South Mississippi Practical Shooting

This Sunday, the Poplarville club will host the regular USPSA pistol match. We are expecting great weather and we hope that everyone can come out. We have some important information to discuss about the range and would like input from as many shooters as possible. Please try to make it if you can.

Unfortunately, we have to cancel the 3-gun match scheduled for this weekend (Sunday, March 3, 2013).

It turns out 13 was a lucky number today. We had 13 shooters on a very iffy day, but they all lucked out, at least with the weather aspect. The skies threatened all morning, but never delivered the goods and we stayed dry for the most part. There were just a couple of very light 1 minute showers, but we never actually got real rain. We also managed to finish shooting by 11:30 AM, which is unusual, and we were packed and on the way by 12:30 PM. Chances are good that the rain moved in shortly after.

The stages were typical (challenging), and the shooters were typical (no one new), but the winners and divisions were a bit jumbled. Our overall match winner was… Read more…

The first match of the year is in the books, and we lucked out with the weather. Although we had a brief shower during the last stage, it didn’t disrupt the match all that much. A few scoresheets got wet but that’s about all. Oh, did I mention the road in? Well, that wasn’t too good. We lost a truck to the slippery clay, but he was pulled out safely with no damage to the vehicle. Everyone got out though. However, the hill is just two big ruts now.

The shooting today was great as 20 competitors tested themselves on 5 challenging stages. Nothing was taken for granted as seemingly easy targets managed to elude more than a few shots. Steel was found on all stages except the classifier, and our Texas Star was shot through a barrel. A couple of shooters managed to shoot the match cleanly, but that didn’t always guarantee victory. Read more…

The January edition of the SMPSA pistol match will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at the range in Poplarville. The weather is looking a bit iffy right now with a 60+% chance of rain, so please check back here before driving to the range. We will make a call no later than 6:30 AM on Sunday. As most of you know, it isn’t so much the rain in the pit that is the problem. If we get rain tonight or in the morning, it can make it almost impossible to actually drive up the hill road to the range without 4 wheel drive. 

The 3-gun match in Poplarville has been cancelled due to the rain moving through the area.

Our first 3-gun match of the year will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2013. The weather should be OK by then, but it might be a bit chilly to start. The match will begin at 9 AM.

**Scores updated**

A scoring error was detected and the scores have been updated. The update affects Production and the overall scores.

We ended the year on a high note today. We had a good turnout with 22 shooters making the trip to the range. The weather was very pleasant, with overcast skies all day keeping things cool. We shot 5 great stages, and the only real downside was an unfortunate choice of the classifier. It was only after I started entering the scores that I realized this classifier (09-12) had been retired at some time in the recent past. This means that it can no longer count as a classifier, but we still count it as a normal stage. I am sorry for this oversight on my part. Hopefully, you didn’t shooter a killer score that you needed to move up.

As it was, the rest of the stages were challenging and different, with high round counts. There were lots of steel targets on some stages, and a bunch of missing props on another. Due to a trailer tire blowout, we were faced with a plethora of no-shoots on the Benton house, but not much else. It still challenged the shooters with only 8 of 22 shooters shooting it clean.

The list of winners looks typical but with a twist. Read more…

Tomorrow is the monthly Poplarville match. Five stages are in the plans. The weather should be great…

The last match of the year was shot on one of the nicest shooting days we have had in a while. The sky was clear and the temperature was pleasant. A total of 12 shooters showed up today to test their skills on 4 stages of rifle, pistol and shotgun. There was no long range rifle shooting today, but it was more than made up for with the huge shotgun stage in the gully. In the end, the results weren’t much of a surprise, though. Read more…