Good advice
And one of my problems with competitive shooting: Do you practice like you carry?
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
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February 18th, 2013 at 9:57 pm
My IDPA rig is my carry rig: The only difference is I run two mag pouches in competition vs. one that I carry.
USPSA, not so much. I shoot my CZ double-action, so there is that, but a Blade Tech dropped offset holster isn’t what I use to carry….
February 18th, 2013 at 10:18 pm
That’s why our club has carry side matches. The only requirement for entry is it must by your EDC gear.
February 18th, 2013 at 10:43 pm
I’m so sick of this “train as you fight” crap. I’m NOT going to train as I fight because if I show up at the county range, buck naked carrying my pistol in one hand and a spare mag in the other, I’m going to get arrested!
February 18th, 2013 at 11:44 pm
Not the same gun I carry but the same family of gun I carry. Glock. Consistency across disciplines is what matters most. If you train, practice and compete with the same type of weapon than it’s still good training.
My local range has a BUG shoot once a year and it’s a lot of fun to go out and compete with your EDC rig once in a while, but for serious play I want my competition gun.
February 19th, 2013 at 2:19 am
I am not training anymore.
Until availability and prices stabilize, .gov seems to have cut off my ammo needs.
At a buck a round for .45acp self defense stuff I can only shoot reloaded cheap shit.
500 rounds on a Saturday pushes my wife’s manicure budget. Hey, I gotta live here too.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:53 am
Yup. My USPSA gun is the same gun I carry. Which makes actually loading up a bit awkward when I get there since I have to handle a loaded gun where it’s considered a no-no. I just have to be a tad bit surreptitious about it.
Now, that’s an OC holster, and when I do OC, that’s the holster I use. When I’m at home though, I unload and practice getting at my piece from whatever I’m using for concealment. Granted I don’t ever practice with a jacket on because I live in Florida and we wear jackets 3 days out of the year when the temp falls below 65°.
February 19th, 2013 at 11:01 am
Some do, some don’t. It’s a game, not a class. Caleb over at Gunnuts pointed out that it’s still high speed problem solving with a gun, whatever you use.
February 19th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
Of course I practice like I carry. I practice carrying it unloaded and locked up to the trunk of my car for the drive to the match.
But I live in NJ, so what do I know…
February 19th, 2013 at 7:39 pm
I practice the way I carry (concealed) and I also practice in an open carry manner as that’s how I carry at home. Almost any form of practice beats no practice.
TS