South Mississippi Practical Shooting

Are you interested in shooting the 2021 HiCap Nationals in the Open/Limited or Carry Optics/PCC match in Talladega, Alabama? The match date are October 16-18, 2021 for Carry Optics/PCC and October 22-24, 2021 for Open/Limited. The Mississippi Section has been given just two slots for each match and they will be awarded to shooters who are members of the Mississippi Section who competed in local MS matches or out of state residents who also support our state matches.

Click here to find out more about the USPSA Nationals.

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For those of you wishing to pay your last respects to Gerald Benton, a visitation will begin at 1:00 PM on Friday, April 23, 2021 at Trinity Funeral Services in McHenry, Mississippi (between Saucier and Perkinston on Highway 49). The service will begin at 3:00 PM.

This morning, I found out that one of my best friends from our local shooting world passed away last night. Gerald Benton was one of the very first people I met when I was introduced to practical shooting way back in the late 1990’s. That was at the original Deep South Shooters Association matches at the Gulfport police range. His passing deeply saddened me because he was truly one of the nicest people I have met while shooting. He was always involved in not just shooting but also in helping set up at most of the local matches not just for years, but for decades. He helped me get started. If you shot any of the matches, including Gulfport, Poplarville, Biloxi and Pearlington, any time since the mid 1990’s, you probably knew Gerald, too. He shot everything, USPSA, 3-Gun, Steel Challenge and even outlaw matches.

As sad as his passing is, I have tried to think back to the good times I had shooting with Gerald both locally and at the Mississippi Classic in Jackson. The picture above is from the 2014 MS Classic where Gerald was the senior member (at least, USPSA competition-wise) of our squad. If you aren’t too new to our sport, then you probably recognize most of these folks, as well. In case you don’t know everyone, here’s a who’s who…

Front row left to right – Mike Esposito, Michael Smith, Don Evans, Sean Benton, Bryant Willett

Back row left to right – Gerald Benton, Josh Benton, Steven Mosher, Bill Jackson, Chris Brown, Carter Brown, Lee Fraiser

I do not have any details for services that may be planned at this time. However, I will update this post when I have more information.

Gerald, thank you for all the help you gave me throughout the years. You will be greatly missed by your friends in the shooting community. Thank you for all the good times. May you rest in peace.

Bill Jackson

The monthly Coast Rifle and Pistol Club Steel Challenge match is scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2021 at the range in Biloxi. The match starts at 9 am. Shooters are allowed to register up to 2 guns in different divisions.

The match fee for CRPC members is just $10, while non-members pay $15. All second guns are just $5. Juniors shoot up to two guns for free.

To register click the big button here.