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Subject: Re: Revolvers in IPSC
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Date: 3 Jun 91 19:41:12 GMT
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In article <35130@mimsy.umd.edu> microsoft!joeha@beaver.cs.washington.edu writes:
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#Also, it was my philosophy to get the most effective round  
#in the most reliable gun and become very very good with it  
#instead going with the crowd and getting a 9mm to "spray  
#and pray" with. 

Let me get this straight -- you purchased a low capacity firearm
specifically to avoid the temptation to spray and pray?

#Does anyone on the net compete or have you seen anyone  
#compete with a revolver in IPSC?  The several times that I  
#attended an IPSC shoot it seemed to be populated with  
#10mm, .45 ACP, .40 S&W and .38 Supers.  Yes, I read the  
#magazines and I knew that's what a majority of people  
#shoot.  Those guns being there didn't surprise me.  What  
#did surprise me was that there was not one revolver  
#shooter.  Am I missing something? 

Yes.  :-)

#If I did my math right, a 180 grain bullet should only have  
#to go 975 fps or get a 158 grain to 1105 fps to get to Major.   
#The ammo can do it, and the revolver is accurate,  
#inexpensive and quite durable.  So why aren't there more  
#wheelguns competing? 

Cuz they take too long to reload.  A wheelgun is a plus for
reliability, simplicity, and ease of operation, but you pay
a severe penalty in time to get the gun back into service
after you've fired the last round.  In competition this means
you'll still have an empty gun when your competitors are ready
to fire.  In real life, well, let's hope you never need more than
six rounds.

#I am shooting a very effective round out of a reliable,  
#sturdy, accurate gun that fits me to a "T" and I'm not about to give it  
#up.  Does this mean I should give up on IPSC instead? 

No, not at all.  Just don't expect to place high in the pack.  What's
important is your own personal improvement, and there's always something
one can do in that area.



			Ron