Anyone here shoot in IDPA matches?

[GtoRA2]

Is it fun?

One of the local ranges has events once a month and it sounds like it could be pretty fun.

[Dune]

I haven't in a long time, but they used to be a lot of fun.  Three-gun matches are good too if they have them.

[GtoRA2]

What is a three gun match?

[Dune]

Pistol, shotgun, rifle (or sub-machine gun).  They give awards for high-score for each and overall high score.  Same idea on all the courses, just adapted to which weapon you're using.

[GtoRA2]

Dune,
 You would not know if competing in IDPA stuff counts towards the CMP requirments would  ya?


I would love to be able to buy M1s through the CMP.

[Gman]

I shoot 3 gun and IDPA weekly.  Good clean fun if it's available in your area.

I've shot a fair bit with Ernest Langdon (http://www.langdontactical.com/el.html), and he'll be doing instructing for our school (http://www.thetrainingedge.ca).  There are a pile of incredible shooters in IDPA, with a lot less BS than you'll find (at least I find) with IPSC type events.


As for IDPA being "fun", it's pretty much the most fun I've had in the shooting sports I've been involved with since I was 5 (25 years of pressing trigger now).  Not only is it fun, it has at least SOME elements of real world tactics, unlike 99% of IPSC and other gun-games, save 3/4/5 gun probably.  

IPDA highly recommended!!

[Otto]

Originally posted by GtoRA2
Is it fun?

One of the local ranges has events once a month and it sounds like it could be pretty fun.

I do.  And it is.