Shadow Hawk Defense - June IDPA Match - Ruger GP100 Match Champion Revolver .38/.357 REV/SS

Video of the Shadow Hawk Defense June Outdoor IDPA match located in wild and wonderful Hedgesville, WV. Visited with some family in the area and then attended the June IDPA match at this club.
Shooting a Ruger GP100 Match Champion .38/.357 revolver using .38 special in the REV/SS division/classification.
Got a rare treat at this match - an old school 72 round classifier built into the match! I have only shot this twice before since I started IDPA in 2017. It is a nice test of skill and was fun to see life before the 5x5 we know and love today. Besides the 3 classifier stages - there were 3 other very well-done stages with great lateral movement and a nice mix of steel and paper. Tons of fun!
Sadly, it was not meant to be with the classifier, looks like I will remain REV/SS for now. I had 2 misses that are almost impossible to overcome on any classifier - a head shot on Classifier 1 and one of the 20-yard shots on Classifier 3.
Par for the course with revolvers - mental errors will get you. Sharo eyed watchers will see a bad round count by me on a couple stages. I made up a couple shots that I would not have had to as well. Stage 3 I go strong hand on the third paper target - that is because I pulled a round out when I pulled the speedloader away and it went between my support hand and gun, so I instinctively pocketed it. Should have just let it drop. Same spot, I end up clicking on an empty chamber for the round that pulled out.
Shadow Hawk Defense is an amazing club with absolutely fantastic facilities. The bays are wide and long - perfect for any IDPA, USPSA, Steel Challenge, PCSL, etc. you could imagine, and this club runs all of them! The IDPA match coincided with the club open house so there were all sorts of neat events going on as well - and some EXCELLENT BBQ. Check this club out on Practiscore and see what they are offering - just about anything you could imagine seems to be on the schedule for the club.

[@RJH-ci9gc]

You are the man!

[@RootinTootinRevo]

Thanks! Appreciate it!

[@papimaximus95]

Stage 2 of the classifier did not look correct.

[@RootinTootinRevo]

Good catch - there was debate in the squad as well. The Standard Classifier is rare to find anymore. Only the third time I have shot it since 2017 and most other folks had never shot it or maybe shot it once. Back in 2017 when the Standard was updated/made, IDPA rules dictated that you could be penalized for not moving when it was required in a stage. Most of us at that time learned to do the mini-foot shuffle to still have it count as movement. Since that time, they rules have been updated that you can't be forced to move on a stage but the Standard Classifier instructions were not updated. We can't be forced to move anymore so most folks on Stage 2 in String 2 and String 3 took a step or two towards the targets and then engaged flat footed or just stayed stationary and fired from the start position.

[@papimaximus95]

@@RootinTootinRevo Agreed. On Stage 2-String 2 I "modify" it also by drawing at the beep, start moving but save my shots for as close as possible. Same thing in reverse on String 3 where I start shooting immediately while reversing. Trust me, most of my shots are as close to P3 as possible. LOL!