[doc540]

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what a hoot!



Match conditions mandated backup guns only (BUG), so everyone had their little Kahr's, snubbies, and mini-Glocks.



Short barrels and low light are great equalizers.



One string reguired totally blacking out the range and starting without having your gun in hand, having to reach for it in the dark, turning on your flashlight and shooting while being timed.



All my practice with my snubose .38 Agent paid off, and I shot really well for my first night match. I guess I was "point shooting" because with my eyesight and the light conditions I wasn't clearly focusing on my front "sight" or whatever Colt calls that little bump on the end of the barrel.

Of course, I'm new to match shooting but I have been carrying and shooting a snub for several years now. The trigger action seems to be the most important factor in how well I shoot a D frame. The lightness and smoothness makes it a joy to shoot.

Very practical match since all these nightstand guns and pocket guns rarely get shot in lowlight or no light conditions.



Really FUN match to shoot, too

[Xd357]

Sounds like a neat match. I started shooting icore with a m66 with a 2-1/2" barrel. The little guns sure are fun to shoot.

[Boats]

Might want to experiment with different flashlight holds. Our indoor club shoots dark stages a lot. Last year I used my M 10 2 inch and had a stage with 6 shots right side of the barricade reload 6 left reload and 6 to finish back on the right side. I was using a two hand hold flashlight held cigar style.

On the final 6 shots smoke lit up by the light totally obscured the targets. We finally figured out when there is a lot of smoke around better light hold is up real high pointing down at the target and revolver held strong hand.

It's great pratice.

Boats

[John Z Sr]

Just for fun, try a cylinder full of 110 or 125 gr JHP's with a full dose of Win 296 of H-110, no need for flashlights and the WOW factor is great in a dark stage. Also is a good way to convince other shooters that some of the "low flash" loads that are out there today, are a good choice for your home defense loads, most people never get a chance to see how some ammo can blind your night vision in the dark, have fun

[doc540]

Boats, on Nov 14 2009, 07:29 AM, said:

Might want to experiment with different flashlight holds. Our indoor club shoots dark stages a lot. Last year I used my M 10 2 inch and had a stage with 6 shots right side of the barricade reload 6 left reload and 6 to finish back on the right side. I was using a two hand hold flashlight held cigar style.

On the final 6 shots smoke lit up by the light totally obscured the targets. We finally figured out when there is a lot of smoke around better light hold is up real high pointing down at the target and revolver held strong hand.

It's great pratice.

Boats

The "high left hand light/shoot strong hand" is exactly how I shot the flashlight string. It also helped me see the snub's sight. Well, maybe not the sight, but the end of the barrel.

[Boats]

Doc it's the way for sure, I never need to hold my 9mm plastic gun that way but that short barrel with lead bullets it's clearly better, Nice to find that little fact out at a match not in the hall late one night.

Boats

[ltatarka]

We do the BUG gun match here in West Central Florida too, and just held one on Friday the 13th. Now I'm looking for a S&W 642 that I can convert to moon clips.