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So it's a nice steady rain right now and I'm on my way to a uspsa match!!  

 

Any tips for a first time rain shooter?

 

i cleaned and oiled the glock nice and heavy this morning. Stopped by the range on my way and confirmed zero. 

I also had an anti fog cleaning wipe so I hit my red dot and my glasses before I left. 

 

Extra clothes and shoes

imbrella 

waterproof jacket

 

 

This is should be loads of fun!

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Good rain gear is critical.  Keeping yourself dry will make your shooting mentality a lot better.  

 

Have gear to clean your mags too, as that can cause some serious failures.  

 

 

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Match is in the books!! 

 

While you all where a big help, NOT ONE DRIP OF RAIN!!! 

 

It poured red all the way there. 2 miles out it stopped and never rained a drop the rest of the day!!  

 

Had a good match too. I even got my first ever reshoot 

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1 hour ago, calebj06 said:

Match is in the books!! 

 

While you all where a big help, NOT ONE DRIP OF RAIN!!! 

 

It poured red all the way there. 2 miles out it stopped and never rained a drop the rest of the day!!  

 

Had a good match too. I even got my first ever reshoot 

Win, win!

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Soaked hands got cold after a couple stages yesterday & it is amazing how much that hampers dexterity.

 

In winter I have mittens in the range bag, mittens and a dry towel when not pasting/shooting would have allowed me to keep my fingers working normally. 

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Greetings from soggy Western Oregon where it's pretty much wet from October to April. My wet weather gear includes:

 

a couple hand towels 

a plastic garbage bag to drape over the range bag

a quart-size ziplock to put over the gun in holster when resetting/ taping etc.

for my hands, I use mechanics glove one size too small for a firm fit

as for clothing, layer up as the temperature goes down, water-proof outer with flannel inner layers

 

I don't break down my mags mid-match  - just towel them off during reload. When I get home, I go through everything and CLA.

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Match organizers have a problem with paper targets. European IPSC matches have been using waterproof targets from this Norwegian company:

 

https://www.facebook.com/NordicTarget-As-901650819958337/

 

I believe they can do more styles than the official IPSC diamond. The targets are not cheap, but using them is easy, and certainly cheaper than replacing soaked targets all the time. Not sure if anyone stocks their targets in USA

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On 5/20/2017 at 8:42 AM, calebj06 said:

So it's a nice steady rain right now and I'm on my way to a uspsa match!!  

 

Any tips for a first time rain shooter?

 

 

I have used my ankle high gore-tex hiking boots while shooting  in the rain/mud and found them quite comfortable and with good traction in that environment.

Eric

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