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CWOOD wrote:Texas Tactical is a great bunch.

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I agree

... I tried to get on Herb's squad, but he had 10 on his sign up sheet by time I got up there. Herb is a lot of fun to shoot with - I enjoy how he keeps it light-hearted and lets the newbies slide a bit on the non-safety-related stuff (procedural penalties, cover, etc).

Just competed with a Glock 26 for first time in an IDPA match this past weekend. Was fun and challenging. Definitely noticed a difference in my accuracy - more points down than normal. Missed a target entirely on one stage, yet put 2-inch spread double taps in the 0 on two other targets at same distance in same stage. So consistency was bigger problem than pure accuracy. Learned a lot about my limitations with the particular gun and on what areas I need to concentrate even more (grip and sight picture) with shorter grip and shorter barrel and sight radius.

OP definitely should give it a try.

And hey, with G26 I still beat CWOOD by 1.5 seconds overall *rib*

cwood I saw your name on the results but didn't see you out there. Big crowd on Sunday. We had a fun squad - couple of LEOs with duty belts and a 7-foot tall kid who used to play D1 college basketball. Everyone thought he was shooting an M&P compact, but turns out it was a full size ... his hands were just that much bigger than us "normal" folks I tried to encourage him to shoot OVER the 6 foot barricades, but he wouldn't do it

jason237m wrote:Is the holster you are planning on using inside the waistband? If so I would strongly advise against using that type of holster for regular IDPA use. The inside band holsters lead to shooters pointing loaded guns at themselves several times through the course of a match and it makes SOs (including me) a little warey.

I'll have to disagree with this. I use an IWB holster (Crossbreed or Comp Tac) almost 100% of the time for concealed carry and IDPA. This issue was mentioned to me at one of my first matches by a SO who simply said "you're not muzzling yourself, but most people do with those (IWB holsters), and you're close " ... I thanked him for the info and have since made a concerted effort not to muzzle myself while reholstering in matches or anywhere else. It can be done.

I have a kydex OWB holster for my normal IDPA gun (M&P9), but prefer to use my M-TAC because that's what I use when CCing my M&P and my other handguns. Has not been a problem for me since that first match.

If you want to really compete in IDPA as a GAME, then yeah you'll need a gun with better grip, longer sight radius, and longer barrel. But if you plan to carry a G26 (good choice, btw) and want to utilize IDPA as a training tool with your actual carry gun/holster etc. then a G26 will work very well. Division capacity for SSP division (stock service pistol) is 10 rounds so your gun will meet that (some smaller guns are further handicapped by maximum mag capacities of 6-9 rounds). Just remember to have a minimum of 3 mags (4 preferable so you can use one mag to top off the gun so you start with 10+1 - not as necessary if you have a Pearce extension on your G26 mags that make them 11-rounders).

I've shot with guys who regularly use Glock 19s, M&P compacts, Ruger SR9c etc and do very well. Smallest I've shot with is a Glock 23, but I'm hoping to shoot a match with either my Walther PPS or Kahr K9 some time soon (and really handicap myself - 7-round mags).

Besides, the best part about "handicapping yourself" is you get some serious bragging rights when you beat some guy with a bigger gun while shooting your little gun