American Handgunner July/August 1982
American Handgunner July/August 1982
American Handgunner July/August 1982
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ISIIITIII<br />
. .<br />
By John Robinson<br />
Organized pistol shooters in Australia<br />
now represent one of the strongest<br />
and most respected shooting groups, with<br />
14,000 members.<br />
<strong>American</strong> influence on the Australian<br />
shooting scene has always been significant,<br />
especially with equipment and more recently<br />
with the development of other<br />
forms of shooting of a more practical nature<br />
than the form'al matches previously<br />
sanctioned here.<br />
I have·)(allowed the growth of all the<br />
handgun t'~Jated matches in the USA for<br />
several Yfars and PPC, IPSC, IHSMA and<br />
Second Chance activities all seem to be<br />
gaining ground, while the NRA courses<br />
don't get much publicity or have reached a<br />
static stage of development.<br />
One thing that bothers me is the attitude<br />
of gentlemen like Jeff Cooper, who<br />
continually emphasize how "relevant"<br />
IPSC shooting is and how all other pistol<br />
matches are not.<br />
There are only two kinds ofpislOI shooting.<br />
One is done by police, military and<br />
paramilitary personnel to gain competence<br />
in gun handling. The other is competition,<br />
where handgunners gather to see<br />
who is best at that particular discipline.<br />
No matter what the match is called,<br />
whether IPSC or ISU Free Pistol, the top<br />
shooters will be those having the best<br />
equipment and an aggressive drive to excel,<br />
not those who have to do it for a living.<br />
People will shoot whatever turns them<br />
on. All matches are relevant to whoever<br />
shoots them. Comparing one with another<br />
is pointless.<br />
Our local Service Match bears some<br />
similarity to the PPC but is somewhat<br />
more difficult and is a 90-shot course.<br />
I believe that in any match "possibles"<br />
should be impossible. This is not the case<br />
with ppe.<br />
Our best shooters are firing scores in the<br />
Service Match in the 870s out of900. They<br />
46<br />
Downunder handgunners are progressive<br />
and greatly influenced by <strong>American</strong><br />
technology and procedures.<br />
Brien Towler ofAustralia reports excellentaccuracy witfl full-iacketed militaryammo in<br />
tflis CX75 9 mm combat pistol witfl its fine sil;lgle- and double-action trigger sy~tem.<br />
AMERICAN HANDGUNNER • JULY / AUGUST <strong>1982</strong>
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