karz10
Member
Well, I posted recently on the semi-auto forum that I purchased a new G19, and then on the Handgun General forum that I stopped by an IDPA practice a couple weeks ago, that was going on after my first range trip w/ the G19...
Well, I went back to that range last night, even though I was about an hour late from the start, coz I was so anxious to give this a shot.
I was concerned how I would do, having only the one range trip so far w/ the new (first) gun, that went well, but not as well as I anticipated. It seemed I was shooting my new G19 a little low, possibly from some anticipation, and a new trigger compared to the demo I test fired so well. But despite the risk of embarrassing myself by missing the targets, on the clock in front of everybody, I decided to get started anyway. I planned to get there early and shoot a bit, but had to work late, so had to go in cold, 2 weeks after my only chance at shooting the gun at the first range trip.
Well, I'm not sure what happened, if I lubed the right rear corner better this time, or if in the heat of the moment I didn't notice the heavier trigger, if I just wasn't thinking too much about it or what, but most of the stages I hit all the targets, and got hit w/ very few points (which is good from what I gather, like golf I guess).
There was one stage where I had to draw and shoot from retention, then shoot freestyle from about 10 yds and then shoot a third target from about 15-20 yds. I did well except missed the last target entirely on that one, and didn't know it wasn't a 'limited' stage so I could have shot again, but anyway...
I was real happy w/ my performance, considering it's the first time I ever could draw and shoot, let alone move around forward and backward while shooting. I just don't have anywhere else to shoot except ranges that won't let you do that stuff normally, so this was fun and informative for me. I look forward to going again. I also look forward to going to the range again to shoot some paper and see if I do a little better this time around.
I was happy to see the G19 feel a lot more natural in my hand, and allow me to shoot quickly and stay on target, like it did when I rented one before, I got that confidence back that I could be effective with it if I had to be. But I'm certainly going to keep practicing to become much more proficient.
A lot of the guys wear vests and stuff, which is cool, but I figured for awhile I just want to see what it's like to have to draw and shoot from clothes I would actually wear in the street, so I just wore a loose fitting untucked polo shirt and my loose fitting jeans, that I would wear any day, and used my cheapo Glock belt sport/combat holster, and it went pretty well.
The other guys were real nice too, including me and what not, so that was cool. Ya never know what you're walking into, a tight knit group of people that look at you as an outsider for awhile, or what, so I think that end of it went pretty well too.
Anyway, I wish I could post target pics, or tell you my score, but can't exactly take your target home, and I never heard what my score was, but I just wanted to post about it coz I just had a good time, and was happy to get the G19 out, and shoot it pretty well....
Regards,
Karz
Well, I went back to that range last night, even though I was about an hour late from the start, coz I was so anxious to give this a shot.
I was concerned how I would do, having only the one range trip so far w/ the new (first) gun, that went well, but not as well as I anticipated. It seemed I was shooting my new G19 a little low, possibly from some anticipation, and a new trigger compared to the demo I test fired so well. But despite the risk of embarrassing myself by missing the targets, on the clock in front of everybody, I decided to get started anyway. I planned to get there early and shoot a bit, but had to work late, so had to go in cold, 2 weeks after my only chance at shooting the gun at the first range trip.
Well, I'm not sure what happened, if I lubed the right rear corner better this time, or if in the heat of the moment I didn't notice the heavier trigger, if I just wasn't thinking too much about it or what, but most of the stages I hit all the targets, and got hit w/ very few points (which is good from what I gather, like golf I guess).
There was one stage where I had to draw and shoot from retention, then shoot freestyle from about 10 yds and then shoot a third target from about 15-20 yds. I did well except missed the last target entirely on that one, and didn't know it wasn't a 'limited' stage so I could have shot again, but anyway...
I was real happy w/ my performance, considering it's the first time I ever could draw and shoot, let alone move around forward and backward while shooting. I just don't have anywhere else to shoot except ranges that won't let you do that stuff normally, so this was fun and informative for me. I look forward to going again. I also look forward to going to the range again to shoot some paper and see if I do a little better this time around.
I was happy to see the G19 feel a lot more natural in my hand, and allow me to shoot quickly and stay on target, like it did when I rented one before, I got that confidence back that I could be effective with it if I had to be. But I'm certainly going to keep practicing to become much more proficient.
A lot of the guys wear vests and stuff, which is cool, but I figured for awhile I just want to see what it's like to have to draw and shoot from clothes I would actually wear in the street, so I just wore a loose fitting untucked polo shirt and my loose fitting jeans, that I would wear any day, and used my cheapo Glock belt sport/combat holster, and it went pretty well.
The other guys were real nice too, including me and what not, so that was cool. Ya never know what you're walking into, a tight knit group of people that look at you as an outsider for awhile, or what, so I think that end of it went pretty well too.
Anyway, I wish I could post target pics, or tell you my score, but can't exactly take your target home, and I never heard what my score was, but I just wanted to post about it coz I just had a good time, and was happy to get the G19 out, and shoot it pretty well....
Regards,
Karz
