Latest shooting exploits....

      Lately I have been a bit hung up on the newest of the shooting disciplines: Zombie Shooting. I've been to three events so far and it's really starting to get under my skin. I make friends at all the shooting events I go to as I can't help but talk.  Shooting sports, guns, and how to make them fit together is a combination that will make me hoarse if I'm not careful.

     The first event I attended was a pistol match and it was a wild time. Folks of all skill levels were going after the head shots quite calmly after the first stage and the scoring was easy to understand....a good thing from the RO and shooter's perspective. The odd pace of three shots to the infected target and lone headshots to the zombies was upsetting to the comfort zone of double tap everything. I got over it and really enjoyed the confidence building of the made bonus headshots at twenty yards and the rock 'n' roll triple taps of point blank infecteds.

The second event was a three gun zombie match. Very interesting as the divisions were broken down by total loaded capacity of all three weapons. Pretty cool really, as shooters were adjusting their round counts to make a particular division. The shots were quite demanding for the average shooter from the long bonus plate racks to maximum cylinder bore ranged shotgun plate to 100+ yard offhand flash targets. Zombie shooters were quickly put on notice that while the sport was geared to both the beginner and the seasoned shooter all were expected to bring their best game and learn something while they were at it.

By the third event I had a good feel for the game and decided to shoot pistol only as I was running a squad and it just made sense. I ended up winning high over all with a revolver against numerous auto shooters some using as many as 15 rounds in a magazine. The secret was making my hits. I had two clean stages, one with a plate rack and one with a six 20 yard bonus head shots. This match felt better as it was still a notice of excellence required, only this time my squad had brought a better game. I was fortunate to squad again with some familiar faces and this made it a good time as well as an easy gauge of the match.

Tonight I directed an IDPA match and competed with a 2" Model 10 running in the SSR division. The difficult shots included 5 head shots and three bowling pins. Before I started playing with Zombie Shooting those shots would have been a challenge and uncertainty, but they all passed rather uneventfully as all the tough shots were made with seeming ease.

The match was made even more difficult by the downright evil placement of Non-Threats which preyed upon the score sheets of all but a few.  I was among the fortunate to get through unscathed, which was a good thing after my " Tonight I've got no sympathy for any of you, I'm shooting a snubnose revolver," speech. I feel it has helped my with my accuracy and comfort with my guns in tough shot situations. It will be interesting to see how this translates to USPSA, but I'll definitely be back for more at the next match.