South Mississippi Practical Shooting

The gully. Two simple words that just don’t do it justice. In the summer, it’s unbearably hot, often inaccessible and avoided like the plague. In the winter though, it beckons us into its maw, swallowing brass, mags, and occasionally a gun or two. But the reward is sweet. Today, the pistol match returned to the gully for the first time in several years. Although we shot it last week for 3-gun, that was only with 11 shooters. Today’s complement of 32 shooters were put to the test. Some conquered it and others, well… let’s just say they got their money’s worth. It was forty rounds and a hundred yards of fun. If you haven’t shot it before, you are definitely missing an experience.

The rest of the match must have also been fun, because I had more compliments for the fun level than I can recall in recent memory. That makes all the hard work worth it!

Now, on to the results. This was a match that often favored the Open shooter.  The Open and Limited divisions had an almost equal number of shooters, and Open shooters finished 2 through 10, but the overall winner actually came from the Limited ranks. It wasn’t very close, either. The top spot overall today goes to  Read more…

The match on Sunday will feature a number of hig round count stages. Shooters are encouraged to bring plenty of ammo and magazines. The minimum round count is 159 and one stage will require 40 rounds.

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

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

We are also planning on shooting in the gully this month!

It was a great day any way you looked at it. The weather was fine, the shooting was better and things went off without a hitch. Although the turnout was a lighter than normal, at just eleven shooters, it didn’t diminish the stages one bit. They ranged from short and focused on gun handling, to long and challenging with tons of steel. And best of all, we finally got back in the gully!

Although the shooting was competitive, in the end it wasn’t close. The shooter who won the match managed to shoot the cleanest and most consistent of anyone, and that’s the secret to winning at 3-gun. On top was Read more…

The February edition of SMPSA 3-Gun will be held on February 7, 2016 at our range in Poplarville, MS. Yes, this is Superbowl Sunday, but we will be done long before the pre-game festivities begin. And besides, who cares about football?!

Please consider pre-registering if you plan to attend. Click here to sign up online or click the big button below.