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Postal Match to Benefit Junior ProgramUSPSA is pleased to announcethe 1998 USPSA Postal Match. Thismatch will be conducted over thecourse of the summer with all proceedsto go to the USPSA Junior Program,and all USPSA clubs are invitedto participate. As some of youare aware, our Junior program lagsfar behind those of other countries.In order for our sport to grow wemust involve our youth.The postal match will consist ofseveral stages that have been designedby juniors and their parents.If you have ever wanted to shoot ina national match, now's yourchance. The postal match will be thebiggest match in the history ofUSPSA. We would like to challengeall clubs to help us achieve a minimumgoal of 5,000 participantsSpecial recognition will go to theclub with the highest turnout for thematch. The match will begin by May15 and be concluded by August 31.We will mail all stage designs andscore sheets to each club.Have you ever done poorly at amatch and wished for the opportu-Home of the only FULL-AUTO self-resetting target!. ,iwirmegmrgrirwARE YOUSERIOUS?$810 delivered in Continental US. 500 Smell hard steel. bullet proof reset linkage and a "Dillon" guarantee.The Clarks, the Nowlins, the Miculeks and John Shaw all maketheir living in the shooting industry. They are serious about whatthey do. That's why they bought our targets. VVhen you want thebest built, most innovative targets, call us. We're serious.Mike Gibson Manuficturingnity to shoot the exact same matchagain? Well, now you have that opportunity,as the match that is shotin Virginia will be the exact matchas that shot in California. Plus, youmay shoot the match as many timesas you wish. Winners will be announcedin both Open and Limited,per class, as well as High Senior,Junior, Lady, Law Enforcement,Military, etc..Match reporting will follow thewell established routine for approvedmatches except that all scoresheets must accompany the usualpaperwork. Match results will beposted on the USPSA web page andin Front Sight. Any club participatingin the postal match will have itsname entered into a drawing with aprize selected to be useful for matchproduction. We will also have adrawing for our shooters. All shootersentering the match will be eligiblefor this drawing, with prizes yetto be determined.All rules and policies governingthe conduct of a USPSA approvedmatch are to be followed, including3554 N. 39th Street • Boise, Idaho 83703208-368-9878 • Toll Free 888-POPPER1 (888-767-7371) • Fax 208-368-9882payment of activity fees. In additionto the activity fees, each club isasked to send $2 per competitor tocover the costs of processing the paperworkand to support the juniorprogram.We thank our sponsors to datefor their support. You can visit thesesponsors at our Junior web page. Weare hopeful that the postal matchwill become part of a permanentfunding program for our juniors.Part of the money raised will go towardsuniforms for our junior teamsat IPSC matches. We are also helpingfund a summer camp, sponsoredby USPSA and Kay Clark Miculek,Jim Clark, and Jerry Miculek ofClark Guns, Inc. Other funding programsinclude a raffle, and an instructionalprogram, all for the juniors.You all know that great feelingyou get when you really do well ona stage at a match. Well, let me tellyou, that feeling is nothing comparedto the feeling you get bywatching a kid do the same thing.And if you are part of the processthat has helped that Junior getwhere he or she is, then the feelingis even better.We wish to thank the followingsponsors for their kind support:Clark Custom Guns, Losie Custom/L.O.T.S,ST', and SV. A completelist of sponsors will be publishedin the next Front Sight.We are also extremely pleased tohave Todd Jarrett's endorsement.He is certain that these programswill promote safety, sportsmanship,and professionalism within oursport. As some of you may know,Todd is very interested in our juniors,and through them is givingsomething back to the sport that heloves. Can we do any less?Please join us in the support ofour juniors. Without them our sportwill certainly diminish. For furtherinformation, please feel free to contactme at your convenience.Richard Jones, 1998 USPSA PostalMatch Coordinator, 8351 SaylersCreek Road, Rice, VA 23966-2007;telephone (804) 561-5037 (no calls after9:00 PM EST, please!) E-mail:RTJonesVAl@aol.com26 FRONT SIGHT • May/June 1998