Jamie Jackson

Excellent AAR NucMan.   Thank you for sharing your experiences.   Good on Reid and Valor Ridge! Sounds like a place I need to consider attending.

Sounds like you have a good set of priorities my friend.   I like Bullseye powder and have used it before in .38 spl when I first started handloading many years back. As powder becomes more readily available ...at least I hope it does :cool: ...I plan to develop some 9mm loads with it. But that's on down the road for now. :pleased:

I'm not whooping up on you maroonandwhite...but the absolute safest and definitely the best way to develop a safe load is by use of a chronograph. I'm certain some others may differ with my opinion, but a chrono is a very worthwhile investment.   I've worked up 9mm loads with about 5 powders, that I had never used before, over the past year (9mm). The chronograph information was essential to this. And making the 9mm minor for a bud was one of the reasons for the experimentation...along with the incredible powder/component shortage of the past 2 years.   I use a Competition Electronics Pro Chrono and I'm very pleased with it...just $100.00 from Midway. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/852429/competition-electronics-prochrono-digital-chronograph?cm_vc=ProductFinding   And especially using a surplus type powder, the chrono would be invaluable. I'm certain Mr. David would be of great help. just trying to be safe here good Sir.   Bullseye wasn't one of the powders I was using, so I can't offer any suggestions there. I wish you were closer as I'd gladly chrono your rounds for you.   Best of luck in your load development.   :pleased:

Great Class! And as always excellent instruction by Randy. :up:   As I am "gimped up" from my recent knee surgery I didn't shoot the class, but served as Randy's range monkey...I thoroughly enjoyed that and it was interesting and educational to view the flow of the class from that perspective. The students were very motivated and it was pretty cool to watch their progression throughout the day. By being a private instruction type class and having at least 3 of the students have taken Randy's Shotgun class last year, the format was able to be taken up a notch...several notches actually. Mindset, focus, and safety in a 360 degree world were well covered. Appropriate use, ammo selection, expectations of the shotgun effectiveness in various scenarios, and when and when not to bring the shotgun into play among topics I probably can’t get right off the top of my aging head. :cool:   The group progressed smoothly though: - rapid target acquisition and engagement  -moving off the "X" and engaging -dominate side engagement -non-dominate side engagement -transition to sidearm -shooting from Standing, Kneeling & Prone -shooting on the move -select slug drills - various sighting techniques -weapon retention and dis-arm   and some "Man on Man" competition just to add some pressure   All of the students had the opportunity to pattern their shotguns at various measured ranges with multiple shotgun loads (various manufactures shells). This allowed the students to determine which loads work best in their particular-individual weapon. Shotguns are much like women. No two are alike and they all have their likes and dislikes. :pleased:  So do shotguns! A load that works well in shotgun "A" may not pattern worth mentioning in shotgun "B". The concepts of the shotguns "A","B" and "C" zones well covered. If you aren't familiar with those concepts...come on out next class and learn! :stick:  LOL.   Gotthegoods was running an 870 that exhibited a remarkably tight group with 2 different loads...Federal Flight Control 9 pellet buck (iirc) as well as Federal H-132 "tactical" or "reduced recoil" Buckshot.   There were 2 Benelli's (sweet shotguns!) in the class and it was interesting to witness the variation in patterning between the 2.   (J.B.) one of the gentlemen running a Benelli is right handed and left eye dominant. J.B was able to run the gun on his non-dominate side with incredible smoothness and accuracy under Randy's tutelage.   rn29306 can flat out run an 870 shotgun! Very smooth, fast, and accurate! Well Done Sir. :up:   Thank you Gotthegoods for hosting Randy, yet again, my friend. :hat:   Thank you Randy for letting me muddle around while you worked LOL.   It was a great day spent and time well invested. Much obliged folks.

Looking forward to hearing of your experiences at Valor Ridge shotgunshooter. Thank you in advance. :up:

Glad to have you and the family here Grunt.   We're in West Knoxville and agree it's a great town. We're transplants as well...but that was 9 years ago...still loving it. :pleased:

    :up:  Good news! Whew! :pleased:

I'll plan on being there around 0800. Should be dry ground...at least I hope so. Toting that steel 100 yards kinda sucks. :cool:         btw...if anyone attending has any orange clays please bring a few...a dozen or so. Got a little something cooking. :pleased:

How much do you brother?   Birdshot? Buckshot? Slugs?   I have a bit extra on hand.

  Nothing ice and ibuprofen won't take care of. :pleased:       Besides validation marks add character to a person. :up:   I'm looking forward to this one as well. Don't miss out folks.

Thank you TrickyNicky! :up:   Duane Allman is my favorite guitarist...no one could play a slide guitar better. Duane played as a studio musician or guest with many of the best artists of the era.   His work on Boz Scaggs "Loan Me a Dime" is remarkable. I never tire of it.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTFvAvsHC_Y

Welcome rn29306. Glad to have you on board.

Thank you! :up:   Ammo and Food...Hard to beat that. :pleased:

This one is getting close folks.   The shotgun is not the trench broom nor alley sweeper of internet lore. But it is a very viable self defense/home defense tool...if you learn to use it correctly. Randy will equip you with that correct knowledge for your skill development.   Come on out and get some myths destroyed and learn some valuable information in the process.

Dale Fricke holsters is having a 15% off weekend sale. My Archangel is one of the most comfortable holsters I've ever owned...and I've gone through a lot of holsters over the years.   http://dalefrickeholsters.com/     Quantico Tactical is having a 15% off sale as well...storewide. Code: MD2015. Great gear and good pricing. Excellent customer service per phone and e-mail.   http://quanticotactical.com/     And Blade Tech is having an 18% off sale. Code: MEM215   http://shop.blade-tech.com/index.php

Excellent vid my friend! :up:   Cool headedness on the part of the would-be "victim". And a handshake from the responding officer! Win-Win. :pleased:

I can handload much more accurate rounds for my AR (5.56) and AK (7.62x39) than I can afford to purchase.   I do carry handloads for my J-frame 640 in .38 spl. These are the Cirillo/Fletcher "Safestop" duplicates...same powder,primer, bullets, OAL etc.   All of my practice (handgun) 9mm rounds are from bullets we cast and powder coat (thanks to Dolomite on that!). Eventually we plan to work up some hollowpoint powder coated cast rounds and see how those function and expand...but that's still in the planning ( i.e. need the mold) stages at this point.   I have heard the argument before about the potential issues with using homemade loads in a self defense shooting and there is definitely some validity to that concern...but I've never read of an actual case where it has been a deciding factor in the verdict. There may be one, I'm just unaware of it.   I do carry factory self defense ammo...9mm Black Hills loaded 124 gr +P Gold Dots fwiw.   But if push came to shove I'd roll my own. And be able to articulate why I did so.

You can do it at Windrock Range if you are serious about this.  Good folks out there and a nice facility.   They have steel at 125 yards iirc...you can shoot rifle or pistol at it...I have.   No  not at head shot at 125 either... :cool:

Not pointing a finger at Glenn and I appreciate the head's up...   But this is about all it takes to start another panic run these days... Primarily because with the current political climate anything seems probable.   Guess I better order some more ammo... :squint:

highergr0und;   I understand your concern or trepidation about taking a formal class early in your learning experiences, but believe my friend, this is the time to do so.   Training "scars", ingrained deficiencies from repetition of less than correct acts, are easily developed in our beginning stages of learning. It takes a lot longer to "unlearn" a way of doing something than to learn the correct manner in the beginning...ask me how I know. :cool:   I only wish I had the opportunities available now, and locally/regionally when I started my oft interrupted journey. Back then we had Cooper (Gunsite), Ray Chapman (Chapman Academy) and Mas Ayoob (LFI)...   Quality instruction is available quite handily now days.   I admit bias, as I've know Randy (Cruel Hand Luke) for a number of years and have trained with him several times. But Randy is definitely an instructor well worth your consideration. He has a gift for imparting quality information and helping you build the skills you need and do so correctly in the beginning.   We had a gentleman attend the recent rifle class in the Knoxville area that had purchased his AR only a couple of days before the class and fired it there his first time. He did great under Randy's tutelage.   While I'm not trying to be a commercial for Mr. Harris, I wholeheartedly recommend him when your time and schedule allows. True value for your training time and dollars. :2cents:

Good info. Thank you for the links tercel. :up:

    LOL.Piglets I do believe. :pleased:     Congrats wcd. It'd be nice to raise some meat...heck...there isn't much of an affordable option these days.

A little Metallica always helps... "Don't Tread on Me". :up:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIHuF8WvdFk     This is also the bumper and/or theme music for "Ballistic Radio"... live Sunday nights or on podcasts...   http://ballisticradio.com/podcasts/

Private Instruction: Shotgun…limited Class size We are quite fortunate to be able to arrange a private shotgun class with Instructor Randy Harris in the Knoxville area. This will be a one day class, Sunday June 7th. Class size is intentionally limited. We have only 2 slots available and wanted to open those to TGO members. The shotgun remains a very viable self defense tool. Learn to incorporate this tool into your home defense/self defense plans form one of the top instructors in the business.   Please PM me, or Randy aka Cruel Hand Luke, for registration and deposit info. Don’t miss this one folks…Great Class and Excellent Instruction!   Tuition/fee: $200.00 Date: Sunday June 7th, 2015   TIME: 9:00am to 5:00pm   AMMUNITION: Approximately 150 rounds of Birdshot, 50 rounds of Buckshot, 15 Slugs and 100 rounds of pistol ammunition. YOU NEED TO BRING: Clothing appropriate to the weather. Lunch, snacks and water (minimum of 1 gallon per person) for the entire day. Baseball or other style hat, sunscreen, bug repellent, allergy medication (if needed), folding chair, note taking paper/pen/pencil and a boo boo kit (band aids, gauze pads, antiseptic wipes, antibiotic ointment and tape). If you have a shelter type tent you might consider bringing it...shade is limited.   REQUIREMENTS: Shotgun (any caliber pump or semi-auto). All shotguns must be equipped with a sling and a stock. Pistol with at least two magazines, suitable belt, holster, and magazine pouches. A method of carrying extra shotgun ammo (for example: shoulder bag, ammo pouches, side saddle, or butt cuff). Ear & eye protection.

Farragut area as well.