USPSA 2nd Attempt at Production

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gunrobot

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Production is HARD! So much work to align that damned iron sights! This was my 2nd time shooting in the Production Division and as you can see, I sucked! I only had one good stage and took 4th place which I was pretty proud of ;)

Anyway, looking forward to getting back to hosing in Open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIDuaFIyepw
 
You poor fella'.
Your technique in the video looks pretty good.
So, it's mostly just a matter of refining the little things.
Try improving gun to target techniques.
Then the sights will be aligned on target, all by themselves.
Kind of backwards from what most folks do.
How to do that??
There's the rub.
It takes learning it from someone who knows how and can show you.
Live, videos, books, whatever - it's hard to learn it on your own.
It's a combination of many skills.
 
you're right! It's just practicing with the same gun and gear. :) I've never shot that gun and it was my 2nd production try so... it was hilarious.
 
You used to shoot iron sights all the time.
It's like falling off a horse, or riding a bike, or something, isn't it?
 
There doesn't really seem to be any difference in technique between quickly aligning dot scopes or iron sights.
If all goes well, both kinds just land on the target, kind of automatically.
If they don't, the choice of sights may not be what's at fault.
It could be something else entirely, like grip angle differences in the guns, triggers, 'etc, and, of course, the shooter tripping over his own d.....
 
Skilled competitors will tell you that it takes a case of ammo minimum to switch from dot to irons (or back) to be at full potential. If the geometry between the grip and sightline are different, that number goes up. That is why most people who shoot both Irons and Dot pistols use sighting systems that attempt to get the sight alignment, height over bore, the same for all of their pistols.
 
I realized that I had to close one eye to get my hits with the iron sights. 90% of the time I can't see the rear sight. All I see is the red dot up front. Closing one eye made it easier to align the sights.

I'm definitely a red dot kinda person.
 
It sounds like you are a candidate for the new Carry Optic category in USPSA.
Check it out on one of the recent powerfactor shows.
Episode 248.
 
Does USPSA allow you to wear glasses with one lens blocked? That's what I do for ICORE.
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As long as you are wearing eye protection, there is no other rule that would prohibit blocking one eye. Heck we have a few guys that only have one eye.
 
I wouldn't recommend blocking one eye. A lot of movement, running between targets etc. Last thing you want is to misjudge some barrier because your depth perception is off or you didn't see something. For me, the best way to learn a quick site picture was bill drills. 7 shots shots on target at a time. Start out at ~10-15ft and focus on front sight. You will begin to learn the flash sight picture. Run this drill over and over again and eventually you will get into a groove. You will learn to control the pistol, understand the timing, anticipate when you should be back on target and establish a quick sight picture that is close enough to shoot an A but not so precise that you are shooting groups. You only need to be accurate enough to shoot A's. After you develop some speed (you need to time yourself) move to further distances or move to head shots so you learn to adjust to target sizes. No doubt a lot of rounds down range. I was shooting 500-1000 rounds a week. You will burn through ammo but you will get the idea quickly. Then you can focus on big time savers such as draws and reloads, moving between targets and breaking down stages.
 
It sounds like you are a candidate for the new Carry Optic category in USPSA.
Check it out on one of the recent powerfactor shows.
Episode 248.
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Gunrobot is the behind-the-scenes producer of Powerfactor Show. :)
 
Yes you can wear glasses with one eye blacked out. Some people find it easier to find their sights this way.

Some people recommend putting a piece of clear tape over you other eye. It works real well.:)
 
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Well, if we're back to the actual subject, I found that it isn't necessary to actually close one eye to improve the sight picture.
Just squinting the offensive eye enough to clear things up will do and still allow two eye seeing.
 
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