeeper miss-communication initially cost me significantly. My time on stage 4 was 20.96 but it was recorded as 40.96. I emailed John and told him not checking the scoresheet cost me 20 seconds on a stage. I didn't specify which stage but he did reply asking if stage 4 was the problem stage. The time mishap had cost me 51 match points and several plates in both Limited and Overall.

It was indeed quite warm, but 42 shooters and being done by lunch were nice. Another solid match at Magnolia. Props to John and everyone that helped setup, paste/reset, and especially tear down. Teardown could have been better and that was part my fault. I'll do better next time.

Jimmy, great shooting with you, and I look forward to checking out both your and Will's new heaters when they come in from your respective 'smiths.

Jeremy, welcome to Limited. What did you shoot? Nice Stage win on 3. I am sure there will be more of those to come. I thought 3 was a pretty cool setup for a comparatively small 24 round field course. It looks like John corrected your Stage 4 score in the match results. I didn't check the math to see if he recalculated the overalls but I imagine he would have.

DBChaffin said:

It was indeed quite warm, but 42 shooters and being done by lunch were nice. Another solid match at Magnolia. Props to John and everyone that helped setup, paste/reset, and especially tear down. Teardown could have been better and that was part my fault. I'll do better next time.

Jimmy, great shooting with you, and I look forward to checking out both your and Will's new heaters when they come in from your respective 'smiths.

Jeremy, welcome to Limited. What did you shoot? Nice Stage win on 3. I am sure there will be more of those to come. I thought 3 was a pretty cool setup for a comparatively small 24 round field course. It looks like John corrected your Stage 4 score in the match results. I didn't check the math to see if he recalculated the overalls but I imagine he would have.

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Definitely warm. I wouldn't have minded a 5th Short stage or speed shoot but I can understand some people would.

Thanks, Bryant. I purchased a used dawson tuned edge from a fellow on enos, borrowed some magazines from daniel hidalgo and ran a mix of some ammo I got from daniel and some 180gr win. white box.

Yes, it does appear that the overalls were corrected as well. Before that I was 11th, if I remember correctly.

I sincerely appreciate the kind words. It was certainly interesting shooting a match with a gun I hadn't done more than dryfire maybe for 10 minutes total. The gun will definitely take some getting used to. Here is my video from the match;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6XUxu0sSXc

Spanky,

It's really impressive how fast you've moved up. Any secrets?

Focus. Zen.

and all that other mental stuff.

Seriously though, no, not really. To be perfectly honest before last January I had zero pistol skills or fundamentals. I didn't know you were supposed to focus on the front sight. I didn't know you were supposed to follow through, how to reload, etc etc etc. Hell, I don't think I'd ever drawn out of a holster more than a handful of times. I shot my first match (and a few others) in January with a Glock 19, took a two Defensive oriented pistol classes in March and May then a Speed Shooting type pistol class in October. Other than that the only time I shoot is at a match. Unfortunately I have zero time for dry firing, live fire practice, etc etc. A full time job, a side job, running a website, a wife and two kids will do that to you. :rotflmao:

I definitely need to learn to get my head right. Usually if one thing goes wrong, it affects me for the rest of the match.

It happens to me quite often also. The key is to focus on the task at hand. What you're doing at that exact moment, not what happened one second ago or what will happen in one second. Make a plan and stick to it. It's MUCH easier said than done, unfortunately.

"Shooting is simple, Simple does not mean easy"- Rob Leatham

TGO is a wise man.

Hey Cliff , where you at ? I told you I was comin for you , all I need to do is get ten percent better on the same day that you are a little off and I got you . :lol4:

mhead said:

Hey Cliff , where you at ? I told you I was comin for you , all I need to do is get ten percent better on the same day that you are a little off and I got you . :lol4:

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:bravo:

mhead said:

Hey Cliff , where you at ? I told you I was comin for you , all I need to do is get ten percent better on the same day that you are a little off and I got you . :lol4:

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I did everything I could to leave the door open!!! I held the gas pedal to the floor, and my race car just wouldn't go. I just never got going on anything.

You shot very well!