South Mississippi Practical Shooting

For the second month in a row, the weather was great. Nineteen shooters came out for 3-gun competition today and were treated to some really challenging stages. More than a few discovered their scope wasn’t zeroed as well as they hoped. With a flash target at 400 yards, you found out pretty quickly if you were on target. The short range stages also proved to be more challenging than the first glance may has offered.

When the scores were finally tallied, there was once again just one name at the top. Our winner today was  Read more…

The November 2016 3-Gun match in Poplarville is now open for registration. Sign up online if you plan to attend. Just click the Register button below.

It was supposed to be Fall, but someone forgot to mention that to the weatherman. It was pleasant in the morning, but as the day wore on, it got a little warm. By Noon, when we finished up, it was pushing the upper 80’s. Yes, we will take that over the last two rain-outs, but gosh, it’s been pretty nice for a while, and we deserved a picture perfect day. Oh, well.

Turnout was down a bit from our 2016 average, but it was decent. This was a makeup match and we are thankful for everyone that came out today. In total, there were 25 shooters and 7 (seven) stages. That’s a little misleading because we borrowed a group of 3 stages from the 2016 Limited/Open Nationals. This included a stage with one shot on a single popper, a stage with 6 shots on one targets, and then a slightly modified El Prez for the final stage. There was also a “Pittsburg” stage that featured 21 steel targets and no paper. That one proved to be more challenging for the RO and shooters who were watching, as the splatter managed to get almost everyone at least once.

The match was never really in doubt, with the overall match win going to Read more…

The South Mississippi Practical Shooting Association will host the monthly USPSA Pistol match this Sunday (October 16, 2016) at the range in Poplarville. The match will begin at 9 AM. This is a rescheduled date for the September match.

Online registration is available by clicking the giant button below. Please sign up if you plan on attending.

The first really nice day of the fall shooting season saw 25 shooters make the trip to Poplarville for 3-Gun. This was our biggest 3-gun turnout in quite some time as well. Wayne was back and the stages stretched out a big, and this brought an extra dose of reality. If you didn’t know your scope’s zero, you might have had a rough day. The four stages presented a variety of challenges from quick gun handling with no reloaded needed (right?) to lots of movement with multiple skills required. Just when you thought the day was going to be won by the fittest/youngest shooter, the most physically challenged shooter (Joe Jones) won the stage with the most movement (stage 3). Go figure?! My theory is he couldn’t run so he wasn’t out of breath when he got to the rifle portion of the stage and wasn’t breathing hard, like the rest up us who sprinted all the way and found the tiny little x on the crosshairs was a bit too jumpy to find the actual target. Let that be a lesson to the rest of us.

Our winner today was  Read more…

The October 2016 3-Gun match in Poplarville is now open for registration. Sign up online if you plan to attend. Just click the Register button below.

The pistol match scheduled for Sunday, September 18, has been cancelled due to the wet road into the range, and the forecast of more rain for Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

The South Mississippi Practical Shooting Association will host the monthly USPSA Pistol match this Sunday (September 18, 2016) at the range in Poplarville. The match will begin at 9 AM. This is a rescheduled date for the September match.

Online registration is available by clicking here or click the giant button below. Please sign up if you plan on attending.