IPSC revolver division options

wasrupzuk said:
Correct, so what can be said is being done to stop the suffering?
To date everything I’ve seen done to help had an equal down side.
The sport is run by semis who want more semis and less old things, the above post illustrates this perfectly. All negative with sarcastic encouragement.
This is the pervasive attitude put against Revo from the individual/squad level right up to the top.
You could have written the same information slightly differently and put an encouraging spin on it.
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IDPA is a much slower game that tries to force standing reloads, and revo is barely visible there too. I’ve been following their postal match, and of over 4000 shooters across the world, only 92 are in the revolver division.

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I don't shoot competitively but have been considering it, just wanted to jump in and say thanks to the guys pointing out the IPSC is maybe not the best place for revolvers since IPSC is all competitive handgunners talk about. I would only compete for fun and I prefer revolvers in general but both of my centre-fire ones are physically too large for IPSC revolver division, I'd be forced to go open and play with the race gun guys.

Will definitely check out ICORE.
 
pmt said:
IPSC Revolver is much like masturbation - while it may be a lot of fun, nobody wants to watch you.
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hmm, when im at matches with revo shooters everyone is watching because its so different. And being slow can even be said about anyone going slow with a semi too.
 
I shot IPSC for 10 years in the '80's & '90's and the year I had the most fun was the year that myself and 4 other friends competed the whole season with revolvers. None of us cared about "winning", it really brought out the enjoyment of shooting. At the time I used a S&W M66 and shot matches w +P ammo. Great time.
 
There is a strong ICORE presence in Ontario, the Canadian Regional match is being shot in Ontario this year. There is an ICORE club in BC (Chilliwack) there is as yet not much in between.
What we need are some revolver guys to start up some ICORE sections in their clubs particularly in the interior of BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Competition with revolvers is fun.
 
Well I’ve purchased a S&W 986 from a fellow CGNer. Now to buy a holster & belt. This should let me try ICORE & IPSC revolver division.
 
I wish IDPA would loosen up a bit on their barrel length restrictions, it's a barrier to entry that revolver shooters don't need. Maybe it's time for IDPA or similar group to create a military/police division that mimics duty revolver carry of the 30's to the 70's? I'm talking old school basket weave duty belts with a highway patrol type 357 magnum revolver paired up with a old school no frills pump action 12 gauge. That could be fun.
 
Competitive revo shooting is akin to being a Canadian gun owner. Unknown and unloved with a smidge of disdain thrown in for good measure by the masses -if not outright hostility by some.
That being said those that are masochistic enough to be in the group are a tight knit bunch and one can end up with close friendships from fellow travelers from all over the globe. We've been able to combine our love of travel with revo shooting to visit towns and cities all over the USA. Fun times.

I'm still working on mastering gun handling and match skills. I do see a point where I'll hit a wall where the amount of effort required to place one or 2 positions higher at the IRC might not be worth the effort. In that case I'll drag the 2011 out for IPSC. Maybe, it's a hella lotta fun traveling to the US of A.

I'm like Brit84 I find a lot of fellow shooters are curious when they see a revo shoot. Sometimes I'll burn it down, other times it's a dumpster fire. Still a work in progress lol.

Revo shooting has made my semi shooting better. I went down the revo road as I shot it better than my semi when I was a brane new IPSC shooter. Took forever to figure out stance/grip etc. With my 929 I would go to the range and leave having figured something out, my 2011 was a source of endless frustration.
 
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jimbo14 said:
IDPA is a much slower game that tries to force standing reloads, and revo is barely visible there too. I’ve been following their postal match, and of over 4000 shooters across the world, only 92 are in the revolver division.

The world is moving on....
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Well not so fast. IDPA is a completely different experience shooting revolver. It's fun! I like to gun with the the SSP crowd and enjoy my PCC, if we ever open our range for IDPA/IPSC. Revolver takes more time to get really good at it. Given I don't see any world class shooters coming our of either IPSC or IDPA in Canada I can only assume most are just in it for the fun. So why not shoot revolver.? Hell it is fun, less pressure and you get to wear the same spandex as the pistol crowd does, what is not to like?

Moving to 8 shot revolves was a mistake IPSC made. Maybe those in charge wanted to end the Division. Who knows? Action is with the pistols, no doubt. Perhaps CORE is the answer, just a shame to let the Division die.

Take Care

Bob
 
....well, a couple years ago Robin Sebo and Maria G came out to IPSC Canada Nationals.... :)

In the OP's case, he said he likes competing, and competing against 1 or 2 revo shooters isn't that appealing to him.

I was squadded with some revo shooters at the IPSC provincials, and they had a blast. A few friends, having fun. That's great, no doubt about that, but there were only a handful of them in the entire match.

For whatever reason, there just aren't that many revo shooters in IPSC/IDPA. Maybe the revo owners need to get together and bring them out more to get more interest? Not sure.
 
jimbo14 said:
....well, a couple years ago Robin Sebo and Maria G came out to IPSC Canada Nationals.... :)

In the OP's case, he said he likes competing, and competing against 1 or 2 revo shooters isn't that appealing to him.

I was squadded with some revo shooters at the IPSC provincials, and they had a blast. A few friends, having fun. That's great, no doubt about that, but there were only a handful of them in the entire match.

For whatever reason, there just aren't that many revo shooters in IPSC/IDPA. Maybe the revo owners need to get together and bring them out more to get more interest? Not sure.
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We did that two years ago and got five out to the match. Good fun. We have two or three faithful at every match.
The interest is clearly with the pistols though. It takes a fair amount of time to get half decent with a revolver and I suspect most just don't have the time or can't be bothered. Too, a Ruger GP-100 or 686 runs you around a grand new while a Glock or M&P can be had for around $650.

Take Care

Bob
 
jimbo14 said:
....well, a couple years ago Robin Sebo and Maria G came out to IPSC Canada Nationals.... :)

In the OP's case, he said he likes competing, and competing against 1 or 2 revo shooters isn't that appealing to him.

I was squadded with some revo shooters at the IPSC provincials, and they had a blast. A few friends, having fun. That's great, no doubt about that, but there were only a handful of them in the entire match.

For whatever reason, there just aren't that many revo shooters in IPSC/IDPA. Maybe the revo owners need to get together and bring them out more to get more interest? Not sure.
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I shoot revoler for long time and still do ,we had a match a couple of years ago and we got 23 revolvers shooter at that match. But what bugs me the club had put up a revolver as a draw prize only catch was you had to shoot the match with a revolver. Not one of those 23 guys have I seen shoot revoler again it's sad they only came out because there was a chance to win a free gun.
 
If your goal is to see your name at the top of the overall ranking, then get yourself an OPEN gun. With lots of practice , talent and luck, you might make it to the top one day. If your goal is to shoot with a revolver, have fun and remain in the middle of the pack, a 929, 627 (short colt) or Ruger Super GP-100 (short colt) would be your best choices. As for all the comments from the jammomatic crowd .... just keep doing your thing. The best attended IPSC revolver match are in Kingston.

In 2017 at the last IPSC handgun world shoot, Michael Poggie finished 410th out of 1506 shooters. That would mean alot of below average jammomatic shooters.

ICORE Ontario regular matches will normally draw about 30 shooters. A regional match will draw 70 to 100 revolver shooters.

Get out there and have fun.
 
gmongrai said:
If your goal is to see your name at the top of the overall ranking, then get yourself an OPEN gun. With lots of practice , talent and luck, you might make it to the top one day. If your goal is to shoot with a revolver, have fun and remain in the middle of the pack, a 929, 627 (short colt) or Ruger Super GP-100 (short colt) would be your best choices. As for all the comments from the jammomatic crowd .... just keep doing your thing. The best attended IPSC revolver match are in Kingston.

In 2017 at the last IPSC handgun world shoot, Michael Poggie finished 410th out of 1506 shooters. That would mean alot of below average jammomatic shooters.

ICORE Ontario regular matches will normally draw about 30 shooters. A regional match will draw 70 to 100 revolver shooters.

Get out there and have fun.
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Michael finished 4th Overall out of 155 shooters at the 2018 WA State IDPA match. He had the best score on the Stage I ran. Standards at 10 yards with three Strings. Outstanding revolver shooter and a very nice guy. I have been fortunate enough to squad with him on two occasions. Very friendly, laid back and helpful. He was out there having fun with the guys. He also could shoot! He must have been in a hurry though, because he shot the match in half the time I did!

Take Care

Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
Well not so fast. IDPA is a completely different experience shooting revolver. It's fun! I like to gun with the the SSP crowd and enjoy my PCC, if we ever open our range for IDPA/IPSC. Revolver takes more time to get really good at it. Given I don't see any world class shooters coming our of either IPSC or IDPA in Canada I can only assume most are just in it for the fun. So why not shoot revolver.? Hell it is fun, less pressure and you get to wear the same spandex as the pistol crowd does, what is not to like?
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+1!
 
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