USPSA newbie.

[Timido]

what kind of distance is the norm for the shoots? I have watched some video and most of it looks 10-20 yards with a few long shots. I am hoping to give it a go next month at Miami Pistol.

Edited February 28, 2013 by Timido

[lee blackman]

Welcome Your in for an awesome and fun time. USPSA is a great game with great folks.

Normal shoots will vary from location to location. Different ranges provide different capabilities. Local to me target distances tend to be 7 yards or less on most paper. 7.6 yards or further on all steel. Depending how the stage is setup, occasional 20 or further yard shot to the extent of the shooting bay.

[sfinney]

Some paper targets will be 3 yards, most will be 7 to 15 yards. Some stages will throw in a 25 or 50 yard shot occasionally. (I have seen a 75 yard standards stage, but that is not the norm. )

[GuildSF4]

Welcome to the Forums. As Lee states normal target distance can vary. On some stages the distance can be 3 yds to 50 yds dependent on the available bay depth.

[Hi-Power Jack]

most of it looks 10-20 yards with a few long shots.

Exactly - most shots are 10 - 20 yards.

There are, also a few long and short shots - believe it or not,

it's the short shots that are more problematic - they're usually

a small (head only, or less than 1/2 a target) and you are

going to shoot them "FAST" because they're so close -

and the bullet is going to shoot 1-2 " low at close range - easy

to miss a head shot at 5 yards.

Go give it a try - you'll have a ball - but practice a bit first,

and make sure your gun is 1. 100% reliable with the ammo you're

going to use in Miami, and 2. sighted in for 5 - 30 yards so you

don't have to worry about aiming left or right, or up or down.

[chirpy]

You can get a good idea by going to the USPSA web site and checking out the drawings of the "Classifiers". All sorts of info there....some typical, some not.

FWIW

Richard

[Bunsen]

Most shots are around 15 yards or less. Sight in your gun for 25 yards and you will be set.