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COMBAT SHOOTING
MICKEY FOWLER ANSWERS QUESTIONS
IN FIRST COMBAT SHOOTING COLUMN
Editor's note: The American Handgunner
proudly presents in this issue the first regular
column written by Mickey Fowler,
•three-time winner of the prestigious
Bianchi Cup match and the nation's leading
professional combat shooter.
Ifyou have any questions about combat
shooting, send them to theAmerican Handgunner,
and we will forward them to Fowler.
He will try to answer as many as possible in
his new column. Now; over to Mickey.
Q. How important is ammo in combat
match shooting? Please elaborate.
A. Ammunition is very important in
combat shooting. Unlike bullseye competition
or ISU (International Shooting
Union) competition, where alibies (reshoots
because of a malfunction in pistol
or ammunition) sometimes are allowed,
there are no alibies in practical pistol
shooting. If you have a jam during any
stage of fire, points and time are lost. This
can cause you to completely miss out on
that particular string of fire, ruining your
chance for a good finish.
The number-one criterion for all practical
pistol ammunition is reliability. There
are other important factors in ammunition
selection for combat match shooting: Practical
shooters must load their ammunition
up to established power factors and maximum
accuracy. Different events in practical
pistol shooting require loading ammunition
to different power factors, and at
times different bullet shapes. For instance,
in IPSC (International Practical Shooting
Confederation) com'petition at the national
and international level, there is a
power factor of170. What this translates to
in terms of the .45 caliber automatic is a
The same grip system used by Mickey Fowler
win the Bianchi Cup Match is now available to
the serious competitor and features:
* Significant recoil reduction
* Im:proved shot to shot recovery
* Quicker sight picture alignment
* Thick tapered hand filling grips
"'* Distributes recoil forces better
* promotes a more consistent·grip
* Built in magazine loading chute
Complete Advantage Grip System with checkered
Walnut Stocks, $40.00-Add $2.00 for First Class
Postage. Calif. residents add 6% sales tax. Quantity
discounts available. Dealer inquiries invited. Write
for additional information and mathematical
calculations. II<
200-grain bullet traveling at 850 feet per
secOlid. In order to achieve this velocity
from a five-inch barrel, a typical load
would be a charge of5.8 grains of231 w.w.
powder, using a 200-grain hard cast H&G
# 68 bullet. When competing in the
Bianchi Cup match, for example, you must
make a power factor of135. This means the
same 200-grain bullet, instead ofhaving to
travel 850 feet per second, has to reach 700
feet per second minimum.
In the Bianchi Cup, I load 5 grains of231
W. W. powder using the Hornaday 200­
grain e.T. match bullet. You can actually
load lighter than that. My load gives about
750 feet per second and is extremely accurate.
At the Steel Challenge match, where
there is no power factor, the only requirement
is the use of a .38 caliber or larger
handgun. You may load as low at 4.2 or 4.3
grains of 231 W. W. powder. That will give
you under 700 feet per second on the chronograph.
The obvious advantage of loading
light is quicker recovery from recoil,
thus allowing you to quickly regain your
sight picture and move on to the next
target.
At the famous Second Chance Street
Combat match, bowling pins are the targets.
They must be knocked off a threefoot
deep table-quickly and positively.
I've found that the heavier bullets of .45
caliber work best. A typical load would be
a 230-grain lead bullet behind 5.7 grains of
w.w. 231 powder. This gives the necessary
momentum to knock the pins off the table
cleanly.
All of the above loads are assembled
using new commercial brass or once-fired
w.e.e. 71, or later, U.S. military brass.
--4.dvant!!:1le Grip System
competition proven by MICKEY FOWLER
to win Bianchi Cup IV
The 7V2 ounces 01 weight alone accounts for a 17% recoil reduction.
The thicker tapered grips provide a secondary recoil reduction by
distributing recoil forces over a larger area. It works. It can b~
proven mathematically. But above all you can feet it when you shoot
it and you can see it. The external dimensions remain basically the
same. All your existing equipment can be used without any
modifications. A magazine loading chute is also incorporated into
the Advantage Grip System, and the right panel is milled to clear the
ambidexterous safety tang.
Mickey said, "... at the Bianchi Match I can't afford to give up
a single point to equipment." How many points are you willing
to give up before you try the Advantage Grip System?
Jack/!!.~~~~Yo!~~ .14l!J!ntaqe
P.O. BOX 828, WHITTIER. CA 90608 (213) 695-4134
10 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER . JANUARYIFEBRUARY 1983