South Mississippi Practical Shooting

January seems to be the month when the shooter’s resilience to cold is tested. A year ago, the weather was a crisp 22 degrees when the setup staff arrived. Today it was WAY warmer at a balmy 24. Interestingly, we had exactly the same number of shooters today as one year ago. Both matches had great pre-registration, but both suffered from cold-itis. Once again, the January match had 23 shooters, down from 38 at peak registration. Last night, a wise man predicted a 40% bailout rate. I thought that would be excessive. As it turns out, he was right on the money.

In any event, the match went on with 6 quick, but still challenging stages, where only two stages took more than 10 seconds for the fastest shooter, and those were in the mid-11s. With just 108 rounds spread out over the 6 stages and only 3 squads, things moved along as a blistering pace. The first squad was done in just a bit more than 2 hours, with the second squad about 5 minutes behind. Shooting was done by 11:30 or so and the range deserted by Noon.

The top spot on the Poplarville podium saw a new face today. Congratulations to  Read more…

The South Mississippi Practical Shooting Association will host the monthly USPSA Pistol match this Sunday (January 14, 2018) at the range in Poplarville. The match will begin at 9 AM.

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

After a week of extremely low (for us) temperature all over South Mississippi, Sunday saw a return to moderation. Although the breeze kept the felt temperature a bit cool, it was actually 60 degrees when the match ended. That sure beats highs of the 30’s earlier in the week.

The much improved weather convinced 18 folks that today would be a good day to get back outside and have fun in the woods of Poplarville. With 4 deceptively challenging stages, plenty of shooters found ways to affect their scores negatively. Only four shooters shot the match clean.

It was a close match today. Coming out on top was  Read more…

Its time for the first 3-gun match of the year in Poplarville. The match date is Sunday, January 7, 2018. Hammers go down at 9 AM. Cost is only $10 for SMPSA club members and $15 for non-members. If you want to know what you should bring, check it out here. Sign up now!