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For those who compete in IPSC and other comps, do you only train at the range or do you add drills with a non-powder plinker of sorts?

I want to get into it more, but getting a PAL is just too much for my current Toronto life.

While it's not the real thing, I feel a lot of powderless practice can be applicable.

Do you have a non-powder replica of your competition gun?
What kind of drills do you do?
 
Maybe airsoft is more your thing....this forum is generally for sports involving firearms.

What I mean is, if you haven't had a weekend in the past 10 years to get your PAL, and it's "just too much" for you to do currently, then the sports discussed here are likely not what you're interested in.
 
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Some people train with airsoft.

Lots of people dry fire.

Some people even do physical conditioning (strength training, cardio, sprints) or cross train with the idea of improving their IPSC performance.

There is a lot of off range training that one can do to improve.
 
Many people live a "Toronto lifestyle" and have enough restricted firearms to make the average liberal's head explode.
If you want to do it, just do it.
Only live once.
 
I live in Toronto and got a few guns on me. If you got hipster friends it doesn't matter what you got there, whether it's a real gun or an airsoft gun. They'll be scared by a poptart eaten into gun shape.
 
Dragunov said:
For those who compete in IPSC and other comps, do you only train at the range or do you add drills with a non-powder plinker of sorts?

I want to get into it more, but getting a PAL is just too much for my current Toronto life.
You are member here since 2004, but PAL is too much for your current Toronto life?

While it's not the real thing, I feel a lot of powderless practice can be applicable.
With no PAL and no Black Badge, applicable for what exactly?

Do you have a non-powder replica of your competition gun?
What kind of drills do you do?
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I agree, if you don't have time to get your RPAL, you don't have time to compete in IDPA or IPSC or any other pistol sport. even casually, 3-4 times a month, that's way more than the time needed to get your PAL.

And, getting your pal is a great idea anyways, just to "vote" in favour of legal firearms ownership.

that said, I do dry fire practice. I practice trigger control, mag changes, drawing from the holster etc. All while there is no ammo anywhere near the subject or the firearm.
 
I'll get a PAL at some point, but not now. I was an active member of a downtown club until they closed it, if that gives me any brownie points.

In the mean time I'm shooting air guns, but it's too static because they're single shot. A friend suggested that in some countries IPSC is actually shot with highly accurate pellet gun replicas, so I thought I'd ask if you use them and where to buy them. He said they're quite a level above airsoft and replicate the weight/feel of actual powder burners with moving slide and same button locations.

I didn't know I need a PAL to get an answer to a simple question.
 
hungrybeagle said:
Some people train with airsoft.

Lots of people dry fire.

Some people even do physical conditioning (strength training, cardio, sprints) or cross train with the idea of improving their IPSC performance.

There is a lot of off range training that one can do to improve.
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Do you have links? Specific things? I guess dry firing would not be as directly applicable, but there must be loads of stuff that's directly transferrable.
 
Dragunov said:
...I didn't know I need a PAL to get an answer to a simple question.
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You don't.

Everybody has a different idea of how shooting sports can/should be done, and some are very keen on "sharing their vision". :)

High quality airsoft is a great practice option. I'd have a full set of airsoft replicas of my competition guns if I could find (and afford!) them.

If you're interested in reading about training for pistol shooting, I highly recommend Brian Enos' book "Practical Shooting". Check out his website and especially the forums therein, it contains many years worth of drills.

w ww.brianenos.com/
 
Dragunov said:
Do you have links? Specific things? I guess dry firing would not be as directly applicable, but there must be loads of stuff that's directly transferrable.
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Squats and all the exercises that build the same muscle groups are important for creating a stable base when shooting low ports or around barricades. Core will help here as well.

Interval training will help with your cardio, general fitness and if you can incorporate sudden increases in speed then you get a bit more explosiveness into your movement.

Anything that works balance/footwork is also important for any awkward shooting stances or moving into/out of positions.
 
I worked with a professional trainer in Vancouver recently and told her specifically I wanted to help my shooting better and told her about IPSC. Good news is she was ex Army so she didn't run away screaming.

She got me working on core exercises. Mostly trying to get me to get good form since I'd never taken any pro advice on my gym routine ever. Squats, farmer's carry to improve my grip, lots of core exercises. Shoulders too. Interval sprints on whatever machine I want (my machine of choice is the elliptical).

As for gun training at home I concentrate mostly on reloads and stance. I sure wish I had the space to do more movement but I live in a shoebox.
 
alpining said:
You don't.

Everybody has a different idea of how shooting sports can/should be done, and some are very keen on "sharing their vision". :)

High quality airsoft is a great practice option. I'd have a full set of airsoft replicas of my competition guns if I could find (and afford!) them.

If you're interested in reading about training for pistol shooting, I highly recommend Brian Enos' book "Practical Shooting". Check out his website and especially the forums therein, it contains many years worth of drills.

w ww.brianenos.com/
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Thank you. I'll get a copy.
 
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