Newbie from Sherbrooke, Qc

cohda

cohda

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Hello all,

Here is my first post on these forums, although I read those since a while.

As you will notice, english is not my first language... so things, may sometimes, sound a bit weird... please keep that in mind...:)

So, here I am, ready to make the jump and buy my first handgun. I'm 36 and have my hunting card since I'm 16, but did not hunt much... and did not touch a gun for a looong period.

But recently, about a year ago and helped with a motivated buddy, I fell in love with shooting handguns. I did all my homeworks, accreditations club membership and I can now legally own a restricted weapon.

I intend to, first get to learn how to shoot right, second, get good at it and third start to shoot competitively. IDPA is calling... will probably also try IPSC.

I want an HK as my first handgun. Mainly because of the ambidextrous mag release. I've got short fingers...

Looking for a P30L probably or a P2000 if I cant wait...

Any suggestions a newbie can benefit?

Cohda
 
"...Sherbrooke, Qc..." I've been there. A very, very, long time ago, but my buddy's cousin was incredibly cute. Even when I sobered up. Her English was as poor as my French. It was just terrible. Snicker.
"...the ambidextrous mag release...short fingers..." Hi. An ambidextrous mag relase won't matter if the pistol doesn't fit your hand. Being able to easily reach the trigger with no stress on your hand is far more important. In any case, shoot bullseye first. Even though neither HK pistol is a target gun. You need to learn how to shoot accurately and safely before you go play either IPSC or IDPA. Bullseye shooting will do that. Sight picture, breathing and trigger control are essential for any kind of shooting.
However, do the IPSC/IDPA courses anyway.
Forget either the H&K P30L or the P2000 though. You can't have either of 'em. They're both prohibited. Barrel's too short. This should have been covered in your RPAL course.
 
sunray said:
"...Sherbrooke, Qc..." I've been there. A very, very, long time ago, but my buddy's cousin was incredibly cute. Even when I sobered up. Her English was as poor as my French. It was just terrible. Snicker.
"...the ambidextrous mag release...short fingers..." Hi. An ambidextrous mag relase won't matter if the pistol doesn't fit your hand. Being able to easily reach the trigger with no stress on your hand is far more important. In any case, shoot bullseye first. Even though neither HK pistol is a target gun. You need to learn how to shoot accurately and safely before you go play either IPSC or IDPA. Bullseye shooting will do that. Sight picture, breathing and trigger control are essential for any kind of shooting.
However, do the IPSC/IDPA courses anyway.
Forget either the H&K P30L or the P2000 though. You can't have either of 'em. They're both prohibited. Barrel's too short. This should have been covered in your RPAL course.
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Thanks for your advices. As I stated I want to first learn how to shoot, get good at it, THEN try some more competitive shooting.

FYI, the P30L (L stands for "Long slide") is a restricted handgun and the P2000 is available with a restricted lenght barrel.
 
Où es-tu membre à Sherbrooke?

Si jamais ça t'intéresse d'aller tirer, envoie-moi un message. Je suis présentement en train de suivre mon cours Black Badge pour faire de l'IPSC. Premier match en fin de semaine prochaine, le 4 mai. Je connais quelques gars qui tirent IPSC aussi à Sherbrooke. On veut organiser des pratiques hebdomadaires au club où je suis membre. Fais-moi savoir si ça t'intéresse.

En tout cas, bienvenue à bord.
 
Zaitsev said:
Où es-tu membre à Sherbrooke?

Si jamais ça t'intéresse d'aller tirer, envoie-moi un message. Je suis présentement en train de suivre mon cours Black Badge pour faire de l'IPSC. Premier match en fin de semaine prochaine, le 4 mai. Je connais quelques gars qui tirent IPSC aussi à Sherbrooke. On veut organiser des pratiques hebdomadaires au club où je suis membre. Fais-moi savoir si ça t'intéresse.

En tout cas, bienvenue à bord.
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Salut, je suis membre a SandHill avec deux de mes buddy. Toi c'est quel club?Ca m'interesse mais je doit commencer par apprendre a tirer comme il faut... lol pratique pratique...
 
Moi je suis membre à Saint-François-Xavier de Brompton. Le nom du champ de tir c'est Le CTE(Champ de tir de l'Estrie). Très beau champ de tir. Accrédité pour l'IPSC. Plusieurs tireurs d'IPSC(dont moi bientôt officiellement) tirent là-bas et certains sont d'excellents tireurs. Il devrait y avoir un match au CTE cet été. Les dates sont à déterminer. Si ça t'intéresse de venir pratiquer avec nous ou de venir voir une pratique quand ça commencera les dimanches, dis-le moi. Pour ce qui est d'apprendre à tirer, je te conseille de demander à un tireur d'IPSC expérimenté dès le début pour éviter de prendre de mauvaises habitudes. Certaines techniques sont bonnes pour la police par exemple mais pas pour l'IPSC. C'est à toi de déterminer ce que tu veux faire.

Si tu veux, tu peux m'envoyer un PM(private message) en cliquant sur mon nom d'utilisateur. Je pourrai te donner plus de renseignements de cette façon.
 
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