Alaskan454 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I like being "the revolver guy" at my club level matches. I don't spend much time picking up brass since it comes in nice little packages of 6 when I'm done shooting, and I found that I've become a better overall shooter after concentrating my time with DA revolvers this last year. I need to put a bit more thought into how I shoot each stage and make each shot count which has helped a lot to improve my scores. There will always be a few semi-auto guys who chuckle when you open that cylinder during LAMR but they'll stop laughing when the timer does. I ran my 625 faster than the whole CDP divison at our Aug. IDPA match and snagged the overall fastest time on one of the six stages. As BillR1 mentioned most people assume that revolver reloads have to be slow which isn't the case. I've thrown my fair share of loaded moonclips 6 feet down range, but with a bit of practice they are much faster for me than reloading a bottom fed magazine. Before anyone gives up on a revolver I suggest they shoot for at least one season to get used to it. I'm sure guys who switch over from revolvers to semi-autos are far more frustrated than going the other direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledoc Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Thanks Alaskan454 for your comments. I love shooting the revolver more than the bottom feeders that I have. The expense of the .38 special (on the fence about reloading) has prevented me for shooting it during a season. I only shoot the revolver once a month. You are so right in that the funny looks are abundant when you walk to the line with a wheel gun . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanc Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I feel like my easiest and most direct path is to concentrate on production or shoot SS for the major pf. Its all relative. In general, HHF's for production and Single Stack are very very stout to say the least, so saying its "easiest" is may be a relative statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanc Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Don't worry about shooting different divisions--I do, and it helps keep me interested in the game. Shooting is shooting! This is an individual temperament thing, but I have definitely lost interest from doing one thing. Its one of the reasons the whole CO provisional thing is so interesting to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Halley Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Thanks Alaskan454 for your comments. I love shooting the revolver more than the bottom feeders that I have. The expense of the .38 special (on the fence about reloading) has prevented me for shooting it during a season. I only shoot the revolver once a month. You are so right in that the funny looks are abundant when you walk to the line with a wheel gun . . . Time to get on the powder blue bus! .38 is so much fun to reload. Wait until the funny looks are because you finished the stage ahead of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md80captain Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I compete to get good with revolver since a revolver is my carry gun of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledoc Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Thanks Alaskan454 for your comments. I love shooting the revolver more than the bottom feeders that I have. The expense of the .38 special (on the fence about reloading) has prevented me for shooting it during a season. I only shoot the revolver once a month. You are so right in that the funny looks are abundant when you walk to the line with a wheel gun . . . Time to get on the powder blue bus! .38 is so much fun to reload. Wait until the funny looks are because you finished the stage ahead of them... I finished an IDPA match ahead of two bottom feeders last Saturday.....could have finished ahead of five if it were not for my points down...arrgh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan454 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Congrats on your match, I always like to see if I can out run them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Halley Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Congratulations! That always makes me giggle a little...bottom feeders on the bottom of the score sheet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillR1 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) I finished 5th overall today (out of 28 shooters) at an IDPA match with my 686. I got to whip more than a few bottom feeders! I probably could've went faster since I was only 2 points down for the entire match. Way fun!! Edited September 27, 2015 by BillR1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolguy Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) I finished 5th overall yesterday out of 40. There were 3 revos, the rest auto. This was my first IDPA match in 20(?) years. I was down 1 point for the match. I was shooting a 4" .40 S&W 686. It was pretty fun. I already knew a few people there. Might do it again sometime. Edited September 27, 2015 by Toolguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Halley Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I shoot my 646 for idpa just for fun...if it gets serious I'll pull out the 625 JM. It's hardly ever serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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