Rob Leatham at the 2009 USPSA Production Nationals

[1ninjapriest]

Rob, you are a great inspiration to me. I started shooting IPSC in Oct. 2008 with a Glock and switched to an XDm in 2009. The XDM is a very good gun and with correct training one day I am confident it will help me to achieve a major championship. Keep up the great shooting - your legendary talent extends far beyond US shorelines.

[CentralNCSkywarn]

Who's the Artist / Song in the background please?

[robleatham]

@CentralNCSkywarn

Check the end of the vid. Kip always posts credits there.

[simbabindi]

nice work Robbie. See you at the 2011 Bianchi Cup. All the best GVB

[robleatham]

@simbabindi

See you at Bianchi and soon. Thanks!

[ArmedCivilian556]

What would you say to new shooters wanting to get into competitive shooting, as far as the gun, the gear, & what to expect?

What type of gun is ok to use - XD9 4"/Px4 storm 4" both in 9mm

The gear - belt, holster, mag pouches - ect

[robleatham]

@ArmedCivilian556 Check out USPSA's getting started page. I assume IDPA has the same type of helpful info. Your equipment choices are personal. Your local range should be able to give you some guidance, too, assuming they hold matches.

[robleatham]

@ArmedCivilian556 I of course prefer Safariland belts, holsters, mag pouches and Springfield firearms. Production division is probably the least-expensive division to get started with in the sport. Best of luck!

[xdtactical1]

rob is still great, but the production div belong to sevigny and vogel now. although i used xd for idpa alternately with my glock 34.he is still good at 1911 single stack no doubt about it.

[robleatham]

@xdtactical1 - Thanks for checking out my videos. Both Bob and Dave are extremely talented shooters and I know we have a lot of respect for each other. This kind of competition motivates me and you definitely havent seen the last of me shooting Production with the XD. Shoot straight!

[xdtactical1]

thanks rob for answering my comment,ur respect to ur fellow competitor is awesome that is why ur the great,i wish i could see u in person in one of the idpa comp i am hoping u wil be in az idpa this year at tucson i think iam a rookie shooterw/ ss clas in ssp idpa and ss in esp where in i used the xd.more power

[robleatham]

Wanted to repost this to give Yamil better "exposure" for taking all of the photos. Thanks to the earlier commenters, akouzi & utaconi for the nice comments. Animoto does the transitions and such for you. Kip says it's easy to use.