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ok, if weather is good, the Austin Lone Star Practical Pistol Club will have a fun match this *edit*SUNDAY*edit* at the Austin RIfle Club. Regrettably, previous committments will prevent me from attending (*grumble* stupid previous committments, why must I be such a nice guy *grumble*). Here's the details from Sheldon Carruth, the event organizer:

This Sunday, ALSPPC will be hosting a steel match at the Austin Rifle Club. Setup begins at 800am, signup starts at 900am and the fun starts at 1000am. David Cupp of STI submitted some fantastic stage designs to challenge your shooting abilities. Rimfire shooters are welcome at the match.

Basic Requirements
To shoot a pistol match, you will need:

A handgun: 9mm, .38 or larger caliber, with enough magazines or speed loaders to hold 40+ rounds.
(Steel matches can be shot with a .22LR pistol. A holster is not needed for .22 shooters.)

Ammunition: 125+ rounds of safe ammo.

A holster: Any belt holster that covers the trigger of the pistol.
Eye and Ear Protection: These are required for all competitors and spectators.

Safe gun handling habits: Safety first! Each new shooter must pass a safety check before being cleared for competition.
If we have time after the match we can have a shootoff on the plate racks...

Hope to see you there.

Sheldon Carruth

javechet wrote:Hello there. I have never competed in a pistol competition before, but would like to give it a whirl. There's one this coming Saturday at the Austin rifle club for IDPA. Here's a link:
http://www.texastactical.net/matches/idpa.asp

I'm not entirely sure about how to go about it though. Do I just show up with gun in hand (so to speak), sign up before hand, or what exactly? It seems I would just show up and sign in, but I don't want to go there looking like a lost child. Can anyone give me some guidance, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Remember this: Everybody was a beginner at some time :)

If you want meet somebody like me at the range in advance, I'd be glad to be there. They have safety briefings before the shoot as well. Usually there are practice shoots the day before, just something to help you understand the motions (no full stage setups, but usually a range officer there to help you out). There are people that shoot there that are serious (they're easy to spot), but most of us are there to have fun. It's a blast running and shooting at paper and steel targets, some of them going into motion after you shoot a different target, etc. It's a hoot! You can see a couple vids I've made at youtube.com/letskilldave. I'm not much past "beginner" myself.

Don't be shy, you might miss out on the most fun you can ever have with your clothes on!

Regarding small calibers -- there is actually a "floor limit" on calibers...9mm is what a lot of people shoot. I shoot .40 because that's what I carry.