bbbean

Speaking as a relatively new shooter, what hooked me on the sport was shooting a couple of matches where the experienced shooters took time to offer suggestions, the ROs were willing to cut me enough slack for me to get a handle on the game (i.e. reminding me of a mandatory reload or a missed target during the run instead of just giving me procedurals afterwards), and the overall atmosphere was more about comraderie than competition. Don't get me wrong, the shooters were competitive, and ROs required all shooters to play by the rules, but they recognized that giving an unclassified shooter a chance to re-shoot a blown stage or a few tips wasn't going to threaten the integrity of the competition between the more acomplished shooters. On the other hand, when I first tried the sport several years ago, I shot a couple of matches (one USPSA and One IDPA) where the competitors didn't offer suggestions, ROs were more interested in giving penalties than suggestions, and competition was more important than sharing the sport with a potential member. Those matches put me off the sport for two years.

Q&D targest stand: 1) Obtain one 4X4 that will fit in your trunk or back seat, a small bag of Quik-crete, and a 5 lb coffee can (or similarly sized container) 2) Set 4X4 in container, fill with Quik-crete 3) Attach plate or target to post

What's your mag maintenance routine? How do you de-grit your mags if you drop then in sand or mud?

Nice shots! One shot perplexes me just a little, though - The shot shows a shooter with slide back and barrel up slightly in recoil and two (TWO!) cases still in the air after being ejected. Given that the photographer shot fast enough to freeze motion (at least 1/250, probably 1/500 or faster), that means that shooter had an INCREDIBLE split time! That's all the more impressive because he seems to be doing a great job of controlling recoil.

You live in a town with TWO matches within short driving distance?

You know how we score doubles at our locals... Alpha, Mike! Like Rob L. said in an article I read, doubles are so uncommon that it should just be scored a mike. -LK I've never shot a double in a match, and have been annoyed when some other shooters pestered ROs over what seemed to me to be obvious mikes. But just this afternoon, I was working on fundamentals and doing slow shots at 15 yrds, and damn if I didn't shoot at least three pair of bona fide doubles within 4 mags. I'm still not going to hassle ROs, though, unless its a pretty obvious double.