Shot my very first IDPA match and did it with my LCR .38

[hogdoc357]

Hey All,

Today, Sunday, I shot my very first IDPA match at Cherokee Gun Club in Gainesville, GA. AND...I did it with my LCR .38 Special, 5-shot snubbie!
I had a blast! What a great group of shooters and what wonderful practice I experienced. This is nothing like standing in an indoor range, in a cubical and not being able to move. I shot behind barriers; I shot under a table; I shot on the move; I shot at moving targets; I shot rapid shots; I performed multiple reloads with speedloaders under pressure, etc. If you haven't tried it, then give it a go. You will be hooked. I even had a member shooting in my group who is a world class shooter and instructor, Claude Werner, from the Atlanta area. His web site is: Firearms Safety Training LLC - Home

Most revolver shooters use a 6-shot. To my knowledge, I was the only shooter using a 5-shot. But, I held my own and did alright. But most importantly, I had loads of fun! Oh, and the LCR did superb! I even had one shooter say to me that he admired me for using a 5-shot.

 

[bikemutt]

Congrats! Sounds like a fun time. I'll have to wait for a 12-shot wheel gun before I'd even place

 

[sixgunner455]

Cool! I used a revolver at a shoot for the first time myself this weekend.

My score was really low compared to when I use my CZ with that group. But it was a lot of learning. Speedloaders dropping out of holders, dropping rounds, double action pull instead of single action auto combined with front sight focus and timing that are very different between the two action types, six rounds doesn't last very long, etc.

Quite a learning experience. There are usually only one or two revolver shooters who show up to our club shoots. I expected to be shooting against one of them, but the regular revolver shooter didn't show up, and the other guy who does try shooting revolver occasionally shot his Beretta and placed in the top three in that division, so I was alone this time.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

A few years back I shot a PPC match using a M640 and like you, I had a ball!

Glad to hear you did well and had fun doing it...

 

[GCBurner]

I use a snubby 5-shot .38 when the local IDPA club holds a Back-Up Gun match. It's a lot more challenging than running through the course of fire with a semi-auto Stock Service Pistol, which is my usual choice. Doing fast reloads with a speedloader or speed strips is good practice for everyday carry with a revolver; that's the main thing that slows me down over a 10 +1 capacity semi-auto.

 

[spotch]

I really gotta get in on this with at least one of my LCRs.

 

[hogdoc357]

GC Burner,
You are so right. This type of practice allows me to shoot, reload, and shoot again with the pressure of the clock. Great training for everyday carry.

Byron

 

[MrBorland]

Congrats on your 1st match. Glad you had a good time. Having Claude in your squad was very fortunate - he's the man when it comes to snubbies.

 

[Remllez]

Jumping in with both feet.....total immersion.....sounds like a good time, glad you had fun hogdoc357, good for you!

 

[Drail]

One day one of my friends "dared" me to shoot a local IPSC match with what I carried, a Charter Arms Bulldog. So I did and you should have heard some of the comments - "what the heck is he shooting"? But I'll tell you what, when you only have 5 rounds and reloads are not as fast as a 1911 you make every shot count. I didn't win but I didn't miss any targets either. And those poppers went down hard.

 

[BCRider]

Great fun isn't it?

And good on you for simply using what you carry and what you have. I daresay the practice you got in drawing and loading was not only great fun but excellent practice.

IDPA was intended to provide a more realistic style of match compared to IPSC. And what could be more realistic than showing up with your regular carry gun and using it and the regular loaders in a match.

 

[GEM]

I've done it also and taken Claude's class. Quite a lot of fun.