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Post by zanemoseley Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:31 pm

My 5 year journey to MA just came to fruition. According to my records my first full match was in June of 2015 and I shot a whopping 1861 at my home club with a S&W 41 and a Les Baer both with irons. Seeing the master and high master shooters tear out the center of a RF target with a 45 one handed seemed like a pipe dream. I've shot several shooting sports and I can say without a doubt this is far and away the hardest I've shot. In my early matches it wasn't uncommon for me to flinch a shot so bad I hit the 3' wide pine frames, sometimes seemed like learning the 45 was like rolling a boulder uphill.

A couple weeks ago I shot a PR of 2589 at the same club with many of the same faces, much nicer guns though, a 208S and a custom 45 by Jon both wearing a 9000SC. This helped secure the MA card which just arrived today. Unfortunately I only shot a 2545 at the TN State Short course last Friday.

I have many people to thank for helping me on the journey. David Hargis is a local MA shooter and helped convert me from a plinker into an aspiring BE shooter, his advice over the years has been invaluable. I'm fortunate to have 3 nice clubs within a 2hr drive to shoot, thanks to those who run our matches. Jon Eulette has kept me shooting some of the finest BE pistols ever made and generously replies to my frequent emails. This forum itself has been one of the biggest tools, it's help me learn, share info and keep my interest in the sport.

Now to keep my drive and get to 2600 and perhaps one day HM. I'm just 37 so hopefully my body has many good years left for shooting.

See you on the range,
Zane

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Post by dapduh2 Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:35 pm

Heck yeah man, congrats. And for what it’s worth, I do worse on the short course B16 target than the 50 yard slow target lol
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Post by boboman Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:37 pm

congratulations!

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Post by zanemoseley Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:46 pm

Yeah the silver dollar sized 10 rings for 25yd slowfire is a bugger.

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Post by DonBrummer Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:16 pm

Congratulations Zane!
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Post by farmboy Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:32 pm

Congratulations!
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Post by bpettet Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:36 pm

Very nice to see this happen for you.  You've worked very intentionally towards an amazing goal.  Congrats!  Very cool.

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Post by bpettet Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:40 pm

...and I agree that Jon builds amazing guns.  Any day with one of Jon's guns is a good day!

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Post by john bickar Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:44 pm

Woohoo! Way to go.
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Post by lakemurrayman Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:05 pm

congratulations!!

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Post by Sa-tevp Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:10 pm

john bickar wrote:Woohoo! Way to go.

X count? You ok John?  Very Happy
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Post by chopper Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:14 pm

Zane, glad you made Master, I can only wonder what it feels like to get there. I also get a nervous tic once in a while that causes a flinch and a miss, they are subsiding more now, (probably the coffee). Jon builds a nice gun, it made it easier to shoot and gave me more confidence also, they do help.
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Post by Wobbley Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:19 pm

cheers Yay!
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Post by Bmitch996 Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:16 pm

Sincere congratulations well done!

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Post by CR10X Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:32 am

Congratulations!

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Post by DA/SA Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:33 am

Well done!!

You set a goal and worked at it until it was accomplished.
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Post by Fezzik68 Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:47 am

Congratulations! Well done.

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Post by TomH_pa Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:06 am

Congratulations!

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Post by CraigB5940 Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:37 am

Congratulations Zane!

Great work and I hope to follow your footsteps someday IF I can get my primer stash replenished by next spring and thereafter  to keep on the 45 practice! 

It's a fun road to get there but lots of hard work as all of us know, now for your HM card Good Luck and best wishes!


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Post by PhotoEscape Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:39 am

Congratulations!  2619 is next!

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Post by joy2shoot Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:12 am

Well done Zane.

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Post by Oleg G Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:25 am

Congrats, Zane, well done - from start to Master in 5 years. A terrific accomplishment!
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Post by mikemyers Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:26 am

Hey, congratulations!!!!

Now you need to post a photo of you holding your gun(s) with the Master card!
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Post by djperry2 Wed Sep 30, 2020 11:37 am

Congrats Zane. That is very impressive to make master in five years.
Looking forward to shooting with you the next time you make it to Oak Ridge.
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Post by valbern67 Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:57 pm

Congratulations!!
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