Ditto... I don't think any of us want to have this thread shut down over that shit. Thanks!Let's leave gun laws out of our fun little thread. Please and thank you.
Ditto... I don't think any of us want to have this thread shut down over that shit. Thanks!
I think that Trap is much better for "breaking in" a new shotgun. The repeatability of it allows you to get used to the subtle (and no so subtle) differences between new and old gun, without adding in the variables found in skeet and sporting clays. That is, of course, after you pattern it at the boardHad a terrible round of skeet Sun morning with my new shotgun.
Perhaps it’s the twist (in my rhythm).
Just glad my 33yo grandson wasn’t on hand to share my embarrassment.
Trap, I think, next Sunday is indicated...
with my old shotgun
I feel your pain. I'm in the exact same place. October's Halloween Zombie match at my club will be the last AR platform match that I'll shoot until the ammo situation becomes un-stupid. My hard stop for that ammo has been reached. Fuck.I'm shooting maybe two more matches, then shutting it down and sitting on my ammo supply until things start to hopefully change for the better, however long that will be. I had a relatively healthy stash 9mm and 5.56 before even the pandemic hit, since then bought a few cases of 9mm to replenish and shoot a few matches....stopped about two months ago at which time it was up to $0.33 per round, and I thought that was bonkers. It's surreal now in terms of prices and availability.
I have enough .22 to shoot a few steel matches with, but that will be it as well for a while. When/if things get started up again like 'normal', it'll be like three years back in terms of getting my skills back.
Use the downtime to practice your shotgun reloads.I withdrew from a few 3-gun matches this summer...really wanted too shoot those since I'm new to it. There are a few shotgun steel matches relatively local so I may try one, but my reloading sucks.
What really stinks though is not seeing a lot of folks that you've gotten friendly with at local matches through the years, and that you normally see each week, and often grab some food and drink with afterwards. One of them passed away...actually one of the first ones I met when I started IDPA, so that hurt. But at least I've saved on gas money!![]()
Those tubes are relatively new... weak hand reloading is not for the faint of heart. I'm pretty good at it, but I can still do it about 1.5 - 2.0 seconds faster with my strong hand. And, that's time to bang.Jerry makes me smile and laugh. Most people would be happy to pull off a reload in the time it takes Jerry to do it when they replay it in slow-motion.
Any shotgun reload done that involves taking your firing hand off the firing position is wrong (or just gamesmanship). Jerry’s way leaves your shooting hand where it should be AND gets it loaded quickly.
Wow! Really... we weren't allowed to use them in competitions around here until 2010-11-???Define “relatively new”. I was using them before 1992.
You have to declare it and the package needs ORM-D labeling. No license required, AFAIK.Does anyone know requirements for shipping ammo? I know UPS ground can do it with proper packaging and labeling, but it’s not clear whether or not a license is also required.
I just read the patent abstract.... cool!
Yeah I should....even through I probably won't be using the skills for better part of the next year.Use the downtime to practice your shotgun reloads.
Sad to say, but in this day and age, 3-gun matches are often won/lost on your shotgun reload times. I wish we could figure out a way to make that not so. I know a lot of really great shooters who just can't reload shotgun fast enough to be competitive.
It took me about 7 months of practice, 3-4 days each week, to get to the point where I was able to learn how shave those last few half-seconds. Break it down: grip (including rotation of gun), extract, present, insert, shoulder. if you can trim 0.5sec from each stage of the reload, you will be doing very well.
Lena has a great video that shows a very nice and easy to learn, twin & quad load style. It might seem overly simple, but to get the timing and the geometry correct - at speed - is a daunting task. But, it can be mastered with practice.
Oh, yea... and weak hand reloading is a whole different animal, too. But, that's for later. Enjoy...
If you want to make the money, you might want to consider her Dad's method... I love Jerry.
I've see those around for a while, but not lately. Didn't realize they were allowed for 3-gun.Those tubes are relatively new... weak hand reloading is not for the faint of heart. I'm pretty good at it, but I can still do it about 1.5 - 2.0 seconds faster with my strong hand. And, that's time to bang.
That's what I was telling @Who ... I jsut saw them become "legal" for 3G around here recently. I don't shoot in nationally recognized 3G matches, though. they could have been in them for a long, long time. I was blown away to find out they have been around as long as they have been.I've see those around for a while, but not lately. Didn't realize they were allowed for 3-gun.
When I first saw them years back, I thought they were silly. Who needs to reload their shotgun that fast? Then I started to get into competitive shooting and when it came to shotgun, I was like 'weren't there these silly speed loaders some years back?'.That's what I was telling @Who ... I jsut saw them become "legal" for 3G around here recently. I don't shoot in nationally recognized 3G matches, though. they could have been in them for a long, long time. I was blown away to find out they have been around as long as they have been.