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If you don't draw yours, I won't draw mine. A police officer, working in the small town that he lives in, focusing on family and shooting and coffee, and occasionally putting some people in jail.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

5-Shot Revolver + Speed Strips + Pistol Match

= Slowest El Presidente evar.

Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang.
Reload. . .
Bang.
Reload. . .
Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang.
Reload. . .
Bang.

I'm pretty sure I heard the scribe ask the timekeeper afterward what date we had started on.

:)

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13 Comments:

At Saturday, March 28, 2009 4:01:00 PM, Blogger Ron said...

Why wasn't it:
Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang.
Reload. . .
Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang.
Reload. . .
Bang. Bang.

 
At Saturday, March 28, 2009 5:17:00 PM, Blogger J.R.Shirley said...

Well, it happens. Especially with artificial constraints like that. Woulda made more sense to shoot dry, reload, shoot until dry, reload.

 
At Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:02:00 PM, Blogger Old NFO said...

BUT YOU DID IT!!! :-) It ain't quick, or easy with a snubbie and a speed strip, but it is doable and you probably were NOT the last one done!

 
At Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:18:00 PM, Blogger MauserMedic said...

Funny, I've been thinking about doing some kind of practical match this summer with snub guns/pocket pistols. A little more realistic than the chances of carrying 60 rounds in four mags on a belt...

 
At Sunday, March 29, 2009 1:17:00 AM, Blogger Bunnyman said...

On the plus side, I doubt anyone else is crazy enough to run the El Prez with a J-Frame, so you might hold the record.

 
At Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:52:00 AM, Blogger Matt G said...

Ron: Because an El Presidente is ALWAYS: Start 15 yards form three targets that are spread in a line parallel to the firing line. Begin with hands up, facing away from the targets. At the buzzer, turn, draw, and fire, shooting each target twice. After 6 shots (and ONLY 6 shots), reload, and shoot each target twice. No makeups for misses.

I shot 6, reloaded, and shot six. Unfortunately, that necessitates an extra reload, which I bungled every time. For a guy who likes to break 10 seconds on his El Pres, this was a GLACIAL run.

 
At Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:08:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow, 15 meters is a long distance. I wonder what kind of time I could put in with the Webley. I think i could get the reload in under 3 seconds, but making sure to hit the target would make it really dicey. I don't think I would come close to your times.

 
At Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:37:00 PM, Blogger Matt G said...

Whoops! My apologies-- I misspoke. It's ten meters to the three targets, spread one meter apart.

 
At Monday, March 30, 2009 4:44:00 AM, Blogger KD5NRH said...

You wanna borrow my Blackhawk for next time? Or maybe the single-shot .45LC? :)

Now, funny would have been if Jerry Miculek stepped up to the line with a 2-shot derringer and beat your time.

 
At Monday, March 30, 2009 10:23:00 AM, Anonymous Bill said...

At ten meters, with some practice (30 minutes or so) I think I could approach 10 seconds. Its cheating with a break-top revolver. But the targets don't know that. Should do it after tax season.

 
At Monday, March 30, 2009 1:40:00 PM, Blogger Matt G said...

Bill, I bought some .38 S&W cases at my last gun show, just for you, bud.

 
At Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:16:00 AM, Blogger Tam said...

Snerk!

(But the feeling of moral superiority is priceless. :D )

 
At Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:57:00 AM, Blogger closed said...

Bring two backup revolvers.

 

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