Competitive Shooting Questions

[KYXDM]

I am relatively new to shooting (2 yrs) but I've caught the bug.  My most recent purchase is a Buckmark that I hope to use to begin competitive shooting.  My disappointment is the lack of information I've been able to find on competitive shooting in my area (Cincinnati, OH).

Does anyone have suggestions on where to look for events?  I checked NRA and everything with no luck.

[ellis4538]

Check out the USPSA and IDPA sites.  USPSA.org and IDPA.net  They have club finder options.  Once you find local clubs you can check with them on what they have that you can use your BM for.  If you PM me I can give you additional info.

Richard

[MikeBjerum]

Two places to check:

http://wheretoshoot.org/Find_Range/

And/or, go to the yellow pages and find gun shops with ranges.  If they are any good they will be able to tell you when they are hosting competitions, or who to contact.

Welcome to the party and the addiction!

[alfsauve]

Finding NRA competition really ..... uh.... sucks.   They still don't get the whole interactive, on-line thing.   They are stuck in the paper publication paradigm.   You have to read their on-line magazine, Shooting Sports, http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nra/ssusa_201011 , to find out where the matches are.  It's free on-line, but there are just three itsy, bitsy,  minor problems.

-- Even though it's on-line, the listing are still 3 months old.  Unbelievable as it sounds, if you read the fine print clubs have to get their listings in 3 months ahead of time.   

-- They don't tell you the actual club "names", but just give you the general city/state and an email address.  Sometime, they don't even give the email, just a mailing address.  Sometimes a phone number.   This makes it harder to fine on-line information about the match.

-- Lastly, they don't provide any links  (links as in URLs) to the web sites for the club or match.

It's very frustrating.

Here's what I recommend.   Find all the possible clubs and ranges in your area and check their calendars.   That's a much better way to figure out where local matches.    There are many clubs that hold various forms of local competition in addition to "sanctioned" competitions like NRA.   Local range here holds a Tuesday night .22 match which includes a "poker" shoot.   With a .22 you can also compete in IHMSA shooting, as well as bullseye.   

[twyacht]

Agree to what has been posted. Your local ranges, gun stores, are a viable resource. It may involve a drive, depending on your specific location, but they are there.

Go to the NRA website, find your local, regional contact, and contact him/her. Squeaky wheel scenario. It maybe closer than you think, but there is a group out there.

After all, lots of us folks enjoy good competitive shooting.

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