Pelham Carbine match

[TY43215]

Thanks for the great match at Pelham. It was worth the trip as always. I look forward to the next match.

Gary

 

[KB1MAU]

Gary, it is always a pleasure seeing you and the folks from down south at our matches. Thanks for the kind words.

 

[dwarven1]

What are these matches like? What are the courses of fire?

 

[TY43215]

What are these matches like? What are the courses of fire?

IDPA stages, targets, scoring, similar rules, and mostly ARs

Shots from 7 to 50 yards, mix of 2 or 3 per target, mandatory reloads on some stages, a very good skills test and builder if you like to shoot your rifle on the move.

 

[ScottS]

Personally, I thought the stages were too biased toward guns that actually ran. I was shooting a "straight-pull, bolt-action" FAL, and I felt hindered by the stage design. [sad2]

 

[dwarven1]

Anyone use an M1 carbine there?

 

[TY43215]

Yeah, same guy that showed up on a horse drawn wagon

 

[dwarven1]

Was he carrying a REVOLVER, too?

 

[TY43215]

Was he carrying a REVOLVER, too?

Yes, Cap and Ball

 

[firtree]

Anyone use an M1 carbine there?

I attended the winter match. An M1 Carbine would be great if you were quick
with reloads.

 

[dwarven1]

I attended the winter match. An M1 Carbine would be great if you were quick with reloads.

The COF required more than 30 rounds? Or did it just have mandatory reloads or magazine capacities?

 

[firtree]

There were mandatory reloads which was a bit of a PITA with an AK. Also, on
one stage there was no miss penalty with so many hits required to complete, so a large capacity magazine was handy.

 

[Adam_MA]

There were mandatory reloads which was a bit of a PITA with an AK.

Sounds like you need more practice with your mag changes...

This is an advertisement for a product (looks like a good product BTW) but it demonstrates a pretty fast AK mag change.

http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/...ction=view&current=TacticalMagazineChange.flv

 

[TY43215]

Results are up on the Pelham web site.

 

[The Brick]

There were a couple of M1 carbines

Anyone use an M1 carbine there?

Dwarven1

Actually, there were 2 of us running M1 carbines at that match. Ranges varied from about 65 yd. to almost contact distance, quite suitable for that carbine.

These kinds of matches are very good for finding out how well your equipment really does work. A lot of us think it's a good idea to have something go wrong at a match vs. another circumstance where something more than pride is on the line.

BTW, for those who chuckle about this WW II era firearm, I'ld like to point out that the M1 carbine is NOT an eviil black assault weapon. It is therefore legal in places where those evil rifles are not. I got mine specifically for that purpose.

TB

 

[dwarven1]

Dwarven1

Actually, there were 2 of us running M1 carbines at that match. Ranges varied from about 65 yd. to almost contact distance, quite suitable for that carbine.

These kinds of matches are very good for finding out how well your equipment really does work. A lot of us think it's a good idea to have something go wrong at a match vs. another circumstance where something more than pride is on the line.

BTW, for those who chuckle about this WW II era firearm, I'ld like to point out that the M1 carbine is NOT an eviil black assault weapon. It is therefore legal in places where those evil rifles are not. I got mine specifically for that purpose.

TB

Thanks, Brick - and a big +1 about the M1 carbine being a warm fuzzy firearm with that friendly wood stock. Unless you live in the People's Republik of NJ, where it's an eeeeeeeevil baby-killing assault weapon and is banned by the dictatorship there.

When is the next such match?

 

[sdavid]

There is a regular IDPA Pistol match Saturday the 4th. I don't know when the next carbine match is, but if you bring one up to the Thursday night practices we could modify or even come up with a stage to use a carbine on.

 

[TY43215]

When is the next such match?

Not Pelham, but at Pioneer there will be one August 26th.

 

[dwarven1]

I'm not familiar with Pioneer - is that down your way on the Cape?

 

[ScottS]

I'm not familiar with Pioneer - is that down your way on the Cape?

Dunbarton, NH.

Pioneer Sportsmen