Sidearms & Scatterguns Draw
- Thread starter hermosabeach
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Whats to think? Is there another way to draw a pistol?
Funny I've seen Krystal at a few matches but I've never seen her actually shooting the match...
Funny I've seen Krystal at a few matches but I've never seen her actually shooting the match...
Nice tights
Oh wait, am I being toxic?
Nah, don't give a fuck
Oh wait, am I being toxic?
Nah, don't give a fuck
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I firmly believe in competition because it pushes me and trying to beat the next shooter or better my score is good for the soul. One issue I see with people who dedicate themselves to competition for competition's sake is they only know a single race rig and nothing else. I compete with a large array of race and non-race guns and may show up with a carry rig, duty rig, race rig, a compact pistol with large magazine to compete in limited, a Garand and Ithaca Model 37 for 3G... or who knows what. I think this way it is practical training.
I know a few cops who compete with their duty rigs, which usually means you must check your ego at the door and accept that the old lady with a race rig may beat you. And they are often far more skilled and safer than cops who don't. I think this is a great idea.
I have my own flavor of draw that is similar to hers. And I am faster than anyone I know who does not compete, race gun or not.
I know a few cops who compete with their duty rigs, which usually means you must check your ego at the door and accept that the old lady with a race rig may beat you. And they are often far more skilled and safer than cops who don't. I think this is a great idea.
I have my own flavor of draw that is similar to hers. And I am faster than anyone I know who does not compete, race gun or not.
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One of the reasons I never got into serious competition with my pistol is for the reasons you have outlined, plus a couple more..to be really competitive, you have to run the race gun in the race rig and execute many moves that are good for time/score, but reinforce terrible tactics in the real world. I applaud the guys who roll with their duty rig and use their duty weapons (or clones) and stick to their training...
thats generally what i do.....i enter 3 gun and run it more as "training" than i do as a "competition".
ill run my regular loadout and plate carrier for the match.....im not gonna finish in the top 10.....but i also get a day of practice for $30.
thats also my problem with IDPA.....it was founded to be a defensive practical match.......however they havent updated the rules to account for changes in "tactical doctrine" in 20 years......stuff like reloading on the move, and dropping partial mags
The rules on reloading got fixed a couple of years back. You can reload on the move behind cover any time, and in the open if you run dry.
The flat footed reload rule lasted only a couple of years and the utterly retarded "must run to cover with an empty gun before reloading" rule got changed at about the same time.
anyone who has excuses for not doing competitions should really lose those excuses. while tactics in competitions may not match the streets, gun handling, manipulation, drawing, reloading, getting on target fast and everything else are all improved thru competition. this is whether you carry a gun for a living, or might use one in a hd/sd scenario. instead of being afraid you will (and you will) get your ass kicked by some young punk or old fat guy, treat it as a whole different side of training, and of course it's a buttload of fun.
