But i wanna shoot competitively!

camo556 · Sep 27, 2021

I looked up what's at PNTC Oct 2nd, I rarely get out that far, and it sounds like the competition is long range steel?

Just remember by doing a match your already better than ppl like me who have not done it lol. I would like to one day but too long a drive.

good luck!

Biggfoot44 · Sep 28, 2021

Maybe it was statistically freak , but the one exception to that in my experience was IPSC circa 1983 . ( Yes , still called IPSC then .)

Belgian Bad A$$ · Sep 28, 2021

Thanks everyone!

I wanted to thank everyone for your comments and advice! It good to be among great people who look out for each other. Your advice is invaluable. I appreciate you!

Racinready300ex-2 · Sep 29, 2021

Biggfoot44 said:
Maybe it was statistically freak , but the one exception to that in my experience was IPSC circa 1983 . ( Yes , still called IPSC then .)

IPSC is still a thing today there just isn't much actual IPSC here in the US.

Biggfoot44 · Sep 29, 2021

But y'all call it USPSA now instead .

davsco · Sep 29, 2021

camo556 said:
I looked up what's at PNTC Oct 2nd, I rarely get out that far, and it sounds like the competition is long range steel?

this weekend (10/2) peacemaker has their separate 1.2k rifle range (called 'frontier') open to the public (for a fee) to practice and get dope for long range shooting. not a competition at all, you can just practice on steel from 400 out to 1 - 1.2k yards. not sure what steel they'll have up, but last weekend they did their long range challenge and had 25 steel targets in play.

davsco · Sep 29, 2021

Biggfoot44 said:
But y'all call it USPSA now instead .

some of the rules are indeed different, it's not just a different name for the same thing.

JohnnyE · Sep 29, 2021

Hey Ducky, you're a competitor, whether it's skating, shooting, or other activities in your life. Embrace your reality. I am the same way. Before our club's very informal monthly shoots I start preping days in advance. Earlier in life I had a career in radio because the attraction was it's live, just like oral argument in court. You work without a net, enjoy the adrenaline and conquer the moment.

No matter how you do you won't be fired or lose out on great treasure. You are competing against yourself. There is always a faster gun out there. Watch yourself grow. All the guys will also appreciate a woman shooting with them.

You'll do fine and enjoy yourself.

Racinready300ex-2 · Sep 30, 2021

Biggfoot44 said:
But y'all call it USPSA now instead .

USPSA is like a subset of IPSC, with our own variations of the rules but we are still a IPSC region.

There are a couple actual IPSC matches in the states that are run under that rule set. Mainly majors like IPSC national and the Pan American championship and the American Extreme Open is coming. The IPSC PCC world shoot is supposed to in Florida in 2023 if Covid ever lets us have a world shoot again.

Pinecone · Sep 30, 2021

davsco said:
some of the rules are indeed different, it's not just a different name for the same thing.

Back in the 90s, we called it IPSC, but it was to USPSA rules.

Ipsick is easier to say than uspusa.

JohnnyE · Sep 30, 2021

Pinecone said:
Back in the 90s, we called it IPSC, but it was to USPSA rules.

Ipsick is easier to say than uspusa.

I'd tend to pronounce it like the words us, poo and suh. Us-poo-suh.

Belgian Bad A$$ · Oct 3, 2021

JohnnyE said:
Hey Ducky, you're a competitor, whether it's skating, shooting, or other activities in your life. Embrace your reality. I am the same way. Before our club's very informal monthly shoots I start preping days in advance. Earlier in life I had a career in radio because the attraction was it's live, just like oral argument in court. You work without a net, enjoy the adrenaline and conquer the moment.

No matter how you do you won't be fired or lose out on great treasure. You are competing against yourself. There is always a faster gun out there. Watch yourself grow. All the guys will also appreciate a woman shooting with them.

You'll do fine and enjoy yourself.

Very sound advice, sir! I am a competitor. Ive always skated against my last scores. So it should transfer to a shooting match easily enough. My previous long distance "record" if you want to call it that, non competition, was 300yds with my AR. Yesterday i broke it and managed to hit 575yds with Kicken Wing's Howa. So yeah it felt pretty good! I bettered myself. Now im looking to get a scope for my Tikka. Birthday in 3 weeks, a girl can always dream! THATS A HINT KICKEN WING IN CASE YOURE READING THIS!!

XJ.Cherokee · Oct 4, 2021

If this horse hasn't been beaten enough...

I haven't met a single negative person at a match. Still fairly new myself, but I've shot everything from a huge national level match to the local stuff with 15ish people. And everyone has been so welcoming and encouraging.

Just jump in, the waters fine.

Belgian Bad A$$ · Oct 5, 2021

XJ.Cherokee said:
If this horse hasn't been beaten enough...

I haven't met a single negative person at a match. Still fairly new myself, but I've shot everything from a huge national level match to the local stuff with 15ish people. And everyone has been so welcoming and encouraging.

Just jump in, the waters fine.

You are right as well. Now I just gotta get my Tikka set up and then it's play time. I mean, what's the worst that can happen??? I shoot poorly, I laugh at myself, I meet good people and have great conversations.

And when I jump in, I'm gonna cannonball! HA!

XJ.Cherokee · Oct 5, 2021

ducky996 said:
You are right as well. Now I just gotta get my Tikka set up and then it's play time. I mean, what's the worst that can happen??? I shoot poorly, I laugh at myself, I meet good people and have great conversations.

And when I jump in, I'm gonna cannonball! HA!

Exactly!

Without reading the whole thread, what kinds of matches are you looking at? And has anyone introduced you to practiscore yet?

hodgepodge · Oct 5, 2021

Y'all should try Cowboy Action Shooting.

"Competitors" generally aren't young enough to run.
It's more fun to compete dressed like a cowboy, including the hat.
Cowboys get to shoot 4 guns.
We keep score, but it's more about the fun.
The emphasis is on safety. Always.

Belgian Bad A$$ · Oct 5, 2021

XJ.Cherokee said:
Exactly!

Without reading the whole thread, what kinds of matches are you looking at? And has anyone introduced you to practiscore yet?

Oh beats me. As long as its steel. Ive gotten to the point where i hate paper. And i prefer long distance right now. I have to shoot off a bench for awhile, cant shoot prone due to being 3 months post op for my back. If all goes well, Ill be allowed to lift more than 20lbs this Friday.

And practiscore...never heard of it but im curious. Is it a red dot dry fire system? If so Kicken Wing wants that or something similar to put in our hallway!

Belgian Bad A$$ · Oct 5, 2021

hodgepodge said:
Y'all should try Cowboy Action Shooting.

"Competitors" generally aren't young enough to run.
It's more fun to compete dressed like a cowboy, including the hat.
Cowboys get to shoot 4 guns.
We keep score, but it's more about the fun.
The emphasis is on safety. Always.

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Cowboy action shooting? Where does one find this? Id love to bring my dslr to an event to take fun photos.

XJ.Cherokee · Oct 6, 2021

ducky996 said:
Oh beats me. As long as its steel. Ive gotten to the point where i hate paper. And i prefer long distance right now. I have to shoot off a bench for awhile, cant shoot prone due to being 3 months post op for my back. If all goes well, Ill be allowed to lift more than 20lbs this Friday.

And practiscore...never heard of it but im curious. Is it a red dot dry fire system? If so Kicken Wing wants that or something similar to put in our hallway!

It's a website. Think of practiscore as a way to find, register for, and track your scoring in matches.

Start looking around there, find something that sounds interesting, and go shoot!

Personally I'm more into 3 gun and pistol matches, haven't delved into the longer range stuff, but I know Peacemaker out in WV does long range matches.

travistheone · Oct 6, 2021

everyone sucks! go have fun, that is what the other people are doing.

But i wanna shoot competitively!

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