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SRH · Jun 30, 2023

Taco-Obsessed said: ↑

Behind the camera dummy
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That could be you that @tclavell pointed out. Maybe your wife took the pic.

StayinStock · Jun 30, 2023

Gritto[OP] said: ↑

1) The vast majority of people absolutely suck with a handgun... they just don't know it.
Not everybody can be an Elmer Keith.
(Points if youse guys know who he was).

I suck too, though I wasn't too horrible with my Taurus PT-92 clone of the early pattern Beretta 92.
It fit my hand well, and I'm convinced that's a very important factor.
Of course I sold it

... and I've had NRA handgun courses and mucho practice.

I've shot with my retired policeman buddies at the Club and they weren't any better than me.

So points to you for not kidding yourself

2) Agree on triggers.

I can just about handle a hammer double/ single action pistol or a revolver without flinching... in single action (cocked).
But the trigger on a striker fired handgun?
No thanks.

After the first hundred thousand rounds or so at Trap, I had to go to a release trigger.
You call it "target panic", trapshooters call it "flinching".

@Squirt , your time will come if you shoot enough... and can afford that much shooting

3) I sympathize.
But shooting one-eyed with a handgun is not a very big disadvantage.

It is when shooting trap, though some good shooters have overcome the disadvantage.

I don't have strong dominance in either eye, and it used to trip me up.

Diagnosing cross dominance involves pointing the firearm at the target instinctively, both eyes open.
Close one eye, repeat with the other eye.
If the target lines up with your offside eye, you have a problem.

You have four options:
Learn to shoot off the dominant side if you're strongly cross dominant (I'm not)
or
Shoot one eyed (bad for peripheral vision and depth perception)
or
Put a translucent dot on your shooting glasses (the correct answer)
or
Continue to suck.

Correct placement involves putting on your shooting glasses and mounting the gun as you normally would
... and having a friend look down your sights from the muzzle end
... lining up your sights/ beads with the pupil of your eye and marking a dot at the center (of the pupil) on the lens with a Sharpie.
Then cover the dot with a 3/8" circle (more or less, depending) of scotch tape.
(A washer and an Xacto knife works perfectly to cut a nice round dot).

The smaller the dot, the better your peripheral vision and depth perception.
You can go too small however, because no one can mount his firearm exactly the same way, repeatedly.

How it works:

You see the moving target and move the gun in response.
Your peripheral vision and depth perception are working for you.
As your front bead closes in on the target, your cross dominant eye is obscured by the translucent dot.
... forcing the other eye to take over.

My shooting glasses:

Hey @Squirt

You're welcome, and I hope you paid attention
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Gritto · Jun 30, 2023

Taco-Obsessed said: ↑

I aint got no belly like that
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Yet

FishnTx · Jun 30, 2023

G8R_Taco said: ↑

You should pay yer bill man!!! That shit was FU!!!!!
Good call! I got a bonus call from @Tex-T-Cool too!!!
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Da Boogie Man · Jun 30, 2023

Gritto[OP] said: ↑

This may surprise some of you, but I'm not much of a people person

To be a Director at my Club, I had to talk to people, answer questions, get them to respect rules, etc etc.
Everything goes so much easier if you adopt a friendly manner

Not to mention, it got me re-elected 12 times...

Consider it "Show Business"
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You’re pretty cool for an old dude. How long have you been old?

StayinStock · Jun 30, 2023

FishnTx said: ↑

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Yugo feeschin today?

StayinStock · Jun 30, 2023

94° at 8pm...fml.

(Fml does not stand for family medical leave in this particular application)

Da Boogie Man · Jun 30, 2023

G8R_Taco said: ↑

@Tarzan
When y’all brush Judge Cutey’s toofers, ya use a regular toothbrush or one of them finger-condom deals with the nibblets on it!
@Gritto
Tarzan!!!
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Dog toofbrush.

FishnTx · Jun 30, 2023

StayinStock said: ↑

Yugo feeschin today?
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Nope!!!! Maybe tomorrow r Sunday

StayinStock · Jun 30, 2023

FishnTx said: ↑

Nope!!!! Maybe tomorrow r Sunday
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Too hot fer my fat ass.

Da Boogie Man · Jun 30, 2023

StayinStock said: ↑

Too hot fer my fat ass.
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These old dog days of summer,
Lord, I'll be glad when they're gone.
It's too hot to fish, and too hot for golf,
And too cold at home.

G8R_Taco · Jun 30, 2023

Gritto[OP] said: ↑

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Tarzan dood!!
Tecumseh is also solid!
Hey @Top Dead Center

Da Boogie Man · Jun 30, 2023

G8R_Taco said: ↑

Tarzan dood!!
Tecumseh is also solid!
Hey @Top Dead Center

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G8R_Taco · Jun 30, 2023

And @Fiddle Dee Dee !!! Why you ghost us like dat bruh? Prolly mixed up the account passwords….
Tell @Hobbs to shave his ass!!!

MQQSE · Jun 30, 2023

Gritto[OP] said: ↑

1) The vast majority of people absolutely suck with a handgun... they just don't know it.
Not everybody can be an Elmer Keith.
(Points if youse guys know who he was).

I suck too, though I wasn't too horrible with my Taurus PT-92 clone of the early pattern Beretta 92.
It fit my hand well, and I'm convinced that's a very important factor.
Of course I sold it

... and I've had NRA handgun courses and mucho practice.

I've shot with my retired policeman buddies at the Club and they weren't any better than me.

So points to you for not kidding yourself

2) Agree on triggers.

I can just about handle a hammer double/ single action pistol or a revolver without flinching... in single action (cocked).
But the trigger on a striker fired handgun?
No thanks.

After the first hundred thousand rounds or so at Trap, I had to go to a release trigger.
You call it "target panic", trapshooters call it "flinching".

@Squirt , your time will come if you shoot enough... and can afford that much shooting

3) I sympathize.
But shooting one-eyed with a handgun is not a very big disadvantage.
A slight squint with the offside eye may be all that's needed.

It is when shooting trap, though some good shooters have overcome the disadvantage.

I don't have strong dominance in either eye, and it used to trip me up.

Diagnosing cross dominance involves pointing the firearm at the target instinctively, both eyes open.
Close one eye, repeat with the other eye.
If the target lines up with your offside eye, you have a problem.

You have four options:
Learn to shoot off the dominant side if you're strongly cross dominant (I'm not)
or
Shoot one eyed (bad for peripheral vision and depth perception)
or
Put a translucent dot on your shooting glasses (the correct answer)
or
Continue to suck.

Correct placement involves putting on your shooting glasses and mounting the gun as you normally would
... and having a friend look down your sights from the muzzle end
... lining up your sights/ beads with the pupil of your eye and marking a dot at the center (of the pupil) on the lens with a Sharpie.
Then cover the dot with a 3/8" circle (more or less, depending) of scotch tape.
(A washer and an Xacto knife works perfectly to cut a nice round dot).

The smaller the dot, the better your peripheral vision and depth perception.
You can go too small however, because no one can mount his firearm exactly the same way, repeatedly.

How it works:

You see the moving target and move the gun in response.
Your peripheral vision and depth perception are working for you.
As your front bead closes in on the target, your cross dominant eye is obscured by the translucent dot.
... forcing the other eye to take over.

My shooting glasses:

Why is the dot placed so high on the lens? (I hear you asking)
Because one's head needs to be firmly down on the comb of a trapgun to maintain bead alignment.
You're looking slightly upward.

Hey @Squirt

You're welcome, and I hope you paid attention
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I never shot pistols worth a darn until about 9 yrs ago when I got my 1911. Apparently that's the platform for me. I spent the last 20 yrs of active duty ('89-'09) pistol qualified as my duty weapon based on my career field. I'm not great by any stretch of the imagination. Given a choice in a life threatening situation, I'll take my 870 pumpgun, or any rifle, over my pistols.
Thanks Gritto ... I will study this post in depth a bit later.

G8R_Taco · Jun 30, 2023

Da Boogie Man said: ↑

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MMMWAHHH! ❤️

StayinStock · Jun 30, 2023

G8R_Taco said: ↑

And @Fisdle Dee Dee !!! Why you ghost us like dat bruh? Prolly mixed up the account passwords….
Tell @Hobbs to shave his ass!!!
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@Red Mud Ray
@Hobbs
@Gritto

Its all the same person, aint you figgered that out yet?

Da Boogie Man · Jun 30, 2023

StayinStock said: ↑

@Red Mud Ray
@Hobbs
@Gritto

Its all the same person, aint you figgered that out yet?
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I think that @Squirt guy is in that mix too.

Gritto · Jun 30, 2023

Da Boogie Man said: ↑

You’re pretty cool for an old dude. How long have you been old?
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Since I started collecting social security

Da Boogie Man · Jun 30, 2023

Gritto[OP] said: ↑

Since I started collecting social security

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You collectin it or spending it on P#### and beer cuz that’s what I’m spending mine on… if I make it that long.

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