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IDPA BUG Match questions...
JTH:
Aldo recently mentioned that the December IDPA match is going to be a BUG match....
So I'm curious---I've read the rules, and I've read the Enos forum, and I'm still not sure about one important thing:
Do we have to have a holster for the BUG? Or are all starts from a table/low ready position?
There isn't anything in the rules about not having a holster, merely rules about what guns are legal in the BUG division. But on Enos, several people were talking about how you don't need holsters for BUG matches, and it occurred to me that many people use pocket holsters, ankle holsters, or other deep concealment types of things for their BUG (which aren't legal for IDPA), so they might not HAVE a regular holster for them.
Ex: I own a j-frame revolver. (Weird, I know. And I'm horribly bad with it outside of 3 feet.) I don't own a single holster for it other than a Nemesis pocket holster. (It is a great setup to drop into a parka pocket if you need to run outside for a moment.)
Friend of mine only has an ankle holster for his j-frame. If he tries to shoot a BUG match, he is going to give up at least a full second versus anyone with a belt holster that works for their BUG.
So----do these people need to get themselves belt holsters (that conform to IDPA rules) for the BUG match?
I'm not actually asking for myself---my normal subcompact BUG is a G26, which will fit in any other belt holster I've got. (Yay for Glocks!)
...on the other hand, I did ask Aldo awhile back if we could shoot 2 guns for the match, and challenged folks to shoot their normal BUG, and a j-frame (which obviously I would do also) just for fun.
So if I need to get a j-frame holster, I need to know soon!
Concealment garments needed?
Mag pouches?
How many mags are we going to need per stage? (Lots of bug guns only come with one mag, or at most two, and most people don't buy extras. And for those shooting G26s, no, you can't use G19 or G17 mags in it--not legal in IDPA.)
I looked at the FAQs and such from the BUG Nats that just occurred, so I thought I'd ask.
http://www.matchreg.com/bug/info.htm
Their version (how it worked at BUG Nats): You can have holsters (which must be IDPA legal) but they aren't necessary as no stage included drawing from the holster. All reloads were off the clock. No concealment garments were necessary as there were no draws and reloads were off the clock.
How is IDPA Nebraska going to run this? :)
(And can we shoot two guns? :) )
mott555:
Slightly off-topic, but is there a calendar or schedule somewhere? I looked at the IDPA and IDPA Nebraska websites and they don't have anything listed for December.
JTH:
--- Quote from: mott555 on November 13, 2014, 10:40:42 AM ---Slightly off-topic, but is there a calendar or schedule somewhere? I looked at the IDPA and IDPA Nebraska websites and they don't have anything listed for December.
--- End quote ---
IDPA Nebraska gets updated when Aldo can solidly verify that matches will be held. As such, just check back periodically on the website. (And if you are on Facebook, like the IDPA Nebraska page to get timely updates.)
For the ENPS matches, there is a schedule page at: http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/schedule.html
There is also the schedule for the entire year at:
http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/2014/2014-Schedule-1.pdf
Next year's schedule will probably come out towards mid-December.
abbafandr:
I would like to know this since my pocket and appendix holster don't cut the mustard for IDPA :o
redleg1013:
http://www.juliegolob.com/10-things-to-know-about-the-2014-idpa-back-up-gun-nationals
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