allen-1
NES Member
I shot a USPSA match yesterday. It was cool for down here, 73 degrees and attendance was light. We had 29 shooters instead of our usual 45 or so. So we only built 5 stages, including one classifier.
Four of the five stages went well for me. I made a plan and shot it. Hit factors ranging from 5.3 to 7.2.
The fourth stage I shot should have trashed my score for the day. You started back in the bay, with your ammo on barrels about half way down the stage and pistol holstered. Buzzer goes, you move forward, (past some targets), load and then move around the shooting area engaging targets. I managed to double-feed on my initial load, so had to drop the mag, rack it and reload. And as one of my friends watching said "I saw the bad load, and then your plan went to hell". Pretty much. I moved through the pattern I'd planned, but forgot to stop, turn backwards and engage a target. So, a fumbled five(?) seconds to start with, and 2 mikes. Yuck.
Put it behind me and ran the next stage just fine.
Looked online yesterday afternoon - and there were only four stages listed. Huh? Turns out that one squad didn't read the stage brief. They started with ammo on their belts, and the stage was torn down before anyone noticed this. Which is a significant advantage - and the stage was thrown out.
I've been shooting a Carry Optic for Steel Challenge the last couple of months, and I'm now shooting the same gun in USPSA and IDPA. Trijicon's SRO is simply amazing. The difference between the field of view on it and their RMR is a game changer for competition.
And with the optic, I'm not missing shots, and I'm shooting faster.
Four of the five stages went well for me. I made a plan and shot it. Hit factors ranging from 5.3 to 7.2.
The fourth stage I shot should have trashed my score for the day. You started back in the bay, with your ammo on barrels about half way down the stage and pistol holstered. Buzzer goes, you move forward, (past some targets), load and then move around the shooting area engaging targets. I managed to double-feed on my initial load, so had to drop the mag, rack it and reload. And as one of my friends watching said "I saw the bad load, and then your plan went to hell". Pretty much. I moved through the pattern I'd planned, but forgot to stop, turn backwards and engage a target. So, a fumbled five(?) seconds to start with, and 2 mikes. Yuck.
Put it behind me and ran the next stage just fine.
Looked online yesterday afternoon - and there were only four stages listed. Huh? Turns out that one squad didn't read the stage brief. They started with ammo on their belts, and the stage was torn down before anyone noticed this. Which is a significant advantage - and the stage was thrown out.
I've been shooting a Carry Optic for Steel Challenge the last couple of months, and I'm now shooting the same gun in USPSA and IDPA. Trijicon's SRO is simply amazing. The difference between the field of view on it and their RMR is a game changer for competition.
And with the optic, I'm not missing shots, and I'm shooting faster.