allen-1
NES Member
I've shot a fair bit of club level IDPA and USPSA, plus some sanctioned matches, but never shot 3gun before and I knew it was going to be different. I've shot an AR a bit, not as much familiarity with the Mossberg 500 I was using, and I was using my carry/competition pistol.
First stage I did okay with the rifle, then fumbled the shotgun so much that I ran out of time. I'm still advancing when I hear the buzzer go off and the RO yells FREEZE. I'm trying to figure out what I did wrong, I know I was CLOSE to the 180, but I knew I wasn't breaking it. Nope, I hit the par time because I wasted way too much time with the shot gun. Okay -- Lesson one - practice with the guns/gear I'm not really familiar with.
Second stage I nailed the first three targets with the rifle, ran to the second shooting position and the RO yells "FREEZE". I freeze, he tells me to unload and make safe. I do so, trying to figure out what the problem is. The problem is that my pistol's lying on the ground. Sh!t. And it's not as though he hadn't asked me when I was staging if I'd ever run with that holster. He's experienced and I'd told him quite clearly that this was my first match.
I got a special award :
Lesson two - retention holster for pistol.
So, I worked about 3 hours the night before, and another hour that morning helping setup, and I shot for a grand total of about 3 minutes... On the other hand, I learned a bit about the rules and the equipment, met a few more shooters, and I'll do better next month. Hopefully.
First stage I did okay with the rifle, then fumbled the shotgun so much that I ran out of time. I'm still advancing when I hear the buzzer go off and the RO yells FREEZE. I'm trying to figure out what I did wrong, I know I was CLOSE to the 180, but I knew I wasn't breaking it. Nope, I hit the par time because I wasted way too much time with the shot gun. Okay -- Lesson one - practice with the guns/gear I'm not really familiar with.
Second stage I nailed the first three targets with the rifle, ran to the second shooting position and the RO yells "FREEZE". I freeze, he tells me to unload and make safe. I do so, trying to figure out what the problem is. The problem is that my pistol's lying on the ground. Sh!t. And it's not as though he hadn't asked me when I was staging if I'd ever run with that holster. He's experienced and I'd told him quite clearly that this was my first match.
I got a special award :
Lesson two - retention holster for pistol.
So, I worked about 3 hours the night before, and another hour that morning helping setup, and I shot for a grand total of about 3 minutes... On the other hand, I learned a bit about the rules and the equipment, met a few more shooters, and I'll do better next month. Hopefully.