Comments for The Crimson Pirate http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog Anything and everything that interests me. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Almost reloading-got components by Cleaning brass casings the old fashioned way. | The Crimson Pirate http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog/?p=3628&cpage=1#comment-2073 Cleaning brass casings the old fashioned way. | The Crimson Pirate Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:47:48 +0000 http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog/?p=3628#comment-2073 [...] shoot a lot more if you continue to spend the same amount of money. I did the math in my post about Almost Reloading about a year ago. After the first use of the brass, subsequent reloads would cost about $1.90 per [...] [...] shoot a lot more if you continue to spend the same amount of money. I did the math in my post about Almost Reloading about a year ago. After the first use of the brass, subsequent reloads would cost about $1.90 per [...]

]]> Comment on Knife Review: Cheap Knives and Wal Mart Knives by The Crimson Pirate http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog/?p=4389&cpage=1#comment-2072 The Crimson Pirate Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:35:13 +0000 http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog/?p=4389#comment-2072 I don't know, I haven't tried many fillet knives. I do know all of the retail stores that carry knives carry fillet knives. Sorry I can't be more help. I don’t know, I haven’t tried many fillet knives. I do know all of the retail stores that carry knives carry fillet knives. Sorry I can’t be more help.

]]> Comment on Knife Review: Cheap Knives and Wal Mart Knives by Dominic Ciullo http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog/?p=4389&cpage=1#comment-2062 Dominic Ciullo Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:55:40 +0000 http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog/?p=4389#comment-2062 Hi, I have been cooking in the kitchen for awhile now and have just bought a forschner chef's knife (based on reviews and price point). I have moved off to college and am on a budget. I am use to using my brothers high quality global knives, but those are much too expensive. I plan filleting a lot of fish in the next couple of months so would like a pretty good fillet knife, not too expensive. I do not want to spend more than 45 dollars. 20 dollars would be much better, but i know 45 is already really cheap for a knife. Any suggestions on specific knives? Hi, I have been cooking in the kitchen for awhile now and have just bought a forschner chef’s knife (based on reviews and price point). I have moved off to college and am on a budget. I am use to using my brothers high quality global knives, but those are much too expensive. I plan filleting a lot of fish in the next couple of months so would like a pretty good fillet knife, not too expensive. I do not want to spend more than 45 dollars. 20 dollars would be much better, but i know 45 is already really cheap for a knife. Any suggestions on specific knives?

]]> Comment on Pistol Aim Correction Targets by The Crimson Pirate http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog/?p=4162&cpage=1#comment-2029 The Crimson Pirate Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:27:21 +0000 http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog/?p=4162#comment-2029 Excellent advice. Thank you very much for posting that. I hadn't thought about people not knowing how to use them ;) Excellent advice. Thank you very much for posting that. I hadn’t thought about people not knowing how to use them ;)

]]> Comment on Pistol Aim Correction Targets by Mike S http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog/?p=4162&cpage=1#comment-2022 Mike S Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:21:05 +0000 http://www.thecrimsonpirate.com/blog/?p=4162#comment-2022 I use these targets and they are very useful. However, you may want to add this explanation on how to use them. Taken from this link: http://pistol-training.com/archives/292 By Todd G These LH and RH Pistol Targets can diagnose why you aren’t hitting the center of your target To an extent, it’s true. But it’s important to understand what the target is and isn’t intended to do. To get value from the target, you must: 1. Shoot one handed 2. Use the appropriate target (right or left handed) 3. Shoot slowly 4. Have a perfect sight picture for every shot Why? Because the target does not take into account anything you might do to upset your sight alignment with your support hand, nor does it account for any misalignment in your sights. So is it useless? Absolutely not. But you need to remember that it is just a sheet of paper. It isn’t watching you shoot. It’s not able to tell if you are blinking, or looking at the target instead of your sights, or anticipating recoil. It can’t see how you’re holding the gun, how you’re standing, or whether you’re paying attention. There was a shooter at the range next to me today who was using one of these targets for all of his shooting, paying close attention to where his shots landed and trying to make corrections based on it. But his problem wasn’t one that was being identified by the target. Instead, he kept trying to correct subtle things when he clearly had a serious flinching problem. He also had (what appeared from casual observation) to be a habit of tightening the fingers of his support hand as he fired the gun. None of that is identified in the target. Which brings up another problem with the target: it doesn’t know if there is one problem, or multiple overlapping problems. Does shooting low left mean trigger jerk, or does it mean pushing forward and too little finger on the trigger simultaneously? So while a diagnostic target can certainly help you figure out what you might be doing wrong, be sure to pay attention to everything you’re doing. If you hit a plateau and can’t get past it, find a qualified instructor who can watch you shoot and perform some real shooting diagnosis. Train hard & stay safe! ToddG I use these targets and they are very useful. However, you may want to add this explanation on how to use them. Taken from this link:

http://pistol-training.com/archives/292

By Todd G
These LH and RH Pistol Targets can diagnose why you aren’t hitting the center of your target
To an extent, it’s true. But it’s important to understand what the target is and isn’t intended to do.
To get value from the target, you must:

1. Shoot one handed
2. Use the appropriate target (right or left handed)
3. Shoot slowly
4. Have a perfect sight picture for every shot

Why? Because the target does not take into account anything you might do to upset your sight alignment with your support hand, nor does it account for any misalignment in your sights.

So is it useless? Absolutely not. But you need to remember that it is just a sheet of paper. It isn’t watching you shoot. It’s not able to tell if you are blinking, or looking at the target instead of your sights, or anticipating recoil. It can’t see how you’re holding the gun, how you’re standing, or whether you’re paying attention.

There was a shooter at the range next to me today who was using one of these targets for all of his shooting, paying close attention to where his shots landed and trying to make corrections based on it. But his problem wasn’t one that was being identified by the target. Instead, he kept trying to correct subtle things when he clearly had a serious flinching problem. He also had (what appeared from casual observation) to be a habit of tightening the fingers of his support hand as he fired the gun. None of that is identified in the target.

Which brings up another problem with the target: it doesn’t know if there is one problem, or multiple overlapping problems. Does shooting low left mean trigger jerk, or does it mean pushing forward and too little finger on the trigger simultaneously?

So while a diagnostic target can certainly help you figure out what you might be doing wrong, be sure to pay attention to everything you’re doing. If you hit a plateau and can’t get past it, find a qualified instructor who can watch you shoot and perform some real shooting diagnosis.

Train hard & stay safe! ToddG

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