Black Badge, January 28 & 29, in Dartmouth
- Thread starter Wendell
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You should have one years worth of pistol shooting knowledge before taking the course. It's not a training course, it is to be certified to be able to shoot IPSC. Two days, $200 and you'll get into 2 days of matches for free and have your fees paid for the first year. You'll also need to have roughly 400 rounds for the course (I used about 250) and they cannot be lead (must be powder coated or jacketed).
Can you pick up your gun, load it, point it and quickly hit what you are aiming at? Do a double tap? Shoot anywhere from 3-20 yards? Quickly clear a jam if one occurs? If yes to those questions you should be good to go. The 1 year is to weed out beginners who do not have the basic skills needed to pass the course
Contact Sean Hansen.
Follow the first link. It lists the contact information. His email address is found there. He'll tell you whether he thinks you should attend.
Thanks.
In general (and in some provinces very specifically) you have to take your Black Badge course in the province you intend to compete in. So if you live in Nova Scotia, you'll have to take your Black Badge here in Nova Scotia if you want to compete in IPSC mostly in Nova Scotia. If you're not intending to complete in IPSC, you probably shouldn't be taking the Black Badge course.
So in summary, decide where you plan to call 'home' as far as IPSC is concerned (most likely where you actually live), and contact that province's organization to find out where they are conducting their courses.
Best of luck.
So in summary, decide where you plan to call 'home' as far as IPSC is concerned (most likely where you actually live), and contact that province's organization to find out where they are conducting their courses.
Best of luck.
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- Halifax - NS
Hey Wendell - thanks very much for posting this thread.
I'm Sean Hansen.
If anyone is interested, email me (email address below) and I'll send you the complete info package via email to register.
Experience and knowledge - AHiltz nailed it.
The certification course assumes you have the basics of marksmanship and familiarity with your gun and it's goal is to prep you to shoot IPSC matches.
Our qualifying guideline for marksmenship is being able to hit a regular (8.5" by 11") piece of paper with every shot you fire, using two hands - with no time limit at 20 yards.
If you can do that, you're good on the marksmanship side.
For knowledge, we expect you'll be familiar with your gun - you'll be proficient in operating any safeties it has, the mag release, the slide stop, etc.
These things usually take a year from getting a gun, but there have been people who are exceptions and are ready in a few months.
If you don't have these basics, you'll find the weekend challenging as the instructors don't have the the time to teach you them and you'll get left behind.
Often someone like that then gets discouraged and doesn't come back, so it's best that you don't try until you're ready.
We don't allow raw lead ammo for the course as there's a lot of shooting going on in the indoor range and while the ventilation is good; a bunch of people making big clouds in the same short time can't be overcome by the fans.
Again, this is all about certifying people to shoot IPSC matches - we're looking for match participants.
Once you pass, you can come do this...
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I'm Sean Hansen.
If anyone is interested, email me (email address below) and I'll send you the complete info package via email to register.
Experience and knowledge - AHiltz nailed it.
The certification course assumes you have the basics of marksmanship and familiarity with your gun and it's goal is to prep you to shoot IPSC matches.
Our qualifying guideline for marksmenship is being able to hit a regular (8.5" by 11") piece of paper with every shot you fire, using two hands - with no time limit at 20 yards.
If you can do that, you're good on the marksmanship side.
For knowledge, we expect you'll be familiar with your gun - you'll be proficient in operating any safeties it has, the mag release, the slide stop, etc.
These things usually take a year from getting a gun, but there have been people who are exceptions and are ready in a few months.
If you don't have these basics, you'll find the weekend challenging as the instructors don't have the the time to teach you them and you'll get left behind.
Often someone like that then gets discouraged and doesn't come back, so it's best that you don't try until you're ready.
We don't allow raw lead ammo for the course as there's a lot of shooting going on in the indoor range and while the ventilation is good; a bunch of people making big clouds in the same short time can't be overcome by the fans.
Again, this is all about certifying people to shoot IPSC matches - we're looking for match participants.
Once you pass, you can come do this...
[youtube]9I_L2X8i7ko[/youtube]
[youtube]8jMjHmwoNNc[/youtube]
