Triangle Tactical Podcast - Competitive Shooting, Mostly

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Governor Pat McCrory signed NC H562 into law a couple days ago, so Ben and I decided to go through the bill section by section to give you a rundown of what is still in it after all of the runaround through the hullabaloo that happened with it in the NC House. It's still a good bill, but I want to make one thing clear here in the shownotes, as well as in the episode: The NC Pistol Purchase Permit is not going away, there were a couple changes to it, but it's still required. Also, we're not lawyers. I'm a college dropout, and Ben plays with computers or something for a living, so there's a good chance we messed something up. The idea here is to give you a general idea of what's in the bill so you can then go find the relevant sections of it, and have a read of it yourself.

The ratified version of the bill that was signed by the Governor can be found here.

The News

Chucky Schumer and Amy Schumer held a press conference this week proposing that something be done to stop mass shootings. The internet exploded with hate and vitriol after they proposed that a bill be written to do this:

“The proposed legislation, which the two presented at a news conference Monday, would reward states that submit information to the background-check system and penalize states that don't comply.”

But then, a few days later, John Cornyn in the US Senate introduced a NRA backed bill that would do this, and... crickets:

“The new legislation from Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn tries to patch some holes in the current national background checks system by encouraging states, through the promise of federal funding, to send more information on mental-health records to the national database.”

On the surface at least, it sounds like the bills do roughly the same thing.

The Blue Bullets

So I ordered 3600 of these last week, and received a 65lb box of lead from The Blue Bullets in the mail (Actually the post office called and asked if I could pick it up, because my mail carrier couldn't lift the box. No problem). I've been loading them like a madman, to try and get a good stockpile of ammo built up again. I like The Blue Bullets, I've been shooting them since before they were a sponsor, and I think they're great. Check out a sample pack if you haven't tried them, and save a little more with the code "triangle" at checkout.

Call to Action

Why haven't you checked out the Q&A podcast yet? We've got like 57 episodes recorded now, and I dare say, they're pretty good. All of the back catalog, subscription links, etc, can be found on the Q&A Podcast page here

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This week I sat down with Jon Patton of The Gun Collective and we talked about all sorts of stuff, from YouTube, stupid guns, the firearm industry, and a bunch more. 

This week we discuss how the shooting sports could rebrand the classification systems to better bring in new shooters. This topic was totally ripped off  inspired by a poster "GuanoLoco" in this thread on the Doodie Project forum. He's spot on.

The News

This week a bunch of folks went to go stand guard at military recruiting stations in the wake of the Chattanooga shooting. Unfortunately though, the folks that were actually there doing noble work were overshadowed by derp. One guy had an ND while playing show-and-tell with his rifle.

The USPSA Board of Directors announced that Production Carry Optics will be a new provisional division through the end of the year. That's basically all we know, and it sounds like a bad idea.

Gear that Doesn't Suck

Prince Grip. It's basically the same stuff as ProGrip (as far as we can tell), and it's a good product if you feel like you need a little extra grip during sweaty, hot matches. It's good stuff, check it out.

Plug of the Week

If you aren't subscribed to the Q&A podcast yet, WTF mate? Go to http://www.triangletactical.net/qna and hit the relevant links to get subscribed. We're having a lot of fun with it, so keep the questions coming. 

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This weeks episode was inspired by a question sent in by a friend who just recently had his 3rd anniversary in competitive shooting. He asked what we would change, or what we wish we had known early on in our competitive shooting careers. It spurred an interesting discussion.

Local Shooting Sports News:

Two matches coming up that you might want to be aware of:

NC USPSA Sectional - October 2-4 at Sir Walter Gun Club in Creedmoor, NC. Details at NCsection.org

Hawkeye Gun Club in Lake Lure, NC will be hosting their annual Autism charity match September 18-19th. It's for a great cause, and you can register here.

Gear That Doesn't Suck

This week Ben plugs Ben Stoeger's Practical Pistol book. Ben read it as a fairly experienced shooter, and didn't gain a ton from it, but he's been handing it off to a couple of newer folks recently, and they've been having their minds blown by it. If you're new, or if you want to read up on some more technique type stuff for practical pistol shooting, grab a copy of this one.

Plug of the Week

LuckyGunner has an article up on their blog that's worth a read. We don't necessarily agree with the points made by everyone but it's thought provoking.

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This week we have a discussion about guns and booze. Last week sometime I posted this picture on the Triangle Tactical Facebook page, and there was an interesting discussion that took place. Some folks said that the guy should have his permit taken away and be locked up since it looks like he has a tall boy in front of him. Other folks made the point that only one drink isn’t really enough to impair someone, so maybe total abstinence from alcohol isn’t the right approach.

In this episode we don’t really have any answers, but we did our best to bring up all of the aspects of the discussion. Let us know what you think.

If you have a regular dryfire routine, you should probably build a dryfire target stand or two.Check out the blog post about them I did here.

Amazon has the Pocket Pro II shot timer (currently) at the lowest price it’s been at a long time. It’s the timer I like to be handed when I’m being the Range Officer at a match, and it’s the timer that Ben personally owns. Ben explains in the episode why he’s been using his for dryfire instead of the Android dryfire timer he’s been developing (and explains why you shouldn’t hold your breath for the app.)

There are some new Glock pistols out. They’re gray, and from the pictures I’ve seen they’re just barely different from the black Glocks.

Maine gained permitless concealed carry this week.

An NC man was arrested for having a gun in New Jersey. That sucks, I hope he is able to get pre-trial intervention. Please, check the local laws before you head out of state with your blaster.

A piece of news hit some of the sensationalist blogs and forums this last week saying that the Denver, CO Fire Department had banned people from having more than 10,000 rounds of ammo in a residential building after some closed door meeting. I did some research, and as far as I can tell, they’ve had the building code in place since they adopted their current building code some years ago, they just changed the verbiage in the latest version.

I’ve been playing around with the dryfire target stand, and came up with a simple drill that I’ve been having a lot of fun with.

Start on the X at the 10y line. T1 is 5y in front of you. T2 is a pepper popper at 10y, and T3 is a pepper popper 90* to your left.

On the buzzer engage T1, then T2, then T3. I’ve found this to be an interesting exercise in changing speeds and transitioning to a small target.

This week Ben and I talk about how getting involved and working at a match will make you a better shooter. You'll be more prepared, know the rules better, and have a few other advantages too.

Gear that Doesn't Suck

The Belkin Conserve Socket is a great little timer to use on your brass tumbler if you're a reloader. It's better than a light timer, and it's cheap. I actually use it with both my brass tumbler and my slow cooker when I'm making a pork shoulder or something.

Ben and I both use it for our tumblers, and it works great. Check it out.

The News

So, last week on the podcast we talked about some guys "open carrying" and racking shotguns in Georgia. We talked all about the laws in Georgia and stuff, and as it turns out... it happened in Mississippi. Sorry, we'll do better next time.

On a similar note, we had a local guy walk into a mall carrying an AR and a bunch of tactical nylon. People freaked out. He got arrested.

Listener Feedback

Last week on the Q&A show we answered a question from a listener about how to carry concealed in business casual. Neither of us are business casual types, so we did the best we could, but a bunch of listeners chimed in and gave us some better answers.

Dryfire Drill of the Week

We want to hear about the dryfire drills that you are doing. If you have something in your shooting that you're working on, and you've come up with a drill to address it, we want to hear about it. Shoot a voicemail to [email protected] or send us a voicemail and tell us about it.

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