Four Leaf Turns 1...

"My authority..."

Wow... A year come and gone...

Thank you to all the folks that have help build Four Leaf!

Illinois State Concealed Carry Instruction

Good news:

The Illinois State Police have accepted our documentation in order to assess the knowledge, skills and attitude of the people looking to obtain their IL concealed carry permits!

We'll be offering courses shortly!

Transition Like a Boss: JC Shows Us How

Rob Leatham says "HELL YEAH!"

Transitioning is key... JC does this.

People think that running faster or drawing faster is what saves the most amount of time, but in reality, it is being able to get the gun shooting faster across banks of targets.

This holds true in rifle and shotgun shooting too...

JC is going to be doing some training with Excel in Lombard and we'll be sure to post information about any upcoming classes. (We're hoping to snag him for a week-night shotgun clinc at some point...)

Ben Stoeger Breaksdown Stages.

These are excellent videos...

To shoot the drop turner or not...

Had a great time shooting USPSA at Oak Park Sportsmen's Club this past weekend - we're gearing up for 2013 USPSA Area 5 and this looks like it'll be a stage at the match.

As we were watching, some of us debated whether it was worth engaging the drop turner (no penalty mikes) or if was better to just blow past it. Engaging vs. not-engaging is usually a wash, but in this particular stage not-engaging may have saved a fuzzy reload.

The trouble was that the stage required 11 rounds to complete and competitors started with an empty gun.

I decided to gamble and trust that I could execute a reload, rack the slide, then perform another reload before getting into a shooting position.

This time... It paid off! By not engaging, I was able to shave ~3 seconds off my time compared to most competitors. Even though I missed out on 10 points, a 3 second margin was high enough to ensure a solid lead. (Interestingly, the stage counted for 65 points even though I only shot a 55 point stage effectively - just interesting math in USPSA sometimes...)

Stage Breakdown - Ben Stoeger's Advice!