Monthly Archives: January 2010

Moving backwards

I noticed a link to a Todd Jarrett video in the Leatham video just posted.   Of particular interest, to me, was this segment when Todd ran forwards UP RANGE without breaking the 180: Wow – slick.  I’d recommend practicing that … Continue reading

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Time, don’t Chase, Swingers

  Watch Rob Leatham shoot this short course:   Note that he didn’t wait for the swingers, nor did he chase them. He shot them at their transition point, and at that point shooting them is pretty much like shooting … Continue reading

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Next Match: 6 Feb 2010

The next match will serve as a shakedown for some of the Dixie Open stages. Come give us your feedback… Setup 0800 First shots: 0900 Stage 1: Oh, Shoot !!, 18 Rounds Stage 2: Bad Night, 20 Rounds Stage 3: … Continue reading

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Brian’s Steel Challenge Report

The boy is a blogging fool… here he reports on his Steel Challenge match from the weekend: http://briankevinnelson.com/steel-challenge-1242010-50 Summary: Pretty good in spite of a seriously jamming gun. Note – We are still getting costs and other data on steel … Continue reading

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New Pistol: Glock 35 setup for USPSA Limited Class

The Nelson’s have a new family member today… a Glock 35 kitted up to be a USPSA Limited Class race gun… You will recall that I have a custom STI 2011 that many consider to be the best Limited race … Continue reading

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Shooting on the move

SFC Travis Tomasie on shooting on the move: He makes it look easy. His tips: bend your knees small steps feet in direction of travel – shoulders square to target focus on sights even harder than normal if you can’t … Continue reading

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The Speed Reload

Our last match, and many classifiers in general, test reloading speed.  Here, SFC Travis Tomasie of the Army Marksmanship Unit covers the “Speed Reload”:   Here he puts it into use on a 4.54 second El-Presidente:

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One way to build Steel Challenge targets

Brian, Daniel Evans, and I made a field trip to Las Vegas today to examine how they run the Steel Challenge.   Of particular interest was how their targets are put together. Here is a typical Steel Challenge stage, in this … Continue reading

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SHOT Show 3-Gun Match

Brian & I were in Vegas today for the 1st Annual SHOT Show 3-Gun Match.  I didn’t shoot it due to back trouble, and frankly it was about all I could do to occasionally tape targets and run the scoring … Continue reading

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SUPR Considering Steel Challenge and Field Trip To Las Vegas

At our recent club meeting, John Allen asked the club to consider putting on Steel Challenge matches.  There seemed to be a lot of interest in it, so the board put together a committee of Ken Nelson, Jeff Bailey, and … Continue reading

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