Shot my first match in 20 years or so today

[Joe Williams]

Went and shot an ACT instructional league match today. I'd forgotten how much fun these things are. I'd also forgotten how nerve wracking it is stepping up to the line with a bunch of folks watching, and how much you can learn very quickly. You can learn more about how to really handle a gun in half a minute while simultaneously problem solving you can in a year's worth of bullseye shooting. And it's ay more FUN! As was getting to meet a couple more INGOers in person. Thanks for the invite, guys!

Cathy shot some pictures and videos, so here they are, the good the bad, and the ugly LOL

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0ywtCspNz8"]YouTube - ACT Shooting Match 010[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwRzW1o6FCc"]YouTube - ACT Shooting Match 011[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrDxB75SBTU"]YouTube - ACT Shooting Match 012[/ame]

 

[Bigum1969]

Looks like fun.

Were you shooting the XD9 compact?

 

[Joe Williams]

Looks like fun.

Were you shooting the XD9 compact?

Yep, my XD9sc. Little gun now has 650 rounds through her, still not a stumble. Easy and a ton of fun to shoot. Every time I hit the range with her I get a little happier.

 

[DougBarnes101]

Nice Mereting You!

Joe,

It was great shooting with you today. It was nice seeing your family out there with you. Hope to see you at other matches

Doug

 

[Joe Williams]

Joe,

It was great shooting with you today. It was nice seeing your family out there with you. Hope to see you at other matches

Doug

It was certainly a pleasure shooting with you, and everyone else!

Cathy had a lot of fun. Sean was quite disappointed he didn't get to shoot the match. He's still fairly well convinced he could have held his own with our Ruger Bearcat LOL.

 

[ACT II]

Joe ... it was good having you join us and I'm glad you return to practical shooting sports was a positive experience for you. We hope to see you again!

Don't forget the USPSA match at RileyCC near Terre Haute on 18OCT09!

Joseph Viray (aka rhino)
Joseph@AdaptiveConsultingandTraining.com

 

[Joe Williams]

Joe ... it was good having you join us and I'm glad you return to practical shooting sports was a positive experience for you. We hope to see you again!

Don't forget the USPSA match at RileyCC near Terre Haute on 18OCT09!

Joseph Viray (aka rhino)
Joseph@AdaptiveConsultingandTraining.com

We are planning on being there

 

[riverman67]

Good shooting with you Joe
I will see you at Riley

 

[Joe Williams]

Good shooting with you Joe
I will see you at Riley

And with you!

Right now, I'm planning on being at Riley. Here's hoping my ammo makes minor... I'd intended to chrono it today to make sure it would out of my gun, but it's a tad damp out. This load sent 124 gr bullets out the barrel of my Beretta 92FS at about 1065 fps, but I don't know yet what it makes out of the three inch barrel of my XD9sc.

Not much I could do about it if they don't... I'm only a tenth of a grain shy of max, and I'm not loading it any hotter. No time to find and develope another load with a different powder anyway.

 

[DougBarnes101]

Right now, I'm planning on being at Riley. Here's hoping my ammo makes minor... I'd intended to chrono it today to make sure it would out of my gun, but it's a tad damp out. ]

Joe,

Don't worry about making minor. This is a club match and there won't be a chrono. Come shoot and have fun and develop your load over the winter. Looking forward to seeing you and the family.

Doug

 

[Joe Williams]

Joe,

Don't worry about making minor. This is a club match and there won't be a chrono. Come shoot and have fun and develop your load over the winter. Looking forward to seeing you and the family.

Doug

Cool, thank you

 

[IndyGunSafety]

Good for you Joe! I hope we will see you on the local circuit!

 

[Joe Williams]

Good shooting with you Joe
I will see you at Riley

We are going to miss Riley. Too much overtime for me and Cathy this week, we are simply too tired to wake up early, and don't have the money since we haven't gotten paid for the OT. Well, I haven't. Cathy is the director of her day care, and on salary. No extra $$ for her. I'm bummed, last weekend really whetted my appetite to start shooting matches again. I didn't shoot as well or as fast as I used to, but I had forgotten how much sheer fun it is. Hopefully there will be another one or two before the season ends.

Cathy wants to start shooting them, too. She can target shoot time, it's time for her to learn more about how to use her gun. Time for her to get some experience and training from someone besides me. Maybe she'll listen

 

[Coach]

We are going to miss Riley. Too much overtime for me and Cathy this week, we are simply too tired to wake up early, and don't have the money since we haven't gotten paid for the OT. Well, I haven't. Cathy is the director of her day care, and on salary. No extra $$ for her. I'm bummed, last weekend really whetted my appetite to start shooting matches again. I didn't shoot as well or as fast as I used to, but I had forgotten how much sheer fun it is. Hopefully there will be another one or two before the season ends.

Cathy wants to start shooting them, too. She can target shoot time, it's time for her to learn more about how to use her gun. Time for her to get some experience and training from someone besides me. Maybe she'll listen

Atlanta has a match next Sunday, and we have one more at Riley. ACT would be willing to help her with instruction. Hope to see you all next weekend.