So this past Saturday I went with a co-worker and shot in my first Glock Shooting Sports Foundation (GSSF) match. I didn't know what to expect but found a good natured, competetive atmosphere that is condusive to bettering myself as a shooter. The match is indoor and consisted of 5 distances of 10 rounds a piece. Each distance had a time alotment so, while it was static shooting, speed and accuracy was the ultimate goal. The set up for Saturday was 10 rounds at 25' in 10 seconds, 10 rounds at 75' in 15 seconds, a new target was then sent down range for the final 3 positions which were 10 rounds in 30 seconds at 75', 10 rounds at 50' in 15 seconds, and 10 rounds in 15 seconds at 25'. These distances and times vary from match to match. A match is held the first Saturday of every month and 3 matches constitute a full match. A winner is determined by averaging there best 2 months and that is their score.
Now, I don't own a Glock so I borrowed my co-workers 17 and let it rip. I had never shot under a time constraint so the first clip was shot way too fast, but I finished my first score with 310 out of a possible 500. I wasn't happy with that obviously but you have to start somewhere. The cool thing about this league is that you can shoot as many "rounds" of competition as you wish and you take your top score for the day. Not to happy with the first round I took another crack at it and shot 390. My personal goal was to shoot a 400 figuring that 80% was pretty respectable for a gun I had never shot. There were so pretty damn impressive shots too. My co-worker posted a 467 and his previous month was a 498. I have to say I'm absolutely hooked. Got to go buy a Glock now.
Look into these if you get the chance it appears that alot of ranges across the country do these. I like it because now I want to go practice my shooting and the practice will be more purposeful. It was a blast!
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