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General Categories => Shooting Sports => Topic started by: JTH on March 10, 2013, 10:38:57 PM
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Basics to get you in the game
By: Chris Andersen, Team Vertx 3-Gun Nation Pro Shooter
So you’ve seen the YouTube 3-Gun shooting videos or possibly caught an episode of 3-Gun Nation. You love to shoot, it looks like way too much fun and you want to try it. The question now is how to get started?
The short answer is that it is easier than you think! This sport can be a little intimidating at first because of the shear [sic] amount of equipment required (especially relative to single-gun disciplines), so here are a few basic steps to start you down the road to your first 3-Gun Competition...
http://www.breachbangclear.com/site/10-blog/351-chris-andersen-on-getting-started-in-3-gun.html (http://www.breachbangclear.com/site/10-blog/351-chris-andersen-on-getting-started-in-3-gun.html)
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Just what I need, more guns to get ammo for :laugh:
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all I lack for equipment would be a way to carry spare mags/ammo..hmm
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all I lack for equipment would be a way to carry spare mags/ammo..hmm
A Fobus double-mag pouch for handgun mags (less than $20), a large rear jeans pocket for an extra AR mag, and a shotgun pouch for some shells, and you are good to go! (We are a little crazy about shotgun sometimes, so bring something that'll hold close to a box of shells.)
No, the above isn't optimal---but for people getting started, you probably don't know what would work best for you anyway, so don't buy anything extra! Try it a couple of times first, and then you'll have an idea of if you want to buy any extra equipment.
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First match of the year is Sunday, right?
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Yes
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First match of the year is Sunday, right?
You actually going to make it for once? :)
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You actually going to make it for once? :)
Come hell, high water, or an invasion of fluffy killer bunnies.
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A Fobus double-mag pouch for handgun mags (less than $20), a large rear jeans pocket for an extra AR mag, and a shotgun pouch for some shells, and you are good to go! (We are a little crazy about shotgun sometimes, so bring something that'll hold close to a box of shells.)
No, the above isn't optimal---but for people getting started, you probably don't know what would work best for you anyway, so don't buy anything extra! Try it a couple of times first, and then you'll have an idea of if you want to buy any extra equipment.
I go this route! You'll see me running around dropping mags and shells all over the place, hehe. See you guys on Sunday!
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About how much ammo is used for a match.
Need to make sure I have enough...
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Boy you guys have me wanting to come check out one of these competitions.
This weekend is a full schedule already, but I would be interested in the next event.
If a shotgun mag.(tube) extension is required, you think someone makes one for a older Winchester 1200 pump? Or the new 11-87 supermag?..lol put that sucker to work (have only shot it 2rnds, so that ones reliability is not proven).
seriously though, maybe you could start a thread with dates, when and where?
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I use an old mossberg 500 with a 5 round mag tube.
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seriously though, maybe you could start a thread with dates, when and where?
Match schedule for USPSA pistol, Steel Challenge, and Multigun competitions held at ENGC is at:
http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/2013/2013-match-dates.htm (http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/2013/2013-match-dates.htm)
Main page: http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/ (http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/)
Plus the match thread for this Sunday:
http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php/topic,8182.0.html (http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php/topic,8182.0.html)
And an online safety briefing:
http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php/topic,7025.0.html (http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php/topic,7025.0.html)
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thanks for the links jthhapkido, I`ll visit those and save them; maybe get a chance to check it out.
I bet it`s one of them `rush like no other` things...lol
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thanks for the links jthhapkido, I`ll visit those and save them; maybe get a chance to check it out.
I bet it`s one of them `rush like no other` things...lol
It is certainly a ton of fun. I'm actually slightly more partial to USPSA action pistol, but Multigun is a seriously good time. (And about the only time I actually shoot my AR and my shotgun, so that's a good enough reason all by itself!)
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About how much ammo is used for a match.
Need to make sure I have enough...
The ammo amount really depends on who is designing the stages. We have four stages, and any of them may use all the guns, or specialize in only one. We never know. :)
As such, I tend to bring about 200 rounds of everything, most of which I leave in my car. (Much of which I tend to drive right back home after.) In general (which is one way of saying "on average" which means half the time this number will be too small) you'll shoot pistol on two or three stages between 15-30 rounds each, shotgun on around two stages, one of which will be fairly shotgun-intensive so 40 shells total, and then rifle on three or so stages, totaling about 75 rounds.
Note: that is if you never miss. So bring more. :)
On any given day, those numbers may be WAY too small. Here's an example of a match from last year:
ENPS Multigun Match, September 16, 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HuBOXim6AI#ws)
Other videos exist with VERY different stages and round counts.
ENPS Multigun -- April 15, 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs_TAL6qwN4#ws)
So---bring plenty. Bringing more ammo than you'll ever need will never cause you to lose. (Make sure you shoot shotgun more accurately than I do, by the way. Yeesh.)