Shot the IDPA match yesterday. It was hot! Texas! Wore a long sleeve Columbia sweat wicking shirt and one of those towel things you get wet around your neck, besides light weight cargo pants and an SPF containing hat with a back flap. Covered with sunscreen. Hydrate, Hydrate!
Equipment - a stock Gen 4 G17, no mods , Glock sights. Galco Matrix holster and a Blade-Tech two mag pouch. Ammo - WWB 115 gr and some misc Blazer. Mostly Glock mags with a couple of Magpuls. Gun ran with no stoppage. Last cleaned, the match before this.
Shot as MM in SSP (my niche in life for many years).
How did I do? I am quite pleased with my accuracy (thanks to a Tom Givens class at KRtraining and Karl's instruction which gave me the paradigm).
So with 41 shooters - and five stages, here's a distribution of points down from the top, it stops with me. So it's points and the number of folks getting those points.
Stage 1
0 4
1 4 -> That's where I am, the rest below, same pattern for the rest of the stages.
Stage 2
0 3
1 2
Stage 3
0 1
2 5
Stage 4 - this was a standards, with three targets. Shoot two each, repeat, one head shot each. My head shots were just below the head circle. Bah.
0 1
1 2
3 3
4 4
5 2
6 3
Stage 5
0 5
1 6
Times - my downfall. I am a slow old fart. No excuses because some other 70 year olds do better. There is an extra 5 points in the time because I took a no kneeling penalty. My damn knees and shoulder - nope. I'll pass on that.
So in SSP, best total score was:
145.12
I was:
186.20
Some observations
1. Reloads - buy them from some dude and you will get a squib!
2. Springfield XDs in 45 ACP do not like lead SWC. Gun wouldn't run. I lent my friend a box of WWB 230 gr for the rest of the match.
Good squad - no DBs - unlike last match with two millennial neck beards who wouldn't tape, left when they were done and didn't help in tear down of equipment. Two LEOs - excellent shooters and great guys.
Best ancilary equipment - Academy sports collapsible cart for $50. Can carry lots of stuff and much cheaper than the golf bag, baby carrier modifications. Comes in camo for that tactical looks.
Next week - carbine at 104 deg. F - what fun!
Next pistol -match - maybe revolver and I'll win my division. I have come in second after a national Miculek level shooter. Wait - only two revolver guys that day!