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September 2013 Poplarville pistol match reminder
Tomorrow (Sunday, September 8) is the monthly USPSA pistol match in Poplarville. The match begins at 9 AM. This month is a bit unusual with the Biloxi match the day before Pearlington instead of before Poplarville.
Poplarville 3-gun **UPDATE**
Sunday, 7:00 AM: It is hard to believe, but the road in is actually dry. So, with Karen fizzling, we are on. The radar looks good for at least a few hours, so come on out.
Saturday, 7:40 PM: Just got back from the range. Everything is set up except for stapling up the targets. There was no rain as of 6 PM, so the road is in great shape. However, check back no later than 7 AM for the final decision. We will wait to see what Karen does tonight.
Saturday, 1:15 PM: So far, we have missed any significant bad weather. There was a line of rain that moved through the range a short time ago, but it appears clear for the rest of the day. We will be heading up there around 3 PM to set up stages for tomorrow’s match. At this point, the match is still on. However, we will not make a final decision until tomorrow morning due to the tropical storm. We suggest checking here before you leave the house. A final decision will be made no later than 7 AM on Sunday.
Friday, 7:30 AM: The approaching tropical storm may cause us to cancel the match this weekend. We have NOT yet cancelled, but please check back throughout Saturday. We suggest checking here before coming to the range on Sunday for final notice about the match. Even if the storm passes on Saturday, any significant rainfall can make the road in impassible.
The South Mississippi Practical Shooting Association (Poplarville) will resume our 3-gun matches on October. We take the summer off because of the heat, and would normally resume in September, but this year, Labor Day weekend coincides with the first Sunday, so we will not shoot then. We plan to shoot our first 3-gun this fall on October 6. If you haven’t shot 3-gun before, then check out what you need to know by clicking here.
August 2013 Pearlington pistol match results
Weather was the big story in August. With Harrison County flooding from all night rain, many of the regulars from the East decided we weren’t going to shoot. But we did. And we had a darn good match, to boot. We didn’t get any rain during the match (at the range), and the temperature was moderated by persistent cloud cover, so it was pleasant by August standards.
We had 16 shooters show up to shoot four great stages. The overall match winner was… Read more…
August 2013 Poplarville pistol match results
Another August, another hot day. Despite the occasional clouds and eventual rain, it was hot today! And in some cases, that applied to the shooting as well. There were some stellar performances, and then there were the ones where you just want to hit the delete button.
We had a good turnout with 20 shooters competing. We had one new shooter to the club today who managed to walk away with a division win as well. The 5 stages were just about the right amount of challenge to be easy to set and score but challenging enough to make you think. In the end, the results may surprise some. Our overall winner today was… Read more…
July 2013 Pearlington pistol match results
Once again, the weather threatened, but it was an idle threat. Most everyone had rain at home before coming out or on the way to the match, but other than a one minute shower at the range, the rain held off. It helped the temps but the humidity was right on up there.
The turnout today was just average (probably because of the weather), with 33 shooters competing and we had a great match. We shot 4 stages and were done shooting by about 11:45 AM. With the electronic scoring, we are able to process everything much quicker and get stages taken down as soon as the last group finished there. Our match winner today was… Read more…
July 2013 Poplarville pistol match results
You never would have guessed it from the weather at the start of the weekend, but today’s match was actually pretty good. Apparently, the rain missed the range on Friday and Saturday and the road in was dry and caused no problems this month. For a July in South Mississippi, it was almost bearable. We had a great turnout with 27 shooters competing on 5 stages of fire. We had several new shooters today and we welcome them and hope they will come back again.
If you viewed the results at the range, please note there have been some changes. The PractiScore application didn’t handle the classifier properly and was counting Mikes for every no penalty miss. I was able to correct this by hand in EZ-WinScore, so the scores did change and I am positive they are correct as shown here. The numbers in the raw data input for Stage 1 were right in the Nooks but the total score for the stage was not done right so the final scores at the range were not accurate. The ones posted here are accurate.
Our match winner was Read more…
July Poplarville match reminder
**UPDATE** 7:00 AM Sunday morning.
The road in is dry and easily passable. The match is on!
Tomorrow is the monthly USPSA pistol match on Poplarville. Please check back in the morning before coming to the range for an update on the range road. Last month, we had issues and it is possible again. I will be at the range by 7 AM and provide an update on the road. If you have 4-wheel drive, you might want to bring it.
June 2013 Poplarville pistol match results
Once again, the weather was iffy in the early morning, prompting a few phone calls and emails. But, in the end, we had a great day of shooting. The rain held off until well after the match was over and packed up, and it was partly cloudy most of the time so it wasn’t too hot, too often. The only real issue we had was with the road up the hill. One poor car slid off the side and had to be pulled out. The omnipresent white van of fun didn’t even make the attempt (smart move, Bob!).
We had 15 shooters make the trip today and while we only shot 4 stages, we still had a great match. Our match winner was … Read more…
June Poplarville match update
I just arrived at the range (7:00 AM) and the ground is wet but there is no rain close by. The road is very good considering the recent rain. I was able to get up with 4-wheel drive with no problems, but I think you could do it with 2-wheel if you keep your speed up. It is not slicked out or rutted at this time. So, the match is still on!
I am leaving the house now and will be at the range by 6:50 AM. I will post an update by 7:15 AM. Please check here before leaving home.
As of 5:00 AM, We are still planning to shoot at Poplarville on Sunday, June 9. We haven’t been able to check the condition of the road, so if you can’t get up the hill, call someone and they will come get you in a truck.
May 2013 Poplarville pistol match results
On Friday, it wasn’t looking good. On Saturday, we almost called it off. And then on Sunday, we were rewarded for our patience. The start of the weekend washed out the Biloxi match so we lost some valuable last-minute practice for the Classic. But we got our match in and actually had a good day. The weather was great, with mild temperatures and mostly overcast skies. We had a decent turnout with 16 shooters coming out. We had one new (to us) shooter and the rest were, as they say, grizzled veterans.
With 5 stages and 138 minimum shots, we got that valuable trigger time. Wayne went a little crazy and managed to set a 40 round monster which really emphasized movement and accuracy. In the end, it was the man with the dot on top taking the top spot. Our match winner was Read more…
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