My First Knockdown Steel Match - Tenafly - VIDEO Added!

[zoid 24]

Shot my first knockdown steel match at Tenafly tonight. When I first saw the

stage I really thought I was gonna do well. Maybe not fast, but I thought

I'd at least finish. Well left two out of twenty standing and took the whole

40 second limit. On one plate that was right in front of me it took me something

like 6 shots to knock down. Second try I still left one standing. The second/final

stage was shot at a closer distance and less targets and I did finish that stage

but still didn't do as well as I thought I could. Maybe I was giving myself too

much credit. I just thought it wouldn't be that much harder than static steel, but

it is its own discipline in its own right.

 

I'll post up video footage I took. That way for those who haven't seen it will

kinda see how the match works. One thing for sure it's definitely a lot of fun.

[jeklog 7]

nice, atleast you did it! congratulations!

[CageFighter 236]

nice, atleast you did it! congratulations!

 

EXACTLY!!

[msg73 1]

I was there last night as well. It was a lot of fun. I was the guy with the amber glasses and white tee shirt. Were you the guy with the head cam? I really liked shooting at 20 plates as you're limited to 10 rounds/mag and have to reload a couple of times. While I was able to finish each string under the 40sec limit, I agree that it's harder than it seems...but I felt that way with static steel as well.

 

My first run was my best time. There wasn't many people around as many were setting up or going through the safety briefing and I was going at a steady pace. As the night went on, a lot of people were in the port area watching and I noticed that I was shooting faster and missing more causing me to do an extra reload. The lesson learned for me is to slow down an minimize reloads. I saw a lot of people trying to shoot fast and missing a lot.

[zoid 24]

I was there last night as well. It was a lot of fun. I was the guy with the amber glasses and white tee shirt. Were you the guy with the head cam? I really liked shooting at 20 plates as you're limited to 10 rounds/mag and have to reload a couple of times. While I was able to finish each string under the 40sec limit, I agree that it's harder than it seems...but I felt that way with static steel as well.

 

My first run was my best time. There wasn't many people around as many were setting up or going through the safety briefing and I was going at a steady pace. As the night went on, a lot of people were in the port area watching and I noticed that I was shooting faster and missing more causing me to do an extra reload. The lesson learned for me is to slow down an minimize reloads. I saw a lot of people trying to shoot fast and missing a lot.

 

Yep I had the head cam. I keep missing members there. That place is like the ultimate man cave.

Football game in the lounge area and they had donuts that night and gun magazines laying around.

Between that and shooting you can't get much better than that!

 

You're right, slow it down was the lesson for me. Misses hurt because as you said you're limited

to 10 rounds/mag. On the last stage I rushed the last plate which caused me to miss and I had to do

an extra reload. In fact the first two stages if I had just taken my time I'd probably had finished

the course instead of wasting shots and time reloading.

 

Anyways these lessons are never learned unless you get out there and shoot some matches.

[hd2000fxdl 422]

You all need to get some NJGF shirts so you can wear them when you go out shooting, I'd bet a lot of us have shot together and not realized who we were shooting with.

 

Looking forward to seeing the video, always up for some steel.

[tony357 386]

When I first saw the

stage I really thought I was gonna do well. Maybe not fast, but I thought

 

 

Yep we all think that..HAHAHA,,It is funny how our minds work..LOL..

[msg73 1]

lol...I'm a grand master in my head before I pull the trigger

[zoid 24]

A buddy of mine who shoots knockdown says new guys do a thing where they

subtly lift their head to see the plate fall. In static steel you don't

look for a falling plate, you stay more still and listen rather than watch.

In knockdown you are tempted to look for the fall causing you to alter your

sight picture. I think that's what I was doing. It makes a lot of sense

on why I was very off.

 

I will still continue to classify myself as a GM in my mind however.

[jeklog 7]

video! video! video!

[hd2000fxdl 422]

video! video! video!

 

Really, I think we need a new one of these with everyone having video at the matches these days but the last one needs to say, VIDEO!!

[M4BGRINGO 139]

I agree with the lifting of your head and losing your sight picture. I am certainly guilty of that. My problem with the knockdown steel matches that I have done is that my 9mm doesn't always knock them over.

 

Not sure if it is the ammo. I know if I hit the target higher they would fall.

 

Going to either shoot my .40 or .45 cal revolver next time.

[msg73 1]

I saw some people with 9mm and especially with 22lr hit the plate a little low but didn't fall. Need to hit the plate a little higher but that shrinks the target zone. I didn't have that problem with my 40, neither did the guys with 45's.

[zoid 24]

video! video! video!

 

I got it all on video just like the USPSA match. This one

will be a little more frustrating for me to watch though

 

I'll have it up soon.

[pepsi71ocean 2]

Shot my first knockdown steel match at Tenafly tonight. When I first saw the

stage I really thought I was gonna do well. Maybe not fast, but I thought

I'd at least finish. Well left two out of twenty standing and took the whole

40 second limit. On one plate that was right in front of me it took me something

like 6 shots to knock down. Second try I still left one standing. The second/final

stage was shot at a closer distance and less targets and I did finish that stage

but still didn't do as well as I thought I could. Maybe I was giving myself too

much credit. I just thought it wouldn't be that much harder than static steel, but

it is its own discipline in its own right.

 

I'll post up video footage I took. That way for those who haven't seen it will

kinda see how the match works. One thing for sure it's definitely a lot of fun.

 

was this with a rifle or a pistol?

 

i always wanted to shoot knockdown targets with my rifles.

[zoid 24]

was this with a rifle or a pistol?

 

i always wanted to shoot knockdown targets with my rifles.

 

You can do 22lr rifle, or pistol caliber carbine. And as mentioned

you can use shotgun as well, but I'm not sure the ammo required/allowed.

[zoid 24]

Video up. I narrated over it just cause most vids I see

don't always explain what's going on and I thought maybe

it's good for a new shooter/new competitive shooter. Hope

you don't find it annoying.

 

For those techies lemme know if you notice better quality

as this was done all in 60fps. It takes forever to upload

and process. Not sure if it's even worth it.

 

Hope you all enjoy. See you at the next match!

 

[msg73 1]

Great vids and comments...oh, nice Kimber too!