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I Qualified Pistoleer !

Started by CatDoc, September 29, 2019, 08:27:25 PM

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September 29, 2019, 08:27:25 PM Last Edit: September 30, 2019, 02:05:41 AM by CatDoc
Senior instructor / grey hat Kimber Custom was in the area, he sent the spanking new PQT 1 day ahead of the test.

We had time to officially shoot the PQT twice before it got too dark. I qualified BOTH times, with a 210 and a 212.


Kimber Custom said that as far as he knew, I was the first person to qualify Pistoleer (maybe other than the person who created it?), so,
:F FIRST PISTOLEER  :~

Wife's got an embroidery machine so... with no idea what the actual patch will be... and maybe since Pistoleer is it's own day, not just a higher rifle achievement, it deserves its own patch:

Thought about a red, white and blue flag patch? Gadsden flag? I'm not on the committee, so I made my own.

My Practice was based on vague descriptions of the CoF and no actual target. It was a surprise 24 hours before the test.
Practice Stage 1: I had zero idea what the target looked like, so I practiced two weeks prior on an AQT at 10 yards.
Practice st2: AQT stage 2, two mags, 6+4, 15 seconds to put alternating sets of two shots. (2 in left, 2 in right, 2 left, mag change, 2 right, 2 left)
My practice st3: AQT stage 2 (200y simulation) 10 yards. 5 shots dominant hand unsupported, 10 seconds.
My practice st4: repeat same w off hand.
My Practice st5: AQT st3 (300y simulation), 10 yards, 10 rounds, 2 minutes.

Actual PQT is at 7 yards, and Stage 1 was timed at 13 seconds (I still did it in 10 seconds from practicing.)

If I hadn't practiced that small and far, I would not have made Pistoleer.

Also shooting that night was a red hat, a blue hat, and another no-hat like me, then we watched poor Kimber Custom attempt the PQT in pitch dark with irons.

I won't post full pics, but to give an idea on PQT sizes:
Stage 1 for PQT vs AQT:


Stage 5 PQT vs AQT Stage 2+3.


My gear:
22/45 MkIII, Full Tandemkross upgrade kit with trigger, mags all have new baseplate with spring-assist ejection, Bushnell red dot, 9mm mag holder on belt (nice, loose fit for 22/45 mags).
A handy Chart of 20th century "Gun Control" laws, and the 75 MILLION disarmed citizens subsequently murdered by their own government.

Democide: murder by a citizen's own government. In the 20th century, four to six times as many people died by their own government as death in all wars. Democide has murdered about as many people as all wars, all murder, and alcohol, and traffic accidents combined.

Jerry Hall

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September 29, 2019, 09:48:35 PM
Congratulations Catdoc on becoming Project Appleseed's First Pistoleer( now we need a pistol Emoji).  ..:..  :F  ..:..
Also thanks for sharing your equipment and Mod'z with us.
I have the same pistol without the mod's.
Happy Trails,
Jerry
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malabar

#2
September 30, 2019, 07:38:20 AM
CONGRATULATIONS!

I like the patch <G>
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-- Justice Alex Kozinski, US 9th Circuit Court, 2003

HammBone

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September 30, 2019, 08:32:55 AM
Congratulations!
1st Appleseed/Cleared Redcoat/Rifleman: 4/20/2013 - Miamisburg, OH
1st Known Distance Rifleman: 11/3/2018 - New Philadelphia, OH
1st Winterseed Rifleman: 1/26/2019 - Liberty Center, OH
Donned the Red Hat: 6/16/2019 - Wilmington, OH

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Mercedes

#4
September 30, 2019, 11:17:03 AM
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Tennessee Beast

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September 30, 2019, 12:01:37 PM
Proof that it can be done! Huzzah. 
In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom, God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
John Lancaster Spalding

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, 1775

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