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COVER STORY<br />
36 Attacking The Multi-Gun Issue —<br />
Lessons from the Superstition Mountain 3-Gun<br />
By Patrick Kelley photos and cover by Nyle Leathern.<br />
Cover: hat's Officer Michael judd Whitfield of Tucson P.D. SWAT competing at<br />
the 200.5 SMM3G. Multi-gun competition raises the level of difficulty, both for the competitors<br />
and for match administration.<br />
FEATURE STORIES<br />
10 2004 Points Series<br />
By USPSA Staff<br />
50 Seduction of .40 Minor<br />
by Carina Bums Randolph<br />
13 Pennsylvania Tri-State 57 Divisions in Debate —<br />
Championship Scoring Philosophy in 3-Gun<br />
By Bill Warble<br />
By Robin Taylor, USPSA Staff<br />
16 Nationals Invites in 58 Left The Range:<br />
High Demand<br />
By Robin Taylor, USPSA Staff<br />
Steve Bloom<br />
by James Bloom<br />
18 A Gringo's Roadmap to 60 USPSA-Affiliated Club<br />
World Shoot XIV<br />
By Roger Madiou<br />
List for 2005<br />
by USPSA Staff<br />
26 Safety Area: Bill Helm 63 Surfing the USPSA<br />
By Kim Wiffiams Information Superhighway'<br />
27 NROI Inst. Conference by USPSA Staff<br />
Big Guns in New Orleans 68 TSA Travel Advisory<br />
By Troy McManus RE: Trveling with Ammo<br />
41 Heavy Metal at Rio<br />
by TSA Staff<br />
Salado 69 USPSA Section<br />
By Barrett Tillman<br />
Coordinators<br />
44 6.8 SPC, The End of by USPSA Staff<br />
Minor Rifle?<br />
by James Taff<br />
COLUMNS<br />
Member's Mailbag 2 Custom Gun Talk<br />
Inside USPSA 3 New Masters 30<br />
Inside NROI 4 New Range Officers 28<br />
From The Editor 5 Major Matches 75<br />
Bulletin Board 6 JP Enterprises 3-Gun Calendar 76<br />
Focus on <strong>Jun</strong>iors 7 Advertisers' Index 81)<br />
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS<br />
Area I Bruce Gary areal @<strong>uspsa</strong>.org Area 8 George Jones area8@<strong>uspsa</strong>sorg<br />
Area 2 Don Bednorz area2@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org VP John Amidon jamidonl @twcnyttcom<br />
Area 3 Emanuel Bragg area3@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org Pres. Mike Voigt president@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org<br />
Area 4 Kenneth Hicks area4@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org ED Dave Thomas dave@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org<br />
Area 5 Gary Stevens area5@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org Web Site - Username: nationals<br />
Area 6 Charles Bond area6@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org Password: backtoback<br />
Area 7 Rob Boudne area7@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org<br />
Vol. 22, No.3, <strong>May</strong>. <strong>Jun</strong>e 2005<br />
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<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT<br />
1
MEMBERS'<br />
COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP<br />
Quirks In My Canada Letter<br />
Dear Front Sight,<br />
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The Clark family was at the Florida<br />
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See you at Nationals!<br />
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2 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
\SID E<br />
I have been hearing that USPSA and<br />
IPSC have changed from the<br />
"good old days." This is very true!<br />
1 have also heard that we have lost<br />
the practical portion that we were<br />
founded on. Nothing could be further<br />
from the truth! We have certainly<br />
changed firearm design for the general<br />
consumer, verified shooting techniques<br />
that are in use today across the globe,<br />
and unfortunately continue to have the<br />
same silly sport vs. martial art arguments<br />
among ourselves.<br />
Our sport was founded on some<br />
very direct principles. As long as these<br />
principles are followed, our courses<br />
will remain fun to shoot, challenging to<br />
sport competitors, and will keep practical<br />
skills and firearm modifications<br />
advancing.<br />
Point 5 of our 1PSC founding principles/objects<br />
says -Practical competition<br />
is conducted using practical targets,<br />
which reflect the general size and<br />
shape of such objects as the firearm<br />
used may reasonably be called upon to<br />
hit in their primary intended use."<br />
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Handgun targets have been well defined<br />
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Subtle differences have been<br />
made in outer shape and interior scoring<br />
zone dimensions for both competi<br />
tion and political reasons.<br />
Shotgun targets can be quite varied<br />
in size, shape, speed and location. Typical<br />
targets range from small clays for<br />
shot to full size IPSC targets for slugs.<br />
(Tip — a thin plywood "backer" behind<br />
a slug target will prevent wads from<br />
penetrating and causing scoring delays.)<br />
Rifle targets can be at a much<br />
greater distance than handgun and<br />
shotgun. Rifle targets may move across<br />
more distance, and at greater speeds<br />
than usually seen in handgun. One of<br />
the challenges in rifle targets is to indicate<br />
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Remember that while it is OK to<br />
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target, it shouldn't be an eyesight test<br />
INSIDE USPSA continued on page 70.<br />
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<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT 3
\SIDE<br />
H ere it is time for another article;<br />
the year is really moving<br />
along. The Handgun<br />
Nationals are coming together<br />
well, featuring a back-to-back<br />
concept with 18 stages for both<br />
matches, approximately 325 rounds<br />
each. The golf carts worked really well<br />
last year and they will be available<br />
again this year; check the web site for<br />
the info. Please note that there will be<br />
no parking on the upper level other<br />
than staff vehicles this year.<br />
Some interesting questions have<br />
come in since the last article, so I<br />
thought I would share them with you.<br />
By John Amidon, NROI DIRECTOR<br />
jamidonl@twcny_rr.cum.<br />
applied to the holster, but not attached,<br />
similar to the Barnhart strap. These are<br />
used to secure the handgun in the holster<br />
while walking the range, picking<br />
up brass or taping targets, but can be<br />
removed on the "load and make<br />
ready." These straps are okay as long as<br />
they are not permanently attached to<br />
the holster.<br />
on the part of the RO whether an<br />
"edge hit" was a penalty hit on the noshoot<br />
or not. Two, shooters objected<br />
because steel no-shoots are not an "approved<br />
metal target" - 4.3 talks about<br />
poppers, mini-poppers and plates but<br />
does not mention metal "metric"-type<br />
targets. There *is* a rule about metal<br />
penalty targets that remain upright<br />
(4.3.1.8), but that talks about what you<br />
have to do to the targets - it doesn't refer<br />
to the shape of the target.<br />
Is the use of a "metric" metal<br />
penalty target okay? Is it okay at any<br />
match, or only at a Level-I, or...? Is it<br />
forbidden? If so, which rule(s) apply?<br />
Bungee Gun Locks?<br />
Over the last couple of years I have<br />
noticed several shooters permanently'<br />
attaching a small bungee cord to the<br />
bottom of their holster. In-betvveen<br />
stages they loop it over the grip of the<br />
gun effectively as a retention device.<br />
On "load and make ready," they load,<br />
holster, and leave the bungee dangling<br />
under the holster.<br />
It seems to me that if the cord is<br />
permanently attached to the holster<br />
then it MUST be employed in the<br />
ready position rather than being left<br />
dangling under the holster. (5.2.5.3) it<br />
would seem to me that a removable<br />
bungee cord which could be stuffed in<br />
your pocket at the LAMR would be<br />
OK ... but if it's permanently attached<br />
to the holster, then it should be in use<br />
prior to "stand by." I wonder if we<br />
could get an interpretation on this?<br />
Answer<br />
You are correct in your interpretation<br />
of this rule. If the device is AT-<br />
TACHED to the holster, it must be applied<br />
or closed prior to the "stand by"<br />
command. I have seen bungee cords<br />
Metal No-Shoots<br />
I recently shot a stage that had a<br />
number of steel no-shoots arrayed<br />
around other targets. If they had used<br />
paper no-shoots, the way the stage was<br />
configured, it would have created passthrough<br />
problems, but because the noshoots<br />
were steel, the bullets clearly<br />
could not pass through - they either hit<br />
the steel, or hit the target.<br />
Picture two steel no-shoots, with<br />
about a six-inch gap between them.<br />
About four feet behind them, there was<br />
a "shoot" popper. If they had used paper<br />
no-shoots, you could easily have<br />
shot through the paper and knocked<br />
down the popper. By using *metal*<br />
no-shoots, you could *only* hit the noshoot<br />
or the popper. Now, if these big<br />
metal things had been used as hard<br />
cover, there may be no problem. But<br />
because they were used as penalty *targets*,<br />
a couple of shooters had issues.<br />
At least two shooters objected to<br />
the use of steel no-shoots. One, because<br />
there was no "scoring border" -<br />
in other words it was a judgment call<br />
Answer<br />
First off, steel does not have nonscoring<br />
borders as do poppers and<br />
plates. The presence of a non-scoring<br />
boundary is only required on paper<br />
targets.<br />
It used to be in the blue book that<br />
steel targets in the IPSC target configuration<br />
could be used as steel no-shoot<br />
targets, but that went away with the<br />
red book. Now the only metal penalty<br />
targets per the rule book (4.3) are the<br />
Pepper Popper, the Mini Popper and<br />
steel plates. What it boils down to, the<br />
steel no-shoots in the shape of the metric<br />
target are illegal targets, but could<br />
have been used as hard cover only.<br />
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ant very new to the sport and even<br />
though I've read the rule book a couple<br />
of times now I still have one question.<br />
For Production Division: Can an extended<br />
magazine release be added to<br />
the firearm and still be legal? The folks<br />
from Beretta do offer an extended<br />
magazine release for the 92FS but I just<br />
INSIDE NROI continued on page 70.<br />
4 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
FROM THE<br />
By Dave Thomas, ExEcurm DIRECTOR<br />
da\,e(cP<strong>uspsa</strong>urQ<br />
USPSA Web Page Member's Area<br />
www<strong>uspsa</strong>.org/members<br />
username: nationals<br />
password: backtoback<br />
What do those people in the office<br />
do?<br />
Over the past eight months we've<br />
had some very atypical staff turnover<br />
that had us working two people short<br />
for a couple of weeks. That fact vividly<br />
illustrated how interdependent the<br />
members and the office team are and<br />
how much work these few people accomplish.<br />
While we were short<br />
handed, the remaining office staff<br />
worked extra hours to support the<br />
members, without breaks or complaints,<br />
and kept the ship afloat. They<br />
are an amazing group and deserve your<br />
thanks. They have mine.<br />
All of this has led me to reflect on<br />
the nature and amount of work done in<br />
this office, and the people doing it.<br />
Here in Sedro-Woolley we have eight<br />
full-time and two part-time employees,<br />
including me. Val Reule has been with<br />
USPSA for almost 14 years, while<br />
Roger Maier and Barbara Gibbs have<br />
served 13 and 12 years respectively.<br />
Kim, Robin, and Staci all have five or<br />
more years of service, while Bonnie<br />
and Jacquee replaced departing staff<br />
members Karen and Shelby this year.<br />
Tanya also started working part-time in<br />
2005. That sort of staff stability is both<br />
unusual and a major asset. In addition<br />
to the Sedro-Woolley staff, President<br />
Michael Voigt, and VP/DNROI John<br />
Amidon work from their homes in<br />
other states.<br />
The staff 's primary job is to support<br />
USPS/Vs 15,000 members and 350<br />
affiliated clubs. The 12 of us:<br />
Maintain all membership and affiliation<br />
records including<br />
Entering/Maintaining member data<br />
Entering 7,000 to 9,000 classification<br />
scores every month<br />
Mailing membership cards<br />
Produce six issues of Front Sight each<br />
year including:<br />
Writing<br />
Editing<br />
Soliciting advertising<br />
Laying out text and graphics<br />
Proofing<br />
Working with the printer<br />
Schedule and support NROI seminars<br />
Locate and schedule instructors for<br />
each class<br />
Mail course materials to the host club<br />
Produce and mail Range Officer certification<br />
credentials<br />
Mail RO recertification exams<br />
Grade RO recertification exams<br />
Mail RO recertification<br />
Attend to the USPSA Store<br />
Process on-line store orders<br />
Receive payment<br />
Purchase inventory<br />
Pull orders from stock and ship to purchaser<br />
Maintain accurate inventory records<br />
Support the National Championships,<br />
including:<br />
Soliciting match staff<br />
Purchasing match pins, name tags,<br />
sponsor t-shirts, souvenir merchandise,<br />
RO gifts, match trophies, and<br />
many other necessary materials<br />
Coordinating the efforts of the paid<br />
and volunteer staff<br />
Negotiating and scheduling match staff<br />
hotel accommodations<br />
Squadding<br />
Distributing slots, which involves hundreds<br />
of telephone calls and emails<br />
Receiving slots and registration of<br />
competitors<br />
Affiliate and Support Affiliated Clubs<br />
Track major matches<br />
Supply promotional materials<br />
Maintain club records<br />
Maintain Activity Credit and slot distribution<br />
papenvork<br />
The staff also supports the <strong>Jun</strong>ior<br />
Program, the Series Championship and<br />
Level III matches, maintains the web<br />
page match calendar, prepares the annual<br />
budget, pays the bills, and maintains<br />
the financial records. The staff<br />
works to promote USPSA through<br />
trade shows such as SHOT and NRA,<br />
and supports local efforts such as club<br />
presence at gun shows, county fairs,<br />
and similar events. We undergo an annual<br />
outside audit to ensure that incoming<br />
funds are handled properly<br />
and within generally accepted accounting<br />
procedures. Interspersed in all this<br />
are the tens of thousancis of telephone<br />
calls, emails, and letters that come into<br />
the office annually.<br />
The staff works in partnership with<br />
local volunteers toward our common<br />
goals of providing as many quality<br />
practical shooting opportunities as<br />
possible, bringing about membership<br />
growth, and promoting safe participation<br />
in the shooting sports. Working<br />
together there is no limit to what we<br />
can accomplish.<br />
FROM THE EDITOR continued on page 9<br />
<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT 5
BULLETI\<br />
\ \t\TION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW<br />
NEW CLUBS, NEW SCs AND A<br />
NEW SECTION!<br />
Spring is a busy time of year for us<br />
— new beginnings, new members, new<br />
clubs. Since the last reporting, we have<br />
had no less than seven new clubs and<br />
one return. Please extend a warm welcome<br />
to Griswoldville Practical Shooters<br />
of Griswoldville, Ga.; Maine Practical<br />
Shooters of Readfield, Maine (our<br />
first Maine club!); Porter County Poppers<br />
of Merriville, Ind.; Rocket City<br />
Practical Shooters of Owens Crossroads,<br />
and Rolling Hills Shooting<br />
Range of Theodore, Ala.; Alburg Rod<br />
& Gun Club of Rouses Point, N.Y; and<br />
Springbrook Practical Shooters of<br />
Omro, Wis. Our returning club, after a<br />
two-year hiatus, is Minnetonka Game<br />
& Fish of Anoka, Minn. If you find<br />
yourself near any of these clubs, give<br />
them a call and check them out! You'll<br />
find their listings on our web site in the<br />
"Find a Club" section.<br />
Besides our new and returning<br />
clubs, we have a new section in Florida,<br />
the Central Florida section, comprised<br />
of Phoenix Practical Shooters Club,<br />
Polk County Practical Shooters, Tampa<br />
Bay Suncoast Pistol Club and Gulf<br />
Coast Lead Slingers, formerly the<br />
Wyoming Antelope Club. The SC for<br />
this new section is Shannon Smith.<br />
Congratulations!<br />
We only have a couple of changes<br />
of SCs to report to you this time, that<br />
of Ronneio Jow for the Metro East section<br />
and Tonda Gilfillan for the East<br />
Texas section. If you see these individuals<br />
on the range, be sure to thank<br />
them for all they do — remember, they<br />
are volunteering for you!<br />
By Val Reule<br />
I SOSa org<br />
CLUBS, PLEASE MAKE SURE...<br />
When you upload your activities to<br />
the web site, please make sure you only<br />
upload it once! We have had a couple<br />
of instances where the upload was<br />
done twice for the same activity —<br />
which means that, once the duplication<br />
has come to our attention, we have to<br />
manually delete the second activity and<br />
arrange for a refund of the fees. If you<br />
upload and then pay by check, it is important<br />
that you send only a copy of<br />
the transaction report, not a complete<br />
copy of the activity. If we get a complete<br />
copy of the classifiers with a<br />
check, we will assume that this was a<br />
manual submission and treat it as such.<br />
Also, when you send in scores for<br />
manual entry, please be sure the paperwork<br />
is in such a format that we can<br />
easily enter the scores. This means each<br />
classifier needs to be separated out by<br />
division, and each division must be on<br />
a separate sheet. Please don't put all the<br />
scores on one sheet, copy the sheets<br />
back to back or cut them short. What<br />
you are saving in postage we have to<br />
spend ten times over in man-hours, recopying<br />
the score reports so they can<br />
be put in separate bins for entry.<br />
Oh, and one more thing — if you do<br />
decide to submit the scores in a different<br />
format, please be sure that the<br />
USPSA numbers appear beside the<br />
name of the competitor, even if you<br />
have to copy them in manually. Otherwise,<br />
we have to stop and research each<br />
name on the sheets, or ask you to resubmit<br />
the paperwork with the USPSA<br />
numbers appended.<br />
EzWinScore is still the easiest and<br />
best way to make sure you have all<br />
your ducks in a row, score-wise. It will<br />
put the classifier scores in an entryfriendly<br />
format, print all the forms you<br />
need (but please discard the Statement<br />
of Accuracy!) and even figure your<br />
fees. If, however, you are having trouble<br />
getting EzWinScore to operate<br />
properly, please call the office and ask<br />
for Roger, or e-mail him at<br />
roger@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org for help.<br />
About your competitors, please remind<br />
anyone who plans to become a<br />
member that they must have their<br />
membership to us within two weeks of<br />
the match. We cannot go back and enter<br />
scores shot in January or February<br />
for someone whose membership<br />
started the first of April. When you<br />
write a competitor in as "pending," be<br />
sure to use it only for those who are<br />
definitely going to become members —<br />
not for competitors who have long<br />
since let their memberships expire, or<br />
for competitors who "might become<br />
members some day."<br />
Remember, the system will take<br />
member scores up to 60 days after a<br />
membership has lapsed, but not after<br />
that. If you have someone whose membership<br />
has lapsed, remind them that<br />
they need to renew right away, or their<br />
scores may not count.<br />
MOVING?<br />
Things change. That is a given in<br />
any situation. That means that if things<br />
change for you, we need to know<br />
about it. If you move, change your e-<br />
mail address or telephone number, or<br />
change your name, we need to know<br />
about it as soon as possible. Every time<br />
we send out the magazine, we get literally<br />
scores of covers returned to us<br />
marked either with a new address or<br />
"moved — left no forwarding address."<br />
No matter what the reason, it costs 70<br />
cents for each return, and somewhere,<br />
there is a member who did not get his<br />
Front Sight. We don't want that to hap-<br />
BULLETIN BOARD continued on page 72.<br />
6 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
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By Emmanuel Bragg, JUNIOR F.ROGRAM<br />
COORDINATOR ebCdprotechro.com<br />
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inally winter is behind us and<br />
lots of shooting lies ahead.<br />
This will be my final article as<br />
junior coordinator, as I resigned<br />
the position to accept the Area<br />
3 director position. At least I'm getting<br />
the sarne pay as director as I was as <strong>Jun</strong>ior<br />
Coordinator, ($00.00)<br />
Taking over as junior coordinator is<br />
Larry Houck, L-2585. Most of you<br />
know Larry as the match director who<br />
keeps asking you if you are coming out<br />
to the Summer Blast! Larry has been<br />
in the sport for several years, and will<br />
do a fine job as the new <strong>Jun</strong>ior Coordinator<br />
— more about Larry in<br />
a moment.<br />
It has been a fun two and a<br />
half years. We've had several<br />
accomplishments and we have a<br />
few that are just now surfacing. Mike<br />
McCarter and the Columbia Cascade<br />
Section (CCS) clubs in Oregon have an<br />
amazing program in place. They<br />
formed the Columbia Cascade <strong>Jun</strong>ior<br />
Shooting Team,which currently has six<br />
juniors, all of whom shoot Glocks and<br />
use Blade-Tech holsters and magazine<br />
pouches (both companies are junior<br />
raffle supporters). The juniors must be<br />
USPSA members, be able to pass the<br />
section safety program, and be between<br />
the ages of 12 and 18. They<br />
shoot two matches and have one training<br />
session each month.<br />
It seems that most of the time the<br />
biggest hindrance with young shooters<br />
is equipment. Many parents, especially<br />
dads, want to see their children participate<br />
in shooting events but they do not<br />
have the equipment, nor do they understand<br />
what is needed. The CCS is<br />
providing firearms, holsters and am-<br />
munition thanks to some generous individuals<br />
(Bob Beal donated 10,000<br />
rounds of 9mm anuno). The Albany<br />
Rifle and Pistol Club itself purchased<br />
the firearms.<br />
The CCS <strong>Jun</strong>ior teatn plans on going<br />
to local matches, GSSF matches, as<br />
well as the CCS Championship this<br />
year. Next year they are looking at the<br />
Area land possibly the Nationals. They<br />
are shooting for growth as well, hoping<br />
to expand<br />
to 12 to 15 members on the CCS <strong>Jun</strong>ior<br />
team. In addition they have three<br />
coaches (officially) plus a cast of thousands<br />
at matches who want to help the<br />
kids out. USPSA Shooting is one of the<br />
few sports where a parent can watch<br />
their children participate and then join<br />
in when they want to. How many<br />
other organized sports allow adults<br />
and juniors to participate together?<br />
Remember that you could also have<br />
the same impact at your local club; all<br />
you have to do is put your best foot forward.<br />
It sounds like Mike McCarter<br />
and the fine folks up in the Northwest<br />
deserve a big thank you for stepping<br />
forward.<br />
Bill Warble and the fine crew from<br />
Area 8 will hold a junior fundraiser<br />
<strong>Jun</strong>e 23-26 in conjunction with the<br />
area match at the East Huntingdon<br />
Sportsmen's Club. They will be raffling<br />
off a Dillon 650 that was donated by<br />
Dillon, selling tickets for $3 each or<br />
two for $5, 100 percent of which goes<br />
to the USPSA <strong>Jun</strong>ior program. So make<br />
sure to buy some tickets. You might<br />
win, and even if you don't at least the<br />
<strong>Jun</strong>ior program will!<br />
STI CONTINGENCY<br />
With a new season upon us, there<br />
are a lot of matches that you will go to<br />
that can benefit the <strong>Jun</strong>ior Program.<br />
Remember us when you win<br />
some STI dollars and donate<br />
some or all of it to the program.<br />
This progam is made available<br />
thanks to the generosity of Mssrs.<br />
Skinner and Kemble of STI, and<br />
of course, you!<br />
CAMP SHOOTOUT<br />
The 2005 Camp Shootout is just<br />
around the corner, spanning <strong>Jun</strong>e 21-<br />
25, 2005. Jerry and Kay Miculek will<br />
again host the camp at the Clark range<br />
near Shreveport, La. It's looking like a<br />
sell-out crowd. If you didn't get in on<br />
the camp this year, send your resume in<br />
to your area director to get on the list<br />
for 2006<br />
JUNIOR TIMER WINNER<br />
This issue's winner of the CED<br />
8000 <strong>Jun</strong>ior 'Timer Drawing is Ian J.<br />
Colbert of Stewartstown, Pa.<br />
These six timer drawings per year<br />
are given through the generosity of two<br />
USPSA members, Dave Skinner at ST',<br />
and Charles Hardy of CED. They have<br />
pledged their support throughout the<br />
year to the USPSA junior program.<br />
Please thank and support these businesses<br />
for their continued support of<br />
FOCUS ON JUN/ORS continued next page.<br />
<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT 7
FOCUS ON<br />
JUNIORS continued from page 7.<br />
the <strong>Jun</strong>ior Timer Drawing.<br />
Congratulations again to Ian Colbert!<br />
JUNIOR RAFFLE<br />
The 2005 raffle is already underway.<br />
Contact Staci at the USPSA headquarters<br />
to get your new supply of raffle<br />
tickets for the 2005 season. The 2005<br />
sponsor list is again a large one.<br />
DPMS, CZ-USA, Clock, C-More, APS,<br />
Rescomp/CR speed, ST!, Tactical Solutions,<br />
Smith & Wesson, Blade-Tech,<br />
Universal Shooting Academy, Pro-Tech<br />
Company, Shooters Connection, Safariland,<br />
and many more to come.<br />
Now I encourage you to read the following,<br />
from New USPSA <strong>Jun</strong>ior Coordinator<br />
Larry Houck.<br />
New <strong>Jun</strong>ior Coordinator:<br />
LARRY HOUCK<br />
Thanks EB, for the introduction. As<br />
I sit in my living room writing this article,<br />
my wife is sitting here wondering<br />
when she is going to see me again.<br />
Many of you Icnow who I am if you<br />
live somewhere on the East Coast. I<br />
have been a member of USPSA since<br />
1991. I started shooting USPSA in Colorado,<br />
attending local matches with<br />
the infamous Chronodude. When you<br />
see Greg again ask him about our trip<br />
to a local match in a snowstorm, you<br />
will get quite a laugh. I took a leave of<br />
absence from shooting for about five<br />
years compliments of the U. S. Army<br />
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and I returned to active competition in<br />
1997. I primarily compete in Limited<br />
10 where last fall I finally earned my<br />
Master card (tried for a Visa card but<br />
was declined).<br />
I am 36 years old and currently<br />
work for a contractor with Homeland<br />
Security where I am a Force Protection<br />
Instructor (I get to shoot guns...and get<br />
paid!) I travel to many parts of the<br />
United States conducting training. I atn<br />
married to a great woman named<br />
Sandy; she puts up with me being gone<br />
all the time, my shooting schedule, and<br />
she even cuts the grass. We have a little<br />
boy named Brian who is four years old.<br />
Some of you have already seen him on<br />
the range playing in the dirt and mud.<br />
We reside in Charles Town, WVa.,<br />
which is close to Harpers Ferry, but due<br />
to a lack of clubs in West Virginia, I<br />
shoot in Area 8. I am working on getting<br />
a club started in the area.<br />
As EB mentioned, I am the match<br />
director for the Summer Blast. I started<br />
the match in 2001 as a fundraiser for<br />
the Fraternal Order of Police. We have<br />
become one of the matches that people<br />
want to put on their shooting calendar<br />
to attend. Just remember for the number<br />
of people that I asked if they were<br />
attending the Summer Blast, EB followed<br />
right behind me asking if they<br />
wanted to buy a junior raffle ticket.<br />
Every time someone was talking to EB<br />
they were pulling their wallet out.<br />
During my years of association<br />
with USPSA, I have met some wonderful<br />
people, made many friends and<br />
have seen some great talent. This is<br />
why I originally put in for the junior<br />
coordinator's position when Bill<br />
Sahlberg resigned. I wanted to be a part<br />
of the growth of USPSA for the future.<br />
We owe the growth of the junior program<br />
to Bill. Emanuel Bragg and I have<br />
discussed the junior program many<br />
times, going over items and future endeavors.<br />
Emanuel has done a great job<br />
continuing with what Bill started and I<br />
want to continue to build this program.<br />
Thanks Emanuel for a job well done.<br />
Where do I see the junior program<br />
going in the next several years? Well,<br />
the sky is the limit. My question is to<br />
our juniors, where do you want it to<br />
go? This is your program; send me<br />
your thoughts and ideas. I serve as the<br />
liaison between you and USPSA, but<br />
this is your program. Our juniors have<br />
become some of the best in USPSA<br />
thanks to Jerry and Kay Miculek at<br />
Camp Shootout; just look at the top 16<br />
from the 2004 Nationals. Our major<br />
businesses continue to provide our juniors<br />
with equipment, STI and CED<br />
have combined to provide six timer<br />
drawings a year, however, both Mr.<br />
Skinner and Mr. Hardy have yet again<br />
added to the program. ST1 will be providing<br />
a shirt and CED will be providing<br />
a hat to go along with each timer<br />
given to a junior. Please take an opportunity<br />
to say thank you to each company<br />
that provides valuable merchandise<br />
to the junior program and raffle.<br />
I will continue to provide a focus<br />
on a junior for each issue of the Front<br />
Sight. Here is where I need the help of<br />
our field reporters. If you know of a junior<br />
who is up and coming, willing to<br />
help, or just getting startcd in USPSA,<br />
drop me a line. Let me know something<br />
about them and provide me with<br />
a contact and away we will go. Now I<br />
can't promise that every junior will be<br />
in the Front Sight, but we will try our<br />
best to make it happen.<br />
My hat is off to Mike McCarter in<br />
Oregon for taking the bull by the horns<br />
and getting their junior shooting team<br />
off the ground. Mike, I know you have<br />
a great support cast, but if you need<br />
anything, just give me a call. To the<br />
other clubs and sections, get our juniors<br />
involved, they are always eager to<br />
learn. Let them set up a match one<br />
weekend; you may be surprised at<br />
what you get.<br />
In closing, I want to thank everyone<br />
for the opportunity to be the USPSA<br />
junior Coordinator and I look forward<br />
to the challenges the position will bring<br />
and to meeting our juniors across the<br />
United States. If anyone has a suggestion<br />
or comment you can reach me at<br />
azone40@adelphia.net .<br />
8 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
FROM THE<br />
EDITOR continued from page 5.<br />
Growing The Association, Part<br />
Duex<br />
Any observer of social structures<br />
will notice that growth is an essential<br />
element of survival. In other words,<br />
that which doesn't grow dies. Fortunately,<br />
USPSA is growing and becoming<br />
stronger. Twice during 2004 membership<br />
hit all time highs, most recently<br />
in November. Most of the credit for<br />
that growth belongs to the local members,<br />
clubs, and sections. All growth is<br />
local. This office does what it can to<br />
support the grassroots efforts, but<br />
when all is said and done we need you<br />
to be there for us to support.<br />
It is essential to maintain the momentum,<br />
and USPSA is doing what it<br />
can to assist with that effort. In the<br />
March/April issue of Front Sight I used<br />
this column to announce several new<br />
tools available to clubs and sections to<br />
assist in telling the USPSA story and<br />
continuing building membership. Let's<br />
revisit those topics and see what has<br />
been accomplished and what is yet to<br />
be done.<br />
Posters<br />
By the time you read this, the contact<br />
person of each affiliated club<br />
should have received one of the new<br />
USPSA posters featured in my last column.<br />
If you haven't seen it, contact<br />
your club officers and ask that it be<br />
made available for public viewing.<br />
Clubs may request a reasonable number<br />
of additional copies to use to create<br />
excitement at events like gun shows or<br />
county fairs. Please note that we can't<br />
provide sufficient numbers of posters<br />
to allow everyone in attendance at the<br />
event to have one. We recommend that<br />
they be used as an incentive or premium<br />
for those who join or show unusual<br />
interest.<br />
Point-of-Purchase Display<br />
By the time you read this, your club<br />
should have received a letter explaining<br />
the retailer incentive program in<br />
detail. Under the program, clubs may<br />
<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT<br />
request sufficient numbers of the POP<br />
displays to recruit local retailers to the<br />
program, part of which gives those retailers<br />
space on the USPSA web site for<br />
their own information.<br />
Amazon.com , and other Link<br />
Revenue<br />
Thank you to our members<br />
who have taken advantage<br />
of the link-through referrals<br />
found at www.<strong>uspsa</strong>.org .<br />
USPSA received over 1200 in<br />
Amazon.com commissions in<br />
the first three months of<br />
2005. Amazon pays USPSA<br />
approximately five percent of<br />
the amount of your order if<br />
you arrive at their site<br />
through their link on<br />
www.<strong>uspsa</strong>.org, and doing so<br />
does not increase your purchase<br />
price.<br />
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Points Series division champions for<br />
2004.<br />
Points Series competition has<br />
opened a new door, allowing shooters<br />
to compete for season-long achievement.<br />
For some, the series offers a kind<br />
of match-within-a-match or matchwithin-a-season,<br />
as traveling shooters<br />
like the Army's Max Michel and Travis<br />
Tomasie work the Points Series into<br />
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Within each region, Points Series<br />
competitors meet first at their local<br />
events, then again at such pivotal<br />
events as the Florida Open (the first<br />
Points Series Tournament of the year).<br />
By the time the handgun nationals rolls<br />
around, the serious competitors will<br />
know who to look out for. 'The Nationals<br />
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a Sectional, and is usually the determining<br />
match of the year. After that<br />
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NEW RULES<br />
The main complaints about the<br />
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The USPSA Board responded by reducing<br />
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Name<br />
Travis Tomasie<br />
Emanuel Bragg<br />
Sterlinq White<br />
Cole Gleason<br />
Paul Andrew Carlson<br />
Robert A Novak<br />
Carol Klesser<br />
USPSA<br />
Number<br />
L1973<br />
L2476<br />
TY38773<br />
TY9616<br />
TY45562<br />
TY49897<br />
A50060<br />
Division Place Name<br />
Production Overall Todd Sindelar<br />
Production GM Matthew Mink<br />
Production<br />
Roger A. Sherman<br />
Production A Kenneth Hicks<br />
Production<br />
Production<br />
Production<br />
Production<br />
Total<br />
Gary Stevens<br />
Scott Hattrup<br />
USPSA<br />
Number<br />
TY28555<br />
L2627<br />
A38951<br />
L2339<br />
L2133<br />
TY46975<br />
0 0<br />
L10 Overall Larry Houck<br />
L10 GM<br />
L10<br />
L10 A Henry J. Swartout<br />
L10<br />
Brad Bolz<br />
L10<br />
Grant Allen<br />
L10<br />
Tony L Shores<br />
L10 Total<br />
L2585<br />
0<br />
0<br />
B14<br />
FY29788<br />
A49360<br />
A51235<br />
Revolver Overall Sam Keen<br />
Revolver GM<br />
Revolver<br />
Revolver A Mike W. Tilley<br />
Revolver<br />
John W. Jawor<br />
Revolver<br />
Scott Hattrup<br />
Revolver<br />
Richard H. Gillette<br />
Revolver Total<br />
TY45025<br />
0 0<br />
0 0<br />
TY38860<br />
A36120<br />
TY46975<br />
TY45680<br />
Open<br />
Open<br />
Open<br />
Open<br />
Open<br />
Open<br />
Open<br />
Overall<br />
GM<br />
A<br />
Total<br />
Max J. Michel Jr.<br />
M. Chris Tilley<br />
Ronald M. Francisco<br />
James A. Chestnut<br />
Carlos A. Rubio<br />
Wayne L. Patmore<br />
A26022<br />
TY38861<br />
A35324<br />
L1476<br />
A24841<br />
TY44163<br />
(the Nationals, two Area Championships,<br />
two "Other" tournaments,<br />
and four designated Section championships)<br />
many shooters who registered<br />
for the 2003 and 2004 series ended up<br />
with less than a full set of scores at yearend.<br />
This year, a shooter needs only<br />
Photo by Roger Maier<br />
Travis Tomasie laid claim to the Limited<br />
Points Series trophy. Apparently,<br />
joining the Army Marksmanship<br />
Unit was good for his game!<br />
five scores (the Nationals, one Area,<br />
two state/section matches, and one<br />
"other" match). A shooter can shoot<br />
more matches than that if they wish to<br />
improve a bad score, but the minimum<br />
number of scores is just five.<br />
SIMPLIFIED PAPERWORK<br />
The Board greatly simplified the<br />
record keeping. Last year each shooter<br />
needed to pay a small registration fee<br />
($10), then pay another $10 at every<br />
match they wished to have recorded.<br />
This ended up being<br />
unnecessarily<br />
cumbersome, and<br />
cost several<br />
shooters needed<br />
scores thanks to<br />
confusion over<br />
paperwork. For<br />
2005, the matchby-match<br />
fee<br />
structure has been<br />
scrapped in favor<br />
of a single $100<br />
registration fee,<br />
greatly easing the<br />
paperwork load.<br />
So long as the<br />
competitor regis-<br />
ters with USPSA, and the match reports<br />
the match using EzWinScore 2.25 or<br />
greater, all score recording happens automatically.<br />
NOT JUST A TROPHY<br />
While the Series title and trophy is<br />
a worthy goal, USPSA sweetens the pot<br />
a bit by sending a check along with it.<br />
The dollars won't pay your expenses,<br />
but the 2005 Points Series rules have<br />
been tweaked to pay larger sums to the<br />
winning participants. With $60 per<br />
Photo by Patrick Sweeney<br />
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competitor going to the class winner,<br />
plus another $20 going to the division<br />
winner, it's not hard to see how a prize<br />
pool can build, quickly.<br />
For example, the 2005 Series<br />
started taking registrations February 1,<br />
and by March 15 had stacked up almost<br />
half as many participants as had<br />
registered in all of 2003 - despite a<br />
much higher buy-in. With five divisions<br />
and six classes, the prize money<br />
tends to get divided out into small<br />
piles, but for shooters vying for the<br />
more popular division titles (such as B-<br />
Limited) the check should pay for a<br />
very nice celebratory dinner. Seven<br />
GM's shot in Limited Division at the<br />
Florida Open (the first Points Series<br />
match of 2005). Even if no other Limited<br />
GMs join the series for the REST<br />
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alone means the second-place GM will<br />
earn a minimum of $420. We're assuming<br />
the top GM will win Limited,<br />
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Tristate 2004<br />
T<br />
BY BILL WARBLE, TY-43093<br />
he<br />
Tristate match has been<br />
improving every year, growing<br />
in shooters, unique stage<br />
design, and overall match<br />
quality. This year we had 175 shooters<br />
who enjoyed 10 well-balanced stages,<br />
testing all aspects of practical shooting.<br />
The stages ranged from eight-round<br />
speed shoots that made competitors<br />
think, to 32-round field courses that<br />
made them scratch their heads. Several<br />
super-squadders thanked us for an excellent<br />
tune-up for the Nationals.<br />
For those who have not traveled<br />
out our way, the dedicated staff of East<br />
Huntingdon Practical Shooters (EH-<br />
PSA) has been building our program<br />
for several years. We have a group of<br />
dedicated individuals and are fortunate<br />
enough to have great facilities, including<br />
12 pistol bays and a spacious clubhouse.<br />
We've taken those facilities and<br />
built a quality program; our monthly<br />
matches average over 80 guns, and<br />
we've even been over 100 guns at a<br />
monthly match!<br />
Most of the stages had interesting<br />
aspects to them. I'll highlight some of<br />
the most unusual ones. If the luck of<br />
the draw had shooters start on Stage 4,<br />
named "Move It, Open It, Run Under<br />
It," they had better have eaten a hearty<br />
Photo by Bill Warble.<br />
Gravity-actuated no-shoots and<br />
hidden no-shoots made even the<br />
speed shoots tricky.<br />
<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT<br />
Photo by Bull Warble.<br />
Sinister Smile of "The Clown" left many shooters hanging their heads. "The<br />
Clown" has since been retired, but watch for similar devilry at the upcoming<br />
Area 8.<br />
brealcfast. As the name implies, there a swinger and Can-Can target. Those<br />
was plenty to get done on this stage. It targets were strategically placed to<br />
started harmlessly enough, sitting keep shooters moving down the plank<br />
down with the gun in a briefcase. Once while trying to engage each moving<br />
shooters got up and opened that case,<br />
everything started to move. There<br />
were rwo forward swingers, a regular<br />
swinger, and two poppers, all hidden<br />
behind walls and visible only through<br />
small ports. After this, competitors<br />
only had to run to open a door, move<br />
through a Cooper tunnel with two<br />
ports under it, then get to the last door<br />
behind which there were three<br />
swingers that no one could seem to<br />
time out. Chris Tilley and David Sevigny<br />
nailed the timing better than the<br />
rest, and both took the stage win in<br />
their divisions.<br />
Our creativity and all the movers in<br />
storage came out on "Walk the Plank."<br />
We had competitors starting out with<br />
sword in hand, and a parrot on their<br />
shoulder. Some shooters asked how<br />
we scored sword hits, but as John Amidon<br />
was not on hand for a ruling, we<br />
just had everyone drop the sword<br />
when they went for their gun. The<br />
course led them on to a plank, which<br />
had land mines on both sides. As they<br />
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wrapped up in the stage concept, trying<br />
to dive off the end of the planIc to<br />
get to the rest of the targets a little<br />
faster. Most stayed dry!<br />
The very next stage was our tribute<br />
to those IDPA shooters who participate<br />
in IPSC. Having shot at our local IDPA<br />
matches, I noticed how much shooting<br />
was done while backing up. Well, that<br />
had the creative juices worlcing on a<br />
way to get IPSC shooters to move<br />
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then had to move back about 7<br />
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they worked their way through the<br />
middle of the stage, only to move<br />
back another 4 yards to finish at a<br />
port. There were many nervous<br />
faces that ended up changing to<br />
smiles, having never shot anything<br />
quite like that before.<br />
Stage 10 was an updated version<br />
of the previous year's Clown<br />
stage. For those who don't remember<br />
hearing about this stage, it<br />
was comprised of three wall sections<br />
having two ports and a third<br />
Photo by Bill Warble<br />
Watch the "mines" below the "plank."<br />
With targets stacked to both sides to en-<br />
prone port. The catch was that the courage movement, a shooter had to have<br />
ports had timed no -shoots closing his wits about him on "Walk The Plank."<br />
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Limited_l 0<br />
Scott Warren A20457<br />
Open<br />
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Production<br />
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at eight rounds had some timing issues<br />
that had shooters sneaking a peek at<br />
other squads to try to find the fastest<br />
way to shoot it. The match was 238<br />
rounds that had a little bit of everything.<br />
Other points of interest were the<br />
large numbers of GM and M shooters;<br />
we had nine GMs and 17 Ms shoot the<br />
match. In Open, Chris Tilley continued<br />
his outstanding shooting, taking<br />
the overall by 8.5 percent. Limited was<br />
taken by GM Kert Gaskill in a much<br />
closer race. Other than the small bump<br />
in the road on the Clown stage, Dave<br />
Sevigny continued his dominance of<br />
Production, winning 7 of the 10 stages<br />
over two other GMs. Scott Warren<br />
took Limited 10 and Mike Tilley gave<br />
the TiHeys a father-and-son sweep by<br />
winning with the wheelgun.<br />
We also want to recognize the juniors<br />
who are continuing to get noticed.<br />
Brad Balsley, BJ Norris, and<br />
Bryan Jones all finished in the top six<br />
in Open. It turned out that the match<br />
was a good tune-up for these three<br />
youngsters as they went on to do well<br />
at the Nationals. It was a pleasure to<br />
watch the next generation of shooters<br />
improving.<br />
Whew! Another Pennsylvania Tristate<br />
match without a hitch. So what is<br />
next? With another successful Pennsylvania<br />
Tristate in 2004, we've stepped<br />
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trickle-down effect."<br />
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displacing other grandmasters, who in<br />
turn displace others. In<br />
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hurry-up mode, the slots question has<br />
become very real.<br />
USPSA moved the nationals to July<br />
in response to the World Shoot moving<br />
its dates from October to August. This<br />
forced section coordinators to deal<br />
with their slot distribution questions a<br />
month earlier than expected in order to<br />
meet the adjusted distribution deadlines.<br />
"I'm hearing from SCs who say to<br />
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If that's any measure of demand,<br />
slot distribution is going to be pretty<br />
tricky," says 'Williams.<br />
The U.S. Nationals will be a popular<br />
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competitors who had planned on<br />
pulling a slot off the waiting list.<br />
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While shooting in Barry, III., in July<br />
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USPSA has already heard from a<br />
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principal and his son who plan to attend<br />
thanks to the new dates.<br />
This year, you will pay $20 to get<br />
your name added to the waiting list.<br />
Should you get your slot, that $20 will<br />
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A Gringo's<br />
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Ab s IPSC shooters in Asia<br />
bounce emails all over the<br />
Global Village discussing the<br />
est airfares and routes to<br />
Latin America and their counterparts<br />
in Europe and North America ponder<br />
the availability and potency of local or<br />
imported ammo, Ecuador is quietly<br />
amassing a small army of volunteers to<br />
welcome its international guests with<br />
"mucho gusto" to a World Shoot that<br />
has been a long time coming.<br />
Lingering doubts about World<br />
Shoot XIV's locale may have scared<br />
some shooters away from the Pan<br />
American Championship two years<br />
ago, but that match and last year's<br />
Ecuador Open exposed Ecuador's production<br />
teams to the pressure and rigors<br />
of international competition, giving<br />
them the opportunity to gauge<br />
their skills against World Champions<br />
Eric Grauffel, David Sevigny, and other<br />
top shooters like Martin Kamenicek of<br />
the Czech Republic and<br />
Frank Garcia of Florida's<br />
Universal Shooting Academy.<br />
Frank Garcia's recollections<br />
of Latin America<br />
made a compelling argument<br />
to travel to Ecuador.<br />
Upon a chance meeting<br />
with Frank in South Africa<br />
at the Johannesburg airport<br />
after World Shoot<br />
XIII, he recounted his<br />
memories concerning<br />
Ecuador:<br />
"I began my shooting<br />
career in Ecuador 20 years<br />
ago," said Frank on a late<br />
September day nearly<br />
three years ago. "The<br />
range in Guayaquil is<br />
small. I think it only has<br />
six or seven bays...But<br />
that was the average size of<br />
ranges in those days....I<br />
see no reason not to go to<br />
Ecuador."<br />
With Frank's words echoing<br />
through my head, the decision to work<br />
the Pan American Championship and<br />
subsequent Level III matches last year<br />
was easy and rewarding. If nothing<br />
else, Frank's comments aroused my curiosity,<br />
because they put a positive spin<br />
on shooting a World Shoot in Latin<br />
So, you want to go to Ecuador?..." Author<br />
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to the World Shoot paved with gracious,<br />
Ecuadorian hospitality from the moment<br />
they arrive. The chief of police, General<br />
Jorge Poveda, is an IPSC shooter, and is<br />
competing in the match. The general and<br />
the host organization collaborated to ensure<br />
that shooters clear customs quickly.<br />
Prior to the Pan Am, customs agents<br />
weren't really accustomed to inspecting<br />
race guns with any regularity. When<br />
Chris Thomas, an Open shooter from the<br />
show-me state, arrived early for the<br />
Ecuador Open he created quite a stir:<br />
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in a foreign land), they will readily accept your American<br />
dinero, because the U.S. dollar is king in Ecuador—a<br />
wimp every where else in the world at the moment, but<br />
numero uno there! Ecuador adopted the U.S. dollar as its<br />
official currency in 2000. Coins, however, still bear the<br />
images of past Ecuadorian presidents. So leave your quarters<br />
at home. Also, save $25 for the airport departure tax.<br />
But to fully appreciate the mindset of Latin Americans<br />
toward shooting, consider this conundrum. It would be<br />
inconceivable, not to mention impractical, for our Com-<br />
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They told me a little later that this was the<br />
first real gun and ammo they had seen. I<br />
told them to expect about another couple<br />
of hundred competitors who would be<br />
arriving in the next day or so....Then<br />
armed soldiers gathered around me as<br />
opened the bag to let them inspect the<br />
gun and the paper work, which went<br />
quickly; and I was then directed to the hotel<br />
shuttle."<br />
Clearing customs should be decidedly<br />
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mander in Chief to attend a U.S. nationals for security<br />
and political reasons. Despite our Second<br />
Amendment, the media would eat him alive. The<br />
president of Ecuador, by contrast, will preside at<br />
the extravagant, opening ceremony of the World<br />
Shoot, and, according to the match director, plans<br />
to visit the range during the match—at least once.<br />
The magnitude of this match is such that a phalanx<br />
of media—including one of the Outdoor cable<br />
channels--has signed on to blanket this event.<br />
And it's a safe bet that a military band will serenade<br />
President Lucio Gutierrez and visitors daily in the<br />
vendors' area during lunch. This is the type of parallel<br />
universe U.S. shooters will be orbiting in during<br />
the World Shoot.<br />
Making IPSC History<br />
Unbeknownst to most shooters, Ecuador hosted (Black<br />
the first Level IV IPSC championship in 1991 at a<br />
military base just outside Guayaquil. According to WS<br />
Match Director Victor Ferrero (who also served then as the<br />
MD), about 175 shooters from all over Latin and North<br />
Arnerica attended that match, which was called the South<br />
American Championship (SAC). The SAC served as the template<br />
for all future Level IV championships, which require a<br />
minimum of 24 stages shot over four days. Like a<br />
chameleon, the SAC changed its name twice before becoming<br />
known today as the Pan American Championship.<br />
Against this historical backdrop, Ecuador boldly bid for<br />
World Shoot XIV and the Pan Am Championship. Several<br />
regions questioned Ecuador's wisdom in bidding for both<br />
matches. Match Director Ferrero reasoned that building a<br />
new range in time for the Pan Am would simplify his life for<br />
the big event this summer. And it seems his strategy has paid<br />
off. With the construction of the new range complete,<br />
Ecuador received shooters from North, Central, and Latin<br />
<strong>Jun</strong>ior competitor Carlos Palma shows good form on Stage 2<br />
Rain) at the Ecuador Open.<br />
America, as it did tor the SAC. But, this unie, it also welcomed<br />
many European pistoleros to the Pan Am with full<br />
Latin American fanfare in the fall of 2003. And, due to the<br />
favorable reviews of the match, it appears that shooters in<br />
many regions will linger on waiting lists for World Shoot<br />
slots.<br />
Home on the Range<br />
World Shoot XIV competitors will play on a well-designed<br />
range. The complex has 28 bays in its new section and<br />
eight bays in the "old" park, which looks like a tropical rain<br />
forest and is at least 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the<br />
complex. Large iguanas seem to take refuge there because of<br />
the cooler temperatures, or maybe they like the sound of<br />
gunfire. Shooters who competed in South Africa three years<br />
ago at WS XIII will be happy to learn that berms on this<br />
range are high enough to eliminate rounds skipping all over<br />
the place like screaming patriot missiles. The entire complex<br />
sits on the grounds of La Herradura, an established,<br />
private equestrian club located 20 minutes outside of<br />
town amid fields of sugarcane. Clubhouses, a tennis<br />
court, clean restrooms, and a swimming pool grace<br />
the grounds. There's even a miniature runway for radio-controlled<br />
aircraft enthusiasts, and during the<br />
Pan Am army helicopters landed on site discharging<br />
dignitaries and offering joy rides. The army no<br />
doubt will be busy in August.<br />
Many shooters like Marcos Kruszewski cursed being handcuffed<br />
on this stage called "Damned Windows" at the Pan Am. If you look<br />
closely, you'll see that Kruszewski's wrist is cuffed to the table.<br />
Ecuadorian National Teams<br />
When Eric Grauffel and other top guns competed at<br />
the Pan Am, it gave local Open shooters Nicolas<br />
Blum (shooting 77%) and Nicolas Taramelli (67%) a<br />
chance to measure their skills against world champions.<br />
<strong>Jun</strong>ior shooters Ana "Anita" Moreira and Andrea<br />
Cordero, Carlos Palma and Anita's brother,<br />
Galo, exploited the opportunity as well. They<br />
learned the kind of discipline it takes to become a top<br />
shooter. Just as well, since junior U.S. shooters like<br />
20 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
LEFT: The Cooper Tunnel on Stage<br />
11 at the Ecuador Open was a hit with<br />
most shooters. BELOW, Ecuador's<br />
top Limited shooter, Mario De Genna,<br />
in action at the Ecuador Open<br />
Eusebio won't show them any<br />
mercy.<br />
Ecuador's top Standard shooter,<br />
Mario De Genna (shooting 76 % of Estuardo<br />
Gomez's first place score), faces an<br />
uphill battle against the U.S. team and<br />
other world-class warriors like Frank<br />
Garcia. But, who knows, often a home<br />
court advantage makes magic happen.<br />
Dark horses and underdogs sometime,<br />
prevail, just as the 1980 U.S. OlympiL<br />
hockey team did against the Russians.<br />
And the Ecuadorians are passionate about<br />
winning at least one division for their homeland.<br />
American shooters like Ralph Arredondo of California,<br />
Joel Dix of Florida, Julie Goloski of Georgia, Chris Thomas<br />
of Missouri, Marisa Hogan of Texas, and STI's Dave Skinner<br />
scoped out the Ecuadorian landscape, competing in either<br />
the Pan Am or the Ecuador Open last year or both. MI<br />
of them acclimated themselves to the foreign turf ahead of<br />
time, which is always wise. In fact, Ralph seemed so at home<br />
and at ease around town that he took high Super Senior,<br />
18th overall in Open at the Pan Am.<br />
Shooting with an STI/Dawson .38 Super, Marisa Hogan<br />
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good precursor to the World Shoot, because it had challenging<br />
stages that forced shooters to do things like go<br />
prone. In 1997, she shot her first Pan Am Championship in<br />
Venezuela. Since then she has competed in Colombia, Costa<br />
Rica, and Guatemala, to name a few countries. And she advises<br />
gringos to prepare for plenty of pomp and pageantry at<br />
WS XIV, because<br />
Latin American culture<br />
is infused with<br />
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"Gringos should<br />
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Throughout all the Latin American countries she has visited,<br />
Marisa has never been hassled about her gun. If anything,<br />
she said, some customs officials are a little too<br />
friendly:"The funniest thing in Venezuela was a soldier that<br />
checked my gun was so amazed by the dot that he started<br />
running through the airport with it."<br />
tion on this 32-round course was standing behind a barrel<br />
with your hands placed on top of the barrel. Your gun was<br />
loaded and holstered. After the beep, shooters engaged four<br />
poppers 60 feet downrange, alongside four static, Classic paper<br />
targets through a slot created by screens and barrels.<br />
These props restricted the shooter's peripheral vision.<br />
Shooters then had to back up carefully and proceed to both<br />
sides of the stage, engaging the remaining paper targets at<br />
various distances through ports and around wings of walls<br />
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While hypothetically more difficult and formal than<br />
Level III matches, Level IV championships often have all the<br />
trappings of World Shoots, but are inherently less difficult.<br />
The Pan Am was cast in this mould, and it seemed like a<br />
Level III [national] match on steroids, with four classifiers.<br />
World Shoots, on the other hand, have to be difficult, and,<br />
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Ultimately, Chris finished 34th<br />
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IROA personnel will be waiting to ensure<br />
that all guns and equipment comply<br />
with division rules. So if you're<br />
toying with the idea of competing with<br />
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(one shooter tried at the Pan<br />
Am), don't go there! And please review<br />
IPSC rule 10.6.1.<br />
Local commercial ammo will be<br />
available, but the match director "cannot<br />
guarantee availability of all calibers."<br />
Ecuador is Dillon country, and<br />
there's a 1050 at the La Herradura<br />
range, but reloads will be in limited<br />
supply, because powder and primers<br />
are scarce. Shipping reloading components<br />
to Ecuador is covered under your<br />
temporary import permit, but, unless<br />
you arrive early, having reloads made<br />
there won't be a viable option. The<br />
MD advertised a commercial deal with<br />
Armscor for bulk ammo orders on the<br />
WS website and the Global Village. As<br />
of this writing, though, it will be too<br />
late to order Armscor ammo, as the<br />
deadline passed on March 31st. Extra<br />
Armscor ammo may be available for<br />
sale at the match, but don't count on it.<br />
If you haven't already done so, contact<br />
MD Ferrero (vferrero@worldshootxiv.com)<br />
for the most current instructions<br />
on shipping ammo or components.<br />
MD Ferrero said total government<br />
taxes on shipped ammo<br />
would amount to 45 percent on top of<br />
the cost of shipping. And all shipments<br />
should be sent to: Sr, Victor Ferrero,<br />
Match Director, Campeonato Mundial<br />
De Tiro Practico, Guayacanes #310<br />
entre 3a. y 4a. Calle (Urdesa),<br />
Guayaquil—ECUADOR.<br />
Killing Time<br />
For those gringos arriving early<br />
wishing to practice, the host organization<br />
has arranged for you to use the<br />
Guayas Club range on the outskirts of<br />
Guayaquil. This range isn't far from<br />
downtown, and the taxi ride shouldn't<br />
set you back much. The Guayas Club<br />
has eight bays, including a rifle pit, and<br />
4 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
sufficient interest and shooters arrive<br />
early enough. La Herradura range will<br />
be closed to all competitors before the<br />
World Shoot.<br />
After your shooting is done for the<br />
day there will be numerous, reasonably-priced<br />
places to eat. Watering<br />
holes are plentiful, most being stocked<br />
with cerveza of all kinds. Match Director<br />
Ferrero states that the city of<br />
Guayaquil (population 3 million) is<br />
putting together a directory of places<br />
to dine, and this directory will be<br />
placed in your shooter's bag.<br />
als," says Chris Thomas, who is gearing<br />
up for his first World Shoot. "Make<br />
sure your gun, mags, and bullets run.<br />
Do some physical training for the stress<br />
of running 35 stages."<br />
In any event, be prepared to enter a<br />
parallel universe where world-class<br />
shooting and Latin American fanfare is<br />
taken as seriously as a heart attack. "We<br />
plan to have a super opening," said<br />
Match Director Ferrero. "The ceremony<br />
will begin with a parade by<br />
Malecon Street, next to the river walk,<br />
all the way to the Crystal Palace where<br />
we'll have the ceremony and a few surprises<br />
that I will not disclose."<br />
One parting thought: Rent a cell<br />
phone to call home--in case you get<br />
homesick, gringo.<br />
-91<br />
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restaurant for you. For $10, El Nato's<br />
will stuff you like a pig and you'll be<br />
mooing like a cow. In fact, this is the<br />
restaurant the match director had in<br />
mind when he bragged about<br />
Ecuador's sumptuous $10 steaks.<br />
Senor Ferrero is indeed a man of his<br />
word. El Nato's sits across the street<br />
from the five-star Hilton Hotel but is<br />
easily overlooked. This place is usually<br />
packed with locals. If seafood is your<br />
passion, the Trattoria da Enrico is a<br />
must. The baked octopus is a delicious<br />
appetizer, and the fresh fish will grab<br />
you hook, line, and sinker. This Italian<br />
restaurant is quaint and a little difficult<br />
to find, but is well worth the effort. It<br />
also sports a special feature that gringos<br />
should discover for themselves.<br />
But if fast food is your thing, there is an<br />
American-style shopping mall across<br />
the street from the Sheraton Hotel, five<br />
minutes from the airport. On the second<br />
level, there are at least 10 fast food<br />
vendors, including local ones. Tony<br />
Roma's is also on that floor, and it has<br />
a well stocked bar and large screen<br />
TVs.<br />
Foreign competitors in Asia and<br />
Europe view World Shoots as the ultimate<br />
tests of action shooting. North<br />
Americans, on the other hand, view<br />
them as marathons only slightly more<br />
difficult than U.S. nationals. To quote<br />
one competitor: "I'd say it's about the<br />
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Safety Area<br />
B<br />
BY KIMBERELY WILLIAMS, A-5034-4 Kim: Do you have any children?<br />
ill was tempting fate. As usual.<br />
Bill: Two two-legged, a boy and<br />
He was leaning back in his<br />
girl and two four-legged, also a<br />
, liair, perilously close to tipboy<br />
and a girl!<br />
ping over and I was trying in<br />
vain to get him to sit up straight so I Kim: Location?<br />
could get at least one decent shot of<br />
him for this piece.<br />
"Bill! I don't think I've ever seen<br />
one 'normal' photo of you in all the<br />
•<br />
BEER, DRINK &<br />
HAND GRENADES<br />
TO G<br />
'‘11/-<br />
Photo by Troy McManus<br />
Helm enjoying New<br />
Orleans during the<br />
recent USPSA Instructor's<br />
conference.<br />
Bill: What, the kids? They bet-ter<br />
be at school. We all live in Jackson<br />
Hole, Wyoming<br />
Bill Helm: jovial On The Lint<br />
years I've known you!"<br />
"Doesn't exist," he says, as he tilts<br />
back a little farther, raising and lowering<br />
his eyebrows and mugging for the<br />
camera.<br />
And so it went. The entire weekend<br />
of the instructor's conference in New<br />
Orleans I didn't manage one shot of instructor<br />
trainee Bill Helm where he<br />
wasn't making faces, cracking wise, or<br />
otherwise making my job impossible.<br />
God bless him. I would have had better<br />
luck photographing lions in the<br />
Serengeti. Arid that was just the photography<br />
session. Wait `til you get a<br />
load of the interview...<br />
Kim: Are you married, Bill?<br />
Bill: Happily.<br />
Kim: Har har. Do you work?<br />
Bill: As little as possible, but my<br />
wife and kids think work all the -<br />
Bill Helm, er, tempting fate...<br />
time. I sell real estate, do some<br />
business consulting, right now I am<br />
worlcing with an animal hospital, play<br />
bass in a jazz trio, and do computer and<br />
network consulting — and I teach<br />
some software classes too.<br />
Kim: How did you get started in shooting<br />
sports?<br />
Bill: When I was 11 or 12 the police<br />
department in the town I was living<br />
near had a target-shooting program for<br />
children at their indoor range in the<br />
basement of "city hall" and that is<br />
when/where my shooting sports activities<br />
started. We shot NRA small bore<br />
targets with single-shot bolt action<br />
.22's and worked all of the<br />
shooting positions. It was pretty<br />
competitive as I remember, but<br />
that was a long time ago.<br />
Kim: You gotta like any sentence<br />
that starts, "When I was 11 or<br />
12 the police department..." But<br />
I digress. How did you get<br />
started with USPSA?<br />
Bill: In 1996 I was selling a<br />
sporting goods store and my<br />
client and a gunsmith friend of<br />
mine and I were all sitting<br />
around the wood stove in the<br />
Photo by Kim Williams.<br />
back of the store and they told me I<br />
should go out to the range on Saturday<br />
as there was going to be an IPSC<br />
demonstration. They said should take<br />
one of my pistols out and try it; they<br />
thought I might like it. So I bought an<br />
Uncle Mikes holster for my Sig 220<br />
and went. Needless to say I was<br />
hooked by the end of the day.<br />
Kim: And how did you get involved<br />
Photo by Dave Thoma,,<br />
Bill Helm (center right) with the<br />
stage 18 crew from the 2004 Handgun<br />
Nationals.<br />
with officiating?<br />
Bill: One of my new friends was a certified<br />
RO and suggested that I take a<br />
class. He said that I would really learn<br />
a lot and become a better shooter. The<br />
HELM continued or: page 28.<br />
26 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
2005 NROI Instructors Conference<br />
NROI's Big Guns in the Big Easy<br />
BY TROY MataNus, L- 2345<br />
iosirahrs, 11 cbaent ct he la,<br />
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is pretty common down in the<br />
Big Easy, especially in the French Quarter,<br />
where street kids make a few bucks<br />
Photo by Troy McManus<br />
View of Bourbon Street during a break<br />
in the conference.<br />
off unsuspecting tourists. Not believing<br />
that the kid is clairvoyant, it's usually<br />
worth the sawbuck to prove him<br />
wrong. Of course, the kid doesn't lose<br />
because he really does know where you<br />
got your shoes: "On your feet, Bourbon<br />
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana!"<br />
On the weekend of March 11th,<br />
the NROI instructor corps had their<br />
shoes on their feet in New Orleans,<br />
La., for their annual conference. John<br />
Amidon, the director of NR01, called<br />
the meeting to order Saturday morning,<br />
with four instructors, two instructors-in-training<br />
and Kim<br />
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2004 seemed to be a year<br />
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and Bill Kehoe resigned and<br />
John Hurst is on indefinite hiatus<br />
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only five instructors: John Amidon,<br />
Photo by Kim Williams.<br />
Jay Worden, John Amidon, and Ray<br />
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Troy McManus, Jay Worden, Perry<br />
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SAFETY AREA<br />
BILL HELM continued from page 26.<br />
way our club matches were organized<br />
we all ran shooters at one point or another<br />
so it made sense to get certified.<br />
The nearest class was near Bozeman,<br />
Mont., and sponsored by GAS (Gallatin<br />
Action Shooters). As a relatively<br />
new club they were eager to get on the<br />
learning curve and I think we were<br />
around 25 shooters at that class. What<br />
a great time we had. The teacher, Bob<br />
McGarey, was real informative and encouraging,<br />
it was a lot of fun. At my<br />
CRO class a year later (also sponsored<br />
by GAS) most of the same students attended.<br />
Our instructor, Jay Worden,<br />
gave a great pitch to try out for the Nationals<br />
Staff. I tried it. I liked it. I'm still<br />
around. I've worked all but two national<br />
events since 1998 and a lot of<br />
area and local matches as well. About<br />
three years ago I joined IROA. Two<br />
years ago my true identity as a member<br />
of the notorious Lee family was discovered.<br />
Kim: Can you give me a breakdown of<br />
your certification levels and dates if<br />
you can remember that far back?<br />
Bill: Bob McGarey taught my RO class<br />
at the GAS range near Bozeman, Mont.<br />
That was 1997, I think. I took my CRO<br />
from Jay Worden a year later at the<br />
same location. Armageddon mentored<br />
me for my RM in 2000/2001. Now I<br />
am working as an instructor trainee.<br />
Kim: How many matches have you<br />
worked over the years?<br />
Bill: More than I can remember. I<br />
started working nationals in 1998 in<br />
Las Vegas and have worked them every<br />
year since. I have worked area championships,<br />
3-Gun nationals, and area<br />
matches.<br />
Kim: Now that you're so firmly entrenched<br />
in NROI, what are some of<br />
the biggest challenges and obstacles<br />
you think the institute is facing today?<br />
Bill: I think that the biggest challenge<br />
we have at the moment is getting<br />
everyone up to speed on our new rules.<br />
Some of the changes are pretty subtle.<br />
The most important challenge we face<br />
for the long term is recruiting and<br />
training enthusiastic and competent<br />
RO's. Our sport cannot happen without<br />
shooters or officials.<br />
Kim: What's the healthiest thing we<br />
can do to overcome those obstacles?<br />
Bill: I think that John (Amidon) and<br />
the whole Instructor Corps are doing a<br />
great job recruiting, creating enthusiasm<br />
and encouraging shooters to become<br />
certified range officers. I am<br />
looking forward to joining the team.<br />
The benefits of learning from my colleagues<br />
are astounding.<br />
Kim: What made you decide to go one<br />
step further and become an instructor<br />
for NROI?<br />
Bill: Well, when John asks me to do<br />
something I think he probably has a<br />
good reason. I had mentioned to one<br />
of the instructors at a "nationals" that<br />
I would be interested to put my name<br />
in for consideration if an instructor<br />
opening came up. I thought/think I can<br />
make a positive contribution.<br />
Kim: What motivates you to volunteer<br />
and do so much for the sport?<br />
Bill: USPSA/IPSC has brought so many<br />
ti<br />
Photo by Robin Taylor<br />
Helm (center) striking a typical pose<br />
at the 2002 Factory Gun<br />
Nationals.<br />
smiles to my face I want to help other<br />
people to have smiles too. I have a lot<br />
of fun shooting and officiating.<br />
Kim: Do you think USPSA is headed in<br />
the right direction as far as membership,<br />
marketing, juniors, divisions, etc.<br />
etc?<br />
Bill: Yes, but I think we have enough divisions<br />
at this point.<br />
Kim: What do we need to do to change<br />
or what do we need to work on?<br />
Bill: I feel that we are getting better at<br />
making our sport more attractive to<br />
new shooters and our biggest challenge<br />
is to retain them. We need to work diligently<br />
at making our bigger matches<br />
more attractive and attainable for all of<br />
New Range Officers, Feb./March 2005<br />
CASSIDY ROD IGERARD1 TY 42315 CRO KUNZ, ALBERT F TY-44210 RO<br />
DAVIES, CHRIS A-12924 CRO KWAN, BILLY A-49836 RO<br />
HARDIN, RONNIE TY-44885 CRO LAWRENCE, PAUL FY-43918 RO<br />
MARRS, BILL R TY-46179 CRO MASK, GARY A-53192 RO<br />
SPEICHER, RON A-47167 CRO MCKELLAR. JON G TY-39303 RO<br />
MCNEALY, FRANK R A-45572 RO<br />
ADRIAN, GREG TY-50540 RO MEISENHEIMER, MICHAEL A-52630 RO<br />
ALLISON JAMES W A-48812 RO MESERVE, TIMOTHY A-44982 RO<br />
ANDERSON, ADAM A-50761 RO MONK, KEVIN TY-47125 RO<br />
CAREY, RICHARD FY-48847 RO PARIS, MIKE A-40706 RO<br />
CASPER, LORI A-52479 RO PARK, JOEL A-50841 RO<br />
CASPER, RONNIE A-52480 RO PARKER, RONALD A-50203 RO<br />
CHUNG, LILY A-49827 RO PECORA, JOE A-51681 RO<br />
DONOFRIO III, FRED A.36141 RO PECORA, JOSEPH T A-52279 RO<br />
DOWNEY, MARY A-32360 RO PICCHI, DENNIS A-48377 RO<br />
DRALL, DIANE A-52707 RO ROCK, JAY A-50407 RO<br />
MALL, JOHN A-52708 RO RUSSELL, SR , RONALD T TY-40896 RO<br />
DUNNAGAN, PHILIP A-52494 RO SESA GUY T A-51689 RO<br />
FISCHER, JEFFREY M A-52017 RO SIMANDL, RICHARD J TY-44974 RO<br />
GEHL, THOMAS TY-41446 RO SNYDER, DOUG A-48046 RO<br />
GROFF, JUSTIN TY-35249 RO STOBAUGH, JAMES A TY-51334 RO<br />
HASHIMOTO, DAVID WALTER TY-40014 RO TARR, GREG A-52416 RO<br />
HELBIG, DAWN A-52748 RO TARR, MARK TY-51529 RO<br />
HELBIG, TOM A 52500 RO VOGES. RICHARO FY-48246 RO<br />
HILL, CATHY A-49839 RO WATTERS, JOHN W TY-44024 RO<br />
HILL, ERIC TY-48245 RO WILUAMS, MICHAEL A-48228 RO<br />
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our members. First time nationals<br />
shooters are often amazed at the quality<br />
of our national championships.<br />
They tend to take home a new appreciation<br />
for our game. We also need to<br />
work hard on consistency throughout<br />
our match structure. Education and<br />
mentoring our new members is an important<br />
part of every member's responsibility<br />
to the sport. I can't encourage<br />
new members enough to take<br />
an RO class, whether they get certified<br />
or not.<br />
Kim: What about NROI? What do<br />
you think we can do to improve RO recruitment<br />
and retention?<br />
Bill: Whoa! Now that is a question. I<br />
think that holding more Level 1 seminars<br />
and reaching out to all of our clubs<br />
is the best way. I also think that all<br />
USPSA members need to set a good example<br />
and encourage the new shooters<br />
and range officials every step of the<br />
way.<br />
Kim: Do you see a problem with the Us<br />
vs. 'Them thing?<br />
Bill: No. I think that it has improved<br />
greatly in the recent past. I spend a lot<br />
of my time on the range when I officiate,<br />
working on building good working<br />
relationships with shooters and other<br />
staff members. Remember range officers<br />
are there to assist the shooter.<br />
Kim: What advice would you give nevi,<br />
shooters?<br />
Bill: Have patience. It takes a while to<br />
become proficient in our sport. Practice,<br />
Practice, Practice. As soon as you<br />
can, take a Level 1 RO course. It is a<br />
fantastic way to learn more about the<br />
game, our rules, and you will learn<br />
much about the sport from the experience<br />
of the instructor RM's.<br />
Kim: What advice would you give new<br />
ROs?<br />
Bill: Have patience! As with new<br />
shooters, it takes time. Listen to your<br />
CROs when you work your first big<br />
matches; they have a wealth of experience.<br />
Don't be afraid to run shooters,<br />
relax, keep your eyes on the gun and<br />
have fun.<br />
Kim: What do you think is the most<br />
fundamentally important thing to<br />
teach students attending your seminars?<br />
Bill: Safety, Safety, Safety...<br />
Kim: Any interesting, amusing and/or<br />
disturbing anecdotes you'd care to<br />
share with us?<br />
Bill: One afternoon Ug, Home, Har,<br />
Smell and the rest of the "Lee Family"<br />
and I were ... (Censored not fit to print!<br />
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Kim: Okay, last question. If you were<br />
a gun, which gun would you be and<br />
why?<br />
Bill: Well, at first I thought a full blown<br />
race gun with a dot and a comp and all<br />
that trick stuff, no wait, I'd wanna be<br />
one of those cool DillonAero 50's, no<br />
wait, I'd wanna be a 50 BMG; but<br />
that's not me, but being a gear head<br />
those were what came to mind first. I<br />
guess in reality I'd be more like your<br />
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around the edges but reliable as hell.<br />
And there you have it, Bill Helm in<br />
his nutshell. Good luck in your training,<br />
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you to the ranks...I think. sout<br />
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CONFERENCE continued from page 27.<br />
added two new instructors-in-training<br />
along the way, and we welcomed Ray<br />
Hirst and Bill Helm to the corps at the<br />
meeting. Gary Stevens, one of our new<br />
instructors, wasn't able to attend due<br />
to a prior commitment.<br />
Several items were on the agenda<br />
for the meeting. A new Power Point<br />
presentation for the Level I seminar<br />
was presented and discussed. The updated<br />
portions of the presentation include<br />
video and audio files to add<br />
punch to the seminar. NROI made the<br />
decision to go to a computer-based<br />
presentation last year, taking advantage<br />
of the ability to quickly upgrade<br />
the presentation material, and the need<br />
to keep the seminar material current<br />
with the rules. We also wanted to keep<br />
the seminar relevant to the students'<br />
needs. Since many of the visual aids<br />
were out of date, the instructors have<br />
been working on gathering current<br />
photographs and video for use in the<br />
presentation. If you have good, illustrative<br />
photos (either digital or prints),<br />
or video you'd like to share with us for<br />
use in either the Level I or II seminar,<br />
please contact Troy McManus at<br />
mactiger@eatel.net. Changes and improvements<br />
in the Level II (CRO) seminar<br />
material were also discussed. Improvements<br />
to the correspondence material<br />
were suggested, and the group<br />
discussed ways to strengthen the "live"<br />
Level II seminar, as well as be more customer<br />
service oriented. One item of<br />
particular interest is a compilation of<br />
computer-based course design templates<br />
to be made available on the<br />
NROI web page. Since we seem to be<br />
getting a majority of computer-generated<br />
courses of fire, we decided to<br />
gather course design templates for a variety<br />
of software and make them available<br />
to the membership. Again, your<br />
ideas and suggestions are welcomed.<br />
Kim Williams presented a report<br />
detailing problems she's encountered<br />
in her duties as NROI coordinator.<br />
Communications were the key to most<br />
issues involving scheduling classes, cer-<br />
30 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
tification and re-certification of range<br />
officers, and providing fresh, relevant<br />
content for the new NROI website,<br />
which Ms. Williams developed. Visit<br />
the NROI web page at www.nroi.org ,<br />
and add your cormnents in the forum<br />
area. Kim showed the group new scoring<br />
overlays produced by a local print<br />
shop. The overlays are made of a more<br />
scratch-resistant material, with heavier<br />
markings for long life, and are available<br />
in several thicknesses. Expect to<br />
see these new overlays very soon!<br />
Carl Schmidt then showed the<br />
group a draft presentation for a new<br />
seminar NROI is developing. Since 3-<br />
Gun matches are increasing not only in<br />
popularity but also in complexity, it<br />
seems like a good idea to have a supplemental<br />
seminar geared toward<br />
teaching certified range officers the differences<br />
in rules for long guns. With<br />
the advent of the "new" rules, there are<br />
now four rulebooks: one each for pistol,<br />
rifle, shotgun, and tournaments.<br />
We also have a working set<br />
of multi-gun rules. Carl<br />
and Troy are working to<br />
put together a one-day<br />
class to instruct range officers<br />
in these rules, and<br />
NROI is hoping to have a<br />
worlcing seminar sometime<br />
before the end of the year.<br />
If you have suggestions for<br />
specific items to cover in<br />
the seminar, feel free to<br />
send them to us, and watch<br />
the NROI web page and<br />
Front Sight for details.<br />
After lunch, the group s<br />
discussed some of the major<br />
changes in the rules, and what problems<br />
these were causing for students.<br />
The group also talked at length about<br />
problems the instructors had encountered<br />
over the past year. A couple of<br />
to-do items came from this discussion:<br />
printing the range commands on the<br />
back of the instructor's business cards<br />
Jay Worden debating with<br />
on, and Carl Schmidt.<br />
Photo by Kim Williams.<br />
Ray Hirst, Perry Wil-<br />
for student reference, and creating a<br />
detailed index of U.S. rules for student<br />
use.<br />
The group was asked by John Amidon<br />
if they'd be interested in helping to<br />
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IV, 1 I :<br />
CONFERENCE continued from prey. page.<br />
One topic that provided some<br />
lively discussion was the recertification<br />
requirements for Range Masters and<br />
Range Master Instructors. Currently,<br />
instructors must teach at least three<br />
seminars annually and participate<br />
in group discussions, forums, and<br />
the like to remain certified. Range<br />
Masters must work as a CRO at<br />
one Level III match per year to<br />
maintain their RM certification.<br />
While there are at least 63 people<br />
who have been certified at the RM<br />
level, there are only about 20 active<br />
Range Masters. Details on the<br />
RM re-certification process will be<br />
in John's "Inside NROI" column<br />
soon, and will also be posted in the<br />
"Hot Topic" area of the NROI<br />
web page. The group also talked<br />
about the "time in grade" requirements<br />
for applicants to the Level<br />
II, Rivi and TD courses. At pre-<br />
sent, in order to receive certification as<br />
a Level II range officer, or CRO, an applicant<br />
must complete the course and<br />
have been certified as a range officer<br />
for one year. However, the student can<br />
apply for and complete the Level II<br />
course during their first year as an RO,<br />
then receive their CRO certification<br />
Photo courtesy of Troy McManus<br />
Conference crew: Troy McManus, Ray Hirst, Bill<br />
Helm, Kim Williams, Jay Warden, John Amidon,<br />
Perry Wilson, Carl Schmidt.<br />
once the year is up. This has caused<br />
some logistical problems, and early<br />
"promotion" of a few range officers.<br />
The instructor corps decided that the<br />
best way to handle this problem is to<br />
hold any Level ll applications until the<br />
applicant has held Level I certification<br />
for at least one year. The same approach<br />
will be used for CROs applying<br />
for the RM or TD certification<br />
program: no applications will<br />
be accepted until the applicant has<br />
actually worked at their certification<br />
level for the prescribed<br />
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Typically, the stages were well-designed<br />
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Other notable props were the detailed<br />
mock ship and dock, and the urbancamouflaged<br />
automobile. A moving rifle<br />
target bit a few competitors on stage<br />
2, as well as the multiple bobbers and<br />
swingers on other stages for<br />
both clay and paper.<br />
"Freestyle" was the word of<br />
the day and was most certainly<br />
evidenced by the many<br />
different ways competitors<br />
approached the four multigun<br />
and six single-gun stages.<br />
curred just minutes from the range at<br />
the home of Bob and Barb LaMarca.<br />
While at home alone, their son, Chris,<br />
was held at gunpoint. The attacker had<br />
orders to "shoot him when we're<br />
done." All of Chris' shooting "practice"<br />
allowed him to think clearly and<br />
react intelligently. 'The attackers were<br />
apprehended and are now in prison after<br />
attempting to rob the LaMarcas of<br />
all of their guns and equipment. Practical<br />
shooting is more than just a sport.<br />
It's life preparation."<br />
The competitor began face down<br />
2005 marked the 10th anniversary<br />
of the "SMM3G," and for this competitor<br />
it qualified as a near perfect 10.<br />
Dan Furbee and crew left nothing to<br />
chance. 298 competitors were greeted<br />
by fair and friendly, stage-dedicated<br />
ROs that kept the match running very<br />
close to schedule. This year Furbee<br />
somehow managed to convince<br />
Stage designs ran a wide<br />
gamut, but all had a "practical"<br />
flair.<br />
Stage 2, "Chris' Revenge,"<br />
rang the bell of practicality<br />
loudest with the following direct<br />
quote from the course<br />
book: "This stage represents a<br />
very real-life scenario that oc-<br />
Photo by Nyie<br />
In The Multi-Gun Rules Debate, the Furbees<br />
(Dan and Sarah receiving gift, above) and the<br />
LaMarcas are well respected.<br />
36 FRONT SICiH 1 • <strong>May</strong>,<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
on the floor with fingers interlaced behind<br />
head. At the signal the shooter<br />
engaged the designated "knife target,"<br />
retrieved their pistol from a spring<br />
loaded drawer and engaged nine pistol<br />
targets in the shoot house en route to<br />
the staged rifle. Placing the pistol in<br />
the designated box (either unloaded or<br />
with safety applied), the shooter put<br />
the rifle into action on the remaining<br />
13 paper targets including the self-activated<br />
rifle mover. Stage winners by division:<br />
(Open) M. Voigt, (Tactical) D.<br />
Neth (scope), B. Cooley (iron), (Heavy<br />
Metal) J. Miculek.<br />
Every year the SMM3G offers up<br />
something interesting in terms of prop<br />
design. "Prisoner Transfer" started<br />
covering a "prisoner" with the rifle.<br />
On signal the shooter engaged 10 rifle<br />
targets ranging from 5 to 15 yards that<br />
were made tougher-than-you-mightthink<br />
due the use of hard cover and<br />
course layout. After rendering safe and<br />
leaving the rifle behind, the shooter retrieved<br />
a loaded shotgun and engaged<br />
14 shotgun targets of<br />
both steel and clay. Shooters<br />
were fascinated with<br />
the use of a US popper<br />
mounted in the center of<br />
a spring loaded steel<br />
door. Used as a scoring<br />
target as well as the door<br />
activator, when shot this<br />
popper opened the way<br />
to the last shooting area<br />
for pistol at the end of a<br />
hall. Here the shooter<br />
drew his pistol to end this<br />
stage with eight pistol targets<br />
complete with two<br />
fast swingers. Stage winners<br />
by division: (Open)<br />
M. Burkett, (Tactical) M.<br />
Hanish (scope), K. Miller<br />
(iron), (Heavy Metal) K.<br />
Neal (auto), P. Kelley<br />
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Angus Hobdell on the<br />
move.<br />
hand. The shooter engaged six slug targets<br />
and 15 shot targets as they became<br />
visible. Between the bunker and the<br />
last targets, a downhill section separated<br />
the shooter from a spider runnel.<br />
This prop included various ports holding<br />
steel and clays. At the end, three<br />
steel gongs awaited the emerging competitor,<br />
who engaged them with the remaining<br />
slugs. I witnessed at least five<br />
different ammo management strategies<br />
on this stage from the 13 people in my<br />
squad alone! "Freestyle" was the name<br />
of the game at this match. Note to self:<br />
Remember to shoot ALL of the targets<br />
before you unload and show clear!<br />
Stage winner by division: (Open) V<br />
Kryuchin, (Tactical) Butler, (Heavy<br />
Metal) K. Neal (auto), R. Wright<br />
(pump).<br />
I have often felt that many 3-Gun<br />
match directors forget that rifles enjoy<br />
control over distance. Stage 6, "Boarding<br />
Party" and Stage 7, "Amphibious<br />
Assault" both allowed my Heavy Metal<br />
rifle to loosen its long legs. Target presentation<br />
was greatly enhanced with<br />
the use of white sheet goods (plastic,<br />
canvas, etc.) placed behind the steel<br />
targets allowing this old iron sight<br />
shooter to make short work of the<br />
LaRue targets at 250-plus yards and<br />
put the flags of capitulation up quickly<br />
on the MGM swinger and others.<br />
Again, the world-class props and offi-<br />
elating made these stages a<br />
real treat for the competitor.<br />
I must at this point<br />
mention that Stage 7 more<br />
than just bit last year's<br />
champion, Heavy Metalist<br />
Blane West. It fractured<br />
two bones in his left leg!<br />
The stage had very well-assembled<br />
log bunkers, one of<br />
which caught Blane's foot,<br />
twisting it in the process.<br />
Not only did this injury fail<br />
to stop Blanc from completing<br />
the stage, after he ducttaped<br />
himself back together,<br />
he soldiered on to<br />
finish fifth in Heavy Metal!<br />
Stage 6 winner by division:<br />
(Open) M. Burkett, (Tactical)<br />
T. Butler (scope), K.<br />
Miller (iron), (Heavy<br />
Metal) P. Kelley.<br />
Stage 9, "Assault in Fallujah"<br />
started you off flying a mock helicopter,<br />
with both feet and both hands<br />
on the controls. The shooter "drew"<br />
his shotgun and flattened steel targets,<br />
thus triggering swinging clays that<br />
drew the shooter through a required<br />
100 degrees of muzzle movement.<br />
Placing your shotgun down safely you<br />
picked up your rifle while exiting and<br />
making your way through the Fallujain<br />
stronghold. Again, contact distance rifle<br />
targets combined with well-placed<br />
hard cover and swinging paper targets<br />
made this course a challenge for all.<br />
Stage winner by division: (Open) J.<br />
Darst, (Tactical) D. Neth (scope), B.<br />
Cooley (iron), (Heavy Metal) K. Neal.<br />
Stage 10, "Eddie and the Cruiser<br />
Defense" was an opportunity to really<br />
"game" a stage, and with that opportunity<br />
many of us gamed ourselves right<br />
out of the running for top stage placement.<br />
Four optional MGM popper-activated<br />
clays were worth three seconds<br />
off your time. Most of my squad<br />
forewent the optional clays in order to<br />
save the slow shotgun reloading<br />
process, but that was the wrong thing<br />
to do! One member of our group,<br />
Open shooter Robert Johnson put the<br />
stage away 10 seconds faster, engaging<br />
all the targets including the time sub-<br />
tracting clays! This was not just an<br />
Open division phenomenon as we<br />
watched Tactical division winner Kurt<br />
Miller clean the course without the aid<br />
of mechanical speed-loaders! I understand<br />
Kurt will be producing a DVD<br />
soon to cover his super-fast method of<br />
reloading, among many other shotgun<br />
Selected IMA Rules Used at<br />
Superstition Mountain 3-Gun<br />
9. Scoring<br />
9.1 Sconng per stage will be straight time with<br />
bonus' for accuracy.<br />
9.1.1 Any IPSC cardboard target, designated as a<br />
"shoot" target must have either one (1) "A" hit OR<br />
two (2) hits anywhere inside the scoring perforations<br />
on the target (i.e. minimum 2 "0" hits) to avoid<br />
a penalty.<br />
9.1.2 Example of scoring and penalties on paper targets:<br />
a. One "A" zone hit = no penalty<br />
b. Two hits in any combination "B, C or D" = no<br />
penalty<br />
c. One B, C or D hit only = 5 second penalty<br />
d. No hits on target but target was engaged = 10<br />
second penalty<br />
e. Target Not Engaged (TNE)= 10 second penalty<br />
for not making the minimum two hits anywhere on<br />
the target plus 5 seconds, per target, for the TNE<br />
PROCEDURAL for a total penalty of 15 seconds per<br />
target added to time.<br />
9.1.3 Paper targets used in the match may be IPSC<br />
(old style), the new IPSC "Classic", SOF, or IDPA<br />
Tangets<br />
9.1.4 Designated "No Shoot" targets that are hit will<br />
incur a 5 second penalty for each hit.<br />
9.1.5 Knock down style targets (i.e. poppers) must<br />
fall to score. Poppers will be cafibrated to "minor"<br />
with a 9mm pistol shooting factory ammunition.<br />
9.1.6 Frangible targets must break to score. (One<br />
BB hole is a break.)<br />
9.1.7 Swinging style rifle targets must be struck<br />
solid enough to cause the hidden "flash card" to be<br />
visible to the R.O. R.O. may call hits.<br />
(NEW) 9.1.8 Failure to engage a frangible,<br />
knock down or swinging style target will result in a<br />
15-second penalty. (10 sec. for not making the hit<br />
and 5 sec. TNE.)<br />
(NEW) 9.1.9 Engaging a frangible, knockdown<br />
or swinging style target but not breaking it,<br />
knocking it down or causing the target to react will<br />
result in a 10 second penalty per target.<br />
9.1.10 Procedural penalties, 5 seconds per shot,<br />
may be assessed for failing to follow the stage directions<br />
as written in the stage description.<br />
9.1.11 Procedural penalties, 5 seconds, may be assessed<br />
for failing to follow stage procedures.<br />
(NEW) 9.1.12 Stage Not Fired (SNF) penalty,<br />
500 seconds per stage not fired.<br />
{NEW) 9.1.13 Maximum penalty time for any<br />
stage {including target penalties) is 500 seconds.<br />
9.2 Stage Points<br />
9.2.1 First Place (lowest time) for each stage, in<br />
each class, will receive 100 points; Second Place<br />
and below will figure points on a percentage basis<br />
of the 100 from 1st Place.<br />
Rifle stages will score Tactical Iron sighted and Tactical<br />
Scoped rifles separately. Non-rifle stages will<br />
have all Tactical Class shooters competing together.<br />
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division: (Open) M. Burkett, (Tactical)<br />
K. Miller, (Heavy Metal) K. Neal.<br />
The SMM3G was spectacular, but<br />
to understand it better, we should take<br />
a minute to cover rules and scoring.<br />
This match was run under the International<br />
Multi-gun Association (IMGA)<br />
rules with modifications (I have yet to<br />
see the IMGA rules used without modifications).<br />
Those rules establish a<br />
"time plus" scoring system, and define<br />
the configuration of tactical (iron), tactical<br />
(scope), heavy metal (pump and<br />
auto), and open division firearms. The<br />
safety and conduct rules are taken directly<br />
from the IPSC and USPSA rule<br />
books, with some modifications (such<br />
as allowing a competitor to abandon a<br />
loaded, on-safe firearm). The equipment<br />
changes are relatively minor, but<br />
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(see shaded sidebar on previous page).<br />
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through an evolution of scoring systems,"<br />
says Furbee. ". . .The scoring<br />
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my staff, and the computer program<br />
to use this simple process<br />
was created by Barbara LaMarca.<br />
For two years we tried to use<br />
USPSA "Easy Score" and when<br />
using several guns on a singe<br />
stage with different kinds of targets<br />
it simply does not work. So<br />
we use our own, simple system.<br />
Anybody can do it with a calculator."<br />
The "time plus" scoring<br />
method as used by the LaMarcas<br />
brings with it an architectural<br />
change to the way each stage is<br />
scored — changing the model to<br />
one quite different from the allshots-count-equally<br />
model used<br />
by USPSA. The term "time plus SC Oring"<br />
is misleading, as the match is NOT<br />
scored like a Steel Challenge event<br />
with the lowest aggregate time giving<br />
the match win. Instead, all stages are<br />
worth 100 points. Again, all STAGES<br />
are worth 100 points. Individual round<br />
counts don't matter. The fastest time<br />
Photo by Patrick Kelley.<br />
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(after applying penalties) for the division<br />
gets 100 points, and all the remaining<br />
times are scored as a percentage<br />
of that fastest time.<br />
As we dig into some examples, we<br />
should discover that IMGA rules place<br />
a premium on accuracy over speed.<br />
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Rio Salado is the home of Heavy Metal. The Superstition<br />
Mountain Mystery 3-Gun match began the category in<br />
2003, and interest has increased annually. Of nearly 300<br />
shooters contesting this year's event, 40 packed heavy metal<br />
guns – that's more than 12 percent of the field.<br />
The definition of Heavy Metal tends<br />
to be a little amorphous, but Superstition<br />
Mountain defines Heavy Metal as employing<br />
a .44 handgun or larger. Assistant<br />
Match Director Bob LaMarca explains,<br />
"We got a question from an entry who<br />
wanted to shoot his .44 Special revolver<br />
and asked why he couldn't enter Heavy<br />
Metal. We decided there was no reason<br />
he couldn't, and that's how our rules were<br />
formed."<br />
Heavy Metal entrants also need a<br />
7.62x51 rifle and a 12-gauge scattergun.<br />
This year's field included 23 semiauto<br />
shotgunners and 17 pump gunners.<br />
(Other events require Heavy Metal shooters<br />
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The 2005 match drew notables<br />
such as Jerry Miculek, who won the<br />
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For comparison, the SMM3G<br />
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paced by Blane West, Kelly Neal, and<br />
Eddie Rhodes. This year's field represented<br />
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Metal, focusing on definitions. "What<br />
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single-stack pistol, .308 rifle, and 12<br />
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in 3-Gun competition for law enforcement<br />
and military personnel.<br />
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s ix-point-who? S-P-what? To<br />
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and attention to detail nor<br />
many reserved for Scripture, the 6.8<br />
Remington SPC might be a complete<br />
unknown, but this newly developed intermediate<br />
rifle cartridge may just be<br />
the Next Big Thing in 3-gun competition.<br />
The tools and techniques we have<br />
developed shooting 3-gun rifle have<br />
made their way onto the battlefield in<br />
recent years. Now, something from the<br />
battlefield has made its way to us.<br />
(Anybody remember what the "P" in<br />
IPSC stands for?)<br />
HISTORY<br />
The story behind the development<br />
of the 6.8 Remington Special Purpose<br />
Cartridge is as interesting as they<br />
come, a perfect example of the phrase<br />
"necessity is the mother of invention."<br />
The seeds for the 6.8 were first sown in<br />
Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993. There,<br />
Delta Force operators and Rangers,<br />
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in the two-day-long firefight<br />
chronicled in the book Black Hawk<br />
Down by Mark Bowden. As Bowden<br />
detailed, it took an average four hits to<br />
drop the Somali gunmen, most of<br />
whom were skinny and malnourished.<br />
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for decades in its issue<br />
.223 ammo with<br />
62-grain steel-cored<br />
bullets (the greentipped<br />
SS109 cartridge).<br />
To stabilize<br />
this heavier projectile<br />
the rate of twist<br />
in service rifles had<br />
to be increased to I -<br />
in-7 inches. The end<br />
result provided better<br />
penetration ot<br />
light armor but was<br />
discovered to be<br />
much less effective<br />
on enemy combatants.<br />
The 62-grain<br />
steel-tipped bullet<br />
zipped right through<br />
the Somalis without inflicting any softtissue<br />
trauma (hydrostatic shock), a<br />
process 1 call "icepicking." Many of<br />
the gunmen our soldiers shot—and<br />
hit—in Mogadishu only died after they<br />
had bled out, sometimes minutes later.<br />
Meanwhile they kept shooting<br />
back.<br />
As this dust-up was only<br />
an isolated incident, and<br />
occurring at a time<br />
when the Commander-in-Chief<br />
of<br />
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LEFT, the QCB muzzle brake by<br />
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rounder. Note the red follower.<br />
Forces was on record as loathing the<br />
military, nothing was changed, and the<br />
SS109 cartridge remained our general<br />
issue ammunition. It was only when<br />
our Green Berets began engaging the<br />
Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001 in numbers<br />
that the SS109's deficiencies<br />
once again reared their u g I Y head<br />
Heavier .223 projectiles were<br />
tried, specifically a 77-grain loading<br />
which did perform better at distance,<br />
but the troops in harms way (who at<br />
this time were still mostly<br />
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Forces) wanted something better. Initially<br />
efforts were focused on trying to<br />
adapt M4s to the AK 7.62 x 39 cartridge,<br />
but this proved unworkable due<br />
to the incompatibility of the cartridge's<br />
body taper (requiring very curved mag-<br />
azines) with the M4's straight mag<br />
well.<br />
The creation of the 6.8 SPC was a<br />
uniquely bottom-up, rather than topdown,<br />
endeavor. Starting with "trigger-pullers"<br />
who knew a few things<br />
about ballistics and reloading, using<br />
out-of-pocket money and donated materials,<br />
in nine months they did what<br />
the Picatinny Arsenal had told them<br />
they would need three years and $5<br />
million to do.<br />
THE 6.8 REM SPC CARTRIDGE<br />
What does all this have to do with<br />
1PSC 3-Gun? I could have just detailed<br />
the cure for cancer or the existence of<br />
intelligent life on other planets and<br />
there would be some of you (you know<br />
who you are) who would be saying,<br />
"Okay, fine, no more cancer, great,<br />
aliens, neat, but how does that help me<br />
run a sub-five-second El Pres?" Right<br />
now, the .223 is King of 3-Gun. Most<br />
.223 ammo will make minor power<br />
factor even out of a 14.5" M4 barrel,<br />
but anyone who wants to shoot major<br />
power factor (320) is pretty much lim-<br />
ited to .308 as AKs won't make major.<br />
However, most .308 ammo is loaded<br />
to 400+ PF. Major overkill.<br />
The 6.8 SPC is still in its infancy,<br />
and there isn't much loaded ammo,<br />
much less brass, to be found, but published<br />
ballistic data on the 6.8 Remington<br />
SPC factory load states it will do<br />
305 power factor out of a 16" barrel.<br />
Is the data accurate? Does it make major?<br />
Or come close? And what about<br />
velocities out of longer barrels? Safely<br />
handloading the 6.8 to make major<br />
seems like it would be pretty simple—<br />
the question is, is it? Whether the 6.8<br />
will recoil more than the .223 isn't the<br />
question. The question is, how much<br />
more? Will the extra points for non-Azone<br />
hits (where major/minor scoring<br />
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and more were what I was after.<br />
The people behind the 6.8 SPC had<br />
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their project:<br />
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Cartridge must feed reliably from a<br />
magazine.<br />
Magazine must hold at least 25<br />
rounds.<br />
Magazine must fit into current issue<br />
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None of the previous caliber conversions<br />
for the AR-15 met all of the<br />
listed requirements, and so they made<br />
their own. The people behind the 6.8<br />
SPC weren't concerned about the ballistic<br />
coefficients of bullets, or armor<br />
penetration (none of the enemy combatants<br />
they were engaging wore any),<br />
or how the cartridge would perform in<br />
belt-fed machineguns or as a sniping<br />
round. What they wanted was a cartridge<br />
which, when fired from an M4-<br />
type package, at urban distances,<br />
would put the bad guys down. Period.<br />
Once they decided on the .30 Remington<br />
as the parent cartridge (essentially<br />
a rimless .30-30), the 6.8's developers<br />
shortened the case and then began<br />
experimenting with bullets ranging<br />
in diameter from .25 caliber all the way<br />
up to 7.62mm. Remington, Sierra, and<br />
Hornady all patriotically stepped up<br />
and asked, "How can we help?" and<br />
ended up donating time, expertise, and<br />
material. Due to its combination of<br />
bullet weight, diameter, and achievable<br />
velocity, they decided on a 115-grain<br />
6.8mm (.277) caliber projectile, which<br />
exited 16-inch barrels somewhere<br />
around 2650 feet per second. That's a<br />
bullet about tvvice as heavy as a .223,<br />
with 50 percent more frontal area,<br />
traveling at about the same speed from<br />
simiiar length barrels. As the parent<br />
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they were the natural choice to produce<br />
the finalized cartridge.<br />
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specially designed Hornady 115gr<br />
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Compared to the standard 2.26-<br />
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the 6.8 case is only 43mm long as compared<br />
to 45mm for the .223. Its casehead<br />
is also substantially wider, .422-<br />
inch as compared to the .223's .378-<br />
inch, which gives it 17 percent more<br />
volume. The cases hold 29.3 grains of<br />
fine powder (of a type not yet revealed),<br />
which is nearly a compressed<br />
load as the bullet protrudes into the<br />
case all the way to its shoulder. The<br />
bullet has the standard military cannelure<br />
and, like a 55-grain .223 bullet,<br />
is relatively light-for-caliber.<br />
Getting the 6.8 to fit and feed from<br />
magazines with the same external dimensions<br />
as .223 AR15 mags proved<br />
to be tougher than expected, with the<br />
cartridges being both longer and wider<br />
than the .223. The first move was to<br />
manufacture the magazines of steel—<br />
not only would the thinner walls provide<br />
a few needed thousandths on the<br />
inside, but steel would not need to be<br />
double layered at the front of the magazine<br />
as is the case with aluminum<br />
AR15 mags, freeing up a few more<br />
thousandths. The reinforcing ribs on<br />
the 6.8 mags are shallower as well.<br />
Current production 25-round 6.8<br />
magazines are just about identical in<br />
length to standard 30-round .223 mags<br />
(the original ones were longer). 30-<br />
round mags are in the works.<br />
One well-known gunwriter has<br />
stated that 6.8 SPC cartridges fit and<br />
feed fine from standard AR-15 mags.<br />
I'm sure someone must have told him<br />
this because if he'd ever actually tried it<br />
himself (like I did), he would have<br />
found that stuffing more than eight or<br />
ten 6.8's into (new Colt) .223 mags results<br />
in jams and causes the sides of the<br />
mag to bow out so much that it won't<br />
fit into the gun. This misinformation<br />
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folks at PRI who designed the magazine.<br />
They supplied four 6.8 SPC magazines<br />
for me to test, two with normal<br />
baseplates, and two with flanged "military"<br />
baseplates that remind me of the<br />
baseplates on AK mags. These unusual<br />
baseplates were designed to be<br />
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hand as belonging to 6.8 SPC mags,<br />
even in complete darkness. Ironically,<br />
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out to 1.130" [overall length]. It came<br />
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about a 130 power factor." Like Mink,<br />
Sindelar has now switched over to a<br />
CZ pistol for the 2005 season.<br />
Outside of the Glock camp, David<br />
Olhasso runs a Beretta 96G Vertec not<br />
only in Produc-tion division but in Limited<br />
and Limited 10 as well. His<br />
Beretta has a factory barrel, 11-pound<br />
recoil spring, LIT competition hammer<br />
spring, and custom sights. He<br />
loads a 180-grain Hornady Action Pistol<br />
bullet over Clays powder at an<br />
overall length of 1.112". His load<br />
comes in at about 132 power factor<br />
(traveling 720-730 feet per second).<br />
Low Recoil:<br />
What about .40 minor being softer<br />
to shoot than 9mm? "Perceived recoil"<br />
is one of those topics that maybe<br />
shouldn't enter polite conversation,<br />
like politics and religion. After all, perception<br />
can only be a very individualized<br />
phenomenon. It's hard to debate<br />
the pros and cons when the person<br />
you're debating with retorts, "It just<br />
feels softer."<br />
Perceived recoil is a balance of<br />
50 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
Kin etic Energy/ Ve loc ity in fp s<br />
1000<br />
875<br />
750<br />
625<br />
500<br />
375<br />
250<br />
125<br />
970<br />
Minor Load Kinetic Energy at 131 Power Factor<br />
130 140 150 160 170 180<br />
many factors. For the sake of this discussion,<br />
let's ignore the legion of hardware-based<br />
variables (gun weight, slide<br />
mass, grip shape, springs...) and focus<br />
on ammunition. Therein, bullet weight<br />
and bullet speed are king.<br />
Modern day IPSC requires all the<br />
intelligence those of us with opposing<br />
Bullet Weight in grains<br />
h.- Velocity -1*- Kinetic EnergY1<br />
190 200 210<br />
thumbs can muster. Power factor (bullet<br />
weight times velocity/1000) is a<br />
Stone Age gauge for measuring the energy<br />
generated by the cartridge, and its<br />
resulting impact on the shooter and the<br />
slide as it cycles. After all, a 200-grain<br />
.40 bullet traveling 650 feet per second<br />
is mathematically the same as a 135-<br />
grain .40 bullet traveling 963 feet per<br />
second. Shoot those loads out of the<br />
same gun, with no change in slide or<br />
spring weight, and they will feel vastly<br />
different.<br />
Together, bullet weight and speed<br />
generate kinetic energy, which is delivered<br />
to the shooter with each pull of<br />
the trigger. The greater the kinetic energy,<br />
the more felt recoil...or at least<br />
that's the theory. To equally compare<br />
one ammunition recipe against another,<br />
we need to abandon power factor<br />
in favor of kinetic energy measured<br />
in foot-pounds. The formula is: KE<br />
bullet weight (in grains) * velocity2<br />
450400. Now take a deep breath; I'm<br />
not going to turn this into a public<br />
broadcast episode of Nova. Why divide<br />
by 450400? Without making<br />
your head explode, let's just say that<br />
the scientific community uses 450400<br />
as a denominator to account for the acceleration<br />
of gravity and the conversion<br />
of grains to pounds — and so shall<br />
we.<br />
Matthew Mink has a wealth of<br />
loading data for .40 minor and was<br />
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and I agreed. We will go over how to<br />
install the sights, how to maintain the<br />
sight, and what some do's and don'ts<br />
are with regard to using fiber optic<br />
sights.<br />
degrees and 0.300 x 0.060 x60 degrees.<br />
The first measurement refers to<br />
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its widest point. The second measurement<br />
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the lower side of the blade to the bottom<br />
of the dovetail. The third mea-<br />
surement identifies the angle of the<br />
dovetail. Other crucial measurements<br />
include the distance from the front of<br />
the slide to the center of the dovetail<br />
and the height of the blade off the slide.<br />
The height of the blade off the slide<br />
should be kept the same unless you<br />
To install a fiber optic sight you follow<br />
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sights will fit your gun. The two most<br />
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Measuring the dovetail width using pins.<br />
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Photos by Bob and Ingi Londrigan<br />
Milling the sight base to fit.<br />
want to change the point of impact of<br />
the gun. For instance if your rear sight<br />
is sitting up very high and you want to<br />
lower it, then get a lower front sight.<br />
Purchase a sight that most closely<br />
matches your measurements. Most<br />
sights available today are actually oversized<br />
compared to the dimensions that<br />
may be listed on the package. Thus, a<br />
sight that claims to be 0.330 wide may<br />
actually be 0.335 wide or even wider.<br />
Manufacturers do this because front<br />
sight dovetails vary widely and you<br />
want to be sure that the sight fits tightly<br />
when you are done. If you were a gunsmith<br />
the installation would involve<br />
measuring the dovetail on the gun using<br />
pins and then doing the same on<br />
the sight. Using a dovetail cutter with<br />
the matching angle, the gunsmith then<br />
cuts the sight the proper amount. The<br />
gunsmith would reduce the 0.330 measurement<br />
by the amount that had been<br />
measured while maintaining the angle<br />
of the dovetail.<br />
However, since most of you don't<br />
have a mill handy you have to take a<br />
different approach. You could take a<br />
triangular file and file the dovetail a little<br />
at a time until it fit, but it is quite difficult<br />
to maintain the 60 or 65 degree<br />
angle and stay square at the same time.<br />
An easier method is to take material off<br />
the bottom of the dovetail. For every<br />
0.001 inch you take off the bottom of<br />
the dovetail, you are taking approximately<br />
0.0017 off the width of the<br />
dovetail (the exact amount depends on<br />
the angle of the dovetail). To get the<br />
normal 4-5 thousandths you need to<br />
take off the width of the dovetail you<br />
will need to take about 0.003 inch off<br />
the bottom — about the thickness of a<br />
sheet of paper. This is most easily ac-<br />
complished with a flat file that enables<br />
you to maintain a flat, true bottom on<br />
the sight. Take a wide file, lay it on<br />
your workbench, and then scrape the<br />
bottom of the sight across the file.<br />
Take material off the bottom until you<br />
are just able to insert the sight slightly<br />
into the dovetail, then tap the sight in<br />
place with a brass punch. Check to<br />
make sure the bottom of the blade is<br />
not contacting the slide (especially if<br />
you have taken off a lot of material<br />
from the bottom of the dovetail.) Also<br />
make sure the punch bears against the<br />
dovetail itself and not the sight blade.<br />
If you try to tap against the sight blade<br />
you may bend or break the blade. A<br />
drop of red Loc-tite " in the dovetail<br />
will help to hold the sight in place.<br />
Maintenance on your front sight<br />
consists mainly of keeping it clean and<br />
bright. A little information about how<br />
fiber optic material works will explain<br />
why. True fiber optic rod is composed<br />
of a core layer of material that is impregnated<br />
with a fluorescing compound<br />
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compound is surrounded by a<br />
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Filing the sight base to frt.<br />
index of refraction than the compound.<br />
Ultraviolet light enters through<br />
the exposed sides of the fiber. The<br />
light is trapped within the fiber because<br />
the difference in refractive indexes between<br />
the core and the sheath do not<br />
allow the light to reflect back out<br />
through the sheath. The UV light<br />
causes the material in the core to fluoresce<br />
and emit visible light out the end<br />
of the tube where there is no sheath.<br />
The longer the tube, the more light is<br />
captured and emitted out the ends.<br />
One benefit of the physics of the fiber<br />
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<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT 53
The key to the fiber optic functioning<br />
properly is the outside sheath. The<br />
sheath lets in the UV light and traps it<br />
so that it can come out only on the<br />
ends. Therefore, it is critical to keep<br />
this sheath intact and clean. A dimming<br />
fiber optic means the sheath is either<br />
dirty (can't let light in) or has been<br />
damaged (can't properly trap light).<br />
Following are some tips to help you<br />
keep your fiber optic bright:<br />
Keep the fiber as clean as possible<br />
but do not do anything that deteriorates<br />
the sheath.<br />
When you install replacement fiber,<br />
take care to keep the sheath intact<br />
as much as possible.<br />
Stay away from chemicals harmful<br />
to plastics such as brake cleaner<br />
and gun scrubber for cleaning the<br />
fiber and when cleaning your gun.<br />
Replace the fiber every once in a<br />
while when it gets too dirty to<br />
clean, or when the sheath deteriorates.<br />
I recommend you replace<br />
the fiber before each match just<br />
like the battery in a dot sight.<br />
Installation of replacement fiber is an<br />
easy operation:<br />
Remove the broken fiber from the<br />
sight.<br />
Insert replacement fiber from the<br />
muzzle end and leave approx. 1/16<br />
inch sticking out (the more you<br />
leave sticking out the bigger the<br />
dot).<br />
Melt the end with a cigarette lighter.<br />
Hold the melted end tight against<br />
the sight and cut the end closest to<br />
the muzzle, leaving 1/16 overhang.<br />
Melt the muzzle end of the fiber<br />
while holding the fiber tightly<br />
against the sight. It is important to<br />
make sure that the fiber is snug in<br />
the sight with no play back and<br />
forth. A loose fiber will break very<br />
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It may be a little more trouble to use<br />
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SUPERSTITION<br />
MOUNTAIN continued from page 40<br />
High hit factor example # 1:<br />
The El Prez<br />
USPA: Shooter "A" wins the stage<br />
with 60 points / 5 seconds = 12 hit factor<br />
= 100 % = 60 stage points<br />
Shooter "B" shoots one second<br />
slower = 60 points / 6 seconds = 10 hit<br />
factor = 83.33% = 49.9 stage points.<br />
Shooter "C" throws a miss = 45<br />
points (miss penalty and missing 5<br />
points for lost "A" hit) / 5 seconds = 9<br />
hit factor = 75% = 45 points<br />
IMGA: Shooter "A" Wins with a 5<br />
second time = 100% = 100 stage<br />
points.<br />
Shooter "B" is one second slower<br />
with a 6 second time = 83.33%<br />
83.33 stage points.<br />
Shooter "C" with a miss gets 5 seconds<br />
raw time + 5 seconds for a miss<br />
= 10 seconds = 50% = 50 stage<br />
points.<br />
Notice the severe penalty for a miss<br />
on short courses. In the USPSA model,<br />
Shooter C loses just 15 out of 60 possible<br />
match points (25% of the possible<br />
points). In the 1MA model, shooter C<br />
loses 50 out of 100 (50% of the possible<br />
points).<br />
Without the miss<br />
penalties, the percentages<br />
are pretty much<br />
the same, but when you<br />
factor a miss into a<br />
small stage, IMGA<br />
places a heavy emphasis<br />
on accuracy. It also<br />
completely eliminates<br />
any reference to major/minor<br />
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Eliminating major/minor<br />
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scoring sofrware, but it<br />
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Now let's look at a<br />
field course:<br />
High hit factor example # 2:<br />
A 200-point Field Course:<br />
USPSA: Shooter "A" = 200 points<br />
/ 50 seconds = 4 hit factor = 100% =<br />
200 stage points.<br />
Shooter "B" at 5 seconds slower =<br />
200 points / 55 seconds = 3.63 hit factor<br />
= 90.9% = 181.8 stage points<br />
Shooter "C" with a miss = 185 / 50<br />
seconds = 3.7 hit factor = 92.5% =<br />
185 stage points.<br />
IMGA: Shooter "A" 50 seconds =<br />
100% = 100 stage points<br />
Shooter "B" again 5 seconds<br />
slower = 55 seconds<br />
= 90.9% = 90.9<br />
stage points.<br />
Shooter "C" with a miss<br />
= 50 seconds (raw time)<br />
+ 5 seconds = 55 seconds<br />
= 90.9% = 90.9<br />
stage points.<br />
In both examples, missing<br />
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fares equally in the percentage. The<br />
severity of that penalty changes on an<br />
IMA field course because: 1. The gross<br />
time is larger, thinning out the effect of<br />
the time-based penalty, and 2. Even<br />
though there are a lot of shots involved,<br />
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same 100 points as the El Prez. Again<br />
this illustrates the change in philosophy:<br />
each STAGE is weighted the same<br />
at 100 points, so all IMGA stages are<br />
equally important.<br />
The pros and cons of the two systems<br />
bear thinking out. In the examples<br />
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point penalty for a miss on a speed<br />
shoot, but the same miss on a field<br />
course is only worth 10. Likewise, the<br />
USPSA rules place a heavy emphasis on<br />
field courses. If you can win the field<br />
courses decisively, short speed shoots<br />
become aimosf irrelevant.<br />
So we have some differences in<br />
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match and other "outlaw" 3-Gun<br />
matches so popular? Why don't they<br />
all come in under the USPSA flag?<br />
I did an informal poll of some of<br />
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USPSA members, and all had<br />
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USPSA 3-Gun Nationals has a lessthan-stellar<br />
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and safety concerns.<br />
USPSA 3-Gun scoring is too slow and<br />
barely workable as demonstrated in<br />
previous Nationals.<br />
USPSA needs to adopt Heavy Metal as a<br />
stand-alone division.<br />
USPSA is on the right track working toward<br />
multi-gun stages but needs to address<br />
major and minor power factors<br />
on multi-gun stages and Comstock<br />
scoring.<br />
Eliminate speed-unloading!<br />
Oddly enough, whiie the competitors<br />
polled had complaints about USPSA's 3-<br />
Gun program, their shooting experiences<br />
at "outlaw" 3-Gun events relied heavily on<br />
the experiences, traditions, and rulesbased<br />
understandings of USPSA.<br />
For example, let me point out something<br />
we all take for granted at non-USPSA<br />
sanctioned matches: The Rules of Fair<br />
Chase.<br />
What?<br />
Without quoting page anti paragraph,<br />
what happens at the Super Slobovia Tactical<br />
3-Gun when a drop turner fails to drop<br />
or turn? Oh yeah, you know, Range<br />
Equipment Failure and you get a reshoot,<br />
right? Well, not so fast. This $550 entry<br />
fee, half-way across the world, half-million-dollar-prize<br />
table match is NOT sanctioned,<br />
approved, or even run under<br />
USPSA or IPSC rules! So what rules ARE<br />
you going to quote when the RO looks at<br />
you blankly and says, "Timer's running!"<br />
Lucky for you the benevolent match director<br />
was at one time a certified range officer<br />
and will follow the "known standard."<br />
The known standard is USPSA.<br />
I think USPSA is behind the curve in 3-<br />
Gunning and "they/we" know it! Let's<br />
continue to work with our elected representatives<br />
(we are well served in Area 1 by<br />
Bruce Gary) to get on with the business of<br />
developing a scoring program that serves<br />
the needs of the match director as well as<br />
the competitor. Can we accomplish this<br />
and offer a unified set of rules that will<br />
bring most of the 3-Gun matches into the<br />
USPSA fold while holding on to the "V" in<br />
D.VC? That is up to us!<br />
=IT<br />
56 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
Divisions<br />
In<br />
Debate<br />
"Tactical Iron" and<br />
"Tactical Scope"<br />
A<br />
By ROBIN TAYLOR, TY-19724 USPSA<br />
STAFF<br />
!lowing<br />
the use of a scope on<br />
a "Tactical" rifle revolutionized<br />
the way 3-Gun is played.<br />
For years 3-Gun matches<br />
have debated this, with some matches<br />
going so far as to publish lists of "approved"<br />
scopes, allowing those they<br />
felt were sufficiently "tactical" to be on<br />
a real-world fighting gun. When<br />
USPSA adopted "Tactical" division<br />
(elsewhere known as "Tactical<br />
(scoper), it immediately saw a massive<br />
shift away from iron-sighted rifles.<br />
At the Superstition Mountain Mystery<br />
3-Gun, Tactical (iron) and Tactical<br />
(scope) still enjoy a bizarre scoring<br />
marriage. For several years the<br />
SMM3G has scored the two subdivisions<br />
separately, then merged the final<br />
point totals to create an overall "Tactical"<br />
winner.<br />
That leads to some curious math,<br />
largely due to the dwindling numbers<br />
of iron-sight shooters.<br />
USPSA wrestled with this problem<br />
early in the Voigt administration when<br />
Revolver, L-10, and Production were<br />
introduced. Traditional 3-Gun is an aggregate<br />
of three matches: pistol, rifle,<br />
and shotgun. Since the pistol match<br />
was free-standing, in theory USPSA<br />
had to recognize all five pistol divisions.<br />
If a few guys with revolvers<br />
showed up, the top revolver person<br />
would end up with a 100 percent score<br />
and a massive number of match points<br />
— no matter how bad they actually<br />
shot. That person would earn more<br />
points for pistol (by winning every<br />
stage) than the Limited winner (who<br />
didn't win every stage), despite being a<br />
Photo by PatrIck Kelley.<br />
WHACK! Eric Miller explodes a clay during the Superstition Mountain Mystery<br />
3-Gun. Note the flying hull and exploding clay fragments — no Photoshop<br />
here folks, that's the real deal!<br />
woefully inadequate shot with a hand- At the 2005 match, Miller domigun.<br />
Those points would carry forward nated Tactical (iron), posting some<br />
into the "Standard" aggregate, grossly very impressive times with all three<br />
skewing the results.<br />
guns. However, his rifle wins were<br />
magnified by the very small (— 17-person)<br />
iron-sight pool. Bennie Cooley Jr.<br />
was his main competition, but with<br />
Cooley still recovering from surgery on<br />
his foot, he was hardly competing at<br />
full steam.<br />
Obviously this wasn't going to<br />
work, so USPSA resorted to re-designating<br />
all the Limited-10, Production,<br />
and Revolver shooters as "Limited" after<br />
the pistol results were produced,<br />
then re-scoring the match to give a<br />
more equitable result. Multi-gun scoring<br />
has since eliminated the problem.<br />
At the recent SMM3G, the LaMarcas<br />
faced a similar scenario, but with<br />
many mitigating factors — among<br />
them a desire to fairly balance out the<br />
advantage of a scope. No one would<br />
debate the idea that a scope-sighted rifle<br />
is easier to shoot than an ironsighted<br />
one. The trouble comes when<br />
you try to quantify how much more<br />
difficult it is, and how to equitably recognize<br />
that difference within a single<br />
division.<br />
Taran Butler is largely considered<br />
"the man to beat" in Tactical (scope)<br />
wherever he goes. In past years he has<br />
posted the high overall scores at many<br />
matches, winning the match, even after<br />
the top Open shooters were factored<br />
in.<br />
Kurt Miller has been improving<br />
greatly, placing his focus on "Standard"<br />
or "Tactical (iron)" equipment.<br />
Butler, by contrast, posted his rifle<br />
times amid a 150-plus person field,<br />
duking it out with David Neth, and occasionally<br />
losing out to spoilers like<br />
Chuck Anderson and Mark Hanish.<br />
His overall totals weren't fast enough<br />
to outpace the Open gunners (Matt<br />
Burkett posted an amazing match in<br />
Open), but he did meaningfully outpace<br />
everyone else using "tacticar<br />
equipment.<br />
At the end of the weekend, the<br />
LaMarcas were faced with a Hobson's<br />
choice: merge the final point totals as<br />
originally announced (unfairly rewarding<br />
Miller and the irons), or merge the<br />
gross times (which unfairly rewards<br />
Butler and the scopes). In the end they<br />
stuck to their announced scoring plan<br />
and gave Miller the win, sparking considerable<br />
debate among 3-Gunners.<br />
Was that fair? Miller certainly faced a<br />
handicap by using iron sights on his rifle,<br />
but how much of a handicap? The<br />
debate still rages at www.brian<br />
enos.com .<br />
-‘<br />
<strong>May</strong>.<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT 57
R<br />
Left The Range: Steve Broom<br />
BY jAMES BRO011, TY-43718<br />
espect is not given freely, it<br />
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ime with others, Steve<br />
worked tirelessly to gain the respect of<br />
his family, friends, students, and fellow<br />
competitors.<br />
Everyone during their life encounters<br />
obstacles and adversity. It is how<br />
we overcome that determines what<br />
kind of person we truly are. In this<br />
Steve was a Grand Master in life as he<br />
never stopped working to follow his<br />
true passion of becoming the best<br />
shooter and best person possible and<br />
helping all those he encountered along<br />
the way to similarly pursue their<br />
dreams and aspirations.<br />
Steve started shooting IPSC in<br />
2001. In a mere four years he rose to<br />
Grand Master level and won the 2004<br />
US Nationals Limited-10 title. This<br />
feat speaks volumes to the intensity<br />
and focus he demonstrated whenever<br />
he was in practice, competition, or<br />
teaching a class to his students.<br />
Steve was just 30 when he passed<br />
away on the range after what friends<br />
describe as his best ever practice session.<br />
Steve is survived by his parents,<br />
Charles and Gwen, and by his brother<br />
James.<br />
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SAN DIEGO CA 92130<br />
debbiekrg35@hotmail.com<br />
http://www.lineadefuego.org<br />
RESERVATION SHOOTING CLUB<br />
DEBBIE KEEHART<br />
12229 CARMEL VISTA RD #250<br />
SAN DIEGO CA 92130<br />
debbiekrg35@hotmaitcom<br />
http://www.lineadefuego.org<br />
BISHOP PRACTICAL SHOOTING<br />
LEAGUE<br />
GERALD TIMMERMAN<br />
2264 LONGVIEW OR<br />
BISHOP CA 93514-3122<br />
catsdc@yahoo.com<br />
www.jmallard.conVbishop.htm<br />
SAGE PISTOL LEAGUE<br />
GARY TILLEY<br />
P 0 BOX 1881<br />
RIDGECREST CA 93556-1881<br />
gtdt@ridgenetnet<br />
http://<strong>uspsa</strong>2.org/sage.htm<br />
CAPITOL AREA PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS LEAGUE<br />
JIM GALLAGHER<br />
1317 GANNON DR<br />
SACRAMENTO CA 95825<br />
jimgcc@comcastnet<br />
http://www.actionpistotorg<br />
TEAM GUNEX<br />
RODERIC° GANAC<br />
42815 39TH ST. WEST<br />
LANCASTER CA 93536<br />
ericganac@msn.com<br />
http://www.22rimfire.org<br />
SHASTA SHOOTERS<br />
CARL F. SCHMIDT<br />
12325 E STILLWATER WAY<br />
REDDING CA 96003<br />
cschmidt@starband.net<br />
http://www.shasta.com/shastashooters<br />
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA PISTOL<br />
LEAGUE<br />
W. RAY ECHOLS<br />
7202 HITES COVE RD<br />
MARIPOSA CA 95338<br />
TheLastGM0aol.com<br />
www.jmaIlard.com/central.htm<br />
FIVE DOGS ACTION SHOOTING<br />
CLUB<br />
LISA R. REINSCH<br />
183 LEWIS CT<br />
SHAFTER CA 93263<br />
wldrowz@hotmail.com<br />
http://jmallard.com/5dogs.htm<br />
FORCE .45<br />
NELSON C. DYMOND<br />
17820 DUNCAN ST<br />
ENCINO CA 91316<br />
nelsondymond@yahoo.com<br />
http://www.22rimfire.org/swpl.htm<br />
RICHMOND HOT SHOTS<br />
TOM FRENKEL<br />
793 BEECHWOOD DR<br />
DALY CITY CA 94015<br />
buff87@aol.com<br />
www.richmondhotshots.com<br />
NORTHROP GRUMMAN PISTOL<br />
CLUB<br />
CHARLES H. CHURCH<br />
41049 OAKVIEW LANE<br />
PALMDALE CA 93551<br />
cchurch.cc@verizon.net<br />
wwwjmallard.com/northrop.htm<br />
NORTH COAST PISTOL LEAGUE<br />
TIM JONES<br />
1009 9TH ST<br />
FORTUNA CA 95540<br />
tjones@eurekapd org<br />
SOLANO TARGETMASTERS<br />
RON SECHLER, JR.<br />
363 REDWING DR<br />
WOODLAND CA 95695-5868<br />
roncyn94@jps.net<br />
http://www.actionpistoLorg<br />
TURLOCK PISTOL CLUB<br />
CHARLES MALIK<br />
P 0 BOX 2228<br />
CERES CA 95307<br />
xtracolt@charternet<br />
http://turlockpistolclub.homestead.c<br />
om/index.html<br />
TUESDAY ACTION SHOOTING CLUB<br />
- TASC<br />
JOSEPH CERVANTES<br />
232 FRANKLIN ST<br />
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041<br />
tasctreas@mrballisticiastmailim<br />
http:;iwww.tasc-ipsc.org<br />
RICHMOND PRACTICAL MISSION<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
TOM FRENKEL<br />
793 BEECHWOOD DR<br />
DALY CITY CA 94015<br />
buff87@aol.com<br />
www.richmondhotshots.com<br />
PALM SPRINGS GUN CLUB<br />
DEAN E. HENINGER<br />
255 N EL CIELO RO STE 140 PMB<br />
#322<br />
PALM SPRINGS CA 92262<br />
cannon10@earthlink.net<br />
www.palmspringsgunclub.org<br />
GEN X IPSC<br />
REGINO M. CAMPOSAGRADO<br />
3400 S MAIN ST #E2<br />
SANTA ANA CA 92707-4342<br />
bigipschoser@yahoo.com<br />
http://wwwjydynamics.com<br />
BOULDER RIFLE CLUB<br />
JEFFREY T. PAULSEN<br />
5303 AZTEC DRIVE<br />
BOULDER CO 80303-4004<br />
jtp123@msn.com<br />
http://wwvv.bouldernfleclub.com<br />
YAMPA VALLEY PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
JIM MESSING<br />
P 0 BOX 882020<br />
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80488-<br />
2020<br />
jmessing@cmn.net<br />
PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSN OF<br />
COLORADO<br />
DEAN A. WILLIAMS<br />
27952 FOREST RIDGE DR<br />
KIOWA CO 80117<br />
redneckfed@aol.com<br />
http://www.eco<strong>uspsa</strong>.com<br />
CLEAR CREEK PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
TOM PECK<br />
798 SODA CREEK DRIVE<br />
EVERGREEN CO 80439-9767<br />
tpeck@mho.net<br />
http://www.clearcreekpracticalshooters.org<br />
WELD COUNTY PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
DAVE W. ABSMEIER<br />
4319 W 22ND ST<br />
GREELEY CO 80634<br />
abswcps(ti)aol.com<br />
HIGH<br />
COUNTRY PRACTICAL<br />
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SHOOTERS<br />
Judy Sunderlin<br />
31321 HWY 149<br />
GUNNISON CO 81230-9314<br />
judy@gunnison.com<br />
HIGH PLAINS PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
DAN MADAJSKI<br />
P 0 BOX 1627<br />
ELIZABETH CO 80107-1627<br />
tuppergun@netscape.com<br />
http://www.hpps.org<br />
A.G.C.<br />
DEAN A. WILLIAMS<br />
27952 FOREST RIDGE DRIVE<br />
KIOWA CO 80117<br />
redneckfed@aol.com<br />
http://www.eco<strong>uspsa</strong>.com<br />
SAN JUAN SHOOTERS<br />
S. GREGG STANWAY<br />
P 0 BOX 92<br />
HOTCHKISS CO 81419<br />
gjstanway@aol.com<br />
http://<strong>uspsa</strong>2.org/sjs.htm<br />
S CHESTER CO PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
ROBERT D. HARPER<br />
44 CHESWOLD BLVD APT 1C<br />
NEWARK DE 19713<br />
pistol@sccsfa.org<br />
http://www.sccsfa.org<br />
EASTERN SHORE PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
KENNETH A. DANZ, JR.<br />
207 HARDWOOD CT<br />
TOWNsENn DE 19734<br />
tz9x21@aol.com<br />
http://www.easternshorepracticalshooters.org<br />
GATOR PRACTICAL SHOOTING AS-<br />
SOC<br />
PATRICK GAUVIN<br />
4145 NW 53 AVE SUITE C<br />
GAINESVILLE FL 32653<br />
drgauyin@bellsouth.net<br />
http://www.asksam.com/gpsa<br />
SPACE COAST PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
PATRICK BATTISTELLO<br />
617 VALENCIA PLACE CIRCLE<br />
ORLANDO FL 32825<br />
uspeclfri)yahoo.com<br />
ST. AUGUSTINE PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTING ASSN<br />
STEVEN BRECKENRIDGE<br />
2408 GILLIS ST<br />
PALATKA FL 32177-4236<br />
sbreckenridge@sesr.com<br />
http://wwwasksam.com/sapsa<br />
MICHAEL MAllATTA, JR.<br />
PO BOX 10432<br />
BROOKSVILLE FL 34603-0432<br />
Intwoh16@rwon.com<br />
GULF COAST LEAD SLINGERS<br />
JAMES E. SCHOONMAKER<br />
3405 W CORONA ST<br />
TAMPA FL 33629<br />
ischoonmaker@misenermarine.co<br />
http://www.antelopeclub.org<br />
SOUTH FLORIDA PISTOL CLUB<br />
ANDREW J. CAPODIFERRO, JR_<br />
3100 W 84TH ST #3<br />
HIALEAH FL 33018<br />
http://www.s1pc.org<br />
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PRACTI-<br />
CAL SHOOTING<br />
BOB GOSSELIN<br />
4550 NE 147TH COURT<br />
WILLISTON FL 32696<br />
leadready@msn.com<br />
http://home.att.neV —claude-king/<br />
PALM BEACH PISTOL CLUB INC<br />
JACK D. TRAVERS<br />
1732 S CONGRESS AVE PMB 263<br />
PALM SPRINGS FL 33461-2140<br />
Idtrayers@hotmall.com<br />
F.O.P #72<br />
JOSEPH CARPIO<br />
611 SW 45 AVE<br />
MIAMI FL 33134<br />
eojoiprac@aol.com<br />
NAPLES SWAMP ROMPERS PS A<br />
S.C. I HALHEIMER<br />
3210 31ST AVE SW<br />
NAPLES FL 34117<br />
scthal@aol.com<br />
http://www.swfps.com<br />
TAMPA BAY SUNCOAST PISTOL<br />
CLUB<br />
ANDY MARTINEZ<br />
660 SUNOANCE TRAIL<br />
WIMAUMA FL 33598-7535<br />
L9X25@aol.com<br />
TALLAHASSEE PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
MICHAEL A. FORDYCE<br />
8819 CENTERVILLE RD<br />
TALLAHASSEE FL 32309-9098<br />
springymf@aol.com<br />
http://www.trpc.net<br />
FORT MYERS RIVER RATS PS.A.<br />
NORIE HAAS<br />
6044 W HVVY 80<br />
ALVA FL 33920<br />
bnabhaas@aol.com<br />
http://www.swfps.com<br />
SHOOTING<br />
MICHAEL MATUSON<br />
1902 SW DORADO LANE<br />
PORT ST LUCIE FL 34953<br />
Matuson(abellsouth.net<br />
http//www.practicalshooters org<br />
SOUTH EAST PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS ASSN<br />
BRUCE WELLS<br />
7014 CAMFIELD ST<br />
JACKSONVILLE FL 32222-1704<br />
bwel152@bellsouth.net<br />
http://www.sepsa.com<br />
PORT MALABAR RIFLE Er PIS IOL<br />
CLUB<br />
JEFF FRAHM<br />
802 LYNBROOK ST NW<br />
PALM BAY FL 32907<br />
jtmfrahm@yahoo.com<br />
www.portmalabarrpclub.com<br />
CAMDEN AREA PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
TERRELL P PORTER, JR.<br />
303 READY ST<br />
ST MARYS GA 31558-8461<br />
tporter1@tds.net<br />
http://www.asksam.com/caps<br />
GWINNETT PRACTICAL SHOOTING<br />
LEAGUE<br />
JOHN M. NAGEL<br />
3449 PARSONS RIDGE LANE<br />
DULUTH GA 30097-5107<br />
jjjhnag@yahoo.com<br />
http://www.gpsl.org<br />
CHEROKEE GUN CLUB<br />
CARLOS A. RUBIO<br />
8690 MOUNT RUSHMORE DR<br />
ALPHARETTA GA 30022-5439<br />
carlossubio(a)certegy.com<br />
http://www.cherokeeipsc.org/<br />
COOL SPRINGS GUN CLUB<br />
RICHARD E. SELLERS<br />
52 FERN DRIVE<br />
FORT VALLEY GA 31030<br />
resellers@pepperlink.net<br />
http://www.georgiaipsc.com<br />
SOUTH ATLANTA PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTING CLUB<br />
WILLIAM G. NOYES<br />
145 HARBOR CLUB LN<br />
FAYETTEVILLE GA 30214<br />
wgnoyes@bellsouth.net<br />
http://www.georgialpsc.com<br />
SOUTH RIVER GUN CLUB<br />
CINDY G. NOYES<br />
145 HARBOR CLUB LANE<br />
FAYETTEVILLE GA 30214-7350<br />
cgnoyes@bellsouth.net<br />
http://www.georgiaipsc.com<br />
BIG ISLAND GUN CLUB<br />
WILL HOPKINS<br />
15-2682 LAI ST<br />
PAHOA HI 96778-9211<br />
WKHOP45@hotmail.com<br />
MID PACIFIC PISTOL LEAGUE<br />
IAN T. ONAGA<br />
P 0 BOX 90037<br />
HONOLULU HI 96835-0037<br />
i.onaga(c-pyerizon.net<br />
HONOLULU RHAT-RHAT BOYZ GUN<br />
CLUB<br />
RANDOLPH G. GAVIN°<br />
4357 LIKINI ST<br />
HONOLULU HI 96818<br />
gayinor001@hawaii.mcom<br />
OSCEOLA ORGANIZED PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
DAVID ELLIOTT<br />
P 0 BOX 8337<br />
DES MOINES IA 50301<br />
ty34984@Thotmail.com<br />
http://www.ioweb.com/oops<br />
BLACK HAWK PISTOL CLUB INC<br />
JASON VETTER<br />
1203 OAK PARK BLVD<br />
CEDAR FALLS IA 50613<br />
yettman1@cfu.net<br />
http://www.blackhawkpistol.org<br />
WOODLAND HEIGHTS PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
AL NIELSEN<br />
15609 HVVY 99<br />
BURLINGTON IA 52601-916B<br />
catsfarm((pinterl.net<br />
1.0.P RIFLE Er PISTOL CLUB<br />
CAFIL BROOKS<br />
908 ARGYLE CT<br />
BURLINGTON IA 52601<br />
e-4756@aol.com<br />
CEDAR RAPIDS AREA PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
IAN WICKE<br />
P 0 BOX 2648<br />
CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52406<br />
rkwicke@netzero.net<br />
LEWISTON PISTOL CLUB<br />
DON BENJAMIN<br />
1010 16TH STREET<br />
LEWISTON ID 83501<br />
dontraceybenjami@cableone.net<br />
http://www.lewistonpistol.org<br />
S.E. IDAHO PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
JAMES E. ROBERTS<br />
PO BOX 1342<br />
IDAHO FALLS ID 83402-1342<br />
ranger_B175@yahoo.corn<br />
http://www.seips.org<br />
PAN AMERICAN PISTOL CLUB<br />
ALLEN HIRSH<br />
706 NW 87 AVE #412<br />
MIAMI FL 33172-3429<br />
allenhirsh@comcast net<br />
PHOENIX PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
CLUB<br />
POLK COUNTY PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
HARRY TINDELL<br />
148 SUNRISE HILL LANE<br />
AUBURNDALE FL 33823-8499<br />
HTIndell@aol.com<br />
TREASURE COAST PRACTICAL<br />
VALLEY ISLE SPORT SHOOTERS<br />
CLUB INC<br />
RAYMOND K ISHII<br />
443 KAULANA ST<br />
KAHULUI HI 96732-2020<br />
ray38super@hotmail.com<br />
IDAHO SOCIETY OF PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
PEG MORAN<br />
11197 SANDHURST DR<br />
BOISE ID 83709<br />
pegmoranl@hotmail.com<br />
http://www idahoshooters.cpm<br />
2005 AFFILIATED CLUBS continued on page 64.<br />
62 FRnNT SIG! IT 4 iviayrjune 2005
Surfing USPSA's<br />
Information<br />
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BY USPSA SrAH,<br />
0 ne of our greatest challenges as an organization<br />
is getting information to our ever-growing membership<br />
quickly. In an ideal world as soon as new<br />
information comes down the pike it is passed<br />
down from us to you in one seamless gesture. But we all<br />
know this world is far from ideal. So to that end USPSA ha,,<br />
created two new forms of communication in an effort to<br />
keep its members better informed of the goings-on behind<br />
the scenes.<br />
We are proud to announce the launch of two new websites:<br />
wwvv.nroLorg<br />
Until now, the National Range Officer Institute has been<br />
relegated to a small section in the "additional information"<br />
button heading in the main section of USPSNs main page.<br />
Information was found in a variety of places throught the<br />
website. Now, with the launching of this new site, we have<br />
managed to pull together all things NROI in one easy to find<br />
location. The new site boasts much more than just class listings.<br />
Here you will see in-depth FAQs and forms on the<br />
many programs offered by the institute, including how to<br />
schedule a seminar in your area, the CRO correspondence<br />
course, and the Range Master and Tournament Director<br />
programs. You will also find information on new programs<br />
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instructor bios, take part in rule debates, join in the range officer<br />
forum, and view all the policies that relate to certification<br />
and re-certification of officials.<br />
We plan to add to this site and make it an even better tool<br />
for our members to use in the future. USPSA hopes that having<br />
all this information easily accessible and in one place will<br />
help improve range officer retention and recruitment as well<br />
as reinforce our longstanding dedication to promoting safety<br />
within our sport. We are always improving on the sire and<br />
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wwvv.<strong>uspsa</strong>-nationals.org<br />
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paper to come in the mail telling them the latest detail on the<br />
biggest and best match of the year. For this reason, USPSA<br />
developed a dedicated Nationals page for up-to-the-minute<br />
reporting of what is happening with rnatch planning. At our<br />
new site you will find all the information we've got to give,<br />
as soon as we've got it. When we know, you'll know. Match<br />
and squad schedules, round count, interactive area maps and<br />
hotels, information on waiting lists, parking, match fees —<br />
you name it, we'll cover it. As more information comes available<br />
during the course of our planning we will get it posted<br />
to this page immediately so our members can check daily for<br />
updates and plan accordingly.<br />
We have even linked to outside sources such as the host<br />
city convention center, TSRs website for details on traveling<br />
with firearms, and area hotels; all in an effort to make your<br />
trip to the Nationals as enjoyable as possible. It is all about<br />
the shooting, sure, but as they say, getting there is half the<br />
fun.<br />
Again, we plan to add to and improve this site over time<br />
and we look to you, the membership, for input on these improvements.<br />
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AFFILIATED CLUBS<br />
FOR 2005 continued from page 62.<br />
GEM COUNTY SPEED SHOOTERS<br />
RICHARD REDOVIAN<br />
18327 STATE HVVY 78<br />
MELBA ID 83641<br />
rocketman@cmci net<br />
http://wwvv.GCRGC.org<br />
PIKE-ADAMS SPORTSMEN'S AL-<br />
LIANCE<br />
LEE E. EDWARDS<br />
2001 ADAMS<br />
QUINCY IL 62301<br />
racegun@adams.net<br />
http://wwvv.pasacark.com<br />
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS GUN CLUB<br />
WILLIAM L TROUTT II<br />
P 0 BOX 280<br />
WEST FRANKFORT IL 62896<br />
USA<br />
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
JON R. POLER<br />
402 N BROADWAY<br />
HAVANA IL 62644-1207<br />
poibear@grics.net<br />
OAK PARK SPORTSMAN'S CLUB<br />
EDWIN OEJKA<br />
13712 W DEERVALLEY DR<br />
HOMER GLEN IL 60491<br />
ipsceddre@hotmail.com<br />
http://www.opsc-<strong>uspsa</strong>.org<br />
CHILLICOTHE SPORTSIVIENS CLUB<br />
CHARLES B. VARNOLD<br />
7532 W REDWING DR<br />
PEORIA IL 61604<br />
tunaot@insightbb.com<br />
http://www.chillisportsmen.org<br />
LEFTHANDERS GUN CLUB/PRACTI-<br />
CAL SHOOTERS<br />
DONALD E. STEELE<br />
7257 MANSION RD<br />
CHATHAM IL 62629<br />
donesteele3826@msn.com<br />
PINE TREE PISTOL CLUB<br />
DANIEL R VESTAL<br />
1613 ROOSEVELT RD<br />
MACHESNEY PARK IL 61115<br />
kidponcho@ameritech.net<br />
http://www.pmetreepistolclub.org<br />
ILLINOIS TRI-COUNTY PC.S.<br />
CIALE HAYEN<br />
1613 18TH AVE<br />
STERLING IL 61081-2745<br />
dhayen@tcgc.net<br />
http://www.tcgc.net<br />
CASEYVILLE RIFLE Et PISTOL INC<br />
ROD CUNNINGHAM<br />
FAIRVIEW HTS IL 62208<br />
rcunningham@coinco.com<br />
http://wwwcaseyvillegunclub.com<br />
MCHENRY IPSC SHOOTING SOCI-<br />
ETY (IVIISSI<br />
RAYMOND E. SCHRAEDER<br />
117 OAK ST<br />
LAKE ZURICH IL 60047-1321<br />
ray.schraeder@us.army.mil<br />
NORTHERN ILLINOIS SHOOTERS<br />
ASSN<br />
KENNETH J. RECA<br />
25953 W MYRTLE LN<br />
INGLESIDE IL 60041-8921<br />
reca3@hotmail.com<br />
http://www.nrsa-<strong>uspsa</strong>.org<br />
PORTER COUNTY POPPERS<br />
JAMES SHEMA<br />
719g BROADWAY<br />
MERRIVILLE IN 46410<br />
jimkath@netnitco.net<br />
http://wwwripccc.net<br />
FORT WAYNE AREA PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
LONNIE R. MAGGART<br />
1607 WILLISTEAD PLACE<br />
FT WAYNE IN 46845<br />
Imaggart1607@comcastnet<br />
http://www.fwaps.org<br />
INDIANA PFIACTICAL PISTOL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
GENE R. FLICK<br />
5501 BOOKER ROAD<br />
EVANSVILLE IN 47720<br />
grflick@insightbb.com<br />
http://www.redbrush.org<br />
SILVER CREEK CONSERVATION<br />
CLUB<br />
BARRY V. ELLIS<br />
957 SILVERWOOD DR<br />
CLARKSVILLE IN 47129-1115<br />
bvescps@aol.com<br />
http://www.sccc-pvra.com<br />
HIDDEN HILLS PRACT. SHOOTERS<br />
RICHARD MCCRARY<br />
1014 PEARL ST<br />
NEW ALBANY IN 47150-4747<br />
hidnhillsec@aol.com<br />
SOUTH CENTRAL GUN CLUB INC<br />
MAX W. BEDWELL<br />
2126 MARK TWAIN<br />
SEYMOUR IN 47274<br />
mbedwell@jacksonlodge146.org<br />
http://www.practicalshooters.com<br />
I.W.L.A. OXFORD LODGE<br />
DAVID SCHATTEL<br />
528 SW "A" ST<br />
RICHMOND IN 47374-4023<br />
OKSComp@aol.com<br />
CENTRAL INDIANA PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
STEVEN J. BOLLER<br />
13400 MACAW PLACE<br />
CARMEL IN 46033<br />
boller@earthlink.net<br />
http://www.atlantacc.net<br />
VVABASH VALLEY PRArTICAL PIS-<br />
TOL<br />
DAVID R. BALL<br />
POBOX36<br />
GOSPORT IN 47433<br />
daviddvcball@yahoo.com<br />
http://www.wabashvaileyshooters.com<br />
MILL CREEK PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
JOHN J. HARTMAN, JR.<br />
P 0 BOX 14762<br />
LENEXA KS 66284<br />
millcreekpsl@aoLcom<br />
http://www.millcreekpaorg<br />
AIR CAPITAL GUN CLUB<br />
GARY FROST<br />
5599 SW 1135TH ST<br />
AUGUSTA KS 67010-8465<br />
msrxray@sbcglobal.net<br />
http://www.geocities.com/wdpc@<br />
procligymet/acshooters.html<br />
WICHITA PRACTICAL PISTOL CLUB<br />
DAN E. CLOSE<br />
1218 COOLIDGE<br />
WICHITA KS 67203<br />
danclose@cox.net<br />
CAPITAL CITY PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
JERRY W. NELSON<br />
6206 SW 23RD STREET<br />
TOPEKA KS 66614<br />
jwnelson@cox.net<br />
http://www.capitalcitygunclub.com<br />
/pistoVccps.html<br />
BULLET HOLE RS.C.<br />
ROB DANIELS<br />
9006 GRANDVIEW<br />
O'v'ERLAND PARK KS 66212<br />
cob@minpin.com<br />
http://www.bhpsc.com<br />
LOUISVILLE PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
ASSN<br />
MICHAEL G. RHEA<br />
5521 DIONE COURT<br />
LOUISVILLE KY 40216<br />
mrhea0214@aol.com<br />
http://www.louisvillepracticalshooters.com<br />
KENTUCKY ASSN OF PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
KENNETH R. SKEETERS<br />
110 SCOTTSDALE BLVD<br />
LOUISVILLE KY 40214<br />
DVCKAPS@aol.com<br />
http://hometown.aol.corn/dvckaps<br />
BLUEGRASS PISTOL CLUB<br />
BARRY WEST<br />
501 KEENE-WAY DR SOUTH<br />
NICHOLASVILLE KY 40356<br />
vikingtactical@allteLnet<br />
http://home.alltel.net/barrywest/<br />
OWENSBORO RIFLE Et PISTOL CLUB<br />
INC<br />
GARY E. WELBORN<br />
520 FATE LUTZ FiOAD<br />
HANSON ICY 42413<br />
gary.welborn@ky.gov<br />
http://www. Of pci.com<br />
ASHLANU GUN CLUB<br />
BETTY JO RATLIFF<br />
3015 BOY SCOUT ROAO<br />
ASHLAND ICY 41102<br />
simbers@zoomnetnet<br />
http://home.earthlink.net/—agcod/<br />
SOUTHEAST TEXAS PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
RICHARD A. FOSTER<br />
P 0 BOX 141<br />
SULPHUR LA 70664-0141<br />
jake@communicomm.com<br />
www.texassouthsection.com<br />
TANGIPAHOA PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS ASSN<br />
ROBERT P KONRAD!'<br />
47317 MILTON RD<br />
TICKFAW LA 70466<br />
g21cIvc@charter.net<br />
http://www.lagator.org<br />
EAST ASCENSION PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
J. KEVIN MARTIN<br />
P 0 BOX 1054<br />
LAPLACE LA 70069-1054<br />
drkev@bellsouth.net<br />
http://wwwlagator.org<br />
MIDSOUTH PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
MAXIENT J MICHEL<br />
3017 ST MARIE DR<br />
MERAUX LA 70075<br />
L2100USPSA@aol.com<br />
RIVER PARISH PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
NICHOLAS LASSEIGNE III<br />
P 0 BOX 1535<br />
r,RAMERCY LA 70052<br />
http://www.lagator.org<br />
CAJUN ACTION SHOOTERS<br />
STEVE J MIGUEZ<br />
6403 DASPIT RD<br />
NEW IBERIA LA 70563-8951<br />
icmsinc@bellsouth.net<br />
http://www lagator.org<br />
WESTFIELD PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
JUDITH L. LAFRENIERE<br />
172 LINE ST<br />
FEEDING HILLS MA 01030<br />
Judith228@aol.com<br />
BASS RIVER ROD Er GUN CLUB<br />
ROBERT J WHITE<br />
37 POND VIEW AVE<br />
CHATHAM MA 02633-1846<br />
bjwhite4@comcast.net<br />
http://www.bassriverrodgunclub.com/<br />
HARVARD SPORTSMEN'S CLUB<br />
INC<br />
GARY BARNA<br />
104 EAST MAIN ST<br />
AYER MA 01432<br />
gary@barna.name<br />
http://www.harvardactionshooters.com<br />
MARYLAND PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS ASSN<br />
BILL ALLRED<br />
1643 LIDERTT' RD STE 103<br />
ELDERSBURG MO 21784-6545<br />
torags@cris.com<br />
64 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
http://www.mpsa.net/<br />
MAINE PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
PAUL MITCHELL<br />
506 WINTHROP RD<br />
READFIELD ME 04355<br />
northemxtreme@hotmail.com<br />
DETROIT SPORTSMENS CONGRESS<br />
DAVE RAY<br />
6000 ORMOND RD<br />
WHITE LAKE MI 48383<br />
dray000@comcastnet<br />
http://www.d-s-c.org<br />
CHIEF OKEMOS SPORTSMANS<br />
CLUB<br />
HAROLD HOVEY, JR<br />
103 ERIN CT<br />
EATON RAPIDS MI 48827 1348<br />
hoveyh@msn.com<br />
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN PRACTI-<br />
CAL SHOOTERS<br />
CHRISTOPHER EDER<br />
26249 GRAND RIVER AVE<br />
REDFORD MI 48240<br />
michns56@aol.com<br />
http://www.livingstongunclub.org<br />
BEND OF THE RIVER CONSERVA-<br />
TION CLUB<br />
LEWIS JOHN SINGLETON<br />
POBOX 121<br />
NILES MI 49120<br />
deblew1911@sbcglobal.net<br />
http://www.borcc.org<br />
SOUTH KENT SPORTSMANS CLUB<br />
DALE VANDER ZEE<br />
4175 STARRY LANE<br />
DORR MI 49323<br />
dvzdvc@sbcglobalmet<br />
http://www.sksc.org<br />
FARIBAULT RIFLE 8 PISTOL CLUB<br />
CHARLES R. BUTLER<br />
1708 FAIR ST<br />
MANKATO MN 56001<br />
crbutler@hickorytech.net<br />
ARMORED FIRE PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTING ASSN<br />
EDWARD C. KOSKIE<br />
7238 18TH AVE SOUTH<br />
RICHFIELD MN 55423<br />
ekoskie8750@msn.com<br />
http://urona.com/<strong>uspsa</strong><br />
CENTRAL MINNESOTA PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
JEREMY D. MCCUTCHEN<br />
991 ECHO DRIVE SE APT 306<br />
HUTCHINSON MN 55350-3146<br />
cmps@cmps.org<br />
http://www.cmps.org<br />
METRO AREA PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ING ASSN<br />
ANITA F. CHOLEWA<br />
1533 121ST AVE NE<br />
BLAINE MN 55449-4704<br />
chole001@umn,edu<br />
MINNETONKA GAME FISH CLUB<br />
KENNETH H REX<br />
835 GRANT ST<br />
ANOKA MN 55303<br />
kenneth@outdrs net<br />
ST CLOUD AREA PRACT SHOOTERS<br />
ASSN<br />
ROBERT L. MILLS<br />
2534 14-1/2 AVE SE<br />
ST CLOUD MN 56304<br />
brrulls<strong>uspsa</strong>@astound.net<br />
http://www.scapsa.org<br />
NORTHWESTERN GUN CLUB<br />
MICHAEL J O'MARA<br />
3 VASSAR ST<br />
DULUTH MN 55803-1540<br />
OAKDALE GUN CLUB<br />
TRAVIS AHRENS<br />
4341 HADLEY AVE N<br />
OAKDALE MN 55128<br />
http://urona.corn/<strong>uspsa</strong>/ogc/<br />
UNITED SPORTSMEN'S CLUB<br />
MICHAEL R. BRUNE<br />
3711 RT E<br />
JEFFERSON CITY MO 65101<br />
mikebrune27@hotmail.com<br />
http://unitedsportsmenieffcitymo.or<br />
0/<br />
ARNOLD RIFLE Et PISTOL CLUB<br />
JEFF MATSCHE<br />
BARNHART MO 63012-2304<br />
nnatch@sbcglobal net<br />
CENTRAL OZARKS PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
BOB DELP, JR<br />
P 0 BOX 814<br />
ROLLA MO 65402<br />
bdelp@rollanetorg<br />
www.rollanetorg/- bdelp/cops/<br />
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL PISTOL CLUB<br />
MAX DAVIDSON<br />
4240 WEST HVVY C<br />
BERTRAND MO 63823-9164<br />
maxco@theedgepc.net<br />
http://www.gunsteel.com<br />
DEEP SOUTH SHOOTERS ASSOCIA-<br />
TION<br />
WILLIAM D. JACKSON<br />
157 SPENCE DR<br />
PASS CHRISTIAN MS 39571-4840<br />
bjinpass(u)aol.com<br />
http://www.smsps.com<br />
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST PRACTI-<br />
CAL SHOOTERS<br />
THOMAS C. DUCHMANN, JR.<br />
PEARLINGTON MS 39572<br />
L1670@aol.com<br />
TRI-LAKES SHOOTING CLUB<br />
DAN R. STEWART<br />
P 0 BOX 507<br />
BATESVILLE MS 38606-0507<br />
dstewart(cDwateryalley.net<br />
CROSSROADS SPORT SHOOTING<br />
ASSN<br />
NATHAN HENDRIX<br />
P 0 BOX 330<br />
GLEN MS 38846-0330<br />
crssa@earthlink.net<br />
http://www.crssa.com<br />
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI PRACT.<br />
SHOOTING ASSN<br />
TIM L. LOTT<br />
7994 US HWY 98<br />
SUMRALL MS 39482-3886<br />
dreamn1450@bellsouth.net<br />
http://www.smsps.com<br />
BOLIVAR COUNTY SPORT SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
JOHNNY BRISTER<br />
P 0 BOX 850<br />
ROSEDALE MS 38769-0850<br />
wdt@tecinto.com<br />
RIVERS BEND SPORTS SHOOTERS<br />
R. LEE WALL III<br />
605 NICHOLSON AVE<br />
GREENWOOD MS 38930<br />
walhil@tecinfo.com<br />
BIG MUDDY PRACTICAL SHOOTING<br />
ASSN<br />
DAVID G. FULKERSON<br />
PO BOX 364<br />
PLENTYWOOD MT 59254-0364<br />
dgfulker nemontel.net<br />
CABINET RIFLE Et PISTOL ASSN<br />
ZACHARY R. EPPERSON<br />
P 0 BOX 1079<br />
LIBBY MT 59923- 1079<br />
cabinetrifleandpistol@yahoo.com<br />
GALLATIN ACTION SHOOTERS<br />
NICK PIPINICH<br />
18 ANGUS DRIVE<br />
BELGRADE MT 59714<br />
ndpdlp@littleappletech.com<br />
www.gallatinactionshooters.com<br />
MAGIC CITY ACTION SHOOTERS<br />
SCOTT NIELSEN<br />
910 SANDSTONE TRAIL<br />
BILLINGS MT 59105<br />
sanielsen@bresnan.net<br />
http://magiccityactionshooters.org<br />
RANGE 14 MARKSMANSHIP COM-<br />
MITTEE<br />
PATRICK MCNAMARA<br />
45 OREGON LANE<br />
SPRING LAKE NC 28390<br />
patannamac@charternet<br />
http://www.range14 com<br />
COMPETITIVE SHOOTERS OF<br />
STATESVILLE<br />
PAUL V. HENDRIX<br />
P 0 BOX 70<br />
JAMESTOWN NC 27282-0070<br />
pvhendrix@yahoo.com<br />
JACKSONVILLE PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
DANNY BONE<br />
2003 COLONY PLAZA<br />
JACKSONVILLE NC 28546<br />
dbone@ec.rr.com<br />
http://www.actionvillepracticalshooters.org<br />
FAYETTEVILLE P.S.A. INC.<br />
HENRY J. SWARTOUT III<br />
5421 GALES ST<br />
HOPE MILLS NC 28348-2382<br />
henry@swartout com<br />
http://fpsa-nc.orgitpsa<br />
ON TARGET INDOOR RANGE<br />
GEORGE BLAZIER<br />
P 0 BOX 1652<br />
ARDEN NC 28704-1652<br />
cblazierl @charternet<br />
ROWAN COUNTY WILDLIFE AS-<br />
SOC.<br />
TIM SATTERFIELD<br />
8218 CALDWELL RD<br />
HARRISBURG NC 28075<br />
twoalpha@ctc.net<br />
http://www.rcwanc.com<br />
ASHEVILLE PRACTICAL SHOOTING<br />
ASSN<br />
PHIL FLACK<br />
239 LUTHER BURBANK OR<br />
LAKE LURE NC 28746<br />
pfcustomguns@charter net<br />
B Et R GUNS OUTDOOR RANGE<br />
RICK WEIGEL<br />
1775 LAKE RD<br />
HAVELOCK NC 28532<br />
brguns@cconnectnet<br />
ANT HILL SHOOTING CLUB<br />
RICHARD E. TIMBERLAKE<br />
10017 N OLDE TOWNE WYND<br />
LELAND NC 28451<br />
barb9re@aol.com<br />
SIR WALTER GUN CLUB<br />
JOHN E. BURNS<br />
2569 BURTON RD<br />
DURHAM NC 27704-3808<br />
<strong>uspsa</strong>@sirwattergunclub.com<br />
http://www.sirwaItergunclub.com<br />
MINOT RIFLE Et PISTOL CLUB<br />
MARK CAREY<br />
620 12TH AVE SW<br />
MINOT ND 58701<br />
mcarey@srtcom<br />
http://minotrifleandpistol.com<br />
BOTTINEAU RIFLE CLUB<br />
JON OKSENDAHL<br />
1 B SOLPER BAY RD<br />
BOTTINEAU ND 58318<br />
johno@ndak.net<br />
PLATTE RIVER SPORTSMENS CLUB<br />
JOHN B. ERICKSON<br />
1708 E 6TH<br />
NORTH PLATTE NE 69101-4347<br />
dojoson(a)kdsionet<br />
EASTERN NEBRASKA GUN CLUB<br />
CHRIS DAVIES<br />
12008 S IVA ST<br />
GRETNA NE 68028<br />
cddavies@aolcom<br />
http://www.engcinc.org<br />
RIVERDALE PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
GEORGE M. JONES<br />
9 SYCAMORE COURT<br />
RAMSEY NJ 07446<br />
hIcptr@optonline.net<br />
http://www.riverdalepistoLorg<br />
SHONGUM PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
RONALD GUMANN<br />
93 MAHAR AVE<br />
<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT 65
CLIFTON NJ 07011-1310<br />
ronaldg@optonline.net<br />
http://www.shongum.org<br />
CENTRAL JERSEY RIFLE Er PISTOL<br />
CLUB<br />
NIKOLAUS HABICHT<br />
P 0 BOX 3748<br />
TRENTON NJ 08629<br />
rukhabicht@aol.com<br />
http://www.cjrpc.org<br />
USANA - UNITED SPORTSMANS<br />
ASSN OF N AMERICA<br />
JUSTIN PLATT<br />
213 WINDSOR LANE<br />
WESTVILLE NJ 08093<br />
jplatt@kemaneng.com<br />
http://www.usanamtc.com<br />
LEA COUNTY ACTION SHOOTERS<br />
KYLE COLEMAN<br />
220 W KARA<br />
HOBBS NM 88242-9711<br />
kyle@lcecnet.com<br />
CAJA DEL RIO GUN CLUB INC<br />
CAROLYN HUDSON<br />
9804 ACADEMY HILLS DR NE<br />
ALBUQUERQUE NM 87111-1312<br />
hudsonsabqq_Dyahoo.com<br />
http://www.jmallarci/caja.htm<br />
RIO GRANDE PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ING CLUB<br />
CAROLYN HUDSON<br />
9804 ACADEMY HILLS DR NE<br />
ALBUQUERQUE NM 87111-1312<br />
hudsonsaWhayoo.com<br />
http://www.jmallard/riogrande.htm<br />
OTERO PRACTICAL SHOOTING<br />
ASSN<br />
DON BEDNORZ<br />
40 CIELO MONTANA<br />
ALAMOGORDO NM 88310<br />
dbednorz@wayfarerl.com<br />
http://www.opshooterassn.com<br />
SAN JUAN WILDLIFE FEDERATION<br />
CARL J. PESKOR<br />
P 0 BOX 594<br />
FARMINGTON NM 87499<br />
candkpeskor@direcway.com<br />
LOS ALAMOS SPORTSMENS CLUB<br />
PAUL F. MONIZ<br />
580 CAMINO ENCANTADO<br />
LOS ALAMOS NM 87544<br />
pmoniz@mindspring.com<br />
NORTHEASTERN NEVADA RIFLE Er<br />
PISTOL<br />
DANIELLE M. KOHLER<br />
P 0 BOX 8069<br />
SPRING CREEK NV 89815<br />
nnrpa(q)nnrpa.org<br />
http://www.NNRPA.org<br />
MOHAVE GREEN SHOOTERS / MO-<br />
HAVE SPORTSMAN CLUB<br />
LARRY ALEXANDER<br />
1871 MARICOPA<br />
LAUGHLIN NV 89029<br />
wecare4@earthlink.net<br />
http://www.mohavesportsmansciub.com<br />
SIN CITY SHOOTERS<br />
LEN M. FALKENTHAL<br />
2239 BUFFALO RUN AVE<br />
LAS VEGAS NV 89123<br />
falkenphotoaol.com<br />
http://www.sincityshooters.com<br />
ROCHESTER BROOKS PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
BOB URBAN<br />
6991 LINDSLEY RD<br />
LIVONIA NY 14454<br />
burban@frontiemet.net<br />
http://www.rbps.net<br />
CORTLAND PISTOL CLUB<br />
ED PUTNAM<br />
145 JERRY SMITH RD<br />
LANSING NY 14882-8827<br />
eputnam@lightlink.com<br />
http://www.cortlandpistolclub.com<br />
WATERVLIET PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
PATRICIA C LEGERE<br />
2718 NEW SCOTLAND RD<br />
VOORHEESVILLE NY 12186<br />
eregel@nycapsrcom<br />
http://www.wfgpa.org<br />
DUNHAMS BAY PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
RICHARD M HAAG<br />
15 FOX HOLLOW LANE<br />
QUEENSBURY NY 12804-1143<br />
rickhaag@worldnetatt.net<br />
http://www.dunhamsbay.org<br />
USPSA VICE PRESIDENT<br />
JOHN AMIDON<br />
5451 BEAR RD<br />
NOR H SYRACUSE NY 13212<br />
jamidonl(a)twcny.rucom<br />
GENESEE CONSERVATION LEAGUE<br />
AUDREY SCHMIDT<br />
6481 GILLIS ROAD<br />
VICTOR NY 14564<br />
shouldbesailingPyahoo.com<br />
http://www.gclrochester.com<br />
FREEPORT PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
RONNIE° W JOW<br />
55 CEDAR ROAD<br />
EAST NORTHPORT NY 11731<br />
now@optonlinemet<br />
http://www.communities.msn.com/<br />
freeportpracticalshooters<br />
PATHFINDER PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
MICHAEL P CONNOLLY<br />
9296 RT 11<br />
BREWERTON NY 13029<br />
truckemc@usadatanetnet<br />
http://www.pathfinderfishandgame.com<br />
OUTCHESS COUNTY PISTOL ASSO-<br />
CIATION<br />
DAVID GROB<br />
582 FAIR ST<br />
CARMEL NY 10512<br />
row 1 0512(Overizon.net<br />
http://www.dcpistolorg<br />
NORTH COUNTRY PRACTICAL PIS<br />
fOL LEAGUE<br />
DAVID E. MARTIN<br />
1474 STATE ROUTE 86<br />
SARANAC LAKE NY 12983<br />
para45Photmail.com<br />
www.angetfire.com/ny5/ncppV<br />
LONG ISLAND PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS ASSN<br />
FRANK P FELLINI<br />
22 ROGER PLACE<br />
FLORAL PARK NY 11001<br />
f753f@msn.com<br />
http://www.bpsa.net/<br />
OLINVILLE PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
EFRAIN ALVAREZ, JR.<br />
1641 ANDREVVS AVE #3C<br />
BRONX NY 10453<br />
Efige7273@optonline.net<br />
http://www.freewebs.com/ohnville<br />
GENEVA PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
SAMUEL W. KNIGHT<br />
4552 ONTARIO CENTER RD<br />
WALWORTH NY 14568-9726<br />
sknightProchestermcom<br />
WESTERN NEW YORK PRACT PIS-<br />
TOL LEAGUE<br />
JAMES D. KOSICKI<br />
37 BORDEN RD<br />
WEST SENECA NY 14224<br />
wnyppl(u.)yahoo.com<br />
SQUARE DEAL SPORTSMEN INC<br />
CHRISTOPHER BRINSER<br />
900 CATHERINE AVE<br />
ENDICOTT NY 13760<br />
kbrinser0)stny.mcom<br />
http://www.squaredealipsc.com<br />
ALBURG ROD Et GUN CLUB<br />
FRANK CRCEK<br />
P 0 BOX 824<br />
ROUSES POINT NY 12979<br />
frankjcrcek.Oyahoo.com<br />
CROOKED CREEK PISTOL LEAGUE<br />
WILLIAM ATTAMANTE<br />
8144 FORESTDALE DR<br />
KIRTLAND OH 44094-8640<br />
wattamantWhotmail.com<br />
http://www.practicalpistol.net<br />
NORTHWEST OHIO COMBAT PIS<br />
TOL CLUB<br />
TOM FREDERICK<br />
1050 LEVEL DR<br />
FREMONT OH 43420<br />
tfsv38K(Dwoht-rcom<br />
RAYNER'S RANGE PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
THOMAS L. RAYNER<br />
10910 RAYNER LANE<br />
BLUE ROCK OH 43720<br />
tomIrayner@aol.com<br />
http://www.geocities.com/rayners<br />
range<br />
MIAMI RIFLE Er PISTOL CLUB<br />
RAYMOND P ZILLICK<br />
4510 HUTCHINSON GLEN DR<br />
CINCINNATI OH 45248-1508<br />
doubltapPfuse.net<br />
http-J/www.miaminfle-pistoLorg<br />
MIAMISBURG<br />
SPORTSMAN'S<br />
CLUB<br />
PAUL R. HERNANDEZ<br />
205 LAKEVIEW DRIVE<br />
CENTERVILLE OH 45459<br />
paul.hemandez@wnghtedu<br />
http://www.miamisburgsportsmensclub.com<br />
PICKAWAY COUNTY SPORTSMEN<br />
INC<br />
STEVE ANDERSON<br />
6398 FOUNTAINVIEW CT<br />
GROVE CITY OH 43123<br />
mrandersonPprodigy.net<br />
http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaas<br />
s/pcsupsc.html<br />
OKC GUN CLUB IPSC<br />
MATT JOHNSON<br />
12636 PEPPERTREE PLACE<br />
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142<br />
dubletap45(a)aol.com<br />
http://ipsc.okcgunclub.org<br />
NO MAN'S LAND RIFLE Et PISTOL<br />
ASSN<br />
JAMES J. POWELL<br />
PO BOX 1236<br />
HOOKER OK 73945-1236<br />
jjkat@ptsi.net<br />
STEPHENS COUNTY RIFLE Et PISTOL<br />
JON AX<br />
1004 C AVE<br />
LAWTON OK 73501-4324<br />
ccfs@ionetnet<br />
http://www.ionetnet/—ccfs/scrap<br />
OIL CAPITAL ROO Et GUN CLUB<br />
PATRICK M. O'BRiFN<br />
1548 S COLUMBIA AVE<br />
TULSA OK 74104<br />
obnen2pat@cox.net<br />
www.bentworks.com/oksection<br />
COSSA PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
TOM ALLEN<br />
18160 COTTONWOOD RD #407<br />
BEND OR 97707<br />
tjallenphoto(i)bendnetcom<br />
http://www.oregonshooters.com<br />
SOUTHERN OREGON PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
MARTIE MCCORMICK<br />
7155 NE ROCKY BROOK ST<br />
HILLSBORO OR 97124<br />
insh@ccountnoet<br />
LA GRANDE RIFLE Er PISTOL CLUB<br />
RICHARD D. WITHERRITE<br />
P 0 BOX 921<br />
UNION OR 97883<br />
rbwrtherntePeoni.com<br />
http-J/www.beaverstate.com<br />
JEFFERSON STATE PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
BILL WATSON<br />
4755 SHASTA WAY<br />
KLAMATH FALLS OR 97603<br />
ogrebro(Filcvc net<br />
DUNDEE PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
BRAD SITTON<br />
612 HARVARo CT<br />
NEWBERG OR 97132<br />
brad.sitton(a)venion net<br />
66 MONT SIGHT • FAay/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
httP://www.teamcroc.com<br />
TRI-COUNTY GUN CLUB<br />
ERNEST B. HOCKENS<br />
14151 SE ROLLING MEADOWS DR<br />
PORTLAND OR 97236<br />
ehock38494@aol.com<br />
http://www.tcgc.org<br />
ALBANY RIFLE Er PISTOL CLUB<br />
MICHAEL R. MCCARTER<br />
3958 HERTEL DR S<br />
SALEM OR 97302-6003<br />
nomikes@hotmail.com<br />
http://www.arpc.info<br />
BMR38super@aol.com<br />
MANVILLE SPORTSMENS ROD Er<br />
GUN CLUB<br />
PAUL S. TAYLOR<br />
110 RESERVOIR RD<br />
COVENTRY RI 02816<br />
snickjazzy@cox.net<br />
POINT BLANK PISTOL CLUB<br />
MICHAEL JOHNSON<br />
P 0 BOX 473<br />
CLEARWATER SC 29822<br />
mrd(a)yectorsvcs.com<br />
wwwpointblankpistolclub.com<br />
sstamax(o)charternet<br />
COAL CREEK ARMORY<br />
DEBBIE CASEY<br />
1114 PANORAMA DR<br />
MARYVILLE TN 37801<br />
caseydebra(cDchartertn.net<br />
http://www.coalcreekarmory.com<br />
AUSTIN LONE STAR PPC.<br />
BETH A. POLO<br />
108 WILD BASIN RD SUITE 200<br />
AUSTIN TX 78746<br />
beth27@austinsr.com<br />
http://www.sss.org/lonestar<br />
BEDIAS TX 77831<br />
honstar@outdrs.net<br />
http://www.lionstar.us<br />
HOLE IN THE WALL SHOOTING<br />
CLUB<br />
HOLLIS RAY PEGODA<br />
1001 E WHITEWING SUITE B<br />
MCALLEN TX 78501<br />
BAY AREA PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
CHARLIE CARD<br />
1118 WILDWOOD<br />
DEER PARK TX 77536<br />
cardman@houston.mcom<br />
UMPQUA PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
SCOTT BRITTON<br />
3709 NW BROAD ST<br />
ROSEBURG OR 97470-5552<br />
scott __britton@yahoo.com<br />
GEM CITY PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
JOHN MALMGREN<br />
8644 BUFFALO RD<br />
HARBORCREEK PA 16421-1202<br />
xdcxdc@adelphia.net<br />
http://www.gemcdygunclub.org<br />
PITCAIRN-MONROEVILLE SPORTS-<br />
MANS CLUB<br />
STEVEN R. DAVIDSON<br />
419 EAST PITTSBURGH ST<br />
GREENSBURG PA 15601<br />
sdayidson98@comcastnet<br />
http://www pmsconline.com<br />
EAST HUNTINGDON TWP SPORTS-<br />
MEN'S ASSN<br />
DAVID P FRIES, SR.<br />
139 MCCLURE DRIVE<br />
CHESWICK PA 15024<br />
dfnessr@hotmail.com<br />
http://www.geocities.com/ehpsa/<br />
TOPTON ACTION 8 PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
DAVID V. MILLER<br />
2654 ROMIG RD<br />
GILBERTSVILLE PA 19525-9685<br />
kdr318@comcast.net<br />
http://Www.toptonfga.org/<br />
CLAIRTON SPORTSMEN'S CLUB<br />
JOE KASYAN<br />
3623 BROWNSVILLE ROAD<br />
PITTSBURGH PA 15227<br />
jkasyan(a)donaldsonoptical.com<br />
http://www.clairtonsc.org<br />
YORK IZAAK WALTON #67<br />
HOWARD C. THOMPSON<br />
53 N MAIN ST<br />
STEWARTSTOWN PA 17363-4030<br />
hctkst@nfdc.net<br />
EAGLES NEST PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
JAMES N BURCH<br />
1218 KUNTZ RD<br />
ERIE PA 16509-2842<br />
jburch@yelocrty.net<br />
FACTORYVILLE SPORTSMANS<br />
CLUB<br />
BARRY RUANE<br />
RR BOX 314B<br />
SOUTH GIBSON PA 18842<br />
SPARTANBURG PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTING ASSN<br />
JAMES E WAGNER<br />
PO BOX 325<br />
MOORE SC 29369<br />
edchewagner@shootspsa.org<br />
http://www.shootspsa.org<br />
MID CAROLINA RIFLE CLUB<br />
DONNIE BRYSON<br />
1695 MURPH MILL RD<br />
ORANGEBURG SC 29118<br />
wdbrysono)msn.com<br />
PALMETTO GUN CLUB<br />
CHESTER A. COX<br />
1111 TROTTERS BLVD<br />
SUMMERVILLE SC 29483-5018<br />
slider07@aol.com<br />
http://www.palmettogunclub.org<br />
SIOUX FALLS PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
FRED LEDWELL<br />
616 LAKOTA AVE<br />
BRANDON SD 57005-1919<br />
fledwell@alhancecom.net<br />
http://www.sfpracticalshooters.co<br />
SOUTHCENTRAL HANDGLJNNERS<br />
KEVIN FLOTTMEYER<br />
1817 ABBEY RD<br />
PIERRE SD 57501<br />
racegnr@pie.midco.net<br />
OAK RIDGE PRACTICAL SHOOTING<br />
CLUB<br />
DENNIS W. COX JR<br />
8115 RIVER DR<br />
OAK RIDGE TN 37830<br />
sstamax0Dcharter.net<br />
MIDDLE TENNESSEE SHOOTERS<br />
CLUB<br />
KURT GLICK<br />
118 BRADBURY CT<br />
TULIAHOMA TN 37388<br />
kglick@tullahoma-tn.com<br />
http://www.midthshooters.com<br />
MEMPHIS SPORT SHOOTING ASSN<br />
BOYD "LYNN" JONES<br />
8636 POPLAR PIKE<br />
GERMANTOWN TN 38138<br />
b_lynnjones@msn.com<br />
http://www.memphis-ssa.com<br />
ORSA PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
DENNIS W. COX JR.<br />
8115 RIVER DR<br />
OAK RIDGE TN 37830<br />
BRAZOSLAND PISTOLEROS<br />
JERRY R. MOSLEY<br />
BOX 3282<br />
BRYAN TX 77802<br />
gundoc@txcyber com<br />
GREENWOOD PRACTICAL PISTOLS<br />
BILL J. HUNTER<br />
262 INWOOD DR<br />
WEST COLUMBIA TX 77486<br />
COASTAL BEND SHOOTERS<br />
PHILIP L. GUARISCO<br />
PO BOX 261193<br />
CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78426-1193<br />
guanscop@att.net<br />
http://www.cbshooters.corn<br />
BAILEY'S PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
DONALD J. HANSARD<br />
6910 COLE CREEK DR<br />
HOUSTON TX 77092-1444<br />
dhansard@houston.mcom<br />
THE DOUBLETAP RANCH<br />
ROBERT PORTER<br />
3200 GRANT ST<br />
WICHITA FALLS TX 76308<br />
2x-tap@sbcglobal.net<br />
http://www doubletapranch.com<br />
CHAMPION LAKE ACTION SHOOT-<br />
ING SOCIETY<br />
STEPHEN B. JACK<br />
17019 DUSTY MILL DR W<br />
SUGAR LAND TX 77478<br />
sjack@houstonsrcom<br />
PHARR ACTION SHOOTERS CLUB<br />
JOHN J. DONOHUE<br />
PO BOX 3551<br />
MCALLEN TX 78502-3551<br />
jdonohue@mcallen.libtx.us<br />
http://www.mcallen.hb.txus/orgs/p<br />
asc.htm<br />
TEXARKANA GUN CLUB<br />
HELEN HUMBER<br />
821 ELLIOTT LN<br />
TEXARKANA TX 75501-2805<br />
rwolfe(cPvalometcom<br />
http://www.texarkanagunclub.COM<br />
ANGELINA PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
PHILIP TERRY<br />
103 SAWGRASS CIRCLE<br />
LUFKIN IX 75901-7423<br />
phil-terry@lufkin.com<br />
LION STAR<br />
SAMUEL S. HALLMAN<br />
5749 STATE HWY 30 W<br />
ALPHA MIKE SHOOTERS<br />
DONALD B. HARDY<br />
328 E SUNSET<br />
SAN ANTONIO TX 78209<br />
ShootinD@aol.com<br />
http://www.alpha-mikeshooters.cib.net<br />
FORT BLISS PRACTICAL PISTOL<br />
CLUB<br />
GILBERT P WRIGHT<br />
1548 B COMMON DR<br />
EL PASO TX 79936<br />
gright1929@aoLcom<br />
NACOGDOCHES PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
PHILIP TERRY<br />
103 SAWGRASS CIRCLE<br />
LUFKIN TX 75901-7423<br />
phil-terry@lufkin.com<br />
ACTION MASTERS PISTOL CLUB<br />
GREG PEINE<br />
1600 S COUNTY RD 1133<br />
MIDLAND TX 79706<br />
peine@ndgewoodcable.com<br />
http://www.achonmasters.com<br />
NITE OWLS PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
JIM BRITTON<br />
7719 CREEK GLEN<br />
HOUSTON TX 77095<br />
TEXAS SIGHTMASTERS<br />
CLIF KING<br />
19406 CR 3400<br />
SLATON TX 79364<br />
TEAMTURTLE@prodigy.net<br />
IMPACT IPSC<br />
WILLIAM CONLAN<br />
11311 BURGOYNE<br />
HOUSTON TX 77077-6801<br />
cbass1187@yahoo.com<br />
www.texassouthsection.com<br />
SAN ANGELO GUN CLUB<br />
J. KELLY MCCOY<br />
3326 SHADYHILL DR<br />
SAN ANGELO TX 76904<br />
jkmccoy(a)wcc.net<br />
http://www.sanangelogunclub.org<br />
LEON COUNTY GUN CLUB<br />
DWAYNE LA COUR<br />
P 0 BOX 754<br />
BUFFALO TX 75831-0754<br />
dyclac@spydenntemet.com<br />
RANGEMASTERS<br />
WALTER LAICH<br />
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13610 CYPRESS POND DR<br />
CYPRESS TX 77429-5117<br />
watteriatch(i-Devinet<br />
http://users2.evl.net/—dweVrangemasters.htm<br />
NORTH TEXAS INDOOR PS.G.<br />
DICK BURKHARDT<br />
3429 JAMESTON DR<br />
FLOWER MOUND TX 75028-1000<br />
dburkhardt.stratus@charternet<br />
CENTRAL TEXAS RIFLE Er PISTOL<br />
CLUB<br />
JOHN T. MACDONALD<br />
7800 N RIVER CROSSING RD<br />
CHINA SPRING TX 76633<br />
macipsc@netzero.com<br />
http://www.ctrpclub.com<br />
RIVER CITY SHOOTERS OF SAN AN<br />
TONIO<br />
WAYNE PAUL HO<br />
8069 CULEBRA RD SUITE 110<br />
SAN ANTONIO TX 78251<br />
Hogunz@yahoo.com<br />
http://www.nvercityshooters.com<br />
COLEMAN GUN CLUB<br />
DALE ALCORN<br />
1701 FM 1235<br />
MERKEL IX 79536-4315<br />
DA45acp@msn.com<br />
www.geocities.corn/colemangc<br />
TRIGGER TIME<br />
REYNALDO D. ABAD<br />
6245 RENWICK DR #4811<br />
HOUSTON TX 77081<br />
elrey(a)ipsc.org<br />
www.texassnlithcection.coryi<br />
JOHNSON COUNTY SHOOTING<br />
SPORTS ASSN<br />
JOHN HARRIS<br />
2606 WHITEHAVEN N<br />
COLLEYVILLE TX 76034 5343<br />
CACHE PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
RICHARD MEACHAM<br />
461 SOUTH 200 WEST<br />
LOGAN UT 84321-5211<br />
drmeacham@comcastnet<br />
http://www.utahshooters.org<br />
LTD PISTOL<br />
BRENT MICHAELSON<br />
390 W 5050 S<br />
OGDEN UT 84405-6520<br />
spg1911@comcast. net<br />
http://www.utahshooters.org<br />
SOUTHERN UlAH PISTOL Er RE-<br />
VOLVER<br />
DREX PARRY<br />
2300 EAST MIDDLETON OR #43<br />
SAINT GEORGE UT 84770<br />
dmot(winfowest com<br />
SALT LAKE PR. SHOOTING ASSN.<br />
VEIJO N. JONES<br />
2518 E 50 S<br />
LAYTON UT 84040<br />
veijones@earthlink.net<br />
http://www.utahshooters.org<br />
SHOOTERS PARADISE<br />
NICOLAE COSTESCU<br />
2971 ASPEN LANE<br />
FALLS CHURCH VA 22042<br />
<strong>uspsa</strong>@shootersparadise.com<br />
http://www.shootersparadise.com<br />
ROANOKE RIFLE Er REVOLVER CLUB<br />
INC<br />
MARK STEINLE<br />
P 0 BOX 8037<br />
ROANOKE VA 24014<br />
50sniper@cox.net<br />
http://www.roanokenfle.com<br />
FREDERICKSBURG ROD Et GUN<br />
CLUB<br />
GENE SULLIVAN<br />
507 LEWIS ST<br />
FREDERICKSBURG VA 22401<br />
hdlDeuce@aol.com<br />
http://www.rodngunclub.org<br />
NORTH MOUNTAIN PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
DANIEL H. CHANDLER<br />
330 EQUESTRIAN RD<br />
WARRENTON VA 20186<br />
NorthMountainPS@vertzon.net<br />
GREEN MOUNTAIN PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
SCOTT CHAPMAN<br />
230 ELMWOOD AVE<br />
BURLINGTON VT 05401<br />
scotl 911@adelphia.net<br />
http://www.gmps.ws<br />
SPOKANE PRACTICAL PISTOL<br />
LEAGUE<br />
BILL SAHLBERG<br />
9619 E 9TH<br />
SPOKANE WA 99206<br />
thesahlberg7@webtv.net<br />
http://www.sppLus<br />
CUSTER SPORTSMENS CLUB<br />
ROBIN M. WILLIAMS<br />
1410 N SHORE DR<br />
BELLINGHAM WA 98226<br />
Captionsnow@aol.com<br />
http://www.custersportsmensclub.com<br />
EASTERN WA. PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
M. DWIGHT HUGHES<br />
1760 S 38TH AVE<br />
WEST RICHLAND WA 99353-9009<br />
b-6@verizon.net<br />
http://mysite.vertzon.net/res8dhc4/<br />
YRPA - PRACTICAL SHOOTERS<br />
MATHEW GUDERJOHN<br />
802 S 9TH AVE APT B<br />
YAKIMA WA 98902<br />
EPHRATA SPORTSMEN'S ASSN<br />
CARL CARBON<br />
1713 FAIRWAY DR<br />
MOSES LAKE WA 98837<br />
carbon501@gosi.net<br />
http://wwwgosi.net/users/cmst/<br />
RENTON PRACTICAL SHf)OTERS<br />
SCOTT LE ROUX<br />
21701 210 AVE SE<br />
MAPLE VALLEY 111/1A MUit3<br />
spleroux@msn com<br />
KITSAP RIFLE Et REVOLVER CLUB<br />
EARL JULL<br />
555 GOLD CREEK RD NW<br />
BREMERTON WA 98312<br />
elull@hotmall.com<br />
http://www.gunsafety.org<br />
SHARP SHOOTING INDOOR RANGE<br />
TRAVIS MARONEY<br />
N 1200 FREYA<br />
SPOKANE WA 99205<br />
travis@sharpshooting.net<br />
http://www.sharpshootmg.net<br />
APPLETON RIFLE Et PISTOL CLUB<br />
JEFFREY L. NASS<br />
N 615 SILVER LANE<br />
PULASKI WI 54162-8320<br />
nass@athenetnet<br />
SCHULTZ ROD Et GUN CLUB<br />
TOM MAINUS<br />
25801 MALCHINE RD<br />
WATERFORD WI 53185<br />
twmainus@wi rr corn<br />
SPRINGBROOK PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
JAY ROCK<br />
1698 HUCKLEBERRY AVE APT 202<br />
OMRO WI 54963<br />
rocket4@charter.net<br />
OCONOMOWOC SPORTSMANS<br />
CLUB<br />
RANDY J. TERSEN<br />
NEW BERLIN WI 53146<br />
Advisory<br />
January<br />
WESTERN WYOMING PRACTICAL<br />
SHOOTERS<br />
REG S. PHILLIPS<br />
PO BOX 338<br />
DUBOIS WY 82513-0338<br />
rphillip@wyornmg.com<br />
http://duboisgunclub.org<br />
Malt<br />
.45 Transportation<br />
Security<br />
Administration<br />
2g, 2(111c<br />
Reminder to raN elers of Requirements for Transporting F irea r ms.<br />
Firearm Parts and 1mmunition on Commercial Aircraft<br />
I. Passengers are prohibited from carry ing firearms. firearm parts and ammunition<br />
Federal regulations adininistcred by the I ransportaiion Security Adminonation I ISA t prohib!<br />
the carriage of firms's-to and guns. as well as parts ist lirearnts and guns (such as maga/oyes ot<br />
clips. bolts. firing pins. and tither components,. in the traveler's possession or in carry on<br />
Illggage 1,11011-11Crelal atreraft<br />
Ammunition also is NOT allowed as a carry-on gem. riurrina even a sinak round 01<br />
ammunition through airport security checkpoints is a sot/Wuxi of regulations<br />
There arc certain limited exceptions for law enforcement offKers ILE0s) who arc authonred to<br />
fly armed by meeting the nu.parements of 49CFR 1544.219.<br />
rsA regulations arc strictly enforced. Violations can result in crimmal prosecution arid<br />
imp,sition of civil penalties of up to SI0.000 per violation_ In the case of violations by<br />
government employees, ISA may also forward the minter to thc employee's agency In the case<br />
of violations by military personnel related to the performance of military awn,. TSA will<br />
forward . F nfon:ennent Ins estiganse Report to the seri, lee member's commaral tor appropnai.•<br />
action<br />
II.<br />
rancherl @sbcglobal.net<br />
http://www.oscinc.org<br />
GHOST TOWN SHOOTERS<br />
SPENCER CUTRELL<br />
3201 ARROYO DR<br />
CASPER WY 82604<br />
disciple1@bresnan.net<br />
Checked-baggage requirements for transporting firearm, and ammunition<br />
All persons earning tirciums and ammunition in checked baggage. Irkluding<br />
comply w ith the pro, loons of 49 CER § 1540 1 I I Following lb a summary. of key n.-quirements<br />
of this section and other regulator!, pill, isions<br />
• All firearms must he dee larnd to the air carrier during the ticket counter check-in process<br />
Ira, eters with lircarms should check-in at the ficket counter and not LINC electronic cheek-in<br />
le g . kiosks or the Internet) Electronic check-in %III not pro% ide adequate compliance with<br />
rnust<br />
the requirement to dcs:larc firearms to the air carrier and will expose the traveler to greater<br />
potential for violation and resulting cry or criminal enforcement action<br />
WIND RIVER PRACTICAL SHOOT-<br />
ERS<br />
DENNIS MAZET<br />
2125 E MONROE<br />
RIVERTON WY 82501<br />
dmazet@trib.com<br />
http://www.trib.com/—rankeny/index.htm<br />
JACKSON HOLE GUN CLUB<br />
W SCOTT GRAUER<br />
P 0 BOX 4204<br />
JACKSON WY 83001<br />
scottg6Waol.com<br />
COULSON CITY PS.A.<br />
KENNETH A. HELZER<br />
1615 23RD ST<br />
CODY WY 82414-4422<br />
prestdent@coulsoncitypsa.org<br />
http://www.coulsonotypsa.org<br />
• All declarcd firearms must be unloaded and transported in a locked hard•stded container.<br />
While M1MC fireami "pans- arc not within the broad definition of tile term "firearm."<br />
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Section Coordinators For 2005<br />
ALASKA SECTION<br />
DONNA MARTIN<br />
1321 GRAM CIRCLE<br />
ANCHORAGE AK 99518<br />
donlee@gunet<br />
ALABAMA SECTION<br />
JON GRIGSBY<br />
91 FIRST ST<br />
PLEASANT GROVE AL 35127<br />
foprange6obellsouth.net<br />
ARKANSAS SECTION<br />
DAVID HYDEN<br />
960 BRAMBLEWOOD LANE<br />
CAVE SPRINGS AR 72718<br />
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PETE CARSTENSEN<br />
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JOHN HARD<br />
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TION<br />
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P 0 BOX 802196<br />
SANTA CLAR1TA CA 91380-2196<br />
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WESTERN COLORADO SECTION<br />
MICHAEL NELSON<br />
tra,clers arc ads ised to place all fireann pan,n a locked hard•sidet1 container to a, old<br />
minus.<br />
• Access to the declared firearm must be restrieled. with only thc pa.ssenger posscssing the<br />
sontainer combinaison or key to the lock 1)uring ttse ,ereening procc-ss. TSA may mstif, the<br />
passenger that the hard-sided container mu.,1 he opened for inspection. In this event. ti<br />
meferrxyl ihm the passenger tum over the key Of combination to the screener lithe<br />
combination is sensitive. the passenger may unlock the lock, but TSA personnel must open<br />
he container<br />
• Any ammunition transponed musi be placed tri checked baggage and securely packed in fiber<br />
(such as cardboard I. wood or metal boxes or other packaging specifically designed to cany<br />
smatl amounts of ammunition kirearm magannes clips do not ,thsfy the packaging<br />
requirement unless they pros ide a complete and secure enclosure of the ammunition le g . by<br />
sorurely cos enng the exposed portion, of the magazine or by ,ccurely placmg the magazine<br />
in a pouch. holder. holster or lanyard I<br />
• The ammunition may also be located in the same hard-sided ease as the firearm as long as<br />
is properly packed as desenhed ahose<br />
• 11 also recommended that the ammunitson package in checked baggage be stabilized. either<br />
by taping it its the interior wall ol the hag. or by use of packing rnatersal Of other means to<br />
ensure the ammunition package dot., not move about the intenor of the hag dunng<br />
transportation<br />
• Black powder. including Pyrodex. and percussion caps used with hlack-powder type firearms<br />
an- not permitted on hoard aircraft. eithx-r accessible property or in chocked baggage<br />
Air carriers may 'lase their own addillona I re,piinninents 00 the carriage of firearm, and the<br />
amount of ammunition an individual may place in checked baggage. Therefore. travelers should<br />
also contact the an x,mer regarding its firearm and ammunition carnage pollen,<br />
Additional Information about the carnage of firearms. firearm parts and ammunitm. as well ax<br />
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EDGEWATER FL 32141<br />
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SHANNON SMITH<br />
4006 WEST LAND AVE<br />
TAMPA FL 33616<br />
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SOUTH FLORIDA SECTION<br />
THOMAS NAELON<br />
18069 SW 152ND AVE<br />
MIAMI FL 33187<br />
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GEORGIA SECTION<br />
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HAWAII SECTION<br />
RICHARD S ABE<br />
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IOWA SECTION<br />
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IDAHO SECTION<br />
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HC 75 BOX 265<br />
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ILLINOIS SECTION<br />
CHARLES B. VARNOLD<br />
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WALT ROSENGUIST<br />
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tion.htm<br />
KANSAS SECTION<br />
JOSEPH ROPER<br />
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KENTUCKY SECTION<br />
CHARLES E BRADLEY<br />
POBOX 9<br />
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LLOYD J LANDRY<br />
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NORTHEAST SECTION<br />
RAY GOGUEN<br />
42 WILDFLOWER RD<br />
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MICHIGAN SECTION<br />
JEFFREY BING<br />
11050 STANTON ST<br />
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MINNESOTA SECTION<br />
TIMOTHY R. UBL<br />
17954 670TH AVE<br />
DARWIN MN 55324<br />
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MISSOURI SECTION<br />
RICK HEBERT<br />
2251 AILESWOOD CT<br />
ST LOUIS MO 63129<br />
Rhebert@nightowl.net<br />
MISSISSIPPI SECTION<br />
CHARLES MEYERS<br />
8694 HWY 61 SOUTH<br />
CLARKSDALE MS 38614<br />
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EASTERN MONTANA SECTION<br />
ANDY ADAMS<br />
806 NOBLEWOOD<br />
BILLINGS MT 59101<br />
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NORTHERN ROCKIES SECTION<br />
GENE R. PIPINICH<br />
4442 BANNOCK DR<br />
BOZEMAN MT 59715<br />
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NORTH CAROLINA SECTION<br />
HENRY J. SWARTOUT III<br />
5421 GALES STREET<br />
HOPE MILLS NC 28348<br />
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GREAT PLAINS SECTION<br />
CHRIS DAVIES<br />
12008 S IVA<br />
<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT 69
GRETNA NE 68028<br />
cddavies@aol.com<br />
NEW MEXICO SECTION<br />
CHERYL CURRENT<br />
8418 JAMES NE<br />
ALBUQUERQUE NM 87111<br />
ccurdncr@msn.com<br />
NEVADA SECTION<br />
MONTE C. LEVEAUX<br />
2072 SYCAMORE GLEN DR.<br />
SPARKS NV 89434<br />
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www.nevadasection.com<br />
METRO EAST SECTION<br />
THOMAS M. INSAFIDI<br />
255-14 87TH TERRACE<br />
FLORAL PARK NY 11001-1404<br />
tomandcaro14@juno.com<br />
http://www.<strong>uspsa</strong>7.org/metro/<br />
EASTERN LAKES SECTION<br />
RON SPEICHER<br />
71 SANDBURY DR<br />
PITTSFORD NY 14534<br />
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OHIO SECTION<br />
KYLE FARRIS<br />
2412 MAXWELL AVE<br />
LEWIS CENTER OH 43035<br />
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OKLAHOMA SECTION<br />
GLENN MARTIN<br />
207 N OKLAHOMA<br />
MANGUM OK 73554<br />
mgm368@brightok.net<br />
http://www.bentworks.corn/ok<br />
section<br />
OREGON SECTION<br />
ED BOENING<br />
2053 SANDRA PLACE<br />
MEDFORD OR 97504<br />
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COLUMBIA CASCADE SECTION<br />
MICHAEL R. MCCARTER<br />
3958 HERTEL DR S<br />
INSIDE<br />
USIPSA continued from page 3.<br />
SALEM OR 97302<br />
nomikes@hotmail.com<br />
to find the targets. I recently attended<br />
a match where a canvas was used to<br />
provide contrast with the metal rifle<br />
targets (and remove the usual painting<br />
delays). Unfortunately this also prevented<br />
the shooters from seeing where<br />
the bullets were impacting if they<br />
missed. It was very frustrating for some<br />
shooters to shoot, miss and not know<br />
where to hold next. The match, as always,<br />
was fantastic — I trust they will<br />
find another method of highlighting<br />
thc targets in the future.<br />
MID ATLANTIC SECTION<br />
MIKE DOLAN<br />
3209 LONGSHORE AVE<br />
PHILADELPHIA PA 19149-2025<br />
mikedn@comcast.net<br />
http://www.<strong>uspsa</strong>-ma.org<br />
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA<br />
SECTION<br />
FRED W. VOLOSKY<br />
19 N STOCKDALE ST<br />
DUBOIS PA 15801<br />
tritz2@wrkcs.net<br />
SOUTH CAROLINA SECTION<br />
JOHN C. SUBER<br />
5735 PINEBRANCH RD<br />
COLUMBIA SC 29206-1560<br />
jcsuber@bellsouth.net<br />
http://www.scsection.org<br />
TENNESSEE SECTION<br />
LANCE JENNINGS<br />
3023 OVERHILL COURT<br />
MURFREESBORO, TN 37130<br />
lancej@icsystems.net<br />
www.crecon.corn/tnsection<br />
EAST TEXAS SECTION<br />
TONDA GILFILLAN<br />
1213 SPRING BRANCH DR<br />
TYLER, TX 75703<br />
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www.texaseastsection.org<br />
SOUTH TEXAS SECTION<br />
J. TOM NEAL, JR.<br />
3805 ASCOT LANE<br />
HOUSTON TX 77092-8305<br />
tomneal@houston.mcom<br />
www.texassouthsecuon.com<br />
GULF COAST SECTION<br />
MAFIK A OTTO<br />
10653 VEDA DR<br />
CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78410<br />
2309<br />
motto@stx.rr.com<br />
WEST TEXAS SECTION<br />
LARRY G. BIRKELBACH<br />
4918 LEMONWOOD DR<br />
MIDLAND TX 79707<br />
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om<br />
NORTH TEXAS SECTION<br />
MICHAEL E CLARK<br />
8505 CONCORD DR.<br />
ROWLETT TX 75089-2003<br />
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OKLAHOMA-TEXAS PANHAN-<br />
DLE SECTION<br />
LARRY W SMITH<br />
P 0 BOX 31505<br />
AMARILLO TX 79120-1505<br />
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UTAH SECTION<br />
MARK WAKI<br />
280 EAST 700 SOUTH #11<br />
BRIGHAM CITY UT 84302-2990<br />
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VIRGINIA SECTION<br />
DAVID W. EICKHOLT<br />
P 0 BOX 953<br />
BERRYVILLE VA 22611<br />
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http://www.varndsection.org<br />
INLAND EMPIRE SECTION<br />
M. DVVIGHT HUGHES<br />
1760 S 38TH AVE<br />
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NORTHWEST SECTION<br />
JOE DE SIMONE<br />
1522 RIVERSIDE DR<br />
MT VERNON WA 98273<br />
joeydsrPnwlink.com<br />
http://northwestsection.org<br />
WISCONSIN SECTION<br />
STEVE WARNER<br />
4204 MADISON BLVD W<br />
FRANKLIN WI 53132<br />
swcust(a)aol.com<br />
http://intaccess.corn/wisect/index.html<br />
-qt<br />
With all of the technology we have<br />
available today, targets can be more<br />
practical today than at any time in our<br />
history. I have seen some ingenious target<br />
design while n-aveling. Please share<br />
your successful designs with all of<br />
USPSA by sending them to either Front<br />
Sight magazine or your Area Director.<br />
Clubs across the country want to see<br />
them!<br />
See you on the range!<br />
INSIDE<br />
NROI continued from page 4.<br />
wanted to make sure that I can remain<br />
in the Production Division if I install<br />
this onto my 92FS.<br />
As a factory option, Glock offers extended<br />
mag releases and extended slide<br />
stops that can be had on all Glock models<br />
as a factory option. The extended<br />
mag release is the same stock part used<br />
on the larger frame Glock pistols. 'The<br />
extended slide stop is the same one<br />
used on the Glock 34 and Glock 35. I<br />
am confused between the difference in<br />
Appendix D4 Special conditions: #19<br />
and US Appendix D9 special conditions:<br />
#21 in the January 2004 edition<br />
rule book. If I have Glock set my Glock<br />
17 up with the stock extended mag release<br />
and stock extended slide stop<br />
would it be legal to use in the US Production<br />
division?<br />
ANSWER<br />
US Appendix D9 Production Division<br />
21.5 reads: "External modifications<br />
other than sights not allowed."<br />
This clause is not meant to prohibit<br />
exchanging external parts from one approved<br />
model handgun to another approved<br />
model handgun. Exchanging<br />
external parts from one approved<br />
model handgun to another approved<br />
model handgun from the same manufacturer<br />
is allowed, providing that the<br />
parts are the original manufacturer's<br />
parts and offered in their catalogs or on<br />
their handguns that otherwise meet division<br />
criteria. 'The following original<br />
manufacturer parts may be exchanged:<br />
Extended mag release, extended slide<br />
stop, and external safeties including<br />
ambidextrous safeties, provided they<br />
stay within the intent of the division.<br />
No added weights, no mag well attachments,<br />
no thumb rests or external devices<br />
used to help reduce recoil and/or<br />
muzzle flip may be exchanged.<br />
That will do it for now, in the meantime,<br />
remember to shoot fast, shoot<br />
straight, but most important, shoot<br />
safe.<br />
-mt<br />
70 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
6.8 SPC, NEW DEAL FOR<br />
3-Gun! continued from page 49.<br />
of .223 into a 25-round SPC mag, but<br />
they rattle and slop around something<br />
awful, and reliability is not 100 percent<br />
— I experienced nosedives and doublefeeds<br />
from the mag, which functioned<br />
flawlessly when loaded with 6.8s.<br />
Looking to make the 6.8 a reality,<br />
its creators turned to many small custom<br />
shops that work closely with the<br />
military and Special Forces community<br />
doing short runs and custom work on<br />
AR-15s. Most casual IPSC shooters<br />
won't recognize their names—shops<br />
like Precision Reflex (PRI), Mid-South<br />
Tactical Network (MSTN), and Lewis<br />
Machine & Tool (L/vIT). For this evaluation<br />
I obtained two 6.8 SPC uppers<br />
from PRI (www.pri-mounts.com ), one<br />
with a 16-inch barrel, the other an 18.<br />
PRI has been involved in the development<br />
of the 6.8 SPC almost from day<br />
one, and was making test uppers for<br />
Remington before there was any<br />
loaded ammo.<br />
Both flattop uppers were fitted<br />
with QCB muzzlebralces from MSTN<br />
(www.mstn.biz), folding front and rear<br />
sights, stainless steel barrels, free-floating<br />
handguards, and innumerable<br />
other custom touches that make my<br />
own mil-spec uppers look like garage<br />
sale rejects. They both had intermediate-length<br />
gas systems which have been<br />
proven to be much more reliable not<br />
just with the 6.8 but the .223 as well.<br />
As a side note, 6.8 rifles are threaded<br />
differently at the muzzle, so no one can<br />
accidentally screw on a .223 comp and<br />
have a VERY BAD DAY<br />
3-GUN VIABILITY<br />
I set up a basic speed drill with targets<br />
stretched from 10 to 75 yards<br />
away, and ran through it several times<br />
with an M4-style .223 that just barely<br />
makes minor, the 16" 6.8 SPC upper<br />
(which is about the same size/weight as<br />
the .223), and an MIA Bush Rifle (18"<br />
barrel) in .308. There was no movement<br />
and no reloading—just unsupported<br />
shooting, to best judge how<br />
much more the 6.8 recoils. I used the<br />
same lower receiver on the .223 and<br />
6.8, and the same optic, an E0Tech<br />
Holosight, on all the weapons.<br />
Where the .223 has a high-pitched<br />
'crack', the 6.8 SPC has a noticeably<br />
deeper bark—it actually sounds like a<br />
rifle. Felt recoil, while admittedly totally<br />
subjective, was found to be noticeably<br />
different by all those who shot<br />
the 6.8. My .223 has no muzzle rise,<br />
but the bolt group moving back and<br />
forth bounces the dot around when<br />
shooting. The 6.8 had no muzzle rise<br />
either (which surprised me—good<br />
comp) but there was a definite strong<br />
rearward push, much firmer than a<br />
.223, but still nowhere like my .308,<br />
which rocked me back with each shot<br />
and was at least 20 percent slower than<br />
the 6.8.<br />
I've checked the numbers in all the<br />
speed drills I ran—time, points, and hit<br />
factors. Since the 6.8 had no real muzzle<br />
rise, it was no slower on the close<br />
targets (20 yards and in)—the dot<br />
stayed on paper just as much as it did<br />
with the .223. In fact, in one way it has<br />
an advantage over the .223—with the<br />
bigger holes I could see my hits! At distance,<br />
since the 6.8 recoiled straight<br />
back, it was only fractionally slower,<br />
and the extra points for the non-A zone<br />
hits meant it beat the .223 in hit factor<br />
just about every time—not by a lot, but<br />
winning is winning. Overall, my times<br />
with the 6.8 were 5 percent slower<br />
than with the .223, but with its major<br />
scoring, the 6.8s hit factor was 5 percent<br />
higher. I was surprised by these<br />
results. Obviously, I would have preferred<br />
a thousand rounds of factory<br />
ammo with which to experiment, and<br />
felt recoil isn't the same for everyone,<br />
but what I experienced was that the<br />
difference in recoil between the 6.8<br />
and the .223 was more than made up<br />
for by the extra points for the hits outside<br />
the A-zone. All this, of course, is<br />
presuming the 6.8 SPC meets major<br />
power factor.<br />
Chronographing was done in<br />
sunny 35-degree weather—not what I<br />
would have necessarily chosen, but it<br />
was the warmest day Michigan had<br />
seen in four months. I doubt the cool<br />
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temperature affected the cartridge's<br />
velocity much—the 6.8 reportedly<br />
passed the military's abusive cold<br />
weather tests with flying colors, no<br />
doubt due in part to its large rifle<br />
primer, which ensures consistent ignition<br />
even in sub-zero environments.<br />
The Bad News<br />
Okay, here's the bad news. As currently<br />
commercially loaded, the 6.8<br />
Remington SPC, while consistent and<br />
extremely accurate, does not make major<br />
out of a 16" or 18" barrel. Out of<br />
a 16" barrel, the 115gr. Remington factory<br />
ammo averaged 2657 fps, which<br />
equals 305.5 power factor. Out of an<br />
18" barrel, the same ammo averaged<br />
only 2662 fps, just 5 fps faster, or 306<br />
PF. Major is 320 PF. Close, but no<br />
cigar (and for my speed drills I doubt<br />
another 15 PF to make major would<br />
have changed the felt recoil to any noticeable<br />
degree). I couldn't get a 20"<br />
barrel to test, but indications are that<br />
the same ammo probably wouldn't<br />
make major even with the additional<br />
www.acc-u-rail.com<br />
All 1911's style, LDA Para &<br />
Browning Hi-Power, too.<br />
Doug Jones<br />
2271 Star Court<br />
Bldg. 4<br />
Rochester Hills MI<br />
48309<br />
(248) 852-6490<br />
<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT 71
two inches. Rumor has it that an improved<br />
powder mixture for the 6.8 is<br />
in the pipe that reduces pressure while<br />
increasing velocity as much as 75 fps,<br />
but even that won't make major. Barrett<br />
is also making 6.8 ammo, to the<br />
exact same published velocities<br />
(115@2650=304.75PF).<br />
Loaded ammo is still almost impossible<br />
to find, but components are<br />
slowly becoming available. Finding<br />
published loading data that will make<br />
major is a non-starter—most of the<br />
listed loads don't even equal the factory<br />
performance. Even homebrewed<br />
loads I've found on the internet (Danger<br />
Will Robinson!) don't beat the factory<br />
loading. My best guesstimate is<br />
that going with a slightly heavier bullet<br />
(a flat base 130 grain bullet won't stick<br />
into the case any farther than the boattail<br />
115 gr. OTM) and a magnum<br />
primer will be the final solution that<br />
helps the 6.8 past the 320 PF hurdle.<br />
Making major with a 130-grainer requires<br />
only 2462 fps., but I still think<br />
that's at least a year or two down the<br />
road, provided enough people get interested<br />
in the caliber to start pushing<br />
the envelope.<br />
I think the 6.8 Remington Special<br />
Purpose Cartridge has a real future in<br />
3-Gun. Future, as in not the Present. I<br />
don't believe it will be the end of the<br />
.223 once we figure out how to crank<br />
it up to major power factor, as surplus<br />
.223 ammo (and the uppers that shoot<br />
it) are always going to be cheaper and<br />
more plentiful than 6.8s. However,<br />
once we can safely get the 6.8 to major,<br />
I do think it will signal the end of the<br />
.308 in competition outside of 'heavy<br />
metal' division.<br />
Currently, PRI, MSTN, and Barrett<br />
all make high-end uppers in 6.8 Rem<br />
SPC, and both DPMS and Model 1<br />
Sales are selling mil-spec type uppers in<br />
6.8 that retail for less than $600. 25-<br />
round magazines retail for about $40<br />
from both PRI and DPMS now that the<br />
hi-cap mag ban has died.<br />
While its future in and official acceptance<br />
by the U.S. military is unknown<br />
(the brass has a bit of the "Not<br />
Invented Here" attitude regarding the<br />
cartridge), the 115gr. Remington<br />
OTM cartridge has been officially approved<br />
for use by the U.S. military.<br />
The spec-ops community doesn't have<br />
a bad thing to say about it. I officially<br />
don't know anything, but reports from<br />
the "field" seem to suggest the 6.8 SPC<br />
performs exactly as its designers intended,<br />
if not better, which is good<br />
news for everyone. The FBI has also<br />
expressed an interest in the cartridge,<br />
and where the FBI goes (subsonic 9mm<br />
anyone?), others will soon follow—the<br />
6.8 is here to stay. 'Mt<br />
BULLETIN<br />
BOARD continued from page 6.<br />
pen to you, so please let us know of any<br />
changes.<br />
Another thing that changes more<br />
frequently than weather in the Pacific<br />
Northwest is membership numbers. If<br />
you change from an annual to a threeyear<br />
or a five-year membership, your<br />
prefix will change. If you go from one<br />
of the renewing memberships to a Life<br />
membership, both your number and<br />
prefix will change. In both instances,<br />
you need to inform your club or clubs<br />
of the change. It takes time to research<br />
numbers and prefixes if the classifier<br />
entry comes up with an error message,<br />
saying it can't find you under that number.<br />
Please make it a point to confirm<br />
with the club that they have the correct<br />
number on file; don't be like the fellow<br />
who was listed by a club under his old<br />
annual number, when he'd been a Life<br />
member for more than four years!<br />
WHAT IS THIS CLUB DOING IN<br />
MY ALPHABET SOUP?<br />
Every day we receive classifiers by<br />
mail with cryptic notes by the club<br />
name, such as PMR&P or NMLRP, or<br />
other names we can't pronounce. Since<br />
I'm absolutely certain that these clubs<br />
haven't been taken over by aliens (well,<br />
relatively certain), I can only guess that<br />
someone is trying to cut down on the<br />
amount of ink coming out of the<br />
printer, or that they can't remember<br />
how to spell the club's name. Please, it<br />
is vital that you not only spell out the<br />
club's name as we have it in the database<br />
(we file and retrieve the paperwork<br />
by club name), but that you also<br />
use the correct club code.<br />
The club code is an alphanumeric<br />
combination of the section code and<br />
the number of the club in that section<br />
that not only identifies each club but is<br />
used when we enter scores and club<br />
credits. If your club code is NM03, we<br />
know your club is the third one assigned<br />
a code in the New Mexico section;<br />
if your club code is ST18, we<br />
know you as the eighteenth club affiliated<br />
in the South Texas section. If your<br />
club code is IPSC43, we know that<br />
your club was the forty-third club<br />
granted independent (or unassigned)<br />
status.<br />
If you are new at the process of submitting<br />
classifiers and don't know<br />
what your club code is, or how we have<br />
your club listed, please either look at<br />
the heading on your club's quarterly<br />
reports, or ask us – don't guess. We will<br />
be happy to help you.<br />
irs IN THE MAIL<br />
Clubs, and members, when you mail<br />
multiple items to us such as club activities<br />
and memberships, or Nationals<br />
slots and renewals, or whatever, please<br />
send separate checics for each type of<br />
submission! You may send one check<br />
for multiple club activities, or one<br />
check for two or three memberships,<br />
but each of these submissions must be<br />
accounted for separately, and we can't<br />
cut your check in half.<br />
One other thing - and I can't emphasize<br />
this too strongly - please don't<br />
send cash! If the envelope gets opened<br />
somewhere en route to our office, you<br />
would have no recourse.<br />
Good luck and good shooting!<br />
-14<br />
72 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
MINOR FORTY IN<br />
PRODUCTION continued from page 51.<br />
kind enough to share it with me. The<br />
table on page 51 reflects his efforts to<br />
try every practical load at 131 power<br />
factor regardless of the bullet weight<br />
using Titegroup powder and an overall<br />
length of 1.125".<br />
You can see in the graph that lcinetic<br />
energy decreases as velocity decreases –<br />
even thoug,h the bullet weight is rising.<br />
If the heavier bullets actually generate<br />
less energy, then why isn't everyone<br />
shooting a 200 or 220-grain bullet?<br />
Perhaps it's that other component of<br />
recoil Brian Enos mentioned to me —<br />
torque. A heavier bullet would have<br />
more surface area grabbing onto the rifling<br />
as it enters the barrel. The greater<br />
weight also is harder to start spinning,<br />
thus giving more torque. Though no<br />
one I spoke with would pinpoint why,<br />
the word "sluggish" was used more<br />
than once to describe heavy bullet<br />
loads.<br />
An informal survey in the forum at<br />
brianenos.com confirmed what the top<br />
.40 Production shooters know. Nearly<br />
60 percent of the shooters use a 180-<br />
grain bullet for .40 caliber minor. The<br />
next largest group at 22 percent said<br />
they preferred 155-grain bullets. The<br />
preference of the 180-grain bullet<br />
seems to indicate that a balance is required<br />
somewhere between the push of<br />
the heavy bullet and the snap of the<br />
lighter one.<br />
David Olhasso described his choice<br />
of bullet this way, "In minor .40, anything<br />
heavier than 180gr will be going<br />
too slow, so I have not bothered to<br />
work up any loads for them. A friend<br />
of mine and I did a bunch of testing<br />
with lighter .40 bullets (155 & 165)<br />
and we determined that with every<br />
powder we had, the 180 was the best<br />
performer. To be honest, the best 165<br />
and 155 .40 minor loads shot about the<br />
same as my 147gr 9mm load." Correct<br />
me if I'm wrong, but did he just say that<br />
the 180-grain .40 load actually shoots<br />
softer than a 147-grain 9mm load?<br />
It isn't science until you take measurements,<br />
so let's do the math. To<br />
<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT<br />
David Olhasso out-shoots most of<br />
the Production shooters in the<br />
United States with his Beretta .40.<br />
make 131 power factor, a 147-grain<br />
9mm bullet needs to travel 891 feet per<br />
second. That's neatly subsonic, so the<br />
muzzle blasts should be comparable.<br />
When we drop that velocity into the kinetic<br />
energy formula, the resulting energy<br />
thrown back at the shooter is 259<br />
foot-pounds. That's a whopping 48<br />
foot-pounds more than the 180-grain<br />
.40 caliber load at the same power factor.<br />
In other words, the 180-grain bullet<br />
delivers nearly 20 percent less energy<br />
(and therefore felt recoil) to the<br />
shooter. Now I think I begin to understand<br />
the appeal of .40 minor. If you<br />
want the sof-test round to shoot in Production,<br />
a 180 grain .40 seems like the<br />
best choice.<br />
But alas for every great theory,<br />
there is always dissension. Matthew<br />
Mink came up with a very different<br />
conclusion which he explained this<br />
way, "I started using 180 grain bullets,<br />
then tried some 200's, then 155's, back<br />
to 180's, then 135's...I was constantly<br />
tinkering with the load, but the basic<br />
gun setup stayed the same. In back-toback<br />
testing at the range, the different<br />
loads didn't really make enough difference<br />
in places I thought it should. But<br />
the big difference was match results. I<br />
had shot three or four of the best<br />
matches of my life with the 135-grain<br />
bullets." He goes on to say, "That totally<br />
goes against common thinlcing...I<br />
think it's a function of perceived<br />
quicker slide speed and more focus<br />
while shooting the gun." He then<br />
added this thought, "People will say<br />
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quickly settles back down and jiggles a<br />
little. I guess that's what others refer to<br />
as a snappier recoil."<br />
So what then of .40 caliber? Mink<br />
had this to say: "My personal recommendation<br />
to new shooters is to start in<br />
Production with minor .40. It is easier<br />
to shoot than 9mm because of the perceived<br />
lack of recoil. I think with the<br />
proper springing [the recoil] is softer<br />
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When asked if he could foresee<br />
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Competitor Signature Parent/Guardian (if under 18) Date<br />
74 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
MAJOR-<br />
1. Area 6 Championship<br />
Covington, Ga., <strong>May</strong> 13-15, 2005<br />
Contact: Cindy Noyes (404) 234-5779<br />
cgnoyes(tibellsouth.net<br />
Level: 3<br />
Point Series: Area Championship<br />
2. Iowa Sectional Championship<br />
Osceola, Iowa, <strong>May</strong> 28, 2005<br />
Contact: Chad Rutherford (515) 321-0205<br />
oops_info4ioweb.com<br />
www.ioweb.corn/oops<br />
Level: 3 (Tournament status approved)<br />
Point Series: Other Tournament - Pending approval<br />
3. Agnus Dei Scholarship Match<br />
Brighton, Mich., <strong>Jun</strong>e 3-5, 2005<br />
Contact: Jeff LaFaye, ilafave(R:Inich.corn<br />
Level: 3, charity<br />
Point Series: Other Tournament<br />
4. Area 4 Championship<br />
Bossier City, La., <strong>Jun</strong>e 9-12<br />
Contac-t: Wayne Miller wmiller@tyler.net and<br />
Kenneth Hicks area4@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org .<br />
Level: 3<br />
Point Series: Area Championship<br />
5. Kongsvinger Open (also the Nordic Open<br />
and Nordic Standard Championships)<br />
Kongsvinger, Norway. <strong>Jun</strong>e 16-19, 2005<br />
Contact: Frank Sparby, fastgunOponline.no<br />
www.triggerfreeze.com<br />
Level: 3 (IPSC)<br />
Point Series: No<br />
6. Ohio Section Championship<br />
Circleville, Ohio, <strong>Jun</strong>e 17-19, 2005<br />
Contact: Kyle Farris, flexmoney(Raolcom<br />
Level: 2<br />
Point Series: State/Sectional Pending<br />
7. Area 1 Championship<br />
Missoula, Mont., <strong>Jun</strong>e 22-25, 2005<br />
Contact: Paul Miner (406) 721-7214<br />
pminer(0)bspsc.org<br />
wwsv.bspsc.org<br />
Level: 3<br />
Point Series: Area Championship<br />
8. Linea De Fuego<br />
Pala, Calif., <strong>Jun</strong>e 24-25, 2005<br />
Contact: Bill Jehl, (760) 747-2534 tetrisman<br />
I5Ophotmail.com<br />
http://lineadefuego.org<br />
Level: 1<br />
Point Series: No<br />
9. Area 8 Championship<br />
Scottdale, Penn., <strong>Jun</strong>e 23-26, 2005<br />
Contact: Ron Rodgers (724) 309-7568<br />
Rodgers.Ron0Jcomcast.net<br />
www.geocities.com/EHPSA<br />
Level: 3<br />
Point Series: Area Championship<br />
10. Area 3 Championship<br />
Lenexa, Kansas, July 1-3, 2005<br />
Contact: Scott Hattrup, 11925 W 92nd Terrace,<br />
Lenexa, KS 66215<br />
(913) 492-8812<br />
hotrodss@aol.com<br />
Level: 3<br />
Point Series: Area Championship<br />
11. Summer Blast<br />
York, Penn., July 7-10, 2005<br />
C:ontact: Larry Houck (304) 724-6994,<br />
azone40@adelphia.net<br />
www.lchico.5u.com<br />
Level: 3<br />
Point Series: Other Tournament - Pending<br />
12. 2005 Indiana State Championship<br />
Atlanta, Ind., July 9 - 10, 2005<br />
Contact: Walt Rosenquist (260) 312-5157 indianasection@comcast.net<br />
www.moxiecreative.com/inStateMatch<br />
Level: 2 (Approval pending)<br />
Point Series: State /Sectional - Pending<br />
13. Genesee Conservation League Firecracker<br />
Match<br />
Penfield, NY.., July 8-10, 2005<br />
Contact:John Marchand, heathwes4aol.com<br />
Ron Speicher, rspeiche@rochester.mcom<br />
Level: 2<br />
Point series: Pending<br />
14. Golden Bullet Championship<br />
Richmond, CAE, July 29-31, 2005<br />
Contact: Steve Mullins (415) 647-1876<br />
tiamatsf(a pacbell.net<br />
www.richmondhotshots.com<br />
Level: 3<br />
Point Series: No<br />
15. Golden Bullet<br />
Richmond, Calif., July 29-31, 2005<br />
Contact: Steve Mullins (415)647-1876<br />
tiamatsWpachell.net<br />
www.richmondhotshots.com<br />
Level 2<br />
Points Series: Unknown<br />
16. Northwest Challenge<br />
Marysville, Wash., July 30-31, 2005<br />
Contact: Joe DeSimone, (360) 629-4417<br />
joeydsWnwlink.com<br />
Tim Bragg, timlabs(ktimlabs.com<br />
http://northwestsection.org/NWChallenge2005<br />
Level 2<br />
Points Series: State/Sectional<br />
17. 2005 Georgia State Championship<br />
Gainesville, Ga. Aug. 12-13, 2005<br />
Contact: Carlos A. Rubio (770-861-6939)<br />
carubio@bellsouth.net, Roger Kooi (404) 307-<br />
3219 rogerkooi@thellsouth.net<br />
www.cherokeeipsc.org<br />
Level: 2<br />
Points Series: State/Sectional<br />
18. AWARE Invitational<br />
Morrisville, Vt., Aug. 18-21, 2005<br />
Contact: Scott Chapman (802) 238-8604<br />
See ad, page 77.<br />
Level: Charity<br />
19. 2005 Michigan State Championship<br />
Dorr, Mich., Aug. 19 - 20, 2005<br />
Contact: Wayne Bishop (269) 795-7372<br />
3040krag(g,chartermi.net<br />
www.sksc.org<br />
Level: 2 (pending)<br />
Point Series: Unknown<br />
20. Louisiana Gator Classic<br />
Sept. 2-4, 2005, Thibodaux, La.,<br />
contact: Neil Allen, jrneltd(o bellsouth.net , gatbulletsOrcajunnet.com<br />
Level: 2 (Approval pending)<br />
Point Series: unknown<br />
21. Great Plains Section Championship<br />
Sept. 17, 2005, Omaha, Neb.<br />
Contact: Chris Davies (402) 332-5888 CD-<br />
Davies@aol.com<br />
Level: 2 (Approval pending)<br />
Point Series: State/Section Championship - Pe<br />
nding<br />
22. Minnesota Section Championships<br />
Hutchinson, Minn., Sept. 16-18, 2005<br />
Contact: Tim Uhl (320) 295-9062<br />
TRUBL4CMGATE.COM<br />
http://www.mn<strong>uspsa</strong>.org<br />
Level: 2- Approval Pending<br />
Point Series: State/Sectional<br />
23. Area 5 Championship<br />
Sellersburg, Ind., Sept. 23-26, 2005<br />
Contact: Chuck Bradley, www.shootersconnection.com<br />
www.<strong>uspsa</strong>-area5.org<br />
Level: 3<br />
Point Series: Area Championship<br />
24. Texas State Championships<br />
Breckenridge, Tex., Sept. 23-25, 2005<br />
Contact: Jimmy Mitchell<br />
mitch@academicplanet.com<br />
Level: 2 (pending)<br />
Point Series: Unknown<br />
25. 2005 NC State Championships<br />
Creedmoor, N. C., Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2005<br />
Contact: Don Crafton (919) 847-9076, ncsee.-<br />
tion05@earthlink.net , Glenn Scales (919) 848-<br />
1 720 stats@;,sirwaltergun club.com<br />
www.sinvaltergunclub.com/match<br />
Level: 2 - Approval Pending<br />
Point Series: Pending<br />
26. Missouri State Championship<br />
Rolla, Mo., Oct 14-16, 2005<br />
Contact: Michael Herman<br />
pmherman@earthlink.net<br />
www.rollanet.org/—bdelp/cops/<br />
Level: 3 (pending)<br />
Point Series: State Championship (Pending)<br />
<strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005 • FRONT SIGHT 75
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1. Texas State 3-Gun<br />
Championship<br />
San Angelo, Texas, <strong>May</strong> 21-22,<br />
2005<br />
Contact: Alex Wakal<br />
wakal@hotmail.com<br />
www.sanangelogunclub.org/action p<br />
isto1/2005TS3GunEntry.pdf<br />
2. MGM lronman<br />
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Boise, Idaho, <strong>Jun</strong>e 9-12, 2005<br />
Contact: Mike Gibson, MGM Targets<br />
(208) 454-0555, (888) 767-7371<br />
www.mgmtargets.com<br />
3. Southeast Shotgun<br />
Championship<br />
New Hope , Ala., <strong>Jun</strong>e DTBA<br />
Contact:Jeff Cramblit<br />
Jeffcramblit@hotmail.com<br />
www.seshooting.com<br />
4. FREEDOM (Team) 3-Gun Championships<br />
COSSA Range, Bend, Ore.July 2-3,2005<br />
Contact: Mike McCarter (503) 391-<br />
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MINOR FORTY<br />
PRODUCTION continued from page 71.<br />
USPSA Production sticks with 10<br />
rounds, I will probably stick with .40<br />
minor." Olhasso explained his reasoning:<br />
"As the gun recoils, it seems to go<br />
right back to the same point of aim.<br />
My initial draw towards the .40 was<br />
the amount of recoil consistency the<br />
gun showed. Shot to shot, the gun<br />
does the same thing every time pull<br />
the trigger. This helps me keep the gun<br />
5. Inland Empire 3-Gun Championship<br />
Coer D'Alene, Id., July 30-31,2005<br />
Contact: Carl Carbon, (800) 572-0430<br />
or mobile (509) 750-4041<br />
Carbon501@qosi.net<br />
Range phone: (208) 773-3624<br />
http://www.sppl.us/calendar.htm<br />
6. DPMS Tri-Gun Challenge<br />
Del-Tone/Luth Gun Club, St.Cloud, MN<br />
Aug. 12-14, 2005<br />
Contact: DPMS at (320) 258-4448 or<br />
dpms@dpmsinc.com<br />
7. JP Rocky Mountain 3-Gun World<br />
Championship<br />
Whittington Center, Raton, N.M., Aug.<br />
25-28, 2005<br />
Contact:JP Enterprises (651) 426-9196<br />
8. International Tactical Rifleman's<br />
Challenge. (Including Helo event)<br />
Giiiette, Wy., Aug. 20-22, 2005<br />
Contact: Dave Lauck, (307) 686-4008<br />
http://www.dIsports.com/<br />
9. Mississippi State 3-Gun<br />
Sept., 9-11, Glen, Miss.,<br />
Contact: Sam Keen, srkdraws@be11-<br />
south.net or Nathan Hendrix<br />
(662) 287-3235 www.crssa.com<br />
10. Area 1 3-Gun<br />
COSSA Range, Bend, Ore. Sept.<br />
16-17,2005<br />
on target and gives me much better<br />
scores." He did mention one small<br />
caveat, "For the Worlds, IPSC has no<br />
10-round limit in IPSC Production."<br />
So what conclusions can we draw?<br />
Yes, there is a convenience factor to<br />
shooting .40 minor and the larger<br />
holes may buy you the occasional A hit<br />
over a C hit. But the real appeal is the<br />
lack of recoil. Surprisingly, in the perceived<br />
recoil debate, it looks as if we<br />
managed the discussion withilut ven<br />
tunng too far into territory that could<br />
Contact: Mike McCarter (503) 391-<br />
1712. nomikes@hotmail.com<br />
http://www.nassonline.org/<br />
11. 12th Courage Classic Benefit<br />
Match<br />
Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club,<br />
Bremerton,Wash., Sept. DTBA<br />
(to benefit Peninsula Community<br />
Health Services Children's Fund)<br />
Contact: Earl Jull, ejull@hotmail.com<br />
(360) 649-3693<br />
11. USPSA 3-Gun Nationals<br />
Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 14-16,<br />
2005<br />
Contact: USPSA Office<br />
(360) 855-2245 info@<strong>uspsa</strong>.org<br />
See application on page 74.<br />
dos,, 12. Kentucky State 3-Gun<br />
4.71-4'-t Championship<br />
Lewisport, Ky., Oct. 28-29, 2005<br />
Contact: Wayne Patmore, (812) 634-<br />
1527, WayneP@fullnet.com<br />
www.orpci.com<br />
13. Practical Shotgun Challenge<br />
Ephrata, Wash, Oct. DTBA, 2005<br />
Contact: Patrick Kelley, (509) 765-0271<br />
pekelley@vib.tv<br />
14. Area 6 3-Gun<br />
Championship<br />
Moss Branch Range, Ala., Nov.<br />
4-6,2005 Contact: Don Woolsley<br />
be called impolite. Everyone I spoke to<br />
seemed to agree that .40 minor (at least<br />
the 180 grain bullet) is easier to shoot<br />
than 9mm. The counter-argument I<br />
heard was that it's not possible to go<br />
fast enough to win with .40 minor.<br />
And that really is an argument. I think<br />
I know a few shooters who are anxious<br />
to prove that idea wrong! Regardless<br />
of whether or not minor .40 ever wins<br />
Production, it will be interesting to see<br />
if it will gain more popularity in a division<br />
originally built around<br />
9mm guns.<br />
-ft<br />
76 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>Jun</strong>e 2005
2005 AWARE INVITATIONAL - A POINTS SERIES "OTHER" MATCH<br />
AUGUST 1 8 - 2 I 2005 - MORRISvILLE, VERMONT<br />
Name<br />
Address<br />
City State Zip<br />
Country<br />
Email<br />
Green Mountain Practical Shooters<br />
Scott Chapman. Match Director<br />
802-238-8604<br />
email: aware@gmps.ws<br />
Preferred Squad Date<br />
(all squads begin at 9 am and finish late afternoon)<br />
USPSA/IPSC #<br />
Phone<br />
Class<br />
Please list TOP 3 choices in order (1-3)<br />
Thursday. 8/18 AM<br />
major Minor<br />
Open Limited Limited10 Production Revolver<br />
Woman Senior Super-Senior <strong>Jun</strong>ior<br />
Free Match T-Shirt (circle one) S M L XL XXL (extra shirts $15 each)<br />
Match Fee $135* (<strong>Jun</strong>iorS $1001<br />
Friday, 8/19 AM<br />
Saturday, 8/20 AM<br />
Sunday, 8/21 AM<br />
Points Series? Add $10<br />
Extra T-Shirts (# x $15)<br />
Size(s) S M L XL XXL<br />
If you wish to be squadded with specific people. please send in your<br />
applications together. if possibie. We cannot guarantee squads, but<br />
will do our best to accommodate your requests!<br />
Total<br />
Make checks (US funds only) payable to: AWARE 2005<br />
230 Elmwood Ave.<br />
Burlington, VT 05401<br />
For travel and match information, visit our website at www.gmps.ws<br />
Prizes awarded piimarily by random draw.<br />
Bonus prizes to major division/class winners.<br />
A portion of the proceeds go to supporting AWARE<br />
Arming women Against Rape & Endangerment -<br />
www.aware.org<br />
Match generously sponsored by<br />
Caspian Arrns, Ltd.<br />
www.caspianarms.com<br />
(C)<br />
Caspipa<br />
SUMMER BLAST<br />
**Please register early, match filled in 2004**<br />
STI Contingency Program H Trophies and Plaques Awarded<br />
July 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2005<br />
lzaak Walton League, York, PA<br />
Match Fee $75.00 ($125 after <strong>Jun</strong>e 1) <strong>Jun</strong>iors $40.00 ($70.00 after <strong>Jun</strong>e 1)<br />
Match Fee includes a match t-shirt<br />
Divisions<br />
Category<br />
Open / Limited / Lim10 / Production / Revolver Law / Lady / <strong>Jun</strong>ior / Senior / Super Senior<br />
Make checks payable to: 2005 Summer Blast<br />
Mail to: 2005 Summer Blast c/o Linda Chico 2007 Cermack St. Columbia, SC 29223-3530<br />
Ouestions contact: Match Director Lany Houck (a), 304-714-6994 Email: azone40(&,adelphia.net<br />
NAME:<br />
ADDRESS:<br />
CITY:<br />
PHONE:<br />
SPECIFY SHIRT SIZE:<br />
EMAIL:<br />
STATE:<br />
USPSA #<br />
CLASS:<br />
ZIP:<br />
PLEASE PRINT NEATLY OR TYPE<br />
Preferred Shooting Time<br />
st<br />
Indicate 1 /rd/Choice ll Squads will be limited to 7 people<br />
Thur PM (Match Staff Only) Fri AM Fri PM Sat AM Sat PM Sun AM<br />
CRO's and RO's are needed to officiate this match. Match staff will receive generous incentives for your hard work<br />
and dedication. To receive this generous offer you must be full time staff on Fri, Sat and Sun.<br />
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poRCTItirSHOOTING<br />
No.r,<br />
NAME<br />
ADDRESS<br />
CITY<br />
PHONE<br />
Targeting Education<br />
Agnus Dei Scholarship Fund for Catholic Education<br />
All profits from this match go to the Agnus Dei Scholarship Fund.<br />
<strong>Jun</strong>e 3,4,5, 2005<br />
USPSA Level III Charity Match / Points Series "Tournament"<br />
Brighton, Michigan<br />
STATE<br />
EMAIL<br />
USPSA #<br />
ZIP<br />
TOTING EDIJCAIIN<br />
DIVISION (CIRCLE ONE): OPEN LIMITED LIMITED 10 PRODUCTION REVOLVER<br />
Shooting on: Friday Saturday Sunday Squad With:<br />
. – —<br />
PISTOL: MAJOR / MINOR Class: GM M A BCDU Other: Lady Super Senior Senior<br />
SHIRT SIZE: S M L XL XXL XXXL (S20 Additional)<br />
Registration: I3egins January 1, 2005<br />
Application will be posted at: www.livingstongunclub.orn<br />
Divisions: Open, Limited, Limited 10, Production, Revolver.<br />
Stage Count: 7 + Side Match (Pin Shoot)<br />
Chrono: We will chrono per 2004 USPSA rules.<br />
Round Count: 180<br />
Location: Livingston Gun Club- Brighton, Michigan<br />
Slots: 150 available-first come, first serve.<br />
Rules: Per current edition of the USPSA Rulebook.<br />
Prizes: Random Drawing (Double Blind).<br />
Rangemaster: Jay Worden. Match Director: Jeff LaFave<br />
Format: One-day format. Match staff will shoot on Friday. Ranges will be<br />
open for inspection starting on Friday morning.<br />
Entry fee: S85.00, S40.00 for Jr. before <strong>May</strong> I, 2005. After <strong>May</strong> I add<br />
$25.00. Shirts will be available for $20. CRO's shoot for free. RO's & Staff<br />
for 50°/o.<br />
Send match application along with entry fee to: Agnus Dei Charity Match<br />
9029 Stoney Creek Dr. South Lyon, MI 48178<br />
Checks made payable to: JelT LaFave Contact: jlafavegmich.eom for<br />
questions.<br />
Northwest Challenge 2005<br />
29-31 July 2005<br />
Marysville Rifle Club, Arlington, WA<br />
Tau Northwest<br />
A Northwest Section Production, hosted by The Marysville Rifle Club Practical Shooters, Joe Desimone, M.D.<br />
8 Stages 200* Rounds Plaques & Trophies<br />
Name:<br />
USPSA #<br />
(req'd!!)<br />
Address: Phone: (<br />
City: State: Zip: E-mail:<br />
II! Match Staff shoots for score 29 July l!I<br />
Please check all that apply -<br />
O Open 0 Limited LI Ltd-10 J Production<br />
O Revolver U Major 0 Minor<br />
O Lady U <strong>Jun</strong>ior LI Senior 0 Super Sr<br />
Regular Entry Fees<br />
<strong>Jun</strong>ior Entry Fees<br />
Match Tees<br />
The Match Store<br />
®$60 ea<br />
®$30 ea<br />
@$15 ea<br />
We'd appreciate your help during the match I am a - Shirt sizes: S M L XL<br />
• RO CRO RM warm body<br />
Total enclosed (no refunds after 15 <strong>Jun</strong>e):<br />
Please try to squad me with<br />
Limited to first 120 entrants. Make checks payable and mail to:<br />
MRCPS/NWC, c/o Lisa Munson, 3829 104th St NE, Marysville, WA, 98271-7208<br />
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UNITED STATES<br />
PIN. woo-mra I<br />
North Carolina State Championship<br />
September 30 —October 2, 2005<br />
Sir Walter Gun Club, Creedmoor, NC<br />
http://www.sirwaltergunclub.comfmatch<br />
2' 0 0 5<br />
Troph y Match<br />
200+ rounds in 8 stages<br />
Match fee of $85 before<br />
August 31, 2005<br />
Name<br />
Address<br />
City<br />
Phone<br />
E -mail<br />
State<br />
Zip<br />
<strong>Jun</strong>ior shooters shoot for —1/2<br />
price<br />
RO's match fee to be prorated<br />
based on participation<br />
level<br />
All shooting will be done in 1/2<br />
day — small squads will<br />
minimize waiting time<br />
SQUAD TIME<br />
(Indicate l' and ri choices. Persons wishing to be<br />
squadded together must send applications together.)<br />
Fri pm<br />
Sat pm<br />
Sat am<br />
CROs and ROs needed. Please call or<br />
e-mail Glenn Scales or Don Crafton<br />
LISPSA #<br />
In Ma or Minor (lass<br />
Open 0 Lid 0 1.-10<br />
Sun am 0 Prod CI Rev I.ady<br />
171 Jr o Sr a SuprSt<br />
A late fee of $25 applies to all<br />
entries after August 15<br />
No refunds after<br />
August 31. 2005<br />
NO EXCEPTIONS<br />
'Slake check pay able to:<br />
North arolina Section<br />
Mail to Stab: ()Meer: Glenn Scales<br />
8700 Kenilworth Dr<br />
Raleigh. NC 27611-1222<br />
slatvci sirwalteraunclubconi<br />
919-X48-1720<br />
(evenings / weekeihic only)<br />
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Match Fee (Sg5)<br />
tate Match Fee ($110 after Aug 156)<br />
T-Shirts ($15)<br />
Saturday Night banquet tickets ($20 each)<br />
<strong>Jun</strong>ior Match Fcc (S401<br />
Total<br />
T-Shirl Size: El S<br />
a, Er, ri XXI.<br />
Limited Quantities of T -Shirts will he on sale at the inateh. order yours now!<br />
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY<br />
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July 29, 30 & 31, 2005<br />
Richmond Rod & Gun Club<br />
USPSA Level III, pending<br />
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