2012 cqb #2

The CQB program is deceptive – it doesn't look that hard but it immediately and effectively detects and penalizes any and all mistakes, miscalculations, misconfigurations, errors and omissions.

For example in most IPSC matches the stages are freestyle and Comstock scored, usually with unlimited time and whatever ammunition you can carry on your belt. So if you miss, fumble or otherwise mess up during a stage your hit factor will be reduced but you can usually recover to some degree.

Not so in most of the CQB matches, where (a) you can only carry the load out specified for the match, (b) if you drop anything it can't be retrieved until the match is complete, and (c) the time and rounds to be fired in each segment / position are fixed.

So a mistake such as inadvertently engaging a safety during a rapid string or failing to lock a magazine in place (both of which I inflicted on myself yesterday) can easily result in not being able to fire the rounds specified for that portion of the match. Those are points that are gone forever.

Similarly there is no place to hide from guns that jam, sights that aren't zeroed, defective ammunition, faulty magazines, or inadequate holsters and other gear. It takes a while to figure all this out, but Tim and some of the other CQB people are very experienced and great for helping anybody who needs it.

In CQB matches the pace is sustained and there is very little sitting around, so it is more physically challenging at least with regard to endurance than most IPSC and similar matches I have attended.

We've been very fortunate with the weather but Tim regularly reminds us that it is "service conditions" so unless lightning is close by you shoot in rain, cold, bugs, sun, wind, ... which also calls for a bit more stamina than many other events.

I enjoy IPSC, SASS and many other types of shooting but CQB is the best combination of pistol and carbine I have discovered to date.

Snapshot
 
Like Snapshot said.

I find most of my challenges have been mental errors. Firing 2 shots per target when I was supposed to fire one, etc. A really alert person can figure out how to make up the error as he progresses.

In one match I did not get a shot off on the right target, so made a mental note to fire the shot later by firing the extra shot at it on the last exposure. In the video I posted you can see that I screwed up and fired the extra shot on the wrong target (six shots) , leaving the other with only 9 hits.

Even little things can bite big time. When you seat a mag on an open bolt it clicks into place easily. If the bolt is closed (as it often is for our CQB reloads) the mag may not lock. This is why it is critical that our reload drill includes a little tug on the mag to make sure it is locked. I saw at least 3 incidents yesterday where guns went "click" instead of "bang" because mags were not seated.

These are all important skills in the real world.

Because distances are short, shooting skills trump equipment. The guy with the most money cannot "buy" a score with fancy equipment. I shoot a Norc AR-15 with a $225 scope. Even when shooting quickly i can still hit the bull. A $3,000 rifle won't get a better score.

There are few shooting sports that emphasize shooting skill so much and equipment value so little. One reason why I think CQB is a growth element on the shooting scene. The other element to growth is the skill and enthusiasm of Tim, which is unrivaled. Without his efforts we probably would not have CQB.
 
I did much better, best so far. But as noted plagued with issues at various times. The 10R 10P, I changed rifle mag after the first 5, and it subsequently jambed, I'm looking at an open breach with a round cockeyed. Didn't bother to fix it, I dropped the mag, everything fell out, had it checked to be clear, and proceeded with pistol. Didn't get them all off either. So lost potential 25 points.

Once a screw up happens, it tend to propogate the rest of the COF because you're so pissed.

Cz going in to get some modifications while we have the time. Including a new mil-dot scope. Yesterday was the last time I use a red-dot.
 
You did really well.. I saw the groupings, and there were only some minor errors due to technical difficulties ;)

Your daughter was smokin' the range this weekend too! She told me she only shoots when at Borden... Natural talent there, she'd be good with a little more trigger time :)
 
Plink said:
You did really well.. I saw the groupings, and there were only some minor errors due to technical difficulties ;)

Your daughter was smokin' the range this weekend too! She told me she only shoots when at Borden... Natural talent there, she'd be good with a little more trigger time :)
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Thanks from both of us. Soon as I get my ATT at the EESA I will be getting her some pistol time (no holser:D). Rifle we can both practice at my son's property.
 
this is the first time i joined a CQB match. I usually shoot pistol and variations of multi gun in ODPL and IPSC. do the courses of fire or stages change every month or do they run the same scenarios? i did enjoy CQB and will be going back. my faulty ammo is no excuse for failure/low ranking. it was a lot of fun and different.
 
SquibLoad said:
this is the first time i joined a CQB match. I usually shoot pistol and variations of multi gun in ODPL and IPSC. do the courses of fire or stages change every month or do they run the same scenarios? i did enjoy CQB and will be going back. my faulty ammo is no excuse for failure/low ranking. it was a lot of fun and different.
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Same for the season, minor changes from year to year. Modified prone is new to CQB this year for instance.
 
That would be a 'Tactical Care-bear' my good man, used to be called BraveHeart bear, now known as 'CQB Bear' .... Lol!

Now if only I had not brought two empty rifle mags to the last stage of match four I might have gotten some real points... Doh! Guess I was too busy watching Plinks ###y moves ;-)
 
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