I went down there with Ron a couple of weeks ago. I'm new to IDPA (two months) and, since I had never been to Blackwater and was looking for an excuse, I tagged along to provide a "rookie" perspective on the stages.
Frank is pure evil when it comes to setting things up. I'll leave it at that.
I just bought a G19, but it's too new to shoot this match. Going with my "old reliable" G21. (The one I bought four days before shooting my first IDPA match back in early June!
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I qualified Sharpshooter in SSP using it. Missed Expert by about 10 seconds in my second classifier, so I feel pretty confident that I will move up to that class next time we have a classification shoot.
There's a chance, unfortunately, that I won't be able to make it for this match. I work part-time at The Armory in Virginia Beach. Two of our guys just went to sea, and another has an interview tomorrow for a job. If he gets it, my chances of attending are about 50-50, unless Ron wants to make an exception for me and allow me to shoot the whole thing on Sunday.
If you see a good-sized fellow (6'3", 270 lbs.) wandering around with a shirt that says The Armory on it, that's me! Walk up and introduce yourselves, please! I really, really like meeting the people I talk with via the Net. This is another opportunity, it would appear.
Hope to see you all there!