My first rifle competition (match)

For the first time in ~2.5 years I fired a rifle.

It's been pistol in that timeframe.

I decided that I would begin to compete in CMP / NRA High Power. I would use the AR-15 National Match rifle. A rifle built with a 20in free floated precision barrel and a two-stage rigger.

Not having such a rifle at this time I borrowed one at the match on Oct 3, 2009. The match was held at Markham Park in Weston, FL (near Ft Lauderdale).

The result you ask?

First Place, Unclassified (new shooters are 'unclassified'). Click pics for larger.

Standing (Offhand) Result, 100 yards.

Prone Rapid Scorecard:

It was an 88 round match fired according the NRA High Power rulebook for High Power Rifle.

Link:
http://www.nrahq.org/compete/nra-rule-books.asp

The equipment:

National Match AR-15. 20rnd PMAGs. Hornady 55gr factory ammo. Golf glove for my trigger hand and deerskin glove for my support hand.

I borrowed a shooting coat and used my partner's spotting scope (two relays of 10 firing on upper and lower targets).

The Ammo I used:

The Almost Final results. This was brought down right after I took the picture and taken over to the bench for final tally and awards.

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Smith & Wesson M&P9 full size pistol

A short review of the M&P 9mm full size pistol.

Smith & Wesson M&P 9 full size, with three 17rnd magazines, no magazine disconnect, no thumb safety.


Approximate rounds fired: 154 (18 rnds were Speer Gold Dot 124 +P, the rest was Winchester White Box 115grn). I seem to remember loading the mags 3 times each.

One malfunction, a Failure to Chamber, that I attribute to the brass on that round (115WWB). I felt the resistance when loading that round and noticed that it wouldn't slide forward easily when trying to chamber later on, basically a rough rim. But I forced it in and fired it off without truly checking .


Slightly more accurate than the Glock 19. Infinitely more comfortable to shoot and far more comfortable in my hands (I use the small backstrap). The Speer would sting, just enough to notice. In the M&P there was no noticeable sting at all.

Surefire A2 Aviator with red LEDs

I like quality stuff. I believe in the well proven philosophy of 'Buy Once, Cry Once'.

The two beauties of quality items is that buying used is rarely a problem and you avoid paying retail.

Cheap stuff simply ends up being twice as expensive.


Flashlights seem like such a pedestrian item ...... until you need one. Then things such as beam output and runtime become considerations. After several years of having an eye on it I picked up a 4-flats Surefire A2 Aviator. Very nice quality piece of lumen throwing equipment.

It has a great low beam (red LEDs in this case for preserving night vision) with a 20hr runtime and a strong white incandescent at 50 lumens for an hour.

Victoria's Secret at the Fontainebleau Resort Miami Beach

So I had a great location, perched on the bow of an 80 Mangusta when the Victoria's Secret models arrived at the Fontainebleau Resort Marina on Nov 14, 2008.

I even got on the yacht :D

Pics and video:

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