Hello all! I'd like to check out IDPA and see if this is something that I'd like to regularly participate in (I'm pretty sure I will).

While I was looking at the requirements to be full filled before applying for a CCW in Colorado, I noticed that one of the options is "Documented participation in an organized shooting event."

So would shooting in an IDPA match qualify for this? I imagine that I could shoot in an IDPA match MUCH cheaper than it'd cost me to take a $150 Defense class. Plus, it seems like continuous involvement in IDPA events would yield a much higher learning curve than just one defensive pistol class.

Has anyone had any experience with this?

Thanks,

-Stu