South Mississippi Practical Shooting

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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Had 25 shooters come out this afternoon for the August 3-stage classifier match. The “tee time” squadding seemed to work great and everyone seemed to enjoy it.

Congrats to Roger Henn for winning Open, Lee Fraiser winning Limited, and Ken Hablitzel winning Production.

Full results below.

https://practiscore.com/results/289e1447-5c67-4238-9561-40e87616798f/index

MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT:
The 2016 Mixed Discipline World Championship will be held October 30th, 2016 at Coast Rifle & Pistol Club near Biloxi, MS.

MATCH DETAILS:
The match will be 10 stages, in a one day format, approximate 300 round count. It will consist of four USPSA stages, four Pro-AM stages, and two Steel Challenge stages. Divisions recognized will be Open, Production, and Limited.

Scoring will be USPSA hit factor scoring. Pro-Am stages will be scored as USPSA fixed time stages, and Steel Challenge will be scored as five string stage. There will be no “throw away” string.

CASH PAYBACK:
$250 – Open Division Winner
$250 – Limited Division Winner
$250 – Production Division Winner

RANDOM PRIZE GIVEAWAY:
There will be numerous prize giveaways, with over $1,000 in merchandise distributed by random draw.

PLAQUE RECOGNITION:
World Champion – Open Division
World Champion – Limited Division
World Champion – Production Division
High Lady, High Senior, High Super Senior, and High Junior in each division.

ELIGIBILITY:
Registration will open at 7pm on August 2nd on Practiscore at the following link:

https://practiscore.com/2016-mixed-discipline-world-championship/register

Limited to the first 65 entries. Any registration after that will go to the waitlist.

MATCH FEE: $60
Once registered and approved you will be sent squadding and payment info. You have 14 days from registering to pay or you will be removed from the match. Refunds will be given up to one week prior to the match.

STAFF PACKAGE:
We are in need of 15 staff members to help run the match. Staff will be assigned in three man teams, with each team setting up one stage and running a squad. Need not be a certified RO to volunteer. Staff will shoot FREE, and be eligible for a seperate staff appreciation drawing. If you would like to volunteer as staff, please send your request to me at mosher@cableone.net for more details. If you would like to volunteer a two or three man team to work together, just let me know!

SCHEDULE:
We will shoot from 8am to 5pm. Lunch is included and will be served from 12pm to 1pm.

BPSA is hosting a 3 stage classifier match to be held on Sunday afternoon, August 7th, from 4-8pm.

This match will use TEE TIME SQUADDING.

Sign up and select a squad with a given tee time. Show up ready to shoot at that time. Once finished shooting, feel free to leave!

There will be no reshooting classifiers in the same division. One attempt per division.

You are welcome to shoot in a multiple divisions, if you pay additional match fees.

Match fee is $10.

Stages will be:
99-22
09-14
13-06

Registration is open at the link below:

https://practiscore.com/bpsa-august-2016-classifier-match/register

The pouring rain was no deterrent to 44 shooters who suffered through it and shot soggy targets and floppy heads while slip sliding on slippery surfaces.

At least it wasn’t hot!

The stages were short and quick, with no steel. They were inspired by production nationals, and had lots of tight shots, no shoots, and far targets.

If you maneuvered through today without any penalties, then you are one of the few.

Congrats to Roger Henn for the overall and open win, Steven Mosher winning Limited, and Rodney May for winning production.

And congrats to Mike Strong for winning the Springfield XD!

Most importantly, thanks to everyone who came out in less than ideal conditions to support the match, especially those who drive such long distances to come and participate.

Especially want to thank those special few who help make it all possible by helping setup.

Results at the link below:

https://practiscore.com/results/cbc9a4cf-4739-46d7-aafb-2749bfa34f0a/index

MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT:
The BPSA July 2016 USPSA Pistol Match will be held July 24th, 2016 at Coast Rifle & Pistol Club near Biloxi, MS.

Had 17 shooters turn out today for 3-gun, and we got lucky and were able to dodge to the rain and most of the heat as we were done right about noon. Huge thanks to those who help setup and tear down afterwards. Results below:

https://practiscore.com/results/7a30559d-cfe1-4df8-ac6a-d7c693049d69/index

The BPSA monthly 3gun match will be this Saturday, July 16th at 9am.

Pre-registration is up at the following link:

https://practiscore.com/bpsa-July-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 starts at 7am, and anyone that helps setup shoots free.

Gate code is 7000.

STAGES

We had 59 shooters come out and brave the heat to shoot today. Congrats to Roger Henn for winning Open, Gerwin Henn for winning Limited, Bryant Willett for winning Production, Ethan Boudreaux for taking Carry Optics, Gerald Benton for winning PCC, and to Dewayne Gainous for winning revolver. Also want to congratulate C.J. Scroggins for winning the Springfield XD 9mm giveaway, and thanks to Atlantic Marksman for coming out and supporting the match.

Most of all, thanks to everyone who helped setup the match this morning, to all those who traveled in to shoot it, and for everyone for pitching in to help tear down.

Full results below:

https://practiscore.com/results/7f97e455-c3e7-41d1-ad3d-219073587411/matchCombined