My second handgun match ever... so much fun!

[1KPerDay]

A month ago I attended my first ever handgun match, sponsored by the Utah Defensive Pistol League. Had a blast and couldn't wait to go again. Well yesterday was their ICORE/handgun match (set up for revolvers but anyone could shoot in the general UDPL handgun divisions).

I toyed with the idea of shooting my old Colt Officers Model Target, but I don't have any speedloader holsters for it yet, and I'm still pretty much a noob so I took my SIG P226 9mm again, but this time I got a mag holster which helped a lot with reloads. They really put on a GREAT event for the revolver meet; lots of moving, lots of steel targets (which I love to shoot), great people. A gentleman and lady in my squad had revolvers; he with a S&W .45 ACP using half- and full-moon clips, and she with a Ruger GP100 .357 shooting .38 specials out of 2 types of speedloaders. He in particular did really well... shot nearly everything clean, very accurate shooter. She was quite accurate also; she thumb-cocked for each shot.

I wouldn't have felt out of place shooting my old wheelgun with twist-and-release speedloaders in that group; maybe next time I'll shoot it and see how I do. I really want one of the 8-shot performance center revolvers the fast guys shoot out there, but I'm too cheap.

And I REALLY need to get started reloading; this is an expensive hobby. I shot about 300 rounds yesterday, plus paid for a year membership (a very reasonable $13 or so) and match fee.

My SIG performed well again; no malfunctions but the slide doesn't always lock back on the mec-gar 18 round mags I was using (and Remington UMC ammo which some have reported problems with). But the mag holster helped a lot. I might try my Glock 30 next time, or a 1911.

Came home, cleaned my guns, then my wife and I took our daughter out for her birthday dinner: excellent Indian food. Days like this make you want... more days like this.
videos here for those interested

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu8434_m4dM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7EYUToz8MU

 

[MrBorland]

Congrats. Looked like a good day. I just started competing relatively recently, and am having a blast. And I love ICORE. I shot my first last month, and it was a great bunch of guys (and gal). And to my great surprise, I even won the match. Of course, I came back this month, started thinking too much and choked. It's part of the fun.

Get yourself some gear for your Colt in those ICORE matches. Be sure to practice your reloads!

And I REALLY need to get started reloading; this is an expensive hobby.

Given your handle, I thought you knew that already!

Seriously, if you're going to compete regularly, reloading equipment will pay for itself pretty quickly.

 

[BCRider]

Shooting at paper is fine when you're new to the sport. But it takes someone with a timer hanging over your shoulder to really get the juices flowing as you've obviously found out

The opportunity to shoot in our IPSC and other matches is what finally made me get into the sport.

 

[trickyasafox]

looks awesome!

 

[1KPerDay]

results are out: I placed 7th out of 20 in the high-cap division, and 16th out of 64 overall.

It felt like I did better than my first match, but I ran the percentages and they were almost exactly the same as my first match a month ago. At least I'm not getting worse.

Sad/funny thing is, at least 3 revolver guys were faster overall than me, and I was using 17-rd mags. LOL