Jennifer Herd Seymour
Glitter Britches
This past weekend was the first ever all female 3 gun match. It was huge. 180 women competed and lots of people were there. It was my first ever major match, first ever 2 day match, first match with real RO's on each stage, not "who's running the timer now?" Lol. Here is my impression.
I have never met more generous and helpful people. I heard pros offer their guns to people with gun malfunctions on multiple occasions. Advice and tips were plentiful. On those occasions where people did something that would give a procedural you could hear the whole squad saying "no no no" and truly hate that their competitor was getting a procedural. No one wanted a competitor to have a bad run or a procedural. Team spirit was evident in a very individualized sport. That says a lot about 3 gunners and what kind of people they are! The sponsors were awesome. The RO's were awesome and very helpful and encouraging. A lot of women shot their first match and got addicted to 3 Gun at this match.
As for me, I made a lot of mistakes. I forgot to take my safety off my shotgun almost every time I shouldered it. Definitely on the practice list now. I learned that I cannot load my shotgun when I cannot feel my hands (34 degrees with 40 mph winds on the second day). Going to start soaking my hands in ice water and then practice loading lol. I had 3, three, THREE gun jams with my pistol, two on one stage. I changed the recoil spring and I think it was stronger than the one I changed out. That combined with being freezing cold and tired I think I possibly was limp wristing it. Cleaned and oiled the gun and made sure I had a good grip on the last stage and it ran without problems. At first I was pissed that I had the jams, but then I was proud that I cleared the gun (had to slide lock it to get the mag out to clear it--stovepipe and it was jammed!) and kept moving. I didn't give up and fought my way through. That is part of why I love this sport. Sometimes it goes well, and sometimes you have to fight your way through the stage in bad weather, with gear malfunctions, and keep going. Overall I was proud of how far I've come considering I had never touched a long gun before January. I was 31st out of 105 in Tac Ops. I was safe, didn't DQ, didn't time out, overcame malfunctions, and most of all had a lot of fun. I actually shot some while walking which is new for me. And I am now even more hooked on 3 gun.
For those of you still reading this novel, here are some videos and pics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGzz11-0eEA&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-sF9kpZnug&feature=youtu.be
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I have never met more generous and helpful people. I heard pros offer their guns to people with gun malfunctions on multiple occasions. Advice and tips were plentiful. On those occasions where people did something that would give a procedural you could hear the whole squad saying "no no no" and truly hate that their competitor was getting a procedural. No one wanted a competitor to have a bad run or a procedural. Team spirit was evident in a very individualized sport. That says a lot about 3 gunners and what kind of people they are! The sponsors were awesome. The RO's were awesome and very helpful and encouraging. A lot of women shot their first match and got addicted to 3 Gun at this match.
As for me, I made a lot of mistakes. I forgot to take my safety off my shotgun almost every time I shouldered it. Definitely on the practice list now. I learned that I cannot load my shotgun when I cannot feel my hands (34 degrees with 40 mph winds on the second day). Going to start soaking my hands in ice water and then practice loading lol. I had 3, three, THREE gun jams with my pistol, two on one stage. I changed the recoil spring and I think it was stronger than the one I changed out. That combined with being freezing cold and tired I think I possibly was limp wristing it. Cleaned and oiled the gun and made sure I had a good grip on the last stage and it ran without problems. At first I was pissed that I had the jams, but then I was proud that I cleared the gun (had to slide lock it to get the mag out to clear it--stovepipe and it was jammed!) and kept moving. I didn't give up and fought my way through. That is part of why I love this sport. Sometimes it goes well, and sometimes you have to fight your way through the stage in bad weather, with gear malfunctions, and keep going. Overall I was proud of how far I've come considering I had never touched a long gun before January. I was 31st out of 105 in Tac Ops. I was safe, didn't DQ, didn't time out, overcame malfunctions, and most of all had a lot of fun. I actually shot some while walking which is new for me. And I am now even more hooked on 3 gun.
For those of you still reading this novel, here are some videos and pics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGzz11-0eEA&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-sF9kpZnug&feature=youtu.be
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