OK Guys and Gals Its Time To Rate Yourself?

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Well, I'd like to brag and call myself a Sharpshooter, but that's not entirely accurate.

I'd say that I rank as a Sharpshooter if the COF allows it. I shot a perfect score in my NC Quals (500/500, day and night), but that was super easy. When I went to the local IDPA competition, I got to see just how easy the NC test was and it knocked me down a few rungs!:eek:

Give me a few months of shooting in these competitions and I'll have earned the Sharpshooter title, no questions.
 
Hmmm.

In IDPA, I'm ranked as a Sharpshooter, but I've shot a few Expert-level scores on good days.

In NRA Bullseye I'm still unclassified, but I'll rank Expert after my next match unless I blow it completely. I average around 92%.

With pistols, I'll round down and say I'm a Sharpshooter overall. Rifles, I'm a Novice at best. I'm much better with pistols than with rifles.

That said, I'm not shooting even close to my potential.

- Chris
 
I'd call myself another of the "Good Enough" shooters. My interest
is practical self-defense accuracy and most of my shooting is at
seven yards, with much less at 15 and 25 yards and beyond.

At my outdoor range you aren't permitted to draw from a holster
and concealed carry, where I live, is extremely rare. Looking at
the targets of those shooting on the line beside me, I'd have to say
I'm better than average, but that may not mean much. If I can put
all, or near all, of my shots in a fist at seven yards I'm reasonably
content, not that I'm not trying to get better. I've really only
been shooting three years and coordination-wise I'm on the downslope,
not the upslope, of the curve. No "one ragged hole" stories to tell
here, sorry.
 
Well I qualified as Sharpshooter on the OPOTA PPC course many moons ago. Still have the little medallion thing.

I'm still as good. Realistically you could probably rank me up there at Combat expert on a good day, down to General Marksman on a bad day.

I don't practice like I used to though. I practice more, but it aint no PPC style practice. I dont even hardly practice at 25 yds anymore, 15 yds & under, combat style. If I can ring the steel repeatedly, I walk away happy.

MOF (Minute of Felon) will save your butt. Shooting one hole ragged groups isn't very realistic. Speed and MOF is the goal for people who want to live.

Who knows what I could do on an IPSC course?:uhoh:
 
Distinguished Expert

Combat Expert

Sharpshooter

General Marksman

Novice

Rookie

END
Could you defind these standards. On our qualifications I preaty much always shoot expert and I have shot a possible once. There is only one other officer in our department that is in the same ability range. I can shoot 2 to 4 inch groups at 25 yards. I can clear a SS3 070 holster and fire 2 rounds in 1.5 seconds at 4 yards into the A zone of a ISPC Brussels target. Thats my personal best anyway. Normally its around 1.7 or so. At 7 yards the time in creases to 1.8 to 2 seconds.
Pat
 
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I think the title of Dintinguished Expert should be
reserved for those people like Fed168*, that is a member
of the "Governor's Twenty" in his state.

Likewise, the title "Combat Expert" should be filled by
those who are able to keep 10-shot's in the X-
ring on a B-9 target from 25 yards.

Then, the title of "Sharpshooter" should fall to
the guy's and gal's that can keep all ten shot's within
the boundaries of the 9,10, or X ring.

Us, "General Marksman" are those folks that can
keep all rounds (numbers can deviate) in the black on
a B-27 target.

'Novice" applies to that group that has a working
knowledge, and the correct tutoring to apply to the
art of handguning; but can't seem to keep all shot's
in the black; with their shots often times landing in
the white, or into the target frame.

"Rookie" is the group that has virtually NO IDEA
what they are supose to be doing!:rolleyes: :uhoh:
They are here because their family member's own
a few handguns; and they came to see what
its all about? Most would have NEVER fired a handgun
in their lifetime; and the ones that have, have very
limited experience.

Hope that helps to determine the different class'es
of shooter's, for our survey. I should have included
this portion in the opening comment's.

*FootNote- and perhaps a few other's?

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
 
I hate to blow my own horn, but I'd have to rate myself as "Scary, Almost Godlike, Distinguished Expert".

Of course, even I miss sometimes when the sun is in my eyes or the damned gun just isn't working right or there's something wrong with the bullets or the wind isn't blowing just right or the relative humidity is all wrong or my underwear is too tight or somebody must have messed with the sights on my gun or the bullet must have hit a skeeter on the way to the target or I forgot take the gravitational pull of the moon into account or some damned fool coughed just when I pulled the trigger or the target moved or light caused a parallax problem.

Other than when those issues come up, I hit the target every stinking time!

Keith
 
Combat Expert, thank you very much!

Always shot expert when qualifying for CID. Still shoot about the same, even though I now have to wear glasses.

When we qualified for CID, we used to get 10 shots for "familiarization" before shooting 60 rds to qualify. I used to put all 10 rds through the small silhouette beside the target silhouette on the Colt silhouette target. :D
 
Rate myself?

I like semiautos that hold lots of bullets. That way what I lack in accuracy, I can make up for in volumn.:D
 
For the most part General Marksman, but about twice a month Sharpshooter and I don't appear to do anything different!!!???
 
Honestly, I couldn't say. I haven't been shooting long enough to say definitively.

I can put 10 rounds in the x-ring from 25 yards in a non-timed fire situation. I recently accepted Fed168's invitation to join the North Carolina Police Pistol League and shot my first competition in Kinston, NC. In the first flight, I scored a 428 out of 480, second flight was a 450 out of 480 for a combined 878 (NRA Marksman) with a new gun, new holster-level II, new mag holders, etc. Afterwards, I spent about a week working on my presentation and reloading techniques. Fed168 and I met up yesterday to go through the course again and get some practice in. This time out, I shot a combined 935 (NRA Expert). Our next match is middle of August in Asheville, NC. I'm pretty anxious to see what I shoot there, as I think it'll be a better barometer as to what I can do at this point in time. I'll be more familiar with the equipment and more comfortable on the range. Right now, I'd have to say somewhere around sharpshooter, but don't yet feel I have the range time or score consistency to lay claim to any title.

FYI, Fed168 is being modest.
 
I would say General Marksman, at least with handguns and rifles.

I can hit what I aim at 90+% of the time at combat distances.
 
Sorry but I must say that I am absolutely the best shooter I've come across - X is my middle name - I practice every day at least 2 hours so I NEVER miss my target no matter how small or far afield. My shots are only a little less accurate than my draw is fast. Then I wake up...............
 
Well I guess I'm about a novice plus. There's a day here and there where I can keep em' all in the black, but it's rare.

so at least I've got a loooooooooooooooong time to enjoy this before it becomes stressfull.
 
Dano ole bud,
You ask a fair and honest question, so I'll give you a fair and honest answer..

I'd rank myself as annoying.

When it comes to the simple mechanics of hitting,,,,I'm ashamed of the few times I've let it get out of hand ,, just for the trivial.. It cost me a good shooting buddy.

Jim and I used to shoot every other Sunday morning. Maybe, a year and a half ago or so, we were shooting @ 25 yard paper targets. Jim was using a scoped Winchester 9422, and I was using my Ruger .22/45. Jim got tired of shooting the paper targets and started popping the thistle plants growing under the backstop.

Looked like fun so I one-upped him at it.:(

He'd pop the top of the thistle,,,I'd cut the stalk. It was stupid and immature to do it,,,,something I really shouldn't have done.
 
Anyone remember the movie Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man? I'm more like Harley than Marlboro.:eek: :D
 
Success through Superior Adequacy :D

Great realistic groups two-handed at 7 yards with my USP9C, horrible at slow-fire 21yards.
Good slow groups with my GP100 at either range.
 
International expert at age 20 in military bullseye NRA shooting; placed first or sometimes second.

Placed first in one hand standing at Nationals in Mexican styly Silhouette Shoot at about age 30.

Instructor in ultra-long distance pistol shooting from about age 30 to age 50.

Still able to hit some things, but not as well or consistently as I could when I was steadier, could see better, and could stand up longer. :D

Currently, and for the last couple of decades, my primary interest is getting accurate with small pistols. I am currently facinated with the Walther TPH, the Keltecs and most of all with the Glock 19.

I was shooting once in a while with one of my best buddies, a Grand National Master ... BUT he has a detached retina now and seldom practices, other than at the meets... I didn't beat him often anyway (and not for more than a few shots) and he never did like it if I did. :D Besides only beating him for a few shots, would hardly count now would it.

I don't shoot for competition anymore, except against myself or shooting one gun against another. I just shoot to calm myself. I find the concentration of pistol shooting to be the best mental therapy of all.:banghead: :banghead:
 
My friend if you cut the stalk with the Ruger
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:D

I detect a bit of scepticism(sp) and a little bit of rib-poking. ;) (Dodge City)

Let me put it this way. When you shoot at a target @ 7 yards, do you aim for center mass?
 
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