My final comments on this issue (hopefully).
Ankeny proved that he can shoot basically as fast as Terry (whom I did NOT ID) claimed.
The differences:
- Ankeny was shooting a highly tuned Les Baer built specifically for gaming and Terry was using a stock G21.
- Ankeny was shooting cartridges HAND TAILORED for speed shooting (IIRC 200gr SWCs with a minimum power factor?) and Terry was shooting full power STOCK 230gr FMJ.
- Ankeny did his shooting in roughly 2.4 seconds in the A zone, Terry did his shooting in roughly the same amount of time (2.71 seconds) in a 3" group. I don't know how that equates to the A zone but it is probably close.
Anything else? Oh yeah, Ankeny shot at 5 yards and Terry shot at 25.
Ankeny posted a video. Terry posted a target.
Here are some quotes from Terry:
That's when the timer stopped after I had fired ten rounds. I know that's not World Class fast, but it will keep me alive.
Ankeny has been around world class shooters, so he should be a pretty good judge here... AND probably an objective one because he has no beef with Terry NOR a reason to support andy. If he says guys like Leatham, who he has seen shoot, doesn't shoot that well, then, well... umhmm.
I probably could have done better with a Phoenix Arms HP 22.
I'm kind of surprised, this is no world shaking feat. A skinny little Federal Correctional Officer with a Beretta 92 FS kicked my posterior on the Armed Escort Course.
(meaning he shoots better, or at least at this level more consistantly?)
So anyways... funny story. I was drinking last night and watching the Red Sox embarrass the Yankees at home. If anyone was watching, did you see the play where Alex Rodriguez was running to first and he OBVIOUSLY, INTENTIONALLY knocked the ball out of the Boston guy's hand (clear interference, breaking the rules)? He didn't even touch the base, yet the first base ump called him SAFE.
No, so here's the good part. They PLAY the replay on the screen for everyone to SEE plain as day and all the fans start BOOOING because they made him go back because he CHEATED. JETER was in the fkn dugout shaking his head in disbelief at the call making motions with his hand that A-Rod was SAFE. LOFL.
My point here? When you're on the same team as someone or rooting for someone, sometimes you just don't see things objectively. Andy called BS on the target when he first saw it, right away. I was dumbfounded by the shooting, so asked on another forum.
The final thing I want to say, is you can do a search for my username on the following forums:
thehighroad.org
thefiringline.com
bladeforums.com
knifenetwork.com
mma.tv
glocktalk.com
hkpro.com and probably more. I've been posting online under this nick and this nick ALONE for over 4 years. I've never once, EVER, had a bone to pick with anyone and I've never called anyone out. I'm STILL not calling Terry a liar here but the evidence is pretty clear that things are a little off kilter. Now, if you privately admit this but publicly say different or remain silent, that is one thing.
If you wholeheartedly believe this, on the other hand, I believe that there are three people (NOT andy, gunkid, JD, Melvin, whatever) that are willing to bet a thousand dollars that this can't be replicated (probably even close) ONE time in one hundred. If you DO believe this, maybe you can pony up the money for Terry to put up against these guys. Heck, they might even be willing to take the bet that the guy with the Beretta can't shoot 3" group in 3 seconds @ 25 yards!
The last thing I want to do (and this can be seen in my entire history of posting online) is to embarass someone by calling BS. But if I see something like the Yankees fans and Jeter did last night, it makes it really hard for me to STFU.
Hopefully you folks will know I have ZERO bones to pick with anyone on here. If you recognize this, perhaps it will lend at least a LITTLE objectivity to my observations.