After securing my FID and some P2P I'm looking to get involved in some shooting sports here up north. I've shot target recently in a more casual capacity, but only paper, and as I get more proficient I'd like to add a level of competition.

 

Close by there's the Bullet Hole and the Bayonne range. Then I've found a few membership clubs further out (which interest me because I want to shoot during the day on weekdays). These are only for paper target shooting, correct? How does one get involved with steel up here?

 

Any tips for someone totally new to the sport trying to find a way in?

USPSA, Shongum (Oxford, NJ) this Saturday 12/3. Best way to get your feet wet is to dive right in.

 

Gun, Holster (that covers the trigger guard), 4 Mags (min) and pouches for same.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Tenafly Rifle and Pistol Club is a good place to try steel. Here is the website: http://trpclub.org/. I wanted to go but too much to do and I am sure the traffic on Route 80 sucks tonight. There is a match at Shongum this Saturday. You should come by and check it out.

Thanks!

Shongum is a bit far, although I imagine there's a lot of driving involved with these kinds of competitions.

Will check out Tenafly for steel. I won't have my .22 for a month or so.

 

Are there friendly competitions locally? Like at Bullet Hole or Bayonne?

Thanks!

Shongum is a bit far, although I imagine there's a lot of driving involved with these kinds of competitions.

Will check out Tenafly for steel. I won't have my .22 for a month or so.

 

Are there friendly competitions locally? Like at Bullet Hole or Bayonne?

 

As far as I know, BH and Bayonne have no competitions. Tenafly has various matches every Sunday evening and they are informal and friendly.

Come on out to SCFGPA for IDPA. Very newb friendly and you only need gun + 3 mags and holster.

Thanks!

Shongum is a bit far, although I imagine there's a lot of driving involved with these kinds of competitions.

Will check out Tenafly for steel. I won't have my .22 for a month or so.

 

Are there friendly competitions locally? Like at Bullet Hole or Bayonne?

 

 

I shoot at Tenafly pretty regularly now since I'm always up this way anyways.

It's a great environment to shoot. Crowd is very friendly and helpful and

laid back.

 

As a beginner I think static steel or knock down steel is the best place to

start. You don't even need a holster or mag pouches. Just your gun and

5 mags.

 

USPSA might be a bit much for a beginner, but that's all relative. Some

people who are new are just naturally inclined to shooting sports and might

get it right away. So don't take it as me saying not to do it, if you're

comfortable I say go for it.

 

Tenafly schedule is as follows:

 

1st Sunday: USPSA Practice Match. Run just like a real match but scores are

not sent into USPSA and you don't have to be a USPSA member to shoot.

 

2nd Sunday: Static Steel. Usually 5 stages.

 

3rd Sunday: Official USPSA Match. Three Stages (2 stages, one classifier stage).

 

4th Sunday: Knock Down Steel. Three strings of fire (total) done over 2-3 stages

on 20 steel targets per stage.

 

More info here: http://www.trpclub.org/action.html

Great. I'll have to wait until I get the .22, but I'll plan to check out Tenafly. I assume I can shoot 9mm at paper, correct?

I'll second Tenafly, had a good time up there even though the 1 time I was there they seemed to have a record crowd and I didn't have time to stick around for the whole match. It's really layed back and a no pressure environment so it's great for a new shooter, especially the steel match that I shot. Did hit the USPSA match yet but from the videos, they look like fun up there also.

 

Also don't discount Shongum, I haven't shot up there yet, but everyone that does says it's also a great low pressure match. A little farther drive would be down at CJRPC and OBRPC, I figure you might as well get into the idea that you will be driving a little for some of these matches because once you start shooting them, you will be looking to drive to shoot.

Great. I'll have to wait until I get the .22, but I'll plan to check out Tenafly. I assume I can shoot 9mm at paper, correct?

 

If you want to have the most fun you can have with a 22 pistol, check out the steel matches at OBRPC and wait a few months and OBRAMS will be starting up. OBRAMS is USPSA style shooting but with a 22LR, lots of fun..

The more you want to get involved, the more you will have to drive.

I live in Bergen County and the furthest I regularly travel to a match is 105 miles each way.

Great. I'll have to wait until I get the .22, but I'll plan to check out Tenafly. I assume I can shoot 9mm at paper, correct?

 

I think the only thing you can't shoot for static/knockdown steel is magnum rounds.

Other than that everything is good. They have both centerfire and rimfire divisions.

You can also use a shotgun for the Tenafly steel matches.