duckman45sa Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Just joined a local gun club and shot my first match and i'm hooked might even quit duck hunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rusert Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Welcome to the forums! Don't quit duck hunting. (My second favorite thing to do with a gun.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Welcome to a sport that will take all your money and spare time and leave you with nothing but a big grin on your face. We're glad to have you join this community. You'll be awed by the people and knowledge present on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckman45sa Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 It would hard to quit something i love so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasOPM Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Welcome to our obsession- turning perfectly good ammunition into noise and holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemepharmd Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Welcome from another Alabama shooter. That's a good group over your way, and they've been having really good matches. FYI - I'm a lifelong hunter, and I try to make time for both during hunting season. When season isn't open, though, shooting takes over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmap Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 It would hard to quit something i love so much Welcome to USPSA and the addiction. You'll be hooked forever but don't quit hunting. You'll regret that if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Oh you poor soul. What have you done? Just go out now and buy your reloader and components now. Mark your calendar with all match dates near you so you can make at least one reliably a month. Practice dryfire whenever you can. (until you get a callus where you disengage the thumb safety unless you shoot a Glock) Make friends with as many shooters as you can so that you can buy in bulk. It starts to be like doing drug deals except IT'S LEGAL! (I have made late night runs for bullets and/or primers when I didn't keep proper track of my "stash" and needed a quick fix) Trade recipes for loads with your buddies until you find one that is "your" load. Make arrangements to travel/vacation around match dates regardless of where the wife/girlfriend wants to go. Work practice into your schedule so that you are either at the range/dryfiring/work/home sleeping and nowhere else. (Unless of course there is a gun show within 100 miles) These are not neccessarily mine, but what I generally have heard around here and at the places I shoot. Welcome to the addiction, it has so far been a good ride for me. Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzygä Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Welcome to the Forum!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam815 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Welcome to the Forum!!! It'll become an addiction, no point in resisting. Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MoreChains Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Shoot matches on weekends, hunt on weekdays (less people). If work interferes, work less. That's what Annual Leave is for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No.343 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I quit duck hunting too. Come September I'll pick it back up, though. Welcome to the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2osport Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Welcome to the sport. No need to give up any other shooting you do. They all work together. Lots of people in the sport and on this forum engage in multiple shooting sports and hunt as well. I shoot uspsa, long range practical rifle, 3gun, and hunt in the fall. All of the shooting sports help each other out in some form either mental or physical. Enjoy, and be aware of the "I WANTS" associated with the sport. You will soon be saying to yourself "I think I want a Production gun, a Single Stack Gun, a Limited Gun, a Open gun, and oh yea, I better have a backup for each" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemepharmd Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Enjoy, and be aware of the "I WANTS" associated with the sport. You will soon be saying to yourself "I think I want a Production gun, a Single Stack Gun, a Limited Gun, a Open gun, and oh yea, I better have a backup for each" That statement could not be more true! A few even add revo's to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRider Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Welcome to the addiction! I hope to see you at a match soon. While there is nothing wrong with the "I want" list, if you are like me, you will still find yourself shooting your favorite guns (all three of them ) the most. Hurley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikej Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Welcome from another new Alabama shooter. The things folks said in the above posts are true. I have a nice revolver and limited gun that I am planning to concentrate on for at least this year. But those other thoughts creep in. Things like, " Man, those open guns sure look like fun". Gotta be strong. Enjoy your new found obsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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