Danny Keelan

I had a malfunction at an IDPA match because I made a mistake re-assembling it after its first cleaning. I resolved it the next day. Whew!

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 5/16/23 V Standards by Jason Wagner START POSITION: At either SP firearm loaded and holstered. SCENARIO: Standard stage PROCEDURE: Only one string, limited rounds. At buzzer engage the 4 target directly in front of you then move to the other shooting position and engage the 4 targets directly in front of you with 2 rounds so closest target will have 4 rounds when your done the rest will have 2 rounds each. SCORING: Limited ROUND COUNT: 16 TARGETS: 7 DISTANCE: Varies possibly up to 15 yards SCORED HITS: Best 2 per target best 4 for the closest target PENALTIES: IDPA CONCEALMENT: Yes The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/203760

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 5/9/23 A stage by Sean Hearne, modified by Jason Wagner START POSITION: Standing in the box facing up range, gun loaded to division capacity and holstered. SCENARIO: You are doing something mundane when a limited number of bad guys endanger your (or your family's, or dog's) life. PROCEDURE: Shoot stuff in tactical priority from available points of cover. SCORING: Unlimited ROUND COUNT: 18 TARGETS: 6 DISTANCE: 5-15 SCORED HITS: 3 PENALTIES: IDPA Rules CONCEALMENT: Yes The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/202893

I took the PCC to Lincoln Ike's (Izaak Walton League) to zero the dot and shoot it a little - put a couple hundred rounds thru it - really fun to shoot!

The Vortex Defender CCW would probably not hold up on the battlefield but I think its a great option for home defense or the way I hope to use it: the occasional IDPA match.

"The majority of humans are right-handed (a whopping 85-90%) . . ." So why is the charging handle on the right side!?! Thank you Ruger for giving me the option to move it to the correct side so I don't have to move my right hand to charge the rifle or reach over the top with my left!!!

The Ruger PC Carbine can accept Glock magazines, but first you have to change the mag well. This is a video of the process

I bought a Ruger PC Carbine Model 19122 from Scheels in Des Moines. It took one week to get it to the Scheels here in Lincoln. I think this is a great home defense firearm, but I primarily bought it to shoot in IDPA occasionally. It is really a pleasure to shoot! This rifle is a PCC - pistol chambered carbine - in 9mm. It shoots the exact same ammo as in my 9mm pistols. A cool feature of the PC Carbine is that it is a takedown - press a lever and twist the barrel/fore end and it breaks down into 2 parts. I have a bag 24" long and 9" wide that it fits very nicely in. It weighs 7 lbs and has last round, bolt hold open - a great feature IMO. I think its a great rifle for under a grand. So I made a series of short videos of getting the rifle set up, zeroed in and a little shooting. I made these for me, not you, but feel free to enjoy them with me. ;-)

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 5/2/23 Wrong Side of Town by Jason Wagner START POSITION: P1, hand on the wall, loaded to division capacity and holstered SCENARIO: You find yourself on the wrong side of town. Do what you have to do to stay alive! PROCEDURE: At the signal, engage targets as they appear. Start with T1-T3 which are in the open. Move as necessary to points of cover P2 & P3 to engage remaining targets in tactical priority. SCORING: unlimited ROUND COUNT: 18 TARGETS: 9 DISTANCE: varies SCORED HITS: Best 2 per target PENALTIES: IDPA CONCEALMENT: yes The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/202008

This is a 25 minute video of birds getting a drink and taking a bath in our back yard pond

This is over 90 minutes of birds taking a bath in the pond in our back yard - if you have trouble sleeping at night, this is the video for you. There are lots of really sweet shots of the birds here, but I don't believe any human, even the most avid bird lover, could sit and watch this whole thing in one shot. But I do love the video!

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 4/26/23 Standards Stage by Jason Wagner PROCEDURE: Stage 1: At the buzzer, from 10 yards, on either the right or left SP, freestyle, engage the target in front of you, then the swinger in the middle, then the target on the opposite side of your SP. Stage 2: At the buzzer, from 7 yards, on either the right or left SP, one handed, engage the target in front of you, then the swinger in the middle, then the target on the opposite side of your SP. SCORING: limited ROUND COUNT: 18 TARGETS: 3 DISTANCE: 7 & 10 yards SCORED HITS: 6 per target PENALTIES: IDPA CONCEALMENT: no The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/201401

Sometimes in ammunition reloading, there is just something not right about the end product - something we are not happy with: amount of powder, seating depth, etc. Well, you could just take a couple pairs of pliers and mangle the bullet out of the brass. But because we are penny pinchers, we don't want to simply throw the components away - we want to save the planet by recycling - the bullet, the brass, the powder and the primer! Voilà - the bullet puller! This is just a very simple video demonstrating the difference between an inertia bullet puller and a collet bullet puller.

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 4/11/23 Hallways by Steve Voss START POSITION: At either P1 loaded to Division Capacity, hands at side. SCENARIO: You find yourself alone in an unfamiliar building when you hear gunfire. Each time you try to escape through a hallway you find it blocked by gunmen. Protect yourself and find a way out. PROCEDURE: At the buzzer engage T1&2 from cover at either P1. Move to P2 and engage T3-5, then move to P3 and engage T6-8; all with at least two rounds each. SCORING: Unlimited ROUND COUNT: 16 TARGETS: 08 DISTANCE: T1&2 @ 7 yards, T3-8 @ 5, 8 & 10 yards. SCORED HITS: Best Two PENALTIES: CONCEALMENT: Yes The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/200588

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 4/11/23 Smoke Em If Ya Got Em by Jason Wagner START POSITION: Facing up-range and hands relaxed at sides. Loaded and holstered to division capacity. SCENARIO: You find yourself once again having a cigar by a walkway just behind a bar you and your friends are at. You're just about done when you hear the distinct sound of a pistols racking behind you. You hear someone yell gun! it appears you've got 4 more to smoke. Smoke em if you got em PROCEDURE: On audible, turn and draw firearm. From cover, engage targets from either side of the wall. Targets on left to be engaged from left side of the wall. Targets on right to be engaged from right side of wall. Four rounds per target. SCORING: Unlimited ROUND COUNT: 16 TARGETS: 04 DISTANCE: 10 yds SCORED HITS: Best 4 per target PENALTIES: IDPA CONCEALMENT: Yes The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/199740

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 4/4/23 Rescue the Hostages - .22 Match by Jason Wagner START POSITION: Table start SCENARIO: Rescue the hostages! PROCEDURE: At the buzzer engage the targets as you see them. SCORING: Unlimited ROUND COUNT: 21 TARGETS: 7 DISTANCE: 10-20 yds SCORED HITS: Best 3 PENALTIES: IDPA CONCEALMENT: no The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/199098

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 3/28/23 Parking Garage by Jason Wagner START POSITION: Standing at SP, toes touching X s, facing downrange, hands at sides. Gun loaded and holstered. SCENARIO: A drug deal has gone bad, in a parking garage. You are trapped in a shoot-out. With no way to retreat, you have no choice but to fight for your life. PROCEDURE: At the start signal, engage all threats from cover as they become visible. Don't trap yourself! SCORING: Unlimited ROUND COUNT: 16 TARGETS: 08 DISTANCE: P1 to T1 is 10 yds SCORED HITS: best 2 per target PENALTIES: IDPA rules apply CONCEALMENT: Yes The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/198380

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 3/21/23 The Run Up Created by Jason Wagner START POSITION: Standing inside the shooting box at P1. Gun loaded to division capacity and holstered. All reloading devices on belt. SCENARIO: Standards exercise. PROCEDURE: At start signal, engage T1-T3 with two rounds each from inside the shooting box at P1. Advance to P2, re-engage T1-T3 with two rounds each. Advance to P3, re-engage T1-T3 with two rounds each. SCORING: Unlimited ROUND COUNT: 18 TARGETS: 03 DISTANCE: P1 @ 15yds, P2 @ 10yds, P3 @ 5yds SCORED HITS: best 2 hits per target PENALTIES: Per current IDPA rulebook CONCEALMENT: Yes The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/197652

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 3/14/23 Body Armor is a Bitch Created by Jason Wagner START POSITION: Handgun loaded to division capacity and holstered. Standing at SP with hands on he X marks. SCENARIO: A local terrorist sleeper cell has acquired body armor and they chose to attack your house. Defend yourself.. PROCEDURE: At the start signal engage T1 from P1 with 4 rounds to the body amd 2 to he head. Then do the same from P2 and P3. P3 will be a low shooting position of some sort. SCORING: Unlimited ROUND COUNT: 18 TARGETS: 3 DISTANCE: SCORED HITS: 4 to the body, 2 to the head PENALTIES: IDPA CONCEALMENT: Yes The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/196923

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 3/7//23 Created by Jason Wagner START POSITION: At SP with hands on the wall firearm loaded to division capacity and holstered SCENARIO: Engage the hostiles and rescue the hostages. PROCEDURE: At the buzzer engage the thugs from the points of cover. SCORING: Unlimited ROUND COUNT: 18 TARGETS: 3 DISTANCE: Varies SCORED HITS: Best 6 per target PENALTIES: IDPA CONCEALMENT: Yes The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/196188

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 2/28/23 Forward and Back Created by Jason Wagner START POSITION: At SP loaded and holstered with 6 rounds in first mag! For both strings of fire! SCENARIO: This is a standards stage! PROCEDURE: 2 strings of fire. 1st string: on 15 yd start position at buzzer engage each target with 3 rounds each in the following manner: freestyle at 15 yds then strong hand only at 10yds and weak hand only at 7yds 2nd string: on 7yd start position at buzzer engage each target with 3 rounds each in reverse order weak hand only at 7yds strong hand only at 10 and freestyle at 15 yds SCORING: Limited ROUND COUNT: 18 TARGETS: 3 DISTANCE: 15, 10, 7 yds SCORED HITS: Best 6 per target. PENALTIES: IDPA CONCEALMENT: No NOTES: Remember after the 2nd target on each string you will have a reload. The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/195523

My first IDPA with my (new to me) Glock 48

Tuesday Night IDPA Thunder Alley, Lincoln Ne www.thunderalley.us 2/21/23 Tue 21 Feb 2023 Created by Jason Wagner START POSITION: At SP loaded and holstered to division capacity. SCENARIO: Usual situation, bad guys have jumped you and they have taken hostages defend yourself and rescue the hostages! PROCEDURE: At the buzzer engage the moving target in the open and proceed to points of cover P1-P3 and engage the threats in tactical priority. SCORING: Unlimited ROUND COUNT: 16 TARGETS: 8 DISTANCE: Varies SCORED HITS: Best 2 per target PENALTIES: IDPA CONCEALMENT: Yes NOTES: Slice the pie The scores are at: https://practiscore.com/results/new/194867

My first GSSF match with my new (to me) Glock 48 MOS. Thdere's much room for improvement ;-) GSSF course of fire Target 1 5 rounds - 7 yards - 15 seconds 5 rounds - 15 yards - 15 seconds 10 rounds - 5 yards - 15 seconds Target 2 10 rounds - 7 yards - 15 seconds 10 rounds - 15 yards - 15 seconds 10 rounds - 25 yards - 30 seconds