So I saw these mag pouches in the last indoor match I shot for the Vudoo Gunworks Priest video. These are Black Scorption Gear Ambi 2011 magnetic mag pouches - which multiple people whom I trust have gotten them blessed by our area coordinator. You can check them out here https://amzn.to/46EVygk (affiliate link)
So why these things and why these colors? So magnetic mag pouches are the fastest way to store magazines on the clock rather than trying to thread the needle of putting magazines into mag pouches - you can just touch them to the magnets and they’re good enough to move around and shoot with. While they are stated as being for 2011 magazines - any metal bodied magazine seems to work - I happen to have on a Sig Macro today and tried it’s mag on there and it works really well. Any full length 17 round magazine seems to work that’s made of metal.
The colors? Because Ultimate Warrior. I mean why not pick the most radical colors? Buying race gear in standard colors is the equivalent of buying a Lamborghini in like Black or White. I mean what’s the point?
What I didn’t realize is these are USPSA pouches - I can make them work as thread through IDPA pouches - but I’m not going to - I just went and bought the belt attachments from BSGs website as well. So all in - these things aren’t cheap at about $40 apiece. I do think they’re probably the best pouches going for IDPA at the moment. There are 3D printed ones from Midwest Competition Works that are the same but about $10 more apiece.
This timer has "spy mode" which listens for the RO's timer then picks up your gun shots. It's about a tenth of a second off of the timers official time - but the data harvesting is extremely useful. It also has an app which updates firmware on the timer - it's on revision 11 and it's updated 3 times since I've had it for like a month. Full disclosure - they sent it to me - with their big timer too - I kind of like the little timer better - but - it requires you to use your phone to manipulate settings. It also links up with your smart watch - so you can keep your timer on the back of your belt and not have to touch it for dry fire. If you set up drills within the app (set the par time and the reset time - about 6 seconds seems reasonable for reset time) then set the number of reps - it's like a metronome basically and will keep you focused since the timing is automatic. And it creates a practice log automatically within the app. It's a pretty slick timer - it has WAY too many features - most...
for $1000 - I think this is pretty impossible to beat - best grip of the cheap guns - good enough internals to use short of the guide rod/spring - and can be dressed up for not a ton of money to have a proper trigger.
https://armsunlimited.com/springfield-1911-double-stack-prodigy-9mm-pistol-5in-barrel-optics-ready/
This is hands down the most miserable match I have ever shot - it was like low 40's in the morning with rain the day before with high humidity and sustained 15MPH winds gusting up to 30+ MPH at times. I shot the CELO for the match but generally speaking the match was hot trash from my performance standpoint - but I have a whole bevy of excuses I won't bother to dazzle you with - I ended up like 5 in LO and 13 overall - but far from my best outing. I didn't have enough entertaining footage because the weather was so miserable but I curated what I could.
That said - it was a hilariously fun time catching up with Charlie, Paul, Raul, Julio, Alex, Marco
On another note I'm starting to mess with the new Shooters Global Go timer -which I'm preparing a video on and it's pretty cool. More to come there - BUT what I was testing yesterday using a plate rack and a static steel was given an array of Paper, static steel, and rack am I better off running two positions or engaging on the move with mr. Open...
