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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: alfsauve on February 21, 2015, 03:06:37 PM
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Someone, on this board (not me), shot their first GSSF match last month and walked away with a gun, $100 and a knife. Not a bad investment for $35 membership fee and $75 match fee.
Great shooting.
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You forgot to add the ammo cost so it was a 'break even'. ;)
;D
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Thank you Alf!
My goal was to not come in last. Things certainly worked out better than that. ;D
Those that remember Alf's reports about his GSSF matches will remember him saying how much he enjoyed them. That lit a spark for me and since I already had the Glocks, I entered 3 classes in the Boulder City, NV shoot.
I ended up with a 1st, a 2nd and a 3rd in the classes I shot. (thank God Amateurs don't shoot against Masters!!)
I was a nervous fish in a small pond at that shoot but at least now I know how to set up my practice stations and have a feel for the "nuts & bolts" of how the matches are run. Hopefully I can shave off some time, be more accurate and remember to keep looking at the front sight!
(its amazing how much better that works)
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Cool. Have fun.
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Wasn't going to "out" you unless you wanted your name mentioned.
I'm proud of how well you did.
At some of the matches the local IDPA or USPSA club will have a bay and let you run a sample stage of their sport. I think that's a great way to get shooters interested in other styles.
I missed the Griffin, GA match this weekend because of work. I need to win a membership renewal soon. I only paid for 1 year but have managed 4 based on winning renewals.
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Sot my first GSSF match in Atlanta, IN. last year.
Did not score well enough to place but had a ball, great folks at the Atlanta ,IN conservation club.
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Sot my first GSSF match in Atlanta, IN. last year.
Did not score well enough to place but had a ball, great folks at the Atlanta ,IN conservation club.
I hope you get a chance to shoot more of them. I sure plan to! I agree with Alf that there should be more shooting. I wish ALL the stages were 4 strings. (not just the plates)
Kind of boring to wait until your turn comes up and have it be over in just 30 rounds or less.
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A couple of ways to shoot more.
At some matches, the local range will set up a plate practice area. They'll charge a nominal fee and use it as a fund raiser, sometimes for a charitable cause. At So River it's $5 for 4 magazines. The RO got a little ticked cause I put 12rounds in each and I didn't take makeup shots. I got to run through it 8 times.
Also at some matches the local IDPA or USPSA club may set up a bay with a simple stage to give shooters a taste of their sport. You pay a small amount (~$2) to help defray targets.
I think GSSF should encourage more of this as well as side matches.
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I'm going to be shooting some GSSF matches myself this year, since I've gone to a G34 for 3-Gu
Hope I do as well as you guys!!!
Michael B
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Shameless plug for my home range. 🎯🔫
Lone Star Classic XXI - GSSF match May 02-03, Dallas Pistol Club, Carrollton Tx
We normally have 400+ shooters, but this is our 21st, We are fairly polished at it.
COME AND BE WELCOME
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Shameless plug for my home range. 🎯🔫
Lone Star Classic XXI - GSSF match May 02-03, Dallas Pistol Club, Carrollton Tx
We normally have 400+ shooters, but this is our 21st, We are fairly polished at it.
COME AND BE WELCOME
Oh to be retired and have unlimited travel funds.