Let's go SHOOTING! By a happy chance, the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) is having its national championship match in Las Vegas this weekend. I shot in USPSA competitions for well over twenty years, and competing does become part of you. I was practically ready to grab a gun and join the squad I was watching.
A number of my old shooting buddies from San Francisco and Las Vegas are competing in this squad, so I came out to watch them and shoot a few videos.
This first event is a pistol-only stage. There are three windows, and in the video above, you see just what the shooter sees. Three windows, eight shots per window
BY THE WAY, BE SURE TO CLICK THE FULL-SCREEN SYMBOL TO THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE IMAGE TO SEE EVERYTHING LARGER (BUT NOT SHARP)...
Mike Voight is an old friend who is now the President of the USPSA. A steady and experienced gunner, he shows you how he attacks the pistol stage. Remember, when we are shooting this fast, we are always very near the point where the wheels come off our wagon. The trick is to avoid losing control. Make a plan and execute it.
Now it's time for Mike's girlfriend Maggie, to shoot the course. This is a woman one must not trifle with...
When it all comes together properly, you shoot a very smoooooth run, and turns out to be fast. If on the other hand you start by trying to go fast, you can be sure something disastrous will occur. There is no margin for error.
There are few more rewarding efforts than a perfectly excuted run in these competitions gives you. No wonder I had so much fun at it all those years!
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