October match

October's match was interesting to say the least. Unfortunately I had to shoot using the Ruger as the izzy still needs to go off to EAA for repairs. That's ok, the Ruger is a great gun. But I had problems using my favorite ammo, Eley Black. The gun wouldn't cycle at all, wouldn't eject the spent case. That made slow-fire a bit nerve-racking and timed-and-rapid-fire all but impossible. Another competitor was nice enough to give me some CCI MiniMags and those cycled in the gun flawlessly. Really weird because I have never had any cycling problems with Eley Black before, but I don't shoot it in practice because its expensive. Going to try cleaning the chamber good with a brush and see if maybe that's the issue.

Shot the centerfire match with the Les Baer using Brian Zins 10x ammo on the long line and ASYM Precision practical match ammo on the short line. No major malfunctions with the 45, had one round in slow-fire not chamber correctly and shave the brass, but otherwise no issues. I've really enjoyed the ASYM practical match ammo. Its downloaded to 750 fps velocity and that makes it a lot easier to handle.

Anyway, even with the malfunctions, I still managed to win two of the portions of the 22 match in my class. Still need to learn to shoot the 45 better, but I'm working on it.