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THE OFFICIAL JOLRNAL Of T111 L 's, ITED SIAILS PRACTICAI SHOOTING ASSOCIATION I
Someone Please Tell Sheryl the shooter and the community. Front Sight welcomes comments
Cruz To Get Her Beft Fixed! James Baker, FY-43254 from members, but because of space
restrictions we cannot print all the let-
On page 52 (photo caption) of the
You got us James. As often as we try to ters we receive. To increase the chances
Nov/Dec 2005 issue, Front Sight has
change her name to Cheryl, Sheryl and of your letter being printed, keep your
the spelling of "Cheryl" correct, but
her parents just aren't having any of it. letters to no more than 350 words.
Ms. Cruz clearly has it incorrectly
Kudos for being so observant, and for Longer letters will be printed only if
spelled as "Sheryl" on her belt! How
your sense of humor! — Editors. space allows. Unsigned letters will not
could something this egregious occur?
be printed unless under extraordinary
Obviously her belt sponsor is at fault!
circumstances.
People need to be held accountable! Shotgun Extensions and Heavy
the 2005 3-Gun Nationals (and the
Seriously, thanks again for an excel- Calibers Rocky Mountain 3-Gun), because I'm
lent publication that continues to serve Loved the jam Feb issue um. crage of glad to see and excited about USPSA
getting serious about 3-Gun and estab-
lishing standardized rules. It's going to
Krieger COLT • SPRINGFIELD • CASPIAN • PARA ORD.
STI • VOIGT • All 1911 Copies produce more 3-Gun shooting oppor-
tunities.
A Patented
Slide and
Frame Tight- Question: Where did Bennie Coo-
ening System
which Improves
ACC-U-RAIL ley get the magazine extension for his
the accuracy Browning (Gold Stalker, looks like?)
and the entire
I'll need one for my new BPS, but the
Mechanical Functioning
we have a new National New Range — Tulsa, Okla. New Range No. 2 — Albany,
Championship, two new Tom Fee's United States Shooting Ore.
Nationals venues, and a Academy (USSA) is a brand-new venue
new ammunition pro- The Multi-Gun Nationals will also
that will feature on-site housing, 35 appear at a new venue this year. We
gram for 2006.
have made arrangements with the Al-
bany Rifle and Pistol Club to host the
New Championship — 1911 2006 Multi-Gun Nationals. The Al-
Single Stack bany club sits 95 miles from the Port-
The Springfield Armory Single land airport, and still closer to major
Stack Classic, an anchor match at PASA hotels and restaurants. The layout of
Park, will determine the USPSA Single the shooting bays will allow easy access
Stack National Champion. Richard to the stages, with no anticipated prob-
Heinie has been great working through lems with wind and blowing sand. The
the details of running a USPSA Nation- Albany Rifle and Pistol Club is excited
ranges, manicured grounds, gunsmith to host the match, and meeting with
als. I have shot this match in the past,
services and more. All this will be lo- the Executive Board was a true plea-
and the stages have always been in-
cated just a few minutes from Tulsa In- sure. New props, host club coopera-
credible.
ternational airport, and its numerous tion and easy travel access will all have
hotels and restaurants.
INSIDE USPSA continued on page 73.
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PERFORMANCE Presents:
welcome to 2006! We This year, USPSA will have four na- ANSWER
have already had a major tional events, including free-standing The simple answer is yes, you can
match in the sunny state events for 3-Gun, and the Provisional lower the ejection port. This was once
of Florida; I'll ber they Single Stack 1911 Division (under the a normal modification for anyone pur-
enjoyed the weather and the fun. We direction of Richard Heinie, march di- chasing a new 1911, it was needed for
have added a couple of new items to rector for the Single Stack Classic). the gun to function reliably. The newer
USPSA's web "presence." At They are listed on the USPSA.org web 1911s are produced with this modifi-
www.USPSA.org, we have added auto- page. For more info, check out the cation already done to them. My they
matic posting to the match calendar. To "Nationals" link at the top of the have come a long way since they were
post a match, go to the match calendar screen. the issue gun for the military.
and click the link to "edit match list-
Since this will be our first ever 1911
ings." Select the link to enter a new
match, fill in the info, and hit submit. Nationals, and since the questions are Guide Rod Construction in
flowing in on this division; it seems ap- Single Stack?
Beginning at the start of the 2007
I am interested in shooting the pro-
season, the board of directors has ap-
visional single stack division. The rules
proved some new forms that will aid in
say I can use a full-length guide rod
posting a match to the calendar. With
made of common steel. Is tungsten
those forms will come some adminis-
steel considered common steel? It does
trative changes. In 2007, Level II
not say that I cannot use tungsten, so I
matches will have to go through NROI
am assuming I can.
for sanction. However, Level III
matches may then be submitted 60 propriate to focus on "Single Stack" in
days in advance rather than the 90 days this month's Q&A. ANSWER
required for 2006. The answer is no. Common steel is
Lowered Ejection Ports in carbon or stainless. We all know tung-
On the NROI.org web site, we have sten is a heavy metal, and heavier than
added a lot, posting the policies and re- Single Stack? common steel given the same size. A
certification requirements for all levels I noticed in the last issue of Front regular guide rod (carbon or stainless),
of range officer. Be advised, there have Sight, a question was raised by a mem- or a Sprinco, or an STI Recoil Master
been changes with regard to re-certifi- ber regarding the lowering of the ejec- would be OK, but not the tungsten
cation. Rather than take up a lot of tion port on a 1911 in the new provi- rod.
room in this article, just log on and sional 1911 division, the answer
click on the "policies" link on the left seemed unclear, is it allowed?
side of your screen. Single Stack Provisional
Classification?
MIMARY-LAW ENFORCEMENT-CIVILLIN
USPSA Web Page Member's Area moved from Area 2 in 2004. Since then
wwwuspsa.orgimembers he has served the members in his area
username: nationals well, demonstrating patience, integrity,
password: backroback grace under fire, and humor. Speaking
Multi-Gun Open Champion personally it was a pleasure to work
with Don. He will be missed in board
Jerry Miculek deliberations. When you see Don on
The 3-Gun Nationals story, which I the range, take a moment to say
authored, appeared in the last issue of "thanks" for a job well done.
Front Sight. Considerable space was
devoted to one stage where things
went wrong for a number of competi-
tors, including defending champion
Michael Voigt. My report contained
one significant error and one serious
oversight. PRACTICAL SHOOTING
The error was in my statement that,
had Voigt fired the same hit factor as he
later did for the cameras, he would
have won the match. It has since been Thanks Chris
brought to my attention that Miculek As Don steps down, Chris Ender-
was leading the match by about 60 sby steps up to assume the Area 2 Di- Photo by Dave Thomas
points at that time and that the even- rectorship. His term began as Don's Jerry Miculek grabs for a reload en
tual point difference between them ended. Welcome to the board, Chris. route to winning the 2005 3-Gun Na-
was almost 200 points. I reported what May your tenure be so boring that you tionals.
I believed, but I admit that I took an- find lots of time to shoot! a great tool for USPSA in dealing with
other person's statement at face value media, advertisers, and sponsors.
and didn't check the facts. In retro-
Survey Data Right away those numbers will be
spect it is likely that Voigt would have
won the stage but certainly not the During the month of December used by the National Shooting Sports
match. The point differentials were too USPSA conducted a demographic sur- Foundation (NSSF, www.nssf.org ) to
significant, and Miculek shot too well, vey through the web site. A lot of in- produce a feature on USPSA and prac-
for that to have happened. teresting data was collected (see page
50 for more information) and it will be FROM THE EDITOR continued on page 8.
The oversight was in not spending
more time reporting Miculek's victory,
which was impressive both in his per-
formance and margin. Miculek beat
PANTHER/VPARDUS.
second place finisher Matt Burkett by -A NEV1' BREED OF Ci\ [-
around 80 points. He was solid and Shot Show 2006. Come See the New and Exotic
consistent throughout the match. He
deserved better from Front Sight. 'PARDUS'
Line of Rifles tk #4497!
Thanks Don L.,/t/#5
Area 2 Director Don Bednorz N4s.
New Clubs And New SCs these gentlemen on the range, please to you via UPS ground delivery. Be-
This is a busy time for everyone. extend your thanks for their dedication cause of the weight, we can't send
What with a new shooting season upon and hard work. They deserve it. quantities through the mail, or via ex-
us, we are seeing changes in clubs and pedited service.
newly-elected SCs and club presidents Reminders For Clubs
coming on board. Please welcome Is your club reaffiliated? As of this Change, Change, Changes
American Firearms School club at writing Uanuary 17), we have 187 This is the time of year when a lot
North Attleboro, Mass.; Ripon Gun clubs reaffiliated. The deadline with- of our members move. If you are mov-
Club of Ripon, Wis.; Putnam County out penalty was February 15, but clubs ing, we ask that you let us know as
Gun Club in Eleanor, WV; Inland may reaffiliate until March 15 if they soon as possible. The "address change"
Northwest Action Shooters at Nine include a late fee. After that, returning forms that come back from the post of-
Mile Falls, Wash.; and Steel City Prac- clubs have to provide us with a new af- fice – usually attached to part of your
tical Shooters of Birmingham, Ala. filiation form and roster. magazine cover – cost us $.75 apiece.
Their information will be on the web So to help us save some money, and to
site, so give them a call and go shoot Besides the reaffiliations we are
help yourself avoid the frustration of
with them. waiting for, we also have 22 clubs
not getting your Front Sight, please
whose reaffiliations are on hold. These
We also want to welcome the fol- keep us informed.
clubs did not make the minimum re-
lowing new SCs into their roles of lead- quirements and have not requested an Also, whether you are signing up on
ership: Wayne Patmore, Kentucky sec- exemption. Is your club one of the ones the web site, mailing or calling in a
tion; Neil Allen, Louisiana section; and who have not yet reaffiliated or whose membership, please indicate if this is a
Dale Hayen, Northern Illinois section. reaffiliation is on hold? Please contact new membership or a renewal. We
The outgoing SCs — Chuck Bradley, me right away. don't want to give an existing member
Lloyd Landry, Tim Uhl and Eddie De- a new number, or re-number an ex-
jka — have all performed services to pired member, even if they have been
USPSA way above and beyond the call
Going To Have A Table At A Gun
out of the sport for a while. If you de-
of duty, and they deserve our appreci- Show? cide to change from an Annual to a
ation and thanks. We'd especially like Remember, we do have handouts Three-Year, Three-Year to Annual or
to extend our gratitude to Lloyd for our clubs who host tables or booths Five-Year, or any of the above to Life,
Landry of Louisiana for 16 years of ser- at gun shows, and we will be happy to please let your club know what your
vice as SC – that's some record, Lloyd! supply you with membership flyers and correct USPSA number – and prefix –
copies of the Front Sight Annual Edi- is, so they can submit your scores cor-
Again, all the new information will
tion. All we ask is that you give us a rectly.
be on the web site. If you see any of couple of weeks' lead time to get them
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6 FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006
FOCUS 0\
jUNIOR By Larry Houck,
larrv.houckOcis-lic net
NIOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR
USPSA Junior Member's Area Our biggest budget item is Camp of practical shooting and USPSA. As
www.uspsa-juniors.org Shootout. We provide eight scholar- the flyer becomes available we will post
username: dvc password: juniors ships for juniors to spend a week with a notice on the web site, hopefully a de-
Kay and Jerry Miculek, learning from sign.
Greetings everyone. As you
two of the best in our sport. Our pro-
read this article the shooting .
•
by sending an email to her at I mentioned the Brian Haas Memo-
staci(g uspsa.org . rial Trust a few moments ago. Bob and
Norie Haas have established a scholar-
Just selling a few raffle tickets will
ship fund for young shooters to attend
help us meet our goals. All of our spon-
shooting camps. If you are a junior or
sors for 2005 are once again back on
you know of a junior who wishes to at-
board for 2006. I will be attending the
tend a shooting camp and needs a
Shot Show in an attempt to acquire
scholarship, you can apply to the Brian
more sponsors to bring more prizes
Haas Memorial Trust. If you need an
and more chances to win.
application, contact me at
Speaking of goals, our junior bud- [email protected] . Brass Bags
get is set this year thanks to the help of $8.00
Robin Taylor and I are currently
Dave Thomas. This year we have in-
working on producing a Junior Pro-
cluded a program for a deserving ju-
gram flyer that will be available to
nior to receive start-up equipment
hand out at gun shows, gun stores and Shop on line. Choose from 7 colors
courtesy of the Brian Haas Fund. If you
at other shooting events. This brochure liag-lt of Bellingham
would like additional information on
is intended to provide information at a www.brassbags.com
how to obtain an equipment scholar-
quick glance for youngster and parents 360-671-6671
ship, send me an email.
on how to get involved with the world
New USPSAIPara-Ord Pistol Bene- receiving gift cer- Nationals Planners: Back row: Everett Mastrich,
tificates for am- Tom Chambers, Ray Hirst, Troy McManus, Glenn
fits Junior Program munition from Martin, Tom Fee. Front Row: Deb Hawkins, Kim
For those of you thinking of replacing Precision Delta Williams, Michael Volgt, David Hyden.
your handgun or who just want to add an- Ammunition, the
other to the collection, Para Ordnance is official USPSA match ammunition
producing the Todd Jarrett Signature Se- US Shooting Academy which is pro-
supplier. The certificates were do- viding the match venue. Multi-Gun
ries. For each Signature Series pistol that is nated by NSSF.
sold, $100 goes to USPSA with $50 of that Championship Match Director
going to the junior program. I would like We extend our thanks to all mem- Everett Mastrich and Range Master
to thank Todd Jarrett in particular, as it is bers who participated in the survey Tom Chambers traveled from Port-
my understanding that this was his idea for and to NSSF. You've helped to make land, Ore., to be there. Also in atten-
the program. Thanks, Todd. USPSA, your association, stronger. dance were President Michael Voigt,
Sponsor Coordinator Kirn Williams,
Juniors, please don't forget about our and me.
online forum. You cart post questions, dis- Points Series
cuss training techniques, gear issues or just In response to member input, With McManus and Voigt co-
communicate with other juniors through- several changes have been made to chairing, the agenda included a cri-
out USPSA. Stay tuned for the tips from the Points Series Championship. The tique of the 2005 events, definitions
the Grandmaster and Master portion on most significant changes are that the of roles and responsibilities, budget,
the forum. You will be able to ask a Grand- fee has been reduced from $100 to staff, stage selection, the care and
master or Master a question and receive $25, there is no cash pay-back, and feeding of media people, handling
feedback that will help improve your the nationals are no longer part of the competitor ammunition pur-
game. the series. All of these changes were chased through the USPSA/Precision
made to make the series more acces- Delta Match Ammo Program, and a
I am looking forward to seeing each of sible to more people, including those host of other topics. 2006 is going to
our juniors in the coming year. 1 will have who may have trouble obtaining na- be a dynamite year for practical
my camera in hand looking for our juniors tionals slots. More information can shooting!
in action, along with plenty of raffle tick- be found at www.uspsa.org/
ets. If you have picture% of any juniors poi ntseries/index.php. ASLET
shooting, please forward them to me to be
Police and security officers are a
placed on the web page. Until next time,
may your stage times be fast and your shots
Nationals Planning Meeting natural demographic for our associa-
accurate. Most importantly, take a junior Planning has begun in earnest for tion, but the organization hasn't
shooting. They are the future! 'IN the 2006 national championship vvorked to bring them int() the sport.
t-
Sturdy, lightweight, easy-rolling plementation of the change had been
delayed until 2007.
Shooting Cart holds Had the change occurred the po-
tential value of our lot would have
all this and more: been considerably reduced. It was al-
ready small, and a further reduction
would have severely limited the type of
*2 long guns and/or handguns projects that could be built on it.
*Ammo and empty shells In late November 2005 we received
*Shooting Bag *Accessories an offer approximately S8,000 less
*2 drinks than the list price. The board, taking
into consideration the risk that the lot
Patented Hook System securely holds. would lose more value if it didn't sell in
cushions and protects guns from stock and 2006, accepted the offer. The sale was
blueing wear. Cart maneuvers easil, finally consummated in December, ef-
with pneumatic tires, hand & parking
fectively ending that chapter of USPSA
brakes. Folds compactly.
history.
Call for Accessories available.
current specials on e ma.=
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USPSA currently occupies a store-
Shootin Cart and/or front space in downtown Sedro-Wool-
ley. We are in the fifth year of a five-
Accessories! year lease with an option for another
8004:784-4331
www.ruggedgear.com GEAR
five years. This space is completely ad-
equate for our present and forseeable
needs and no changes are
mit
planned.
March/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT 9
The Airsoft
Alternative
BY: JEIT LAFAVE B-23
w
Airsoft pistol photos by Emanuel Bragg.
Slides that cycle, extended safeties, fiber-optic front sights, what's not to love? These SV-licensed Airsoft guns
are built by Western Arms Co. A better "trainer" would be difficult to imagine.
ien the 2005 shooting asked for volunteers to run the De- shooting forums. It talked about
,cason was drawing to a cember thru March events. Everyone UKPSA and how they shot IPSC-sryle
close at the Livingston in that room knew that the tempera- matches in their country where they
Gun Club in Brighton, tures in our northern state would are not allowed to own real firearms.
Mich., i lie club began the task of trying plummet to single digits, and that They shot their matches using "airsoft"
to find match directors for the winter meant one thing...a miserable experi- guns. For those of you who are not fa-
matches. There was dead silence in the ence for the poor soul who volun- miliar with these types of guns, they
room as the club's IPSC Coordinator teered for such a feat. After realizing corne in various configurations and
that nobody really wanted to tackle work with a few different propellants.
this arduous task anymore (last year There are spring guns, electric guns,
was particularly cold), we reluctantly and the most popular style for IPSC
cancelled the winter matches. shooting — the gas-blowback type.
With the blowback type, they actually
As I was cycle the slide! They have several styles
lamenting a that you can get to match your regular
winter with- competition gun, and they will work
out shooting,
with your holster and magazine
Photos by David Vollmer.
I began surf- pouches. They have Berretta 92F's,
Green gas "gunsmoke" can ing the web
sub-compact, compact, and full-size
be seen around the ejection and snimbled Glocks, SV's, Para's, 1911's and even
port as this shooter takes onto a thread revolvers! These units actually weigh
down scale-model USPSA on one of the the same as your regular firearm. Talk
plates and poppers. IPSC/ USPSA about realistic!
tance. We then went to work creating all put our order together, and received
these targets and tested them. Lo and 15 guns from him with extra maga-
behold, everything actually worked! zines. The average person spent about
We made our poppers the size of a US $235 for everything, including pellets,
mini-popper, and then made another gas, gun and a spare magazine...a small
half the size of the mini. These will price to pay for winter trigger-time!
even activate a target if a hinged stick Now, everybody had guns, and the de-
is used! sire to learn more about practicing
with them. With these little gems, we
The fine people from England's could practice magazine changes, tran-
UKPSA told me how to cope with some Photo by David Vollmer. sitions, draws, and movement. In
of the nuances that come with shooting Strapping the timer to the shooter's short, the sky was the limit.
airsoft in an IPSC venue such as what forearm greatly improves the
timers would pick up airsoft guns and timers' ability to accurately record
shots. ALTERNATIVE continued on page 13.
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STAFF, TY-19724
through the USPSA store,
and you'll see plenty of titles
deal to the table here, draw-
ing on his vast international
experience and porting the
focused on the how-to of prac- ideas presented to the spe-
tical shooting: videos on how cific demands of practical
to shoot pistols, how to shoot AR-15s, Saul K rs
shooting.
books on how to shoot Glocks, and
several titles on how to practice. In the chapter titled Thinking
Within a great many of those titles you "The Games We Play,"
will find references to the mental side Kirsch talks about shooters' Practical
of the game – but not a lot about how efforts to plant doubt and
to actually pursue it. distraction in the minds of Shooting
their opponents. As repre- A Guide to Outstanding Match Performance_
For this, USPSA shooters have hensible as this is, we're
tended to reach beyond our own bor- fools to pretend this doesn't occur. book is nuts-and-bolts practical stuff
ders for help. Look past Brian Enos' Kirsch lays out a plan for recognizing Kirsch announces his plan to avoid
Beyond Fundamentals, and you find a and defusing head games as they hap- technique in the introduction, then
great many non-USPSA titles bandied pen. Toward the end of the book he launches into 30 pages of detailed
about as being helpful for improving gives sitnilar play to techniques and how-tos on trigger control technique,
one's "mental game." Olympic rifle- strategies for working with range offi- breathing technique, calling shots, and
man Lanny Bassham holds a particular cers (one might say simply "working the like. Likewise, examples "Chipping
following within the USPSA commu- the range officers") to get the most fa- Away At Stage Times," "Magazine
nity, as does (to a lesser degree) silhou- vorable outcome — again, another Maintenance," and "Shooting
ette rifleman David Tubb. Writings on piece of the game that we as a commu- Swingers" deal mostly with technique.
Zen philosophy as it relates to sports nity tend to view with a blind eye. Here That said, the book is overwhelmingly
performance appear on USPSA shoot- again Kirsch takes a positive route "mental" in the way it approaches the
ers' bookshelves as well. The martial- through this minefield, recognizing the game — and that's a refreshing change.
artists' favorite, The Book ofFive Rings, human failings of range officers, and
by swordsman Miyamoto Musashi I applaud Kirsch's effort, and rec-
giving them credit where due.
bears looking at if you're new to this ommend it highly for anyone looking
genre. Detailed commentary on physical to better understand how to play the
training and mental imagery populates game in its entirety. Given his visibility
Saul Kirsch's book Thinking Practi the book, as does goal setting as it re- to sponsors, Kirsch gets an extra mea-
KP, ESS, PSS, TKW lates to the importance of a particular sure of credit for taking on the contro-
Books, Videos skill. You can find the basic tenets of versial "negative" sides of game-play
Lubes & Oils
Range Bags what Kirsch is talking about elsewhere, (such as planting doubt in your oppo-
Rifle Cases but Kirsch expands and applies those nent's mind) so publicly. You can learn
Arredondo tenets to the exact requirements of a the techniques of practical shooting
Mil-Comm
Holsters top-flight practical shooter in a from a host of other sources, but if you
TruGrip thoughtful and experience-filled way. want to learn how to play the game we
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BY GREG LENT, TY-14427
owdy Shooters!
Kim: Why don't you tell us a practice for a year in some faraway
little bit about yourself and place. I finished my army tour as a
your family? flight instructor for two years, and
then started flying commercially after
George: Although I've lived in
leaving the army. I've been doing it
numerous places, including six ever since.
years in Hawaii, I've been in
northern New Jersey since Kim: How long have you been in-
1977. My wife Maureen has volved with USPSA?
been very supportive of my
George: I started in 1997, getting back
shooting interests and USPSA
involvement, although she into shooting after a 30-year layoff. I
Photo courtesy of George Jones. doesn't shoot. I have an older
was on a plane bound for Vegas for a
George Jones: Area Director, Range Master daughter who has two daugh- one-day business meeting. I was mind-
ing my own business, reading one of
AA
rotor-wing pilot, husband, father. ters of her own, six and two.
They live north of Seattle, so I the gun mags when the guy sitting next
tireless supporter of USPSA to me asked, "Do you shoot?" Well, I
across many levels, the focus get out there at least once a year to
visit. I've used that trip as an alibi to was trying to stay low profile, so I po-
of this issue's Safety Area is litely gave him a non-answer. Later, he
rea 8 director and newest shoot a few matches in Area 1 over the
years. Maureen and I have a son, asked if he could read it when I was
addition to the NROI Instructor done. That's different, I thought...so
Corps, George Jones. Fellow instructor Bryan, who is in his first year at Yale.
We're pretty proud of that boy. My we struck up a conversation. It turned
Troy McManus and I teamed up to in- out he was going to Vegas for a shoot-
terview George for this piece. Here's "real job" has been flying helicopters.
It will be forty years this coming Sep- ing competition and he invited me to
what we got when we managed to get come to the range to watch. He also
him to sit still long enough for an in- tember since Uncle Sam taught me
how, then gave me an opportunity to gave me a copy of GunGames maga-
terview. zine and told me about IPSC and
USPSA. So, the next day, after my
New Range Officers, Dec. 2005/Jan. 2006 meetings, I headed to the range to
CHARITON, JOHN TY-50033 CRO OLSON, MICHAEL A-53791 RO
watch. I was impressed; it looked like
RICHMOND, JR., GENE A. A-8880 RO great fun.
AUGUSTUS, DONALD A-53729 RO ROCK, ANNETTE A-52934 RO
BASHAM, EDWARD A-54191 RD ROLLINS, LYNN A-52462 RO My airline passenger friend turned
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out to be none other than Bruce Piatt,
BICKING, GLEN A-54308 RO SCOTT, CHRISTOPHER A-53275 RO
CAMPBELL, DANA A-54303 RO SHINN, BRETT A-46842 RO and he was shooting the Soldier of For-
DORMAN, SCOTT B A-54099 RO SMIT, JOSEPH A-52164 RO tune match. Within two weeks, he
DOUGHTY, JAMES CARL TY-47788 RO SOLITO, KEVIN J. TY-30803 RO
helped me find a suitable gun (which I
FERGUSON, JEFFREY A-52646 RO TAGAYUN, DOMINGO A-39965 RO
FISHKIN, JOEL TY-43708 RD THOLE, MARK A-54931 RO still shoot regularly) and here we are.
GLIVIC, ANDREW A-54258 RD TUTTEROW, STEVE TY-43974 RO
GONZALEZ, ADRIAN I. A-52146 RC UPTON, JEFFREY FY-52637 RO Kim: Why did you decide to become a
GRAVES, CARL E. A-51430 RO VAUGHN, THOMAS J. A-40753 RO Range Master and instructor? Are you
HELLARD, MICHAEL W. TY-88I7 RO VENSEL. STEVEN A-52718 RO
HUBBARD, SCOTTY TY-52498 RD WOODS, CHRIS A-51891 RO
nervous about teaching?
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GEORGE JONES continued on page 24.
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rectly to the USPSA site. Currently, a members. The process is very simple —
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bit over one third of our clubs use this
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Thanks to a suggestion by USPSA tem will process results from each
member Tom Dings (TY4136.5), mem- match, and send notification to the Major matches must have a results
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struction of life and property nator Gary Thibodaux worked relent- included some Louisiana lagniappe ("a
to Louisiana, causing the lessly to produce a spread that would little extra"). "Duck" started shooters
match to be rescheduled, but now the be the envy of all other matches in the kneeling in an unstable pirogue (a
tables had turned. Clear skies, cool South, and he succeeded. 10 Smith Sc small flatboat), with paddle in hand.
mornings and gentle breezes made Wesson guns, a Dillion 550 press, CED "Space Invaders Redux" put shooters
conditions perfect at the inaugural timers, CED range bags, Hogue grips, in a turret-style swivel chair with port,
Louisiana Gator Classic (LAGC), held a Magma Lubrisizer, GAT bullets, trying to clear a battery of Classic tar-
October 28-29 in Thibodaux, La. Montana Gold bullets, a set of steel gets and cross-activated clamshells.
challenge plates, loading components, "Boudreaux Strikes Back" turned
The Southern Shooting Center
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served as host range for the match.
Brazos Custom, Dawson, and Hi-Viz, using "the Force," running past Yoda,
The facility's 12 pistol bays are
Brian Enos books, Blackhawk holsters, engaging single targets, swingers and
arranged in one continuous row, mak-
gun stands, cleaning supplies, caps, double clamshells, only to face the
ing the haul to the next stage, a mere
shirts, gift certificates
50 feet, downright easy. Thanks go out
from Shooters Club and
to owners Ricky and Merrill Pellegrin Brownell's, and still more
for allowing us to use their new place
were there for shooters to
and for their hospitality. claim. Every shooter
Browsing the range prior to the went home with prizes in
match left no doubt that you had ar- hand. Shooters also had
rived somewhere on "the bayou." Al- the chance to pick up a
ligators, egrets, turtles, raccoons and Doug Koenig S&W
other assorted swamp creatures were 1911, a DPMS "Lite-16"
everywhere among the palmettos, AR-15, and a set of Steel
adorning the stages. The Cajuns who Challenge plates in the
live and shoot here had done their best match raffle.
to add some Louisiana flavor to the
Shooters were facet.]
stage names, descriptions and decora- with 12 challenging
tions.
stages ranging frorn the
Despite hurricane-related cancella- 10 round "Paper Pop-
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LAGC ready to compete. With a com- round "Closer Quarters,"
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the race was on for first shot at the team of dedicated local
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Bill Wilson holds a place of
until at last the International Practical
Shooting Confederation (IPSC) came
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and went on to serve in every volunteer
position within the USPSA/IPSC orga-
nization.
"I was the first SC for Cooper in the
honor among USPSA's pioneer famed "Columbia Conference" in Co- Midwest, in about 1978 or 1979 when
gunsmiths. Indeed, one cannot do a se- lumbia, Mo. The year was 1976. he first started organizing IPSC into
ries about USPSA history without shin- something other than a local thing,"
ing a light on Bill Wilson, USPSA num- Cooper's experiment exploded says Wilson.
ber CL-15. onto the competitive firearms world
that year, with Columbia delegates car- Dozens of new clubs sprang up, and
In the waning days of the Vietnam rying rhe seeds of what would eventu- "IPSC" was growing like crazy.
War, Jeff Cooper and his compatriots ally become the United States Practical The way the rules were laid our,
in Big Bear Calif., were holding their Shooting Association back to their Wilson saw that revolvers simply
famous "leatherslap" matches and just home clubs. couldn't keep up. By his second match
beginning to organize into something he had abandoned his Python and
other than an ad-hoc laboratory exper- In 1976 "combat pistol'' meant Po-
lice Pistol Combat (PPC) competition, picked up his first autoloader, a
iment. Against the backdrop of the Wa- Browning Hi-Power. He'd been shoot-
tergate scandal and with anti-war and anybody who was interested in do-
ing any sort of "combat shooting" was ing a revolver intensively for half a
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member, Wilson served on the USPSA
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decade.
"When I quit being involved in
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one who had been on the board longer
than I had."
Although he helped shape the top-
fuel nature of the sport, Wilson felt the
equipment race had gone too far from The 1983 USPSA GoIci team. From left, Ross Seyfried, J. Michael Plaxco,
being really "practical." When he was Tom Campbell, Brian Enos, Rob Leatham, and the alternate, Bill Wilson.
invited to the 15th IPSC reunion shoot race had hit, optics were part of the sions as a means of containing the
(where shooters were required to sport, and the price point for a pistol "arms race." He and Sayle were instru-
shoot guns from the 1976 era), a light was skyrocketing. mental in launching Limited division in
went on. 1992.
That 15th Anniversary match
"I shot that match with a 5-inch helped spur Wilson's desire to use "I felt obligated to shoot it aftel
gun," he says, "and that was a blast." more-traditional equipment, specifi- John and I worked so hard on it," Wil-
By this point Wilson, by his own ad- cally the single-stack 1911s of yore. To son says. "I shot the first Limited Na-
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USP5A survey respondents were women) an annual family income of over $75,000. children under the age of 18 in their household.
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REVIEW BY JAY WORDEN L-870, PHO- battery leads were brokcii. in the ne%%.
ditions and noticed the display was a
TOS RY ROBIN TAYLOR, US,PSA STAFF design the battery is mounted flat and bit sluggish. While I am sure the num-
have mixed feelings about the the battery can only be put in one way. bers will end up correct, the time lag
New Pocket Pro II timer from This is a great improvement. was significant.
Competition Electronics. I under-
stand that manufacturers are al- The timer has several modes that Overall, the changes to the Pocket
ways trying to improve their products, are useful for training and practice. It Pro II make it a very good timer for in-
and the new timer has some features still has a random delay timer. You are dividual practice and training. The
that are an improvement. On the other now allowed to set the range of the
ability to set the random delay makes it
hand, there are some changes that are random delay between .5 to 9.9 sec- much more useful for training and
not. The overall package has some fea- onds. You can also set it up so the de-
practice. For a competitor who needs a
tures I would really like to have, but lay is actually a fixed delay. These fea- timer for practice, this is a great up-
unless I did not have a timer, I would tures make it a great timer for training grade.
not give up my current Pocket Pro. and practice.
The small size and various features
PROS: One of the strengths of the Another new feature I like is the also make it a good timer for clubs that
Pocket Pro is its small size. It was de- ability to set a shot dead time. This al- need to purchase new timers. It has the
signed as a small timer you could throw lows you to prevent the echo issue — ability to do Par Time if needed. The
into your range bag for practice, and in especially indoors. However, you need
elimination of the plate feature is no
that it has succeeded. It is slightly to be careful about those really fast loss to 99 percent of the clubs that use
longer than the original Pocket Pro, but shot-to-shot times. The default is .11 these timers for their ROs. In quick
the same width and thickness. It ap- seconds. I like this better than adjusting start mode it is a simple, easy to under-
pears the change to the battery com- the shot sensitivity, as that can be a stand timer for your RO staff to use.
partment may be the reason for the ad- two-edged sword.
For club use, I would consider the
ditional height. One of the weaknesses The problem with adjusting the Pocket Pro to be a minor upgrade to
of the old Pocket Pro was the pigtail for shot sensitivity is that you can start to an already great timer.
the 9-volt battery. At many matches, it -11
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the top, the frame has a beavertail that imagine there will be more. The grip-
extends over the web of your hand. straps are not only user-changeable,
While the bore line of the M&P ap- the tool to lock them in place is both
pears a fraction (and a small one at the disassembly tool and a compact
that) higher to the hand than the and subtle mag funnel. The big change
Glock, the grip also incorporates a is in disassembly: you do not dry-fire
"gripstrap" that is replaceable — a la the M&P to take it apart. Lock the
the Walther P99. You can swap out one slide back. Make sure it is empty and
for either of the other two sizes. You the mag is out. Use the gripstrap pin, a
ball-point pen, small knife or
even a clean stick, and push
down the yellow lever, just like
on Ruger pistols. Turn the disas-
sembly lever on the frame down
and ease the slide off. You're
done. The recoil spring is a cap-
tured unit.
As far as reliability is concerned, Compare the MEW magazine, with
we'll have to put tens of thou- its dual mag release notches, to the
sands of rounds through them Glock 22 at right.
to be sure. But in this day and
market share, would put out some-
ve the very idea that a big
Quirky takedown. See the yellow piece? a- ' thing unreliable is too silly to even en-
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down requirement would be charged 5+5 seconds If a stage
MAILBAG continued from page 57. ended in a prone position only a 5 second penalty for the
need to first lay my gun down and get both knees on the `get down' penalty would apply.
ground before picking up my long gun to finish going
Kneeling — 3 seconds to get up or down to not exceed a
prone. To get up to a standing position I again need to
total of 6 seconds per position.
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erate, slow and embarrassing process to get up fully before As I said, all such penalties should just be enough to dis-
I can then retrieve my grounded gun. There are also serious courage anyone taking an advantage. The stage should then
risks of further injury when trying to get up and down fast be designed to allow alternate shooting from a half squat to
from prone. a full standing stance. in prone rifle positions there should
be available side support for shooters to compensate for the
Low ports suffer from the same issues.
prone shooters ground support. Having the available higher
As a consequence I'm unable to be competitive in my shooting position might also offer an added challenge to
category and class when faced with such stages. I enjoy prone shooters to remember to go prone. Incidentally,
shooting six or more matches a month. When I face my ICORE offers this same penalty option from the 50yd
physical limitations I score very poorly on those stages. I prone position on the standardized "Far and Near" stage
measure my personal success by how I did on my run `n used in every ICORE International Revolver Champi-
shoot stages. I would like to see a policy that would allow a onships and the practice is well accepted.
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The goals are to be safe, have fun and be allowed to be
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and has agreed to standardized time penalties. Such a Steve Harris, TY- 48646
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"I don't understand it. I had a good ing we frequently shoot with a slight
1969, including a period as a com-
rest leaning around that barricade, and cant in order to accommodate an awk- mercial reloader. He began practical
I kept missing to the right. I checked ward position. Under low ports,
pistol competition in 1977. He has
my zero, and everything is right on. around barricades, or whatever, know- tvorked on two major reloading
What's going on?" ing what happens when we shoot the manuals and answered questions on
gun canted is important to performing
"Was the gun straight up and reloading and reloading problems
well.
down?" daily for more than fourteen years.
Many shooters, when shooting Contact Guy at [email protected]
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cant the gun to bring the sights in front
"I think we found your problem." will be lower.
of the dominant eye. This will affect
One of the less-understood prob- bullet impact by moving the point of When we stop to think about it, this
lems found in rifle shooting involves impact in the direction of the cant and is intuitive. Gravity. works on the bul-
the effect of "cant" on a rifle's point of lowering it. In other words, if you cant let from the time it exits the muzzle.
impact. When you fire the gun with the the gun to the right, the bullet impact With the sights aligned vertically, the
sights tipped at angle, that's called will move to the right. If you cant to fall (drop) of the bullet is compensated
"canting," and its impact can be dras- the left, the impact will move to the by adjusting the sights so that the bul-
tic. The degree of cant is the amount of left. In both cases, the bullet impact let actually starts out going up, then
falling back. This trajectory is based on
rY1 the line of sight. If the sights are not
vertical, gravity does not change, but
now the bullet is flung to the side
slightly instead of up. The bullet is still
falling, but now instead of going up a
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60 FRONT SIGHT • March/Aprif 2006
handguns, let's say we are shooting a .45 ACP With a 55-Grain .223 Remington, 3250 fps, 45 degrees.
range of 20 yards, the drop for a typical 200gr bullet ar
850 fps would be about 1.13 inches (from computer gen-
erated ballistics). When canting the gun at 45 degrees, Range Drop Overall X Y
the bullet point of impact would move 0.9 inches: 0.8 Change Change Change
inches to the side and 0.3 inches down from the point of
aim. Lesser angles will lessen the effect, and greater an- 0 0 0 0 0
gles will magnify it. 100 2.01 1.54 1.4 0.6
Moving to a higher velocity round, such as the 38 Su- 200 8.41 6.44 5.9 2.5
per, firing a 125gr bullet at 1400 fps, that same 20-yard 300 20.66 15.81 14.6 6.1
range would show only 0.5 inches of drop. This corre-
sponds to a total shift in impact of 0.35 inches, 0.3 inches 400 40.83 31.25 28.9 12.0
to the side and 0.1 inches low. 500 71.94 55.06 50.9 21.1
These figures show that handgun shooters do not
55-Grain .223 Remington, 3250 fps, 10 degrees.
need to worry greatly about canting. Unless you are
shooting very near a no-shoot target, canting the gun will
not be too much of a concern - with handguns.
Range Drop Overall X Y
Change Change Change
With rifles, firing at extended ranges, the picture
changes. Let's look at a popular combination, a 55gr bul- 0 0 0 0 0
let in the 223 Remington with a muzzle velocity of 3250 100 2.01 0.35 0.3 0
fps. 200 8.41 1.5 1.5 0.1
These values are for the gun being canted 45°. This 300 20.66 3.6 3.6 0.3
would be an extreme cant for a rifle. Remember also that
the Drop value is actual drop, not the trajectory or bullet
400 40.83 7.1 7.1 0.6
path value. The trajectory will vary with the zero range, 500 71.94 12.54 12.5 1.1
bur the drop is constant for the bullet, independent of tra-
ectory. 150-grain .308 Winchester, 2600 fps, 10 degrees.
Even for a slight, 10-degree cant, we see meaningful
changes at range. For the 223 above with a 10° cant we
Range Drop Overall X Y
see meaningful dispersion to the right and left (see table). Change Change Change
And for the Heavy Metal shooters. Looking at a 308 0 0 0 0 0
with a 150gr bullet having a ballistic coefficient of 0.4 100 2.98 0.5 0.5 0.0
and muzzle velocity of 2600 fps, we see the following val- 200 12.15 2.1 2.1 0.2
ues for a 10° cant.
300 28.77 5.0 5.0 0.4
As you can see, the changes as the range (drop) in-
creases magnify the importance of either keeping the ri-
400 54.37 9.5 9.4 0.8
fle vertical, with zero cant, or knowing the amount the 500 90.91 15.9 15.8 1.4
point of impact will shift. This is the primary reason some
tO ry.
of the old long range rifles had levels built inro rhe front
sight. The use of levels has been coming back in recent years On first pass, it is common to believe that the sight height
for varmint hunters and long range shooters. There are even will affect the changes associated with canting the gun.
scopes with levels built in. However, 10° cant is 10° cant regardless of how far the sight
line is from the bore line.
With the increasing popularity of 3-Gun shooting and
the use of rifles under speed, where the odds of canting are The above shows that it is important to know your am-
increased, being aware of the effects is important for best re- munition in order to perform your best. We always strive to
sults. Check your ballistics tables and see what your rifle is do our best, and knowing the ammunition and gun are per-
doing for various amounts of cant. If the math looks to be forming as they should allows us to concentrate on our own
too much, I can provide the basics upon request. The re- performance. Eliminate problems with the guns and am-
quired value to figure the change due to cant is, as men- munition and you can focus on improving (or maintaining)
tioned above, the drop and the cant angle. In order to get your performance. We may not be able to eliminate canting
the drop, the muzzle velocity and bullet ballistic coefficient the gun, at least on all occasions, but we can understand the
are needed. Most ballistic programs will also ask for the effect it will have, and compensate for the change.
sight height and zero range to allow calculating the trajec-
March/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT 61
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GUN TALK By Bob Loodrigan, Brazos Custom Gunworks,
brazos@htcompnet
Fitting an Ambi Safety trigger components, the last step of rween on and off. The safety should
Installing an ambidextrous safety is that process needs to be checking the rotate back and forth between safe and
one of the most often-requested after- operation of the safety'. It may need to off without binding. In the off position
market modifications I get. That's be- be adjusted as a result of your trigger it should go down enough so that the
cause there are several situations that modifications. Therefore, do any top of the safety allows the slide to
require fitting of a safety: you may planned trigger work before you begin pass. It is very common for the safety
want to install one on your new gun, installing a new safety. to not go down far enough. If this is
you may need to replace one that's bro- the case, check the width of the key slot
The first step to fitting an ambi in the sear stop stud. This slot needs to
ken, or you may be doing a trigger job safety is to completely disassemble the
that also requires fitting a safety. With be wide enough so that it can slide
gun. We covered this in an earlier arti- down over the engagement surface in
a little knowledge about how the safety cle but if you need a refresher course
works and with only a minimum num- the frame. If it is not, then widen it a
you can check this link for more info: little. Look through the back of the
ber of tools, this is a modification the http://www.brazoscustom.com/mag-
average shooter can successfully per- frame and you will be able to see where
art/0501.htm . You do not need to dis- it needs to be adjusted. Sometimes the
form. assemble the grips on a 2011 pistol, but stud may need to be filed where it hits
if you have a 1911
the frame. Check and relieve that area
you will need to until the safety drops down far enough
take off the grips. so that the safety lock plunger fully en-
Once you have the gages the detent in the safety. Ar this
gun torn down, point make sure that the top of the
check your new safety does not extend up to where it
safety to see if it in- drags on the bottom of the slide. If it
stalls in the frame does, take a little material off the top of
without binding. the safety until you have at least 0.025
First look at the inch clearance with the bottom rail of
left-hand side (as the slide.
viewed from the Now that you have the left side slid-
rear). It will insert ing well, fit the right side. If you are in-
Figure 1: Does the new safety allow the slide to pass? into the frame only stalling the safety in a 2011 you will
if you have it in the have to shorten the bottom leg so that
The thumb safety is the primary correct position — about halfway be-
safety on 1911-style guns. It works by
physically blocking the sear when the
safety is in the up position. When
properly installed and adjusted, the
thumb safety prevents the sear from
moving even if you puII the trigger. As
such, any work performed on the
safety must be checked thoroughly to
make sure that when the job is com-
pleted the safety still works as intended
in this design. Do not undertake any
safety work unless you are willing to
take the time to complete the safety
checks mentioned towards the end of
this article. If you are doing a trigger
job or whenever you change any of the Figure 2: Relieving the key slot in the sear stop stud.
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the RO seminars all represent an un- Troy: You were elected as Area 8 di- slowly erode our member base and re-
seen and very' much underappreciated rector by write-in vote. Were you sur- duce our available shooting venues.
workload. But, the bottom line is that prised? Why did you want to be an It's not just a USPSA thing; it's affect-
it does raise the bar on the quality of Area Director? ing all shooting disciplines.
our range officers. I have seen such
George: Surprised? You bet! I hon- Kim: Speaking of kids and shooting,
great improvements over the last sev-
estly thought it was an uphill effort your son Bryan is a pretty decent
eral years.
without hope. But, I had the support shooter. He has his Open Master card
Troy: Since you've been both a com- of a number of people who cam- and performed very well last year. Can
petitor and an official at the USPSA paigned for me and helped me get the you keep up with him, or do you find
Nationals, can you give us some ideas word out. I never "wanted" to be an yourself having to resort to the "age
for improvement? AD, but I felt the organization could and treachery" angle?
use my help. It's a time-consuming and
George: That's a tough one. It's always George: Treachery doesn't work any-
challenging job with few rewards. I'd
easy to find fault, it's another thing to more. As he started to improve, his
still rather just go shoot. Heck, I never
give constructive feedback. I guess I times became faster (damn kids) but I
even get to drive the company yacht.
have to say that we need to assure the could bear him with better hits. Then,
quality of the officiating and apply a Troy: What do you see as the biggest about two years ago, think he found
continuous improvement model for challenge facing USPSA in the coming the sights. I didn't stand a chance. It's
the Nationals staff. While it's very im- years? been great seeing him improve his abil-
portant to use experienced CROs at ity to figure out a stage.
George: Undoubtedly, it has to be the
the Nationals (and other major
continuing assault on our gun rights Troy: I've worked with both you and
matches), we also need to methodically
and the loss of our shooting ranges and Bryan at major matches, and you are
nurture new ROs who will someday
hunting lands. Fewer kids grow up both excellent Range Officers. Have
develop to be the next Nationals
hunting and shooting. Fewer people you learned anything from that young-
CROs.
serve in the military. All of those things ster, and have you taught him a few
tricks along the way?
George: He has taught me to keep
Corrections, Omissions, Goofs an eye on the details. He doesn't
By ROBIN TAYLOR, Tv- / 9724 USPSA STAFF 0 ur last issue feanired a miss much, whereas I would some-
number of little er- times take the small things for
rors. So far we've granted. At the 2000 Limited Na-
identified three: tionals, we were working the Stan-
dards stage from hell. By the third
day in the heat with no shade, I was
Wrong Emphasis running out of gas. By that time in
Front Sight overlooked Jerry the match, you figure everyone's
Miculek's performance at 3-Gun. gear is up to par, so I was not paying
This is explained in detail in Dave that much attention to the rype of
Thomas' column on page 5. guns in the holsters. I'm getting
ready to start a shooter when Bryan
Wrong Shooter taps my shoulder and says, "He's
In the cover caption in the last is- shooting a XX gun in Production."
sue we mis-identified Chris Perez It took three tries for me to under-
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prize tables meaningfully lighter. Thank you Charles, and sorry for the oversight. He has an amazing memory of the
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Unique laser engraved throphies awarded to lst - 3rd <> GM - D in Open and Limited only.
C ALL stages will be shot in one day so a contestant can shoot both Open and Limited divisions if they so desire.
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USPSA Class GM MAB C DU DIV Standard Compact Big-Dog
Shirt Size XXXL XXL XL L M S
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UNITED STATES
SHOOTING ACADEMY
TULSA, OKLAHOMA
9 Stages
3 Pistol, 3 Rifle
3 Shotgun
AREA 7 3-GUN CHAMPIONSHIP
September 8-10, 2006 145 ShoOter
Limit
Harvard, Massachusetts
www.uspsai.org
One-day match, shoot Sat. or Sun. ROs shoot Fri.
Name USPSA#
Address
C ty State Zit)
E-mail Phone
Division: Limited / Tactical / Open Handgun Major / Minor
Rifle. Major / Minor Shotgun Major / Minor
One day match, circle choice, Sat / Sun Squad mate request
, Mail application with check for $120 entry fee 111ort will be made to meet squadding requests
payable to Harvard Action Shooting: if all applications are submitted towther.
USPSA Area 7 3-Gun Champshionship You may adjust your squadding using the on-
Rob Boudrie line squadding system.
P.O. Box 370
This is a trophy match. Other prizes awarded by drawing.
Ashland. MA 01721-1810
Match Fee: $100 payable to ''2006 MS Classic" ($125 after May 7th) - Ladies and Juniors shoot for 1/2 price
Mail Entry To: 2006 Mississippi Classic - 311 Royal Oak Dr. - Clinton, MS 39056-5831
Match Info: John Heiter - (H) 601-925-5372 (C) 601-259-1504 Match E-mail: [email protected]
Jeff Carey - (H) 601-825-2881 (C) 601-906-8984 Match Website: http://wwwteammagnolia.com
Address: Phone: )
Category: Lady Junior Senior (50+) Super-Senior(60+) Power Factor: Major Minor
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Match T-shirts $14: S M L XL XXL XXXL(+$2) Circle your choice and include payment with entry.
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RO's Needed. RO's, Vendors, & Shoot Throughs shoot on the 19th. RO's get match fee & shirt discounts
Squadding Request:
Blow the dust off your trusty revolver and join us. At
ICORE, we have several Regional Championships in
the USA and Australia and-are best known for the
International Revolver Championship. The IRC is leg-
endary for its prize table. In 2005 the table consisted
of 37 guns and topped $80,000. Our sport combines
elements of the Bianchi Cup, IPSC, and the Steel
Challenge into demanding competition exclusively for
revolvers. Join us and plan on having an exception-
ally good time.
Midwest Regional 8th Annual Central States Regional
March 4th, 2006 Series Sponsored by June 18th, 2006
Ozark Wheelgunners Smith &Wesson Bend of the River Conservation Club
Tontitown, Arkansas Buchanan, Michigan
Mike Luttrell 479-443-7090 Jim Barbour 317-258-5545
Southern Regional 15th Annual Smith St Wesson 1RC
March 25th SI. 26th 2006 June 16-18, 2006
Lafourche Speed Shooters Hogue Action Pistol Range
Thibodaux, LA San Luis Obispo, California
Annette Aysen 985-633-9397 Nelson Dymond 818-388-6191
9th Annual Southwest Regional 6th Annual Australian Regional
Saturday, April 22, 2006 September 9-10, 2006
Team Lopez Townsville Pistol Club
San Fernando, CA Townsville, Australia
Nelson Dymond 818-388-6191 Ian Bond 61 7 47232367
8th Annual Rocky Mountain Regional East Coast Regional
May 6-7, 2006 Please visit our website TBA
WCFW High Plains Shooting Range
Galeton, Colorado
www.ICORE.org Gateway Rifle and Pistol Club
Jacksonville, Florida
Bud Bond 970-224-9476 Bob Hunt 321-377-3265
Name: USPSA #:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Phone: E-Mail:
Power Factor: Major Minor Send entry form and payment (check or money order onl.
payable to GBC 2006) together to: GBC 2006. do Steve
Category: Lady Junior Senior Super Senior McCormick. 10074 Hampton Oak Drive. Elk Grove, CA 95624
Polo Style Shirts: $18.00 each. indicate quantity of each size (2XL & 3XL add $2.00)
Size: S L raLi
Quantity: Shirts Subtotal: $
Hats: $8.00 each (one size fits all), indicate quantity: Hats Subtotal: $
Use this form to pre-enter by April 15. After April 15, contact the match director Entry Subtotal: $
about a walk-in post-entry fee of $125. Walk-ins may be turned away due to a limit
of 150 shooters. Cut off for pre-ordering shirts and hats is March 31. GRAND TOTAL: $
For more information contact Steve McCormick at (916) 549-2316 or [email protected] or w.actionpistolorg
Timer emits start beep then senses sound of shots to record time.
X Par Time mode allows setting of a stop beep to indicate allotted time has expired for
exercise.
Ir Review forward or reverse up to 50 shots saved in memory for current shot string.
X Start beep may be started instantly or with a random delayed start of 3 to 3.5 sec.
for self practice.
X Ergonomic design-Start button on side so right or left hand doesn't cover micro-
phone or buzzer.
X Saves batteries with automatic power down after 10 minutes of non use.
X Non Confusing large display with ,4" no's. Displays time to 199.99.
X Clothes Pin type belt clip for easy on/easy off.
X Adjustable sensitivity for light loads.
X Revievv, Split time and Par time standard.
Official Timer for 1997/98/99 Winter Range and End of Trail Cowboy matches.
Part gCEI2800
art #CEI3800
DISPLAYS:
X 9 Strings of fire with Review OPTIONS AVAILABLE:
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ghoohng
of 99 shots each. X Lighting Setup (requIred
X Statistics for each string- Hi, for Indoor use) NZ "
Atos
Low, Average, Number of shots, ir Extra Diffusers for bright
Standard deviation and Extreme sunny days. (Includes 4 •
spread. wire aiming guides)
ASP
X Delete current shot. ip Digital Remote Control with
X Delete current string of fire. Computer and HP IR Printer Digital Remote
X Metric/FPS selectable. Interface (shown) part #CEI4000
Dims: 16"x4"x3-1/4" Retail $89.95
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