IDPA/CDPA Safey Course Re: Pembroke

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I am IPSC Black Badge and I took the IDPA/CDPA course in Pembroke this weekend. There are more than equipment and a few rule differences. This is another shooting discipline that has to be experienced.

We had 20 people take the course from novice shooters to experienced IPSC shooters. We all went through the course and the more experienced shooters helped the novice shooters. I recommend that you do take the course even if you are Black badge qualified... the practical experience of the range was very beneficial to all , even to me.

There is a more tactical side to this, drawing concealed, mandatory shooting on the move, shooting from behind cover, tactical or reload with retention (you keep your mags instead of dumping them) etc.

I would like to thank Dave and Steve for coming down to give the course. There are many differences in the equipment and rules that I truly enjoyed. I like the FTDR rule... "Failure To Do Right" rule... which is basically an infraction that goes against the spirit of the match or stage design to gain an advantage.

example... only an empty magazine or a malfunctioning magazine can be dropped and not recovered... so if you only load enough rounds into a magazine so that you run dry and not have to do a Tactical or Retention reload to get an advantage (vice a full mag) you can be given a FTDR penalty (20 Seconds) added to your score for that stage...

This rule will eliminate or reduce most gamers from gaming. :p

This is just another shooting discipline, it is neither better or worse than IPSC or any others. It is what you make of it. I like both IPSC and IDPA, and each are fun to shoot and you will meet a lot of great people in either.


Cheers and enjoy all.
 
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I was sorry to hear that this course was not well advertised. :( I would love to have gone and I am waiting for the first course in our area. Like you, I think that the differences are enough to warrant taking the course and I certainly will.

Now all we have to do is get more IDPA matches to go to. :D
 
Not to steel Pop's thread but the Peterborough Fish and Game will be hosting the same course in May 26th and the 27th Taught by the same people. So by the sounds of Pop's review it's going to be a great course. hmmmm looking forward to it.
 
wow, i did not know IDPA and CSSA were working together
could be kind of interesting- we do IDPA at Kent Cloverleaf in Chatham in the winter months, Nov- April, and then Lambton Sportsman Club does May- Oct, and we travel back and forth- its a 1 shoot a month schedule
Lambton is IDPA affilitated, and we are going to be.
I did not know you needed a course from CSSA though
 
how much for this two day course? what equipmet is needed?

TAC said:
Not to steel Pop's thread but the Peterborough Fish and Game will be hosting the same course in May 26th and the 27th Taught by the same people. So by the sounds of Pop's review it's going to be a great course. hmmmm looking forward to it.
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Sticker said:
The CSSA has put together a program to shoot IDPA in Canada called Canadian Defencive Pistol (CDP). It is recognized by the C.F.O. of Ontario as providing the necessary training for compeditors and range officials, to allow IDPA competitions to take place. And again keep your insurance company happy.
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Seems redundant.
Are you saying that things have gotten to the point where ranges need approval for each and every shooting game however so slightly different?
I figure if a range is "approved" action-like shooting then whether you call it an ipsc match a CDP match or an IDPA match what's the diff?
It's all holstered shooting with movement.
I can see a holster/safety course for those who want to shoot CDP/IDPA, but do not have or want to get an ipscBB.
Any holster training is better than none...
 
i am worried about the way that IPSC went, and too many fingers in the pie so to speak- the rules change weekly
IDPA was to be a very basic, out of the box game, for us that can not afford race guns, and high end doo-dads
if CSSA teaches a class, and someone wants to take, it, thats fine, but I for one, dont want to see this manditory, especially seeing that IDPA has not been involved with the development of this program
Just my 2cents
 
Hi again

I agree that "to many cooks spoil the soup!" you need not worry about the CDP course.There is only one rule change and that is the max barrel lenght of revolvers is 6 inches instead of 4, welcome to Canada:rolleyes:

CDP uses the US IDPA rule book and the rules of IDPA are set in stone. That's one IDPA's main features.

The CDP course explains IDPA rules, courses of fire, and gives hands on holster training for newbies.
Sticker
 
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got ya- just that we have been doing IDPA for a few years now, and its a hell of a fun time, not expensive, and growing sport
I am glad of the 6 inch barrel rule- helps us that dont have 12-6
 
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got ya- just that we have been doing IDPA for a few years now,
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Same here.... Makes me wonder where all these guys have been.'Going on like this is something "new"... 'Like they just discovered it.
For example... I'll be shooting a low light/no light match on sat... and then next sunday hosting a match... I get to at least one match a month.

Don't limit yourselves to CGN and the CSSA.... there's more out there!
 
Hi Gang

I have posted a couple of threads in the past days that had some inaccuracies in them. It has been explained to me that neither the Black Badge Course nor the Canadian Defensive Pistol Course are recognized by the C.F.O. I thought they were.

They are training Courses offered by there respective organizations to promote safety and show proof of due diligence on the part of clubs, that they have taken all prudent and reasonable steps to avoid an incident.

I would like to apologize to everybody that has read this threat. I regret any confusion that I may have caused.

Sticker
 
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