Thursday, July 26, 2012

ACTS July 2012

Slash K's Shooting Team
Monthly in Tucson, Slash K's competition shooting team heads out to Pima Pistol Club to shoot in the American Confederation of Tactical Shooter's match. This match has its roots in the practical side of shooting, and uses both rifle and a pistol. Often the shooter will have to run from position to position, shoot from non-traditional positions, and even carry heavy objects, all while shooting. The scoring is based upon time, with additional penalties for less than accurate performance. The key to doing well at this match is consistent ammunition, a familiarity with your firearms, and the ability to get a sight picture quickly.

Sarah pushing a 90lb cart to her first shooting position.
Slash K's shooting team uses the processed military .223 brass, 75gr Hornady HPBT bullets, and Accurate Arms 2520 for their rifles. We have found this combination to be consistent and accurate. The 75gr bullets offer a relatively flat trajectory from 50 to 200 yards, where most of the shooting for this match takes place.

Sarah shooting her rifle from a barricaded kneeling position. There are targets both at 50 yards, and 10 yards, both of which need to be engaged here.

Our handguns shoot 9mm range brass, with Slash K's 9mm 147gr hardcast bullets. The slightly heavier weight of the projectile offers a better reliability on reactive steel targets, and the felt-recoil is mild, which allows faster shot-to-shot transitions.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Slash K Competition Shooting Program

 

Slash K Competition Shooting Program

One of the best ways to test out our Hard Cast Bullets, is through the varying competitions that are available throughout the nation. Not only will these competitions test your handloaded ammunition, but it will also test your chosen firearms, the ancillary gear, and your firearm handling skills. Jeff Cooper called this the "crucible of competition." To encourage this practice, we at Slash K offer a special pricing program to shooters who go and shoot in these programs.

Eligibility:

After registering on our site, you will need to e-mail our competition director (competition@slashk.org) the following information:
  • Name
  • Address
  • E-mail Address
  • Results from at least 4 competitions in one year. The results may be in the form of a link, or as an attachment to the e-mail. Alternately, you may mail the information to:
  • Slash K
    ATTN: Competition Coordinator
    3156 E. Ajo Way
    Tucson, AZ 85713
A non-inclusive list of competitions include:

Benefits

Entrance into this program will offer you a discounted pricing on all of our lead bullets, and some of our other products. This discounted pricing is only available through our website, and only to registered users.
In addition to the special pricing, we will also run special sales specifically for the registered competition shooters.