Good evening, Dave here.
I'm a retired police officer (and other things). Stroke survivor. Motorcycle rider and racer (not a "biker"). Muscle car owner / racer. Member at Wildcat Valley Rifle & Pistol Club.
Over the years, I've participated in:
"Combat Pistol" (local range in Bloomington, when I was in college)
PPC (Dallas Police Pistol Team)
Bullseye (Indiana State Police Pistol Team)
IDPA
Silhouette
High Power
Skeet
Trap
Sporting Clays
I'm now looking to try Benchrest. A few weeks ago, I went to Ohio for Tom Sarver's 1,000 yard Benchrest school at Thunder Valley Precision. What a gas! First time ever at 1,000 yards. It was easier than I thought it would be. (To HIT the target, not necessarily to be competitive!)
If there's a comprehensive, up-to-date list of Benchrest competitions in the area, please post me a link! My "Googling" is turning up so many old calendars, defunct club links, etc., that it's getting pretty frustrating. (No, I haven't searched here yet, and I will; I just like asking real people when I can.)
It looks like you've got a pretty active forum here; that's encouraging! I gave up all news and social media in 2020; it was just too infuriating and depressing. My mental health is a lot better, but I can be pretty uninformed sometimes.
I'm a retired police officer (and other things). Stroke survivor. Motorcycle rider and racer (not a "biker"). Muscle car owner / racer. Member at Wildcat Valley Rifle & Pistol Club.
Over the years, I've participated in:
"Combat Pistol" (local range in Bloomington, when I was in college)
PPC (Dallas Police Pistol Team)
Bullseye (Indiana State Police Pistol Team)
IDPA
Silhouette
High Power
Skeet
Trap
Sporting Clays
I'm now looking to try Benchrest. A few weeks ago, I went to Ohio for Tom Sarver's 1,000 yard Benchrest school at Thunder Valley Precision. What a gas! First time ever at 1,000 yards. It was easier than I thought it would be. (To HIT the target, not necessarily to be competitive!)
If there's a comprehensive, up-to-date list of Benchrest competitions in the area, please post me a link! My "Googling" is turning up so many old calendars, defunct club links, etc., that it's getting pretty frustrating. (No, I haven't searched here yet, and I will; I just like asking real people when I can.)
It looks like you've got a pretty active forum here; that's encouraging! I gave up all news and social media in 2020; it was just too infuriating and depressing. My mental health is a lot better, but I can be pretty uninformed sometimes.