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jpierce30 wrote:GCM - I like the "brotherhood of the spiral tube" think I will have to rob that from you and start using it!

Jim

As long as you give me credit for it!

G192627 wrote:I've had my CHL about a year and I shoot at indoor ranges fairly often (almost weekly), but it's the same thing... shooting at a paper target from varying distances.

Years ago, before getting into shooting handguns, I watched a friend of mine do a shooting competition of sorts at American Shooting Center. They had you start lying down like you're in bed, you had to get up, load, and move through a set of obstacles while shooting at targets.

I've read discussions about shooting competitions that sound like you do this similar type of exercise for time and points.
I've never done this, and I admit, I'm somewhat intimidated, but you gotta start somewhere, so anyone have a good place to start?

I'd like to know of a club or range that's accepting of newbies, and that I could learn and not worry about embarrassment.
I live in Katy, but would be willing to drive around the Houston area for this.
Do they do evening events ever too? (That would help with my schedule)

No one is born with a gun in hand and we all started somewhere. I'm in Katy too and I shoot with WHIDPA at the Impact Zone (Wednesday evenings and 1st Saturday morning of the month). I also shoot with the new Sportsman Outlet, IDPA type club on Tuesday nights in Humble. I keep meaning to go hang out with the growing Monday night crowd down in League City at the Arms Room just to support the club and business but, given that home is just east of Fulshear, that's a long drive in the wrong direction for me.

Here's my advice. Check your ego at the door/fence when you show up and don't worry about being embarrassed. We shooters tend to point and laugh at each other a lot but, it is all in good fun. I'm imfamous for hosing away with total disregard for that funny bump on the end of the gun called a front sight. The thing that has kept me in the shooting sports since I was fourteen years old is the camaraderie that comes with the shooting community as a whole. Yes, there are some folks with egos bigger than Texas itself but, these folks a few and far between. Most folks/clubs welcome new shooters and do everything we can to help them along and grow the "brotherhood of the spiral tube." If you can make it to the Impact Zone in Brookshire by 6pm on a Wednesday evening, we can easily get you rolling. Anyone there would be more than happy to help. I probably won't be there this Wednesday but, I should be around next week.

To get to the Impact Zone, head out to Brookshire and take 359 up through Pattison. Hang a left at 529 and then a right at Kerr Road (there's a big utility sub-station at this intersection). As you head down Kerr Rd, look for a mailbox made out of IPSC targets on your left, directly across from a metal gate with skulls (cows, goats, and horses...not people) tied to the adjoining fence posts. That's the entrance...Be mindful of Uncle Phil's livestock. If you hit a cow, you'd better be hungry and have your check book handy. PM me for additional info.