Idpa 09/28/2013

joshuae2 · May 17, 2014

Im going my first IDPA match at East river gun club tomorrow, and i was wondering what time are they usually over?

jogan · May 17, 2014

we usually have everything wrapped up, including any side matches, by 2pm. the main pistol event should be over around 12-12:30. not sure what time everything starts now with daylight savings hours, but I plan to get there around 8 to help set up the stages. come find me and i'll run you through what to expect. I'll have on a shirt with a guy shooting fish in a barrel on it! John.

joshuae2 · May 18, 2014

Hey Jogan, did you win the side match this afternoon.

jogan · May 18, 2014

damn right, son! final time was a 20.13 and Curtis got second with a 20.99. But I must add that he shot the stage clean....down zero!

was great to meet you and see some new faces out there! Even our HMFIC here at the forum was out there for his first IDPA shoot! Both you and Ian are very accurate and both of you displayed very safe gun handling! If you can work on just a few simple things, you'll be a top contender for sure! Ian as well! If you both keep at it, the nervousness will wear off and your head will clear up of the little things that first timers all worry about and you'll be able to shoot with instinct and move with more deliberate motions. Dunno if I'll be able to make it to the next match Saturday, but if not, you guys should still feel right at home out there. Good group of guys out there. And never be afraid to ask any questions! Now just practice that new grip......

ilintner · May 19, 2014

Thanks to Jogan, Hukdizzle and choppa6 for showing me the ropes. Joshua, you were definitely sandbagging... other than the mag retention issues your shooting was pretty damn good

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After I got done being nervous, I had an EXCELLENT time... I am already looking forward to next week's match.

I think that I am going to create a section for IDPA here with match information and results, maybe we can get some more forum members involved in this awesome sport.

I can't understand why there aren't more people in the area taking part in this, yesterday was definitely one of the best times that I have had shooting!

jogan · May 19, 2014

Sounds good! I like the separate section for IDPA stuffs. And yeah, can't believe there aren't more shooters out there. This is by far the best practice/training anyone with a carry permit can do. We have lots of military and leo's out there as well. If you carry a gun, you need to come out and shoot these matches....plain and simple.

hukdizzle · May 19, 2014

jogan said:
Sounds good! I like the separate section for IDPA stuffs. And yeah, can't believe there aren't more shooters out there. This is by far the best practice/training anyone with a carry permit can do. We have lots of military and leo's out there as well. If you carry a gun, you need to come out and shoot these matches....plain and simple.

Agreed, standing in place and blasting mag after mag isn't going to cut it. Granted IDPA is still a game and isn't really "training" but it's still the best thing we can get around here where you can move, draw and fire, etc.

joshuae2 · May 19, 2014

All i know is that i had a blast, and got some awesome experience. I will definitely have to practice the grip that Curtis showed me, so i will stop dropping my mags. Thats just what i need is to actually have to use my piece and i drop the mag. I guess i would just have to throw it at them at that point. Jogan Curtis and Choppa6 thanks for the help and mentor ship. after the first COS i also had a blast, was one of the funnest things i have done. cant wait until next weekend to get back out there and do it again. Hey Jogan where is Alabama do they hold the IDPA match.

jogan · May 19, 2014

not sure if Alabama has IDPA or not. our match director, Mike, is on here...he might know. And yeah, it's good to know that when something went wrong, you wouldn't get one shot off and drop a mag leaving you standing there with your pants down....lol

hukdizzle · May 19, 2014

Here is a video of the day, unfortunately I missed several of the runs but we all had some decent vids.

joshuae2 · May 19, 2014

Nice videos hukdizzle, did you get any head cam videos? I guess mine wasn't working, when i got home and hooked it to the computer there was nothing on it. I wish i could have stayed for the side match looks like you guys had a blast.

Calculated steps · May 20, 2014

Will it be a carbine side match again????

hukdizzle · May 20, 2014

Calculated steps said:
Will it be a carbine side match again????

Yes this upcoming saturday match side match will be rifle as well.

hukdizzle · May 20, 2014

joshuae2 said:
Nice videos hukdizzle, did you get any head cam videos? I guess mine wasn't working, when i got home and hooked it to the computer there was nothing on it. I wish i could have stayed for the side match looks like you guys had a blast.

Thanks man, yeah I got some but they weren't anything special and showed me flubbing a bunch of reloads and not counting my rounds properly so I didn't bother editing them and uploading them lol. Gonna take me a match or two to shake off the rust for sure. That sucks to hear about your camera man, hopefully it works out for you next match.

Calculated steps · May 20, 2014

hukdizzle said:
Yes this upcoming saturday match side match will be rifle as well.

Sweet, hope I can get it worked out so I can go.

Choppa6 · May 20, 2014

Hee Hee! Jogan, Huk and myself all forgot to rack the slide or hit the bolt catch at one point or another!

Calculated steps · May 20, 2014

I'll probly get dq in the first stage for throwing my pistol at a target.

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