Thread: My Introduction to pistol shooting

Righto we will go. Be cheaper for me than crossing the strait.
We will take the cooks wheels.
Listening to your muffler for 8 hrs might get a bit much😆

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It's getting fixed this week while I'm away, but yeah, the surf needs some work before it's comfy for a 7 hour road trip

Thanks to @<u><a href="http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/member.php?u=1327" target="_blank">Uplandstalker</a></u> Wicked day yesterday at the local pistol club,I had a lot of fun and learnt quite a bit also ...Quick clip of me shooting a moving target on IPSC course at the local pistol club ...I need to concentrate/practice my "Grip Technique" and a million other things(Feels like I'm learning to drive again ,100 things to concentrate on at once,that eventually become second nature
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...53&pnref=story

I'll be in Dunners acting as the pom-pom squad for Mrs ebf.

Be good to meet ya @R93, and I'll take some pics of this @gimp creature if the chain is short enough

Originally Posted by ebf

I'll be in Dunners acting as the pom-pom squad for Mrs ebf.

Be good to meet ya @R93, and I'll take some pics of this @gimp creature if the chain is short enough

He has a habit of slipping his chain when he smells something good.
He will just whimper and sniff so not too much to worry about.

You won't miss us, we will be the 2 wide eyed fellas looking out of our depth.
Gotta cut your teeth somewhere other than the comfort of our own club I spose.

Looking forward to it. Have shot in hundreds of comps all over the world but this will be my first ever with a pistol outside the military so there is some genuine excitement and apprehension I used to get when new to comps.

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What does LEVEL 3 practice mean?

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IPSC levels

1 - Club
2 - Interclub
3 - National / Regional
4 - Continental
5 - Worlds

The big differences between the levels is RO quality. Level 2 you typically have floating RO, level 3 dedicated (with some IROA), level 4 and 5 you have lots of IROA guys.

Its kinda relative to where you shoot as well. In RSA, provincial shoot was the same size as NZ National... Western Province champs used to be 80-100 competitors, Nationals well over 200. in the states a club shoot would be 200...

Cheers for that. Thought it was a prerequisite or something.

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I see when doing my entry for the Dunedin shoot the Nats, are on the following month in Wanganui.
Another road trip😆

Who wants to take us hunting fallow if we come up early😆

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Some tips for your first major comp :

Concentrate on grip and sight picture (repeat N times) !
Ignore speed for now, build a solid base first and then speed up only enough to not start hurting your scores
Keep negative scoring shots (mike, no-shoot, procedurals to below 2% of total shots fired)
Keep positive scoring shots (A, C, D) between 85-90% of total shots fired
Expect plateaus in your progress. If you start going downhill, return to the fundamentals and go back to the point where you last had decent metrics.

When I first started with the club I was given the same advice.
I am resigned to the fact I will never be that fast so never a threat of winning anything.
I am only going to improve and compete against my self.

My fast is everyone else's deliberate shooting. 😆


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haha, that's the beauty of multiple grades, you compete at your level...

don't watch any videos by @Banana, he is a fukn speed demon

Looking forward to meeting you all also what classes is everyone in? I'll be in Standard, last year's SI event was my first level 3 comp and I loved it the Dunedin guys are very accommodating even for the first timers. We should all meet at some stage for faces to names

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Looking forward to meeting a few members as well. I will shoot production with gimp in Dunners.
Might shoot standard at the Nats as I am enjoying my .40 big time.
Will see how I go before I make a decision.
When doing my entry I could only choose one otherwise I would have shot production and standard.
New to this at island level so still learning.
I will bring my .40 just in case😆


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I shot my first level 3 at the north islands. Had a great time. Even got a medal in rookie div!

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