Recent content by CrankyCrash

Play as much as you can afford. I play 3 types of shooting games and normally don't have too much difficulty making the transition from one to the other. The only big difference for me is the type of weapons and equipment variances. Fortunately, you can use all IDPA equipment for USPSA...

+1 on the Midway Bag. I also shoot IDPA, USPSA, and Action Pistol matches. Great bag, lots of space and pockets. Enough room for 2 pistols, 14 magazines, small tools, 5 boxes of factory ammo, knee pads, elbow pads, work gloves, small can of peanuts, gatorade, magazine brush .... list goes...

Both IDPA and IPSC/USPSA have membership fees. Usually, most clubs allow you to shoot your first match without being a member of IDPA or USPSA. Some local clubs may decide whether to enforce membership in IDPA or not. All IDPA sanctioned matches require membership. USPSA requires...

Buy Steve Andersons Dry Fire practice book. Buy a timer, I like the CED 7000. Dry-fire as much as possible, mixed in with matches and live-fire practice. I've been doing Steve's dry fire drills 3 - 5 times a week, 30 - 45 minutes per session, for the past 6 months. Plus I shoot 4 - 6...

TooTaxed, that's good for you. Unfortunately, all my grandkids are either pre-teens or teenagers and the aliens transformed them into :evil: heathens. They've also learned that shiny nickels and dimes aren't worth crap any more and that undying love and affection thing has worn off :(

Personally, I think a Glock 17 is the easiest and probably least expensive way to go. The Glock 17 is an extremely reliable pistol, easy to maintain, and very affordable. I've been using a Glock 17 for 4+ years for IDPA and Action Pistol. I started using it for USPSA 3 months ago. I've...

I had considered casting. However, the shortage of lead where I am is not worth the effort or the expense. I think China and India is buying up all the lead they can get their hands on. :cuss: Of course, the price of bullets is skyrocketing and they are getting very scarce as well. :banghead:

Shell Sorter I purchased a shell sorter from shellsorter.com and really like it. I tried it out for the first time last night at a club meeting. We have huge buckets of all kinds of mixed pistol and rifle shells. With a minimal amount of effort I was able to get over 300 9mm cases in less...

This is an excellent thread. I've been shooting on a weekly basis for 4+ years and just recently started to reload. I will be relocating my tumbler to the shed tonight! Thanks

I've been using CCI Blazer 115gr through my Glock 17 in all my IDPA matches for the past 4+ years. I've also used Winchester whitebox too. However, with prices continually going up I've started to reload my own. I still carry Blazer with me to matches just in case I have a bad load and...