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Rastoff
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Nice shooting Whisper. It does indeed look like you and this pistol will have a long and rewarding relationship.
Rastoff's Challenge- Dropping the Gauntlet
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shakyshoot
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The goal is to put them all inside a 2"x 3".
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Rastoff
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I've posted a .pdf of a target you can print, but here it is again. It looks bad in the thumbnail, but it's right.
You can print it once and then measure yourself, but 2"x3" is sufficient to do the challenge.
You can print it once and then measure yourself, but 2"x3" is sufficient to do the challenge.
elm_creek_smith
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My last qualification target.
25 yards:
2 rounds kneeling using barricade for cover and support - strong side (5 secs) standing start from the holster.
2 rounds kneeling using barricade for cover and support - support side (5 secs) low ready
2 rounds kneeling using barricade for cover only - strong side (5 secs) low ready
15 yards:
1 round standing and 1 round kneeling - (6 secs) low ready
7 yards:
4 rounds standing - (4 secs) from the holster
5 yards:
3 rounds to the torso and 1 round to the head standing - (4 secs) from the holster
3 yards:
3 rounds standing and 3 rounds support hand only standing - (2.5 secs) from the holster
1 yard:
3 rounds standing one hand only support hand on collar close quarters position - (2.5 secs) from the holster
Shot with my duty weapon (4 inch S&W Model 686-6) with 125 gr SJHP Remington .357 Magnum duty ammunition.
I'll try your challenge with my off duty guns when I get the chance.
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During this iteration, do you have to present from the holster with your support hand?
elm_creek_smith
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Nope. You transition from two hands to the support hand only.
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Got a new pistol and took this challenge with the first 20 shots ever. It's a CZ 75 Cold War Edition. Might be a stretch to say it will be a carry or home defense gun, but with 16+1 of 9mm (and 20 rounders available) I could do worse. Aced the challenge with about a 1 5/8" group. Didn't cheat either--I took all the first shots of a string double action.
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Rastoff
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shakyshoot, you continue to impress.
Please PM me your address. I have something for you.
Please PM me your address. I have something for you.
Ole Joe Clark
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Rastoff, he impresses me also. A fellow that can shoot that well and have the gall to have a forum name like "shakyshot." 
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Me again.
I've probably shot this challenge 20 times since December. On a good day I would have one or two misses. (On a bad day, well...let's talk about something else.)
I have shot the M&P 9 since 2006, upgrading it along the way with Dawson/Warren sights, an Apex sear, and finally an Apex barrel. I've occasionally used other guns in the challenge, including the Shield and most recently an FN 509. But I kept coming back to the M&P 9 since it's been my most consistent performer and I have many thousands of rounds through it. I know this gun pretty well.
Yesterday I went out and tested my new HK VP9. It's absolutely box stock.
More testing is needed, but there may be a change of allegiance in the works. This heater seems to suit me.
Cheers,
Whisper
I've probably shot this challenge 20 times since December. On a good day I would have one or two misses. (On a bad day, well...let's talk about something else.)
I have shot the M&P 9 since 2006, upgrading it along the way with Dawson/Warren sights, an Apex sear, and finally an Apex barrel. I've occasionally used other guns in the challenge, including the Shield and most recently an FN 509. But I kept coming back to the M&P 9 since it's been my most consistent performer and I have many thousands of rounds through it. I know this gun pretty well.
Yesterday I went out and tested my new HK VP9. It's absolutely box stock.
More testing is needed, but there may be a change of allegiance in the works. This heater seems to suit me.
Cheers,
Whisper
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Rastoff
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Oooohhhh, I'm calling that good! Welcome to a very small club.
Yes, H&K makes a fine gun and the VP9 is a good one.
Yes, H&K makes a fine gun and the VP9 is a good one.
Protected One
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Very nice shootin there, Whisper!
Okie21
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Still plugging away. No where near as good as some of the pics I've seen. For me, it's all mental. I rush myself for no reason. I also don't think about every shot like I should.
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Yeah! I remember those targets -- 1986 & 1987 ! The guy that owns two hand guns probably shoots them quite well ! ! !
okiegtrider
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Have intended to shoot this for some time. Today I remembered while at the range. That's a 3.5" circle on the target that LE uses here in OK. It's not pretty, but they are all in there. Used the G23 I carry daily.
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I'd want to see it before I'd believe it.........just sayin!
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Rastoff
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By the criteria laid out in the OP, this is not a successful attempt at the challenge. However, it is very good shooting. I'm sure you're capable of meeting the challenge and would love to see it again with the correct target.
What is it you'd like to see? I've posted plenty of videos of me shooting. There are plenty of pictures in this thread of targets that are almost there. Any one of those guys could lie and say they did it without posting a picture. Yet, they chose to show that they instead got close. As far as I'm concerned, that's what I call integrity.
Here's an example of what I mean:
This was my attempt with a Ruger GP100 Match Champion. Not successful, but not bad either. Still haven't succeeded with that gun, but I'll keep trying.
There are also a few pics of successful attempts as well.
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Ray1970
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Seen this thread but never really read what the “challenge” was. Now that I’ve read it I might give it a go next time I’m at the range. I’ll likely try it with two or three of my favorite carry guns and expect I should fare well. Maybe I’m wrong and will totally embarrass myself. I’ll also give it a go with my 442 after I run it with my semi autos just to test myself.
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