Shooting Bull

Here’s another option I recently completed. The wagon can be purchased most anywhere. I cut a piece of 3/4” plywood to fit the floor. The rack is from Ruged Gear. The base is bolted to the plywood and the rack attaches to the base with four wing nuts. It goes together and comes apart very easily for transportation.

None of us are getting any younger. Moving a wheelbarrow, approximately half the weight will be supported by your arms. With the wheels in the back, the vast majority of the weight is supported by the wheels.

I agree and should have been more clear in my description. When I said stay focused on the front sight as you bring it back down I SHOULD have said, stay focused on the sight as you’re moving it to the next target. While that’s a more accurate description of what I meant, it turns out it’s not what I should be doing. This thread has actually caused me to have an epiphany. As I was dry firing at home I started doing something I’ve never understood how to do before. I’m now finally able to break the shot, drive my eyes to the next target, and then break the next shot when the front sight comes onto the next target. As my father used to say, too soon old, too late smart.🤠

A lesson I learned back in my tactical competition days was the better I performed, the more fun I had. And the more I was willing to learn, the better I performed. It’s a wonderful circle. 🤠

Don’t use straight water. A 50/50 mix of water and isopropyl alcohol evaporates very well and gives a great cooling effect.

Most of us have heard the cliche that you can only shoot as fast as you can see. For that reason I do spend a fair amount of time exercising my eyes using a Brock String. My problem comes when I’m on the clock. (Ain’t that the way it is for all of us?🙄) You’re SUPPOSED to be able to see where on the target your sights are when the shot breaks, follow your front sight as it moves upwards in recoil, and remain focused on the sight as you bring it back down and move the gun to the next target. My problem is that, more often than I want, I lose focus on the front sight. Instead I find myself focusing on the targets. What drills do you use to train your eyes to stay focused on the front sights? Or do you follow the other theory of moving your eyes to the next target first and then focusing on the sights as the gun arrives on target?

Yes, push your speed. Always push your speed……..right up until you need to slow down. As Tennessee Williams said above, shoot fast now. Accuracy will come later. One of the best lessons I ever got was from my friend Creeker. He said the old “slow is fast” cliche is B.S. Slow is slow. Fast is fast. You want to get faster? Then go faster. But all of that is either during practice sessions or at monthly matches. When you’re at whatever you consider to be a big match, you can dial it back a notch or two in order to maintain control.

I ain’t Widder.😁

Is it safe to assume you only do that during practice?

You are far too kind, my friend.

We all reach a point where we simply can’t fire our guns any faster. When you reach that point you improve your stage times by improving transitions from one gun to the next. I got that. Totally understand. But that doesn’t mean I can’t still try to improve my speed with the guns. Since I’m a Duelist, I especially want to improve on pistols. When shooting a stage the absolute last thing you want to do is think. You relax and let your subconscious shoot the stage. But when you do that your body falls into its own natural rhythm/speed. Again, I don’t want to consciously think about shooting faster so, how do I increase my body’s natural rhythm/speed?

This is a public service announcement for anyone getting into wet tumbling of brass. When people ask for recipes for cleaning solutions to use in wet tumblers a large portion of the replies include Lemishine. It’s taken for granted that it’s absolutely necessary. It’s not. Lemishine is great if you have hard water. It makes the soap work better. If your regular city water is already soft or if your home is equipped with a water filter/softener the Lemishine adds no additional benefit. We now return you to your regularly scheduled program. 🤠

One thing I’m going to recommend you NOT get is the roller handle. When I first got my 650 I was told that was an absolute must have. I got it, don’t like it. You may absolutely love it, but I suggest giving the standard ball handling a try before dropping the extra $$$.

I use a scoop I got from an old jug of protein powder. It’s marked 94 CC. That equates to 3 oz. I use one scoop per batch of brass in my Frankfort Arsenal tumbler.

Clean? Absolutely. Shiny? Yes, but not as shiny as if you use pins.