kmanick Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) man it was a blast but I sure have a lot to learn.. 3 stage match did great on 1 stage (2nd) did ok on the 2nd ....but the 3rd. A lot of moving and like a total noob figured I 'd wing it. Took the completely worst execution path you could possibly take and hosed myself out of the top 5 for the Production class. I was the poster child for how not to run a stage LOL! On the bright side..... I am now addicted! ran my shadow 2 , zero issues, all of my gear was "ON!" Even though I messed up I had so much fun...I don't even care. Great bunch of guys running it and participating too. I just ran AE 124gr as I've not gotten into reloading yet , but it sure looks like I'm going to. Can't wait for the next match Edited April 23, 2018 by kmanick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 6 hours ago, kmanick said: hosed myself out of the top 5 for the Production class. On the bright side..... I am now addicted! Even though I messed up I had so much fun...I don't even care. Can't wait for the next match Sounds like you WON, big. First, to come in near the top of Production your first time out Second, you can't wait to get back ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 congrats and welcome to the sport! yeah you have to shoot fast and accurate to do well in this game, but logistics/economy of movement are a huge part of it. not taking extra steps, reloading while moving vs standing still, not getting surprised by targets you know are there, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmanick Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) thanks for the encouragement, overall I came in at the middle of the pack but that one stage , I did rock it Next up USPSA in Hopkinton May 5th and then on to Rhode Island for "Mini walls of Steel" may 12th and off to a Bowling Pins match May 18th and the Steel challenge Both at holbrook May 26 hopefully I can get something going 3-4 times a month all summer I've got an M&P Performance Center 9L wit a Jpoint optic on it that I haven't even "broken out" yet. I hope my wife won't miss me too much the next couple of months LOL! Edited April 24, 2018 by kmanick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 7 hours ago, kmanick said: hopefully I can get something going 3-4 times a month all summer Come on down and visit Mickey during the winter, and you can shoot ALL WINTER, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Kmanic,, when you go to those bowling Pins, don’t even think of a 9 mm,, 45 acp, 357 mag are best.. that is if they put them on a 4 foot table where you must knock them off the table.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmanick Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 3 hours ago, EEH said: Kmanic,, when you go to those bowling Pins, don’t even think of a 9 mm,, 45 acp, 357 mag are best.. that is if they put them on a 4 foot table where you must knock them off the table.. they do , and we do have to clear them off of the table to score, I only have 9's right now, really no interest in going .40, .45 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, kmanick said: I only have 9's , no interest in going .40, .45 etc. Use the heaviest HP bullets you can find (at least 147's if not 165's) moving as fast as you can make them go, and take a little extra time to hit those pins square in the middle Edited April 24, 2018 by Hi-Power Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmanick Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 ran my second USPSA match today.............and D'Q'd LOl! oh well better to get it over with, got to stage 4 of 6 (the classifier unfortunately) and stepped into the start box. I drew my CZ and started lining up my first shots and heard "STOP!" I drew before the RO said "make ready" .....DOH!!! Ironically one stage later the RO that Dq'd me DQ'd as well. He was shooting an STI and forgot to put the safety on. As he drew for his first shot he fired a shot right into the dirt 5 feet in front of him.......................................Done oh well a day of lessons learned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 If you haven't started reloading, yet, save your brass Bet you never make either of those two mistakes again …. lesson learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmanick Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 33 minutes ago, Hi-Power Jack said: If you haven't started reloading, yet, save your brass Bet you never make either of those two mistakes again …. lesson learned. Oh ya , me and my shooting bud are reloading 135's and 145's now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckinMS Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 16 hours ago, kmanick said: ran my second USPSA match today.............and D'Q'd LOl! oh well better to get it over with, got to stage 4 of 6 (the classifier unfortunately) and stepped into the start box. I drew my CZ and started lining up my first shots and heard "STOP!" I drew before the RO said "make ready" .....DOH!!! Ironically one stage later the RO that Dq'd me DQ'd as well. He was shooting an STI and forgot to put the safety on. As he drew for his first shot he fired a shot right into the dirt 5 feet in front of him.......................................Done oh well a day of lessons learned He should have been DQ'D before the AD. The safety must be engaged anytime gun is loaded and holstered. You learned 3 lessons to avoid in 1 match. Enjoy the sport, shoot safely, and welcome to uspsa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Happens... now hopefully you will never forget to wait for the command. Learn, move on, have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zander1555 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I got DQ'd my second match this last weekend as well. This game is extremely addicting though - I'm signed up for a USPSA-style steel match this Sunday. Reloading is definitely worth it just for the sake of tuning your load for PF and recoil impulse. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeThomas Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 The DQ club only has 2 kinds of members - those that have DQ'ed and those that will DQ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 6 hours ago, MikeThomas said: The DQ club only has 2 kinds of members - those that have DQ'ed and those that will DQ...... Again, not so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revoman Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 6 hours ago, MikeThomas said: The DQ club only has 2 kinds of members - those that have DQ'ed and those that will DQ...... The DQ club only has 1 kind of member “Those who have DQ’ed” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacomandood Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I DQ’d my first official USPSA match. Guess I joined that club right away, but at least I got it out of the way quick too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJB05 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Congrats and welcome to your new addiction. start reloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnceACowboy Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Reloading is fun in and of itself, now you have two addictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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