Barrel analysis

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Joe

After my gun barrel split open I had a reader request that I send the barrel to him for analysis. This is what I know so far:

May 21, 2015:

I cut the end off the barrel to expose the fracture surfaces. I see no evidence of fatigue at the macroscopic level, the barrel will have to go under the microscope. I took the intact muzzle section and put it under the hardness tester. KKM advertises their barrels as being heat treated to 45 HRC. I measured an average value of 42 HRC with a minimum value of 40.9 HRC. Heat treatments on small parts are generally +/- 3 HRC meaning a barrel in spec will range between 42 and 48 HRC. I would state at this point that this barrel was in spec for heat treatment, but just barely and on the low end. Of course I will send the data out to my senior engineer for review. He was the chief metallurgist for Remington and I’ll get his opinion on the heat treat spec.

June 4, 2015:

I put the fracture surfaces of your barrel under the microscope today, as well as having the chemistry done. The chemistry was within specifications, but the manganese to sulfur ratio was low. What I saw the was most interesting was a crack at a 45deg angle coming down from the front of the first locking lug into the barrel, almost 1/4 of the way through the thickness of the barrel. This crack looks to have been formed during the repeated firing/cycling of the gun and caused the barrel to rupture in front of the chamber and at the 12 o’clock position. As the top surface of the barrel came free, this imparted a bending moment on the opposite side of the barrel and caused it to split at the 6 o’clock position.

I am frankly amazed at this failure. I have never seen shear fatigue in a gun barrel before. I’m going to send this off to my firearms expert, he’ll find this interesting.

June 8, 2015:

LHS is “left hand side” and RHS is right hand side (breach towards you, muzzle away, in the as-assembled orientation), the barrel having been split in half along the major fracture surfaces. As you can see there is a crack at about 45 deg from the front of the first locking lug going in the muzzle to chamber direction. It goes about a quarter of the way though the thickness of the barrel. I am having the barrel cut by our machinist to expose that crack fracture surface to look for evidence of fatigue.

The color pics are optical microscopy, the black and white are scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

He sent me 18 pictures. I’m posting the more interesting ones:

LHS 003

LHS 01

LHS 02

LHS 08

RHS 01

RHS 002

RHS 04

Boomershoot 2015 email

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Joe

After Boomershoot I don’t want to even think about it for a while. Unless email requires a response from me I just let it set in my inbox. I finally got around to looking at the collection and thought I would share some of it.

From Cat:

Hi Joe,

I had a fantastic time at my first Boomershoot!
Thank you and your crew for making this event happen, and for supporting the 2nd amendment.
I hope to be back next year!

The BBQ was amazing!

She also shared a picture of the fireball:

From Matthew:

Enjoyed the opportunity to come with the guys and get to shoot.
Enjoyed meeting some of the other shooters, great folks!!!!!!

From Grete:

Joe,

It was a great experience!

See you next year!

From Greg and Bob:

It was the most enjoyable event we’ve been to. The weather was perfect and our shooting neighbors were friendly. It was great. We did not have any issues during the event. The fireball was amazing, the targets exploded and the BBQ was excellent. Looking forward to next year.

From Joe:

Dear Joe,

Thanks again for this wonderful event. I have been coming for many years and each time is the best time I have all year. Looking forward to next years event already.

You and your crew give a great party!

From Bill:

Joe, I had a great time throughout the weekend. Great people, food and scenery. Something I will do for next year is site my riffles better (add scope).

Mark your calendars. Boomershoot 2016 will be April 22^nd, 23^rd, and 24^th.

Ammo matters

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Joe

I went to the range today and tested various ammo in my Ruger 22/45.

This target was made shooting five rounds offhand at 25 yards with CCI Standard Velocity ammo:

This is the same target after I fired another five rounds with Federal “Target Grade Performance” “Auto Match” (AM22) at the same range:

Other people also report accuracy issues with the Federal ammo and others report problems with reliability.

I shot more groups at seven yards with similar results. The Federal was far less accurate than the CCI. I shot some old CCI Blazer at seven yards. The one flyer was my fault. There are four rounds in the hole that looks like only two shots:

I shot some more rounds through my new STI DVC. The following are five rounds at seven yards:

I then tried some handloads that used 180 grain Rainer Restrike JHP bullets. The results were terrible. I moved the target to 25 yards to see if there was some key-holing or something. Only one bullet was on the paper! It looked like a normal hole so I moved the target to 10 yards and saw what I was expecting:

It’s most obvious with the top hole. See the “grease mark” out to the right of the hole? That’s from the bullet striking the paper nearly sideways. Notice the other holes with the asymmetric tearing? Compare those holes to the holes from the factory ammo. The factory ammo has symmetric holes. The Rainer Restrike handloads are unstable in my gun.

Ammo matters. It matters a lot.

Front sight problems

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Joe

I’m not the only one to recently have problems with the front sight of their new gun (H/T to gonxau):

He also had problems with the rear sight. I’m not up to 500 rounds yet so I may have problems as well by the time I shoot that many rounds in my new gun.

Slightly off topic… I should soon have some microscope pictures from the gun barrel that died in April. The reason why it split is apparently quite unusual. Assuming I have permission I’ll share everything after I get the pictures.

My first gun class

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Joe

I was looking for something else and found the certificate for my first gun class:

The instructor, Carl Zmuda, now, 20+ years later, frequently attends Boomershoot.

New gun

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Joe

Yesterday I picked up a new gun to replace the old one which died at a match on April 19th.

It’s another STI. This time a DVC Limited. Again it’s chambered in .40 S&W.

I didn’t realize it but this gun was just introduced at Shot Show this year and they are hard to get. I was going to get another STI Eagle but I saw this on the STI website in mid March and called around trying to find one.I asked the local gun shop if they could get me a good deal on one and after calling their distributors and STI found they could not. Only authorized dealers can get them. There are only three dealers within 100 miles of me. One told me I could get delivery in September. Another told me delivery “by the end of the year”. Another dealer told me they were on sale if I ordered by the end of the month and I would get it “in April or May”. It would have been nice to just “go pick it up” but April or May was a lot better than September or the end of the year. And getting it below MSRP was a big bonus. I ordered the gun and then less than a month later the STI I purchased in 1997 and carried almost daily died.

Getting the gun was a big thrill and I checked the holster fit before I getting in my car. It fit both my competition holster and my IWB carry holster. It was a little tight in the carry holster but not a big deal. I loaded it up and it felt so good to have a STI on my hip again.

I had been carrying my Ruger P-89 in the Alien Gear IWB holster but after a few hours it was uncomfortable. And when I bent over to lift something the gun would pop most of the way out of the holster. I used to have Kramer holster for it but couldn’t find it.

I stopped off at the range before coming home. I shot factory ammo which I had known to be accurate in my old STI but it was a huge disappointment in this gun.

I bought a different brand in a different bullet weight and tried that. Still horrible.

I was about to give up and go home and decided to just empty the magazine. The last couple of rounds went about six or eight inches right of my point of aim on a target 21 feet away. Oh! I need to check something.

I tipped the gun to the left as I brought it closer to look at it and the front sight fell off:

That happened with my first STI after a few hundred rounds when I first got it.

I put a 0.004 shim of plastic under the front sight and carefully tapped it into place just like I had done with my first STI.

I went to the range again today and the results were much better. I adjusted the sights for a 25 yard zero and tried it again at 7 yards.

This is five rounds, off hand, from 7 yards away with some of my Montana Gold handloads:

This is five rounds, off hand, from 25 yards:

Okay. That’s more like it! Most of the group dispersion is probably just my aging eyes in the relatively low light of the indoor range and the tremors in my hands and arms.

It’s been many years since I could get groups like that with my STI Eagle. I had been wondering if it was my aging fire control system or the gun. I’m pretty sure I can say it was the gun. The slide to frame fit on the Eagle was never very good. The gunsmith who assembled the kit had deliberately put it together with loose tolerances for reliable carry. After 40K rounds through it the tolerance probably increased enough to make the difference that I suspected were aging of the flesh rather than wear of the gun.

The first thing I did with the DVC Limited, assembled by STI, was check the slide to frame fit. I cannot detect any movement at all. It has to be on the order of 0.001” or less gap. Same with the barrel. No detectable motion when I try to wiggle it.

I’m very pleased now that the front sight is staying in place. I can’t wait for the next match.

Paper cartridges for percussion revolvers

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Lyle

This post delves deep into technical esoterica, so unless you have a specific interest in percussion revolver shooting you may as well move on.

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Quote of the day—Bryce M. Towsley

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Joe

Don’t get hung up on your gear. You need guns that are reliable and fit well, but that’s it. The next cool rail-mounted gadget will not make you a better shooter. Instead, take that money and buy more ammo for practice. The guy who has burned enough powder so he can hit the target fastest is the guy that will win the match, not the guy who dragged his gun through the gadget catalog.

…

If you practice with bad habits, you will shoot with bad habits. To learn correct technique, take a class from a professional. But if you don’t have the time and money for that, attend some local matches and learn from the top guys there.

Bryce M. Towsley
July 8, 2013
9 Shooting Tips for Better Long-Range Accuracy
[I can’t emphasis this enough. I started out shooting pistol matches with a Ruger P89. I took classes, practiced a couple times a week, and improved enough that I was occasionally winning the local USPSA matches.

On the Microsoft Gun Club email list other people were discussing which $1000 to $2000 gun would be best for the local pistol league match. I came in near the top in those leagues with my $300 Ruger. It wasn’t until I was certain the Ruger was “holding me back” and I had put 30K rounds through it that I decided to upgrade to a better pistol. I immediately saw about an improvement in my match results and dominated in the league matches.

I remember one time after doing quite a bit better than another league shooter he said something to the effect that it was the guns we were shooting that made the difference. He was shooting a compact Glock and I was shooting my STI Eagle. I offered to trade guns and reshoot the course of fire. He agreed. He did about the same as before and I did slightly worse. I still beat him by a significant margin.

The “meatware” is far more important than the hardware in almost all shooting matches. This is particularly important true in pistol matches.

In rifle matches there is a bigger difference in the hardware capabilities at long ranges. While you aren’t going to be making 1000 yard shots on USPSA targets with an SKS I’ll bet on Monte Milanuk (who coaches at Boomershoot each year) with a Savage Model 12 F-T/R chambered in .308 over someone who has invested more money than time into long range shooting.—Joe]

Gold plated guns for sale

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Joe

SAF is selling 24-Karat Gold-Plated rifles and pistols. The pistols are 1911s:

The rifles are Winchester lever action 30-30s:

Pressure signs

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Lyle

It seems to me that the process of reading pressure signs in your brass and primers, as they tell us in the loading manuals, can be a bit ambiguous. In this instance however it was rather obvious.

Too much pressure?

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Quote of the day—J-

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Joe

Glockheads are heathens, following a false prophet. Real Americans worship at the Church of John Moses Browning.

…

Follow not the unbelievers. Heed not the basement dwellers, mall ninjas, and armchair commandos. Do not anoint thy hip with Kydex and polymer.

J-
May 13, 2015
Comment to The New Austro-American Jihad.
[It’s a very well done rant and rave.

Via email from Michael B.—Joe]

Repeat an Insights class for 30% off

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Joe

I’ve been thinking about doing this anyway:

Memorial Day Sale May 20-26

Repeat any class June through August and get 30% off! Because once just isn’t enough.

Call Jenna at 888-958-0884 or email info@InSightsTraining.com to sign up. This offer does not include Tactical First Aid or Shooting Leagues and may not be combined with any other discounts. This is for repeat classes — you must have taken the class previously.

Visit InSightsTraining.com and find a class that fits your schedule. Stay safe and we’ll see you in class!

Maybe now is the time to go through one of the classes I took nearly 20 years ago. I’m thinking maybe Intensive Handgun Skills.

Images from Boomershoot 2015

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Joe

This is my impression of Boomershoot 2015 in images and a few words.

Creating a target rich environment.

The hillside as seen through a 6X scope.

Part of the tree line target area as seen through a 6X scope.

Nearly all of the target areas as seen from a 1.5X scope.

The fireball crew and their work of art. Barron doesn’t actually walk around with a road flare stuck in his ear. See more details here.

On the left Janelle is pregnant. On the right her husband Barron just initiated the fireball.

People inspecting the crater left by the fireball.

Adjusting the artillery for a long distance shot.

It wasn’t really indirect fire.

Appropriate.

Taking a break.

This guy did his prep before he started shooting.

Barb and I patrol the shooting line (photo by Kim).

The two obvious hits are probably outside the active zone anyway. But the target is mostly empty from the rip in the lower right corner.

You’ve got the windage down. Let’s work on elevation.

It’s still a target rich environment at lunch time.

Boomershoot 2016 will be April 22^nd, 23^rd, and 24^th. You know you want to. Start making your plans now.

Road flares and gasoline

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Joe

The Boomershoot 2015 fireball was very well done and impressive. Here are some of the details of the construction.

There were 15 seven-inch square targets, each containing 800 grams (about 1.8 pounds) of Boomerite arranged as shown below around a 50 pound bag of powdered sugar:

The target in the lower right with the two red dots was facing the audience and shooter. This is the initiating target which propagated the detonation to the rest of the targets.

In the picture below you see 19 gallons of the gasoline/diesel mixture in place on top of the explosives.

The job of the explosives is to lift the gasoline and mix it in the air. Usually we have a ratio of explosives to gasoline of about 1 pounds to 2 gallons up to 1 pound to 1 gallon. This time it is about 1.4 to 1.

In the picture above we have the people that designed and constructed the fireball (left to right: Mike, Matthew, Barron, and Ry) along with the road flares attached with rubber bands to rebar and wooden sticks. One or more of these flares ignited the fuel air mixture.

In Phil’s slow motion video below you will see the ignition start on the side opposite the shooter and propagate to the remainder of the fuel-air mixture.

In this frame capture from Ry’s video you can see the dust propelled into the air some distance from the explosion. I suspect this is from the shock wave traveling through the ground.

In the still picture of mine below you can see pieces of shredded milk jugs which have been propelled beyond the expanding “ball” of fuel and that most of the fuel has been ignited. The flares mounted on the rebar and sticks are entirely engulfed in the fireball.

The following pictures is one of the most interesting fireball photos I have ever seen. Usually it is mushroom shaped or even flattens out more than the picture above. But this ball of fire barely touches the ground and is a decent approximation of a sphere. I’m not sure what the white streamers coming out of the fire are. Perhaps pieces of burning milk jug or lumps of powdered sugar.

Here, a fraction of a second later, we have the ball of fire suspended in air on what is a probably a column of water vapor from the explosives:

Here, another fraction of a second later, we have the fuel still burning high up in the air and forming a smoke ring:

Watch Ry’s video and see the fire roll around in the sky. It’s amazing:

In the picture below, less than a minute after the explosion, we have Barron standing in the middle of the crater he created. But notice there is no fire on the ground. In years past there were patches of burning fuel on the ground. There was none this year. It all went up into the air.

Another thing, as pointed out by Ry this year and last (edited to add: Ry says the first time was 2011 or earlier), is that nearly all of the flares have been extinguished. Ry is the first person I know who has successfully extinguished road flares with gasoline.

Don’t try this at home. Come to Boomershoot 2016 instead.

Barrel extraction

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Joe

As I reported last month the barrel in my STI Eagle attempted to spontaneously disassemble. I couldn’t get the slide open and figured I would just put the gun on the shelf that way. But Jacob said he was interested in doing a professional metallurgical evaluation of it. So I put some effort into extracting the barrel from the gun.

First I used a punch and drove the slide stop out far enough to get a finishing nail partially under it so that it was exposed:

Then brother Doug used an air powered cutoff tool to cut the slide stop almost in two and then pried the slide stop out:

The slide then easily came off. I then used a hammer (and other tools) to tap on the barrel to remove it from the slide.

The end result is that I was able to discover the barrel split about three fourths of its length:

As I looked at this barrel I remembered something. That flat spot on the bottom of the barrel was not there when it came from the factory. That was machined by an STI gunsmith so that a Recoil Master would fit. This would have weakened the barrel.

Flash Sale on InSights Classes!

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Joe

Via email from InSights. Highly recommended. I’ve spent thousands on their training over the years. Both for me and my family.

20% Off Selected Classes for the Whole Family

Limited time to sign up — April 29 – May 1, phone orders only:

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Get the information, skills, and mindset to carry and use a handgun for self defense.
May 9-10 WCA Bellevue
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Keep your firearm in fight-winning condition.
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Build on your USD skills and gain fight-winning techniques against single and multiple attackers.
May 30-31, WCA Everett

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If you can’t have your handgun, have your knife. Great jiu-jitsu repellent!
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Through games, drills, and discussions, your children will learn how to recognize potential dangers and get to safety.
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Call the office and talk to Jenna to register: 888-958-0884.

See you in class!

Quote of the day—Barb L.

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Joe

Rifles are fun!

Barb L.
April 24, 2015

[This was the first time she had shot a .22 rifle. It was also the first time she shot a scoped, suppressed rifle. And the first time she had shot a rifle from a “bench”. It made it much easier than kneeling and standing like her first rifle experience.—Joe]

New shooter report

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Joe

Barb’s nephew Jeff wanted to learn to shoot so Barb reserved the training bay at the local indoor range and I brought a bunch of guns and ammo.

I started him out with the safety rules, then grip, stance, sight alignment, trigger prep, squeeze, follow through, and finally dry fire. Once he had that all working pretty good he shot a .22 scoped rifle with a suppresser. Then it was the Ruger 22/45 while sitting, then while standing.

Then it was the .22 revolver:

Then the AR-15. And finally the Ruger P-89 (9mm).

Overheard

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Joe

My lead and I went to lunch with three representatives from a vendor today. One had spent many years in law enforcement and the other two really enjoy hunting. At lunch we spent a lot of time talking about the outdoors, shooting, hiking, hunting, and climbing mountains.

While returning from lunch and walking through the parking garage:

Vendor Rep: Nice Kydex holster for your flashlight. I suppose <company name> has a policy against fully loaded magazines to put in the slot next to it.

Joe: They just might.

Vendor Rep: But it’s the only holster you have for the flashlight, right?

Joe: That’s right.

It was the law enforcement guy.

I love this job and the people I work with.

USPSA match results

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Joe

As I posted earlier my participation in a USPSA match today was cut short by catastrophic equipment failure. Even having only completed three and zeroing three stages I still didn’t come in dead last:

MRCPS April Uspsa
4/19/2015

Match Results – Combined

Place	Name	Member #	Class	Division	PF	Lady	Mil	Law	For	Match Pts	Match %
1	Helterline, Nick	A24193	G	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	745.4775	100.000 %
2	Ramberg, Tim	TY70622	M	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	704.8636	94.552 %
3	Pries, Scott	A57006	G	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	650.9987	87.326 %
4	Kettels, Tom	L465	M	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	649.7426	87.158 %
5	Hoang, Vinh	TY55787	M	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	612.2319	82.126 %
6	Wiley, John	A68387	B	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	607.1873	81.449 %
7	Hong, Andrew	A83199	M	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	599.8781	80.469 %
8	Tan, Loke	TY66526	M	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	598.7592	80.319 %
9	Loo, Bob	L1770	A	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	594.1050	79.695 %
10	Lee, Yong	FY41528	G	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	580.5697	77.879 %
11	Kim, Hwansik	A86278	A	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	539.6461	72.389 %
12	Eap, Sorida	TY76563	B	OPEN	MAJOR	Y	N	N	N	532.4589	71.425 %
13	Albero, Joseph	FY37033	C	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	529.1346	70.979 %
14	LeRoux, Scott	L3253	M	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	525.3467	70.471 %
15	Tag, Alan	A51215	G	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	522.1622	70.044 %
16	Shoemaker, Floyd	L2396	M	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	511.6337	68.632 %
17	Wood, Bruce	TY47022	A	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	507.5291	68.081 %
18	Huang, Jemy	TY71576	B	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	491.8023	65.971 %
19	Cotie, Paul	A76039	M	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	490.3199	65.773 %
20	Dong, James	FY22573	B	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	484.1667	64.947 %
21	Roberts, Kevin	A66808	B	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	471.5292	63.252 %
22	Olka, Chris	TY54513	B	SS	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	470.0700	63.056 %
23	Nevins, Chris	FY75900	A	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	460.1006	61.719 %
24	Plotnikov, Emanuel	L3050	M	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	456.4464	61.229 %
25	Munson, Lisa	A8382	A	SS	MAJOR	Y	N	N	N	454.2216	60.930 %
26	Galanti, Mike	TY13332	A	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	446.7189	59.924 %
27	Miller, Tavis	TY71173	A	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	441.2201	59.186 %
28	Roessel, Steven	A44141	A	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	439.5921	58.968 %
29	Stockwell, Nicholas	A89438	C	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	432.0450	57.955 %
30	Leone, Larry	L3001	A	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	426.6662	57.234 %
31	Noel, Brian	A29646	G	REV	MINOR	N	N	N	N	418.1377	56.090 %
32	McNees, Don	A88218	B	LTD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	415.6461	55.756 %
33	Farrow, Dave	B49	B	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	410.6384	55.084 %
34	Baleros, Rae	A83018	B	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	406.8212	54.572 %
35	Mouille, Scott	TY68271	B	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	402.2876	53.964 %
36	Saslawsky, Mike	TY56783	C	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	391.1727	52.473 %
37	James, Jason	TY75331	B	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	382.9065	51.364 %
38	Erickson, Aaron	TY84885	U	SS	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	374.4335	50.227 %
39	Domingo, Noel	A85786	C	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	372.3201	49.944 %
40	Galind, Edward	A61323	C	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	371.2768	49.804 %
41	Brosas, Albert	A54960	B	LTD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	369.2145	49.527 %
42	Vanlandingham, Greg	A90645	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	360.9470	48.418 %
43	Chiou, Roger	TY71834	U	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	359.3018	48.198 %
44	Roessel, Gary	A2757	B	LTD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	358.9575	48.151 %
45	Slaughter, Rustin	A90627	U	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	354.3652	47.535 %
46	Tomasie, Squire	L1145	A	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	349.1555	46.836 %
47	Wall, Gary	TY41939	B	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	348.2757	46.718 %
48	Allen, Craig	TY71465	B	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	337.3902	45.258 %
49	Breitkreutz, Gale	TY82582	D	OPEN	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	336.3473	45.118 %
50	Hodges, Palmer	A80680	C	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	336.2436	45.104 %
51	Straathof, Greg	A89323	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	331.6126	44.483 %
52	Pajarillo, Mario	A25659	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	328.3804	44.050 %
53	Tsang, Keith	A71578	B	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	323.8689	43.444 %
54	Hodges, Justin	A80693	C	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	323.3540	43.375 %
55	Harris, Brad	A54628	A	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	322.6308	43.278 %
56	Sherman, Tod	TY37515	C	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	314.2959	42.160 %
57	Boffey, David	PENDING	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	309.3078	41.491 %
58	Mackley, Matt	PENDING	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	307.4944	41.248 %
59	Mortell, Jeff	A86651	C	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	307.4439	41.241 %
60	Dussault, Kyle	A90234	U	REV	MINOR	N	N	N	N	304.4598	40.841 %
61	Shatto, Rollie	TY18977	C	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	301.6599	40.465 %
62	Clark, Dean	A85321	C	LTD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	295.1779	39.596 %
63	Harding, Matt	A87093	C	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	291.0945	39.048 %
64	Millican, Arthur	L3892	U	OPEN	MINOR	N	N	N	N	286.3976	38.418 %
65	Tablang, Nelson	A86966	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	278.4613	37.353 %
66	Soraparu, Heather	TY86040	C	PROD	MINOR	Y	N	N	N	278.0775	37.302 %
67	Smith, Alex	TY78406	C	SS	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	276.6623	37.112 %
68	Westrich, Chaun	A78506	C	REV	MINOR	N	N	N	N	271.8651	36.469 %
69	Paczosa, Dan 2(SS)	A87261	U	SS	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	271.1708	36.375 %
70	Kellet, Steve	TY37763	C	SS	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	270.8322	36.330 %
71	Paczosa, Conner 1(PROD)	A87261	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	262.0480	35.152 %
72	Gross, Brad	A89754	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	250.8192	33.645 %
73	Crow, Don	A85736	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	237.3173	31.834 %
74	Adam, Brandi	A73942	C	LTD	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	232.1828	31.146 %
75	Fenlin, Jim	A77726	D	SS	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	212.6674	28.528 %
76	Jensen, John	TY87846	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	211.2494	28.337 %
77	Parisi, Jesse	PENDING	U	LTD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	195.8696	26.274 %
78	Hansen, Susan	A89501	U	PROD	MINOR	Y	N	N	N	179.5240	24.082 %
79	Grover, Jason	A86456	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	177.4217	23.800 %
80	Russell, Jim	F79157	D	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	176.7931	23.715 %
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84	Tolentino, Ronald	A90654	U	PROD	MINOR	N	N	N	N	113.1315	15.176 %
85	(DQ) Soltesz, Bob	PENDING	U	SS	MAJOR	N	N	N	N	0.0000	0.000 %

For some reason they have me listed as being in Open class instead of Limited. I sent them email asking that they correct the error.

They had a very “interesting” stage where you ran about 15 yards to the first five paper targets then ran about another 15 yards to some more paper targets and around the corner there was a Texas Star and three poppers 31 yards away:

A Texas Star is challenging under most any circumstances but 31 yards is almost obscene. Without going to Idaho I don’t have access to a place where I can shoot targets at 31 yards. This was evident in my performance. It took me several shots to discover I needed to hold at the top edge of the plates to hit them. Many people left some and at least one person left all of the plates as misses.

This was another “interesting” stage. The start position was facing up range with your hands on the X’s:

It was very awkward. And the taller you were the more difficult it was.

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