Week 47: DB Modified LAPD SWAT Qual

[ToddG]

Shot this using the turning target system at the NRA, so no times.

Everything was within PAR. I couldn't get clear shots on both the head and body at 3yd (indoor range, would have hit floor or ceiling) so I shot the 3yd strings at 5yd.

I liked it. Simple to administer while still being more challenging than the typical LE qual.

[WyoXd]

Had a nice balmy Wyoming day to do this one today--35 degrees with gusty winds! The 25 yard shots were a little challenging, and I dropped a couple shots. I decided to try something totally different, for me, on this one. I decided to use my Specter Gear thigh holster for my Glock 17 instead of my normal concealment type gear. I normally just use this holster when I'm hunting and wearing a pack and/or a lot of heavy clothing; which is what I've been doing lately. I had never worked this holster against a timer, and I am definitely not used to a thumb break. I totally fumbled the thumb break on the first 3 yard run and got a pretty bad grip for the first SOM run. Otherwise it went pretty well.

25: 3.15, 3.20(-1), 3.03(-1)
15: 2.43, 2.36, 2.33
10: 2.64, 2.67
7: 2.62, 2.66
5: 2.07, 2.31
3: 2.02(-1 body), 1.91
SOM: 4.95(-2 body), 5.22

[DVCPrepper]

Shot cold as I do all weekly drills. Shooting cold is really were it’s at IMO. What seems simple is shown to be not so when you put yourself under a little time restraint without having drawn the gun all day.

I didn’t keep exact times, just made note of (2) over par shots and final down score of 15 out of 50 shots. The head zone was 2-3/4″x5″ that I marked out with my iPhone in a MagPul case. On the majority of misses I feel I could make up by slowing down. My first two shots were 3.xxsec out of 5sec and pulled them way low and left.

Not exactly a great performance, but I'm keeping track of these (on vid) for my own posterity. It will be interesting to see how it looks in year if I keep up with the weekly drills.

[BN]

I shot this first with my Gen 4 G-17 with Ameriglo sights. Comp-Tac paddle holster and 511 vest.

25: 3.37 3.50 3.30 3 misses
15: 2.91 2.56 2.86 all hits OK
10: 3.52 (over par) 3.07 1 body miss
7: 2.39 2.54 1 head miss
5: 2.36 2.32 all hits OK
3: 1.97 1.89 all hits OK
Bonus: 4.36 hits OK 3.84 2 body miss

Too many misses.

I reshot it with my Gen 3 G-17 with a Warren Wave rear sight and a Dawson .125 wide fiber front.
25: 3.53 3.43 3.29 2 body misses
15: 2.60 2.71 2.75 all hits OK
10: 3.32 3.26 all hits OK
7: 2.89 2.91 all hits OK
5: 2.49 2.56 (over par) all hits OK
3: 2.00 1.84 all hits OK
Bonus: 3.97 4.08 all hits OK

I had better accuracy with the Warren/Dawson sights. Both guns are pretty stock other than the sights. The Gen 4 has the dot connector and the Gen 3 has a minus but the trigger isn't that much different between the 2 guns. Was it the sights or the practice run??

The Ameriglo front sight is the one with tritium and the green photoluminescent outline. I don't know if the wide sight with the big green circle is harder to shoot accurately or not. It seems like the Warren sights give me a crisper sight picture.

[JMS]

Shot cold, at the NRA range, using an M&P9fs with Ameriglo SW-201 sights, from a Cane & Derby PIC AIWB, under this shirt: http://www.cafepress.com/mf/58932443...ccepted_tshirt

First round was Gold Dot 124gr+P GDGP (my carry ammo), the rest Aguila 124gr ball.

"C" = "clean," negative #s = missed

The 3yd stages were shot with the 3x5 placed to the right of the 8" circle, to ensure I was shooting into the trap, and not the floor/ceiling of a 50yd range.

25yd: 4.22 c/ 4.19 -2 / 4.86 -2

15yd: 3.16 c / 3.31 c / 3.60 c

10yd: 3.36 c / 3.64 c

7yd: 2.77 c / 2.90 -1B

5yd: 2.60 c / 2.43 c

3yd: 2.27 c / 2.09 c

I've somehow gotten faster in the last 6 weeks; no idea what it is that's "clicked," but I'm not dumb enough to argue with a streak. In this case, I was trying to ensure hits, and the misses were within 1" of the target areas, so I know I was dancing on the edge of my envelope. Even though I didn't make pars, I was close enough to them to be pretty happy with the results.

[Corey]

M&P9 FS, open front concealment.

25 yards: 3.88 (1), 3.77 (1), 3.96 (2)
15 yards: 3.15 (1), 3.38 (2), 2.97 (2)
10 yards: 3.69 (3), 3.22 (3)
7 yards: 2.94 (3), 2.89 (3)
5 yards: 2.59 (3), 2.70 (3)
3 yards: 2.14 (3), 2.12 (3)

This was a good drill. I concentrated on making good hits but still saw that I was trying to go too fast at long distance. My misses at 25 and 15 yards were out by just an inch or two. Up close, I am just plain slow getting the gun out of the holster and on the target resulting in late shots. I have been getting faster the last few weeks, but still have a long way to go.

[ChrisG]

Gen4 G17 from Keeper under untucked button down shirt.
Used turning target system for par time rather than try to use timer with an M14 firing in the next lane.
25: Clean
15: -3
10: -2B, 2H
7: -1B, 1H
5: -1B
3: Clean