I shot my first IPSC/USPSA match this weekend at Central Arkansas Shooters Association (CASA).
My gun-game experience is limited to some IDPA 'round 'bout DFW and IPSC was new to me.
I was invited by a buddy who lives in the area and his b-in-law. I was bamboozled into helping setup Saturday in Africa-hot weather. (It was a just bamboozling, however, as I have snookered my buddy into moving a friend's household on a trip to my neck of the woods.) The guys & gals at CASA go to no small effort to run a match, IMO.
All the participants were good folks & quite helpful to a shooter new to IPSC. As with a good drug dealer, "The first hit's free."
I shot my bone-stock SW1911 stoked with Wally-World Winny White Box .45ACP and borrowed 6 Wilson 10-round magazines from my buddy's b-in-law. Neither SW1911 nor the mags had a hiccup. 100% reliability. The SW1911 comes stock with 2 8-round 47D mags, which also have been flawless. I had thought to buy some cheapie mags in the future, but I have a difficult time arguing against the Wilson mags when they have performed so well.
I had the dreaded Uncle Mike's plastic fantastic OWB kydex holster and two of the Uncle's double mag holders on my Galco Instructor's belt (1 3/4", reinforced) as well as one single Galco leather & plastic clip-on mag holder. All did their job.
I would have rather worn my IWB COM holster form HBE, but the heat & humidity would have made a squooshy mess of any IWB leather (I sweat a wee bit...metal finish designers ought to hire me to test their wonder-finishes in the Texas heat). Why the IWB COM? Because that is what my muscle memory is trained to draw from. Every draw during the match, I had to make a conscious effort to go to where the UM rested & fight the urge to go to 4:30, up against my back (where the IWB COM resides with my SW1911).
It was different than IDPA. A much higher round count and no thought to cover or movement other than gettting through the course as fast as possible.
I had a hoot of a time & managed not to shoot anybody, get DQ'd, or cause undue stress to other participants. Scores can be found here. I shot what IPSC calls "Limited-10," whatever that means. In my case that meant a factory 1911 with long-ish 10-round mags.
I will have to shoot more IPSC, IDPA & the like in the future. It is too much fun.
My gun-game experience is limited to some IDPA 'round 'bout DFW and IPSC was new to me.
I was invited by a buddy who lives in the area and his b-in-law. I was bamboozled into helping setup Saturday in Africa-hot weather. (It was a just bamboozling, however, as I have snookered my buddy into moving a friend's household on a trip to my neck of the woods.) The guys & gals at CASA go to no small effort to run a match, IMO.
All the participants were good folks & quite helpful to a shooter new to IPSC. As with a good drug dealer, "The first hit's free."
I shot my bone-stock SW1911 stoked with Wally-World Winny White Box .45ACP and borrowed 6 Wilson 10-round magazines from my buddy's b-in-law. Neither SW1911 nor the mags had a hiccup. 100% reliability. The SW1911 comes stock with 2 8-round 47D mags, which also have been flawless. I had thought to buy some cheapie mags in the future, but I have a difficult time arguing against the Wilson mags when they have performed so well.
I had the dreaded Uncle Mike's plastic fantastic OWB kydex holster and two of the Uncle's double mag holders on my Galco Instructor's belt (1 3/4", reinforced) as well as one single Galco leather & plastic clip-on mag holder. All did their job.
I would have rather worn my IWB COM holster form HBE, but the heat & humidity would have made a squooshy mess of any IWB leather (I sweat a wee bit...metal finish designers ought to hire me to test their wonder-finishes in the Texas heat). Why the IWB COM? Because that is what my muscle memory is trained to draw from. Every draw during the match, I had to make a conscious effort to go to where the UM rested & fight the urge to go to 4:30, up against my back (where the IWB COM resides with my SW1911).
It was different than IDPA. A much higher round count and no thought to cover or movement other than gettting through the course as fast as possible.
I had a hoot of a time & managed not to shoot anybody, get DQ'd, or cause undue stress to other participants. Scores can be found here. I shot what IPSC calls "Limited-10," whatever that means. In my case that meant a factory 1911 with long-ish 10-round mags.
I will have to shoot more IPSC, IDPA & the like in the future. It is too much fun.
