{"id":2929,"date":"2014-11-07T22:44:48","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T02:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=2929"},"modified":"2014-11-07T22:44:48","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T02:44:48","slug":"a-cool-shootin-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/a-cool-shootin-match\/","title":{"rendered":"A COOL SHOOTIN\u2019 MATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the tiny, cramped “pillbox,” Charles Gautier wields his customized Glock 34 9mm en route to winning the Citrus Challenge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For a few years now, the Central Florida Rifle and Pistol group in Orlando has been running a major International Defensive Pistol Association match that has earned a reputation as one of the best on the national circuit.\u00a0 Because it\u2019s held the first weekend in November and I\u2019m usually teaching in Arizona at that time, I had never been able to attend, but a change in schedule this year made it possible.\u00a0 I\u2019m glad it did.<\/p>\n

Every stage was challenging, from the deceptively simple draw-and-shoot of the first challenge we all faced, to events with disappearing targets so fast that, literally, you could blink your eyes and miss seeing at least one of them.\u00a0 Most of us thought the most demanding event was the one that crammed you into a tiny little pillbox with only three little gun ports to shoot from at an array of nine or so targets across your front.\u00a0 At least one of the big guys needed help getting out of the box when he was done shooting.<\/p>\n

The range safety officers were most fair with penalties and scoring. Not a \u201crange nazi\u201d in the bunch from what I saw.<\/p>\n

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People as old as me shouldn’t have to be backing away from armed robbers with a heavy-ass Courier’s Case handcuffed to one hand, but the Springfield Armory XD(m) 9mm helped me do that. I consider it Elder Abuse…:-(<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I got to shoot in the same squad with the guy who turned out to win the overall match, Charles Gautier.\u00a0 I had met him before \u2013 very knowledgeable and helpful shooter \u2013 but hadn’t seen him in action until last weekend\u2019s Citrus Challenge.\u00a0 His speed, smoothness, and accuracy were a pleasure to watch. Keep an eye on this guy at next year\u2019s World Championships in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

The shooters I run with, several of whom are my graduates, made me proud.\u00a0 Among other honors, they captured two divisions with one-two finishes.\u00a0 Deon Martin was champion in the .45 auto part of things, Custom Defense Pistol division, and John Strayer was right behind him for second overall and First Master. Deon won with the new Glock 41, and John was shooting a 1911. \u00a0\u00a0In Stock Service Revolver division, Michael Dukes captured the Division Champion title, unseating defending champ Allen Davis, who was second overall among the six-shooter stalwarts and First Expert. Fast-rising Anthony Wojtyla won high Sharpshooter in Stock Service Pistol with his Glock 9mm, and a \u201cbump\u201d up to Expert class. The old guy here managed to take the Distinguished Senior title, which is kinda like \u201chigh geezer.\u201d<\/p>\n

IDPA is a great shooting sport, and a relevant one. Info is available at idpa.com<\/a>, where you\u2019ll also find a link to Central Florida Rifle And Pistol<\/a> which has monthly matches, and links to other clubs all over the country, at least one of which is probably within striking distance of you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For a few years now, the Central Florida Rifle and Pistol group in Orlando has been running a major International Defensive Pistol Association match that has earned a reputation as one of the best on the national circuit.\u00a0 Because it\u2019s held the first weekend in November and I\u2019m usually teaching in Arizona at that time, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2929","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-competition"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}