Custom Pistol by D & J CUSTOM GUNS - uspsa

0 URNAL OF THE UNITED STATES PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSOCIATION IPSC 

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1994 Volume 11, Number 5 $3.00 

Custom Pistol by 

D & J CUSTOM GUNS

• v v 

$29Q 95 

Our All New Automated 

Production Line Let's Us Lower 

The Cost To You. 

SERIOUS ABOUT HITTING 

PACT Championship Timer 

At the 1982 I.P.S.C. National Championship 

we showed a prototype of the first serious 

shooting timer to a few of the shooters there. 

Folks like Mickey Fowler, Ross Seyfried, Mike 

Plaxco, Brian Enos, Chip McCormick and some 

kid named Robby. We asked that they let us send 

them one and, in return, that they tell us what they 

liked and more importantly what they didn't like. 

Their input was the bases for our original 

Championship Timer. While some new names 

have been added to the list, this process continues 

to this day. 

Over the last decade we've had some 31 

software revisions to the Championship Timer. 

While many of these innovafive features originated 

with the "big boy's" the majority of them came 

from folks like you who used our products and 

took the time to call or write with your criticisms 

and ideas for new features. This process produced 

the timer that all of the top shooters use 

for their vital pracfice sessions. Think about it, 

these folks can have any timer they want, yet 

they all train with a PACT MKIV Championship 

Timer. 

Who Ca res? 

It's real simple. To improve, you're going to 

have to practice a lot (what a surprise). While you 

do this, you'll have to keep track of the two elements 

of marksmanship you are striving to master: 

accuracy and speed. Would you consider 

practicing without a target? Of course not. 

Because without a target you have no feedback, 

no measure of your accuracy. There is little to be 

learned by spraying bullets into the back stop. In 

the same breath. without a timer you have no idea 

of how long it took you to generate a given level of 

accuracy. Your subjective "feel" for how long a 

given drill is taking you is almost always wrong. 

Without a timer you have no feedback, no way of 

knowing whether or not a certain technique or 

piece of equipment is helping or hurting you. 

Shooting timers, like guns, are not created 

equal. A training timer must do much more then 

simply give you the time for your string. tt must 

help you analyze your shooting, in a simple 

straight forward fashion, without forcing you to 

endlessly jack around with it. It must also provide 

you with "cue's" On both dry and live practice) to 

encourage you to pick up the pace in the right 

spots and slow dovvn where you need to 

Even More Brains 

The MKIV features a "Hot Key" user interface 

which makes it easy to access our exclusive 

advanced training features. In addition, since 

we've got the computing power anyway, we've 

included a full function ballistic computer at no 

extra cost! This will help you zero your gun to 

perfection (yes you can use it to help you bag 

Bambi). The MKIV also contains a lead calculator 

(useful for those of us who don't have a mover in 

our back yard). A rate of fire indicator for the buzz 

gun folks (and those of you who think you can 

whip Ed McGivern) And a cadence function for 

dry fire practice. The MKIV has a huge memory to 

incorporate future software upgrades. What form 

will they take? You tell us! 

30 Day Money Back Guarantee & Limited 

Lifetime Warranty 

PACT is American owned and operated. All 

of our Timers and Chronographs are built at our 

factory in Texas. This allows us to maintain a level 

of innovative engineering and responsive customer 

service that the foreign clones and knock 

off's can't touch. If you have a question or a problem 

with a PACT product you call us on our toll 

free customer support line. We'll take care of 

you. That's our promise and you can depend on it. 

Training with the Championship Timer is 

guaranteed to Improve your shooting. Try it for 

30 Days. If you're not completely satisfied with all 

aspects of its performance simply return it to us 

for a full refund. The Championship Timer also 

features a real simple no BS warranty. If it breaks 

we'll flx It free, no matter if you bought it from us, 

your friend or at a garage sale. If you manage to 

smash it we'll fix it for cost. If it says PACT on it 

we stand behind it. 

Order today 

TOLL FREE...800 PACT INC 

(in Texas 214-641-0049) 

FAX 214-641-2641 

By phone: We are happy to answer your questions and 

take your order We accept Visa, MC and COD' orders. 

PACT MKIV Championship Timer $229.95 

MKIV w/CHRONO and M5 Skyscreens $299.95 

Carrying Case for Timer $ 16.95 

Skyscreen Bracket (optional but ntce) $ 24.95 

Battery Powered Printer. ..... .................. $125.00 

Extra Printer Paper(6 rolls) $ 12 00 

Extra N15 Skyscreens 

$ 45 pr 

Skyscreen Housings $5 ea 4/$17.50 

'Shipping & Insurance $5.50 UPS Ground/$10 UPS 2nd 

Air. Extra shipping for bracket (separate package) $3 

ground/ $7 2nd day air. Prices reflect 2.5% discount for 

cash. COD tee $4.50. Texas residents add appropriate 

sales tax. Brochure Available 

P.O. Box 535025 

Grand Prairie. TX 75053 

PACT and Championship Timer. are trademarks of Practical Applied Computer Technology Inc Copynght 1994

FRONT SIGHT 

AREA 6 CHAMPIONSHIP 

by Ron Griffin, Sr 10 


by Mike Mahaffy 

I I 

GETTING WOMEN TO SHOOT IPSC 

by Donna Lea Hawley I s 

SAFEGUARDING AGAINST HANDGUN 

BLOWUPS 

by Jim Taylor 32 


by Jeff Nelson 45 

CURACAO CELEBRATES QUEEN'S 

BIRTHDAY 

by Dave Stanford 50 

Also in this issue: 

From Om- R,eaders 3 

Inside USPSA 6 

Inside NROI 9 

MTM Range Organizer .. 13 

The First Annual Space 

City Challenge 26 

JP Muzzle Brake 28 

Mantras To Shoot By 48 

Woman, Defend Thyself! 52 

A Practical Poem 54 

Licensed 1994 Target Suppliers 

57 

Gilmore Speed Leader Holster 

58 

Make-A-Wish III 62 

NRA Show 70 

Product News 71 

Major Matches 88 

On the Cover 

CUSTOM PISTOLS FROM D&J 

CUSTOM 

by Layne Simpson 7 

Don Fraley of D&J Custom built the .38 Super Custom Supreme 

shown on the cover. For more details, read the story 

beginning on page 7. 

Vol 11 No. 5, SeptiOct. 1994 

Publisher - USPSNIPSC, INC. 

Board of Directors 

Al Acton, John Amidon, Lee Atkins, 

David Carruthers, John Hurst, Jeff 

Nelson, John Sayle, Jerry Wisecarver 

Exec Manager Marilyn Stanford 

President Andy Hollar 

Vice President John Amidon 

Asst. VP Bill Maund 

Editorial Staff 

Editor Marilyn Stanford 

Asst. Editor Roger Maier 

Advertising Barbara Gibbs 

Contributors USPSA MEMBERS 

Copyright 1994 The United 

States Practical Shooting Association/ 

IPSC,Inc. All rights reserved. 

Duplication of contents in full or part 

is prohibited unless prior authorization 

has been obtained by writing to 

USPSA/IPSC. 

FRONT SIGHT (ISSN 0889681x) 

is published bi-monthly for USPSA 

members by: 

USPSA/IPSC Inc. 903A Metcalf St., 

Sedro Woolley, WA. 98284. 

Annual Membership dues (U.S. and 

its possessions ) $30, Foreign $40. $18 

of dues goes toward a one year subscription 

to FRONT SIGHT. 

Letters to the Editor must be no more 

than one typewritten page in length. 

Letters may be edited for clarity or 

space. 

Second class postage paid at Sedro 

Woolley, WA, and additional mailing 

offices. 

POSTMASTER: Send change of address 

forms to: FR.ONT SIGHT PO 

Box 811, Sedro Woolley WA 98284 

USPSA OFFICE 

Phone (206) 855-2245 

FAX (206) 855-0380 

Office hourq - 9am to 5pm Pacific 

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE 

Phone (719) 254-3371 

FAX (719) 254-3539 

Office hours - 9am to 4pm Nlountain

▪ 

A magazine is made by the 

people who write for it. "Front 

Sight" is unique in that our 

contributing editors are our 

members who write articles 

for other members. Thank you 

and keep up the good work! 

We occasionally get requests 

from families that ask us to 

send only one copy of Front 

Sight to their household. Unfortunately, 

with the way our data 

base is set up, if we were to do 

that, the individual who was 

not receiving Front Sight 

wouldn't get any mail from us. 

I understand it is a matter of 

adding a field to the program, 

but at this time it is not in the 

works. Please just pass the extra 

copies on to your local gun 

shop or to a non-member. 

Et ROWNELLS c ATA LOG Ewrything 

nalajes 

s 

TheG— wlthib"k 

supplies thmg °' 'Mu Need To 

t. Oa to Work On Guns 

swift 

The Mailorder 5peed 5hop For Your Raceguft, Pistols, Rifles and Shotguns 

nee% 

oaken 

wave% 

harakii 

Was% 

Nally% 

IIrag% 

USPSA & ACTION SHOOTERS! 

We're your single-source for the Latest and Most Advanced, 

Semi-Auto pistol, AR-15, 10/22 & Shotgun Accessories. 

Everything You Need To Make Your Action Guns Shoot Faster, 

More Reliably and Accurately. 

Plus, The Exclusive, Specialized Tools To Install Them Right. 

niera. 18,030 In-Stocat Hamel 

via._ Tools To Build & Repair 

RHiafines dgunHso,IrSchooltrannsd, 

lima% Rust Bluing Nickel 

efts., Plating - Checkering 

sieweal &Filevsid- Shootijrps ook&s 

gift. Barrel Kits - Frames - 

ewieft Safeties AGRAGLASL 

PrRoeci ductspo; 

SBet ) 

uslift Swig pes - Scope 

semi% 

Ike% 

Mounti - Jigs 

& Fixtures 

FROM THE EDITOR 

Marilyn Stanford 

The type of questions that 

come in from you and from the 

club presidents tells me that 

the club program manual is not 

being used. How many of you 

have really looked through it? 

Any questions you may have regarding 

the running of your 

club has answers in that man- 

Everything we sell is 100°4 GUARANTEED - Periodi 

The Brands You Want & 

Need: Ahrends - B.A.T hinumis 

-BoMar- Brown - C&S - 

Choate - Clark Dou- 4111.11.1111 

gin - Davis • EAA • - 11■11. 

EGW - Essex - Hogue - 

Kings - Meprolight Niumme 

McCormick • MMC - 

Millett - Nowlin 

Pactimayr - Power - 

Redfield - Safariland - 

S&A - Simmons - Shilen 

- Springfieid - Trijicon-Weaver- 

Weigand liftlaft 

Wilson & 100's More lainufte 

230 Page Catalog only $3.75 34.75 Foreign), refundable on first order of iftlifte 

%oft, $35.00 or more. FREE to qualified full and part-time gunsmiths and dealers. 

Gunsmith.fdealeribusiness discounts available. 

anomie 

Remember, your Satisfaction is 100% GUARANTEED! 

Nftuft. 

graft, 

Brownells, Inc., 200 S. Front St., Dept. #834, Montezuma, IA 50171 

14.1.11 Phone: 515-623-5401 MCIVISAICODICHECK Fax: 515-623-3896 eirifto 

ual, everything from running a 

club and reporting mission 

count to building props. All 

clubs and section coordinators 

are given one, so ask to see it. 

Speaking of clubs, we have 

received a number of requests 

from competitors to put pressure 

on the club officials when 

their classification scores are 

not turned in promptly, or at 

all. We do not have that control 

over the clubs. You, the shooters, 

have more clout in getting 

scores turned in that we have. 

Our clubs are independent organizations 

that have a contractual 

agreement with 

USPSA. That agreement simply 

states they will conduct 

matches following USPSA rules 

and guidelines. If a club fails to 

follow those rules and guidelines, 

USPSA attempts to reconcile 

the problem. However, 

we have no direct control over 

those clubs and our only recourse 

is to disaffiliate them if 

the problem cannot be resolved. 

You, the competitors, need to 

do what you can to help your 

clubs get your scores turned in 

in a timely manner. Have you 

offered to help with the paperwork? 

You might be surprised 

when they accept your offer. 

Enjoy the magazine, 

COLT 45 Ap„,Topp. 

Fits over 

it... for Gunsmiths 

& Owners 

caebnnudte SPhr in°b9Pe rt s lot . 

Removes tighres1 staked 

bushing without learrng it up 

$15.95 $.3.00 postage & hanoWng 

Mich. residents 4. 4% sales tax 

BOB KRIEGER. INC. 

Master Gunsmith 

2271 Star Court. Rochester Hies. ml 48309 

(810) 853-6171 

Page 2 SeptemberlOctober 1994

dee 

„ordwrip 

.4, ea- 

Florida's Premier Practical 

Year-round Shooting Academy 

E Rs4e 

• IL 

le.4DEto 

FROM OUR READERS 

OUR TELEPHONE 

AREA CODE WILL 

BE CHANGED 

January 1, 1995. 

At press time the telephone 

company was not certain 

what the new code would be 

or when the change would 

take effect. 

The change is necessary because 

the population of Seattle 

has grown larger than the 

current area code can handle. 

We will publish the new 

number and effective date in 

Front Sight and In Touch 

when we have further details. 

/ 

Letters for publication should be no 

more than 350 words and may be edit,ed 

for length or clarity. 

• ROCK BOTTOM 

So our president has decreed 

what firearms law-abiding citizens 

may own. Criminals don't 

have to worry, they are protected 

by the 5th amendment. 

To the thousands of us who 

have owned these firearms for 

years and used them in competition, 

his arrogant answer is 

"Go read a book." He holds an 

AR-15 at a propaganda show 

and calls it an assault weapon. 

Perhaps, if he had served his 

country, as others did, he would 

have known the difference between 

an M-16 (a true assault 

weapon) and the AR-15 (a semiauto 

copy). Incidentally both 

Daisy air rifle and Mattell toys 

also have a copy of the M-16. 

Even though his own Justice 

Department tells him more people 

are beat to death each year 

by fists, he still says "Ban em." 

Of course, all firearms (as 

automobiles) are deadly when 

misused, and we have thousands 

of laws to punish people 

who do so, (although we seldom 

Intensive personalized training in all aspects of IPSC Shooting (with a 

maximum of four students per class). The Universal Shooting Academy 

Practical Shooting School is designed to accommodate all levels., new shoot. 

ers, beginners, intermediate or advanced shooters wishing to increase their 

skill, confidence, knowledge and performance in handgun, shotgun or rifle 

shooting. 

Each course is personally taught by international and U.S. champions, 

Frank and Judy Garcia Frank and Judy have been competing in championships 

for more than eight years. Their accomplishments reflect the quality of 

the courses avallable. U.S. National 3-Gun Champion, U.S. National Shoot-Off 

Champion, European 1PSC Champions, South American IPSC Cup Champions. 

U.S. Team member 1987 thru 1991. 

Being 2 champion. however. does not necessarily make you an instructor 

To be a good teacher you must be able to communicate your knowledge and 

expertise to others. This is an area where Frank and Judy truly excel. 

The training techniques used will help you achieve higher levels and 

primarily save you time and money. 

The Academy is located in the heart of Central Florida near Disney World. 

Universal Studios and many other attractions. 

For registration and Information, contact 

FRANK OR JUDY GARCLA 

4300 Highway 630 East, Frostproof, FL 33843 

Phone: 813-635-3425 Fax: 813-635-5277 

do). But to ban firearms on 

looks alone is shear stupidity. 

However, I guess intelligence 

was never prerequisite for a 

politician. 

Congratulations, America, 

you have finally reached rock 

bottom. We have a draft-dodger 

running our armed forces, (his 

inept leadership has already 

cost 18 lives and he didn't ask 

any of them if they approved); 

we have a drug user (but he 

didn't inhale) running our war 

on drugs; a tax-cheat (but he 

paid up when caught) passing 

our laws; and a person with the 

morals of an alley-cat lecturing 

us on family values. 

The only redeeming fact is at 

the bottom you can only go in 

one direction: up. Let us sincerely 

hope so. 

Ben Bailiff A-I6707 

THE STAGE BRUSH 

Quick Clean Magazine Brush 

and Magazine Pad Release 

inat, male 

One brush does it all quickly on 

the spot - removes the base pad, 

cleans magazine, spring, and mag 

well in less than one minute. This 

strong brush fits both single and 

double column mags. As a 

bonus, you can field strip a 

1911-type gun with it as it 

removes the firing pin, extractor 

and mainspring housing pin. The 

Stage Brush solves many of the 

problems associated with our 

sport and it does so simply and 

quickly. 

THE BRUSH WORKS! 

PRICE 

$10 plus $4 00 shipping and handling 

(Texas residents add 7.75% sales tax) 

4-C Enterprises 

515 W. Beauregard 

San Angelo, TX 76903 

(915) 655-0665 

C. W. Martin A16581 

SeptemberlOctober 1994 Page 3

• A GREAT MATCH 

I have just finished shooting 

the 1994 Area 3 Championship 

and want you to know that this 

was the best I've ever attended. 

I have been to four of them before. 

Larry Bullock, Mike Mahaffy, 

and James Kauzlarich 

did one hell of a job. 

The match ran smooth even 

though this was almost twice 

the number of shooters we have 

ever had before, and the prize 

table had more than four times 

the value on it for shooters. 

I shoot Limited and thought 

the two prize tables, one for 

Limited, and one for Open category 

was quite fair. One of the 

prize contributors told me that 

25 percent of the prize value 

was on the Limited table and 

we added up to about 25 percent 

of the shooters. I couldn't 

ask for a more fair division. I 

understand that Larry is in 

charge of next years' match. We 

will be in good hands. 

Larry told me he would like 

to run completely different 

courses of fire for the Open and 

Limited shooters. If he can pull 

that off that would be great. I'm 

hoping the Limited stages will 

be more "tactical" than the 

Open stages. But.if that doesn't 

prove possible, or doesn't work 

out, I for one will not be complaining. 

Another match like 

we had this year would be more 

than welcome to myself and 

everyone I talked to. I heard 

NO ONE complain this year. 

Well, other than normal 

shooter bitching anyway. 

The bottom line is these guys 

did one hell of a job! USPSA can 

be proud of how the Area 3 

Championship was run, shot, 

and attended! 

Noel David Crabill. L-610 

• WHAT IS FREEDOM 

WORTH 

"Guard with jealous attention 

the public liberty. Suspect eve- 

ryone who approaches that 

jewel. Unfortunately, nothing 

will preserve it but downright 

force: Whenever you give up that 

force, you are ruined." Patrick 

Henry, 1788 

Having read the excellent 

"Last Shoot" in the May/June 

Front Sight, I am hopeful that 

the ultimate goal of the current 

regime in Washington has been 

brought home in no uncertain 

terms. 

It has been, and continues to 

be, my experience that nothing 

so succinctly characterizes the 

shooting community's majority 

response to Brady-Mania as 

limp, unresisting passivity — 

the widespread, deep-rooted 

"it's the law and there ain't a 

damn thing any of us can do 

about it" mindset so prevalent 

these days. Recently, I watched 

in dismay as an individual resold 

three "assault rifles" to a 

gun shop for a fraction of their 

real worth, as the salesman im- 

NOW AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 

the New Ultimate Option 009 Holster 

from Safariland! 

003 — Revolver 

Competition Holster 

007 — Semi-Auto Holster 

designed for IPSC Limited Class 

009 — The Ultimate for any type of 

Speed Shooting Competition 

for Semi-Auto 

008 — Final Option Still Available 

Call for a Copy of Our New Price Catalog 

COD • Visa • Mastercard 

1814 Mearns Road • Warminster, PA 18974 

FAX YOUR ORDER (2151 675-7150 OR 

FOR UNBEATABLE 24HR. ORDERING (215) 956-9595 

;'„ September/October 1994

plored him not to, because he 

was "tired of fighting the bull- 

-, they're going to win anyway." 

To surrender only lends 

substance to government's delusion 

that it is invincible and 

all-powerful, and signifies that 

one is thus willing to surrender 

to any future edict therefrom. 

Another acquaintance observed 

cynically that "as long as 

most of them (Americans) have 

their beer, their cigarettes, and 

their TV, they're content — 

they just go along." Sad, but 

true. America as a whole has 

become a nation of sheep — unthinking, 

compliant, soft people 

who have forgotten the tremendous 

sacrifices and Godly principles 

that made us a great 

nation. Imagine for a moment 

your Founding Fathers suffering 

from this same passivity. 

These fifty-six men signed the 

Declaration of Independence, 

pledged their lives, families, 

fortunes, and honor to freedom, 

and changed the world. Five 

were captured by the British 

and tortured as traitors before 

they died. Twelve had their 

homes ransacked and burned. 

Two lost sons in the Revolutionary 

War, another had both of 

his captured. Nine of the fiftysix 

fought and died in the War. 

Such are the stories of and sacrifices 

for the creation of this 

nation; these fifty-six men had 

families, fortunes, futures, and 

"security," but valued freedom 

more! They gave us our freedoms. 

Are we no longer willing 

to struggle to keep them? Are 

we as a nation no longer capable 

of sacrifice? Are we truly resigned 

to sell or surrender our 

freedoms and birthrights piecemeal 

in a vain attempt to "buy" 

peace and security only to lose 

both as the inevitable consequence? 

What will we surrender 

once the Second Amendment is 

gone? 

Is independence truly dead in 

America, for surely we are at no 

less important a turning point 

in our history! There is a black 

cloud rolling across this land, 

as most live on in unresisting 

"why fight it" surrender. Gun 

owners and the general populace 

as a whole sleep on in the 

illusory security of prosperity 

and affluence as government 

and the media hypnotize, mesmerize, 

and pacify them. Just 

as Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, and 

Mao, et al, stamped out resistance 

to their tyranny, aided 

and abetted by passive, unarmed 

populaces, so too will the 

Clintonistas triumph if not actively 

opposed. Their clear message 

to all gun owners is that, 

if you oppose us we will crush 

you. To cower and surrender 

before the onslaught, however, 

is unconscionable. If a pathetically 

small, actively resistant 

group of colonists was able to 

throw off the yoke of the British, 

then we too can prevail. If 

the pathetically small, actively 

resistant body of gun owners in 

this country were to swell to 25 

million or so, the New Age blueprint 

would go up in smoke. 

Just as gun control was ess 

enti al to establishing the 

Third Reich, and piecemeal gun 

laws passed that eventually led 

to total confiscation, so too now 

are laws being promulgated in 

Sodom-on-the-Potomac which 

are clearly designed to lead to 

total confiscation in this country 

within the next few years. 

Gun control is a pivotal element 

of America's transition to a socialist 

state and its place in the 

New World Order: The Constitution, 

the Bill of Rights, and 

private firearms ownership are 

LETTERS continued on page 84. 

CLARK 

Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. 

Since 1950 Clark Custom Guns has built its reputation for 

experience, affordability and dependability. Our Gunsmiths have 

over 100 years combined experience in customizing 1911 style pistols. 

We have been accurizing Ruger and High Standard .22 semi-auto pistols since 

1952. In the last five years we have produced over 2,000 Custom Ruger 10/22 rifles. 

Experience--nothing can replace it and nothing can beat it. 

You will not find any better prices on the same quality custom firearms. We do not 

specialize in cosmetics, but expend our efforts to 

achieve the best shooting, 

functioning guns available. 

You may pay more, but you cannot 

buy better. 

At Clark's dependability doesn't apply just to our guns; 

it applies to our entire business. You can depend on 

us to be here to take care of you, our valued customer, 

and your Clark Custom Gun for many years to come. 

Experience. Affordability. Dependability. 

That's what you get with every 

Clark Custom Gun. 

Dealer inquines welcome. Member American Pistolsmith 

Clark Custom Guns, Inc. 

Dept. F • 1146 Keatchie Road • PO. Box 530 • Katt-wale, Louisiana / i 04 / 

(318) 925-0836 • Fax 1-318-925-9425 

September/October 1994 Page 5

INSIDE USPSA 

Classification Hit Factors 

A number of people have approached 

me about publishing 

the maximum hit factors for the 

classification stages. These are 

the numbers that are used to 

figure your classification after 

we've entered your hit factors 

into the computer. There is apparently 

a keen interest in being 

able to know how well you 

shoot without waiting for the 

big computer to digest everyone's 

information, or maybe the 

interest is in promoting an alternative 

to USPSA's well-established 

classification system. 

I do feel the organization 

should be responsive to the desires 

of the membership, but I 

won't support an action that 

will undermine USPSA. That's 

cutting your nose off to spite 

your face. The classification 

data was developed over a long 

period of time with your dollars, 

and I believe my responsibility 

is to protect your 

investment in the classification 

system. Without direction from 

the Board of Directors, I won't 

budge on the issue, nor do I 

think the data should be published, 

even for classification 

stages which are no longer current. 

I do talk to private ranges 

from time to time who are specifically 

interested in developing 

their own businesses and 

who would very much like to 

use the "IPSC" or "Practical 

Shooting" phrase in their advertising. 

We would be a draw 

for business, and if they could 

advertise that one could come 

in, put down a hundred bucks 

and "shoot against the world's 

best," what would be the incentive 

to join USPSA and help 

Andy Holler, President 

support the only national shooting 

organization that tries to 

support its members and clubs? 

Do the private ranges help 

write the rules or the club program 

manual? Do they help pay 

to send NROI instructors to 

your clubs to hold range officer 

programs? Nope. In fact, many 

private ranges recognize the 

value of the program and support 

USPSA clubs that use 

their facilities. 

We also offer shooters of 

other IPSC Ftegions the opportunity 

to shoot our classifiers 

and see how they measure up. 

They pay for the service, and 

that payment helps spread the 

overhead cost of operating the 

classification system. In effect, 

it keeps your costs down. Publishing 

the information devalues 

it and increases your costs. 

I can't see that the need of 

some members for immediate 

gratification justifies giving 

away the classification hit factors. 

At the July Board meeting, 

the Area Directors 

confirmed they did not want the 

high hit factors published. 

1 15 Grain Bullets 

At the Area 7 Championship 

many of the poppers and plates 

were made of mild steel, and at 

least one shooter was required 

to withdraw his ammunition 

from competition. The 115 

grain bullets moving at over 

1550 feet per second were seriously 

pitting the steel targets. 

The pits were large enough t,o 

splash lead back from the next 

bullet that struck near the 

same spot. If you are contemplating 

bullets this light, check 

the steel at your club before investing 

in something you will 

not be able to use. At Nationals, 

we are fortunate to have very 

hard steel which takes abuse 

well. Not all clubs can afford to 

re-equip their ranges. 

G lock +2 Magazines, STI 

Pistols, Para .40's 

At our request, Glock Incorporated 

researched their records 

to see if the +2 magazines 

had ever been shipped with the 

model 17L pistols. They had 

previously advised us that the 

+2's were factory standard for 

models 17 and 19. They discovered 

that indeed +2's have been 

shipped with the 17L, so it is 

acceptable to use +2's in them 

for Limited competition. 

STI informs us their .40 caliber 

pistol was first shipped on 

August 29, 1993, and the logjam 

is being cleared at the 

Para-Ordnance factory so that 

the .40 pistols can be produced. 

The first ones were shipped in 

September 1993 but demand 

for the .45's was so great the 

.40's were only produced in very 

small numbers. They now expect 

to produce and ship 1000 

of the .40's by September 1, 

1994. 

Page 6 SeptemberlOctober 1994

CUSTOM PISTOLS FROM D&J CUSTOM 

by Layne Simpson, A-I4820 

Some pistolsmiths specialize 

in a relatively narrow slice of 

the custom firearms pie, but 

not Don Fraley of D&J Custom. 

A former Green Beret and Kentucky 

Highway Patrol Special 

Response Team agent, Fraley 

turns out a variety of custom 

projects for customers all across 

the United States and in various 

foreign countries. When it 

comes to custom handguns 

Fraley does it all; his modification 

packages as well as custom 

guns range from basic no-frills 

carry guns to warp-speed 

raceguns. 

The Custom Supreme in .38 

Super that I shot was impressive. 

Built around a Para-Ordnance 

frame and Caspian 

barstock slide, it weighed 55 

ounces with an empty magazine 

and a new lightweight optical 

sight from Aimpoint called 

the Comp. Overall length from 

the beavertail of its grip safety 

to the muzzle of its quad-chamber 

compensator was 10-1/2 

inch. Its 5-V4 inch barrel was a 

Heinie. 

This 21-shot speedster had 

all the bells and whistles we expect 

to see in a semiauto built 

to win in Open class competition, 

and had such custom 

touches as a handlapped slideto-frame 

fit, grasping serrations 

at the front and rear of 

the slide, 20-1pi checkering on 

the frontstrap and mainspring 

housing, 30-1pi serrations cut 

into the top of the slide, and 40- 

lpi serrations on its heel. 

It also had some unusual 

touches, such as a detent cut in 

the slide latch that prevents it 

from locking back the slide in 

the middle of a stage with 

rounds still in the magazine. 

Fraley is one of very few pistolsmiths 

I've seen use it. The 

magazine-well funnel was 

welded to the frame rather 

than soldered, which eliminates 

the problem of a funnel falling 

off during hard usage. Another 

important detail was a rear-entry 

recoil spring plug without 

the commonly seen barrel clearance 

cutout. The recoil spring 

plug Fraley uses does not require 

the cutout so the breakage 

problem is eliminated. 

I liked the gun's D&J lightweight 

scope mount; it accepts 

all brands and styles of optical 

sights, positioning the sight low 

and certainly over the bore of 

the barrel. Its five-inch mounting 

platform allows you to shift 

the sight until the gun is bal- 

SUPIE R BE LT 

$4995 

+ $4.95 

Std: 26" - ar 

XL: 43" - 50" 

... Try if for two wee)s 

Photo! by Greg MY. 

The SUPERBELT is a five inch back support with 

total velcro to stabilize your holster system 

Unconditionally Guaranteed! 

• SUPER Back Support 

• SUPER Stable Holster Platform 

Top-quality components are used to build each D&J Custom Supreme pistol. 

C L E A R SeIG 

1501 39th Street, W. Palm Beach, FL 33407 

(407) 840-7666 


anced to your liking. If the red 

dot dies during a match you can 

replace the sight quickly with 

another pre-zeroed sight and 

continue. 

Over the years, I have found 

two compensators I would rank 

highest in reducing muzzle 

jump, one of which is Fraley's 

new quad-chamber Terminator. 

The latter really got my attention 

when a maximum charge 

Poyvder 

Primer. 

of Hodgdon's HS7 booted a D&J 

125-grain FMJ out the muzzle 

at an average of 1443 fps. The 

four-chamber compensator is 

designed to work with all bullet 

weights in the .38 Super, but 

Fraley also offers a slightly less 

expensive three-chamber comp 

for those who shoot only heavier 

bullets weighing 135 grains 

and up. 

The lightweight trigger on 

the Custom Supreme had just 

the right amount of takeup 

with only a trace of overtravel, 

broke crisply at 32 ounces, and 

varied no more than an ounce 

from pull to pull—outstanding! 

The most important characteristic 

a racegun can have is 

reliability. A gun can have all 

the bells and whistles money 

can buy, but if it is not totally 

reliable for many thousands of 

rounds, it is useless. The Custom 

Supreme passed my reliability 

tests with flying colors. 

I fired 3500 rounds of Major 

power loads with jacketed and 

cast bullets at the range and 

about another 500 rounds in 

matches with it. I had only one 

malfunction with a homemade 

27-round magazine which belonged 

to another shooter. I'll 

take the blame, as I should 

have tried the magazine before 

the match. 

In addition to being reliable, 

the Custom Supreme is also accurate. 

I worked up to Major 

with the 125-grain D&J bullet 

seated atop Hodgdon's HS7 and 

watched the gun consistently 

cut one-inch clusters at 25 

yards. 

Fraley's price list includes 

complete custom packages for 

various revolvers, semiautos, 

and rifles as well as individual 

modification and component 

part installation prices. You 

can reach Don Fraley at 426 

Ferry St., Russell KY 41169, 

phone (606) 836-2663. 

Tell them you saw it in Front Sight. 

The new Accurate 

Smokeless Powders 

Loading Guide No. 1 

is an important component 

of any reloading 

setup. This 345-page reference 

book, with cover dimensions of 8 If 

x 11", is packed with informative 

articles and loading data on more 

than 150 different cartridges. 

Suggested retail price is $16.95. 

See your dealer or call Accurate 

Arms at (615) 729-4207. 

Accurate Arms 

liner Company,,Inc. 

o 1994 

Developed and Patented by Bob Krieger, Master Gunsmith 

COLT v SPRINGFIELD v CASPIAN v PARA ORD. 

STRAYER-TRIPP v All 1911 COPIES BROWNING HI-POWER** 

ACC-U-RA1L— Now Allowed ter the LIMITED CLASS USPSA Competition Pistols 

A Patented slide and frame tightening system which improves 

accuracy and mechanical functioning. Give your gun that solid 

one-piece feeling! It won't shoot loose like the current method 

of bending, squeezing and peening. 

**JOE COMINOLLI, INC. 

624 CHERRY ROAD 

SYRACUSE, NY 13219 

315-488-7536 

315-442-6402 

AMERICRAIPIGTOLSMITH GUILD MEMBER 

BOB KRIEGER, INC. 

2271 STAR COURT 

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 

48309 

313-853-6171 

BRIEN JONES 

41-741 NEVIS PLACE 

BERMUDA DUNES, CA 

92201 

619-772-2923 

$215.00 plus $12.50 per gun for shipping and handling 

Gunsmith's Inquiries Welcomed 

Page 8 September/October 1994

What makes a good Range 

Officer? Why do you think a 

particular Range Officer 

stands out above the rest in 

your mind? Why do you think 

a Range Officer is good or 

why is this one not as good? 

We at the National Range Officers 

Institute (NROI) look for 

the following qualities in our 

Range Officers: 

Attitude—Range Officers 

must have a good attitude and 

temperament. They must be 

able to handle difficult situations 

firmly yet diplomatically. 

Knowledge—Range Officers 

should have knowledge of not 

only the full range of firearms, 

but also the principles and 

rules of practical shooting. 

Objectivity—Range Officers 

must show no favoritism. Everyone 

has to be treated equally. 

Range Officers must put aside 

personal feelings and make the 

call the way they see it in order 

to remain impartial officials. 

Leadership—When Range 

Officers can solve problems 

fairly and objectively, people 

start to look to them for leadership. 

People will pursue them 

for answers and information. 

This is the good Range Officer's 

paycheck. All the hours of hard 

work pays off with the highest 

compliment anyone can give — 

RESPECT. It cannot be bought, 

only earned. 

The job of the NROI instructors 

is to go out in the field and 

teach these qualities to those of 

you who are willing to donate 

your time so that others may 

enjoy our sport. It takes dedication 

and sacrifice to become a 

Range Officer. Your rewards 

are few, but those that you earn 

INSIDE NROI 

John Amidon, Vice President 

will remain with you through 

life. 

Now for the reality side. 

Some make the total commitment, 

others may only dabble 

in it, and others are only looking 

for the title or imagined 

power that goes with the title. 

The thing that can ruin a 

match most is poor officiating. 

All the hard work put into the 

planning, building, and running 

of your match, is mostly 

forgotten if the range officiating 

is bad. The wrong call can 

change the outcome of the 

match. Poor officiating does an 

injustice to all competitors who 

have paid a fee to compete under 

fair conditions. If you're going 

to do it, why not do it right! 

You may be saying, "How can 

we guarantee this?" There are 

ways. I was at a major match 

recently that offered to give you 

back part of your entry fee if 

you worked. This could work 

except many were not certified 

Range Officers and were not fa- 

miliar with the principles and 

rules of practical shooting. 

What may have worked better 

would be to take the money allocated 

and pay the expenses 

for certified Range Officers to 

come in and help officiate the 

match. A Level 1 Seminar could 

be taught before the match, and 

make attendance mandatory 

for those who would be working 

the match. A meeting could be 

held with the workers and the 

rule book gone through until it 

was better understood. 

NROI officials cannot get to 

every major match held during 

the year; but from those that we 

do attend, we can bring back 

the problems and try to find 

ways to improve them. While at 

the match, we can take the time 

to inform match officials of 

problems so an injustice may be 

corrected. I will give to you my 

commitment to do the best I can 

to ensure that all the NROI instructors 

go into the field with 

the best material and the right 

frame of mind; to teach those of 

you willing to make the commitment 

to our sport to be fair 

and do the best you can. Then, 

maybe, we can eliminate some 

of the incorrect calls. 

EXAMPLES OF RANGE 

OFFICERS NOT REVIEWING 

THE RULE BOOK. 

A US popper failed to fall on 

the first hit. The competitor 

then fired a second round that 

took the popper down. When 

the stage was finished, the competitor 

asked for a calibration 

check, and, unfortunately, was 

given one. That was the first error. 

The second error was that 

the RO hit four inches below 

the calibration line and the 

INSIDE NROI continued on page 69. 


AREA 6 

CHAMPIQNSHIP 

Todd Jarrett shows the rest how to beat the "Pinball Wizard." 

by Ron Griffin, Sr., A-12763 

FUN! As the match director 

said at the shooters' meeting, 

"'This match is all about fun! So 

let's all go out there and just 

have fun!" And that's what 258 

competitors did. They came out 

to "play in the clay" at the 

Greenville Gun Club in Greenville, 

SC, and fun was the 

theme of this event. 

Rangemaster John Hurst certainly 

did his part to ensure 

everyone's satisfaction, running 

this major match like he had a 

script. Match Director Ron 

Griffin, and the Associate Directors, 

Miles and Valerie 

Cheatham, and Jim Harris all 

did their part to make sure that 

John's job was as easy as possi- 

Page 10 

ble. Among the throng of shooters 

were 11 Grand Masters and 

33 Masters. 

All the competitors were 

great. Smiles abounded and the 

jokes and jabs were plentiful. 

Todd Jarrett won the match 

with Merle Edington nipping at 

his heels with 99.39 percent. 

Kippi Boykin won High Lady at 

80.99 percent. 'The 1994 Area 6 

champions are Merle and 

Sharon Edington. It's kind of 

neat when a husband-wife team 

take men's and women's Open 

Championships. In Limited 

Category, Jay Christie and 

Cindy Noyes won the men's and 

women's titles. 

I cannot imagine that any 

Match Director had a better 

crew to work with. Everyone in 

yellow, white or blue shirts 

wanted this match to be fun 

and they worked hard to see 

that it was. Stats were meticulously 

handled by Linda Chico, 

Katie Dougherty and Johnny 

Bonds from the Columbia club. 

The RO team, led by Miles 

Cheatham, was as good as it 

can get and the prize table, coordinated 

by Valerie Cheatham, 

was rich and generous 

with every shooter taking something 

home. John Hurst did his 

usual flawless job, even anticipating 

a "tease" from Mother 

Nature and turning it into an 

advantage. Jim Harris saw to it 

that every prop and material 

need was anticipated and satisfied. 

What a crew! As match director, 

all I had to do was show 

September/October 1994

up--and I'm not sure that was 

even necessary. 

The match consisted of seven 

challenging and fun stages that 

were "donated" by individual 

clubs. An eighth stage had to be 

pulled from the match as a result 

of mechanical difficulties. 

A lot of people worked hard to 

organize this match, and with 

that kind of investment, each 

club that contributed a stage, 

complete with staff, took tremendous 

pride in its particular 

stage. With more than 45 ROs 

and staff, the workload was 

fairly distributed and even the 

worker bees had fun! 

This match enjoyed the support 

of 15 sponsors (that's right, 

15 sponsors for seven stages!) 

Industry support for our sport 

is really fantastic and we were 

delighted to receive so much 

generous backing. 

Stage 1, "To The Front," was 

sponsored by Aimpoint. This 

speed shoot, designed by Bill 

Carr, really forced competitors 

to think. It had five IPSC targets 

mixed in with 12 noshoots. 

Now that's balance! 

Todd Jarrett won this stage. 

Stage 2, "Paynes Pain," was 

the classifier stage and sponsored 

by Caspian Arms. Have 

you ever seen Todd or Merle 

make a mag change? We haven't 

either. Talk about fast! 

Merle won this stage. 

Stage 3, "Get Out Of My 

Store," was sponsored by Jack 

Norris Practical Shooting Supplies. 

Steve Craig, of Columbia, 

SC, designed this stage with tables, 

drawers, barricades, turners, 

and even a popper thrown 

in for good measure. When the 

shooting was over, Todd had 

snatched first. 

Stage 4, "Hallway Horrors," 

was sponsored by Competitive 

Edge Dynamics. This super 

stage, the brain-child of Cindy 

Noyes and the Georgia Section, 

had lots of shooting and move- 

ment. Alas, the god of turning 

targets and soft cover ruled and 

we had to let it slide when we 

encountered mechanical problems. 

This stage is a keeper, 

though, and we hope to see it 

again really soon. 

Stage 5, "Windows, Walls, 

and Doors," was co-sponsored 

by Hamilton & Associates and 

Safariland. This was another 

Ant Hill shooting production 

run by Richard Timberlake, Joe 

Justice and Chris Elrod. These 

guys travel first class! The 

stage had barricades with ants 

painted on them, 32 rounds of 

fun shooting and Timberlake's 

humor to boot. These guys 

worked like a well-oiled machine 

and when the smoke had 

cleared, Rick Bowerman had 

taken the stage. 

Stage 6, "Room Service," was 

sponsored by Dove's Custom 

Guns and designed by Jerry 

Ames of the Anderson (SC) 

Practical Pistol Club. Jerry and 

The Tathcal Ono. The OM Option. 

NJUNISER 

OINIE CI-10ICE FOR 

FAST TACTICAL 

HOLSTERS. 

The Tactical Option from Safariland is the fastest 

tactical holster available today. Combining the benefits 

of the popular 009 model, with a unique light-weight, 

less bulk design, the Tactical Option is the only option 

for Tactical Class competition. The holster features 

Safariland's unique Safari-Laminate construction and the 

009's patented, injection molded, adjustable trigger 

guard locking device, allowing you to draw friction free. 

With Safarilarid's 010 Tactical Option, you can also 

fine tune the fit of the holster to the gun trigger area and 

remove any potential rocking. Other features indude: 

0 the tension knob on the outside of the 

holster easily adjusts with the touch of 

fingertip. A vela° lined belt tat 

provides a firm and adjustable carry when 

used with Safarilond's Velcro Belt system. 

Best of all the Tactical Option is priced 

right. Available in basket black and 

brown, the 010 fits all the same popular 

style guns as the 009. FOR YOUR 

NEAREST SAFARILAND DISTRIBUTOR, 

CONTACT 1-800-347- I 200. 

C1.4 

3120 Cost Mission BW • Ontario, CA 91161 .1100-347-12(10 

September/October 1994 1

Skip Gilmer handled the CRO 

duties. These two are a hoot, 

with Jerry playing the straight 

Bob Bailey, South Carolina State 

Champion, shoots on Stage 1. 

VANDENBERG CUSTOM 

CUSTOM 1911s 

HIGH CAPACITY 

AND SINGLE COLUMN 

OPEN AND LIMITED 

guy to Skip's grand wit. The 

stage had poppers, walls, 

doors—everything they could 

think of was there, and Todd 

Jarrett won it. 

Stage 7, "Pin Ball Wizard," 

was sponsored by D&J Bullets. 

South Carolina Section Coordinator 

Charles Burdette designed 

this stage and Don Ford 

and John Woidyla ran it. Pin 

Ball, a 28-round stage, has been 

here before. It was laced with 

steel, no-shoots, barricades, 

doors, and required that your 

mind run as fast as your feet! 

Todd out-thought, out-ran, and 

out-shot all the rest. 

Stage 8, "Change Up," was 

sponsored by CW Custom and 

designed by Bruce Hawkins of 

North Carolina. This 18-round, 

60 mph event included all three 

IPSC elements—speed, power 

and accuracy. Rob Leatham 

snagged top honors here. 

While the scores were being 

tallied, we held a Top 16 Shootoff. 

This side match was a lot 

of fun. All these shooting 

heavyweights were poking fun 

at each other, ribbing, joking, 

and laughing. That's what this 

sport is all about, don't you 

think? Todd Jarrett beat out 

the others to claim victory. 

We were honored to have the 

likes of Todd Jarrett, Rob 

Leatham, Merle Edington, 

Doug and Kippi Boykin, the 

Bowermans, Joe Kessler, Dave 

Dawson, and so many other big 

names, but no more so than the 

rest of the 258 competitors who 

came to "play in the clay." We 

saw the finest group of people, 

from D to Grand Master, assembled 

together to have fun 

and enjoy a safe, challenging 

match. Thanks to all who participated. 

Next year's Area 6 Championship 

will be held in Naples, 

FL. Having hosted four consecutive 

state and Area 

matches, the Greenville club is 

ready for a break, but this 

championship was one for the 

books. 

Not enough can be said for 

the sponsor support for this 

match. In addition to the 

USPSA Series Stage Sponsors, 

Caspian Arms, Shooting Accessories, 

PACT, D&J Bullets, 

Competitive Edge Dynamics, 

and ADCO International, we 

received support from Safariland, 

Hamilton Associates, 

Chip McCormick Corp., Alan 

Waters 1911 Shop, Green 

Mountain Sport Specialties, 

and KC HiLites. They really 

threw their support behind us. 

An3a 6 Top 16 

1. Todd Jarrett 

2. Merle Edington 

3. Rob Leatham 

4. Joe Kessler 

5. Frank Young 

6. Frank Garcia 

7. Horacio Cariello 

8. Doug Boykin 

9. Rick Bowerman 

10. Dave Dawson 

11. Billy Abatte 

12. Tom Carpenter 

13. Bob Bailey 

14. Ron Pike 

15. Glenn Jefferson 

.=■1141114441 

CUSTOM AR-15s AND 

1100/11-87 SHOTGUNS 

VANDENBERG CUSTOM 

28111/2 Dupont, Pasadena, Texas 77503 

(713)487-4420 

Todd Jarrett displays his charrmlonship stv!f- 


mrrm RANGE ORGANIZER 

The MTM Range Organizer and the Dry Box make a perfect pair to take to the range. 

by Dave Stanford, RD-2 

MTM, the same people who 

make those fine hinged plastic 

cartridge boxes, have done it 

again. Among other things, 

they are producing a Portable 

Range Organizer that every 

shooter should have; clubs need 

several. The MTM range organizer 

is, bar none, one of the 

handiest innovations to come 

along in years. 

The Range Organizer is made 

of sturdy plastic with the exception 

of two metal feet which are 

used to plant it in the ground to 

provide stability. Implanted, it 

stands 32 inches tall and provides 

the shooter with a 12 inch 

by 13 inch platform, but it collapses 

to less than 3 inches 

deep for storage and is extremely 

portable. When collapsed 

for storing or 

transportation, the metal feet 

are completely enclosed in the 

back of the plastic platform. 

Up to four rifles or shotguns 

can be leaned against it while 

accessories can be put on top of 

its platform. To use it, simply 

unsnap the support post with 

its attached metal feet fi-om the 

platform, then insert the top of 

the support into the bottom of 

the platform and step on the 

cross-member to embed the 

metal feet into grass or moderate 

soil. The information with 

the Range Organizer indicates 

it is designed for grassy soil 

only, but we found it worked 

very well on the hard-packed 

sand of our test facility. About 

the only place I would think it 

would not be suitable would be 

loose sand or very rocky soil. It 

should be ideal for clubs running 

events that need portable 

RO tables, for rifle and shotgun 

stacking, or for the hunter who 

needs a place to stack rifles in 

camp. I plan to use it to hold 

utensils when cooking outside. 

This is but a few of the many 

uses of this handy and versatile 

piece of equipment. 

We found the organizer very 

handy for holding a chronograph 

as well as for stacking rifles 

and shotguns waiting for 

testing. We mounted our PACT 

Professional Chronograph 

screens on a tripod and set the 

chronograph unit itself on the 

Range Organizer shelf where it 

was handy, out of the way, and 

easy to operate. The organizer 

can be used to hold ear muffs, 

clipboards, tape and range accessories 

in USPSA events. It is 

a portable table that is economical 

and easy to store. 

The MTM Range Organizer is 

catalogued as the Pro -1-30 and 

retails at a very reasonable 

$22.90. That's right, only 

$22.90-1 called the company 

for verification. 

Another innovation MTM has 

come up with is a translucent 

box called the DRY box. It has 

a rubber gasket around its 

hinged lid that effectively seals 

out moisture. The boxes are 

available in three different 

sizes. The box sent to us for 

testing is made of clear blue 

plastic and is 14 inches by 7 1/2 

inches by 9 inches. Its catalog 

number is SDB-0. They will 

float while holding up to 15 

pounds of materials. I particularly 

liked the ability to identify 

the contents of the box just by 

looking. The SDB-0 dry box retails 

at $10.85. 

To find your neatest MTM 

dealer or distributor contact 

MTM Molded Products Co., 

Dept FS, 3370 Obco Court, P.O. 

Box 14117, Dayton OH 45413 

or call at (513) 890-7461. 

Tell them you saw it in 

Front Sight! 


1994 AREA 3 CHAIVIPIONSHIP 

RO Jeff Lyons watches Rob Leatham shoot "Speed Kills." 

by Mike Mahaffy, L-852 

Simplicity, fairness, and fun; 

these were the basic building 

blocks that were formed into 

the 1994 Area 3 Championship. 

Nearly 300 shooters assembled 

at the Arnold Rifle and 

Pistol Club in St. Louis, MO, 

May 20-22, for an area match 

that may hopefully be a trend 

setter for those to follow. 

The match comprised eight 

challenging stages that were 

true tests of shooting skills 

rather than memory or athletic 

ability. Most of the stages were 

fun, some were tough, and one 

was literally a pain in the back. 

The match was planned with 

the shooters in mind. You could 

shoot the match in one day if 

you wanted, an option that 

proved to be popular. This allowed 

some dedicated shooters 

from the Minnesota section to 

drive to St. Louis, shoot on Friday, 

and get back home for the 

NRA convention taking place in 

Minneapolis. There was no "Super 

Squad," which allowed the 

average shooter to actually 

shoot a match with Matt, Robbie, 

or the rest of the elite. 

The match organizers also 

saw to it that a completely 

stocked hospitality room was 

available for all in attendance. 

After the completion of shooting 

on Saturday, the Missouri Section 

threw a good old-fashioned, 

St. Louis-style Bar-B-Q, complete 

with pork steaks, brats 

and, of course, plenty of ice-cold 

beer. It was really fun to be able 

to relax and socialize with all 

the shooting crowd we normally 

only see at the range. The 

match and Bar-B-Q were both 

well-attended and well-praised. 

Champion shooter Matt 

McLearn won the match, with 

Ted Bonnet winning Limited. 

Kippi Boykin set the standard 

for the lady shooters, and Bruce 

Piatt was top cop. Rick Byfield 

took the honors as Area 3 

Champion. 

All in all, the courses were 

straightforward but challenging, 

and the competition was 

pretty darn tough. The match 

was fun for all. 

The culmination of the match 

was the prize award ceremony 

that was held at the Holiday 

Inn, the host hotel. The Area 3 

match awarded $6500 in cash 

and an additional $32,000 

worth of prizes. 

If you attended and liked the 

1994 Area 3 Championship, 

plan your Bianchi trip around 

the 1995 contest. The same 

folks who were instrumental in 

the 1994 match have been 

awarded the 1995 match and 

plans are already underway. 

Please support all of the people 

who support us; we all know 

who they are. We especially 

want to thank the USPSA Series 

Stage sponsors, Caspian 

Arms, Shooting Accessories, 

ADCO International, PACT, 

Competitive Edge Dynamics, 

and D&J Bullets. 

Thanks also to Larry Bullock, 

Michele Lee, Rick Rueter, and 

Charlie Butzinger for their 

help. This match was a team 

effort and a huge success. 

Congratulations to all of the 

shooters—you were all winners. 

Thanks to all of those who 

helped in their own way. See 

you next year! 

ibp 16 OverEd1 

1. Matt McLearn 


3. Merle Edington 

4. Michael Voigt 

5. Jamie Craig 

6. Jack Barnes 

7. Matt Burkett 


9. Rick Byfield 

10. Arnt Mylire 

11. Dick Burkhart 

12. Bruce Piatt 

13. David Clark 

14. John Middlekauff 

15. Steven Woods 

16. Bob Houzenga 


USPSA Member Murdered 

During Robbery 

Glenn Lacobee, 38, and his father, David Lacobee, 59, were 

murdered in an early morning robbery of their grocery store in 

Keithville, LA, June 10, 1994. 

The Lacobees had just opened the store at 5:30 a.m. when three 

men came in and demanded money. Investigat,ors were not sure 

who shot first, but David Lacobee was able to pick up a gun and 

slightly wound one of the robbers. With evidence found near the 

store and other information provided by nearly 100 citizens, police 

were able to arrest three suspects on June 28th. After giving taped 

statements, the suspects, Randy G. Thomas, 21, Joseph Lee Jackson, 

37, and his nephew, Antonio M. Jackson, 17, were all charged 

with armed robbery and two counts of first degree murder. 

Thomas, who had been arrested in February for possession of an 

unregistered sawed-off shotgun, was taken to a local hospital for 

treatment of a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He had been scheduled 

to appear in Caddo District Court the last week of June. 

Glenn Lacobee had recently joined USPSA and was working 

toward a classification. His wife, Rhonda, is a new USPSA member 

who shot her first match June 5th. 

Service with the Keithville Fire Department runs in the family 

as David was a retired Captain with 21 years service and Rhonda 

is a fire medic. Sadly, Glenn was to receive his Captains badge 

the day he was killed. Fire Chief Bo Roberts said, "I was going to 

give it to him tonight when he came to work. Now I'll never have 

that opportunity." Glenn joined the Keithville Fire Department in 

1974 and was promoted to Captain on April lst. 

• 

• Zone 

Bullets 

- Quality Hard Cast 

2039 Walter Rd. 

Billings, MT 59105 

Toll Free: 

(800) 252-3111 

4,113D 

VASA 

Bullets - 

Accept nothing but the Finest. During the summer and into the fall 

we will be offering a 15% discount on freight to anywhere in the 

lower 48 States. Compare our bullets to any other cast product and 

you will see that our Custom Alloy & Quality Control are exceptional. 

Brinell Hardness of 18-19 and Hi-Tech Lube (on the bullet, 

not on the bottom of the box - We guarantee it!) allows 1500+ .fils 

without leading. Prices start as low as $30/M. Quantity di scounts start 

at 5M, mixing for quantity OK. Call now for a free brochure or 

inquiries into pricing on our entire product line. 

New: FAX (406) 248-1961 

NEW 

High Velocity 

Pepper Popper 

Our new "Impact-T520" 

target alloy was developed 

to handle today's 

light weight. high velocity 

jacketed bullets without 

damage to the targets. 

Impact-T520 is 75% 

harder than the 

standard T1 alloy. 

(T1 is a trademark 

of US Steel Corp) 

Now you can 

choose between our 

standard targets made 

ot T1 or similar alloy or 

the new Impact-T520 

for the ultimate pistol 

target. 

Compiete with bate 

Full Popper 42" 

US Popper 28" 

STD T520 

$110 $175 

$ 95 S135 

PRODUCT LIST 

A-Full Size IPSC 3/8 x 17-3/4 x 29-1/2 $ 59 

A1-Half Size IPSC 3/8 x 8-7/8 x 14-3/4 $ 15 

B-Full Size Popper Plate 3/8 x 12 x 42 $ 39 

B1-Full Size Popper 3/8 x 12 x 42 w/base S110 

B2-Full Size Popper "Impact-T520" w/base $175 

C-Steel Bowling Pin 1/2 x 4-718 x 15 $ 11 

E8-Steel Circle 3/8 x 8" diameter $ 9 

Et 0-Steel Circle 3/8 x 10' diameter $ 12 

E12-Steel Circle 3/8 x 12" diameter $ 15 

F-"B" zone 3/8 x 6 x 6 $ 9 

G-"A" zone 3/8 x 6 x 11 $ 11 

K-Portable Stand (post. base & hardware) $ 40 

N-NRA Action Plate 3/8 x 12 x 28 $ 29 

P-2/3 Size US Popper Plate 3/8 x 8 x 28 $ 29 

P1-2/3 Size US Popper Plate 3/8 x 8 x 28 w/base $ 95 

P2-2/3 Size US Popper "Impact-T520" w/base $135 

Wernirq: Do not shoot steef targets from closer than 12 yards. 

Shooter and all spectators must wear safety glasses in case of 

Hying spatter. Not for use with center lire rilles or shotgun slugs 

Note: 30 day terms for law enforcement agencies 

with written purchase order. 

$5 package charge on orders under $100. 

15% discount on orders over $1000 (Cash) 

UPS or freight charges. FOB. Rockford. IL. 

CHARGE YOUR ORDER MEM ilailak 

*Mimminf ill6 "ROW im 

CALL: 800/821-3475 

FAX: 815/964-0045 

**10 Bullets are our only business .11140 

CORPORATION 

1025 School Street 

14T0993 Rockford, IL 61105-0898 

September/October 1994 Perge 15

St. Louis Police Search Homes 

For Illegal Guns 

Reprinted from The New Gun 

Week, June 24, 1994 

Police in St. Louis have been 

using gun permit records to establish 

targets for warrantless 

searches of homes for "illegal 

firearms." 

The searches so far appear 

to have been confined mostly to 

poorer, minority dwellings, 

with little or no objection from 

the people whose homes have 

been searched or from national 

or local civil rights organizations. 

In Missouri, the handgun 

permits are really permits to 

purchase, involving a waiting 

period and background check. 

That is why Missouri is exempt 

from the Brady Law. No 

license or permit is needed to 

own a handgun, and many people 

legally own handguns and 

other firearms which were 

NOTICE 

Before the year 2000 private ownership of firearms will most likely be legislated away. 

National Police. under the direction of the President, will be empowered 10 deal with 

"Crime Emergencies" on the local level if Senator Lieberman has his cnme bill amendment 

enacted. An extraordinary crime problem (or the ilusion of an extraorrtinary cnrne 

problem being so carefully crafted) will be the justification 

You can continue to plivately bemoan this usurpabon while doing nothing except commiserate 

within your closed circle of like minded friends OR you can actively express 

your displeasure in a positive. meaningful manner. 

Write your elected officials. Make them accountable. Demand they explain their voting 

record Do not aCcept "non-answers" from them Tell them it they do not redefine their 

positions. you, the voters, wiil support the individuals running against them. and da it 

Send a copy of your letter(s) to us and we will do two things: (1) forward your letters 

en masse to President Ctintun with our cover letter and (2) give you a discount 0110% 

on your Waller purchase as our way ol saying thank you 

Amex, VIS2 & accepted. 

Order Toll Free. 1-800-874-2247 

or (203)838-4083 

Send 2.00 for catalogue 

either purchased before the 

current law was enacted or 

brought with them legally 

from other states when they 

moved to Missouri. The problem 

is that most people, especially 

the disadvantaged, 

couldn't prove that any gun not 

linked to a permit to purchase 

was otherwise legal. 

Police conducting the 

searches, after the permit to 

purchase records provide 

names and addresses, are reported 

to be very polite and 

friendly, asking for permission 

to enter the homes as part of a 

new program to root out illegal 

guns. In some cases this is reported 

to be a new pilot, federal 

program. Police also tell 

the residents that "you cannot 

be arrested" even if an illegal 

gun is found. 

WALLER 

NORVvALI,C,ONNECI1CuT•USA 

Waller Soft Safe® 

Patented 

CO1Ors: Black, Grey 

Red, Olive 

Size. 36" L 

and 46" L 

1119.00 

1139yo 

Waller pledges to provide you with the 

hest products and service available. 

W•WALLER•&•SON•INC 

142 New Canaan Ave • Norwalk, Connecticut 06850 

Victims' Relatives 

Sue Manufacturers 

Reprinted from The New Gun Week, 

June 24, 1994 

Relatives of four victims 

killed last year in a San Francisco 

law office have filed suit 

against Intratec Inc., of Miami, 

FL, the maker of the TEC DC-9 

used in the slayings. 

Also named in the suit were 

Hell-Fire Systems of Olathe, 

CO, manufacturer of the trigger 

system; USA Magazines Inc., 

which manufactured the magazines 

used by the killer; and Super 

Pawn, the Las Vegas, NV, 

pawn shop that sold the gun. 

The suit charges that the 

manufacturers were negligent 

in selling the "deadly weapons" 

to the public because they have 

no "legitimate civilian use." 

Gian Luigi Ferri invaded the 

law offices of Petit & Martin on 

July 1, 1993. He killed eight 

people and wounded SbE before 

committing suicide. Ferri left a 

letter blaming food additives, 

lawyers and others for his problems. 

The survivors' suits are being 

handled by four of San Francisco's 

major law firms, working 

free of charge with the Center 

to Prevent Handgun Violence, 

chaired by Sarah Brady. 

I WILL SHORTEN 

YOUR TASCO 

PDII & PDIII 

SCOPE 

FOR YOU 

BENEFITS: 

• A quicker target acquisition 

• Provides rocker 8c hammer access 

• NOTE: Can shorten up to 5/8' off 

each end of your scope (if your 

mount permits). 

PRICES: 

• $10 00 FORWARD END 

• $30,00 AFT. END (Aff lens to be 

remounted in original manner). 

• $6.50 Shipping &Handling 

TURN AROUND TIME: ONE WEEK OR LESS 

DDB ENTERPRISES 

9324 Carmichael Dr. La Mesa, CA 91941 

(619) 465 -0431 

\\,..4 LOU OSBERG, President 


T 

TO GREATER ACCURACY 

ADCO MiRAGEm Sights 

feature advanced reflex 

sight technology and 

top quality mil-spec workmanship 

They all have no 

focus, parallax-free sighting 

for fast target acquisition 

and click setting for 

easy windage and elevation 

adjustments These 

rugged and reliable sights 

are available in Black or 

Nickel Finish (All models) 

The MIRAGE RANGER 

30mm diam Red-Dot 

Sight is ideal for action 

shooters It offers the 

same quality as reflex 

sights costing twice as 

much It has a large 

(10 M.0 A.*) display 

The economically priced 

1" diam Red-Dot Sight 

(not shown) is perfect for 

the sports shooter on a 

budget It has a small 

(4 M.0 Al dot 

The MIRAGE 

SPORTSNIAN 

1' diam sight with 

patented Multi-Color 

(Fled-Green) Dot System 

can add an extra hour 

of quality hunting time 

to the day It has a large 

(10 M 0 A '") display. 

The subdued Green Dot 

is ideal for early morning, 

in the evening, in heavy 

cover or under overcast 

skies. 

The MIRAGE 

COMPETITOR 

30mm diam. sight assures 

a clear round dot The 

patented Multi-Colored 

Dot System is the reason. 

If Red is not providing a 

clear dot because of 

lighting conditions, just 

switch the diode to Green. 

Ideal for indoor ranges or 

when any light situation 

makes Red a poor option 

The ability to change the 

dot without the need of 

sighting in again could 

mean the difference 

between being "Champion" 

instead of runner-up 

.114,43,...\\,:, RANGER 

• Cl 

j 

-.0 

•-eo :-^ • 

RTSMAN 

htial 

COMPtT1TOR 

ADCO 

1 0 Cedar Street 

® Woburn, MA 01801 

Contact yu; local dealt: 

or distributor tor further 

Irtionnatloo. 

*M.O.A. stands tor Minute of Angle 

1 M.O.A. covers 1 inch at 100 yards

y Donna Lea HawleyA-18468 

GETTING WOMEN TO SHOOT IPSC 

IPSC, like most shooting 

sports, is a sport that could be 

considered gender neutral— 

that is, it can be performed 

equally well by men and 

women. There is little advantage 

for male size and strength, 

and what advantage there is 

can be compensated for by 

women choosing a different gun 

and equipment. 

Sports sociologists and psychologists 

have been studying 

the lack of women participation 

in sport and recreation activities 

for many years. While they 

haven't looked specifically at 

shooting sports, much of what 

they found applies here as well. 

Look around the next time 

you are at the range and notice 

the number of women who are 

MISF 

ra 

shooting. Look at the names of 

the best shooters and the participants 

in the major matches. 

Why are there so few women 

participating in IPSC? 

Why encourage women to 

shoot? 

Maybe before we ask why 

women aren't shooting we 

should first look at why we 

should want more women to 

participate. First, it would double 

our political impact against 

the anti-gunners. Right now 

the fight against guns is led by 

a woman, and to a large extent 

has become a "women's issue" 

of saving innocent children 

from "evil" guns. Women should 

be able to stand up and say "I'm 

a shooter, and as a law-abiding 

gun owner, my gun and I are 

not the threat." If every male 

shooter encouraged one woman 

to join the sport, the pro-gun 

numbers would double, and being 

anti-gun could no longer be 

touted as a politically correct 

women's issue. 

Second, it would improve the 

sport. If as many women as 

men shot, it would double the 

participation in the sport. We 

would have more resources to 

develop the sport, a greater 

base to require more ranges 

and more range time at public 

facilities, and a greater assurance 

of the continuation and 

growth of the sport. 

Third, it would improve 

women's self-confidence and 

skill in becoming able to look 

after their own self-defense. 

Women must start taking an 

equal role in their own defense 

S&A® 

FULL PARA-MAG GUIDE"( 

One piece Mag Guide 

& Main Spring Housing 

Increases magazine opening by 50% 

for quicker reloads 

No edges to impede reloading 

Stainless or Blue, Flat or Arched 

20 LPI fully defined checkering 

Will fit old & new P14's 

Minimal Frame Modifications 

Mounts solidly to frame 

Increases length 1/4" for 

greater recoil control 

NO WELDING!!! 

Retail $95.95 + $4.00 Mal 

COD or CIA 

"EZ FIT HI-GRIP"Tm Retail $34.95 + $4.00 S&H 

250 FITTING RADIUS, AVAILABLE IN STANDARD OR "PALMSWEL"Tm 

"EZ FIT" JIG Retail $16.50 

CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-SA2-1911 

P.O. BOX 496208 • GARLAND, TX USA 75049-6208 • FAX 1-214-840-6176 • INTERNA'TIONAL 1-214-840-3665 


and the protection of their families. 

Learning how to safely 

handle a gun and how to shoot 

is an important part of this. 

Participation in any shooting 

sport, and especially IPSC, will 

help teach the basics. 

Fourth, more women should 

start enjoying IPSC and other 

shooting sports as a means of 

competition and as a recreational 

activity. 

Why don't women shoot? 

Generally, people use recreational 

or leisure activities to improve 

their physical and mental 

well being, to have fun, to get 

away from work and their duties 

at home, and to get away 

from their everyday stresses 

and commitments. It's a sort of 

"time out" from everyday life. 

Participation in recreational activities 

is generally different for 

men and women, although 

there are exceptions. 

Men, for the most part, have 

a different concept of time. Men 

have certain times of the day, 

days of the week, and periods of 

the year that are for work. The 

rest of the time is for personal 

pursuits including recreational 

activities. Women, because of 

their unpaid child care and 

housework, don't have this concept 

of a division of time. This 

applies to full-time homemakers 

as well as to women who 

work outside the home. Some 

working women feel even more 

pressure because they don't 

have enough time for their unpaid 

workload at home. Basically, 

for women, all of their 

time is work time; they don't 

see themselves as having set 

periods of time that are theirs 

alone that they can use for recreational 

activities. 

Some people think that fulltime 

homemakers don't have to 

work at child care or housework. 

Many women have been 

taught to believe this and they 

feel a great deal of stress and 

guilt for wanting some leisure 

or recreational activity outside 

the home. They may feel they 

didn't "earn" it. 

Therefore, the first problem 

with getting women into IPSC 

is that they don't believe they 

have any time that isn't work 

time. If they want to come and 

shoot they feel guilty because 

they are ignoring their work or 

not enjoying it as leisure like 

they should. 

There are four main reasons 

why someone chooses a particular 

sport or recreational activity: 

for pleasure including social 

interaction, for health and fitness 

benefits, for competition, 

and for a possible career. 

THE ORIGINAL S&A® MAG GUIDE - 

for a fast, smooth mag change 

' Fits Colts and other 1911+1911A1 Automatics. 

@One piece magazine guide and main spring housing. 

•Adds 1/4" to grip for extra leverage and for recoil control. 

.Stainless or blued - flat or arched, 

'Extra defined checkering, 20 lines per inch. 

Gov't Model Flat Stainless 

Gov't Model Flat Blue 

Gov't Model Arched Stainless 

Gov't Model Arched Blue 

Officers Model Flat Stainless 

Officers Model Flat Blue 

Springfield Compact Flat Stainless 

Springfield Compact Arched Stainless 

Grizzly - $89.95 

*Para-Ordnance Flat Stainless 

'Para-Ordnance Flat Blue 

'Para-Ordnance Arched Stainless 

'Para-Ordnance Arched Blue 

Officers Model Arched Stainless 

Officers Model Arched Blue 

Springfield Compact Flat Blue 

Springfield Compact Arched Blue 

'not shown 

Also Available: 

Main Spring Housings, Grip Safeties and Custom Grips 

$69.95, $4.00 S/H, COD or CIA 

Dealers/Distributors please call. U.S. Pat. #4,570,370 

—411 

• smrni 8c 

I ALEXANDER Inc 

call toll free: 

1-800-SA2-1911 

P.O. Box 496208 • Garland, TX 75049-6208 • Fax 1/214-840-6176 


Women, for the most part, tend 

to choose activities for the first 

two reasons—social interaction, 

and health and fitness. IPSC 

doesn't provide a great amount 

in the way of health and fitness 

benefits and the social interaction 

comes in the clubhouse after 

shooting. The reasons for 

starting IPSC as a recreational 

activity don't exist for many 

women. 

Another barrier to women's 

participation in IPSC is financial. 

True, shooting is expensive 

for everyone, but for a woman 

there is the extra burden of 

guilt because she probably believes 

that the money she earns 

is for the home and family, or, 

if she is a full-time homemaker, 

that she is not entitled to spend 

the money her husband earns 

on self-indulgent activities of 

her own. Judy Garcia, who has 

won many times in her ten 

years of international IPSC 

competition, thinks it is hard 

HIGH STRENGTH 

STEEL TARGETS 

Full Size IPSC 848.00 

1/2 Size IPSC $13.00 

Full Size Popper $32.00 

complete w/base $90.00 

2/3 Size Popper $22.00 


1/3 Size Popper $12.00 


(Plus Freight, FOB, Casper, WY) 

• 

All targets constructed of T-1 

equivalent or better, unless 

otherwise requested. T-1 is a 

trademark of US STEEL CORP. 

WARNING: Do not shoot targets from closer than 

15 yards. All persons must wear safety eyewear to 

protect from flying debris Not for use with centerfire 

rifles or shotgun slugs. 

K&S FABRICATION 

1800 South Washington 

Casper, WY 82601 

(307) 266-4039 

for women shooters to justify 

the expense to compete because 

the prize money for women is so 

much less than that offered to 

men that few women ever win 

back even their entry fees . 

Women also have more difficulty 

making a time commitment 

to a recreational activity 

like IPSC. Most women can 

only give a cyclical or sporadic 

commitment to IPSC. They can 

shoot when the kids are at 

grandma's, when they inherited 

some money from Uncle Fred, 

or when the club has a family 

day. 

People have three levels of social 

involvement in sports: behavioral 

involvement as a 

player, or manager, spectator, 

score keeper, etc.; cognitive involvement 

which involves 

learning about the sport; and 

affective or emotional involvement, 

feeling part of the team 

or sport, or identifying oneself 

as being a shooter. Women tend 

only to involve themselves as 

spectators or doing some paperwork 

for the reasons discussed 

above. Also, girls and women 

have been socialized to put the 

needs of others first, and they 

HEINIEIS PISTOL SIGHTS 

Giock Sight Set #320 $42 50 

Glock Sight Set Bar/Dot #321 $89.50 

1911 Fixed Rear Sight #300-R $28.50 

Browning Hi.Power Sight #300-RB $28.50 

„7- .001 

tend to enter activities where 

they can continue to be "care 

givers." They volunteer in hospitals, 

at the Red Cross, and 

provide support to men's groups 

and sports. 

Finally, some women don't 

participate in some activities 

because they feel it will somehow 

make them less feminine 

in the eyes of others, or they 

feel uncomfortable in an allmale 

environment. 

H ow clubs can get more 

women shooters. 

First, clubs need to look at 

the reasons why women don't 

participate, and then find ways 

to reduce or eliminate these 

problems. Here are a few suggestions, 

but you may be able to 

come up with more that suit 

your own club and members. 

You may not just be teaching 

someone to shoot IPSC, you 

may be teaching someone who 

has never held any type of gun 

before. Put on special classes 

for these women. Give this job 

to someone who is an experienced 

instructor for beginners, 

or to someone who understands 

how a new shooter feels. 

iiirmfivis9 

Cross Dovetail Front Stght Blank $15.001 

HEINIE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS 

323 -F West Franklin, Havana, IL 62644 (309) 543-4535 I irt 

24 Hour Fax (309) 543-2521 

Send S2.00 FOR CATALOG OF CUSTOM PISTOLSMITHING AND ACCESSORIES 


II MI MI MI 11M NM NM MI MI NM ME MI MI MI NI MI 

DON FRALEY, 

P1STOLSMITH 

426 Ferry Street 

Russell, KY 41169 

(606) 836-2663 

HIGH PERFORMANCE • MATCH GRADE BULLET'S 

- DEALERS - 

VVE CAN NOW OFFER YOU 

A 50% DISCOUNT ON SHIP- 

PING TO ALL STATES (EXCEPT 

HAWAIII 

qf you %Vete aq CVVotici elLampion, 

CWOuld you &tile cfcivccfebb? 

Neither Does Mott Mclearn! He Shoots D 

J Builds! 

WE JUST KEEP GROWING, AND GROWING, AND GROWING! 

Master Distributors 

DiStr i bU te rS 

Brownelis, Inc 

Rt 2 Box 1 

20G S Front St 

Montezuma, IA 50171 

(515) 623-5401 

Gaspari & Assoc., Inc. 

Attn: Emidio Gaspari 

852 Old Elm Rd 

Lake Forest, IL 600-45 

(708) 295-599$ 

Graft Reloading 

Attn Mike Graff 

923 S 5th St. 

St Charles, MO 63301 

(314) 946-7468 

(314) 946-9237 FAX 

Have Gun 

Attn. Jim Francis 

9809 Greenbrier N.E. 

Albuquerque, NM 87111 

(505) 857-0685 

(505) 857-0695 FAX 

J P Enterprises 

Ann. John Gangle 

P.O. Box 26324 

Shoreview, MN 55128 

(612) 486-9064 

Kentucky Windage 

426 Ferry St 

Russell, KY 41169 

(606) 836-2663 

Mullins Ammunition 

Attn Jeff Mullins 

Rt 2 Box 304K 

Clintwood, VA 24228 

(703) 926-6772 

Practical Shooting Supply 

Ann Jack Norris 

5509 Woodley Ct. 

Holly Springs, NC 27540 

(919) 552-6702 

(800) 554-3230 

Rush Intl Corp 

280 Somerset Way 

Ft Lauderdale, FL 33326 

(305) 389-8808 

(305) 389-0669 FAX 

Absolute Systems 

Attn. Joel 

7206 Wine Cup Hollow 

Austin, TX 78750 

(512) 346-0348 

Alan Long Distributor 

Attn: Alan Long 

2150 Lexington Rd., Suite G 

P.O. Box 140 

Richmond, KY 40476-0140 

(606) 623-4027 or 

(606) 369-3879 

Awesome Arms, Inc 

Attn. Dave Dawson 

6739 Gadwall Ln. 

Orlando, FL 32810 

(407) 291-4106 

B & Distributor 

Ann' Charlie Burnside 

825 Richmond St. 

Raleigh, NC 27609 

(919) 787-8624 

OR 

Attn. Nancy James 

530 Hedgewood Pl. 

Winstom Salem, NC 27104 

(910) 768-1496 

B & W Custom Ammo 

Attn: William P. Tally 

6808 Hickory Dr 

Raliegh, NC 27603 

(919) 772-1424 

Best Shot, Inc 

597 Middle St 

Bristol. CT 06010 

203-585-1992 

Bill's Armory 

2797 Jisco Rd 

Jackson, OH 45640 

(614) 286-3667 

Blue Ridge Reloading 

Attn. Gary Bradford 

620 Chapman St. 

P 0 Box 1537 

Salern, VA 24153 

(708) 389-1368 

Borders Gun Shop 

Attn: Greg Border 

U S 60 West 

Ashland, KY 41102 

(606) 928-6326 

Christopher J. Stott 

931 TL 

R R 1 Box 5.63 

Duboys, PA 15801 

(814) 371.2475 

Dennis Frazier 

Rt. 2 Box 20 

Grahm, TX 76450 

(817) 549-8411 

EGW 

Attn George Smith 

4050 B8 Skyron Dr. 

Doylestown, PA 18901 

(215) 348-9892 

(215) 348-1056 FAX 

East End Gun & Pawn 

1923 Cumberland Ave 

Kddlesborci. KY 40965 

(606) 248-7698 

Firearms Outfitters 

Attn: Mike McCoy 

940 Hwy. 61 N 

Vicksberg, MS 39180 

(601) 638-7621 

Glades Gunworks 

Attn: Wayne 

4360 Corporate Sq 

Naples, FL 33942 

(813) 643-0997 or 2922 

(813) 643.1193 FAX 

Harvey's Fine Guns 

Attn: Carl Harvey 

310 Elm St 

Ironton, OH 45638 

(614) 532-8334 

Henry J. Chrabaszcz 

370 Old W Warren Rd 

West Warren, MA 01092 

(413) 436-7245 

Hidden Hills 

3730 Marvin Ave 

Louisville, KY 40218 

(502) 454-5213 

High Performance Bullet Co 

Attn: Ray Lambert 

2627 Tamarind Dr. 

Edgewater, FL 32141 

(904) 428-4042 

HOOSIElf Bullet Distributor 

6622 Springvale Ct. 

Newburgh, IN 47630 

(812) 853-8925 

Kiesler Police Supply 

Ann Ben Horton 

3300 Ind Pkwy 

Jeffersonville, IN 47130 

(812) 288-5740 

Kustom Ballistics 

1009 Southampton 

Decatur, IN 46733 

(219)728-2128 

Leck's Guns, Inc 

HRC 63 Box 72A 

Cuero, TX 77954 

(512) 275-3360 

(512) 275-6914 FAX 

M & D Enterpnses 

101 Rockwood Ln 

Hazard, KY 41701 

(606) 436-6709 

Mid Atlantic Supply/ 

Davis Marketing 

Attn. Ed Davis 

223 Penny Ln. 

Stevensville, MD 21666 

(410) 843-7882 

Mark Palazio 

91 Reservoir Ave 

Pawtuckett, RI 02860 

(401) 725-7987 

Nowlin Custom Mfg 

Attn John Nowltn 

Rt 1 Box 308 

Claremore, OK 74017 

(918) 342-0689 

Rayrnond "Pat O'Connor/ 

Charlie Mills 

5651 Zena Rd N W. 

Salem, OR 97304 

(503) 371-8242 

Phoenix Armory 

Ann Joe Bunczk 

248 Miami Ave 

Norristown, PA 19403 

(215) 539-0733 

Reese Monzingo 

Rt. 2 Box 875 

Fayetteville, NC 28306 

(910) 875-6910/6913 

(910) 484-5566 Ext.39 

Robtec. Inc 

3750 Investment Ln 

Riviera Beach FL 33404 

(407) 798-3654 

Roscoe's 

Attn Roscoe Geer 

Rt 1 Box 18 

New Cumberland, WV 

26047 

(304) 564-3181 

Sam Boggs 

1842 Clmton Furnace 

Wheelersburg, OH 45694 

(614) 574-4349 

Sandy Hill Firearms 

492 Sandy Hill Rd 

Valencia, PA 16059 

(412) 443-0947 

Shooters Supply 

Attn: Cados Ball 

1035 Stewart Add 

Minor). WV 25541 

(304) 743 6646 

Sportsman Corner, Inc 

1655 S Green St 

Henderson, KY 42420 

(502) 826-6995 

Bluegrass Pistol Club 

Attn: Jim Johnson 

701 Hickory Hill 

Nicholasville, KY 40356 

(606) 885-1208 

INIINIMIMMII•1111M1M11111===111111•=111111•1111111111•111111111M =MI MIMM 

Shooter's Choice 

944 Sunset Blvd. 

West Columbia, SC 29169 

(803) 791-5498 

South Shore Pistols 

Attn. Anthony Caruso 

580 County Rd 39 

Southampton, NY 11968 

(516) 283-4412 

Steven Michael Studios 

Attn Steven Woods/ 

Wayne Woods 

2282 Monitor St. 

DallaS, TX 75207 

(214) 951-9502 

(214) 951-9503 FAX 

SWS Guns 

Attn Stephen Sturgill 

1123 Moegtings Hts Rd 

Ashland, KY 41101 

(506) 325-8376 

Target Barn 

Attn Dave Zimmerman 

P O. Box 8528 

Toledo, OH 43623 

019) 841-4770 

The Bullet Hole 

Ann Francis Moore 

35576 N. Boundary St 

P 0 Box 274 

Soldonta, AK 99669 

(907) 262.6344 

Tyger River Gun Works 

Attm Charles Burdettei 

Chuck Warner 

465 Hampton Or 

Spartanburg, SC 29306 

(803) 585-3809 

Universal Shooting Academy 

Attn: Frank or Judy Garcia 

4300 Highway 630 E. 

Frostproof, FL 33843 

(813) 635-3425 

(305) 552-7458 FAX 

Vance's Gun Shop 

Attn lIchard Vance 

3723 Cleveland, Ave 

Columbus, OH 43224 

(614) 471-7353 

Wolfe's Gun Shop 

3361 Clover Dr 

Charleston, WV 25306 

(304) 925-6893 

The Gun Barn 

2525 M 59 

Highland, MI 48356 

MUM

Have some handguns available 

for women who don't yet 

have a gun, and make sure 

some have smaller grips so they 

will feel more comfortable for 

smaller women. You can charge 

the women an ammo fee, and 

maybe a small rental charge for 

using the gun. 

Make sure you have ear protection 

available for anyone 

who doesn't have her own. 

Have some ear muffs in addition 

to foam plugs. There is 

enough stress for new shooters, 

and anything uncomfortable 

can make their first shooting 

experience unpleasant. You 

don't want to turn them off 

shooting because they find 

foam plugs uncomfortable. Suggest 

they remove earrings for 

comfort if they use ear muffs. 

Address day care issues with 

potential students before you 

set up the class. 

0 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 A 0 1 IA 1 ! 

When Matt McLearn won the 1993 U.S.P.S.A. Nationals, the IPSC World 

Championship and the 1994 FIPT; he used new and radical high-tech 

equipment: his Caspian Arms Hybrid-Comp, C-More Sight, and holding it 

all, his custom GREEN MOUNTAIN BAG. They're all state-of-the-art! 

.11.de 

TEA IW C A SP/A N 

Matt Mclearn with the Bag of Champions! 

Made in the Good '0111.0 -Call wrilearhir today/ 

oaf 

Set up a course for women 

only. Jokes from husbands, 

sons, or other men will distract 

the new shooters, make them 

feel self-conscious or inadequate, 

and tempt them to quit. 

Have the first class on a day 

or at a time that not many 

regular shooters will be there, 

or on a day without a competition. 

Beginners don't need to 

feel there is an audience. They 

also may feel intimidated if 

they don't have a race gun or 

the right equipment. 

Have one instructor who 

teaches one method. Assistant 

instructors should all agree to 

teach the same method as the 

main instructor. A beginner 

who gets conflicting advice from 

a number of people will be confused, 

and may give up if everyone 

who comes along says she 

is doing it wrong and tries to 

get her to shoot their way. They 

Me I o IPSC sliooters in the 

world, mil 7 of Me TOP TIN 

lISPO shooters use 111e 

Grew A101111111111 Bail 

The ingenious design, compact 

size, convenient features and 

military spec toughness are 

exactly what shooters need! 

Cheek 01111 

The best bag made. 

Complete with our exclusive 

no B.S. Lifetime warranty. 

N2g. 95 Mafefell 

Call 1-800-639-1892 

Green Mountain Sport Specialties 

RR2 Box 185 Underhill, Vermont 05489 

(802) 899-3260 Voice and FAX 

can learn other styles when 

they start shooting more. 

Include women instructors or 

assistants whenever possible. 

Don't be sexist. While you 

may joke with people who have 

been around the club for a 

while, joking that makes a 

woman student feel uncomfortable 

can interfere with learning. 

If the students are adults, 

treat them as adults and don't 

call them girls unless they are 

children. 

If you expect competence, you 

will get it. Demand safety. Encourage 

enjoyment. 

The instructor and assistants 

need to be aware of the terminology 

they use. A beginner 

doesn't know any terms, even 

common ones like muzzle or 

magazine, or expressions like 

"Comstock." Explain all the 

equipment, shooting skills, and 

rules of the sport in a classroom 

before starting to shoot, but 

don't rush. 

Encourage questions about 

everything. A beginner may 

have a concern or fear because 

all she knows about guns she 

learned from TV and movies. 

Explain the difference between 

real guns and movie guns. 

Create recreation and competition 

programs. Recreation 

programs should encourage 

self-improvement, not competition. 

If your club has only 

matches and doesn't have practice 

days, open a special class 

for those who aren't there to 

compete but who are there to 

practice with a new gun, learn 

how to shoot IPSC, or just have 

some recreation. You could 

make a new "recreation" class 

that is scored but not included 

in the competition for prizes. In 

this way, women who are just 

starting won't feel like losers 

who are always at the bottom of 

the competition list, because 

their scores won't appear on it. 


Make a list of places where 

women can buy new and used 

equipment. Have a woman you 

know go and see how the gun 

store employees treat women 

customers; you may be surprised 

to find some who are less 

considerate than you expect. 

Encourage them to change, or 

don't add them to your list. 

Find club members who may 

be willing to rent or loan guns 

or equipment they aren't using 

to beginners who can't afford to 

purchase their own gun. Create 

a club re-loading group so 

women and other new shooters 

can save money on ammunition. 

Create limited memberships 

for beginners so they can try 

the sport without making a 

'large financial or time investment 

in a membership. 

Offer additional prizes for 

women who shoot within the 

regular classes to the best 

woman shooter. Marilyn Stanford, 

the Executive Manager of 

USPSA, says that women's 

awards are to get women interested 

in participating. When 

they start they usually won't 

win anything in their class. It 

is our way to say we like having 

them here and to keep them 

coming back. 

Once in a while have a 

women-only match to encourage 

new women to start shooting 

in an all-female environment. 

Stanford says that one 

club has a women's match 

about once a month and they 

get about ten shooters each 

time. The men set the match up 

and run it. 

While you may want special 

women's programs, don't make 

special women's memberships 

or a "women's auxiliary." Let 

women be a regular part of your 

club and the sport who can participate 

in any activity, not a 

separate group of "not really" 

shooters. 

Create a program where a 

member can bring a woman, or 

other beginners, for a free visit 

to try the sport. 

How male shooters can 

encourage women to shoot. 

Let someone else teach your 

wife or girlfriend how to shoot. 

It can put a strain on relationships 

when one person is constantly 

correcting the other. 

Give them your best advice, 

but let women shooters choose 

their own gun and equipment. 

They need it to fit their hand 

and body and may have other 

reasons for their choices that 

don't always meet your criteria. 

Once they choose it, encourage 

them to keep learning about 

guns and equipment, and to 

make changes as they get better. 

Encourage them not to let 

finances prevent them from 

getting better equipment; help 

them sell their old things to 

help pay for the new. 

t 

• I). 

Don't compete with the 

woman you take shooting. Sure, 

you want to see how you both 

do in the overall standings, but 

encourage her to compete 

against those in her class or the 

other women, not feel she is a 

loser between the two of you. If 

she just wants to shoot for recreation, 

and not to compete, let 

her know you think this is okay. 

Your coaching can make her 

a better shooter. You can learn 

a lot about your own shooting 

by teaching someone else. 

Make shooting part of a day 

or weekend event. You can plan 

the whole thing from loading 

ammo, to breakfast, travel, and 

an after-shooting dinner. 

Everyone and the sport will 

benefit from having more 

women involved in shooting. 

Donna Lea Hawley, a former practicing 

lawyer, has a Masters Degree in 

Physical Education, is a personal defense 

and firearms instructor, and an 

IPSC shooter. 

011t Of This ME 

• • • • 

WITNESS GOLD TEAM 

It's the choice of champions like two-time Masters winner. two-time Bianchi Cup . 

winner and the youngest-ever IPSC World Champion, Doug Koenig. The Witness 

Gold Team is the only full house pistol that offers both a very reasonable price 

and the ability to compete n IPSC/USPSA's "Unlimited Class" right out of the 

box. Standard features include- 

• Adjustable S/A trigger: 

• High capacity Witness Match Frame (one of the highest in the competition world) with 

squared trigger guard. extended beavertail. beveled mag well. and checkered front and 

back straps: 

• Triple chamber comp on match quality barrel (new cone type system available); 

• Choice of popular .38 Super or .45ACP (both top ends are interchangeable on the same 

frame) or 9mm X 19. 9mm X 21 or .40 S&W (interchangeable on a slightly narrower frame): 

• Unbelievably comfortable slim profile competition grips: 

• Frame pre-drilled and tapped for scope mount; 

• E.A.A.'s exclusive Limited Lifetime Warranty. 

WITNESS GOLD TEAM. The choice of champions should be your choice. too 

Send $2 for current color catalog Dealers. send current FFL 

retail tax certificate and phone number '0, FREE c,-7:3:0,7 

EUROPEAN AMERICAN ARMORY CORP 

Leading the way into the future. 

C EAA 1993 P.O. Box 3498, Bright Station • Hialeah, FL 33013 • 305/688-4442 

Jam EAA's FIGHT FOR FREEDOM/ 

Every firearm includes information on how you can help the NRA and ASSC protect our rights 

September/October 1994 Page 2.3

It is a sad fact, but true, that 

we are becoming increasingly 

paranoid. No matter where we 

turn, we are faced with stories 

of violence, tales of horror that 

would have done Edgar Allen 

Poe proud. If we open a newspaper, 

turn on the television or 

radio, or even walk by a newsstand, 

we are bludgeoned with 

man's inhumanity to man in 

vivid blood-red technicolor and 

screaming Surroundsound 

punctuated by the stutter of 

automatic fire. 

As a result, gun owners, even 

those of us who are privileged 

to belong to an organization 

whose purpose is to promote 

safe and sane (as opposed to 

wild-eyed and terrified) gun 

handling, are coming increasingly 

under scrutiny. One of our 

members, in an effort to bring 

this to the attention of our readers, 

reported to us the following 

1COMBAT TARGET 

IPSC 

100 590 

500 550 

1000 520 

2500 490 

PRICED EACH 

200 LB TEST NEW CARDBOARD. VERTICAL FLUTES, 

PERFORATED SCORING LINES, TAN FRONTS WIT1-1 

WHITE BACKS, 100 PER SHIPPING CARTON. 

MATCHING PASTERS 

1 IN SQUARE, SELF-STICKING, TAN SHADE TO 

MATCH TARGETS, 1000 PER ROLL. PRICED PER 

ROLL. 

1-9 $3.40 10-19 $3.15 

20-49 $2.95 50 + $2.80 

TIGER TARGETS 

1420 EVERGREEN CIRCLE. MIDWEST CITY, OK 73110 

(405) 733-71322 

PRICES 00 NOT INCLUDE FREIGHT. COD OR CHECK IN 

ADVANCE. NO CREDIT CARDS. PARCEL POST AVAILABLE. 

PICK UP BY APPOINTMENT. PHONE ANSWERED 24 HEtS BY 

RECORDER. INQUIRY CALLS RETURNED ASAP. 

USPSAIPSC APPROVED TI-101SINCE 1983 

LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE 

incident which occurred in the 

Denver area. 

A USPSA shooter on his way 

through the Denver area was 

pulled over for a minor traffic 

violation. Upon being requested 

to produce his driver's license, 

he had to tell the officer that it 

was in his gun bag in the trunk, 

and that he was indeed carrying 

weapons. Once the trunk 

was opened, the officer noted 

and commented on the firearms, 

which were of a type not 

permitted within the confines 

of the city. 

The shooter replied that he 

was en route from his place of 

residence, where these firearms 

were permitted, to an internationally-recognized 

competition. 

He then showed the officer 

his USPSA card. At this point 

the skeptical officer challenged 

him to prove that he was attending 

a competition and not 

en route to the Post Office (obviously 

with the intent to commit 

mayhem). While the 

by-now frantic competitor was 

digging through his things, trying 

to find a match schedule, 

even an old one that might 

show a list of matches, the officer 

received a call requesting 

his presence elsewhere. He 

then let our shooter go on his 

way, scared but still free. 

Modifications to your PISTOL • RIFLE • SHOTGUN 

Competition • Carry • Combat • Hunting 

Jim West 

Andy Hawk 

Gunsmiths 

"If it's not right... 

it's wrong." 

In order to get more information, 

our correspondent followed 

up by contacting the city 

attorney's office. The person 

there stated that this was a 

situation where "Affirmative 

Defense" came into play. His 

recommendation was to have in 

your possession a current 

match schedule or match booklet, 

anything that listed places 

and dates where the firearms 

would be used; to keep your 

driver's license in the front; and 

keep the firearms securely 

locked away in the trunk. 

For those of you who may be 

put in the same situation, our 

correspondent has this to say: 

"...I recommend that you keep 

with you a current match 

schedule. If it's a major event, 

keep the match book with you 

just so that you have something 

in print that says you're not going 

to a Post Office (heaven 

help you if it's a Postal match), 

and by all means, keep your 

guns in the trunk and your 

driver's license next to your 

heart!" 

If any of our friends in law 

enforcement, or those who may 

have encountered this type of 

situation, have any suggestions 

on how to avoid or minimize an 

encounter like this, please 

write to us at Front Sight. 

• 100% Guaranteed 

• Large parts and 

accessories inventory 

*Excellent prices 

*Quid( turnaround 

• Professional 

*Quality 

*Reliability 

WILD WEST GUNS, INC. 

7521 Old Seward Hwy, Unit A Anchorage, Alaska 99518 

Ph (907) 3444500 Fax (907) 344-4005 


"I need every compethre edge can get. Pro-Ears help me maintain maximum concentra 4491kwolaftmpion 

Pro-Earsrm can help you protect your hearing, improve 

your reaction times and your points total too..." 

4.Lkcb 

If you're serious about your 

shooting you need to add the 

Pro-EarsTm hearing protector 

and sound amplifier to your 

professional equipment. It 

gives you superior hearing 

protection (with infinite 

adjustments) that allows you 

to keep on winning and 

reacting at your absolute 

Each ear cup is individually adjustable 

to give you complete hearing control 

peak. And it gives serious 

shooters the milli-second 

advantages necessary to win 

in today's intense 

competition. 

Hear Range Commands At 

The Speed of Sound 

Pro-Ears employ state-of-the 

art A.S.C. technology (Active 

Sound Control) derived from 

extensive computer sound 

wave testing in the high-tech 

aerospace industries. And 

because Pro-Ears restrict or 

amplify sound to each ear 

individually – - you end up 

with optimum performance, 

and hearing protection. This 

means unparalleled 

performance on the range... 

where hearing commands is 

critical for your safety. 

Designed By Engineers, 

Developed By Serious 

Shooters 

Pro-Ears were developed 

after extensive testing and 

practical range time in real 

\Norld situations. Grand 

Master shooter Matt Burkett 

not only tested and endorses 

Pro-Ears– he helped develop 

the company... so you know 

this product really works in 

the field for recreational and 

professional shooters alike! 

1/800-888-EARS 

Comfort Assured 

Pro-Ears weigh 1.6 ozs. less 

than the closest competitor: 

employ rugged state of the 

art A.S.C. circuitry: and offer 

unsurpassed balance. slimline 

design and a custom 

natural fit. The modular 

design of our advanced 

system allo+,vs you to adjust 

the cross piece and muffs to 

insure a perfect fit to your 

head. The soft, supple pads 

surrounding your ears not 

only help lock out harmful 

sounds. but offer comfort for 

vvearing hours at a time. 

No Problem Guarantee 

Pro-Ears are guaranteed 

against defects for five years. 

We're so confident you II like 

Pro Ears, we offer a 30 day 

Money Back Guarantee. If 

they don't perform as we've 

promised. send em back. 

No problem. 

Order Today Call 1.800.888.EARS today to order at the special 

introductory price of just $159.95. including alkaline batteries. plus 

$5.00 S & H. The sooner you order, the quicker you can start 

enjoying all the sound advantages that shooters like World 

Champion Matt McLearn wouldn't think of doing without. 

VISA 

— 

Pro-Ears fold for compact 

storage. 

Soft. supple pads provide 

hours of comfort 

Features sleek. slim-hne. 

modular design. 

Or send check or money order to: 10. Ridge Line Products 

Pro Ears are available in Black, P.O. Box 30410 

White or 0.D., please specify color Phoenix, AZ 85046 - 0410 

when ordering.

THE FIR,ST ANNUAL SPACE CITY CHALLENGE 

by Ed Vanden Berg, A-17873 

For the members in the 

South Texas section, the qualifiers 

for Nationals are over. The 

Area Four Championship is history 

and the shooting season is 

definitely underway. For years 

the big match in May was the 

Bayou City Classic, but now it 

is gone. This year the members 

of the Bay Area Practical 

Shooters club decided to put on 

a new match to replace the 

Bayou City Classic, called the 

Space City Challenge. 

Bobby Russo shoots through "Close Quarters," and Dennis Gardner handles the RO 

duties. 

The First Annual Space City 

Challenge was held on May 28 

and 29, 1994, at the Pearland 

Sportsman Club. It was a six 

stage, 162 round match with 

five field courses and one classifier. 

The field courses were 

designed by the officers of 

BAPS, and were intended to be 

safe and fun. 

Stage 1, "Midnight At Stop 

and Shop," was a 20-round Virginia 

Count course. The shooting 

box was behind an eight 

foot long counter with two cash 

registers which formed three 

shooting ports. The gun and all 

ammo had to come from a box 

under the counter. After the 

"stand by" command, the competitor 

placed his weak hand on 

the counter and started the 

timer with his strong hand. 

There was a required reload between 

each port. As you can 

Bernardelli 

L J 

•••■•• 

Italy's Newest and Best 

Thoroughbred race handgun. 

Developed in consultation with top practical shooters 

offering all the specifications of a custom gun straight out 

of the box at a realistic price. 

For less than $1,600 you could be shooting Italy's best and 

saving thousands on a custom modified gun. 

Just look at these outstanding features! 

'Forged sfeel frame, slide and barrel, designed for Major loadS • Callipers 40S & W. 9x.19. 

9x21 ' Precision accuracy 138 mm (5.5" long Chrome Moly barrel with choice of advanced 

technology 2 and 4 port interchangeable compensators " Full length slide rails with unique anti 

play feature ' Wide flared magazine well as standard ' Full checkering on front and back straps 

as well as the slightly recurved trigger guard • Capacity, 16 in 9mm and 12 in 40S&W 

Magazine bumpers • Slim design grip with checkered hard plastic scales or optional walnut 

grips • Drilled and tapped for optional low position scope mount Single action adjustable 

trigger ' Magazine release button and ambidextrous safety options available • Overall weight 

empty a light 1 1 kg 

Armsport, Inc. 

POST OFFICE BOX 523066 

MIAMI, FLORIDA 33152-3066 

ASK YOUR DEALER Oft CAUL (305) 635-7850 

Page 26 


imagine, this was a fast and furious 

stage. Jim Nelson was the 

stage winner. 

Stage 2, "Ski Holiday," was a 

28-round Comstock course. 

There is not enough room here 

to describe this stage, but believe 

me, "Ski Holiday" added a 

whole new meaning to the term 

"field course." The distance 

from the first barricade to the 

last shooting box was about 70 

yards. Jim Nelson also won 

"Ski Holiday." 

Stage 3, "Close Quarters," 

was a 28-round Comstock 

course. The best description for 

this stage would be a house 

clearing. The competitor 

started out seated with fingers 

interlaced behind his head. At 

the signal it was "shoot 'em as 

you see 'em." Jim Nelson was 

the winner of "Close Quarters." 

Stage 4, "Quicky II," was the 

classifier stage. Again, Jim Nelson 

won this stage with Bobby 

"The Youngest Master" Diaz 

close behind. 

Stage 5, "Smoking Barrels," 

was a 31-round Comstock 

course that included shooting 

over, around, and through barricades 

and ba/Tels. While this 

stage had the most no-shoots, it 

was a fun stage to shoot. John 

Dixon won this one. 

Stage 6, "Keep Out," was 30- 

round Comstock course. "Keep 

Out" incorporated windows, a 

door, gravity-turners (disappearing 

targets), and a low port 

barricade. This was another 

"shoot 'em as you see 'em" 

course that was really fun. 

John Dixon also won this stage. 

High Overall went to Jim 

Nelson. Ted Bonnet, who placed 

fifth overall, won High Limited. 

Joyce Spurgeon was High Lady. 

Bobby Diaz placed third overall 

and won High Junior. 

During the Qualifiers and 

Area Four Championship, eve- 

ryone is too serious to relax and 

just have fun. Those that won 

slots to the Nationals are busy 

making travel arrangements. 

Those that didn't win slots are 

busy drying out their crying 

towels. The Space City Challenge 

was intended to be a fun 

match for all. It drew shooters 

from all over Texas and Louisiana. 

The field courses were designed 

to allow the competitors 

as much room for "creativity" as 

possible. (Isn't that what good 

course design is all about?) The 

prize table was sponsored by 

Briley Pistol Division, Strayer 

Tripp International, CBX Inc., 

Triangle Gun Shop, RLJ Services, 

Eddie Jimenea, and Vanden 

Berg Custom. This year's 

Space City Challenge was limited 

to 100 competitors. Next 

year's Challenge may be bigger, 

but I don't believe it could be 

any better. "it 

I11-127119 _L ELIMINATOR so SERIES 

fillifflIfff; 

COMPETITION HARDWARE 

PRICE BLOWOUT! 

OVER STOCK 

CLEARANCE 

CRAIG CUSTOM 

COMPENSATORS: 

• Competition Proven Performance 

• Precision CNC Machined 

• Engineered for easy fit 

111M; 

• Light & Efficient 

• Available in .38, .40, & .45 

CRAIG CUSTOM LTD. 

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 

CASPIAN/CRAIG 

Eliminator Pistols 

Special $1995' Reg. $2495.'" 

In Stock Now! 

• Only 20 units available at this price 

• Available in 38 Super and 9x21 

• All parts included (less scope) 

• Dealer prices available 

"Our Competition Proven Experience 

& Reputation Says It All!" 

Call or write for price list and info. (316) 669-0601 

629 E. 10th 

Hutchinson, KS 67501 

"SPECIAL" 

P9/TZ $79.95 

nomp111141111111111 

1911 MARK V 

"SPECIAL" 

$119.95 


y Dave Stanford, RD-2 

Last year at the 1993 National 

3-Gun Championship, I 

happened to see and comment 

on the unusual design of a muzzle 

brake on a competitor's rifle. 

I asked him if it was effective 

and he said it certainly was. I 

thought no more about it until 

a few months later when I received 

a JP Muzzle Brake in 

the mail with accompanying literature. 

Included was an excerpt 

from a review that 

seemed to say that this was a 

"zero recoil muzzle brake." In 

rapid succession I thought, 

"What a bunch of baloney, I just 

don't believe it. I doubt if I will 

ever take the time to try this 

one out. It sure looks different." 

The device appears to be simply 

a section of 1-1/2 inch diameter 

pipe cut at about a 45 

degree angle on each end. It has 

a hole through the middle and 

a piece of metal fastened at a 

90 degree angle to the axis of 

the tube. It is threaded to attach 

to the barrel of a rifle (or 

pistol). Inside the tube is another 

oval piece of metal forming 

a cup that is welded to the 

inner surface of the main tube. 

This in effect produces a dual 

chamber cross-tube design with 

curved surfaces acting as baf- 

THE ULTIMATE IN HANDGUNS 

• ■••••• 

1110‘,4, 

Mr; 

IPSC-• BULLSEYE • 

PERSONAL PROTECTION.. - 

JP MUZZLE BRAKE 

' 

11M411 —s- ." 

Phil Mitchell noticed a definite difference in felt recoil when shooting the AR-15 with 

the JP Muzzlebrake installed. 

fles that face the muzzle of the 

firearm. It is similar to muzzle 

brakes used on tank guns. 

I decided to take this funnylooking 

device to the range to 

try it out. Phil Mitchell, who 

lives near our range, accompanied 

me and agreed to give me 

his impression of its effectiveness. 

I purposely did not tell 

Phil what we were testing for, 

just that I wanted to get his impressions 

when shooting the rifle 

under different conditions. 

First we shot several rounds 

with a competitive brake installed 

on an AR-15. We used 

military surplus hard ball am- 

. . 

NokiN YAW 

r_. 

1.4z, 

stom GUN ‘14° 

"The choice of 

champions like 

Frank and Judy 

Garcia' 

Dept. AH 

PO Box 222 

Schencksvi I le, 

PA 18078 

14‘..-, .0- (715) 767-4423 

munition for the tests. Shooting 

was done both off-hand and on 

a rest. Phil noticed a definite 

difference between the two 

brakes when he shot off-hand 

while standing, as did I. He 

specifically commented while 

shooting the JP brake that the 

"torque" effect he experienced 

with the other brake, where the 

gun moves high and right on 

the target, was gone. 

We then shot both brakes 

from a solid rest. Here the difference 

was even more noticeable. 

I would not say there was 

NO experienced recoil, but I 

can say that the vibration and 

recoil experienced was on an 

equivalent to shooting a .22 

magnum rifle. I believe there 

was more recoil experienced 

from the cycling of the action 

than there was from the actual 

firing of the shot. Shooting from 

a rest at a 1-1/2 inch shooting 

dot 40 yards away, the cross 

hairs did not leave the vicinity 

of the dot and seemed to stay 

within about 2 inches of the 

point of aim at all times. 

To say that we were both favorably 

impressed with the lack 


SUPERMEN 

/ so—op'ar men'/ n 

Dominance through creativity, skill and integrity. 

Sandy Strayer 

lib ENGI EER ORIGINAL DESIGNER 

AND CO-PATENT HOLDER OF 

MODULAR FRAME SYSTEM 

• OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN ??— 

HITECH CNC MANUFACTURING 

Michael Voigt 

• U.S. GOLD TEAM 

• 3 TIME VSPSA 3-GUN 

NATIONAL CRAW 

jorr MASTER PISTOLSMI1 11 

4, 

4r-„, 

STATE OF THE 

ART HI-CAPACITY 

PISTOLS & COMPONENTS 

• 170 mm Magazines • Compensated Modular Pistols 

• Correct Geometry • Limited Modular Pistols 

Hammers & Sears • Aircraft Alloy Carry Pistols 

• Titanium hammers • Competition Gunsmith Kits 

STRAYER-VOIGT INC. 

800-928-1911 

3435 Roy Orr Blvd. Suite 200 Grand Prairie, TX 75050 


The JP Muzzlebrake installed on an 

AR-15. 

of perceived recoil and muzzle 

rise would be an understatement. 

The design of this muzzle 

brake causes the escaping gases 

to reflect off a forward curved 

surface. The majority of the gas 

is forced to strike the baffles at 

about 180 degrees to the bore 

which tends to push the rifle 

forward at time of impact. This 

helps to counter the backward 

thrust which we know as recoil. 

At the same time some of the 

gas is deflected upwards as well 

tvor 

AkA8 L_‘—_ 

W/C - MORE° 

Call for more info... 

P P 

oNi • 

STOCK, OR CUSTOM, MATCH COLT 

COMPETITION H-BAR .223 CAL. FLAT 

TOP'S. WHEN THESE ARE GONE 

YOU'LL PROBABLY NEVER 

44 WWI I I „*._ SEE A NEW H-BAR HERE, 

---->- 1 A 

as to the side, causing the gases 

to act on the brake to hold the 

muzzle down. When attached to 

the firearm, the narrower part 

of the brake is at the top of the 

firearm and the wide surface 

area faces the ground. This deflects 

the gases upward and 

makes for very nice prone 

shooting as dusting is minimized. 

The JP dual chamber 

muzzle brake described sells for 

only $69.95. 

John Gangl, owner ofJ.P. Enterprises, 

is a USPSA practical 

rifle shooter as well as a varmint 

hunter and silhouette 

shooter who knows the importance 

of staying on target. He 

designed the JP brake to keep 

him on target shot after shot. 

He is also aware of the fatigue 

experienced when firing highintensity 

firearms over extended 

periods. He designed his 

brake to keep him on target and 

reduce recoil to the maximum 

to help avoid fatigue. I admit I 

AGAIN! 

was a skeptic before I actually 

tried the JP Muzzle Brake, but 

it is the best I have fired to 

date. I am interested to see how 

this brake will affect heavy recoiling 

rifles such as the .300 

Winchester magnum and .378 

Weatherby magnum. If it is as 

effective on them as it is on the 

AR-15, a man would be foolish 

not to take advantage of the reduced 

recoil. 

John has a full line of accessories 

and modifications to offer, 

many of which are his own 

design. He is coming out with 

an adjustable gas system for 

the AR-15 that he believes will 

eliminate the impact of the bolt 

slamming to the rear which 

with his muzzle brake installed 

is about the only noticeable recoil. 

He has an adjustable trigger 

that allows overtravel and 

sear engagement adjustment to 

give a clean 4.5 to 5 pound trigger 

with little or no other modifications. 

With gunsmith 

installation, John claims 3 to 

3.5 pound triggers are possible. 

One neat item John has introduced 

is the Cleaning Rod 

GUIDE. Simply remove the bolt 

assembly from your AR-15, insert 

the cleaning rod guide and 

clean your gun without fear of 

damaging the chamber or 

throat. The guide is made from 

red anodized aluminum with 0- 

rings to insure precise fit and 

no metal-to-metal contact. This 

little baby sells for $29.95 but 

if you order with a muzzle 

brake you get $5 off. 

John supports a full custom 

shop run by Dan Coonan, designer 

of the .357 Coonan. To 

get John's catalogue, send 

$2.00 with your narne and address 

to JP Enterprises, Dept 

FS Box 26324, Shoreview MN 

55126, or call (612) 486-9064. 

Tell them you saw it in Front Sight. 

GUN DOC INC.® 5405 NW 82nd AVE • MIAMI, FL 33166 • (305) 477-2777 


HE TIMER THAT M 

A DIFFERENCE 

CED 4000 

START 

REVIEW 

00" • 

aitie 

RANDOM / FIXED 

PAR TIME 

's 

COMPETITIVE 

EDGE DYNAMICS 

Watching the top Shooters in the World today can be an 

exciting and stimulating experience. It took years of hard, 

diligent practice for these Individuals to achieve their goals 

Whether you are training to be one of these top Competitors 

or just striving to develop good basic skills, the end result is 

accomplished through practice. Measuring accuracy is easy, but 

monitoring speed requires an investment in some form of timer. 

There are many timers available on the market today, but 

most of them include functions which are seldom used in 

normal practice. These additional features add dramatically to 

the cost of the timer. The CED-4000 was developed as an 

affordable alternative. 

Designed, and tested by an international team of IPSC 

Shooters, the CED-4000 provides the latest in technology, using 

high quality components, and materials The case was custom 

designed, molded, and produced precisely for the CED-4000, 

as was the specially designed LCD display The result is a 

compact, lightweight, custom timer which is enhanced by its 

functional ease of use 

Its impressive array of features include 

• Custom LCD display indicating time and the number of 

shots fired 

• Shot review function with up to 80 shotsltimes recalled 

• Par time available on shot and stop plate modes 

• 999.99 second time record capacity 

• Fixed (three second) or ramdom (one to three second) 

delay 

• Automatic Comstock function 

• Adjustable Sensitivity shot detector 

• Stop plate input jack, also ideal for air soft use 

• Automatically selects shot or stop plate operation 

A low frequency buzzer that can be heard with an type of 

normal ear protection on 

• Low battery LCD indicator to provide ample warning that 

a battery change is needed 

•4100.1i,'11 

4.0010."' 

. saItte voft alkaline batiery operation for ease of use and 

flexibility 

Auto power down mode to prevent unnecessary battery drain 

when not in use 

All this performance and quality, 

now specially valued at $129.00 

— 30 Day Money Back Guarantee — 

The CED-4000 was designed to provide the optimum 

timer for the Individual Shooter today at an affordable price 

We want you to be completely satisfied with our product If you 

are not satisfied, simply return it to us undamaged within 30 

days and we will refund your money 

— One year limited Warranty 

If the CED-4000 breaks due to defective parts or 

workmanship, we will repair or replace it for you within the first 

year If you accidently break it, we will repair it at cost We are 

proud of our product and we want you to be too 

ORDER NOW' 

Call Tues -Sat (2-6 pm) (802) 295-1334 or 

Fax (802) 295-1956 

By phone. we are happy to accept VISA, MC. OR COD orders 

Mail orders, please send Certified check or Money order only 

All orders are shipped UPS (5-7 day) delivery, unless 

requested otherwise 

Add $550 Shipping & Insurance/$9.00 UPS 2 Day Air 

Bank sen/ice charge VISA/MC, or COD add $4 00 

• Vermont Residents, add appropriate sales tax 

H & H Marketing Inc. 

PO Box 1123, 85 Bliss Rd., 

White River Junction, 

Vermont, USA 05001

SAFEGUARDING AGAINST HANDGUN BLOWUPS 

Reprinted with permissi,on from The 

New Gun Week, June 24, 1994. 

by Jim Taylor 

I was standing behind the firing 

line watching a shooter firing 

a .45 ACP when all of a 

sudden there was a burst of 

smoke from around his hands. 

The pistol's magazine hit the 

dirt and the shooter said, "It 

BLEW UP!" As he opened his 

hands, the grips from the autoloader 

fell in pieces to the 

ground. I walked over and took 

the gun from him, checked to 

make sure it was unloaded and 

guided him back to where he 

could sit down. 

The gun, indeed, was blown. 

The chamber and part of the 

barrel were bulged to more 

than .50 caliber. The slide was 

cracked nearly all the way 

through and was badly bulged. 

The magazine had blown out of 

the gun and most of the energy 

Caspian 

Tripp 

P9 /TZ 

Para 

25 rd. Mags 

105° 

135° 

1050 

145° 

had exited down the magazine 

well. The grips were broken 

and the shooter's hands were 

blackened and stung but he 

was basically unhurt. 

Blowups of handguns are a 

rare occurrence, a testimony to 

the quality of today's firearms, 

I believe. While I have seen a 

few blown-up guns after the 

fact, I have never blown one 

myself nor, other than the one 

listed above, ever seen one 

blow. But having listened to 

stories of blowups and having 

checked a few blown handguns 

and looked at pictures of them, 

I have come to some personal 

conclusions as to some of the 

causes of blowups. 

One of the causes of blowups 

can be defects in the firearm, 

either in the workmanship, the 

engineering or in the material 

the firearm is constructed of. I 

believe this is an extremely 

rare possibility, though it may 

happen sometimes. The 

When firing a rapid-fire string. a stoppage can bulge or burst the barrel if you do not 

stop shooting in time. 

Krieger 

COLT • SPRINGFIELD • CASPIAN • PARA ORD. 

STRAYER-TRIPP • All 1911 Copies 

Z2,77-ra,,, (316) 669-0601 

-,!!!” 629 E. 10th 

Hutchinson, KS 

67501 

A Patented 

Slide and 

Frame Tightening 

System 

which Improves 

the accuracy 

and the entire 

Mechanical Funclionng 

Give your Gun that Solid one- 

Piece Feeling! It wont Shoot 

Loose Like the Current Method ot 

Bending. Squeezing and peening 

$215 plus $12.50 shipping per gun 

ACC-U-RAIL 

Pistolsmiths Invited 

BOB KRIEGER, INC. 

MEISter Gunsmoth 

2271 Star Court 

Rochester Hills. MI 48309 

(810)853-6171 


chances of this happening today 

are very unlikely, but anything 

is possible. 

Barrel Stoppage 

Another thing that MAY 

cause a blowup, although I believe 

it is rare also, is a stoppage 

in the barrel — some sort 

of barrel obstruction. Usually 

all this does is ruin the barrel 

and not the whole gun. Years 

ago, I saw a .44 Magnum revolver 

that had a bullet lodge in 

the barrel from a "squib" load, 

then had a full-house 240 grain 

load fired behind it. All it did 

was put a large "egg" in the 

middle of the barrel. It bulged 

it nicely, hut, it in no way hurt 

the frame or the cylinder. The 

gun had to be rebarreled of 

course, but other than that, it 

was in fine shape. 

A friend once showed me a 

Colt .45 ACP G-old Cup that had 

a similar thing happen. The 

barrel bulged enough to lock 

A blown cylinder from Paco Kelly's .45 

Colt. By accident a round intended for a 

.454 Casull was loaded into the Colt, 

removing the top strap and part of the 

cylinder - rather suddenly! 

the slide up, but the slide was 

not bulged. After fitting a new 

barrel the gun was shooting 

fine again. I have seen several 

guns that had the barrels split 

from some sort of barrel obstruction, 

but the guns were 

able to be rebarrelecl. While an 

obstruction could possibly blow 

up a handgun, I believe it is an 

extremely rare occurrence. 

Most handguns that I have 

seen that were blown up were 

blown by overloads — excessive 

pressure — usually from a reloaded 

cartridge. The .45 ACP I 

mentioned in the beginning 

was handloaded with 230 grain 

bullets over 5.0 grains of Bullseye 

powder. Several cases 

were double-charged and it was 

one of these that blew up the 

gun. 

A good friend, Paco Kelly, 

had a blowup some years back, 

due to the wrong cartridge being 

loaded into his gun. He had 

loaded ammunition for the .454 

Casull in some .45 Colt cases. 

The case heads were painted 

bright red in order to distinguish 

them from regular .45 

Colt loads. On the range, a 

"helper" did not pay attention 

and put some of the red cases 

into the .45 Colt that Paco was 

firing. The first shot burst the 

cylinder and launched the top 

strap into parts unknown. Fortunately, 

Paco is a praying man 

and the Lord was watching over 

The Cutting Edge of Competition Shooting 

erfalicance 

enter 

.356 Limited 

The next generation! 500 footpounds at 1220 ft per second in a 147 gr. 

rimless cartridge, 15+1 rounds, single action, extended mag well & 

release, extended safety, oversized frame & slide rails, titanium 

coated, hand fit barrel bushing, match grade barrel, special serial 

numbers available, stainless frame, adj. Bomar rear sights, S&WPC356 

Sug. Retail $1,349.95 

Call 1-800-446-7866 for a dealer near you. 

Lew 

VCIIr 

Horton 

DISTRIBUTING CO., INC. / 

15 Walkup Dr. WestIx:To MA 01581 


vk 

CUSP . Ian 

121 RMS LTD 

Proudly Presents 

THE 1993 WORLD CHAMPIONS 

Matt McLearn 

IPSC World Champion 

USPSA National Champion 

(McLearn's Custom Machines) 

We thank all of you 

for being great shooters, 

nice people, but most 

importantly, good sportsmen! 

Kay Clark Miculek 

IPSC World Champion 

USPSA National Champion 

(Clark Custom Guns) 

Bruce Piatt 

3-Gun World Champion S.O.F. 

NRA Action National Champion 

(Nowlin Custom Guns) 

Jethro Dionisio 

World Speed Shooting Champion 

Amer/scan Handgunner Shoot -Off Champion 

(Nowlin Custom Guns) 

1993 SERIES 

UNITED STATES 

ITIACTICAL SHOOTING 

ASSOCIATION 

STAGE SPONSOR 

Celebrating Ten Years of Quality, Service and Innovation 

Send for a free color catalog of our "100% Made in the USA" Parts 

14 N. Main Street, Hardwick, VT 05843 PH: (802) 472-6454 FAX: (802) 472-6709

him that day. Some slight cuts 

on his shooting hand was about 

all he suffered. 

Borrowed Ammo 

While on the subject of ammunition, 

there is another class 

of ammo that has blown some 

guns and you need to be very 

careful around it. That is BOR- 

ROWED AMMO THAT WAS 

RELOADED BY SOMEONE 

ELSE. A close friend owned a 

.357 Ruger Security Six. One 

day at work he got into a conversation 

about shooting with 

a fellow-worker and found that 

both of them like to reload. This 

fellow shooter said, "Here, try 

these .357s I loaded. They work 

real good," and my friend took 

them. On the range the next 

day, he tried a few and everything 

seemed okay until the 

third shot. On that shot the gun 

seemed to go "SNAP" really 

loud, not like the other loads. 

He tried to cock the gun for another 

shot and it would not turn 

Blown guns can sometimes be rebuilt. This is Paco's .45 after being rebuilt. 

over. It was then that he discovered 

a large part of the cylinder 

was missing! Reloaded ammunition, 

especially if you do not 

know the reloader REALLY 

WELL, can be a source of 

feRtirti 

e-treeer es .11.4.41.-+I-11,..C1.1161ALLZAAAEMMT 

trouble. I say this with some 

trepidation, knowing full well 

there are lots of reloaders out 

there. I write this as a reloader 

for nearly 40 years myself. But 

unless you are really close to 

BIG 

FIVE 

Shooting From 

Within will take 

you there! 

This book unlocks 

your potential for 

excellence. You'll learn 

about all aspects of modern practical shooting 

technique—and you'll learn to apply them on 

demand. This is the 'mind game," and J. Michael 

Plaxco shows you how to win it! 

"Shooting From Within is great! ... it is readable, 

concise, and absolutely indispensable for anyone 

from new shooter to Master..." 

Andy Hollar, Vice Pres. USPSA; Director NROI 

"I've read this book twice. Mike is a deep thinker, terrific 

innovator, and a helluva gamesman. les must 

reading for every shooter, regardless of your shooting 

discipline." 

Allen Fulford, two-time Masters Charnpion 

819.95 + 5.00 RAH 

Call toll-free: (800) 247-6553 

■ Vtaa and MC accepted. No COIN) 

1444 US Rt. 42, Rd. 11, Mansfield, OH 44903 

(4191289-6051 

MAG. EXTENSION 

Ext. Kits - $49.95 ea. (black, hard anodized) 

Extra Mag. Springs - $8.25 ea. 

24 + 1 Extra Capacity Mag. Modification 

Chip McCormick Hi-Capacity Frames 

Please send your mag. and funds with return shipping to us and we 

will make the modification and return your mag. with 24 round 

modification installed. Installation Fee - $9.95 

mastitCard 

Send certified funds plus S2 S&H to: 

Ammosmith Cartridge Co. 

113 Sequoia Dr., Gillette, WY 82718 

(307) 686-6004 

Dealer Inquiries Welcome 

wrim. 

,gazyjcjugzazzLizz_IJIX41:3 41-1-1.11.41MEZCZALT.itia-42;ILIXLIXX-z-ZZ 

September/Ocrober 1994 Page 35

the guy doing the reloading, 

don't borrow ammo unless you 

trust your life in his hands! If 

the reloader is a person that is 

prone to "hot-rod" ammunition, 

that is, they try to wring every 

last foot-per-second of velocity 

they can out of it, STAY AWAY! 

Especially if they tell you they 

don't use reloading manuals. 

We were shooting on our 

range last summer and a guy 

had brought a nice Colt Officer's 

Model Target .38 Special 

revolver for us to see. It was in 

perfect condition. He loaded the 

cylinder with six .38 Special 

wadcutters and stepped up to 

the firing line. His first shot 

rang everyone's ears. It 

sounded like a magnum. He 

tried to cock the revolver for a 

second shot but it would not 

turn over. He brought it back to 

the line and we had to hammer 

the cylinder out of the frame! 

The shot he had fired had 

bulged the cylinder so that it 

was wedged tightly against the 

top strap. I asked him what 

load he was using and he said, 

"I don't know. I borrowed this 

from a neighbor!" 

Be Cautious 

To protect yourself, first of 

all, check the gun over closely. 

If you are buying a used gun, 

have it checked thoroughly. 

Secondly, just because the 

ammunition will go into the 

gun, it is not a sure sign that it 

is the proper ammo for that 

gun. Check and double check 

everything, especially if you 

have more than one caliber firearm 

on the range. Remember, 

some ammo will fit some firearms 

they are not intended for. 

Third, when shooting, pay attention 

to the feel of the gun. If 

something seems strange or different, 

stop, unload, and check 

things out. It's better to be safe 

than sorry. 

Next, if you reload your own 

anuno, build good safety habits 

into your reloading. Double 

check everything, especially the 

powder charges and bullet-seating 

depths, and DO NOT hotrod 

your gun. The fastest loads 

are not always the best loads. 

Stick with the reloading manuals. 

No matter what anyone 

says, they do not give "lite" reloading 

data. 

Finally, if you do not reload 

but you like to shoot reloads for 

your practice ammo, get them 

from a reputable sources who 

will stand behind their work. 

Good old "Joe" down the block 

may loan you some of his "real 

hot loads" for free, but what 

will he do if you walk back in 

with pieces of your gun and tell 

him "IT BLEW UP!?" 

I USPSA 

p".11C- IST DON'T Kt4 

igRE MLURACY'S 

GONE...AND rT JAM 

ALL THE TIME! 

DAVE MIT" OF WO DOC ANL> 1115 

PROFESSIONAL SWF CURE 

51407ER OF GUN JAM bISEASE 

Castarn tornithin5 

mum= u 

timieninummmuu 

GUN DOC INC.& 

5405 NW 82nd AVE • MIAMI, FL 33166 

(305) 477-2777 

Page 36 

September/Oember 1994

World Oa. Performance ! 

Official Timer for World Shoot X, Pistol 93, and many other 

International Events, the CED 6000 has proven it is in a class 

by itself! Designed to be the ultimate training timer at an 

affordable price, the CED 6000 is the selected choice. 

Sleek, lightweight, and compact custom design. 

comfortable to handle, and functional in use. 

Custom LCD display provides at all times, the 

number of shots fired, cumulative times, Par 

setting, Split time, and the Delay mode 

setting of the timer. On plate functions 

(Man vs. Man), the display shows both 

shooters time and indicates the winner! 

"Low battery indicator" provides ample 

warning for appropriate battery changes. 

luminated LCD enables accurate 

reading of the display in "low light" 

shooting conditions. 

No other timer on the market today 

offers you as many quality features at the affordable 

value of the CED 6000. 

• Custom Illuminated LCD display 

• 999.99 sec. recording time 

• Split time 

• Par time 

• Repetitive mode 

• Power down mode 

• Self-diagnostic system 

• 9 Volt alkaline battery operation 

• Two stop plate input jacks (Man vs. Man), 

or multiple hit recording 

• Adjustable sensitivity shot detector 

• Unlimited shot recording & review 

• Low battery LCD indicator 

• Combined comstock 

• Low frequency buzzer 

• Auxiliary jack 

• Instant go, fixed, or Random delay 

• Custom screw driver 

• Custom carrying case included 

NEW PRICE SAVINGS — MORE VALUE THAN EVER BEFORE! 

All this performance and quality for a $169.00 investment 

30 Day Money Back Guarantee and One Year Limited Warranty 

We guarantee our timers 10007o. If the CED 6000 breaks due to defective parts or workmanship, we will 

replace it for you immediately upon return with your receipt of purchase. If you accidently break it, we will 

repair it at cost of parts, and return it to you within a 5 day service period. We are proud of our products and 

we want you to be too! 

H & H Marketing Inc. 

PO Box 1481, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA 18301 

ORDER NOW! Call Mon.-Sat.(2-6pm) I-800-297-1334, or Fax (610)366-9680 

We accept VISA, MC, OR COD, add $4.00 

Mail orders, please send Certified check or Money order only. 

*Add $5.50 Shipping & Insurance UPS Ground/$10.00 UPS 2nd Day Air. 

*Pennsylvania Residents, add appropriate sales tax. 

iffr\COMPETITIVE 

_._JEDGE DYNAMICS 

COMPETITIVE EDGE DYNAMICS LTD.

D & J Bullet Company & Custom Gun Shop 

Hand guns and rifles built by professionals for professionals. 

g 

ilk SO—, 

wAr., 

arevt.!,- 

Quality and craftsmanship 

rare in today's market, 

but the only way we work. 

426 Ferry Street, Russell Kentucky 41169 

Phone (606) 836-2663

FACTOR 

PROTIMER IV 

WITH H I T FACTOR! 

THE PROTIMER IV SUPER HAS JUST MADE THE OTHERS OBSOLETE. TIME IS ONLY 

HALF THE DATA NEEDED TO FIND OUT WHO WON SCORE DIVIDED BY TIME PROVIDES 

THE HIT FACTOR. PRoTimER IV SUPER COMPUTES YOUR HIT FACTOR INSTANTLY. 

GREAT FOR CLUB MATCHES SINCE THE FINAL SCORE IS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. 

ORIGINAL PROTIMER IV IS UPGRADEABLE FOR THE LOW COST OF $19 95. 

ProChrono 

" MY NEW PROTIMER IV SUPER...IS GOING TO 

MAKE ALL THE OTHER TIMERS OBSOLETE. 

I'vE FIRED OVER 1/2 MILLION ROUNDS OVER MY PROTIMER III, AND IT'S STILL 

GOING STRONG... BUT I SURE AM ENJOYING THE HIT FACTOR ON MY NEW 

PROTIMER IV SUPER. IT'S GOING TO MAKE ALL OTHER TIMERS OBSOLETE." 

c Competition 

TODD JARRETT, USPSA CHAMPION 

Electronics, Inc. 

3469 Precision Drive 

Rockford, IL 61109 

815-874-8001 • FAX 815-874-8181 

CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-222-3845 

eA, ei e/ te, . . . 

YOU'LL FIND PROCHRONO 

THE NEWEST, HOTTEST CHRONOGRAPH ON THE 

MARKET, IT FEATURES A HUGE SHOOTING AREA — 

TWICE AS LARGE AS ANY COMPARABLY PRICED 

CHRONO. 

IT DISPLAYS NUMBER OF SHOTS AND AVERAGE 

VELOCITY, AND HAS AN HP PRINTER INTERFACE. 

REMOTE CONTROL JACK. AND A 2-YEAR WARRANTY.

tip ENTERPRISES, INC. 

HIGH PERFORMANCE 

MUZZLE BRAKES 

These 30 frames represent 1 second 

of video in which at least 14 rounds 

were fired FULL AUTO from an 11" 

M-16 with ONE HAND! Note the complete 

lack of gun movement. This 

11111111111%1 telv----... - 

, 00.0 „ 

brake delivers a level of performance 

that you must experience to appreciate. 

Because of our unique design, 

there is very little dust in the prone 

and minimal concussion to the shooter. Also incredible on larger caliber 

sporting rifles or pistols. 

Ask about our adjustable gas systems, adjustable trigger systems, high grade upper 

assemblies, complete match grade AR-15s', pistol and revolver comps, spring systems, 

Glock trigger enhancement, D&J match grade bullets and much more. 

P.O. Box 26324 

Shoreview, MN 55126 

Info: 612-486-9064 * Orders: 800-528-9886 * FAX: 612-482-0970

GLEIDES GUMWORKS 

4360 Corporate Square Naples, Florida 33942 

(813) 643-0997 (800) 433-1263 • Fax (843).6414-1193 

Custom Pistols At Their Finest • Compdtition • buty • Defense 

vI,1 ,41 Quality and Reliability Ai, Count On!,

USPSA "littatilS ONLY" bPkCIAL! 

Get the Hellweg rig that Ted Bonnet used to WIN 

in the Standard Division at 

the !PSC World Shoot Ten 

in Bisely,land! 

AREA 2 

CHA1VIPIONSHIP 

by Jeff S. Nelson, L-1106 

Nyle Leatham photos, Courtesy American 

Handgunner 

The 1994 Area 2 Championship 

went through some stormy 

weather May 6-8, but a little 

rain didn't keep Mike Voigt 

from winning the match. Even 

though the rain cancelled all 

shooting on Friday afternoon, 

all stages were completed on 

Sunday morning. 

JoJo Vidanes had the match 

well in hand until Stage Eight, 

where he missed some targets 

behind "Old Glory." Mike Voigt 

was in the perfect position to 

take advantage of JoJo's mistake 

and put the win in his 

pocket. Matt McLearn was second 

at 99.23, and Rob Leatham 

was third at 99.205. Kippi 

Boykin dominated the Ladies 

category with 80.45 and a 24th 

place overall finish. In Limited 

category, John France topped 

the field. 

Stage 1, "Hammer Time," 

was a 32-round Timed Fire exercise 

designed by Bob Hostetter 

and won by Mike Voigt with 

a near perfect score of 158. The 

stage consisted of eight paper 

targets arranged in a semi-circle 

around the shooter at seven 

yards. For the first string, the 

shooter had to engage the targets 

from right to left with two 

shots each with a mandatory 

reload between targets four and 

Mike Voigt concentrates on a winning performance. 

Upgrade your 

Glock!!! 

Match grade 

Heinle Sights 

(It's about time somebody made 

a great sight for the Glock!) 

$49.95/set 

3 1/2 pound triggers...$29.95 

Extended Slide Stop...$24.95 

Extended Mag Release..$7.95 

(Not available for Models 20 and 21) 

To order cail• 

1-800-327-2666 

Or send Check or Money Order to 

The Firearms Academy 

of Seattle, Inc. 

P.O. Box 2814, Kirkland, WA 98083 

VISA/MC accepted 

($3.00 shipping fee on all orders) 

100% money back guarantee on all parts' 


five. For the second string, the 

shooter engaged the targets 

from left to right. 

Stage 2, "Wizard of Hoze," 

was designed by the Linea de 

Fuego section in the San Diego 

area. The LDF crew put to- 

Kippi Boykin vaults a fence during an exciting field course. 

Me sty's Me $ 

ITNESS 

"LIMITED CLASS" 

Interested in pushing USPSA's Limited Class 'to the limit".,ilike great 

world class shooter Brian Enos? Brian chooses E.A.A.'s Witness Limited 

Class to give him every competitive advantage, while still staying within 

all Limited Class equipment guidelines and criteria. Features include: 

• Fligh capacity Witness Match Frame (one • Extra large thumb safety and extended 

of the highest in the world of competition) mag release; 

with squared trigger guard, extended • Fully adjustable "Super Sight"; 

beavertail and beveled mag well; 

• Choice of 9mm, .40 S&W or .45 ACP; 

• Factory checkered front and back straps 

• A spectacular value price; 

and checkered walnut grips; 

a EAA's exclusive Limited Litetime 

• Crisp, single-action competition trigger and Warranty. 

competition hammer: 

E 

i ggs 

gether what has to be considered 

the "Best of Show" for 

stage design and construction. 

The shooter started this 40- 

round stage by pushing over 

Dorothy's house onto the 

wicked witch before engaging 

WITNESS LIMITED CLASS. The outer limits of Limited. 

Send S2 ior current color catalog. Dealers, send current FF2 

retail tax certifIcate anti phone number for FREE catalog. 



P.0 Box 3498. Bright Station • Hia,eah, FL 33013 • 305/688-4442 

Join EAA s FIGHT FOR FREEDOM' 

Every firearm includes information on how you can help the NRA and ASSC protect our rights. 

all the nasty flying monkeys on 

the way to taking care of the 

flying witch at the end. Along 

the way, the shooter had to take 

a diploma to the Scarecrow, a 

heart to the Tin Man and finally 

a medal for the Lion. Matt 

McLearn won the stage with 

JoJo Vidanes second and Mike 

Voigt third. 

Stage 3 was a 32-round field 

course designed by Yank Price. 

Mike Voigt was the most efficient 

at engaging targets while 

running down the middle of a 

long hallway. Geoff Reisland 

and Ken Boyd were close behind. 

Stage 4, "Thru & Thru," was 

a 22-round stage designed by 

Bob Hostetter. JoJo Vidanes 

won this stage over Matt 

McLearn and Matt Burkett. After 

engaging two poppers 

through two separate ports, the 

shooter had to leave the safety 

of the box and engage targets 

through four ports that were 

opened by the poppers. Amazingly 

enough, JoJo didn't win 

this stage with speed; he outscored 

the other shooters with 

his hits. 

Stage 5, "And Behind Door 

#...?," had the shooter engage 

16 paper targets, one while it 

moved across the entire range, 

through four doors. JoJo Vidanes 

again outscored Matt 

McLearn and Rob Leatham 

with his consistent and accurate 

shooting. 

Stage 6, "Change-up Standards," 

was originally designed 

as a future classifier, but after 

shooting it, Andy Hollar said 

that although this was the most 

fun Standards he had ever shot, 

the stage was too large and involved 

to be used in the next 

classifier book. Rob Leatham 

scored 135 points, followed by 

Matt McLearn and Mike Voigt. 

This Comstock stage was shot 

from four shooting boxes, each 

requiring a different shooting 


Arnt Myhre reloads during "Wizard 01 

Hoze." A medal that he has to give to the 

lion hangs from his belt. 

position. Targets were from 20 

to 40 yards away from the 

shooter. Yank Price and Larry 

Biderman designed the stage. 

Stage 7, "Poppers, Ports & 

Barrels," was a 28-round mix- 

ture of popper and paper targets 

in which Rob Leatham 

topped the scoreboard with 

JoJo Vidanes and Geoff Reisland 

close behind. After engaging 

four poppers, the shooter 

scaled a low wall and engaged 

12 IPSC targets through an assortment 

of barrels and ports. 

Stage 8 was the last and deciding 

stage for the match. 

Mike Voigt won "Old Glory," 

and the 170 match points necessary 

for the match title. Rob 

Leatham and Matt Burkett 

took second and third respectively 

on a stage designed by 

Jeff Smith. 

Other winners in Open category 

were: Geoff Reisland, top 

Master; Ken Boyd, top A; Alan 

Tadano, top B; Dandy Melton, 

top C; and Gary Miyahara, top 

D. The Limited category winners 

in class were: David 

Vaughn, top Master; John Murray, 

top A; Bill Kuehl, top B; R. 

Kirby Reed, top C; and Regino 

Camposagrado, top D. 

Yank Price and his crew at 

the SWPL have my gratitude 

and respect for putting on an 

incredible match. 

USPSA especially thanks its 

Series Stage Sponsors: Caspian 

Arms, Shooting Accessories, 

PACT, ADCO International, 

D&J Bullets, and Competitive 

Edge Dynamics. 

Top 16 Overall 

1. Mike Voigt 

2. Matt McLearn 


4. JoJo Vidanes 

5. Matt Burkett 

6. Geoffrey Reisland 


8. Henning Wallgren 

9. Ken Boyd 

10. Russ Wakida 

11. Don Golembieski 

12. Matt Escobar 

13. J.D. Dover 

14. Robert Hostetter 

15. Joe Naymola 

16. Ronald Filho 

T 

DAVE ZIMMERMAN 

TARGET BARN 

P.O. Box 8528 Toledo, OH 43623 

(419) 841-4770 

12 YEARS SERVING SHOOTERS TRY US! 

OFFICIAL IPSC & NRA TARGETS 

D & J MATCH GRADE BULLETS 

Target # Price Each Bullet Style Price/M Bullet Style 

Priceird 

. . 

. 

IPSC Tan/White Back 4.4c 40c 360 9mm 125 LRN 29.50 38SUP 160 LRN 32.00 

NRA D-1 . Tan Cardboard 48c 450 420 9mm 147 LSWC 30.75 38SUP 160 LSWC 32.00 

Practice Pin . White Cardboard 25c 200 15C 9mm 160 LRN 32.00 38SUP 115 FMJ 49.00 

B-2 Paper Bullseye 6C 9mm 160 LSWC 32.00 38SUP 125 FMJ 50.75 

B-3 Paper Bullseye 60 9mm 115 FMJ 49.00 38SUP 135 FMJ 51.50 

B-21 Police Silhouette 40c 37C 34C 9mm 124 FMJ 50.75 38SUP 147 FMJ 61.50 

B-21-E Cardboard Florida 60C 550 500 9mm 135 FMJ 51.50 10mmi40 155 LRN 32.00 

B-27 Police Silhouette 400 370 340 9mm 147 FMJ 61.50 10mm/40 175 LSWC 33.25 

B-29 Police Silhouette 8C 7c 38REV 125 LRN 29.50 lOmmi40 180 FMJ 70.00 

8-30 Police Silhouette 250 23C 21C 38REV 148 LDEWC 30.75 44REV 240 LSWC 39.75 

B-34 Police Silhouette 11c 10C 90 38REV 148 LSWC 30.75 44REV 300 TFP 45.00 

B-60 Paper Thug 40C 37c 34c 38REV 158 LRN 32 00 45ACP 175 LSWC 33.25 

OH-PT . Paper Ohio 380 350 320 38REV 158 LSWC 32.00 45ACP 200 LSWC 34.50 

Fasters Tan, Black, White perM $3_25 38SUP 125 LRN 29.50 45ACP 230 LRN 37.00 

Tan Tape 2" x 60 yd roll $3.50 38SUP 140 LRN 30.75 45REV 255 LSWC 41.00 

SPECIAL . . . Tan Pasters, Case of 45,000 $125.00 38SUF 150 LSWC 30.75 45REV 300 TFP 45.00 

UPS-COD OK - All prices plus shipping - Call for cost 

Join the NRA - Support legal handgun ownership! 


MANTRAS TO SHOOT BY 

by Rodney Robbins, A-167I9 

You've probably heard someone step into the 

shooter's box chanting, "Front Sight! Front 

Sight!" like a mystic mantra. Focusing on the 

sight is so important that this magazine is called 

"Front Sight." However, the shooting problems in 

IPSC have become very complex and challenging. 

Maybe it is time to try some new mantras. Here 

are three mind-focusing tricks that may help you 

navigate tough stages. 

On a "typical" stage, there is a variety of steel 

and paper targets from five to fifteen yards. A 

good mantra might be, "Target, sight, prep, 

squeeze." 

These are the key words for seeing the target, 

focusing on the sight, prepping the trigger and 

squeezing off the shot. This mantra combines the 

key elements of target acquisition, sight alignment 

and trigger control into one smooth, fluid 

package. "Target, sight, prep, squeeze" may 

sound like a lot of steps but they can happen in 

hundredths of a second. Any shot much past 

Karen Robbins photo 

Long or difficult shots require smooth, positive trigger control. 

arm's length requires all the basics of good shooting 

to reliably score an A. 

Another benefit of this mantra is the way it 

acts as a mental anchor. When you know you are 

doing what is necessary to get the hits, you can 

relax. By staying calm and monitoring the sight 

ANATOMY OF THE VVINNING oIGHT 

PLUG IN "DOT" MODULES 

Freedom to charzge dot size. \ 

PROTECTED 

INTENSITY SWITCH 

Prevents accidental 

rotation. 

CIRCUIT 

BOARD 

ELECTRONICS 

No fiugile wiring to break. 

SHOCK ABSORBING SPACE AGE 

POLYMER CONSTRUCTION 

Elimination of "dot" oscillation 

fir a quicker second shot. 

STILL THINK ALL RED DDT 

SIGHTS ARE EQUAL? 

Here's what Mart McLearn, the first shooter in history 

to win both the National and the I.PS.C. World 

The 'SERENDIPITY SL" 

New injection 

molded design. 

Matt McLearn 

1993 U.S. National 

HEADS UP DISPLAY 

No tubes, battery containers 

or a4ustment knobs to limit 

your view. 

3.75 OZ TOTAL WEIGHT 

Seriously faster first shots, 

breaks, splits, loads. 

MONOBLOC 

INTEGRAL 

MOUNT 

No mount to buy. 

PRECISION 

MACHINED 

MOUNTING PADS 

For most populcu- pistols. 

Championships with a red-dot sight has to say: 

Champion 

"The C-MORE is the OIVLY thing that you can put on 

1993 I.PS.C. World 

your gun that will make you shoot faster, arzd the only 

Champion 

sight fll u.se." 

P OW-TM/I 

PH: (703) 361-2663 

"Tomorrows Technology Today' FAX: (703) 361 -5881 


continuously while shooting, you can prep and 

squeeze the trigger for the next shot, or find the 

next target, as soon as visually possible. 

Targets at 50 yards, even 25 yards, require 

finesse. It isn't too hard to get the gun on the 

target; the problem is keeping it there while you 

pull the trigger. Try this trigger control mantra: 

"Prep, set, squeeze, freeze." 

When your gun stops on the target, and you 

are happy with the sight alignment, then prep 

and set the trigger. The idea of "setting' the trigger 

comes from Bull's-eye shooting. The folks at 

the Marksmanship Training Center at Fort Benning, 

GA, call it "initial pressure." If you have a 

three-pound trigger pull, start by taking up the 

slack, then apply one pound of initial pressure, 

then start your trigger squeeze. 

As the shot breaks, and you see the sight lift, 

freeze the trigger. Gently hold it back against the 

trigger stop while the gun recoils. As the sight 

tracks back into alignment, ease the trigger out 

and start again. 

Increasing trigger pressure in smooth, positive 

stages reduces the chances of jerking a shot. 

Freezing the trigger finger until the sight settles 

back out of recoil increases follow-through and 

reduces flinching. 

The last mantra is a mental trick for planning 

reloads. As you map out your moves through a 

stage, count the number of rounds left in the 

pistol and the number of magazines left on your 

belt. Don't count the round in the chamber, or 

the magazine in the gun. 

Say you have eight-round magazines and load 

nine rounds in your Limited .45. You have a total 

of six magazines including the one in the g-un. 

Plan your reloads by imagining yourself shooting. 

As you mentally engage the first four paper 

targets through a tiny window, the mantra is, 

"8-7, 6-5, 4-3, 2-1, reload, four mags left." The 

magazine in the gun, and the round in the chamber 

are not counted. Move to the barricade. As 

you imagine shooting six steel poppers, the mantra 

is, "8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 reload, three mags left." 

This may feel awkward or confusing at first. 

Counting backwards isn't the normal way of doing 

things, but give it a chance. It doesn't really 

matter how many shots you fired. What you want 

to lmow is, "How many shots have I got left?" 

"Front Sight, Front Sight," is a fine mantra. 

With the challenging courses today, it may be 

time to try something different. "Target, sight, 

prep, squeeze," provides a good combination of 

MANTRAS continued on page 74. 

1993 USPSA 

Open Nationals 

Champion 

1036 South Lynn Riggs Blvd. 

Claremore, OK. 74017 

(918) 341-3700 

1993 IPSC 

World 

Champion 

$2199.00 

COM.PLETE 

*On supplied Frame 

Shooting Classes will be available 

at most major IPSC matches. 

Call for information. 

CALL (918) 341-3700 

"I guarantee Accuracy and ReCiabifity, 100% Parts & Labor, and put it in writing" Matt MeLearn 

Pistolsmiths - Matt MeLearn & Kevin Toothman 


CURACAO CELEBRATES QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY 

Papamento. The last, consid- ken by about 250,000 people in 

by Dave Stanford, RD-2 

ered a true language due to its the Netherlands Antilles archi- 

Curacao (pronounced lair a gram.mar and structure, is spo- pelago of which Curacao is a 

sow') is an island 35 miles off 

the coast of Venezuela. Until 11111111"— 

recently it was a Dutch island, • 

Caa lo, dos Arnit5cis 

and still has close ties to Holland, 

but it has had a varied 

history and was claimed by 

various powers in the 1500s to 

1600s. Curacao was a prime 

trading partner with the fledgling 

United States in the late 

1700s and 1800s. 

During the 1800s, the 

weather pattern changed in the 

Caribbean and rain quit falling 

on Curacao, at least in quantities 

necessary for agriculture. 

This once flourishing fertile island 

became a desert after only 

a few years. 

The country has three official 

The Curacao Practical Shooting Club put on a great match for the Queen's Birthday. 

languages: Dutch, English, and 

"If You're Not 

Completely Satisfied 

With Mll Targets, 

You Know 

Who TO ShO0C9 

Each and every target I sell has to pass my inspection before it 

gets anywhere near a customer. 

So Portdcarger only uses T-1 steel that's entirely M.I.G. welded 

(critical areas are even triple pass welded). They meet or exceed 

safety standards set by NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy. 

And they're all backed by Portearget's unlimited two-year warranty. 

Whether you're looking for turning, moving, pop-up, and rifle 

targets, or a completely customized range facility, you won't find 

better-built targets.That's the reason they're owned by firearms 

instructors around the world. 

For more information write Portgrarget, Inc., PO. Box 418, Grant, 

Florida 32949. Or call me, Paul Scholem, President, at (407) 725-9911, 

fax (407) 984-9486. And find out why I stand behind my targets 

100 percent. 

PORTA TARGET 

A)COLT SPEED TARGET B) PEPPER POPPER C) NON-REACTIONARY 


part. Both English and Dutch 

are taught in the schools and 

most citizens speak them fluently. 

As a Dutch protectorate, 

the Queen of the Netherlands' 

birthday is a major event on the 

island. 

So what does this history 

have to do with practical shooting? 

Because practical shooting 

is alive and well in Curacao. In 

fact, the Curacao Practical 

Shooting Club, a group of 

USPSA shooters, even participated 

in the USPSA charity 

match for victims of the floods 

of 1993. 

Practical shooting is attracting 

a lot of attention in Curacao, 

so what does a Dutch 

protectorate do to celebrate the 

Queen's birthday? Have a 

match of course. The Curacao 

Practical Shooting Club invited 

Dave and Marilyn Stanford to 

Curacao to assist at the match 

and to have a good time. The 

second annual Queen's Birthday 

match took place over the 

April 30 weekend. Ron Bakhuis, 

the IPSC Regional Director 

for Curacao, was there and 

blessed the event which had 

nearly 75 participants from all 

walks of life. As a result, in 

spite of the laws relating to firearms 

in Curacao, there are now 

two clubs operating under the 

auspices of the IPSC Regional 

directorate, where formerly 

there was only one. 

The law governing firearms 

in Curacao is so restrictive that 

an individual must belong to a 

club to possess a handgun, and 

be certified as a competitor by 

the club. Further, the individual 

in charge of licensing firearms 

just decreed that the club 

president must take physical 

custody of all firearms except at 

club activities and events. The 

average citizen cannot keep a 

firearm in his home. In spite of 

all the hassle over firearms, 

there is quite a number of 

shooters, both civilian, police, 

and security agency personnel, 

who actively participate in the 

sport of practical shooting. 

The courses of fire were very 

well done and made lavish use 

of props and visual accessories. 

A 24-round field course supposedly 

took place at a tire shop, 

complete with artfully placed 

stacks of signs, tires and posters 

to add visual appeal and direct 

shooter movement. 

Another short field course 

placed the shooter at an outdoor 

restaurant where he engaged 

targets from a table and 

then moved a short distance to 

engage additional targets from 

under a bench. The courses 

CURACAO continued on page 74. 

BIANCHI PLATE RACK. El FALLING HEAD PLATES, VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES F BOBBER TARGET G) HI-POWER SILHOUETTE H ) VARIOUS TARGET STANDS. 11 HI-POWERED FLOPPER 


y Val Reule, USPSA staff 

Effective Defense: The 

Woman, The Plan, The Gun by 

Gila May-Hayes; foreword by 

Massad F. Ayoob. Published by 

The Firearms Academy of Seattle, 

Inc., paperback, 199pp. 

There are a lot of "how-to" 

books on the market—how to 

draw, how to shoot, how to do it 

better, how to win. Almost all of 

these books are written by men 

for men, with a nod toward "the 

little woman" in the interests of 

political correctness. This book 

is a "why-to," written for 

women by a woman. It cuts 

right down through the philosophical 

bombast to the nittygritty 

of being a woman in 

today's increasingly violent 

world. 

Gila May-Hayes, a firearms 

instructor with The Firearms 

WOMAN, DEFEND THYSELF! 

Academy of Seattle, Inc., has 

studied extensively and is certified 

to teach several disciplines 

of physical self-defense tactics. 

She has also been a member of 

USPSA since 1992 and is classified 

in both Open and Limited 

categories. Although this is her 

first book, she writes from her 

own experience and in a direct, 

down-to-earth style that kept 

me riveted to the book into the 

wee hours of the morning. 

While the emphasis of practical 

shooting is that it is a sport, 

there is still a sense of self-defense 

built into the courses. In 

a recent USPSA survey sent to 

clubs and their women shooters, 

about 15 percent of the 

women responding said they 

had actually gotten started in 

practical shooting for self-protection 

or self-defense. Whether 

women are in practical shooting 

for sport or for practicing selfdefense 

techniques, this book 

has a lot of good, usable information, 

and not just on survival 

techniques. 

For those women who are 

new to guns and gun-handling, 

and even for those who aren't, 

there are several chapters 

which are both interesting and 

pertinent. In "Safe Gun Habits 

To Live By," she talks about 

gun handling, safety in the firing 

areas, eye and ear protection 

and the importance of 

matching your ammunition to 

your gun, while in the following 

chapter, "Basic Training," she 

discusses the problem of how 

and where to find someone to 

teach you the techniques of gun 

handling. 

"Annie, Get Your Gun" addresses 

the problem of selecting 

a firearm not only for its use 

PRECISION PERFORMANCE 

MAG PADS 

You've trled the rest now get the beet 

Sleek new designs !! 

Improves positive insertions 

and provides faster ejections 

Machined out of Brass or 

Aluminum bar stock 

Aluminum is powder coated red.black.and 

Fluorescent calor, t call for current Ci WW1 ) 

t • 

Ite*t 

-71:11 

911 _45 Auto & 38 Super Map. Brass 56.25 Alum urn 

55.75 

All 9mm's Mags Aluminum $9.95 

Brass $12.95 

Para Ordinance Aluminum 512 ,)5 Brass 515 93 

Berens & laruas Plus 2 man pad black only 514.95 

%wall & 13eSion an modals Alundnum 59 95 

(dock All models Mass powder roared black 

Standard S I 1 95 

Clock Stainless Steel Guide Rods Captive 

Style 517.95 

New line of Law Enforcement matt pads 

Dealers send SASE 

JRL ENGINEERING 

740 DONAU AYE NW 

JRL 

PALM BAY, FL 329E7 

07.M-0412 

FAX: 407-729-6744 

SHIPPING 1 TO 5 $5.00; 6 TO 10 S7.00 

DOD $5.00 2ND DAY ADD $3.00 

bid for Me Stirs! 

• Fully adjustable match trigger: 

BENELLI MP9OS 

TARGET PISTOL 

Now, world class performance is 

within your grasp. 

The Benelli MP9OS Target Pistol (.22LR or .32WC) is the elite match 

grade pistol for serious aficionados. Features include: 

• Fully adjustable, anatomically designed grip; 

• Tota I ly modular Ilring system; 

• Uniquely engineered barrel axis wh ch maintains perfect alignment with the shooter's 

forearm and shoulder at all times. 

BENELLI MP9OS. World class, per1ormance proven. Simply the best. 

0 EAA 1993 

Send $2 for current color catalog Dealers. send current FFL. 

retail tax certiPcate and phone number for FREE catalog 



P.O. Box 3498. Bright Station • Hialeah. FL 33013 • 305/688-4442 

Join EAAS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM! 

Every firearm includes information on how you can help Me NRA and ASSC protect our rights. 


ut for its fit to a woman's 

smaller hand. There are two 

cutaway drawings in this chapter 

which clearly show the inner 

workings of the revolver 

versus the semi-auto, and she 

includes not only a discussion of 

"how it works" but also what to 

look for when purchasing a firearm 

and how to get acquainted 

with your new purchase. 

The chapter on ammunition 

explains about the various 

types of ammunition and the 

terms such as load, FMJ and 

wadcutter. Sight picture, dry 

firing, follow-through, grip, 

stance and other gun-handling 

know-how are covered in 

"Shooting Skills." 

Although this book may not 

speak directly to USPSA as a 

sport, there is a great deal of 

information and know-how that 

can be gained by any woman 

who values her personal safety. 

Speaking personally, I learned 

a great deal from my reading of 

it, and I intend to get a copy for 

my daughter. 

To get your copy of this interesting 

and informative book, 

see the advertisement for FAS 

Books on page 69 of this issue. 

NIL 

UNITED STATES 

PRACTICAL SHOOTING 

ASSOCIATioN 

PARA-ORDNANCE SPECIALIST 

We Manufacture Parts for 

PARA-ORDNANCE & 1911 Pistols 

Wie Egzed 

1.P.S.C. • Tactical/Limited • Custom Carry • Revolver Modification 

UN 

RAFT, INC. 

2403 2lat "itocagee 

ZealeAK, 9Cateda 33570 

7444cre 073)645-3172r 

Introducing the next generation of A-R: 

The VORTEX'S heart is a precision CNC machined receiver from R.N.D. manufacturing n 0014\ 

built from solid T6 aircraft aluminum for unsurpassed strenpth and accuracy. rao &Jct.°. „ car% 

,e 

r k ■tI4\-\\' 

Ge 

• • 

Caliber: .223 

match trigger system 

Match grade heavy barrels 

Ultra lightweight bipods 

Squared and trued bolts 

High efficiency muzzle brake 

Longtime gunsmithing & competitive shooting experience assures quality perfonncvice. 

For more information write: 1918 Dunphail, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301 Call 307-328-1791 


A PRACTICAL POEM 

by Jess Fulkerson, A-21816 

You do the hard work during setup. 

Then, early the next morning you have to get up. 

Out of RVs, motel beds, or off of couches 

You put on your belt, holster, 

And all those mag pouches. 

In the searing heat or the pouring rain 

You shoot anyway 'cause it's a hell of a game. 

Next box is coming, insert the mag 

Huffin' and puffin', your time starts to drag. 

Over and under barricades, 

Through ports and around walls. 

A no-shoot is hit and the score starts to fall. 

Now you're all done; unload, and show clear. 

As you drop the slide, disengage that sear! 

Into box "A" you step, load and make ready; 

Though cool and calm you are, your palms get sweaty. 

Then, as "STANDBY" is said, 

You quickly clear your head. 

The beep goes off and you go for your gun; 

Wasting no time, you shoot, then run. 

Now it's time to get your rear in gear, 

Most important, though... 

Watch your muzzle and keep your finger clear. 

You bag your gun and go check the scores 

The shooting is done, so break out the Coors. 

It was a good day and you had lots of fun, 

You didn't get DQ'd, and you didn't blow up your gun. 

That's what it's all about, it's what you shoot IPSC for, 

A week later you'll do it again,... 

'Cause you can't wait for more! 

KENTUCKY WINDAGE 

D & J 

now handles all 

orders on behalf of 

Kentucky Windage 

(606) 836 - 2663 

Rt 1 Box 223,A1 

Flatwoods, KY 41139 

Padded Range Bag 

$99.95(Sm.); $109.95(Lg.)* 

Mfia. by Hefner Creations, Inc. 

Shooting Supplies for 

the Serious Shooter 

Features 

• Fully padded Range Bag made of ballistic nylon 

• Double zippered wide opening top for easy access 

• Heavy weaved handles which wrap completely around the bag for 

added support 

• Comes with carrying strap and one Gun Rug 

• Tvvo sizes available - Large and Small (Sm bag pictured 

• Inner compartment measures 16"L X 7"W X 10"H ISm I, 

20 X 8 X 10 5 (Lg1 with moveable divider/s 

• Two long padded pockets 2 5 X 6 X 9 (Sm 1. 2 5 X 8 5 X 9 5 (Lg) 

on one outer side 

• One large padded pocket 2 5 X 13 X 9 (Sm 1, 2 5 X 17 X 9 5 (Lg ) on 

one outer side/Large enough for High Capacity gun vv/ scope 

• I D window plate 

• Bag remains standing when open 

• Made in U S A 

• Colors Black. Gray. Navy, Sky Blue, Harvest Tan, Hunter Green 

• Satisfaction guaranteed 

• Dealer inquiries welcome 

• includes shipping anywhere in the 48 states 

Bullet Cal. Wt. in Grs. style Retail 

9mm 125 RNBB $31.00 

147 NATO SWCBB 32.00 

160 SWCBB 33.00 

160 RNBB 33.00 

38 & 38 Super 125 RNBB 31.00 

124 FMJ• (FMJ's 55.00 

135 FMJ• Choice of 55.00 

147 FMJ• .3555 or 58 00 

150 FMJ• 356) 58 00 

140 RNFB 31.50 

148 DEWCBB 32.00 

148 SWCBB 32.00 

150 SWCBB 32.00 

158 SWCBB 33.00 

160 RNBB 33.00 

lOmm/40 155 RNBB 34.50 

175 SWCBB 35.00 

44 240 SWCBB 40.00 

44 300 TC 45.00 

45 175 SWCBB 35.00 

200 SWCBB 37.00 

230 RNBB 39.50 

255 Spec. Bowling Pin Bullet 41.00 

300 TC 45.00 

Match Grade Hard Cast Bullets 

• Master Dist. of D & .1 Bullets • 

70 lb. bullet boxes available. Prices listed include 

shipping to any states not listed below. Customers in ND, SD, 

NB, KS, OK & TX add $2.00 per M. MT, WY, CO, NM, AZ, & 

UT add $3.00 per M ID, WA, OR, NV and CA add $4.00 per M. 

All bullets are sold per M & come in two boxes of 500. Shoot 

100, if not satisfied return postpaid. We will refund your 

purchase price. Quantity discounts for 10M or more Okay to 

mix. Easy to order VISA or MasterCard. Check orders will 

be held 20 days for check clearance before processing. 

We feel that we offer the finest bullets on the market. 

VVe use only 100% pure alloy blended at a high tech 

foundry to the proper hardness that we demand This alloy vv 

allow the reloader to achieve velocities up to 1350 fps without 

significant lead build-up. These bullets are cast only on magrna 

casting machines which are the finest in the industry. 


NEW OPEN GRAIND 

1VIASTERS 

De Jesus, Danny 

Granger, Charles R. 

Reisland, Geoffrey 

Tolentino, James C 

Young, Frank 

NEW OPEN 

MASTERS 

Current, Rod 

Czebotar, Mike 

Fairhurst, Jr., James A. 

Gillette, Bryan Shane 

Harada, Bob 

Hewitt, Rick 

Kuivila, Toby 

Maudal, Jon S. 

McCormick, Michael E. 

Naymola, Joe 

Noblin, Josh 

Ordonez, Jimmy 

Ruff, Dan 

Wakida, Russell D. 

Wallgren, Henning 

West, Jim V. 

Westbrook, Richard L. 

White, Gary L. 

Woodward, Robert 

Zaragoza, John A. 

A10270 

A8037 

A17784 

A18720 

A23435 

L1482 

A23193 

L969 

A23538 

L1499 

A15391 

L1005 

L1401 

A15999 

A3160 

A23031 

A6047 

A2964 

A22486 

A25335 

L1345 

A9936 

A18523 

A10555 

A21781 

NEW LIMITED 

GRAND MASTERS 

Christy, Jr., Harold A. 

Morgan, Jr., Richard C. 

Steuerwald, Larry 

A4520 

L1534 

A4689 

NEW LIMITED 

MASTERS 

Carr Mark 

France, John 

Kvasnicka, Gary L. 

Lyle, Gregory E. 

Schelske, Rick 

Wells, Mark A. 

Zautner, Todd M. 

A16887 

A2823 

A16845 

A8347 

Al2575 

A22974 

A9835 

ATTENTION CLUB 

PRESIDENTS AND 

SECTION 

COORDINATORS 

In an effort to smooth the 

workload, as of August 1, all 

Range Officer seminar scheduling 

will be handled through 

the Sedro Woolley office. The 

certifications and recertifications 

for Range Officers will 

also be done at Sedro Woolley 

after October 1. Database updates 

and information will 

still be available from either 

office. 

Absolutely the Best Sights on the Planet! 

GILMORE RED LEADER' 

THE SIGHTS USED BY "WINNING" PROFESSIONAL SHOOTERS. 

-My Best Designs Yet!" 

Riley Gilmore 

2-Thne Winner of the Manchl Cup 

"As a professional 

shooter, hunter. 

owner/operator 

of shooting ranges, 

and previously 

NEW Products 

Designer/Engineer 

for Tasco Sales Co., 

I have now developed 

the finest line of 

shooting products 

ever, These RED 

LEADER Sights 

continually break 

all shooting records, 

Other Gilmore Master 

Series products include 

the SPEED LEADER'', 

Holsters, consisting of 

3 holsters which fit 

90% of todays handguns, 

Laser Sights, 

Optical Scopes, 

Shooting Glasses and 

accessories 

Follow the leaders 

and become 

one of my "very" 

satisfied customers,' 

Gilm re 

SPORTS CONCEPTS 

• Roundest, Clearest & Brightest Dot In The World 

• Strongest, Lightest, Lowest Profile Wide-Angle 

Sight Available 

• Highest-Quality Optics, Parallax & Distortion Free 

• Micro-Precision Adjustments 

• Two-Tone - Blue/Stainless Finish 

(One Model Matches Both) 

• Two Year Warranty 

RL-2 

32mm Octagon Wide Angle Tube. Ring Set Included. 

2 Models Available: RI-2S. 4 moa dot 

RL-21., 10 moa dot 

R1-3 

Like the AL-2 plus special 8ullet Lead and/or Trajectory Compensating 

System for shooting moving targets. Ring Set Included. 

3 Models Available: RL-3M2, 2 moa dot 

RL-3M4, 4 moa dot 

RL-3M8, 8 moa dot 

RL-4 

47rnm Octagon Wide Angle Tube. Larger Field Ot View. Fling Set included. 

2 Models Available: RL-489. 12 moa dot 

AL-4SR. our unique "Saturn Reticle" 

For more information on these or other qualify 

Gilmore products, contact your local dealer or call 

(918) 250-3910 or Fax (918) 250-3845. 

Factory Direct Orders: 1-800-880-.3845 

01994 Gilmore Sports Concepts nu, 


The Finest- 

Forged Match 

Grade - 1911 Frame 

On The Market 

Precision Machined! 

Not Cast - Not From 

China Or Brazil - High Front Strap 

100% Rock Island U.S.A.! 

RETAIL $210.00 

BAER PREMIER II 

Custom Built 

Full Of Options That Are 

Standard. Built On Our 

Forged Frame And Slide. 

A Full House Match 1911 

RETAIL $1,000.50 

LES BAER CUSTOM, INC.© 

3737 14TH AVE. • ROCK ISLAND, IL 61201 

PHONE: 309-794-1166 • 24 HR. FAX: 309-794-9882 

DUTY - DEFENSE - TACTICAL - COMPETITION 

The Finest Forged Match Grade Slide Anywhere 

All Critical Dimensions Machined After Heat Treat 

Quality At It's Best - Again 100% Rock Island U.S.A.! 

We Manufacture Quality Custom Pistols And 1911 Competition Components. If You 

Need A Precision-Quality Part We Probably Manufacture It - Full List In Catalog. 

Write Or Call For Our Free Catalog - We Export Around The World - No Hidden 

Costs - Our Prices Include The F.E.T. 

1111111 

1111=1111010■01011 

LES BAER CUSTOM° Match Barrels 

Precision Machined From A 4350 Forging - The Finest Bores And 

Rifling - Outstanding Accuracy! Ramped In Popular Calibers 

38 Super - 45 ACP - 9 mm 9x21 - 9x23 - 40 S&W - 10 mm 


Standard Style Ramp 45 ACP Only 5" Or 6" RETAIL $140.00 

LES BAER CUSTOM° 

Dovetail Front Sight 

The Finest Available 

RETAIL $12.00 

PROWLER IV° 

The Ultimate Tactical Pistol 

A true... state of the art pistol, 

custom built on the "quality" Para Ordnance 

frame and loaded with features not found on 

any other pistol manufactured today. Built for 

Tactcal, Duty or Defense, the Provvler IV° 

features hand checkering, Les Baer Custom 

supported chamber forged barrel and the Baer 

match grade (forged) slide. The best feature of 

THE PRICE! SUGGESTED RETAIL $1,679.00 

No hidden costs. Our pricing includes everything. Even the F.E.T. 

45ACP, 38 Super (All supported chamber) 

• Gunsmith Para-Ordnance frame 

• Les Baer Custom extended ejector 

• Les Baer Custom forged match slide with • Wolff springs 

front and rear serrations 

• Beveled mag well 

• Les Baer Custom supported chamber 

• Bomar BMCS milled for lo-mount (roundmatch 

barrel 

ed for tactical) 

• Les Baer Custom match bushing 

• Les Baer Custom dovetail 'front sight 

• Fit slide to frame 

• Les Baer Custom full length guide rod & 

• Lowered and flared port 

plug 

• Beavertail grip safety 

• Les Baer Custom steel mag catch & lock 

• Les Baer Custom match grade comman- • Les Baer Custom checkered slide stop 

der hammer and sear 

• Complete dehorn of pistol tor tactical 

• Complete tactical action lob 

• Tuned tor total reliability 

• Les Baer Custom aluminum match trigger • Blue complete pistol 

-Checkered flat mainspring housing 

• All components supplied for a state of the 

• Extended thumb safety 

art pistol!!ifil 

• Checkered front strap 30LPI 

• Les Baer Custom match grade extractor 

fitted and tuned Fitted 

=NM= 

firing pin 

LES BAER CUSTOM° Match 

Commander Hammer - Correct 

Geometry For A Superb Action Job On 

Your 1911 - Precision Machined 

RETAIL $34.00 

LES BAER 

Slide Rackers 

T-Style Or Left Or 

Right Side J-Style 

RETAIL $32.00 

LES BAER 

Checkered 

Slide Stop 

RETAIL $15.20 

Les Baer Competition Grade Top End - A Ready To 

Shoot - Complete Match Grade Upper Unit 

38 Super Or 45 ACP (Both Ramped) 

RETAIL $1,027.00 (Dot Model Shown) 

The Ultimate Ptstol Case From Les Baer 

Custom Inc. - 1-Piece Construction - Flight 

Approved - Combination Locks - Pick And Pull 

Foam To Fit Any Handgun - Provisions Inside 

For Ear Protection - Glasses - Ammo 

Shooting Accessories - Fold Down Flap Inside 

The Most Durable Pistol Case Around! 


The Ultimate Rifle Case - Combination Locks 

Flight Approved - The Most Durable Rifle Case Made 

Full Description In Our Catalog RETAIL $189.00 


July 7, 1994 

LICENSED 1994 TARGET SUPPLIERS 

Only the following target manufactures 

are currently licensed and 

autlwrized to produce targets for use in 

the United States. Use of non-approved 

targets may subject your match to protest 

as not in compliance with rule 

6.03, and policy of the USPSA Board 

and IPSC general assembly. 

BULL-X INC., BX-92 

Charles Bane 

520 N Main 

Farmer City IL 61842 

DENNY'S SHOOTERS 

SUPPLY, DDS-115 

Bob Denny 

1703 State St., 

P. O. Box 402 

Cedar Falls IA 50613 

THE GUN COLLECTOR 

GC-114 

Terry Allison 

8455 E. Mulberry St. 

Scottsdale AZ 85251 

HUNTER'S TARGETS, 

HT-202 

H. Hunter Reavis 

RT 8 Box 224 

Henderson NC 27536 

JONAH'S GLASS SHOP, 

JGS-133 

A.J. 'Sandy' Wylie 

Pier 55 

Seattle WA 98101 

NATIONAL TARGET CO. 

INC, NT-183 

Guy Wynn 

4960 Wyaconda Road 

Rockville MD 20852 

PATHFINDER FISH & 

GAME, PPS-129 

John Case 

PO Box 194 Crescent Drive 

Fulton NY 13069 

ROSIES BULLET 

COMPANY, RBC-130 

Barbara Sumrall 

1736 St Johns Bluff Rd 

Jacksonville FL 32246 

SPEEDWELL, RC-131 

Michael J. Panos 

136 Lincoln Blvd 

Middlesex NJ 08846 

STONE CONTAINER 

CORP, SC-132 

Bruce Huebert 

P.O. Box 1287 

St. Cloud MN 56302 

T-M INDUSTRIES/ALCO 

TARGET CO., TM-102 

Dennis Semain 

2048 Central Ave. 

Duarte CA 91010 

TARGET BARN, GI-108 

Dave Zimmerman 

P.O. Box 8528 

Toledo OH 43623 

WHEN PERFORMANCE COUNTS . . . 

WCP4 Dri tVEre 

The only company to have I guns in the top 5 at 

the '92 Sr '93 USP9A Nationals, 2 of the top 3 

at ihe '93 IPSO World ChampionshOs (1. FAA, 

TrOp), Paris tested in the crucible of competition, 

not in an artificial environment, 

CARBON FIRER SCOPE MOUNTS: Available tor Tosco 

POP3, Tasoo POP4, Aimpoint Comp cfr Aimpoint 5000. 

Utilizing a unique Rber/meiallio composite support structure 

- hundreds of times supenor to solid aluminum mounts. WCR 

mounts propide increased scope life and optic reliability. 

1911 PARTS FOR CARRY/COMPETITION: 

Modular Ouide Roc/ System featuring interchangeable 

tungsten ir titanium inserts: Quick Look Hammer - A6 too/ 

stool with the weight of titanium - features the geometrical 

ohan,ges that we have incorporated into guns for icp 

shooters. 

AR-15 CARSON FIBER HANDGUARD: Free 

Hoak barrel, 70% lighter than oomparable aluminum tubes, 

ctissipates heat faster than aluminum with lower peak 

temperatures. High torsional rigidity and strength. Can be 

used with sling/bi-pod, 

TIGER TARGETS, TI-101 

Peter B. Sawin 

1420 Evergreen Circle 

Midwest City OK 73110 

For a oomplete of all WCPi products send 62 for our 

oatalog- dealer inquiries weloome. 

WORLD CLASS' PISTOLS INC. 

90X 288 BROWNSSURO, IN 46112 317-852-0013 


y Scott Carter, A-9448 

GILMORE SPEED LEADER HOLSTER 

Like many USPSA shooters, 

I have decided to compete in 

Limited Class competition as 

well as Open Category. Consequently, 

I have had to assemble 

a Limited class pistol with all 

the requisite accessories—including 

a new holster. 

I was undecided on which pistol 

to use in Limited Category. 

I have several modern, reliable 

auto pistols to choose from in 

my collection, including a Glock 

22, a SIG 226, a Browning Hi- 

Power, an EAA Witness, a Colt 

Commander, and a Colt Gold 

Cup. Since I could not decide 

among those, I chose instead to 

purchase a Para-Ordnance P- 

14. Actually, with the pending 

gun laws, I decided that "I'd 

better get while the getting was 

good." 

The next decision was what 

holster to use. My Open holster 

was too long and would not fit 

any of my Limited pistols. Holsters 

are available to fit 1911 

and CZ clones but other pistols 

have a paltry holster selection. 

As a shooter bitten by the 

"practical" bug, I want to have 

a holster for each of my pistols. 

A Para-Ordnance fits the versatile Gilmore Holster. and with some adjustments . . 

lawn 

ACCURACY SPEAKS 

TRIGGERS 

AR-I5 DROP-IN Match trigger system. 

3 1/2 lb - IPSC, 4 1/2 lb Service Rifle. 

Includes new CAD-CAM, EDM manufactured, 

trigger, hammer and disconnector. 

Instructions included. $150.00 

BARRELS 

AR-15 Douglas Prem. Match, $250.00 installed. 

Calibers avail: .222 Rem, .223. Rem, .22 PPC, 

6 PPC, 6x.223, & 6 TCLJ. 

Write or call for other available calibers. 

All popular uvist rates available. 

Heavy, medium or light barrel contour. 

Lengths - 18 to 26 in. Threaded and crowned. 

For compensator, add $75. Fluted, add $50. 

Squared and trued bolu and barrel extensions 

available_ Headspaccd together, add $50. 

IPSC Aluminum free floater tubes, $75. 

NRA Service Rifle free floater tubes, $125. 

Aluminum Gas Manifold, $40. 

Windage adjustable front sight base, $40. 

Send $1.00 and SASE for brochure to: 

Accuracy Speaks 

3960 N. Usery Pass Rd., Mesa, AZ 85207 

1-800-234-5810 

Page 58 

back... 

ifs 

a hardcover 

edition 

same great book. great new cover. 

add 2.50 extra for ''2-day postage 

special editions are signed and serialized by brian enos 

of the greatest bOOk ever 

written on shooting. 

quantities are extremely limited! 

order direct from publisher — 

send check or money order to 

zediker publishing 

p.o. box 426 - clifton, co 81520 

sottcover 16.95, 4.00 s&h 

hardcover 27.95. 4.50 s&h 

special editions 50.00, 4.50 s&h 

for information call 1.303-434-7151 


The Gilmore Speed Leader 

SL-AS was the answer to my 

Limited category holster requirements. 

This imique holster, 

dubbed the Sport Auto 

Pistol Holster, is designed to fit 

4" to 6" barrel length autos t,o 

specifically include Glock, 

..an EAA Witness race gun will fit as well. 

BIANCHI TARGETS AVAILABLE 

We Have Top Quality Targets 

Action Shooting Type 

with Clean Cut Scoring Lines 

Smith and Wesson, Ruger, Sig, 

Browning, Colt, and similar 

models. This one holster will fit 

every Limited category auto 

that comes to mind. The holster 

has a unique, modular appearance 

and is constructed from 

space age LEXAN. It definitely 

COST: $40 per Shipping Box of 100 

+ UPS Shipping Cost 

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 

OUR OFFICIAL IPSC/USPSA TARGETS 

Are a Range Officer's Dream 

Easy to Score and Sturdy 

$32 per Box of 100 + UPS Cost 

Targets are Tan with White Back 

SAFARI1AND holsters and other competition equipment also In stock. 

135 FNIJ Bullets - Now Available 

TOP QUALITY PIASTERS • 500 to a Box • Price: $3 per Thousand 

p BULLET Co. 

1736-3 ST. )OHNS BLUFF ROAD (904) 645-6119 

JACKSONVILLE, FL 32246 FAX (904)642-2331 

has a different appearance from 

the classic leather holsters. 

From an economic standpoint, 

this holster is a miracle. 

Most competitive shooters have 

a box full of holsters for guns 

they no longer own or use. Normally, 

competition holsters cost 

from $84 to $150 each. Also, 

holsters are usually designed to 

fit only one specific pistol. If a 

typical shooter has four of these 

holsters, he has invested at 

least $336. The Gilmore Speed 

Leader SL-AS retails for 

$89.95. In my case, this one holster 

will fit every Limited category 

pistol that I own. I could 

almost buy another pistol with 

all my holster savings! 

As a shooter progresses in 

this sport, he commonly 

changes pistols several times 

and consequently has to change 

holsters also. With the Speed 

Leader, a shooter can become 

accustomed to one holster and 

not have to "re-learn" holster 

Clear Lexan* Lenses 

for Tasco Pro Point 111' Scopos 

REPLACES *REY POLARIZING FILTER 

FON BETTER VISIBILITY 

PREVENTS SMOKE AND DEBAIS FROM 

ENTRAINS SCOPE 

EASILY I 

AND REPLACED 

42.00 pluo 81.00 'SAM, to l000•s) 

MotoRation 100111.0D (fuo• with 4 loottoot 

Per lechnicol advIc• c•Il Gary 

kenlismark Supply 

PO Soo 22111. aotalori. CA. 90704 

1310) 410.2707 A2I142 

2 to 3 Week 

Turnaround! HARD 

BO. 

CHROMING 

Top competition gun ouiiders know their beauties 

MOO 

need one thing...Hardness. That's why tong-lasting 

MOO 

INIMM 

hard chroming wrill never be beat lor looks & 

MEM 

performance. Recently introduced new finishes that 

you're reading about, are too soft 

• We Only Do Firearms 

NOM • Specialists in Hard Chroming 

• Blue, Nickel, Parkerizing, Anodizing 

Iamb 

40. 

• All Work Guaranteed 

IMO 

MO • GREAT PRICES • Dealers Inquire 

SO 

1-1E-CKMATE,.. 

ISO 

Custom Gun Refinishing 

WOO 

370 Champion Dr. • Brooksville, FL 34602 

MIN 

{904) 799-5774 


idiosyncrasies with every new 

pistol. 

I quickly opened the box 

when the friendly UPS man delivered 

my holster from 

Denny's Shooters Supply. The 

holster comes with a card that 

clearly describes the Speed 

Leader's adjustments. The 

Speed Leader will fit belts up to 

1-3/4 inch and has Velcro on the 

SATISFACTION 

GUARANTEED* 

/4" CHIP McCORMICK CORP 

mproved Quality & Performance For 19'i u 

MICRO 

../NEV1 MICRO FINISH on all ertgegement surfaces. This 

new technique hoIds lubrication to metallic surfaces better. 

No gunsraithing required for prepped surface/. Reliable, 

crisp Trigger Pu/ls every Time. Longer service life. 

../NEW IMPROVED GEOMETRY. Precision state of the art 

3D modeling equipment, in tandem with "EDM" and ''CAD'' 

systems, allowed our new design team to greatly improve 

performance. 

viNElet SHOCK GRADE STEEL withstands extreme impact 

for ircreased service life. Strangest material available for 

firearms related wear. 

,/ NEW STAINLESS STEEL HAMMERS - Tool grade steel 

with the NEW MICRO FINISH engagement surface, provides 

quality & strength with excellent trigger pull. Palled 

hien climate R. weather conditions. 

IF YOUR TRIGGER PULL ISN'T NOTICEABLY IN 

RETURN THE UNALTERED PARTS WITHIN 30 

LOLXE 

SAO, 

"EDM" HAMMERS & SEARS 

Ell 

NASTOF 

SEMI PAWED [AILEEN IONIA/MI SlAt 

1001E1 AMAMI. muig 11111.1.111PPID 

MAMPFF 

MANUA 

DUMDUM SEAR 

ORDER TOLL FREE J8001.328-CIIIP 

INFORMATION 1512) 462-0004 

mom NIGRO 

FINISH 

/of Chip McCormick Coop. 

tll L- 

1825 kprIvIew Rc1. 

Suite 115 

Austin,Tx 78704 

back to mesh with the popular 

underbelts now in use. 

The holster is adjustable in 

every possible way: barrel 

length, holster height, holster 

retention. tension, tilt forward 

and backward, cant inward and 

outward, and angle forward 

and rearward. The majority of 

these adjustments are made 

with an Allen wrench that is 

( 

Illai f/MI lt IENOI/ STEEL 

gri moil STAINLESS 

3/EEL HAMMERS 

MANNA 'I•■ I RUINERS __ _ _ 

f IP IND PINS 

DTA 0 1 .1 

11119/1 

TITANIA 

11.11151.111,10 

EAP3 

1.77V/ 

=.`4: 

33310ff NA1111123 

ION/ VW 

MN/ 31/WILLS3 _ _ . . 

/333 TO111.11f PEND 

BUDIMITM 

oo,,c,SEAR 

OFFICE HOURS las -Spa CENTRAL DEALERS SEND FEL 

Wand MIP011i Hied CMG read 

Friel Rem pork NIA. 30 fop of 

parchm t.lts meeiri 

Otte oft/y ipplise for halms 

parliripatinq halm. 

packed with the holster. The 

Gilmore holster has a Firearm 

Stabilizer which presses on the 

pistol and provides rigidity in 

the holster. Two sizes of Stabilizer 

are packed with the holster; 

the shooter chooses the 

correct one based on the pistol 

width. The pistol can also be reversed 

for left or right hand 

shooters. Finally, the barrel adjustment 

cup can be set to pivot 

for faster draws with longer 

pistols, particularly comp g-uns. 

After perusing the instructions, 

I put the new Gilmore 

holster on my belt and adjusted 

the angle to suit my draw. 

Next, I adjusted the barrel 

length, stabilizer, and retention 

tension to fit my Para-Ordnance. 

This took less than ten 

minutes. I was immediately impressed 

with the holster. At the 

range, I was delighted with the 

smooth draw, secure pistol retention, 

and the freedom to adjust 

the holster to my exact 

requirements. The holster performed 

flawlessly in a practice 

session at the range, and my 

shooting partners were all impressed. 

While at the range, I converted 

the Speed Leader holster 

from the Para-Ordnance to my 

Sig 226 in just five minutes. 

Again, the holster performed 

flawlessly with the Sig. (There 

are few competition holsters 

available to fit the Sig.) 

In summary, I think the Gilmore 

Speed Leader SL-AS is an 

outstanding competition holster 

for Limited category. It is 

secure and fast. Because of its 

flexible design, it can be adjusted 

to fit any shooter's draw. 

Personally, I am overwhelmed 

by the fact that this one holster 

will fit every Limited category 

pistol I own. 


1014/1 

DwrioN GUN WORKS 

Doug Koenig, 6 Grand Masters & 20+ Masters 

Can't All Be Wrong 

traigrtt Trigger Trademark 

Lightning Slots S100.00 

"E" 'riggers Of Vic International 

Match Barrel 150.00 1911 , T25.00 

Long Disconnector 12.50 Caspian/Para 35.00 

Rock Hard Sear 26.00 Para Drop On Mag Well 50.00 

, Hollow Guide fRod 24.00 Para Thumb Guard 35.00 

.'S`OIS Firing Pin. 9.00 4 Port Round Comp 200.00 

4',: a'S Slide Stop 20.00 McLearn Hybrid Comp wt 

, OtS Firing Pin Stop 13.00 Side Ports 200.00 

- .' Checkered tnSert XI, Ejector 45/38/9mm 18 00 

Caspain/Para 50/55 EGW Reverse Plug /6.00 

atomy of a Championship Pisto 

4 Port "Semi-Profile" 

Compensator' 

Lightning Slots 

Ramped 

Match Grade 

Barrel 

Red Buff 

Scope Mount 

0/S Firing 

:Pin Stop 

0/S Flong Pin 

2pc Hollow Guide Rod 

0/S Slide Stop. 

Blue or SS 

' 

"Eg T 

Rock Hard 

Sear 

Long Disconnector 

Checkered 

insert 20Ipi 

Evolution Gun Works 

1.050 B-8 Skyron Drive 

)oylestown, PA 18901 

'hone: (215)348-9892 

Fax: (215)348-1056 

zise Send 2 00 For Color Catalog) 

We Have Red Buff Weaver Base 

Scope Mounts In Stock For The 

Para Ordnance, Caspian, 1911 

and McCormick. The Mount Fits 

All Tasco Scopes, C-More, Gilmore 

and Aimpoint 5000 

1911 High/Low 90.00 

Hi-Cap Models 110.00

y Vin Sharretto, A-22461 

He's done it again, folks. Jeff 

Mullins has put together another 

well-run match for the 

Make-A-Wish Foundation. 

As you may recall, Jeff promised 

to pull out all the stops this 

year and design the ultimate 

course of fire. Although we did 

not need bow and arrows, we 

had a horse named "Wobble," a 

pillowcase over our heads, and 

our hands tied behind our 

backs. "HO-HUM," you say? 

Well, the horse wasn't real, but 

the pillowcase and rope were. 

On hand for this year's event 

were Tom Carpenter (1993 

Tennessee State Champ) and 

Bad Lands Bill Oglesby, the 

fastest man in the world with a 

six-gun. There was a balance of 

Cowboy shooters and IPSC 

guns so that everyone was busy 

asking each other questions 

• f. 

CLEARSIGHF 

Optical System for 

Iron Sight Pistol Shooters 

Photographer' Greg AINcas 

UNCONDITIONALLY 

GUARANTEED! 

Focus on the front sight 

better than ever! 

Over 10,000 

satisfied users worldwide 

$44.95 + $4.95 handling 

MAKE-A-WISH In 

about their sport and equipment. 

Without realizing it, Jeff has 

invented a new sport... 

"COWSIC" style shooting; a 

blend of the Old West with a 

touch of tomorrow. 

First, Jeff put the task of designing 

and building the 

courses on the shoulders of his 

favorite sidekicks, Scottie and 

David. Their "mission" — build 

a full-scale horse! Assemble a 

55 gallon drum, four 4x4's, 

some concrete and garage door 

springs, and presto, "Wobble" 

the wonder horse. With that 

task complete, they set their 

sights on building a course 

around "Wobble." Again they 

cut, dug, pushed and pulled. 

Voila, a plywood wall 20' long 

with slots, doors, hatches, and 

ports to shoot from! When the 

dust settled and the smell of 

fresh paint subsided, Jeff sat 

down with pen in hand and 

drew the course description. 

Stage 1 had seven paper targets, 

six Pepper poppers, and 

one 8 inch plate. Competitors 

started with a double-barrel 

shotgun open and empty lying 

on a hay bale. Five shells were 

in a saddle bag and a .22 caliber 

six-gun or IPSC gun on a table. 

On the signal, shooters 

leaped to their feet, picked up 

the shotgun, loaded it and engaged 

poppers 1 and 2. As there 

were three more poppers, shooters 

had to reload twice to engage 

them before putting down 

the shotgun and picking up the 

IPSC gun or six-gun. Shooters 

then moved to the wall and engaged 

any targets behind the 

wall that had either a black 

Top lOs to Heat 

Up Your Forty 

Want the hottest .40 S&W bullet around? 

Check out Nosler's sizzling 135 grain Hollow Point, 

the industry's lightest jacketed 10mm bullet, and the 

pick of USPSA/IPSC competitors wanting to make 

Major Power Factor with minimal recoil. 

Maybe you like how your .40 performs with midweight 

bullets? Nosler offers you the choice of either 

150 grain or 170 grain Hollow Points. 

What about duplicating the "FBI" factory load? 

Nosler's heavyweight 10mm 180 grain Hollow Point 

provides the accuracy and reliability to improve 

on this popular bullet/cartridge combination. 

Whichever bullet you choose, you can be assured 

the finest in accuracy, consistency and overall 

performance. Nosler's sure-feeding truncated cone 

configuration and jacketed construction result in a 

clean shooting bullet for all types of guns and all kinds of shooting. 

Look for them at your dealer. 

CLEARSIGHT 

1501 39th Street 

West Palm Beach, Florida 33407 

407-840-7666 

NOSIef 

135 Gr. HP 150 Gr. HP 170 Gr. HP 180 Gr. HP Handgun 

For a free 1994 color catalog, write Nosier, Inc., Dept. F2-5, P O. Box 671, Bend, Oregon 97709 


cardboard gun hanging around 

their neck, or any red targets, 

through port doors or slots. At 

the end of the wall, shooters put 

the pistol on a table before 

making a run to Olde "Wobble." 

After mounting "Wobble," 

shooters drew a .38 lever-action 

rifle from the scabbard and engaged 

Pepper popper 6 which 

activated a swinger, and T6 

and T7. When finished, shooters 

unloaded and showed clear, 

handed the carbine to the RO 

and with all the grace and style 

possible, climbed down from 

"Wobble." 

One fellow, while practicing 

for his run, came up with a plan 

to save seconds off his time by 

running and jumping in "Wobble's" 

saddle. "Wobble" would 

have none of this and threw 

him to the ground rather 

smartly. Needless to say, when 

his turn came, he treated "Wobble" 

with a lot of respect. (Be- 

sides, my bottom side was still 

sore.) 

Stage 2 had four Pepper poppers 

and four paper targets. 

Shooters started sitting in a 

chair with a pillowcase over 

their heads and their hands 

tied behind their backs (sort of). 

Another rope was tied from a 

chair to a hay bale. A pistol 

with the magazine out lay on 

top of the bale. At the signal, 

shooters used the rope tied to 

chair as a guide to move to the 

bale, then removed the pillowcase, 

and loaded the gun to engage 

four paper targets with 

two rounds each, plus four poppers. 

After a reload, shooters 

re-engaged the four paper targets 

with two rounds each. 

There were two ways to shoot 

the courses and both were 

scored as separate events. 

Mullins Ammo not only supplied 

the guns used, but also 

the ammo for the cowboy event. 

Bad Lands Bill put on a 

shooting display and humbled 

many shooters with his speed. 

If you ever have an opportunity 

to see him in action, it will be 

worth the trip. 

Jeff expanded his reach this 

year by lining up sponsors for 

his match. Many local businesses 

and also some of our 

more familiar name people contributed 

to the prize table. 

There were enough prizes so 

that everyone who completed 

the match went to the table in 

order of finish for both 

COWSIC and IPSC. Some of 

the sponsors were Kaltron/Pettibone, 

VihtaVuori Powder, 

Nowlin Custom Mfg., D&J Bullets, 

Oglesby & Oglesby Gun 

Makers, Winchester, Caspian 

Arms, Mullins Jewelry, Southwest 

Chevrolet, Southwest 

Kawasaki, Clintwood Lumber, 

and Harold Kennedy Ins. 

Most importantly, you have 

to remember that all proceeds 

.38 SUPER 

BRASS 

from the 

• • 

U. S. NATIONAL 

CHAMPIONSHIPS 

El • 

USPSA 

PASA Park 

Barry. IL 

Vat 

Flicked up and sorted by the 

P.A.S.A. BRASS RATS 

(Barry High School Cheerleaders) 

Some 9 x 21 Available 

Judy Woolley 

1992 & 1993 Master's International 

Long Gun Championships 

Wormsn's & Sportsmen's Division 

Judy Woolley has discovered 

Duo -Ring — Titanium Firing Pins 

to be "the Competitive Edge"'". 

NOW YOU CAN ADD THE SAME 

495 

Rifle 

'21" . 

Ars 

MAGIC to YOUR 

competition AR-15, 

M/16' and 1911-style 

45 ACP or .38 Super. 

Improve scores. 

Reduce slam fires. 

Discover what QUICK really means. 

Cut lock time . . & get on to the next target! 

84201/Per 1000 - Includes Shipping 

Call 

217-335-2921 

George R. Metcalf, Rt. 1, Box 153 

Barry, Illinois 62312 

September/October 1994 

Proudly Made 

S A 

Retail order desk: 

1-800-444-191 1 

(Add $3" 5/H per order) 

• 

Maste'rCard 

Quality Machinin 

0 R P 0 R A T 

"OUR NAME SAYS 17 ALL". 

P.O. Box 129 • Sherwood, Oregon 97 

24 HOUR FAX LINE FOR ORDERS & DEALER INQUIRIES: /- 

(Product Infommtion: 1-503490-3636) 

Page 63

Tumer Grips: Ruger. Mark 

Right & Lett Hand 

Woods: Fancy Walnut, 

Laminated Forest Camo 

* COLT 1911 PANTS 

* COMPLETE CUSTOM WORK 

ON MOST PISTOLS 

* LITERATURE SI 

BULLSEVE 

111113 

9 TACTiCAL 

45) Alex B. Hamilton 1449 Blue Crest Lane • Sin Antonia. Texas 78232 

- 93 Pistol Smith Of the Year 1 - 210-494 - 3063 • 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tues.-Frl. 

PPC 

ell.1111 

CUSTOM 

comCmARA 

RNYDER 

J 

COMPETITION 

RUGER 

Mr==INNII 

li 

UPPER & 

LOWER UNITS 

NEW 

STAINLESS STEEL MAG GUIDES 

Same profile as aluminum guide 

NO SCREWS • EASY TO INSTALL 

$95.00 

KREBS Specializes in Products for Strayer-Tripp 

KREBS ZYTEL MAG GUIDE 

installs easily - no gunsmithing, drilling, or 

taping. Increases the mag opening 85% and is 

easy to customize, $45 00 

KREBS ORIGINAL MAG GUIDE 

Machined from 2024 aircraft grade aluminum, with a 

hard coat bead blast finish. increases mag opening 60%. 

Easy gunsmith installation. $59.95 

Modification or replacement of emoting bumper pad is required for either map guide. 

KREBS BUMPER PADS 

Machined from aluminum to accommodate either Mag Guide $10.00 

NEW!! KREBS THUMB GUARD 

Machined from 4130 high carbon steel, it provides light 

weight attractive protection without encumbering your grip 

Simple to install - milling machine required $36.00 

KREBS COMPENSATOR 

Machined out of 4130 high carbon steel, hardened at 35 

Rockwell. 6 ports with a bora diameter of 360 and 

thread size 5.75 X 40. The KREBS COMPENSATOR 

has optimum effect - and will not cloud your scope. 

Great for custom workl $165.00 

to 

KREBS GUNSMITHING INC. 

7417 N. Milwaukie Ave. 

Niles, IL 60714 

Phone: (708) 647-7154 • FAX: (708) 647-1103 

12:00 - 5:00PM CST Dealer Inquires Welcome 

from this event are donated to 

the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 

an organization dedicated to 

raising money to grant terminally 

ill children the chance to 

make a wish and have it fulfilled. 

The Make-A-Wish Foundation 

has chapters in every 

state. For more information, 

write or call the chapter in your 

area. 

A local newspaper sent a reporter 

over to do a story on this 

match and before they were 

done, their camera man shot 

one stage and the reporter another. 

They seemed to have a 

lot of fun. I know I did because 

the camera man let me hold his 

equipment. 

Jeff and his lovely wife 

Tammy were decked out in 

1800's style clothing, Jeff looking 

like a Riverboat gambler 

and Tammy looking like a 

Southern belle, which added 

flavor to the event. As always, 

something like this is only possible 

with the work and dedication 

of volunteers, in particular, 

Ron and Carolyn Elliott, Fred 

Fisher, Scottie, and David. 

This match has grown by 

leaps and bounds in the past 

few years. The first year we 

didn't even have soda or ice, we 

sat outside and did our best. 

This year we had hat pins, soft 

drinks, tent,s, tables and chairs, 

and the media. We also raised 

money for a worthwhile cause. 

As we were leaving, Jeff mentioned 

that next years' 

COWSIC challenge will be a 

test of man and machine. I wonder 

how fast Rob Leatharn can 

reload a black powder revolver 

on the run? 

UNITED STATES 

PRACTICAL SHOOTING 

ASSOCIATION 

_A m • vAlimm 


NEW CLUBS AND 

SECTIONS 

ALASKA SECTION 

Jim West 

7521 Old Seward Hwy 

Unit A 

Anchorage AK 99518 

ALLIANCE RIFLE CLUB 

Steve Miles 

120 W. 25th #202 

Alliance NE 69301 

CLASSIC GUNS & INDOOR 

RANGE 

Gary F. Anderson 

1314 Browns Bridge Rd. 

Gainesville GA 30503 

CHATTACHOOCHEE VALLEY 

SPORTS SHOOTING CLUB 

Jerry Kaminsky 

3905 Timbalier Dr. 

Columbus GA 31905 

TRI-LAKES SHOOTING CLUB 

Ron Hood 

PO Box 507 

Batesville MS 3%06-0507 

SQUARE-DEAL PRACTICAL 

SHOOTERS, INC. 

Jim Adams 

RR3 Box 183C 

Greene NY 13778 

1 I 

19f 1-A1 1411-Al Lor ProL• High Cap 

MAGAZINE BUTTON EXT. 

▪ No alterations of grips necessary 

o Available in Satin Chrome and 

Black Oxide 

o 30-Day Money Back Guarantee 

Call (802) 472-8263 

9 am - 6 pm EST 

Cr: $24.95, `q 

-sm- 4: 

Shipping & Handling $3.00 

TNT Industries 

P.O. Box 727 

Hardwick, VT 05843 

HOW IS YOUR DOT TRACKING? 

Accu-Comp" "Dot Tracker" 

t 

* Quick Recovery 

* Reduced Split Times 

* Better Scores 

NEW 

TRIPLE PORT 

"As Shot By Jerry "Burner" Barnhart" 

Muzzle rise away from the vertical plane can 

cost you valuable recovery time. The Accu- 

Comp' "Dot Tracker" with balanced gas 

metering produces minimal vertical muzzle 

rise and no movement from side to side. If 

you're looking for more rapid shot recovery without fogging up 

your scope try the "Choice of Champions" Dot TrackerTm. 

Available in heavy taper cone barrel or match grade bushing barrel. 

SPEED-CHUTETm 

Mag. Funnel/Mainspring Housing 

Now you can consistently make faster magazine 

changes by adding a Speed-ChuteT" to 

your 1911 or Strayer Tripp auto. No modification 

is required for installation, the mainspring 

housing and magazine funnel are held 

securely together with the mainspring housing 

pin. For more information on these or other 

great Wilson products, call our technical staff 

(501) 545-3618 or order our 32 page color 

catalog. Catalog is $5.00 and you receive a 

$5.00 coupon good toward purchases. 

Ci7ron 

Order Desk 

/ 

(800) 955-4856 

_iwibar Route 3, P.O. Box 578-FS - Berryville, AR 72616 


y Val Reule, USPSA staff 

Recently we offered a 

survey to all our clubs and 

Section Coordinators, 

requesting information on the 

women involved in USPSA 

clubs and sections. 

Of the approximately 450 

questionnaires which were sent 

out, we received 40 replies, 

about 8.9 percent. While this is 

not a very large sampling, statistically 

speaking, it does give 

a little glimpse into the makeup 

of some clubs with regard to 

their women shooters, how 

clubs introduce women to the 

sport, how they retain them 

and what they perceive to be 

the positive and negative aspects 

of women in their clubs. 

We received responses from 

37 clubs and two sections. (One 

SURVEY RESULTS 

respondent answered for his 

club and section.) 

1. How many women compete 

at your club on a regular 

basis? 

Four clubs stated they had no 

women shooters, 26 clubs replied 

that they have an average 

between one and five and the 

highest claimed an average of 

between 10 and 20 women 

shooters per match. 

2. Please list any special 

programs your club or section 

provides to introduce 

women to our style of competition. 

While three gave no answer 

to this question and 12 said 

they had no special program, 

several others said they made it 

a point to welcome and encourage 

wives, girlfriends and "significant 

others" to shoot. Others 

offered introductory courses, 

one-on-one help for new women 

(and men) shooters, ladies' trophies, 

demonstration events 

and videos of ladies shooting, a 

walk-through of the whole 

course, or matches that were ladies 

only or beginners only. 

Of the rest, one club hosted 

an annual ladies-only clinic, another 

hosted one-day seminars 

on request, and another club invited 

women to come out and 

"shoot what you own and use 

for personal protection" to get 

them started. One club said 

they offered a half-price fee for 

spouses that came to shoot; another 

said that putting an experienced 

female shooter on the 

squad with new women shooters 

was very helpful; and yet 

another has plans to start a 

program "by women, for 

women" this coming fall. 

3. Once they have been introduced 

to the sport, what 

CP Bullets Wins Nine out of the Last Ten USPSA Nationals 

COMPETITION ACCESSOR I ES 

Case Gauges, 9x19, 9x21, .38 Super, 

40 S&W, lOmm, .45ACP 

• Soft Mag Pads (3 to a Pack) 

1911, CZ clones, Sig Sauer, Beretta 

Black, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow 

• Hogue Rubber Mono-Grip 

'NE'S/Hogue Handall Grip Sleeves 

fits most automatics without a grip 

safety, Glock, S&W, Ruger, Beretta, 

Sig, Taurus 92, CZ75 & clones, ... 

IISPSA APPROVED MSC TARGETS 

NRA Action Targets 

Tan & Black Pasters 

'Pan, Black & White Tape 

A New Level of Quality, Our Own 

Fully Plated & Bevel Based 

CP COPPER CLAD BULLETS 

9=1/.38 Super • 115 gr. RN 

124 gr. RN • 135 gr. RN • 147 gr. RN 

.38 Caliber/.357 Mag 

125 gr. FN • 158 gr. FN 

10imn / .40 S&W 

155 gr. FN • 175 gr. FN 

.45 ACP • 200 gr. SWC • 230 gr. RN 

LOADING COMPONENTS 

Wmchester & Tanfoglio Brass 

9nuri, 9x21, .38 Super+P, 10mm, 

.40 S&W, .45 ACP 

Winchester Powders & Primers 

231, 540 & 571 

Small Rifle, Small & Large Pistol 

Accurate Powders #2, #5 & #7 

WE LOAD USPSA MAJOR (All Calibers) 

The First Pedect Score at the 

Bianchi Cup was shot using 

CP SUPER HARD CAST BULLETS 

9riun /.38 Super • 120 gr. FN 

125 gr. RN • 134 gr. RN • 140 gr. SWC 

145 gr. RN • 155 gr. SWC • 160 gr. RN 

.38 Caliber/.357 Mag 

148 gr. DEWC • 158 gr. SWC 

10nun /.40 S&W 

155 gr. RN • 175 gr. SWC • 200 gr. SWC 

.41 Caliber 

170 gr. SWC • 210 gr. SWC 

.44 Mag 

215 gr. SWC • 240 gr. SWC 

.45 ACP • 152 gr. Ultra SWC 

178 gr. SWC • 200 gr. SWC • 215 gr. SWC 

225 gr. FN • 230 gr, RN • 255 gr. SWC 

Try CP Short Packs, 

All Calibers, All Bullet Types 

COD • Visa • Mastercard — 1814 M earns Road • Warminster, PA 18974 

FOR 24HR. ORDERING CALI I2151 956-95 95 OR FAX YOUR ORDER [2151 675 - 7150 


do you do to retain them 

and keep their interest? 

While two clubs gave no answer 

and three said they do 

nothing special, for the most 

part the clubs said they offered 

help and encouragement and 

tried to get them involved with 

such things as design and setup. 

Others mentioned having a 

comfortable range and friendly 

people, offering special awards 

and trophies, encouraging couples 

and discouraging intimidation 

or the occasional MCP, 

while one club mentioned that 

they paid prize money and recognized 

a separate category for 

women. 

4. List any positive or 

negatives that have arisen 

due to the participation of 

women shooters in your 

club. 

On this, the positives far outweighed 

the negatives. Clubs 

mentioned that they now had 

husband-wife teams and family 

participation, that women 

made effective RO's and added 

an element of fun to the 

matches. Some said that having 

women around tends to make 

men act like gentlemen and to 

shoot better out of pride, that 

women wanted more women at 

matches, and made the junior 

shooters feel more relaxed and 

that men enjoyed having their 

spouse or significant other compete 

with them. Men tended to 

feel less pressured to "shoot and 

git" because their wives were at 

the range rather than waiting 

for them at home. It also makes 

the sport less "macho" or 

threatening and presented a 

good image, showing that it can 

be a family-oriented activity. 

On the negative side, one 

club mentioned that some 

males resent having ANY 

women around. Another said 

that marital squabbles and discontent 

on the range could have 

potentially dangerous results. 

Only three mentioned that 

some men got very unhappy 

when the women kicked their 

butts, so to speak (although I 

should think getting "whupped" 

by Kay Clark would be rather 

of an honor!) 

Also appended to this 

survey was a chance for the 

women shooters in the clubs 

to respond on a number of 

questions. We received 15 

individual answers to these. 

A. How did you get started 

shooting? 

The majority said their 

spouses started them in their 

shooting careers, although others 

said they got started 

through their father, brother, 

son, colleague, employer, friend 

or boyfriend, or that they 

started shooting for self-protection 

or self-defense. 

B. How long have you 

been shooting? 

The range of answers was 

from 20 years to three weeks; 

the average was a little under 

five years. Those who referred 

specifically to practical shooting 

averaged a little under 2 1/2 

years in the sport. 

C. What firearm type and 

caliber do you use? 

The .38 Super seemed to be 

the firearm of choice for those 

who answered, either Colt, 

Caspian or EAA; five also mentioned 

the .45, either Colt or 

Springfield. Other choices, 

either for a first or second firearm, 

were Springfield 9mm; 

S&W .357 magnum; Caspian 

9x21; and Glock .40. 

D. What do you find attractive 

about the sport? 

There were a lot of enthusiastic 

answers on this; at least five 

mentioned that it is exciting 

and fun! Others said it builds 

confidence, it's challenging and 

dynamic, it gives you a sense of 

accomplishment and it's different 

each time. One said it was 

SMAU. CAUBER 

• Browning,• Ruger I & II, 

• Ruger 22/45, • Colt, • S & W, 

• Mitchell Arms (H.S.) 

Featuring: 

• Flex Brake Ann. 

• Lost( Down Stop. 

No more sore fingers 

when loading .22 mags. 

Rexi Brake Arm - Loader 

slides easily dowrr magazine. 

Braking at any position to load 

• 8 Models Available. 

Loads, .380, 9mm, 

40caL, 45cal., or 

lOmm single and 

double stack mags. 

• Magazine slips 

into loader and is 

held in try hand. 

Depress thumb 

lever to load. 

• Loads ammo. into 

magazines faster 

and easier than 

ever before. 

izoi, 

HKS .22 Cal, 

Magazine Speedloaders 

3 Models 

Lock Down Str- Slide loader all the way down and 

it snaps into position on bottom of magazine. Spring 

is held fully depressed and cartridges simply drop in. 

*(works on most magazines) 

HKS PRODUCTS, INC. 

7841 FOUNDATION DR. FLORENCE, KY 41042 


a great stress reducer, two said 

they liked competing with 

themselves, and others liked 

that it trained one to think and 

act quickly, to develop skills, 

that it was not typically "female," 

and that it gave one a 

chance to beat the guys. Others 

liked the camraderie, the 

friendly people and the acceptance, 

while one said she liked 

the opportunity to share the experiences 

with her spouse. One 

of our respondents also said she 

liked the good-looking guys! (I 

wonder where she's shooting?) 

E. What do you feel would 

encourage more women to 

participate? 

There were a lot of answers 

on this one, including demonstrations 

to show that IPSC is 

not "combat" shooting; emphasis 

on self-defense; encouragement 

from other women 

shooters; invitations to gunhandling 

classes to come and 

watch matches; have charity 

matches for groups against vio- 

lence and women-only matches; 

award National slots specifically 

to women; don't penalize 

for shooting minor for smaller 

people; make the women's National 

team more available to 

the shooting public at events; 

solicit women shooters who are 

able to write articles, to publish 

match results in the local paper. 

They also felt it would be 

helpful if men were more understanding, 

had more patience 

and wouldn't try to intimidate 

the women shooters. (Would 

you guys really do that? Well, if 

the holster fits...) 

F. Any other comments? 

Some of these were: "First 

you must get across to the majority 

of the American public 

that shooting is a legitimate 

sport." "I would like to see clubs 

offer more match placements 

for women besides just top lady. 

Small awards, like ribbons, 

do not cost a lot of money but 

can really help build someone's 

esteem, and this is what will 

aid in keeping women interested 

in the sport." "Women are 

becoming more interested in 

firearms for personal protection. 

What better accompanying 

activity than IPSC to help 

them feel competent and at 

home...on the range!" "I feel 

that staying active in IPSC 

keeps me familiar with my firearms, 

and continues to teach 

me how to react to problems encountered 

when the gun has 

problems." 

It is my feeling that there are 

a lot of women competing who 

need to be appreciated and a lot 

of women who are not competing 

who should be encouraged 

to do so. When all of us—men 

and women, young and not-soyoung—compete 

together and 

work together toward a common 

goal, the increased recognition 

of our sport as a 

legitimate sporting event, it 

means we all win. What do you 

think? 

ADVANTAGES 

• Low to the Barrel 

• Additional Strength 

• 351 TES Aircraft Aluminum 

• Lightweight (78 gmt) 

• Election port clearance 

greatly improved by offset 

design. 

• Amazing one piece design 

increases rigidity, thus 

increases scope longevity. 

SCOPE MOUNT 

901hod4sx'44t 

For Accuracy You DEMAND, and the Protection your 

Optics DESERVE 

This Year Shooters in the know will be switching to the 

Sidewinder Scope Mount 

CUSTOM MOUNTING AVAILABLE, $50.00 STANDARD 

1911,575. 00 ON ALL OTHER MODELS. WE CAN RETROFT 

TO PRE-DUSTING 

HOLE PATTERNS 

ON MOST GUNS. 

Models Available for: 

• CZ-P9 and Clones 

• Model 1911 C,aspian 

High Capacity 

• McCormic High Capacity 

DEALER INQUIRIES 

WELCOME! 

&Le.5 $ 1 00 . 00 s+HTa&G 

ENTERPRISES 

KD 

"Home of the Sidewinder Mount" 602-627-8264 

Also: 

y41.110411 

SLIDE RACKER - High Safety Clearance slope back for 

increased scope body clearance. 316 stainless steel. 

$25.00 + tax & shipping. 


INSIDE NROI continued from page 9. 

popper did not fall so the competitor 

was granted a re-shoot. 

If the popper falls, it is calibrated. 

If it does not fall, it 

must not be touched by anyone. 

If requested by the competitor, 

the calibration needs to be 

checked right away. 

An RO giving the walkthrough 

from memory. A walkthrough 

should always be read 

from a written sheet so it is the 

same for everyone. The RO was 

asked if targets xyz could be engaged 

from a certain spot. The 

answer was yes. Competitor 

one did it and things were fine. 

Competitor two did it and was 

given six procedurals. Was this 

a personal thing, or could it 

have been eliminated altogether 

with a written or typed 

walk-tlirough? I think so. 

The point I'm trying to make 

is that all the people involved 

in the match busted their butts 

to put on a good match. Their 

courses of fire were outstanding, 

the prize table was next to 

none, an.d it was for a good 

cause, but the one thing I have 

heard most about this match 

since it has been over is how 

bad the officiating was. 

MORE EXAMPLES 

A competitor had an AD 

within 6' 6" of himself. The RO 

only wanted to give him a DNF 

because it was an AD in a safe 

direction. Six feet, six inches is 

not a safe direction (12.02). 

A competitor failed to do a 

required reload. The RO said it 

was only one procedural. The 

competitor said "I think it 

should be six," and the RO said 

"I'm only giving you one. You 

did not gain an advantage." Believe 

me, a second and a half to 

two seconds is quite an advantage. 

RO's should make the call 

according to the rules and let 

1804 North Avenue West Alik Missoula. MT 59806 

COLOR UNLIMITED 

Dave Thomas, L796 Heidi Thomas, A.21604 

Rano. Na.ada 

The Biggeot Little 

LP.S.0 Match In The World 

We have match experience. 

Call us for match shirts, 

caps & jackets 

(Ask about Color Unlimited serving as your shirt 

concessionaire) 

800-234-5334 

(4061 543.7658 

an arbitration committee decide 

if an advantage is or is not 

gained if it comes to that. 

For the most part, I think 

everyone is trying to do a good 

job. The examples I have given 

you could all have been eliminated 

if the RO's working these 

stages had taken that little extra 

step and reviewed the rule 

book before the match. None of 

us have it down to memory and 

we all make mistakes, but I 

think if we really try a little 

harder (and it has to come from 

within yourself) we can have a 

lot of fun while putting on some 

pretty good matches that will 

have competitors repeating Arnold 

Schwarzenegger's famous 

words, "I'll be back." 

Remember, bad officiating 

can spoil a good match, good officiating 

can help make a bad 

match a lot of fun. 

Eitective Detense 

4 

, 

r 

'- 

The oman, 

The Plan, 

The Gun 

Foam Method of 

Defonsive liarmigunning 

Pik 

eir 

hew 

Effective Defense 

By Gila May-Hayes 

At last, a book written by a woman for 

women, with hard-hitting advice on how to 

defend against criminal attack! 

Foreword by Massed Aycob $13,96 

The Famam Method of 

Defensive Handgunning 

By John S Famam 

In his newest book, well-known self-defense 

expert John Famam explains his methods of 

defensive handgun use. A "must read" for 

serious self-defense practitioners. 313.96 

ro order with credd card, cail 

1-800-327-2666 

Or send Chock a Money Order to: 

FAS Books 

P 0 Box 2814, Kirkland, WA 98083 

(Add $4.00 shipping costs) 

Dealer inquiries invited 

4 


y Val Reale, USPSA staff 

In a continuing effort to reach 

out to our fellow shooters, inform 

and invite them to participate 

in practical shooting, 

USPSA had a booth at the NRA 

show for the second year. This 

time it was held in the beautiful 

exhibit and convention center 

in Minneapolis, MN, on May 

20 through 22, and we had a 

steady stream of visitors to our 

booth most of the three days we 

were there. We not only handed 

out several hundred brochures 

and copies of Front Sight, but 

also signed up several new 

members on the spot. 

This year we showed the 

1993 Open and Limited Nationals 

videos which were as great 

a draw as the ones were last 

year; but besides this, we tried 

something new. Knowing how 

hard it is t,o visualize a course 

of fire, Roger Maier created and 

helped us set up two dioramas, 

NRA SHOW - ENCORE 

approximate scale models 

showing the courses, the targets, 

the barriers and shooting 

boxes. Visitors especially liked 

the diorama that demonstrated 

a falling target which was activated 

by opening a door. I lost 

count of the number of times I 

shut that *** door and reset the 

target. (Thanks, Roger!) 

As last year, we had a wonderful 

turnout of local people to 

help set up and tear down, to 

answer questions about the local 

facilities and pass out literature. 

They are too numerous to 

mention in a short article like 

this, but you know who you are, 

and believe me, you all deserve 

a pat on the back! I would, however, 

like to thank Joe Turek, 

who came from Colorado and 

took time from his vacation to 

help us out (we'll be in Phoenix 

next year, Joe!); Kurt Kisch, 

who spent as much time helping 

with our booth as he did 

with his own; Arnie Christian- 

son, who was there all three 

days; his son Tony, who gave up 

his weekend for us; and those, 

including Section Coordinator 

Leroy Trandem, who shot the 

Area 3 match in Missouri Friday 

and Saturday, then came 

home and gave up their Sunday 

to help us with the booth and 

help with tear-down afterward. 

Now that's real dedication. 

Thanks also go to Marilyn 

Stanford for giving me the opportunity 

to handle a show like 

this, to Kathy Quilliam for organizing 

things before she left, 

and especially to Al Acton for 

giving us his time and support 

to keep everything running 

smoothly. "Tell me what to do,” 

he kept telling me--so I did. 

The next NRA Show is in 

May 1995 in Phoenix, AZ, so all 

you Arizona shooters, put this 

one on your calendar. I hope to 

see you there! 

111111111111 703) 

926-6772 

Looking for Custom High Performance Ammunition 

that gives you the edge on the competition? 

LOOK NO FURTHER...YOU FOUND IT! 

OTHER CALIBERS AVAILABLE 

COWBOY 

32 - 20 

38 - 40 

44 - 40 

45 - 70 

IPSC 

9 x 21 - 124 

9 x 21 - 135 

38 S - 130 

38 S - 135 

+ P+ 

DEFENSIVE 

9MM 124 XTPHP+P+ 

40 135 Nosier HP+P+ 

40 185 XTP HP+P+ 

45 185 XTP HP+P+ 

45 230 XTP HP+P+ 

WE PAY SHIPPING 

FOR YOUR 

BRASS TO US. 

In a RUSH? 

We can ship 

Next Day Air 

r- „, 

VISA •MASTERCARDCOD 

Our Ammunition has been developed for 

the individual application for its maximum 

performance. 

That's why we load for: 

Strayer Tripp - Home of the Hi Capacity Frame 

Tom Carpenter - 3 times National Sub Gun 

Champ 

Julie Nowlin - Ladies World Shoot-off Champion 

BJ. Ratliff - USA Ladies Gold Tearn 

Bill Oglesby - Fastest man in the World with a 

Single Action Six Gun 

Jethro Dionisio - 2 time Steel Challenge Charnp 

Matt McLearn - 1993 1..:S Champ and 1993 IPSC 

World Champ 

We custom load to your specs using 

Hornady, Sierra, Nosler, Barnes 

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION 

MUST BE 100%! 

MULLINS 

44 MAG 

240 SWC AMMUNITION 

240 XTP RT. 2 BOX 304-K 

300 XTP 

CUNTWOOD, VA 24228 

300 Nosier 

300 Barnes Phone & FAX (703) 926-6772 


All 

Heinie Specialty Products has introduced 

steel sights for Glock pistols. 

These sights are CNC 

machined from bar stock and feature 

an angled, serrated rear blade 

and a serrated ramped front sight. 

All edges of the rear sight have been 

rounded or beveled. They are available 

with bar/dot tritium inserts or 

plain black. Installation of the 

sights does not require any milling 

Ed Brown Products has moved 

into their new home in Perry, MO. 

The new state-of-the-art facility 

houses the latest in computer 

driven machine tools to keep up 

with the growing demand for their 

top quality handgun accessories. 

Nearly all Ed Brown products are 

manufactured at this facility. They 

are now better able to handle large 

orders and service their growing 

list of customers. 

Ed Brown Products now has a professional 

version of its FOUR STAR 

compensator. The professional version 

is a cone-type design that 

PRODUCT NEWS 

Steel Sights from Heinie 

or alterations to the slide. Plain 

black sights cost $42.50, and the 

Bar/Dot Tritium sights are $89.50. 

Sights for S&W Sigma and Sig 

Pistols will soon to be available. To 

order or for more information, contact 

Heinie Specialty Products, 323 

West Franklin, Havana IL 62644, 

or call (309) 543-4436 or FAX (309) 

543-2521. 

Ed Brown Introduces New Products 

eliminates the bushing. It can be 

used with an appropriate reverse 

plug on the Government Model or 

Commander model. The comp is 

machined from 4140 tool steel and 

is oversize in all critical dimensions 

for a perfect fit to any slide. Retail 

price is $140. 

In addition, Ed Brown has introduced 

a line of 1911 firing pins including 

the Colt Series 70 and 80 

pistols. Oversize diameter pins for 

heavy loads are also available for 

9mm and 38 Super Springfield 

slides. Retail price is $5.95. 

Premium quality 8-round 45 ACP 

magazines round out the list of new 

products. These stainless steel 

magazines retail for $27.95 

For a catalog, send $2 to Ed 

Brown Products, PO Box 492, Perry 

MO 63462. 

Tell them you saw it in FRONT SIGHT. 

EXTENDED SCOPE 

ADJUSTMENT CAP 

..-gsamaloowww 

Certified 

Coll Repair 

Station 

10% Discount 

to USPSA 

Mem bers 

Platin 

940 

Safe 

rale 

eaponry, Inc. 

ake Drive, DFS 

r, FL, 34695 

.6-5583 

World Class 

Refinishing & Gunsmithing 

."Enduraguard" HardChrome • Black Chrome • Nickel • 

Bluing • State of the artCompensators• Six thousand parts in 

stock • Eighteen years gunsmith ing and plating forthe major 

manufacturers and the shooting public • Over twenty five 

articles written about our work • Send for ounixteen page 

fully illustrated brochure • $2.00 to cover the postage and 

handling. Deducted from your first order, of course 

Never release your magazine when 

drawing from a table again. 

Available for Tasco and Aimpoint. 

$15.00 

Accuracy Spealcs Gunsmithing 

3960 N. Usery Pass Rd. 

Mesa, AZ 85207 

(602) 373-9499 


Sporting Arms & Ammo Industry 

Expands Legislative and Media Outreach 

Newtown, CT — The nation's major manufacturers of 

sporting firearms and ammunition have undertaken a 

major, coordinated response to the flood of restrictive 

legislative and regulatory proposals and anti-firearms 

distortions in the media. This new initiative was 

launched in late June at a meeting of the Congressional 

Sportsmen's Caucus, and will include the distribution 

of new and detailed background papers on legislative 

issues, an aggressive challenge to the misleading 

claims of anti-gun groups and a planned series of faceto-face 

meetings with the major media. 

The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' 

Institute (SAAMI), founded in 1926, has long represented 

the major manufactures of sporting firearms 

and ammunition in America. "Until recently, the major 

activities of SAAMI have dealt with the technical aspects 

of firearms and ammunition production to ensure 

safety and interchangeability," said Robert Delfay, 

SAAMI Executive Director. "Of late, however, the unprecedented 

legislative and media attention devoted to 

firearms and ammunition, and the misplaced emphasis 

on the regulation of firearms and ammunition as ingredients 

of crime control and health care, have prompted 

SAAMI to take on an expanded role as spokesman for 

its members and the industry in general." 

Six background papers were introduced at the Congressional 

Sportsmen's Caucus meeting, including "A 

Century of' Success in Reducing Firearms Accidents," 

"Market Size and Economic Impact of the Sporting 

Firearms and Ammunition Industry in America," "A 

Responsible Approach to Firearms Safety for Children," 

"Excise Taxes on Firearms and Ammunition," 

"A Responsible Approach to Legislation Regulating 

Assault Weapons," "Ammunition Types and Characteristics 

— Handguns" and an overall industry perspective, 

"A Responsible Approach to Public 

Ownership and Use." Individual copies of any booklet 

are available for $1.00. All seven booklets are available 

for $5.00 from SAAMI, 11 Mile Hill Road, Newtown, 

CT 06470-2359. 

A Washington representative has been hired to take 

the SAAMI message to Congress and additional communications 

personnel will shortly be placed on staff 

to organize a series of educational meetings with the 

nation's media. 

The members of SAAMI include: Blount, Inc.; Browning 

Arms Company; Federal Cartridge Company; Hercules, 

Inc.; Hornady Manufacttuing Company; The 

Marlin Firearms Company; 0.F. Mossberg & Sons, 

Inc,; Winchester Div./Olin Corporation; Remington 

Arms Company, Inc.; SIGARMS Inc.; Smith & Wesson; 

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.; Taurus International 

Firearms; Thompson/Center Arms; U.S. Repeating 

Arms Company, Inc. and Weatherby, Inc. 

El • 

'' 

153 gr V-MAXX .45 

$36/M 

120 gr CNBE 9mm 149 gr SWCBB lOmm 

$33/M 

$36/M 

139 gr SWCBB .38 1'78 gr SWCBB .45 

$34/M 

$37/M 

145 gr SWCBB .38 193 gr SWUM .45 

$35/M 

$39/M 

153 gr RNBB .38 223 gr RNBB .45 

$35/M 

$41/M 

V-MAXX BULLET CO. 

21932 Cty. Rd. 17, Albany, MN 56307 

(612) 746-2910 

New Address 

New Phone No. 

Same Great Bullets! 

5% Discount wIUSPSA # 

(Mention this ad when ordering) 

New From Necessary Concepts, Inc. 

Necessary Concepts, Inc., has just introduced two new stainless steel 

versions of their patented INSTA GUARDTm Firearm Protection safe for 

shotguns, rifles or handguns. This safe allows the owner keyless access to 

a firearm in seconds, yet keeps the firearm locked safely away from 

children and intruders. The spring-loaded door is opened by entering a 

personalized access code into the lock. It has more than 2,200 possible 

combinations, uses no key, no batteries or electricity, and is easy to install, 

use and maintain. It comes in two sizes to accommodate almost any 

firearm, can be bolted securely almost anywhere, and features heavy gauge 

stainless steel with a rubber lining to protect the firearm finish. INSTA 

GUARD"' comes with a lifetime warranty, mounting bolts and instructions 

for easy do-it-yourself installation. 

For more information, send a SASE to Necessary Concepts, Inc., P. O. 

Box 571, Deer Park, NY 11729. Dealer inquiries welcome. Phone (516) 

667-8509 / Fax: (800) 671-8881. 

$09 REDBUFF WEAVER BASE MOUNTS 

WHILE THEY LAST! 

$59.95 

SUG. RETAIL $109.95 

Models In Stock For: 

- Caspian HI cap 

- Strayer Tripp 

- Para-ordnance 

• Dealer Inquiries Welcome! 

IPW4 

• 

Call or write for price list and info. (316) 669-0601 

C1RAIG CUSTOM LTD. 

RESEARCH & DEVEI.OPMENT 

629 E. 10th 

Hutchinson, KS 67501 


Hear 'em Before You See 'em—The Original Action EarTM 

The original Action EarTM introduces 

the concept of a stereo sporting 

amplifier for detecting wild 

game arid observing nature, to allow 

outdoor enthusiasts to hear arid 

locate game before they can see 

them. Its stereo amplifiers not only 

increase your ability to hear small 

sounds, but they also duplicate your 

own ability to locate the direction of 

sounds to give you that extra edge 

when observing or detecting sensitive 

wildlife. 

The wide adjustable head band 

and foam padded ear cups make it 

comfortable to wear and its black 

color makes it less visible. With 

dual wind-resistant microphones 

and individual volume controls for 

each ear, sounds can be amplified 

up to 30 decibels; it also has a special 

electmnic cutout to limit amplified 

sounds to a maximum of 95 

decibels. It also has an output fea- 

- • do 

ture to allow you to record natural 

sounds in stereo with a cassette recorder. 

The Action Earm has a suggested 

retail price of $125. For a free brochure 

call 1-800-533-3277, or write 

Action Ear, Silver Creek Industries, 

P. O. Box 1988, Manitowoc, 

WI 54221-1988. 

VlirjAvuoTu 

siloiahass 

41 

= 

Special Pricing 

From Shooter's 

Choice 

Venco Industries, Inc., has announced 

a discount to USPSA and 

its associates on their Venco Industries, 

Inc./Shooter's Choice products, 

along with special pricing 

which will be available for those 

wanting to use their products for 

promotional purposes. Their products 

include bore cleaner and conditioner, 

high tech grease, lubricant, 

rust preventative, cleaner/degreaser, 

black powder cleaning gel 

and copper remover, in case lots. 

Call them at 1-800-232-1991 for 

more information and a price list. 

Tell them you saw it in Front Sight! 

UNITED STATES 

PRACTICAL WOWING 

ASSOCIATION 

THE BEST RECIPES START 

FROM SCRATCH 

Wien II conies to 

working up a winning 

load for your 

handgun, the most 

important ingredient 

is always 

consistency. 

Becausc Vihtavuori manufactures 

all of its own powders 

entirely in its own propellant 

plant. it maintains full control 

of pound-to-pound and lot-to-lot 

consistency in burning rates 

and overall performance. 

And because each is produced 

from virtually pure nitrocellulose, 

Vihtavuori powders are the 

cleanest burning in the industry. 

Vihtavuori currci lily offers sevci 

different pistol powders at your 

favorite gun shop or sporting 

goods dealer. 

Look for the new Vihtavuori 

Reloading Manual at your dealer 

or send for free Reloading Guide 

to: Kaltron-Pettibone. U.S. Importer 

of Vihtavuori Powder, Dept. FS. 

1241 Ellis St.. Bensenville. IL 60106 

(BOO) 683-0464. 

VIHTAVUORI OY 

WE COOK UP GREAT LOADS 


CURACAO continued from page 51. 

were fun and well received by 

the shooters. 

Until the Curacao Practical 

Shooters organized in 1993 

there was only one club on the 

island, shooting at an indoor 

range. With Curacao's restrictive 

gun laws, very few citizens 

had ever seen a practical shooting 

match, but this match drew 

a number of spectators. I did 

not hear one negative comment 

from the spectators and all said 

it looked like a lot of fun. I expect 

that practical shooting 

will continue to grow in this little 

corner of paradise. 

Curacao is a pleasant island 

community where we were 

made to feel very welcome. It is 

only a short plane ride from the 

Miami airport and an economical 

place to visit and enjoy the 

sea and sun. If you are looking 

for a good place to visit, give 

Curacao some consideration. It 

is one of the most pleasant island 

nations we have ever visited, 

and the people are some 

of the best in the world. 

MANTRAS continued from page 49. 

target acquisition speed and accuracy insurance 

on most IPSC stages. "Prep, set, squeeze, 

freeze," helps with trigger control and followthrough 

on long or difficult shots. Counting 

rounds and magazines backwards helps in 

planning reloads on complicated stages. 

Mantras are mental tricks, tools, reminders. 

They aren't the shooting. As physical skill increases, 

it can take longer to say the words in 

your head than it does to execute the shots. 

When you can see and feel these keys without 

using words, let the words go. Until then, it is 

always good to have a couple of magic tricks up 

your sleeve. "41 

WINCHESTER 

CO1VINIENTS ON PRIMER 

SHORTAGE 

Primers are in short supply simply because 

shooters are buying more primers than we can 

produce. There is no manufacturing problem 

(in fact, we have increased capacity) and there 

is no truth to the rumors that shelf life is 

going to be mandated by the government. 

Simply put, shooters are concerned about 

getting primers in the future and are buying 

more than they need right now. 

Mike Jordan, Manager Marketing Technical 

Services & Public Relations 

.4117/VILIART 

IPSC CLASSES 

• IPSC-Practical Competition Classes 2 day or 5 day 

Advanced Format 

• Advanced Combat Shooting Skills for :Military, Government 

and Police Application 3-4 or 5 day Format 

• Private and Semi Private Lessons, Tailored for your Personal 

needs 

For More Information and Brochure 

Call or Write to: 

Tactical Shooting Technology 

0510) 634- 985g PD.a0v.iBsobxu r3g4,151 I 48350 

TACTICAL 

SHOOTING 

TECHNOLOGY 

Pa t;e 74 September/October 1994

10-Ring Precision 64 

4-C Enterprises 3 

A Zone Bullets 15 

Acc-U-Ftail 8 

Accuracy Speaks Gunsmithing .. 71 

Accuracy Speaks 58 

Accurate Arms Company 8 

Accurate Plating and Weaponry . .. 71 

ADC 0 17 

Ammosmith Cartridge Co 35 

Armsport, Inc 26 

Arntzen Corp. 15 

Bob Krieger, Inc 2 32 

Brownells 2 

C -More Systems 48 

Casey Enterprises 68 

Caspian Arms Ltd. 34 

CBX Inc. 76 

Checkmate Custom Gun Reftnishing59 

Chip McCormick Corp 

Clark Custom Guns 

60 

5 

Clearsight 7, 62 

Color Unlimited 69 

Competitive Edge Dynamics .. 31, 37 

Competition Electronics 39 

Cooper & Cooper Gunsmithing . . 53 

CP Bullets 4, 66 

Advertisers Index 

Craig Custom Guns 27, 32, 72 Plaxco book 35 

D&J Bullets 21, 38 PASA Brass Rats 63 

DDB Enterprises 16 Porta Target 50, 51 

European American Armory 23, 46, 52 Quality Machining 63 

Evolution Gun Works 61 Ridge Line Products 25 

FAS Books 69 Rosie's Bullet Co. 59 

Firearms Academy of Seattle 45 Safariland 11 

Gilmore Sports Concepts 55 Smith & Alexander 18, 19 

Glades Gunworks 43 Strayer-Voigt Inc 29 

Green Mountain Sport Specialties 22 T-M Industries 80 

Gun Craft, Inc 53 Tactical Shooting Technology 74 

Gun Doc 30, 36 Tactical Conversions 77 

Heinie Specialty Products 20 Target Barn 47 

Hellweg Ltd 44 Tiger Targets 24 

HKS Products 67 TNT Industries 65 

JP Enterprises 42 Universal Shooting Academy 3 

JRL Engineering 52 V-MAXX Bullet Co 72 

K&S Fabrication 20 Vanden Berg Custom 12 

KC HiLites 40, 41 VihtaVuori Oy 73 

Kentucky Windage 54 Waller & Son 16 

Konigsmark Supply 59 Wild West Gtuis 24 

Krebs Custom Gunsmithing 64 Wilson Combat 65 

Les Baer Custom 56 World Class Pistols 57 

Lew Horton Distributing 33 Yanek Custom Gun Works 28 

Matt McLeam's Custom Machines. 49 Zediker Publishing 58 

Mullins Ammo 70 

Nosier Handgun 13ullets 62 

Name 

Address 

City & State 

USPSA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 

Please print 

I am a member of a U.S. Region club: yes no 

Name of club: 

Zip 

State: 

I am applying for the following type of membership: 

E Annual $ 30.00 0 Foreign $ 40.00* 

0 Annual $ 30.00 Renewal # 0 Foreign Life $ 350.00 

0 Life U.S. $250.00 0 Benefactor $ 1000.00 

0 Sponsor $500.00 

Note: 

Life and higher may be paid in four equal payments over a one year 

time period. Credentials issued on completion of payment schedule. 

I hereby make application to 

join the USPSA under the 

plan and terms as noted 

above. I certify that I will use 

the sldlls and knowledge 

gained in USPSA/IPSC 

practical shooting only in 

lawful sporting activities and 

self-defense, and that I will 

conduct myself in such a 

manner as not to bring the 

sport of practical shooting into 

disrepute. (Please sign and 

enclose check for the 

appropriate amount.) 

Date 19 

Signed 

Visa Mastercard Exp. Date 

According to the legal requiremen ts of the United States, are you able to 

purchase and possess firearms? yes _no 

UNITED STATES 

PRACTicAt sHoonr4G 

ASSOCIATION 

USPSA/IPSC 

PO Box 811 

Sedro Woolley WA 98284 

*Foreign rate applies to members 

with foreign addresses only. 


LETTERS continued from page 5. 

our only bulwarks against the 

emerging American police 

state. If you've never been politically 

active before, it's not 

too late to start. Take up the 

struggle - write, phone, fax, 

and e-mail your elected representatives 

and urge them to oppose 

any attempt to disarm the 

public. 

When "The Last Shoot" arrives, 

will you stand up to be 

counted, or will you, with "tears 

forming as he started to take off 

the handmade walnut grips," 

passively surrender your Constitution, 

your birthrights, and 

your freedoms-and those of 

your descendants? 

"They that give up liberty to 

obtain a little temporary safety 

deserve neither." Benjamin 

Franklin, 1759 

Floyd Shoemaker, A-14243 

• REALISTIC RULES 

Let's see if I've got this 

straight now. 

In my Limited gun: Acc-U- 

Rails are in; guide rods (tungsten, 

recoil reducers and "plain 

vanilla") are okay. Group grippers 

are out. Match grade bushings 

are in. Spherical bushings 

are out. Extended mags are 

okay for single stack, but not 

for hi-cap. 

I can spend $200.00 to 

$225.00 to have a set of Acc-U- 

Rails installed on my Limited 

gun or I can pay my gunsmith 

$65.00 to fit the slide, another 

$75.00 to install a barrel and 

match bushing. (labor - I still 

haven't bought the parts) But I 

can't put in a $40.00 to $50.00 

spherical bushing or a $40.00 

group gripper. 

All because the bushing and 

group grippers add parts that 

aren't in a "production" pistol. 

At least with the group gripper 

and spherical bushing, I can replace 

those parts with standard 

part and the gun still works. 

Try taking your Acc-U-Rails 

out and shoot the g-un. I don't 

want to be around when you do. 

The whole idea of Limited 

category is to get new shooters 

into the sport and bring back 

experienced shooters who got 

tired of the arms race. Let the 

Gamesmen (and I do respect 

those guys) have all the bells 

and whistles that they can 

cram into a frame. But let the 

Limited shooter have some realistic 

guide lines on affordable 

modifications. 

I happen to like my gunsmith. 

His prices are reasonable, 

his work is excellent, but 

I just can't afford to pay him t,o 

do every thing to my gun. So, I 

dropped in a group gripper - 

cheapest way to go at this time. 

(Yes, I took it back out.) He took 

out the spherical bushing he 

had in his gun. 

All I have to do is watch Scott 

Gilbertson or Bill and Harold 

Ham shoot their Glocks to know 

that gimmicks don't win 

matches. But I need all the help 

that I can get and if a $40.00 

group gripper is all I can afford 

and it shrinks my groups by an 

CBX 

INC 

MASTER MATCH BULLETS I 

QUALITY JACKETED BULLETS 

AT COMPETITIVE PRICES !I 

CALIBER PER 500 PER 1000 

9MM 115 GR EMI 24.00 45.00 

9MM 124 GR FM.1 25.00 47.00 

38 SUPF,R 115 GR EMI 25.00 47.00 

38 SUPER 135 GR FMITC 29.00 52.00 

38 SUPER 135 GR 29.00 52.00 

40/10 180 GR EMJ Tc 39.00 74.00 

45 ACP 185 JHP 42.00 78.00 

45 ACP 230 FMJ 42.00 78.00 

4 ■11111111MIIIIMM 

COMPETITION ELEC'TRONICS 

PRO- TIMER 111 JR. NV PAR S145.95 

PRO- TIMER IV $194.95 

PRO- CHRONO S 94.95 

PRO- TACH CHRONO $185.95 

1 

DILLON 

PRECISION 

PRODUCTS 

INC 

I FREIGHT PAID I 

VISA * MC * DISCOVER 

BULK BRASS 500 

19MM LUGER 40.00 

38 SPECIAL 39.00 

357 MAG 43.00 

38 SUPER+P 43.00 

38 SUP +P NIC 45.00 

40 S&W 56.00 

10 Mlvl 57.00 

45 ACP 54.00 

1 000 

75.00 

73.00 

80.00 

75.00 

79.00 

104.00 

105.00 

97.00 

NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE 

PELTOR 

C.O.D. ADD $5.00 TACTICAL - 7 179.95 

ORDERS ONLY PRESIDENT 16.86 

800 275- 30.06 ULTIMATE - 10 18.3j 5 

INFO: 210 762- 3880 BULL'S EYE -9 9.49 

FAX: 210 762- 3855 SHOTGUNNER -6 13.69 

P.O. BOX 777 11581 FLORES ST. HEAD BAND -H6B 13.69 

LA COSTE, TX. 78039 

Page 76 Septenzber/October 1994

inch at 25 yards I should be 

able to use it. 

As far as magazines are concerned, 

I really don't care if the 

magazine sticks out of the butt 

on my Para or my AMT Hardballer 

or Scott's Glock. If the 

shooter with a single stack 

wants an extended mag. he/she 

should have it, but so should 

the shooter with a high-capacity 

gun. To top it off, EAA and 

PARA have three to four 

"standard" magazines. 

Will the BOD learn to quit 

making rules that just aren't 

realistic? 

Bill Moore, A-24340 

• ABOUT "THE LAST 

SHOOT" 

I would like to commend Mr. 

W.A. Green on his article. It 

seems to strike the mood and 

fears of all legal gun owners 

these days. I greatly enjoyed 

the article, but would like to 

make a comment about it. 

I mean no disrespect towards 

the author, or any other shooters, 

be they mythical or real, 

but as an outcome of this article, 

it is quite obvious to me 

that this incident did not occur 

within the great Republic of 

Texas. 

In TEXAS you will NEVER 

see two shooters, let alone fiftyseven, 

surrender their weapons 

to the FEDS (B.F.C. as the article 

stated). 

TCTICAL 

CONVERSIONS 

Specializing in 

Limited Class & Carry Pistols 

Fuil House Colt • S8W • Browning Hi-Power 

Dennis Red Deem 

Owner - Pistolsmith 

to, Box 32-A, Mineral Welis, WV 26150 

(304) 489-2099 

As a matter of fact if the 

FEDS were stupid enough to 

show up and demand the seizure 

of these firearms they 

would probably be introduced 

to the last stage of fire called: 

"LETS HANG THE AGENTS, 

AND SHOOT'EM WHILE 

THEY SWING." 

Furthermore, in reference to 

Sheriff Schmutz, no self-respecting 

elected sheriff I know 

would even show up to endorse 

this act, not if he ever expected 

gpvs.At 

"Anh ui 1 4004,1/ 

19 

W° 95 

44,_ -et , '0 

0/ Tourtawt. 

13th Annual 

Rpprd 

1J.4'3,1 Sam-non 

Presented By 

Central Florida Practical 

Shooting Association 

February 24-26, 1995 

at the 

Titusville Rifle & Pistol Club 

Titusville, Florida 

FIFT is run under USPSA rules and will constst of eight stages with 200 

rounds. Feb. 24th-25th. Continuous Side Matches will be offered Feb. 24th- 

25th, with the Shootoffs Feb. 26th. FIPT has an all cash pay back. Last 

year FIFT paid back over $32,000, We have a new squadding format. which 

will be offered on a first come, first serve basis. If you do not mark your 

preference. we win squad you. All competitors that want to be squaded 

together must send entries in the same envelope. Send entry form with fees 

(U.S. Funds) payable to: FEPT '95, 1011 N.E. Lakeview Drive, Sebring, FL 

33870. For additional information, contact Larry Burnett at (407) 767-8613 

or Cal Barnlund at (407) 293-4166 between 6-9pm eastern time, M-F. 

Name: 

Address: 

City: State: Zip: 

AM Phone: 

PM Phone: 

USPSA #: Class: Maj/Min: 

I will compete in the following class (circle only one): 

GM M A BC D UN. Ltd. Ladies 

Match Fee: $175.00 ($200.00 after 1/15/95) 

Shootoffs: $ 25.00 

Please squad me Fri. a.m. and Sat. p.m.: 

Please squad me Fri. p.m. and Sat. a.m.: 

to work or live in that county 

again. 

No, in TEXAS things are going 

to be a little different. I was 

taught in school what happened 

when the last power hungry 

government tried to oppress the 

people and their rights: 

"REMEMBER THE ALAMO!" 

GOD BLESS TEXAS, AND 

THE 2ND AMENDMENT OF 

THE CONSTITUTION. 

T.W. Lewis, A-25778 

You must be a USPSA or IPSC region member to compete in FIPT. There 

is a $25.00 handling fee for refunds before 1 /15/95. No refunds after 

1/15/95. Match booklets, including range rules. maps. etc. will be 

mailed to all confirmed competitors in early January. 


42t\t" 

cLler _nits 

tc:20 .`4 

•■c4. 

‘.‘0 

Held it: 

Ben Avery Sheeting Range 

Exit 223 off Interstate 17 

(Ceram Hwy & 147) 

Awards: 

ASR&PA State Championship 

1st 10 Places & Prize Table 

Heods-Up Competition 

Cactus Combat Match League 

Presents a 

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES WEEKEND 

Slats Available: 10 0 Entriee in Elch Match 

Regittration: 

8:30 Beth Matthes 

Entry fees: $60 for Either Match 

$80 for Beth Matches 

43101** MIMI,Orl $5 Iff Sts4o HOW 

Astor& 

USPSA Sectional Chernpionship 

1st 3 Noses in Limited & Uolimited 

Prize Table for ALL Participants 

USPSA Classification Systern 

Scoring : 

C111114.1811 MOM 

Spacial Squadding halloble But Must Be Requested on The Entry Form Below 

0 'to- /0 

',0/ +1 

• ( 

xbir e.o 

O Sign Me Up: ASRIPA Athens Siete Chompienship Only, Nov 19, 1994 ($60 Non-Member, $55 Member) 

• Sigo Me Up: IJSPSA holland Championship Only, Nov 20, 1994 ($60 For MI Entriat) 

O Sign Me Up: Beth Championthip Matches, ($80 or $75 for ASR&PA Members) 

Name: 

Phone: 

Address: 

City: State: Zip: 

Moil to: Terry Allison, 8455 E. Mulberry, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 

Match Director: Devi Broskney 

Section Coordinator: Bab Christie 

Make Chocks / Money Orders Payable to "Cactus Combat Match Leigue" 

St...4 TP. 

USPSA 

USPSA Class: 

CI Arta 

• Limited 

• Oelintited 

O 

Revolver 

Major 0 Miller 

O Jollier (op to 18) 

01 Seiler lover 50) 

:11 Lady 

LDF/YUMA MATCH MASTERS 3—GUN 

YUMA, AZ 

OCTOBER 8 & 9 

6 STAGES — 2 RIFLE MATCH ENTRY FEE: $100 

2 PISTOL MATCH SPONSOR: EAGLE ARMS 

2 SHOTGUN ENTRIES LIMITED TO 100 SHOOTERS 

CONTACT: ALLEN BAUDER (619) 470-2799 SAN DIEGO, CA 

JOE ALMADOVA (602) 783-5000 YUMA, AZ 

OR 

NAME: 

ADDRESS: 

CITY: STATE: ZIP: 

PHONE: LIMITED: UNLIMITED: 

CIRCLE: MAJ MIN LADY LAW REV CLASS: USPSA NO: 

SHIRT SIZE: (ADD S2 FOR XXL OR LARGEFO S XL XXL 

MAlL ENTRIES TO: ALLEN E. BAUDER AMT. ENCLOSED: 

275 SHADY OAK RD. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: 

SAN DIEGO, CA 92114 

LDF 


TUESDAY ACTION SHOOTING CLUB (TASC) PRESENTS 

THE 1994 GOLDEN GATE CHARITY CLASSIC 

6 STAGES 150 - 200 ROUNDS OVER -R/V0 DAYS HOSTED BY THE RICHMOND ROD &GUN CLUB AND 

TFIE RICHMOND HOT SHOTS IN RICHMOND. CA . OCTOBER 8-9, 1994. ALL MATCH FEES ARE BEING 

DONATED TO 'TOYS FOR TOTS". ALL RANGE FEES ARE BEING DONATED TO THE NRA / ILA. 

ENTRY FEE (DONATION) $65.00. 

FEE BREAKDOWN S50 00 TO 'TOYS FOR TOTS'. $10 00 TO THE NRA ILA 

$3 00 MATCH EXPENSES, $2 03 FOR USPSA MATCH FEES 

ALL PRIZES TO BE AWARDED BY RAFFLE! 

CURRENT ESTIMATED PRIZE RAFFLE IS OVER $15,000.00 

PLAQUES WILL BE AVVARDED IN EACH CLASS AND IN SPECIAL CATEGORIES. 

PLAQUES AWARDED WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE AMOUNT OF ENTRANTS PER CLASS 

NAME USPSA # CLASS MAJ / MIN. 

ADDRESS PHONE # ( 1 

CITY STATE ZIP PLEASE ENCLOSE Pft0OF Of USPSA OR CLUB CLASSIFICATION 

CATEGORIES (CIRCLE Au_ mAT APPLy, U N L LTD. REV. LADY COP MILITARY CELEBRITY VAS NEEDED) 

INCLLOES ACTIVE 

OR RESERVE) 

PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: BOB JONES TASC CHARITY MATCH. 

T.V. 

fv1AIL TO. TASC 

RADIO 

U N I TE o STAFFS FOR MORE INFO CALL DAYS; 

C/O BOB JONES 

415-968-1141 & ASK FOR JEFF 

SPORTS 

1009 E. CAPITOL EXPY. 

(FAX 415-968-9811 24 HR ) 

SAN JOSE, CA. 95121 

NEWSPAPER 

ENTRIES IAILL OE UNITED TO THE FIRST 175 RECEIVED ANC MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 3. 1904 

NOTE: THIS IS A CHARITY MATCH. NO WHINERS WILL BE TOLERATED! 

I NEED A GUN AMIVIO 

ANC. HOLSTER 

E@n1111WEtTER11 

04Egi @HE PIOMPIONSHIP '94 

shooters and staff just want to say 

THANKS! 

TO OLL OUR SPONSORS 

FOR THEIR GREOT 

SUPPORT 

They were: ERNIE HILL SPEED LEATHER, Match Sponsor, and Springfield, Copeland Building 

Supplies, Grier's Hard Cast Bullets, Olympic Arms, Firearms Academy of Seattle, Smith & 

Alexander, Wild Cherry, Target Operating Systems, Winchester, Competitive Edge Dynamics, 

C.P. Bullets, Safariland, D&J Bullets, Pact, K.C. Hilites, Caspian Arms, Accurate Plating & 

Weaponry, Michael's of Oregon, Bar-Sto Precision Machine, Briley, Para-Ordinance, Midway, 

Kleen-Bore, Trijicon and Eagle Arms. 

Area One '95 will be held at Custer Sportsmen's Club, 26-29 May1995 

All Area '94 shooters will get invitations in January. To get yours, send name and 

address to NWA1C, Box 5785, Bellevue, WA 98006 or e-mail to: areaonegcho.com 

September/October 1994 Pctge 79

U.S.P.S.A./I.P.S.C. OFFICIAL TARGETS 

Our I.P.S.C. targets are made with a white 

backside and 1/2' border. Our exclusive 

copyrighted process provides a stiffer, 

cleaner and lighter product and will not 1•t • 1• - 

melt when wet, no 'keyholes' and made 1_1,1 

from virgin materials 'not recycled'. 

\t, 4911- 

• 

"I.P.S.C." TARGETS (Tan/Wht.) 

I.P.SC 

50/$.55 100.1.45 500/$.40 1000/$.37 

PATCHING TAPE ROLLS 34' X 60 yds. MI; 

Over 2,000 3/4' x 1' patches 

TAN NEUTRAL 

1/@ 2.25 • 6/$2.10 • 12/$1.95 • 24/$1.85 • 48/$1.70 

WHITE 

143.25 • 6/$3.10 • 12/$2 95 • 24/$2.80 • 48/$2.65 

BLACK 

1/@2.85 • 6/$2.65 • 12/$2.55 • 24/$2.40 • 48/$2.25 

Phone or wife for free price sheets & shipping costs 

Check, Money Order, C.O.D. ok, No Grad' Cards 

Shipping Charges, Additional - California Sales, Add 8.25% Tax 

T-M INDUSTRIES 

A Division of ALCO Target Company 

2048 Central Avenue, Duarte CA 91010 

(818) 3584814 • FAX (818) 301-9084 

MAJOR MATCHES 

1. USPSA OPEN NATIONALS IL Sept. 19-23 

USPSA (206) 855-2245 

2. PENN STATE CHAMPS Sept. 29 - Oct. 2 

Alan Leedom (717) 367-5191 

3. ILLINOIS/MISSOURI SECT MO Oct. 1-2 

Lee Edwards (217) 335-2827 

4. TEXAS LIMITED CHAMP. Oct. 1-2 

Hugh Bedingfield (817) 549-0128 

5. PAPER & IRON CHAMP. TX Oct. 1-2 

Ron Weaver (915) 366-1035 

6. GOLDEN GATE CHARITY CL CA Oct. 8-9 

Jeff Ignatovich (415) 968-1141 

7. YUMA MATCH MASTERS 3-GUN Oct. 8-9 

Al Bauder (619) 470-2799 

8. S. CAROLINA STATE CHAMP. Oct. 15-16 

Stephen Craig (803) 957-3265 

9. LOUISIANA SECTION CHAMP. Oct. 14-16 

Troy McManus (504) 673-6034 

10. USPSA LIMITED NATIONALS Reno, NV 

Oct. 20-23 USPSA (206) 855-2245 

11. FLORIDA STATE CHAMP. Oct. 29-30 

Jack Little (407) 856-0054 

12. RIO SALADO CLASSIC AZ Nov. 11-13 

Vic Maehren 

13. 1995 AREA 3 CHAMP MO June 1-4 

Larry Bullock (314) 634-8529 

1994 FLORIDA STATE IPSC CHAMPIONSHIP 

rifestedly_thr_CeltraLaidskaificAfistarhth 

Orlando, Florida 

October 29th & 30th 

competitorrr&RegietAtion_roffn 

8 Stages of Fire/175+ Rnds/Shoot-off/Pistol and Shotgun Side Matches 

klatch Entry Fee: $75.00 

Cash Payback based on Class Entry 

Shoot-Off Entry Fee: $20.00 

Full distribution Open & Limited Classes" 

Compt First Name: 

Address: 

Last Name: USPSA #: 

City: St: Zip: 

USPSA Class: GM/M A BCD Uncl 

Open Limited Major Minor Lady Revolver Jr 

(Circle Applicable information) 

For specific &goading, enclose a note, we will TRY to accommodate 

(CHECK BOXES) 

$75.00 

$20.00 

$20.00 

matcri entry roe 

Snooi.ofl entry fee 

Late tee (atter 9r30.94) 

Retum_regiatrationMemit payment to: 

Limited to ist 208 shooters. After Sept 30th, add S20_00 /are entry fee FSSC 1994 

For more info call Jack Little, MD (407) 856-0054 

1011 N.E. LAKEVIEW DR. 

" - Unclassified prize distribution to be determinedll SEBRING, FL 33870 


INTRODUCTORY PRICE 

(ixtme. 1,-15 

SCALE BREAKTHROUGH 

No More pain in the Clinton 

Let's face it, balance beam scales are a real 

pain in the Clinton. First of all they're extremely 

tedious to set up and use. Then, just when you 

think you've got the thing pinned down, it will 

switch positions and lie to you. Even when you 

manage to keep it zeroed. getting an accurate 

reading is a slow tedious process at best. Ugh! 

PACT To The Rescue 

Our new PACT Digital Precision Powder 

Scale offers a rational alternative to this Wobbly 

performance. Accurate weights are instantly displayed 

on our large. easy to read. display. No 

more waiting for the scale to settle down and 

make up its mind. just quick accurate readings. 

PACT's exclusive automatic error detection and 

correction software helps insure accuracy and 

repeatability. 

Not Created Equal 

Digital powder scales have been around for 

years. The good ones give excellent performance 

but, unfortunately. have had (until now) a very 

high price, often in the neighborhood of $300.00 

or more. Not based on a repackaged postage 

meter or kitchen scale. the PACT Digital 

Precision Powder Scale was designed from the 

ground up with you, the reloader, in mind. Take a 

look at our platen design, its engineered to perfectly 

center the standard powder cup over the 

load cell to enhance accuracy. Like the expensive 

scales, our scale comes with two class 6 

ultra precision check weights for proper calibration 

in compliance with weigh scale industry 

standards . In addition. our software allows you to 

add your own calibration points for further refinement. 

Truth In Weighing 

Those of you who are familiar with our 

chronographs and shooting timers know that we're 

pretty good at building trick software into our products. 

The PACT Digital Precision Powder Scale is 

no exception. First of all we use excellent analog 

to digital circuitry between the load cell and our 

computer. Ten times a second we compare the 

raw scale readings against the calibration readings 

(remember those two check weights) stored 

in memory. As long as everything checks out, we'll 

give you a stable accurate reading on the display. 

If we detect an error we'll warn you and ask you 

to re calibrate the scale. 01 course all of this is 

happening invisibly in the background, without you 

having to mess with it How can we sell such a 

fine scale for so low a price? That's simple. we 

manufacture it ourselves and sell factory 

direct to you 

Future Upgrades 

As with all of our products we've kept the 

door open for future upgrades. Already in the 

works is an optional Infrared ii0 port for communication 

with the HP 82240 Printer we've used for 

years with our chronographs. This same I/0 port 

will allow the scale to drive a variety of electronic 

powder tricklers and powder measures coming 

onto the market shortly. We've got plenty of room 

in memory for future software upgrades as well 

What form will they take? You tell us. 

30 Day Money Back Guarantee & Limited 

Lifetime Warranty 

PACT is American owned and operated. 

We design all our own products. manufacture then 

at our factory here in Texas and sell them factory 

direct to you This allows us to maintain a level 

of innovative engineering and responsive customer 

service that our competitors can't touch. If 

you have a question or a problem with a PACT 

product you call us on our toll free customer 

support line. We'll take care of you. That's our 

promise and you can depend on it. 

We guarantee that you'll like this scale. 

Try it for 30 Days. if you're not completely satisfied 

with all aspects of its performance simply return it 

to us for a full refund. All PACT products feature 

a real simple no BS warranty. If it breaks we'll fix 

it free. no matter if you bought it from us, your 

friend or at a garage sale. If you manage to smash 

it we'll lor cost. If it says PACT on it we 

stand behind It. 

Order today 

TOLL FREE...800 PACT INC 

(in Texas 214-641-0049) 

FAX 214-641-2641 

By phone We are happy to answer your questions and 

take your order We accept Visa, MC and COD' orders. 

PACT Digital Precision Powder Scale 

Siaig.R5 

Dust Cover $ 16 95 

'Shipping & Insurance $5 50 UPS Ground/$10 UPS 2nd 

Air. Prices reflect 2.5°. discount for cash. COD fee 

SAI 50 Texas residents add appropriate sales tax 

Brochure Available 

PilLTẸ=.7 

P 0 Box 535025 

Grand Praine, TX 75053 

NRA 

"Round-Up" 

PACT is a trademark ol Practical App!led Computer Technology, Inc Copyright 1993

ME OEN IAA CIAMPI. 

Brian Enos (Member of Team EAA): 

"I can't remember when I ever had 

more fun in competition, and a lot 

of that's because of my equipment. 

IVly Witness is absolutely ideal for 

competition. I feel it's the best 

value in the market today." 

WITNESS GOLD TEAM 

Features: Match grade barrel with triple chamber 

compensator, adjustable single action trigger, extended 

safety and magazine release. drilled and tapped for 

scope mount, high capacity magazine with integral 

bumper pad, beveled magazine well, 20 LPI checkering 

on the front grip strap and track grip strap, and EAA 

limited lifetime warranty. 

Calibers and Coacity: 9mm x 19 or 9mm x 21 - 

19 plus 1: 40S&W - 14 plus 1: .38 Super - 20 plus 1: 

45ACP - 11 plus I 

Suggested Retail Price: 

Standard Gold Team - $1.638.00 

Cone Comp Gold Team - $2,047.50 

WITNESS LIMITED CLASS* 

Features: Match grade barrel, adjustable single action 

trigger, extended safety and magazine release, drilled 

and tapped for scope mount, high capacity magazine. 

with integral bumper pad, beveled magazine well, and 

20 LPI checkering on the front grip strap and back 

grip strap, 

Calibers and Capacity: .38 Super - 20 plus 

9mm x 19 19 plus 1: 40S&W - 14 plus 1: 

45ACP - 11 plus 1 

Suggested Retail Price: $921.00 

'Shown with optional stainless steel frame 

See the complete line of EAA products at your favorite firearms dealer, or 

send $2 for our current color catalog, Dealers, send your current FFL, 

retail tax certificate and phone number tor a catalog 


P.O. Box 1299 • Sharpes, FL 32959 a 305/688-4442

Custom Pistol by D & J CUSTOM GUNS - uspsa

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?