Podcasts about practiscore

Tom decks out his P30 and gives out the Talon grips install tips. Jared keeps getting his LEO match, Not a Cop, and PCC match going. Robert tells us about Ace VR. We also discuss new USPSA changes and and Practiscore 2.----   Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@paracastfirearmspodcast905 Telegram: https://t.me/paracastpodcast Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=16370931 Chat: @paracastchat (telegram)

Tom gets his MP5-K clone all decked out and explains why he doesn't shoot the Beretta. Robert save the day with his Practiscore skills while also breaking his Shadow 2. Also Jared "helps out" instructing and ruffles some feathers in the process. Patreon members get some hawt USP talk. ---- Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@paracastfirearmspodcast905 Telegram: https://t.me/paracastpodcast Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=16370931

In this episode, the team discusses some of the basics of calibration firearms for RMs at matches, what to do when a competitor arrives at the line with a magazine in the gun, modifying SCSA stages to fit local bays, changing divisions for competitors in SCSA whose firearm does not fit their declared division, limited optics in SCSA, scoring partial bullet hits in cardboard targets, more discussion on "aiming" related to last episode, why the "finger" rule exists and the consequences of not having it, getting credit with NROI for other types of RO certification, classifier diagram discrepancies between Practiscore and USPSA sources, and some information that might be useful for the upcoming IPSC Nationals.Note: Transcriptions done by AI or other means may not be entirely accurate. This podcast, and any transcription thereof, does not constitute an official NROI ruling. Questions should be sent to rules@uspsa.org.

This week the team discusses some tips and tricks around classifer reshoots and Practiscore; the Alien Retro handgun is not legal for CO despite being legal for IPSC Prod Optics and why; Equipment checks at US IPSC Nationals; WHO/SHO & Penalties; Finger in the trigger guard and aiming at targets beyond a wall; using cadence in SCSA range commands; REF and stopping competitors;  Issuing Warnings to shooters per 8.6.1; Long guns in SCSA; Production Optics and Production trigger pull weights in IPSC.Note: Transcriptions done by AI or other means may not be entirely accurate. This podcast, and any transcription thereof, does not constitute an official NROI ruling. Questions should be sent to rules@uspsa.org.

Tom buys a car and goes to war (Patreon) The boys talk about Ben's Captain America moment. We talk Shot show and Practiscore's new shot timing app. Also your questions     Show Sponsors: Rune Tactical Dominate Defense Precision Holsters W-74 Guide Rods Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@paracastfirearmspodcast905 Telegram: https://t.me/paracastpodcast Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=16370931  

This episode, Francis and Chad debate, discuss, and decide whether "Super Squads" exist. Is there a benefit to getting into that squad of all Pro shooters? Should it be random? What about sponsor slots? The hosts dive into the deep end of the real truths behind squadding, shared wind calls, super squads and more. Do the pro's play " squadding leapfrog" on Practiscore to gain an advantage or to shoot with friends? You'll find the answer inside this episode of Miles to Matches... Maybe!

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Gary Larson Guardian Long Range  The Guardian Long Range Competition is a multi-day precision shooting event with an emphasis on fellowship and awareness into foster and orphan programs that benefit from the funds raised. This professionally organized event offers opportunities to test skills with a rifle and compete for amazing prizes along with bragging rights and spiritual fulfillment unlike any other match format. Today we have Founder Gary Larson on the podcast to talk Guardian Long Range and specifically the Colville Washington Match they are having in May.  https://guardianlongrange.com/ Guardian Long Range started as one man's passion to combine the growing precision shooting community with a higher calling to support children in need of forever families. Founder Gary Larson, has taken it upon himself to share his experience as a foster child with competitors of diverse backgrounds across the country in a format unlike any other in the shooting sports. By humbly facilitating precision shooting events that not only share the experiences of foster care and children services, the Guardian Long Range promotes fellowship and camaraderie in a weekend time span that is certain to create life-long memories as competitors see the firsthand results of the funds raised by their contributions. Our professional events will continue as the forefront of our outreach by promoting youth and adult participation in our safety oriented competitions because participants truly hold the key to expanding Guardian Long Range programs that lead to more children finding their forever homes. We are not just another match, we are a family - join us. You can sign up in Practiscore  https://practiscore.com/login Thanks for listening, sharing and being a part of the Everyday Sniper Podcast.  Sniper's Hide Website  https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/ For the Serious Tactical Marksman #snipershide #Lowlight #precisionrifle #practicalmarksmanship  #sniper #practicalmarksmanship #military #LawEnforcement  #LongRangeHunting #Hunt #FirearmsTraining #2ndAmendment #TheHide #Rifleman #EvilLeprechaun   

In this installment, the NROI staff discuss a number of holster related questions, bracing on a port, handling some Practiscore issues, chronographs setup for optical vs. radar type chronographs, and the Certified Ammo Program specifics with special attention to how vendors get on the program, quality control measures, and more.

Kyle, Mo, and Adriel are joined by Tom and Jared of the Quesnel Rod and Gun club to talk about starting a multi-gun league. We talk about getting exec support, targets, getting in members, and more. 2 Gun Winter Brutality and night shoot at Quesnel, BC – March 5th. Details on Practiscore The post Episode 438 – Starting a Multi-gun League appeared first on Slam Fire Radio.

Brian Nelson began shooting at the early age of 10. As part of his homeschool education, Brian was required to map out travel and lodging to and from shooting events, budget the cost of matches, and more as he and his dad traveled to shoot competitions. Brian has just about shot every type of shooting competition and discipline there is, and he's good at all of it. He also gives back by putting on the Red Oktober AK match every year. Brian works for his dad's company, which you might have heard of, Practiscore. He shares his experience working with him and what he's been working on lately that's kept him so busy. If you're interested in learning how to shoot and how to increase your performance and classification level in shooting disciplines, this episode is for you! Be sure to subscribe to the Reticle Up Podcast wherever you get your podcasts from. Leave us a review online and be sure to follow us on social media! Follow the host at @3gunkenzie on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mckenzie-fitzpatrick/support

Will(@IRunAndGun) is a Firearms Instructor, Content Creator and Competition Shooter from Delaware. We talk about how he got started in firearms, competition shooting, training and technique and some social issues. Please like, share and subscribe! Find Will @ IRunAndGun on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook. This is Will's recommend link for finding outdoor ranges and competitions in your area Practiscore.com Please reach out to the guest if you have any questions you would like to personally ask or feel free to leave a comment Find more Armed Atlas here: https://msha.ke/armedatlas/ Want to support the show? Shop with our Affiliate Links! Studio Gear I love: Memory Card SD-128GB https://amzn.to/2SgPiKnExternal Hard drives 16TB https://amzn.to/3u9WAO4 Range Gear I Love: Targets https://amzn.to/2Qn0uVbEye protection https://amzn.to/32y5R6uImportant Information: Racism is bad. Guns are cool. Always observe the 4 rule of firearms safety - 1. Treat every firearm as if it is loaded 2. Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction at all times 3. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire 4. Know your target and what is beyond it - Failure to follow these basic rules has resulted in serious injury and death. Always Vet your instructors, even if they appear on a Costly Conversation Need help finding an instructor or have other Self Defense related needs? Please see the National Black Self Defense Directory: https://mysisterskeeperdefense.com/nationalrangeday Thank you for helping share these conversations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/costlypod/support

We are back with Season 3 of the M-W Tactical Podcast. This week Michael and the Mad Scientist talk about the North Carolina State Match that took place in Salsbury, NC. We did speak on the restaurant that we could not remember the name of, but the food was so delicious. The Mad Scientist and Michael will be visiting "The Smoke Pit" when we return for the Area 6 Match next year. Then we discuss my adventure in the USPSA CRO course that was just completed. We have a conversation with Todd Holmes, Lucky Gray, Dave Lyell, and Michael Woodland which is dubbed the committee who are the Match Directors for the 2021 SC Sectional. The conversation is about the upcoming 2021 SC Sectional taking place in Belton, SC at Belton Gun Club. If you are in the area or ready for the challenge of a major match, registration will be opening on November 16 on PractiScore. Pull up a chair, put your cars or trucks on cruise control, and put them headphones in... It's time for the M-W Tactical Podcast!!!! Looking to support us and everything we do, visit https://anchor.fm/m-wtactical/support https://gofundme.com/M-Wtactical Social Media Instagram: @m_wtactical @csrashooters YouTube: M-W Tactical Facebook: M-W Tactical CSRA Shooters Website: www.M-Wtactical.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show sponsors: Hunters HD Gold: https://huntershdgold.com/ The Gun Cleaners: https://theguncleaners.com/ CAE Transfers: https://www.facebook.com/CAETransfers Brass Monkey Bullets: 423-967-1063 JM4 Tactical: https://jm4tactical.com/

  The guys got together and shot a match despite the impending corona  virus outbreak. They also shot berettas with optics and comps in  production. Cause apparently USPSA is allowing anything these days. It  was interesting.  Join us tonight as we discuss the match, and our pending demise from the corona virus.    Richard Clare I would like a response from the CEO of PARA cast on what they are doing in response to this virus please. Also.  I'm having issues bringing stuff I do in live fried n dry fire practice  into a match. I seem to resort to my same usual speed at a match vs  practice. Marshall Kear Is  it a blessing or a curse that the virus doesn't cause zombies? The lack  of required head shots does simplify the toilet paper retrieval A.J. Ellis What are you all looking forward to most about the impending apocalypse? Nate Osborne Is  there a compelling reason the be a USPSA member if you don't have plans  to shoot major matches during the year? I care less and less about  having a letter by my name, and am not really being convinced that a  membership is worth it. Mark Miller I  know you guys talked about it last week, but I wasn't able to ask til  this week. What about the reason for the weight increase in CO being  able to get 2011's into the mix in the future. With all the big  manufacturers building the 9mm with slide mounted optics. All it will  take is, one more rule change for that to happen (single action),  essentially pushing polymer guns out of the mix. Sebastian Muñoz Given the shortage of toilet paper, are you guys still eating Jack in the Box tacos after matches? David Bartlett The  symptoms of COVID19 range from a mild cold to death. Should zombie  films feature a similar range of outcomes, starting with many of the  infected merely wanting to lick other people? PS. Let the scorekeeper touch the approve button on the Practiscore tablet until further notice. Nate Osborne With the quarantine, are we going to see an influx of GMs who dry fired for 8 hours a day while stuck in their houses?   Subscribestar GallantBullets PEWPRO10 for 10% off your first order Patreon 

Adriel and Trevor have Tracey Wilson of the CCFR on to talk about a series of recently removed articles from the RCI (CBC) website. Register for Petawawa PRS Matches on Practiscore The post SFR 289 – RCI Pulling articles appeared first on Slam Fire Radio.

Adriel and Trevor have Tracey Wilson of the CCFR on to talk about a series of recently removed articles from the RCI (CBC) website. Register for Petawawa PRS Matches on Practiscore The post SFR 289 – RCI Pulling articles appeared first on Slam Fire Radio.

Trevor, Matthew, and Adriel have the multi-talented Ken Nelson on to talk about moving from paper to paperless, match directing, and some of the new features coming up in Practiscore. Links: Practiscore Tactical Performance Center Hard as Hell video The post SFR Episode 266 – Ken Nelson of Practiscore appeared first on Slam Fire Radio.

Trevor, Matthew, and Adriel have the multi-talented Ken Nelson on to talk about moving from paper to paperless, match directing, and some of the new features coming up in Practiscore. Links: Practiscore Tactical Performance Center Hard as Hell video The post SFR Episode 266 – Ken Nelson of Practiscore appeared first on Slam Fire Radio.

5x5 Classifier Seems like the 5x5 classifier is causing some issues at IDPA matches. Something I hadn't thought of, but each shooter is putting 20 scored holes in the target with that drill, and that is a lot, especially with a bunch of shooters. Not sure how I feel about this. In USPSA rule 4.2.3 Paper targets must never be required to receive more than 12 hits before being scored and patched. I think that's a decent rule, because we get so used to only scoring 2 hits on the paper. Setting aside the idea of the shooters getting too used to only shooting 2 rounds only at targets, thinking only about scoring. We get too used to scoring the two best hits on a target. I've done it before on a stage that required more than 2 hits where I just went into default mode and scored the two best hits and ignored the others, and thankfully we had Practiscore to tell me that we hadn't scored enough hits on the target.  The other issue is that when you're shooting that many shots at one target, and then trying to score every one of them, it gets crowded. Especially after like 10 other shooters have shot at at and it's got pasters stuck all over it, pasters starting to peel, etc.  I can see it becoming a tough thing to score if the target isn't replaced every so many shooters. Which, since it's a classifier, maybe that's the right answer.  Clarification from Last Week: Wanted to clarify something I started talking about last week. Video podcasting would be an awesome alternative to YouTube, HOWEVER were not at a place where bandwidth is viable for doing good quality, decent videos just yet. As I was writing the notes for this, I was downloading a couple audio podcasts on works wifi and it was taking several minutes to get there. Had they been multiple gigabyte video files, my phone would have just died. USPSA RO Exam: The USPSA RO renewal exam used to be 10 questions, but it sounds like they've changed it to 20 questions to make each question carry less weight so that hopefully more people will pass the exam. Personally, I didn't have any trouble with the renewal last year. Here's a tip: have the .PDF rulebook pulled up, and use the search function to find what you need. Then, download the .PDF to your phone so you have it at matches, and you can use the search function right on the range to find the relevant rule quickly. You don't even really need a paper rulebook anymore. Mistakes experienced shooters make. 1. Not putting enough emphasis on live fire practice. I know a bunch of dudes who have been shooting for years who don't regularly live fire practice, or don't live fire practice in a place where they can actually get good practice for competitive shooting. For some reason, this has become a thing in the action shooting sports, but if we were to look at some of the other games, let's say long range PRS type stuff, I don't think anybody would expect to get good at those sorts of games without having a place to live fire regularly. 2. Sticking it out with junk gear for too long. I've been guilty of this a bunch over the years, and I've heard a couple friends talk about switching from a plastic fantastic to something that's more of a gamer gun talk about how they should have made the switch way sooner, and saw big gains from the move.  3. Not reading the rules. You'd think this was something that would apply to new shooters, but I see so many people who have been shooting for many years who still try to reference rules that haven't existed for several years, or they have a misunderstanding of basic rules that a simple reading of the rule book would clarify. That's not to say that I don't ever reference the rule book, I do it all the time, but reading the rulebook, and gaining an understanding of it will show you where to look when you have a question. I don't think if you're new you need to spend a bunch of time reading the rulebook cover to cover because if you've never shot a match you won't have a good understanding of what you're reading, but once you get serious about things, get a good understanding of things.  Q&A: Aaron: "So I have question in regards to coaching/ training. If there is range locally to you and were just getting going in shooting sports I've shot 2 indoor uspsa both 4 stages 1 qualifier each time. Do you think that it would be money a head to get a couple he of training in how to do things properly vs dry fire and live fire. I haven't had a lot said to me at either match besides I ran my gun dry on 32rd stage the ro came over and asked it it was first time." - I think if you feel like you need some additional training, you should probably get it. Especially in the beginning of your shooting career, there is SO much that you can learn and get a big boost from shooting.   A.J. "I'm shooting a little bit left on my new Glock 34. Is it bad gun handling or is there something about the gun that I'm not used to? And do you have any trigger upgrade recommendations for it as a production gun? Thanks!" - Probably gun handling. It's pretty normal for someone who is new to shooting Glocks to say that they're hitting left. I'd play around with your trigger finger either a little more or a little less and see if that doesn't get you straightened out. With that said though, my current Glock 34 got kind of messed up where it was legit shooting really far to the left. I was able to take the gun apart and could actually see where the locking block had wear on the left hand side which I suspect was causing the gun to shoot left. I replaced the locking block and slide lock (not the slide release) and it was good to go after that. Jake "Is shooting 1/2 scale steel targets for practice at 10 yards bad for competition I like the steel b/c I get results hearing it ring faster than walking up and looking at my hits and pasting. 2nd question is what power factor do I need or can have in production is there a minimum? Thanks Jake"Is shooting 1/2 scale steel targets for practice at 10 yards bad for competition I like the steel b/c I get results hearing it ring faster than walking up and looking at my hits and pasting. 2nd question is what power factor do I need or can have in production is there a minimum? Thanks Jake" - Shooting steel in practice can absolutely be beneficial, but if you're only shooting half scale targets at 10y in practice, I think you're leaving a lot on the table. Here's the downsides as I see them: - It's not a target that you'll ever see in a match. - They're not falling targets like you'll see in a match. - At 10y, static steel that doesn't fall, if it's all you shoot at, I think you could get into the habit of waiting to see your hit/hear the hit instead of calling your shot and moving on. If this is the only thin you're ever shooting at in practice, I think you could pick up some bad habits from it. With all that said though, I do bring static steel to practice. I've got a couple 8" plates, a 10" plate, and a MGM auto-popper that falls down and then resets itself that I use for practice instead of falling steel, because resetting falling plates in practice sucks. There was an episode of the Shoot Fast Podcast where they were talking about practice, and the guys mentioned not pasting between every run on a drill, but rather shooting the drill multiple times and looking for trends on where all the hits are. I haven't tried that yet, but it's a thing I want to try in the future. Power Factor: Power factor is pretty simple once you know what it is. It's the speed of your bullet in feet per second multiplied by the weight of the bullet in grains. So, if you're shooting 125gr bullets, and they're going 1000 feet per second, they would be 125,000 power factor (or just 125 power factor) Generally, I think most people load their Production ammo to around 130-135 power factor to account for environmental changes on match day, and to get a little more oomph on poppers which can screw over shooters at times. Power factor can be impacted by things like temperature and altitude depending on the powder you're loading with. Some are very sensitive to these things, and others aren't really all that sensitive at all. So, what happens is, when you go to a major match that has a Chronograph stage, they'll take some of your ammo, pull a bullet and weigh it, and shoot a few rounds over a chronograph. Then they'll do the math and figure out your power factor. If you're shooting Production you only have to make Minor power factor (because there isn't any Major power factor in Production). Plugs of the week: Latest episode of the Shannon Smith Shooting Show (Episode 35) - I enjoyed his talk with his RM buddy, and I liked hearing Shannon talk about match directing and rules and whatnot and not just shooting. The guy is a professional match director, so hearing him talk about that sort of stuff is great because he's such a wealth of knowledge on these sorts of topics (not that he's not good at talking about shooting, he is, but hearing him talk about match directing was really good too.)  

Last week when I was on the range doing all the shooting for last weeks Junk Science show I noticed something that I’d never noticed before. When I was doing the step into the box draws, I could reliably shave a tenth of a second when I put my focus on the draw stroke, and not the step. If I just let the step happen, and put my focus on the draw, a pretty average draw was about .95, .96, .97, something like that. However, when I focused on the step, and let the draw stroke just happen, the time went up to about 1.06 or so. I’ve subscribed to the “get bored while you practice thing” and get in a lot of repetitions thing for a long time, but I kind of wonder how much better I’d be now, or how much more I’d enjoy practice if I were really focusing on things, and not allowing myself to get bored. Doing the shooting for last weeks show, I couldn’t allow myself to get bored. I had to keep focus. I didn’t get bored, and I actually got to where I could feel it when I’d shot a draw that was sub .9, and sub 1 second, and when I was greater than a second, it felt SLOW. Being able to perceive that sort of difference between different draws, when I’m human, was really interesting to me, but if I weren’t totally focused, they would have all felt relatively the same. Q&A: Drew: Hi Lucas. I've recently started helping with my IDPA club's Facebook page. That made me wonder, what do shooters want to see from a club's page? Just links to Practiscore? I've seen some clubs that post with a summary of the match calling out the winners of divisions. What would be fun or helpful without being annoying? Post interesting stuff. Sure, you want to post stuff about the IDPA club, and Practiscore links and things like that, but also drive some conversation with the shooters. Talk about proposed rule changes, both with IDPA, and things within the club. Get people out shooting at other clubs in your area, post match video, post interesting things from other pages, things like that. One thing I’ve learned about Facebook, is that if you’re constantly just posting links back to the same site (practiscore) Facebook will start showing those posts to less and less people, which isn’t what you want at all. Not sure how your club does it, but you could also use it to put out a call to action for match setup, and as a way to recognize those who help out. Evan: You've touched on about what makes a great match. But what about what makes a great stage? What tips would you give match directors and stage designers? What should they avoid doing? Options. Options make a good stage. For instance, the match I shot on Sunday was the Devil Dog USPSA match up in Oxford, NC. Almost every stage had several different ways that made sense to shoot it, and you really had to think about which was the most efficient way to do it. One stage in particular, you started in the far right corner of the shooting area. Most shooters started there, and then worked the stage from right to left, but if you were a Production shooter, that left you having to do a reload while working back up range to the last position, which is uncomfortable and slow. The other option was to step into the shooting area, drop one piece of steel, and the run all the way to the left most position (which I think was about 13 steps) and then shoot the stage from left to right. This saved a reload, and a whole position, BUT, you had to run 13 steps without shooting, and you ended up covering more ground than if you went the other way, but you avoided that awkward running up range reload. The last stage we shot was a 15ish round short course that was really interesting. You could conceivably work around a barricade either way, and have a good stage plan, so you really had to plan it around your abilities. The Production guys on my squad had a couple different ways to shoot it, each with their own risk/reward. That’s what makes a good stage.   And for the love of all things holy, please avoid the temptation to build a carnival stage at all costs. If you want to have a match with a bunch of props, spread them out through all the stages. Don’t build one stage with 7 different props. Things will break, things will not get re-set, and you’ll be re-shooting shooters all day long. Oh, and avoid freestanding no-shoots. They suck, because people forget to check them for hits, and then you end up with a 9mm shooter finishing the stage with a .40 caliber hole through a no-shoot, and nobody really knows who shot the no-shoot target. If you want to put in a no-shoot target, staple it over a regular target to make sure it gets checked for score. Plugs of the Week: The Shoot Fast Podcast. Its new, it's good, and you should subscribe to it. They just started, and came out of the gate swinging hammers. Also, I was interviewed on the Armed Lutheran Podcast this week, so you should go listen to that too. I had a lot of fun doing it.

Experienced shooters have a duty to help new shooters at their first match.  Before the stage brief is read on your first stage, ask if there are any new shooters on your squad. Once everyone knows who the brand new shooters are, and eliminates the concern about giving advice to someone who's been shooting for 10 years, and just hasn't really made any progress.  Match Directors could start a sort of "ambassador" program, where shooters volunteer right in Practiscore to be an ambassador for new shooters, and then maybe they get $5 off their match fee for taking a new shooter under their wing for the day.  It’s important to “coach” new shooters before their run on the stage about any 180 traps, some pointers about how to move through certain areas, minding their muzzle on reloads when moving right to left, because DQing new shooters sucks.  I don’t think this needs to, or even should rest solely on the RO. The RO has a lot more going on trying to run shooters, score targets, etc, and I think there's a lot of time on a stage for a more experienced shooter to help out while the RO is doing his thing without distraction. IPSC World Shoot: So the IPSC World Shoot starts on Sunday in France. There are about 5ish people that I know of who are regular podcast listeners who are competing in the World Shoot, and I wanted to wish all of you the best of luck, and those of you on Team USA just a little more luck than the rest...  Make us proud!  Patreon: I've had a few listeners express concern about Patreon, and how there have been headlines recently about how they're "banning conservatives", etc. I like to do my due diligence on things, so I've read a bunch on what happened with the people they have banned, and the thing that really made me feel most comfortable about keeping Patreon as a support model for the show was this episode of the Reuben Report, where he interviews the CEO of Patreon, and actually asks the hard questions. I was satisfied with the answers he received, and it's what really swayed me about keeping the Patreon page active. https://youtu.be/ofpbDgCj9rw If you haven't checked out the Triangle Tactical Patreon, I've been doing a VLOG over there about everything I'm doing to get ready for the NC State Championship in a couple weeks, in addition to the NewsBlast Podcast check them out on Patreon.   

A common question I get from people who are somewhat new to shooting (or at least new to practice) is asking what they should be practicing. Sometimes folks even buy a book of drills, and don't really know where they should get started with those drills. I don't think there's a "right" answer to this question, but I'm going to tell you what I do: Take some notes right after shooting a match. What felt good? What felt sucky? What did people compliment you on? (the last one is a good ego boost too) Review your match video. You are filming all of your matches, right? If your not, you should be. Your phone probably takes good enough video, so just turn the camera on, and hand it to whoever is standing closest to you. It's not weird. You don't have to publish the video anywhere, and you don't have to let anyone else see it, but you can go through the video and see the things you're doing well and doing poorly. Here's a few things you can look at: Match video diagnosis series Look at your Practiscore results. After Saturday's match, I left thinking that I only had one Mike (miss) for the day. Looking at Practiscore later, I had 6. 6 is not okay, at all. So that's definitely something I need to work on. The News Walther is putting up cold, hard cash for winning major matches with your Walther pistol. THIS IS AWESOME! It gets people talking about their products, and it may get Walther fanboys interested in shooting competition. I love it. There were a bunch of "mainstream" news articles last week about how the House Republicans had voted to strike down some sort of background check bill, when that wasn't the case at all. Turns out, they reversed an Obama policy regarding SSI recipients who have their finances managed by social security not being allowed to own guns. It was a BS policy that, in my opinion, was completely unconstitutional... but the media didn't report that. Things That Make You Go "Uhgggghhh" At a Match Next month I want to do another listener only show. In the past we've done "What has competitive shooting done for you?" and "Your 2017 Goals", and next I want you to tell me what makes you go "Uhhhhhhggghh" at a match. Could be a match administration thing, could be something other shooters do, or it could be something you do yourself. Lets have some fun with it. I'd like to air this episode the first week of March, so hurry up and send in the voicemails! Leave a voicemail from your computer 781-7BULLET  (781-728-5538) to call the Triangle Tactical voicemail line Record it however you want on your phone, and just email the file to luke@triangletactical.net

Imagine a future where the PractiScore app on your phone buzzes when a score is entered for you and you can approve it. Imagine no… The post 103: Being Hard as Hell with PractiScore's Ken Nelson and Russell Armstrong first appeared on The 3-Gun Show.

The difference between a really good match, and an average match isn't a lot of super crazy, hard to do things. It's simple really, and in this episode we talk about a few of the things that set some matches apart from others. Matches should have clearly labelled safe areas. It doesn't matter if the game happening at the range requires it or not, take the time and setup a clearly labelled safe area. All you need is a table facing a berm somewhere, and something labeling it as the designated safe area. A lot of ranges in our area just have people holster up at their car, and that's just not preferable. Clearly written stage descriptions. Often, Range Officers will walk through all of the stages before the match with the Match Director and be told how the stages are to be shot. Then, maybe 3 or 4 hours later, they finally arrive at a stage and are expected to remember exactly how the stage was supposed to be shot. Was it a loaded table start or unloaded? I know I've cried foul a couple times when I've noticed the squad behind me shooting the stage differently than I did. Take a minute, and write out the stage descriptions for your match, it's not hard to do. The 180* boundary should be clear. This is more of a USPSA specific thing, as IDPA allows for the use of muzzle safe points (which I really like, good job IDPA). Some bays at different ranges don't have a backstop that's parallel to the 180*. In this case, doing something simple like setting up the rearmost fault line parallel to the 180* gives a reference point for shooters and Range Officers. Buddy System for New Shooters: Back when we had Ben Stoeger on the podcast he mentioned that ranges near him have a buddy system for new shooters, where newbies are assigned to an experienced shooter to help them and answer their questions during the match. I think it's a great idea, and I'm surprised the ranges around here don't do this. Have a clear procedure for what to do with brass. It's a little things, but I've given a lot of unimpressed glares to people when they start picking up "my" brass. I don't really care how you do it, but I think the best way is to tell everyone to leave the brass on the ground all day, and after the match, let them pick up brass from the bay they finish on. It's simple, and leave the brass for the people who stick around and help tear down, etc. Use Practiscore. For those who don't know, Practiscore is a match administration software that allows shooters to sign up for, and squad for an upcoming match ahead of time. It's fantastic for many reasons, I like it because it keeps the match from having too many people show up. Once the specified amount of shooters have showed up, the match is full and more people aren't able to sign up. It's also great because it eliminates having someone sit in a stats shack all day entering data, and it spits out scores really quickly and distributes them via email to the shooters. The News The Holly Springs, NC police department is setting up a couple parking spaces at their new police department for online commerce (craigslist sales, basically) but they're specifically not allowing people to sell firearms there. I think they're being a little weird about banning the sales but whatever. Strict scrutiny was applied to the Maryland assault weapons ban by judges in the 4th circuit this week. They overturned the AWB and the hi-capacity magazine ban. Awesome. Here's more from Andrew Branca over at Legal Insurrection. A VA man who was open carrying was robbed of his gun last week. He's lucky that the bad guys only took his gun and not his life. If you're going to open carry, get a retention holster. I like the Safariland ALS, it's the best thing going. Contact luke@triangletactical.net ben@triangletactical.net

The big scuttlebutt this week is that new USPSA President Mike Foley announced that he will be introducing a new division at the USPSA board meeting this week in Vegas. Here's what he posted on the USPSA Forum: FYI, I will be making a presentation to the BOD to add PCC as a provisional division in USPSA.  I have conducted two beta tests at level one matches, and gathered experience at the SE Pro Am as well.  My presentation will include video, lessons learned, and a ready to approve appendix.  If this makes your MD nervous, let him know we are doing this one based on experience, and not on just an idea.  I've worked with two clubs, 40 plus shooters, USPSA tech, Practiscore, and NROI RMs prior to finishing my presentation.  I have also read every thread I can find, and had private conversations with many of you.  My goal is to make it fun, safe, and easy on MD and RO staff.  If you want this, or have concerns, let your AD know prior to next weekend.  Thanks. Ben and I both have some concerns about this. If it's just setting up rules so clubs can host pistol caliber carbine matches, no problem at all, but if it's rules to allow PCC's at regular pistol matches, I'm concerned about match directors making concessions on stage design for people shooting rifles in a pistol match. How do you shoot a turn-and-draw with a rifle? The News Demand for concealed carry permits in NC is growing, and has grown a LOT in the last few years. Unfortunately, we don't think competitions and training classes have grown at the same rate in the state, so there are a lot of people walking around carrying who haven't done more than take the required class, which is very basic. If you are, or if you have a friend in this situation, get them out to a match this year. Some dudes tried to rob a T-mobile store in Chicago last week, and were promptly ventilated by an employee. The weird thing about the story is this: the business allows employees to carry if they have a permit, but they ban other people from carrying in their business. The manager says in the video "Thank got for concealed carry" but it seems odd that the store is then posted. What's the deal with that? Gear That Doesn't Suck If you reload, you probably need some cases to put your ammo in. In my opinion, MTM makes the best cases out there as long as you get the right ones. They have two types, one that has a little flimsy piece of plastic that acts as a hinge between the top and bottom pieces, you don't want this type. They suck. The plastic cracks and splits over time until you wind up spilling ammo all over your range bag when they completely separate. What you want are the cases where there's an actual hinge connecting the lid and the bottom of the case. The Black and Green ones listed here are the right kind, and they're great. I think I have 12 or 13 of them, and they definitely don't suck. (You'll notice when you click the link, some of the other ammo boxes listed are the bad kind. Get the green and black ones.) Plug of the Week: Grant Cunningham wrote a really good blog post this week on his website that you should good read. It's about how the shooting sports being dominated by enthusiasts isn't necessarily a good thing. It's definitely worth a read. Contact: luke@triangletactical.net ben@triangletactical.net

A concealed carry permit holder walking into a Walmart was tackled and stripped of his pistol by someone who saw him putting it on in the parking lot. This video brings up a lot of things that both concealed and open carriers need to be aware of: No matter how you carry, you should have a means to retain your weapon in a fight. In the video the victim is attacked, and instead of trying to retain his pistol, he attempts to ward off the attack. Thankfully the person that attacked him wasn’t trying to kill him, because once the attacker took his weapon, he could have easily done so. If you open carry, you should really do so in a holster that has active retention. I really like the Safariland ALS series of holsters, and I abhor the Blackhawk SERPA. For more on why the SERPA isn’t recommended and weapon retention, check out Episode 85 of the podcast with Chris Clifton from Defense Concepts NC. Sometimes folks categorize open carry as the “easier” way to carry, since they don’t have to put on an extra layer to cover the pistol, or shop for a comfortable holster, etc. You can open carry just about any pistol in just about any holster, although as I mentioned above, getting some type of quality retention holster is a good idea. Open carry shouldn’t be the easier way to carry, because when your pistol is hanging on your hip, you need to be extra aware of who is around you, who is getting close to your pistol, and be ready to retain it should an attack happen. Local Shooting Sports News: Sir Walter USPSA is starting to use Practiscore for their match registration and squadding for the February match. If you haven’t registered yet, you can do so here. Housekeeping I’m soliciting some feedback from those of you who purchased shirts from the last run of green/blue/white shirts. How are they holding up? How was your experience with the vendor that printed and shipped the shirts? Would you buy them again? Anything else I need to know? Basically, I’ve been a little disappointed with the latest run of shirts, and I’ve caught wind that some others were as well, so I want to get as much feedback on them from those of you who purchased them as I can so I can decide whether or not to use this vendor again in the future. Shoot an email to , or leave a comment below this post. The News IDPA has announced that the Compact Carry Pistol division is official. It’s going to be for pistols with a 4.1″ or shorter barrel length, and pistols will be limited to 8+1 capacity. Ben wrote a more in-depth post about it here, and the discussion in the comments is worth a read as well. “Just the Plug of the Week” This week we combined the “Just the Tip” and “Plug of the Week” segments into one. The tip part is in regards to this video of a girl being put into the trunk of her car and driven away by a gun wielding assailant. The plug portion goes to friend of the show Andrew Branca (Law of Self Defense) for his comment on the above post. He makes a really good point that I wanted to share: And don’t ever, ever, ever let the bad guy take you to another location. That new location will NOT be more favorable to your long term survival than wherever you are currently at. I will absolutely let myself be shot before I will let myself be abducted. If they want to drag my 200lb+ carcass around with them, fine. But I will be 100% non-compliant. And perhaps have an opportunity to change the course of events while being non-compliant. This all applies more particularly to women, of course. You’re almost certainly better off taking a bullet on the sidewalk than stepping into that van. –Andrew, @LawSelfDefense Contact (919) 295-6128