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AAR: 17 South Sweat N Bullets – Run and Gun 5k Part 2

August 11, 2020 Practical Sharpshooter

Note: Instead of one giant written piece, I’ve split the AAR into two pieces. Here’s a link to the first…

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Posted in: Matches/Events, RnG AAR, Run-N-Gun Filed under: 17 South Run and Gun, AAR, RnG, Run and Gun

AAR: 17 South Sweat N Bullets – Run and Gun 5k Part 1

Practical Sharpshooter

Note: I ran this event twice, so instead of a giant written piece I’ve split my AAR into two parts.…

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Posted in: Matches/Events, RnG AAR, Run-N-Gun Filed under: 17 South Run and Gun, AAR, RnG, Run and Gun

Chamber Check Your Ammo!

July 31, 2020 Practical Sharpshooter

Whether you hand load or shoot factory ammunition, we generally expect the gun to go bang when we pull the…

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Posted in: Mindset, Run-N-Gun Filed under: ammo, ammunition, case gauge, chamber check, gauge, quality control

A 2011 Life: 10,000 Rounds Through Staccato P

July 26, 2020 Sean Murphy

With work travel and other obligations cancelled for most of 2020, it’s been much easier to get rounds downrange in…

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Posted in: A 2011 Life, Guns Filed under: 10000 rounds, 2011, 9mm, a 2011 life, long term test, Review, staccato, staccato p, staccato review, sti

A 2011 Life: Lubrication

June 26, 2020 Practical Sharpshooter 1 Comment

Part of the commitment to a 2011 is a little bit of extra care and maintenance versus the plastic fantastic…

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Posted in: A 2011 Life, Guns Filed under: 2011, 9mm, gun care, lubcrication, lucas gun oil, maintenance, staccato, staccato p

Panteo DMR Match – June 2020

June 21, 2020 Sean Murphy

There are 3-gun games and precision rifle games, but somewhere in the middle are a few outlaw matches that combine…

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Posted in: Matches/Events Filed under: ar15, dmr, gas gun, Panteo DMR, recce gun, rifle match, semiauro rifle

Load Out: 2020 Gun Run Clinton House

June 16, 2020 Practical Sharpshooter

At the recent 2020 Gun Run at the Clinton House, I changed up a few things versus my previous runs…

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Posted in: Gear, Guns, Matches/Events, RnG LoadOut, Run-N-Gun Filed under: 223, 9mm, ar15, clinton house, Gear, Guns, Hornady, load out, Nightforce, Proof Research, Run and Gun, run n gun, staccato, The Gun Run

The Gun Run 2020: Clinton House Edition

Sean Murphy

The recently held Gun Run at Clinton House brought back running and gunning to South Carolina. I had previously shot…

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Posted in: Matches/Events, RnG AAR, Run-N-Gun Filed under: 5K, After Action, Competition, Race, RnG, Run and Gun, The Gun Run

A 2011 Life: 5000 Round Update

May 24, 2020 Practical Sharpshooter

As reported before, the STI Staccato P is quite easy to shoot and a lot of fun. It didn’t take…

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Posted in: A 2011 Life, Guns Filed under: 2011, 9mm, Pistol, Review, staccato, sti

What is the Mammoth Sniper Challenge?

May 6, 2020 Practical Sharpshooter

With the 2021 Mammoth Sniper Challenge being announced for January 7-10, 2021, there’s no time like the present to start…

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Posted in: Matches/Events Filed under: Competition, Mammoth 2020, Mammoth Sniper Challenge, precision rifle, Rucking, Sniper Match

A 2011 Life: Magazine Followers

May 2, 2020 Practical Sharpshooter

Gen 2 followers for the STI 2011 9mm magazines.

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Posted in: A 2011 Life, Gear, Guns Filed under: 2011, 9mm, followers, magazines, Pistol, staccato, staccato p

A 2011 Life: A Couple Changes

May 1, 2020 Sean Murphy

Trigger The stock trigger from STI is a plastic shoe at about a medium length. After doing a lot of…

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Posted in: A 2011 Life, Guns Filed under: 2011, 9mm, Pistol, staccato, staccato p, trigger

Scaled Dry-Fire B-8 Targets

April 29, 2020 Practical Sharpshooter

The B-8 target is officially the Bullseye, 25-yard Rapid Fire target. It has become a popular target for duty/tactical/carry target…

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Posted in: Mindset Filed under: B-8, B8, Download, Dry-Fire, dryfire, Target

A 2011 Life: Safariland ALS Holster

April 28, 2020 Sean Murphy

I’ve been a long-time fan of Safariland products, particularly the SLS and then ALS retention holsters. These are great for…

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Posted in: A 2011 Life, Gear Filed under: 2011, 9mm, als, holster, Pistol, safariland, safariland als, staccato, staccato p

STI Staccato P Initial Impressions

April 25, 2020 Sean Murphy 3d Comments

The STI Staccato P is my journey into the world of the 2011. While I’ve been a Glock guy for…

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Posted in: A 2011 Life, Guns Filed under: 2011, 9mm, Pistol, staccato, staccato p, sti

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