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Good day to hit the Range
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allen-1
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Two days from now marks four weeks from rotator cuff surgery. I was told ten weeks until i can shoot a match. Went to the range today to see how much work i have to do.
Ended up shooting 7 mags before swapping to the ar. So 154 rounds.
From seven yards, starting with holstered pistol, hands “relaxed at sides”, (uspsa).
1 - draw and put one shot on target. Sub-second consistently.
2 - draw, one shot on target, transition, one shot on second target. Most 1.6 to 1.8. Couple just over 2
3 - draw, two on target, transition, two on target. Sub 3 consistently.
I tried a couple of raised hands facing uprange - slow and yanked the shot. Shoulder’s not ready for that.
14 shots outside of the down zero. 11 of them i called as i shot them.
I’m not unhappy. Much further along than I thought I’d be at this time.
Ended up shooting 7 mags before swapping to the ar. So 154 rounds.
From seven yards, starting with holstered pistol, hands “relaxed at sides”, (uspsa).
1 - draw and put one shot on target. Sub-second consistently.
2 - draw, one shot on target, transition, one shot on second target. Most 1.6 to 1.8. Couple just over 2
3 - draw, two on target, transition, two on target. Sub 3 consistently.
I tried a couple of raised hands facing uprange - slow and yanked the shot. Shoulder’s not ready for that.
14 shots outside of the down zero. 11 of them i called as i shot them.
I’m not unhappy. Much further along than I thought I’d be at this time.
DarthRevan
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mikelawtown
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allen-1
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Rotator cuff surgery four weeks this past Tuesday. Shot a USPSA match today, first match since the end of January, almost 3 months.
Good news is that I didn't suck. Too badly.
114 Alphas
25 Charlies
2 Deltas
3 Mikes and one FTSA, (yeah, that's where two of the mikes came from)
Need to practice now that I can shoot, need to move faster, I was sloppy. Time off from shooting shows.
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I've had a chance to look in depth at my stage scores. Movement is definitely still the issue, I take too long to shoot the stages.
We had two static stages, and I did okay on them.
One - facing three targets, draw and put three in the body, one in the head; Virgina (limited).
10 alpha, 6 charlie in 6.11 seconds.
Probably should have taken a little more time, four of my body shots were an inch below the A-zone.
Two - "El Presidente" classifier - Facing away from three targets, turn, draw, 2 on each, mandatory reload, 2 on each; Virginia (limited).
10 alpha, 2 charlie in 9.16 seconds, same problem with shooting low and my reload sucked.
Good news is that I didn't suck. Too badly.
114 Alphas
25 Charlies
2 Deltas
3 Mikes and one FTSA, (yeah, that's where two of the mikes came from)
Need to practice now that I can shoot, need to move faster, I was sloppy. Time off from shooting shows.
EDITED
I've had a chance to look in depth at my stage scores. Movement is definitely still the issue, I take too long to shoot the stages.
We had two static stages, and I did okay on them.
One - facing three targets, draw and put three in the body, one in the head; Virgina (limited).
10 alpha, 6 charlie in 6.11 seconds.
Probably should have taken a little more time, four of my body shots were an inch below the A-zone.
Two - "El Presidente" classifier - Facing away from three targets, turn, draw, 2 on each, mandatory reload, 2 on each; Virginia (limited).
10 alpha, 2 charlie in 9.16 seconds, same problem with shooting low and my reload sucked.
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slap shot
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Hit the range after work to try out/break in my new AR22. It's a Bear Creek Arms 22 upper on a dedicated lower I built for it. Magpul grip and CMC 2.5 lb drop in trigger. Here's the specs on the upper. BC-22 | .22 LR Right Side Charging Upper | 16" Black Nitride Heavy Barrel | 1:16 Twist | Blowback Gas System | 15" MLOK
SKU: 9007N-UASCH22LHB16116M-15M3
Ran it wet as they suggest and the good news, about 250 rounds without a hiccup. Phew, that was my biggest concern. I ran 4 different types of ammo and 4 different mags.
Accuracy varied with the different ammo, but as the clouds rolled in and skies opened I got one 10 shot group off with the Federal auto match. About an inch at 25 yards,(ignoring the low one i figure was my fault) so not great, not awful, but I have some good SK and Eley I'll try next. The exciting part is it ran perfect. Jury is out on whether it's Appleseed worthy but if not, I think it did pretty good.
SKU: 9007N-UASCH22LHB16116M-15M3
Ran it wet as they suggest and the good news, about 250 rounds without a hiccup. Phew, that was my biggest concern. I ran 4 different types of ammo and 4 different mags.
Accuracy varied with the different ammo, but as the clouds rolled in and skies opened I got one 10 shot group off with the Federal auto match. About an inch at 25 yards,(ignoring the low one i figure was my fault) so not great, not awful, but I have some good SK and Eley I'll try next. The exciting part is it ran perfect. Jury is out on whether it's Appleseed worthy but if not, I think it did pretty good.
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