Next to hunting, shooting USPSA matches is my favorite hobby. So I thought I would post up a few pics. The first two are of me shooting a stage.
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This is a good friend of mine that I work and shoot with. We are both in the same class and shoot at the same level, sometimes the competition gets pretty fierce! :biggrin: The scoring is a balance between speed and accuracy, weighted toward speed. I'm faster but he is usually bit more accurate, so it can go either way.
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This is another friend of mine that I shoot with standing in front of one of the more challenging targets. Its called a Texas Star. The object is to shoot the plates off, the challenge comes after one gets shot off it starts to rotate because it is out of balance.
We all shoot for JT's Gunsmithing. There is around ten of us. JT built all of our guns and keeps them running at top performance. Most of us shoot open class, comps, red dot sights and 29 round mags. Just about anything goes! :yoyo:
The rest of the guys shoot limited class, open sights, no comps and only 20 round mags.
If you have never shot USPSA, IDPA or for that matter any run and gun handgun competition you should give it a try sometime. It is an absolute blast. :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:
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Me shooting weak hand.
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Scoring the targets.
I've always wnated to be good enough to compete like that. I guess I'm a wanna be at this point.
Hey how come your foot is off the ground in the first pic? Were you doing a draw and shoot type thing?
I can not afford to do this anymore but it sure has changed a lot over the years. Just got my carry gun now,........Kimber Ultra carry.
Sure looks like fun though :eyebrownod:
Quote from: FinsnFur on June 06, 2008, 09:35:49 PM
I've always wnated to be good enough to compete like that. I guess I'm a wanna be at this point.
Hey how come your foot is off the ground in the first pic? Were you doing a draw and shoot type thing?
You are good enough! There are shooters of all abilities.
My foot is off the ground because I'm on the move. Shooting while at a fast walk is faster than run, stop and shoot. You can make up alot of time by staying on the move. If you keep your center of balance low, kind of in a crouch it helps to keep the bounce out of your sight picture. Then you just shoot between steps.
I'm shooting an IDPA match tomorrow. My arm is well enough to hold a 9mm I think. :biggrin:
IDPA doesn't have all that "race" gun stuff but is still a heck of a lot of fun!
Semp
Good luck Semp. Shoot straight.
Ah yah, that made sense.... because you weren't standing still just shooting at stationary targets :wink:
That does look like a lot of fun !
I shoot tactical at my homeade targets marching toward the target mostly shooting when my weight is forward its hard to explain but I got my buddy doing it and he is a lot better shot because of it.
We shoot on the run as we call it as well but it is more of a fast walk. We just do it for fun though. The cost kills me.
Hey, thanks for sharing that Chad! :biggrin:
Our gun club has all those shoots there, but I seem to always be working. :madd:
cb223,
That's cool. I Still shoot IDPA at the local club. I used to do USPSA as well as some local non-affiliated matches. Got into it bigtime for a while there. It's lots of fun. Everyone should give it a try. The people are almost as friendly and just as willing to help newcomers as you guys on this forum! I became a certified IDPA range officer several years ago and like to help run stages at the Ft. Harmar club near Marietta OH. I'm sceduled to run a stage at the July match. Lots of fun. Nice photos.
Jim
Hey Frogman
The IDPA is going to run their annual "Postal" shoot in July. That's where clubs across the country shoot the same stages and then mail in their scores to be compared against everyone else. I shot it last year and it was a lot of fun. Is that what you are running in July?
Semp
Semp,
I will be running a regular stage at our monthly match the 4th Sunday in July at the Ft. Harmar Rifle Club near Marietta OH. I have heard of the postal matches but have never participated.
Jim
I shot the Area 5 Championship this past weekend. I think there was around 290 shooters. I finished 36 out of 81 in my division. I was hoping to do better, guess I'm gonna have to practice more! But I had alot of fun, shot 12 stages with about 250 rounds.
Here's a video of me shooting one of the shorter stages.
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Man that looks really cool. One day I just hope to shoot a pistol. :nono:
:yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: It does! It looks like a lotta fun.
So what's the scenerio?...your just setting there on your front porch launchin some Redman juice into the grass, enjoying a hot summer evening and all of a sudden a carload of spooks pull up in a jacked up Buick Regal, with smoked out windows, and spinner hubcaps, with MC Hammer pounding the speakers inside, and honk the horn and yell your daughters name?....or what? :laf: :laf: :laf:
I gotta catch my breath :whew:
Quote from: FinsnFur on June 25, 2008, 09:49:25 PM
with MC Hammer pounding the speakers inside
MC Hammer??????? You really are a dinosaur aren't you Jim? :laf:
That's some fun there for sure, but running w/ a loaded gun w/ the safety off I bet? :shrug:
I don't know what the scenario is. Doesn't really matter it's a hell of alot of fun :yoyo:
Although if the homeboys were out front honking and yelling....... well :eyebrow:
Quote from: vvarmitr on June 26, 2008, 10:18:16 AM
That's some fun there for sure, but running w/ a loaded gun w/ the safety off I bet? :shrug:
Yes most of the time when running the safety is off. I will admit that it sounds scary. USPSA has some of the strictest safety rules that I know of. If you do have an AD (accidental discharge) that is a DQ. You are done shooting that match. There are many ways to get get yourself DQed for a safety violation. Almost all of the rules revolve around safety.
When I go to the range just to target shoot and plink the gun handling skills of 90% of the people around me make me nervous. When I go to a USPSA match I am quite relaxed. For one you can only handle your gun under the command of a range officer when you are getting ready to shoot a stage or in a safe area where no ammo is allowed. DQable offenses!
Notice in the video the direction my muzzle is pointing. Down range and below the berm! At all times.
I know this sounds like alot of BS, but I think if you went to watch a match you would understand what I'm trying to get at.
Thanks for explaining that to me & not taking offense. It was a honest question. :wink:
I know what you mean about the some people at the Rifle Range. :rolleye:
VV, I'm glad you took it the way it was intended, it took me a while to come up with the right wording. I was trying to give an honest explanation without sounding like an arrogant prick.
If you ever have a chance you should go watch a USPSA or IDPA match. Even though the shooting rules differ the safety rules are very much the same.
Chad
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TEAM JT
This is most of the guys and gal that I shoot with on a regular basis. I'm the pup(that's what all the old dudes call me) in the right front.
This pic is two of the guys from the Army team, two of the guys from the SV Infinity team and the Match Directer and match coordinator.
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Guys,
This is really lots of fun. As stated above you should all try to find a local club that sponsors USPSA or IDPA matches and at least go to a match and just watch what goes on. Safety is most important. The first time I went to an IDPA match I took my .45 Gold Cup and a holster and two magazine I had. After watching for a while I thought, "I can do this." I signed up, paid the $10.00 entry fee and went to the stage that looked easiest to me. While I was waiting to shoot another shooter started talking to me and found out it was my first time. He told me to stick with him and for the rest of the match he coached me and explained the rules and helped me get through the stages. At one of the stages I had a jam. The guy running the stage aske me if I had cheap gun show magazines. I told him yes that was exactly what I had. He showed me the Wilson Combat magazines and even loaned me three of them to finish the match. I soon found out that this guy was Ken Hackathorn, a well known shooter and one of the founders of USPSA and IDPA. He also used to write articles in "American Handgunner" magazine. Here he was helping out a "newbie".
At that first match I just tried to take my time and get my hits. A few weeks later the match scores came in the mail. I finished in the lower quarter of shooters, but there were several who finished below me. I was excited and thought, "If I just practice some I can do better the next time". After parcticing a lot for a few years and shooting close to ten thousand rounds one year I finally qualified as IDPA Expert at a match. Master is the only higher level. We have 15 or twenty Master level shooters at Ft. Harmar and I usually finsh in the top quarter of the 100 or so shooters at each match now. Since I got into coyote hunting I have not been practicing or shooting as much so my scores have suffered. Remember also that you really only compete against other guys shooting the same type of gun as you and are at the same level as you. But really you are competing against yourself, just trying to do a little better each time out. This is really fun and you guys should give it a try!!!!
Jim
Quote from: Frogman on July 17, 2008, 06:53:42 PM
After parcticing a lot for a few years and shooting close to ten thousand rounds one year I finally qualified as IDPA Expert at a match.
Hey Frogman
At the NRA national meeting in Louisville last May, I met and talked to Todd Jarrett. I asked him how much he practices. He said he does two hours of dry fire every day. He shoots 85,000 - 90,000 rounds per year in practice! He did a demonstration for the crowd. Talk about FAST! Unbelievable! :yoyo:
Semp
Semp at the NRA convention with Todd Jarrett. Sorry I didn't get the pics to you sooner Johnny; I forgot about them. I watched Jarrett give that demo twice. It really is something to see.
Pat
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That OLD guy in the goofy camo hat is me?? :confused: Uh, thanks, Pat. I think. :biggrin:
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Semp
Hey, I recognize that guy in the hat. Todd Jarrett is awsome. I would love to watch his demo or take a class with him.
Come on guys, get out there and give it a try!! If you have a ccw permit you owe it to yourself to be as well trained as possible. IDPA and USPSA allows you to practice the skills you might need someday. I know if I were going to have a shootout with someone I sure hope it's not another IDPA or USPSA shooter.
Monthly match at Ft. Harmar Rifle Club near Marietta, OH is Sunday July 27 beginning at 10:00 AM and usually lasts til 4:00 PM depending on the number of shooters. I plan on running a stage at that match and would like to invite any of you close enough to make it, to join us. You do not have to be a member of Ft. Harmar, or of IDPA to shoot in the match. Observers are always welcome. Just be sure to bring ear and eye protection!! Let me know if you need directions to the outdoor range.
Jim
Yeah, that guy looks real familiar :biggrin: :biggrin:
How many did ya buy Johnny?