TriggerT Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Here in Northern IL I can shoot 6 matches per month, each at a different club, if I am willing to put in some road time. 90% of these club level matches are within an hour drive, but I might be willing to drive up to 2 hours if I don't have anything else going on, and if the clubs matches are worth the trip. So how far will you all go to shoot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolJim Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Tim Im in NW Indiana. It looks like I'll be able to hit 3 IPSC matches a month. 1. NPCCC (IN) - http://www.npccc.net/ Just starting to run IPSC in April. 2. Oak Park (IL) 3. BORCC (MI) Atlanta is a possible 4th but it's 2 hours minimum at I-65 speeds (80-95MPH). Are most of the clubs your talking about in WI. ? I've been to Pine Tree a couple times. Could you list them? Thanks, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFoley Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I shoot USPSA every weekend, driving from 20 minutes to 1.5 hours. Occasionally we will go farther for a 3Gun match, like 4 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Here in The South West Tennessee area I have 1 club 20 minutes, 2 clubs right at 2 hrs.... then it is GO somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I go to one club that takes over 3 hours and its worth it. The rest are around an hour to almost two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I go to 6 matches within 20 minutes, three more that are an hour and a half and if I skip one of these regulars to visit another club it's two hours to one and three to another. If I make it to Area 2 this Fall that should be about 1800 miles, figure 3 to 5 days travel depending on how many tourist traps snag my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimel Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 If I wasn't willing to drive 2+ hours I would have one match to shoot. I do have my limits though. I won't drive 2 hours for a 3 stage match and won't do it consistently for a 4 stage. I also won't drive very far for a match that has crummy stages and/or bad match management. If I drive for several hours and fire less than 50 rounds over unimaginative stages I won't be coming back. Shot a match a couple years ago where three of the stages should have just been 3 strings on the same stage. Same setup: Box A to Box B, Box B to Box A, Between Box A and Box B. Wasn't a 6 stage match, it was a 4 stage. On the other hand I'd drive 3 or 4 hours for a well produced match with 5 or 6 well designed, and well run, stages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman33_99 Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 On the front range of Colorado (east side of the Rockies for the flatlanders) there are 7 matches each month, of which two are on the same day. 4 of them are with in an hour, and 3 are within 1-1/2 hours. I try to make as many as I can. There are about 3 or 4 other matches within 4 hours, but that is a little far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishy Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I drive 40 minutes to 2 hrs. Depends on the match. I will drive 2 hrs for a good 3 gun match. I have driven over an hour for a 23 round IDPA match.( I have never gone back to that club). I shoot just about every weekend IPSC or IDPA. Trigger time is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpolans Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Back when I was a kid, my dad was stationed in Germany. We used to travel to all over Germany, France, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland (for him...they wouldn't let 12 year olds shoot ) for IPSC matches. We'd drive for four hours (or more) for a good match, sometimes even arriving the night before and staying at a motel. Back then, our motto might as well have been, "Have gun, will travel." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Two sundays a month 30 minutes to my club. 1-2 Sundays a month 44 minutes to Old Bridge. 1-2 Sundays a year, when I can get work coverage, 80 minutes to Topton, PA........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I will drive for 2 hours if I can carpool and it is a good match. Otherwise I would rather go practice at my club which is 10 minutes from my door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 Pistol Jim, PM coming your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airedale Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I can shoot every weekend within one hour. I stretch it to two hours to go to the Fomeister 3 gun once per month. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFoley Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 The Fomeister 3 Gun, I kinda like the sound of that. But I can't wait until the Zookeeper World Revolver Championship on March 26. On a more serious note, Vikings501, Tewlman, and Jeremy K all have way more responsibility for the 3 gun match than I do, I just show up and help(and go to over 100 board meetings per month). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I love all those short drives but here in Montana things are a little different. The first weekend of the month it is 180 miles south, the 2nd a 180 miles west and I am thinking of adding a 3rd 180 miles east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bberkley Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I'll drive about 3 hours maybe once a year. Over to Bend or up to Washington for the GSSF match. The longest trip currently planned for this year is to Roseburg for the GSSF match, otherwise, its about an hour or so to Tri-County or Dundee and 15 minutes to my home club of ARPC. A couple of years ago I drove to Spokane to go to the GSSF match in Couer d' Alene, and was tentatively planning this year to take the family to Montana for Area 1, but I'm going to be redoing the lawn and installing a fence instead. Several guys I know travel quite a bit to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdj Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I drive around 3 hours once a month. My longest drive is about 7 hours one a year or so. The rest of the matches are 30 mins to 2 hours away, or I fly Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargenv Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 For regular matches, I usually don't have to drive more than an hour or so, 90 mins at the most. I've driven for 12 hours for a major match in the past and would prefer to drive to matches a bit farther away. If I'm travelling, I'll see if I can find a local match to where I'll be at the time. Generally, my three matches a month are within an hour of home. Vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I love all those short drives but here in Montana things are a little different. The first weekend of the month it is 180 miles south, the 2nd a 180 miles west and I am thinking of adding a 3rd 180 miles east. Yeah, but 180 miles in Montana is still only 1 hours drive! Nolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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