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Well, I had used up my last Groupon last night at a local range and I seen a flyer for Bowling Pin shooting Tuesday nights, I inquired about it. After reading a thread here about Firearms training and looking into local IDPA leagues and realizing that shooting paper targets at 7yrds is not the only thing I should be doing, I limited my rounds, went home, re supplied ate dinner and went back to shoot at Bowling pins. My first mistake,,, eating dinner. I was sooo nervous my stomach was churning. These guys had scoped guns, fancy belts and holsters. To say I was intimidated doesn't even compare..
I went first in the 9mm catagory, (out of about 15-18 ppl in the entire league) and felt pretty good taking my hipoint 9mm and using all 5 mags to shoot 5 pins
,,, but i got the bastards.. then one of the Safety Officers leans into my ear and says "slow and steady wins in any match". I was nervous and rapid fire everything I had. My next round I went slower used less rounds but took wayyyyy too long. After that I went down hill. got to down on myself and really lost my focus.
On my secound gun, 9mm Nano, a couple of SOs stood close to me (as they did for others as well) and offered advice and were very helpful. But I still had not improved. Plus the Reloaded ammo I was using kept Failing to eject causing me to get even more fustrated. Going back to Factory ammo in this gun.
After everyone went threw their rounds we did Head to Head "Drag Racing". You pair with someone and shoot at your own table of 5 pins, then shoot for your 6th pin on a seperate table that falls at an angle (so if you both shoot at you 6th pin at the same time, the one on the bottom is the winner.). I was using my Hi-point as I had a better percentage with my hits with it. Well I sucked even Greater at this I don't think I ever made it to the 4th pin.... But it was the most fun every!!!!!!!!:grin:
I was starting to get more relaxed and less intimidated, everyone could tell it was my first time shooting at somthing other than paper targets and by the time I left I had made some friends.
I am going to try and make it a weekly thing but I am going to have to get a .22 pistol now. Hello Beretta Neos.
I went first in the 9mm catagory, (out of about 15-18 ppl in the entire league) and felt pretty good taking my hipoint 9mm and using all 5 mags to shoot 5 pins
,,, but i got the bastards.. then one of the Safety Officers leans into my ear and says "slow and steady wins in any match". I was nervous and rapid fire everything I had. My next round I went slower used less rounds but took wayyyyy too long. After that I went down hill. got to down on myself and really lost my focus. On my secound gun, 9mm Nano, a couple of SOs stood close to me (as they did for others as well) and offered advice and were very helpful. But I still had not improved. Plus the Reloaded ammo I was using kept Failing to eject causing me to get even more fustrated. Going back to Factory ammo in this gun.
After everyone went threw their rounds we did Head to Head "Drag Racing". You pair with someone and shoot at your own table of 5 pins, then shoot for your 6th pin on a seperate table that falls at an angle (so if you both shoot at you 6th pin at the same time, the one on the bottom is the winner.). I was using my Hi-point as I had a better percentage with my hits with it. Well I sucked even Greater at this I don't think I ever made it to the 4th pin.... But it was the most fun every!!!!!!!!:grin:
I was starting to get more relaxed and less intimidated, everyone could tell it was my first time shooting at somthing other than paper targets and by the time I left I had made some friends.
I am going to try and make it a weekly thing but I am going to have to get a .22 pistol now. Hello Beretta Neos.
