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Originally Posted by JGarcia
That's what I was afraid of, (speed, over accuracy).
That's fine if they want to make it a speed thing, as long as they make the targets smaller, such as using a bowling pin instead of a full silhouette.
Shooting that fast and getting "hits" on a silhouette doesn't impress me, especially when dressed for a day on the driving range.
Is there such a match that has the competitors get in full kit, use small and fleeting targets, production firearms - no mods, or better yet; issue firearms only (M9, M11, etc.,)? That is something realistic, and a match I'd be very interested in participating in. Maybe it's too difficult for most people. IDK.
The shooter could start out, strapped into a hummvee roll over drill mock up, in full kit. Start the timer when the hummvee completes its roll over, after the fire suppression system kicks on. The shooter has to exit the vehicle (he is strapped in, upside down) and then engage three targets and then move to along a 50M route to another humvee (with some engagements enroute) where he links up with the other crew and the time ends, that could be one stage. Score is based on time and hits. All targets are small, bowling pins and 1/4 silhouettes (head and shoulders), and/or partial targets.
That'd be a kick.
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JG:
I don't think so. HMMWV's are expensive.
You would probably like the three gun stuff but you would also probably get upset over some of their rules which aren't very practical IMHO. It depends on who is running the match though. Most won't allow things we do by nature when in training so my advice is to really do a good recon of the event and folks running the event before spending a-lot of money.
Although I disagree with many of the safety rules demanded in such events, the fact is that few Army units would even allow someone to run such an event out of fear.
So take it from there. There are guys here who shoot IPSC and Three Gun. Both are great sports IMHO. Rick and I shoot High Power and you most certainly wouldn't like that because we wear big leather shooting jackets, use rifles and cartridges no one would ever take to combat, and we throw our gear into the back of our pick up trucks and drive between firing lines.
What ever way you go -- any shooting sport is a discipline and thus is good in terms of the Profession of Arms.
Gene