I know the emoticons are hard to decode on the forum, but the wink was meant to indicate I’m only about 30% serious. When I compete, I use a Blade-Tech IDPA compliant holster. Should I be privileged to take your class someday, I would likely do the same.
After our class with Todd August '08 I ran it in 8.63 :eek:
Only 5 seconds off of record pace. 
Yeah, but for Nathan we had to penalize him one tenth of a second for every foot in height over 6’, so that was like an extra three seconds right there.
You’re just jealous that when I finally get my arms at full extension I only have to shoot 3 yards instead of 7 
Dude, that is so much funnier than what I wrote. Dammit! 
So a 6004 is a 0.5 addition in time?
SHIVAN – Negative. A 6004 uses the SLS which is a closed-top retention holster. While it’s fast, there is enough extra movement and fumble-factor risk that we count it as a retention holster. So if you shoot from a 6004 you don’t need a concealment garment and your time is as-is. If you also use retention (flap closed) mag pouches, you take half a second off your time.
Got it. I was thinking 6004 when you said an ALS holster.
The ALS version is the 6304.
I thought I already posted this reply but apparently it got lost or I did not do something right.
I decided that I couldnt stand it any longer and after 3-4 months finally got to go back out shooting(I work in the auto industry and my hobby and payroll are at odds with one another ATM). I had read this thread so I grabbed my CZ SP-01(completly stock) and my timer and went out to shoot some FAST drills.
I went out and shot the drill 8 times always shooting it in 2 back to back runs then pause for reload and observation. Having been so long since I shot I felt very rusty almost akward the first couple of sets. One thing that I noticed on all 8 runs was that since I practice mostly speed reloads(I know a couple of guys that have broken multiple slide stops on there 1911’s due to practicing slide lock reloads) I was both out of timing on the reload and had a poor time getting back into shooting position. I did however manage to shoot the drill clean 3 of the 4 sets of runs. On the first run of the third set I missed one of the shots and in a frustrated brain dump managed to miss 3 of the 4 shots out of the second mag on the second run.
I consider myself a decent shooter who is at least semi “smooth” with my fundamentals but this drill was definatly worth while. It was challanging and helped to point out the horrible debacle of my slide lock reloads. I will definatly be incorperating it into what I hope are more regular training and practice sessions.
man… no matter how hard i try i just cant get that 6th shot
maybe i should try something other than my j-frame