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THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSOCIATION FRONT SIGHT Interested in USPSA Shooting? Welcome to the world of USPSA! In this annual issue you will find plenty of information about our sport. Founded in the mid 1970s, our sport has matured every year. Today more than 19,000 active members participate at some 360 local clubs. USPSA forms the largest of 60-plus regions in the International Practical Shooting Confederation. Handgun shooting is the usual focus of our competitions and we have six separate divisions to cater to just about every type of handgun you may wish to shoot. Our stages combine some athleticism with a larger emphasis on safe gun handling through speed and accuracy. Our classification system allows competition among shooters of like skill level. Rifle, shotgun, precision COVER STORY 8 FOCUS ON: Divisions, Which One For You? By Robin Taylor, USPSA Staff Cover: S&W’s Phil Strader leans out for a shot at the 2010 Open/Limited-10 Nationals in Las Vegas, Nev. His S&W single-stack .45 with 10-shot magazines carried him to fifth overall in Limited-10 division. (Photo by Robin Taylor, USPSA Staff.) FEATURE STORIES 2 USPSA’s Credo= Speed, 10 USPSA Ladies’ Zone Power, and Accuracy 14 Steel Challenge! 4 Learning The Rules 18 USPSA Goes Multi-Gun 6 Getting the Club 19 3-Gun Aggregates Connection 22 USPSA’s Classifications 7 Scholastic Steel Chall. 24 Biography: Tasha Hanish 8 Understanding the 30 S&W Steel Nationals Divisions 32 Membership Application DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Area 1 Chuck Anderson area1@uspsa.org Area 2 Chris Endersby area2@uspsa.org Area 3 Sherwyn Greenfield area3@uspsa.org Area 4 Phil Strader area4@uspsa.org Area 5 Gary Stevens area5@uspsa.org Area 6 Linda Chico area6@uspsa.org Annual For 2011 • FRONT SIGHT rifle and 3-Gun matches also fall within USPSA’s rules. Our range officers are certified to provide safe and fair competitions. Michael Voigt, USPSA President and past 3-Gun Champion USPSA members receive Front Sight magazine, USPSA’s 80-page publication on practical shooting. We’ve taken some of the best parts of Front Sight and condensed them into this 32-page miniature. We’ve tailored it just for shooters who have never competed in USPSA events. Come, be our guests, read on! Area 7 Rob Boudrie area7@uspsa.org Area 8 Harry Foltz area8@uspsa.org DNROI John Amidon dnroi@uspsa.org Pres. Mike Voigt president@uspsa.org ED Dave Thomas dave@uspsa.org Front Sight Magazine New Shooter Annual for 2011 Vol. 28, No. 1A Publisher - USPSA/IPSC, INC. President Exec. Director Vice President Mike Voigt Dave Thomas John Amidon Editorial Staff Editor Dave Thomas Assistant Editor Robin Taylor Special Projects Roger Maier Advertising Staci Pulver Copyright © 2011 The United States Practical Shooting Association/ IPSC, Inc. All rights reserved. Duplication of contents in full or part is prohibited unless prior authorization has been obtained by writing to USPSA/IPSC. FRONT SIGHT (ISSN 0889681x) is published bi-monthly for USPSA members by: USPSA/IPSC Inc., 702A Metcalf St., Sedro Woolley WA 98284. Annual Membership dues (U.S. and its possessions) $40, Foreign $50. $18 of dues goes toward a one year subscription to FRONT SIGHT. Unless an advertisement in this publication contains a specific endorsement by USPSA, it has not been tested by, approved by or endorsed by USPSA. Therefore, if you purchase goods or services advertised in FRONT SIGHT and the goods or services are not satisfactory or as advertised, USPSA, its officers, agents or employees disclaim all liability for any consequential injuries or damages. USPSA Office PO Box 811, Sedro Woolley WA 98284 Phone (360) 855-2245 FAX (360) 855-0380 web page http://www.uspsa.org e-mail office@uspsa.org Office hours - 8 am to 5 pm Pacific President’s Office 6802 Burke Ct, Chino CA 91710-6206 Phone (909) 548-3355 FAX (909) 266-8005 Office hours - 9 am to 5 pm Pacific 1
USPSA= Speed, Power, and Accuracy by Robin Taylor, USPSA Staff Blend those three elements, and you have what we believe is the most dynamic shooting sport ever devised. USPSA shooting grew out of the “combat shooting” and “leatherslap” matches held in the American Southwest. Part fast-draw, part “combat” course, the details of its evolution are laid out in the USPSA handbook. Today USPSA shooting maintains a connection to its combat shooting roots, but we understand that the game we play is just that, a game. We use big silhouette targets, but the odds of anyone being assaulted by an angry mob of brown paper cutouts on sticks are remote. In keeping with its roots, USPSA strives to use “practical” equipment such as that in use by military and law enforcement shooters worldwide. Competition-only modifications are common in some divisions, and colorful uniforms are seen at big matches. USPSA shooting is a sport, but like fencing or wrestling, it’s a sport with a martial history. Most of our competitions focus on skill with a handgun, but rifle and shotgun matches have become steadily more popular in recent years. Law enforcement and military shooters are a natural part of our audience, but they represent only a small fraction of USPSA competitors worldwide. (Photo by Robin Taylor) Speedy Reload: Blake Miguez’s finger is well clear of the trigger, as it must be while loading. Otherwise, he will be disqualified. (Photo by Roger Maier.) USPSA President Michael Voigt snatches his pistol from a table. Table starts are common in USPSA. Scoring USPSA shooting revolves around a “points per second” concept called “hit factor.” To get a hit factor, we take into account three factors: Speed, Power, and Accuracy. Each competitor shoots the course of fire against the clock. When finished, the range officers record the shooter’s time (speed), and record where the shots impacted on the targets (accuracy). They record any penalties, then forward that information up to the stats shack, where points are assigned to the hits based on your ammunition (power). (.40 S&W and larger scores as “major,” 9mm, .38 Special, and some light .40 S&W loads score as “minor.”) The resulting point total is divided by the time, and voila! we have a points per second score, or “hit factor.” Most local club matches involve from four to six short courses called “stages,” and a shooter will end up with a separate “hit factor” for each one. Scoring officials will later compare the hit factors on each course, and give the maximum points to the shooter with the highest “hit factor.” Other shooters are awarded points based on how their hit factor compares to the highest one. (90 percent of the top hit factor earns 90 percent of the points, for example.) All the points for each stage are added up, and the shooter with the most total “match points” wins! The math sounds more complicated than it really is, and USPSA provides our clubs with a PC-based scoring program to help keep it all straight. Don’t Miss While it may sound like speed is everything, FRONT SIGHT • Annual For 2011
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