» tactical http://www.handgunjoe.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 ACTS match March 2009 http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/03/22/acts-match-march-2009/ http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/03/22/acts-match-march-2009/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:39:29 +0000 Handgun Joe http://www.handgunjoe.com/?p=44
Alright,
I went to the ACTS match (American Federation of Tactical Shooters) last weekend and the stages were tough! (www.actshooters.com)
The match was held at Centerline of Calhoun County in Bellevue, Michigan. (www.CenterlineofCalhoun.org)

Check here for a detailed description of the stages, some pics, and video… (arfcom post). Thanks Tfin04 for the great pics. Tfin04 is an ACTS regular and man can he shoot!

Well, Andy’s leaving for the Army in a few weeks so we won’t see him at a match till fall at the earliest. Good luck Andy and stay safe my friend!

I did take some video, but I was so preoccupied with shooting that I didn’t get much video. Thanks to my mew shooting buddy Frankie2Times for helping out and videoing me. Through some crazy miracle he shot quite a bit better than me (I guess apparently shooting hostages is a bad thing) but I plan on fixing that mext month.
The long stage is the only one I did halfway decent on. I’m the second shooter on the video. Check it out…  
 

With the cost of ammo jumping since November I decided to switch to a 22lr upper. I bought a new surplus 1in12 barrel (slower rifling twist for the lighter 22lr bullets), and a 22 conversion unit from Spike’s Tactical – review coming soon, I’m still waiting for the package from Spike’s. So next month instead of spending 40 bucks on rifle ammo I will only spend about 4 bucks! The ACTS leadership created a new catagory just for rimfire guns. The training value is diminished but at least I am still training.

Stay tuned…
HGJ


]]> http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/03/22/acts-match-march-2009/feed/ 0 ACTS match February 2009 http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/03/02/acts-match-february-2009/ http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/03/02/acts-match-february-2009/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:52:22 +0000 Handgun Joe http://www.handgunjoe.com/?p=40 Ok, here is the rest of the video from a few weeks ago.  We were shooting an ACTS match (www.actshooters.com) The event was hosted by a club named Centerline of Calhoun County in Bellevue, Michigan. (www.CenterlineofCalhoun.org)

In the first stage you are supposed to put at least two shots into each target from behind the barrels (only the best two count, as long as you don’t hit a hostage).  You have to switch hands on each side of the barrel to expose as little of yourself as possible.  I am the third shooter and my rifle (a borrowed AR15) puked after the first shot.   I had a new shell in the chamber but I could not get the bolt to close!  So I gave up and went to my pistol (my own Glock 17).   I forgot to change hands between sides and got a penalty for it.   I also hit two hostages (the ones with their hands up).  You can see where I get a warning about my muzzle swinging around when I kneel down at the second barrel.  That’s another big rule.  Never let your muzzle break the 180 degree plane.  Which means don’t point it sideways or behind you.

You can see some of the guys are really good.  I also noticed that video really shows your weaknesses.  I can clearly see the many things I need to work on.

In the Second Stage you have to reload between target groups. Everyone messed this one up. It was a trick. The stage designer set us up. We were only alowed 8 round per mag but the targets were grouped in three’s, so we should have dumped partial mags to get the timing right. In a fire fight you reload whenever you can – not when you run out! Nobody did that. We were also supposed to switch hands coming back and about half of the guys did and half did not. I meant to, but forgot to do it. You can see I had a few ammo failures but the gun I was using (a borrowed AK47 this time) is easy to clear. Its got a HUGE charging handle and you just reach over (or under) and give it a pull. You can see me do it right after I head back from the barrel half way through.

I will post more when I go again in March. I will be using my own rifle by then I hope. Stay tuned…

You can go to the offficial web sites to learn more about ACTS and Centerline of Calhoun County in Bellevue, Michigan.

www.actshooters.com
www.CenterlineofCalhoun.org


]]> http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/03/02/acts-match-february-2009/feed/ 0 ACTS match January 2009 part 2 & 3 http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/02/21/acts-match-january-2009-part-2-3/ http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/02/21/acts-match-january-2009-part-2-3/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:10:59 +0000 Handgun Joe http://www.handgunjoe.com/?p=37 OK, here is the second and third part of the video.

Please excuse the background color comentary.  I have not learned how to dub the sound yet.

You can see where Andy has a malfunction and clears it.  Third stage is a unique senario where you have to pick up some simulated rifles (sticks) and bring them back out of the building with you fighting as you exit.  Andy’s rifle was DOA so he used his pistol for the whole stage, but the other guys used both rifle and pistol.  There is also a stage where you have to shoot weak hand (your strong hand is injured) thats the one where Andy jambs up.



]]> http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/02/21/acts-match-january-2009-part-2-3/feed/ 0 Steve stage 1 ACTS match February 2009 http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/02/21/steve-stage-1-acts-match-february-2009/ http://www.handgunjoe.com/2009/02/21/steve-stage-1-acts-match-february-2009/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:10:25 +0000 Handgun Joe http://www.handgunjoe.com/?p=38 I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire 8 rounds or 9?”
well, in all the excitement i’m not sure myself.


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