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COVER STORY 

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FEATURE STORIES 

10 2000 Area Director Election 

28 The Right Stuff 

By Brian McCormick 

31 Section Coordinator Workshop 

By Dave Thomas 

34 Hogue PowerSpeed Holster 

By Scott Carter 

36 Shirley Skinner Match 

By Dave Thomas 

38 Building The "Prize" Gun 

By Danny Drummond 

39 Alchemy Arms Glock Carry Clip 

By Scott Carter 

47 Kessler Wins Florida Open 

By Roy Tyler 

50 NW Single Stack Classic 

By Robin Taylor 

62 USPSA Instructor's Conference 

By Kimberley Welke 

COLUMNS 

Member's Mailbag 2 Competitive Shooting 46 

Inside USPSA 3 Membership Application 72 

Inside NROI 4 Licensed Target Suppliers 72 

Inside IPSC 5 Junior Registration Form 74 

From The Editor 6 RO Seminar Request 74 

Bulletin Board 7 Major Matches 75 

Neill On Reloading 42 New Masters 77 

Custom Gun Talk 44 

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July/August 2000 • FRONT SIGHT 

Vol. 17, No. 4, July/August 2900 

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tve receive. To increase the chances of 

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Response From Illinois 

I mean you no disrespect when I 

state the following cornments: I am 

new to USPSA, and you are not the first 

person I have personally heard uttering 

these statements regarding Illinois. 1 assume 

you do not live in Illinois. If this 

is a fact, then you have neither the 

room nor the knowledge to make such 

biased comments regarding our state. 

Yes, we are a state that is very, very antigun, 

but you need to know the demography. 

Illinois really has a state in a 

state, the internal state being that of the 

Chicago metropolitan area. Here you 

have a media-brainwashed mentality 

regarding gun ownership. Go south of 

Chicago, past 1-80, and attitudes begin 

to change. The further south you go, 

the better the attitude gets. You must 

also know that a large portion of our 

population is from north of 1-80. This 

slants the state representation on both 

the state and federal levels of government. 

What you don't seem to know or 

understand is that there are several 

hundred thousand gun owners in Illinois, 

if not more. I don't have the figures. 

Many of them are NRA members. 

If it were not for us, nobody would currently 

own guns in our state. (That is 

my own personal belief.) 

think it is wrong that you advocate 

punishing all the people of the 

state of Illinois because of our political 

climate. I feel the hard-working volunteer 

members of USPSA deserve better 

than that. 

As for not attending the 1999 

Open, your reasons are your own, but 

please keep them to yourself. You are 

only doing USPSA and its members a 

disservice. As far as keeping your 

money out of Illinois, please do not 

buy any of the following brands: Bull- 

X, Springfield, Winchester, Vithavuori 

powders (distributed from Illinois), 

any food products with a corn or soybean 

base. You can't be too sure where 

that grain came from. jack Daniels 

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limited to, consequential or incidental damages. 

whiskey? Illinois supplies the corn. 

Haven't you heard of the global economy? 

You can't avoid pumping money 

into our state, and your fellow USPSA 

members/volunteers deserve better 

treatment. 

If I raised my children with your attitude, 

then we might as well turn all 

our guns in for gym shoes and video 

games tomorrow. You are helping the 

anti-gunners divide us all, not to mention 

that train of thought is a poisonous 

contagion. 

Brian S. Randal!, A-40574 

Thanks For The Contributions 

I am ending a 12 month mission on 

an International Police Task Force in 

the Balkans. I was assigned as an Advisor 

for the Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Canton Police Anti-Terrorism Support 

Units of Gorazade and Sarajevo. As a 

member of USPSA I would like to take 

this opportunity to express a sincere 

thank you to Dave Dawson of Dawson 

Precision, Safariland Inc. and Bill 

Rogers of Rogers Shooting School for 

their contributions of needed equipment. 

Their contributions left a 

tremendous influence on the police officers 

and showed how United States 

police officers are supported back 

home. Thank you. 

Henry (Hank) Humphrey, L-1597 

Unfair Major Power Factor 

I'm a former USPSA member. I've 

been out of IPSC for about two years. 

I'm currently shooting IDPA matches. 

Although I do miss the high round 

count and wild and crazy courses of 

fire of IPSC, one of the things I don't 

miss is the ridiculously unfair major 

power factor in the Limited Division. 

This power factor keeps 9x19 and .38 

Super stock gun shooters from participating 

at a competitive level. 

LETTERS continued on page 71. 

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Ile new 14th edition rules and 

divisions have been out for a 

little less than a month as I 

write this. Most of what I 

have heard from members is positive. I 

have heard from several inactive members 

that they will be shooting again 

due to the Limited 10 division. I have 

also heard from several of you that 

"friends from the gun shop" will be 

coming out to shoot at local matches 

due to the Production division. Keep 

encouraging new shooters to come out 

and compete at the local matches and 

join USPSA. We need increased membership 

to become stronger and better 

heard by the shooting industry and 

government. 

The Limited Nationals is approaching 

rapidly. If you would like to compete 

this year in Limited, or the new 

Limited 10, Production or Revolver divisions, 

get your slot in early. If you 

have not been able to secure a slot for 

the Limited, but would like to attend, 

contact your section coordinator and 

have him or her request a slot for you. 

The match will consist of 18 courses of 

fire and should be a good test of shooting 

skill. There will be lots of "extra 

functions" going on throughout the 

match to keep you interested such as 

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sponsor demonstrations, seminars, displays, 

BBQs, etc. You WILL have a 

great time at this match, guaranteed! 

The USPSA Open Nationals was 

originally slated for 18 stages of shooting 

from September 16 through 20. 

Now the match will consist of 24 stages 

and approximately 385 rounds of 

handgun shooting at PASA Park in 

Barry, Ill., from September 16 through 

22. There will also be seminars, side 

matches, vendor displays, sponsor 

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demonstrations and social events to enjoy 

with new and old friends. The 

USPSA Open Nationals will crown 

USPSA Open champions in all classifications 

and categories as always. Do 

not miss this event! 

The Pan-American Championship 

will be shot concurrently with the 

USPSA Open Nationals on these same 

24 stages during September. This 

should be one of the largest matches in 

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USPSA history. If you have ever wanted 

to attend a World Shoot, this match 

vvill give you most of the international 

flair without your having to leave the 

USA. 

Additional information details 

about how these two matches will be 

linked together can be found at 

www.heinie.com and then following 

the Pan American link. Please check 

this information before calling to ask 

questions about the USPSA Open Nationals 

or Pan American Championship. 

For specific inquiries not covered 

at the website, contact Russell 

Cluver, Deputy Match Director/Administration, 

at pan- am@ipsc.org or 

fax questions to (217) 335-7040. 

During both the Limited and Open 

Nationals we will have a membership 

meeting where you will be able to discuss 

your views on the current rules, 

proposed accords and what you would 

like to see in the future for USPSA. 

Please attend these meetings and let 

your ideas be heard! 

The IPSC General Assembly will be 

held September 20, 2000, in Quincy, 

Ill. For many years, there has been a 

good amount of friction between IPSC 

and USPSA. I met with Nick Alexakos 

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DNF has left the Game! 

With the adoption of the 14th edition 

rules, there is no longer a DNF for 

a stage. So how do you score the competitor 

if they are unable to finish the 

stage? Rule 5.7.3 states: In the event 

that a firearm malfunction cannot be 

corrected by the competitor, the competitor 

shall point the firearm safely 

downrange and advise the range officer. 

The range officer shall terminate 

the course of fire in the normal manner. 

The course of fire shall be scored 

normally including all appropriate 

miss and failure to engage penalties. 

OK, but how do you handle someone 

who hurts himself or has used up 

all his ammo and cannot continue? 

Simple, the course of fire shall be 

scored normally, including all appropriate 

miss and failure to engage penalties. 

So if a competitor, for example, 

has just engaged target number eight 

out of 12 and cannot continue, 

whether it be from a malfunction, injury, 

loss of ammo, squib load, etc., you 

record the time to that point, score the 

targets the competitor has engaged, 

then apply the appropriate penalties 

for the remaining targets that were not 

fired upon. In this example, it would be 

four failure to engage penalties and 

eight misses, in this case the score 

0.„„, VANDENBERG 

would come out zero anyway, but depending 

where in the course of fire this 

should occur, there is a possibility of 

maintaining a score. 

What do you do in a Virginia Count 

stage? The old rules gave you a zero for 

the whole stage if you DNF'd a string. 

Again, record the time, score the targets 

and apply appropriate penalties 

for those targets not engaged. 

It would appear that some clarity 

should be given to the principal course 

of fire rule, IPSC rule 1.2.1. This deal's 

with Short, Medium, and Field courses 

and the number of rounds to be fired. 

The IPSC round counts do not apply in 

U.S. matches; rule US 1.2.1 stipulates 

the only requirement is to have no 

more than eight rounds required from 

one position. 

There has been conversation generated 

by US5.7.1, where it states that 

"the competitor may not use artificial 

means such as props, rods, etc., to correct 

the malfunction." What is the 

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rule says that they cannot do it. If a 

competitor violates this rule, they are 

to be stopped; record the time and 

score the targets, same as you would do 

under 5.7.3, unless of course, they 

cause a safety. violation while attempting 

to use the artificial means. Then it 

will be a match DQ. 

US8.3.2 states that the "Load and 

Make Ready" command signifies the 

stan of the course of fire. People have 

asked that if a competitor finds that his 

gun is broken while attempting to load 

and make ready, what should the call 

be? Well, you sure cannot record a 

time, as the time has not started, and 

there is no DNF. Send them to get their 

gun repaired, move them down on the 

squad list, and continue on. If they are 

able to get the gun fixed, restart them. 

If the gun cannot be fixed, record a 

zero. The load and make ready command 

signifying the start of the course 

of fire is for a dropped gun and coincides 

with US 10.1.4.10. 

There could never be a rule book 

made to cover every situation. If there 

was, it would be too big to carry 

around. Sometimes you need to use 

common sense. If a competitor came to 

the line without eye protection and it 

wasn't noted until after the load and 

make ready command, I would hope 

that you would ask them to unload and 

show clear, go get their eye or ear protection 

and run them through the stage 

when they return. There sure has been 

no advantage gained in either instance. 

Here are a few other items to mention. 

In US9.2.2.4, Fixed Time scoring 

is non factored. Use raw points scored 

minus penalties to determine stage 

points. US9.4.4.1 states that stacking 

of shots is not allowed unless specified 

in the stage procedure. This would apply 

to Virginia Count and Fixed Time 

courses of fire. 

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he 14th Edition IPSC Rules 

has probably generated more 

comment on the Internet, 

faxes flying around, general 

paper production and conversation associated 

with IPSC than any other 

event I can remember. The 14th Edition 

was a massive effort to review the 

rules that had transpired over a number 

of General Assemblies. 

Even for those experienced in dealing 

with the published rules of our 

shooting sport, many of the wordings 

and meanings were interpreted in a different 

manner than the original intent 

of the rule; however, this is not an unusual 

circumstance for the rules of any 

competitive organization. I've spoken 

to officials who participate in other international 

sporting disciplines and 

without fail there has been misinterpretation 

of or confusion about long 

standing rules. This occurs even with 

sports that have been around for years 

and do not have the dynamics of a discipline 

like IPSC. 

Many people have criticized the effort 

put into the rules, and that's fine if 

they offer constructive comments. In 

my mind, one of the most positive aspects 

of the 14th Edition has been the 

amount of interest and discussion generated. 

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lcnown quickly to many others. This is 

a luxury never before available in a major 

rules review. It allows us to have 

better input on how effective or ineffective 

the changes are perceived. Attempting 

to modify a set of rules that 

must serve diverse geographical considerations 

while allowing the safe and 

efficient conduct of a shooting discipline 

is no easy matter. The more comments 

and input, the better our 

chances of providing a workable pack- 

age for all of the IPSC Regions. 

One curious event did occur following 

the publication of the 14th Edition, 

and that was the calls and e-mails 

from several shooters questioning why 

something was changed. They would 

give a particular rule number and go on 

to say they didn't understand why this 

had been changed and that there was 

no reason for the change. When we 

would look at the rule in question and 

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have spent a lot of time reviewing the 

rules prior to publication of the 14th 

Edition. Bur on a positive note, the 

flurry of activity and comment surrounding 

the 14th Edition prompted 

that person to spend time reviewing 

the rules, and, most importantly, learning 

more about the rules governing his 

shooting game, and that is certainly a 

good thing. 

Production Division 

The calls and comments regarding 

the establishment of Production Division 

have been overwhelming. I'm currently 

assigned to the committee that 

approves firearms for the Production 

Division and have processed more than 

five hundred e-mails and calls from 

shooters and manufacturers. We currently 

have more than rwo hundred 

firearrns listed on the IPSC web page. 

We've had queries for handguns 

about which I had forgotten, or ones 

with which I was not familiar. The 

amount of research required to review 

these guns caused me to realize just 

what a variety of options exist. I also 

see these queries as a good thing because 

many of these contacts were with 

people who are not active competitors 

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Elections Revisited 

In last month's column I addressed 

the issue of the new election process as 

set forth in Article 6 of the USPSA bylaws. 

I ended that column with the 

statement, "So there is no confusion, 

let me repeat that this change does not 

effect the current election." 

Despite that assertion, confusion is 

exactly what I have created as my statement 

was incorrect. The 2000 election 

will be subject to the provisions of the 

revised Article 6, and, if a race results 

in a candidate failing to receive at least 

50 percent of the votes cast, a runoff 

election will be conducted. 

The schedule for the 2000 election 

will be as follows: 

Eligibility - Eligibility to vote requires 

a current USPSA membership 

with an original membership date prior 

to May 1 of the year of the election. 

(Article 6.4) 

Ballots Mailed - Ballots will be 

mailed to all individual members on 

the list by August 1via first class mail. 

(Article 6.6 (i)) 

Ballots Eligible for Counting - It is 

the member's responsibility to mark 

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and complete the ballot and mail it to 

the certified public accounting firm, to 

be received on or before September 1st 

of each election year. There is no provision 

for lost ballots, and the original 

official ballots, timely received by the 

certified public accounting firm, 

through the United States Mail, unopened 

at time of counting, are the 

only ballots that shall be counted. (Article 

6.6) 

Should a runoff election be required, 

ballots will be mailed to only 

those eligible in the first election via 

first class mail no later than November 

1 and must be received at the accounting 

firm by December 1 to be eligible. 

I extend my apologizes to any 

member inconvenienced by this 

change and to the candidates for the 

conftision it has created. 

New Rules 

The 14th Edition (US) rules were 

mailed to all members on April 24, 

2000, and they became effective on 

May 10, 2000. If you didn't receive a 

copy, or if you need additional copies, 

please call the office at (360) 8.5 - 

2245. 

A number of recent phone calls and 

e-mails have made it clear that there is 

considerable confusion about what in 

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the new rules is mandatory and what is 

optional. The answer is brief and simple. 

They are new rules, not suggestions, 

and all USPSA events are expected 

to be conducted following their 

dictates until a new version is provided. 

Because the rules were not issued 

until April, long after a lot of match 

planning and budgeting had been done 

around the country, recognition of the 

three new competitive divisions (Limited 

10, Production, and Revolver) is 

optional at all matches, including tournaments. 

They will be recognized at 

the US Limited Nationals. We strongly 

urge clubs, sections, and tournaments 

to use them, observe their good and 

bad features, and report the results to 

their area director. 

New Database 

lf you call the office and ask for 

your latest classification information, 

or to tell us of an address change, or for 

any other purpose, the staff person 

with whom you are dealing will ask 

you for your USPSA number or name. 

You may have noticed that he or she 

can almost immediately find your address, 

classification, RO status, and recent 

scores with only that small 

amount of information. It is, of course, 

our computer database that makes it 

possible to do so. 

The USPSA bylaws protect your 

privacy by means of the following article: 

"10.4 Confidentiality: 

All financial information, membership 

lists, specific board room discussions 

and similar matters of this corporation 

shall remain confidential. No officer 

or director shall supply copies or 

disseminate such information to any 

third party without the written consent 

or by resolution of the board of directors, 

except as otherwise provided in 

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INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD 1..•\u 

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Welcome back! 

We had a few clubs left out of the 

May/June affiliated club listing because 

they had not reaffiliated before the 

magazine went to bed. The following 

are now back among the currently-affiliated 

clubs: Chickasaw Shooting 

Sports in Ark.; Canyon Oaks Sportsmans 

Club, Calif.; Naples Swarnp 

Rompers and St. Augustine PS.A., Fla; 

Platte River Sportsman Club, Neb.; 

Fort Wayne Area Practical, Ind.; Competitive 

Shooters of Statesville in N. C.; 

Guncraft IPSC, Tenn.; and St Charles 

Sportsmans Club of Md. Good to see 

you up and shooting! 

New diamonds in the crown 

Since the last "new club" report, we 

have added quite a number of clubs. 

Oakdale Sportsmen's Club of California, 

originally affiliated in 1993-1994, 

is back {way to go, Dan!); Ephrata 

Sportsmen's Association in Washington 

state is part of the Inland Empire 

section; Lefthanders Gun Club/Practical 

Shooters has joined us from Illinois; 

Tallahassee Practical Shooters is a new 

Florida affiliate; West Virginia is home 

to the new North Mountain Practical 

Shooters; and we have rwo new clubs 

in Texas, Lion Star in Bedias and Paris 

Practical Shooters in Paris. We have 

two "replacement" clubs, Silver Creek 

on the Kentucky/Indiana border and 

Guam Practical Pistol on the island of 

Guam. Our newest club is a Foreign 

Classifier Affiliate, the Practical Pistol 

Shooters Vest of Esbjerg, Denmark. 

Let's give all these new clubs a warm 

USPSA welcome! 

About those Statements of Accuracy.. 

Clubs, when you send in classifier 

match results, send just the activity report 

cover sheet, the classifier stage re- 

ports, the fees and the Statement of Accuracy. 

Keep the classifier score sheets 

on file in case of questions by the 

shooters. However, please do send in 

the activity report cover sheet, so we 

know how to break out the activity 

credits. 

More about classifiers.... 

All classifiers, including the ones 

y ou choose when you run a Special, 

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Course Book, third edition (the 

red cover). There are 63 courses for 

you to choose from, so try something 

new! Don't risk the loss of activity 

credits or loss of shooters' scores by using 

obsolete courses of fire. Although 

some of the course names are the same 

as in the previous book, many of those 

were significantly modified which 

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activities on the same sheet or, 

worse, back-to-back with the activity 

report cover sheet and/or Statement of 

Accuracy. Each items should be on a 

separate page, as each goes into a different 

bin. 

Also, please be kind to those who 

enter thousands of scores a month. 

Make sure your printer uses 10 cpi 

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on laser printers, and that your printout 

is legible. 

When you have new members that 

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July/August 2000 • FRONT SIGHT 7

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From this humble beginning, I have 

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Area 1 Candidates 

) he office of AD involves two 

1 distinct roles, that of area director 

(area manager) and that of USPSA 

board member (policy maker). Which 

do you consider most critical? How 

would you balance conflicts that may 

occur between the two? 

Bill Burkard: 

I don't see the roles as conflicting. 

The "area manager" deals with tactical 

problems, while the "policy maker" 

deals with strategic issues. Any successful 

business represents a balance of tactical 

and strategic views of the same 

problems. The experience gained by 

"managing the area" should serve as 

basis on which "policy" decisions are 

made. In the event that a specific issue 

or decision would have a short-term, 

negative affect on a limited segment of 

the organization, the decision has to be 

made on the basis of what's best for the 

health of the overall organization. In 

this kind of situation every effort needs 

to be made to insure the affected 

group(s) are made aware of the situation 

before it goes into effect. 

Bruce Gary: 

I believe the two roles are completely 

intertwined, and together they 

represent a single core responsibility of 

the area director: to make policies that 

reflect the interests and address the 

concerns of the shooters he represents. 

In my opinion, an area director cannot 

succeed as a policy maker without 

thorough, hands-on understanding 

and involvement in the issues faced by 

the sections, clubs and members within 

the area. 

It is impossible to say that one role 

is more critical than the other. They are 

both critical. As "area manager", the 

area director must communicate in 

both directions betvveen the national 

organization and individual sections, 

clubs and members, and ensure that all 

parties are fully informed about issues 

that affect the area. The "policy 

maker" must then use that knowledge 

to work with the other members of the 

2000 Area Director Elections 

board to create workable, sensible national 

policies that address those issues. 

This is a very familiar set of responsibilities 

for me. My job involves 

communicating with many organizations 

and individuals, all over the country, 

working to understand the problems 

they face. Using that understanding, 

I design business and technical 

strategies that solve their problems and 

help them succeed. My "members" are 

very much a part of the process of creating 

the strategies that affect them. I 

would work the same way for the 

members of Area 1. 

I would balance conflicts between 

the two roles by using one to measure 

the other. If it is unclear which policy 

is best, I believe the conflicts can be resolved 

by simply asking "which path 

best serves the interests of the shooters 

I represent?" 

Everett Mastrich: 

Both roles are extremely important; 

however, more time from my perspective 

should be spent in the role of 

"area management." I would balance 

my time the same way I do with my 

professional life, by prioritizing the 

conflicts and weighing which conflicts 

would be in the best interests of the 

Area and which ones would be in the 

best interests of USPSA while also 

keeping a common sense perspective 

of both. 

Brian McCormick: 

I think that these two roles are 

equally important and see these roles 

as overlapping rather than conflicting. 

I think that the most important thing 

that the area director has to do is to listen 

to the membership and to represent 

them at the meetings of the board of directors. 

As a manager, you listen to 

your people and as a board member 

you represent them. 

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2) Hnic°atindg° wy o 

dinators, club contacts, and other 

members in your area? How much 

communications do you feel is desirable? 

Bill Burkard: 

In an ideal world, every member 

would have instant access to information 

that will affect them and the organization. 

In the real world, even with 

the Internet, it is a challenge to get the 

info out and the comments, questions, 

and gripes back. 

My proposal is to utilize a chain of 

communication with scheduled virtual 

"meetings." I would ask USPSA to support 

the cost of a quarterly phone 

"meeting" with the section coordinators 

within Area 1. In turn, I would ask 

the SCs to have quarterly communication 

meetings with their clubs. The 

club meetings would be open to members 

but conducted by club presidents 

or their representatives. If successful, 

the strategy would allow the timely 

communication from the AD to/from 

the SC to/from the Club President 

to/from members. 

In addition it would be recommended 

that, at a minimum, the area 

and each section and, where possible, 

individual clubs maintain web sites to 

offer an electronic source of information. 

Area 1 currently supports a web 

page with links to section and club 

sites. 

Bruce Gary: 

A lot. I've already begun contacting 

section coordinators and club presidents 

throughout the area, and hope to 

have at least an initial conversation 

with every one of them by the time this 

hits print. With an area as large as ours, 

we're going to have to use phone and 

e-mail to stay in contact, but I'm certain 

we can identify problems, work 

through ideas, design solutions, and 

help each other succeed no matter 

where we are. 

I like to have direct, two-way communication 

with the people I work for. 

Here in the Northwest Section, we 

have found that e-mail can be a great 

way to communicate with each other. 

We can "discuss" issues without having 

to be in the same place, we can "broadcast" 

information to clubs and individuals 

quickly and cheaply, and through 

e-mail the members of the section 


oard are always accessible to the 

members for questions, concerns, or 

just tossing ideas around. Some clubs 

and individuals don't have e-mail, so 

with them we pick up a phone or stick 

things in an envelope. But I would use 

e-mail wherever possible to keep in 

touch with the clubs and individuals of 

Area 1 . 

However we contact each other, I 

will commit to always be accessible to 

the members of Area 1: will respond 

to every phone call, every every 

question, to the best of my ability. I'll 

commit to discussing my opinions and 

concerns with anyone who is interested 

in participating in the dialog. I'll 

commit to disclosing my votes, and the 

thoughts behind them, to the full extent 

permitted in the bylaws, and I'll 

commit to making sure that what I 

learn from you is included in the discussions 

of the board. 


E-mail is my preferred method; 

however, fax, phone, mail and personal 

contact are viable alternatives. I 

do not feel there is any such thing as 

"too much" communication. 


I think that communication is extremely 

important. 'Without communication 

there cannot be trust. In order 

for communication to be truly effective, 

it has to be in both directions as 

well. The area director needs to receive 

information from the sections and 

clubs, and they need to give out information 

as well. I would propose to 

communicate primarily through e- 

mail, although I know that there are a 

few individuals who are not available 

that way. I don't do newsletters well, 

but would send brief messages on an 

'as needed' basis, and would always be 

available to answer questions. I find 

that the questions that are asked by one 

person are frequently being asked by 

others, so would usually make those 

questions and answers available to all. 

3) 

How should USPSA deal with 

the "high capacity" issue? 

Bill Burkard: 

The "high capacity" issue poses the 

dilemma of pitting the old guard 

against the new guys. A solution has 

been implemented in the I4th US Edition 

by adding Limited 10 and the 10- 

round limit in Production. Ultimately, 

the market will determine where there 

is interest and opportunities for 

growth. When Limited was a new idea, 

few would have predicted that it would 

represent 65 percent of all classification 

scores in 2000. 

I believe that the "real" high capacity 

issue is not deciding who's in and 

who's out but rather how we can implement 

the strategic decision of 

adding new divisions in the tactical environment 

of clubs. Recognizing that 

there were many factors in the BOD's 

decision to adopt the US 14th Edition, 

it poses a tough problem for club presidents. 

Shooters are demanding recognition 

under the new rules with a lack 

of a practical, easy, available tool to implement 

the new divisions. 

Bruce Gary: 

Having more than 10 rounds in a 

magazine can present a significant 

competitive advantage over a shooter 

who has only 10 rounds; not being able 

to obtain or possess over-10-round 

magazines can appear to be a "deal 

breaking" obstacle to a new shooter 

who wants to participate in our sport. 

I think the present board has taken a 

good step by adopting a number of divisions 

which limit capacity to 10 

rounds. These divisions should prove 

to be attractive to new rnembers, and 

will certainly lower the perceived 

threshold of entry to our sport. 

Having said that, though, I am not 

in favor of enacting 10-round limit for 

all divisions. It would adversely affect 

existing competitors without measurably 

solving the problems that face us. 

Rather, I would be in favor of pursuing 

other solutions which allow the individual 

shooter to have fair competition 

regardless of his or her magazine capacity. 

One potential solution would be to 

create a set of course design guidelines 

which neutralize the competitive advantage 

of over-10-round magazines. 

That doesn't mean that we never have 

"hoser stages," it just means we design 

them better. I shot the "Crocodile 

Dundee Ballistic Banzai Benefit 

Match" in Oregon last year and was 

very impressed with what they did. It 

was eight stages, nearly 400 rounds, 

and all 10-round neutral. It didn't matter 

if you had 10-round mags or 28- 

round mags, you got presented the 

same shooting problem and had the 

same competitive opportunity. It was a 

blast! 

I'm certain there are other solutions 

like that which solve the problems we 

face without adversely affecting current 

members or turning away new 

ones. We cannot ignore the laws that 

affect our sport, but I strongly believe 

it is possible to live within those laws, 

and to have fair, fun, capacity-neutral 

competition without banning over-10- 

round magazines. I intend to work toward 

that end. 


As the availability of pre-ban magazines 

dwindle then we should re-evaluate 

Open Division magazine capacities. 

Limited Division should be handled a 

little differently. Once the stores of preban 

magazines are exhausted, Limited 

and Limited 10 should be rolled together 

to form the new Limited Division. 

If more states adopt laws similar 

to what happened in California, this 

process may be accelerated. One 

should not have to break the law in order 

to compete/participate in our 

sport. 


I hear a lot of concern on both sides 

of this issue. First, as long as high capacity 

magazines are available under 

the laws of the various jurisdictions, 

they should be legal in Open Division. 

I support the "Limited 10" Division as 

a temporary measure, but my personal 

feeling is that eventually we should 

move to a 10-round limit in Limited 

Division. The other approach that 

should be aggressively taken is to look 

at course design and find ways to have 

interesting, challenging courses that do 

not give an advantage to those shooters 

with high capacity magazines. 

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The 14th US Edition should work 

as approved by the BOD. Over time, as 

with each new rulebook, our members 

are going to identify situations that 

aren't covered in the written words or 

require clarification. As these cases 

arise, NROI will make a ruling and 

publish the results in "Front Sight." 

Bruce Gary: 

i think the US 14th Edition is a 

good step. There are some nit-picky 

things we may need to fix, but overall 

it does a good job. It addresses the 

safety concerns we had with the IPSC 

14th Edition, it preserves the distinctly-US 

flavor of our sport, and it 

makes good progress towards removing 

the rules as a point of contention 

between IPSC and USPSA. 

As a tournament-level stars officer, 

the things that concern me most about 

the US 14th Edition rules relate to our 

ability to administrate them fairly and 

consistently throughout the country. 

For example, the new divisions imply a 

need to do "technical inspections" on 

competitors' guns to ensure that the 

weight, the action, and any modifications 

are legal for certain divisions. 

That may require special equipment 

and knowledge, and will probably increase 

the complexity for the stats and 

chrono operations at a match. In the 

near term, things like this will affect 

our ability to get the new divisions off 

the ground at the club level. And if we 

can't get the new divisions running 

smoothly at the club level, we're going 

to miss out on an opportunity to include 

a whole new group of shooters 

into our sport. 

Additionally, at the time this is being 

written, we do not have a computer 

scoring program that supports the new 

divisions. This means that if a club 

wants to run a match which recognizes 

all USPSA divisions, they are going to 

have to set up several different matches 

in the computer, or do some work by 

hand. There are similar administrative 

problems regarding classifications for 

the new divisions, and high-hit-factors 

that reflect the new power factors. 

So, while I think the new rules are 

largely fine, we need to make sure the 

wrinkles are sorted out so that any club 

can run under the new rules, offer the 

new divisions, and be fair and consistent 

with any other USPSA match, 

without making the club do extra work 

or incur extra expense. Our members 

have the right to expect consistency in 

the rules and policies at a USPSA 

match, and we have some work to do 

to get there. 


At this point, I feel we should let the 

rules stand as they have been presented. 

We need to work within this 

provisional period and document the 

issues and concerns, at the club/shooter 

level through our section coordinators 

and area directors for presentation to 

the board for review and potential 

change. I believe that most of the "critical" 

issues we as a Region had with the 

original IPSC 14th Edition Rules have 

been addressed, now we must work 

within this framework and fine nine as 

necessary. 


I think that John Amidon has done 

a very good job of cleaning up the 14th 

Edition rules with as few changes as 

possible. I think that the provision that 

will prove to be most problematic in 

the United States is the one regarding 

types of courses and their length. (1.2) 

We have been operating under similar 

guidelines regarding course length for 

some time now, and the maximum 

limit of 28 rounds is routinely ignored 

on the club level. It is only followed on 

matches that desire IPSC sanction. 

Having rules that are routinely ignored 

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5) What are the three most important 

goals as area director? 

Please include a brief discussion of 

how you propose to achieve them. 

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and reality is communications. 

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the organization by establishing 

a regular communication flow from 

the USPSA president to the BOD to the 

AD to the SC to the club president to 

the membership. A review of bylaws 

and policies may need to be made to remove 

barriers that inhibit timely, twoway 

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Third, USPSA has an opportunity 

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with other shooting organizations. It is 

long past the time for gun enthusiast to 

recognize that we have a lot more in 

common than in differences. We don't 

have to lose our identity to form alliances 

that benefits multiple groups. 

Bruce Gary: 

#1 - define the priorities. A couple 

ot years ago I wrote a document that 

ended up being adopted as the USPSA 

"mission statement." My intent in 

writing it was to give the board a short 

list of priorities they could use to keep 

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to make bad decisions that conflict 

with each other, and create more problems 

than they solve. My first goal as 

an area director would be to work with 

the board to identify the critical priorities 

- those things that USPSA must do 

in order to survive, grow, and serve our 

members. I would use my experience 

in identifying core issues and defining 

strategies to help the board make quality 

decisions. 

#2 - improve the process. Once we 

know what we need to do, we need to 

be effective in doing it. In the business 

world, my performance doesn't get 

rated on how good my strategies are. I 

get rated on whether projects succeed 

and deliver the desired results. If my 

strategy looks great on paper but doesn't 

deliver results, I've failed. 

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clients to make sure we're giving them 

what they need. We do cost and risk 

analysis to figure out where the problems 

are going to be before they happen. 

We bring in industry experts and 

other consultants to ensure we aren't 

creating new problems for ourselves. 

In other words, we have a process that 

helps us succeed. My second goal as an 

area director would be to work with 

the board to build a "make sense" 

process for executing decisions, to 

make sure that our actions deliver real 

benefits to the members. 

#3 - work like a team. The USPSA 

board represents dozens of different 

sections, hundreds of clubs, and thousands 

of members, and we are probably 

not going to agree on everything, 

but we can commit to communicating 

on a higher level, working to reach 

consensus on the issues that matter, 

and agreeing to put small differences 

aside for the sake of the greater good. 

In other words, we can work like a 

team. 

I have a great deal of experience in 

getting diverse groups of people to 

work together as a team. I do it every 

day at work. I have formed and led 

very successful teams in other sports, 

and I had the honor of writing the sec- 


tion on "building effective teams" in 

the new Section Coordinator's manual. 

My third goal as an area director 

would be to bring my experience to the 

board and help "jell" the members into 

a highly effective team. That means 

communicating effectively at every 

level, focusing on common priorities, 

and committing to a results-oriented 

process, for the good of the membership. 

I believe that if we have clear priorities, 

a process for getting things done, 

and work like a team, we can come up 

with a solution that makes sense for 

any issue that comes up. That's why establishing 

those would be my three 

most important goals as area director. 


Accessibility, Accountability, Communication. 

I have and will continue to 

publish my e-mail addresses and phone 

and fax numbers to the members of the 

area. If I am questioned regarding decisions 

I have made or how I voted on 

an issue, I will to the best of my abilit ■ 

explain my actions to the members. In 

the area of accountability to the members, 

if my actions and/or decisions 

were to be deemed inappropriate, I 

would expect to be disciplined accordingly 

as outlined in the USPSA bylaws. 

I will attempt to establish an area (possibly 

off the Area 1 web page) where 

the section coordinators and club representatives 

can receive information 

from me and more importantly post 

questions to me. 


My first goal is to improve communication 

within the Area and between 

the members and the board. I have discussed 

how I would do that in an earlier 

question. 

Second, I would try to continue 

Dave Carruthers' work in developing a 

real team to assist in putting on the 

Area Championship matches. Much 

has been accomplished in that direction 

and I don't want to see it wasted. 

Having been match director twice in 

the past, I am aware of how much work 

is involved and recognize that no club 

can put the match on without assistance. 

We have a good start in putting 

an Area Match Team together and 

need to continue it. 

The third goal has to be to find 

ways tr_l continue to introduce new 

shooters to this sport without scaring 

them off after one match. Production 

Division may be the way to do this, or 

maybe Limited 10 Division. Certainly 

course design can help. I don't have the 

answers, but want to work with the 

section coordinators and club presidents 

to find the answers that will work 

in Las Vegas, Nev., as well as Nampa, 

Idaho, Utah, Alaska and the rest ot the 

United States. 

6) 

Please discuss other issues, not 

covered by these questions, 

which you consider important. 

Bill Burkard: 

I would only add that our Juniors 

Program may well represent future of 

our sport. USPSA needs to support the 

Juniors program to insure that it can 

continue and expand. 

Bruce Gary: 

There are many other issues that I 

consider important. High on my list 

are: 

— Continued affiliation with IPSC 

— Open board meetings 

— Strategies for retaining current 

members and attracting new members 

— Marketing, advertising and sponsor/industry 

relations strategies 

— Support for juniors, both as competitors 

and as future leaders of our organization. 

— National policies for slots distribution 

— Guidelines for prize tables and 

match entry fees 

— Inclusion of other shooting disciplines 

within "practical shooting" 

— Getting more people out on the 

range burning gunpowder! 

There are literally dozens of things 

that we need to address as an organization. 

But more important than any single 

issue, I believe that in everything 

they do, the USPSA board should be focused 

on providing service to the members. 

For the shooters of USPSA, we need 

to provide more than a class card, a 

magazine and national championships. 

We need to make sure the shooters can 

clearly see that each action the USPSA 

board takes is in the shooters' best interests, 

and for the benefit of the sport. 

We need solutions that make sense. 

I also think we need to work on 

consistency. We need to ensure that any 

USPSA member can walk onto a 

USPSA match at any range in the country, 

with any type of USPSA-legal handgun, 

and know what to expect. Consistent 

rules, consistent policies, consistent 

stage-design guidelines, consistent 

use of divisions and categories, consistent 

slots policies, consistent prize policies; 

those are areas in which the 

USPSA board can provide leadership 

for the organization and make matches 

more fair and fun for the shooters. 

If I am elected, I intend to work to 

ensure that the dealings of the board 

are focused on the shooters. I have 

nothing invested in this election other 

than a strong desire to make things better, 

but along with that desire I bring a 

solid track record of working for the 

shooters of the Northwest Section and 

Area 1, and a unique set of skills and 

experiences that I think the USPSA 

board can use to your benefit. I can 

help the board make good decisions 

and deliver good results. I hope you'll 

give me that chance. 

I'll be working the Area 1 Championship 

and the Limited Nationals this 

year, and hope to be shooting the Open 

Nationals (I'm trying to earn my slot!). 

If you happen to make it to any of 

those matches, I hope you'll stop by 

and say "hi." I'd like to meet you and 

hear what you think! 


Over the past year or so, there has 

been a definite lack of trust on the part 

of the membership towards the board 

of directors. Our current president has, 

in my opinion, started to change this 

feeling. It will continue to be both the 

president's and the board's responsibilities 

to maintain their focus towards 

the membership, taking into account 

their wants and needs. Additionally, 

this administration must continue 

open communication with the membership. 

These things must improve 

and continue if the membership is to 


have faith and trust in its president and 

board. 


The only other issue, which is really 

related to several of the other comments 

that I have made, is the basic 

question of what the role of the area director 

is in relation to the members. 

feel that the number one priority of the 

area director should be to hear what 

the members in his area are saying and 

carry that message to the board. I do 

not have an agenda, or specific changes 

that I want to make. Instead, I want to 

hear what you have to say and then do 

my best to represent your position and 

thoughts to the board. It has been my 

experience that many shooters on the 

club level are not aware of the structure 

of USPSA, of the duties of the board of 

directors or how the various levels of 

USPSA work together for their benefit. 

I think the area director and section coordinator 

must become more visible to 

the local membership, either through 

personal presence or through other 

communications so that the members 

know that they do have a channel to let 

the board know how they feel on the 

issues. 


1 ) The office of AD involves two 

distinct roles, that of area director 

(area manager) and that of USPSA 


do you consider the most critical? 

How would you balance conflicts that 

may occur between the two? 

Arnie Christianson: 

I am not sure that it is possible to 

consider one role more critical than the 

other. Also, depending upon the situation, 

the area manager role and the 

policy maker role may flip-flop in 

terms of which is more critical at the 

time. I see the area director job is to 

represent the wishes of the members of 

Area 3. Suppose I strongly feel that a 

policy change is necessary to advance 

or preserve our sport and that the 

members of Area 3 are not enthusiastic 

about the change. It would be my duty 

to explain the reasons and logic behind 

why I felt the change was needed. Ultimately, 

it would then be up to the 

members of Area 3 to decide whether 

to support me at the next election. 

M.L. Stock: 

In my opinion, they are both the 

same job. As AD, my concerns are the 

wants and will of the Area 3 shooter, 

but on a national level. I would balance 

the two by communicating with the 

sectional coordinators and club presidents 

and learn their concerns and desires. 

I would then implement them 

into Area 3 or at a board meeting 

within the rules and regulations of 

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coordinators and club contact people. 

If elected area director, I will make an 

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M.L. Stock: 

The Internet is probably the best; 

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I believe that the establishment of a 

production division is the best overall 

solution for the following reasons. 

A) It allows new shooters to get 

started with whatever production gun 

they have and do not have to compete 

with Limited race guns or buy a lot of 

extra equipment. 

B) It allows those who have spent 

considerable money on high capacity 

equipment to still be able to use it in 

Limited Division. 

C) USPSA and the local clubs benefit 

by having an extra division that 

makes it easier for new shooters to get 

started and there are always some that 

see every division as a challenge and 

will pay another fee to compete in it 

also. Therefore, we have a win-win situation 

and the best of both worlds. 

4) 


you support to the 14th Edition 

(U ) rules recently adopted by the 

board? 


The first change I would recommend 

is to the calibration procedure. 

Currently, as the new procedure is 

written, competitors can only request a 

calibration if their shots struck the 

popper somewhere in the circle. 

Shooters should be able to ask for a calibration 

even if their shots were low on 

the popper. 

US5.7.1 should have language 

added that specifies what the range officer 

should do if a competitor attempts 

to clear a malfunction by using 

props or tools. As long as the competitor 

is safe, when the shooter tries to 

clear the malfunction using tools, the 

range officer should stop the competitor 

and then score the targets with appropriate 

penalties and misses for any 

targets not engaged. 

US9.9.3 - To avoid confusion and 

give the benefit of doubt to the shooter, 

I would like to see any hit on a moving 

target, whether it disappears or not, be 

scored for the highest zone hit and 

eliminate the "twice the bullet diameter 

shall be regarded as a miss" language 

in this rule. 

US10.3.7 has eliminated the excep- 


tion for sweeping on the draw or reholstering. 

Is this rule change going to 

be equally enforced across the country? 

No doubt it is not safe to sweep 

oneself at any time, but this rule change 

lends itself to abuse and inequality. After 

we try out the new rules for the rest 

of the year, we may find it necessary to 

re-instate the sweeping on the draw 

and holstering language. 

M.L. Stock: 

must remember that the purpose 

of all (US) rules is to try to insure 

safety, fun, and fairness. Time will bear 

out if all the 14th edition is fair; however, 

I'm sure as with all things, correction, 

modifications, additions, and 

deletions will occur as the sport 

evolves. 

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A. Area 3 Match. I think it is im- 

portant to open up the Area match for 

proposals by all the clubs in the area. 

Area 3 is a very large area, surely there 

are some good clubs that would enjoy 

hosting the area match. Also, members 

of a club should not expect to use the 

area match as a major fund raiser for 

their club. I would also like to see more 

sections/clubs get involved in helping 

at the area match. Perhaps sections or 

clubs could design a course of fire and 

then run that course during the match. 

Putting on an area match is a major undertaking 

and more people need to get 

involved in staging the match. 

B. Area Structure. Are the eight areas 

of USPSA arranged in the proper 

manner? In Area 3, the last few years 

members living in Minnesota have had 

to drive 10 to 12 hours to shoot in the 

Area 3 Championship. This is also a 

problem in other areas. I would like to 

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to examine the geographic structure 

of our areas to see if they should 

or could be re-aligned. 

C. USPSA Headquarters. We all 

should be aware about the plans to 

build our own headquarters building 

and the land that was purchased. 

Again, I believe the board of directors 

should throughly re-examine all possibilities 

regarding the headquarters office, 

whether USPSA should construct 

their own building, and if so, where the 

building/office should be located. 

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But then, that's a given. 

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is of great benefit to the members. 

However, that does not mean that we 

have to be subservient to IPSC. We 

have to continue to work for changes 

that will allow USPSA and IPSC to survive 

our problems and remain allies. 

We certainly cannot compromise on 

any issues regarding safety. I am confident 

that Mike Voigt and the board can 

work with IPSC to solve the issues. 

Another issue that is important is 

the openness of USPSA. I have served 

on public and governmental boards 

and commissions. While serving on 

these boards, state laws mandated 

open meetings. This openness did not 

seem to inhibit the effectiveness of 

working on the issues. I see no reason 

that USPSA board of director meetings 

should not be open to the members if 

they want to make the commitment to 

attend the meetings. This would go a 

long way to eliminate the pervasive 

feeling among the members that decisions 

are being made in secret. 

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saying that IPSC shooting is one of the 

best kept secrets in the shooting sports. 

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one knows we exist? It is time for 

USPSA and the board of directors to either 

devise a marketing/public relations 

plan or budget funds to have a 

marketing plan produced to help us expand 

our member base. 

M.L. Stock: 

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supported completely in all aspects by 

the shooter. Therefore, WC should 

never forget who our boss is, the 

shooter. I think it is obvious that those 

who write the checks are the employers 

and those who receive the checks 

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wants, they are subject to be fired. So, 

let us not forget that no matter what 

level we serve at in USPSA, that we are 

there only to comply with and do the 

will of the shooter. 

B) I believe that all board meetings 

and USPSA actions and business should 

be done in open meeting. If what we 

are doing can't be done in the open, 

then we shouldn't be doing it at all! 

C) The vast majority of the American 

gun owners have no idea what or 

who USPSA is or that we exist. Could 

we negotiate a deal with the gun manufacturers 

to put an advertisement or 

informational brochure with each gun 

sold? Couldn't that information have 

an 800 number so the new gun owner 

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do you consider the most critical? 

How would you balance conflicts that 

may occur between the two? 

Rob Boudrie: 

Both roles are equally critical, and I 

don't see the tasks as being in conflict. 

My role would be multi-faceted: to 

make sure the clubs have the support 

they need; to assist the clubs by providing 

information from USPSA; and 

by taking club feedback to the USPSA 

board. As a USPSA policy maker, my 

job would be to assure the legal and financial 

health of USPSA; provide a 

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of his constituency. He should work toward 

the goal of having each of the 

member clubs, and each of his sections, 

lead by wise and knowledgeable individuals. 

The AD should then actively 

seek out guidance from them. As an 

area manager, he should work hard to 

surround himself with top quality people 

and then encourage those people to 

go ahead and do the jobs they were 

elected to do. He should make every 

effort to give them the freedom to do 

just that. If the AD is successful in this, 

then his role as an area manager becomes 

much easier. As a USPSA board 

member, the AD should bring the 

wishes of his constituency to the board 

table. The most important part of the 

job is to actively seek out input from 

the member clubs and the SCs and then 

to present their ideas and opinions to 

the rest of the board in an open, compelling 

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so that they know exactly how he has 

represented them. 

Allan Zifta: 

i don' t see them as two distinct 

roles. I see them as one: to bring the 

needs and wants of my area, and address 

all the members' wants, to the 

board to change and make policy that 

will help to move USPSA forward. 

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members within your area? How much 

communication do you feel is desirable? 

Rob Boudrie: 

I will provide each member in Area 

7 with an annual report detailing all 

votes I cast as a BOD member, and ALL 

motions I introduce on your behalf, as 

well as my perspective on issues your 

board is dealing with. I will request 

USPSA authorization to provide this 

annual report via US Mail. 

I will hold an annual meeting at the 

Area match. 

I will maintain an "Area 7 Director's 

Web Page" (www.boudrie.com ) 

to provide advance notice of actions I 

plan on taking as your representative, 

and to give you time for feedback before 

I vote. 

I will travel throughout the region 

so that all members may meet their 

area director at a nearby local match. 

I will conduct a member survey on 

an annual basis. This survey will allow 

each member to rate my performance 

as area director, and to comment on relevant 

issues facing Area 7 and USPSA. 

I will set a new standard for timely 

and complete information. Complete 

communication (with the exception of 

legal/personnel issues) is both appropriate 

and desirable. I will encourage 

USPSA to further its trend towards 

more opcn board meetings. 

I am available at (508) 881-8997 

and by e-mail at "rob@boudrie.com " 

Pete Goloski: 

While the internet and e-mail has 

revolutionized communication over 

the past few years, I believe that per- 

FRONT SIGHT • July/August 2000

sonal contact and the written word are 

still very important forms of communication. 

As section coordinator of the 

Eastern Lakes Section, I sent newsletters 

out to the member club representatives 

on a regular basis. As AD, I 

would do the same. For those who 

wish it, the newsletters could take the 

form of e-mail; however, those messages 

must also be available in written 

form for those who wish it. Of course, 

my phone and e-mail address are always 

open to those who wich to communicate 

with me. There is currently 

an Area 7 web page that is very underutilized. 

If elected, I would seek out experts 

in this area and work to expand 

the use of the Area 7 web page so that 

it will become a focal point for information 

within and about the area. 

Allan Zitta: 

I intend to communicate by e-mail, 

telephone and personal contact. As to 

how much, whatever it takes to get the 

job done. 

3) 



Rob Boudrie: 

We must welcome shooters who 

wish to compete with equipment 

which may be legally manufactured for 

civilians, as well as manufacturers of 

such guns and magazines. This must be 

done in a manner which does not destroy 

the investment many of our 

members have already made in pre-ban 

high capacity equipment. I support 

both Production and "Limited 10" 

which have been adopted by the 

USPSA board, and authored the original 

Limited 10 proposal USPSA in November 

1999. A look at our membership 

count shows that our membership 

was growing steadily. up until the 1994 

crime bill. 1 believe that USPSA cannot 

reverse this trend unless we pro-actively 

address the high capacity issue. 

Pete Goloskt 

Most of the people who participate 

in our sport today have invested a sub- 

stantial amount of money in high capacity 

equipment. At least as far as 

Open and Limited are concerned, the 

sport has become a high-cap game. 

Hopefully, we will continue to be able 

to use our specialized equipment. 

When the high-caps first appeared on 

the IPSC scene, there was much concern 

over how to make the sport "fair" 

for all concerned. The answer at that 

time was to level the playing field 

through the use of good course design. 

That practice met with mixed reviews. 

Today, tor many, there is no 

choice in the matter. In some areas, 10- 

round magazines have become mandated 

by law. If we want to continue to 

use our high-cap equipment and not 

alienate those who cannot obtain that 

equipment, then reasonable course design 

limitations become even more important. 

Allan Zitta: 

What issue? We will see what time 

will bring. If you are asking about the 

gun control bill, it's a sunset law and 

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Most likely they will pay more money 

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4) 


you support to the 1 4th Edition 

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board? 

Rob Boudrie: 

We cannot compromise our safety 

standards, or expose USPSA to the liability 

inherent in "retreating from an 

existing standard of care." The 14th 

Edition relaxes safety standards on 

sweeping, discharge on "gun clear, 

hammer down, holster"; and handling 

of ammo in a safe area. This is obviously 

unacceptable from a philosophical, 

legal and practical perspective. 

Use of the 1 4th Edition limit on 

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There is no factory .38 caliber ammo 

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Rob Boudrie: 

Establish a productive working relationship 

with the club presidents and 

section coordinators. 

Initiate an annual member survey. 

This survey would provide member 

feedback on issues facing USPSA, and 

also provide for "performance evaluation" 

of the leadership by members, 

with published results. 

Increase our membership through 

carefully targeted joint marketing programs 

with industry; programs to help 

new clubs start up; and pro-active ef- 

forts to enhance our visibility within 

the non-IPSC shooting community. 

Pete Goloski: 

My first goal would be to work to 

continue the effort by our current 

board to open its meetings. The business 

of running our organization 

should be of interest to us all. As 

elected representatives, our board 

members should, and must, be held accountable 

for how they represent their 

constituencies. By publishing more detailed 

minutes and by opening the 

board meetings to section coordinators, 

the board has made a step in the 

right direction, but it is but a small step. 

I believe that each and every one of us 

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ways to accomplish this goal. 

My second goal is to increase membership. 

Seven years ago, I was one of 

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drop in membership because of the 

equipment races in both Open and 

Limited Divisions. At that tirne we 

strongly proclaimed a need for a well 

designed Production Category. If we 

are going to grow, we need that category 

today. In my opinion, the Production 

Division, as designed by IPSC and 

adopted by USPSA, will fail to meet 

that need because they specifically exclude 

one, if not the most popular, of 

the production guns, the 1911. As it is 

written, it will create another equipment 

race. What we need is a very simple 

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all makes and models of production 

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My third goal is a real challenge. 

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is demanding that the United States 

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continue to be affiliated with IPSC, it is 

only right that we be given equal and 

fair representation at the General Assembly. 

Admittedly, this will be a very 

difficult goal to accomplish for many 

reasons, but it is a worthy goal and one 

which should be worked toward. 

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#1 Make sure our sanctioned 

matches are run fair. 

#2 Listen to the area members as to 

their needs. 

#3 To be on the board and heIp in 

malcing and passing the rules needed to 

make our sport grow as we, the members, 

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Rob Boudrie: 

Nationals 1,enue — I believe the 

Open and Limited nationals should rotate 

throughout the country, and not be 

held in one location each year. This 

would give more members the opportunity 

to attend these events. 

Document our rulings —There is no 

single archive of USPSA and NROI rulings. 

All statements of USPSA/NROI 

policy should be formally issued in 

writing, placed on file at the USPSA 

home office, and made available to our 

members. 

Cuiaflict-of interest st9rements — 

BOD members are currently required 

to file conflict of interest statements 

with USPSA. I support public disclosure 

of these statements. 

The USPSA BOD should take an active 

role in World Body relations. In 

past years, USPSA has sent our president 

to World Body meetings without 

clear direction as to how his vote 

should be cast on our behalf. 

Pete Goloski: 

I am very concerned with the direction 

being taken by the sport at the 

world level. There is a definite move to 

"sanitize" the sport. Whenever a "political" 

issue crops up, the attitude of 

the IPSC leadership seems to be to 

condescend to the detractors, and then 

require all regions to comply. If we 

keep reducing the sport to the lowest 

common denominator, we might soon 

reduce our sport to the practice of 

shooting paper cups off fence posts 

with water pistols. If this continues 

unchecked, the sport of "IPSC Shooting" 

will cease to exist. I would like to 

see IPSC turn around 180 degrees and 

adopt an attitude of "regional tolerance" 

whereby regional differences are 

not only accepted, but sanctioned as 

well. If this could be done, then those 

regions where there are less restrictions 

could continue to preserve the spirit 

and intent of the sport as outlined in 

our constitution, and those regions 

which suffer severe restrictions could 

modify the rules as needed so that they 

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BY BRIAN MCCORMICK, L-1889 _ 

aving just returned from 

the 1999 Limited Nationals 

where I worked setting 

up the match as well as 

working as an RO during the match, I 

felt the need to clean out my truck tool 

box and reorganize my tools. (My wife 

just wishes that I would do the same in 

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Cleaning out and sorting led me to reflect 

on what I had taken to the match, 

what I had used, and what I had not 

used. This led me to making lists (I did 

get that habit from my wife) and writing 

this article to share my experiences 

with others. 

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10 sectional matches, two as 

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be reduced. I bought a 26-inch tool 

box and got almost everything into it. I 

was able to check it as luggage on the 

airline and take it with me that way. An 

alternative is to ship your tools via UPS 

to the match site and have them waiting 

for you when you get there. 

Hand tools will form the basis of 

your tool kit and should be selected 

with care. The following list is what I 

take. 

25-foot tape measure 

100-foot tape measure 

Pencil 

Felt tip marker 

Nail hammer 

Sledge hammer, 2-4 pound (for driving 

spikes) 

Crow bar, 24" 

Short cut hand saw 

Hack saw with extra blades 

Torpedo level 

Square, 6-8" 

Crescent wrench, 10" 

Pliers, Channel-lock type 

Pliers, slip joint 

Diagonal cutters 

Cable cutters 

Screwdrivers, straight and Phillips 

Socket set, 3/8" drive 

Drill bits, standard and wood boring 

Wrenches, open and box end, 3/8, 

7/16, 1/2, 9/16 

C-clamps, 2, 3-4" 

Cutting Oil, 4 oz 

Notes: One tool that I have found 

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7/16" and 1/2" wood-boring bits are 

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few times will dull one pretty fast. 

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bits out there, but 1 just use an 

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Electrical tape 

Stove wire 

Screws, 1-1/2", 2", and 3" 

Eye bolts 1/4" x 2" 

Extra 1/4" nuts, washers and lock 

washers 

Quick links for connecting cable 

Cable crimp connectors for 1/8" cable 

Screw eyes, 1/4" 

Lag bolts, 1/4" and 5/16" 

Bolts, 1/4", 5/16", and 3/8" x 2-1/2" 

Notes: I only take a few of each size 

and type, but I have found that having 

them available can prevent an emergency 

run to the hardware store and 

keep set-up on track. I expect to have 

hardware that I use replaced by the 

match. 

Probably the single most valuable 

tool for match set-up is a cordless driver/drill. 

I use a Makita 9.6 volt and 

consider it about optimum. You need 

to have enough power to drive threeinch 

screws, and yet be able to handle 

it for long portions of the day. There 

are a number of different brands with 

power running from 9.6 volts through 

12 to 14.4 and up to 18. Whichever of 

these suits you is great, but you need to 

have at least one extra battery. I have 

two and can work all day with three 

batteries. I also bring my charger and 

can have batteries charging during the 

day if power is available. In addition, 

this year, I bought a small power inverter 

for my pickup that allows me to 

plug my charger into the truck and 

charge batteries from it. There are any 

number of accessories for your driver/drill, 

but the one that I have found 

most valuable is the long driver tip 

with the sliding sleeve that will hold a 

three-inch screw straight while you 

drive it. I also have a shorter one for 

two-inch screws and a magnetic tip 

without sleeve for driving short screws, 

but I'm a little crazy. Splurge and buy 

10 or 12 extra #2 Phillips tips for your 

driver. You will use up several during 

the course of match set-up and they are 

relatively cheap. 

Another useful tool, but not as necessary, 

is the battery powered cut-off 

saw. There are two types, the circular 

type and the reciprocating type. Either 

one is useful, and each has advantages 

and disadvantages. I have a Makita 9.6 

volt circular saw, which has the advantage 

for me of battery interchangeability 

with my driver/drill. Again, let me 

stress that this tool is a nice addition, 

but is not necessary. 

Other power tools that I regularly 

use include a Skil saw and a jig saw. 

These require 120-volt power, of 

course, and will mean that you will 

need a generator if your range does not 

have power. You should also have extension 

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where you need it. If you are working 

at your home range, you may also want 

to have a contractor's cut-off saw, 

which is extremely convenient for cutting 

and trimming 2x4's. 

Other tools that are nice if you are 

traveling by truck include a stepladder, 

a shovel and a rake. A small axe has 

proven useful at times as well. 

As you can see, the list of what you 

could use can go on and on. However, 

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BY DAVE THOMAS, L-796 

ixteen of USPSNs brightest and 

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to provide direction for new 

SC's, "cross pollination" of ideas, and 

further reinforcement of the concept 

of the SC as a ieader and team builder. 

The session began at 8:30 a.m. with 

reviews of the 1998 workshop presented 

by Cheryl Current, New Mexico 

SC, and of the 1999 workshop by 

Ray Lambert, Florida SC. The group 

then reviewed and reaffirmed the SC 

mission statement which was developed 

during the previous workshops. 

The Section Coordinator Manual 

was published in March 2000 as a direct 

result of the two previous workshops. 

The 1999 workshop in particular 

had as its goal the development of a 

"table of contents" for the manual, and 

much of the material presented in that 

workshop is included in the manual 

along with contributions from Section 

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Back row (I-r) Everett Mastrich, Columbia Cascade Section; Mark Cicero, 

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Illinois Section; Ron Halpenny, Eastern Lakes Section; Michael Chludenski, 

Northeast Section; Steve Warner, Wisconsin Section. 

Coordinators Bill Burkard, Bruce Hughes, Vice President John Amidon, 

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Other material was contributed by the 

USPSA staff. The manual has been distributed 

to all section coordinators, 

and all new SC's will receive it as part 

of their information packet. 

The manual was reviewed with the 

goal of identifying areas in need of expansion, 

addition, or deletion. The 

consensus is that the manual should 

contain some of the material developed 

for the Area Match Directors 

Workshop as an aid to the SC in producing 

section championship matches. 

They also suggested inclusion of a 

number of forms not otherwise readily 

available. Because the manual is distributed 

in a three-ring binder, updates 

are easily accommodated. 

After a break, Mark Cicero, Tennessee 

SC, lead a discussion of the 

problems facing the new section coordinator. 

While specifics of those challenges 

vary from section to section, 

most section coordinators face the 

same kind of problems wherever they 

may be. Internal politics, conflicts between 

clubs, loss of ranges, political 

and social pressures against firearms, 

and finances are just a few of the prob- 

lems presented to section coordinators. 

The morning ended with a video 

entitled "Teamwork in Crises: The 

Miracle of Flight 232." The message 

presented was that planning and communication 

is the answer to most challenges 

faced by clubs and sections. 

While it may be impossible to anticipate 

every situation that may arise, it is 

possible to plan a general response to 

deal with both routine and crisis circumstances. 

In the event of a range accident, 

for example, if the team knows 

in advance the role of each individual, 

much time and wasted motion can be 

saved, increasing the likelihood of a desirable 

outcome. Planning for major 

problems makes the little ones a lot 

easier to deal with as well. 

The participants adjourned to a 

restaurant for a group lunch where the 

exchange of ideas, opinions, and the 

inevitable tall tales continued. 

Although neither Michael Voigt or 

John Amidon were able to attend the 

workshop, both took time from their 

work to address the group via conference 

telephone. A call was placed to 

Amidon right after lunch to hear him 

discuss the new rule book. The group 

was very interested, keeping Amidon 

busy answering questions for nearly an 

hour after his opening remarks. Many 

of them commented that the discussion 

would aid them in answering questions 

from the members in their sections. 

The next hour was spent in a general 

discussion of the specific problems 

facing many of those in attendance. 

Since so many of those issues are common 

to a lot of sections, the exchange 

of ideas, experiences, and creative solutions 

was one of the most commonly 

cited benefits of the workshop. The establishment 

of contacts among the 

SC's is also of benefit, allowing them to 

seek counsel of each other directly 

when challenges arise. 

The last piece of business in the afternoon 

was the viewing of a second 

tape, this one entitled "Encouraging 

The Heart." The program dealt with 

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effort and achievement. Too often it is 

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isn't received, many won't come back, 

and the club and section leaders begin 

to talk about the toll of worker burnout. 

This tape related well to the concept 

of leadership and team building, 

the recurring central themes of the 

workshop. 

More discussion followed the video 

presentation, continuing until the 

meeting adjourned at around 5:00 

p.m.. The group later gathered at a 

restaurant for dinner and more discussion. 

The workshop reconvened on Sunday 

morning with a discussion of marketing 

ideas, tools, and techniques. 

Other than the obvious shooting-related 

venues like gun shops, gun shows, 

and range club houses, the attendees 

explored less traditional opportunities 

for promotion such as county fairs, service 

clubs, and youth groups. 

We then used the conference telephone 

to call Michael Voigt, who 

spoke to the group about changes in 

the way the National Championship 

matches will be conducted, relation- 

ships between IPSC and USPSA, the 

new rules, and his plans for the future 

of the association. Again, the question 

and answer session required more than 

an hour after his remarks were completed. 

After Voigt's presentation, the 

workshop began to wind down as several 

of the SC's left to catch their 

flights. A discussion of USPSA support 

for the SC's and their clubs led to an- 

(idler group lundi fur diusc tcrudie.ing 

and adjournment. 

The after workshop comments of 

those participating indicated their 

fondness for the generally unstructured 

format of the session. Many 

stated that they derived the greatest 

benefits from the opportunity to get to 

know and communicate with other 

SC's from around the country. 

The quality of the people this sport 

attracts as volunteers never ceases to 

amaze those who deal with them. Section 

coordinators, area match directors, 

National Range Officer Institute 

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club presidents, and area directors all 

serve without pay for the sole purpose 

of contributing to an endeavor they 

love. Their compensation is frequently 

the abuse of members who may well 

not be contributing anywhere near as 

much to the sport. Why they do it is 

something only they know, but we 

should all be very grateful to them. The 

next time you see your section coordinator 

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down and release the lock, then draw 

the pistol through the grasp of the 

magnets to "Load and Make Ready." 

The pistol will then be re-holstered in 

Full Race (no lock — magnets only) 

mode. At the buzzer, the pistol will be 

drawn by shearing the grasp of the 

magnets. Upon completing the stage 

and "Showing Clear," the shooter will 

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Locked mode, and then pick up brass, 

etc. with full confidence that the pistol 

will not fall out. So, the PowerSpeed 

meets the holster requirement of "Security." 

Why is it important to have a holster 

to fit a variety of pistols? Let's face 

it, all IPSC shooters shoot 1911s, 

right? A few Glocks have broken into 

the club, but that is about all! Well, 


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timing with the introduction of the 

PowerSpeed. IPSC is finally implementing 

a new Production Division 

that encourages, even demands, that 

non-1911s be allowed to "play." The 

PowerSpeed may be "the" holster for 

Production Division as there are few 

competition holsters available for non- 

1911s. Besides this, every club has a 

competitor that bucks the 1911 trend 

and shoots a different pistol almost 

every match. This non-traditional 

shooter will appreciate the Power- 

Speed as much as the new Production 

Division shooter. A shooter with a safe 

full of pistols would only need one 

PowerSpeed to fit all his or her toys. 

The Hogue can save a new shooter 

a lot of money on holsters. Let's say he 

starts with a Ruger 9mm, then moves 

to a Glock .40 in Limited, then into an 

STI Open pistol; one PowerSpeed holster 

fits them all. This will save a new 

shooter a lot of money over the course 

of a few years, and he will not have to 

"relearn" a holster's draw, feel, etc. It's 

the same with the club master blaster 

who shoots Limited and Open and 

who will soon shoot Production; one 

PowerSpeed will fit three different pistols 

for three different divisions. 

The PowerSpeed is quickly adjusted 

to fit pistols by Glock, Ruger, SIG, 

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well as CZ-75 clones and Hi-Powers. It 

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Where will you find a competition holster 

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Besides fitting all kinds of pistols, 

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1 

BY DAVE THOMAS, L-796 

f you are looking for the match results 

from the 2000 Shirley Skinner 

Make-A-Wish Foundation 

Benefit match you won't find 

them posted on the web page or in the 

pages of this magazine. If a friend attended 

the match and you wish to learn 

how they finished, you're out of luck. 

In fact, no competitor won or lost, but 

the Make-A-Wish Foundation finished 

way out in front of the pack. 

Officially, the match never 

happened, having fallen victim to 

the unpredictable south-central 

Texas weather. The first day was 

pleasant, if overcast, with only a 

few light showers in the early 

morning, and most competitors 

completed five of the eight stages. 

Saturday night brought thunder 

storms, and the high wind and 

rain leveled props and produced a 

quagmire of red, sticky, slippery 

Texas mud, leaving Match Director 

Cheryl Leck no choice but to 

cancel the balance of the competition. 

Sunday morning revealed the 

sad sight of ruined stages, rain and 

mud drenched volunteers, and a 

disappointed contingent of competitors 

who had braved the elements 

to get to the range. A large 

pot of jambalaya prepared by Cajun 

chef Ray Gautreaux and intended 

as an after-match Sunday 

feast was enjoyed only by those few 

who stayed to help tear down, visit, 

and commiserate with Cheryl and her 

husband, Range Master Michael Leck. 

Souvenir concessionaires Alice and 

Homer Johnson sold a few last shirts 

and caps, then packed to go. Gunsmith 

Dave Dawson hooked his trailer to his 

4-wheel drive pickup and put the pedal 

to the metal, blasting through the mud 

in a successful attempt to avoid getting 

stuck. USPSA President Michael Voigt 

visited with members, answering questions 

about the upcoming rules 

changes and other issues. Soon the 

range emptied and this gathering of 

friends sputtered to a close. 

Even so, the match was a huge suc- 

Shirley Skinner Match 

cess. This "match that never was," with 

its attendant raffles and live auctions 

organized by Yvonne and Dennis 

Lemoine, raised S30,500 for the benefit 

of Make-A-Wish. 

The Shirley Skinner Make-A-Wish 

Benefit match is not so much about 

competition as it is about love. Shirley 

Skinner, wife of STI Chief Executive 

Dave Skinner, who died in 1998 of 

breast cancer, loved the sport of prac- 

rWishes Fulfilled 

Make-A-Wish is an organization dedicated to 

fulfilling the wishes of seriously ill, frequently 

terminally ill, children. If a child in New York is 

stricken with cancer and expresses a desire to see 

the Grand Canyon, Make-A-Wish will see to it 

that it happens. If a sick child in California wants 

to spend time on a Montana dude ranch, Make- 

A-Wish will provide the necessary funds and help 

with the arrangements. 

In 1980, a seven-year-old boy named Chris 

Greicius had a dream to become a police officer; 

however, the odds were not good that he would 

live long enough to achieve his goal as he was suffering 

with leukemia. Officers of the Arizona 

Highway Patrol heard of him and made him the 

only honorary state trooper in the history of that 

force. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has grown 

from that small beginning to become the largest 

wish-granting organization in the world. 

More information is available on-line at 

http://www.wish.org or contact the chapter in 

your community. 

tical shooting and practical shooters. 

Those practical shooters who knew 

Shirley loved her and want never to 

forget her. The Make-A-Wish Foundation 

cherishes sick and dying children 

and works hard to "supplement medicine 

with magic," in the words of 

Make-A-Wish Marketing Director 

Wally Pryor. 

Before Shirley's death, she and 

Cheryl were looking for a charity worthy 

of the effort required by a large 

benefit match. Their first choice was 

the Breast Cancer Foundation, but 

their offer was rejected because it involved 

shooting. Shirley made the 

comment that the only thing she could 

think of worse than what she was go- 

ing through would be going through it 

as a child. The result of that statement 

was that they approached Make-A- 

Wish, were accepted, and this year became 

the single largest money source 

for that foundation in the South-Central 

Texas area. 

This event was also about good oldfashioned 

fun. Competitors seemed to 

be there for all the right reasons. Competition 

was in the top five of those 

reasons but, for most, it was not 

number one. Nowhere was the 

spirit of fun more in evidence than 

at the Saturday night banquet and 

auction. New arrivals found the 

room lined with tables containing 

a huge variety of merchandise including 

shooting equipment, 

tools, cosmetics, and handicrafts. 

Volunteers were selling tickets 

which could be dropped into a 

bowl in front of the item you were 

interested in having. Later in the 

evening, drawings were held for 

each of the items, a process that 

took some time but resulted in 

most people who had purchased 

tickets winning something. Other 

tables held merchandise that was 

sold at auction under the guidance 

of a professional auctioneer. 

James Louque, Steve Southland, 

and Dave Dawson volunteered to 

give their all to charity; dressed in 

grass skirts and coconut bras, they 

worked the crowd soliciting bids. 

As the evening progressed, even table 

dances were bought and sold. These 

were definitely not the lean and lovely 

ladies of travel agency posters, but no 

one could fault their good natured contribution 

to the evening's fun and to 

the success of the auction. 

Planning for next year's match is already 

underway. Watch for the announcement 

of the match date in the 

pages of Front Sight and don't waste 

time once you see it. This match fills 

quickly. Next year they hope to crown 

a match winner, but whether they do, 

Make-A-Wish and the children in its 

program are sure to win big. 

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I was thinking abour talcing 

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highly advanced parts we have heard 

about, read about, or got the inside 

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Leaning back in my chair, meditating 

on these thoughts, I went into a trance 

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me with a sign painted on his back saying, 

"Don't do it, its too much trouble," 

then following him was a LITTLE Boll 

Weevil with a sign painted on his back 

saying, "Go ahead, build the gun!" So, 

after careful consideration, I decided to 

choose the lesser of the two Weevils. 

Don Kemble, from match sponsor 

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"Gary, I need a full-profile 

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want it free of charge." CLICK, and a 

dial tone. OK, naake a note, maybe I 

should tell him who I am next time. 

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and I'm with the Florida State Championship 

1999. We want your slide to 

build a gun to raffle off for the match." 

That worked better. We had a custom 

slide on the way, built to order. What 

comes next? I guess we need a barrel. 

The "ultimate" gun won't shoot well 

without a barrel. After a call to Kevin at 

K.K.M Technologies and a talk with 

Will Shuemann, their new prototype 

barrel was in the mail. It is accurate 

even if you use "junk" bullets. I could 

use one of these for myself. 

OK, I have a confession to make; I 

don't know much about building guns. 

While on the phone with George at 

Evolution Gun Works, he said, "Yes. I 

will send you one of my oversize firing 

pin stops, extra long ejector, extra hard 

sear and massive slide stop, not to mention 

a hammer and oversize or extra 

long this and that." All the guts, pins 

springs etc. I'm really proud of this, except 

now I have to call the match director, 

Wesley Herrick. "Wesley, I hit the 

jackpot with Evolution Gun Works, except 

everything he is sending us is massive, 

oversize or extra long. Looks like 

we are going to have to get out the files 

and emery cloth to cut this stuff down 

to size!" Wesley assures me it's OK and 

that Jim Rose, our master pistolsmith, is 

an expert and can handle all the details. 

The next day I get up early and try 

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"prize" gun. You cannot have a modern 

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While on the phone with Pat 

Cochran, he said, "Sorry, but about 10 

other people have talked us out of a free 

extractor for their "ultimate" gun." 

Now folks, I gotta tell you. I wasn't giving 

up that easy. Someday, all guns will 

have an AFTEC. I can't build the cutting 

edge gun with the old spring steel 

extractor. It's a long story, but with the 

help of Wesley, we have our AFTEC extractor. 

What race gun can race without 

a top of the line mag well? A call to Kay 

Clark-Miculek at Clark Custom Guns 

had their beautiful shiny mag well on 

the way. I have had the pleasure of 

meeting Kay and Mr. Jim Clark at their 

place in Princeton, La. They are just super 

nice people. I understand that Mr. 

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Rose, are from the same school of gunsrnithing. 

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This three-part system (trigger, titanium 

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Strayer wrote and offered to help with 

this project in any way he can. Between 

him and Suzanne and Tami at Strayer- 

Voigt, they have been a lifesaver to me 

in this quest as sponsor coordinator. 

Finally, my good friend Jack Norris 

at Practical Shooting Supplies came up 

with the rest of the parts, ambidextrous 

safety, beaver tail grip safeties, etc. We 

cannot forget SPRING() with the new 

recoil-reducing guide rod John sent. 

Also, I just got a call from Alamo in 

Ocala, Fla., with an offer to put a 

chrome finish on our "prize" gun. The 

final parts we need will be a set of the 

world-renowned combat sights coming 

from Bo-Mar, and Dave Dawson is 

sending his famous Awesome Dawson 

mag release and a Dawson-tuned magazine 

from Dawson Precision. 

Thanks to everybody who made 

this possible and good luck to the raffle 

winner at the Florida State Championship 

1999. 

As a final note, because of time constraints, 

we had to put a blue finish on 

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BY SCOTT CARTER, FY-9448 

4very so often, a new product 

hits the firearms market that is 

so unique you wonder, "Why 

didn't I think of that?" 

Alchemy Arms' new Glock Carry Clip 

is just such a product. Look around at 

your next IPSC match and count how 

many shooters have a lock-blade knife 

suspended in their pocket by a clip. ill 

bet that most of the shooters are toting 

such a knife. Somebody at Alchemy' 

arms must have noticed, a light bulb 

went off, and the Glock Carry Clip was 

born. No, the Carry Clip is not suitable 

for competition, but IPSC is a "practical" 

sport and many competitors legally 

carry concealed pistols when not competing. 

The Carry Clip is amazingly simple. 

The clip is made of stainless spring steel 

with a black matte finish. Two alien 

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plate. The shooter just tucks the Glock 

in his or her waistband with the clip securing 

the pistol - no more bulky holsters. 

If you are so inclined, you can slip 

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No gunsmith installation is required. 

Any shooter with basic Glock 

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fit right or left handed shooters by simply 

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Silhouette is a fine-grain ball powder 

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the early trials with the new Arredondo 

powder slide for the Dillon powder 

measure seems to cope. From the data 

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using about a grain less powder 

than the Vihtavuori 3N37 load I have 

been using with the Speer 125 grain 

TMJ bullet. 

Silhouette is one of four pistol powders 

offered by Western. The others are 

Zip, True Blue, and Enforcer. Zip is 

probably too fast burning for use in the 

UPS COD 

Super, but it may have some utility in 

the .40 or .45 cartridges. Enforcer is a 

slow burning powder directed at the 

magnum revolver cartridges. 

While I felt Silhouette would be the 

most likely to work well for the Super, 

I also tried True Blue. One feature of all 

the Western powders, and especially 

True Blue, is the low standard deviations 

they produce in developing load 

data. True Blue, in Western's testing, 

has shown outstanding uniformity. 

In the Super, with all other aspects 

the same as the tests using Silhouette, 

True Blue also yielded a linear correlation 

of 92 percent. With equal charge 

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feet per second less velocity.. With the 

new, lower power factors this may give 

it some utility, but for the 175 factor I 

believe it is a bit too fast burning. 

Still, the vaunted consistency was 

apparent. The initia1 low charge gave 

the highest deviation at 30, but as the 

charge weight increased, the deviation 

came down to 10 to 12. Some powders 

would be proud of a deviation of 30, 

but True Blue appears to easily give 

smaller standard deviations. 

In the .40 S&W, True Blue may develop 

into THE powder. The loads I 

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from Lightning that I described in a 

previous column. The bullets were 

consistent in weight. Tests gave a linear 

correlation of over 97 percent with this 

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My testing topped out at 1,000 feet per 

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One thing that greatly impressed 

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doubled my normal test regimen. 

Maintaining the 97 percent correlation 


and these small deviations throughout 

the testing tells me the powder is really 

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True Blue is also a fine granulated 

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Correspondingly, aside from possibly 

sifting through the joints, it should meter 

very well, along with Silhouette. 

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be in effect. According to the letter 

from Michael Voigt, the rules became 

effective on May 10. This includes lowering 

the Major power factor to 165. 

If you have already developed your 

lower power load, you are ready to go. 

If not, you need to get going. If you 

kept the data from developing your 

heavier load, it may be as simple as referring 

back to it. If not, you must get 

back on the chronograph with new 

loads to see what they give in your gun. 

While I have described it in the 

past, it may be of interest to go over my 

procedure again. I load a series of loads 

with incremental changes in the powder 

charge. These charges will cover 

the anticipated range. In the recent 

Western powder tests, I loaded 0.5 

grain increments over the range expected 

to yield the desired velocity. 

The desire is to be able to interpolate 

the needed charge, though a slight 

amount of extrapolation can be accomplished. 

Try to keep extrapolation 

to a minimum as it is entering an unknown 

region. The fietter correlation, 

the better you can do either. 

I then shoot the loads for velocity, 

recording the results. I currently use a 

PACT Professional Chronograph. The 

integral printer in the chronograph 

saves a lot of effort at the range. 

After I return home, I take the 

chronograph printout and create a 

spreadsheet on the computer. I set up a 

table showing the charge and corresponding 

velocity. Then, letting the 

spreadsheet do the dirty work, I do linear 

regression analysis. This gives me 

the parameters to define a straight line 

fitting the charge vs. velocity data. 1 he 

r-squared factor, which is also calculated, 

shows how well the line fits the 

data. A perfect fit would be 1.0 (or 100 

percent). This explains some of my enthusiasm 

when True Blue yielded 0.97 

(97 percent). It indicates the correspondence 

matched almost perfectly. 

Using the parameters in the formula 

for a straight line (y-=mx+b), I 

can calculate the charge weight for any 

velocity of interest or the velocity for a 

specified charge. I normally define my 

variables so that y equals velocity and x 

equals the charge weight. The parameters 

of m and b describe, respectively, 

the slope and y intercept of the line. 

Such data should not be considered 

as a general rule, however. I consider it 

specific to the gun and components 

used. Thus, if you change guns or cases 

or bullets, you should work up a new 

line formula for that combination. 

This system has allowed working 

up usable loads with minimal effort at 

the shooting bench. It has allowed easily 

picking a load for a given power factor. 

With the lcnowledge that the new 

power factor is 165, I can take the line 

formula developed for the older 175 

power factor load and calculate the 

new charge weight to give me the desired 

factor. would shoot for (pun intended) 

a factor of 170 to allow for 

weather changes. 

The real effort is to stay safe. I hope 

that was the primary reason for changing 

the power factor, even though the 

technology has caught up so I do not 

feel bad about the loads these days. In 

the early Super days, I criticized such 

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the instances of "Super Face." 

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match? That's right, a 1911, a single 

stack, and shoot against ... single 

stacks. A lot of them use a cartridge 

called .45 ACP. No kidding... 

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Dave, 

I would like to have a .40 Limited 

gun built with a bull barrel. Is there an 

advantage or disadvantage in using a 

Wilson/Nowlin cut versus a Clark/Para 

cut? Is one superior to the other? 

Thanks for your time. 

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will be equal if fit and timed correctly. 

Dave 

Question 2: 

Hello 

I shoot a Limited Division STI .40 

with full length dust cover, slab slide, 

bull barrel, full length stainless steel 

guide rod and 14 pound recoil spring. 

My question is regarding slide weight. 

What is the "ideal" slide weight for a 

STI with a .40 caliber bullet at 180 pf? 

It seems to me that a lighter slide would 

cycle faster, point better and would 

have less "dip" when it locks up at the 

end of the cycle. How light is too light 

when it come to slide weight? Would 

you recommend and how would you 

remove weight from the slab slide 

without changing the exterior look? 

Would a lighter recoil spring be better 

or will it just beat up my gun? As far as 

springs go, how do you determine the 

correct spring weight? I use the same 

gun for steel matches with a lighter recoil 

spring and I am forced to compromise 

with a hotter load to get reliable 

functioning and reasonable cycle rate. 

I would appreciate your comments. 

Thanks, Mark. 

Mark, 

Did I tell you that I am glad that 

you asked me this question? Now I am 

going to try to explain, with my limited 

verbal skills, the correct response. If 

you don't understand, no worries, I 

have a Hooked on Phonics tape coming, 

I should get better. What works for 

one shooter may not always work for 

another. Top shooters see things happening 

faster than mere mortals. At a 

match one time, I noticed Todd watching 

a fly. He said he was counting how 

many times it flapped its wings in a second, 

I believed him until he said he 


could beat it. You get the point. Lighter 

pistols point faster and react quicker, 

but too light is worse than too heavy. 

To be good at this sport you have to be 

able to call your shots. Light pistols are 

harder to do that with. So I suggest removing 

weight until it starts affecting 

your ability to call your shots. If you 

are not calling your shots now, add 

weight. Bottom line, the pistol has to 

be set up for you. One bit of information 

that's kind of valuable: IT'S EAS- 

IER TO FAKE METAL OFF TI IAN IT 

IS TO PUT IT BACK ON. A big problem 

with too light is it's too late, especially 

with cutting on the slide. Find a 

shooter who has a pistol with a light 

slide and compare it. Play with the 

spring weight. Depending on how you 

hold the pistol, springs will vary from 

shooter to shooter. Springs are much 

easier to change than slide weight, and 

you can always put the old spring back 

in. 

Dave 

Question 3: 

Hey Dave, 

First of all I would like to say, great 

column. My question is, What is the 

proper angle (if any) a scope/mount 

should be mounted to the frame of a 

1911/2011 pistol. I purchased an STI 

5.5 a while ago which was built by STI. 

I never could get whatever scope I put 

on it zeroed to where I want it (elevation). 

I would always have to have the 

adjustment cranked all the way up. I 

noticed that the scope mount, awesome 

mount I think, that came with the 

gun was mounted at an angle. I called 

STI and they said it was supposed to be 

mounted with a 1 degree angle, which 

looks to me a bit more than that. I noticed 

with any other gun I have looked 

at, no matter what scope and mount 

they had, it was mounted the same angle 

of the barrel (straight). To correct 

this for the time being, I had to oblong 

all but one of the mount holes to get a 

starting adjustment. Right now I'm 

running a Holosight with the Weaverstyle 

base. Thanks for your time. 

Robert 

Robert, 

STI is correct. The proper angle 

should be 1 degree +/- a little bit, depending 

on how much lug engagement 

and how long the barrel is. However, 

typically on a standard length slide and 

barrel, it should be close to I degree. I 

will tell you that I've seen C-Mores 

mounted at some weird angles and 

they. have always zeroed. They have 

quite a bit of adjustment in elevation. It 

may not be a bad idea to have a pistolsmith 

check the alignment on the 

comp. If the bullet is deflecting off the 

comp it can use up scope adjustment 

pretty quick. 

Dave 

Question 4: 

Hello Dave, 

It would be very nice if you could 

answer me these questions. 

1. Using a Sprinco guide does make 

the pistol feel softer, but does it make 

the slide cycle slow so that I need more 

time to get the sight back on target? 

2. What is the difference between 

the "old" Sprinco guide rod and the 

"new" re-designed Sprinco? What is 

the improvement? 

3. A tungsten reverse plug for 

STI/SV also makes the gun shoot softer 

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which is pushing back in my hand and 

is it harmful to the gun? 

4. What about the 9 ounce tungsten 

mag well? This should also make the 

gun feel softer. Does the heavy mag 

well let the gun "tip" backwards so far 

that I need more time to get the sights 

back on target as with a regular mag 

well? Will the weight of a tungsten mag 

well make me need more time to swing 

the gun from target to target? 

5. Will a combination of any of 

these parts make a pistol too heavy .1- 

slow for action shooting like IPSC? 

6. What gimmick would you recommend 

to reduce muzzle flip and cycle 

time without making the gun 

slower? What did you put in Todd Jarrett's 

and Larry Brown's guns? 

7. Would you recommend to have 

holes drilled in the side of the slide of 

a pistol to make the gun faster? 

Thank you for your help which 

may get me further. 

It feels a little funny to ask someone 

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BY Rol, TnER, TY-2256 

j oe Kessler emerged the winner of 

the 2000 Florida Open after the 

dust cleared from 275 rounds and 

10 stages. Joe got his season 

started on the right track by outrunning 

and gunning some of the 

sport's best, and since this is only the 

second Open (there promises to be 

many more), he joins Jerry Barnhart as 

the two champions to date. That's 

pretty good company. 

Not a single no-shoot was to be 

found in the 10 stages, but the shooters 

faced an array of shooting challenges 

to be solved by their own skill level and 

ability. Larry Brown was quick and accurate 

enough to show how it's done in 

Limited as he took the title. 

Stage 1 was a 28-round, close and 

tight affair called "The Chiropractor," 

with Lawrence Nied in Open and Ron 

Filho in Limited demonstrating how to 

get the kinks out. Brad and Julie Hopson, 

along with Vicki Emerson (the 

much better half of Bob), provided the 

RO duties. 

Kessler Wins Florida Open 

Stage 2 was a 30-round event at 

Club 54, and Joe Kessler in Open and 

Larry Brown in Limited proved the 

joint was jumping. Robbin and Sandra 

Hudson served as bouncers and RO's. 

Stage 3, "Stake Out," was a 30- 

round peek in and around doors, windows 

and barrels. Todd Jarrett in Open 

and Estuardo Gomez in Limited 

proved they must have been hanging 

out in strange places as they bested the 

field in this one. Duane and Bronson 

Collins along with Harry Tindell 

proved too tough to catch as the ROs 

(Bronson, Duane's young gun, provided 

the adult supervision for the 

stage). 

Stage 4, "Central Park," was a 24- 

round romp through the plants and 

trees with young Chris Tilley in Open 

and Bob Donaldson in Limited showing 

they must play outdoors a lot by 

winning this one. David and Lynn 

Drummond kept the shooters in the 

shade as the ROs. 

Stage 5, "Long Haul," was a 28- 

round, oxygen-depleting trip that was 

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survived best by Joe Kessler in Open 

and Gilbert Perez in Limited. Danny 

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Stage 6 was called "Hammer 

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steel. Todd Jarrett in Open and Gilbert 

Perez in Limited did just what the title 

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Stage 7 had yuu feeling like you 

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swinging and appearing targets. Joe 

Kessler in Open and Todd Salmon in 

Limited kept afloat long enough to win 

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Stage 8, "0 F W Dilemma," was 28 

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Estuardo Gomez was high International. 

The match was hosted by Frank 

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Shooting Academy, in sunny 

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the experience. As I started dragging 

my camera bag around, shooting photographs 

here and there, a young man 

with a box of ice cream bars bumped 

into me and asked if I would like one — 

on the house. I wasn't shooting that 

day, only taking pictures, but I guess I 

blended in with my friends on the line. 

Five or six of us stood there looking at 

each other, stuffing ice cream into our 

faces and grinning, wondering if the 

freezer had just cut out. 

As we stood there trying not to drip 

on our guns, another young man with 

a cooler full of sodas appeared. Now 

this kid had ICE, he wasn't making the 

best of a bad situation, he was GIVING 

AWAY FOOD! 

So here I am with half a dozen 

other happily bemused shooters, 

drinking a cold soda on a hot day, trying 

not to drip ice cream on my camera 

lenses, and looking confused. I shot 

some more film of shooters whacking 

a start-position prop with a hand- 

tooled walking stick (destined for the 

prize table) and wandered back up the 

hill toward the clubhouse. 

"You headed up for lunch?" asked 

one of my friends. 

"No, I'm not that hungry..." 

"You know lunch is on the house, 

they might throw you a hamburger if 

you wanted one." 

"Lunch is on the house?" 

"Yup, dinner too. You should get a 

picture of that pig up there." 

"Pig?" 

A monstrous luau pig was slowroasting 

over an immense fire pit. It 

would feed close to 90 people later that 

night. As we crested the rise, shooters 

were starting to trickle in to the cooking 

area by the clubhouse. Sandy 

Wylie, Chris Koontz and friends were 

handing out hamburgers as fast as their 

barbeque would cook them while the 

"pig crew" Uohn Fox and assistants) 

worked on the roast beast. More sodas 

and chips appeared, and soon 50-plus 

Elect Brian McCormick 

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He has the experience and will listen to you. 

• Active competitor continuously since 1984 

• Life Member U.S.P.S.A. and N.R.A. 

• N.R.O.I. Certified Range Master 

• Section Coordinator for 5 years 

• Twice Match Director for NW Area 1 Championship 

• Former club President and Match Director 

"My agenda is to listen to you, the member of Area One, and represent you to the 

board, and to communicate the actions of the board back to you." 


people were all munching happily on 

gratis burgers and cola in the summer 

heat. 

Dane Burns worked the crowd, 

pumping his match and solving shooter 

problems and complaints. Suddenly, 

with a sick glimmer in his eye, he told 

someone to get out the water cannons. 

Knowing Dane, this seemed like a 

good time to wrap the camera in a waterproof 

bag. Within minutes the 

heretofore-helpful beverage-bearers 

were skulking around hosing unwary 

shooters with various water- launchers. 

Knowing who was behind all this wet, 

shooters soon commandeered the water 

guns and chased Dane around the 

clubhouse. 

The Northwest Classic excelled 

best in customer service, but it excelled 

in other areas as well. The classic employs 

a radical prize distribution schedule. 

Plaques reward class finalists, but 

instead of strict order of finish, each 

shooter comes to the prize table based 

on a random draw (following the 

match winner). By combining random 

draw with a 10-round, single-stackonly 

format, the Northwest Classic 

was able to draw huge sponsor support. 

In a shooting world where sponsor 

support has dwindled badly (the 

U.S. Limited Nationals only awarded 

the top 100 out of 425 finishers) the 

Classic is a spectacular exception. 

"Manufacturers have really gone 

for this," says match director Dane 

Burns. "They love the format, and 

we're working hard to go to them as 

customers. Instead of asking for freebies, 

we're saying "we'd like to buy 

prizes from you, can you make us a 

deal?" 

By match day, the organizers had 

accumulated more than $10,000 

worth of guns, prizes, and gear. EVERY 

shooter, right down to the last, received 

at least his match fee back in 

merchandise, and some lucky shooters 

went home very happy indeed. 

The Classic's shooting format 

closely parallels IPSC standard with a 

10-round limitation. All gear must be 

worn behind the hip, and all shots are 

scored as minor (125 minimum). Any 

single-stack 1911 can shoot, no matter 

what model, caliber, size or kind. 

Scopes, lasers, and compensators are 

out, but nobody cares if you have a 

spherical bushing or a funky dust 

cover. 

While hardly a national championship, 

limited to a mere 75 shooters, 

the Northwest Single Stack Classic put 

a great many matches to shame when it 

came to the one thing that counts most 

of all — having fun. Zany, inventive, informal 

and relaxed all describe this 

wacky weekend at the range. While 

many will argue about the propriety of 

the random draw prize table, or the 

minor-only scoring, the match is a huge 

hit among its target market, the C and 

D-class shooter. 

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INSIDE 

continued from page 3. 

near the end of April and we had a long 

discussion of the differences between 

IPSC and USPSA. We came to resolutions 

on many of the rule book differences 

that will be addressed at the IPSC 

General A.ssembly this year. Many of 

the differences were resolved by using 

the language that was drafted by the 

USPSA BOD in its 14th edition rule 

book. These proposed accords will be 

placed before the IPSC General Assembly 

for voting. Please read the following 

proposed accords and let your 

section coordinators, area directors 

and board members know your 

thoughts. 

Accord 1.1.5 

Freestyle • IPSC competition is 

freestyle. With the exception of Standard 

Exercises, a course of fire may not 

specify a shooting position or stance. 

However, conditions may be created 

and constructed to compel a competitor 

into positions or stances required 

by stage design. These conditions may 

include barriers and other physical limitations. 

Competitors must be permitted 

to solve the challenge presented in 

a freestyle manner and must always be 

allowed to engage targets on an "as and 

when visible" basis. Mandatory reloads 

may not be specified except in Standard 

Exercises. Level I and Level II 

competitions and classifiers are not required 

to comply strictly with the 

freestyle requirements or the mandatory 

reload regulation. A course of fire 

may specify strong hand or weak hand. 

The specified hand must be used exclusively 

from the point stipulated for 

the balance of the stage or string. 

Accord 1.3.1 

Course designers wishing to receive 

IPSC sanctioning shall comply with the 

general principles of course design and 

course construction as well as all other 

current IPSC rules and regulations. 

Courses of fire that do not comply with 

these requirements will not be sanctioned 

and will not be publicized or announced 

as sanctioned IPSC competitions. 

Only computer scoring programs 

that have been approved by the 

Regional Directorate may be used to 

score IPSC competitions. 

Accord 2.1.1 

Physical Construction • Safety considerations 

in the design, physical construction, 

and stated requirements for 

any course of fire are the responsibility 

of the host organization subject to the 

approval of the Range Master or 

Match Director. Reasonable effort 

must be made to prevent injury to competitors, 

officials or spectators during 

die competition. Course design should 

prevent inadvertent unsafe actions 

wherever possible. Consideration must 

be given to the operation of any course 

of fire to provide suitable access for officials 

supervising the competitors. 

Accord 2.1.9 

Target Presentation • In many cases, 

targets are fixed to wooden uprights 

and cross members. It is recommended 

that when possible, target holders and 

stands should be cut back so that they 

do not extend past the upper and side 

borders. This results in an improved visual 

presentation. (See Appendix B) 

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Charge lines and fault lines should be 

constructed of wooden boards or other 

suitable material and should extend no 

more than five (5) centimeters or two 

(2) inches above ground level. This will 

provide both physical and visible references 

to the competitors to prevent inadvertent 

foot faults. Care should be 

taken to ensure that the fault lines or 

charge lines are fixed firmly in place 

and do not present a trip hazard. This 

will also ensure that they are equal for 

all competitors throughout the competition. 


The introduction or modification of 

fault lines and charge lines after any 

competitors have completed the course 

of fire shall be permitted only for safety 

considerations and with the prior consent 

of the Range Master or Match Director. 


The surface to be traversed by corn- 

petitors shall be kept reasonably clear 

of debris that may. cause loss of footing. 

Range Officials may add gravel, sand 

or other materials to a deteriorated 

range surface for safety reasons. Competitors 

may not protest these range 

maintenance actions. 

Accord 3.3.1 

IPSC competitions are governed by the 

rules in this rule book. Host organizations 

may not enforce local rules except 

to comply with legislation or legal 

precedent in the applicable jurisdiction. 

Any voluntarily adopted rules 

that are not in compliance with the 

IPSC rules shall not be applied to IPSC 

competition without the express consent 

of the Regional Directorate. 

Accord 4.2.1 

There are two types of paper targets. 

These types may not be included together 

in any stage or course of fire. 


Paper targets that are physically cut or 

painted with a solid color shall be fitted 

with a replacement non- scoring 

border. The replacement border shall 

extend the full width of the boundary 

with the scoring area and must be readily 

visible. 

Accord 4.3.1 

The two (2) types of approved metal 

targets used in IPSC competition are as 

follows: Refer to Appendix C and Appendix 

D. 


IPSC Poppers, as illustrated in Appendix 

C, are approved metal targets designed 

to recognize power and shall be 

calibrated in accordance with the Appendix 

C. The smaller Poppers (Mini- 

Poppers) shall be used solely to simulate 

longer distances and may not be 

used in the same course of fire with the 

larger type in Level III and higher competitions. 


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pers: the Pepper Popper and the Classic 

Popper. These versions may not be 

included together in any single stage or 

course of fire. 

Accord 4.3.2 

IPSC Plates (as illustrated in Appendix 

D) shall not be used exclusively in any 

course of fire. Authorized paper targets 

or Pepper Poppers must be included to 

recognize power. Scoring metal plates 

shall always fall or overturn when hit, 

and must be designed and installed to 

prevent them from turning edge-on or 

sideways. Any scoring metal target that 

nirns edge-on or sideways when hit is 

not permitted. 

Metal penalty targets may be constructed 

either to remain upright or to 

fall or overturn when hit. 

Accord 4.4.1 

The competitor may not rearrange the 

ground or range equipment prior to 

the start of a course of fire or stage. 


In the event that a competitor's handgun 

malfunctions, the competitor may 

safely attempt to correct the problem 

and continue the course of fire. During 

such corrective action, the competitor 

shall keep the muzzle of the handgun 

pointing safely downrange at all times. 

The competitor may not use artificial 

means such as props, rods, etc., to correct 

the malfunction. 

Accord Add 7.1.6 (NEW RULE) 

Chain of Command- There are many 

dual references with respect the authority 

of the Range Master and Match 

Director in the application of these 

rules. When a competition designates a 

Range Master, this official is in charge 

of the match as specified in 7.1.4. In 

the absence of a Range Master the 

Match Director will assume this responsibility. 

Accord 8.3.1 

"Range is Hot- • This iN considered a 

courtesy and recommended, but Range 

is Hot is not considered to be a range 

command. 

Accord 8.3.2 

"Load and Make Ready" • This command 

signifies the start of the "course 

of fire." Under the direct supervision 

of the Range Officer, the competitor 

will face down range, fit eye and ear 

protection, and prepare the handgun 

in accordance with the stage briefing. 

The competitor shall then assume the 

required ready position. At this point, 

the Range Officer shall proceed. 


"Virginia Count" • The total score 

(minus penalties) divided by the time. 

The number of rounds is fixed and 

time stops on the last shot. Virginia 

count is used only for Level I, Level II, 

Standard Exercises and classifiers. 

Only paper targets may be used. 

Accord 9.6.5 

In the event that the Range Officer upholds 

the original score and the competitor 

is dissatisfied, they may appeal 

to the Chief Range Officer and then to 

the Range Master or Match Director 

for a ruling. 

Accord 10.1.3 

A competitor who disputes the application 

or number of procedural penalties 

may appeal the decision to the 

Chief Range Officer and then to the 

AREA III Candidate 

My Intentions: 

1) To give all Clubs capable of hosting Area III an equal 

opportunity to do so (if in Area III). 

2) To represent Area III shooters desires at USPSA board 

meetings. 

3) To start a National calendar of shooting events to prevent 

Area and Sectional Championships from competing with 

each other. 

4) Never forgetting that they who write the checks at Club, 

Sectional and Area matches are the boss... and I work 

for them. 

5) The vast majority of the American gun owners have NO 

idea what or who USPSA is or that we exist. Could we 

negotiate a deal with the gun manufacturers to put an 

advertisement or informational brochure with each gun 

sold? And couldn't that information have a 1-800 number 

so the new gun owner could find out where the nearest 

USPSA club or representative is? 

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Office Phone: (573) 368-4486 

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Range Master or Match Director. If the 

dispute is not settled, the competitor 

may appeal to the Arbitration Committee. 

Accord 10.1.4.4 

A cotnpetitor who fails to comply with 

a mandatory reload as per 1.1.5 shall 

incur one (1) procedural penalty for 

each shot fired after the point where 

the reload was required. In this case, 

the procedural penalties shall be limited 

to shots fired after the mandatory 

reload was required, and only for the 

remainder of the stage or component 

string. 

Accord 10.1.4.9 

If a course of fire stipulates strong or 

weak hand only, the competitor will 

not be penalized for using both hands 

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the designated area. The RO will 

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holster. The competitor shall be allowed 

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test stage shall be recorded as zero. 

In the event that the competitor 

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the holster retention test and inside the 

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no further action on the part of the 

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Accord 10.3.7 

Allovving the muzzle of a loaded handgun 

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Having a loaded handgun other than 

when specifically' ordered to by the 

Range Officer. Firearms shall be 

loaded only on the firing line and only 

when directed to do so by the Range 

Officer. A loaded handgun is defined as 

a gun having a live round in the chamber 

or having a live round in a magazine 

inserted in the gun. 

Accord 10.5.3 

Any person attending an IPSC competition 

who, in the opinion of the Range 

Master or Match Director, is under the 

influence of any of the items described 

in 10.5.2 shall be immediately disqualified 

or removed from the competition 

and may be subject to banishment from 

IPSC and all future IPSC competitions. 

Accord 11.1.3 

Appeals • Decisions are made initially 

by the Range Officer. If the complainant 

disagrees with a decision, the 

Chief Range Officer for the stage or 

area in question should be summoned 

and asked to rule. If a disagreement 

still exists, the Range Master or Match 

Director must be summoned and asked 

to rule. 

ACCORD APPENDIX C 

Calibration of Poppers 

Where Pepper Poppers are used in 

competition, the Range Master or 

Match Director shall make arrangements 

to ensure that they are calibrated 

prior to commencement of the competition 

and at any time required during 

the competition. The Range Master or 

Match Director shall designate a specific 

handgun and a specific supply of 

ammunition as well as an official to act 

as calibration officer, who shall be responsible 

to perform calibrations of all 

Pepper Poppers used in the competition. 

For the purpose of expediency in 

larger competitions, the officiating 

Range Master rnay designate more 

than one official and multiple handguns 

and supplies of ammunition for 

this purpose. Each calibration handgun 

shall be chronographed during the 

chronograph verification procedure in 

5.6.4. prior to start of the competition. 

The calibration handgun(s) and ammu- 

nition shall average results of three 

rounds as close as possible but not less 

than 125 power factor. The approval 

and designation of the calibration 

handgun and ammunition is the responsibility 

of the Range Master or 

Match Director and is not subject to 

protest. 

The calibration zone for Poppers is 

as follows: 

• Pepper Poppers and Mini Pepper 

Poppers — The partial circle consisting 

of the area between the horizontal line 

connecting the upper corners and the 

horizontal line connecting the lower 

corners (a circle with flat sides at the 

top and bottom). 

• Classic Poppers and Mini Classic 

Poppers — The partial circle consisting 

of the area above the horizontal line 

connecting the lower corners ( a circle 

with a flat side on the bottom). 

The calibration procedure for both 

the Mini Popper and Popper is as follows: 

Set the Popper so that a full-bullet-diameter 

hit within the calibration 

zone of the Popper with the designated 

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down. In cases where proper calibration 

is brought into question, visually 

inspect the Popper for obstructions 

that may have prevented proper operation. 

Then, if no obstruction is found, 

calibrate the Popper using the above 

procedure. In cases where the Popper 

falls when struck within the calibration 

zone, the Popper is deemed to be properly 

calibrated. In cases when the calibration 

test bullet strikes a Pepper Popper 

or Mini Pepper Popper above the 

circle radius, the Popper is to be recalibrated 

and the competitor must reshoot 

the course of fire. 

If, during a course of fire, a Popper 

does not fall when struck in the radius 

of the circle or higher, there are three 

possible scenarios: 

1. The competitor re-engages the 

Popper and knocks it down. This results 

in no further action required. The 

stage is scored as it stands. 

2. The competitor does not re-engage 

the Popper and does not question 

the calibration. This results in no further 

action and the stage is scored as it 

stands. 

3. The competitor does not re-engage 

the Popper but advises that they 

want the Popper calibration checked. 

At this point, the Range Officer shall 

require that the Popper be calibrated. 

Note that the Pepper Popper may not 

be moved from the position or condition 

when the competitor finished the 

course of fire. If for any reason it is disturbed 

prior to re-calibration, the competitor 

must re-shoot the stage. Failing 

this, when the Official properly hits the 

Popper as specified above, and it falls, 

the stage is scored as shot with appropriate 

misses for the Popper. If the Popper 

does not fall when properly hit by 

the Official, it must be re-calibrated 

and the competitor shall re-shoot the 

course of fire. All initial calibration 

checks shall be conducted from the 

closest possible point (directly up 

range) where a competitor could engage 

the Popper. All challenged calibrations 

must be done from the approximate 

point where the competitor 

engaged the target. 

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Open Division 

Accord - Minimum bullet weight 

• 112 grains for major 

Standard (Limitedl Division 

Accord - Magazine length restrictions 

• 170mm for single stack magazines 

• 140mm for double stack magazines 

Accord - Fit in IPSC box 

• Yes, with no magazine inserted 

Production Division 

Accord - Nlag. capacity restrictions 

• Yes, 10 rounds max. in magazine 

Accord - Power factor 125 

• Scored as Minor 

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Accord - Standard 10 (Limited10) 

• IPSC formally requests USPSA to implement 

an additional Division for 

evaluation purposes. Specifically, 

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for the period leading up to the General 

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n the weekend of March 

10, 2000, I had the pleasure 

of attending the annual 

Instructor's Conference 

in Kansas City, Mo. Being completely 

new to the organization, I had 

no idea what to expect from the group 

of people I was about to meet. I walked 

away from that weekend with a great 

sense of respect and admiration for 

those gentlemen who dedicate so much 

time and energy to making sure the 

National Range Officers Institute 

maintains the standard of excellence it 

has come to represent. Berween all the 

jokes and wisecracks, these men were 

obviously dedicated to maintaining a 

safe, competitive, and enjoyable atmosphere 

for those who love the sport 

of practical shooting. 

John Arnidon, director of NROI and 

vice president of USPSA, presided over 

the meeting. I've heard it said many 

times since starting here that no one 

knows the rules better or more completely. 

John's been shooting since 

USPSA Instructor's Conference 

1984 and has worked his way Hp the 

ranks steadily ever since. He was certified 

as a range officer in 1983, Chief 

Range Officer in 1984, Range Master 

in 1989, instructor in 1992, vice president 

of USPSA in 1994, and finally director 

of NROI in 1996. 

Mike Braun, from Hamburg, NY. 

Mike's been an instructor since 1988 

and a range master since 1995. He was 

the Area 7 director from 1984 to 1988, 

the section coordinator for Eastern 

Lakes from 1982 to 1984, and is currently 

the president of Western New 

York Practical Pistol League, as he has 

been since 1980. Mike's an English 

teacher at a Junior High School. 

Arnie Christianson, from Coon 

Rapids, Minn. A range master and instructor 

since 1996, Arnie's been 

shooting since 1988 and is currently 

running for Area 3 Director. He's 

worked every Nationals tournament 

for both Open and Limited since 1993. 

John Hurst, from Naples, Fla. 

John's been an instructor and a range 

master for eight years and has worked 

1- --Tir,nship-.. 

also been the Area 6 director for the 

past six and half years. 

Bill Kehoe, from Oxnard, Calif. As 

a charter life member of USPSA, Bill 

has been a range master since 1993, 

and instructor since 1994. Bill has 

eight Nationals under his belt so far, 

and even though he's retired, he doesn't 

appear to be slowing dovvn at all. 

He was also the section coordinator for 

the Southwest Pistol League off and on 

for a period of about four years as well. 

Troy McManus, from Prairieville, 

La. He joined USPSA in 1987, became 

a range officer in 1991, and a chief 

range officer in 1993. He has worked 

the Nationals every year since 1993, 

except for the last two, and acted as 

match director/range master for the 3- 

Gun Nationals in 1997, 1998, and 

1999. Troy is the newest instructor to 

join the ranks, becoming certified in 

March at the time of the conference. 

Jay Worden, from Bolingbrook, Ill. 

Jay's been a member since 1987. In his 

first year of membership, he received 

Elect Arnie Christianson 

for Area 3 Director 

UNITED STATES 

NRAcTIcAi sH001ING 

ASSOCIATION 

• USPSA member since 1990 

• "B" Class shooter in both Open and Limited 

• NROI Range Master/Instructor 

• Has served at all levels from club president 

to Section Coordinator 

• Has worked as Range Master at many Area 

Matches and at 3 Gun Nationals 

• Has worked at USPSA Nationals since 1990 

• Is in favor of open Board meetings 

• Is in favor of working to preserve the 

relationship between USPSA and IPSC 

• Is in favor of more and better marketing 

and promoting of our sport 


certification as a range officer, became 

chief range officer in 1990 and has 

acted as such every year at the Nationals 

since 1993. He's been a range master 

since 1995 and an instructor since 

1994. Jay is a board member at his 

home club in Illinois where he is also a 

firefighter. 

Perry Wilson, from Wheeling, Ill. 

Perry is an instructor in training with 

the NROI. He's almost there. A member 

since 1984, he was certified as an 

range officer in 1988, chief range officer 

in 1990, and range master in 1996. 

He has worked three Nationals and 

countless tournaments and is in his 9th 

term as president of Northern Illinois 

Shooters Association. 

Dave Thomas, USPSA Executive 

Manager, accompanied me to Kansas 

City and attended the meeting as well. 

Many hours were spent poring over 

the rules. Almost an entire day was devoted 

to interpreting, debating, and 

discussing the handbook and what 

changes needed to be made to maintain 

the level of uncompromised safety we 

should all insist on. Although not 

everyone agreed on everything, the 

mood was one of respect and patience. 

Rules were presented one by one, then 

interpreted and discussed for as long as 

was necessary until everyone was satisfied 

that the rule served its purpose. 

Although hanamering out the rules 

was the primary topic of the day, other 

issues found their way to the table as 

well. We discussed the range officer 

program and strategies to generate interest 

in new recruits, as well as ways to 

increase retention of those officers. 

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sus that the material needed revamping. 

Among other suggestions was the 

move to change from slides tc., over 

head projectors for better quality viewing 

and an optimum learning experience. 

We are looking into the feasibility 

of updating the teaching and presentation 

materials. With the advent of 

changing rule books, this is something 

USPSA will be looking at closely in the 

coming year. At each seminar, the instructors 

distribute class evaluations to 

be completed afterwards. We welcome 

the comments and ideas from those of 

you going through the classes. The 

feedback helps us discover trouble 

spots and ways to correct them. 

The other issue concerning seminars 

was the instructor's accommodations 

while giving a class. It is important 

to remember that these guys are 

there as a courtesy. They all provide a 

much-needed service and receive no 

compensation for the time they sacrifice 

to educate USPSA members. It is 

important that they are provided with 

meals and a hotel/motel room that provides 

privacy when they come to your 

area to teach a class. It is now required 

that these arrangements be made prior 

to the instructor's arrival to ensure that 

is a suitable room available. We 

would all appreciate cooperation with 

this policy. If you should have any 

questions about scheduling a seminar, I 

am always available to help out in any 

way I can. We all want a successful seminar 

for you and your club. 

The new range master program was 

also presented and the materials for 

that were distributed and discussed. 

Kudos should go to Jay Worden and 

John Wells for a job very well done. 

The new training module is very comprehensive 

and challenging. It's designed 

for those who have had at least 

24 months experience as a chief range 

officer, some tournament staff experience, 

and a desire to take a leadership 

role with greater responsibilities. Some 

of the program exercises cover course 

design, stage documentation, staffing, 

squadding, and arbitration just for 

starters. Because the program is so involved, 

we can only take three or four 

candidates per year. If you are interested 

in learning more about this program, 

please contact John Amidon or 

me. 

Of cource time 

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tall tales around the dinner table as 

well. What get-together would be 

complete without the good-natured 

ribbing and camaraderie these gentlemen 

shared? I sensed that this group all 

garnered a sense of respect and true 

amity with one another, and they all 

made me feel very included and welcome. 

All in all it was a very productive 

weekend. I was pleasantly surprised by 

my first interaction with this great 

group of guys. I admire the effort and 

energy they put out there year after 

year with no other goal than safety and 

education and no other motivation 

than love of the sport. The members of 

USPSA can all be very proud of the 

men who comprise the teaching staff of 

the NROI. 

UNITED STATES 


ASSOCIATION 

MI - 

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"The primary role of the Area Director is to make policies that reflect the 

interests and address the concerns of the shooters he represents." 

I am running for Area 1 Director because I want to ensure that the USPSA board of directors focuses on 

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with your club to ensure that the paperwork 

has been sent, and find out 

when it was sent. This will help US track 

it as well. 

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lf you are a new 1-ront Sight advertiser 

or if you plan on sending in an article, 

you need to be aware that the 

deadlines are there for a reason. As the 

organization has grown, so has the professional 

look of the magazine. With 

the deadline for materials on the 10th 

of the month, two months in advance 

of the release date, this still gives the 

staff only about 15 business days to put 

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We need that time to do our best 

for you. 

Sandbagging and "Grandbagging".... 

Once in a while we get complaints 

about a shooter either deliberately 

tanking a classifier course or shooting 

and reshooting a classifier until he gets 

a score he likes. Of course, these instances 

are very rare; a true-blue, bona 

fide dyed-in-the-wool USPSA member 

is a true sportsman and wouldn't 

dream of doing such things. Still, the 

complaints, like elephants in the living 

room, can't be ignored. They don't go 

away by themselves. 

First, there is no way the USPSA 

staff can mandate an immediate moveup 

for alleged sandbaggers. We don't 

know the parties personally, have 

never seen them shoot and don't know 

all the particulars surrounding the instances 

where they shot well during the 

match but dumped the classifier, if they 

tense up during a classifier, if they had 

gun problems or if it really was deliberate. 

Those people who make a habit of 

sandbagging are really hurting themselves 

more than their fellow competitors 

and rarely do they get away with it 

for very long. All they have to do is go 

to an area tournament or major match 

where there are three or more GM's in 

their division, take first or second in 

their class while shooting a score above 

the top of their classification, and they 

are in a position to be automatically 

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or trophies, or get a trip to the prize 

table for an expensive Whiz-Bang Super 

100 Mark 3, but they'll only he 

able to do it once, and they won't gain 

any friends along the way. 

The same goes for grandbagging. 

These competitors may have all the 

brag,ging rights in the world locally because 

they've gamed the system to get 

a higher classification, but they'll be 

nothing but disappointed when they go 

to the area championship and wind up 

in the tail gunner section. It won't 

make them happy, and again, it won't 

gain them any friends. 

Perhaps it is time to remind ourselves 

that we go to the range to shoot 

and to have fun, not to see how far we 

can stretch sportsmanship into gamesmanship. 

We need to set a good example, 

especially for those who are new to 

the sport. Remember when you were a 

"newbie" and went to your first 

match? If you'd seen someone sandbagging 

or grandbagging at that match, 

would you have been tempted to come 

back? 

INSIDE 

CCrgiriLiC d 11151%1 1.112gC 4. 

US9.9.1 stipulates that a moving 

target, when at rest, shall present at 

least a portion of the highest scoring 

area ("A" zone). US10.1.4.4 relates to 

mandatory reloads and the penalty 

for failing to do one. It is a procedural 

per shot fired. I have heard of 

some folks applying an additional 

penalty for failing to follow stage 

procedure in the past. This is no 

longer the case as the rule covers the 

specific penalty for failing to do the 

reload. 

Appendix E has the regulations 

for the various divisions in both IPSC 

and USPSA. Most people have noticed 

that the single-stack allowance 

for 170mm magazines in Limited Divisions 

has been removed. 140mm is 

the restriction. Limited 10 Division 

has no restriction on length but does 

on round count. So does this mean 

that single stacks cannot play in Limited? 

Of course not, but they must 

comply with the magazine length. 

The divisions are not mandatory at 

this point, as indicated in the mesage 

from the president (Mike Voigt), so if 

clubs tag the Limited 10 shooters, 

with their 170mm mags, and then 

merge their scores in with the Limited 

shooters, you have accomplished 

what has been the practice with just 

the Limited Division. 

Your board of directors and the 

president need your input on how 

these rules are working out. Are there 

still problems with them? Of course 

there are. In fact, it may never be 100 

percent, but unless you are willing to 

give the rules a fair try, and then report 

your thoughts back to the board, 

we may never reach that utopia in relation 

to the rules of the game. These 

rules are only in effect for the year 

2000. The World Assembly will meet 

in September. At that time, the 14th 

edition will have the final revisions 

done to it. We need to hear from you 

prior to that. 

Remember, shoot fast, shoot 

straight, but most important, shoot 

safe. 

PLEASE ELECT WI AREA 7 DIRECTOR 

PETER GOLOSKI 

QUALIFIED DEDICATED GOALS 

USPSA Member Since 1988 

NRA Life Member 

NROI Certified CRO 

NRA Certified Pistol Instructor 

NYS Hunter Ed. Master 

Instructor (Ret.) 

NYS Bowhunter Instructor (Ret.) 

Firearms Instructor Seneca Co. 

Sheriff's Dept. 

Public School Teacher for 28 

Years 

Match Director S&W 

Invitational 94-98 

Match Director Area 7 1993 

Asst. MD Area 7 1994 

CRO Miller Invitational 

1988-93 

Section Coordinator ELS 

1993-97 

MD/RM/CRO at many ELS 

Championships 

CRO/RO at many major 

tournaments including 

Nationals, AWARE, Areas 6, 7, 

& 8, PA States 3 Gun Nationals 

Excellent Rapport and Working 

Relationship with Sponsors 

Membership Growth 

Improve Communications 

Open Meetings 

Fair and Equal Representation at 

IPSC GA 

Improve Sponsor Relationship 


FROM THE 

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these bylaws. This prohibition shall not 

apply to disclosure of such confidential 

information to the professional advisers 

of the officers or directors, as the case 

may be, although such professional advisers 

shall then keep it confidential. 

This prohibition shall not apply to disclosure 

to any governmental agencies 

to which information shall be required 

or the operation of the corporation. 

Members serving as affiliated club contact, 

corporate officers, employees, section 

coordinators and area directors 

will have their names, phone numbers, 

e-mail address, city and states published 

at various times and places." 

In other words, we may not sell, 

give, or otherwise release inforrnation 

about our members. You may have discovered 

that even you as a member 

cannot acquire database information 

about another member. 

On April I 0, 2000, all of the data 

found in the USPSA FoxPro database 

was transferred to the new SQL/Visual 

Basic database. As these words are being 

written in late April, both databases 

are being maintained. What goes into 

one goes into the other. Obviously this 

has doubted the staff work load, but it 

is an essential step in assuring the integrity 

of the data on which so much of 

what we do depends. If all goes well, 

we will be able to abandon the old program 

in May. However, we will continue 

with testing until we are convinced 

that the new database is functioning 

as intended and that the information 

contained within it is as accurate 

as possible. 

It would be foolish to assume that 

no errors will occur during this time of 

double entry. Inevitably a score will be 

entered in one program but not the 

other, or an address change will only be 

entered once, or a range officer certification 

will not be updated in the new 

database. We will do every thing possible 

to keep those errors to a minium, 

but we must assume that some will slip 

through. 

We will need your help and patience 

to assure that they are corrected 

as quickly as possible. Should you no- 

tice anything that doesn't seem right 

with your classification, your range officer 

certification, address, or any 

other bit of information, please let us 

know right away. The sooner we catch 

and correct errors the better for all 

concerned. 

The information transferred from 

the old database includes: your name 

and address, your USPSA number, the 

date you joined the association, your 

classification scores and history, your 

range officer status, and information 

about affiliated clubs. 

A considerable amount of information 

that would be helpful was not 

available in the old database. Those 

items include gender, date of birth, e- 

mail address, and telephone 

number(s). You may be asked questions 

intended to "fill in the blanks" 

when you call in to check your scores, 

or to discuss club business, your nationals 

slot, or range officer test. Inevitably, 

some of you will object to answering 

what may seem to be unnecessarily 

personal questions. I don't blame 

you, I'm pretty reluctant to give out 

more personal information than necessary 

myself. I've instructed the staff to 

not insist if you decline to answer their 

questions. 

However, let's examine the information 

we're trying to acquire and our 

reasons for requesting it. 

Gender - Most of our rnembers are 

men, but there is a significant minority 

of women. Frequently, advertisers and 

sponsors want to know how many 

women they might contact with their 

ads or displays. In the future, USPSA 

may wish to develop a women's program 

or to communicate with our 

women members directly for some 

other reason. Having the gender 

recorded in the database will make that 

possible. 

Date of Birth - Advertisers and 

sponsors are frequently interested in 

knowing the age bracket of our members 

in order to assist them in designing 

their ads and displays. Also, having 

dates of birth will allow us to identify 

juniors, seniors, and super seniors. You 

may remember that during the past 

couple of years, we've had to ask ju- 

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niors to register for the junior Program 

because we did not have the data available. 

E-mail Address - We hope to develop 

a communication system which 

will work from our database, allowing 

us to create a message and establish criteria 

for recipients (e.g. all members in 

area x). The system would then scan 

the database and send the message to 

everyone who meets the criteria and 

has an e-mail address. Those members 

not having e-mail would receive "snail 

mail." The savings to USPSA in 

postage, printing, and staff time will be 

substantial. 

Telephone Numbers - An example 

of the desirability of having telephone 

number information at hand is in the 

distribution of slots. As it is now, we are 

dependent on the registration people 

at area matches or other tournaments 

to provide telephone numbers. Because 

we don't always get them, a great 

deal of time is spent trying to find 

them, and some we never find. There 

are many instances like this one when 

having the information at our fingertips 

will save us considerable time and 

effort. 

So, when you call the office and 

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date of birth, it's not a casual meaningless 

intrusion into your private affairs. 

There is a legitimate reason why your 

association needs the information. You 

may also be certain that as the USPSA 

bylaws prohibit release of database information, 

your information will remain 

completely confidential. 

New Hertz Agreement 

This coiumn in the September/October 

1998 issue of Front Sight contained 

the news that USPSA had negotiated 

an arrangement with Hertz to 

provide discounted car rentals for 

USPSA members. Subsequently, discount 

cards and coupons were mailed 

to all members, and many of you took 

advantage of this rnembership benefit. 

We have recently renegotiated 

USPSNs agreement with Hertz. The 

benefits include an increase in the discount 

rate from 10 percent to 15 percent 

and new discount cards with new 

additional discount coupons attached. 

USPSA's discount number is CDP 

1194684 which may be used with or 

without the discount cards. Hertz will 

pa) PSA pcit.ciliage CRC ner revenue 

as a royalty. 

For those of you who have Hertz 

#1 Club Gold cards and who would 

like to contribute to USPSA, you may 

do so by calling (800) 227-4653 and 

requesting that the CDP number be 

changed to 1194684. All future rentals 

using that card will result in a dividend 

paid to USPSA by Hertz. 

This arrangement represents an increase 

in your member benefits without 

additional expense to you and with 

no effort required by you. It is an example 

of the ways in which USPSA 

works for you. Equally importantly, 

Hertz is a "main stream" company 

willing to be identified with USPSA. In 

these times of increased social and political 

pressure on gun ownership, such 

willingness deserves your support. 

For reservations and information, 

call Hertz' "Members Only" toll free 

number at (800) 654- 2200 and mention 

your Hertz discount CDP 

#1194684, or you may use their web 

page at www.hertz.com . 

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AAEMBERS' 


My IPSC friends tell me that there 

is talk of creating a stock gun division. 

USPSA doesn't need another division. 

Just expand the current Limited playing 

field by lowering the power factor 

to a level that the 9mm guns can play 

and truly compete in without the major 

power factor penalty. Change the 

Limited Division rules and watch the 

USPSA roll start to rise again, or keep 

the status quo and watch more shooters 

drift over to the rapidly growing 

IDPA sport. 

Brian Lamb 

Abolish The .40 Rule 

Will someone explain to me, 

please, why I can use my .38 Super 

stock gun in the Open Division and 

shoot major (and be credited for that), 

but in the Limited Division I shoot minor 

whatever my power factor just because 

the hole in my barrel is a bit 

shorter than the required .40 inches? 

Obviously, the reason is not one of 

safety, since major loads are perfectly 

safe. For example, the Winchester 

9x23 factory load has a 180 power factor 

in my. gun. 

The reason must be political and 

based on outdated historical circumstances 

and opinions. Such absurdities 

have no place in the IPSC rule book. 

Please, USPSA executive, abolish this 

stupid rule as soon as possible, and, if 

necessary, insist on a reasonable minimum 

bullet weight. 

And thank you, USPSA, for reducing 

power factor requirements to the 

SAME level for the various divisions 

(as in the new rule book). Don't let the 

world body force really silly rules on 

you (such as the different power factors 

and the ridiculous "Classic" target 

and popper) as they have on my country, 

Canada. They need you much 

more than you need them. 

Dwayne Hamilton, F-25381 

To Have Fun 

I am writing this in response to 

President Voigt's Production Division. 

I shoot with a Smith DA .45, not a 

1911. I am a low D class with little 

hope of getting to a C. 

I have arthritis in my right thumb 

and it bends out; I have trouble releasing 

the safety on a 1911. I was told several 

years ago by a section coordinator, 

"You have to shoot a 1911 if you expect 

to win." 

I thought part of this game was to 

have fun, not to be criticized as to what 

you shoot. I don't get much chance to 

shoot, but I try to have fun when I do. 

Keith A. Clapp, L-1109 

A Waste 

The match photographs in Front 

Sight are a waste. We know what the 

shooter in action looks like. What we 

don't know is what the stage looks like 

from the shooter's perspective because 

you don't show us. 

Pick out the most interesting or difficult 

scenario within each stage and 

show us how it would appear if we 

were shooting it. 

Warren H. Rosen, A-31514 

Rob Boudrie for Area 7 Director 

www.boudrie.com 

rob@boudrie.com 

508 881-8997 

P.O. Box 370 

Ashland, MA 01721 

Experienced, Qualified, Dedicated 

I would appreciate your support for the position of USPSA Area 7 Director. Please 

compare the qualifications and experience of each of the candidates for this position 

before casting your vote. 

• USPSA Member since 1987; Life member since 1994 (L1571, formerly A2776) 

• Age 42; married; one daughter 

• USPSA Certified Range Master 

• Creator and designer/webmaster of the official USPSA web site, www.uspsa.org 

• Creator of the IPSC Email list, a worldwide Internet service for the exchange of 

ideas between IPSC competitors 

• A Open, B Limited Competitor 

• Grew AWARE Invitational from a local event to a major championship 

• Experienced with industry relations — obtained over 45 sponsors when building 

the AWARE match 

• Experienced as gun club director; treasurer; and finance committee chairman 

• NRA Life Member; Massachusetts and NRA certified handgun instructor active 

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to USPSA Headquarters to the 

attention of NROI at PO Box 

811, Sedro Woolley WA 98284. 

NROI will send you a confirmation 

of your request when it is 

received. If you would like a particular 

instructor to teach your 

seminar, please note it in the 

Special Considerations section. 

You can fax this form to 1360) 855-0380 or e-mail the mformation to kim@uspsa.org . 

USPSA JUNIOR PROGRAM REGISTRATION 

The United States Practical Shooting Association is working on a number ofactillitieS for 

junior shooters. To be eligible for participation in these activities, juniors must be 

registered with the Junior Program. Even if you are not interested in shooting on a 

Nationals team, you may find the other activities of the Junior Program to be of interest. 

Take this opportunity to register with the program today. 

Juniors in international competition must be under the age of 21 before December 31 of the year of the 

match; Juniors in U.S. matches must be less than 18 on the date of the match. All information provided 

will be used for the creation of a Junior program and no other purpose. 

Name 

Address 

City, State 

Zipcode 

Mail to: 

USPSA (Junior Program) 

PO Box 811 

Sedro Woolley WA 98284 

Phone 

Age 

Birth Date _ 

USPSA # 

Open class 

Limited class 

74 


MAJOR 

--MATCHES 

1. S&W Millennium Match 2000 

PASA Park, Barry, Ill., July 4-8, 2000 

Richard Heinie (217) 228-9500 

rheinie@heinie.com 

www.heinie.com 

2. Area 5 Championship (within Millennium Match) 

PASA Park, Barry, Ill., July 8, 2000 

Richard Heinie (217) 228-9500 

rheinie@heinie.com 

www.heinie.com 

3. North Dakota State Championship 

Minot, N.D., July 8-9, 2000 

Mike Carraher (701) 837-9895 

smeister@ndak.net 

4. Golden Bullet Championship 

Morro Bay, Calif., July 8-9, 2000 

Dave Ramsay (805) 489-9259 

daramsay@surfari.net 

5. Oregon Section Championship 

Medford, Ore., July 15-16, 2000 

Brian McCormick (541) 855-7961 

irish@ccountry.net 

6. Millenium Monster Match 

Marysville, Wash., July 15-16, 2000 

Eric Wilson (360) 691-1866 

ipscxtreme@w-link.net 

7. Wisconsin Section and State Championship 

Oconomowoc Sportsman Club, July 23, 2000 

Steve Warner (414) 423-5340 

swcus@aol.com 

8. USPSA Limited National Championship 

New Stanton, Pa., July 26-30, 2000 

USPSA (360) 855-2245 

9. Columbia Cascade Section Championship 

Portland, Ore., Aug. 5-6, 2000 

Mary Renfrow, (503) 775-7939 

10. New York State Championship 

Maine, N.I, August 5-6, 2000 

Dan O'Brien (607) 648-5768 

11. Area 7 Championship 

Groton, N.Y., August 17-20, 2000 

Ed Putnam (607) 531-7652 

www.odyssey.net/subscribers/brupe 

12. Michigan State Championship 

Utica, Mich., August 18-20, 2000 

William Chunn (248) 474-9040 (after 7:00 p.m.) 

bchunn@contplastics.com 

13. Crazy Crocodile Banzai Ballistic Match 

Dundee, Ore., August 26-27, 2000 

Jonathan Umfleet (503) 538-8253 After 5:00 pm PST 

umbo@ hotmail.com 

14. Texas State Open Championship 

Alto, Texas, September 2-3, 2000 

Kenneth Hicks (936) 858-362612 

15. Ohio State Championship 

Sylvania, Ohio, September 9-10, 2000 

nocpc@glasscity.net 

16. LadySmith Invitational 

PASA Park, Barry, Ill., September 16, 2000 

Denise Minor (217) 335-2251 

17. USPSA Open National Championship 

PASA Park, Barry, Ill., September 16-20, 2000 

USPSA (360) 855-2245 

18. Bay Bridge Charity Classic 

Richmond, Calif. September 23-24, 2000 

Erik Warren (415) 206-1612 

72637.644@compuserve.com 

19. Texas State Limited Championship 

Graham, Texas, September 29-October 1, 2000 

Homer Johnson (940) 846-3353 

homerj@wfnet 

20. Missouri State Championship/Missouri Fall Classic 

Rolla, Mo., September 29 - October 1, 2000 

Mike Herman (573) 364-8670 

www.rollanet.org/—bdelp/cops/ 

bdelp@ rollanet.org 

21. Pennsylvania State Championship 

New Stanton, Pa., October 6-8, 2000 

Dave Fries (412) 767-5533 

22. Tennessee Section Championship 

Arlington, Tenn., October 27-29, 2000 

Mark Cicero (615) 662-7715 (6 p.m. - 9 p.m. only Central Time) 

bwcats@home.com 

23. USPSA 3-Gun National Championship 

Tentatively scheduled for Las Vegas, Nev., November 3-5 

Michael Voigt (909) 548-3355 

24. Louisiana Section Championship 

November 4-5, 2000 

Daniel Hidalgo (225) 677-8637 

25. Area 2 Championship/Desert Classic 

November 10-12, 2000 

Larry D'Agostino (480) 807-9231 

Idago@mciworld.com 


INSIDE 

ronfin!rnri fmnt pArif? 5 

is out, and these folks will begin to 

show up at your local club to give 1PSC 

a try. 

The introduction of Production Division 

had a simple logic; we grow or 

we shrivel and die. We need to continually 

draw new people into our shooting 

discipline. This was attempted several 

years ago when Standard (or Limited) 

Division was introduced. The 

idea was to encourage new shooters to 

bring the firearms they had at hand and 

give practical shooting a try. Rules and 

guidelines were established for Standard 

Division, but in truth they did not 

go far enough. Within the first season 

Standard was introduced, the "equipment 

race" was off and running. Soon 

the only difference between an Open 

gun and a Standard gun was an optical 

sight and a compensator. Both featured 

AREA II Y2k & Rio salado Desert Classic 

November 10-11-12 2000 

Kennedy 

Kustorn 

Inns 

UNITED STATES 


ASSOCIATION 

Match Director — Luny D'Agostino 

11 Stages, to be shot at the Rio Salado Range, Mesa, Arizona. Registration is limited to the first 

250 Competitors. 

Please Note: Area II residents may register starting May I st, all others will be accepted after July 3Ist. Envelopes 

postmarked before these dates will be returned unopened. Confirmations will be mailed out on August 3Ist. 

Phone/Fax : (480) 807-9231 e-mail: Ldagogmciworld.com 

Please Print: Name 

Address 

City State Zip 

Circle Appropriate Categories Open/Limited 

Extra Match Pin $ 3.50 

" 2XL and larger are $5.00 more 

wide-body frames and high-capacity 

magazines, and the cost factor difference 

was the cost of the scope and 

comp. The guns, in either configuration, 

cost a lot of money. 

Endless volumes have been written 

about "race guns" versus "stock guns," 

so we won't wander down that path 

for several pages. Instead, let's examine 

the matter of perception. As a new 

shooter looking for a sport, I wander 

up to a practical match and strike up a 

conversation with shooters standing 

around. Eventually the conversation 

moves to equipment, and since I'm 

looking for a hot tip, I ask what you're 

using. I'm impressed with the looks 

and feel of the gear, and the amount of 

technology developed in the past few 

years is absolutely staggering. Also 

staggering is the "sticker shock" with 

which I'm faced when I inquire, How 

many bucks will I need to get started? 

But then a shooter who recognizes the 

USPSA # 

Size 

Phone 

E-mail address 

Total 

$ 

$160 

USPSA Class 

Major / Minor 

Junior (up to 18) Lady Senior 

Juniors 16 and under have free entry 

I would like to be squadded with 

QtY. 

*Polo Shirt $18 

T-shirt $12 

N/A 

Sub-total 

Match Fee 

Total 

A limited number of 

these items will be on sale 

at the match. 

Please mail and makes check payable to; 

Rio Salado Desert Classic, 1763 N. Sandal St., Mesa, AZ 85205-35511. 

Competitors from outside the US please note: Checks drawn on foreign banks will not be accepted. A bank 

draft in US Funds can easily be obtained from your local banlc. 

need for new blood comes to my rescue 

and says, "Hey, no sweat. You've 

got a Glock or a Sig, right? Just bring it 

on out and give this sport a try. So 

that's what I do, and I'm quickly confronted 

with more talk of light trigger 

pulls and adjustable sights and extended 

this and checkered that and oh, 

by the way, if I had a gun with high- capacity 

magazines I could have shot this 

stage without reloading. I have the 

urge to join in and really wish to be 

competitive, but the bucks issue comes 

home to roost. Yes, I agree that sports 

can be expensive, but if you really want 

to participate, you find a way. In most 

instances, you at least get to start with 

basic equipment to see if you like the 

sport. 

The common perception, plain and 

simple, is you can't play the game with 

regular guns, and for most people perception 

becomes reality. By taking a 

hard look at the requirements for the 

new Production Division, we hope to 

level the field and make the average 

person with a Sig or Glock or Smith 

&Wesson feel they can compete 

against others using the same equipment. 

This time around, the ability to 

alter or modify the guns in this division 

is very limited, and the stated intent is 

to keep the guns in a more "stock" configuration. 

If this intention is not actively 

pursued, we'll slip into the same 

trap as we did with Standard Division 

and create another equipment race. 

Take a look at promoting Production 

Division in your own club and see 

what level of response you receive. 

Open the safe and get out one of the 

guns you haven't fired since you 

bought the high-zoot, multi- round 

and multi-colored high-capacity whatever. 

You just might find the new division 

is a lot of fun. 

The other surprise for me has been 

the volume of questions and interest 

expressed for the Revolver Division. 

Many of us assumed it would be a bust, 

but preliminary response has been very 

high. Evidently lots of folks still like the 

round guns and are more than willing 

to haul out their favorites and take a 

stab at some competition. Now that I 

think about it, I started practical shooting 

in 1977 with a Colt Python, and 


then switched to an auto to keep up 

with the crowd. I'll have to pull the 

Python out and see if I still remember 

how that double-action trigger works. 

Now for you long-suffering stats 

people out there. Many of you reacted 

in horror when you heard more division 

were on the horizon. AHHHH! 

More lists and numbers and input and 

on and on. Right now the USPSA scoring 

system won't support all the divisions, 

but I've got a suggestion. Why 

not give the IPSC Match Scoring System 

(MSS) a try? It's free from the IPSC 

site at www.ipsc.org, and if you download 

Version 6.3 and then 6.6 you'll be 

in business. The site also gives installation 

instructions and system support requirements 

that you'll need. I believe 

it's worth a look, and will give you an 

opportunity to try these divisions at 

your local match without a lot of extra 

headaches. And that's something that 

no hard working stars officer needs. 

Editor's Note: USPSA anticipates 

the general distribution of a Windowsbased 

scoring program that will deal 

with the new divisions before the end of 

summer. 

IPSC SHOOTERS . . . . 

Now you can buy the finest 

bullets for your matches at 

direct prices from 

Roze Distribution, Inc. 

1-800-204-1526 

Specializing in: 

Zero Bullets 

Zero Ammunition 

Winchester Products 

Call or write us for 

more information and 

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GUN TALK 


is useful or just a piece of junk. 

Robert Koch 

Robert, 

I almost ran out of time but since 

this is all the way from Germany I'll 

tell you the American secrets about 

our top shooters. I may get shunned 

for this, but I don't care, this is for in- 

ternational relations. Larry Brown 

and Todd Jarrett's guns are set up exactly... 

different. One is heavy and 

one is light. Recoil springs are different, 

trigger pulls are different, sights 

are different, frames are different, 

you name it ... it's different. The one 

thing that I found the same is LEAD! 

They both use an enormous amount 

of it. So practice, practice, practice. 

Dave 

New Open Grand Masters Holzer Jr., Howard J. L-1843 De Simone, Joe L-604 

Hobdell, Angus A-41788 McKiever Jr., M.D. TY-38751 Evans, Robert J. A-23429 

Katalbas, Carlos L. TY-33484 Mueller, Bill A-23556 Hopkins, Will A-20052 

Lawson, Errol S. A. A-2137 Sahlberg, Adam TY-26040 Jackson, Allen R. TY-26969 

londrigan, Bob A-32398 Seale, R. Wayne A-31769 Jenkins, Robert J. TY-31326 

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Benson, Adam A-30952 New Limited Grand Masters Rowe, Tom TY-40061 

Bradley, Mart( A-35490 Holzer Jr., Howard J. L-1843 Tayior, Jody TY-35620 

Carbon, Carl TY-21955 Seale, R. Wayne A-31769 Trader, Gerald A-18081 

D'Onofrio, Richard A. TY-38983 Weers. David A-34308 Warren, Erik A-36569 

Hinzman, Brad TY-23300 New Limited Masters Ziska, Eric J. TY-30517 

Holcomb, Zachary V. L. A-39136 Brooks, Charles D. L-1063 

Burchfield, Brad 

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Arredondo Accessories Inside front KErS Fabrication 51 Starline Brass 67 

Barney's Parts 48 K2 Sports 65 Steel Challenge Shooting Association ..19 

Bob Krieger Inc. 5 Kidd Innovative Design 46 STI International 53 

Rob Boudrie for Area 7 Director 71 Kimber Back cover M. L. Stock for Area 3 Director 55 

Brazos Custom Gunworks 29 KKM Precision 63 Strayer-Voigt 40 

Bruce Gary for Area 1 Director 64 Lightnlng Bullets 63 TES Security 3 

Bill Burkard for Area 1 Director 70 Limcat CUStOM Products 13 Tactical Shooting Technology . ...58 

Carter's Compensator Spray 63 Lone Wolf Distributors 66 Target Barn ...... . ....... .42 

Caspian Arms 47 Brian McCormick for Area 1 Director .50 Target Taper 28 

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Clark Custom Guns 52 Nolan Innovation 14 TCE 37 

Competition Electronics Inside back Oki Dot Scope Modifications 34 Triangle Shooting Sports 23 

Craig Ltd 39 Oregon Trail Bullet Company . . 17 TTI International 33 

Dawson Precision 60, 61 Pantera Gun Er Reloading Center 31 Universal Shooting Academy 20 

Denny's Shooters Supply 21 Pete Goloski for Area 7 Director .68 Vandenberg Custom 4 

DPMS 51 Practical Shooting Supplies 25 Waller Et Son 69 

Everett Mastrich for Area 1 Director . . .59 Precision Bullets 35 Western Powder 41 

Evolution Gun Works 54 Pro-Tech Co 38 www.compguns.com 56 

Grams Engineering 24 Redding Reloading 18 Zero Bullets ............... .7 

Green Mountain Sport Specialties . . .32 Rescomp Handgun Technologies 9 

Guns For Sale 56 Roze Distribution 77 

The 8th Annual 

BAY BRIDGE 

CHARITY CLASSIC 

A USPSA Charity Match benefiting Toys for Tots 

Sept. 23 -24, 2 0 0 0, Richmond, CA 

j,„„;,,, ., INFINITY FIREARMS 

6, a orwrir 

Match sponsor: Infinity Firearms by Strayer Voigt • 6 courses of fire • Prizes awarded to all shooters by drawing 

Match fee S85.00, includes tax-deductible donation of S55.00 to Toys for Tots • Sunday p.m. banquet lirnited to 200 

Presented by the Tuesday Action Shooting Club, hosted by the Richmond Rod and Gun Club & Richmond Hot Shots 

Division: (circle one) 

Open Limited Production Revolver Limted10 

Name 

PF: (circle one) 

Major Minor 

U S PSA # 

Category (circle one) 

Lady Junior Senior (50+) Super Senior (60+) 

Class: GM MABCDU 

Address 

Email 

Preferred 

squad members. 

• Match info: Erik Warren, 415-206-1612 (email: 72637.644@compuserve.com). 

• Squadding info: David Shahenian, 408-272-5596 (ernail: squadguyaev1.net ). 

Squading confirmations will be maiied & posted on web at www.ashcavai.com/TASC. 

• Mail entries/checks, payable to "TASC Charity Match," to. 

TASC, do J. Shahenian, 3174 Lenark Drive, San Jose, CA 95132. 

• Match hotel: Richmond Courtyard by Marriott, 510-262-0700. Call for match rate. 

• Match polo shirts: pre - orders required! 5/M/UXL: $20.00, XXL/XXXL: $22.00. 

City 

Preferred, 

starting time. 

Sat - 

AM Sat.Pm 

State / Zip 

Phone ( 

Match fee: S 85.00 

Banquet tickets, 

12.00 ea. 

Match shirts,* 

5 M L XL XXL XXXL $ 

Total enclosed $ 

E I can help RO one 4 hour shift 


SMITH & WESSON'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY 

INVITATIONAL 

Saturday, September 16,2000, at PASA Park, Barry, Illinois USA 62312 

For Ten Years, The Only Tournament-Level Women's Prachcal Shooting Competition in the VVorld 

• TEN UNIQUE COURSES OF FIRE; Over $5000 in Prize- 

Table Values. Awards & Party right after Match. 

• FIRST-TIME-EVER SHOOTERS ESPECIALLY WELCOME 

• Shoot Centerfire. or separate Rimfire Novice Class 

• EQUAL PRIZES & TROPHIES FOR ALL COMPETITOR 

CLASSES, INCLUDING UNCLASSIFIED NEWCOMERS. 

Special Prizes for Top Three Overall, plus Awards 

for Revolver, Limited, IDPA Stock & RimFire. 

100 COMPETITORS ONLY. MATCH FEE $45. 

Held in conjunction with the 2000 USPSA National 

Open Championships (September 17-20) 

ANY PREVIOUS COMPETITOR WHO BRINGS A NEW 

SHOOTER TO THE MATCH WILL ONLY PAY $30 ENTRY! 

USE THIS FORM TO PRE-REGISTER BY MAIL (ADDRESS ABOVE) 

NAME : 

(PLEASEPRNT) 

STREET/POB: 

CITY/STATE/ZIP: 

PHONE : 

Open Limited Revolver IDPA Stock 

Rimfire USPSA Class (if any) 

Checks payable to: "LadySmith Invitational" 

MEN MAY SHOOT MATCH IN SEPARATE SQUADS, IF SPONSORED ay A FEMALE COMPETITOR. 

ONE MAN PER FEMALE SPONSOR. MEN PAY SAME ENTRY FEE; PARTY INCLUDED; BUT NO PRIZES. 

I Contact: Denise Minor at PASA Park (217) 335-2251 or 335-2504 / WebSite: www heinie.com I 

II IP 

UNITED STATES 

PCACTCAL IMOOTNG 

ASIOCIAT1ON 

2000 NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 

AUGUST 5 & 6, 2000 

HOSTED BY: SQUARE DEAL SPORTSMEN PRACTICAL SHOOTERS 

LOCATED AT SQUARE DEAL RANGE FACILITY-RT 26, 2 NILES NORTH OF IAUUNE, NY 

Trophy Match with: PRIZE TABLE 

6 CHALLENGING AND FUN STAGES / 140 PLUS ROUNDS / ONE-HALF DAY SQUADS 

LIMITED TO THE FIRST 160 SHOOTERS - NO REFUNDS AFTER JULY 25, 2000 

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO WARM UP FOR THE AREA 7 MATCH 

PERFERRED SHOOTING SQUAD: 

Make checks payable to: 

AM SQUADS SHOOT @ 9:00 PM SQUADS SHOOT @ 1:00 Square Deal Sportsmen Inc. and mail to: 

New York State Championship 

SATURDAY AM: SATURDAY PM: 7 Keeler Avenue 

SUNDAY AM: SUNDAY PM: Binghamton, NY 13901 

NAME 

ADDRESS 

CITY STATE ZIP 

PHONE 

USPSA # 

CLASS 

CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY: OPEN / LIMITED 

MAJOR / MINOR / LADY / SENIOR / SUPER SENIOR / JUNIOR 

PRODUCTION / UMITED 10 ROUND / REVOLVER 

**" Juniors MUST contact us for eligibility rules *"* 

Your E-Mail Address: 

MATCH FEE: $ 45.00 

ONE T-SHIRT $ 5.00 

EXTRA T SHIRTS $ 13.00 EACH 

SIZE: S / M / L / XL / XXL 

Questions: 

Dan O'Brien: 607-648-5768 

e-mail: audan@pronetisp.net 

J011 Whitmore: 607-648-6016 

e-mail: jwsupercompacs.com 

Match info: 

www.pronetisp.neti-jkostaisquaredeal.html 


5t4te Ch4mpionship 

Afigiist IR, IP, 70 

Hosted by Detroit Sportsmen's Congress (www.d-s-c.org ) 

Utica, Michigan 

12 Stages plus Chronograph 260-I- Rounds All Cash Payback 

Match Entry Fee $85.00 

($100.00 after July 2e) 

Make Checks Payable to William Chunn 

Mail To: DSC — c/o William Chunn 25162 Castlereigh Drive Farmington Hills, MI 48336-1515 

Contacts: ERICL@teleweb.net bchunn@contplastics.com 248-474-9040 (after 7:00 PM) 

Name: 

Address: 

City: 

ZIP: 

USPSA# 

Class: 

State: 

Phone: 

REQUESTS FOR GROUP SQUADING MUST BE MAILED IN THE SAME ENVELOPE 

(Circle ALL that Apply) 

FRI / SAT / SUN Open / Limited Major/Minor Lady / Junior / Senior / Super Senior / Law / Revolver 

UINHEO SIMES 

PA.0 ,OC•1 

1711.00.61.1 

2000 Tennessee Section Championship 

(An Old Race In A New Place) 

October 27th, 28th, 29th 

Hosted by Memphis Sport Shooting Assn., Arlington TN 

The format this year will be VERY different from how it's been done the last 10 years. lite match is an all Cash payback 

match and will be shot entirely in one day. It will consist of 9 stages approximately 175+ rounds. Everything you will want to 

know about the matdi will be posted to the TN Section Web Dame: littp:llwwwcreconcomitnsection/ 

The match will be limited to 150 competitors (50 per day). 

Name 

Address 

City State Zip 

Email 

phone 

Date to Shoot: October 27th, 28th, 29th (list preferences)] 2. 3 

USPSA I/ 

Class: GM, M, A, 11, C, D, U (circle one) 

Divisions: Open Limited Production Limited 10 

(see web site for info on Productioh and Lint 10 Divisions. These are unclassified divisions; trophies and payback only to the lop three 

in each division and payback will be contingent on the number of entrants) 

Lady Law Junior Senior (trophies only) 

IVIatch Fee is $100.00 ($125.00 after 9-15-00) Make check payable to "2000 TN Section Championship". 

Mail entry to: 2000 TN State Championship, c/o Mark Cicero, Assistant Match Director, 6329 Willow 

Oak Drive, Nashville TN 37221. Phone: 615-662-7715 (6pm to 9pm only-central time) 

Match Director: Lynn Jones, E-mail: b_lynnjonesqmsn.com 


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