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Anyone use this stuff? I'm seeing what seems like a crazy deal online, but if it's shitty, then I'd rather not.

I don't know if it's because of my astigmatism or what, but after using a dot the last couple of years and a few competitions I have concluded that I'm far more accurate with the irons. I love the concept of a dot for quick target acquisition, but they just don't work for my pistol shooting. Oddly enough I don't seem to struggle with dots on my rifles. 🤷‍♂️

Has anyone else had this experience? Are there ways of using a dot successfully with astigmatism? I've used both red and a green dots.

The one thing I love about starting to compete is the community of people I’ve met at these matches. 99% of the people I’ve met have been so friendly and so supportive. I didn’t know any of the people I shot with today, but it felt like we’ve been friends forever.

I know this is only a small clip from one run on one stage but it really highlights how the day went. Great group of guys.

This is the MAC DS9 Duty with an Umderworld Arms Comp, a Holosun 507 Comp and a TLR underbarrel.

The comp makes an already pretty flat shooting gun one of the flatest pistols I've ever shot!

SP01 bone stock with TLR-1 and a TT +4 baseplate.

1 year, 1000 rounds of brass, and 500 rounds of steel case ammo later, the only issues have been 3 stuck rounds that got jammed up because of the the short chamber throat (Herters 115 brass ammo accounted for all 3 stuck rounds). After about 500 rounds this didn't happen anymore and it's been smooth sailing since then.

I spent a little while at the range last week. I don't get a lot of time to go so I work to make sure I spend time wisely. Set goals, make a plan, carry out the plan.

All 9mm pistol action this trip. My objectives were to evaluate as many of the applicable-to-my-use-cases rentals as I could (for the most part, looking for a compact, preferably hammer fired gun to replace my b6c, which is a bit too thick for my preference), test reliability of a potential new defense round I'm considering (Remington x-point... Not worth it), and continue to hone my accuracy with my primary home defense and range pistol, my SAR9.

I auditioned the CZ P-09 C again to see if my feelings from the first 2 times had changed. They have. It's not as crazy accurate as initially thought, and it's physically larger than I remember. I don't think it would be meaningfully more discreet than my SAR9 so there's really no point in continuing to consider it.

Looking at smaller guns, next was HK CC9. I expected to like it more than I did since I generally like HKs. But, it's TOO small for me, though. Sub-compacts usually don't feel good to me, and while I understand their role, "teeny tiny gun" isn't a role I feel is worth investing in for me. So after that I went a little bigger.

FN reflex xl. I was surprised at how well it shoots for such a small pistol. Most others in the same general class don't feel as good. I believe it's slightly larger than the HK but still classified as sub-compact? If I do end up getting a concealable pistol, this would be on the list except that it is not available with a thumb safety.

The compact Walther PDP has the same issues for me as the full sized: mag and slide release don't fall to thumb well for my hand, and it feels more snappy than I would prefer.

Smith & Wesson CSX. Size wise, similar to the FN... Sort of bridging the gap between a sub and a compact. I don't understand why this gun exists. It's not actually a da/sa hammer fired gun. It's not SAO. You have to manually cock the hammer back, which is about the same effort as releasing the thumb safety, so I'm not sure what the point of the thumb safety is. And the shield series covers literally every size range from almost-compact to basically-micro.

No Beretta px4 and no other CZs, either. So I considered a few striker options that are available with thumb safety. They don't have an m&p 2.0 OR in their rental fleet and the shieldX was out for cleaning. I considered testing out the Shield Plus, but I decided instead to send my last 30 rental rounds down range with an old friend...

Beretta 92. It feels like home. Ishot these in my younger days and they always just feel... right. It's everything you could want in a full sized classic pistol, and it has been 15+ years since I shot one. Full cheese the whole 30 rounds. I concede this was not part of my original plan - It was pure nostalgia and I loved every second of it.

The Remington hollow points fed fine and ran smoothly but they were all over the place. At 45 feet my groups were all at least 2.5 times larger than with the Winchester defense rounds and HST. Will definitely not buy the remmy again.

The pictures are of mags sent from 45 feet. This exceeds the longest distance I am likely to have to shoot inside my house by 5 feet, so is my baseline for training distance. I need to clean up a couple of fliers and would like to tighten up to inside the 9 region , but I'm happy with my progress. 4 months ago, the spread was double the size, or more.

Last photo is the shirt I wore to the range. The only black guy working at the place gave me a nod and said "interesting shirt" I nodded back and said "well, you know... don't want that sht around here." He nodded again.

A gratifying moment of acknowledgement between allies, especially given the clientele at a gun range in a very red part of a red state.

I've had this Woodsman for several years now, and it's one of the guns I'm considering selling, but I'm having a hard time identifying what exactly I have. The serial number and push button magazine release tell me it's a second series, and a 6 inch target model was produced between 1948 and 1955, which lines up with the serial number's date of manufacture, but I cannot find an example of that model with the same style rear sights that I have. My best guess is that it is that 6 inch target model and maybe someone has replaced the original rear sight.

Too humid to comfortably shoot today so I decided to start developing a deer only load for the 444. Took Paul Harrells advice and I'm using the Hornady 240gr XTP bullet. Starting with 51gr H4895 so it won't be moving fast. Need to pick up some different powders if I'm going to take the speed up to 2400fps like Paul says his were moving.

I keep it in an OWB holster on my right hip. I wear an ACU top I was issued in the army that I've been sewing patches to for a few years now basically everywhere I go, and it covers the holster. Though we have constitutional open and concealed carry here in Texas I don't like the idea of open carry so much.

I've had it for 2 or 3 weeks, and I've put about 150 rounds through it so far, and on days I don't head to the range I drill drawing, disengaging the safety, and getting good sight picture as quickly and smoothly as possible.

I've always been a rifle guy (Zastava, my beloved), and I've always owned pistols, mostly 9mms and 357s, but something about the .45 1911 has been fun and engaging in a way other pistols havent been.

Just wanted to word vomit about my new toy, have fun everyone and happy shooting.

Took a trip to a lgs and a few hours at the range with my Ruger ranch, left with my first lower. They have a few griffins. I've seen them come and go, stock wise so figured, what the hell, jump into the deep end with AR and build my first. I live in Nanny State where you need a permit, ( which I'm working on, CCW/ SA) I enjoy tinkering and building stuff so... Let's build an ar. Have a trigger tech duty coming, frozen on upper selection. Was hoping for good deals for the 4th... ' merica. And what's more American than AR ( America's rifle), but from the post, nothing seemed that great. I'm also now tl falling down the hole of cerakote upper or painting with aluma hyde. And what color. Tan brown, or maybe some dark green. Or just keep it black. Kak or PSA upper is in the running at the moment.

Today was a neighborhood parade and the Cub Scout troop led it so we were right in front, later will be fireworks at family house more out of town where they do not mind.

But yesterday was range evening (at a place a good jaunt away that requires some scheduling, but has barricades, stuff like cars sometimes as you see), even though it was 93° and 87% humidity.

Into the dark (with NV/Thermal, passive and laser) which I cleverly got no photos of, but overall did some good work with movement, cover, and had a friend share his experience with proper methods for vehicle bailouts, walked thru it with FOF and blue guns so I didn't accidentally shoot the car that took us to the range.

The mag dropping when I am behind the truck was my one fuckup that day; right at the start, didn't seat it right. Haven't done that for a decade but you can always screw up, got to keep training, plan for failure and recovery from it.