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Fast or accurate?
Fast or accurate? Pick one, because you can’t have both. Yes sure you can always be faster, you can always be more accurate, and to some degree you can always improve your level of both. But in the...
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TSRA Highpower Rifle Championship
Courtesy of SayUncle and Robert’s Blackfork blog we have some pictures from the Texas State Rifle Association’s Highpower Rifle Championship. The winner. More pictures. Notice all the rifles they’re...
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Finally going to try it
I’ve mentioned I’ve wanted to try competition shooting. I figured a good place to start was Steel Challenge type of competition. One time I was ready to go, but it didn’t happen. Now Austin Lone Star...
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Didn’t happen… again
My second attempt at pistol competition was a bust. The Aggies say if you do something 3 times it becomes tradition… so I hope my next effort is successful. While most of the Austin area didn’t get...
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Another shot at competition?
There’s an ISPC match tomorrow. I’d like to go. I’ve been wanting to compete, but it’s just not happening for various reasons. Thing is, I suspect tomorrow’s match will likely suffer the same fate as...
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Rain rain go away
…. actually no, don’t go away because we need a lot more to recover from this drought. In fact, even more rain would be appreciated. The bummer is that I’ve been trying to do some action shooting...
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Making Lemonade
This weekend marks the opening of the (firearm) deer hunting season in Texas. And I won’t be a part of it. *sigh* All that work on the lease, working towards this point. And I can’t capitalize on it....
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My First IPSC Match
Finally! I got to try my hand at action pistol competition. Specifically, an IPSC (USPSA) match run by the Austin Lone Star Practical Pistol Club (ALSPPC) and hosted by the Austin Rifle Club. Foo.c was...
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Random stuff
From today… just some random bits of things. iPhone I’m peeved that my iPhone went dead. I have no idea what caused the sudden drain of battery. Google turns up this isn’t an unheard of thing and...
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My First IPSC Match Scores
The scores from my first IPSC match have been posted. I suck! To keep things in perspective, this was my first time and so I was going slow because I don’t know how to play the game. Along the lines of...
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Splits and transitions
Watching Matt Burkett’s DVD Volume 4 How to Shoot Faster. It’s a segment on cadence. The drill they’re using is 3 targets at however many yards (probably 7 to 10), 2 shots on each. Matt is stressing...
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Nathan Taylor at the USSA ProAm
Local competition shooter Nathan Taylor has a video of his performance at the recent USSA ProAm. For how the match works, read this. If you read the July 2010 KR Training newsletter, you’d learn that...
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Practical Shooting Tips
Here’s a collection of tips on shooting IPSC/USPSA. Filed under: Guns Tagged: Competition, Guns
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Julie Golob – 2010 Steel Challenge
Yesterday I posted video of Julie Golob’s 2010 Wyoming Steel Challenge performance. Here’s Julie’s performance at the 2010 Steel Challenge (world championship) Great footage. Just watch her shoot....
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Chinese IPSC shooting
Looks to be IPSC-style shooting in China (h/t Tom) It may be slightly slow shooting, but he’s hitting everything and at distance. Pretty good if you ask me. I love the falling steel targets. Filed...
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What to expect at your first action shooting match
Local action pistol shooter, Nathan Taylor, made a 2 part video series for folks interested in getting involved in action pistol shooting but aren’t quite sure what to expect. Filed under: Guns...
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Pulling back so I can move forward
I had written this long post that basically wound up being me sorting out my thoughts. I opted not to post it since it was just endless rambling. But because of what I sorted out, I figure I might as...
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Fun Family Day
If you look down on “rednecks”, both the people and the things they do, then you should stop reading now because this post will probably offend you. Had a wonderful day with the family today....
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Starting IDPA
I made it a goal of 2012 to participate in at least one competition match. I failed to meet that goal. Main reason? Limited time on weekends, and I chose teaching over playing games. Plus I’ll tell you...
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Maybe next month
Alas, didn’t make it out to my first IDPA match this past weekend. Older 2 kiddos were sick, so I had to be Dad. Not a problem of course, family first. So it just meant more dry fire practice instead....
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Shooting practice
When I went out to KR Training this past Saturday for teaching, I made sure to go out extra early. Had to get things set up and prepped for classes, and I knew if I timed it right I’d give myself a...
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That’s some mighty fine shooting there
From 1994, the Colt Pro Shootout. Action pistol shooting at its finest. And this is why Rob Leatham is nicknamed “The Great One”.Filed under: Competition, Guns Tagged: Competition, Guns
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MyGunTips.com
Champion Sport Shooter and local Texan BJ Norris has a website called MyGunTips.com. It’s a growing collection of informational videos about shooting sports, self-defense, and other firearms-related...
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10,000 hours
People often discuss the notion of how long and how much work it takes to master something. Malcolm Gladwell popularized the notion of “10,000 hours” of practice being needed to master something. I...
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2016-08-04 range log
On the road to USPSA “B” class. I’m pretty sure I’m solidly there. In dry work I’ve been focusing on two main things: draws at 10 yards reloads Again, I’m trying to focus on dry fire as the time where...
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