South Mississippi Practical Shooting

The monthly USPSA match will take place at the Coast Rifle and Pistol Club in Biloxi on September 27, 2020. Shooting begins at 9 AM. Please arrive no later than 8:30 AM to check in and pay, but earlier is always better.

Juniors shoot for free, CPRC members shoot for $15, all others shoot for $20.

NOTE:

The monthly DSSA USPSA match is held at the Coast Rifle and Pistol Club in Woolmarket, MS. USPSA rules require all matches be open to any member of the public that can legally possess a firearm. Therefore, the range must follow the Executive Orders of the Governor of the State of Mississippi when serving the public in general and hosting USPSA matches specifically. The orders currently in place requires all attendees of public outdoor gatherings to either A) wear a mask, or B) maintain social distance separation to anyone other than persons living in the same household.

In order to limit the group sizes, we are limiting squads to 10 (or less). Since we have only 5 bays available, this means 5 squads. Registration is capped at 50 shooters. We will not be able to accommodate shooters beyond this number.

If you attend this match, you will be asked to maintain social distance between you and anyone that DOES NOT live in the same house as you, OR to wear a mask. If you cannot agree to this requirement, we ask that you do not register for this match. Coast Rifle and Pistol requires that we follow the Orders of the Governor while we are guests in their facility. If we are unable to follow these rules, we may find that our future range privileges are revoked. We appreciate your cooperation.

If you do register and later find that you are unable to attend, please use your Practiscore dashboard to request your withdrawal from the match so your spot can be used by someone else.

The wait list will allow shooters to stand by for the match, and any shooters cleared to shoot will receive an email confirmation of their status. However, if you show up for the match and have not been cleared to shoot, you may not be offered a spot. It will be strictly limited to 50 shooters.

To register, click the big registration button below after the registration period opens.

The Sunday, August 23, 2020 USPSA pistol match in Biloxi has been cancelled. Sorry for the late notice.

Registration will open at 7 PM CDT on August 18, 2020 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 August 23, 2020. Shooting begins at 9 AM. Please arrive no later than 8:30 AM to check in and pay, but earlier is always better.

Juniors shoot for free, CPRC members shoot for $15, all others shoot for $20.

NOTE:

The monthly DSSA USPSA match is held at the Coast Rifle and Pistol Club in Woolmarket, MS. USPSA rules require all matches be open to any member of the public that can legally possess a firearm. Therefore, the range must follow the Executive Orders of the Governor of the State of Mississippi when serving the public in general and hosting USPSA matches specifically. The orders currently in place requires all attendees of public outdoor gatherings to either A) wear a mask, or B) maintain social distance separation to anyone other than persons living in the same household.

In order to limit the group sizes, we are limiting squads to 10 (or less). Since we have only 5 bays available, this means 5 squads. Registration is capped at 50 shooters. We will not be able to accommodate shooters beyond this number.

If you attend this match, you will be asked to maintain social distance between you and anyone that DOES NOT live in the same house as you, OR to wear a mask. If you cannot agree to this requirement, we ask that you do not register for this match. Coast Rifle and Pistol requires that we follow the Orders of the Governor while we are guests in their facility. If we are unable to follow these rules, we may find that our future range privileges are revoked. We appreciate your cooperation.

If you do register and later find that you are unable to attend, please use your Practiscore dashboard to request your withdrawal from the match so your spot can be used by someone else.

The wait list will allow shooters to stand by for the match, and any shooters cleared to shoot will receive an email confirmation of their status. However, if you show up for the match and have not been cleared to shoot, you may not be offered a spot. It will be strictly limited to 50 shooters.

To register, click the big registration button below after the registration period opens.

Sorry, folks. It’s just not working out for this weekend. Between the rain and the Covid-19 issues, we have decided to cancel the USPSA match scheduled for Sunday, July 26, 2020 in Biloxi at the Coast Rifle and Pistol Club. 

Registration is open and slots are available 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 July 26, 2020. Shooting begins at 9 AM. Please arrive no later than 8:30 AM to check in and pay, but earlier is always better.

Juniors shoot for free, CPRC members shoot for $15, all others shoot for $20.

NOTE: This match may be cancelled if the Mississippi Governor implements more restrictive rules for outdoor gatherings or we are unable to meet the requirements in effect at the time of the match.

To register, click the big registration button below.

It seemed like we had been off for a year, but it was only 4 months. The successful return to shooting in Biloxi was marked by some pretty challenging stages and difficult shots. Maybe it was just that we had all been out of action for so long, or maybe it was the G-Man just saying, “Welcome Back!”

Whatever it was, I have been trying to think of the correct adjectives to describe it since I got home. Lots of things came to mind, but I finally settled on “challenging” and “HOT!” The weather certainly played an important role today with the heat/humidity combo making for an uncomfortable day. When I got up at 5 AM, my outdoor thermometer said 80 degrees and 86% humidity. Just what I wanted to see at 5 AM. But everyone survived, some maybe a bit worse for the wear.

There were 52 shooters competing today over 5 demanding stages. Only two shooters made it through without a single penalty on their card and one of them also shot the fastest. While he claimed not to have even touched his gun while we were on hiatus, Roger Henn was in top form winning the Open and Overall titles today. In Carry Optics, Kevin Leonhardt easily took the top spot and was helped by a 104.6% classifier (yes, it was numerically higher than 100%). It was Jason Welch taking the Limited title and Robert Torres cruising to the win in Production. Don Albares won over in PCC and David Pape rounded out the winners column in Single Stack. Maybe it was too much for the first match back, but then again, life in general hasn’t been easy lately.

We greatly appreciate everyone coming out to share the return to fun in Biloxi. We had good help in getting things put away (thank you) and were out of there in near record time, even with the heat. We can’t promise cooler weather next month, but we can guarantee more challenging stages. Thank you for your support.

For the complete match results, click the score computer at the right.

Registration is open and slots are available 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 June 28, 2020. Shooting begins at 9 AM. Please arrive no later than 8:30 AM to check in and pay, but earlier is always better.

Juniors shoot for free, CPRC members shoot for $15, all others shoot for $20.

To register, click the big registration button below.

After being off for two months, it felt good to be back on the range again in Biloxi. It was a classifier match today and we got to shoot the four new USPSA classifiers that were recently released, plus an oldie from 1999. They all had required movement, no mandatory reloads, and no strong or weak hand shooting. Each was just a small field course. They were fun, but challenging. The new direction USPSA has taken with classifiers is a welcome change from the somewhat tired stand, shoot, reload, shoot type of stages that we have endured for so many years. The older ones tested many skills necessary to be successful, but often seemed to emphasize draws and reloads more than just moving and shooting. The more recent classifiers that have been tested at the two previous Nationals events are just like any 12-14 round stage you would see at a local match. They are harder to set up correctly, but they are definitely worth the effort.

It was barely above freezing when the setup team started arriving at the range this morning, but by the time we started, it had warmed up nicely and ended up being a really nice day. Since the minimum round count for the 5 classifiers was only 62, the match was done in record time with the final squad finishing around 11:30. We were packed up and ready to go before Noon.

With so many classifiers in one match, lots of folks took advantage of the chance to get a classification in a new division. Almost half of the shooters shot as U class today, and most will end up with their first classification for the particular division they chose. The others, well, they were hell bent on “movin’ on up” to the next level. I don’t know yet if anyone was able to improve their current ranking, as these stages were fairly challenging to shoot for a high score. With the High Hit Factors indicating that most shooters needed mid-single digit times to even be in the hunt for a good score, it was imperative to do everything sooner. Even a second was costly to your score today.

It should come with little surprise that today’s match winner was a local known for his nimble feet and lightning trigger finger. Congratulations to Read more…

Registration is open and slots are available 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 February 23, 2020. Shooting begins at 9 AM. Please arrive no later than 8:30 AM to check in and pay, but earlier is always better.

NOTE: This month will be a classifier match featuring 5 classifiers. The classifiers to be shot will be:

• 19-01
• 19-02
• 19-03
• 19-04
• 99-56

Juniors shoot for free, CPRC members shoot for $15, all others shoot for $20.

To register, click the big registration button below.

The January 26, 2020 match is **CANCELLED**.