Anyone into competitive shooting?

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>>34678328

>>34678328
I do winter biathalon, fancy gear is like anything else. Decent gear is a huge improvement over crappy/no gear and REALLY NICE gear is ten to a hundred times as expensive as Decent gear for mostly marginal improvement. Like anything else.

But don't skimp on your barrel.

>>34678328
It's extremely traditional, and guaranteed to make you a better shooter. You have to be a little autistic to actually enjoy it, though.
fancy stuff makes a tremendous difference, at least in high power.

what is that FUCKING STANCE

>>34680642
Totally normal for competition shooting. You brace your elbow on your hips bone and your rifle on your palm, effectively using your forearm as a bone monopod. You never see it used in combat training because you can't move with it and because you'd just use your environment to brave the weapon. But if you have to shoot standing and unassisted it makes perfect sense.

Sperg.

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>>34678328
>>34680663
im a little teapot, short and thtout
here ith my handle, here ith my thpout

>>34680576
Where can I read about this sort of gear? What does it do to make you better?

I tried googling it but couldn't find decent search terms in English and there isn't anything in my native language.

>>34680547
>winter biathalon
Is there another type? The only other similar things I can think of are the Duathlons.

>>34681092
>Where can I read about this sort of gear? What does it do to make you better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBBxR8JNdc0

>>34678328
I feel like the trend in shooting sports is at least somewhat analogous to the trend away from boxing and towards mma. Sure the old slowfire competitions where anything over moa probably sucks are good for some fundamentals, but are not by themselves good preparation for gun fighting, just as boxing by itself leaves much of real world fighting out of the mix. I'm not saying IDPA or 3-Gun are going to turn you into a tier 1 operator, but they do at least incorporate more realistic shooting. Even with the clay shooting sports the trend towards realism can be seen by the shifting popularity from skeet and trap to sporting clays and five stand.

>>34678363
Id wife her

>>34680642
retard

>>34681092
There was a regional summer biathlon I just read about in some euro country that incoporated a short sprint foot race followed by shooting.

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>want to participate in rifle and shotgun matches
>literally only IPSC in the whole area

>>34678363
Stop. I can only get so erect

>>34681327
What area?

>>34681293
Surely there is value in setting up a half-decent match rifle, learning the how, why and when to make a rifle shoot better. Maybe don't dedicate your whole life to it but tinkering with it can't be bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJL-IscH_jo

>>34681374
Quebeckistan

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>>34680642

>>34681388
If you're willing to travel we have service rifle, biathlon, IDPA, etc down here in Vermont. Most clubs have loaner rifles.

>>34678328
I wish they did here in Socal. When I was in the Marines I was on the Battalion shooting team and that was the best time I had shooting for sport.

>>34681388

If youre nearish Petawawa, we do IDPA every thursday. I also just got my first AR in and my self and a buddy are thinking of starting up some 2 gun at one of the local clubs.

>>34681565
We also have kick ass trap and skeet ranges for your shotgun stuff

>>34681407
Hey, that's how I shoot!

retarded out of ten, but it works.

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>>34681267
Holy shit, this guy is fucking tragic.

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>>34681804
Is he? A little autistic, maybe, but not as bad as your average overweight, out-of-shape, middle age oper8tor.

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>>34681804
>Emphasize skill over gear acquirement.
>Clear and thorough description of how to be successful at being a proficient shot.
>Tragic.

>>34681293
My issue with USPSA or IDPA is the "gamifying" of it. Manufacturer sponsored competitors with their $5000 race guns and they don't even bother to carry all the ammo needed to finish a stage, they have people run fresh mags out to them after or mid stage.

That's fine if the point is to just score points or do stages quick or whatever, but don't call the sport "practical" or whatever when most of the guns used have bullshit that'd never be used on a carry weapon.

>>34681987
You're thinking of IPSC, which is very gamified. IDPA requires comcealment, limits firearm modifications, and has a division for street clothes carry gear.

A local range does competitions
Nothing official but it's fun to get to move and shoot or low light shooting or shooting things that aren't paper in the city since I don't have land

I think Wyoming Antelope Club in St. Pete also hosts official stuff but my work schedule doesn't allot me the free time

>>34681959
You seem to have forgotten where you are. What do you see more pictures of here, new accessories or targets from competitions?

> they don't even bother to carry all the ammo needed to finish a stage, they have people run fresh mags out to them after or mid stage.

I have never seen this, and it's also against the rules.

> https://www.uspsa.org/document_library/rules/2014/Feb%202014%20Handgun%20Rules.pdf

> 5.2.4 During the course of fire, after the start signal, unless stipulated otherwise in the stage procedure, spare ammunition, magazines and/or speed loading devices shall be carried in retention devices attached to the competitor's belt and specifically designed for that purpose.

So fuck you

>>34681987
That's IPSC. IDPA exists specifically to get rid of that shit.

> 8.6.1 No assistance of any kind can be given to a competitor during a course of fire

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>>34681407
>>34681628

>>34681293
Good post, and like the MMA analogy, shoot sports are getting trashier and trashier, especially with "3 gun"

>>34680547
Do you have any links about biathlon slings and getting into position?

I shot 3 position in college but we always took forever to get into position. I love how fast you guys pop in and out but my google-fu has been too weak to pull up good info.

Spent probably my best 6 months in the army on my battalion's rifle team. We shot err day, fucked around some and won a lot of shit; it was great. But that's the extent of my competitive shooting experience.

>>34681518
>travel
It sucks. Have to go clear to Rutland for 3 gun, and all the way up to Lamoille for anything else unless you want to go to the gay egg shoots

>>34684831
>on my battalion's rifle team
Nice! How does that work? Did you volunteer or were you assigned there? Was it a full time thing? What did you miss to get the time to play with guns? PT? Tranny sensitivity training?

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>>34684164
Then what would be the gun equivalent to CrossFit?

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>>34681987
>when most of the guns used have bullshit that'd never be used on a carry weapon.
My daily carry is a roland special.

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>>34684950
Open class is for nerds
>mfw you'd have to use some midget subcompact in order to get away with fitting a gun with an RMR into The Box to use it in IDPA
I pray someone actually fucking tries it someday, showing up with a Shield to shoot ESP just so they can have their little red dot. It'll be hilarious.

>>34684869
I was in the middle of getting piss tested and got told to go to a certain company office, I had no business there since it was the senior coy so I thought I was in trouble for something but couldn't think what. Turns out it was a brief about the shooting team and I had been put forward by my own company. I said hell yes. The shooting team operated independently (run by the snipers) of companies and the battalion as a whole, they just trusted us to do our own individual PT in our own time since we were shooting from morning till whenever during the working week. Basically in charge of ourselves, showed up in the morning, got our rifles and pistols, fucked off to the ranges and did what we needed to do for the day. 5 days a week. Most chilled out time ever, got treated like an adult for a change and we produced the goods at the end of it, won everything except the army wide comp but placed near the top, which was the best result we'd ever had. Got payed to shoot thousands upon thousands of rounds.

>>34684980
>Open class is for nerds
You should see the look when I tel people that my roland is my CC as I get my CC holster out for it when I'm done shooting.

>>34684950
And how do you CC that without all that bullshit snagging?

>>34685003

> People surprised that you conceal carry a gun and compete in CARRY OPTICS DIVISION

>>34685023
EZ, just put it in the holster. It's like carrying a full size 1911. The RDS does not get in the way at all. My draw is exactly the same as before. The worst part about it is the length of the slide+comp being just slightly

>>34685028
I usually just do open.

>>34678328
I went to a range one time to do competitive shooting.after i paid the resepsionist my $15, i went to on the range and everyone freaked out over my shoulder holster and "oh you can't carry a loaded weapon on range". fuck comp shooting, the fucking fudds ruin it.

>>34684950
>>34684980
>>34685003
>Niggers who are obviously samefagging

>>34685296
That is a safety issue not a Fudd issue. It is your fault for being a fucking idiot and not reading the rules of a competition you wanted to try out.

> you have been told this before in other threads quit being fucking stupid

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>>34683982
comfy/10

>>34678328
competition is great, but High Power is really hard to get into these days. Only reason to go for High Power really is to get that sweet sweet Distinguished Rifleman badge or President's Hundred

>>34685296
>using a holster that automatically breaks the 180 and flags the entire group the moment you grab it
>bitching about cold ranges
I can literally see the autism and obesity through your very words.

>>34685296
>>34685501
>>34685586

>actually using a shoulder holster
holy shit anon

>>34685586
It's a made up story, calm down bro.

>>34685602
Callum is Autistic with a capital A.
>Why won't they let me LARP with my automatic muzzle flagging holster?!

>>34685296

Oh god this autist again.

>>34680576
Fuck, you have to be anal about so much shit its ridiculous

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>>34685784
That's the point, geeking out on every detail that makes you shoot better. It has to be instructive if nothing else.

>>34680547
Any cuties?
>>34678328
Depends on the type of competition. If you really want to be competitive, yeah you need the specialized gear for each different division.
But your average /k/ poster is very far from being competitive in any shooting sport. So the best thing you can do is take whatever gear you have now and go and use it and compete as much as you can. Yeah you won't win, but you'll gain skill and confidence in your weapons, and have a lot of fun.

>>34684386
I really haven't found much in the way of formal training materials, just watch and talk to people who are better than me, and practice. Lots of practice. Honestly the heart rate and breath control are harder than getting into position.

>>34686444
Almost all cross-country ski chicks are pretty cute nordic types, if a little weathered for their age in general.

>>34681293
>MMA
>real world fighting

Come on, now.

>>34685296
Were you wearing your leather jacket and Oakleys? They probably wouldn't have bothered you if you were wearing your leather jacket and Oakleys.

I wish there was a guide to get better at rifle shooting.

>>34689144
There kind of is. Check out Rex's YT channel and his 100 part series on long range shooting. He also made a book review video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbn4A4WbiCs

>>34685296
I wear a shoulder holster during the winter so i can carry my larger guns under a coat.

I also shoot competition and I understand that starting a round with my pistol pointed in the direction of everyone else on the range is fucking retarded.

kys

>>34685501
>>34685710
>>34689381
don't see why you niggers bother wit competitive shootin. the rules are retarded
>>34685586
>faggot who CC. man up and open carry

>>34686265
I'd be cool if these techniques were developed earlier to be used in previous wars. Imagine WWI or WWII taking place with tactical eyepatches