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1911Buck · Mar 22, 2017

Hey all, I'm not new to shooting, but I'd like to get into competitive shooting. I'd like to watch some stuff before I actually join in. I'm in the Howard county area. Can anybody give me any local matches going on that I can watch.

davsco · Mar 22, 2017

i'm doing uspsa at sudlersville (eastern shore) saturday and 2 gun at quantico sunday. next weekend doing fredericksburg uspsa saturday and frederick idpa sunday. you're more than welcome to hang with me at any of these and i can give you a little insight. there is a shotgun-only uspsa-style match at thurmont this saturday. sure others will chime in with some other matches going on. i think? there is a fun match up at york this weekend also. just scroll thru the posts in this competitive shooting page for more info.

Racinready300ex · Mar 22, 2017

What kind of competitive shooting are you interested in? Pistol, rifle, 3 gun, run and gun, or slower paced accuracy stuff like high power, F-class, bench rest etc.

swinokur · Mar 22, 2017

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dad4 · Mar 22, 2017

Welcome from Rising Sun!

davsco · Mar 22, 2017

april 1, peacemaker (www.peacemakernational.com) below hagerstown and above winchester, is having a steel challenge match. the PERFECT first match for a newbie. no running around, they will let you start at low ready if you're not comfortable with a holster, no reloading on the clock (well, there shouldn't be...). they do morn and afternoon matches. seriously, bring what you got and they'll take care of you. if you're super cautious, you can watch the morning match and compete in the afternoon match. but it is very simple and pretty much anyone off the street can safely do this match. there are 5 - 8 stages and on each stage there are five steel targets. you draw and shoot each of the five. then top off your gun for the next one. you repeat this four times and each one is timed separately. then you go to the next stage which is set up a little differently, and so on. there are some nuances but this is pretty much it.

jimbobborg · Mar 23, 2017

davsco said:
2 gun at quantico sunday.

??? It's not on the calendar.

davsco · Mar 23, 2017

https://practiscore.com/quantico-qps-mult-gun-march-26-2017/register

jimbobborg · Mar 23, 2017

davsco said:
https://practiscore.com/quantico-qps-mult-gun-march-26-2017/register

Thanks. I might drop by just to see if I can get on Quantico with my DOE ID.

davsco · Mar 23, 2017

i just tell them i'm there for xyz shooting match, show them my DL and i think all times but once they just waived me thru. i think they ran the DL once but not sure.

1911Buck · Mar 23, 2017

Racinready300ex said:
What kind of competitive shooting are you interested in? Pistol, rifle, 3 gun, run and gun, or slower paced accuracy stuff like high power, F-class, bench rest etc.

Pistol to start. 1911 single stack stuff. Slower paced to start out, then run and gun...eventually three gun.

ten75ice · Mar 23, 2017

davsco said:
april 1, peacemaker (www.peacemakernational.com) below hagerstown and above winchester, is having a steel challenge match. the PERFECT first match for a newbie. no running around, they will let you start at low ready if you're not comfortable with a holster, no reloading on the clock (well, there shouldn't be...). they do morn and afternoon matches. seriously, bring what you got and they'll take care of you. if you're super cautious, you can watch the morning match and compete in the afternoon match. but it is very simple and pretty much anyone off the street can safely do this match. there are 5 - 8 stages and on each stage there are five steel targets. you draw and shoot each of the five. then top off your gun for the next one. you repeat this four times and each one is timed separately. then you go to the next stage which is set up a little differently, and so on. there are some nuances but this is pretty much it.

No more AM and PM matches Dave. It's just all day long.

ten75ice · Mar 23, 2017

1911Buck said:
Pistol to start. 1911 single stack stuff. Slower paced to start out, then run and gun...eventually three gun.

That just about narrows it down to IDPA, to have any kind of competitive edge.

Minuteman · Mar 23, 2017

Welcome esteemed new guy!

davsco · Mar 23, 2017

ten75ice said:
No more AM and PM matches Dave. It's just all day long.

yep, forgot you do the whole ~8 stages now!!

still, an excellent first match for someone to just show up and shoot.

photoracer · Mar 23, 2017

The full 8 stage SC match at PNTC does not have an AM/PM squad, just all day. You can shoot 2 guns but they will be in the same squad. Likely finish around 3 PM or so.

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