I've been wondering about shooters in IDPA with the high dollar super tight, super accurate pistols. The target is mostly that 8" circle in the middle of the target. Why the need for such tight accurate pistols? I know they are shooting on the move and everything but I still don't understand the need for those pistols. It's like using a laser beam when a floodlight will work just as well.
My club shoots a monthly defensive pistol match that loosely based on IDPA. There's one shooter that is on his third pistol in less than a year. Started off with a Glock 19, dumped a ton of money into it and still couldn't hit the target. Got a S&W M&P and dumped a ton of money into it. Still couldn't hit the target. Now he's got a Tanfoglio Witness Limited. Guess what? Still can't get hits.
I keep telling him to practice more. About the only shooting he does are the monthly matches. Maybe one short range trip a month besides that. He was at the range earlier this week with the new Witness. I got to shoot it and it's a really nice gun. It shoots as well as my Canik TP9SFx does. Standing still at seven yards he can't put a mag into that 8" circle. His "groups" look like patterns.
He was just over at the house today because he wanted to learn to reload and our match was canceled due to weather. He was surprised that I wasn't sorting my headstamp, and brass length. I told him I wasn't a good enough shot to see the difference and neither was he. Anyway we loaded him up 500 rounds of 9mm bunny fart loads that I know work in his pistol because I shot some in it earlier this week. He couldn't believe the difference in the recoil.
He's about my age and I know his eyes aren't the best. I let him shoot my Canik with the red dot and he shot the best groups I've ever seen him shoot. I have a feeling next match he'll have another new pistol. I also let him shoot my backup gun, a S&W 1911 that the only thing I've changed is some bright orange paint on the front sight. He had never shot a 1911 or a .45 ACP. He couldn't believe how light the recoil was with my target loads. He actually shot it pretty well also. 25 rounds, only two out of the 8" circle. Of course I spent a couple of hours giving him what meager advice I could. We worked on his grip, found out even though he's right handed he's left eye dominant. With the red dot, keeping both eyes open solved that little problem.
He's a nice guy. I really hope I helped him out.
My club shoots a monthly defensive pistol match that loosely based on IDPA. There's one shooter that is on his third pistol in less than a year. Started off with a Glock 19, dumped a ton of money into it and still couldn't hit the target. Got a S&W M&P and dumped a ton of money into it. Still couldn't hit the target. Now he's got a Tanfoglio Witness Limited. Guess what? Still can't get hits.
I keep telling him to practice more. About the only shooting he does are the monthly matches. Maybe one short range trip a month besides that. He was at the range earlier this week with the new Witness. I got to shoot it and it's a really nice gun. It shoots as well as my Canik TP9SFx does. Standing still at seven yards he can't put a mag into that 8" circle. His "groups" look like patterns.
He was just over at the house today because he wanted to learn to reload and our match was canceled due to weather. He was surprised that I wasn't sorting my headstamp, and brass length. I told him I wasn't a good enough shot to see the difference and neither was he. Anyway we loaded him up 500 rounds of 9mm bunny fart loads that I know work in his pistol because I shot some in it earlier this week. He couldn't believe the difference in the recoil.
He's about my age and I know his eyes aren't the best. I let him shoot my Canik with the red dot and he shot the best groups I've ever seen him shoot. I have a feeling next match he'll have another new pistol. I also let him shoot my backup gun, a S&W 1911 that the only thing I've changed is some bright orange paint on the front sight. He had never shot a 1911 or a .45 ACP. He couldn't believe how light the recoil was with my target loads. He actually shot it pretty well also. 25 rounds, only two out of the 8" circle. Of course I spent a couple of hours giving him what meager advice I could. We worked on his grip, found out even though he's right handed he's left eye dominant. With the red dot, keeping both eyes open solved that little problem.
He's a nice guy. I really hope I helped him out.