my first IPSC experience

[colbyjack]

wow that was fun, shot last sunday first time ever. took 38th out of 52, if im reading the email sent out with over score/place.

i had one mess up, need to make sure the mag is all the way in......

heres a couple short vids i took of the shoot.

heres my first time up



heres a guy in our group different stage



another guy different stage



all i got to do is work on speed for sure. this was a fun experience. cant wait till next month. -chris

 

[creekerdoug]

I'm glad you enjoyed your first action pistol experience. I shoot USPSA only occasionally but I'm an IDPA regular. The only thing I'd recommend you watch is your shirt bunching around your holster. I don't like to see shooters trying to holster a gun with their shirt in the way. Shoot safe and have a good time and give IDPA a try also.

 

[SDC]

It's always enjoyable, that's for sure; like creekerdoug says, concentrate on safety first, and speed will come. One of the BEST ways to get better is to become a Range Officer, since you'll see up close and personal what works and what doesn't, what's fast and what's slow, and you'll see the way the consistently fastest shooters approach a stage, by minimizing unnecessary movement and by calling their shots as they're fired, instead of waiting to see if the popper or plate falls.

 

[colbyjack]

yeah the shirt got in the way. but fat guy in a tucked in shirt....lol i hope the speed comes, it was alot of fun. i cant wait to do it next month. -chris

 

[Ohioan]

In that 2nd video, the guys first round in each of the two mags sounded a lot louder. Also looked like more smoke outside the barrel. Or am I hearing things? Would there be an advantage to having a full power first round then download the rest of the mag??

 

[colbyjack]

i think its where hes pointing compared to where my speaker is on my camera. also the vids were taken with a dig camera sony cyber shot, so not the best quality but desent for a pocket camera. also after it goes silent the blast may affect the speaker, making the others sound quieter. but i dont know. -chris