First IDPA match... What a blast!

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Posted: 4/23/2016 10:11:53 PM EDT

That shit is fun. Shooting was getting boring for me and it definitely brought the fun back. I shot well, and my times were really good but got dinged on a bunch of (imho) dumb procedural rules. I really didn't give a shit, I didn't go to win or care about my score, rather as a better training experience than shooting on a square range.

It bothers me me when stuff like IDPA or 3 gun, which was originally designed as a competition centered around defensive firearms practice slowly turns into gaming the game. Most of the guys were there just to have fun, but there were a few that were definitively gaming it (taking extra shots to time reloads better, running toward a target to get better hits rather than shooting from a distance and maintaining cover/concealment, etc). I could see where this kind of stuff could quit being fun when you get to the higher level matches.

That said I can't wait to do it again!

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:13:28 PM EDT

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Wait are you saying guys there actually wanted to win the game ? Holy fuck

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:23:30 PM EDT

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No, I am saying it's dumb when shooting sports centered around being tactically sound lose that aspect due people caring about winning rather than the spirit of the event. I thought the same thing when I shot 3D shoots in the past. Guys show up with bows that you would never take in the woods just to try to get that extra few points. I usually found those guys were the most douchey too.

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:31:04 PM EDT

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I don't blame anyone for playing to win, but I hear where you're coming from.

I tried a pistol match one time for the challenge of it. I went to shoot my carry gun, draw from concealment, and have to deal with reloads under the pressure of the clock.

The folks were nice and helpful but couldn't comprehend that I didn't want to top off my mags between stages because I wanted to deal with reloading. I didn't care at all about my score.

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:34:00 PM EDT

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Wait until I get you to a USPSA match

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:37:18 PM EDT

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I like how the losers are always there to "train."

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:37:26 PM EDT

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I was a match director for USPSA and Steel Challenge. I was also a certified USPSA RO and a certified IDPA SO.

The most you are ever going to get at a local club match is bragging rights and maybe a fifteen dollar particle board trophy/plaque.

So it is amazing to me what ego drives some people to do.

Just wait if you go to a larger major match and see the amount of sandbagging going on.

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:37:31 PM EDT

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Yeah and you smoke my ass.

I've watched your videos on FB, that looks fun as hell! Tell me when and where when I get back to Ohio.

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:40:36 PM EDT

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Did you miss how I said it was my first match?

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:41:59 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/23/2016 10:44:35 PM EDT

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Well, we obviously need it!

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:45:45 PM EDT

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Did you miss how I said it was my first match?

No.

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:48:51 PM EDT

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I like how the losers are always there to "train."

Did you miss how I said it was my first match?

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Well thankfully the guys I shot with were a lot nicer than you seem.

Big thanks to the guy who lent me his M&P when my Glock 19 broke.

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:55:54 PM EDT

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Yeah and you smoke my ass.

I've watched your videos on FB, that looks fun as hell! Tell me when and where when I get back to Ohio.

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Wait until I get you to a USPSA match

Yeah and you smoke my ass.

I've watched your videos on FB, that looks fun as hell! Tell me when and where when I get back to Ohio.

Just because someone smokes your ass doesn't mean you can't have fun

I damn near got beat by a 16 year old today.

Posted: 4/23/2016 10:58:44 PM EDT

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Well thankfully the guys I shot with were a lot nicer than you seem.

Big thanks to the guy who lent me his M&P when my Glock 19 broke.

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I like how the losers are always there to "train."

Did you miss how I said it was my first match?

No.

Well thankfully the guys I shot with were a lot nicer than you seem.

Big thanks to the guy who lent me his M&P when my Glock 19 broke.

I'm just messing around. I hope you're not a dirty inky.

Posted: 4/23/2016 11:02:44 PM EDT

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I like how the losers are always there to "train."

Did you miss how I said it was my first match?

No.

Well thankfully the guys I shot with were a lot nicer than you seem.

Big thanks to the guy who lent me his M&P when my Glock 19 broke.

I'm just messing around. I hope you're not a dirty inky.

Pure as the snow is white.

Posted: 4/23/2016 11:08:02 PM EDT

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Well thankfully the guys I shot with were a lot nicer than you seem.

Big thanks to the guy who lent me his M&P when my Glock 19 broke.

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I like how the losers are always there to "train."

Did you miss how I said it was my first match?

No.

Well thankfully the guys I shot with were a lot nicer than you seem.

Big thanks to the guy who lent me his M&P when my Glock 19 broke.

G19 broke!!!!

Oh no you din it!!!!

Posted: 4/23/2016 11:11:08 PM EDT

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I wish there was no kind of score-keeping at IDPA matches; it takes all of the fun out of it.

Safety is always important but some of the rules are

Posted: 4/23/2016 11:12:20 PM EDT

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G19 broke!!!!

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I like how the losers are always there to "train."

Did you miss how I said it was my first match?

No.

Well thankfully the guys I shot with were a lot nicer than you seem.

Big thanks to the guy who lent me his M&P when my Glock 19 broke.

G19 broke!!!!

Oh no you din it!!!!

Yup! Broken slide catch spring. 10k rounds in. It was time I replaced all the springs anyway.

Posted: 4/23/2016 11:21:57 PM EDT

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G19 broke!!!!

Oh no you din it!!!!

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I like how the losers are always there to "train."

Did you miss how I said it was my first match?

No.

Well thankfully the guys I shot with were a lot nicer than you seem.

Big thanks to the guy who lent me his M&P when my Glock 19 broke.

G19 broke!!!!

Oh no you din it!!!!

Now I know he's just making things up.

Posted: 4/23/2016 11:22:48 PM EDT

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That shit is fun. Shooting was getting boring for me and it definitely brought the fun back. I shot well, and my times were really good but got dinged on a bunch of (imho) dumb procedural rules. I really didn't give a shit, I didn't go to win or care about my score, rather as a better training experience than shooting on a square range.

It bothers me me when stuff like IDPA or 3 gun, which was originally designed as a competition centered around defensive firearms practice slowly turns into gaming the game. Most of the guys were there just to have fun, but there were a few that were definitively gaming it (taking extra shots to time reloads better, running toward a target to get better hits rather than shooting from a distance and maintaining cover/concealment, etc). I could see where this kind of stuff could quit being fun when you get to the higher level matches.

That said I can't wait to do it again!

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I just started shooting IDPA earlier this month. I'm hooked