An indoor USPSA match is more beginner friendly than most outdoor ones just due to space and rounds generally only traveling in one basic direction.
I would start there with whatever 9mm gun you own and feel most comfortable with. Virtually any holster will work to start and you could load...
I'm hosting Tim at South River in March. Cost is $500, all range fees included. Round count is relatively low for a two day at around 700, though there are plenty of opportunities to shoot extra.
Tim's a great instructor and will give you the tools needed to take your shooting to the next...
When matches start back up, the uspsa match in Griffin is a good one to get your feet wet. The ones at South River and Riverbend can be pretty intimidating to a first timer. But keep in mind, what they do at Griffin isn't as representative of the sport as the other two matches. It's more like an...
Steel challenge or GSSF is the easiest to start. You need a holster if shooting centerfire handgun in SC. Other than the 5 mags, you don't need any other equipment.
I'm pretty new also, but I started off in CO. At the beginning I was also shooting production. Most classifiers or stages with closer targets, there was really no difference between my scores. The more difficult the shots needed, the bigger the difference.
If you want to jump to CO, just do it.
Tim will be teaching his 2 day Practical Performance class in Macon, March 9-10.
Class will be focused on improving the skills used in practical shooting. We'll be building an entire field course to run to better focus the class on our individual shortcomings.
I posted the details in the...