Cheating Advice

[old&slow]

What are the rules ? Then go by them.

I once shot in a local gun club league, suppose to be CCW guns only. I show up with my 2 1/8" model 60 J frame. Others showed up with their 34 Glocks ,, or full size 1911's, etc.

Oh well, no money , no trophies involved and I got some good practice with my J frame.

Another time ( a long time ago) I was shooting in a bowling pin league. Auto class , no restrictions "run what you brung" and folks were complaining because I was using a Les Baer 1911 comp gun, high tech for the time.
The following month I showed up with a stock Springfield 1911 and set a new club record.

In both of the above examples , the rules were few if any.
Other matches I have shot in have rules on trigger weight, sight radius, modifications that are allowed, etc. etc.

Good equipment helps, but most of the time I think it's the nut behind the trigger that makes the difference.
Good Luck on what ever you do..

 

[tomuchiron]

I've stumbled into this thread a couple of times and keep getting the impression that between the lines there are a few statements that have been left out.
"The rules say duty type weapons are to be used.'"
"I shot a Springer Range Officer this year and did decent. My average "
"Another one took a PPC 5906 5" and replaced the aristocrat "
Let's check the facts and do some guessing.
You did not say that your 5" target model was your duty carry.????
You are shooting against a 5" target..
Between the lines it sounds like you fit right in.
"This puts a bad taste in my mouth."
"Cheating Advice" --- thread title---
If you carry a 5" Range Officer as a duty weapon why can't somebody else carry a 5" PPC.????
If you don't carry it as a duty weapon , you have the correct title for the thread.

 

[jimmyj]

Hi:
Cheaters have alway been around.
Many years ago when PPC started (Police only) the rule was weapon and duty gear that the officer used for duty. It wasn't long before special revolvers and holster started being used by Officers that was with Agencies that was required to furnish their own weapon and duty gear. Those of us that had department issued weapons and gear suddenly were not in the high score catagory anymore. I considered the matches made me more proficent on duty and wherether or not I won shooting medals was secondary.

 

[Skydivinglawyer]

I've seen cheating on the range since the 60's.
People who cheat on the range, cheat everywhere else, too.

 

[gdauth]

If they are cops cheating at target shooting, it makes me wonder what else they cheat at?

 

[tomcatt51]

Beat this to death yet?

It has been a wealth of "cheating advice":

replace the aristocrat tri rear with aristocrat adjustable (not the tri model) and replace the front sight

modify trigger pull (meaning not factory)

use a true competition gun in a class for duty type weapons

brings lots of ammo and shoot the match as many times as the rules allow

use a very illegal position in sitting and standing

shoot a nice tight hole up close and then put shots between the targets so as not to mess up the nice hole. hard to score a ragged hole

using recoil reducers that nobody knows about

let the gun touch the barricade

don't fire all your rounds and then "find" doubles

Load extra rounds in your mags at the 25 yard line and make poor hits on competitors targets

Yep, lots of good info...

 

[REM 3200]

You should be shooting only against yourself. If you are so worried about his scores, what gun he shoots, what sights and all the other stuff about him or any other shooter, you are not shooting to your full potential and will probably loose. The only person that can beat you is yourself.

 

[gdauth]

If you aint cheating you aint trying!!!

How about doing it the old fashion way, with practice and hard work.