Outlaw Action Pistol Match - 05/16/2026

Outlaw action pistol match (USPSA rules with IDPA scoring) at the Amarillo Rifle and Pistol Club. I was shooing my new Kimber 2K11 Pro in the Carry Optics division. This was my first time running the Kimber at an outdoor match and it performed great. I did have what appeared to be a light primer strike on the first stage, but I believe it was just a bad primer that didn't ignite after inspecting the round afterwards.

Stage 1: A fairly straight forward stage that I ran conservatively, and everything went well other than that bad primer that cost me a few seconds to react and clear. I came in 2nd place with only two C-zone hits.

Stage 2: Another straight forward stage that I ran fairly decent with no mistakes. 3rd place with two C-zone hits.

Stage 3: All A-zone hits on this stage, but I forgot to replace a magazine in my primary reload spot, and had to go for my secondary reload magazine, which took some time for my brain to process and react. I ended up in 2nd place despite the reload mishap.

Stage 4: This was stage 3 run in reverse. I was getting sloppy with my accuracy and had several make-up shots, which landed me in 4th place with 4 C-zone hits.

I definitely felt like I could've done much better, but I finished in 2nd place Overall for the day out of 23 total. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwhboPAJe10

Staccato P 4.4" 2011 Handgun

I recently acquired another used Staccato P 4.4" 2011 handgun with a Holosun 509T optic already installed for a really good price. It has a few small scratches and other signs of wear on the finish, but overall it is in good condition. I've owned one of these before as a shop gun for RFV Tactical, but sold it to fund the purchase of my Staccato Heritage P. While I'm not a fan of the aesthetics of the P 4.4", I could not pass up the great deal. I haven't done anything to the gun other than my typical trigger tuning and grip texture, so there isn't anything "custom" about it. I've shot this pistol side-by-side with my Heritage P, and it feels virtually identical in terms of recoil impulse and return to zero.

I've realized that I have been apprehensive about choosing to train with certain guns because I really like they way they look and I don't want to scratch them up or wear them out by shooting them frequently. That emotional attachment to a pistol is certainly a silly thing, but it is still a thing none the less. On a side note... while I still really like the Springfield Prodigy 1911DS, I don't have an emotional attachment to any of my personal Prodigy's in the same way that I do some of my other rare and/or expensive 2011 style guns. I just really like the Prodigy 1911DS as a base platform to tune and customize.

Since previously owning a P 4.4", my perspective of the gun has changed a little bit in that I believe it would be a great gun to train with regularly, because I have no emotional attachment to it and its performance and reliability are perfectly adequate. This should allow me to focus more on just improving my shooting skills rather than selecting a gun to train with based purely on its aesthetics or performance. 

USPSA Action Pistol Match - 05/02/2026

USPSA action pistol match at the Southwest Shooting Center in Clovis, NM with the Southwest Performance Shooters club. I was shooting my Alpha Foxtrot Romulus 3.5" Comp from concealment (AIWB) in the Open division. This was my first time shooting the Romulus 3.5" Comp at an outdoor match, and one thing I discovered is that the budget Osight optic on this gun does not get bright enough for outdoor use in the bright sunlight. It was very difficult for me to be aware of where the dot was because it was so dim compared to my Holosun and Trijicon optics that I normally use. Because of this, my accuracy suffered, as well as my ability to acquire a sight picture quickly. 😕 I also think the Romulus Comp isn't as accurate at longer distances due to its looser barrel fitment compared to my other guns.

Stage 1: This was a bit of a memory stage with multiple ways to run it, and I spaced out and ended up doing a reload when I didn't plan on it, so that threw me off for the rest of the stage. I also realized on this first stage that the optic was not bright enough for me. I still came in 3rd place for this stage, but it just felt horrible.

Stage 2: This stage was a dumpster fire for me, because it had several long distance shots, and I had three C-zone hits, two D-zone hits, and one miss. I ended up in 22nd place for this stage. (oof!)

Stage 3: This was another bad one for me as there were more long distance shots (because I chose to shoot everything from the rear shooting position rather than moving up to the forward shooting position) and I also mistakenly re-engaged a target that I already shot, which was a big waste of time. I ended up in 13th place with three C-zone hits and two D-zone hits.

Stage 4: This stage wasn't that great either because I had a miss on one target because I grazed the barrel that was partially blocking it. Otherwise it was a decent run, but the miss left me in 10th place with two C-zone hits.

Stage 5: Classifier stage that I actually shot fairly decent (for me). I came in 5th place with three C-zone hits.

I ended up in 8th place Overall out of 30 total, which is definitely not a good result for me. I will definitely not be using any Osight equipped pistols at outdoor matches going forward. The Osight optic works perfectly fine at my indoor range, so I'll limit the use of those optics to the indoor matches that I run.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHJ-gZpMAsc