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Posts: 7 (08/25/08 17:04:03) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None I observed my first IDPA match Saturday, and I'm hooked without firing a shot. I had at least a dozen or more people (out of 50) trying to get me to shoot, offering guns, ammo, holsters, instruction, etc. I had my carry gun in my truck (XD40 Sub), but loaded with high dollar defense ammo, plus it's really not the ideal IDPA gun. I think I learned more just by watching the first time. At every stage, someone called me up to the group and explained the layout of the CoF, and made sure I knew what was going on, and answered any questions I had. I was just plain impressed. I came home and ordered what I needed to shoot with them next month, and be IDPA legal. I'm sure I'll still be a bundle of nerves, like 99% of you guys were at your first shoot, but it won't be near as bad as going in without a clue what to expect. Barring the unforseen, I'm there on the 4th Saturday next month! Steve
Bogey1155		#1	[-]
Posts: 20 (08/25/08 18:11:20) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Welcome to the game, Steve. Let the addiction begin!!!!!! David
Ontrack		#2	[-]
Posts: 8 (08/25/08 18:54:30) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks, David, I'm sure it is very addicting. You know, after the first 10-15 minutes of watching, I was like "I can't do this"...but the longer I stayed the more I realized that I could do it. And, I think I could do it fairly well after a match or two under my belt. I saw guys shoot non threats and just laugh it off-they were just there to have fun. That's what impressed me the most. Sure, there were a couple of ultra-competetive people there, but it seemed like they enjoyed it less than everybody else. I'm there to have fun, and if I improve my shooting skills (and I'm sure I will over time) then that's an added bonus! Steve Last Edited By: Ontrack 08/25/08 18:56:52. Edited 1 times.
Blair Wakeham		#3	[-]
Posts: 47 (08/25/08 19:14:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Welcome and I hope you're ready for the addiction that is IDPA. B Dec. 15, 1791 There are people with opinions and people with experience. Smile at one, listen to the other.
Ontrack		#4	[-]
Posts: 9 (08/25/08 19:28:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I'll be ready Blair, thanks. I just have to keep telling myself not to take it too seriously and have a good time, and mainly to be safe and learn from my mistakes. Sorry to keep editing my posts, I keep forgetting to sign my name... Steve
HiPowering Along	Welcome!	#5	[-]
Posts: 294 (08/25/08 21:30:47) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Welcome to a fun addiction! Hang onto yer wallet with the ammo costs, tho! Steve, "cheat" like the rest of us - go into your profile and create a 'signature' with your name. I know mine, and I don't have to type it often! --Cindy "You know, some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints...."
gsbell		#6	[-]
Posts: 246 (08/25/08 22:16:25) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Welcome to the madness Here is some advice invest in reloading gear, this sport with current ammo costs can get a bit crazy. Greg
Ontrack		#7	[-]
Posts: 10 (08/26/08 15:26:34) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks Cindy and Greg. I sold my reloading equipment almost 25 years ago, along with most of my 17 handguns. I've started buying a few new ones in the last 6-8 months, and I couldn't believe how much guns had gone up, until I started buying ammo for them! I'm hiding money back (yep, married) to buy one more pistol (for now), and then I guess I'll have get back into the reloading. From what I've seen, reloading has changed quite a bit for the easier in the last 25 years, but it sure hasn't gotten any cheaper... Steve
Steve Koski		#8	[-]
Posts: 107 (08/26/08 22:10:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Steve, Don't worry about shooting the "ideal" IDPA gun. Just shoot what ya got! Koski
Ontrack		#9	[-]
Posts: 11 (08/27/08 14:56:05) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Steve Koski, I do have a couple of more favorable IDPA guns than the XD40 subcompact (XD9, SR9, and about to buy a .45), but I intentionally had the sub in my truck so I wouldn't be tempted to shoot. I really wanted to just watch and ask questions. I feel liked I learned alot more that way without having the added pressure of shooting without knowing what's going on. And now, I'm ready. I may not hit the first target, but it won't be because of a lack of practice... Steve
Steve Koski		#10	[-]
Posts: 108 (08/27/08 22:24:21) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Cool. You'll have fun, that's for sure. Steve
Reg		#11	[-]
Posts: 3 (08/27/08 23:15:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I observed a match first, then shot a couple. I am hooked..... Do the right thing......
Ontrack		#12	[-]
Posts: 12 (08/28/08 05:23:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I can see that happening here... Steve
J Rossy		#13	[-]
Posts: 1 (08/29/08 18:27:02) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I too am hooked by this. I am not new to competitive shooting (shot competitive sporting clays, skeet, and highpower a lot over the years), so match pressure was no big deal, but you always have butterflies when it's you first at bat in a new league. I also have been favorably impressed with the friendliness, lack of pretentiousness, and overall pleasant atmosphere in the clubs that I have shot in (Pickaway County Sportsmen, Clinton County Sportsmen, Oxford IWLA, and Big Darby Creek here in Ohio). Even met some really cool Mountaineers and it sounds like their state match is a must do. To make it even harder :^) I prefer to compete with wheelguns. Jose
Steve Koski		#14	[-]
Posts: 120 (08/30/08 00:38:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Jose, You should use a pair of 4" 500 mags with speedloaders. That would ROCK! Steve Koski
J Rossy		#15	[-]
Posts: 5 (08/30/08 10:53:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Steve Koski wrote: Jose, You should use a pair of 4" 500 mags with speedloaders. That would ROCK! Steve Koski He he, normally I shoot SSR with a Model 65 but sometimes I take either my 3" Model 29 or 4" Model 629 Mountain Gun. I shoot 44 Magnums loaded down to 44 Special power level but it's funny to see people's faces when they pick up the brass. Jose
karl		#16	[-]
Posts: 5 (09/17/08 21:00:34) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Welcome to IDPA! Your XD40 Sub is an ideal carry gun for IDPA all you need is a holster and mag pouch thats legal for IDPA and that's it.
Reg		#17	[-]
Posts: 4 (09/18/08 01:57:09) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I shoot a Walther PPS 9mm - compact. It is my personal defense weapon and it is "all i got". Some of the longer distant COF present a challenge, but it will only make me a better shooter. I feel any perceived shortcomings of my gun can be overcome by practice and skill. "Listen to the rookie talk." Do the right thing......
Ontrack		#18	[-]
Posts: 27 (09/19/08 19:33:00) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks for the welcome, Karl, but I won't be shooting the XD in my first match next Saturday. It's just a little too short for me on the long shots, and I really just have it for my concealed carry gun. I'll be making my first attempt with an SR9, if I get to shoot at all. I just broke the 2 small toes on my left foot, and I'm OK on level ground with flip-flops or sandals, but shoes or boots are out of the question right now. Hopefully I can heal up and get some practice in next week and be ready to go for Saturday. Wish me luck! Steve
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Posts: 32 (10/08/08 19:42:09) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Well, September's match didn't happen for me. Still limping around here in pain guys, mouth still watering to get in my first match...will find out next Monday if I have to have surgery on the foot or not. The doc said if I would have come back in right after it happened I would be OK now, but of course I waited almost 3 weeks after the initial diagnosis to go back...thought it would heal itself. Next match is the 25th. Wife got the credit card bill (before I could hide it) for me to become IDPA legal, and she's STILL mad! It all had to show up on the same month's bill, or it wouldn't have been too bad. IDPA membership, practice targets, pasters, holster, mag pouches, vest, range bag, electronic muffs blah blah blah...and I didn't go cheap on anything. And she's reminding me of a hundred or more per month for the last 3 months for "gun stuff", plus all of the cash I'm spending on ammo, blah blah blah...and I haven't fired the first round in competition. Yet. Steve

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