Any Competition Shooters?

[terryei]

USPSA or IDPA?
Just started USPSA, what a blast!  Not that good yet...  I shoot production level with an XDM. 
Real pain finding a left hand holster for an XDM 5.25.  They don't exist.
You shoot?  What?
Terry

[Clark]

I shoot for buckles at my local club.  All scatter guns though.  Not good enough to compete with the upper teir guys at my club, luckily they handicap us pretty well.

[alan802]

I've got an XD 40 Sub Compact but I don't shoot competitively.  I love the Springfield guns, my dad has an XD-M 45 Compact and I like it a tad bit more than my 40.  What caliber is your XDM?  Do they have a "competition" series in the XDM or is the 5.25 considered the comp version?  My XD 40 is the 3.8" barrel so I won't be doing any competition shooting with it, but I do find that it is more accurate than the other pistols I've had.  A few weeks ago I pulled off a lucky shot from about 30 yards.  I had very little room left on the target since I had shot it all to hell so I was aiming at the "6" at the top of the target and actually sent the bullet right through the dead center of the number.  I ended my session with that shot and my brother still doesn't believe that I was aiming at that part of the target.

I don't know much about competition shooting but from the little I do, it seems that the 1911's are used more for competitions over any other.  I could be wrong with that and it is that way simply because the 1911's are just way more popular, and not necessarily better at comp shooting.

[terryei]

I shoot a 9mm.  Yes the 5.25 was basically made for competition shooting.  Springfield supposedly worked with Latham, a USPSA expert to develope the gun.  That being said, it's the person behind the gun that does the shooting!
I've only shot USPSA, not rated yet have only shot in 2 quilifiers.  IDPA looks kind of cool and I might travel to one of those in the next couple of weeks.

[Screened Gear]

I just got a Springfield 5.25 40cal bitone competition gun this last week. Its my first gun. I got it to target shoot and maybe enter some competitions. I live 8 miles (my shop is 5 miles) from Rio Salado gun range.  They hold a ton of competitions there. I think there website has a lot of info on the competitions www.riosaladosportsmans.com/

[terryei]

I just got a Springfield 5.25 40cal bitone competition gun this last week. Its my first gun. I got it to target shoot and maybe enter some competitions. I live 8 miles (my shop is 5 miles) from Rio Salado gun range.  They hold a ton of competitions there. I think there website has a lot of info on the competitions www.riosaladosportsmans.com/

WOW, you are close to a nice range!  It looks like Rob Leatham teaches a course their.  He worked with Springfield to develope the XDM 5.25.  Sign up for a USPSA match.  I have not shot a Steel Challange but am going to shortly.  You'll find some really nice guys and have a great time.  It's my new hobby.
Terry

[sportsshoppe]

3-D tournaments with Bow no guns...... it is still a pretty good challenge.

[alan802]

I just got a Springfield 5.25 40cal bitone competition gun this last week. Its my first gun. I got it to target shoot and maybe enter some competitions. I live 8 miles (my shop is 5 miles) from Rio Salado gun range.  They hold a ton of competitions there. I think there website has a lot of info on the competitions www.riosaladosportsmans.com/

Holy S, you got that one for your first pistol?  Freaking awesome.  Is the bi-tone just black with chrome slide?  I want the OD green with chrome slide or the dark earth with chrome.  Mine is just an all black, boring but oh well.

[Screened Gear]

I just got a Springfield 5.25 40cal bitone competition gun this last week. Its my first gun. I got it to target shoot and maybe enter some competitions. I live 8 miles (my shop is 5 miles) from Rio Salado gun range.  They hold a ton of competitions there. I think there website has a lot of info on the competitions www.riosaladosportsmans.com/

WOW, you are close to a nice range!  It looks like Rob Leatham teaches a course their.  He worked with Springfield to develope the XDM 5.25.  Sign up for a USPSA match.  I have not shot a Steel Challange but am going to shortly.  You'll find some really nice guys and have a great time.  It's my new hobby.
Terry

Ya its a really nice Range. I didn't know anything about it until a month ago. I needed a hobby to get me out of the shop and have something new to talk about. (as many of you may know, people get really tired of hearing about screen printing) Rob Leatham is at the range. You can find alot of you tube videos of him there. I haven't met him yet. I  have only shot 150 rounds with the gun so far but it shoots good. At 11 yards I keep a 8 inch group. I need more practice. I was having a really hard time with the back sight being all black and shooting at a black target. I put some white dots on the back sights last night with finger nail polish. We will see if that helps.

Alan,

Yes is it my first pistol. I was looking at alot of guns. I liked the Springfield the most because of all the safety features and how it felt in my hand. I liked the XDMs the most for feel. They have a larger handle and my whole hand fits on them nice. I was going to get the XDM 4.75 but for $150 more I could get the 5.25. I got the bitone because it just looks better and was only $15 more. Just the slide is stainless the handle is black and the barrel is black. Its a great gun so far.

[sweetts]

Trap shooting and Turkey shoots here class c shooter

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[Screened Gear]

Trap shooting and Turkey shoots here class c shooter

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Any advice on buying a shot gun for trap shooting? I am looking at a few 12 ga ones but not sure.

[sweetts]

Trap shooting and Turkey shoots here class c shooter

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Any advice on buying a shot gun for trap shooting? I am looking at a few 12 ga ones but not sure.

Affordable price a bt99 if you can find an older one they have a long forcing cone so they are nice, the Broadway is a nice double, also older, cintoris are nice and benelli has real nice autos but I hate autos.
I would say no matter what you get spend the money and have it fitted To you, it makes a huge differance.  Adjustable plate and comb.
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[Gilligan]

I don't know much about shotguns, but I hear the name Benelli a good bit and that old dude that can hand toss 10 clays up and pop them all one by one before they hit the ground did it with a Benelli straight out the box.  Granted, that old man ain't straight out the box, but you can see that that is one smooth operating gun.

[killergraphics]

USPSA or IDPA?
Just started USPSA, what a blast!  Not that good yet...  I shoot production level with an XDM. 
Real pain finding a left hand holster for an XDM 5.25.  They don't exist.
You shoot?  What?
Terry

Have you tried http://americanholstercompany.com

Custom made and I have family and friends that have them and would not have anything less.

I had an old german mauser '06 rifle action fitted on a glass bedded free floating bull barrel with monkey wood stock back in the day when I was loading my own rounds.
I was close to same hole at 100yds and 50 cent size at 600.
I got to shoot with some snipers at post one time. That was FUN

[Socalfmf]

i shoot IDPA...got 12th at the Indoor Nationals this year at Smith & Wesson in Springfield MASS....not too bad...but of course I want to always do better...but oh well...

I shoot a full size M&P 9mm...trigger job, new sights, new grip...well heck...I have done just about everything to it....

sam