Nemesis Lead Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) So I can shoot 5 USPSA handgun matches per month by travelling no more than 30 miles from my home (I could do more with multi-gun, but let's leave that out). I am in the San Francisco Bay Area. Not bad for being behind the Iron Curtain. I am wondering......where are you and how many USPSA handgun matches can you shoot per month? Note--please abide by the 30 mile limit. I ask because I wonder how things are around the country and if there is a "Mecca" of USPSA shooting. If so....I might even consider moving there in retirement! I also saw a thread from a guy moving to Cheyenne, Wyoming and was absolutely stunned to see that the closest USPSA club is 2 hours away. I would have never guess that. Edited August 29, 2010 by Nemesis Lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscott Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 None ..... I have to drive 1.5 hours and 2 hours for the only 2 clubs close enough. I'm in central Ohio and the nearest range with organized shooting worth attending is 1 hour and 10 minutes from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 30 miles? That is hard to tell. I have never trip metered them but I have three within 40 minutes drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorDanO Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 30 miles! Ha. My home range is 45 miles. There are 2 matches about 120 miles away and another about 175 miles that I make it out to sometimes. Needless to say my truck has a lot of miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) Only one is within 30 miles driving distance and that one is actually ~5. The rest are between 1-2.5 hours driving distance. Edited August 29, 2010 by spanky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strick Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 1 or 2 within 30 miles but about 4 or 5 within an hour. Between USPSA, IDPA, and Steel Challenge I can shoot every weekend both days and maybe 2-3 days during the week. All with in an hour maybe a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furyalecto Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) Two, kind of. We have an outdoor monthly match nearby. We also have a weekly indoor stage where we usually average around 40 to 50 shooters with 80 to 110 total runs. Central Illinois. The others I try to attend are 70 to 110 miles away. Edited August 29, 2010 by furyalecto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avezorak Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 My home range is 2 miles from my house. Never even have to hit the pavement other than that there are several within an hour or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmap Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Within 30 miles.....I have 5 or 6 plus at least 4 Tuesday Night Steel Matches (not USPSA) at Rio. Within 45 miles....I have another 2 or 3 matches per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouttime Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 There are two within 1 hour, one about 1hr,15min and one about 2 hours. We set up a stage in an armory once a week and shoot, you would be suprised how hard we can make a stage. We change it around at least 2 to 4 times in one night. This is only about 2 miles form me. We may have anywhere from 5 to 12 shooters a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.roberts Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Just one. Home range is maybe 10-15 miles away. But three or four within an hour's drive or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 I'm in the same boat, same west Texas town with JordanO. Our "home" range is 45 miles away, then it gets to be a ways for the rest! Pretty much figure on driving 2hrs plus EACH way. I try to make two a month but it doesn't always happen. MLM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-charlie Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 None in the Chicago area. The closest two are about 40 - 45 miles away which seems like a treat after usually driving 100 - 130 miles for other matches during the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishy Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Closest match is 45 minutes. All the rest are an 1.5 to 2 hours away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) 1. Custer Sportsmens Club/ 10 minutes 2. Marrysville Rifle and Pistol/ 1 Hour 3. North Whidbey IDPA/ 1 Hour 10 minutes 4. Paul Bunyan Rifle and Pistol/ 2 hours 30 minutes 5. Kitsap Rifle and Revolver/ 3 hours 6. Shelton / 3 hours 20 minutes 7. Yakima / 4 hours 10 minutes I will drive 3 hours to a local match most of the time. Yeah 6 hours of driving in a day is kind of alot but its not like i would probably just be lazing around eating protien powder out of the bag and doing dumb stuff anyways. Edited August 29, 2010 by Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLM Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Exactly zero within 30 miles. I just got home from shooting my "local" indoor USPSA match and that's 65 miles each way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z Sr Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 I have 3 per month at about an hour or less away, with 6 IDPA and a weekly fun match, good place to be in NC (working on 4th USPSA match for the late fall) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny7 Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 All depends on where you live in NC. Where I am at there are none that are within 30 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoBolo Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspian guy Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 3, 2 more if you extend that to an hour or so.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnote Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 45min, 2 matches 60 min 3 matches 75 min 5 matches Uspsa, idpa, steel, But most of those overlap/double up, so You have to make a choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) 30 Miles barely gets you out of town. So in Charlotte you have no sanctioned USPSA matches, but you do have IDPA, NRA Action Pistol, and "Combat Pistol" matches. But I have 4 matches within an hour drive and 2 more within an hour and a half. Then at least an additional four within a 3 hour drive. Edited August 29, 2010 by JFlowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Lord Gomer Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Augusta, GA...one within 30 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glshooter Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 None, I actually have to leave the state to shoot USPSA. There are no USPSA clubs in CT. Closest one is an hour away in NY, 2 more about an hour and a half and a couple 2 hours in MA and NJ. There is some IDPA in CT but also an hour away. I don't see home that much on weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 zero nearest club is about 2 hours,, and I live in a gun friendly state full of shooters, just cant seem to get any clubs going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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