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Here is my first time with Action Shooting at my local range. I didn’t do very well, but this was not only my first time at it, but also my third time shooting the gun at the range. I just got the gun, a SIG Sauer P226 Nitron, in October, and became a member of the club in November, so I’m totally new. This SIG is my first firearm. Including this video, I’ve shot 158 rounds through it. I need to shoot 1000 before I can advance to any real competition, like IPSC.
I’ve ordered a P229 also, and I’m looking at getting a P239. Then I’ll either buy a Glock 17, 19, or a SIG 1911. I would love a Colt, but the right model is hard to find, and they cost about $2000CAD. The SIG I want is easier to find, and cost about $1400.
Cool!
My club has steel plate shooting – various target configs set-up across the range and you run across and grab 4 ten round mags off tables (or belt for the competition guys). Number of hits and time is tracked.
Anything happen at end of the clip? Almost looked like a jam?
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Anything happen at end of the clip? Almost looked like a jam?I was finished (late – shot too many rounds) and had to clear the firearm before leaving the course. All you’re looking at is clearing it – proving it safe.
The following is drilled into us in the mandatory firearms courses we have to take before we can buy a gun. We are also required to police each other at all events, and at my range everyone has to be a Range Officer. Not all at once, but if you are observed neglecting the duty, you will be confronted. It’s a good club, and I’m glad to be a member.
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The following is drilled into us in the mandatory firearms courses we have to take before we can buy a gun. We are also required to police each other at all events, and at my range everyone has to be a Range Officer. Not all at once, but if you are observed neglecting the duty, you will be confronted. It’s a good club, and I’m glad to be a member.
Good stuff… never take it for granted. My club has been operation for almost a century and prides itself on its safety record. Course the year I joined, and at steel plate competition night no less, a guy not more than 5 feet away from me, shot himself in the leg. He dropped the mag, but forget to clear the chamber, and he pulled the trigger just before storing the gun in his case/bag. First and only serious accident in the club’s history, and I was ring side…. scary.Looking good. Practice those reloads. Empty gun and mags (or snap caps with ammo and any loaded mags put away), and practice practice practice. I try to train reloads once a week. Set up like you would be for the competition or SD/HD and see what goes wrong. Same gear, or if you just toss mags in your pocket then do that.
As far as guns, I’ve got the two Sigs you are looking at. I like them both. Id say go for the 229e2 if you can. At least handle one before you buy if you can find one.
Also if you have the SRT trigger on the 226 make sure you get it for the others as well. The reset is very similar if not the same across those guns with the same trigger so the only difference is the grip width, length and weight of the gun.
Glad to have another Sig fan around.
I plan to get my 226 converted to SRT, and I’ve paid off half of the 229. I have to finish by Jan. 15, and I should have it by the end of the month. I want that converted to SRT too.
I think these guns are a great way to start collecting guns. I really wanted a Glock 17 when it first came out, but back then I didn’t know much about guns. Now look at all the NDs with police. I do want Glocks, but DA/SA will always be first for me.
Awesome to see someone else getting into it.
Also, I really like the motorized targets. What was triggering them?
Oh, and…I almost DQd someone yesterday for unloading like that, though he did it worse. Learn to operate the slide and all the controls without turning the muzzle sideways.
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Awesome to see someone else getting into it.Also, I really like the motorized targets. What was triggering them?
One of the guys who runs the club, Jim Valley, is a computer programmer. He built a large case with controllers and PSUs in it, and switches and lights. I should take a picture of it next time. The computer controls pneumatic switches powered by an air compressor. It’s a little crude but it’s a great project in development. I’ve been told I won’t see it anywhere else in Canada. They need to improve it with better targets and stuff.moostapha said: ↑
Oh, and…I almost DQd someone yesterday for unloading like that, though he did it worse. Learn to operate the slide and all the controls without turning the muzzle sideways.I watched the video again to see what you are talking about, but I can’t see my muzzle direction at any point because Sean is standing in the way. Before I began, at the starting point with Sean at my side, I pointed the gun at the wall to the right, and Sean corrected me. I’ve been practicing my handling at home a lot, and I’m happy to say I don’t have trigger issues now, but I still have MD issues. Like before I bought this SIG, I was over at a friend’s place and he was showing me and one other friend his 9mm M&P, which was trigger-locked and unloaded. The other friend was standing to my left. I had the S&W safely pointed in front of me, but I wanted to see the left side of it, so I turned it flat to my left, and crossed my friend. I felt so stupid. I have to learn to turn my body if necessary. More range time will fix all of this. Too much OT right now. I’m paying off that P229. I can’t wait to get it. America can’t get enough of our minivans.
It takes time. And you definitely pointed it almost straight to your left while you were taking the mag out.
Handling a gun safely is NOT a natural behavior.
The easiest way in a match is to reliably index your trigger finger along the frame, above the top of the trigger, then keep it pointed downrange. If you have to move your hand, the gun rotates in it. But it shouldn’t have to move to drop a mag and run the slide or safety/decocker.
When I unload and show clear, either my strong side wrist is bent almost uncomfortably in or the gun is rotated so my thumb is under the trigger guard with my weak hand holding the slide back in a press check.
The other big thing…you’re SHOOTING for time. You’re not loading and unloading for time. There’s no reason not to slow down and make yourself look at the trigger guard, chamber, and muzzle every time you move. Eventually, it becomes second nature.
Still….I’ve seen MUCH worse.
Old guys who’ve been shooting casually their whole lives are worse than new guys. Cops are either the best ones on the range or the worst.
It’s always been with an unloaded gun, but I’ve been muzzled more times by retired cops than every other type of person combined. It’s scary.
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