IDPA Matches

[Brother_Hesekiel]

Hi Ya'll!
Trying to find my first IDPA match. I live in Ojai, so (1) Santa Barbara seems to be the closest. Almost equally long drives (having to get up at 4:00 a.m.) seems to be (2) Bakersfield, (3) San Luis Obispo, and (4) Prado.

So here is what I found:

1) Winchester Canyon Gun Club: 11/24/18
2) 5 Dogs Action Shooters: Second Saturday of Month, so 12/8/18
3) SLO Sportsmen's Association: First Saturday of Month, so 12/1/18
4) CA IDPA Shooters: Third Saturday of Month, so 12/15/18

I'm sensing that Santa Barbara is fairly small, followed by Bakersfield, SLO, and that Prado is the biggest event. Which one should I attend as a first timer?

[mooner760HD]

Piru has some shooting sports

[SAD338]

You should go to Piru with Deadwood Boys. They have everything.

[Brother_Hesekiel]

You should go to Piru with Deadwood Boys. They have everything.

To the best of my knowledge, Piru has USPSA, but not IDPA. I want to start out slowly, and IDPA seems to be better suited for that.

[woolymanx]

Piru is a really nice range, good groups of folks, and not too far from Ojai.

They have much more than IDPA too, lots of good practice!

[PM720]

Search on 1800 Club in Canyon Country or Santa Clarita.

http://www.1800info.org/News/topic=6.html

[PM720]

BTW, Bakersfield and Prado are well worth the drive.

[angry]

try piru action pistol this sat

[OCEquestrian]

Hi Ya'll!
Trying to find my first IDPA match. I live in Ojai, so (1) Santa Barbara seems to be the closest. Almost equally long drives (having to get up at 4:00 a.m.) seems to be (2) Bakersfield, (3) San Luis Obispo, and (4) Prado.

So here is what I found:

1) Winchester Canyon Gun Club: 11/24/18
2) 5 Dogs Action Shooters: Second Saturday of Month, so 12/8/18
3) SLO Sportsmen's Association: First Saturday of Month, so 12/1/18
4) CA IDPA Shooters: Third Saturday of Month, so 12/15/18

I'm sensing that Santa Barbara is fairly small, followed by Bakersfield, SLO, and that Prado is the biggest event. Which one should I attend as a first timer?

I shoot Prado and it averages 90 shooters or so. It is a friendly match and I think we do a good job helping new shooters thru but you need to have good basic weapons manipulation skills do you have?

Have you taken any formal training classes?
What gun to you intend to use?
What holster? Mag pouch? how many mags do you have?
Have you read the IDPA rules?

Another user friendly IDPA match is held at West End Gun Club on the 4th Sunday of the month... it is VERY new shooter friendly. https://www.wegc.org/wordpress/?page_id=79

[Brother_Hesekiel]

I shoot Prado and it averages 90 shooters or so. It is a friendly match and I think we do a good job helping new shooters thru but you need to have good basic weapons manipulation skills do you have?

Have you taken any formal training classes?
What gun to you intend to use?
What holster? Mag pouch? how many mags do you have?
Have you read the IDPA rules?

Another user friendly IDPA match is held at West End Gun Club on the 4th Sunday of the month... it is VERY new shooter friendly. https://www.wegc.org/wordpress/?page_id=79

I'm a veteran (MP) and have been around guns since 1977. I took some formal classes way back when and take a CCW refresher twice a year. I carry daily for 4 years now.

Bought a G34, Mag-Tech holster and mag pouches, have 6 magazines for it. I studied the IDPA rules thoroughly. Thanks for the info on the West End Gun Club. That wasn't even on my radar.

[OCEquestrian]

I'm a veteran (MP) and have been around guns since 1977. I took some formal classes way back when and take a CCW refresher twice a year. I carry daily for 4 years now.

Bought a G34, Mag-Tech holster and mag pouches, have 6 magazines for it. I studied the IDPA rules thoroughly. Thanks for the info on the West End Gun Club. That wasn't even on my radar.

GO to YouTube and watch a lot of IDPA stages. IDPA and USPSA require pretty advanced weapons handling skills. Many LEO's and military personnel relying on just their basic training and static range experience do not do well in the dynamic movement environment of IDPA / USPSA. I have seen the CCW qualification for Orange County... it is NOT EVEN CLOSE to a IDPA / USPSA match in terms of complexity and challenge.

It helps to get some dynamic handgun training that many "Tactical schools" offer. If you are interested in investing in your skill set..let us know and we can give you a number of school recommendations here in the So Calif. area.

PM me if you are going to go to Prado or West End and Ill arrange for myself or someone else to meet you and make sure you have a great experience.

[RoundEye]

Here is a list of all of the IDPA Affiliated Clubs in SoCal:

1. ISI Shootist, Acton *Although they're still active, they are currently not holding matches.
2. Americana 1800 Adventure Club, Stevenson Ranch
3. CA IDPA Shooters, Westminster
4. San Diego Tactical Shooters, El Cajon
5. SLOSA - IDPA, Atascadero
6. West End Gun Club, Upland
7. Oceanside Practical Pistol Club, Carlsbad
8. 5 Dogs Action Shooters - IDPA, Bakersfield
9. Winchester Canyon Gun Club, Santa Barbara

Each club is unique and has their own little flavor when it comes to stage design. I encourage you (over time), to work your way through all of them.

[Brother_Hesekiel]

Thank you for your informative answers.

I spent all afternoon yesterday at the Ojai Valley gun club, dialing in my new G34. I went through close to 200 rounds of various leftover ammo, from 115g to 147g, to get a better feel for it. Although I could only shoot 50 meters as the closest distance, I think I'll feel comfortable enough with that gun. I'll be in Bakersfield on the 8th for my first match. Looking forward to it.

[Chief-7700]

Thank you for your informative answers.

I spent all afternoon yesterday at the Ojai Valley gun club, dialing in my new G34. I went through close to 200 rounds of various leftover ammo, from 115g to 147g, to get a better feel for it. Although I could only shoot 50 meters as the closest distance, I think I'll feel comfortable enough with that gun. I'll be in Bakersfield on the 8th for my first match. Looking forward to it.

Tell the SO your a new shooter, ask questions, pay attention to the stage describtion, go slow, slice the pie, don't step over the fault lines. Most of all have fun.
Chief

[Brother_Hesekiel]

Trying to register via Practiscore. Where I'm not sure are the following categories:

Lady
Preteen
Junior
Senior
Super Senior
Law Enforcement
Military
Foreign

I'm a 61 year-old dude. Am I a Senior?