59Bassman Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I've been lurking for a while and decided I'd better make it official... Two months ago I shot my first USPSA match in 13 years. In the late 90's I competed for a while using my (then-new) Clackamas Kimber classic in a Bianchi hemisphere. The magazine ban was in full effect, and there was no way for me to get a "competitive" gun for Limited or Open without selling my car to pay for magazines. That, plus some frustrations with how my local club was run, plus a spouse who really preferred shotguns, got me heavily into sporting clays for about a decade. We moved, and the decent sporting clays ranges are now a pretty hefty drive. So a couple years ago, I tried Steel Challenge (loved it!) but got back into some other hobbies for a while. However, I've run into some folks I work with who are pretty active in the action pistol part of my club. I looked at the rules and found out that my old Kimber could now be competitive in Single Stack as well as IDPA. My old belt rig is long gone, so I bought some cheap Uncle Mike's gear and headed out. Wow, I'd forgotten what an amazing rush this sport can be. While there's nothing like breaking clays with an Italian O/U, USPSA is the ultimate "running with scissors" rush. Since that match, I've bought a Double Alpha belt, I'm getting a new holster and mag pouches, and just purchased a conversion for my Kimber to shoot .22lr. Now I'm looking hard at 3 gun and getting a USPSA Production-worthy 9mm (CZ75 is where I'm at now). I find it somewhat ironic that although I own 10 shotguns, not a single one of them is usable for 3 gun. At least I have a decent midlength AR that I think will work. Sorry for the length, this is me in a nutshell. I am fortunate to have found a club that shoots IDPA, USPSA, USPSA 3-gun, and Steel Challenge every month. Boy do I need a progressive press now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust4brains Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Let me be the first to welcome you 59B! I'm new here too and from East TN. I'm between Jefferson City and Morristown. I shoot at TAC2 in Greenville, you? R4B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaG Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Welcome Guys, I'm in Knoxville and shoot at ORSA and TAC2. Bassman, you should come out to 3G this month. Same weekend as USPSA match. DaG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicycle Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) double tap Edited January 1, 2011 by Suicycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicycle Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Welcome. I get up to ORSA some times for the Steel Challenge and IDPA. I am in the N. GA area and shoot the Cleveland IDPA matches. Where are you located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59Bassman Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm in Knoxville, and I shoot at ORSA. I work with a couple folks who are big into steel challenge and IDPA, but I want to try 3-gun. I've just borrowed a bit more of a tactical pump shotgun that I can at least use to try it. Looks like the last two weekends this month might get busy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzygä Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Welcome to the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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