allen-1
NES Member
Sat 01/25/2020
I took a class Saturday morning, and shot an "outlaw IDPA" match that night. The class ended at 4 and the match started at 5 so that we could run a classifier in the daylight before shooting the rest of the stages in the dark. It was an "outlaw IDPA" match because we used IDPA scoring, but allowed weapon mounted lights which is against IDPA rules. Definitely a new experience shooting with only illumination being my weapon light. I ran a Streamlight TLR1HS on a Glock 34, and an Inforce on a 9mm AR-15, (two separate entries).
Biggest problem I had was the haze and reflection back of my light from the gunsmoke. And while I'm pretty much of a novice with a PCC, I still scored higher with it than with my pistol. Just reinforced what I already knew - a PCC with an optic is much easier to shoot accurately with than an iron sighted pistol.
After my class, and before the match, I was wandering around when I ran into a couple of guys I know - they're in the picture below. And yeah, that's a .50 bolt action rifle. First time I've seen one up close. The second picture has a 7.62 round from an AK for comparison to the .50 rounds.
When they asked if I wanted to try it - I could hardly refuse - not an offer you get every day. Recoil was surprisingly light; the soda can I shot was absolutely destroyed.
I took a class Saturday morning, and shot an "outlaw IDPA" match that night. The class ended at 4 and the match started at 5 so that we could run a classifier in the daylight before shooting the rest of the stages in the dark. It was an "outlaw IDPA" match because we used IDPA scoring, but allowed weapon mounted lights which is against IDPA rules. Definitely a new experience shooting with only illumination being my weapon light. I ran a Streamlight TLR1HS on a Glock 34, and an Inforce on a 9mm AR-15, (two separate entries).
Biggest problem I had was the haze and reflection back of my light from the gunsmoke. And while I'm pretty much of a novice with a PCC, I still scored higher with it than with my pistol. Just reinforced what I already knew - a PCC with an optic is much easier to shoot accurately with than an iron sighted pistol.
After my class, and before the match, I was wandering around when I ran into a couple of guys I know - they're in the picture below. And yeah, that's a .50 bolt action rifle. First time I've seen one up close. The second picture has a 7.62 round from an AK for comparison to the .50 rounds.
When they asked if I wanted to try it - I could hardly refuse - not an offer you get every day. Recoil was surprisingly light; the soda can I shot was absolutely destroyed.