November 20: Intro to IDPA Course (starting at 1:30 PM)
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Avoiding the gamer trap
Posted on July 10, 2011 by Alex
I’ve heard all of these comments, some of them recently. “All of this realistic training to win gunfights is getting in the way of my IDPA.” “Practicing with my reloads that barely make power factor and barely cycle my gun has made my gun handling worse instead of better.” “I can’t stop myself from walking [...]
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November IDPA Match – Stage 6
Posted on November 29, 2010 by Alex
Here’s a video of Stage 6 at the November 27 IDPA club match at MCRC. When you press the “alarm” button with your strong hand, the ”robbers” turn to face you. The course description stipulates that you need to hit the button with your strong hand. To ensure a smooth draw, I used my left hand to sweep [...]
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November IDPA Match
Posted on November 27, 2010 by Alex
Today’s IDPA match at MCRC was the most fun I’ve had at a match in a LONG time, thanks in no small part to the rest of my squad. If you weren’t there, know that you missed a great match with a LOT of cool props.
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IDPA Rules Addendum
Posted on November 21, 2010 by Alex
IDPA has released a 10-page addendum to its rulebook. The really good news about this addendum is that it explicitly allows the use of Glock 17 magazines with Glock 19s. Previously, some clubs were saying this was not IDPA legal, because the magazine did not fit flush with the bottom of the magazine well. Carrying [...]
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Thanksgiving IDPA Match at MCRC
Posted on November 28, 2009 by Alex
The IDPA match at the Mid Carolina Rifle Club this Thanksgiving weekend was excellent. Over $500 was donated to support Toys for Tots. Two stages featured a challenging array of moving targets. In the first, two ”robbers” turn to face the shooter when the shooter presses the “alarm button” of his “store counter.” In the second, three [...]
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Videos from EOTAC Clinic
Posted on September 23, 2009 by Alex
The day after the IDPA South Carolina state match, team EOTAC conducted a clinic to help IDPA shooters improve their match performance. Team EOTAC has some great shooters. The videos are now available on Youtube. The first one is below.
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ProArms Team on Shooting IDPA
Posted on August 5, 2009 by Alex
The ProArms team weighs in on why serious shooters should compete in IDPA during this podcast.
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Back Up Gun Match
Posted on July 4, 2009 by Alex
The annual IDPA Back Up Gun (BUG) match at the Mid Carolina Rifle Club will be on August 22. To compete, you will need to bring a small .32 or larger caliber pistol or revolver. Pistols must have a barrel length of 3.8″ or less. Revolvers must have a barrel length of 3″ or less. All stages [...]
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IDPA Classification News
Posted on March 22, 2009 by Alex
At the March 22 IDPA Classifier at the Mid Carolina Rifle Club, Alex was promoted from Sharpshooter to Expert in the Stock Service Pistol division. Five graduates from the Introduction to IDPA course also got classified in preparation for the IDPA State Match in April.
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