South Mississippi Practical Shooting

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.

Today’s match was a great way to celebrate the Labor Day weekend! We had a good turnout considering the holiday, with 14 shooters making the trip. We set up 4 challenging, but relatively short stages that allowed us to finish, pack up and be on the way home before Noon. It ended up being pretty hot and humid by the end of the match so being done sooner rather than later was a good thing.

Our winner today was Read more…

3-Gun returns to Poplarville on September 4, 2016. This is Labor Day weekend, so you don’t even have to go to work on Monday! Sign up online if you plan to attend. Just click the Register button below.

The pistol match scheduled for Sunday, August 14, has been cancelled due to the rain and impassible road into the range.

The South Mississippi Practical Shooting Association will host the monthly USPSA Pistol match this Sunday (August 14, 2016) at the range in Poplarville. The match will begin at 9 AM.

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