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shooter_john · June 7, 2012, 01:53 PM

I am a LEO... I am a LEO firearms instructor... I shoot competitively, and I very much encourage my fellow deputies to do so as well (though VERY few actually do).

I don't shoot IDPA (yet) and I hear A LOT of complaining about it and some of its rules. With that said, I seem very capable of differentiating between a shooting match and training. My goal at any given match that I shoot is to run my gun quickly and efficiently using the same techniques that I train on on the LE range, get good, fast hits, and to take advantage of the "stress" that the timer puts on me. I don't necessarily "game" each stage either.

With all of that said, I think Double Naught Spy's previous post summed up this subject as well as any thoughts I've ever read.

June 7, 2012, 01:53 PM	#27
shooter_john Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2002 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 1,472	I am a LEO... I am a LEO firearms instructor... I shoot competitively, and I very much encourage my fellow deputies to do so as well (though VERY few actually do). I don't shoot IDPA (yet) and I hear A LOT of complaining about it and some of its rules. With that said, I seem very capable of differentiating between a shooting match and training. My goal at any given match that I shoot is to run my gun quickly and efficiently using the same techniques that I train on on the LE range, get good, fast hits, and to take advantage of the "stress" that the timer puts on me. I don't necessarily "game" each stage either. With all of that said, I think Double Naught Spy's previous post summed up this subject as well as any thoughts I've ever read.