AZandy Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) Hello everyone! I'd like to take up competitive shooting, since I'm firmly stuck at a plateau with the usual stand-still-aim-and-shoot kind of thing. I read Practical Shooting about ten years ago, realized I'd need better pistols, a progressive press, and same basic accuracy work before I even thought about getting into serious shooting. So, now I have all that and am finally ready to get started. I've settled on a Sig Commander-sized 1911 in .45ACP as my beginner's tool and am starting to work through the Stoeger dry-fire book. Joined IDPA a few days ago, so I'll be looking for a classifier in a few months. Edit to add: Oh, what the heck. Joined USPSA too so I can double my fun. Edited February 14, 2017 by AZandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Welcome to the forums and competitive shooting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Welcome aboard That Sig 1911 sounds like a great start. Which reloader did you select? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broski Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Welcome aboard the crazy train. Good luck and keep us posted on how you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mksm2016 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I heard nice things about Prescott, AZ. Man, I wish CA is like AZ but I guess I have to keep dreaming. Welcome sir.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armydad Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Welcome to the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZandy Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Hi-Power Jack said: Welcome aboard That Sig 1911 sounds like a great start. Which reloader did you select? I have two Lee Pro 1000s (one for small primer, one for large) and a Classic Turret for working up loads. Yeah, I know, Dillon's the bomb and all that, but I'm cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZandy Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 36 minutes ago, mksm2016 said: I heard nice things about Prescott, AZ. Man, I wish CA is like AZ but I guess I have to keep dreaming. Welcome sir.... The gun laws are pretty reasonable, and this is a nice town with a modern indoor range. Prescott's smallish (45,000) but has all the modern conveniences shopping-wise. High enough altitude that we get a couple of decent snows every winter, and it runs about 15 degrees cooler than Phoenix. Come on out and I'll show you around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guns_and_labs Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Prescott also has a GREAT action shooting club. Welcome to AZ, and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homewrecker07 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Welcome to the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZandy Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 12 hours ago, guns_and_labs said: Prescott also has a GREAT action shooting club. Welcome to AZ, and enjoy! I'm guessing you mean the Yavapai Recreation League? I have an application sitting on my desk, waiting for my USPSA membership number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSpaderInfantryman Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Welcome to the Forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guns_and_labs Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 On 2/15/2017 at 6:59 AM, AZandy said: I'm guessing you mean the Yavapai Recreation League? I have an application sitting on my desk, waiting for my USPSA membership number. Yes, that's the one. You can also head up to Flagstaff and shoot either IDPA or USPSA up here with us at NASR. After a hiatus, the USPSA club is back to being official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZandy Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, guns_and_labs said: Yes, that's the one. You can also head up to Flagstaff and shoot either IDPA or USPSA up here with us at NASR. After a hiatus, the USPSA club is back to being official. Excellent! I like Flagstaff; thanks for the pointer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank48 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) You don't have to be a member of the Prescott Action Shooters to shoot with us. There is a shoot every Thursday either steel or paper. Check the website http://yavapairecreationleague.net/ Edited March 2, 2017 by Frank48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlestiller Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzShooter Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Welcome to the forum and to Arizona. The Prescott Action Shooters is a great club with a lot of friendly people. Don't forget to come to Phoenix when you get a chance. Ben Avery Range off of I-17 and Carefree Hwy Has USPSA shoots on the first Sunday the Third Saturday and the Fourth Sunday. They host two steel challenge matches on the 2nd and 3rd Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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