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In this podcast we talk all about shooting competitions and what you can do to prepare yourself before going, and a couple reasons why you would want to go to a shooting competition. I went to a run-and-gun carbine match hosted by TexasTactical.net. It’s always a lot of fun, but here are a couple things I do before and during the match to get more out of the time and money I spend at the match.
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Podcast Outline:
Decide what you want to accomplish
- Win
- Have Fun
- Network/Meet People
- Improve a specific skill
- Test some gear
Gear; Decide and Go
- I like to use what I carry
- Don’t take multiples to try, take one and a backup. Make a decision
- Take good gear first time
- If you are testing something have a backup
- Your duty/carry gear should survive the day if not something is wrong
- Test your gear dry before you go
- Put it all on
- Jump up and down
- Move around tactically
- Do mag changes
- Draw a couple times slowly
- Try to do things without thinking to see if it’s in the right spot
Practice
- Live Fire
- Live fire anything that hasn’t been tested before
- Check your zeros
- Wear the same stuff you would at the match
- Test the ammo if you haven’t before, you should be using the same as you plan to use at the match
- Dry
- Go through the skills that might be needed in the stages
- Go slow and smooth
- Use dummy rounds to make sure things are getting loaded correctly
Research
- Double check the schedule
- Read or Re-read the rules
- Make sure your gear conforms to the rules
- Bring extra ammo
- Bring backup guns and stuff if possible
At the Match
- Arrive early
- Meet people
- Look over the stages
- If you don’t understand what’s going on make a friend and ask
- Ask questions
- Assume people know what’s going on and know the gun world
- Figure out what the safety procedures are before handling your firearm
- Attend the safety brief and new-shooters’ brief for a recap
Shooting the Match
- Go slow you aren’t going to be the bets person there
- Don’t worry about winning, worry about being smooth and having fun
- Don’t forget to network.. AKA have fun meeting others at the match
- Ask questions most shooters will help
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Stay Safe,
Ben
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