Heavy metal division in USPSA 3-gun?

[shooterx10]

Has anyone shot in the Heavy Metal division in USPSA 3-gun? Here are the requirements:

pistol: minimum .44 caliber, iron sights only
shotgun: pump and 12 gauge only, iron sights only
rifle: minimum .30 caliber, iron sights only

Has anyone shot at a pepper popper that falls and then launches a clay bird into the air with a pump action shotgun? Tom Knapp makes it look easy, but I'm nervous doing it with a semiauto! It's hard enough as is to remember to shoot the paper with slugs and steel with shot. :eek:

[sargenv]

The thing is, you really don't see too many of these activators. Usually the clay is a bonus and a circle mike (ie not counted against you) if you either miss it or ignore it. Most people simply ignore the flying clay unless it is worth double the points or time off. If you are a fairly fast shot, there is a bit of time between activating the clay from the popper dropping. In fact when I shot a few of these with my auto, I had enough time to activate a second popper and second clay in the time it took for the first popper to drop and activate the first clay. It can be done and oddly enough, it only looks difficult when watching someone else. I find that when I am actually firing the gun, time seems to slow down a bit and there is ample time to do things. Also realize that you are being scored only next to other people in your division.

Vince

[oddjob]

I have shot 3 gun with a Garand, single stack 45 & a semi 12 gauge (pump will be coming). I normally use my AR, but shooting 3 gun with the Garand is fun. Don't be intimidated by the flying clays & such. Just come out & shoot. We shot with Cowboy shooters in a shotgun/handgun only match (2 gun) and some of them beat the 8 shot pump shooters. Now thats intimidating! Bottom line is come out & shoot. Its fun.

[sargenv]

There was a guy with a Garand at Mystery Mountain a few years ago. This one stage was an all indoor affair pretty much in the dark. It was a bit tough following the guy with the Garand.. *cough* *cough*, but man could he shoot!

Come on out and have fun, don't let these little things intimidate you.

+1 to the poster above me.

Vince

[dwtt]

Where in the bay area besides Lake Chabot do they shoot 3-gun? I've shot the Chabot 3-gun and they change between precision rifle, carbine, and shotgun, on different months, but haven't shot a match that has all 3 guns involved. Also, I guess I haven't read Front Sight enough, but aren't semiauto shotguns allowed in the Heavy Metal division? Did they change the rules this year?
I have a Garand, .45 auto, and a remington 1100 that I would like to use in Heavy Metal. If I can find a semiauto trigger group for my G-3, then I'll have a FMP G-3 that I can use instead of the Garand. Boy, Heavy Metal sounds like a lot of fun, especially when people like me make the guns look really big. :D

[sargenv]

Richmond does 2 gun (long gun only) occasionally. We follow USPSA rules. Next Saturday we are doing the Bay Area Rifle Championship which is going to be scored USPSA with their divisions. Shooting I believe from 20-220 yards and I think 6 or 7 stages and ~130 rounds needed. You can check out the hotshots web page (enter richmond hotshots in google) for more info. The next 2 gun match will be in September. The reason there aren't more matches of that veriety is mostly due to 1 person running the matches and his "burnout" factor. Also as busy as our ranges are, it's tough to find a free weekend when we can get access to the IPSC and 200 yard lines simultaneously.

I was told that Reno has a once a month 2 or 3 gun club match, but that's a pretty good drive. Sacramento and Yolo occasionally also have these specialty matches, but it's all a coordination thing. Running an IPSC match takes a few people to do right, 2 or 3 gun matches take a few more details.

I wasn't initially going to shoot this match, but a few people twisted my arm and now I'm also going to score it. So come on out, it should be fun. Also, the MD made it so that if it rains, we will shoot a majority of the stages from under covered positions. Nothing sucks more than having to go prone in puddles of water not to mention muzzle brakes pushing the water in all directions. :D

Vince

[Wulf]

Has anyone shot at a pepper popper that falls and then launches a clay bird into the air with a pump action shotgun?

Its not a problem at all from a timing stand point (you can always just flat out miss). I've actually done doubles.... two clay throwing poppers....enguaged like steel.. steel.. clay.. clay....with a pump gun and it wasnt all that pushed for time. The good auto shooters were doing triples...but the not so good auto shooters were missing them.