#IPSC

[nando161mando]

WEEK 15: Also in Belfast, IPSC protest outside BBC offices to show solidarity with murdered journalists in Gaza.

#FreePalestine

#week 15 #belfast #ipsc #protest #activism #bbc #solidarity #murdered journalists #journalist #free palestine #freepalastine🇵🇸 #palestine #free gaza #gaza strip #gazaunderattack #gaza genocide #gaza #class war #genocide #no pride in genocide #israel #israhell #social networks #benjamin netanyahu #fuck netanyahu #netanyahu a criminal of war #fears of new front in hamas war as hezbollah chief issues chilling threat to israel and netanyahu says ‘don’t test us’ #bibi netanyahu #ausgov #politas

[vyorei]

IRISH FOLLOWERS 📣

If you're in the West of Ireland, particularly County Mayo, pop down to Castlebar on the 26th of January at 7PM for a talk in the TF Royal Hotel hosted by the Mayo branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign

#free gaza #free palestine #gaza strip #irish solidarity with palestine #palestine #gaza #news on gaza #al jazeera #boycott israel #israel #Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign #IPSC #Mayo IPSC #County Mayo #Ireland #Castlebar #TF Royal Hotel #Human Rights #West Bank #Áine Treanor #Event #Boost #Human Rights Observer

[warpofconfusion]

Hi everyone.

Today is New Years Eve 2023. So far over 20,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel, a number which continues to climb with no sign of slowing down. Almost 2,000,000 people have been forced from their homes, and have little access to basic human needs such as food and shelter. These war crimes must end.

Please join your local protest group, or write to your government, to demand a full and permanent ceasefire. You can also donate to the Gaza Crisis Appeal at oxfam.org.uk/oxfam-in-action/current-emergencies/gaza-crisis-appeal

Thank you all for reading. I understand that this isn’t the sort of thing I normally post, but none of us should stay silent in the face of genocide.

Free Palestine.

#free palestine #palestine #israel #ceasefire now #ceasefire #oxfam #ipsc

[embraceyourdestiny]

ATTENTION CITIZENS OF IRELAND

The UN is holding an emergency session tomorrow (December 12, 2023) and YOU can help Palestine.

Egypt and Mauritania have requested an emergency session invoking the Uniting For Peace Resolution to let the UN circumvent the US’ veto and help Palestine, and the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is asking YOU to contact your government and show support for this resolution

Link to email prompt

Link to info about 377A Resolution

Please share so the people of Ireland can see and help Palestine!!

#og #Ireland #Irish #palestine #free palestine #from the river to the sea Palestine will be free #Ireland-Palestine #ipsc #Ireland-Palestine solidarity campaign #un #United Nations #United Nations assembly #United Nations vote #emergency United Nations session #united nations general assembly #unga

[theocrabalar]

MGS4s quirkiest gun, the Race Gun

So, in Metal Gear solid 4, there's a gun dubbed the "Race Gun" also sometimes known as the "Ricochet gun"

In gameplay terms, this gun does less damage per hit than the Glock 18 - 300 dmg, whereas the Race Gun does 200 dmg. Despite using a cartridge that's rated for higher pressure. The game's way of explaining it, is that it's using reduced charged ammo. In reality, you would also need to change spring weights as well, to ensure reliable cycling. This design of a double-stack 1911 pistol with a 2 piece frame, is usually referred to as a "2011" pistol. Technically that term is owned by a another manufacturer of double-stack 1911s with 2 piece frames, but "2011" is generic enough in my opinion.

So the race gun. What kind of racing is it for? It's optimized for IPSC Standard and USPSA Limited division. Judging by the baseplate of the magazine being flat and running paralell to the slide, it mimicks guns that has to fit within the Standard division box in IPSC.

This particular looks to fit the USPSA Limited Division slightly more close. The main point behind USPSA Limited / IPSC Standard, is that you can have a very conventional gun in 9x19 or bigger, and it has to fit within a box, without that many funky additions like a ported barrel, optic, muzzle brake or really large magazine. The 2011 pistols are the current domineering guns in these divisions, but we are seeing more different guns rise up in the top levels of competitions, Nils Jonasson represented Canik with a striker-fired pistols in Limited Division at the previous United States Practical Shooting Association's (USPSA) National Championship in Limited Division.

These guns are usually chambered in .40 S&W as that's the minimum caliber to fit the require for what is called "Major" power factor. The benefit is that for hits that are outside the center, but still on target, you will get less punishment for sloppy precision. The downside however, is more recoil and less capacity. This will really bite you in the ass in shooting events with high round counts, forcing you to reload more often. The gun in the game however, is supposed to be chambered in .38 Super also known as 9x23mm.

So, what we do we gain by using this cartridge instead? If you look really close, .38 Super / 9x23 has slightly less of a taper than 9x19. The cartridge can also be roll-sized to slim down the cartridge slightly more to make sure you get more cartridges in the same magazine. So not only is 19 rounds a realistic capacity, I would argue the should have 1 or 2 more rounds, perhaps even more 3 more rounds considering how some people are tuning springs and magazine followers. IPSC Standard Division does not limit your magazine by number of bullets, but in actual length, that way, it's up to the competitors and equipment manufactures to see how hard they can squeeze.

What is the military/law enforcement application of such a pistol?

The benefits are very clear. You can use higher capacity magazines, more precise guns for more precise shots increasing the range of how far a sidearm would be useful for the soldier/operator. A better trigger as well allowing for the person pulling the trigger to be more confident in their equipment. We are also seeing more and more police agencies and law enforcement departments allowing officers to personally use 2011s and red dot equipped pistols.

For the MGS4 Race gun in particular, the base gun is obviously by the historic Streyer-Voight Infinity. Currently, as of writing, to order a gun, you must go through their consultation, which costs $1000, this is on top of their guns in general starting at $4500, so that means you are looking at $5500 before you even have picked a color.

This does give you a pistol of incredible craftsmanship which will last as long you take care of it. So yes, despite the quirkiness of it, it's a highly realistic gun and with modern machining quality only increasing and becoming more affordable, we are likely going to see even more of these pistols in the future. Images shamelessly stolen from IMFDB.org

#mgs #mgs4 #metal gear solid 4 #guns of the patriots #ipsc #ipsc standard #uspsa #uspsa limited #.38 super #9x23 winchester #.40 #.40 s&w #.40 Smith & wesson #9mm #9x19 #9mm luger #9mm para #9mm parabellum #2011 svi #svi 2011 #2011 race gun #race gun #svi #infinity firearms #imfdb

[weapons-grade-waifus]

“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵.” ⁣

⁣

The mental game behind competitive shooting is just as important as the whole “pulling triggers” thing - and for many who have never competed before, negotiating the mental hurdles can be a pretty challenging task.⁣

In our latest article, our boy Chau goes over the start of his USPSA career, and how he went from worrying about 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 throwing Mikes or No-Shoots to just going with the flow and letting it do. Bottom line? 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗴��𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳.⁣

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄!

#weapons grade waifus #uspsa #ipsc #competitiveshooting

[alphagrippro]

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#alphagrippro #ipsc #grip #performance #improvement #sweatfree

[t73manufacturing]

Thank you Dario Forlani is the new Italian champion of #pcc #ipsc #tirodinamicosportivo 2022 with Tac9 V2 https://www.instagram.com/p/CiyFbRurOL3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#pcc #ipsc #tirodinamicosportivo

[1911fanatics]

#grand power stribog #stribog #9mm #ipsc #shooting

[sofas-tactics]

@thetacticalgames at @ettsgunrange outside Dallas in Waxahachie We teach #shooting so we must compete in the most Holistic application of being a #gunfighter. #fitness #endurance & #marksmanship #crossfit #prs #idpa #ipsc #2gun #dcfgunscolorado #deliberatediscomfortchallenge (at ETTS) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeQ2cBvrcMz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#shooting #gunfighter #fitness #endurance #marksmanship #crossfit #prs #idpa #ipsc #2gun #dcfgunscolorado #deliberatediscomfortchallenge

[drpetarlazic]

CZ99 made by @_zastava_arms with orpaz T40 holster made by @orpazdefense Sponsored by @israeldefensestore #gun #holster #firearm #cz #cz99 #zastava #zastavaarms #orpaz #israeli #israel #9x19 #shootingrange #ipsc #police #specialforces https://www.instagram.com/p/CeCHbHcDV1o/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#gun #holster #firearm #cz #cz99 #zastava #zastavaarms #orpaz #israeli #israel #9x19 #shootingrange #ipsc #police #specialforces

[orugie]

Легкий и безопасный способ научиться стрелять из огнестрельного оружия

Холостая стрельба - это манипуляции с огнестрельным оружием и нажатие на спусковой крючок без патронов. Это дает вам возможность отработать навыки обращения с оружием, не используя боевые патроны и не выезжая на стрельбище. Вы можете заниматься этим практически в любом месте. Одно занятие в неделю поможет вам отработать такие навыки, как правильный хват и правильное прицеливание. Несколько занятий с интенсивной концентрацией на одном навыке помогут вам развить мышечную память, необходимую для обучения и совершенствования.

История холощения, как эффективного средства тренировки с огнестрельным оружием, хорошо известна. Олимпийские медалисты использовали холощение, когда доступ к стрельбищу был ограничен во время карантина. Владельцу огнестрельного оружия не обязательно быть олимпийцем, чтобы воспользоваться этим бесплатным инструментом, однако он должен знать, как правильно это делать, и быть готовым работать над своими навыками владения оружием.

Первое, что вам нужно знать, - это то, что при холостой стрельбе используется огнестрельное оружие, поэтому вы должны соблюдать правила безопасности. Если вы собираетесь стрелять из своего оружия для скрытого ношения, например, травматического пистолета, разрядите его в сейфе. Визуально и физически убедитесь, что патронник оружия пуст. Уберите все патроны из комнаты, в которой вы будете тренироваться (да, это стандартная процедура для всех стрелков). Затем возьмите "пустой" пистолет, "пустые" магазины, кобуру и любое другое снаряжение, которое вы планируете использовать, в назначенное место для холостой стрельбы.

Убедитесь, что вы знаете свою мишень и другие цели, и обращайтесь с оружием так, как будто оно заряжено. Это означает, что нужно выбрать безопасное направление для имитации стрельбы. Например, избегайте внутренних стен, по другую сторону которых может сидеть человек. 

"Не стреляйте из оружия без патронов. Вы его повредите", часто говорят стрелки. Вы все правильно поняли, но только для определенного типа оружия. Оружие, из которого не стоит стрелять вхолостую, - это огнестрельное оружие, например, оружие калибра .22. Огнестрельное оружие сконструировано таким образом, что стреляющий штифт попадает в ободок гильзы. Некоторые люди вставляют в патронник "защелку" или тренировочный патрон, но долгосрочные последствия холостой стрельбы из огнестрельного оружия могут привести к повреждениям. Но если калибр больше .22, холостые тренировки безопасны для него.

Стрельба из пистолета для скрытого ношения будет отличаться от стрельбы на соревнованиях. Вам нужно будет учитывать множество других переменных. Скрывает ли одежда ваш пистолет? Придется ли вам доставать его из кошелька или сумки? Часто ли вы сидите за столом или в машине? Возможно, вы захотите потренироваться доставать пистолет и из этого положения. Тренируйтесь доставать оружие в тех же условиях, в которых вам придется доставать его. Холощение - отличный способ отработки приемов, поскольку она дает вам возможность исправить проблемы до того, как вы 100 раз отработаете неправильный прием. 

После того, как вы научились правильно стрелять, отработайте другие навыки, например, смену магазина или перемещение пистолета от одной мишени к другой (сплит). Чем больше навыков вы сможете выполнять автоматически, тем больше ваш мозг будет свободен, чтобы воспринимать то, что происходит вокруг вас во время стрельбы. На соревнованиях это может означать поиск следующей позиции или планирование выстрелов. В сценарии самообороны это может означать способность видеть и определять, что находится в чьей-то руке, пока вы готовите свое оружие.

Какой бы способ холостой стрельбы вы ни выбрали, будьте осторожны и получайте удовольствие от обучения, чтобы быть лучше подготовленными как физически, так и психологически.

В заключение хотел бы сообщить вам хорошую новость: прогресс не обошел стороной обсуждаемый нами вопрос тренировок с использованием холостого огня. Сегодня на рынке представлено множество различных стрелковых тренажеров и лазерных тиров, которые позволяют максимально разнообразить процесс обучения стрельбе из огнестрельного оружия. Такие тренажеры используются повсеместно, в том числе и в стрелковой подготовке военных и сотрудников правоохранительных органов. Электронный тир, в частности, применяется даже в образовательных учреждениях для обучения первоначальным навыкам учащихся, даже самых маленьких возрастных групп, т.к. он полностью безопасен. Именно поэтому электронный тир в школе это самая обычная практика в наши дни.

#практическая стрельба #огнестрельное оружие #хобби #увлечения #спорт #IPSC

[koreessentials]

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[sano3dstore]

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[embraceyourdestiny]

Ireland is so supportive of Palestine and it’s wonderful to see. The indigenous peoples will always stick together and protect each other from the colonizers and oppressors

#og #Ireland #Ireland Palestine #Ireland Palestine solidarity campaign #ipsc #free palestine

[theocrabalar]

Tips and gear for helping new shooters:

So, you've decided to help introduce your partner, sibling, friend, comrade, cousin, whoever to shooting and guns. This is from the perspective of an intro to shooting as hobby, not as a defensive measure or tactical military or militia training. That kind of shooting has different trains of thought that I will be straight up honest and say that I don't feel qualified to instruct about. I prefer to focus on shooting as a sport, and how fun it is.

I also prefer to introduce people to shooting with one firearm at a time, and usually not more than 3 new shooters per instructor. If you only feel comfortable doing things 1 on 1, then that's okay. A calm and comfortable instructor, usually helps keep the new shooter also calm and collected. When it comes to how young a new shooter can be, I'll let that be up to you, but seriously think about if you are capable of safely instructing them.

A rule of thumb I recently heard "Only give instructions to people for as many seconds as their age is" So if you are instructing a 12 year old, you got 12 seconds. If you are instructing a 40 year old, you got 40 seconds. I focus on telling people what matters. If the person you are instructing is using the wrong terminology, let them do so as long you understand them. If they call it bullets and clips instead of cartridges and magazines, let them. You understand what they mean. While telling people about intricate details about the guns and sharing is fun, telling your friend about the differences between a Turkish Mauser and an Argentine Mauser, really doesn't matter to begin with, let that kind of fun nerdery wait for later.

Here's my guide on how to introduce new shooters based on having been an RSO for a youth program and volunteering at the range for intro courses with pistol shooting. Some of these routines might change on your circumstances, range rules, laws, etc. Think of these more as guidelines.

Here's how I usually open, I explain how we unpack firearms and what routines we have around that. Our routine is to open the box enough to see where the barrel is pointed, then if necessary, change where the barrel points, so we can make sure the barrel always points towards the targets and a safe direction when handling the firearm. This is a nice opportunity to re-iterate that the gun should always be pointing in a safe direction.

The we put the firearm down, the barrel pointed in a safe direction, with a chamber flag inserted, and magazine outside of the firearm.

I also explain what commands we are going to be using on the range, and what each of them mean, this of course also differs on where you are, how your range operates, etc. The next step we discuss is loading the magazine of the firearm we'll be using. I show how to do it, away from the firearm. I explain every move I do, if the magazine has loading tabs, like Ruger MkIII, MkIV, etc mags, I explain that and demonstrate in front of them and let them try. If someone fails at anything you just instructed, calmly tell them what they did wrong, and show again how to do it properly. Expect that they will forget everything you tell them and that you will have to tell them everything multiple times, if you can, try explaining in different ways. Emphasize what can be a safer and more comfortable way to do things. Remember, calm and comfortable. Yes, I also apply this to flagging. Over-reacting and screaming at people is not an efficient way to teach people.

If you are instructing on anything more powerful than .22lr, I would advise to load only one cartridge the first time. Then we move onto loading the magazine into the firearm. Next we move onto racking the bolt or pulling the charging handle or slide depending the gun. I also explain how we never put down a loaded firearm. I now usually explain how to do a proper trigger pull, I often boil it down to "try to pull the trigger as slow as you can"

I then explain how the sight picture works. This depends on what firearm you are instructing on. I describe most often how it works on a handgun with regular iron sights for bullseye shooting.

After they've fired a few shots, help correct grip, stance, technique, and so on. From here on out, you are free to explore and can indulge in all the nerdy, delicious details you want to share. Remember, if someone doesn't want to keep shooting after they have tried, that's okay. Different people like different things. Here's some gear I use and recommend to make instructing easier;

Trainingsights.com has transparent overlay cards you can use to illustrate sight picture. I've used the regular A4 sheet size for about a year now. They are brilliant if you are often explaining sight picture to people (you can totally just draw similar enough shapes to convey what you mean with a sharpie or pen on post-it notes, but the transparent overlay sheets are really nice to use) My favorite "trick" with these transparent overlays, is holding them right over the target, showing clearly how a complete sight picture is supposed to look. It feels sorta telling someone the answer to a question they've just been given, it usually drives up the successfactor by a pretty significant margine in getting them to hit the target.

Electronic hearing protection: to make it easier to talk without needing to take ear on and off all the time. This goes both ways, it makes it easier for you hear what your friend is say, and it's easier for your friend to hear what you are saying. It still blocks out loud noises. I have a pair of Walkers that I have as loaner ear pro for my friends who don't have their own.

Foam single-use ear plugs. When shooting loud guns indoors, or loud rifles, I usually double up and use these in conjunction with electronic hearing protection.

Table / bench: Somewhere to put down the gun in-between checking targets and strings of fire. As I mentioned earlier, comfort is key, and not everyone is able to hold a gun for prolonged time the first time they are at a range.

Chamber flags: to clearly demonstrate to everyone that the gun is empty

Suppressors: They reduce noise and recoil, and are a worthwhile investment to reduce the noise. Many new shooters can be scared if you show them an AR in 5.56 with a 7" inch barrel and muzzle brake indoors. A suppressor doesn't make it movie quiet, but it certainly mellows out the sound enough to not make very unpleasant. Remember to still wear hearing protection even if you are using a suppressor.

Shooting glasses; Especially if shooting at steel targets or shooting a suppressed AR These are some of my tips and tricks, none of the links here are affiliate or any way of monetary compensation for me, I just want to help others to help friends get into shooting because I think shooting is really fun. (I'm stealing some images for illustrations, I don't wanna bother taking pictures at 2am when I'm writing this :p )

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