South Mississippi Practical Shooting

As many of you will remember, the Hattiesburg USPSA Club moved it’s match date temporarily from the fourth Saturday to the third Saturday of each month back in July.  This was done in an effort to accommodate the State Championship matches that were scheduled for the fourth Sunday in Biloxi  through the month of September.  Throughout that time period, the Club received so much positive feedback and so many requests from competitors to keep the third Saturday match date that it was decided a couple of weeks ago that making the change permanent had to be given proper consideration.

The decision process involved looking at what would be best for our competitors, the Hattiesburg Club, the relevant clubs in the Mississippi section, as well as for USPSA clubs in neighboring states.  After much discussion and deliberation, the decision has been made to make the change permanent.  This conclusion was reached with the knowledge that there could/would be negative consequences for some and for that you have our true and sincere apologies.  At the end of the day,  however, it appears that the advantages of making the change will outweigh the negatives for the vast majority of those involved.  Like the man said, you can please some of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.

So, I said all of that to say, we look forward to seeing you on the third Saturday of the month!  October’s match will be on the 21st and will be a great chance to warm up for the Louisiana Gator Classic that will held on October 28-29.  The remainder of the year’s matches will be updated in Practiscore shortly.

Registration is now open for the first match of the Deep South Shooters Association. This will be shot at the Coast Rifle and Pistol club, the former home of the BPSA matches. The new club will shoot at the same range with the same props, but be under new management. This will be a USPSA Level I match with five stages (no classifier this time). Yes, this is short notice, and No, this isn’t a resurrection of the cancelled MS Limited State Championship match. It will be the first match for the newest club in Mississippi.

The name, Deep South Shooters Association, may sound familiar to some of you, and with good reason. This was the name of the USPSA club that shot at the Gulfport Police Dept. range by the airport for many years. That club never resumed shooting after Hurricane Katrina, but will come back to life with the same name, but at a different range. Until that is formally completed with USPSA next month, the Poplarville club will be USPSA sponsor for this match. But it will still be shot in Biloxi. Starting next month, DSSA will be a USPSA affiliated club and be the sponsor and continue the tradition of great pistol matches in Biloxi at CRPC.

To register, click the big registration button below.

Thirty nine shooters came out for what was technically the last match of the summer at the Brothers N Arms club yesterday.  We got off to a bit of a foggy start, but before long the sun came out and let us know that it is, indeed, still summer, no matter what the calendar might say.  The six stages moved along nicely with a good round count, a fair amount of steel, and lots of movement.  Many thanks to our Match Director, Cliff Gaddis, for the hard work he puts into both the selection and setting up of our stages each month!

Limited was our largest division by a good margin and had four of the top five shooters in it’s ranks, including the top competitor overall, Read more…

Greetings shooters!

Despite numerous attempts and good faith negotiations on my part, I’ve been unable to reach an agreement with our host range (CRPC) to continue operating matches at their facility, and as of now all BPSA events have been suspended indefinitely.

This means tomorrow’s 3gn team event is cancelled, as well as next weekend’s limited state championship.

I’ll be contacting competitors to issue refunds over the weekend.

Thanks to all of you for the many years of support and hard work you’ve given to help make BPSA possible, it has truly been a humbling and very rewarding experience to be a part of, and I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

I’d also like to wish CRPC and the newly formed incoming USPSA club the best in moving forward.

Despite our inability to reach an agreement, I certainly hold no animosity and look forward to continuing to participate in CRPC matches as both a member and participant going forward.

There are a lot of great folks in our area and I’m confident they will be able to continue building on the foundation I’ve built there and hopefully bring it to even further heights.

I tell my guys all the time that no one is irreplaceable, including myself. I’m sure CRPC matches will be in good hands.

As for the future of BPSA, this is just as much a shock to me as it is to you, and while I am exploring options with other facilities, as well as potentially opening our own facility, nothing is certain as of yet, nor do I expect anything to happen very soon. As always, I will keep you updated as I find out.

Again, I’d like to thank CRPC for being gracious hosts to BPSA for the past five years, it has been an incredible experience, and I wish everyone the best moving forward.

See you at the next match!

Registration is open for the September USPSA Pistol Match at the Brothers N Arms Range in Hattiesburg. This month’s event will have at least 6 stages, including  a classifier.

Setup starts at 7:00 am and registration/check-in ends at 8:30 am.  No walk-ons after 8:30, no exceptions.  There will be a new shooters meeting at 8:30 and a mandatory safety meeting at 8:45. The match starts promptly at 9:00 am.

Payment will be due upon arrival.  If you are a member of the Brothers N Arms USPSA Chapter, $15 will be due.  Otherwise, the entry fee is $20.  To register, just click here.

MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT:
The BPSA September 2017 3GN TEAM EVENT will be held September 16th, 2017 at Coast Rifle & Pistol Club near Biloxi, MS.

MATCH DETAILS:
This is a 3-man, 3-gun TEAM EVENT. Each team will be made up of three shooters, who will compete as a team for one score.

The match is 4 stages of 3GN Multigun with Time Plus Penalties scoring.

REGISTRATION:
https://practiscore.com/bpsa-september-2017-3gn-team-event/register

Register as a TEAM. This means only one entry per team. Do not register individually. To do this, enter two full team member names in the “first name” field, and the third team members full name in the “last name” field.

Example:
First Name: John Smith, John Doe
Last Name: Jim Johnson

The match will be limited to 20 teams.

MATCH FEE:
$60 per team.

If any team member is a CRPC member, fee is $40.
If any team member is a junior or lady, team shoots free.

Payment will be accepted at registration.

SCHEDULE:
Setup starts at 7am. Registration opens at 8:30am. Shooter meeting at 8:45am. Shooting starts at 9AM.
Gate code is 7000

DIVISIONS:
Divisions will be Unlimited and Practical only. If any gun used does not fit in Practical, the team will compete in Unlimited.

STAGES:

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See you at the match!