Today was my first bullseye match. I volunteered as a line officer in the morning for a club work credit and shot in the afternoon.
I figured I was an average marksman going into this. I was wrong. Stance, trigger squeeze, sigh picture, pretty much everything needs practice and improvement. On the bright side, I can only go up!
Next on the agenda, I loaded my ammo too hot. My .45 ACP was on par with commercial loads. Shooter fatigue set in quickly.
Due to a very important family engagement later in the day, I only shot an 1800 course of fire.
Rimfire wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great. I walked away with a 667. My Ruger Mk III 22/45 can use some trigger work.
Centerfire, three strings in I just wanted it to be over. My 1911 is in sore need of a smoother trigger.
My big problem was the front sight constantly going out of focus. The black blade kept blending in with the target. I'm thinking maybe paint the front sight?
Slapping a red dot on every thing is an easy fix that I don't want to do yet. I would prefer to master iron sights before I go any further.
The most agonizing part of it was that it's at the pistol club I'm applying for membership at. In spite of the reassurances, I still felt like I embarrassed myself. These things happen, I'll just make sure to be better prepared in December for the next match.
To Do:
Get rid of the Series 80 nonsense in my 1911. Done
Trigger job for 1911. Time to put my stoning and lapping skills to use
Trigger job for Mk III
Spotting scope. Done? The Pachmayr Case I bought off eBay came with one. I'll have to evaluate it upon arrival.
A real range case I can organize stuff in. Done
Brass net. I'm a bit of a miser when it comes to my brass.
Shot my first match
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