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Tried IDPA and like it.

#1 User is offline   Ray R. 

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Posted 18 June 2009 - 10:21 PM

Shot a couple of IDPA matches (CDP) in the last two months, and like it.

I've been away from competitive shooting for a few years, and had to learn a few new things:

1] Drawing from concealment using a suitable holster is definately different from what I was used too. But after a thousand or so draws, its begining to be second nature. Not a problem.

2] The legal reloads don't always make sense, but aren't that big a deal.

3] Lots of shooting on the move which I enjoy. Only thing-- moving toward a target while engaging seems a little strange from a realistic standpoint.

Met a lot of really friendly people. The COFs were interesting, and generally well thought out. Nice too, that you don't need a lot of specilized equipment-- a gun, mags, and ammo, and you're good to go.

All in all, a very fine experience. I see why people get "hooked" on this.

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Posted 18 June 2009 - 11:46 PM

Ray,

Welcome to the sport! :)
Pride and fear are emotions, which hope for an outcome. Outcomes take your attention from the present, where the shooting happens, to the future. It is totally impossible to do anything in the future, because it hasn't happened yet. The key to shooting your best is to be present as the witness of the shooting. Do not judge, do not give yourself anything to live up to. We can only shoot as well as we have trained ourselves to shoot. To try to shoot only induces stress. Be content with your current ability. And accumulate practice to improve that ability. Consolidate, build strength where you feel weakness. We cannot raise our ability until we accept our current limitations. Practice dissolves limitations. Matches simply define where the current limits exist. The game of shooting is all about redefining our limits.
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Posted 19 June 2009 - 04:01 AM

View PostRay R., on Jun 19 2009, 12:21 AM, said:

3] Lots of shooting on the move which I enjoy. Only thing-- moving toward a target while engaging seems a little strange from a realistic standpoint.


Welcome to the addiction!

I shoot with a guy who lets out a war cry everytime we have a scenario that requires a charge. Most entertaining :roflol:
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Posted 19 June 2009 - 05:24 AM

Welcome to IDPA, your new addiction :)

Most of the stages I've shot don't require shooting while advancing, most often it's while you're backing up, or moving laterally. I think backing up is harder than advancing, but it's all fun. I take it you're doing some dry firing now? There's a range diary forum if you want to keep track: http://www.brianenos...p?showforum=155
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Posted 19 June 2009 - 07:44 AM

Welcome to the sport, and yes, it is very addictive. B)

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Posted 19 June 2009 - 09:39 AM

Thanks, gentlemen.

I have found a goal too-- consistantly beat the ESP shooters with my 45. :rolleyes:

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Posted 19 June 2009 - 11:27 AM

That's exactly what I'm doing right now :D
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Posted 19 June 2009 - 01:09 PM

Way to go, Pittbug! Maybe we should start a club... :roflol:

I ended up second over all in each match I shot. Both times I got beat by a 1911 in 9mm. The 1911 in 9mm does offer some very real advantages-- most notably the extra two rounds. (Recoil isn't that big of an issue.) Definately have to take care with the rounds available when shooting CDP. Need better stage planning and better shooting.

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Posted 19 June 2009 - 01:19 PM

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I shoot with a guy who lets out a war cry everytime we have a scenario that requires a charge. Most entertaining


Hey Greg... that must a TN "thing" :roflol:


Ray... if you really get serious about IDPA... then you need to take on the CDP shooters with a revolver. I did that for 3 years and at the end of that time frame I was beating 90% of the CDP shooters in every match I shot with my 45 ACP wheelgun

Good for you setting some tough goals for yourself. :cheers:

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Posted 19 June 2009 - 07:30 PM

Mark,
This guy is about as atypical as you can get down here. Shoots a revolver, using a sport coat for concealment.
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Posted 19 June 2009 - 10:11 PM

Hey MichiganShootist, I like that! :cheers:

Personally, I have always liked revolvers better then autos. But when I decided to try IDPA, I didn't have the necessary equipment to shoot a revolver, so I went with what I had. After years of trying, the infamous 1911 still feels slightly wrong in my hand-- kind of like a lead 2X4. But, as they say, you can get used to anything.

I do like the sport coat thing. May try it when the weather cools. Adds a touch of class, don't you know?

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Posted 07 July 2009 - 01:39 AM

View PostPittbug, on Jun 19 2009, 12:27 PM, said:

That's exactly what I'm doing right now :D


Me, too. Pretty tough sometimes, especially on 8-10 round stage.

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Posted 07 July 2009 - 03:53 AM

View PostRay R., on Jun 19 2009, 12:39 PM, said:

Thanks, gentlemen.

I have found a goal too-- consistantly beat the ESP shooters with my 45. :rolleyes:

Yeah, I've been playing with a wheelgun for a while, and I love it when I can smoke some bottom-stuffers on a stage. :cheers:
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