IPSC Caliber Question

I have to agree!!!

Slavex said:
we too expect them to be able to keep all shots on an IPSC target at 25yds, but that is a skill that can be taught pretty easy. I am not a bullseye fan (obviously), and don't honestly feel much translates to IPSC. Shooting is shooting, yes, but I'd rather see someone simply learn how to shoot, freestyle, then strong hand, then weak hand etc. Bullseye is a totally different game.
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I am a new IPSC shooter (less than 2 yrs in) and i started with a Bullseye club here in winnipeg. I shot there for about a year and was doing ok but because they did not allow IPSC in the range i decided to change. Actually i just mentioned IPSC to one of the members and got yelled at for about 10 min, left and never went back. About a week before i got yelled at for shooting too fast (As you can see I am not a Bullseye shooter :D). So i guess you can tell from that reaction how I feel about pompous Bullseye shooters.

I found that shooting IPSC is a totally different game. Different Skill set that needs to be learned. Nothing that i learned from the first club was really applicable because they frowned on people using two hands to shoot a handgun. My experience with the BB was very good and i was impressed with the emphasis on safety. Far more useful than any instruction given at my first club. I noticed it even more going to the range after my BB training and seeing how other shooters handle their guns.

In my opinion.. Jump right into IPSC with both feet.. you will never regret it!!!!

RDG
 
While IPSC is my primary game, I have without a doubt learned stuff that helps me whenever I've dabbled in other disciplines.

The winter I spent shooting in a bullseye league was very helpful in teaching me sight picture patience.

It's like when I play in the other divisions; Open teaches me how to hang it out in speed, while Production emphasizes accuracy and my reloading precision.

In other words, it's all good... :yingyang:
 
Freedom Ventures said:
While IPSC is my primary game, I have without a doubt learned stuff that helps me whenever I've dabbled in other disciplines.

The winter I spent shooting in a bullseye league was very helpful in teaching me sight picture patience.

It's like when I play in the other divisions; Open teaches me how to hang it out in speed, while Production emphasizes accuracy and my reloading precision.

In other words, it's all good... :yingyang:
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Is that why you shoot Standard in matches, you don't have to be fast or accurate? :p:stirthepot2:
 
I second the motion that you get some Bullseye in, PPC too if you can, IDPA can be fun and of course IPSC, it's all good.
I think the main point euxx was getting at though is to get a .22 and learn to shoot. Whether its in formal Bullseye competition or just trying to shoot really small groups at the range it will help in the long run.
Why am I not surprised though that a cannon cocker wants a big boom....lol
If your choice is just between a 9 and a .40, get the 9. You'll always be able to buy another, bigger, gun if you want but learn to shoot first....it's much more impressive to see guys fire a big hand cannon and hit something then try to scare it with big noise...lol
 
rdgietz said:
. So i guess you can tell from that reaction how I feel about pompous Bullseye shooters.



RDG
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:D

Unfortunately we're not much better sometimes (when it comes to our Bullseye siblings)

It was actually a dyed in the wool Bullseye shooter from the RA Centre in Ottawa that talked me into trying IPSC (one nite at a Bullseye match) :cool:
 
Target shooting and bullseye are more important for IPSC than most people realize. This year, almost all of my practice was at DVC Indoor Range in Coquitlam, targeting shooting at 25 meters. No rapid fire, no double taps, no draw from the holster or reloads, just sight picture/squeeze. I didn't do any real "IPSC practice" this year at all, but did shoot 2 major USPSA matches, 1 State sectional, 1 local level 2 and 2 local level 1 matches, which I guess counts as my IPSC practice for the year.

As much as we think of IPSC as running and gunning, it's still a shooting sport, and the fundamentals are what will win out every time.
 
All i am saying is....

Quigley said:
:D

Unfortunately we're not much better sometimes (when it comes to our Bullseye siblings)

It was actually a dyed in the wool Bullseye shooter from the RA Centre in Ottawa that talked me into trying IPSC (one nite at a Bullseye match) :cool:
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Dont get me wrong... i have nothing against Bullseye shooting or any other shooting sport for that matter... I just had a number of aweful experiences as a newbie shooter when at a club were Bullseye and Cowboy shooting were the primary focus. And was constantly told we are a "Handgun Club" not a "Handsgun Club". It really is too bad there is this type of sentiment out there between some of the shooting disciplines, but i guess its just human nature...

RDG
 
rdgietz said:
Dont get me wrong... i have nothing against Bullseye shooting or any other shooting sport for that matter... I just had a number of aweful experiences as a newbie shooter when at a club were Bullseye and Cowboy shooting were the primary focus. And was constantly told we are a "Handgun Club" not a "Handsgun Club". It really is too bad there is this type of sentiment out there between some of the shooting disciplines, but i guess its just human nature...

RDG
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I completely get where you're coming from, have experienced it and even been dragged into the same mindset on occasion. As I've posted here a few times, it says nothing for your own discipline if the best way you can promote it is by crapping on someone elses'.

Educating the ignorant that we all are shooting and if we don't stick together, we're f**ked is always going to be an uphill battle.
 
hungrybeagle said:
As much as we think of IPSC as running and gunning, it's still a hitting sport, and the fundamentals are what will win out every time.
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There, I corrected it for you.

Competitors can shoot all they want as fast as they want but the trick is to hit the target.
 
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