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$Todd Jarrett Wins \\World Shoot X - uspsa$

Photo by Robin Taylor. CHARGE! Steve Hall rushes the barricade, shotgun at the ready. Design-w Ise, the match stages were straightforward, with no shooter traps or overly difficult shots (at least not in windless conditions). A number of swingers added flavor to the rifle, pistol and shotgun stages, and the rifle stages in particular showed a lot of near-to-far variety, thanks to the generous use of that self-resetting steel. With all pistol divisions represented, it was neat to see competitors solve the various shooting problems according to their choice of equipment. Six, 7, 8 or 10 rounds, DA, SA, DAO, or Saf-Action, everyone got a chance to see how their gun, gear and ability would stack up in comparison to others. Shotgunners were expected to be able to reload fast and make use of their sights. Two of the three shotgun stages put a premium on your reloading skills while the nine-shot all-slug stage slowed shooters down enough that a reload would not be needed. A buzz circulated about a possible DQ hazard on that stage ("We're Solid!") but it turned out to be little more than shooter error. Still, when our squad (No. 2) came up to the stage, competitors were shooting over a barricade wall in order not to shoot a target through a port provided. This was to avoid the possibility of hanging up on the side of the port in the haste to get down range. A couple of shooters in our squad shaved a number of seconds off the fast time using the port provided without coming close to any unsafe condition. On the Open side of the match, the battle for the 3 -Gun aggregate came down to Joe Desimone and Adam Sahlberg. What a great story here! Joe, a long time USPSA shooter (he qualifies as a senior) with a list of major match credits and a real penchant for 3-gunning, was expected to place well if not win. Joe's accomplishments are numerous, and reputation formidable. Just in the 3-gun world, Joe has placed placed 3rd, 4th, and 5th at National matches ranging as far back as the 1991 3-Gun Nationals in Marysville, Wash. Joe is always a threat to win the overall at any match he enters. He frequently wins stages and gives all comers a run for their money. Adam, on the other hand, is still considered a junior by USPSA standards. He may be only 18 but he is a card-carrying Open Master with plenty of major match experience. His youthful exuberance and natural skill at arms seem to carry him to Top Junior finishes match after match without the benefit of much practice. Why no practice? He's too busy. Adam will both graduate high school and receive his AA degree from Spokane Falls Community College in June. Was this a battle of "old age and treachery overcoming youth and skill?" Hardly. Both competitors are highly skilled and know the tricks of the trade. Joe may have an edge with his considerable match experience but Adam plays just as hard capitalizing on his own creative approach to solving stages. When the final scores were tallied, Joe Desimone, edged out Adam Sahlberg by less than two percentage points! Congratulations to Joe on winning the first ever Area 1 3-Gun Championship. For the Limited match, the high wind situation on stage 1 caused big problems for some of the shooters — and I count myself among them. My good friends Jim Wail, David Neth and I compared our mistakes and misfortunes throughout the day and were prepared to chalk this one up to experience. Heck, Jim Sullivan had rne by 40 percentage points on rifle stage #1 and I was in second place! Well, the large lady had not yet sung, and as it turned out, I won the Limited match title. Jim and David were close behind at 98.1 percent and 94 percent respectively. It was a great match for a first effort and I will be at the second annual match. I hope you will be there too. "vt Photo supplied by Pat Kelley Limited match winner Patrick Kelley drove a Glock 35 on the way to victory. 32 FRONT SIGHT • <strong>Jul</strong>y/<strong>Aug</strong>ust 2002
• •2 0 • V SHOTGUNS Patrick E. Kelley CI k ,st Limited Overall 1st Limited Shotgun lst Place, Shotgun Stage 1, 1st Place, Shotgun Stage 2, a ' '411i4ro .4Nr". uipy Jim Wall 2nd Limited Overall 2nd Limited Shotgun 2nd Plate, Shotgun Stage 1 3rd Place , Shotgun Stage 2 2nd Place, Shotgun Stage 3 Thir e Overall 2nd Place, Shotgun Stage 2 The fastest limited Division Shooters at the 2002 Area 1 3-Gun (hampionship were all shooting the fastest-cycling shotgun in the world — The Winchester Super X2 Practical. BF.7 SA:n. - The Guns That Work."' WINCIff5Tfli' RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS IhrintheAv a regoshind hadenvi &Timed Iran ain Corp:xi:Mon
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