Blueridge

Do you take a knife (Foil) to a Gun Fight, or the other way around? I'll say this...The fact that I am in the fight should worry my competition either way.

I second the idea that he should have a handgun similar to yours. I would lean towards the M&P or the XD mainly from my experience, but Glocks are good handguns. I really prefer metal frame handguns myself, but recognize the usefulness of polymer frame handguns also. I shoot revolver primarily myself, and shoot a Beretta in competition otherwise. The grip of the beretta I think would be too big for a 10 year old, but I have seen some pretty big youths now and then.

Darn!!! I would have loved to have been able to compete in the Carolina Cup, but my other athletic endeavour required me to miss it this year. I had to be the Competition Manager for the Olympic Style Fencing events at the State Games of North Carolina on the 20th. I could not manage to get the time off for The 18th or 19th after getting the time off for US Fencing Summer Nationals in July. Awww.....What am I complaining about I qualified and get to compete in my 9th US Fencing Summer Nationals in the last 10 years this July. I love shooting revolver in competition, and would love to have seen how I would have done in a field of revolver shooters this large. I'll just have to make it to the Memphis Revolver Challenge in October and test my mettle there.

I wish you well in your new endeavours, and wish that I lived closer to the range. Being that I am located in Wilmington I don't see me getting much of a chance to make it there.

It took me shooting awhile to come to this decision, but I simply engage the targets as they come. I don't plan on reloads at a certain point, but rather as I need them. This way if something like a texas star causes a problem it does not mess up my plan. I do plan on a pattern of how I intend to engage arrays, but that is seperate from reloading for me. Now I understand that it may be more efficient to plan more like what has been mentioned earlier in the thread, but for now what I do works for me. I shoot revolver division and have 7 speedloaders on my belt and two in my pocket. One of those in my pocket is used to make ready, and the other if things go REALLY bad. Even on 32 round courses I don't think that I have used more than 42 rounds.

For some reason I did not think about all of the shooters that would be using moonclipped ammunition. I am so used to shooting in squads with auto shooters it did not cross my mind. I appreciate the special "speedloader" category that will be recognized.

Thanks for the info. I am generally the type of person that would take that as a challenge, but the only sights that I can find are for Glocks. I don't have any inclination to get a Glock in the forseeable future, so i am in no danger to be trying the ghost ring sights on any handguns. I will be getting a Remington 870 with XS front and Ghost Ring rear sight in the next 2-4 months though.

Well I'll be making my way from Wilmington to get there, and look forward to seeing some familiar (and not so familiar) faces at the match. I am sure that there are a large number of people who have not gotten a good chuckle from seeing me send .45 Colt downrange from a Ruger Alaskan. (big brass, short barrel) People keep telling me that some sort of "fireball" comes out of the front of my revolver, but I have never seen it. At least since bringing my loads down from 185PF to 170PF. Oh, I should have my Kydex holster for the Alaskan by the Memphis match.... I presume that this will be a lost brass match, so I guess that I should start pleading with the RO's so that they might let me get my brass back from them.....Please???? I mean who else is going to be interested in shooting .45 Colt in USPSA???

+1 for the M&P here. I agree that the various grip inserts will allow for him to use the handgun comfortably for the long time.

I feel the same way. I am right handed and left eye dominant. I draw the revolver, put it in front of my left eye, and send the lead downrange. I found out (to my surprise) that I can change to my right eye when needed, and shoot pretty much as well that way. I had my left contact lens act up on a stage, and without thinking switched to my right eye during the stage without problems. My point is that when you have to adapt many people step up and do so well.

I use 7 HKS speedloader pouches. Six across the front and one behind the holster. Oh, and I carry two speedloaders in my back right pocket and use one to initially charge the revolver at the "make ready" command. I have the other one if things just go so bad that I MUST use it to finish the course of fire.

I figured that might be the case, but I had to ask. How far out would the "far" accuracy shots be that cause the problems? I cannot find the sights for anything but a Glock, and I don't own one of those.

Ya really know how to tempt a guy. Now all I have to do is get this match past my spouse. Okay...That and get enough practice to worry a good number of the other revolver shooters.......Not really counting on that happening, but we all have to dream (I mean have goals)

I was in the local gunshop when a gentleman walked in with his Glock and had them put on some Tritium Ghost Ring Sights. I had seen ghostring sights for rifles and shotguns, but not for handguns. A search of the web and I found the sights for Glocks, but not for any other handguns. Anyone have any experience with them? Are they allowed in USPSA, IDPA, or Steel Challenge? I did a search on these boards, and could not find a mention of them used on handguns.

I agree with quite a bit of what was said above, but I have a few areas that I see differently... First of all you should know that I shoot revolver in competition primarily. That being said I have to say that accuracy should come first, and then work on speed. Most of the time I am in a squad with auto shooters, so I do not gauge my speed through a course of fire based off them. I have to know how fast I can go through the stage and maintain my best accuracy. I generally shoot near the top with many of the shooters in my squad accuracy wise, but my stage times drop my standings a bit (sometimes quite a bit ). What was said above about shooting faster having a huge effect on the hit factor is right, but shooting accurately has as much an effect on hit factor. When I look at the results from a match often I find that I have finished higher than a number of auto shooters. Many of them have faster times than I do, but my accuracy is what has caused me to finish higher. An added note to this is that I use a Ruger Alaskan in competition (using .45Colt, speedloaders, and a 2 1/2" barrel) So I am not using any of the more common revolvers that other competitors do. I own a S&W 625 that I COULD use, but choose not to. My point is that you have to be comfortable with accuracy and speed when it comes to shooting sports (and shooting in general). You must balance speed and accuracy in a way that is best for you. If you focus first on accuracy it is not a matter of speed catching up, but over time picking up the speed in a manner that you can control. Accuracy saves you time since the more accurate you are the fewer makeup shots that you will need. If you are shooting at a level of accuracy that you are pleased with but are not doing as well as you like, then try to pick up the speed a bit until you find your balance.

Actually you will be able to shoot 4 different rounds in the revolver. .45 Schofield .45 Colt .454 casull .45 ACP Without changing the cylinder you can use the first three, and the conversion cylinder the fourth.

After seeing those pic of some of the stages I feel sad about not being able to make the match I guess that I will have to look forward to the Toys for Tots match in the fall/winter.

I own a 92D myself, and have used it sparingly in competition. I shoot revolver in competition primarily (a Ruger Alaskan firing .45 Colt) and find little problem transitioning to the 92D. Being that I have no issue with DA/SA because of the DAO function of the Beretta, I find it interesting that 92D production was stopped (around 1997) because of lack of popularity (from what I have been able to determine). I transition from my revolver to the HK USP .45 that I also shoot. I never notice the trigger pull and shoot it better compared to before I started shooting revolver in competition. The revolver that I have has approximately a 16lb pull, so anything less feels light to me. The 92D has about an 8lb pull, and I am sure that the HK is even less than that. I know that there is a mechanical difference between a DA/SA handgun and other styles, but I feel that it is blown out of proportion in the grand scheme of things. Otherwise DAO handguns (such as the 92D) would be as popular as many of the striker fired and such handguns out there.

Maybe the way IDPA presents awards spoils me. "Trophies will be awarded based on number of contestants per class and division and go to the top third of those competitors One (1) trophy should be awarded for every three (3) shooters entered in a particular division and class." Example: 1-3 shooters in SSP/MM = 1 trophy 4-6 shooters in SSP/MM = 2 trophies 7-9 shooters in SSP/MM = 3 trophies I don't expect USPSA to change, but I like the IDPA method better. (On an unrelated topic, I plan to shoot production with my revolver this year at least once [maybe 2-3 times] just to see how many production shooters that I can finish ahead of. )

I manage to come in first in my class, but there were not enough revolver shooters in the class for me to get a plaque. It is disheartening to me that I shot the best I could in the match, and because of something I have no control over (the number of shooters in my class) I cannot get an award. There were other classes in revolver division where a similar outcome occurred, so I was not alone. It just does not seem right that at a state level competition where competitors are preregistered that at least first place awards are not available for every class that has competitors. There is never a guarantee that enough competitors will be in any specific class to have awards given by the method that I was advised. There were only two B class shooters, so there was not an award for the top B class shooter. I am a D class shooter myself and working on advancing up in class. I could realistically go to matches and even if I advance in class, win my class and get no award because not enough people were in my class.

Well I am a right-handed revolver shooter (left eye dominant) and I like this stage.

Hey, you can shoot the auto that you have from what Hopalog posted earlier. You will just likely be in the minority of shooters as far as the equipment that you use. Come on out and play.

I am looking forward to this match. This will be a great chance to see how I stand in such a large group of revolver shooters.

Well I actually liked all of the stages, which I did not think that I would from the written stage descriptions. I did not think that I would like a lot of the stages because I compete in revolver division. Having to reload 4-5 times on the majority of the stages was daunting to me, but I managed to get into a rhythm that held for me throughout the match. Of the stages I liked the most The Octagon, Holding The Stick, and Tombstone Territory stand out the most to me.

The match was fun and challenging. I even managed to do well in my class, and end up with a few autoloaders below me on the overall results.