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    Default The Wild Mary Classifier

    My wife and I have been tinkering on this one for a while, and over the last year we have shared it with a couple of friends and family, and tried it with some shooters of various levels, and it seems to be becoming quite a useful and fun tool. So much so, that we have decided to share it.

    So, what is it: It is a very simple, quick to set up and quick to run, series of standard drills, that adds up to a time, which can be used by a shooter to track his or her progress against themselves, and also to evaluate different styles and gear and loads and other variables. So, it is a much simplified version of the standard IDPA Classifier, which is a bit of a pain to set up on a range by yourself. The idea of it is to set up the simplest and quickest standard, while testing the most variables. So, not perfect, but well balanced enough to be useful. And simple.

    We have made a printable scoresheet which explains the basics. The latest version can be downloaded from here: http://www.cerakote.co.za/downloads/...sifierv1.4.pdf

    To set it up, you need a range that can accommodate a 15 m firing line, and is at least 4 meters across. You will need a shot timer, 3 IDPA/IPSC or similar type targets (with 3 scoring zones), and a measuring tape of 5m. The targets are set up at chest height, approx 1m apart. Scoring works same as the IDPA system, with a 0 penalty for the middle zone, 1 second for the second zone, and 3 second penalty for the outer zone. A complete miss is 5 seconds. The scoresheet records only the total string time, and the penalties, for a total time. So, the slower your overall time, the badder the score. Firing lines are at 5, 10 and 15 m. Each string is a complete exercise, measuring different things, including your ability to think. Each of the three strings uses 12 shots , for a total of 36 shots for the whole thing, so this is not an ammo muncher. Each strings starts with 6 rounds in the gun, and 6 in the spare mag. So most revolvers and the small glocks can be measured against other types using the same exercise.

    The scoresheet also records variables, that you can then use to recreate the same setup when reshooting it in a few months or years, or, to compare different setups. For example you can shoot the entire classifier with a sticky holster and a spare mag in your pocket. Then compare that to the same gun and ammo, but carrying in an OWB holster, or handbag, or whatever floats your boat. And then of course, you can shoot the same setup periodically to see if your training is helping you or failing you, or to identify weaknesses, such as one handed shooting or longer range shooting, etc.

    You can compare shooting with the same setup, but using carry ammo versus your normal range ammo. You can shoot the same ammo with different guns. You get the point...you can start to easily compare stuff.

    And, while you can use this to compare to other shooters, that is not the point of it. It is really geared to tracking yourself against yourself.

    So, there it is, for those who might need it, happy shooting. If there are any questions, I will be mostly happy to answer.

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    Default Re: The Wild Mary Classifier

    Thanks Piet, would love to try it out sometime.
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