I attended/shot the River Bend Tactical Shotgun Match this weekend. It was a lot of fun. My shotty ran great... Not a single hiccup. The stages ranged from pure speed, to reload heavy long stages. There was even a stage where you had a choice on how to proceed through the stage (free form). Overall, I was very happy with my performance. I finished 9th overall. If I had been prepared for 100+ yard slug shots, I might have finished several spots better ( I missed 3 of the 4 long shots, adding 30 seconds in penalty time).
Lessons learned: I still need to practice (a lot) reloading. I lost a on of time to the best shooters while reloading. I am buying a shotgun shell reloader so that I can make up practice rounds to work on with (I don't like to practice with live shells in my house!) Also, I will try to work up a good load for competition. My new sights worked much better than I had hoped, but did come loose during the 2nd to last stage (luckily, they were marked and easily returned to the correct position). I need to use locktite!
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