Followme438 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Hello all! I'm a 32 year old Active Duty Soldier, and am looking to get into USPSA. I've been shooting my entire life and reloading for most of it. I'm normally mostly a rifle guy, but need to work on my pistol shooting, and USPSA seems to be the single most accessible form of competition shooting. I have lurked for a while here, but finally made an account, and am looking forward to learning more and contributing where I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Followme438, Thank you for your service! You will really enjoy USPSA. It's a little humbling at first since many soldiers shoot pretty well but not really very fast. Of course, you have to combine those two skills to really excel in this game. But it comes together pretty fast. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thank you for your service. As Sarge said, USPSA can be humbling. have fun and put some lead downrange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Followme438 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Sarge, Stick, Thanks for the welcome! I really just want to have fun and enjoy myself. Safe, Accurate, and Fast (in that order). I'm an alright pistol shot out to 25-30 yards, what I am definitely going to have to work on, from what I've seen, is speed and footwork. I'm a believer in getting the muscle memory down, then going for speed, so I'll just focus on doing things right at first, then move on to worrying about the clock. Thanks again gents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floater Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Thank you for you service! Just prepare yourself, it's a wee bit habit forming, have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Followme438 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Floater, That's exactly what I'm wanting. I need a good, social, competitive hobby. The whole point for me is to have fun, and shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatsme Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 the addiction becomes real after the first match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattooo Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Welcome and thank you for your service [emoji631] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckinMS Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Welcome to the sport and forum! I also commend you for your patriotism and service! USPSA is a great way to have good, clean fun, and meet some of the best folks in the country! ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Followme438 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Thanks everyone! Looking forward to getting into this fully. I currently have a Para P14-45, and have a RIA Pro Ultra Match on the way. Should do until my skills improve enough to warrant a pistol that's more than a paycheck. Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatsme Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Followme438 said: Thanks everyone! Looking forward to getting into this fully. I currently have a Para P14-45, and have a RIA Pro Ultra Match on the way. Should do until my skills improve enough to warrant a pistol that's more than a paycheck. Haha When you are ready to put money into that Rock Island make sure you give Hayes custom guns a look. They do amazing things to make the Rock Island hi caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Followme438 Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 That'll be down the road, but I'll give them a look. I've shot 4 different single stack RIs and they have all been accurate and durable. Interested to see how this "hand fitted" one works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef15 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Welcome to the forum. USPSA is a good time. Shooting limited then? Have known a few people quite happy with the Rocks. What state are you in? If you don't mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Followme438 Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Yep, definitely plan on shooting limited. I'm in Georgia. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef15 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, Followme438 said: Yep, definitely plan on shooting limited. I'm in Georgia. How about you? NC, asked then realized I never added that to my profile here, doh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Followme438 Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 That's not too far away. I'm at Ft. Stewart. Looking at shooting matches from NC down to FL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef15 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 24 minutes ago, Followme438 said: That's not too far away. I'm at Ft. Stewart. Looking at shooting matches from NC down to FL. Quite a few of the guys I shoot with do a number of major matches in all those states. I haven't roamed outside NC to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Followme438 Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 I want to shoot as much as I can, as often as I can. It's a passion of mine, and I've been wanting to get into competitive shooting for several years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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