sounds like you had an eye opening expierience where did you go for the match?
my first go at practical shooting
I decided it was time to start shooting the local range's informal practical shooting matches. Wow... I didn't realize how badly I sucked at this. I'd been practicing my presentation from holster with snap caps, which helped some. I was still slower with the loaded pistol. Something psychological, I suppose. (Maybe an irrational yet instinctual desire to keep all my toes.) I'll get over that in time. There's no reason my draw should be slower with live ammo. I never had a ND with the snap caps. No reason to with live ammo either.
I finished dead last among shooters who completed all three courses of fire, though not by much. I dropped 54 points on 50 rounds fired (including a no-shoot penalty) - all in the first two COFs - shooting my little Kel-Tec PF-9. (The extra re-load times - think 7 round magazines - also KILLED me on the two 20 round COFs.) My aim also really sucks when my hands are shaking. (That improved as I calmed down. First time jitters.)
I learned I needed the most work on my time from start signal to first shot on target, and on my transitions. Improving my re-load speed will also help, especially taking one more re-load than most shooters on each COF. If the SHTF though, I suspect it's going to be time to first on-target shot that will make the biggest difference to me, followed by transitions between targets. When the SHTF, I hope there aren't so many targets that I'd need to reload twice. After all, that's really the only match I am training for and the only one that really counts.
I'm looking forward to March.
- Str8Shooter
I finished dead last among shooters who completed all three courses of fire, though not by much. I dropped 54 points on 50 rounds fired (including a no-shoot penalty) - all in the first two COFs - shooting my little Kel-Tec PF-9. (The extra re-load times - think 7 round magazines - also KILLED me on the two 20 round COFs.) My aim also really sucks when my hands are shaking. (That improved as I calmed down. First time jitters.)
I learned I needed the most work on my time from start signal to first shot on target, and on my transitions. Improving my re-load speed will also help, especially taking one more re-load than most shooters on each COF. If the SHTF though, I suspect it's going to be time to first on-target shot that will make the biggest difference to me, followed by transitions between targets. When the SHTF, I hope there aren't so many targets that I'd need to reload twice. After all, that's really the only match I am training for and the only one that really counts.
I'm looking forward to March.
- Str8Shooter
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So what you are trying to say Str8Shooter is that you were having problems being a Straight Shooter?? :rolf
Sorry, I could not help it
Oh, word play is all good. And much preferred over gun play, especially the way I shoot.
Yes. My wife watched last week. I think I can get her hooked too. (Especially if she's a better shot than me, and I suspect she will be.)
Yes. I certainly do not want to blame my equipment for my less-than-stellar performance last night. It's not fair to assess any blame to the firearm until I'm shooting it to the limit of its capabilities, and I'm just not there yet. I did discover I'll want to change my holster and carry style a bit. I know that once I work through my deficiencies, I'll want a bigger carry gun. Eventually, that Kel-Tec will make a nice backup.
You and everyone else. It's all good though. Other than a no-shoot target or two, I didn't shoot anything that wasn't meant to be shot. :drinks
Good! Then maybe DeadEye and the EOSS crowd will stop pointing and laughing!
- Str8Shooter
....but they can TAX it!
Srsly...who needs a job? The ONE will take care of all, right???
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