Видео

If it is an official ICORE match, then yes. (ICORE stands for "International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts".) That being said, I know some local clubs let semi-auto shooters come in to shoot for fun also, just to let them get a taste of what competition shooting is like.

Yep, I was surprised to find that out. I had assumed that everyone qualified on rifle and handgun in basic----boy was that wrong! Very FEW actually qualify on handgun, which is.....interesting...given how many people use their military history as justification for firearms "expertise". (Some of which are completely legit. Some of which....aren't.)

Regarding the first half of your comment: Yes, we know. We ALL know that already. It has no bearing on the reason for this video. Seriously, read the linked article or one of the MANY responses to this video already. Regarding your last statement: No. Even Jerry Miculek wouldn't claim that. If one practices equally as much with speedloaders as with a semi-auto reload, the semi-auto reload is going to be faster, by quite a lot.

@@PrecisionResponse See the Joel Persinger and Massad Ayoob "Stress Reload" technique. It's as fast as a magazine reload in a semi-auto. Fumbling with loose ammunition in coat pockets is what got seven of eight FBI agents taken down and very nearly completely defeated in detail by a single, determined bank robbery suspect -- who knew how to conduct a firefight (his accomplice was out of the fight after the first shot was fired).

Malfunctions are handled differently from reloads---in the case of a gun malfunction, if you drop a live round, or a magazine with live rounds, as a part of your malfunction clearance, you do NOT get penalized for that. So if you have a gun malfunction, do what you need to clear it, and move on without worrying about leaving rounds behind.

I do tend to read a lot. :)

"...and that is why the statement is true that a second weapon gets you re armed faster over a wide range of possible scenarios that could happen to you." Too bad that isn't the statement normally made regarding this situation, as the article linked in the description clearly states. All of the stuff you have just said makes little sense---they either aren't the problem you think they are, or they aren't describing the situation we are discussing. "Try doing these tricks in the dark when someone is shooting at you and you are trying to move out of the way." I can both reload OR draw a new gun perfectly well while moving in the dark. Having someone shooting at me will change both of those situations equally. Your comment is irrelevant. "Or try the real life scenarios of tripping and losing the gun or try the reloading trick with one hand if your other hand is disabled, or if you are grappling with an armed attacker, or you have a dysfunctional stoppage like a stove pipe round you cannot clear right away. " Tripping and losing the gun? So, to make an argument, you are literally requiring me to drop something that is of utmost importance at that point in time? (And....you know, I can pick things up again.) "...try the reloading trick with one hand if your other hand is disabled..." So you have to come up with a situation that doesn't match the statement we are actually testing, which was "a new york reload is faster than a standard reload" which is a statement that many people think is the truth, which is why this test is being done? (Oh, and I can reload with one hand. Matter of fact, most defensive trainers, and especially police trainers, show exactly how to do this. Last time I had to do it in a class was at the Rogers Shooting School, and I had no trouble doing it under the time constraints they have in their drills. If I am grappling with an armed attacker, how does that change anything about the gun I have in my hand? Why would I need to grab a different gun, or reload? If I have a stove pipe, I CAN clear that right away. If you are going to make up a firearm malfunction to fit your requirements, you should at least use one that isn't capable of being cleared, like a squib or something. "Or try what happened in the Miami shootout when one agent had his weapon hit by an incoming round and shot right out of his hand thereby disarming him in the middle of the fight." Yup, that can certainly happen. Has nothing to do with whether or not drawing a second gun is faster than a standard reload. "But, given that all of these things have happened at one time or another, the point was to have an alternate source that would be an answer in any of these events, not just a trick out on the range. " So...you think that a standard reload is "just a trick out on the range"? That's your level of knowledge. Hm. Much is explained. And "the point" wasn't what you are claiming. THE POINT was simple---many people think that dropping the gun and drawing a backup gun is faster than simply reloading. Hence the test. And that showed quite clearly that drawing a new gun ISN'T faster than a standard reload. That has nothing to do with what choice people should make regarding carrying a second gun OR carrying a reload. (Or, you know, BOTH.) It just means that the next time you hear someone saying that a new york reload is the fastest reload, you'll know how much credence to give to their opinion, because they are wrong. Similarly, when talking to someone like you who makes statements that are irrelevant to the actual situation or don't make sense, we can immediately see that you are bad at looking at the situation as it is, and instead make up things to justify your opinion about situations you don't understand.

I think that for me personally, I like it at 10 rounds, because I like the stage planning that has to happen. From the perspective of the sport, I think that 15 rounds is probably a better idea, because there's a bunch of people out there with new guns that all hold at least 15 rounds, and the gun they bought came with three mags---that isn't quite enough mags for current-Production, but would suffice quite well for future-Production. Stage plans would open up a little (though if you have a club that always makes arrays in sets of 8 rounds, not really), but you'd still have to do more stage planning than Limited and so on. I think it would keep the "flavor" of Production while makes it a good division for A) people who like making stage plans and the thinking required, and B) folks who have a gun and want to get started in USPSA. I figure it is coming, and it won't hurt the sport at all. And it is a much better fit for a lot of people than Limited Minor!

Yep, absolutely. The question is---why do so many people keeping automatically saying it now in the era of semi-autos? :)

And most of those things can be practiced in dry fire!

Thanks! Revo in ICORE and Steel Challenge is a lot of fun.

8.5.1.12 All IDPA legal holsters must hold the butt of the firearm clearly above the top of the belt. (This is one of the changes that has happened since I first made this video.)

@@PrecisionResponse many thx and what they mean by “butt”🥹

@@PrecisionResponse butt of the grip or butt of the slide

@@rxie9049 The butt of the firearm is the end of the grip, not the slide.

@@PrecisionResponse much appreciate

They were a lot of fun. Heartland has a LOT of props left over from various large matches, so their monthly club matches often get to play with some cool stuff.

VERY true. :)

Yes, but specifics of handedness weren't the point of the video. Setting up a reload was the point.

In the U.S., there isn't any such thing as an "IDPA license" --- we don't have to prove we are part of a shooting club/sport to own a firearm, unlike many other countries. The firearms that are allowed in IDPA are not limited by brand, make, or model. Instead, it is based on their size and action type. Reading the Equipment Appendices on the IDPA website will show you the requirements.

Opinions vary. If you understand that the basic underlying concept of the targets is that they are considered to be "threats," then a lot of the surrounding rules make sense. That doesn't change the fact that IDPA is a game, but again, the point is that it explains a lot of how the rules apply on a stage.

I have two of them. They work....sporadically. If I had someone working the camera while I did the rest, I'd probably take more time to get the microphones and such working, but as it is...on this particular day, the batteries were dead, AND all of my spare batteries were in a bag that I of course left at home. :/

It means that at the "Make Ready" command for each stage, all of your gear needs to be in the same place each time. You can literally take ALL your gear off between stages, if you like. You just have to put it back on in the same place for the next stage.

I'm not sure which part of the video you are talking about, I'm afraid. Are you talking about the two different versions of tactical reload? In that case, the difference is merely how you handle retaining and stowing the original magazine. (Pick up the new mag first, or stow the old one first---that's the choice to make.) If instead you meant the difference between the two reload types---in an emergency reload, you let the old magazine fall, and leave it behind, while in a tactical reload, you retain the old magazine (normally in a pocket or something similar).

I haven't the faintest idea what you mean here, though it seems clear that you don't understand the point of the video.

This video was made prior to the newest revision of the rules, where reloading with a round in the chamber while dropping an empty magazine was still illegal. At the time, you had to force emergency reloads, and couldn't do a speed reload with an empty magazine. So....this video made more sense at that time. Now, indeed, you'd shoot 10, do a speed reload, and keep going.

TRUTH. (Well, unrealistic if you are a law-abiding person.)

In CDP, you can carry two additional magazines each loaded with 8 rounds.

Sure! Or at least, you can do the equivalent of a New York reload that way. Well, assuming you had a coat big enough to conceal it in the first place. :)

@@PrecisionResponse perfect

3 total--one in the gun, and two extra on body in some fashion. Rule 8.1.4.2: Divisions starting with 8 or more rounds in all loading devices are allowed to start with the loaded firearm plus two additional loading devices. There was no change to that rule even after the capacity rules for SSP changed, so it is still three total.