Category Archives: IDPA

Collin County IDPA

Posted on June 13, 2008 by alan

Since it’s on my mind (club match tomorrow), I’m going to plug Collin County IDPA If you live in the North Dallas area come on out and shoot with us. We have members from all over Dallas, Denton and Collin … Continue reading →

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The high price of ammo is affecting shooting sports

Posted on June 12, 2008 by alan

At the Texas IDPA Championship, someone far more knowledgeable than I pointed out that the future winners of major matches will be those who can afford to practice enough to achieve a competitive performance level. As I’ve mentioned already, the … Continue reading →

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Too tired to move.

Posted on June 8, 2008 by alan

It even hurts to type. Ouch After three brutal days in the Texas sun, I’m happy to report that I did NOT come in last in the Texas State IDPA championship. 12 stages, 204 minimum round count. We set up … Continue reading →

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Personal Economics of IDPA

Posted on May 31, 2008 by alan

And I thought owning a boat was expensive. At the rate I’m going, I’ll shoot 10,000 rounds this year in IDPA club matches. At today’s prices for the factory FMJs that’s $2400. But wait, there’s more. I’d like to improve … Continue reading →

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NY Police Shooting Stats

Posted on May 26, 2008 by alan

Via The War On Guns… NYPD SOP 9 – ANALYSIS OF POLICE COMBAT The whole thing is worth reading, but the most interesting part to me was: Hit Potential In Gun Fights The police officer’s potential for hitting his adversary … Continue reading →

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My First Time As Match Director

Posted on May 24, 2008 by alan

The match went well. Tired and Hungry now. That is all.

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Nerd Moment

Posted on May 16, 2008 by alan

I volunteered to be the match director next weekend. So I was sitting there laying out courses of fire, figuring out where to place the barricades, targets and non-threats. And I said to myself, “you know, this is kinda like … Continue reading →

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I know it's counterintuitive, but…

Posted on March 4, 2008 by alan

…I noticed on the last course of fire at the previous match that I was a lot faster and more accurate on the close targets (< 5 yards) if I didn’t use the sights. (There were a lot of moving … Continue reading →

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IDPA Classifier…

Posted on February 23, 2008 by alan

I squeaked a marksman classification this morning. Not as bad as I feared, but not as good as I hoped. I had no expectation of a higher classification, after all I’ve only been shooting IDPA club matches for two months. … Continue reading →

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My First IDPA Classifier Is Tomorrow

Posted on February 22, 2008 by alan

And I was in California all this week, so I didn’t get in any dry fire practice. I’ll let you know how bad I suck tomorrow evening. Since JPGC allows full auto, I’m taking the SWD M11 out for some … Continue reading →

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