Alright I'm in to shoot I'm getting off early Saturday night
And since this is my first competition I'll be the FNG and bring
the doughnuts. Judging by the other thread thats going on cream
filled sounds like it will be a popular choice.

The long drive from San Diego is always worth it. Looking forward to another great match. I have been shooting these matches for a year officially this match. I have learned a lot and it has been worth all the effort!

Don Vito wrote:Alright I'm in to shoot I'm getting off early Saturday night
And since this is my first competition I'll be the FNG and bring
the doughnuts. Judging by the other thread thats going on cream
filled sounds like it will be a popular choice.

Lol... Nick likes sticky buns... Or was that Brian?

GforceJunkie wrote: Did you tell him the "new guy brings donuts" rule?

^^^ This and don't forget the coffee JK:p

In to shoot!

Getting ready for tomorrow.

gau17 wrote:Getting ready for tomorrow.

With man on man action?

Ill try anything 3 times

gau17 wrote:Getting ready for tomorrow.

When did you shave your head? I think those pants might be a little long!

johnlee wrote:Lots of old friends at the match this weekend. Sunday is going to be fun.

Mike, I hope you shoot your Arctic Warfare.

Sorry-- shooting my Spartan .243 ...factory ammo too : (

But it will be great to see everyone. It's been too long!

MV

MichaelV wrote:Sorry-- shooting my Spartan .243

Boo.

In to shoot.

Anyone staying a little after the match to shoot? Trying to figure out if I should bring an AR to zero.

people usually do. I'll be over on the pistol line.

Targets are printed for 20 shooters.

Shane don't you fucking embarrass me. Other than that everyone have fun

Mobius38 wrote:Anyone staying a little after the match to shoot? Trying to figure out if I should bring an AR to zero.

I'm shooting 168g for the match, and then after I need to zero for 175g so I'm ready for the D clinic, so I'll be hanging around for probably an hour after.

Great match today. Congrats to the top shooters and thanks Randal, Brad, Rich and others for running the match.

Good time as always. Thanks for running the match guys!

Thanks Randal and Brad for running another great match! Was surprised we finished before noon with 19 shooters but you ran a tight schedule!

This newbie learned: Always return your turret to zero-stop before the first stage! I was a full rev high for the first 3 stages! Last time I shot I was at 860 yards, and I only backed it down to 0, relative to where I was shooting. I was really scratching my head there for a bit. I made a lot of other mistakes but still had fun.

Also big thanks to Sol, Henry, and Nate for helping me recalibrate to 175g rounds afterwards. I think I'm dialed in for the D clinic now.

Thanks Randal, Brad, and Rich for a great match. I can't believe we were done by 12:00. Congrats To Ray for the win. Good to see old friends again.

Results?

The Top Guns:



Ray with the gold:



Solomon with silver and Nathan with Bronze:



Mike with Top 308:



Scores and placings:



Breakdown of the scores:

I ate shit today.

Hostages:



I missed the cold bore, so I was -30 after two stages. Oh yeah.

300-yard pack prone:



At least I didn't get negative.

Slung sitting:



Yes, I shot the frame.

I scored lower today than I did in my first match.

But it beat sitting around at home. Thanks to Randall, Brad, and Rich for a great match.

I thought this spotter was small:



Then I saw this one:



Eddie's last match with the club?:



Laser envy:



The rest of the pics are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_n_lee ... 849822461/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Father son moment

Those are some great pictures John. That is one awesome camera you have also.

Thanks Randall,Brad and Rich! That was a lot of fun!!
See you at the clinic.

Great match guys, thank you! It was cool to see some new faces on the line shooting this weekend. Congrats to the winner's circle and good job Henry for pulling 5th on your first match. You were in the company of a lot of the great shooters from the club (except for Solomon, he's kind of a candy ass) Ha!

skunkdevo wrote:Great match guys, thank you! It was cool to see some new faces on the line shooting this weekend. Congrats to the winner's circle and good job Henry for pulling 5th on your first match. You were in the company of a lot of the great shooters from the club (except for Solomon, he's kind of a candy ass) Ha!

Hey! You better keep an eye on your mags at the next match buddy.

That was a great match! Thanks Brad and Randall and all who worked it.

Stoopy wrote:Those are some great pictures John. That is one awesome camera you have also.

If you dig that camera, you should get one. The Leica I have is the cheapo Digilux and not the real deal M8 or M9. Digiluxes on eBay go for around $600. Check out:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=le ... 2&_sacat=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That's not dirt cheap but it's not high dollar either. I'd say it's about the price of a cheapie scope. You might even sell one of your cheapie scopes and then trade across for a Digilux.

johnlee wrote:
If you dig that camera, you should get one. The Leica I have is the cheapo Digilux and not the real deal M8 or M9. Digiluxes on eBay go for around $600. Check out:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=le ... 2&_sacat=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That's not dirt cheap but it's not high dollar either. I'd say it's about the price of a cheapie scope. You might even sell one of your cheapie scopes and then trade across for a Digilux.

My wife has a Nikon but it doesn't have style like a Leica . I like the retro look it has.

Did anyone else get pics or video of the match?

Get the real deal Reese...

Only $8000 (not including the lens!).
I haven't decided if I want to trade in my M9 yet

I think the money would be better spent taking some photography classes and getting a couple lenses for my wife's camera. Some if you guys have expensive taste. I'm just a red neck trying to have a good time.

I fucking hate that M. It's too good. It takes video. That's bullshit.

The video is pretty shitty John, that should make you happy.

The video shouldn't even be there. One should love a Leica for what it doesn't do as well as what it does.

Leica has basically made a scope with side focus, 36mm tube, parallax, giant locking turrets, super turbo knurling for when your hands are covered in blood, christmas tree reticle with 0.1 mil resolution and numbers, 39 mils of elevation, tactical tan coloration, blah, blah, blah. The bullet point list of features is a mile long. On paper, a scope like this looks impressive. But in reality, a scope like this is schlock flavor of the month rookie shit. Stuff like this never lasts.

The video mode is a cave to market pressures, I agree, but the files from this M are spectacular. The only thing the M9 seems to do better is tonal range, which is the only thing keeping me from upgrading (bedides price).

Did any of you take classes for photography? Where did you learn about shooting pics.

I have a BA in Photgraphy from Brooks, hence the expensive cameras, I'm a cameraman.
Santa Monica City college used to have a great photo program, been a while since I looked into it though.

evo wrote:I have a BA in Photgraphy from Brooks, hence the expensive cameras, I'm a cameraman.
Santa Monica City college used to have a great photo program, been a while since I looked into it though.

I just want to be able to take decent shots of guns on a bench, some close ups of small parts and decent shots of matches. I'm not trying to do anything professional. Bet you have some great pics of the kids.

For tabletop and small part photography put the table next to a medium or large window without sun coming through, then find an angle where the light catches properly...


Here's the latest kid pic...

^ cute kid. How old? My daughter's 14 months old tomorrow.