Update

Hello! This is BJ’s wife, Lucielle. I’m on here to update everyone on BJ’s progress through his basic training for the Army.

He shipped out for OSUT from the Louisiana MEPS on Thursday afternoon. He arrived safely that evening at Ft. Benning. He had his first Fire Guard last night. Not to much to say about that…hahaha…

He’s doing fine, just a little cold. After getting used to the humidity in East Texas, Georgia’s cool nights are a rude awakening.

He will be in Reception Battalion for the next week. As of right now, he officially starts basic training on Friday, October 30. We have yet to hear other dates, such as graduation, and his Christmas Exodus. We also have yet to find out where to send him letters.

I will keep everyone posted every now and then. I appreciate everyone’s support and any advice you may have! God Bless You All

First day of Production

I’m on battery power, so it won’t be a long post…

The stages all look pretty straightforward without a whole lot of options, so it will come down to who shoots the best. The range is VERY spread out, so there will be a lot of travel time between stages, hopefully it won’t slow the match down.

Will try and post more after today, hopefully I can find an open power outlet!

USPSA Nationals

Got into Vegas yesterday afternoon to make sure we had plenty of time to settle in and in case we had problems with the airline, which I’m glad to say all of my stuff made it without an issue. I really hope everybody else has a safe and uneventful trip if they are coming in today, the 8th annverisary of the attack on our country.

I haven’t been able to find out much about the match so far, other than there was still major earthwork happening yesterday morning, looking forward to getting out of the range today and getting a look at the stages. Should prove to be an interesting week, competition will be very stiff in all of the divisions. I feel pretty good going into the match, I’ve been shooting very well and all of my equipment is working 100%. It will be very important to keep hydrated and in the shade as much as possible,  just saw the weather, and it’s supposed to hit 103 tomorrow afternoon…

Will try and post more once I get back from the range.

9/11/01, Never Forget!

Swearing In

August 3^rd 2009 will always be a day I remember. Not only is it the 5 year anniversary of when my wife and I started dating, it is the day I took an oath to defend the country from all enemies, foreign and domestic as a member of the United States Army as 11X, option 04 (not AMU). There are a lot of factors in my decision to serve, most of them stemming from the fact that we are able to live in a country after less than 250 years of being where our rights to speak out, defend ourselves and a have fair trial by the justice system are recognized, has the most advanced technology, and the best overall living conditions of the world, and to keep it that way, it must be defended. The only downside is that I won’t have a lot of time to compete over the next few years, but I am confident that it will be well worth the time off of the shooting circuit. I ship out to OSUT on 10/28/09 at Ft. Benning as an 11X, and I will begin Airborne training on 3/1/10, also planning on putting in for RIP as soon as I can.

I also want to again thank of all my sponsors for their incredible support over the past several years in my shooting career, and their support in this decision.

Smith & Wesson

Tony Cruz/XTC

Aimpoint

Tactical Solutions

Montana Gold Bullets

Starline Brass

Safariland

Techwear USA

GT Targets

Rudy Project USA

Grams Engineering

Speed Shooting Specialties

Wish me luck!!

Rimfire Results

Here is the first page of the rimfire results via iPhone…

Overall, I am happy with the way I way, as I feel my mental game was stronger than it ever has been before, which will be a huge help during the next two days. Everybody had bobbles here and there, and several guns (mine included) thought that the match was a good time to pitch a fit at their owners… Look for more updates tomorrow.

Rimfire Match

I haven’t had any time lately to update the blog (as you all know…), I’ve had stuff going on that (combined with match prep) ate every available minute up and the blog just kind of got left behind.

Anyway, I’m getting ready to head up to the Steel Challenge range for the Rimfire match and then Limited prep for tomorrow. I saw Dave S on the range yesterday, he looks to be shooting well, so it will be interesting as always to see what happens. I know that I’m shooting as well as I ever have, so I’m looking forward to the competition today, and the Friday and Saturday. I’ll update on what happened today later tonight!

Why is there a powder shortage and when will it end? : The Down Range Blog

Good press release by Chris Hodgdon, things appear to be shaking loose though. I’ve seen more ammo come through the pipeline in the past couple weeks then in the past couple months… Keep your fingers crossed, as there’s still very few primers and 380 rounds to be had…

Why is there a powder shortage and when will it end? : The Down Range Blog.

2009 Pro-Am thoughts

The 2009 USSA Pro-Am is now behind us, and as it was last year, a very enjoyable match. Phil really knows how to organize and put little touches on the match, such as a water cooler and safe area on every stage.

A couple of observations…

• The Pro-Am style match has a lot of potential, very easy and fun to watch and understand what’s happening
• Shooting those “big” poppers is more difficult than it might seem…
• The prize table list and calling out what is left is the only way to make sure things move smoothly, as well as making sure the shooters know what they are picking up.
• I think the Open match suffered due to the 10 round limit. I would like to see Limited be whatever the OEM capacity of the gun is.
• I also think shooting a “Production” style gun could be an advantage because of the 100% lock back of the slide.

Gotta get to work for now, will post more later, in the mean time, I posted a short video from the match.

Rain delay

Major storm blowing through Tulsa right now, so we’re taking a break. As of right now, I’m in the lead on tie-breaker, but haven’t been able to put a win together on the other stages. With Another squad of Pro shooters, it’s hard to say who’s winning what until the results are posted.

Off To Pro-Am

Been covered up with stuff lately so I haven’t had much time to blog… Anyway, we’re leaving later today for the USSA Pro-Am in Tulsa, OK, probably one of the most fun matches in the country right now. I will be trying to do some live updates as things progress on my twitter and facebook accounts, watch them close!