Archive for the ‘Competition’ Category
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
Congrats to A.M. (6.31) and class champion smithjd (5.91) for their Advanced scores on the F.A.S.T. during this weekend's inaugural Aim Fast Hit Small class in Virginia. In addition, two other students -- JSGlock34 and JV -- repeated their previous Advanced performances with a 6.41 and 5.95, respectively. Great shooting all around, guys.
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Sunday, April 15th, 2012
This weekend's class in College Station, TX turned in four new inductees to the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame:
"Pops" (5.76)
jstyer (5.76)
John Cope (6.08)
Paul J. (6.33)
This class also marks the first time two students tied for top place. But jstyer has never seen Monty Python's Holy Grail, so by default he loses.
In all seriousness, ...
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Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Congratulations to class host Robert E. Wilson, jr. for earning his place on the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame this past weekend with a clean 6.40 seconds!
Congratulations also go to student Tim Parker for taking home the title of class champion with a 6.28 F.A.S.T. as well as a perfect 50 ...
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
At last night's KSTG match, the first stage involved going prone before firing six shots at a fairly close cardboard target and knocking down one full size Pepper popper at 25yd. A significant number of people had a hard time remembering to fire six rounds at the paper. Many people fired ...
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
Congratulations to jthhapkido (6.56) and class champion Grant LaVelle (6.16) for their great runs on the F.A.S.T. this weekend in Pittsburg (no "h") Kansas. They had to fight through beautiful weather, catered lunches, the threat of a Chili's birthday song, and the encouragement of their fellow classmates to earn a ...
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Friday, March 23rd, 2012
We’ve always told people that shooting the F.A.S.T. more than three times in a day was frowned upon, and quite a few folks took that to heart. However, as the test becomes more popular and used by other instructors, schools, etc. it’s clear that there is no way to enforce ...
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Five days and two classes in Sacramento this past week resulted in four new inductees to the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame:
Darren Mayo (5.18)
Steve Harding (5.68)
Tony Mayer (5.80)
Dan Matsuda (6.01)
Congratulations to all four gentlemen for an outstanding performance!
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Taurus Signs Jessie Harrison-Duff As Shooting Team Captain
The optimist in me wants to believe that Jessie got a preview of something from Taurus that made her believe they're changing their stripes. Whether it's a new gun or a new (and sincere) commitment to manufacturing quality, there must be something that made one ...
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Congratulations to NYPD's L.K. for his 5.80 clean F.A.S.T. run on Monday at a special Aim Fast, Hit Fast class held at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY. L.K. is the 102nd person to earn a spot on the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame since its beginning in 2008.
The cadets, ...
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Results from last night's Kinda Sorta Tactical Game match at the NRA Range can be found at pistol-forum.com.
Thanks to everyone who shot the match and all the competitors who helped set up, run squads, and tear down. The next match will be Tuesday 27-March.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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