Jul/Aug

THE 

FRONT SIGHT 

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSOCIATION/IPSC 

JULY/AUGUST 1997 Volume 14, Number 4 

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COVER STORY 

THE OFFICIAL jOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSOCIATION 

Vol. 14, No. 4, July/August 1997 

The gun on our cover is a custom pistol built to Layne Simpson's 

specifications by the Springfield Custom Shop. It is a .38 Super on 

an SV frame with Aimpoint's lightweight Comp electronic sight. 

Layne's article was first printed in the July/August 1996 issue of 

Handgunning magazine. 

Photo and information used with permission of Layne Simpson and 

PJS Publications 

IN THIS ISSUE 

8 Meet The Nationals Sponsors 

19 The C-R Speed Holster 

25 Stage Organization 

28 The Millennium Custom Shop 

30 Computers For Sale 

32 "Unintended Consequences" — A Book Review 

34 IPSC At The NRA 

36 USPSA At The NRA Convention 

37 Improve Your Shooting 

42 Building Vision Barriers 

55 Unload And Stand Clear 

59 New Products from Slash K Guns 

60 CRTC Safety Mags — A Nifty Practice Tool 

63 The Internet: A Match Director's Best Friend? 

72 Jamie Craig Wins Arkansas State Open 

74 Robar's Magazine Offer 

COLUMNS 

Members' Mailbag 2 IPSC History 49 

Inside USPSA 3 Neill on Reloading 51 

Inside NROI 5 RO Seminar Request 83 

From the Editor 6 Membership Application 83 

Bulletin Board 7 Major Matches 84 

Range Officer Seminars 7 

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 

Area 1 Davtd Carruthers dcarruth@acculek.com Area 7 Randy Ceslaro RPCAD70 aol_com 

Area 2 Jeff Nelson jettn@satariland.com Area 8 Jerry Wisecarver jwise@shentel.net 

Area 3 Larry Bullock area3@uspsa.org VP John Amidon vpuspsa@aol.com 

Area 4 Keith Milberger isoinc 0 ladtw.net AVP Bill Maund maund@aol.com 

Area 5 Steve Kalamen iluvipsc@aol com Pres. Andy Holiar andy hollar@uspsa.corn 

Area 6 John Hurst areasix@aol.com EM Dave Thomas uspsasw@ sos. net 

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Board of Directors 

Larry Bullock, David Carruthers, 

Randy Cestaro, John Hurst, Steve 

Kalamen, Keith Milberger, Jeff Nelson, 

Jerry Wisecarver 

President Andy Hollar 

Exec. Manager Dave Thomas 

Vice President John Amidon 

Asst. VP Bill Maund 

Secretary Judy Sunderlin 

Editorial Staff 

Editor Dave Thomas 

Asst. Editor Roger Maier 

Advertising Barbara Gibbs 

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COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP 

Front Sight zvelcomes comments from 

members, but because of space restrictions 

we cannot print all the letters we 

receive. To increase the chances of your 

letter being printed, keep your letters to 

no more than 350 words. Longer letters 

will be printed only if space allozvs. 

Thanks Ron & Katy 

I have been involved in IPSC 

shooting for about 18 months now 

and just returned from my first major 

USPSA competition. I want to 

take a minute to thank some really 

wonderful supporters of IPSC 

shooting. 

First, the Area 2 Championship 

was a great experience. The stages 

were terrific and the whole show 

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Primarily, though, I want to 

thank one small sponsor who was a 

tremendous help to me personally. 

Ron and Katy Frey run a small gun 

shop here in Ridgecrest, and Ron 

turns out some great competition 

guns. They are also a great help to 

shooters in our area. Prior to the 

Area 2, my work schedule prevented 

me fi-om doing all the necessary 

preparation, such as load development, 

function firing a new pistol, 

and sighting in the dot. Ron was always 

available to help me out and 

even loaned me parts off one of his 

reloading presses so I could load my 

match ammo after a major blowout 

on my own press. 

Ron and Katy may not contribute 

the big dollars to the sport that others 

do, but they are frilly classy people 

who are willing to go way out of 

their way to help promote our sport. 

I couldn't have made it without 

them. 

Mark B. Gravitt, A-32926 

Great Service 

I started shooting more than 

eight years ago. My original number 

was A-11985. Even before I joined 

the USPSA organization, I purchased 

a Springfield Armory .45 and 

six Wilson stainless steel magazines 

with pads. I practiced diligently and 

eventually reached a B Limited classification 

and A Open class. 

After a layoff of one year, I 

started shooting again and, due to a 

foot injury, started shooting my 

original .45. Three of my magazines 

were malfunctioning. Upon examination 

I found chipped followers 

and bent springs. I had loaned them 

out innumerable times. I sent them 

to Wilson Combat for repair. Imagine 

my surprise when I received 

three totally rebuilt magazines, only 

the bodies were original, and at no 

charge to my gunsmith. In this day 

and age, service of this magnitude 

needs to be recognized and rewarded. 

Richard Noriega, L-/101 

Comments about PC Category 

I'd like to add something to 

Randy Cestaro's "practical carry" 

class. While I like the "PC" idea, 

Cestaro isn't taking the idea far 

enough. In the rules described in the 

latest "In Touch," a Limited shooter 

can load fewer rounds in their mags, 

and presto! That shooter's $2,000 STI 

Eagle and $300 race leather become 

"practical carry" tools. Even the 

newest shooter can figure that this is 

hardly a meaningful change. 

"PC" class should mimic concealed 

carry, and as such, "PC" 

shooters should carry their spare 

ammunition BEHIND the midline of 

the body. No one walks about day 

to day with a competition mag 

pouch where their belt buckle 

should be, or with a gun in a strongside 

race holster, yet both of these 

are legal under the proposed rules. 

Randy's on the right track. Let's 

get a realistic carry class underway. 

Robin Taylor, TY-19724 

Why Do We Need A New Category 

The argument tor a "production 

class" hinges on whether new participants 

in USPSA are being discouraged 

because they are at a competitive 

disadvantage against hi-cap 

magazines. 

First, it takes at least eight 

months to get a classification, so all 

new shooters can expect to be noncompetitive 

during that period. (I'd 

like to see this process expedited.) 

Second, it's been my observation 

that new shooters are either "bitten 

by the bug" or they're not. (Happily, 

almost all are.) Once bitten, you 

can't keep them away with a stick. 

LETTERS continued on page 78. 

2 FRONT SIGHT • July/August 1997

y Andy Hollar, LSPSA PRESIDENT 

INSIDE 

USPSA 

Action Shooting 

Loyalty is great. I consider myself 

loyal to USPSA and practical 

shooting, but I have also enjoyed 

shooting 1911 Society matches, the 

IDPA inaugural tournament, and 

bowling pins; I would even like to 

try shooting ISA, Cowboy matches, 

and Glock matches. I hear the old 

Steel Challenge is returning! So 

maybe my loyalty to recreational 

shooting and the popular support of 

guns is a higher loyalty. 

Practical shooting is but one 'action 

shooting' sport in the country. 

We believe it is the most exciting 

and the best regulated, but other 

sports have other attractions. IPSC 

cannot be all things to all 

people, and recognizing 

this makes some of us 

wonder about members 

who are suspicious or 

jealous of other sports. 

It has been almost a 

year since the USPSA 

Board of Directors 

adopted a policy allowing affiliated 

clubs to get activity credit for two 

matches a year that were not necessarily 

"IPSC matches." Have there 

been any promotional matches set 

up just for fun and enjoyment of 

other than hard-core practical shooters? 

It seems like it would be a great 

way to get new folks into recreational 

shooting. 

Lots of our members feel we 

have traveled away from the "real" 

practical IPSC shooting and the 

principles that it was founded on. 

They feel resentment at having been 

left behind as we moved toward a 

sport that can be uniformly conducted 

at clubs across the country 

and around the world. The sport has 

changed a great deal, and it is enjoyed 

by a much larger group of 

people; tens of thousands now participate 

as opposed to a few thou- 

sand when I started a number of 

years ago. It was fun then, and it's 

fun now. 

Those who criticize USPSA for 

moving from a defensive exercise to 

a sport are not seeing the larger picture 

and may be doing a disservice 

to recreational shooting in general 

as a result of their criticism. Firearms 

owners should be supportive 

of all forms of recreational shooting 

in order to increase the popular support 

of gun ownership. USPSA is 

not alone in the world of recreational 

shooting. It does provides a 

safe, fun, and enjoyable sport as do 

other shooting organizations such as 

SASS, 1911 Society, and the GSSF. 

All forms of recreational shooting 

can and should be enjoyed for what 

they are. 

We also tend to forget that 

USPSA does more that just conduct 

matches. We train the very best 

range officials who conduct most, if 

not all, of the action shooting sports 

in the country. We have conducted 

the largest action events in the 

world, and others "spin off" our experience. 

NROI-training programs 

and certified range officers have set 

the standard for other organizations 

that feel the need to train shooting 

officials. Most simply rely on NROI 

and suggest to match organizers 

that they seek out "USPSA range officers." 

Shooters participating in 

other action shooting events and not 

supporting USPSA, fail to support 

the very organization that trained 

the officials who make their sport 

possible. 

Here is one final thought. The 

right to self defense and gun ownership 

is taken for 

granted in the United 

States. We are the ONLY 

country in the world 

where this is so. There is 

not one other country 

with our constitution and 

tradition of gun ownership. 

The activity that supports gun 

ownership in all the other countries 

of the world is recreational shooting. 

Hunting and target shooting is holding 

back the efforts of gun control in 

those countries without the support 

of the personal rights and constitution 

we enjoy. Recreational shooting 

is very important! If you own guns 

and shoot an action sport, you need 

to belong to the NRA and to USPSA. 

Correction 

In last month's Inside USPSA I 

said the PASA contract expires in 

1999. This was in error, it runs 

through December 2000. I also mentioned 

the support we get from 

Quincy and failed to also recognize 

the citizens of Barry, Ill., who turn 

out to help conduct our Nationals. 

How could I forget pork chop sandwiches 

and PASA volunteers? 

July/August 1997 • FRONT SIGHT 3

Ron Danielson — USPSA's Newest Staff Member 

ryone else in the office, is busy getting 

those last minute club classifier 

scores entered into your Open and 

Limited databases. He enters classifier 

scores and is responsible for responding 

to your requests for local 

club information and missing issues 

of Front Sight. 

Ron is our liaison with the local 

USPS establishment. He opens, sorts 

and distributes your mission count 

packages, Front Sight ads, letters to 

the executive manager or president, 

new membership and membership 

renewal forms and the various items 

of junk mail that arrive here every 

day. He has been handling our latest 

Ron arrived at USPSA with experience 

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(More than 1,000 requests for infor- 

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y John Amidon, \ROI DIRECTOR 

1\sIDE 

NROI 

Questions and Answers 

While I was at the Area 6 Championship 

a few weeks ago, I had several 

members come up to me with 

questions. As I did in my last Inside 

NROI, I decided to once again respond 

to these questions in my column. 

Before getting into the question 

and answer session, I would like to 

thank a few folks for their Southern 

hospitality while I was in South 

Carolina. My thanks to Skip and 

Jerry of the Skip) Range, to Miles 

Cheatham and John Hurst for making 

me feel welcome, and a special 

thanks to those who made Saturday 

night's dinner so enjoyable: Lisa, 

Larry, Doug, Denise, Mike, Larry, 

Jim, Steve, Belinda, Lisa, and Mary 

Ann. 

Question 

What is considered "in the box" 

and what is considered "out of the 

box?" 

Answer 

I know that this question had 

been on the IPSC Digest some time 

ago, and every time I hear it, two 

words come to mind: Philadelphia 

and lawyer. Actually, the answer is 

quite easy when you refer to the rule 

book. Rule 4.02(ii) reads, "Competitors 

will be required to stay within 

the bounds of an enclosed firing station..." 

Rule 4.04 covers touching the 

ground outside a fault line. Rule 4.08 

states that a stage may be designated 

as a use-of-cover course, requiring 

competitors to engage targets 

only from demarcated limits as 

designated by fault lines. Rule 11.06 

addresses the penalty for shots fired 

while faulting a line or firing position. 

So what does this all actually 

mean in layman's terms? If you have 

two boxes side by side with only a 

step between the two, and from the 

first box you have to address a target, 

then move to the other box and 

engage a second target, if you were 

to place one foot in each box, you 

would get a procedural for faulting 

the first box on that respective target, 

as well as a second procedural 

for faulting the second box on that 

respective target. Another example 

is if you have box A and are to "engage 

Target 1 then proceed to free 

fire zone and engage all remaining 

targets." (I do not care for the term 

"free fire zone." I would rather see 

some other term like firing position, 

or something of that nature.) If you 

were to step out of box A and engage 

Target 1, you have faulted that 

firing location and would receive a 

penalty. If you were to engage any 

targets in the free fire zone while 

having one foot still in box A, you 

would be faulting the free fire zone, 

as box A is a distinct firing position/location 

and so is the free firing 

zone which is actually no different 

from another shooting box. 

Freestyle course design is another 

solution to the question of "what is 

in the box, and what is out of the 

box." 

Question 

What is considered facing 

uprange? 

Answer 

This question also brings to mind 

a word: garnesman. Rule 8.02 states 

that unless otherwise directed, the 

competitor's posture shall be erect, 

relaxed, and natural. This in one 

area that I do not see being enforced 

very often. I will mention, though, 

that while at the Area 7 Championship 

this past weekend, there was a 

stage in which you had to start centered 

over an axe, both hands with 

a firm grip, and facing uprange or 

looking at the axe. If you moved after 

the "stand by" command, they 

would stop you and restart. It can be 

done. Rules 5.01 and 5.02 cover competitor 

guidance, which basically 

means if you want them to start facing 

uprange, you have to spell it out. 

So what is facing uprange? It is 

whatever the stated starting position 

indicates, and then it is up to the 

range officers to enforce it, as did 

those in Area 7. 

Question 

The next one was forwarded to 

me through my e-mail and asked, 

"can you believe this?" The question 

referred to a posting on the IPSC Digest. 

Apparently, someone had time 

on their hands and dreamed up a 

scenario that is somewhat scary and 

very unsafe. I believe the scenario 

required the competitor to engage 

targets something like this: "You're 

standing in the box, facing uprange. 

On the signal, draw, keeping the 

muzzle within the one meter allowed 

under the rules, bend over, 

and engage the targets from between 

your legs." The e-mail went 

on to ask what rule would disallow 

this scenario. 

Well, there are a few. For starters, 

and low on the priority of importance, 

is rule US 2.07 which states 

you cannot dictate a firing position 

in a speed shoot or field course. 

Second, and moving up the priority 

list, rule 7.17 says the muzzle 

of the holstered handgun must point 

downward to within one meter of 

the competitor while standing relaxed. 

It does not cover the muzzle 

after the gun has been drawn. 

INSIDE NW)! continued on page 88. 


FROM THE 

EDITOR 

by Dave Thomas, f \FCL II\ E \ AGER 

Wear Your identity 

When I was the T-shirt concessionaire at the 1994 

Limited Nationals in Reno, Nev., I was approached by 

a competitor who had a complaint. It seems he was unhappy 

with the garments we were selling because the 

design printed on them depicted a gun. He told me that 

he could only wear such a shirt to a match and would 

never consider being seen in it where he would encounter 

"normal" people. 

I've thought a lot about that incident since then. It 

was easy for me to sneer at his attitude at the time. After 

all, I was living in Missoula, Mont., which, while a hotbed 

of liberal thought in comparison to the rest of the 

state, is still a pretty safe place to identify yourself as a 

shooter unless you hang around the University. How 

would I react if I lived in a liberal coastal city? Would I 

have the courage of my convictions then? 

A test of those issues arose recently. Another staff 

member and I attended a computer show in Seattle. 

When it came time to order the name tags I decided they 

should identify us as being with the "US Practical Shooting 

Association," not just "USPSA." Frankly, I expected 

to be caught in at least one conversation with anti-gunners, 

a prospect I was not anticipating with pleasure. 

linstead, we were drawn into so many gun conversations 

during the five hours we were at the show we had a 

difficult time talking to people about computers. Every 

one of those conversations was started by sorneone who 

saw the name and wanted more information. Every one 

of them involved someone who was interested in firearms. 

Several expressed interest in trying our sport. We 

were amazed and heartened at the positive response. 

How many of us could have foreseen that happening 

in a city as unfriendly toward guns as Seattle? Is it possible 

that the media exaggerates the public's attitude to 

influence us to keep our heads down? How much good 

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pro-gun organizations who are desperate for our support? 

If we are afraid to identify ourselves as shooters, 

what does that say about us and our feeling about our 

sport? If we are afraid, or worse, ashamed, how can the 

shooting sports win the respect of others? If the only 

images most people have of gun people are those they 

get from television and the movies, how can we blame 

them for assuming we are all red-necked, racist hicks? 

It is important that the public see respected and respectable 

people as gun owners. They need to know that 

shooters include doctors, lawyers, stock brokers, small 

business owners, technicians, bus drivers, auto mechanics, 

butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers. They need 

to know that, to paraphrase Pogo, they have met the 

shooters and we are them. 

Wear your identity as a gun owner proudly. Don't 

allow others to define the image of the gun culture. 

Classification Flags 

The flagging system for the classification data base 

described in this column in the May/June issue of Front 

Sight should be fully on-line by the time you read these 

words. If you shot a classifier after April 10, 1997, the 

score was entered if we received it, unless the club's 

submission contained errors (i.e. incomplete paperwork, 

insufficient activity fees, etc.), or your membership was 

expired at the time. If the score isn't there, we didn't 

receive it. If it is there, you'll be able to determine if it 

was used to calculate your score and if not, why. 

Other Category Classifications 

In June 1996, the board of directors approved a policy 

that requires the difference between a member's 

Open and Limited category classifications to be no more 

than one class. In other words, a Master class Open competitor 

could not have a Limited class lower than 'A'. 

Some people have interpreted this to mean that USPSA 

will arbitrarily assign classes to those who are classified 

in one category but not in the other. This is not so; 

classifications must be earned. Unclassified competitors 

possess an unknown skill level in the category in which 

they are unclassified. The Master class Open competitor 

described above may have no less than an 'A' class in 

Limited, but could earn a Master or Grand Master classification. 

No unclassified competitors may be awarded a class 

without shooting the scores. It is very important that 

unclassified competitors not be rewarded with trips to 

the prize table, or with trophies, except for overall finish. 


ElE113 

INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT 

BULLETI\ 

BOARD 

tellitittio 

For April and May 1997 

NEW LIMITED GRAND 

MASTER 

Tomasie, Travis L-1973 

NEW LIMITED MASTERS 

Argeris, Tawn A-17561 

Leedham, Don F-15198 

Busy, Busy, Busy... 

Clubs are now busy with the 

summer shooting season. This 

means we in the office are busy entering 

activity credits and scores. 

However, we frequently receive paperwork 

that has been filled out incorrectly 

or has mistakes which 

could result in incorrect scores being 

entered or mission count credited to 

the wrong club. To help us ensure 

that correct information is entered 

for your club and shooters, would 

you help us with the following 

items? 

Mailing Addresses 

Do not use our street address for 

mail sent via the U.S. Post Office. 

Send it only to PO Box 811, Sedro 

Woolley WA 98284. Use the street 

address only for non-postal-delivery 

items such as FedEx, UPS, Airborne, 

RPS, or other carriers. 

Before You Set Up Your Classifier 

I know you've heard this before, 

but it bears repeating. The following 

classifiers have been removed from 

the classification system and are no 

longer authorized for use: 96-03, 96 - 

09, 96-14, 96-15, 96-22, 97-04, 97-07, 

97-15, and 97-20. 

Tear these classifiers out of your 

course book so your set-up personnel 

won't make the mistake of setting 

up a course which is no longer 

authorized. 

Membership Numbers 

We are still getting literally hundreds 

of scores submitted with old 

numbers or prefixes for people who 

changed membership numbers 

months or years ago, including a 

Life member from 1994 still being 

reported under his °Id annual number! 

Each wrong number increases 

the time it takes to enter scores and 

may result in scores either being entered 

incorrectly or not entered at 

all. You should update your data 

base every time you note a new 

membership number or prefix. Remind 

your members to let you know 

when they get a new number or 

even a new prefix. Stats officers 

should post a list of registered competitors 

at each match so shooters 

can verify their membership numbers. 

You should also remind your 

competitors that the system won't 

take scores for any member whose 

membership is expired more than 

two months. 

"Pending" and Paperwork 

If you think a person is going to 

become a member, have him put 

"pending" on his score sheets, then 

follow up by putting "pending" on 

the summary sheet(s), along with 

his name and hit factor. If shooters 

say they are "going to" become 

members, give them membership 

applications and remind them their 

scores won't be entered unless they 

apply within two weeks of the 

match. 

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on all your paperwork. Your 

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Robert Beletsky, V.P. Research and 

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Phone: (941) 594-1573 

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Wayne has been specializing in 

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Products: 

Although we specialize in 1911- 

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AR-15s, Remington 11-87s and 

Ruger 10-22s. WBCP markets a complete 

line of 1911 parts. Some of our 

specialty items include 1911 and 

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AR-15 scope ring sets, fluorescent 

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Wayne Bergquist, owner and 

master pistolsmith. Wayne has a 

lifetime of experience as a gunsmith, 

specializing in 1911s since 1981. He 

founded the Naples Swamp Rompers 

Practical Shooting Association in 

1982 and also hosted the first 

USPSA-sanctioned 3-Gun match to 

be held anywhere, the Naples 

Swamp Romp. He is past president 

(six years) of the Naples Swamp 

Rompers and a past Florida Section 

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membership in the NRA and USPSA 

and has been a certified range officer 

since 1984. 

George Combs, pistolsmith. 

George is a life member of NRA and 

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GunGames Magazine is all about 

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GunGames was founded in August 

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Brownells, Inc. was established 

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The company has been in business 

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1911 pistols. Ruger 10/22 

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Competitive Edge Dynamics Ltd. 

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shooting-related products, including 

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powder scales, and a variety 

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By 1993, CED had expanded its 

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In 1994, CED added a Corporate 

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Ed Brown, President; Twylla 

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The Glock company was 

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manufacturers such as Detonics, 

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Hellweg Ltd. started as a company 

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The holster was designed with the 

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week and competing with it at the 

weekend match. The very popular 

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the user to adjust both angle 

and elevation. In 1996, the company 

introduced the IPSC Speed Holster 

which is a full-length holster that 

provides additional elevation adjustment. 

1996 also saw the company 

introduce its RooSkin line of 

traditional carry holsters made out 

of a synthetic material similar to 

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By Layne Simpson, A-14820 

eveloped by South African 

Franco Resca, owner 

of Rescomp Handgun 

Technologies (RHT), a 

working prototype of the C-R Speed 

holster made its debut at the '93 

World Shoot in Bisley, England. 

Since that time the production version 

has been used by competitors 

who took first place in several major 

South African tournaments, including 

the '95 and '96 Standard Gun 

Championships, the '95 Bianchi 

Championship, and the '95 Airforce 

Championship. The top seven finishers 

in the '96 British Championship 

and the top eight in the '96 

South African Nationals also used 

C-R Speed holsters. It is now imported 

to the United States by Speed 

Shooters International. 

I have been using the new rig for 

both the Limited and Open classes 

of competition and consider it top 

drawer in all departments. I primarily 

shoot two guns, an STI Eagle in 

.45 ACP and a Springfield-built 

racegun in .38 Super, also on the 

modular frame. Out of curiosity, I 

tried the holster with a couple of 

Colt and Springfield single-stack 

guns as well as Limited and Open 

guns built on the Para-Ordnance 

frame; it worked equally well with 

therm 

When I first used the holster, I 

was impressed by the fact that after 

adjusting it to fit my guns, my body, 

and my style (which took about 10 

minutes), I immediately began to 

make smooth draws. This is unusual. 

With one other exception, any 

time in the past I have switched to a 

new holster, it took hours of intensive 

practice before I became smooth 

and confident with it. While I don't 

find the C-R Speed rig to be any 

faster than my old holster, I do find 

it to be more forgiving during those 

moments of brain fade when I try 

my best to make a bad draw. 

Since the holster is made of 

smooth synthetic parts and contact 

between it and its contents is minimal, 

finish wear on the gun is virtually 

non-existent. I did, however, 

find one potential trouble spot. After 

noticing that the bottom of the slide 

The C-R Speed Holster 

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on my Limited gun rested atop the couple layers of plastic electrical 

exposed head of the muzzle cup re- tape and that took care of that. 

taining screw, I covered it with a 

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The holster is tough enough to 

survive the belly-flop of a heavyweight 

competitor as he goes prone 

in a boil of dust and debris. Its solid 

belt loop has twin pinch screws and 

accepts belts up to .23 inch thick and 

1.65 inches wide (I tried it with Safariland, 

Bianchi, and Rescomp 

Technologies outer belts and it 

worked fine). A tapered wedge furnished 

with the package is used 

with narrower belts to prevent holster 

rock. Incidentally, RHT also has 

a better idea in belts. Exactly opposite 

in design from the others, the 

aggressive side of the Velcro() is on 

the outer belt and the passive side is 

on the inner belt. In other words, if 

you forget to take off this upholstery-friendly 

inner belt after a 

match, it won't ruin the fabric on 

your favorite easy chair or the cloth 

seat covers in your automobile. 

The C-R Speed holster weighs 

exactly 10 ounces on my postal 

scale. Since it is entirely compatible 

with either open-sighted or red-dotsighted 

guns with a variety of barrel 

lengths, the same holster can be 

used for the various classes of 

USPSA/IPSC competition. The 

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spine of the holster and adjusts for 

barrel lengths ranging from three to 

seven inches. The cup is tall enough 

to accept a full-profile compensator 

or a non-comped gun with an extended 

dust cover such as the STI 

Edge. If the holster is used only with 

a Limited-class gun, the extra spine 

length can be quickly chopped off 

with a hacicsaw, although doing so 

is not absolutely necessary. If permanently 

shortened for a five-inch 

gun, weight would be reduced to 

about nine ounces. 

Adjustment can be made for 

height, rake, and angle, and once adjusted 

it stays put with no danger of 

a bell or whistle coming loose and 

dumping the gun in the dirt. Like 

any holster of its type, however, all 

screws should be checked for tightness 

after each practice session and 

match. VVhile making all the adjustments, 

I lightly coated the threads of 

each screw with a liquid thread lock. 

After several hundred speed draws, 

nothing has come loose yet. 

The side-mounted, two-position 

safety lever is quick, convenient, 

and smooth to operate; when 

pushed about 45 degrees to its 

"north" position it locks the gun in 

place like a vise and triple cartwheels 

won't shake it loose. Pushing 

the lever back to its lower position 

unlocks the gun, but an adjustable 

flexible retention finger still engages 

the trigger guard to hold the gun securely 

until the draw is made. 

Drawing a 1911 from this one is like 

snatching it from thin air. 

Shims included with the package 

are used to position the holster at 

the preferred distance from the 

body, ranging from very close to as 

far out as the rules allow. Using still 

another set of shims, the triggerguard-cavity 

width can be tailored 

for a perfect fit with the trigger 

guards of various guns. For example, 

white, gray, and black shims of 

varying thickness came with the holster, 

but I only needed the black one 

for my STI guns. Additional shims 

are used with guns that have narrower 

trigger guards. A nylon post 

atop the spine is adjusted to prevent 

the gun from rocking up and down 

as it is carried in the holster. 

Custom fitting the holster to 

your gun and body may sound like 

a lot of effort, but it's worth it, and, 

as I said before, it took me all of 10 

minutes to set up mine. I suppose 

the reason it works so well is because 

it was designed for IPSC 

shooters by an IPSC shooter who 

just happens to have a degree in engineering. 

The C-R Speed holster is offered 

in coal black, sky blue, watermelon 

green, passion pink. It is available 

for 1911-style guns and Glocks at 

$120 from Speed Shooters International, 

Dept. FS, PO Box 6402, Burbank 

CA 91510; telephone (818) 841- 

0628. The holster is also available for 

those guns plus the Beretta 92 and 

Taurus clones, the Browning Hi- 

Power, and various CZ and Tanfoglio 

guns from Rescomp Handgun 

Technologies, PO Box 11786, Dept. 

FS, Queenswood 0121, Pretoria, 

South Africa; telephone +27 (12) 

333-4768. The price is $125 including 

airmail shipping to the United 

States. 

Editor's note: Layne is a Master-class 

shooter and writes for Shooting Times 

and HandGunning magazines. 


The Mindless Game 

I think that I shall never play 

Shut your mind down and move to high gear 

A game as fun as 'guns'. 

Shoot bobbers, turners, and steel. 

The challenge is to get all 'A's 

Don't run your gun dry, change mags on the run 

And, most of all, have fun. 

Positions are taken by feel. 

Practice til your hand is callused 

Reload a THOUSAND rounds. 

By the latest gear and gadgets 

And don't step out of bounds. 

Barricades, ports, boxes, and barrels 

All play a part of the game. 

Figure out how to contort your body 

And safely shoot down range. 

The sound of the buzzer signals your draw 

Your body knows what to do. 

Your muscles have memorized the path 

Now the world's a different hue. 

The next thing you know, you've shot the whole stage 

And don't remember a bit. 

You pick up your brass, initial your sheet 

And try to regain your wit. 

You shoot your best, you give it your all 

That is about all this game asks. 

It's kinda like the game of life 

You have to take off your mask. 

By Patricia Pfister Johnson, A-24422 

Randy P. Cestaro for Area 7 Director 

Dear Member, 

I have served as Area 7 Director since 1996, and am asking you to support me for another term. I 

offer dedication to the job (perfect BOD meeting attendance during my existing term), and will 

work to assure that USPSA delivers the services and support desired by the members. Please call 

me if you have any questions about my candidacy, qualifications, or how I will serve as your Area 

Director. I am available by phone (day and evenings), fax and email. 

Background 

• Member since 1988 - L-1043 

• Self employed 

• Age 43, Married 

• A Open Class 

• NROI Range Master 

• USPSA Limited & Open Nationals 

Chief Range Officer 

• Experienced Club President 

• Founder: Metro East Section 

Contact Me 

• Home: (516) 665-5324 

• Work: (516) 249-1249 

• Fax: (516) 249-1637 

• Email: RPCAD74.7.)aol.corn 

• Mail: 

1411 Pine Acres Blvd 

Bayshore. NY 11706 

Match Directorships 

• USPSA 3 Gun Nationals (twice) 

• USPSA Area 7 (once) 

▪ AWARE Invitational (twice) 

• Metro East Sectional (twice) 

• LI Championship (twice) 

• Glock Regional Classic (twice) 


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Join the USN membership drive! You on do it! 

You may win a free gun!! 

(ongratulations to Bill Pocket: winner in the first drawing. 

To be eligible for one of the three free gun drawings in 1997, entries must be from current members and 

must be accompanied by a paid new membership to USPSA, or a paid renewal which an upgrade in 

membership. All entries must be received at the home office in Sedro Woolley before the drawing dates. 

Two more drawings will be held in 1997: September 2, 1997, and December 31, 1997. Ail entries wiLl be 

discarded after each drawing and a new contest will begin. Winning entrant must provide a valid FFL in 

their state of residence and pay all transfer fees. 

Use the tear-out entry form on the next page to ensure your place in the drawing, Fold the appiication in 

thirds and seal the loose edge with a piece of tape, put a stamp on it and place it in the mail. 

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We've all seen it, haven't 

we? We've seen stages 

tossed out because of 

changes in hard cover 

or target arrays between shooters or 

squads, delays due to lack of tape or 

paint and delays due to dead timers. 

We've seen a lack of communication 

with match officials when something 

goes awry or there's a match 

DQ. At times, there have been no 

writing implements, nowhere to 

store completed score sheets, or no 

rain covers when those threatening 

clouds finally open up and dump on 

your painstakingly designed stages. 

The stage is stalled because nobody 

present has a rule book, or scoring 

overlay, or... 

All of your clever stage designs, 

all of your organizational prowess, 

Stage Organization 

all of your eloquent stage descriptions 

and inspiring shooters' meetings, 

all of your hard work will be 

for naught if your stage is not well 

executed in the field. Although there 

are countless facets to the successful 

execution of an IPSC match, let's focus 

for the present on just one aspect 

of proper organization and execution 

on match day. This is where the 

rubber meets the road; you either 

send your "customers" away happy 

and eager to return, or shaking their 

heads and vowing "never again!" 

The experienced match director, 

through trial by fire, may without 

much conscious planning or 

thought finally come to appreciate 

and attend to the seemingly endless 

plethora of details involved with 

successfully executing a stage in the 

field. However, how many have 

ever sat down and compiled a com- 

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stages on match day? You'd be surprised. 

Beyond tape, clipboards, and 

writing utensils, have you considered 

paint? Staple guns? Radios? 

Spare timer batteries? Rain covers? 

A weather-tight bucket or the like to 

store completed score sheets? 

The old saw "the hell is in the 

details" is, perhaps, never more evident 

than on match day. Some examples 

may prove illustrative. 

At one Area Championship with 

which your humble narrator was involved, 

although we'd provided 

spare targets and a stapler and spare 

staples in each R.O. bucket on each 

stage, it didn't occur to anyone until 

well into the match (when we could 

ill afford delays) that we had three 

makes of staple guns, but only one 

brand of staples—and those fit only 

one of the three makes! At another 

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Stage Description/artfprocedure attached 

Additional information on back of this sheet 

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(Fronmsslon granted to Front Sight subscribele to duplicate for pereonaVciubilmatch use only. credit fine must he educlecl on all coOes. May not be duplicated for sale) 


ecent major Northwest championship, 

an otherwise excellent stage 

was delayed for several hours because 

a small, but critical, shooter 

prop was forgotten. We've likely all 

seen a stage tossed because the configuration 

of the hard cover on some 

targets differed from squad to squad 

or day to day, and we've all seen 

stages and matches bogged down 

because there was no white or black 

tape, or spare battery for the timer, 

or scoring overlays, or (fill in the 

blank) readily at hand. 

When constructing and stocking 

your stages for match day, it is helpful 

to have a checklist to ensure that 

one piddling little oversight won't 

leave you scrambling and your customers 

grumbling. It's also helpful 

to prepare some sort of listing of 

what's required in the way of targets, 

props, and the like. Done correctly, 

this "work order" can be 

turned over to others to prepare and 

maintain your stage for you. Over 

the course of several major regional 

events and two Area Championships, 

I've developed the "Stage 

Planner" included in this article. 

There is, no doubt, an endless vari- 

ety of checklists out there, and this 

form may not work for everybody in 

every situation, but it is my hope 

and belief that some will benefit 

from it. Front Sight subscribers are 

free to duplicate the planner for personal, 

club, and match use, provided 

that the credit line is reproduced on 

any copies, and that the planner is 

not duplicated for sale or resale. 

The "Stage Planner" includes 

two sections/functions, a "stage 

work order" listing the number and 

types of targets and props (hard 

cover targets, complicated target arrays/CTA's, 

doors, barricades, tables, 

etc.) needed for the stage, and 

a "stage checklist," listing the usual 

requirements for the R.O. bucket 

(tape, paint, spare batteries for timer 

and radio, clipboards, sheet protectors, 

etc.) and miscellaneous needs 

(R.O. bucket, shooter gear table, 

match administration forms, etc.). 

The intent of the planner is to provide 

you, the match director, with a 

checldist and memory jogger to help 

ensure that your stages, and your 

match, run smoothly and troublefree. 

I hope this helps at your next 

match! Drop me a line at 

74762.3314@compuserve.com and 

let me know; comments, of course, 

are always welcome. DVC - Floyd 

(aka "Beavis") 

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"Unintended Consequences" A Book Review 

By Dave Thomas, L-796 

people who I respect began to 

badger me in mid-March of 

this year to "run, don't 

walk" to my nearest book 

store for a copy of "Unintended 

Consequences" by John Ross. It was 

described as a "must read." I was 

also warned not to start it when I 

had any other plans for the immediate 

future; the implication was that 

I would not be able to put it down 

once I started. 

They were right. If you have any 

interest in firearms, gun-control legislation, 

or if, like the author, you 

proudly admit to being a member of 

the "gun culture," this is a book you 

will want to read. 

"Unintended Consequences" is 

the story, told in novel form, of the 

National Firearms Act of 1934 

(NFA) and the havoc it wreaked on 

the Constitution of the United 

States, specifically the Second 

Amendment. The book details the 

evolution of the NFA from revenue 

legislation to gun control. In a heartbreaking 

sequence for gun owners, 

Ross explains how close we came to 

having this root of gun-control law 

in America overturned before it had 

the chance to spawn its cancerous 

offspring. 

Ross takes the reader on a tour of 

the way shooting sports were 

viewed in America in the early part 

of this century, through World War 

I, the depression, World War II, and 

the decades following. He illustrates 

the way the U.S. government has 

dealt with its citizens, stopping 

along the way in Washington, D.C., 

during the veterans' "bonus army" 

protest in 1932, and at Ruby Ridge 

and Waco much later. He cites specific 

cases of BAIT abuses of power, 

particularly during the past 25 

years. 

The author documents the racist 

origins of gun control from the "Jim 

Crow" laws of the re-constructionist 

South to the turn-of-the-century Sullivan 

Act in New York. He shows 

how those laws were intended to 

keep rninorities and "swarthy immigrants" 

powerless to resist oppressive 

laws and tactics. 

Told largely through the eyes of 

Henry Bowman, Ross' fictional hero, 

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and others in the Bowman family, 

the book is entertaining and fastpaced. 

The author demonstrates his 

knowledge of firearms by never 

committing the gaffes common to 

other writers who attempt to write 

about guns. Nowhere in the book 

does he have someone disengaging 

the safety on his revolver or inserting 

a magazine in its grip. 

There are, however, some descriptions 

of marksmanship that 

may leave the more skeptical reader 

shaking his or her head, mumbling 

"it can't be done." For example, Ross 

has the hero shooting trap doubles 

with a .375 H&H. I had the good 

fortune to meet Ross last May at the 

NRA Convention in Seattle. Among 

other issues, we discussed that feat. 

Ross told me that he has managed 

single targets himself, though never 

doubles. At the time of the conversation, 

he was watching a tape of 

Jerry Barnhart shooting a stage at 

the 1996 USPSA Open Nationals. 

Ross wondered aloud why people 

would doubt the feats of skill he describes 

after watching Jerry shoot. I 

couldn't answer him. 

Some readers may be distressed 

by the tactics used to deal with the 

injustices Ross' hero encounters. I 

won't go into details because I don't 

want to ruin the ending for those 

who may choose to read the book. I 

asked him about those tactics, and 

he laughed. "Tom Clancy wrote a 

book in which he killed the president, 

the Congress, and most of the 

Supreme Court and no one complained," 

he said. "This is a work of 

fiction, of entertainrnent, not an advocacy 

of any tactic." Despite that 

disclaimer, many will find Ross', excuse 

me, Bowman's, solutions appropriate, 

given the circumstances 

of the story. 

Parents should be warned that 

this is a book intended primarily for 

adults. It contains scenes of graphic 

sex and violence, and adult language 

is frequently used. 

I enjoyed this book immensely 

and, with the warnings issued 

above, recommend it highly. I purchased 

my copy at a local gun store, 

and several venders were selling the 

book at the NRA Convention. I visited 

a local Barnes & Noble book 

store and, although they had no copies 

in stock, they had two on order. 

When I told them I would be giving 

the book a favorable review in a 

membership magazine with a circulation 

of 15,000, they immediately 

took note saying they would increase 

their order. I also stopped at 

Waldenbooks. They had no copies, 

none on order, and no plans to stock 

it. 

Certainly, if all else fails, copies 

will be available through the publisher 

listed below. 

"Unintended Consequences" 

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By Jeff Hoge, A-3025 

On Saturday, March 1, 

1997, members of the 

Virginia Section of 

USPSA taught an IPSC 

New Shooters Orientation Class. 

This is not a newsworthy event in 

itself, since the section has been doing 

similar courses for about eight 

years, with either beginner or advanced 

courses running almost continuously 

for the last three years. 

What was special about this class 

was its location — the National Rifle 

Association's headquarters in Fairfax, 

Va. 

The NRA is the principle lobbying 

organization for American 

shooters, and as such it is very conscious 

of political correctness. Our 

use of humanoid targets, our roots 

in defensive shooting, and the appearance 

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These new shooter classes ensure 

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our sport. They also enhance safety 

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36 FRONT SIGHT July/August 1997

By Michael Auger, F-22662 

Michael is a USPSA Master class 

shooter who lives in Ontario, Canada. 

He was the Ontario Provincial Champion 

in 1984 and 1986 and frequently 

shoots at Western New York Practical 

Pistol League monthly matches. He also 

was First Master at the 1996 Area 7 

Championship and the Smith & Wesson 

Invitational. 

Fine-tuning a stage plan. 

The challenge of a freestyle 

course of fire is to figure out the best 

way to shoot it. 'The ftm comes from 

developing a creative plan that allows 

you to shoot to the best of your 

ability. In Canada, freestyle is the 

norm, and over time, a set of techniques 

was established. Most of 

these methods also work just as well 

on "box design" stages. 

Generally, the first rules mentioned 

in this article are more important 

than the later ones, but you 

have to judge this according to your 

ability. Some of these may seem con- 

Improve Your Shooting 

tradictory and, like all rules, are 

made to be bent; however, I have 

found that any time I break one or 

more of these I end up regretting it. 

It is also true that you can be too 

gamey. As you get more match experience 

you will find which methods 

suit you best. You may even 

come up with a plan that is better 

than those used by the big dogs. 

Do the least possible. 

If you do more than the minimum 

that is absolutely necessary to 

shoot the stage, it will take longer. 

Try to move directly from the start 

position to the shooting position 

without excess movement. If you 

can shoot without moving all the 

way into a door or port, you will be 

saving steps. Don't stick your gun 

into ports. You will just waste time 

moving it back out, and your gun 

may jam from rubbing against the 

props. Try to shoot from as few positions 

as possible; it takes time to 

set up for each start and stop. Take 

the shortest route from position to 

position. Every step you save is time 

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you can. It always works. 

Closer is beffer. 

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during the course of fire and 

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almost always faster and you will 

get better hits if you shoot them 

from as close as possible. This is true 

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muzzle right on the target. It may 

sometimes be faster to get closer to 

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gun dry, shooting a target from a 

difficult position or in between tight 

no-shoots. Make sure you save 

enough time to make it worthwhile. 

Most stages will factor between five 

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tor) so any gamble that could cost 10 

or 15 points in penalties had better 

save 1-1 / 2 to 2 seconds minimum. 

Skipping a reload to save half a second 

and then having to do a standing 

reload to pick up a miss costs a 

lot more. Trying to save half a second 

with a difficult shot at a partial 

target instead of moving a few feet 

to shoot at the whole target could 

cost you 15 points for a miss rather 

than save you half a second. 

Shoot slower, move faster. 

This is as much a skill as a stage 

strategy, but I find if I put it in my 

plan to shoot a little slower and try 

for A's and move in a much more 

aggressive manner, it works out 

faster with better hits. When it's 

time to run, then plan to run full 

stride, but watch the muzzle direction. 

Only shoot as fast as you can to 

score 90 to 95 percent of the available 

points. 

Smooth is fast 

Top shooters appear to move 

slowly, but the times are deceptively 

quick. This is because they are 

smooth. They have learned to re- 

move all extraneous motions and to 

eliminate jerky movements. When 

you come into a shooting position, 

plan to be smooth. Know where you 

will put your feet so that you will be 

in position, ready to see your first 

target and all the others you will 

shoot from that position. If you 

make your last step a large one, it 

will settle you in place. As you plant 

your foot, you should have your 

gun up and start your push out toward 

the target. Complete the pushout 

in a smooth motion as your 

other foot lands in place. Practice 

this motion so it will be smooth 

when you actually shoot. 

Be ready to shoot 

A big time-waster is to go into a 

shooting position and not find the 

target you are going to shoot immediately. 

If the target is to be engaged 

through a port, be sure to note some 

point around the port, like a knothole, 

that you can use as a reference 

to line up on targets as you enter the 

shooting position. If you can see the 

first target as you get to the position, 

you should be able to line up on it 

as you are entering the position and 

shoot as you come to a stop. 

Don't sit when you can stand. 

A lot of people will remain 

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which one you'll use. 

Which target first? 

You should be able to shoot to 

the direction you plan to move, or in 

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e less important as you get more 

skilled, yet there will be times when 

you will be faced with targets at 

various distances or difficulty. I still 

find I can acquire the far target first 

almost as fast as I cart a near target 

and speed up as I shoot toward, and 

end with, the close target. By doing 

this I can still get good hits and even 

be starting to move as I engage the 

last target. To try this for yourself, 

set up three or four targets at distances 

of five to 15 yards. Using a 

timer, try shooting near to far, then 

far to near. 

There are, however, situations 

where the opposite is true. On some 

speed shoots where an easy or full 

target is close, you can point shoot 

as you acquire your sights or dot. 

When you will be engaging targets 

from, or going into, an awkward position, 

it's usually best to shoot the 

easy target first as you settle into a 

more stable stance. 

Start at the bottom and work your 

way up. 

When faced with multiple targets 

in a vertical layout, I like to 

shoot from the bottom up, as I can 

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see over the gun better than under 

it. For square or circular target arrays, 

I try to shoot in a C, again starting 

at the bottom, going to the side 

and then up and around in a smooth 

path. If the targets are scattered 

about, try to find a smooth way to 

go from target to target with some 

kind of flow to your movement. 

Don't jurnp back and forth from this 

target to that target. The less your 

muzzle moves around, the better. 

Free-fire zones present a similar 

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If you've got it, use it. 

Course designers sometimes ask 

you to do things or hold something 

or place objects before you can 

shoot. If the course description allows, 

you may want to use your 

teeth, knees, elbow, armpit, shotshell 

pouch, magnet or whatever 

you have—after all, this is freestyle. 

Just be sure you don't spend more 

effort or time on tricks than you 

would use just shooting stronghand. 

Walk and chew gum. 

If the tasks are easy enough, you 

can do two things at once. Starting 

to move and reloading at the same 

time are obvious, but there are others 

such as drawing with one hand 

while opening a door with the other. 

If the targets are easy, shoot the last 

one as you exit the shooting position 

or step through a door. I have shot 

stages where I had to change magazines 

and open a door very close to 

me. Rather than do two separate 

motions, I pressed the mag release 

with my right hand while opening 

the door with my left and then 

grabbed the magazine and inserted 

it while stepping into the doorway. 

There are lots of other examples, but 

don't get too tricky or it will be like 

reading the newspaper while you're 

driving on the highway. It's possible, 

but you're likely to crash. 

Shoot easy targets on the move. 

Some targets just beg to be shot 

on the move, and if you are runrting 

right beside or toward them, it's not 

that hard to clo. Practice this by getting 

ready about two steps before 

you plan to shoot (but keep your finger 

out of the trigger guard until 

you are ready to shoot). Stay low 

with your knees bent as you run in 

a smooth motion and shoot as your 

foot is lifting off the ground. 

There are a couple things to remember 

here. Don't take more than 

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No-shoots don't exist 

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sit on the other one, lean sideways, 

scrunch down, or do whatever you 

believe will work and still allow you 

to get your hits and get up fast. 

Stretching before you shoot the 

stage will help. 

Be positive in your strategy. 

When you first look over some 

complicated or difficult freestyle 

stages, you might start doubting 

your ability to come up with a good, 

workable plan. If possible, watch 

some other shooters go through and 

use their ideas. Don't just copy 

them; you have to shoot according 

to your own ability. Be positive 

when you evaluate a stage. Choose 

the positions where you will shoot 

each target one shot at a time and 

where on the target the roimd will 

hit with as little wasted time or extra 

motion as possible. Don't think 

about whacking no-shoots or missing 

poppers. If you think negatively, 

your subconcious may direct your 

actions. When all else fails, put your 

sight on the target, prep the trigger, 

pull the trigger, see your sight lift off 

the target in recoil, and you will 

have a hit. Your best strategy will be 

to shoot each stage one shot at a 

time with the least amount of time 

wasted between shots. 

Study to be better 

As I said, nothing in here is new, 

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To improve your skills, try 

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Building Vision Barriers 

By 

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Bill Nesbitt, A-4429 

a course designer, do 

you feel that you are 

sometimes between a 

rock and a hard place 

when creating a stage? I have felt 

that way. The current trend in fielci 

course design is toward shooting areas 

rather than shooting boxes. This 

makes it hard to design a magazinecapacity-neutral 

stage that allows 

competitors to be judged on their 

shooting ability rather than how 

many rounds their gun holds. 

A course of fire needs to be interesting 

and fun, with enough movement 

between targets to allow revolvers 

and single stacks to make a 

reload. It's hard to accomplish that 

without shooting boxes. Vision barriers 

of some type are one answer to 

the problem, but vision barriers are 

a problem in themselves. What do 

you use? Carefully placed no-shoots 

can work up to a point. The problem 

is that they are narrow, and if they 

A completed vision barrier is ready to be placed on a stage. 

are moved slightly, it can change the 

whole stage design. Walls built out 

of 2x4s and plywood do an excellent 

job; however, they are expensive to 

build as well as heavy and cumbersome 

to move and store. They can 

also cost a Iot of money if you need 

several walls. This may not be a 

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problem for a big match with a large 

budget, but it can be a problem for 

monthly club matches with no 

budget. Many clubs are running on 

a shoestring and cannot afford expensive 

props for a one-time stage. 

You can rest easy now because 

I've found a solution to the problem. 

I have a design for walls that are 

sturdy, inexpensive, lightweight, 

quickly made, and easily moved and 

stored. The design also allows for a 

diversity in size. 

The secret to the design is rectangular 

steel tubing. I used tubing 

with an outside dimension of 2 

inches by 4 inches. This gives a really 

loose fit inside for a standard 

2x4, which is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/ 2 

inches. My friendly welder, Joe 

Starr, cut the tubing into 4-inch 

lengths, then welded a piece of 1- 

inch angle iron on each side. Holes 

were drilled in the angle iron for 

screws. To make feet for the walls, 

lay two 6-foot-long 2x4s flat on the 

ground and place a bracket at the 

center of each. Fasten the bracket 

with screws. 

An alternative design for the 

bracket is to weld two 12-inch spikes 

This detail shot shows how the vision 

barrier is assembled and inserted into 

the feet. 

to the sides of a tube section. Drive 

these spike brackets into the ground 

instead of using the feet. 

For the wall itself, you need two 

more 6-foot 2x4s, two 8-foot furring 

strips, and a piece of plastic sheeting 

8 feet by 10 feet. It's best to build the 

wall indoors because wind cart 

make the job difficult. Lay the plastic 

flat on a floor and then place a 

furring strip on each end of the plastic. 

Staple the plastic at several 

places along the strip. Next, tightly 

roll about 2 feet of the plastic around 

the strips on both ends and staple 

again. 

To complete the assembly, place 

the plastic assembly on the last two 

2x4s and fasten all four corners with 

two screws each. Lift the wall and 

slide the uprights into the feet. You 

now have a wall. 

The secret to the strength of the 

walls is that the plastic is wrapped 

around the furring strips. I originally 

cut the plastic the exact size for 

the wall and stapled in on all four 

edges. The wind soon tore the plastic 

around the staples and my wall 

flew away. 

I am lucky enough to have my 

own private shooting range in rny 

back yard and have been experimenting 

with these walls for several 

months. The 2x4 wall with "feet" 

will blow over in a heavy wind and 

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needs to be staked down. I have a 

wall with the spiked feet that has 

been up for five months and it is still 

intact. The spikes loosened up in the 

dirt after two months, though, and 

had to be n-toved a couple inches to 

solid dirt. For a weekend match, 

either design should be sturdy 

enough. 

These wall are not as pretty as a 

painted plywood wall, but should 

be great for diversity in local 

matches. With a few cans of spray 

paint, your local graffiti artist 

should be able to make the walls 

complement your stage design. 

Sometimes stage setup is a lonely 

job, so an advantage to this design is 

that it only takes one person to build 

the wall. I timed myself and it took 

12 minutes to build a wall from 

scratch. When the match is over, you 

just take out the screws, roll up your 

wall and stack it in the corner of the 

clubhouse. 

Most of the material is available 

from your local lumber yard. Joe got 

the tubing from a welder's supplier 

and did the welding. If you don't 

have a welder in your club, that 

might be the biggest expertse. Locally, 

the plastic comes in rolls that 

are 10 feet by 25 feet and is 3- or 

4-mil thick. Black and clear are the 

only colors I have seen. 

The walls can be used in modular 

fashion. If you need a longer wall 

or a corner, just add another section 

and fasten them together. Your 

imagination can run wild with 

match design. Think of the possibilities: 

walls, mazes, dark rooms, long 

hallways, low walls, and high walls. 

If you want a shooting port, just cut 

a hole in the wall. The plastic is so 

cheap that it is easily replaced. 

Because this article is aimed at 

match designers, a few of my 

thoughts on stage design with vision 

barriers are in order. Revolver-neutral 

matches can be exciting; it just 

takes a little more thought and planning. 

Good use of vision barriers 

will help a lot. Here are a few suggestions. 

Place targets so they can safely 

be engaged from more than one 

place, giving shooters several ways 

to "game out" a stage. Put the first 

target or two where they can be engaged 

from the start box, but position 

the next targets so the shooter 

has to take a step or two before they 

are revealed. Allow at least ten feet 

for reloading before the next targets 

are visible. Use vision barriers to 

limit the shooter's view of targets. 

I hope these walls can help with 

stage design. Talking with shooters 

and reading Front Sight, it seems to 

me that many competitors are unhappy 

with the hi-cap vs. diminished-capacity 

magazine problem. 

This problem can be made less serious 

with efficient stage design. Remember 

that IPSC is supposed to be 

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so that every shooter, regardless of 

class, ability, or equipment, could 

say that it was fun to shoot. If new 

or experienced shooters don't have 

fun, they won't come back. My vision 

barriers may not revolutionize 

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Weak-hand shooting was 

tested more often in 

the old days. In those 

days, when the strong 

hand was "disabled," you could not 

use it further in the course of fire, 

even if a malfunction occurred. The 

gun handling skills displayed by the 

early masters (original Combat Masters 

from the Southwest Pistol 

League) was as amazing as the 

shooting skill of today's Grand Masters. 

I once observed Buck Toddy, one 

of the Combat Masters, clear a 

smokestack jam weak-handed. The 

muzzle was always pointed downrange, 

but there was some juggling 

skill involved. It was impressive. 

Along with the actual shooting, 

there were occasions when the gun 

had to be drawn weak-handed. Although 

it was dangerous by today's 

standards, the groups I shot with encourttered 

no problems. 

This was still in the time when 

tie-down holsters were common. 

The procedure for accomplishing 

the weak-hand draw was, most 

commonly, to reach behind your 

back, grasp the gun, pull it out of the 

holster, and move it back behind the 

body to obtain a standard shooting 

grip. Some slight gun juggling was 

required, but nowhere near that involved 

in clearing the smokestack. 

A new technique evolved once 

the holsters had moved to the belt at 

belt-loop level in the appendix position 

which consisted of "rolling" the 

gun across the front of the body until 

it was reversed and the weak 

hand could grasp it normally. In my 

estimation this was much more dangerous 

than the behind-the-back 

technique. I used a behind-the-hip 

holster, so my weak-hand draw did 

not change much from that with the 

tie-down rig. 

The most commonly seen course 

where weak-hand shooting (and 

drawing) was experienced was the time I shot this course, lx2s were 

Cooper Assault. For the newer used instead of 2x4s. 

shooters among us, the Cooper Assault 

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Beyond the tunnel was another 

at the signal and engaging two targets 

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ter. Two more targets were placed 

gets had been engaged, the gun was Once the first wall was surmounted, 

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wall between the two targets. 

After scaling the wall, you en- 

from behind the weak line. The gun 

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gaged two more targets at ten yards. was then reholstered and the 

There was a line two yards past the shooter traversed the tunnel, taking 

wall termed the "weak line." Once care to try not to knock over any 

past this line, only the weak hand boards, but going as fast as possible. 

could be used. 

Upon exiting the tunnel, the gun 

Beyond the weak line was a tunnel 

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across a framework two feet high. If weak hand. 

the 2x4s were bumped, they would In my experience, reholstering 

fall over or off the stand. A procedural 

penalty was assessed for each gerous aspect of this course, al- 

the gun was, by far, the most dan- 

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that dangerous at the time. It was a 

problem to be solved, as long as you 

were safe solving it. The gun handling 

was "safe" as long as you controlled 

the muzzle of the gun, either 

down or downrange. 

Later, the initial wall was reduced 

to only four feet high. In my 

local club this resulted in more serious 

injuries than the older six-foot 

wall. With the high wall, you 

dropped down and landed to shoot. 

Many were capable of drawing on 

the way down, though I did not 

number in that group. With the 

short wall, shooters were vaulting it, 

arid still twisting while landing. This 

was brutal on the knee joint and at 

least two of our local shooters required 

surgery on their knees after 

a mishap of this sort on the short 

Cooper wall. 

Most think of the danger while 

shooting as being with the gun. At 

present, the serious injuries I have 

witnessed run about equal between 

those inflicted by guns and those resulting 

from a physical strain or 

sprain. There have been lesser injuries, 

such as abrasions and bruises, 

but only one minor injury was 

caused by a gun. This does not include 

hammer bite. 

The minor gun-related injury 

was the result of an accidental discharge. 

'The bullet went downrange, 

but the front sight lacerated the 

man's hand. It was not serious, but 

the cut bled for a while. There were 

several instances of hands being cut 

by the slide during cycling, usually 

to the weak hand as a result of having 

the hand in the wrong place 

while shooting. This was before all 

the various beavertail configurations 

came along to better guide the 

hands into the shooting grip. 

The most serious gun-related injuries 

I have seen were two instances 

where shooters put a bullet into 

themselves while reholstering the 

gun. Both shooters violated the rules 

of having the thumb safety applied 

and the finger out of the trigger 

guard. Fortunately, the wounds 

were not life threatening as the bullets 

missed all major arteries, bones, 

and tendons. The most serious nongun 

injuries I saw were the previously 

mentioned knees damaged 

going over the low Cooper wall. 

The point of all this is that the 

sport has gotten safer, and this is 

good. We want to enjoy ourselves, 

not maim ourselves. The principal 

safety device is your brain. You 

must always be safety conscious. For 

example, one of the two instances 

where someone shot themselves 

was at a World Championship. The 

shooter was experienced, but a momentary 

lapse turned an enjoyable 

week of shooting into a morass of 

doctors, hospitals, and bills. I think 

most would rather spend the money 

on something other than medical expenses. 

Then there is the added misery 

that comes from facing your fellow 

shooters afterwards. 

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vision. We have holsters that cover 

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the gun before the muzzle is clear of 

the body during the draw. We wear 

hearing protection. Don't let a momentary 

lapse in concentration negate 

all the safe things. 

Learn from history and be safe. 

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Looking at the .40 S&W with a 

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correlation of the velocity was 

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What this says is that the velocity, 

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the powder charge, lies very close to 

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It is important to understand that 

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The linearity I am describing relates 

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Until the data is actually 

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It is unfortunate that we do not 

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it is really only pertinent to the gun 

used in compiling the data because 

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Thus, knowing the linearity equation 

from a manual would be only a 

rough guideline at best. 

So what good does all this do? It 

means you can test loads in your 

own gun and compile your own table 

to allow this sort of analysis. 

Again, this would only apply to 

your gun and that lot of powder. 

At some point, virtually all of us 

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In the worst case it is during tests of 

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The procedure would be similar 

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Computer spreadsheets I have seen 

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built into their functions. 

The least squares regression will 

yield numbers indicating the slope 

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Since this data does not exceed 

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None of the above should suggest 

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It seems the powder was principally 

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with the powder. After publication 

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The first day of the 1997 

Area 6 Championship was 

winding down without incident. 

I was serving as 

match director and had commented 

on several occasions to our range 

master, John Hurst, how problemfree 

the day had been. (Yeah, I had 

to open my big mouth.) At approximately 

4:15 p.m., John called on the 

radio and asked me to join him on 

bay three. When I arrived, one of the 

shooters was sitting in a chair with 

a crowd around him. The shooter 

had a bandage on his right shoulder 

and a moderate amount of blood on 

his arm. 

The competitor had successfully 

completed the course of fire and the 

range officer had given the command, 

"If you are finished, unload 

and show clear." The shooter removed 

his magazine, grabbed the 

front cocking serrations and pulled 

the slide back to clear the live round 

from the chamber. As the .40-caliber 

round exited the chamber, the 

primer struck the ejector and the 

round detonated. The case ruptured 

from the 40,000 pounds of pressure, 

sending shrapnel into the shoulder 

of the shooter and causing several 

small cuts to the range officer's arm. 

Fortunately, the bullet exited the 

barrel and struck the ground downrange 

of the shooter. 

Luckily, the competitor's shoulder 

looked much worse than the actual 

damage. A doctor determined 

that there were no metal fragments 

in the shooter's shoulder and the 

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wound was closed without stitches. 

The cuts on the range officer's arm 

were minor and easily handled with 

antiseptic and Band-Aids. 

The shooter's pistol was given to 

a gunsmith to determine if the mishap 

was the result of a broken part. 

Inspection of the gun showed no 

breakage but did reveal that the .40- 

caliber, 1911-style pistol had an ejector 

that was somewhat pointed and 

a .45-caliber extractor that had less 

tension than needed to consistently 

hold the round snugly against the 

breech face. As a result of the incident, 

the shooter received a match 

disqualification for 12.02(i) - Accidental 

Discharge/Unsafe Gun Handling. 

Later that night, I began to reflect 

on a similar incident that occurred 

at the 1996 North Carolina Sectional 

Championship. I was CRO on a 

stage where the accident occurred. 

That shooter, however, was not as 

lucky. While showing clear, the 

shooter placed his hand over the 

ejection port of his 1911-style, .40- 

caliber Limited gun and racked the 

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from the primer hitting the 

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require the removal of some brass 

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Dave Pruitt, owner of Gun Doc 

Gunsrnithing, shared an even more 

serious scenario with me. A shooter 

from Florida was shooting a .40-caliber, 

1911-style Open gun equipped 

with a scope on a private range by 

himself. He was apparently unloading 

a live round from the chamber 

without first dropping the magazine. 

The nose of the round struck 

the front of the ejection port, and the 

magazine (which held live rounds) 

forced the rear of the case being 

ejected to the left in direct alignment 

with the ejector. When the round 

failed to eject, the shooter continued 

to try to rack the slide in an attempt 

to clear it. The primer contacted the 

ejector, and the resulting explosion 

sent shrapnel into his neck, partially 

severing the jugular vein. The 

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ecause of the range's location he 

was not found for a while. He is 

very lucky to be alive! 

Todd Jarrett, World Champion 

and good friend to all shooters, also 

has a story to share. Ten years ago 

when he was practicing with a .38 

Super, the primer of a live round he 

was attempting to remove hit the 

ejector. Not only did that round explode, 

but so did several others in 

the magazine which was still in the 

gun. After the smoke cleared, Todd 

had 15 stitches, third-degree burns, 

and nerve damage which almost 

cost him his shooting career. Have 

any of you ever seen him flip a 

round out and catch it? The answer 

is NO! That injury cost him more 

than $5,000 and took months of 

medical rehabilitation to repair, but 

it taught hirn a lesson he will never 

forget. 

If these were isolated incidents I 

could just chalk it up to random occurrence, 

but similar accidents have 

occurred across the country in all 

levels of competition. During the remainder 

of the match, I spoke with 

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competent gunsmiths in our 

area. Each of these craftsmen gladly 

took time from their work to share 

their thoughts on this issue and offer 

some probable solutions. 

Causes 

All of them agreed that several 

conditions have the potential to 

cause this type of accident, either individually 

or in combination: 

1. The firearm has a "sloppy extractor" 

without adequate tension to 

consistently hold the round firmly 

against the breech face as the gun 

cycles. This condition is particularly 

dangerous in cases where the 

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clear a jam. Should the round become 

loose under the extractor and 

not be controlled throughout the cycle, 

it can become dislodged, allowing 

a greater chance for the primer 

to strike the ejector. Currently, no 

extractor is manufactured specifically 

for the .40 caliber. The 

9mm/.38 Super extractor has become 

the extractor of choice of most 

gunsmiths and will function extremely 

well when properly tuned. 

It should be noted that one major 

manufacturer does ship their .40- 

caliber, 1911-style pistol with a 

reshaped .45-caliber extractor in it. 

2. Most competition 1911-style 

guns use an elongated ejector. If the 

ejector becomes slightly bent, or is 

improperly adjusted, the chances of 

this type of accident happening are 

greatly enhanced. Most, if not all, 

1911-style, .40-caliber guns use a 

9mm/.38 Super ejector which places 

the ejector in somewhat closer proximity 

to the primer pocket. Many 

shooters also experiment with the 

angle of the ejector, in some cases 

making it more pointed. This greatly 

increases the likelihood of detonation 

should the primer strike the 

ejector. 

3. If the overall length of the 

loaded round is greater than the 

gunsmith's specifications and the 

ejection port has not been properly 

modified to accept the increased 

length, the nose of the bullet can 

come in contact with the front of the 

ejection port. This contact can cause 

the round to dislodge from the extractor 

and greatly increase the likelihood 

of the primer contacting the 

ejector. 

Cures 

1. it is essential that match directors, 

range officials, and other shooters 

in all levels of competition warn 

competitors of the dangers of engaging 

in the following "risky practices": 

a) Placing a hand over the 

ejection port while unloading and 

showing clear or trying to clear a 

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and catching it for the sole 

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5. A shooter should know his pistol 

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It takes less than 15 minutes to scan 

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Conclusion 

The accidents described in this 

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With high capacity 

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not to damage or wear out their 

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USPSA/IPSC shooters in particular 

put a lot of wear on the mags 

they use, and this situation is made 

worse by practicing speed reloads. 

To train effectively, shooters need to 

practice reloads with magazines that 

weigh about the same as their fully 

loaded competition mags (this is the 

voice of experience talking, guys!). 

Otherwise, their hard-earned muscle 

memory will not guide their 

magazines to exactly the right place. 

Normally, using a fuil-weight 

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"It's a great way to help keep 

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Safety-mags are colored 

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between the safety mags and 

the real thing; however, they feel 

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The only concern I have about 

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For the RO doing safety checks, 

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CRTC started offering the Safetymag 

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I asked Cooley what initially 

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His answer should sound a chord 

with a lot of us. 

"I just plain got tired of putting 

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protect my $100 competition mags." 

If you're in that position, you 

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By Patricia LeGere, L-I858 

Using the Internet as a match administration tool 

The match director for a 

tournament-level competition 

faces countless challenges. 

You need to inform 

shooters about the match, recruit 

staff, seek out sponsors, and keep 

track of a staggering number of details. 

Stages must be reviewed and 

selected, applications for sanction 

filed, hundreds of competitors registered 

and assigned to squads. Along 

the way you cope with illegible application 

forms, invalid addresses, 

lost mail, endless rounds of "phone 

tag," and lots of frustration. 

As a first-time director of a major 

match (the 1997 AWARE Invitational), 

I faced all of these problems, 

compounded by the fact that the 

match was being moved to a new 

venue, run by new staff, and did not 

have an established match administration 

team. My husband, Warren, 

AWARE's range master, and I 

would be doing nearly all of the administrative 

tasks ourselves. I knew 

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organizing things and trying to 

make workable plans without historic 

information on which to base 

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tasks , the Internet. With a home 

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to use the net for dozens of 

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Read on! 

Getting On The Internet 

The Internet, in its simplest 

sense, is a worldwide network of big 

computers (servers) which pass information 

back and forth and make 

it accessible to small computers, 

such as yours at home. In most 

cases, you connect to the Internet 

through a commercial Internet service 

provider (ISP) such as AOL, 

CompuServe, or, in my case, 

GlobaI2000. In most parts of the 

country you should be able to obtain 

an Internet connection for $10 to $25 

per month, depending on the 

amount of access time you need. Internet 

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available to you through your employer 

or educational institution, 

but if you're going to be a high-volume 

user you may find that your 

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time you're online. 

There are many ways to use the 

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mail and the World Wide Web 

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and, assuming you are operating a 

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using your ISP, mailer and web 

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mail to the webmaster, Rob Boudrie, 

you can make your match announcement 

available to thousands 

of shooters. The web page also offers 

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discuss in detail here, but it can be, 

and frequently is, done by computer-literate 

amateurs. A web page 

provides a vehicle for promoting 

your match and for acknowledging 

sponsors, many of whom have web 

pages of their own that you can link 

to from your rnatch page. If you are 

publishing the stages for the match, 

you can place them on the web site, 

allowing a wider audience to see 

them, and perhaps generating further 

interest if the match looks like 

a fun one. Finally, when the match 

is over, you can post results, thanks, 

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web site, access the forms and 

either download or print them. 

Post Results 

After the match, you can e-mail 

a copy of the stage and overall results 

to the USPSA webmaster, who 

will place them on the Match Results 

page, enabling anyone interested 

to check them out. During the 

1996 USPSA Nationals and the 

World Shoot in Brazil, interim results 

were posted each day, allowing 

everyone to follow along. 

USPSA webmaster Rob Boudrie has 

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Organization and Administration 

The web also provides solutions 

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Some of the other ways I used 

the WWW in planning for AWARE 

were to locate suppliers, obtain copies 

of the latest IPSC rules (Changes 

were voted in at the meeting of the 

World Body in Brazil just as we 

were developing stages; and because 

it was a Level III event, the 

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considerable impact on the match), 

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1PSC Digest 

I3efore I discuss the e-mail uses I 

found for the Internet, I need to in- 


troduce the concept of the IPSC List 

or IPSC Digest. This is an unofficial 

forum for discussion that operates 

through e-mail. To participate, you 

"subscribe" by sending a message to 

majordomo@world.std.com saying 

"subscribe IPSC". This adds your e- 

mail address to a database of several 

hundred subscribers. Once you have 

subscribed, any message sent to the 

list-server address (IPSC@ 

world.std.com) by anyone will be 

forwarded to your address. Conversely, 

if you respond to the message 

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be forwarded to all the subscribers. 

What results is a lively, sometimes 

rowdy, discussion, usually of 

several topics, or "threads," at a 

time. While the overwhelming majority 

of subscribers only "lurk," 

(read messages without ever posting 

to the list themselves), the traffic can 

sometimes be quite heavy. If you are 

using an ISP that charges by the 

message, or if you simply don't wish 

to subject yourself to reading up to 

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majordomo@world.std.com . This 

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The List, like any other human 

endeavor, can sometimes be confusing, 

frustrating, or annoying. Longtime 

subscribers become good 

friends, often without ever meeting 

in real life and there are a number of 

"in jokes" that new subscribers 

don't understand. And, like anywhere 

else, tempers can flare up in 

cyberspace, resulting in long series 

of angry posts. (The list is un-moderated 

and funded by donations 

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and relies on the good sense 

of the participants to keep things 

civilized.) But, while sometimes the 

"signal to noise" ratio may get quite 

low, it is an excellent place to ask 

questions, get advice, and learn how 

the game is played in other places, 

both within the United States and 

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We made many uses of the List 

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Invitational. A.W.A.R.E. and I announced 

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occasionally posted "survey questions" 

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making decisions about issues as 

varied as whether to mail match 

booklets and the desirability of having 

a DJ at the buffet. 

Furthermore, many of the most 

dedicated folks in IPSC subscribe, 

and contacts I made through the List 

provided me with expert advice and 

assistance. For example, Greg Lent, 

Chronoman for the Nationals, provided 

abundant support and information 

in helping us to build, staff, 

and run a tournament-level chrono. 

Whenever a question arose regarding 

MSS, I had my choice of stats 

wizards available to provide advice; 

if Easy Score is your choice, the programmer 

who developed it is also a 

List regular. 

Helpful advice on numerous topics 

was provided by Andy Hollar, 

Nick Alexakos, Matt Burkett, and a 

host of others. I even had List regulars 

contact me volunteering to 

work the match or to help out in a 

number of capacities. Our match 

booklet stage diagrams were prepared 

by Bud Melless, President of 

IPSC Ontario, who did them for 

World Shoot XI in Brazil, as a result 

of our List acquaintance. Bud was 

also instrumental in looking up addresses 

and other information when 

I encountered problems with Canadian 

competitors. 

I recruited sponsors from among 

the List contributors, and I also used 

e-mail to survey them regarding 

their needs and desires. Great examples 

are AWARE's relationship with 

BUL Transmark and Matt Burkett. 

BUL's Marketing Director, Saul 

Kirsch, posted a survey question to 

the List, along with a promotional 

message regarding the M5. I responded 

to Saul's survey, and used 

the opportunity to give Saul information 

about the match and the 

worthy cause it benefits, and invite 

him to participate as a competitor or 

a sponsor. Almost entirely via e- 

mail, I was able to explain our plans 

for enhanced sponsor visibility; BUL 

indicated interest, and, once they 

obtained a U.S. distributor, donated 

a BUL M5 for AWARE's prize table. 

Matt Burkett, a regular participant 

on the IPSC List when he's not 

on the road competing, provided assistance 

with match planning, 

helped with decisions regarding 

sponsor support, and, along with 

other sponsor-participants, gave me 

an idea what the match can do to 

maximize exposure for our sponsors. 

He also offered to do a Q&A 

session at one of our functions; all 

arrangements were made by e-mail. 

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most common requests so that you 

don't have to type the same information 

over and over again. 

Another useful application of e- 

mail is communication with committed 

and potential workers. In the 

case of AWARE, the organization 

benefiting from the match handles 

the majority of sponsor recruitment 

and does the preparation for the 

match booklet. The club holding the 

match is located a couple of hundred 

miles from the organization, 

and some of the staff for the match 

are traveling literally thousands of 

miles to attend. Using e-mail makes 

it quick and easy to communicate vital 

information, and to get answers 

to simple questions, like, "What size 

t-shirt do you need?" or "Do you 

need a smoking or non-smoking 

room at the hotel?" but that's far 

from the limit of its capabilities. 

By attaching computer files to e- 

mail (a process that sounds difficult 

but actually requires only a few 

clicks of the mouse) we were able to: 

Send proposed stages to our review 

team and receive their comments. 

Receive (or send) updated 

spreadsheets of financial or sponsorship 

data. 

Forward our competitor database 

to our stats wizard for cleanup 

prior to generating mailing labels. 

Send draft copies of score sheets 

to our stats master for review prior 

to printing. 

Transmit artwork and text for the 

match booklet. 

An additional use is providing 

for disaster recovery. Each evening, 

after processing the day's incoming 

registration forms, I faithfully 

backed up both my MSS files and 

my financial records, ensuring that 

if something went wrong with my 

computer's hard drive I'd be able to 

reload the essential match information 

on another machine. What 

bothered me, though, was the 

thought that if I ever had a fire, and 

lost the computer, the backup disks 

and the paperwork, all of which 

were in the same room, I'd be faced 

with trying to reconstruct the records 

for match signups, T-shirt 

sales, rneal tickets, etc. for over 300 

shooters, involving thousands of 

dollars of other people's money. 

This led to my making two backup 

disks each night and storing one in 

my car. 

Eventually, however, I hit upon 

the easy solution. After completing 

my backups each night, I e-mailed 

the files to an off-site computer. In 

my case, because of the way my ISP 

works, I can send them to myself 

and leave them in my disk space at 

my ISP. Others may prefer to e-mail 

them to a friend, who would simply 

delete yesterday's backups when today's 

arrived. This ability conferred 

tremendous peace-of-rnind, as I then 

knew that the integrity of the match 

data was assured. 

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and if it is worth the effort to 

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more than 40 requests for registration 

packets, which were mailed 

with the initial mailing. An additional 

15 or 20 registration forms 

were e-mailed to competitors who 

filed e-mail requests at a later time, 

and 12 registrations were filed on 

forms downloaded from the USPSA 

web site. 

When a respected competitor 

posted a message on the IPSC List to 

the effect that "the AWARE Invitational 

will sell out early, register 

now, as it's likely to be one of the 

highlights of the season," it triggered 

a flood of e-mail, phone calls, 

and registration forms arriving in 

the mail. By match day, use of e-mail 

will have saved me literally hundreds 

of long-distance telephone 

calls, many of them to Canada, at a 

probable cost to the match of nearly 

$1,000. 

Could I have done the match 

without the Internet? Certainly. 

Would it have been as good a 

match? I doubt it. The easy communication 

with competitors, staff and 

sponsors, as well as with USPSA 

and IPSC headquarters conferred 

countless benefits. Hundreds of people 

heard about the match, and 

about the activities accompanying it, 

who otherwise would have seen 

only the half-page ad in Front Sight. 

Expertise that enabled us to efficiently 

solve problems would have 

been less available, and I would 

have spent every waking moment 

on the telephone. 

Here is the bottom line: If you're 

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The day of the match was a perfect 

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The next course of fire, "Move 

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Hand and Upper Extremity. It was 

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between two walls and engaging 

targets to either side and at the end. 

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Stage 4, "Wailing Wall," was a 

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The wall had four ports through 

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Shooters had to plan their moves so 

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Jamie Craig won this stage, followed 

by Dick Burkhardt and Benny Hill, 

Stage 5 was called "What's The 

Chair For?" STI International, Joe 

Campiere Custom Guns, and Tom's 

Sporting Goods sponsored this 

stage. This 24-round stage had 11 

IPSC targets, two poppers, and five 

walls with two ports which caused 

some difficulty as shooters had to 

find the best places from which to 

engage the targets. Benny Hill 

topped this stage with Jerry Miculek 

and Bill Vickers filling in second and 

third spots. 

"Speed Kills" was the title of 

Stage 6, a 24-round Comstock stage 

sponsored by Clark Custom Guns. 

There were four paper targets, eight 

plates, and then four more paper 

targets which were engaged from 

three shooting areas. A TCE timer 

and Scoreboard display let the 

crowd see each shooter's nine. Kenneth 

Allen won this stage. 

Stage 7, "Opposites Attract," was 

sponsored by Matt McLearn Custom 

Machines. This was a 24-round 

Comstock stage of 12 IPSC targets 

where shooters engaged four lefthand 

targets from the right side of a 

barricade, four center targets 

through a port, and four right-hand 

targets from the left side of a barricade. 

Jamie Craig won this stage 

with Dick Burkhardt and Jerry 

Miculek rounding out the top three. 

On Sunday, the competitors 

gathered for a speed-shoot side 

match containing seven Pepper poppers 

and three LTS poppers. Seven 

Pepper poppers and one US popper 

were directly in front of the shooter 

with a US popper placed close to 

each side berm. Again, the TCE 

timer and display were set up so the 

spectators could watch each 

shooter's tirne. Jerry Miculek put on 

an awesome display of speed with a 

time of 4.38 seconds. This is remarkable 

when you consider there was a 

mandatory reload and a broad 

swing across the range to engage the 

side poppers. 

The Top 16 competitors at the 

match were: Jamie Craig, Jerry 

Miculek, Kermeth Allen, Dick Burkhardt, 

Brad Griffin, Bobby Spradlin, 

Craig Bowman, Kay Clark-Miculek, 

Benny Hill, David Clark, Neal Mahler, 

Joe Campiere, Mike Broyles, 

Max Davidson, Quinlan Pellicciotti, 

and Calvin Rogers. 

Kay Clark-Miculek was High 

Woman, Bobby Spradlin was Arkansas 

State Men's Champion, and 

Bernadine Mitchell was the Arkansas 

State Women's Champion. 

Benny Hill won High Senior, and 

Mack Taylor won High Junior. 

CROs and ROs were: Stage 1 - 

Lisa Robinson, CRO; and Sue 

Johnson, RO. Stage 2 - Mike Watson, 

CRO; and Cindy Watson, RO. Stage 

3 - Gerry ChurchwelI, CRO; and 

Kim Churchwell, RO. Stage 4 - 

David Hyden, CRO; and Brad 

Johnson, RO. Stage 5 - Larry Wood, 

CRO; and Robert Ashburn, RO. 

Stage 6 - Jack Cates, CRO; and Teny 

Crider, RO. Stage 7 - Archie Kirchner, 

CRO; and Eva Swain, RO. 

Thanks go out to all the match 

staff, including Suzanne McElyea, 

who was kind enough to do our 

match statistics. CASA would also 

like to thank all 84 competitors, especially 

those who came long distances 

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sign-in. Next year CASA looks forward 

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your section, such as NW for Northwest, 

MID for Mid-Atlantic, NT for 

North Texas, etc., plus two digits. 

This identifies your club and is the 

code we use when we enter scores 

and activity credit. We have a number 

of clubs with codes containing 

four letters and two digits. Unfortunately, 

Easy Score is not able to accept 

the full code for those, but it 

will still help if you enter the first 

three letters and both numbers. (If 

you are not sure of your code, check 

your quarterly activity reports - the 

number will appear right in front of 

your club name. If you still can't 

find it, call us.) 

Here is another horror story; we 

recently received a classifier match 

with an incorrect code and no club 

name on the activity report. Only by 

cross-referencing the name on the 

included check were we able to give 

credit to the correct club. If the club 

had sent a money order or (shudder) 

cash, we wouldn't have had a clue. 

Summary Sheets 

Before you mail in your classifiers, 

do a quick double-check to see 

that all valid scores appear on the 

summary sheets. You may handwrite 

any that have inadvertently 

been left off, but be sure that all 

valid scores (and only valid scores) 

are listed on the summary sheet. If 

you aren't sure, check the number of 

valid score sheets against your summary 

sheet. Also be sure to send in 

all score sheets for your classifier 

course, just in case there are any 

questions. 

Whether you hand-write your 

summary sheets or have them computer-generated, 

please be sure they 

are legible. One set of summary 

sheets from a major match almost 

had to be sent back because they 

were so poorly printed, and on a 

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wasn't credited for his classifier 

because not only couldn't we 

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membership, his certification will 

expire one year from the end of the 

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continued from page 2. 

Third, mikes, no-shoots, and procedurals 

account for most of a new 

shooter's problems, not the time lost 

by an extra magazine change. 

There is no objection to a voluntary 

"production class" that leaves 

Open and Limited unchanged. 

However, there is doubt that the impetus 

for this new category is motivated 

by a sincere desire to increase 

membership. More likely, the motivation 

is a sincere desire by current 

members to force an equipment 

change on those who like what they 

are currently using. 

Warren H. Rosen, A -31514 

Editor's note: Effective July 1996, the 

number of scores needed to receive an 

initial classification was reduced from 

six to four. As a result, a member could 

become classified in one month by successfully 

shooting four classifier stages 

at a Special Classifier. This, of course, 

hinges on the club reporting the results 

to headquarters in a timely manner. 

PC - A Good Idea 

Three cheers and well done! 

Your decision on a "practical carry 

class" may have just saved 

USPSA/ IPSC. 

There was a fairly large crowd of 

us getting ready to join the International 

Defensive Pistol Association 

(IDPA). I was one of these. The 

IDPA does have a couple of things 

that are more in line with "practical 

carry class," especially the type of 

holster. It may be something to consider 

when making the final decision. 

Again, well done! We are moving 

in the right direction. 

Fred Holden, A-30571 

Suggestions For PC Rules 

I read the "Shooter's Corner" in 

the March 1 issue of Gun Week. I see 

two problems with the draft rules 

for "production gun" class. 

Limiting it to two years for unclassified 

shooters is too restrictive. 

There are a lot of folks out there 

whose budget, talent, and level of 

interest will never take them beyond 

a stock gun and D class. For them, it 

would be shoot "production" or not 

at all, and a two-year limit would 

end their career at that time. 

Allowing gun kits is not restrictive 

enough. There are kits on the 

market which cost more than most 

new guns and call for gunsmith's 

skill and expense in assembly. They 

are available with nearly any option 

which would be a modification calling 

for "soldering, welding or machining" 

on most factory guns. Let's 

not have still another "Full Employment 

for Gunsmiths" division like 

Limited. 

I recommend offering "production" 

to novice, unclassified, and D 

class shooters at any time. Guns 

should be real, functioning, massproduced 

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I am not in favor of providing for 

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Other special stage instructions 

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good, but would be difficult to administer 

unless you had enough entries 

to run a separate squad. 

I could go for carrying "production" 

as high as state level competition 

for the D class shooters, if not 

the actual novices. Maybe some of 

them would get hooked, shoot 

more, and move up in Limited. 

James Watson, A-17711 

Concealed Category Needed 

I was pleased to receive your latest 

newsletter. When I was first introduced 

to competitive shooting 

and the USPSA, I was immediately 

interested. Like most participants, I 

wished to be as competitive as possible. 

However, it soon became clear 

that to be competitive one has to 

have an expensive high-capacity 

handgun and magazines. This is fine 

if you are rich or were around to buy 

pre-ban magazines. The high cost of 

these guns and magazines is prohibitive 

to those starting in the 

sport. 

I feel that I have a rather unbiased 

viewpoint. There seems to be 

two issues that threaten the growth 

of our sport. 1. The high cost of highcapacity 

guns and magazines; and 2. 

The amount of "practical" shooting 

built into our sports. As I stated before, 

the competitive edge goes to 

those with big bucks or long standing. 

This keeps many new shooters 

away because they can't compete. 

Next, many outsiders point out that 

USPSA/IPSC has become more a 

game than practical. There doesn't 

seem to be much practicality to see 

a guy with a $5,000 .38 Super compensated 

race gun with 20-round 

magazines and electronic sights, etc. 

The growth and acceptance of 

our sport is dependent on continually 

striving for new members. I feel 

that the carry/concealed category 

would go a long way to overcome 

some of our problems. It would allow 

new shooters to compete on an 

equal level for a reasonable amount 

of money. 

Also, using practical equipment 

in practical scenarios will attract 

those interested in using handguns 

for their intended purpose, to defend 

one's self and one's family. 

USPSA and IPSC are great organizations 

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equipment? No, he beat people with 

more highly modified and expensive 

guns, and higher round magazines. 

He simply has talent, regardless 

of his gun or magazine capacity. 

Very rarely, anymore, do I see a 

course that is obviously slanted to 

favor a high-cap gun. If someone 

practices enough he will be able to 

win, at least on some level. You can 

play many sports at a lower level 

without much expense or hassle for 

equipment; however, once you begin 

ascending the echelons of that 

sport, the cost in equipment, time, 

and practice becomes progressively 

higher. It just seems to me that so 

many are getting caught up in the 

details and missing the big picture, 

FUN! I dread that one day everyone 

will shoot matches using the same 

gun. If the same people complaining 

now would have been the originators 

of the sport, we would all be 

shooting stock guns! The development 

of the compensator and the 

optical 'dot' sights were created by 

those seeking to improve the sport, 

as well as their scores. Stifling innovation 

will only harm the sport in 

the long run. I believe that our sport 

succeeds in making itself as equitable 

as possible, and much more so 

than most. Practice and diligence are 

far more important than the equipment. 

The sooner everyone realizes 

this, the better off the sport will be. 

P.S. I shoot a high-cap STI 9x21 

race g-un and a single-stack (because 

I want to) Springfield .45 ACP. 

Damon Clark, A-30785 

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I have been shooting USPSA 

matches for more than three years 

and firmly believe that this is the 

most addictive sport ever devised. 

My gratitude goes to all the local 

clubs that put on matches each week 

for people like me, who need to be 

around other people who love to 

shoot. I read with amusement the 

Members' Mailbag column lately 

that featured opinions from two local 

shooters in my area. 

The underlying theme to their 

opinions as to magazine capacity 

(limitations) seems to be common, 

as this thinking prevails among new 

shooters. It is "natural" to assume 

that the equipment is the limiting 

factor and ignore the fact that, in the 

hands of an experienced shooter, the 

gear makes relatively little difference. 

I have witnessed on many occasions 

shooters using single-stack 

guns who have slaughtered the hicaps. 

I am sure that as each of these 

shooters gains more experience, 

their thoughts and opinions will 

change because experience and talent 

will win a far greater percentage 

of the time. The advantage lies in the 

ability of the shooter. 

As to the limiting of magazine 

capacity for Limited category, it is 

easy to see their side of the argument. 

Why not? It's called Limited 

isn't it? But let us not fall into the 

trap that will cause even more separation 

in such a great organization. 

Open class, however, should remain 

open. Much of the new gear 

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evolved from this "Gear Race," and 

manufacturers and gunsmiths 

should be thanked for making it 

possible. It seems as though the top 

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Open) tell the tale. 

One thing USPSA has taught me 

is not to give up! Shoot each stage as 

best as you possibly can, and for the 

sake of a unified USPSA, let us all 

hope we safely finish the match together. 

ion Ax, A-23937 

Sailing Rules for PSC 

The solution to leveling the playing 

field and ameliorating the deleterious 

effects of the "arms race" 

could be rather simple. Any racing 

sailors in the USPSA brotherhood 

will recognize Performance Handicap 

Racing Fleet (PHRF) rules. 

These rules allow a fleet of varied 

designs and classes to race the same 

course simultaneously while providing 

for corrected (handicapped) 

finish times. One design may serve 

as a benchmark, and all other boats 

are rated relative to it. For example, 

a Hobie 14 may rate at 1.000 while 

an Olyrnpic-class Tornado may rate 

at .600. A course that took the Hobie 

one hour to finish would have to be 

finished in less than 36 minutes by 

the Tornado in order to win. 

As applied to IPSC, we could 

eliminate Open, Limited, Standard, 

and Modified classes. Using the 

1911 .45 eight-round as the benchnriark 

(1.000), we could subtract 

points for each round over eight, 

subtract more for comps and dot 

sights, add points for revolvers, 

DAO's, or "behind the hip" holsters. 

I have seen this system prove 

consistently that a sailor of known 

ability will place consistent, corrected 

finishes regardless of what 

boat was sailed. For us, it could 

eliminate a lot of destructive div 

isiveness ("Cooperites" vs. 

"Garners") and render the "arms 

race" moot, although gadget freaks 

will still gravitate to exotic doodads 

while the pragmatic among us stick 

to our carry guns. Of course, it also 

means that Miculek could win the 

Nationals with a revolver. 

J. D. Blackwell, TY-29470 

Enforce Chrono Procedures 

l am a new member of your organization 

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ensure that they are major, based on 

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these qualifiers had a chronograph 

stage. During the match, I talked to 

several people about their loads and 

saw several boxes of factory ammunition 

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major competitions, but they are 

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believe that if a rule is in place, 

which if ignored can have a material 

effect on the order of finish, then it 

should be enforced. If it is not going 

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then throw out the rule so that 

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people who believe in following the 

rules are not placed at an unfair disadvantage. 

At the major matches I attended 

last year, prior to my beginning to 

shoot, I noticed that the chronograph 

stage was very loosely controlled. 

The shooters were given 

warning as to when they would 

hand in their ammunition and in a 

lot of cases had separate ammunition 

ready for the chronograph. I believe 

the ammunition that is to be 

chronographed should be taken 

from the shooter's belt immediately 

after shooting a stage and before he 

leaves the line. This should be done 

at random stages to ensure that 

separate ammunition is not being 

handed in. 

I am just starting to shoot and 

have a lot of things to learn. I believe 

I have found a fun, safe sport with 

many great and friendly people in it. 

I am not out to change the shooting 

world, but I feel I need to voice my 

opinion on the subject of chronographing. 

I have never cheated in any 

garne I have ever played and don't 

plan to start now, but I have also 

never played a game where cheating 

was allowed. 

Dorothy L. Prior, A-35262 

Cowboy Up! 

During the onset of the Limited 

class, there was much "yelling" as to 

what kind of rules and equipment 

was best for the shooter and the 

sport. In my opinion, what we got 

seemed only best for the gun manufacturers 

and gunsmiths who were 

already producing high-end guns 

specifically for our sport. How many 

times have you seen the color drain 

out of some new shooter's face 

when they find out that a Limited 

gun costs $1 800 (not including 

magazines, holster, etc.)? 

Now here comes the "practical 

carry" class. This is nothing more 

than a late attempt to correct the sins 

made while introducing the Limited 

class. One more set of equipment 

guidelines to keep up with, one 

more class which, eventually, will 

have to be recognized if you want to 

keep them coming back. 

Let's cut through the bull! We 

don't need another class. What we 

need to do is fix the Limited class by 

taking some of the good concepts 

from the "PC" class and using them 

to open up the Limited class so that 

the average gun enthusiast can compete. 

Lower the power factor, recognize 

9mm as major, limit magazine 

capacity to 10 rounds (and I don't 

say that lightly), and give the guy 

(or gal) who owns a typical homedefense 

weapon a chance, or be prepared 

to keep losing membership to 

organizations like SASS. 

Dan L. Beale, TY-8513 

Wauds PracticalCarry 

I want to thank you all for the 

inception of the "practical carry" 

class. I am a new member of USPSA, 

but a long-time combat shooter. I 

also have the honor to be an RO at 

my local club, the Napa Rifle and 

Pistol club, and was chosen to function 

as one of the team captains for 

our non-sanctioned but very active 

Action Shooter's Group. We have 

been shooting action-oriented 

matches for almost three years now, 

on the first Saturday of the month. 

Several members of our group, myself 

included, have built custom 

guns. Three of our members also 

shoot in Richmond, Calif., at the 

USPSA-sanctioned club, the Richmond 

Hot Shots, every month as 

well. And with ali this, I had decided 

not to renew my membership 

in USPSA. 

Last month, during the aftermatch 

bull session in the club house, 

I honorably disagreed with a very 

well known local shooter and gunsmith. 

He firmly but also honorably 

put me down flat, saying that the 

self-defense gun had no place in 

IPSC and that these people should 

just go away. He felt that if you 

didn't want to invest in a customized 

hi-cap that you had no business 

in competition. I felt that USPSA 

was ignoring the biggest group of 

handgunners in the country, CCW 

holders. These folks are arguably the 

fastest growing group of handgunners 

as well. Yet they have no organization 

to represent them and 

promote their skills. 

USPSA has really had its head in 

the sand over this one. And don't 

forget what you leave sticking up in 

the air when you do that. Thirty-one 

states have concealed carry reform. 

There are minions of permit holders. 

These people are all serious 


handgunners, most of them with 

some formal training already, but 

their focus is self-defense, not gun 

games with weird guns and cartridges 

that cannot even remotely be 

used for self defense. It seemed to 

me that IPSC in general had forsaken 

its roots. And you talk gamely 

about wanting 25,000 members in 

total by the year 2000. Just 10 percent 

of the CCW holders in one large 

state alone would more than meet 

that goal. Organize and attract 1 percent 

of permittees nation-wide and 

USPSA would grow too fast for you 

to handle. 

I see "practical carry" as the first 

beginnings of an awakening at 

USPSA. I have high hopes that 

USPSA will come full circle and realize 

how many of us were left behind 

in the race for technology, not 

that there have been benefits, the 

Schuemann hybriports and a proliferation 

of very high quality aftermarket 

parts for many makes of 

guns comes to mind. 

I applaud "practical carry" category." 

I will renew my membership 

because of it and will do everything 

I can to encourage it. 

Brett Tam, A-31233 

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the side match, a man-on-man allsteel 

stage, and your going to have 

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The buzzer goes off, you squeeze 

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Sometime in the next few minutes, 

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(360) 855-0380. 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. 

USPSA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 

Name 

Address 

City & State 

Please pont 

Daytime Phone 

I am applying for the following type of membership. For renewals, note 

membership number. 

rj Annual (U.S.) $ 30.00 Foreign Annual $ 40.00* 

0 3-Year (U.S. only) $ 75.00 Foreign Life $ 600.00* 

E 5-year (U.S. only) $ 120.00 E 1 Benefactor $ 1000.00 

0 Life (U.S.) $ 500.00 

Note: Life and benefactor may be paid in four equal payments over a oneyear 

time period. Credentials issued on completion of payment schedule. 

Visa Mastercard Exp. Date 

Card # 

According to the legal requirements of the United States, are you able to 

purchase and possess firearms? yes no 

Zip 

I hereby make application to join 

the USPSA under the plan and 

terms as noted above. I certify 

that I will use the skills and 

knowledge gained in 

USPSA/IPSC practical shooting 

only in lawful sporting activities 

and self-defense, and that I will 

conduct myself in such a manner 

as not to bring the sport of practical 

shooting into disrepute. 

(Please sign and enclose check 

for the appropriate amount. 

There will be a $15 service 

charge for all returned checks.) 

Date 19 

Signed 

UNITED STATES 

PRACTICAL SHOOPHO 

ASSOCIATION 

USPSA/IPSC 

PO Box 811 

Sedro Woolley WA 98284 

*Foreign rate applies to members 

with foreign addresses only. 


Advertisers Index 

A&B High Performance Fire Arms 46 Denny s Shooter Supply 9 Mike Gibson Manufacturing 19 

Acc-U-Rail West 86 EAA Back cover Millennium Custom 80 

Acc-U-Rail 37 Efficient Machinery 84 Mulfins Ammunition 12 

Accurate 49 Entreprise Arms 27 Nolan Innovation 60 

ADCO International Inside front E0Tech 75 Oki Dot Scope Modifications 20 

MIK 38 Evolution Gun Works 18 Oregon Trail Bullet Company 57 

Alco Target Company 64 Evolution USA 72 Precision Bullet Company 79 

Allchin Custom Gunsmithing 40 F.A.S. 63 Professional Gunsmithing 43 

Al s Custom, Inc. 16 Freedom Firearms 8 Rescomp Handgun Technologies 85 

Arntzen Corp. 61 Gaspari & Associates 29 RidgeLine inc. 65 

Arredondo Accessories 4 Glock Works 11 SoW Custom Speed Products 34 

A-Zone Bullets 77 Grams Engineering 84 Shooters Connection 81 

Bloomfield Press 6 Green Mountain Sport Specialties 50 Shooters of Columbus 69 

Bob Krieger, Inc. 58, 61 Gun Rights Policy Conference 58 Sierra - The Bulletsmiths 54 

Borra Performance 30 Hellweg Ltd 51 Smith & Alexander 17 

Buchanan Bagworks 10 Homady 78 Speed Shooters International 41 

C-More Systems 47 Image Industries, Inc. 39 Starline 67 

C.V.I. 13 Integrated Systems Management 66 Strayer-Voigt 48 

Cape Custom Guns 2 Jackson Shooter s Supply 10 T&S Security 55 

Casey Enterprises 33 JP Enterprises 76 Tactical Shooting Technology 68 

Caspian Arms Ltd 45 K&S Fabrication 59 Target Barn 26 

Cestaro for Area Director 21 Kentucky Windage 82 TCE 31 

Checkmate Custom Gun Refinishing 34 Konigsmark Supply 16 TNT Industries 55 

Chip McCormick Corp. 71 Krebs Custom Guns 62 Triangle Shooting Sports 32 

Clark Custom Guns 14, 56 Krunch Products 43 Universal Shooting Academy 52 

Competition Electronics Inside back Ky Tac 70 Vandenberg Custom 59 

Craig Custom Ltd. 30, 53, 83 Leisure Time Marketing Sales 63 Waller & Son, Inc. 28 

Custom Handguns for sale 73 Les Baer Custom, Inc. 35 Wayne Bergquist Custom Pistols 42, 74 

D&J Bullet Co. 15, 44, 82 Metro Industrial Finishing 7 

caused it was me not paying complete 

attention to what I was doing. 

Anything that causes you to change 

the way you normally do things 

may cause mistakes. 

1997 USPSA 

ARKANSAS STATE 

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 

THANK VOL SPONSORS 

MAJOR MATCH SPONSOR 

LICK'S GUNS 

STRAYER VOIGHT, CNC. 

STAGE SPONSORS 

ADCO 

ARKANSAS ARMORED CAR SERVICE 

ARKANSAS CENTER FOR SURGERY 

OF THE HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY 

CENTRAL ARKANSAS PHYSICAL THERAPY 

CLARKS CUSTOM GUNS 

EUREKA BRICK AND TILE COMPANY 

MCLEARN CUSTOM MACHINE 

MIDSOUTH GUNS AND AMMO 

STI INTERNATIONAL 

JOE CAMPIERE CUSTOM GUNS 

SUBWAY DELI 

TOMS SPORTING GOODS 

MATCH SUPPORTERS 

BULLSEYE PRECISION 

BETH CRAVENS PHYSICAL THERAPY 

DEWALT INDUSTRIAL POWER TOOLS 

SANDRA DUNMAN, CPA 

STERLING PAINT 

When you change equipment, 

components, or are reloading at a 

different location, slow down. Always 

allow yourself time to adjust 

to new situations, and remember 

that you are dealing with very dangerous 

equipment and materials. 

I NSI DE 

Nitoi 

Continued from page 5. 

At the top of the priority list is 

rule 12.01, unsafe gun handling 

and breaking the 180. 

Last on the list is an important 

one that is not published, but is 

followed by rational people, and 

that is the rule of common sense. 

Common sense should tell you 

that it is unsafe and a potential disaster 

to allow guns to be drawn 

while facing uprange. We cannot 

possibly write a rule to cover every 

circumstance, and I really do not 

think that we should have to. 

Good judgement and common 

sense should prevail. Folks, our 

safety record in impeccable. Considering 

our sport and comparing 

it to automobile racing, we stand 

alone. One of the reasons that our 

I believe that our sport is one of 

the safest there is. In fact, it is amazingly 

safe when you stop and think 

about the equipment we employ. 

The reason we have such an amazing 

safety record is you. Don't ever 

forget that! 

Harold E. Huard, A -28784 

record is as good as it is is that we 

do not allow stupidity to rule us. I, 

for one, would refuse to shoot a 

stage designed like this and would 

advise the match personnel to read 

rule 3.01 and 3.07. I know that this 

scenario in only a figment of one's 

imagination, but after it is printed 

and others have the opportunity to 

start their imaginative processes, 

who can tell where this outrageous 

concept would go. I can tell you 

that I am certain it would not be 

USPSA / I PSC . 

Keep us safe. Keep your loved 

ones who are spectating safe. Do 

not draw your firearm until you 

are facing downrange. If you feel 

that common sense is not enough 

and you need a rule, let me know, 

I'll be glad to write it up. 

Remember to have fun, shoot 

fast, shoot straight, but most of all, 

shoot safe. ,•91 


MAJOR 

MATCHES 

1. AWARE Invitational 

Albany, N.Y., July 3-6, 1997 

Patricia LeGere (518) 7654834 

2. Mile-Hi Showdown 

Dumont, Colo., July 4-3, 1997 

Dan Kyler (719) 481-2985 

3. 1997 Ecuador Open 

Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 26-27, 1997 

Victor Ferrero 

4. Colorado State Championship 

Gunnison, Colo., August 2-3, 1997 

Earl Weidemueller (970) 641-0694 

5. Smith & Wesson Invitational 

Fulton, N.Y., August 13-17, 1997 

Peter Goloski (315) 568-9803 before 10 p.m. EST 

6. Minnesota Sectional 

Duluth, Minn., August 15-17, 1997 

Jeff Gilberg (218) 729-8236 

7. Golden Gate Championship 

Richmond, Calif., August 22-24, 1997 

Dan Ruff (510) 357-6430 (correct #) 

8. USPSA 3-Gun Championship 

Princeton, La., August 29-31 

R. T. McManus (504) 673-6034 8-10 p.m. 

9. Georgia State Championship 

Covington, Ga., August 29-31, 1997 

Pat Cochran (404) 361-5626 

SCHEDULED TOURNAMENTS AND SANCTIONED MATCHES 

10. IDPA Defensive Pistol Championship 

August 29-31 

See ad page 91. 

11. Columbia Cascades Section Championship 

Portland, Ore., September 6-7, 1997 

Mary Renfrow (503) 775-7939 

12. OPEN Nationals 

Barry, Ill., Sept. 15-20, 1997 

USPSA (360) 855-2245 

13.Texas State Limited Championship 

Graham, Texas, September 27-28, 1997 

Homer Johnson (817) 846-3353 

14. Missouri Fall Classic 

Rolla, Mo., October 3-5, 1997 

Dr. M. L. Stock (573) 368-3900 

15. Louisiana Gator League Championship 

Gonzales, La., October 4-5, 1997 

Henry Newchurch (504) 637-2246 

16. LIMITED Nationals 

Fredericksburg, Va., Oct. 20-25, 1997 

USPSA (360) 855-2245 

17. Rio Salado Desert Classic 

Mesa, Ariz., Nov. 7-9, 1997 

See note in ad below. 

IV° 5alado Peoert Cla55iC 

ISTCYNT3E11160EUE.IEL 31.191139r 

Match Director - Dave Mitwede 

9 Stages, to be shot at the Rio Salado Range, Mesa, Arizona. Limited to the first 250 Competitors. 

Please Note: One entry per envelope only. Do not mail your entry before August 15th. Envelopes postmarked before 

August 15th will be returned unopened. Confirmations will be mailed out on August 31st. 

Please Print Name USPSA # USPSA Class 

Address 

Phone 

City State Zip 

Circle Appropriate Categories Auto / Revolver Limited / Unlimited Major / Minor 

Junior (up to 18) Lady Senior 

I would like to be squadded with 

Pulo Shirt $13 

Hat 

$ 7 

T-shirt $10 

Extra Match Pin $3.50 

Qty. 

A limited number ot 

these items will be on sale 

at the match. 

Match Fee S150 

Total 

Please mail and makes check payable to; 

Rio Salado Desert Classic, 1039 N. Mountain Road, Apache Junction, AZ 85220 

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

bank draft in US Funds can easiiy be obtained from your local bank. 

Size 

N/A 

N/A 

Sub-total 

Total 

July/August 1997 • FRONT SiGHT 89

Columbia Cascade 

Section Championship 

Sept 6-7, 1997 

2 Sites - One GREAT Match 

11 Stages/250+ rounds 

Limited to 125 shooters 

All shooters must shoot both days 

at two different ranges located just south of Portland, Oregon 

• MATCH FEE: $60 before 8/15/97 and $85 after & includes Match Hat • 

NAME PHONE # ( ) USPSA # 

ADDRESS 

CITY 

STATE 

ZIP 

CHECK (4) ALL 

THAT APPLY: 

CHECK (q) ONE: 

MAJOR MINOR 

0 OPEN 0 LIMITED OGM OM OA OB OC OD 0 \ci 

0 SENIOR 0 LADY 0 JUNIOR 0 LAW 

SQUAD REQUEST: 

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO "MATCH" and forward to: 

MARY RENFROW — 10010 S.E. BELL AVENUE -- MILWAUKIE OR 97222 

(503) 775-7939 Voice/FAX 

1997 Georgia State Championship 

August 29th, 30th, 31st 

.7 Cash Awards 

Trophies 

8 Courses of Fire 

,/ Stage Awards, 

Open/Limited 

(I) 

P 

';;P 

Make checks payable to: 

SRPSA/GA 

Send to: 

Pat Cochran - Match Director 

c/o 3588 Hwy. 138 Ste. 179 

Stockbridge, GA 30281 

404-361-5626 

Name: USPSA #: Class: 

Address: 

City: State: Zip: 

Phone: aliber: Mak Min: 

Open: Limited: y: Law Enf: Jr: Sr: 

Entry Fees - Check on and enclose your check or money order 

Before July 20th: 

$125.00 $7 5.00 for RO 

After July 20th: 

175.00 I will be an RO 

No refunds after Aug 10, 1997 

Squadding requests must be sent nopthpr 

TShirt Ordering Information: 

T-shirts: SI5 

Polo: S25 (XXL $28) 

Size Quantity Price 

XL 

XXL 

Please indicate size/quantity 

and include SS with entry fee 


NAME 

ADDRESS 

1997 IDPA DEFENSIVE PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP 

AUGUST 29 - 31 

MEMBERti 

CITY STATE ZIP 

PHONEN 

DIVISION I PLAN TO SHOOT IN: 

STOCK SERVICE PISTOL, 

ENHANCED SERVICE PISTOL, 

DATE 

STOCK SERVICE REVOLVER, 

CUSTOM DEFENSIVE PISTOL 

CLASSIFICATION: MA, EX, SS, MM 

APPLICABLE SUB-DIVISION: 

SENIOR (50 or older), LAW ENFORCEMENT, LADY, 

GUN PRESS, GUN INDUSTRY, INTERNATIONAL 

HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL ATTEND THE HANDGUNS BARBECUE? 

ENTRY FEE: S75.00 until July 15th, $90.00 after July 15th (due NO later than August 1st) 

MAIL ENTRIES TO: IDPA Championship, P.O. Box 639, Berryville, AR. 72616 

LIMITED TO 300 SHOOTERS ON 1st COME 1st SERVE BASIS. SHOOTERS MUST HAVE IDPA CLASSIFICATION OF 

MARKSMAN OR HIGHER OR USPSA CLASSIFICATION OF "D" OR HIGHER. 12 STAGES WITH 'MINIMUM OF 200 RD& 

Entry Fee 

S80 

After September 19 

S/00 

T-Shirts - S12 up to XXL 

AXXL & over - S17 

Logo Embroidered Caps - 

S15 

JIM'S FIREARMS AND STI 

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viV0' 

. 

Present 

The 1997 

Al. NJ 

LEA 

CTI ■CIP 

WI 2V1 IF" I 42. ritl JEN I LIP 

GONZALES, LA. 

Name : Phone # 

_ 

October 4 & 5 

6 Stages 

150+ Rounds 

$15,000+ in Prizes 

Limited to 120 Shooters 

Address : 

Class 

circle,. al/ that apply 

USPSA # 

MAJ MIN OPEN LTD FEM LAW JR(

1997 USPSA TEXAS STATE LIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP 

UNITED STATES 

PFIACIICAL 51400111•• 

PRIc>, Graham Practical Pistol Club 1997 

"TEX AS STATE 

Graham, Texas 

1/"P= 

Free Match Hat with entry. 

Texas St. Limited Championship Trophy. 

Awards by Class, Hi Lady, 

Hi Revolver, Hi Law, Hi Jr., & Hi Sr. 

All Competitors Will Visit Prize Table By Over All Match Placement. 

Limited to First 180 Applicants 

Contact: Homer Johnson (817)846-3353 or Dennis Frazier (817) 549-8411 

NAME. USPSA #. 

ADDRESS: 

CITY: STATE : 

PHONE: 

.NDI. 

10 Stages Minimum, Approx. 200 rds. 

Match Fee $90.00 by September I, 

$100.00 after September 1. 

No refunds after September 1. 

SEPT. 27 & 28 

CIRCLE APPLICABLE: MAI MIN LADY LAW REV JR SR 

ZIP: 

D CH AMPIONSHIP 

Make Check Payable to G.P.P.C. 

Mail to: G.P.P.C. 

LIMITED CLASS: GM • M • A .13 • C U P.O. Box 713 

After May 25, 1997 (817) area code changes to (940) Graham, Texas 76450 

UNITED STATES 

PRACTICAL IHOOrmo 

Ailiocurne 

1997 USPSA 3-GUN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 

AUGUST 29, 30, 31 THE SHOOTOUT RANGE PRINCETON, LA 

Entry Fee: $150.00 before July 30, 1997 $175.00 after July 30, 1997 

Please make check payable fo: 

(entries limited ta 200) 

MCC SpeCia I Acct. 

Please mail entry form and payment to: 

R.T. McManus, Match Director/18580 Magnolia Est./Prairieville, LA 70769 

(504) 673-6034 8-10 PM for questions 

NAME: 

ADDRESS: 

CITY: STATE: PH#: 

USPSA#: CLASS: OPEN/LTD: MAJ/min: P R SG Rev. LADY JR SR 

(tal .223 it Minor only; 20 & 12 Gauge are Major; NO short shells allowed) (tittle al needed) 

Range Officers are needed. There will be a separate RO match. Housing and lunch will be provided. 

All rules for limited pistols appiy. Limited rifles &shotguns may not be equipped with compensalors/porting/muzzle brakes, or OPTICS. 

Factory flash suppressors allowed. Limited rifles may not have attached bipods. Limited shotguns may not use speed loading devices. 


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• Excellent Baiance • Fully Arkustable Rear Sight with removable blade • Modular 

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Stock with stippled pistol grip & fore-end • Dual Opposed Extractors • Built in 

Aluminum Fore-end Rail Mat accepts Anschutz0 accessoriesl • Adjustable 

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