Competition Shooting

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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.

Ah, the oft-used "but those fast shooters aren't accurate" argument.

Go to a match and you'll see that the top shooters are both much faster and more accurate than you are.

(The USPSA paper targets have zones and penalties for not hitting the A zone, which measures less than 11" by 6" in the body and 4" by 2" in the head. The steel targets are usually poppers or plates and almost always smaller than E-type silhouettes. Even if you say that 11" x 6" is too big, then realize those shooters could slow down a fraction and centerpunch the target. The only reason they don't shoot with that sort of accuracy is not because they aren't capable of it but because the rules don't reward it.)

And about the golf course attire: if so inclined, all but the most overweight and infirmed of them could kit up and still beat you six ways to Sunday using an M9.

Originally Posted by JGarcia

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.

It sounds kind of cool, but not only would it be a logistical nightmare and prohibitively expensive to stage, I'd personaly be leery of all of the weirdos and airsofters that would show up at a match like the one you propose. That's just one reason I prefer to keep it a game of shooting and not an attempt to learn tactics or play army.

You are free, however, to shoot a stock Berreta out of a duty holster at any USPSA match. That's sort of what I do. (Well, it's a Blade Tec holster and the pistol isn't completely stock, but it's still a Production class Berreta shooting Winchester white box. )

Give it a try. You probably already have all the gear you need for USPSA already. Good luck.