Speed steel shooting has sometimes been called “drag racing with a handgun”. While this is almost always true the stage designer can give you a wide range of challenges. The Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun Club Fun Steel match on March 25th, 2017 was the widest range of difficulty I had ever seen in a single match. One stage only took me 1.52 seconds to shoot. Another took 4.97 seconds. Here’s the video:
Match wise, I won the rimfire iron sight division with an average shot time of 0.6658 seconds per shot. I came in dead last in the centerfire iron sight division (I had problems with my gun again—details in another post).
Here are the final scores:
Brian L. PCC-O 45.31
Jon S. RF-O 54.86
Brian L. RF-RV-O 58.51
Dan L. RF-O 63.00
Jim D. RF-RI-O 63.81
Joe H. RF-I 66.58
Jeremy P. CF-I 79.85
Craig J. RF-I 80.29
Jon S. CF-O 82.44
Thomas A. CF-O 85.49
MAC RF-RV-I 93.16
Roy L. CF-O 95.15
Craig J. CF-I 101.38
Roy L. CF-I 101.44
Thomas A. CF-I 103.21
Scott B. RF-RV-I 104.78
Roy L. CF-I 107.51
Thomas A. CF-S 109.63
Dan L. CF-LR 117.82
Scott B. CF-RV-I 118.46
Bret C. CF-I 127.46
Joe H. CF-I 132.58
Brendan RF-I 142.51
Alaska B. CF-LR 274.21
MAC CF-RV-I DNF
Update: Stage pictures.
The two small plates in the center were not visible to someone of ordinary height. This picture was taken from a viewpoint of approximately 7.5 feet above the ground.
Do they always shoot centerfire pistols from the low ready?
I think I’ll set up that last stage at our match next month.
No. The only time is with a new shooter who doesn’t have a good holster.
I was shooting a .22 (conversion kit for a centerfire pistol).
Thanks. We do the same with new shooters.