Posted: 5/27/2013 11:41:00 AM EDT
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I shot my first match. It was a 3 gun match built around pistol, shotgun and pistol caliber carbine. In that I don't have a carbine, I shot the carbine stages with my pistol. They did let me shoot for appropriate range for the pistol.
Overall, I didn't get DQ'd or hurt. That makes it a victory. 2 major areas to work on were shotgun loading and pistol marksmanship. I had way too many misses on the targets. These were targets that I could hit 95% of the time on a "square range". In the run and gun, I might not have made 50%. Lots of the basics crapped out on me. Do I just need more square range trigger time or do I need to get a timer and some steel targets and practice that? |
It's the timer - shots that are easy for the average shooter on a square range become exponentially more challenging when the clock is running. Shoot lots more USPSA pistol and 3-gun matches to immunize yourself against clock-pressure. When you practice, do so with a shot timer and keep track of your performance (accuracy and speed). Shooting without time pressure is just plinking 
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