South Mississippi Practical Shooting

We had a great turnout for 3-gun today, with 22 shooters making it out for the match. The weather was perfect and the competition was stout. We had 4 stages, each won by four different people, with even second place being four separate people.

Stage 1 was the long range stage, 2 strings of statice steel at 100 yards, one being weak shoulder, and then a third string with Pistol at a popper at 25-35 yards. Steven Mosher set the pace here with a time of 35.02, and Richard Padgett was right behind him with an impressive raw time of 40.19 with no scope magnification!

Stage 2 was a 25 round short course that gave competitors the option to shoot their choice of any two guns. Joe Jones made the winning selection turning in a blazing time of 15.64, with David Martian right on his heels with a time of 16.09.

Stage 3 required all three guns, engaging 25 yard paper with rifle, a steel array with shotgun, and then the Texas star with the pistol. It gave a few different options on how to run it, with the biggest question being shooting on the move between stations or posting up and then moving. Kevin Leonhardt came out on top on this stage with a smoking time of 23.80, followed closely behind by both Richard Padgett and Jeret Howard at 24 seconds.

The 4th stage was a long field course that required rifle and shotgun and covered the length of the bay in movement. You really had to have your track shoes on for this one, as well as be able to reload the shotgun efficiently as it required a minimum of 10 shots at steel. Ivan Deroche ran away with this stage and the overall match here with a time of 27.62, with Jeret Howard being the next closest at 31.64. No one else was within 7 seconds of Ivan on this stage, and that helped propel him to the overall win.

Overall Winner: Ivan Deroche
Tactical Division: Ivan Deroche
Limited Division: Jeret Howard
Open Division: Steve White

Full results: https://practiscore.com/results/html/ff090c5f-45d3-4092-822c-2bfb6fc8e7ca

Want to thank everyone who came out and shot, helped run timers and nooks and pasted and helped tear down. It really is a team effort.

Especially want to thank those who helped setup, without whom the match wouldn’t be possible.

See you at the next match!

We had 65 competitors come out today for the BPSA September 2016 USPSA match, and we hope everyone enjoyed the match and appreciate all of you coming out and participating.

Aside from just big numbers turning out to shoot our matches lately, it’s also the quality of folks coming out recently that really make the match special.

Now on to the action:

Stage 1 was a classifier stage, Riverdale Standards. It was a three string standards stage that test strong and weak hand shooting and required one shot per paper. Chris Plaisance made easy work of this stage with his CZ Scorpion, hitting all Alphas in 17.30 for the overall stage win with a 5.7803 hit factor. Roger Henn was not far behind in Open division with a slightly faster time but dropping more points to finish with a 5.4589 hit factor.

Stage 2 was a 28 round field course with 4 walls and targets scattered around that presented some tough leans and a few tight shots. We saw this stage run a variety of different ways, and there was no clear consensus on how it should be done. When the dust settles, however, it was pretty clear that Corey Yates was doing some things on this stage the rest of us haven’t learned yet as he ran away with the overall stage win by over 22%. It wasn’t even close.

Stage 3 consisted of only six targets, which you had to shoot six times. It’s no surprise that the guys with the quick trigger fingers would rise to the top on this stage, and that’s exactly what father/son duo Robert and Jonathan Jones did here, as they put up the 1st and 2nd fastest times and finished the stage 2nd and 3rd as they were just edged out on points by Corey Yates who took yet another stage win.

Stage 4 was an “N” shaped field course that had some retreating movement, and a mix of steel and tight shots. Corey Yates took home the overall stage win here as well, followed closely by Steven Mosher and Jonathan Jones.

Stage 5 was a 31 round long course. Very long course, in that in involved forward movement of nearly the entire 40 yard bay. The guys who wore their running shoes today fared better on this one, and while it was again won by Corey Yates, he was followed closely by Roger Henn and Bill Mahley.

Overall Results:

Open: Corey Yates
Limited: Steven Mosher
Production: Ken Cornwell
Carry Optics: Bryant Willett
PCC: Bill Mahley
Revolver: Gerald Benton
Single Stack: Lloyd Marine

Full results can be viewed here:
https://practiscore.com/results/html/4c9d80ce-32c3-413e-853a-37e59169b2a5

Springfield XD winner: Dustin Stevens

We’d also like to thank everyone that helped setup the match, for without you none of it would be possible. Lee Frasier, Gerwin Henn, Roger Henn, Gerald Forbes, Chris Davis, Sandi Davis, Nick Jamerson, and Aaron Fitzgerald. If you see these guys give them a big high five!

Big thanks to everyone who came out and shot the match, ran timers, scored nooks, pasted targets, and helped tear down. It really is a team effort.

We’re also extremely thankful to our host range CRPC, for sponsoring all active duty and retired law enforcement to shoot all BPSA events free though 2016!

See you at the next match!

#RaisingTheBar

MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT:

The BPSA September 2016 USPSA Pistol Match will be held September 25th, 2016 at Coast Rifle & Pistol Club near Biloxi, MS.

PRIZE GIVEAWAY:
One Springfield XD 9mm (MSRP $508) by random draw at the shooters meeting, courtesy of Springfield Armory.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to everyone.

MATCH FEE:
$10 Juniors
$15 CRPC Members
$20 non-CRPC members

Payment will be accepted at registration.
SCHEDULE:
Registration opens at 8:15am. Shooter meeting at 8:45am. Shooting starts at 9AM sharp.
MATCH DETAILS:
The match is a USPSA handgun match with 5 stages, including a classifier.  Gate code is 4500.

STAGES:

STAGES CLICK HERE
REGISTRATION:
https://practiscore.com/bpsa-september-2016-uspsa/register

UPDATE:  Match is cancelled due to rain.

The BPSA monthly 3-gun match will be Saturday, September 17th at 9am.

Pre-registration is up at the following link:

https://practiscore.com/bpsa-september-2016-3-gun/register

Please pre-register if possible, as it allows the match to run much smoother at signup.

Also, please read the pre-registration page for details on the divisions.

We will be using four divisions: Open, Tactical, Limited, and Heavy.

we will be using Time plus points scoring.

Setup will start at 7am, and anyone that helps setup shoots free.

Gate code is 7000.

Stages below:

STAGES

Want to become a USPSA certified RO?

BPSA will be hosting a USPSA Range Officer Seminar on February 25-26th, 2017 in conjunction with our monthly February USPSA match.

The classroom portion will be conducted Saturday in the clubhouse, and complimentary lunch will be provided.

The range portion will be conducted during the monthly USPSA match Sunday.

Instructor is Troy McManus, DNROI.

Cost will be $20 for anyone who has participated in three or more BPSA and/or CRPC steel events from January 2016 to July 2016.

Otherwise, cost is $40.

(Match fee on Sunday not included.)

Registration at the link below:

https://practiscore.com/uspsa-range-officer-seminar-hosted-by-bpsa/register

The 2016 Mississippi CQB Rifle Championship is in the books, and we certainly hope everyone who came out and competed enjoyed themselves. We had a record high 86 competitors turn out today, and everything ran incredibly smooth.

Despite the torrential thunderstorms all around us, we somehow managed to avoid the rain, which was amazingly lucky. It must be all that good karma we’ve built up the past few months!

Now on to the action:

Stage 1 was the shortest of the match, a 22 round, “r” shaped layout that gave shooters the option of engaging the right side array through the port and running around the front to finish, or taking the left side first and backing up to finish in the port.

Drew Walters chose the latter option, and just obliterated the stage with a time of 11.06, besting even the Rimfire shooters.

Stage 2 was the most target rich stage, a 36 round in a large “E” layout turned on its side. Shooters had several ports to use as options, and it appeared most shooters opted to run around the front of the stage to finish on the opposite side.

The plan Bryant Willett chose to run proved to be the best by far, as he finished 1st and 2nd here with his Rimfire and Rifle entry, a good two seconds ahead of the rest of the field.

Stage 3 was a 30 round layout that had you moving down range and engaging target from a few different positions. There was one particular double target partially obstructed by a board, and Thomas Knight was the only shooter we saw that chose to nearly kneel to shoot the lower one from the start position, and that proved to be the winning strategy on that stage as he took the stage win by almost a full second.

Stage 4 was another 30 rounder, this one broken up by three walls creating four different shooting positions that really only left shooters with two viable plans to run the stage. Christopher Dimenna picked the right option and threw down a smoking 12.52 for the stage win.

Stage 5 covered the most real estate, setup in a large inverted “L” layout. Shooting on the move on the left side array was the recipe for magic on this stage, and both Roger Henn and Ivan Deroche laid down times in the 17 second range, with Steven Mosher putting up a 16 second run in Rimfire.

Overall Results:

State Champion Rifle: Roger Henn
1st place Rifle: Roger Henn
2nd place Rifle: Kevin Leonhardt
3rd place Rifle: David Martian

High Super Senior Rifle: Lee Frasier
High Senior Rifle: John Huber
High Lady Rifle: Michele White

State Champion Rimfire: Steven Mosher
1st place Rimfire: Steven Mosher
2nd place Rimfire: David Martian
3rd place Rimfire: Bill Jackson

High Super Senior Rimfire: Lee Frasier
High Senior Rimfire: Bill Jackson
High Lady Rimfire: Michele White
High Junior Rimfire: Ivan Deroche

Full results can be viewed here:
https://practiscore.com/…/289379fc-642e-4228-a26d-cc8…/index

RRA Rifle Drawing Winner: Kevin Leonhardt

Burris MTAC Scope Drawing Winner: Herman Cox

We’d also like to thank everyone that helped setup the match, for without you none of it would be possible. Lee Frasier, Kyle Watkins, Bryant Willett, Ken Hablitzel, Harry Williams, Gerwin Henn, Roger Henn, and Gerald Forbes. If you see these guys them a big high five!

Big thanks to everyone who came out and shot the match, ran timers, scored nooks, and pasted targets. It really is a team effort. Thanks to AM squads for hanging fresh targets and PM squads for tearing down.

We’re also extremely thankful to our host range CRPC, for sponsoring all active duty and retired law enforcement to shoot all BPSA events free though 2016!

Look forward to doing it again next August, and stay tuned for similar BPSA events this October, and throughout 2017!

It’s almost here folks!  Only a week away.

On August 28th, 2016 at Coast Rifle & Pistol Club, BPSA will be hosting the 2016 Mississippi CQB Rifle Championship, sponsored in part by Rock River Arms and Burris Optics!

The match is currently full, with the best rifle shooters from around the state and region in attendance, close to 100 competitors in total!

Spectators are welcome!

We had 19 shooters come out to the monthly 3gun match today. We started off in the heat, and about halfway through we had a 40 minute heavy rain delay that cooled things off and we finished the match running around in the mud.

Stage 1 was on the rifle range, and was setup similar to a steel challenge stage, requiring 5 strings at 5 plates offhand at 100 yards. Everyone agreed this was about two strings too much, and it will be the first and last time we do five strings.

Due to the number of strings and length it took to complete this stage, it was make or break for where everyone finished in the overall results due to the other stages being relatively short. The guys shooting limited with no magnification really had it rough on this one.

Steven Mosher took the stage with multiple 7 second string runs on the way to a 40 second overall stage time, gaining him 22+ seconds on those behind him.

Stage 2 and 3 were short quick stages with 6-7 paper each and 8 steel that you had your choice of two guns. For squad 3, the popular choice seemed to be rifle/shotgun on stage 2 and then pistol/shotgun for stage 3. The guys at the top of stage 2 were coming in around 15-18 seconds, led by stage winner Kevin Leonhardt with a time of 15.19. On stage 3 we had four guys throw down times in the 12 second range, led by stage winner Ethan Boudreaux with a blazing 12.16 run.

Stage 4 used all three guns, and rewarded those who could either shoot well on the move, or move really well between the shooting. It required 9 paper to be engage with rifle, the tougher of those headshots at 20+ yards. The shotgun portion had 7 steel plates only 3 inch in diameter and around 10 yards, which turned out to be tricky for a few folks who had open chokes. The pistol portion consisted of 6 large poppers, and one small one tucked behind a barrel that required you to move the length of the bay to engage it. The engagement order preferred by most of squad 3 was to start with rifle first, then move to shotgun and finish out with pistol. Several chose to engage the closer rifle targets while moving, and a few even chose to do the same with shotgun, although the consensus afterwards was that engaging the smaller shotgun targets while posted up was the better choice. The stage winner here again was Kevin Leonhardt who put about 8 seconds distance between himself and the rest of the field, and if not for some difficulty on stage 1 could have ran away with today’s match as he had a very strong showing in the other three stages.

As it was, the overall and tactical division winner today was Steven Mosher, bolstered by the 22 second cushion he built up on stage 1.

Steve White topped the field in Open division, with his stage wins in open on both stage 1 & 3 gaining him nearly 10 seconds of separation from the his fellow open shooters.

David Martian took top honors in Limited division, besting the rest of the limited field by over 50 seconds, most of it on his work on stage 1 winning it by a huge margin, and then his consistency in staying a close 2nd in limited on the other three stages.

Full results at the link below:

https://practiscore.com/results/7171c449-1a7c-4103-a2ae-71c1531a3529/index

Thanks to everyone who came out to shoot, helped setup, and helped with tear down. Also appreciate everyone’s patience with the rain and trudging in the mud afterwards. Any mud you happened to take home today you are welcome to keep.

The BPSA monthly 3-gun match will be this Saturday, August 20th at 9am.

Pre-registration is up at the following link:

https://practiscore.com/bpsa-august-2016-3-gun/register

Please pre-register if possible, as it allows the match to run much smoother at signup.

Also, please read the pre-registration page for details on the divisions.

We will be using four divisions: Open, Tactical, Limited, and Heavy.

Setup will start at 7am, and anyone that helps setup shoots free.

Gate code is 7000.

Stages below:

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