Do as I say, not as I do....

[mk70ss]

:banghead:I just got back from our Summer league pistol match. (NRA 50 ft indoor bullseye)
I shoot a 278 average with either my Ruger MKIIII or my new, old High Standard Trophy. There is a guy that shoots a 225 average with a Pardini. He insists I need a Pardini to shoot better. I told him, shooting is all about fundamentals, not expensive guns. Then I asked him why if he shoots the Pardini, why is his average only 225? He got pissed and muttered something about High Standards being ancient pieces of crap....

 

[cdrt]

When I first started shooting Bullseye again in 2003, I had a guy tell me that I needed to shoot a red dot to be competitive.
He was shooting high master scores indoors, but he only shot a one range.
I usually only shoot against myself, but I had the pleasure of beating him in an indoor centerfire match with my ancient (built in 1982) Clark .38 Special Heavy Slide the next year.

 

[Deer Hunter]

Wait, does Bullseye go up to 600? Or is it 300?

 

[mk70ss]

It depends on the type of match. 300, 600, 900, 2700. We just shoot a 300 .22 match during the Summer fun league.

 

[Deer Hunter]

Oh ok. I shoot a 600 match for A&M's team. I was thinking "That score is awefully low!" I knew something wasn't right!

Nice shooting though. I always enjoy it when some hotshots on the A&M team pull out their brand new Hammerli carbon fiber pistols and shoot with them, all the while complaining about the weight.

I merily plink away in my own accord with a steel-framed Walter GSP.

 

[Smokey Joe]

Best human, worst pistol...

When I shot in college, we had a saying regarding practicing fundamentals, to the effect that the worst pistol we had among us was a better shot than the best shooter.

With pistol, it's 99.75% operator skill.

 

[1SOW]

Smokey Joe: AMEN!

 

[WNTFW]

All the 225 Pardini guy had to do was let you shoot his Pardini to prove his point. I guess he never though about that. Maybe it was to simple an approach. I don't even know what a Pardini is mind
you.

I'm new to competitive shooting. I am just locating the .22 matches in our area. So far no .22 pistol matches. I may have to just organize a low key match among friends. I have already put together theme shoots like ".45 Night" before finding matches. The theme shoots were fun. You could bring whatever but the theme was the suggestion.

 

[tntwatt]

If having an expensive gun was all it takes then Dave Sevigney wouldn't have won the 2008 Light and Laser competition. He shot a near stock glock that was less than 1k with light and laser. Some of the other guys were shooting 5k customs. All world class competitors. You can't beat talent.

 

[Sunray]

"...depends on the type of match...." Yep. Some 'em don't allow red dot sights or optics of any kind.
A 225 average wouldn't have been high enough for Team One(league shooting. Great fun.) at the club where I shot ISU(the name isn't the same anymore), long ago. A 250 plus average was required. Not a bad average for Team 2, but most of us on Team 2 were either new or just weren't that good.
Competitive target shooting, even for fun, with any pistol, requires concentration. Have anything on your mind and you won't shoot well. The pistol has to fit your hand and you have to have found the ammo your .22 pistol both shoots well and cycles the action. And have the pistol sighted in.
"...So far no .22 pistol matches..." Run 'em yourself, if you can. ISU or whatever it's called now, is/was, 10 rounds slow(5 rounds in 2.5 minutes, as I recall. Usually reloaded in your own time), 10 rounds timed(two strings of 5 in 20 seconds) and 10 rapid(two strings in 10 seconds). All at 20/25 yards. It's been a while. Turning targets for timed and rapid are nice, but not absolutely required. Not exactly inexpensive to install either. I think NRA small bore pistol shooting is about the same. In any case, the NRA will help you find or run matches. Contact 'em.