JFlowers Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Well, I finally broke down and did it. I shot the Palmetto Gun Club Match on Sta with my revolver. Changing from an Open Gun with Bolen/Higdon tuned big sticks to only having 6 rounds regardless was an eye-opening change. How you approached a stage was so completely different! I shot three stages well, one stage okay, and one stage .... well when the plan went to hades, you can't just seat another mag od 20+ home, take a breath, and finish the stage with ease when you are shooting a revolver! But the major thing was ... I had a blast! This coming Saturday is a Classifier Match at Mid-Carolina and I think I am going to shoot the Revolver and get my classification at least started out well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snertley Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Welcome to the round side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mainus Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Another convert to the limited 6 way of life. Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 It's a ton of fun! It feels like I say this every year, but it really does seem like there is a big surge of interest in shooting revolver in competition right now. I think we're going to see a lot of new (and converted) wheelgunners out there at the big matches this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 One of the "complaints" about USPSA shooting has always been the expense. Never figured out why Revolver is not more popular as an inexpensive way to shoot this game we all love. I mean I paid $300 for a used .357 S&W, less than $100 for speedloaders, and maybe $150 total in Safariland 002 and CD2 holders for the rig. Production isn't going to be any cheaper. And I have dropped more than that on a single trip to the gunsmith for the Open gun. And thanks to everyone who told me to look for the old Dade Machine Company speedloaders. They are definately faster than the HKS since there are no COMP I-II-III speedloaders for my gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffwalsh Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 It's a ton of fun! It feels like I say this every year, but it really does seem like there is a big surge of interest in shooting revolver in competition right now. I think we're going to see a lot of new (and converted) wheelgunners out there at the big matches this year. +1 Tell a friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revopop Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 All the cool kids are doin' it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I shot three stages well, one stage okay, and one stage .... well when the plan went to hades, you can't just seat another mag od 20+ home, take a breath, and finish the stage with ease when you are shooting a revolver!But the major thing was ... I had a blast! When I changed from shooting production to revolver, it was like I was in a different sport alltogether. Once I got used to using a revolver (especially in an all auto squad most of the time) things became tremendously fun. I get friendly ribbing from alot of auto shooters in squads that I shoot with, but I have never had a steel knockdown remain standing after I have hit it. Maybe that is becasue I am using .45 Colt with 250gr LRNFP and they hang around 180-185PF. I am working on loading down to 170PF, but I have hundreds of rounds to use with the higher power factor still. Anyhow welcome to revolver shooting and I hope that you keep having fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Commander Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Area 6 match can always use another revo shooter. Take the plunge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wideload Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 One of the "complaints" about USPSA shooting has always been the expense. Never figured out why Revolver is not more popular as an inexpensive way to shoot this game we all love. I mean I paid $300 for a used .357 S&W, less than $100 for speedloaders, and maybe $150 total in Safariland 002 and CD2 holders for the rig. Production isn't going to be any cheaper. And I have dropped more than that on a single trip to the gunsmith for the Open gun.And thanks to everyone who told me to look for the old Dade Machine Company speedloaders. They are definately faster than the HKS since there are no COMP I-II-III speedloaders for my gun. $550 to be fully equipped to shoot a match is tough to beat. Most of the popular production guns in used condition + 5 mags will consume the same amount of money and you will still be looking for decent holster and pouches. Perhaps this is a beginning of a Front Sight Article... USPSA on a budget, with equipment legal in all 50 States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No.343 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I just shot my first USPSA match with a revolver this past Saturday also. It felt like I had to flip my brain upside down and spin it 90 degrees. It was so weird not knowing how long reloads were going to take in relation to distance. When shooting limited I always knew during the walk through that after two steps I would have the gun up. With the revolver everything was a new experience. Stage 1 of the match had four shooting positions with boxes. It felt like it took me ten minutes to find the first plate I needed to shoot. What a challenge! It was very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikej Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Congratulations on the new experiences. I shot my first revolver match a few weeks ago and it was also my first time shooting USPSA. Luckily I had some help from a more experienced revolver shooter and he helped me map out my strategy. (My basic strategey was to be safe and have fun. I was able to do both) I plan to keep shooting revolver and also take a stab at Production with my Glock 34. This is a great game!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 (edited) Hehe... I shot L-10 yesterday for the first time in 10 months. When I did my first mag change my brain kinda froze.. "What else am I supposed to be doing? That's it?" Enjoy yourself, the revolver is a lot more fun. Edited March 9, 2009 by cas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 I noticed one thing I was doing and that was thumb cocking the hammer on the draw. Too many years of SASS I guess. That and I found myself starting to stage the trigger as the day went on, especially when shooting steel. Also, first speedloader centered like first magazine means 7th speedloader is too far over.... note - move speedloaders further to right. And seven speedloaders on the belt is close to not enough for big non-revolver friendly stages where you make a lot of standing reloads and dump live ammo. I wish I had a seasoned revolver competitor to work with. Is there any good material like Matt Burkett's videos, but for the revolver? If Jerry's video helpful for the revolver basics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wehrwolfe625 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I noticed one thing I was doing and that was thumb cocking the hammer on the draw. Too many years of SASS I guess. That and I found myself starting to stage the trigger as the day went on, especially when shooting steel.Also, first speedloader centered like first magazine means 7th speedloader is too far over.... note - move speedloaders further to right. And seven speedloaders on the belt is close to not enough for big non-revolver friendly stages where you make a lot of standing reloads and dump live ammo. I wish I had a seasoned revolver competitor to work with. Is there any good material like Matt Burkett's videos, but for the revolver? If Jerry's video helpful for the revolver basics? Hey James, Devon here. I have shot at Statesville and I think rowan with you. I am glad you decided to go revo. Next time we are at a match, let's get on a squad together and slow the whole thing down I have a North Mtn moonclip holder that you can try, I think you'll dig it! As far as videos go you can't go wrong with Jerry's, I have watched it for 2 years and still pick up on the the little things that he does( at least in that year it was taped) and try to see tidbits of clips on youtube. Hope to see you soon, neighbor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Well, I finally broke down and did it. I shot the Palmetto Gun Club Match on Sta with my revolver. Changing from an Open Gun with Bolen/Higdon tuned big sticks to only having 6 rounds regardless was an eye-opening change. How you approached a stage was so completely different!I shot three stages well, one stage okay, and one stage .... well when the plan went to hades, you can't just seat another mag od 20+ home, take a breath, and finish the stage with ease when you are shooting a revolver! But the major thing was ... I had a blast! This coming Saturday is a Classifier Match at Mid-Carolina and I think I am going to shoot the Revolver and get my classification at least started out well! I think you and I were the only two shooting revolver--and we were not even on the same squad -- good match --haven't seen any scores though--CYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20nickels Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 You can find most of Jerry's basics in online videos although the DVD's are worth it too. Autos are weird to me, I was born 60 years too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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