Darth Vader shoots USPSA

gunrobot · October 25, 2015, 10:52 PM

Halloween is one of the best times of the year, a time where we all get to put on costumes and pretend to be someone/thing else. This year's Halloween Mini-Monster match was organized by the Down Zero crew and it was really fun!

I shot the entire match as Darth Vader. It was really hard to shoot while wearing the mask though but I had to do it.

Thanks to all of you who came in costumes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2qtJkM6k8s

5thShock · October 26, 2015, 09:01 AM

Well done. The cape smoothed out all the scurrying steps stage to stage, you sort of flowed through it.

g.willikers · October 26, 2015, 12:03 PM

You realize that even your open class pistol doesn't do justice to the costume.
Where's your nuclear powered plasma gun?

gunrobot · October 26, 2015, 12:39 PM

Too bad I couldn't use my light saber to detach the head boxes..

NoirFan · October 27, 2015, 08:59 AM

You can't fool me, I knew from the start this wasn't the real Darth Vader.

You see, a Jedi would never use a weapon as clumsy and random as a blaster. Not once in the video did I see you use an elegant weapon from a more civilized age.

Nice try bud.

gunrobot · October 27, 2015, 01:53 PM

That range banned the use of lightsabers, especially red ones. They said those could get someone killed on the streets.

Erno86 · October 27, 2015, 02:53 PM

"The force will be with you...always."

It seemed you moved with the stealth and quickness of a Jedi Master.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZnRgTtjzeE

tedbeau · November 4, 2015, 12:21 PM

we just held our end of year "twilight double header match last month.

We shoot IDPA and set up 5 stages that we shot in the afternoon. All the stages were Halloween themed. Then we had a potluck steak dinner cook out.
After we were finished eating we shot the stages again in the dark with flashlights.
IDPA rules do not allow gun mounted lights so it was a real challenge to do reloads while holding a light in your support hand, especially if you were doing a reload with retention.

I learned it's really hard to learn to aim a light and a gun at the same time.

My scores for the first half were not to bad by my standards, I managed to beat several shooters in my division and one shooter in the division above mine, (SSP Sharpshooter, while I shoot CCP Marksman.) The night time stages I did terrible though finishing dead last for the entire match.

The thing is I designed two of the stages and one of those was the one that really but me in the bottom!

It was cold and dark and we didn't get home till after 11 PM but it was a riot!

I'm sure we will be doing this match again next year.

October 25, 2015, 10:52 PM	#1
gunrobot Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2009 Posts: 442	Darth Vader shoots USPSA Halloween is one of the best times of the year, a time where we all get to put on costumes and pretend to be someone/thing else. This year's Halloween Mini-Monster match was organized by the Down Zero crew and it was really fun! I shot the entire match as Darth Vader. It was really hard to shoot while wearing the mask though but I had to do it. Thanks to all of you who came in costumes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2qtJkM6k8s __________________ [ http://gunbot.org \| http://www.youtube.com/user/gunrobot ]

October 26, 2015, 12:03 PM	#3
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	You realize that even your open class pistol doesn't do justice to the costume. Where's your nuclear powered plasma gun? __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

October 26, 2015, 12:39 PM	#4
gunrobot Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2009 Posts: 442	Too bad I couldn't use my light saber to detach the head boxes.. __________________ [ http://gunbot.org \| http://www.youtube.com/user/gunrobot ]

October 27, 2015, 01:53 PM	#6
gunrobot Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2009 Posts: 442	That range banned the use of lightsabers, especially red ones. They said those could get someone killed on the streets. __________________ [ http://gunbot.org \| http://www.youtube.com/user/gunrobot ]

October 27, 2015, 02:53 PM	#7
Erno86 Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 2012 Location: Marriottsville, Maryland Posts: 1,739	"The force will be with you...always." It seemed you moved with the stealth and quickness of a Jedi Master. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZnRgTtjzeE __________________ That rifle hanging on the wall of the working class flat or labourer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." --- George Orwell Last edited by Erno86; October 28, 2015 at 08:57 AM.

October 26, 2015, 09:01 AM	#2
5thShock Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2006 Posts: 400	Well done. The cape smoothed out all the scurrying steps stage to stage, you sort of flowed through it.

October 27, 2015, 08:59 AM	#5
NoirFan Member Join Date: July 25, 2006 Posts: 97	You can't fool me, I knew from the start this wasn't the real Darth Vader. You see, a Jedi would never use a weapon as clumsy and random as a blaster. Not once in the video did I see you use an elegant weapon from a more civilized age. Nice try bud.

November 4, 2015, 12:21 PM	#8
tedbeau Member Join Date: March 17, 2015 Posts: 54	we just held our end of year "twilight double header match last month. We shoot IDPA and set up 5 stages that we shot in the afternoon. All the stages were Halloween themed. Then we had a potluck steak dinner cook out. After we were finished eating we shot the stages again in the dark with flashlights. IDPA rules do not allow gun mounted lights so it was a real challenge to do reloads while holding a light in your support hand, especially if you were doing a reload with retention. I learned it's really hard to learn to aim a light and a gun at the same time. My scores for the first half were not to bad by my standards, I managed to beat several shooters in my division and one shooter in the division above mine, (SSP Sharpshooter, while I shoot CCP Marksman.) The night time stages I did terrible though finishing dead last for the entire match. The thing is I designed two of the stages and one of those was the one that really but me in the bottom! It was cold and dark and we didn't get home till after 11 PM but it was a riot! I'm sure we will be doing this match again next year.