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December 2018 3-Gun in Poplarville **CANCELLED**
The 3-gun match in Poplarville scheduled for December 2, 2018 has been cancelled due to rain at the range on Friday night and expected rain Saturday afternoon.
November 2018 Brothers N Arms USPSA Pistol Match
What started out as a brisk morning warmed up before the first shots. The weather turned out to be quite nice pretty much the whole day as most shooters shed the warm layers quicker than a JJ Racaza double tap. Forty shooters competed on six great stages, with big rounds counts abounding. Not exactly Gator style hosing, nor Nationals style technical shooting but a good mix of fast and slow shooting with just enough movement to keep it interesting.
When the last shots were fired and the scores synced, it was Read more…
November 2018 Biloxi USPSA pistol match – **Cancelled**
In order to properly enjoy the full Thanksgiving experience, the Deep South Shooters Association match scheduled for November 25, 2018 has been cancelled.
November 2018 Poplarville USPSA Pistol match **CANCELLED**
The November 2018 USPSA match in Poplarville has been cancelled due to the conflict with the Gator Classic in Louisiana. This match will NOT be rescheduled.
November 2018 Poplarville 3-Gun match results
Once again, a nice day was missed by many of the regulars. There were only 11 shooters today, but they enjoyed some interesting, and different stages. It’s tough coming up with something different each month, but somehow, it seems to work every time. There was something for everybody on at least one of their stages. The weather also cooperated and made for a great day, environmentally. The cloud cover kept the temperature at bay and it was kind of Goldilocks all day long (not to hot, not too cold, …).
With Kevin shooting the Voodoo on the Bayou 3-Gun match, the top spot was just waiting for a new face. The face that actually showed up wasn’t exactly new to the winner’s circle, but he hasn’t been there too much recently. Back on top of the heap with a consistent performance all day was Read more…
November 2018 Poplarville 3-Gun match reminder
This weekend, it’s 3-gun in the woods of Poplarville! The match will be this coming Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 9 AM. Expect four stages, with some long rifle shots. All those participating will get an extra hour of sleep Saturday night, courtesy of the end of Daylight Saving Time. Don’t forget to set your clocks BACK one hour Saturday night. If you do forget, you might get there in time to help staple up some targets!
If you want to know what you should bring, check it out here. Sign up now by clicking the Register Now button below.
October 2018 Biloxi (DSSA) pistol match results
For a change, the weather was NOT threatening, nor was it too hot. It turned out to be a great day, weather-wise. This seemed to bring everyone out to play. In addition, Limited division was up for grabs as the three local Limited shooters who normally vie for top spot were all at Limited Nationals this weekend.
Thanks to the 2018 USPSA Optics Nationals experience that Roger Henn, George Miller and Bill Jackson gained in Frostproof, FL this past weekend, 68 shooters were treated to some of the stages they shot there. Stage 1, the “next-year” classifier proved to be as difficult as it did at Nationals. You just can’t miss fast enough to score well, even though many tried. The PCC guys ruled this stage. Stages 4 and 5 were as close to the Nationals versions as we could make them, and they performed similarly to the Nationals. They were challenging, but fair. A good test of your basic skills. The rest of the new classifiers coming won’t be any easier than stage 1, so get ready!
With the big turnout, the match moved along pretty well. With the nice weather, it made for a pleasant morning, as long as you were shooting well. Heck, it was still nice even with a miss here or there! But there is always one person who seems to get it all together. Today that person was Read more…
80% of Open shooters aren’t as good as they think!
Local shooters George Miller, Roger Henn and I competed at the USPSA Optics Nationals in Florida in the Open division this past weekend (Sat-Mon). We found tough, but fair stages that really tested our fundamental skills. There was a mix of standards courses with lots of reloads (Open shooters aren’t supposed to have to reload that much) and strong and weak hand shooting, medium courses where you needed to move quickly though the targets and be as accurate as possible, and a healthy dose of field courses with significant movement and lots of long distance targets (hence, the OPTICS part…). Targets occasionally sported some sort of cover, of both the hard and no-shoot variety. There were also swingers and bobbers mixed in for good measure. But none of what we saw was brand new.
While I had set my expectations on just shooting my current level of skill, Read more…
October 2018 Biloxi USPSA pistol match – Registration open
Registration is open for this month’s USPSA match, presented by the Deep South Shooters Association. The match will take place at the Coast Rifle and Pistol Club in Biloxi on October 28, 2018. Shooting begins at 9 AM. Please arrive no later than 8:30 AM to check in and pay.
Juniors shoot for free, CPRC members shoot for $15, all others shoot for $20.
To register, click the big registration button below.
October 2018 Poplarville pistol match results
The weather was more fall-ish than it has been in a long, long time, but it did get just a bit warm in the Sun. That didn’t stop the 40 shooters who came out today from enjoying the six stages of sheer joy that we put together. OK, it wasn’t that joyous for everyone, but with Nationals starting next Saturday, the nine competitors from today’s match going to Nationals got some final match level practice in. Nationals is hard, period. Today, we had some stages that were even tougher than planned, so it worked out. We now have this week to practice on those weaknesses.
There was lots of hard cover and no-shoots all over the place. Only one stage had wide open targets with no danger (other than the ever present Mike), other than going too fast. Two shooters managed to have just one Mike for the whole match, while the rest of us kept going ka-ching! all over the place. There were even a few comments along the lines of this being our toughest match ever! Maybe so, but it didn’t start out to be that way. Sometimes, you set up a stage and think, “this won’t be too bad” but you end up wrong, dead wrong. I was told stage 6 should have been named “Thanks A LOT!”
When all the crying was done, there was a winner*. The overall winner* and Open title* goes to Read more…
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