I have a confirmed booking for one of the special events bays so we're on - so long as the weather's OK. It won't be much fun if it's wet.

 

You do not need to be a member of EFGA to join in. As I have booked it as a training event all comers are welcome. Half of the fee goes to EFGA for the use of their range.

 

In case anyone is worried, I am an IDPA certified Safety Officer, NRA certified pistol instructor and I am fully insured as an instructor.

 

I'll be there from around 1pm to set up. The session is officially going to start at 2pm. When you arrive, park along the access road near the rifle range, or park by club house and walk up. Please do not park past the gate for the special events bay area. The bays can be found by just continuing straight, parallel to the railroad instead of bearing right towards the rifle range and practice bay.

 

 

The roster so far is:

 

1. NJSigfan

2. Blackjack988

3. 10X

4. acaixguard

5. BullzeyeNJ

6.

Sweet. Excited for this.

Bump.

 

Anyone else want to join us?

 

Kimber45, are you able to make it?

Sounds like fun...I've been meaning to try IDPA.   Count me in!  (and thanks for setting it up)

Sounds like fun...I've been meaning to try IDPA.   Count me in!  (and thanks for setting it up)

 

Excellent - welcome aboard!

Hey Mr. Stu... iam very interested.... i will find out what my shift looks like this week tonight and let you know.... thanks for all the work you guys put into this for us new guys....

So what gun is everyone bringing? I'll be toting along my SA 5.25 and an AR

So what gun is everyone bringing? I'll be toting along my SA 5.25 and an AR

IDPA stands for International Defensive *Pistol* Association. You are welcome to bring your AR for use before or after the class but we will only be using handguns in the class.

 

I'll be bringing my Glock 35 and my XD-45.

 

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Yeah I knew it was only pistol, I'm bring the AR for after class fun.

I'll be bringing my P226 Elite in 9mm.  Only because my M&P Pro 5" is stuck waiting for my permit to get in.  I'd love to try out the XD.

 

Whats the longest range you can shoot at Easton?  I may bring my Noveske for some fun post training.

I'll be bringing my P226 Elite in 9mm.  Only because my M&P Pro 5" is stuck waiting for my permit to get in.  I'd love to try out the XD.

 

Whats the longest range you can shoot at Easton?  I may bring my Noveske for some fun post training.

I'm not sure on the pistol range length but I would guess comparable to most indoor if not a bit longer. You can definitely shoot the XDm.

 

Is the M&P you bought the CORE? I can bring mine if you want to shoot that as well.

Nope. Not the CORE. I figured if I had the option of easily mounting a sight I'd be too tempted not to.  What do you have mounted on yours?


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I'm not sure on the pistol range length but I would guess comparable to most indoor if not a bit longer. You can definitely shoot the XDm.

 

Is the M&P you bought the CORE? I can bring mine if you want to shoot that as well.

We will be using one of the special events bays for the class which will mean a max range of around 15 yards. The rifle range is 100 yards which you can use after we're done. If you are not a member I'll guest you on the rifle range.

 

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Nope. Not the CORE. I figured if I had the option of easily mounting a sight I'd be too tempted not to.  What do you have mounted on yours?

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Sadly, nothing at the moment.

I bought it on impulse about 4 months back after watching a video of Jerry M shooting one. I had plans to get the dealt point, but then heard the new version is coming out in July so I waited. Now I'm torn between the new delta point and the rmr...not enough money for all the desires. Haha

Count me and BullzeyeNJ in!

Count me and BullzeyeNJ in!

Duely counted

Last bump

 

Any more interested?

 

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Besides the basics, eye/ears and pistol, is there anything else we should bring?

Besides the basics, eye/ears and pistol, is there anything else we should bring?

Besides what is in post #27 you just need to bring whatever you want for personal care. I will bring water. You might want sun block, bug spray, a hat, a snack, a camera. There are a few lawn chairs at the range but you might want a folding chair to sit on while we cover some of the theory parts.

 

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So since I started this thread I figure I'd be the first to give an AAR on today's lesson.

 

First off big thanks to everyone that showed up and and even bigger thanks to Mr. Stu for teaching us what he knows, designing practice stages, and yelling at us when we were doing something stupid.

 

My takeaways:

 

1. Muzzle discipline, muzzle discipline, muzzle discipline.  I was especially having issues in the beginning flagging my own hand when re-holstering.  Took me a while to break that habit.

2. Sunblock.  Murphy's law states that you will never have shade.  Plan accordingly.  Hats help too. 

3. Water.  You forget how necessary it is when you're having fun.

3. Appropriate clothing.  Going down for a kneel nearly tore out the crotch of my jeans.  Loose pants are good, shorts are better in the summer.  Also means I have to lose weight.  

4. SA/DA handguns can be done but I think strikers are a better idea. Can't wait for my M&P pro to get here so that my P226 can be my permanent nightstand gun

5. Malfunctions happen.  Drill and deal with it.  Had a factory American Eagle round fail to fire even after multiple solid primer hits.  Should have dealt with it immediately instead of trying to get it to ignite.

 

I for one definitely feel ready to start trying some competitions.  Anyone else that has anything to add feel free.

 

Thanks again Stu!

First off big thanks to everyone that showed up and and even bigger thanks to Mr. Stu for teaching us what he knows, designing practice stages, and yelling at us when we were doing something stupid.

 

My takeaways:

 

1. Muzzle discipline, muzzle discipline, muzzle discipline.  I was especially having issues in the beginning flagging my own hand when re-holstering.  Took me a while to break that habit.

2. Sunblock.  Murphy's law states that you will never have shade.  Plan accordingly.  Hats help too. 

3. Water.  You forget how necessary it is when you're having fun.

3. Appropriate clothing.  Going down for a kneel nearly tore out the crotch of my jeans.  Loose pants are good, shorts are better in the summer.  Also means I have to lose weight.  

4. SA/DA handguns can be done but I think strikers are a better idea. Can't wait for my M&P pro to get here so that my P226 can be my permanent nightstand gun

5. Malfunctions happen.  Drill and deal with it.  Had a factory American Eagle round fail to fire even after multiple solid primer hits.  Should have dealt with it immediately instead of trying to get it to ignite.

 

I for one definitely feel ready to start trying some competitions.  Anyone else that has anything to add feel free.

 

Thanks again Stu!

 

 

+1 on this -

 

I had a great time and it was great getting to meet a few members of the forum.  A big thank you to Stu for setting this up and to the guys (Andy, Ken, Paul, Gary) who made this novice feel comfortable the whole day.  Hopefully we can do this again, maybe a forum only match??

I want to thank Stu as well.  It was a great afternoon, even if the sun was relentless, and we had a great group to shoot with.

 

My takeaway...  

 

NJSigfan looks nothing like NJSigfan's avatar.  This was crushingly disappointing.  I almost left as soon as I found out.   :-)

I'm glad you all had a good time and hopefully got enough out of it to go and shoot a match with a bit of confidence.

 

Thank you for staying to help tear down the stage. To be honest, with the relentless sun I was starting to feel a bit of exhaustion by the end so the help really is appreciated.

 

I would also like to thank irishpetes'wife for helping with running the mock stages at the end of the session. It made all the difference.

 

Stu.

It was my pleasure , and it was nice to meet the other new participants. Hope to see you all at upcoming matches!