South Mississippi Practical Shooting

The threat of rain never materialized, so the footing conditions were just great. However, the humidity was so high, that most shooters were soaked by match end. That didn’t deter some great scores though. We had 20 shooters, including one two new to the sport and one new to the club, and 5 great stages to test their endurance. The heat took a toll on some, but didn’t seem to bother others.

For the second straight month, we had a big surprise in the scores.

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The Poplarville club will shoot the monthly USPSA match on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at the range in Poplarville, MS. Match time is 9 AM.

The rain did come today but it only caused a 30 minute delay to the match start time. We had to replace quite a few wet targets, but once we got going, we rolled. We had thirteen shooters take a chance with the rain and win big. We shot five great stages and actually got done reasonably early, considering the rain and retargeting exercise.

With thirteen shooters, we actually had 5 divisions represented today. So, there were lots of winners. And the envelope, please… Read more…

Tomorrow, the Poplarville club will shoot the monthly pistol match. Hammer down at 9 AM.

Our first night match of the season was held on the sultry evening of June 23. If you haven’t shot a match at night, then you don’t know what you are missing. We all think we are prepared to defend our home in the middle of the night, but without actually shooting at night where you in a strange environment, you probably aren’t ready. Low light, no light, blinding flashes, treacherous movement, inability to see your shots or results, all go into making a night match the most challenging type of shooting we do.

Tonight, we shot four stages under occasionally threatening skies, but the weather held, and we finished by Midnight. Read more…