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How to score a bullseye pistol target
In a bullseye/precision pistol match, it is normal to score the targets of the shooter to your right or left. So you don’t hold up the pace of the match, you’ll want to be efficient about it. Here’s how. Procedure for Scoring Targets Material Here’s what you’ll need. Process Here’s what to do when you…
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On Returning to Precision Pistol Shooting
Nine years ago I stopped competing in precision pistol shooting, also known as bullseye pistol, and a couple months ago, at the urgings of a friend and of my wife, I began again. So far, I’ve only fired my .22, a Pardini SP with open sights, through which I had not even fired a thousand…
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Sportsmen’s Clubs: On Bylaws, Officers, and Directors
Sportsmen’s/Conservation Clubs are typically short 3 key officer roles: Steward, Membership Director, and Events Director. The common-sense reality of such clubs demands that these responsibilities are filled, but because they aren’t defined in bylaws, the existing officers often have to juggle to make sure the work is covered. Particularly for volunteer-run groups, this is far…
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Mind map of Shooting Sports
The labels and groupings we use for the shooting sports would benefit from some thoughtful organization. Here’s my current approach at diagramming how the terms, like IDPA, IPSC, and Silhouette, are related.
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Conventional Pistol renamed to Precision Pistol
While the term “bullseye pistol” will hold on as the most used, yet colloquial, form, the National Rifle Association has retired the term “Conventional Pistol” and replaced it with “Precision Pistol.” Good call, NRA.
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Being competitive
The key to being competitive is to compete. Last weekend I shot in the National Pistol Matches, specifically the President’s 100 and the National Trophy Individual match. Wow, was I ever not competitive! My final scores were very nearly middle of the pack, out of the approximately 475 competitors. While I would have liked to…
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2nd try at the LCP Challenge
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1st try at the LCP challenge
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Thinking: Taxonomy of shooting ranges
I’ve been overwhelmed by feedback from a side project of mine, rangelistings.com, and am working on upgrading it so that site visitors can make some updates on their own without having to go through me. It’s great how even seemingly little projects like this raise information architecture questions so promptly. Wait…what the heck does “access”…
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My new .22 target pistol, Marvel and Springfield Range Officer
Over the past couple months I’ve worked out the kinks on a new .22 target pistol, and I figured I’d share the details. The new gun: Marvel Unit 1 conversion on a Springfield Armory Range Officer frame After much consideration, I decided to go with a Marvel Precision Unit 1. That is a conversion unit…