bbbean Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I had someone tell me this recently, "It wouldn't be fair. I'd beat everyone. Do you know John Pride was my partner at LAPD? It would be like Tiger Woods showing up at a local golf tournament." Seiichi I'll pay his entry fee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxton1 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) I had someone tell me this recently, "It wouldn't be fair. I'd beat everyone. Do you know John Pride was my partner at LAPD? It would be like Tiger Woods showing up at a local golf tournament." Seiichi I'll pay his entry fee! ...and I'll pay for his ammunition!!!! (And I'll say this, because I ARE ONE: Cops can just be jackasses about the shooting sports.) I once had a kid show up at a local indoor match just after he'd graduated from the Academy. He was saying that he was trained by so-and-so and he was best in his class and knew all this stuff. When it was obvious that he'd not won, he comes up to me and says "Yeah, you guys win because you use those competition guns and competition holsters and stuff.". I got PISSED, went out to the car and changed rigs to my duty rig with Safariland SS III holster and Glock 22. Re-shot the entire match. When I finished, I turned around, made eye contact with him, and then took a bow. Not exactly my best behavior, but it proved a point to him. Edited January 3, 2012 by Braxton1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyreb Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Couple I have heard that are similar: "Too much standing around between shooting......causes me to cool down." "Less than 5 minutes total shooting time while spending 6-8 hours on the range." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Guy Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 "I'm just here to see how it works, I'll shoot next time....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingchef Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 "I'm just here to see how it works, I'll shoot next time....." This one takes them all, Lurkers who get scared away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino_aki Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) "I just spent $XXXXX.00 on my new Sporting Clays (or Handicap or Singles or Doubles) gun and my gun budget is done for this year." Edited January 7, 2012 by gino_aki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandrum Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 "I'm just here to see how it works, I'll shoot next time....." I don't think I've seen an observer return yet. I'm wondering if it's the crazy amount of trash talking that goes on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) "I just spent $XXXXX.00 on my new Sporting Clays (or Handicap or Singles or Doubles) gun and my gun budget is done for this year." I've never seen a serious shotgunner ever give thought to money! They simply do not play other games, though. Edited January 8, 2012 by Dan Sierpina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anachronism Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I think the major issue is really just performance anxiety. Nobody wants to fumble around doing something unfamiliar in front of an audience. The money issue is very real. I went to a local steel challenge match, only to find out my old IPSC holsters weren't legal because they don't cover the trigger (it's been a long time). I ended up leaving, what else was there to do? I still haven't dropped the cash for new holsters, and haven't been back, although the difficulty certainly was not anybodys fault, least of all the match organizers. I also once got whupped into open class because I had a 1911 that was completely stock, except for a Bo-Mar rear sight. I've been assured by the new people running the matches that this wouldn't happen again. I still need to get a proper holster for this gun too. And finally, I went to a local IPSC match, just to watch. Most of the guns in use cost more than my car did, and my car's not terribly old, or cheap. It made me feel like I was in the wrong place with my basically stock guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bbbean Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I also once got whupped into open class because I had a 1911 that was completely stock, except for a Bo-Mar rear sight. !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anachronism Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I also once got whupped into open class because I had a 1911 that was completely stock, except for a Bo-Mar rear sight. !!!! This was many years ago, and was the match directors call, because of my "non-standard" sights. He chose to equate the Bomar to an optical sight. The people running the local matches now are too sharp for this sort of nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammerJammer Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) The ones that worked for me for several years: I can't afford it I will look stupid I only have a Glock 23 The people will be elitists with custom guns I don't have time All of these turned out to be true except for the people. The people are great. However, I can't afford it, I look stupid, I have a Glock 23, I don't I have time. I just don't let any of that stop me anymore. Not having a place to practice was also a big deterent. Now my practice is club matches and dryfire. I will survive. Edited January 11, 2012 by RammerJammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hefta Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Don't want to clean the guns after the match. That's why GOD invented Glocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Article HERE Thanks one and all. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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