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RonW956 wrote:

BCGlocker wrote:Congratulations on your IDPA matches. As time goes on you will get more confidence and proficiency. It will never be the same if a problem arises, but it is still teaching one to perform under stress. I think it is good training and lots of fun.

I take my CHL and the responsibilty to myself & to the general public serious. I practice as much as i can with my main carry gun and the best "training" a civilian can get would be these IDPA matches. I have stood in front of a target for the pat 25 yrs and I can easily shoot out a golf ball sized hole at 7 yards but that night at the range I felt like a clumsy newbie that never handled a pistol before....wow, and to think I'm CC'ing a pistol, what if a real god forbid situation was to occur, how would I react? well from the amount of noobness I showed in my first IDPA, I can say that if i was in a real life encounter it would have been a unthinkable experience. Not good.

I really believe that if you have a CHL, go get involved in a club, or participate in IDPA matches, get additional training. I cant stress this enough...