Finished my first shooting competition of any kind ever yesterday. I went out to Texas Tactical's IDPA match at the new range southwest of Austin. I'm a new gun owner (I owned a Taurus about 15 years ago, but almost never went to the range). I had about 500 rounds through my XD9 before yesterday.
I'm definitely hooked on the IDPA matches. I got a G-Code paddle holster and dual mag pouch that both worked great for me. I definitely need to pick up some mags, since I only have the two that came with the gun. I shot WWB for the match without a hitch.
I'm anxious to see the results posted. I know I didn't do great, but I think I did okay. Well, except for shooting the non-threat in the head.....twice! Fortunately only one of them counts. My score on that stage was zero, so I would have nailed it except for that. I know I did well on the final stage. I was pretty amazed when I took down the spilt popper with just 2 shots on the move. The 4 people who did the stage before me all did it and I was sure I'd be the first in the group that didn't.
The match was well attended and very well run. The range was pretty good, but it's new and should only get better. I'm looking forward to next month!
I'm definitely hooked on the IDPA matches. I got a G-Code paddle holster and dual mag pouch that both worked great for me. I definitely need to pick up some mags, since I only have the two that came with the gun. I shot WWB for the match without a hitch.
I'm anxious to see the results posted. I know I didn't do great, but I think I did okay. Well, except for shooting the non-threat in the head.....twice! Fortunately only one of them counts. My score on that stage was zero, so I would have nailed it except for that. I know I did well on the final stage. I was pretty amazed when I took down the spilt popper with just 2 shots on the move. The 4 people who did the stage before me all did it and I was sure I'd be the first in the group that didn't.
The match was well attended and very well run. The range was pretty good, but it's new and should only get better. I'm looking forward to next month!