SpookyPistolero Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Howdy folks! I found this forum through another shooting forum, and it came highly recommended. I'm a life-long shooter, but have little experience in competitions. I shot IDPA for a couple of years until school took over. I have been able to get back into practice a bit, so I hope to really brush up on form and mental aspects of gunning so I can get back into the game. I look forward to reading and learning lots. -Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E K Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Will, Welcome to the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adively Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Welcome from SW Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMcGowan Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Welcome from Russell Springs Ky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveU Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Where in KY? Welcome to the forums. Don't let Todd scare you. He's wicked fast but quite tame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookyPistolero Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Thanks for the friendly welcome(s)! I'm in Lexington, actually. Not too far from BGSL, but I'm no longer a member there. I hear that Bud's has started USPSA type stuff, so I may try joining their league. Anyone else near there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E K Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I'm in Nky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Thanks for the friendly welcome(s)! I'm in Lexington, actually. Not too far from BGSL, but I'm no longer a member there. I hear that Bud's has started USPSA type stuff, so I may try joining their league. Anyone else near there? I'm the USPSA match director for BGSL. Come down and watch the Battle in the Bluegrass this friday and sat? I'm also at the Buds USPSA "type" match on thursday, don't know if I'll make it this thursday or not though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookyPistolero Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 Thanks much for the invite! Would love to come and watch. I will try to get down Saturday. Also, I just watched your vids and I feel embarrassed to even own a pistol, haha. Excellent shooting, very fluid. I've consistently failed at getting such controlled pairs. This summer = practice time. What's your pistol make & caliber, incidentally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Thanks much for the invite! Would love to come and watch. I will try to get down Saturday. Also, I just watched your vids and I feel embarrassed to even own a pistol, haha. Excellent shooting, very fluid. I've consistently failed at getting such controlled pairs. This summer = practice time. What's your pistol make & caliber, incidentally? The one I've been using lately has been a Springfield 1911 Trophy Match in .40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I should be there on thursday. It would be a great way to get back into the swing of things for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookyPistolero Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 I should be there on thursday. It would be a great way to get back into the swing of things for you. It's cool that there are folks from the forum at a local joint. I'm going to try hard to attend this thursday. How many folks normally show up? Is two spare mag holders enough for a G17? Any rules I should review, mag caps, etc? Never ran through a USPSA match before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcarter Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Two mags should be good to get started. Just fill em up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 you could read over the rules at USPSA.com to get an idea of what you'll see. We are slowly getting all the kinks ironed out as we just got started there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Welcome to the forum! Corey (Steel1212) is a top notch match director and puts together some awesome matches! Go shoot with them, either at BGSL or at Buds....you won't be disappointed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookyPistolero Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Thanks guys! I have read through the rules a bit, and have watched lots of videos/etc. I have a G34 coming to me soon that I hope to have in-hand by Thursday (or else my G17 will get used). I wanted to ask one more thing. I'm comfortable with a pistol, in so far as I am safe and have developed that sixth sense of being aware of my trigger finger and muzzle direction. I'm accurate during standing shooting. I practice draw strokes (not so much on reloads unfortunately) and do a lot of dry firing. All that said, I'm really far from being a pro! I'm not fast and am not practiced at shooting on the move. So will I end up slowing down the match enough to be a nuisance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Thanks guys! I have read through the rules a bit, and have watched lots of videos/etc. I have a G34 coming to me soon that I hope to have in-hand by Thursday (or else my G17 will get used). I wanted to ask one more thing. I'm comfortable with a pistol, in so far as I am safe and have developed that sixth sense of being aware of my trigger finger and muzzle direction. I'm accurate during standing shooting. I practice draw strokes (not so much on reloads unfortunately) and do a lot of dry firing. All that said, I'm really far from being a pro! I'm not fast and am not practiced at shooting on the move. So will I end up slowing down the match enough to be a nuisance? come to buds thursday....you'll be fine. If your safe we'll fix the rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atbarr Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Howdy folks! I found this forum through another shooting forum, and it came highly recommended. I'm a life-long shooter, but have little experience in competitions. I shot IDPA for a couple of years until school took over. I have been able to get back into practice a bit, so I hope to really brush up on form and mental aspects of gunning so I can get back into the game. I look forward to reading and learning lots. -Will Welcome! A.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biloxi23 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Welcome! This is the best site on shooting that is available. I have yet to have a question that the folks on this forum cannot answer. Welcome, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookyPistolero Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 come to buds thursday....you'll be fine. If your safe we'll fix the rest! Great, I will be there. 5:30, yeah? (A bit before that, for me) Howdy folks! I found this forum through another shooting forum, and it came highly recommended. I'm a life-long shooter, but have little experience in competitions. I shot IDPA for a couple of years until school took over. I have been able to get back into practice a bit, so I hope to really brush up on form and mental aspects of gunning so I can get back into the game. I look forward to reading and learning lots. -Will Welcome! A.T. Welcome! This is the best site on shooting that is available. I have yet to have a question that the folks on this forum cannot answer. Welcome, again. Thanks much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E K Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Thanks guys! I have read through the rules a bit, and have watched lots of videos/etc. I have a G34 coming to me soon that I hope to have in-hand by Thursday (or else my G17 will get used). I wanted to ask one more thing. I'm comfortable with a pistol, in so far as I am safe and have developed that sixth sense of being aware of my trigger finger and muzzle direction. I'm accurate during standing shooting. I practice draw strokes (not so much on reloads unfortunately) and do a lot of dry firing. All that said, I'm really far from being a pro! I'm not fast and am not practiced at shooting on the move. So will I end up slowing down the match enough to be a nuisance? come to buds thursday....you'll be fine. If your safe we'll fix the rest! Corey, Can you provide some more details on the Bud's Thursday night event? Sounds like it is at Bud's? What time? How many stages? Is it every Thursday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Every thursday. Arrive at 530ish. We try to go hot at 6. 3 stages in a climate controlled range. Last week we had some rather large courses. Industry Rd in Lexington. We have many new shooters that are just getting their feet wet as well as some of us that have been around a little while. It's a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookyPistolero Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 Match was a great time! Definitely a nice way to 'ease into' competitions. As known beforehand I have lightyears of improvement needed, but it was nice learning to work under a little bit of pressure. Plus, Shaun didn't even laugh [out loud] when I hurled a mag to the ground during a 'reload'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 ALot of new shooters at buds so nothing to worry about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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