why do you shoot IPSC or IDPA

It's not about the equipment. The best shooters will still win with crappy guns and the worst shooters will still lose with the best guns. But everyone feels more confident and enjoys the experience more with guns and gear that work well and consistently.
 
Yup...noting "practical" about a 1.5 lb trigger and having to keep a bag on your gun so it doesn't choke with a bit of dust, but that is what makes it in my opinion more interesting than IDPA, there is a huge technical aspect to shooting IPSC. Open division is like top fuel drag racing, all out and as long as your gun runs the match your good. Even in production division where there are physical constraints and "restrictor plates" (using the stock car analogy), there still is a lot of tweeking that can be done. Shooting is shooting though doesn't really matter, whatever you find most appealing. Before you invest though, I would highly recommend setting yourself up with gun/gear that will allow you to compete in both. Look at the rules and figure what gun/gear can do both, you will save yourself a bit of grief if you think it through.
PapaHotel01 said:
Bazinga!
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Brocolt said:
as for gear I know what I'll need for both sports. another question: what amount of ammo do you blow through in a match or practice night on average.
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When I started IPSC in 1981 on Saturdays I would go through 400+ rounds of .45 ACP. Would have been more but that was all the brass I had.
 
I always swore to myself that my first idpa match would be wearing a life jacket as a vest
Some countries use this instead of kevlar
 
I have tried CDp a couple of times. Liked it,..but it is no more practical than IPSC. Both are gun games/ sports. Like PPC on speed. If I could, I would shoot both. Locally there are only IPSC matches. I have set up matches before with cover simulated with hard cover, walls, barriers,..etc. which force the competitor to utilize cover. Both are fun.
 
kanada kidd said:
Anyone who wants real tactical training should go see Instructor Zero.

Do you even operate Bro?
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LOL - So true, Ken!
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relliott said:
I don't know of a single IPSC competitor who thinks of it as anything other than a game.
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Both are sports...period. I know of no one who thinks IDPA is anything more than a sport.

IDPA in Canada offers an optional New Shooter Orientation Course which covers the IDPA shooting rules and instruction on how to safely draw a pistol from a holster. Range time is spent on simple drills to illustrate to the instructor the shooters ability to do so. The course is similar to the Black Badge course offered by IPSC. The primary difference is the reference to IDPA rules. Some clubs insist on the course while others either have their own internal method of satisfying the participants proficiency or lack there of with the handgun.

Both IDPA and IPSC are fun to shoot and I enjoy both. Some prefer one over the other; each can decide for themselves.

Take Care

Bob
 
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