Ryan92

I think the difference is that S&W and WC pour money into IDPA and CZ does not.

Looks like I placed 16th overall out of 56 shooters. Not too bad.

Had a blast yesterday at the match. 8 stages all set up with a Halloween twist. Got off to a slow start but soon started to get into the groove. Screwed up a few times and got a few procedurals but overall not too bad for my first time. So many rules that you have to try to remember and they all seem to go out the window when you hear the timer go off. It was fun though and I am planning on joining IDPA and shooting future matches.

Anyone know if 10/22's allowed for the side matches?

Make sure you learn the rules and do not make too many mistakes. You will make some. No big deal. There are no fault lines, it is all about line of sight and being 50% being cover from the point of view of the target you are engaging in tactical order. Listen to the instructions. Rehearse in your head. You can only use your imagination. There is no shadow run. No aligning the sights and dry firing at LAMR. Do not drop a magazine with ammo in it. If in Vickers, triple some of the targets to make sure you get a 0 and this way you can drop the magazine, otherwise you have to do a retention reload. Remember that what I described is illegal but hard to rule upon (unless you shoot 5 times on the last target). And never move with an empty gun. Otherwise, have fun. IDPA is low count and goes fast because nobody shadow runs or rehearses. You can be done with a well squadded 4-stage IDPA in 90 minutes, go home and enjoy the rest of your weekend. I have been reading them over and over and over. TONS of rules, some kinda dumb but hey, that's the game. I will be attending a first time shooters meeting before the match and I am sure they will let us know the basics. How is it illegal to triple targets in Vickers? Thought you were allowed as many as you want... "In Vickers Count, which is the typical method used, the Shooter may fire as many rounds as they feel are necessary to get good hits on any given target. The only limit is the amount of ammunition that the Shooter has handy. Regardless of the number of hits on a target, normally only the best two count for score."- Racine IDPA New Shooter Brochure

Great info for the target! I purchased a pack of 100 IDPA practice targets that I will be using for training. I have a pretty nice private range that I can hopefully set up practice IDPA stages at. IDPA interests me because it is more real world. I live in Wisconsin and as you may or may not know, we just got CCW here late last year. I believe IDPA will help me to be a better shooter in the defensive aspect. I rarely shoot from cover or practice reloads with retention. So this is going to force me to do just that. It's all about learning something new which is all I want to do. I will be looking into USPSA events too but there are WAY more IDPA events in my local area.

Tomorrow is my first time attempting to shoot IDPA. I have shot numerous local matches that follow USPSA rules, and I have also shot a GSSF match before but never IDPA. I am looking to push my shooting to a new level and I am hoping that this will be the trick. I have yet to become a member of IDPA because it is not required at the local match that I will be doing. Hopefully everything goes well and I will start to get into shooting competitive more and more. I will be shooting in SSP w/ a M&P9 FS. Any insight for a first time IDPA shooter?