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 MEMBERS'
MA 1 L BA COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP

Someone Please Tell Sheryl
Cruz To Get Her Beft Fixed!
On page 52 (photo caption) of the
Nov/Dec 2005 issue, Front Sight has
the spelling of "Cheryl" correct, but
Ms. Cruz clearly has it incorrectly
spelled as "Sheryl" on her belt! How
could something this egregious occur?
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Front Sight welcomes comments
from members, but because of space
restrictions we cannot print all the let-
ters 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 allows. Unsigned letters will not
be printed unless under extraordinary
circumstances.
the 2005 3-Gun Nationals (and the
Rocky Mountain 3-Gun), because I'm
glad to see and excited about USPSA
getting serious about 3-Gun and estab-
lishing standardized rules. It's going to
produce more 3-Gun shooting oppor-
tunities.
Question: Where did Bennie Coo-
ley get the magazine extension for his
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READ THIS NOTICE. FIRST
overall experience" for those of us who
like to shoot MIAs, FALs, AR10s, etc.
New Cautionary Note
Anyone purchasing firearms, firearm parts, or ammunition from a foreign supplier is responsible for com-
What's the point of having such a thing
plying with all state and federal laws, which may include excise tax laws. Check with your local state agency, as power factor if it's not going to
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (BATF), or The National Revenue Center in Cincinnati, Ohio
at 800-398-2282 for further information.
mean anything? I was against lowering
the pistol major to meet factory
This pUblication is a service for USPSA members only. No advertised good or service carries any en- .40S&W, an accommodation to some-
dorsement or approval or test-rating by or from USPSA. Certain advertisements may indicate that the ad-
vertised good or service is "legal for limited'', or words to that effect. You should, before relying on that claim thing that didn't exist when the origi-
or purchasing the good or service, contact the advertiser directly and ascertain if this is SO by asking to view. nal rule was set (and which can he
a copy of the "legal for limited" letter which concerns that particular product in which you are interested.
Approval or disapproval by USPSA for limited category or for any other reason does not and shall not imply
loaded to 175 fairly easily). Has the
any resting Or evaluation of the safety, reliability or any other attribute of the good GT service advertised or overall experience been improved by
sold, and is specifically mit any warranty or guarantee, express or implied, as to the gOtAis or services.
Certain articles, whether written by USPSA employees, officers or directors, or others, may contain tech-
virtually driving the .45 and lOmm out
nical information about handloading ammunition, custom modifications to firearms, shooting techniques and of the sport? I don't think so.
related topics. This information reports only the specific tools, parts, modifications, components, conditions,
circumstances, and techniques used by the reporting individual, but all of this information may not be in- be shooting Single Stack this
cluded in the article. Furthermore, the reporting individual may have extensive and comprehensive training,
education and experience in the subject [natter which is absolutely required to duplicate the results, but which
season to show support for the new di-
may not be reported in the article. Accordingly, the user accepts any and all risks and responsihihty front L1SC vision, and in 3-Gun I'll be Heavy
Of any of the information reported in this magazine. Since USPSA has nu control over the use of any of the
technical information about handloading immunition, custom modifications to firearms, shooting Techniques
Metal. The rest of you can shoot what-
and relates' topics, it cannot accept any responsibility for any use of this information and specifically, USPSA, ever you like, but 1 think rule changes
its officers, agents or employees disclaim any and all liability for any manner of damages, including hut not
limited to, consequential or incidental damage,.
MEMBERS' MAILBAG continued on page 57.

2 FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006

 INSIDE
Bv Michael Vo LSPSA PRESIDENT
president@uspsa r)ro,

we have a new National New Range — Tulsa, Okla. New Range No. 2 — Albany,
Championship, two new Tom Fee's United States Shooting Ore.
Nationals venues, and a Academy (USSA) is a brand-new venue
new ammunition pro- The Multi-Gun Nationals will also
that will feature on-site housing, 35 appear at a new venue this year. We
gram for 2006.
have made arrangements with the Al-
bany Rifle and Pistol Club to host the
New Championship — 1911 2006 Multi-Gun Nationals. The Al-
Single Stack bany club sits 95 miles from the Port-
The Springfield Armory Single land airport, and still closer to major
Stack Classic, an anchor match at PASA hotels and restaurants. The layout of
Park, will determine the USPSA Single the shooting bays will allow easy access
Stack National Champion. Richard to the stages, with no anticipated prob-
Heinie has been great working through lems with wind and blowing sand. The
the details of running a USPSA Nation- Albany Rifle and Pistol Club is excited
ranges, manicured grounds, gunsmith to host the match, and meeting with
als. I have shot this match in the past,
services and more. All this will be lo- the Executive Board was a true plea-
and the stages have always been in-
cated just a few minutes from Tulsa In- sure. New props, host club coopera-
credible.
ternational airport, and its numerous tion and easy travel access will all have
hotels and restaurants.
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 MIN
NROI
welcome to 2006! We
have already had a major
match in the sunny state
of Florida; I'll ber they
enjoyed the weather and the fun. We
have added a couple of new items to
USPSA's web "presence." At
www.USPSA.org, we have added auto-
matic posting to the match calendar. To
post a match, go to the match calendar
and click the link to "edit match list-
ings." Select the link to enter a new
match, fill in the info, and hit submit.
Beginning at the start of the 2007
season, the board of directors has ap-
proved some new forms that will aid in
posting a match to the calendar. With
those forms will come some adminis-
trative changes. In 2007, Level II
matches will have to go through NROI
for sanction. However, Level III
matches may then be submitted 60
days in advance rather than the 90 days
required for 2006.
On the NROI.org web site, we have
added a lot, posting the policies and re-
certification requirements for all levels
of range officer. Be advised, there have
been changes with regard to re-certifi-
cation. Rather than take up a lot of
room in this article, just log on and
click on the "policies" link on the left
side of your screen.
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By John Amidon,
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NROI DIR1 CIOR
This year, USPSA will have four na-
tional events, including free-standing
events for 3-Gun, and the Provisional
Single Stack 1911 Division (under the
direction of Richard Heinie, march di-
rector for the Single Stack Classic).
They are listed on the USPSA.org web
page. For more info, check out the
"Nationals" link at the top of the
screen.
Since this will be our first ever 1911
Nationals, and since the questions are
flowing in on this division; it seems ap-
propriate to focus on "Single Stack" in
this month's Q&A.
Lowered Ejection Ports in
Single Stack?
I noticed in the last issue of Front
Sight, a question was raised by a mem-
ber regarding the lowering of the ejec-
tion port on a 1911 in the new provi-
sional 1911 division, the answer
seemed unclear, is it allowed?
SIM VICES
808-596-IPSC (4772)
ANSWER
The simple answer is yes, you can
lower the ejection port. This was once
a normal modification for anyone pur-
chasing a new 1911, it was needed for
the gun to function reliably. The newer
1911s are produced with this modifi-
cation already done to them. My they
have come a long way since they were
the issue gun for the military.
Guide Rod Construction in
Single Stack?
I am interested in shooting the pro-
visional single stack division. The rules
say I can use a full-length guide rod
made of common steel. Is tungsten
steel considered common steel? It does
not say that I cannot use tungsten, so I
am assuming I can.
ANSWER
The answer is no. Common steel is
carbon or stainless. We all know tung-
sten is a heavy metal, and heavier than
common steel given the same size. A
regular guide rod (carbon or stainless),
or a Sprinco, or an STI Recoil Master
would be OK, but not the tungsten
rod.
Single Stack Provisional
Classification?
In the new 1911Single Stack divi-
sion, as a B Open and Limited shooter,
C L-10, Production and Revolver, I
would like to know what I should put
down as my class when shooting single
stack.
Should I use U for unclassified un-
til a class is set up, my lowest class, or
L-10 because it is just- about the same.
I would not want to use my highest
INSIDE NROI continued on page 69.
 FROM THE
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USPSA Web Page Member's Area
wwwuspsa.orgimembers
username: nationals
password: backroback
Multi-Gun Open Champion
Jerry Miculek
The 3-Gun Nationals story, which I
authored, appeared in the last issue of
Front Sight. Considerable space was
devoted to one stage where things
went wrong for a number of competi-
tors, including defending champion
Michael Voigt. My report contained
one significant error and one serious
oversight.
The error was in my statement that,
had Voigt fired the same hit factor as he
later did for the cameras, he would
have won the match. It has since been
brought to my attention that Miculek
was leading the match by about 60
points at that time and that the even-
tual point difference between them
was almost 200 points. I reported what
I believed, but I admit that I took an-
other person's statement at face value
and didn't check the facts. In retro-
spect it is likely that Voigt would have
won the stage but certainly not the
match. The point differentials were too
significant, and Miculek shot too well,
for that to have happened.
The oversight was in not spending
more time reporting Miculek's victory,
which was impressive both in his per-
formance and margin. Miculek beat
second place finisher Matt Burkett by
around 80 points. He was solid and
consistent throughout the match. He
deserved better from Front Sight.
Thanks Don
Area 2 Director Don Bednorz
stepped down effective January 1. Don
took over as AD2 when Jake Kempton
March/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT
By Dave ThOmas,
cid■ 'I@USrY,1
EMCI TII I DIRKTOR
moved from Area 2 in 2004. Since then
he has served the members in his area
well, demonstrating patience, integrity,
grace under fire, and humor. Speaking
personally it was a pleasure to work
with Don. He will be missed in board
deliberations. When you see Don on
the range, take a moment to say
"thanks" for a job well done.
PRACTICAL SHOOTING
Thanks Chris
As Don steps down, Chris Ender-
sby steps up to assume the Area 2 Di- Photo by Dave Thomas
rectorship. His term began as Don's Jerry Miculek grabs for a reload en
ended. Welcome to the board, Chris. route to winning the 2005 3-Gun Na-
May your tenure be so boring that you tionals.
find lots of time to shoot! a great tool for USPSA in dealing with
media, advertisers, and sponsors.
Survey Data Right away those numbers will be
During the month of December used by the National Shooting Sports
USPSA conducted a demographic sur- Foundation (NSSF, www.nssf.org ) to
vey through the web site. A lot of in- produce a feature on USPSA and prac-
teresting data was collected (see page
50 for more information) and it will be FROM THE EDITOR continued on page 8.
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 LLETIN
BOARD
New Clubs And New SCs
This is a busy time for everyone.
What with a new shooting season upon
us, we are seeing changes in clubs and
newly-elected SCs and club presidents
coming on board. Please welcome
American Firearms School club at
North Attleboro, Mass.; Ripon Gun
Club of Ripon, Wis.; Putnam County
Gun Club in Eleanor, WV; Inland
Northwest Action Shooters at Nine
Mile Falls, Wash.; and Steel City Prac-
tical Shooters of Birmingham, Ala.
Their information will be on the web
site, so give them a call and go shoot
with them.
We also want to welcome the fol-
lowing new SCs into their roles of lead-
ership: Wayne Patmore, Kentucky sec-
tion; Neil Allen, Louisiana section; and
Dale Hayen, Northern Illinois section.
The outgoing SCs — Chuck Bradley,
Lloyd Landry, Tim Uhl and Eddie De-
jka — have all performed services to
USPSA way above and beyond the call
of duty, and they deserve our appreci-
ation and thanks. We'd especially like
to extend our gratitude to Lloyd
Landry of Louisiana for 16 years of ser-
vice as SC – that's some record, Lloyd!
Again, all the new information will
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INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
lh kal Reule
these gentlemen on the range, please
extend your thanks for their dedication
and hard work. They deserve it.
Reminders For Clubs
Is your club reaffiliated? As of this
writing Uanuary 17), we have 187
clubs reaffiliated. The deadline with-
out penalty was February 15, but clubs
may reaffiliate until March 15 if they
include a late fee. After that, returning
clubs have to provide us with a new af-
filiation form and roster.
Besides the reaffiliations we are
waiting for, we also have 22 clubs
whose reaffiliations are on hold. These
clubs did not make the minimum re-
quirements and have not requested an
exemption. Is your club one of the ones
who have not yet reaffiliated or whose
reaffiliation is on hold? Please contact
me right away.
Going To Have A Table At A Gun
Show?
Remember, we do have handouts
for our clubs who host tables or booths
at gun shows, and we will be happy to
supply you with membership flyers and
copies of the Front Sight Annual Edi-
tion. All we ask is that you give us a
couple of weeks' lead time to get them
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Change, Change, Changes
This is the time of year when a lot
of our members move. If you are mov-
ing, we ask that you let us know as
soon as possible. The "address change"
forms that come back from the post of-
fice – usually attached to part of your
magazine cover – cost us $.75 apiece.
So to help us save some money, and to
help yourself avoid the frustration of
not getting your Front Sight, please
keep us informed.
Also, whether you are signing up on
the web site, mailing or calling in a
membership, please indicate if this is a
new membership or a renewal. We
don't want to give an existing member
a new number, or re-number an ex-
pired member, even if they have been
out of the sport for a while. If you de-
cide to change from an Annual to a
Three-Year, Three-Year to Annual or
Five-Year, or any of the above to Life,
please let your club know what your
correct USPSA number – and prefix –
is, so they can submit your scores cor-
rectly.
New Season — New Attitude
With Spring in the air, trees bud-
ding, flowers blossoming, plans in the
offing, let's resolve to put behind us all
of last season's trials and irritations,
and start as we mean to go on, with a
new attitude of sportsmanship, of
helpfulness and camaraderie, so that
we can truly enjoy our sport. Now put
on that big smile and go out and play!
 FOCUS 0\
jUNIOR By Larry Houck,
larrv.houckOcis-lic net
NIOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR

USPSA Junior Member's Area
www.uspsa-juniors.org
username: dvc password: juniors
Greetings everyone. As you
read this article the shooting
Our biggest budget item is Camp
Shootout. We provide eight scholar-
ships for juniors to spend a week with
Kay and Jerry Miculek, learning from
two of the best in our sport. Our pro-
.
of practical shooting and USPSA. As
the flyer becomes available we will post
a notice on the web site, hopefully a de-
sign.

jected expenditures in the budget for New Timer Winner

season is once again ready
to go into full swing. Each
year we see better and better matches
and we have better and better shooters.
Watch the juniors in 2006; I am pre-
dicting a tremendous year for our
young shooters.
Raffle Tickets Available Now
Our raffle tickets are now for sale
on the web site. However, if you would
like to buy them in person you cer-
tainly can see Emmanual Bragg or my-
self at a range near you. It is funny that
two years ago, I was helping EB sell ju-
nior raffle tickets whenever he saw
me...that's because he was sure to sell
me some. Well, he continues to sell raf-
fle tickets and EB, thanks for your as-
sistance. Match (oops! Tournament)
directors can request junior raffle tick-
ets from Staci at USPSA headquarters
2006 is $7,200. Why do I include this
While we're on the subject of
in my article? Because as the junior co-
equipment, it's my pleasure to an-
ordinator, I want you to know where
nounce that Andreas Nitzl (A-55145)
your donations are going!
of Great Meadows, New Jersey has
won the bi-monthly timer drawing for
Thank You Rio Salado! new juniors. Congratulations Andreas!
That brings me to my- thank you for
this article. I would like to thank the New Junior Webmager
Rio Salado Sportsman's Club. They
I would like to welcome our new
conducted a raffle during the Area 2/
junior program webmaster, Bill Noyes.
Desert Classic and sent us a check for
Many of you know Bill from the south-
$705.00. If your match or club con-
east area of the country. Bill brings a
ducts a raffle or fundraiser for the ju-
wealth of knowledge and experience
nior program, please when sending in
to our staff and we welcome him. We
your check, clearly mark the check to
also say farewell for a job well done to
the junior program. Also, send Staci
our outgoing wehmaster Jeff Kline. Jeff
and myself a brief email so we can look
for the funds and get them placed in
the appropriate location.
Magazine Caddy
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by sending an email to her at
staci(g uspsa.org .
Just selling a few raffle tickets will
help us meet our goals. All of our spon-
sors for 2005 are once again back on
board for 2006. I will be attending the
Shot Show in an attempt to acquire
more sponsors to bring more prizes
and more chances to win.
Speaking of goals, our junior bud-
get is set this year thanks to the help of
Dave Thomas. This year we have in-
cluded a program for a deserving ju-
nior to receive start-up equipment
courtesy of the Brian Haas Fund. If you
would like additional information on
how to obtain an equipment scholar-
ship, send me an email.
•
I mentioned the Brian Haas Memo-
rial Trust a few moments ago. Bob and
Norie Haas have established a scholar-
ship fund for young shooters to attend
shooting camps. If you are a junior or
you know of a junior who wishes to at-
tend a shooting camp and needs a
scholarship, you can apply to the Brian
Haas Memorial Trust. If you need an
application, contact me at
juniors@uspsa.org . Brass Bags
$8.00
Robin Taylor and I are currently
working on producing a Junior Pro-
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hand out at gun shows, gun stores and Shop on line. Choose from 7 colors
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 0C1 S ON
JUNIORS continued from page 7.
Is responsible for the look of the junior
webpage as you see it. Jeff, your dedication
and service are greatly appreciated.
Honoring Larry Bullock
I was saddened to learn that one of our
junior raffle sponsors, Larry Bullock (of
Buffer Technologies) recently passed away.
I still remember seeing Larry driving
around Barry, III., last July handing out
cold bottles of water. He was iike a light-
house to a lost ship, I, like many in the later
parts of the week, was a lost ship. Larry
was there to help. I had spoken to Larry
about the junior program, and he had com-
mented that he would be happy to help the
program however he could. It is not often
you find people like this but Larry was one
of the greats.
New USPSAIPara-Ord Pistol Bene-
fits Junior Program
For those of you thinking of replacing
your handgun or who just want to add an-
other to the collection, Para Ordnance is
producing the Todd Jarrett Signature Se-
ries. For each Signature Series pistol that is
sold, $100 goes to USPSA with $50 of that
going to the junior program. I would like
to thank Todd Jarrett in particular, as it is
my understanding that this was his idea for
the program. Thanks, Todd.
Juniors, please don't forget about our
online forum. You cart post questions, dis-
cuss training techniques, gear issues or just
communicate with other juniors through-
out USPSA. Stay tuned for the tips from
the Grandmaster and Master portion on
the forum. You will be able to ask a Grand-
master or Master a question and receive
feedback that will help improve your
game.
I am looking forward to seeing each of
our juniors in the coming year. 1 will have
my camera in hand looking for our juniors
in action, along with plenty of raffle tick-
ets. If you have picture% of any juniors
shooting, please forward them to me to be
placed on the web page. Until next time,
may your stage times be fast and your shots
accurate. Most importantly, take a junior
shooting. They are the future! 'IN
8 FRONT SIGHT • March,April 2006
FRO11-11 If
EDITOR continued frorn page 5.
tical shooting in its Industry Intelli- matches with a meeting held in Tulsa,
gence Report, a monthly publication OK, January- 14. In attendance were
distributed widely in the shooting in- Limited/Limited 10/ Revolver Match
dustry. The timing is right because Director Ray Hirst, Range Master
the issue in which we vvill appear is Troy McManus, and CRO's Deb
that scheduled to be passed our Hawkins and David Hyden. The
among attendees at the SHOT Show Open/Production match was repre-
in February where USPSA will have a sented by Match Director Glenn
booth. Martin and Tom Fee, owner of the
Those who
tool< the time to
complete the sur-
vey during De-
cember were eli-
gible to receive a
prize. The draw-
ing resulted in
Steve Tutte row,
Donald M. Ross
and Bob Lamarca Photo by Dave Thoma
receiving gift cer- Nationals Planners: Back row: Everett Mastrich,
tificates for am- Tom Chambers, Ray Hirst, Troy McManus, Glenn
munition from Martin, Tom Fee. Front Row: Deb Hawkins, Kim
Precision Delta Williams, Michael Volgt, David Hyden.
Ammunition, the
official USPSA match ammunition
US Shooting Academy which is pro-
supplier. The certificates were do- viding the match venue. Multi-Gun
nated by NSSF.
Championship Match Director
We extend our thanks to all mem- Everett Mastrich and Range Master
bers who participated in the survey Tom Chambers traveled from Port-
and to NSSF. You've helped to make land, Ore., to be there. Also in atten-
USPSA, your association, stronger. dance were President Michael Voigt,
Sponsor Coordinator Kirn Williams,
and me.
Points Series
In response to member input, With McManus and Voigt co-
several changes have been made to chairing, the agenda included a cri-
the Points Series Championship. The tique of the 2005 events, definitions
most significant changes are that the of roles and responsibilities, budget,
fee has been reduced from $100 to staff, stage selection, the care and
$25, there is no cash pay-back, and feeding of media people, handling
the nationals are no longer part of the competitor ammunition pur-
the series. All of these changes were chased through the USPSA/Precision
made to make the series more acces- Delta Match Ammo Program, and a
sible to more people, including those host of other topics. 2006 is going to
who may have trouble obtaining na- be a dynamite year for practical
tionals slots. More information can shooting!
be found at www.uspsa.org/
poi ntseries/index.php. ASLET
Police and security officers are a
Nationals Planning Meeting natural demographic for our associa-
Planning has begun in earnest for tion, but the organization hasn't
the 2006 national championship vvorked to bring them int() the sport.
Many USPSA members are of the opin-
ion that law enforcement officers
aren't interested in shooting USPSA
matches because we aren't tactical
enough, their egos are too fragile, or
because their departments don't sup-
port the kind of training derived from
practical shooting.
While there is some validity to
those statements, exceptions abound.
Most clubs have at least one or two LE
officers who shoot the sport. Obvi-
ously those individuals aren't inter-
ested in making excuses.
USPSA is making an effort to reach
out to those who sacrifice much to en-
sure our safety. The first evidence of
that commitment was USPSA's pri,-
ence at the American Society of LINA
Enforcement Trainers (ASLET) Con-
ference in Albuquerque, N.M., Janu-
ary 17-18. As the name implies, this is
a gathering of trainers. For every one
of them we can interest in our game we
may be able to influence many more.
To ensure thar attendees could
speak with people who understood the
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sport from a law enforcernent
perspecitve, USPSA asked
members Allen Heckart,
Wynn Anderson, and Dave
Dooley to assist in staffing the
booth. All are current LE or
military firearms trainers.
They were able to share the
way their competitive and
professional experiences
complemented each other.
Although many of those
approaching our booth were
initially skeptical, a significant Allen Heckart, Wynn Anderson, and Dave Doo-
number seemed intrigued by ley in the USPSA booth at the ASLET show.
the potential improvement in Thank you gentlemen!
their department training reg-
imen. USPSA will continue the effort to
bring more law enforcement officers
into the sport.
Land Sale
-I hose \A. hose membership period
includes the late 90's will remember
that USPSA had plans to construct a
headquarters building in Northwest
Washington. To that end a building lot greatly increased "set back" from the
was purchased. Shortly thereafter we
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discovered that flood plain regulations
would make necessary the investment
of many thousands of dollars in unan-
ticipated site preparation. The situa-
tion devolved into controversy. In late
2000 the land was listed for sale.
In 2004 we received word that the
state of Washington was considering
new regulations which would require a
'salmon stream" running behind the
property effective in January 2006.
Early in the year we learned that im-
plementation of the change had been
delayed until 2007.
Had the change occurred the po-
tential value of our lot would have
been considerably reduced. It was al-
ready small, and a further reduction
would have severely limited the type of
projects that could be built on it.
In late November 2005 we received
an offer approximately S8,000 less
than the list price. The board, taking
into consideration the risk that the lot
would lose more value if it didn't sell in
2006, accepted the offer. The sale was
finally consummated in December, ef-
fectively ending that chapter of USPSA
history.
USPSA currently occupies a store-
front space in downtown Sedro-Wool-
ley. We are in the fifth year of a five-
year lease with an option for another
five years. This space is completely ad-
equate for our present and forseeable
needs and no changes are
mit
planned.
9
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close at the Livingston in that room knew that the tempera- matches in their country where they
Gun Club in Brighton, tures in our northern state would are not allowed to own real firearms.
Mich., i lie club began the task of trying plummet to single digits, and that They shot their matches using "airsoft"
to find match directors for the winter meant one thing...a miserable experi- guns. For those of you who are not fa-
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room as the club's IPSC Coordinator teered for such a feat. After realizing corne in various configurations and
that nobody really wanted to tackle work with a few different propellants.
this arduous task anymore (last year There are spring guns, electric guns,
was particularly cold), we reluctantly and the most popular style for IPSC
cancelled the winter matches. shooting — the gas-blowback type.
With the blowback type, they actually
As I was cycle the slide! They have several styles
lamenting a that you can get to match your regular
winter with- competition gun, and they will work
out shooting,
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Photos by David Vollmer.
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 The thread went on to show how
they actually make props that will
work, and still offer an excellent chal-
lenge. It seems they scale down the tar-
gets, and make reactive targets that will
fall when struck with an airsoft pellet.
I began exchanging emails with one of
the people who shot these matches and
he directed me to a Hong Kong-based
club that had it down to a science. He
explained how I could make poppers
out of 1/8" aluminum with adjusters,
gave me the correct sizes to make
them, as well as information for plates
and paper target sizes to simulate dis-
tance. We then went to work creating
these targets and tested them. Lo and
behold, everything actually worked!
We made our poppers the size of a US
mini-popper, and then made another
half the size of the mini. These will
even activate a target if a hinged stick
is used!
The fine people from England's
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8000s will pick them up, and you can
use their armband to put the timer on
the competitor. The RO then starts
them using a 3 second delay. Also, you
need to warm your mags after charging
them with the 134A gas or "green gas."
(Different guns use different formulas.)
They even explained how airsoft actu-
ally has some advantages over regular
IPSC shooting, because the "walls" or
tarps are impenetrable, so 270- or 360-
degree courses of fire are possible. You
can also use swingers with two card-
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hardcover swingers!
I then made a call to Emanuel Bragg
at Pro-Tech to inquire about Airsoft
guns. (For those of you who don't
know Manny, he is our Area 3 director,
and I remembered him donating sev-
eral Airsofts to our Junior Program last
year, so he seemed like the best person
to call.) He informed me that he could
get us most anything we needed. I
worked out a deal where he would take
our orders, and send out the guns peo-
ple wanted on an as needed basis. We
-
all put our order together, and received
15 guns from him with extra maga-
zines. The average person spent about
$235 for everything, including pellets,
gas, gun and a spare magazine...a small
price to pay for winter trigger-time!
Now, everybody had guns, and the de-
sire to learn more about practicing
with them. With these little gems, we
could practice magazine changes, tran-
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short, the sky was the limit.
ALTERNATIVE continued on page 13.
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ALTERNATIVE continued from page 11.

We then ap- work, and saw everything work to perfection, they were
proached the board hooked. We had to take some precautions like making
at the club, and told "drop-boxes," which were basically 18" x 18" cardboard
them of our find. boxes with a pillow in them, so the competitor could drop
After explaining his or her mags into them without harming these fragile lit-
how it worked, and tle critters. The competitor simply placed them wherever
promising to clean they felt they were going to do a mag change. We also had
up after ourselves, the luxury of not needing to wear ear protection, as the noise
we were allowed to is not a factor in this type of shooting.
use our spacious
After all was said and done, it was determined by all that
new clubhouse Photo by David Vollmer.
airsoft was a viable alternative to live-fire that gave us a very
(1800 square feet) Gas Glad( versus aluminum U.S.
realistic shooting experience. The only noted difference was
to construct four Popper and scale targets. Beats the
the lack of felt recoil. An Open shooter would not really
ranges using blue heck out of shooting in the snow!
need this, but if you shot an iron-sighted gun, you would still
tarps to stop the pel-
need some live-fire to work out the kinks in the spring. You
lets and collect them. We simply rolled the bottoms of the
tarps at ground level, and it created a nice little trap. These still had to pick up your sights, call your shots, and speed and
"mini-ranges" were then adorned with our new reactive tar- accuracy is still tested. We only ran two divisions, Limited
gets and some 8 1/2" x 11" IPSC targets. We had a 90+ round and Open (with optics), but I'm sure it could be broken out
match built in less than two hours! We anxiously awaited further to allow for equipment placement.
the match the next day. If you live in an area where winter shooting is at a pre-
Match day arrived, and 14 shooters showed up to take mium, you may want to give IPSC airsoft a try. It sure beats
part in this bizarre experiment. Everybody was a little reluc- sitting inside all winter doing nothing!
tant and didn't know how we planned on doing an airsoft
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Thinking
Practical
Shootin
A REVIEW; BY ROBIN TAYLOR, USPSA
I :ok
STAFF, TY-19724
through the USPSA store,
and you'll see plenty of titles
focused on the how-to of prac-
tical shooting: videos on how
to shoot pistols, how to shoot AR-15s,
books on how to shoot Glocks, and
several titles on how to practice.
Within a great many of those titles you
will find references to the mental side
of the game – but not a lot about how
to actually pursue it.
For this, USPSA shooters have
tended to reach beyond our own bor-
ders for help. Look past Brian Enos'
Beyond Fundamentals, and you find a
great many non-USPSA titles bandied
about as being helpful for improving
one's "mental game." Olympic rifle-
man Lanny Bassham holds a particular
following within the USPSA commu-
nity, as does (to a lesser degree) silhou-
ette rifleman David Tubb. Writings on
Zen philosophy as it relates to sports
performance appear on USPSA shoot-
ers' bookshelves as well. The martial-
artists' favorite, The Book ofFive Rings,
by swordsman Miyamoto Musashi
bears looking at if you're new to this
genre.
Saul Kirsch's book Thinking Practi
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cal Shooting consolidates
ideas from many sources
(particularly Bassham). He
explains controlling self-
cal k, the effects of a positive
self-image, the importance
of right preparation, the fal-
lacy of trying "extra hard"
etc. etc. much the way other
trainers would, only with a
practical shooting twist.
Kirsch himself brings a great
deal to the table here, draw-
ing on his vast international
experience and porting the
ideas presented to the spe-
cific demands of practical
Saul K rs
shooting.
In the chapter titled Thinking
"The Games We Play,"
Kirsch talks about shooters' Practical
efforts to plant doubt and
distraction in the minds of Shooting
their opponents. As repre- A Guide to Outstanding Match Performance_
hensible as this is, we're
fools to pretend this doesn't occur. book is nuts-and-bolts practical stuff
Kirsch lays out a plan for recognizing Kirsch announces his plan to avoid
and defusing head games as they hap- technique in the introduction, then
pen. Toward the end of the book he launches into 30 pages of detailed
gives sitnilar play to techniques and how-tos on trigger control technique,
strategies for working with range offi- breathing technique, calling shots, and
cers (one might say simply "working the like. Likewise, examples "Chipping
the range officers") to get the most fa- Away At Stage Times," "Magazine
vorable outcome — again, another Maintenance," and "Shooting
piece of the game that we as a commu- Swingers" deal mostly with technique.
nity tend to view with a blind eye. Here That said, the book is overwhelmingly
again Kirsch takes a positive route "mental" in the way it approaches the
through this minefield, recognizing the game — and that's a refreshing change.
human failings of range officers, and
I applaud Kirsch's effort, and rec-
giving them credit where due.
ommend it highly for anyone looking
Detailed commentary on physical to better understand how to play the
training and mental imagery populates game in its entirety. Given his visibility
the book, as does goal setting as it re- to sponsors, Kirsch gets an extra mea-
lates to the importance of a particular sure of credit for taking on the contro-
skill. You can find the basic tenets of versial "negative" sides of game-play
what Kirsch is talking about elsewhere, (such as planting doubt in your oppo-
but Kirsch expands and applies those nent's mind) so publicly. You can learn
tenets to the exact requirements of a the techniques of practical shooting
top-flight practical shooter in a from a host of other sources, but if you
thoughtful and experience-filled way. want to learn how to play the game we
call "Practical Shooting," then Kirsch's
His supporting anecdotes span 20
years of shooting experiences in many subtitle says it all. Thinking Practical
nations, moving his commentary out of Shooting is "A Guide To Outstanding
the imagination and into the real. Match Performance."
Despite the title, much of Kirsch's
"
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president of U.S. operations, claims
they're not only repairing guns, but
will soon be building them in their new
Georgia facility. The company seems
committed to establishing a presence in
the U.S. market.
The M-A1 is Steyr's second gener-
ation pistol and, like the earlier M se-
ries, it comes in 9mm, .40 S&W and
.357 Sig. The M-series is similar to the
Glock 19 in overall dimensions and
barrel size. Differences between the
earlier model and the M-Al are small
but important. The new Steyr has a
frame-mounted Picatinny rail and the
grips have been re-contoured and stip-
pled (an improvement over the earlier
model), slightly changing the er-
gonomics. The M-Al also has beefed-
up extractor parts designed to address
problems in the earlier model.
This article will focus on the 9mm
M9-A1 which, except for the caliber, is
identical to the .40 version. The reason
for focusing on the 9mm Steyr is its vi-
ability for the USPSA Production divi-
sion. In contrast, the .40 isn't compet-
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ket accessories, such as a fast holster,
mag well, and a choice of guide rods
and recoil springs. If that's not enough,
Steyr's .40 hi cap magazine only holds
12 rounds and there is no afterrnarket
base pad available.
The Steyr is the wrong gun for the
USPSA member who wants to compete
internationally. While competitive in
the USPSA Production division, the
Steyr's 9mm 14-round hi-cap mag puts
it at a disadvantage in 1PSC where Pro-
duction guns generally sport 17-18
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(Goloski-style) since its anemic 14-
round mags can't compete with
Glock's standard 17-round hi-caps
(more with aftermarket basepads).
This is strictly a box stock Production
gun that's competitive only in USPSA
and IDPA matches with their artificial
10-round limits.
Ergonomics and Safety
The Steyr M series shines when it
comes to ergonomics. If imitation is
the highest form of flattery, then Steyr
should have a swollen head since its
"camelback" design – radically dishing
out the backstrap –has been copied in
the new Kimber KPD and, to a lesser
degree, in Smith and Wesson's M&P.
There's a reason for imitating Steyr's
design. These guns are almost custom-
made for small-handed shooters. Er-
gonomically, they are everything the
Glock is not. The grip is narrow and Graphic courtesy of Steyr
Sights reminiscent of the WWI
aggressively contoured, with the hand
settling snugly into the gun. Steyr does-
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be improved, says the author.
n't rely on adjustable backstraps (a la
the Walther/S&W 99) since it doesn't ger. The gun also points more or less
need them. The grip feels smaller than naturally due to its 111 degree grip an-
any 9mm polymer gun on the market, gle.
including the Springfield XD.
Steyrs are big on safety. Apart from
Soule polymer guns, such as the the drop safety, there's a saf-action
Walther/S&W 99, have such a long (Glock) style trigger, a loaded chamber
trigger reach that even the smallest indicator, plus a witness notch in the
backstrap won't work for shooters slide, and a frame-mounted key lock.
with short fingers. This isn't true for Older M series guns had an innovative
the Steyr with its narrow grip and short manually operated drop down trigger
trigger reach. The gun fits my hand like block, something discarded on the new
a glove, which is saying a lot since I M-Al because of its tendency to en-
have small hands and a short index fin- gage at inopportune times. Although
ger. In fact, the Steyr fits me better than not advisable, the trigger block can be
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the slide comes off The captured plas-
tic guide rod pops out easily and the
barrel drops down. When the slide is
reinstalled the lever automatically flips
into place. The procedure for remov-
ing the striker is similar to a Glock.
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detail stripping is a lot more compli-
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cated than a Glock and requires a good
set of instructions. The Steyr Club fo-
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case, after detail stripping the gun a
few times the process goes pretty
quickly.
Quality and Engineering
When Steyr quit the U.S. pistol
market they wholesaled their remain-
ing guns to CDNN, which sold them
dirt cheap. Consequently, the Steyr M-

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series became known as cheap guns.
Nothing is further from the truth.
The fit and finish on the Steyr is ex-
cellent. There are no rough or sharp
edges, and high-quality polymer is
used throughout. The gun has a black
oxide Tenifer finish with dovetailed
front and rear metal sights. M series
guns also use tapered drop-free steel
mags with no mag disconnect. Here's
one of the best parts — you can find
the Steyr 10-round mags for $10
apiece, and unlike some mags, you can
easily sruff 10 rounds into them. High
cap 14-rounders cost $30.
Detail stripping the Steyr is an eye-
opener. Only the trigger is plastic. All
other internal parts are metal, which fit
into a nicely machined steel frame that
fits inside the polymer receiver. Since
the slide rails are integrated into the
main steel housing, the Steyr is actually
a steel pistol wrapped in polymer. Not
bad for a 27-ounce gun.
Because the Steyr began as a .40
S&W – the 9mm was added later – it
has a more fully supported chamber
than a Glock. This means that spent
brass tends to be less deformed and
more amenable to reloading. Steyrs
can also digest lead bullets since they
use conventionally rifled barrels.
According to factory specs, Steyr
has a short 4mm (.16") trigger stroke
compared to 12.5mm (.5") for a
Glock. While the trigger travel feels
longer than that, it has less pretravel
and a shorter reset than a Glock or
Springfield XD. Out of the box the
Steyr trigger feels crisper and smoother
than most other polymer triggers I've
tried.
The Steyr's trigger pull is suppos-
edly 5 lbs, although it's inconsistent on
both of my guns, ranging from 4.5 to 7
lbs. Steyr triggers differ from gun to
gun. One of my guns has a heavier trig-
ger pull (6-7 lbs) but is smooth, while
the other has sub 5 lb trigger pull but is
rough with a lot of creep. Polishing the
trigger parts didn't help, and unlike
Glock triggers, they won't lighten up
with a good buffing. While the Steyr
has a better trigger than most striker-
fired polymer guns in its class, the lack
March/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT
of aftermarket parts and gunsmith sup-
port means the trigger is a love-it-or-
leave-it affair.
The Steyr is a strong and well-made
gun that can run with the best of the
polymer pistols. Will it last as long as a
Glock? IDPA shooters Steve and
Donna Vandermolen have each put
90,000+ rounds through their Steyr
M9s with only routine maintenance.
Despite the Vandermolens' experience,
the small sample size rules out a defin-
itive judgment on the Steyr's long-term
reliability.
At The Range
I had high hopes for the Steyr. The
ergonomics were there and the trigger
(although a little too heavy at 6 lbs) was
manageable. I even liked the sights at
first. As one friend commented, "you
really want to like this gun." He was
right. I really did want to like it.
At least in my hands, the Steyr's ac-
curacy left something to be desired. At
20 yards the groups were twice as large
as those from my Glock 34. But to be
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ent accuracy of the gun. While I'm sure
accuracy would improve for someone
adept at using these sights, I also sus-
pect that for most people the gun's true
potential would be unleashed with
conventional notch and post sights.
Someone once described the Steyr
M9 as a .22 on steroids. Another Steyr
owner compared it to a pellet gun. De-
spite the obvious hyperbole, the Steyr's
lower bore axis makes a positive dif-
ference in recoil and handling charac-
teristics, something partly offset by its
4-inch barrel.
Steyrs were once hyped as the gun
Glock should have been. But if that's
true, why haven't they blown Clock
out of the water? Apart from poor
marketing, the M series developed a
reputation for unreliability. Three
problems plagued first generation
guns: getting hit on the noggin with
ejecting brass; failure to extract; and
trigger reset problems. The first two
are an easy fix if you understand the
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spring clipped about 1/16-1/4" and
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spring does the trick. Repair and parts
should stop being a problem with
Steyr's new facility in Georgia.
A big problem for Steyr owners —
and owners of other low production
guns — is the lack of aftermarket parts
and gunsmithing services. Making
Glocks more "perfect" has spawned a
wide array of excellent sights, light
triggers, guide rods and recoil springs.
These aftermarket parts are turning
even Production Glocks into race-
horses. Without gunsmith support and
aftermarket parts, Steyr owners are
forced to shoot their guns stock. Only
PT Night Sights makes aftermarket
sights, and no fiber optics or aftermar-
ket recoil springs are available. I know
of no reputable smith that race-tunes a
Steyr.
The M-series was designed as a
carry gun and its 4-inch barrel puts it at
a competitive disadvantage to 5-inch
Production guns like the Glock 34 or
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compete in the already crowded
USPSA Production division. That's a
pity, since I think a full size Steyr might
be a real pussycat.
Despite its problems, the Steyr MA-
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The M9-Al's street price of $475
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 THE CHRONOMAN REPORT
Winter Reflections On Chronography
H
BY GREG LENT, TY-14427
owdy Shooters!
In reflection on the past
year's competitions
where I served as Chronographer, I
came across fewer shooters who fell
into "Minor Power Factor Hell."
This is a good thing. While having
absolutely no shooters falling into
this abyss would eventually eliminate
tny job on the Nationals staff, I don't
enjoy sending anyone to the showers.
The same questions do keep rais-
ing their ugly heads 11( \% ever:
"What's A Chronograph?"
The chronograph senses the
shadow of the bullet passing a start
and stop "gate" that activates a timer
and electronically converts the read-
ing to feet per second.
"It Made Major At Home. How
Come It Didn't Here?"
(if you've already heard the standard
reply, enjoy the rest of the magazine)
The funny answer:
"Well shooter, your bullets
weren't going fast enough."
As this response rarely is appreci-
ated outside of choir practice at the
Ritz Bar and Grille, here's...
The serious response:
Chronographs, being sensitive
pieces of equipment, like consistent
conditions in order to give consistent
results. Most importantly, they like
consistent lighting.
Variations in intensity and angle are
the two most common points of error
in home chronography. This informa-
tion comes from conversations with
both Ken Oehler (Oehler chrono-
graphs) and Charles Hardy from CED
and from personal experience.
The instruction manuals that I
first got acquainted with suggested
using the chronographs throughout
the day and then taking an average of
the readings. This is to eliminate or
at least average-out the negative af-
fects of variations in intensity and an-
gle of the sunlight used to operate the
equipment.
As you can imagine, this would be
an onerous path to take just to check
out one load. Naturally, shooters
take the easier path of using the
chronograph whenever the mood/
weather/planetary alignment and
need coincide. "Oh @ #$%#$, Na-
tionals is next week and I need to
check this load! Three rounds over
the screens in this blazing July sun
should do! Is that a funnel cloud
over there?"
Bad shooter.
This is where we have problems
where the big kids play.
Since Nationals and other major
matches operate over the course of
several days, and since the sun tracks
across the sky each day, all kinds of
varying conditions that adversely af-
fect the chronograph come into play.
To counteract this, we operate the
chronograph in an enclosed box with
artificial lights mounted directly over
the sensors. This procedure just hap-
pens to match what chronograph
manufacturers recommend for the
BEST AND MOST ACCURATE
READINGS and most have available
lighting packages just for this pur-
pose.
Now you might be asking your-
self, "can this really make a differ-
ence?"
Yes!
I've run tests with three different
manufacturer's chronographs, on the
same day, within the same hour and
come up with differences of 100 feet
per second (usually faster in sun-
light). This is the problem most
shooters have when they have trou-
ble at the chronograph station: the
bullets aren't going fast enough.
So What's A Shooter To Do?
Well, test them loads throughout
a whole day or make you a box with
some lights in it. I'll be happy to send
you a .jpg of a fancy one, or walk you
through making one out of card-
board and flashlights.
The worst method is to take your
loads that made major in the sunlight
and bump the load up another 10 to
15 percent. I don't recommend this
due to the possibility of power fac-
tors rising over 200, not to mention
dangerous pressures in the gun.
Shooters still consider the
Chronograph Stage the most intimi-
dating of any given match because it
has that "unknown" quality to it.
This shouldn't be the case given the
general availability of chronographs
and the readily available and free in-
structions on how to use them accu-
rately. If you're going to take the
time to chronograph your loads,
please take a little more and do it
right. I hate saying, "sorry,
shooter..."
Shoot well and feel free to drop
me a line.
Chronoman
Mygunwerks@aol.com
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 Uarnely. Uubbleaum. and the
'Pattie Cver
BY RON AVERY, A-1503
it's time for a bit of tongue-in-
cheek humor. Let's address a
growing trend in IPSC that my fel-
low teammate and Grand Master
Law Enforcement officer Ara Maljian
refers to as "Bubblegum" IPSC or
"BIPSC."
This is not to be confused with
1DPA, also known as "Taliban IPSC" or
"TIPSC" where they can read your
mind and give you a "failure to do
right" penalty if they think you lack the
right tactical mindset or you are wear-
ing an IPSC shirt in a blatant fashion.
You've seen "bubblegum" if you've
been shooting IPSC a while. It is a stage
that has targets or a theme that doesn't
even come close to matching the origi-
nal intent of practical shooting.
One major tournament comes to
mind where we were shooting targets
that were inside "voting booths." You
ripped the curtain back and blasted the
occupants and then went on to the
next tsooth until you were finished.
I remember feeling really weird
about this one and hoping the press
didn't cover that particular stage. You
have to wonder what the intent of the
stage was about and what the relevance
was to reality? Maybe they were just
voting for the wrong candidate? We'll
put that one in the hubblegum cate-
gory.
Then we have the bubblegum tar-
gets. It started way back when with
"Kansas City Floppers." You shot a
steel target and the paper target rotated
extremely fast up and over. You flung
shots at it on the way by, hoping to hit
the darn thing.
Now we have the "Texas star" and,
if that is not enough, we have the
"Texas star" that can only be shot
through specific ports. Blast as it goes
March/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT
"IFIIDSC"
by—no worries about target identifica-
tion.
Then we have the infamous "pro-
peller" targets from the Nationals.
Wind 'ern up and let 'ern rotate. I have
to wonder when the last time anyone
shot at a bad guy rotating in this man-
ner?
At a recent Area championships, we
had several carnival-style stages, in-
cluding one with three targets rotating
continuously using a small electric mo-
tor.
Fantasy stages a la "Star Wars,"
memory stages that test how well you
can remember the places you need to
be and the sequences you need to
shoot; targets that bear little relevance
to targets you might engage in a des-
perate fight for your life, using Disney
or TV characters, silly start sequences,
and things that have little to do with
tests of defensive shooting proficiency
simply cloud the shooter's mind with
trivia.
All Bubblegum.
Having started shooting IPSC in
1980 and having known and shot with
most of the original founders, I have a
strong historical perspective on the ori-
gins and intent of the sport. I can assure
you that it was designed to test combat
skills and equipment in simulated de-
fensive situations. It was not designed
to be shot as a "carnival side shoot."
During the walk-through, you were
not only told the information on start
positions, etc., but they also did a para-
graph on the intent of the stage itself,
including what it was supposed to rep-
resent. I always found that interesting
and I miss not having it anymore. An-
other casualty of watered-down IPSC.
When is the last time we shot a 50-
yard standards at nationals? That was a
real test of skill and I don't know about
you but I had a real love/hate relation-
ship with 50 yards. It made me work
harder on my long range shooting and
that helped me get better. How about
20-yard head shots? Where did all the
6-inch steel head plates go? How about
holster tests? Concealed carry in a Na-
tional-level tournament anyone?
I am telling you, we are heading in
the wrong direction with this and it
will cost us as an organization more
than it already has. For years it has
been fashionable for gun scribes to
bash USPSA as being "nothing but a
game." Are they right?
Part of the draw of IPSC is the rel-
evance to reality: real-life shooting
skills in scenarios that could be a part
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 Safety Area
George Jones
Playing It 13y The Book
BY TROY MCIVIANUS AND KIM WILLIAMS

Kim: Why don't you tell us a
little bit about yourself and
your family?
George: Although I've lived in
numerous places, including six
years in Hawaii, I've been in
northern New Jersey since
1977. My wife Maureen has
been very supportive of my
shooting interests and USPSA
involvement, although she
Photo courtesy of George Jones. doesn't shoot. I have an older
George Jones: Area Director, Range Master daughter who has two daugh-
practice for a year in some faraway
place. I finished my army tour as a
flight instructor for two years, and
then started flying commercially after
leaving the army. I've been doing it
ever since.
Kim: How long have you been in-
volved with USPSA?
George: I started in 1997, getting back
into shooting after a 30-year layoff. I
was on a plane bound for Vegas for a
one-day business meeting. I was mind-
ing my own business, reading one of

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rotor-wing pilot, husband, father. ters of her own, six and two.
They live north of Seattle, so I the gun mags when the guy sitting next
tireless supporter of USPSA to me asked, "Do you shoot?" Well, I
across many levels, the focus get out there at least once a year to
visit. I've used that trip as an alibi to was trying to stay low profile, so I po-
of this issue's Safety Area is litely gave him a non-answer. Later, he
rea 8 director and newest shoot a few matches in Area 1 over the
years. Maureen and I have a son, asked if he could read it when I was
addition to the NROI Instructor done. That's different, I thought...so
Corps, George Jones. Fellow instructor Bryan, who is in his first year at Yale.
We're pretty proud of that boy. My we struck up a conversation. It turned
Troy McManus and I teamed up to in- out he was going to Vegas for a shoot-
terview George for this piece. Here's "real job" has been flying helicopters.
It will be forty years this coming Sep- ing competition and he invited me to
what we got when we managed to get come to the range to watch. He also
him to sit still long enough for an in- tember since Uncle Sam taught me
how, then gave me an opportunity to gave me a copy of GunGames maga-
terview. zine and told me about IPSC and
USPSA. So, the next day, after my
New Range Officers, Dec. 2005/Jan. 2006 meetings, I headed to the range to
CHARITON, JOHN TY-50033 CRO OLSON, MICHAEL A-53791 RO
watch. I was impressed; it looked like
RICHMOND, JR., GENE A. A-8880 RO great fun.
AUGUSTUS, DONALD A-53729 RO ROCK, ANNETTE A-52934 RO
BASHAM, EDWARD A-54191 RD ROLLINS, LYNN A-52462 RO My airline passenger friend turned
BENNETT, DANIEL A A-50886 RD SCHULTZ, DAVID R. TY-46637 RO
out to be none other than Bruce Piatt,
BICKING, GLEN A-54308 RO SCOTT, CHRISTOPHER A-53275 RO
CAMPBELL, DANA A-54303 RO SHINN, BRETT A-46842 RO and he was shooting the Soldier of For-
DORMAN, SCOTT B A-54099 RO SMIT, JOSEPH A-52164 RO tune match. Within two weeks, he
DOUGHTY, JAMES CARL TY-47788 RO SOLITO, KEVIN J. TY-30803 RO
helped me find a suitable gun (which I
FERGUSON, JEFFREY A-52646 RO TAGAYUN, DOMINGO A-39965 RO
FISHKIN, JOEL TY-43708 RD THOLE, MARK A-54931 RO still shoot regularly) and here we are.
GLIVIC, ANDREW A-54258 RD TUTTEROW, STEVE TY-43974 RO
GONZALEZ, ADRIAN I. A-52146 RC UPTON, JEFFREY FY-52637 RO Kim: Why did you decide to become a
GRAVES, CARL E. A-51430 RO VAUGHN, THOMAS J. A-40753 RO Range Master and instructor? Are you
HELLARD, MICHAEL W. TY-88I7 RO VENSEL. STEVEN A-52718 RO
HUBBARD, SCOTTY TY-52498 RD WOODS, CHRIS A-51891 RO
nervous about teaching?
INGLE, RICK A-52837 RO WOODS, ROBIN A-51892 RO
GEORGE JONES continued on page 24.

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SPSA ofters a local match re-
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match staff the ability to post
the results of every match di-
rectly to the USPSA site. Currently, a
bit over one third of our clubs use this
free USPSA service.
Thanks to a suggestion by USPSA
member Tom Dings (TY4136.5), mem-
bers may now elect to receive an email
notification automatically whenever
any club uploads results for a match
that member attended to the USPSA
web site. This does not require any ex-
tra action on the part of the match staff
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email address.
There is a link on the USPSA mem-
bers site labeled "Password and Profile
Management." Members may use this
link to set a personal password that is
easier to remember that the one
printed on the Front Sight label, and to
set a personal profile, including your
email address, and match results notifi-
cation preferences.
This email address will not be pub-
lished on the web, or made available to
match directors. The USPSA web sys-
tem will process results from each
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Major matches must have a results
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George: Not at all nervous. I've been
a military and civilian flight instructor
and have spent countless hours teach-
ing flight students or standing in front
of a class. I actually enjoy it. The ex-
perienced (never say "older") guys pass
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That probably explains my interest in
becoming an RMI. I think I can do an
effective job.
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maybe it's my turn.
Kim: Who have your mentors or role
models been in the organization?
Why?
George: My first mentor was Arnie
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Christianson. He was the CRO on the
stage when I worked my first major
match (the 1998 AWARE). I worked
with him again for the next two
AWARE matches as well. I admired his
cool control, stage presence, and
knowledge of the rules. He was the
first guy to scold me when I took a
shortcut on a range command. I never
forgot. Arnie was the instructor for my
CRO class as well. My other role
model was (he'll blush if I say "is") Troy
McManus. Troy was the MD when I
worked the Area 4 match two succes-
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Two months earlier, Mother
Nature's fury brought de-
struction of life and property
to Louisiana, causing the
match to be rescheduled, but now the
tables had turned. Clear skies, cool
mornings and gentle breezes made
conditions perfect at the inaugural
Louisiana Gator Classic (LAGC), held
October 28-29 in Thibodaux, La.
The Southern Shooting Center
served as host range for the match.
The facility's 12 pistol bays are
arranged in one continuous row, mak-
ing the haul to the next stage, a mere
50 feet, downright easy. Thanks go out
to owners Ricky and Merrill Pellegrin
for allowing us to use their new place
and for their hospitality.
Browsing the range prior to the
match left no doubt that you had ar-
rived somewhere on "the bayou." Al-
ligators, egrets, turtles, raccoons and
other assorted swamp creatures were
everywhere among the palmettos,
adorning the stages. The Cajuns who
live and shoot here had done their best
to add some Louisiana flavor to the
stage names, descriptions and decora-
tions.
Despite hurricane-related cancella-
tions, 110 shooters showed up at the
LAGC ready to compete. With a com-
bined 15 GM's and M's in attendance,
the race was on for first shot at the
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GATOR CLASS"
BY B,11 J. Mr r , TY-491,82
prize table. The prize rabic +■-is phe- shooters. Stages were tilled with the
nomenal! Sponsor and vendor coordi- usual doors, ports and movers but also
nator Gary Thibodaux worked relent- included some Louisiana lagniappe ("a
lessly to produce a spread that would little extra"). "Duck" started shooters
be the envy of all other matches in the kneeling in an unstable pirogue (a
South, and he succeeded. 10 Smith Sc small flatboat), with paddle in hand.
Wesson guns, a Dillion 550 press, CED "Space Invaders Redux" put shooters
timers, CED range bags, Hogue grips, in a turret-style swivel chair with port,
a Magma Lubrisizer, GAT bullets, trying to clear a battery of Classic tar-
Montana Gold bullets, a set of steel gets and cross-activated clamshells.
challenge plates, loading components, "Boudreaux Strikes Back" turned
gun parts from: STI, SV, Jim Clark, Jr., shooters into Jedi Knight Boudreaux
Brazos Custom, Dawson, and Hi-Viz, using "the Force," running past Yoda,
Brian Enos books, Blackhawk holsters, engaging single targets, swingers and
gun stands, cleaning supplies, caps, double clamshells, only to face the
shirts, gift certificates
from Shooters Club and
Brownell's, and still more
were there for shooters to
claim. Every shooter
went home with prizes in
hand. Shooters also had
the chance to pick up a
Doug Koenig S&W
1911, a DPMS "Lite-16"
AR-15, and a set of Steel
Challenge plates in the
match raffle.
Shooters were facet.]
with 12 challenging
stages ranging frorn the
10 round "Paper Pop-
pers"(03-05) to the 34
round "Closer Quarters,"
designed and built by a
team of dedicated local
Shooters crowd around the "Wailing Wall."
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Death Star of spinning steel plates at
the end. "Twisted" forced shooters to
address targets by repeated right and
left turns. Long field courses domi-
nated the designs with high round
count run-and-gun stages being a fa-
vorite in the Bayou State.
Limited gun shooters held nothing
back as they blazed through the stages,
vying for the top position on the score
sheet. GM's Blake Miguez and Bryant
Chaffin were the guys to beat. Bryant
celebrated his birthday at the range.
taking four stage wins, but Blake
scored seven stage wins to top all oth-
ers in match points and take High Lim-
ited. Other top shooters including
Tony Phan, Daniel Hidalgo, Gordon
Lee, Robert "Lightnin" Konrady, and
Steve Miguez put in outstanding per-
formances.
L10 was a very tight match-up be-
tween two of Louisiana's best, James
Louque and Lloyd Landry (Senior).
Louque scored six stage wins but ran a
couple of less-than-perfect stages, and
left the door open for Landry to give
the young guns a lesson on consistency
(Lloyd's a teacher). Louque's scores
held to take first place over Landry by
only .81%.
A total of 30 Open shooters arrived
in Thibodaux to compete for top hon-
ors. Soon-to-be-father and A-Clas,,
Mississippian John Bean turned in an
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Firearms, Hi-Viz, Brian Enos,
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Gold Bullets, Shooter's Club,
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the finish between Texan Trapr Swon-
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former Governor) and Walt Latapie, all
shooting Glocks. At the end of the
outstanding performance to fend off march, Trapr's name was at the top of
GM Dean Makkos and Stephen the list and he was first at the Produc-
Lasavia of St. Bernard Parish for the tion prize table.
top prize in Open. Junior marksman
Forrest McCord finished an itnpressive Louisiana's own GM Jerry Miculek
seventh overall, taking High Junior was one of the eight Revolver com-
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Kentucky
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BY GARY WELBORN A-21499

it's "race day," as they say, for the
first-ever Kentucky 3-Gun State
Championships, and a fine day for
a race it is. The cloudless blue sky
and brisk still air are typical fall days in
rural Western Kentucky. It's the type of
frosty October morning that compels
the whitetail bucks to slip soundless'
along forest and field with amorous in- CRO David Ball and Bob Dietrich oversee the preloading of shotgun maga-
tent. The riotous colored leaves of the zines for (front to back) Albert Pilkington, Berry West, Dan Marlow, Tactical
eastern deciduous forest have begun to State Champion Michael Foley and David Crager.
fall as a result of fewer daylight hours shooters' meeting is about to start tors having perfect clarity, i.e. that the
and lower temperatures. somewhere down the row of bays. purpose of a shooting club is to shoot,
Competitors are moving about, check- approved the funds. Three bays were
Seated against a prop wall, eyes
ing gear, conversing and laughing with constructed across the ridge from the
closed, I await my duty as RO. The
nervous energy. The cacophony floats main range. We held our first USPSA-
easily to my ears on the crisp morning approved match in March of 1990
Lees meke2006yvermast air. The ROs shot yesterday, so for us with the help of a sister Club, KAPS,
seecessfulshootingseeson the best part of the match is over. It the Kentucky Association of Practical
ever How? Order your was a fun match despite the hectic pace Shooters (practicalshooters.com ) lo-
copy of ''The Shooter's
Approach TO Practice"' by
of last-minute preparations. I find my- cated near Bardstown. In 1999 Albert
Sam Conway and improve self wishing to be among those prepar- Pilkington set up a club website, or-
your shooting skins in the ing to shoot today. pci.com, and added steel pistol and 3-
following areas: Draw,
reload, fixing malfunctions,
Gun to our repertoire of monthly IPSC
Waiting for the first squad to arrive, pistol, bullseye, and benchrest
target transition, and
he shooters I think of the events that brought the
pproach To movement Than order matches. When he moved away, Wayne
Practice- $19.95 your copy of "The Shooter's Owensboro Rifle & Pistol Club Inc., to Patmore assumed responsibility for the
S3.95 h Organizer" and have all of this point. The Club was incorporated
your shooting information 3-Gun matches and I continued as
in one location. In the in 1955. Typical of modest rural gun match director for the monthly pistol
"Organizer" you get Trip clubs, it was primarily an NRA and matches.
Planner, Trip Record of DCM bullseye club. Its membership
Expenses, Monthly Calen-
dar with notes, weekly lay included a national record holder and Membership levels continued to
out and much, much more. several distinguished riflemen. During show modest growth with 160 happy
the mid-130s our members became in- members and only a few soreheads.
Taion Publishing
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terested in this new kind of shooting The club was also able to build two
I Ile Shooter's Brunswick GA 31525 sport called IPSC. At the time, I was more pistol bays, one shotgun bay and
Organizer'. the only club member to have attended a parking area with a little help from
$17.95-- $3.95 .s,th
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arm - twisting to start I PS C - style a 48-point 100 yard rifle/pistol range,
Order online at matches on the 100 yard rifle range. trap range, five gravel pistol bays and
www.shootersorganizer.com We soon outgrew the facilities. While one gravel shotgun bay on 136 acres of
we pondered the problem, then club rolling Hancock County hills.
we accept ALL major credit cards! president Dave Moredock said, "let's
Then in 2004 the always-exuberant
go to the directors and ask for money
Wayne Patmore proposed our tiny
to build pistol bays." The club direc-

30 FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006

corps of faithful host a 3-Gun state match in 2005. Our col- plates hidden behind a wall pierced with six small high and
lective's carefully measured and learned response was "if low ports. A further complication was some plates were
you feel froggy ...jump!" We settled on the fifth weekend in close, just outside the minimum requirement of five meters.
October for the match. Fifth weekends don't usually inter- The smaller scattergun patterns at close range rook a bit
fere with other area club activities and October
provided a ready-made theme of Halloween.
Wayne and a work crew of about a dozen did a
stellar job preparing the match. (A special thanks
goes to the Silver Creek Conservation Club near
Louisville for their generous loan of props and
materials.)
As I was marveling over the history, Range
Master Frank Thompson walked past my wall,
waking me from my reverie. Thompson is from
KAPS and was immersed in the task of making
the day run as smooth as a tuned 1911. That's
no easy task with nine stages to watch over:
three rifle, three shotgun, and three pistol. I
dusted myself off and set to work. The match
was underway!
The Kentucky State stages ran the gamut
from 100-yard rifle to inside-the-bathroom pis-
tol courses.
Stage one was all shotgun with eighteen steel Kevin "Hollywood" Elpers (the student in the Matt Burkett instruc-
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Open Class Tony Holmes, Tactical
Steve Southerland and Limited Mike
Welch won the stage in their respective
divisions.
Stage two, "Friday the 13th," was
also shotgun only. Thirteen rounds of
Comstock-scored shooting included a
Texas Star and two aerial clay targets.
Discussions centered around the two
ten point disappearing aerial clays.
Was the 20 points worth the time to
load two more rounds and engage the
targets? The answer must have been
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and took first in Open Division. Gary
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"Amityville Horror" was the first ri-
fle stage. The classic targets and copi-
ous use of hardcover made this 32-
round rifle speed shoot not so speedy.
A low doorway didn't help much ei-
ther. Tony Holmes had a major equip-
ment malfunction that he later traced
to a bent charging handle. (Bet'ya he
has a steel handle now.) Although the
problem cost him a lot of time on the
stage he came back to win the match in
Open Division. Bryan Butcher took
first in Open for the stage. Mike
Moore was first in Tactical five seconds
ahead of second place and Andy Fer-
guson won Limited.
The first pistol stage, "C.H.U.D.,"
was a 16-round mini field course in a
simulated bathroom. The shooter be-
gan paying homage
to the porcelain
throne, Kentucky
Sluggin' it out.
Local veterinarian
George Steedly
engaging slug tar-
gets on "Dusk to
Dawn."
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bourbon bottle in hand. On start signal
movement was needed to engage four
paper with no shoots and hardcover
from around the bathroom wall then
plop down to engage four more targets
from beneath the stall wall. The first
place outhouse competitors were Steve
Griffin Open, Gary Welborn Tactical,
and Mike Welch Limited.
The charcoal grill was fired up and
ready at noon. The Hancock County
4H served hamburgers and hotdogs to
the hungry competitors and staff. The
concession profits went to support the
local 4H shooting sports program. (All
Club facilities are made available free
to the local 4H Shooting Sports pro-
grams.)
"Poltergeist" was the last pistol
stage. The start was back to targets,
holding a candle overhead. On signal,
three metric targets covered with whitc
bags to resemble ghosts were engaged.
Next the competitors opened a door to
find the remaining ghost targets
around walls and through doorways.
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Wilson competes in the 1986 Nationals using one of his prototypes — a sin
gle-stack Super with a single-port compensator and weighted frame. It's
the ancestor of both the modern .38 Super comp gun, AND the "extended
p
dustcover" Limited pistol. The SPS "Pelican" can be traced here as well.
opularly credited with revital-
izing the .38 Super cartridge,
Bill Wilson holds a place of
honor among USPSA's pioneer
gunsmiths. Indeed, one cannot do a se-
ries about USPSA history without shin-
ing a light on Bill Wilson, USPSA num-
ber CL-15.
In the waning days of the Vietnam
War, Jeff Cooper and his compatriots
in Big Bear Calif., were holding their
famous "leatherslap" matches and just
beginning to organize into something
other than an ad-hoc laboratory exper-
iment. Against the backdrop of the Wa-
tergate scandal and with anti-war
protest music blaring on the radio,
their movement started gaining steam,
36
rAm-
until at last the International Practical
Shooting Confederation (IPSC) came
into being. Its seminal event was the
famed "Columbia Conference" in Co-
lumbia, Mo. The year was 1976.
Cooper's experiment exploded
onto the competitive firearms world
that year, with Columbia delegates car-
rying rhe seeds of what would eventu-
ally become the United States Practical
Shooting Association back to their
home clubs.
In 1976 "combat pistol'' meant Po-
lice Pistol Combat (PPC) competition,
and anybody who was interested in do-
ing any sort of "combat shooting" was
involved. Rumors of something new
happening in the Southwest made for
interesting magazine articles, but PPC
was the game of choice for cops and
what we now call "practical" shooters
nationwide. Compared to Bullseye,
PPC was downright racy. Its devotees
shot at a human silhouette, leaned
around a 4 by 4 post "barricade," even
reloaded against a par time. PPC was
considered so avant garde that only po-
lice officers were welcomed. Under the
NRA's management civilians were
grudgingly allowed to compete, but
could not earn a classification - a situa-
tion that continues to this day. The Co-
lumbia Conference of May 1976
changed the landscape. Immediately
word spread through the pistol clubs
that there was a new game in town.
Like Promethean bearers of the flame,
conference delegates returned to their
home states, lighting a grassfire of vol-
unteer club activity.
In September 1976, a dedicated
young PPC shooter named Bill Wilson
strapped on his revolver (a Colt
Python) to shoot his first non-PPC
II
combat pistol'' event. That match
changed Wilson's life. Since 1972
shooting had been Wilson's dream, and
this new venue offered huge possibili-
ties. Using stopwatches to 'factor" your
score was revolutionary, and the idea
of a ballistic pendulum to ensure every-
one was using like-power ammunition
had never been tried. Wilson became a
volunteer, later a section coordinator,
and went on to serve in every volunteer
position within the USPSA/IPSC orga-
nization.
"I was the first SC for Cooper in the
Midwest, in about 1978 or 1979 when
he first started organizing IPSC into
something other than a local thing,"
says Wilson.
Dozens of new clubs sprang up, and
"IPSC" was growing like crazy.
The way the rules were laid our,
Wilson saw that revolvers simply
couldn't keep up. By his second match
he had abandoned his Python and
picked up his first autoloader, a
Browning Hi-Power. He'd been shoot-
ing a revolver intensively for half a
decade, and the transition to an auto
FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006
was, er, less than graceful. Wilson went through all of the my parents' jewelry store talked dad
usual jam-a-matic frustrations, and into also opening a retail gun shop. Re-
"Back then it was all wheelguns . soon found himself being asked to help tail guns and my interest in competi-
I was a pretty accomplished revolver others with their guns. tion shooting led to doing custom gun
shooter, but when I got my first 1911 I work. As they say, the rest is history."
could hardly hit the ground," he says. "My actual trained profession was
as a watch/jewelry maker," says Wilson. Demand for 1911 gunsmithing ser-
To make matters worse, a 1970s "My parents were in the jewelry busi- vices was huge, but Wilson also noticed
vintage 191i wasn't much of a gun. It ness for over 50 years and wanted me a demand for IPSC-oriented competi-
worked, in a sense, but in many cases to do the same. However, my interest tion 1911 parts. Here again, the sky
that was only after several hundred was in guns, so while [ was working in was the limit, and Wilson jumped into
dollars worth of modifications. Lower-
ing the ejection port, changing the
sights, and throating the barrel to ac-
cept wadcutters were just three of the
major changes considered mandatory
for any entry-level 1911. Trigger jobs,
beveling the magazine well, you name
it, there was a lot of stuff that
NEEDED to be done. (For years
USPSA published lists of recom-
mended fixes.) Everyone shot .45 ACP
191 Is in those days, burning Bullseye,
Unique, or Winchester 231 powder
and lots of H&G 68 200-grain wad-
cutters, or - if you could afford it - mil-
itary 230-grain ball. (The H&G 68s
were the gamy low-recoil load, but mil- Gold Team alternate.
itary ball worked reliably in a stock Wilson at the 1983 World
barrel.) You would see the occasional graboot
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Think "Miami Vice." Bill Wilson and J. Michael Plaxco in the shootoffs at the 1986 USPSA Nationals. Note the
bent-elbow "Chapman" stances, short shorts, and way-cool baseball caps. Also notice the big crowd of fans.
Michael Mann and his gun coach imitated this generation of IPSC pros. Compare Bill's posture to Sonny Crock-
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shock buffs, and a set of fixed sights in
rapid succession in the years 1978 and
1979. The still-famous Wilson maga-
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1980, and Wilson Combat has been on
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Wilson The Organizer
In those early days the SC's ran
organization, until Wilson, along with
a handful of others, put their names to
paper to officially incorporate the
United States Practical Shooting Asso-
ciation (USPSA) in 1985. As a founding
member, Wilson served on the USPSA
Board of Directors for most of a
decade.
"When I quit being involved in
USPSA/IPSC, John Sayle was the only
one who had been on the board longer
than I had."
Although he helped shape the top-
fuel nature of the sport, Wilson felt the
equipment race had gone too far from The 1983 USPSA GoIci team. From left, Ross Seyfried, J. Michael Plaxco,
being really "practical." When he was Tom Campbell, Brian Enos, Rob Leatham, and the alternate, Bill Wilson.
invited to the 15th IPSC reunion shoot race had hit, optics were part of the sions as a means of containing the
(where shooters were required to sport, and the price point for a pistol "arms race." He and Sayle were instru-
shoot guns from the 1976 era), a light was skyrocketing. mental in launching Limited division in
went on. 1992.
That 15th Anniversary match
"I shot that match with a 5-inch helped spur Wilson's desire to use "I felt obligated to shoot it aftel
gun," he says, "and that was a blast." more-traditional equipment, specifi- John and I worked so hard on it," Wil-
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the last IPSC racegun Wilson ever built
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'That was the last competition gun
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about 86 or 87 I burned out and went
back to shooting revolvers and stuff
like that."
Wilson's gift to Open division was-
n't so much ''inventing'' the compen-
sated .38 Super as a competitive gun. It
lay more in making that technology
available.
The Devel corporation produced
the very first .38 Super compensated
guns, building on the ideas found in
Jim Clark Sr.'s famous "Pin Guns" used
by John Shaw and others in the early
1980s. However, getting such a gun
out of Devel, or out of any of a range
of other gunsmiths could rake, literally,
years.
Bruce Gray built those original .38
Supers for Devel, and was competing
hard in California ''back in the day."
"Bill is a very, very smart business-
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worked. It was always there, and it was
available. You could wait forever for
Jim Boland to give you something
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I caught up with Wilson on a busi-
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"We've always strived to deliver the
product," he says. "We haven't always
been as successful at it as we'd like to
be, but that's important."
Tbday, one might think he's a victim
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"If you wanted a Standard-grade
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Or if you wanted a Super-Grade gun,
we're running four or five months."
Understand, however, that all Wil-
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f you took a survey of the sidearm
seen in most police holsters, rhe
answer would be Glock. Of those
Glocks, the majority would prob-
ably be in .40. The Glock 17 started the
landslide to the pistol as the police
sidearm. Less than a decade later, the
.40 became the caliber of choice in pis-
tols. Despite an attitude towards prod-
uct change reminiscent of the original
Henry Ford, Glock pistols have prolif-
erated. They do have a number of ad-
vantages: they are ultra-reliable,
46
94/
durable against most abuse, simple to
use, and they don't cost a lot. Many
have tried to capture market share
against the polymer gorilla, but none
so far have succeeded.
That may change.
The S&W M&P is designed to be
better than the Glock in its shortcorn-
ings, as good as the Glock in its
strengths, and unabashedly Made in
America.
Size and Shape
The initial M&P production is very
much Glock 22-like. It has a barrel
4.25" long, fixed Novak three-dot
sights, 15-round magazine capacity
and a lack of external safeties. In
weight, size and bulk it fits the bill. If
you were to lay them down side-by-
side, you'd see the sight radius, overall
length, height, thickness are so much
the same that you'd think it was delib-
erate. It even fits some of the same hol-
FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006
 S&W M&P Glock 22 Interchangeable "gripstraps" adjust
Weight Empty 24.8 22.9 the grip bulk and the length of pull.
Magazine 3.1 2.0
Weight
Length same same
Height same same
Width same same
sters, too, although holster makers are already making hol-
sters specifically for the M&P Safariland, Blackhawk and
Uncle Mikes had holsters to show and test at the S&W sem-
inar 1 attended. I know that Bobby McGee at Blade-Tech al-
ready' has an Mi&P to mould holsters around, so getting hol-
sters isn't a problem. Many "one size fits all" holsters for
your generic medium-sized pistol will
work just fine as well. 1 know that isn't
what high-speed, low-drag USPSA shoot-
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to work either way. As with all things
S&W today, it has an external lock and a
magazine safety. However, the external
lock is an option, have it or not, your
choice. The magazine safety is an option
for law enforcement only, but is easily re-
moved. Unlike many other magazine dis-
connectors, it does not influence trigger
hit 1 PM 2 pull. It acts to un-link the trigger mecha-
MIN $,
nism, so when the magazine is in place the
111111 magazine disconnector parts are not in-
trimiribleb
volved in your trigger pull. Leave it in,
take it out, the trigger pull stays the same.
The trigger itself looks like the Sigma, but
the appearance is the only Sigma-thing
about it. The pull is very much like a light-
ened double action revolver pull: no
FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006
 bore and fire a round behind stamped. Combined with the cast-in-
it. All they got for their ef- polymer skeleton of the frame they are
forts was a bulged barrel. pinned to when assembled, the M&P
The test M&P still worked frame is stiffer, anti the rails larger,
even with a bulged barrel. than the Glock.
They repeated the test with a
Second, the frame is designed to ac-
bullet right in front of the
counr for a minor annoyance 1911
chamber. Same thing, except
the bulge was in a different shooters have encountered: the Glock
points at a different angle. If you tran-
location. They filed case
heads to induce a case sition from one to the other, you have
blowout. While the experi- to spend some time getting used to a
ence was more exciting, they slightly different presentation so your
found the M&P would still
work. How? The barrel, MitP BREAKTHROUGH continued page 55.
slide, and the locking and
slide rail blocks are all
through-hardened. The bar-
rel and slide are then surface-
hardened to Rockwell 68. At
Magwell view of the MEW and the Glock. The kc-68, they are harder than a
MErP has eliminated some of the holes and lot of cheap imported files
sharp edges that tend to foul a smooth reload you can buy at the big-box
in the Glock. hardware stores. Note to
gunsmiths: if you plan on in-
stacking, no increase in pressure, just stalling Bo-Mar sights, use your car-
the same pull all the way through. The bide end mills. The locking and frame The pin that holds the gripstrap
re-set is short. The mechanism is obvi- rail blocks are both made of stainless plugs the grip void and acts as a
ous in function, easy to take apart, and and robustly dimensioned, not simply take-down tool. How cool is that?
looks very amenable to polishing for a
lighter and smoother pull. The maga-
zines drop free even when empty. The
slide stop is ambidextrous but com-
t-oSAFEVISION
pact. It takes some practice to get the
hang of using the slide stop to drop the
'ffr-Prescription
slide on a slide-lock reload. However, Shooting Glasses-
larger slide stops are an option,and are
user-installable.
wrap-around styles 'ftor

Where has the M&P improved on Single vision, bifocal

the Glock ? First, the barrel of the
M&P is designed, as all S&W barrels and progressive
have been, to work just fine with lead lenses available
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 bo are Mbetie radical ipbooterti?
BY DAVE THOMAS, USPSA ED ingly overnight. His design guaranteed demographics of the group that USPSA
GRAPHICS REPRODUCED WITH PERMIS- that only members could take part and represents. It is only good business to

D
SION FROM
VOL. 1
NSSF's
No. 11, 2006
INDUSTRY REPORT,

uring the months of Decem-

ber and January, USPSA
conducted a demographic
that no one could post multiple re-
sponses, thus insuring the integrity of
the data. Eventually more than one
thousand members answered some or
all of the 26 survey questions.
be certain that advertising dollars are
used to address those with the interest
in and ability to purchase the products
offered.

survey on the web site at So, who are these practical

www.uspsa.org. Although such an ef-
fort has been discussed for several
years, it remained only a thought until
the National Shooting Sports Founda-
tion (NSSF) provided the impetus.
They contacted us last November, ex-
pressing interest in preparing an issue
of their monthly Industry Intelligence
Report (IIR) dealing with the shooting
sports with USPSA as the center piece.
The IIR is distributed to the entire
NSSF membership which includes
most elements of the shooting industry,
including manufacturers, distributors,
dealers, wholesalers, and retailers.
Rob Boudrie sprang into action,
creating an online polling system seem-
Mate
The IIR issue featuring the survey
results is being printed as this report is
written and will be available at the
NSSF-sponsored SHOT Show in Feb-
ruary. That provides additional benefit
to USPSA as it will be provided to all
attendees at the show, some of whom
do not belong to NSSF and might not
otherwise see the report.
Aside from the indisputable value
of such visible acknowledgment of the
economic significance of the shooting
sports within the shooting industry,
USPSA derives considerable down-
stream value from having the resulting
data. It is usual for potential sponsors
and advertisers to want to know the
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
(under 18 }
$100K+
shooters?
The typical practical shooter is
male (only 4% of the survey respon-
dents were women), between the ages
of 36 and 59, has no more than three
children left at home (65% have no
children under the age of 18 in their
household), is educated beyond high
school (47% have at least a four year
degree), and have family income of at
least $75,000 (31% are at
$100,000+). A large minority (45%)
are professional or technical people
with another significant (2647o) group
managing or owning a business.
The typical practical shooter is will-
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AGE EDUCATION OCCUPATION

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30'r TECHNICAL 24%

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MANAGEMENT 14%
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Practical shooters come from every age group Over six in 10 practical shooters surveyed have some
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50 FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006

ing to spend money to pursue his sport. shooter doesn't intend to let a few dol-
Seventy-nine percent of respondents lars stand his way of making the next
report spending more than $500 on a class jump.
firearm last year and 570/0 expect to do
that in 2006. Other categories about The most encouraging set of num-
bers for USPSA are those illustrating
which the survey inquired included
the trends in participation. Sixty-six
loaded ammunition, reloading compo-
nents, and accessories. Our typical WHO ARE THEY? continued on page54,

HOW MUCH DO PRACTICAL SHOOTERS SPEND?

During the past 12 months 01 those that did purchase equipment. how much did they spend'
respondents
pvtchased the Firearm firearm
following Loaded
equipment Ammunition Loaded
Ammunition
related to
practical
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Components
HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINE
Reloading
shooting_ Accessories
Components (Stainless steel)
nhowanh.tei
Accessories
Purchased EA uipment Oid Not Purchase Equipment

Dvrog the nest 12 months Of those that will purchase equipment how much will they spend-
respondents
Firearm 30% 1%
expect to Firearm (S50041,5001 (Less than $5001 ,
purchase the loaded
fOliGwinq Ammunition Loaded 33%
equipment Reloading Ammunition (Less than 5 120mm magazine:
related to
practical
c"'Imients
irr[1.5111ift
Reloading
18%
(Less than 5500.
cal.38/9: capacity 20+1
Components
shooting: 40S&W: capacity 18+1
20 40

Wig Purchase Equipment El Will Not Puichase Equipment eng

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(Less than 5500i 45ACP: capacity 14+1

$ 56,00
HOW FREQUENTLY DO PRACTICAL SHOOTERS COMPETE?
I compete locally in I.354.5A events... limy& more than 200 miles to compete in
140 mm magazine:
USPSA events... (01.38/9: capacity 24+1
cal. 40S&W: capacity 21+1
Nearly seven
Four in 10
of USPSA
cal. 45ACP: capacity 16+1
in 10 USPSA members
members surveyed
surveyed stated that
owed that
they compels.
they teaVei
more than
' 170 mm magazine:
locafty 13 or
more times
200 miles to cal.38/9: capacity 29+1
per year! compete in
USP5A events
three or more Magazine body
times a year
/ (stainless steel)
I compete more/less I compete more/iess I compete more/less 120 mm: $ 42,00
than I did year ago: than I did 2 years ago: than I did 5 years ago: 140 mm: $ 45,00
Nearly seven in 10
170 mm: $ 58,00
USPSA practical
shooters surveyed
stated that they are Extended mug. pad
competing more
(5 colours)001
today than they did
five years ago,

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practical.
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events next
year than I
Half of the shooters surveyed
matches next
r'(
expect to compete more and
have this year. travel further to compete year than
than they did fast year, s% have this year. 4.1‘C-°16,-
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REVIEW BY JAY WORDEN L-870, PHO-
TOS RY ROBIN TAYLOR, US,PSA STAFF
have mixed feelings about the
New Pocket Pro II timer from
Competition Electronics. I under-
stand that manufacturers are al-
ways trying to improve their products,
and the new timer has some features
that are an improvement. On the other
hand, there are some changes that are
not. The overall package has some fea-
tures I would really like to have, but
unless I did not have a timer, I would
not give up my current Pocket Pro.
PROS: One of the strengths of the
Pocket Pro is its small size. It was de-
signed as a small timer you could throw
into your range bag for practice, and in
that it has succeeded. It is slightly
longer than the original Pocket Pro, but
the same width and thickness. It ap-
pears the change to the battery com-
partment may be the reason for the ad-
ditional height. One of the weaknesses
of the old Pocket Pro was the pigtail for
the 9-volt battery. At many matches, it
was not uncommon to have two or
three timers out of service when the
Handy detail screens abound on
Pocket Pro II. You'll find everything
from splits to battery level.
IVIarch/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT
A Closer
Look At:
CE's Pocket
Pro II
battery leads were brokcii. in the ne%%.
design the battery is mounted flat and
the battery can only be put in one way.
This is a great improvement.
The timer has several modes that
are useful for training and practice. It
still has a random delay timer. You are
now allowed to set the range of the
random delay between .5 to 9.9 sec-
onds. You can also set it up so the de-
lay is actually a fixed delay. These fea-
tures make it a great timer for training
and practice.
Another new feature I like is the
ability to set a shot dead time. This al-
lows you to prevent the echo issue —
especially indoors. However, you need
to be careful about those really fast
shot-to-shot times. The default is .11
seconds. I like this better than adjusting
the shot sensitivity, as that can be a
two-edged sword.
The problem with adjusting the
shot sensitivity is that you can start to
lose shots, especially if you are running
shooters around obstructions and bar-
riers.
CONS: I found the new case to be
a bit slick to the touch. It would have
been nicer if the pebbling on the case
were more aggressive. While I tend to
carry the timer on my belt or pocket,
many ROs carry the timer in their
hands and it needs to be easier to hold
on to. The shape is good for people
with smaller hands, but the slick-feel-
ing surface may be an issue over time
Big number display, easy
to operate, detailed informa-
tion on sub-screens, what's
not to like? (Okay, the sur-
face is a little slippery.)
or in the rain.
I also found the new style LCD
display to be a bit dark for my
taste. The numbers are larger,
but the blue on green back-
ground does not give as good a
contrast as the older black on
light gray display. When used
outdoors this will not be an is-
sue, but it could be a problem in
darker conditions and indoors.
We used the timer in cold con-
ditions and noticed the display was a
bit sluggish. While I am sure the num-
bers will end up correct, the time lag
was significant.
Overall, the changes to the Pocket
Pro II make it a very good timer for in-
dividual practice and training. The
ability to set the random delay makes it
much more useful for training and
practice. For a competitor who needs a
timer for practice, this is a great up-
grade.
The small size and various features
also make it a good timer for clubs that
need to purchase new timers. It has the
ability to do Par Time if needed. The
elimination of the plate feature is no
loss to 99 percent of the clubs that use
these timers for their ROs. In quick
start mode it is a simple, easy to under-
stand timer for your RO staff to use.
For club use, I would consider the
Pocket Pro to be a minor upgrade to
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 WHO ARE THESE expect to in future years.

PRACTICAL SHOOTERS! continued from page 22. The bottom line is that NSSF and the online poll have
provided USPSA with a substantial promotional benefit, a
percent said that they compete locally 13 or more times each great tool for future marketing, and a valuable insight into
year and more than a third travel at least 200 miles three or our own members. Many thanks are extended to NSSF, Rob
more times per year to shoot. In addition the numbers show Boudrie, and all USPSA members who participated in
that most compete more than in past years and less than they the survey. "it
`r
As with many ,
FRIEND 90-.
other shooting The majority of practical shooters
TV SHOW sports, the first 80
surveyed own their homes.
MAGAZINE ARTICLEJAD introduction
typically begins
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 SSA NI&P

BREAKTHROUGH continued from page 49.

sight comes up correctly. The M&P have a choice ot three sizes, and once
uses the same grip angle as the 1911. At the aftermarket people get involved I
the top, the frame has a beavertail that imagine there will be more. The grip-
extends over the web of your hand. straps are not only user-changeable,
While the bore line of the M&P ap- the tool to lock them in place is both
pears a fraction (and a small one at the disassembly tool and a compact
that) higher to the hand than the and subtle mag funnel. The big change
Glock, the grip also incorporates a is in disassembly: you do not dry-fire
"gripstrap" that is replaceable — a la the M&P to take it apart. Lock the
the Walther P99. You can swap out one slide back. Make sure it is empty and
for either of the other two sizes. You the mag is out. Use the gripstrap pin, a
ball-point pen, small knife or
even a clean stick, and push
down the yellow lever, just like
on Ruger pistols. Turn the disas-
sembly lever on the frame down
and ease the slide off. You're
done. The recoil spring is a cap-
tured unit.
As far as reliability is concerned, Compare the MEW magazine, with
we'll have to put tens of thou- its dual mag release notches, to the
sands of rounds through them Glock 22 at right.
to be sure. But in this day and
market share, would put out some-
ve the very idea that a big
Quirky takedown. See the yellow piece? a- ' thing unreliable is too silly to even en-
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don't expect it to malfunction with any
full-power .40 ammo, based on pre-
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When Open lie will cycle for me that won't cycle for
55'' Width 20
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 ki4EMBERS'
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that run big bores off the range hurt
the sport.
John Gross, A 32893
-
Bennie Cooley's Brotvning Gold was
originally built by the gunsmiths at Bri-
ley. They should be able to help you,
but if you need a custom tube length
for that BPS, assistant editor Robin
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SX2 built by Sean Carlock at www.de-
fensiveedge.net . Mechanically the Win-
chester SX2 and the Browning Gold are
almost identical, except for the Gold's
speed-load feature.– Editors.
Detonation Report:
I went to Libby for the Montana
Stock Gun Championships Uuly 17,
2005) and had an important experi-
ence. I was shooting my friend Scott
Giesick's Para and had just finished
shooting a stage. At the "unload and
Photo by Nate Martin
Debris left behind by a detonation
at the Montana Stock Gun Cham-
pionships. Additional bits of
brass were dug out of nearby
competitors' flesh.
show clear" command I looked down
to see the gun was not quite in battery
and showed Scott who was the RO on
the stage. Wow, how lucky can you get,
a failure to feed AFTER you're done
shooting. I dropped the mag, put my
hand at the back of the slide and tried
to eject the round but it was in pretty
tight. I moved my hand to the front
cocking serrations and hit the grip
with my shooting hand and it did start
to extract the round. Unfortunately it
pulled the round into the extended
ejector and the round went off. Frank
Cook was score keeper and asked me
March/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT
to "show him my hands." Well my
hands were fine BECAUSE they were
away from the ejection port — if they
had not been I would be short some
fingers today. Scott took a pretty good
piece to his chest (and ruined his 2004
Nats shirt, lots of blood) and I dug
some brass out of my leg, but that was
the extent of the damage. It could have
been much, much worse. This brings
up a few important points:
Keep your hand away from the ejec-
tion port.
If you load your rounds long, make
sure they completely clear the bar-
rel and ejection port when eject-
ing a loaded round. Mine were
too long for that gun.
Buy and wear good safety glasses!
Ask your gunsmith about the length
and shape of your ejector.
Go easy when ejecting a stuck
round.
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nation is not a DQ. I gave myself
the boot and none of us knew a
detonation is not a DQ. I don't
know if I could have kept shoot-
ing anyway.
Nate Martin, A-37009
with Scott Giesick, A-43100
3-Gun Stage Design
I have the misfortune of having a
large build, two football-damaged
knees and torn rotator cuffs in both
shoulders. My left shoulder is attached
with less than 20% of the tendon. In
normal shooting on my feet and shoot-
ing through squat height ports or
higher I don't experience any physical
limitations. However:
I'm right handed and, when kneel-
ing, I can only go down on my left
knee which eliminates good support
for a long gun. It would take too much
time to switch knees so, once I am
down, I shoot offhand.
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need to first lay my gun down and get both knees on the
ground before picking up my long gun to finish going
prone. To get up to a standing position I again need to
ground my long gun and it is a very difficult, painful, delib-
erate, slow and embarrassing process to get up fully before
I can then retrieve my grounded gun. There are also serious
risks of further injury when trying to get up and down fast
from prone.
Low ports suffer from the same issues.
As a consequence I'm unable to be competitive in my
category and class when faced with such stages. I enjoy
shooting six or more matches a month. When I face my
physical limitations I score very poorly on those stages. I
measure my personal success by how I did on my run `n
shoot stages. I would like to see a policy that would allow a
shooter to declare, before "load and make ready," to the
CRO who in turn informs the RO that the shooter will not
be able to shoot from the prone and or lcneeling positions
and has agreed to standardized time penalties. Such a
penalty should be stiff enough to discourage anyone trying
for an advantage but not be unnecessarily punitive. There
would then still be a chance to focus harder on the other
stages to 'play catch up', like in golf. Below are some sug-
gested per position time penalties:
down requirement would be charged 5+5 seconds If a stage
ended in a prone position only a 5 second penalty for the
`get down' penalty would apply.
Kneeling — 3 seconds to get up or down to not exceed a
total of 6 seconds per position.
As I said, all such penalties should just be enough to dis-
courage anyone taking an advantage. The stage should then
be designed to allow alternate shooting from a half squat to
a full standing stance. in prone rifle positions there should
be available side support for shooters to compensate for the
prone shooters ground support. Having the available higher
shooting position might also offer an added challenge to
prone shooters to remember to go prone. Incidentally,
ICORE offers this same penalty option from the 50yd
prone position on the standardized "Far and Near" stage
used in every ICORE International Revolver Champi-
onships and the practice is well accepted.
The goals are to be safe, have fun and be allowed to be
reasonably competitive.
Steve Harris, TY- 48646
Editor's Note: The current procedure for applying penalties
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of real life. Shooting a scenario that has
some relevance to a defensive situation
is engaging. It allows one to use the
imagination and see the correlation be-
tween what you are shooting and a
real-life situation. That is a good thing,
and it is good to keep that real-life per-
spective in mind. That will help you if
you ever get into a lethal force engage-
ment. That was the original intent of
IPSC. No games, just skill. Let the best
man win.
When you design stages that look
like a carnival side show, or you have
targets that don't represent anything
real or that you couldn't identify in real
life as being a threat, but you are fling-
ing shots at them anyway, I question
what you are gaining from it? Is it sup-
posed to be all about fun? Is there no
practical purpose anymore to what we
do? In this day and age of crime and
terrorism can we not come up with
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Or is it that people want to shrink
from what IPSC represents? To sugar-
coat it in the hopes that it will be ac-
cepted by the general public?
Maybe it's just me, but I don't think
you are going to get general acceptance
shooting targets on a backdrop of a
combination of Barney the dinosaur,
the seven dwarves and Sponge
Bob/Square Pants like what we shot at
Area 2. OK, maybe Barney I can see...
In looking at the rule book, most
parts addressing the original intent
have been deleted. Since we no longer
have these guiding principles to help
shape the sport, we have, by default, al-
lowed the sport to change into a simple
guided video game that may be fun but
is missing the practical reality and
mindset that was the initial draw in the
first place.
And now we discourage terms like
"head shot" or "hostage" and call it
"upper A/B zone or "no-shoot" target?
It sure sounds like political correctness
has invaded the sport. It's hard for a
cop or concealed carry practitioner to
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to go back to his reality where a head
shot is a head shot and a hostage is a
hostage. It loses something in the trans-
lation when you sugarcoat.
I guess there are literally "liberals
and conservatives" in the sport of
IPSC: those who just come to play and
don't carry a gun off the range, and
those who want to practice martial
skills under competitive stress. I would
fall squarely into the conservative
group. It is not that I don't enjoy the
sport. I still do after all these years. But
I would like to keep it more in line with
the founding principles and not let it
turn into a glorified, real life Nintendo
game.
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RELOADING
On Canting
"I don't understand it. I had a good
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What's going on?"
"Was the gun straight up and
down?"
"No."
"I think we found your problem."
One of the less-understood prob-
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the effect of "cant" on a rifle's point of
impact. When you fire the gun with the
sights tipped at angle, that's called
"canting," and its impact can be dras-
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angle from vertical. In practical shoot-
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of the dominant eye. This will affect
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will be lower.
When we stop to think about it, this
is intuitive. Gravity. works on the bul-
let from the time it exits the muzzle.
With the sights aligned vertically, the
fall (drop) of the bullet is compensated
by adjusting the sights so that the bul-
let actually starts out going up, then
falling back. This trajectory is based on
the line of sight. If the sights are not
vertical, gravity does not change, but
now the bullet is flung to the side
slightly instead of up. The bullet is still
falling, but now instead of going up a
little and settling back down onto the
Exactly how much the point of im-
pact moves from the expected point of
impact depends on the angle of cant,
the trajectory, and the drop of the bul-
let. The drop, as mentioned, is a func-
tion of gravity, but the velocity- figures
in as to where the bullet is at a particu-
lar time. At handgun ranges, the
amount of drop is small since the
ranges are short, so the change in the
point of impact due to cant is small.
With rifles, though, where the ranges
and flight times are much greater, drop
is more significant, so canting the gun
means the point of impact changes
more. The change is directly propor-
tional to the drop.
Without going too far into the
math, let's look at some examples. For
FRONT SIGHT • March/Aprif 2006
handguns, let's say we are shooting a .45 ACP With a 55-Grain .223 Remington, 3250 fps, 45 degrees.
range of 20 yards, the drop for a typical 200gr bullet ar
850 fps would be about 1.13 inches (from computer gen-
erated ballistics). When canting the gun at 45 degrees, Range Drop Overall X Y
the bullet point of impact would move 0.9 inches: 0.8 Change Change Change
inches to the side and 0.3 inches down from the point of
aim. Lesser angles will lessen the effect, and greater an- 0 0 0 0 0
gles will magnify it. 100 2.01 1.54 1.4 0.6
Moving to a higher velocity round, such as the 38 Su- 200 8.41 6.44 5.9 2.5
per, firing a 125gr bullet at 1400 fps, that same 20-yard 300 20.66 15.81 14.6 6.1
range would show only 0.5 inches of drop. This corre-
sponds to a total shift in impact of 0.35 inches, 0.3 inches 400 40.83 31.25 28.9 12.0
to the side and 0.1 inches low. 500 71.94 55.06 50.9 21.1
These figures show that handgun shooters do not
55-Grain .223 Remington, 3250 fps, 10 degrees.
need to worry greatly about canting. Unless you are
shooting very near a no-shoot target, canting the gun will
not be too much of a concern - with handguns.
Range Drop Overall X Y
Change Change Change
With rifles, firing at extended ranges, the picture
changes. Let's look at a popular combination, a 55gr bul- 0 0 0 0 0
let in the 223 Remington with a muzzle velocity of 3250 100 2.01 0.35 0.3 0
fps. 200 8.41 1.5 1.5 0.1
These values are for the gun being canted 45°. This 300 20.66 3.6 3.6 0.3
would be an extreme cant for a rifle. Remember also that
the Drop value is actual drop, not the trajectory or bullet
400 40.83 7.1 7.1 0.6
path value. The trajectory will vary with the zero range, 500 71.94 12.54 12.5 1.1
bur the drop is constant for the bullet, independent of tra-
ectory. 150-grain .308 Winchester, 2600 fps, 10 degrees.
Even for a slight, 10-degree cant, we see meaningful
changes at range. For the 223 above with a 10° cant we
Range Drop Overall X Y
see meaningful dispersion to the right and left (see table). Change Change Change
And for the Heavy Metal shooters. Looking at a 308 0 0 0 0 0
with a 150gr bullet having a ballistic coefficient of 0.4 100 2.98 0.5 0.5 0.0
and muzzle velocity of 2600 fps, we see the following val- 200 12.15 2.1 2.1 0.2
ues for a 10° cant.
300 28.77 5.0 5.0 0.4
As you can see, the changes as the range (drop) in-
creases magnify the importance of either keeping the ri-
400 54.37 9.5 9.4 0.8
fle vertical, with zero cant, or knowing the amount the 500 90.91 15.9 15.8 1.4
point of impact will shift. This is the primary reason some
tO ry.
of the old long range rifles had levels built inro rhe front
sight. The use of levels has been coming back in recent years On first pass, it is common to believe that the sight height
for varmint hunters and long range shooters. There are even will affect the changes associated with canting the gun.
scopes with levels built in. However, 10° cant is 10° cant regardless of how far the sight
line is from the bore line.
With the increasing popularity of 3-Gun shooting and
the use of rifles under speed, where the odds of canting are The above shows that it is important to know your am-
increased, being aware of the effects is important for best re- munition in order to perform your best. We always strive to
sults. Check your ballistics tables and see what your rifle is do our best, and knowing the ammunition and gun are per-
doing for various amounts of cant. If the math looks to be forming as they should allows us to concentrate on our own
too much, I can provide the basics upon request. The re- performance. Eliminate problems with the guns and am-
quired value to figure the change due to cant is, as men- munition and you can focus on improving (or maintaining)
tioned above, the drop and the cant angle. In order to get your performance. We may not be able to eliminate canting
the drop, the muzzle velocity and bullet ballistic coefficient the gun, at least on all occasions, but we can understand the
are needed. Most ballistic programs will also ask for the effect it will have, and compensate for the change.
sight height and zero range to allow calculating the trajec-
March/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT 61
 C STO
GUN TALK
Fitting an Ambi Safety
Installing an ambidextrous safety is
one of the most often-requested after-
market modifications I get. That's be-
cause there are several situations that
require fitting of a safety: you may
want to install one on your new gun,
you may need to replace one that's bro-
ken, or you may be doing a trigger job
that also requires fitting a safety. With
a little knowledge about how the safety
works and with only a minimum num-
ber of tools, this is a modification the
average shooter can successfully per-
form.
Figure 1: Does the new safety allow the slide to pass?
The thumb safety is the primary correct position — about halfway be-
safety on 1911-style guns. It works by
physically blocking the sear when the
safety is in the up position. When
properly installed and adjusted, the
thumb safety prevents the sear from
moving even if you puII the trigger. As
such, any work performed on the
safety must be checked thoroughly to
make sure that when the job is com-
pleted the safety still works as intended
in this design. Do not undertake any
safety work unless you are willing to
take the time to complete the safety
checks mentioned towards the end of
this article. If you are doing a trigger
job or whenever you change any of the
62
By Bob Loodrigan, Brazos Custom Gunworks,
brazos@htcompnet
trigger components, the last step of rween on and off. The safety should
that process needs to be checking the rotate back and forth between safe and
operation of the safety'. It may need to off without binding. In the off position
be adjusted as a result of your trigger it should go down enough so that the
modifications. Therefore, do any top of the safety allows the slide to
planned trigger work before you begin pass. It is very common for the safety
installing a new safety. to not go down far enough. If this is
the case, check the width of the key slot
The first step to fitting an ambi in the sear stop stud. This slot needs to
safety is to completely disassemble the
be wide enough so that it can slide
gun. We covered this in an earlier arti- down over the engagement surface in
cle but if you need a refresher course
the frame. If it is not, then widen it a
you can check this link for more info: little. Look through the back of the
http://www.brazoscustom.com/mag-
frame and you will be able to see where
art/0501.htm . You do not need to dis- it needs to be adjusted. Sometimes the
assemble the grips on a 2011 pistol, but stud may need to be filed where it hits
if you have a 1911
the frame. Check and relieve that area
you will need to until the safety drops down far enough
take off the grips. so that the safety lock plunger fully en-
Once you have the gages the detent in the safety. Ar this
gun torn down, point make sure that the top of the
check your new safety does not extend up to where it
safety to see if it in- drags on the bottom of the slide. If it
stalls in the frame does, take a little material off the top of
without binding. the safety until you have at least 0.025
First look at the inch clearance with the bottom rail of
left-hand side (as the slide.
viewed from the Now that you have the left side slid-
rear). It will insert ing well, fit the right side. If you are in-
into the frame only stalling the safety in a 2011 you will
if you have it in the have to shorten the bottom leg so that
Figure 2: Relieving the key slot in the sear stop stud.
FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006
it will move into the slot in the frame.
Go slowly — you need only to be able
to clear the top of the slot. Take off too
much and you won't have anything to
hold the safety in the frame. On a 1911
you can leave the leg long but you will
need to clearance the underside of the
grip panel so that there is no interfer-
ence. You should also check for inter-
ference when moving the safety up and
down. You may need to take a little off
the inside of the paddle to clear the
frame. Now blend the safety into the
frame removing any sharp edges and
any material that might bite into your
hand.
Once you have the safety moving
smoothly with no other parts in the
gun and it's nicely blended in, it is time
to do the actual fitting. Reinstall the
disconnector, sear, hammer, sear
spring, and mainspring housing. Now
Figure 3: Bottom safety leg failing to clear in a 2011. back
The portion of the safety leg marked with black marker
must be removed to allow insertion into the frame.
Figure 4 : Two left-side safeties, one fitted (left) one not. Note the amount
of material missing from the corner of the sear stop stud.
sear when in the up position. Check
the photos for the angle and approxi-
mate amount of material to be re-
moved. It is important to try to match
the angle of engagement with the leg of
the sear. This will give you a solid
lockup with the sear and prevent it
from moving. Go slowly and keep try-
ing the fit in the gun. Once you can just
barely get the safety to go in move it up
and down. This movement will likely
be stiff as the safety
will be rubbing the
sear. It should leave
a mark on the safety
lock stud. Remove a
little material where
the safety is marked
and try again. You
should eventually
get to the point
where the safety en-
gages with just a little
resistance — this is
good.
Now check the
safety for engage-
ment. Put the slide
on the frame
and move the safety
into the notch in the
slide to the fully engaged position. Pull
the trigger and watch the sear. The
sear should not move at all. Move the
safety to the off position while again
watching the sear. There should be no
movement. Next pull the hammer back
a little. You should not hear a click. If
you do then the sear moved when you
pulled the hammer back. If the pistol
fails any of these safery checks it is un-
safe to shoot because the gun could fire
when the safety is released. If the
safety needs just a small adjustment,
you can fix it by peening a little mater-
ial on the safety stud to get some more
engagement. Place a shim in the stud
key slot, place the safety on a flat sur-
face, and hit it with a hammer so that
you move a little material to replace
the excess that you filed off. It should
not take much. Re-install the safety in
the frame and check for engagement.
If there is still movement, you will need
to have the stud welded up or fit a new
safety.
Now reassemble the entire gun
and, again, check the safety operation.
If everything checks out you are ready
to take your gun out and test fire it.

cock the hammer leaving the grip

safety off so you can see both the sear
arid safety. Notice that the stud on the
left side of the safety has excess mater-
ial for fitting. This must be adjusted so
that the safety can be inserted in the.
gun yet still block the sear from any
motion when rhe safety is engaged. If
you place the left side of the safety par-
tially in the gun, you will see where the
material needs to be removed. You
want to remove enough material so
that the safety can be inserted but so
that it still makes full contact with the

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 Rill cO\
IPS( PIONEER continued from page 45
son pistols are very much a CLISt0111-
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tions and they build it to order. Some
waiting is inevitable when you build a
gun up from scratch this way.
'We've always been a custom shop,"
says Wilson. "Our mentality has fo-
cused on hand-building stuff."
Curiously, Wilson Combat didn't
make the leap to Hi-Cap in the early
1990s. The Clinton Crime Bill may
have had something to do with that,
but as USPSA/IPSC went Hi-Cap with
verve, Wilson Combat stuck with sin-
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Branching Out: Long Guns
Wilson Combat has plunged into
long guns as well, building custom AR-
15s built on their own receivers, and
purchasing Scattergun Technologies to
address the shotgun market. The trio
lets him offer one-stop-shopping for
law enforcement customers and practi-
cal shooters alike.
''Long guns have been going real
well so far," says Wilson. "If we were
broken into different divisions, long
guns would definitely be the most prof-
itable portion of the company, but
shotgun would be the least prof-
itable... Of the gun building, probably
30 percent of it is long guns."
Wilson The Competitor
As the illustrious Nyle Leatham
pointed out, Bill Wilson has lived
through some heart-tvvisting conflicts
on the way to financial success. As a
competitor, Bill devoted himself to be-
coming the hest he could be, shooting
more than 100,000 rounds in 1980
alone. He rose to become one of the
top shots in the world in the early
1980s, winning back-to-back "master
blaster" titles at the now-defunct "Sec-
ond Chance'' championship - a match
second only to the Bianchi Cup in
terms of financial rewards. He'd
placed fifth at the 1979 World Shoot,
and third in the USPSA nationals in
1983.
"I always felt that consistency was
my strong point. I got to where I did-
n't have big up and down swings from
day to day or match to match. No
tremendous high spots, and no disas-
ters. Back in the early days Jerry
(Barnhart) was famous for smoking
two or three stages, and then he
would absolutely crash and burn on
the next one. First couple of years he
was really inconsistent, but he figured
it out and the record speaks for itself."
Wilson went on to tell me that in
those years, his heart's desire was to be
the world's top gun; yet he was on
track to become one of the World's
best-known gunsmiths instead. When
the 1983 World Shoot came into view,
he'd been training hard at pistol com-
petition for 11 years, and was at the
top of his game. These were the "glory
days" of !PSC.
''Shooting back then, I just felt like
it was a very prestigious thing. The
1979 world match in Roodepoort,
South Africa was held at this absolutely
amazing range. The mayor came out
and did the opening ceremonies, some
General came out and attended a big
parade. The team members had both
dress and competition uniforms. All
the national teams came out with their
flags. There were sponsor flags all over
the range, flags from soda rnanufactur-
ers, makers of potato chips, etc. And
the match was RIGHT IN TOWN.
Housing developments all the way
around the range. Like it was a golf
tournament. You felt proud to be in-
volved in something that was appreci-
ated that much."
The 1983 World Shoot in Virginia
saw Wilson's goals of shooter and busi-
nessman in maximum conflict. The
U.S. team to the Worlds would be five
men plus an alternate. To win the
Worlds with his own gun would be a
dream come true, and benefit Wilson
Combat for years to come. Unfortu-
nately, Wilson's scores weren't up to
scratch. Although he finished third at
that year's nationals, he didn't have the
depth of scores to make the team. They
were good enough to secure the slot as
an alternate, but for hinn to share
World Shoot gold, one of the five
would have to fall ill or DQ. Of those
five, Rob Leatham and Brian Enos will
shoot Wilson Accu-Comps.
Put yourself in his shoes for a mo-
ment. The 1983 Worlds are Wilson's
opportunity to stand on the World
stage. The team has welcomed him as
the alternate, knowing he's a strong
player, and Wilson poses in the Gold
team photographs.
In the first few stages everything is
going well. Wilson builds on his strong
suit - consistency - to establish a strong
back-up score for the team. He's lead-
ing the Silver team, shooting well.
Then Rob Leatharn gets hurt.
BILL WILSON continued on page 73.
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 "Real" holsters
in Limited / L10
The Blade Tech DOH
RY ERIC STANLEY, L-2443
I confess; I love high-end sexy gear.
-High Zoot" as my buddy Matt
calls it. But I don't shoot a race
rig. My holster costs about half
what a "real" race holster costs.
Wanna' see it? 'There's a picture almost
any time you see a top Production guy
like Ted Puente or Mathew Mink in
Front Sight, or Limited GMs like
Manny Bragg, Dave Olhasso, Yong
Lee, or Benny Hill. It's the Blade Tech
"DOH" or "dropped, offset, holster"
and if you are looking for a fast but se-
cure holster for 3-Gun, Production,
Single Stack, and yes, even Limited /
L10, it is definitely worth a look.
P11010 by Roger Maier.
Matthew Mink in action with his
DOH at the 2005 Nationals.
66
(Note: I would've said
1DPA too but the latest fax
from IDPA HQ outlawed it.)
For me it all started at a
tough, three-day, Level III
1PSC match in Santa Cruz,
Bolivia last October. Con-
stant 15 - 20 mph winds
gusted to over 40 all day,
blowing baby-powder-like
dust into everything. It blew
right through the zippers in
our shooting bags and we had
to hide our guns in Ziplok
bags.
At the time I was shooting a mini- the gun right where my race rig had —
malist "bikini" type holster. Those are a little out and a little down. A little
the quickest thing since greased light- practice and I "felt" crisp and fast,
ning, right? Not after nine long hours maybe faster than before. It seems 1
in the blowing dust they aren't. When was afraid of "going after" the gun in
1 got the "load and make ready," 1 the race rig, and with rhe Kydex 1 could
could get the gun into the holster (from really get aggressive.
the Ziplok) but it wouldn't come out.
1 looked a little deeper. Were
At the beep [did the ole' "pull your belt
there others who were fast from kydex
up 'round your ears" and nearly ripped
and not just in Production? Limited
the trigger guard off trying to draw. I
and L I 0 shooters who, like rne, found
tried flushing the holster with water,
security in the DOH (and similar) with
and then hosing it down with "break no loss of speed? 1 was reminded that
free" to get through the last few stages,
Ted Bonnet has won several World
but it just wasn't right.
Shoots from a "real" holster, and spon-
Since 1 was in the midst of simplify- sored to do so or not, Todd Jarrett is
ing my gear and converting to interna- now drawing out of a "real" holster for
tional "Standard," this got added to the Limited, and is obviously still compet-
list. We all know fast is good, but reli- itive.
able and smooth is better. No more
Veteran Limited "Super Squadder"
huge mag button, gaping magwell,
Manny Bragg emailed me from
belly button mag pouches or bikini hol-
Ecuador to say that he was happy with
ster. That also meant fewer mags
DOH, but changed away from it for
falling out, no dropped gun DQ's, no
the World Shoot. Why? Not for speed
speed unloacis or stuck 'nags. Sounds
but because he felt with all the un-
like a pretty good trade, huh? 1 still
loaded, and table starts likely at the
think so.
World Shoot, he needed skateboard
I went looking for a replacement tape on the top of his slide, and you
can't get the gun in and out of kydex
holster and, on a hunch, I tried one
with that stuff on there. Okay, point
from Blade Tech. To my surprise it put
FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006
taken, but in the United States, we ac-
tually use our holsters and generally
load our pistols before we use them.
I kept looking into this and found
quite a few Master and Grand Master
level shooters who are starting to be-
lieve that "race holsters are more trou-
ble than they are worth." The general
consensus is that race rigs may be as
much as a tenth quicker for their early
release, but that traditional-style hol-
sters do more to encourage a proper
presentation of the pistol. The net re-
sult is that while a race rig is admittedly
sexy, and may be a short cut to a
quicker first shot, a traditional holster
generally lends itself to consistency and
better points with that first shot. Ask
yourself how many points is that tenth
really worth?
One thing I like about our sport is
its objectivity, it's either faster or it's
not. Period. So, to finally prove it to
myself objectively I set up a simple
draw test. Ten yards, ten draws, from
a true "hands relaxed" posture (no
"IPSC monkey"). Score the target, add
the times, figure your results. A 5.0 hit
factor would be averaging 1.0 for
each alpha draw. Don't get excited,
I am no super squad GM you've
heard of, and I know Robbie or
Todd Jarrett will average in the .60's
out of an ankle holster. I'm just a
regular, garden-variety shooter who
strives for that 1.0 second per "A"
average. The first time I ran this was
a month or so after I switched to the
DOH. For 10 one-shot draws on
amoebas I had a total time of 9.49
seconds, hitting 8As and 2Cs for a
S.0.57 hit factor. That's better than
I ever was out of a race rig. Heck,
last week I hit a .87 in a match.
With modern kydex designs that
make the pistol accessible and don't
drag like leather, we're not losing
much if anything over a holster
where the gun floats in space, orbit-
ing your hip. You're not "Yoda," calling than how soon the holster releases the
your gun to your outstretched hand; gun.
you still have to make a proper draw
1.0 second for an "A." How much
stroke. If you do it right, then you still faster than that do you really need to
clear a kydex as fast as a "race" rig. For
be? I may not be GM (yet?) but you'll
me at least, it's more about the reaction never hear me whine that the
to the beep and consistent presentation
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class, which is in Open, to shoot a .45
with only 8 rounds in the mag.
ANSWER
Classifications: Individuals who
chose to participate in the provisional
division will be assigned their highest
classification on record. No classifier
data will be input into the classifica-
tion system at this time, though the
scores will be archived for future use if
the Division becomes permanent.
9-Round Single Stack .40
Magazines?
I am interested in shooting in the
1911 SS Division and have read
through the "provisional" rules posted
on the USPSA website. The "rules"
state that the "Maximum ammunition
capacity" for major is eight. I drive a
Springfield 1911-A1 in .40 caliber and
use a nine-round IOmm magazine.
This magazine meets all of the dimen-
sional criteria for magazines in this di-
vision... but the way I have interpreted
the rule (...Maximum (of eight) after
the start signal...) is that these maga-
zines would be illegal, simply because
they have a capacity to hold more than
eight rounds.
Can you confirm whether this is
the intent of this rule for the 1911 Di-
vision? Other divisions with round
constraints (L-10, Production, and Re-
Picatinny Rails in Single Stack? ...jp
was reading through the single L Precision
stack rule book and noticed that guns John Larson Master PisIolsmith
produced with attachment points for "Specializing in 1911 Style Pistols"
lights are not acceptable. My .45 is a
Kimber TLE/RL2 and has, of course, a Pistoismith Services
lower rail for a light attachment. I am
Custom competition pistols
wondering about the rationale behind
this rule. Not to promote any contro- Machine work for the home
versy, as I enjoy USPSA matches more gunsmith and hobbyist
than IDPA, but the pistol is acceptable
in IDPA. I don't notice any discernable 425-869-1855
difference in recoil, for example, as jpiprecisionCiiverizon.net
Redmond, WA
compared to another .45 without that
small attachment rail. long as the gun fits in the IPSC box
with an empty magazine inserted in
the gun. The box will be the restrict-
ANSWER
ing feature of the mag wells, as it is for
Since these are provisional rules, the slide/barrel length
they had to start somewhere. The au-
thor chose to use some of the Single That is it for now, remember to
Stack Classic and some of the USPSA shoot fast, shoot straight, but most im-
rules as a benchmark. The Single portant, shoot safe. ■git
Stack Classic does not allow them; it
was decided to start with this. Yes,
IDPA allows them, as long as they do New Masters
not go over a given weight, but the au-
thor decided to go with the Single Nov.-Dec. 2005
Stack Classic on this issue for now.
New Open Grand Masters
Abed, Reynaldo D. L2617
Single Stack Slide, Barrel Ong, James G 1Y36874
Style, Magwell Design? Saiti, Nairn TY49393
Tyler, Keith P L2525
Slide length: Are they restricted to
5-inches or shorter? (How about a six- New Open Masters
Moore, Thomas TY44905
inch long slide?) Morin, Gene A20812
Barrel STYLE: Are fully-sup-
Wakal, Alexsander L2484

volver) specify either a maximum ported/ramped barrels okay? New Limited Masters
nutnber of rounds in the magazine, or Folger, Chad TY45471
maximum number of rounds fired be- Magwells: Are weld-on magwells Lamb, Kevin L. FY24902
Saiti, Nairn TY49393
fore a reload, regardless of the "capac- like the Ed Brown considered an "add- Tyler, Keith P L2525
ity." The 1911 rule seems inconsistent on" or does it have to be removable, a
in that it specifies a magazine "capac- la the S&A? New Limited 10 Masters
Abed, Reynaldo D L2617
ity" as opposed to "rounds loaded" Ong, James G. TY36874
constraints. ANSWERS Pitt, Steve TY29880

The gun will have to fit in the box, New Production Masters
ANSWER so barrel and slide length are restricted Abad, Reynaldo D L2617
Maljian, Ara A23079
Yes, you can use the mag as long as by that feature.
Seib, Nan TY49393
you have only eight rounds in it at the Vogel, Robert G A49056
Supported barrels are fine, this is a
start signal and it fits into the gun
while in the box.
good safety feature and very common New Revolver Masters
nowadays. Abed, Reynaldo D. L2617
Kettells. Torn L465
Mag wells of all kinds are fine, as Williams, David M. L593

March/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT 69

 GEORGE JONES
N EW RM o tin ue d from page 24.
the RO seminars all represent an un-
seen and very' much underappreciated
workload. But, the bottom line is that
it does raise the bar on the quality of
our range officers. I have seen such
great improvements over the last sev-
eral years.
Troy: Since you've been both a com-
petitor and an official at the USPSA
Nationals, can you give us some ideas
for improvement?
George: That's a tough one. It's always
easy to find fault, it's another thing to
give constructive feedback. I guess I
have to say that we need to assure the
quality of the officiating and apply a
continuous improvement model for
the Nationals staff. While it's very im-
portant to use experienced CROs at
the Nationals (and other major
matches), we also need to methodically
nurture new ROs who will someday
develop to be the next Nationals
CROs.
Corrections, Omissions, Goofs
By ROBIN TAYLOR, Tv- / 9724 USPSA STAFF
Forgotten Sponsor
Lastly, we forgot to mention Charles Hardy's continued contribution of chrono-
graphs to the USPSA National Chmmpionships. Hardy's firm, CED, has donated
chronos to the nationals for the last several years. We use the chronos to run the
chrono station at the match, then put the chronos on the prize table when we're fin-
ished. Without Charles, our chrono situation would much more complex, and our
prize tables meaningfully lighter. Thank you Charles, and sorry for the oversight.
70
Troy: You were elected as Area 8 di- slowly erode our member base and re-
rector by write-in vote. Were you sur- duce our available shooting venues.
prised? Why did you want to be an It's not just a USPSA thing; it's affect-
Area Director? ing all shooting disciplines.
George: Surprised? You bet! I hon- Kim: Speaking of kids and shooting,
estly thought it was an uphill effort your son Bryan is a pretty decent
without hope. But, I had the support shooter. He has his Open Master card
of a number of people who cam- and performed very well last year. Can
paigned for me and helped me get the you keep up with him, or do you find
word out. I never "wanted" to be an yourself having to resort to the "age
AD, but I felt the organization could and treachery" angle?
use my help. It's a time-consuming and
George: Treachery doesn't work any-
challenging job with few rewards. I'd
more. As he started to improve, his
still rather just go shoot. Heck, I never
times became faster (damn kids) but I
even get to drive the company yacht.
could bear him with better hits. Then,
Troy: What do you see as the biggest about two years ago, think he found
challenge facing USPSA in the coming the sights. I didn't stand a chance. It's
years? been great seeing him improve his abil-
ity to figure out a stage.
George: Undoubtedly, it has to be the
continuing assault on our gun rights Troy: I've worked with both you and
and the loss of our shooting ranges and Bryan at major matches, and you are
hunting lands. Fewer kids grow up both excellent Range Officers. Have
hunting and shooting. Fewer people you learned anything from that young-
serve in the military. All of those things ster, and have you taught him a few
tricks along the way?
George: He has taught me to keep
an eye on the details. He doesn't
0 ur last issue feanired a miss much, whereas I would some-
number of little er- times take the small things for
rors. So far we've granted. At the 2000 Limited Na-
identified three: tionals, we were working the Stan-
dards stage from hell. By the third
day in the heat with no shade, I was
Wrong Emphasis running out of gas. By that time in
Front Sight overlooked Jerry the match, you figure everyone's
Miculek's performance at 3-Gun. gear is up to par, so I was not paying
This is explained in detail in Dave that much attention to the rype of
Thomas' column on page 5. guns in the holsters. I'm getting
ready to start a shooter when Bryan
Wrong Shooter taps my shoulder and says, "He's
In the cover caption in the last is- shooting a XX gun in Production."
sue we mis-identified Chris Perez It took three tries for me to under-
as Gilbert Perez. Thankfully we stand that the shooter was shooting
got it right in the story. Production with a single-action gun.
This very new shooter didn't know
any better and it not been noticed by
anyone on any of his previous stages.
I have taught him a lot about how
to work and manage a stage over the
years. I think that's why he devel-
oped into such a fine RO so quickly.
He has an amazing memory of the
FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006
rules, and I taught him how to apply it
on a stage. We used to play "what if"
on the way to and from matches. I
would use anecdotes and actual events
from matches, or would challenge him
with rules scenarios to get him thinking
outside the box. I think it helped both
of us.
Troy: Good man. Tell me George, as
an NROI RMI, what's your mission?
George: I'd better open the rule book
and see what it says (grinning). Beyond
passing on my experience and knowl-
edge, I hope to promote respect for the
rule book. By that, I mean that the
rules should be followed, logically and
fairly, even when they appear inconve-
nient or we may disagree with them.
That's what the shooters expect.
Kim Are there any matches that stand
out as the best for you? Or perhaps the
worst?
George: There are a number of
matches that would fall into a "best"
category. I'll never forget my first ma-
jor. The 1998 AWARE and the ones
that followed at Watervliet were a
whole lot of fun. The whole atmos-
phere of the match was contagious,
and it started with Match Director Pat
LeGere. I made some good friends
there. There have been a number of
others over time, but I will drop my
modesty and say that the recent Area 8
matches have been excellent matches
to shoot. I saw them as a worker, not
as a shooter (the perspective is defi-
nitely different), but I was very pleased
with them.
I have worked matches that were
racked with problems, yet the shooters
loved the match. I see that as a great
compliment to the hard work of the
range officials who plod on anyway
and make the problems invisible to the
shooters.
The worst? I'll take the fifth. I do
recall a match or two that I would
never shoot again. Fortunately, those
matches are rare and usually the prob-
lems are addressed if you take the time
to explain it to the match staff. Some-
March/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT
times very well meaning, hard working the table about one foot away. That
people bite off more than they should. same CRO ran every shooter in the
match in spite of losing his voice on
I understand the frustration of Day 2 and refused every offer to read
shooters who complain when a major the written course description for him.
match is not run in accordance to the The man is an animal!
rule book. They have taken the time
and spent their money trusting a match We welcome George to the NROI
to be run a certain way. When that trust Instructor Corps. If you should get the
is broken, no one wins. opportunity to take a class with
George, do so. You'll benefit from it
At Level I matches, it is under- immensely. He has the knowledge and
standable to help new shooters experience from those that came be-
through the match, giving them assis- fore him plus his own that make him an
tance not normally allowed. When it
invaluable resource to the organization
comes to safety infractions, however,
and to shooters of any level.
there should be no "mulligans."
Shooters will not take the safety rules
seriously if they are not taught
to respect them from the start. NROI SEMINAR SCHEDULE
DATE: 3/18-3/19 LEVEL: CRO
Kim: George, it's been a plea- HOST CLUB: Western Nevada Pistol League
sure. In closing, do you have CONTACT: David Buell (775) 997-9055
any amusing anecdotes you'd INSTRUCTOR: Carl Schmidt
like to share with the mem-
bership? DATE: 3/25-3/26 LEVEL: CRO
HOST CLUB: Springbrook Practical Shooters
George: Working major CONTACT: Jay Rock (920) 203-3081
matches is always an experi- INSTRUCTOR: Perry Wilson
ence. Every time I think I've
seen it all, along comes a new DATE: 3/25-3/26 LEVEL: RO
form of entertainment. There HOST CLUB: Racoon Hunters
was a time when I was helping CONTACT: J. LaFave (517) 404-1908
on a stage at the Area 1 match. INSTRUCTOR: Gary Stevens
A certain Executive Director
DATE: 3/25-3/26 LEVEL: RO
we both know was the CRO HOST CLUB: Wabash Valley Practical
on the stage with a table start CONTACT: David Ball (812) 8794936
(you also had to pull a lever) INSTRUCTOR: Jay Worden
and running the shooter. He
had to stand more directly be- DATE: 4/1-4/2 LEVEL: RO
hind the shooter than normal HOST CLUB: San Luis Action Pistol
because of the shooter's direc- CONTACT: Souzan Nelson (805) 528-1462
tion of movement after the INSTRUCTOR: Carl Schmidt
start. I was holding the clip-
board to the shooter's left. In DATE: 4/8-4/9 LEVEL: RO
HOST CLUB: Riverdale Practical Shooters
the middle of the
CONTACT: George Jones (201) 236-0255
draw..."Bang!" The CRO INSTRUCTOR: Troy McMeanus
had no idea where the shot
went because he had no view
DATE: 4/8-4/9 LEVEL: RO
of the gun when it went off, HOST CLUB: Magic City Action Shooters
but he kept his cool and CONTACT: Scott Nielsen (406) 238-0166
cleared the shooter. Well now INSTRUCTOR: Jay Worden
I was getting a very wry,
quizzical look from the CRO, DATE: 5/13-5/14 LEVEL: RO
plainly saying "What, where, HOST CLUB: Springbrook Practical Shooters
huh?" Whereupon, I calmly CONTACT: Jay Rock (920) 203-3081
INSTRUCTOR: Perry Wilson
stuck my pen into the hole in
71
 USPSA Board Meeting
Telephone meeting of Jan. 10, 2006
6:15pm - Meeting called to or-
der
Areal, Area2, Area3, Area4, AreaS,
Area6, Area7, Area8, President, Vice
President and Executive Director at-
tending
Motion 1
President moves to approve at-
tached NROI Form A Course De-
sign (visible at www.us,psa.org un-
der "meeting minutes.' )
Second AS
Passed
Motion 2
President moves to approve at-
tached NROI Form B Stage Info
Sheet (visible at www.uspsa.org
under "meeting minutes.")
Second A5
Passed
Motion 3
President moves to approve at-
tached NROI Form C Tournament
Sanction (visible at www.uspsa.org
under "meeting minutes.")
Second A5
Passed
Motion 4
President moves to approve at-
tached NROI Form D Match Ref-
erence Notes (visible at
www.uspsa.org under "meeting
minutes.")
Second A5
Passed
Motion 5
President moves to approve at-
tached NROI Stage Review and
Sanctioning Policy (visible at
www.uspsa.org under "meeting
minutes.")
Second A5
Passed
Motion 6
A6 moves above motions 1-5 will be
effective for 2007 matches
Second
72
Passed words "Other Level III Match"
shall replace said words.
Motion 7 Second AS
A6 Moves that the Points Series Pro- Passed
gram be amended as follows:
Beginning immediately, the Execu- Motion 8
tive Director of USPSA shall revise
the USPSA Points Series as follows: President moves US 5.8 be amended
to read:
1. The provisions as to cash payback US 5.8 - The provisions of Appendix
are eliminated and only trophies D11 shall apply to competitors us-
will be awarded along with suit- ing official match ammunition.
able publicity in Front Sight.
Second A5
2. The entry fee shall be $25.00 per Passed
shooter per division. All members Motion 9
participating in the Points Series
Championship shall register di- President moves Appendix D11 be
rectly with the USPSA national of- adopted:
fice.
Appendix Dll - Official Match Ammo
3. The USPSA Nationals will no
longer be a Points Series Match. Rule Addition to the 13th Edition
adopted January 11, 2--6, US 5.8 - The
4. The words "other Tournament" provisions of Appendix D11 shall ap-
are eliminated from the Points Se- ply to competitors using official
ries policy and in lieu thereof, the match ammunition. -41
f---
US Appendix D11
Officia1 Match Ammo
Competitors using Official Match Ammunition are exempt from the requirements of rules
5.6.3.7 or 5.6.3.8 as appropriate for the declared power factor.
Source of ammo Ammo must be delivered to the competitor only at the match where
it will be used and designated official by the US Regional Director,
Power Factor Specific ammo products may be certified as meeting Minor or Major
power factor for specific divisions by the US Regional Director
Competitor A competitor who wishes to use official match ammo at the certified
Declaration power factor must file a declaration with the Match Director stating
the official ammo product they will use for the entire match. This
L declaration must be filed before starting the match.
Withdrawal of A competitor who has declared they are using only official match
Deciaration ammo may withdraw their declaration by informing the Range
Master prior to use of any non-official ammo.
Ammo Samples At any match where competitor ammunition will be chronographed,
a competitor using official match ammo will be required to provide
8 rounds of this ammo at the time they pick up the ammo (delivery
sample), they will also be subject to the provisions of rule 5.6.3.2.
Ammo At any match where competitor ammunition will be chronographed,
Verification a competitor using official match ammo will have ammo samples
collected during the match and chronographed according to the
provisions of Rule 5.6.3. Should the ammo so tested fail to meet the
declared power factor, it shall be compared against the average of 3
rounds collected from the official delivery sample. If the samples
collected during the match measure more than 10 power factor
points below the delivery samples, the measured power factor of the
ammo collected during the match shall be used for score and the
provisions of Rule 5.6.3.7 or 5.6.3.8 shall apply.
1 Unsportsmanlike The use of ammo other than official match ammunition, while
1
, Conduct declaring use of official ammunition, shall be considered
unsportsmanlike conduct.
FRONT SIGHT • March/April 2006

USPSA continued frorn page 2.
impact on participation. Several other
MultiGun matches have sold out
quickly, be sure to get your applica-
tions in early!
Ammo Program Undenvay
Our new Official Match Ammo
program is in effect! Test packets of
ammunition are available online at
BILL l\ILSO\
— --
IPSC PIONEER continued from page 64.
Rob's shooting a tremendous
match, surprising a worldwide audi-
ence. To save time he opts to hurdle an
obstacle that the older shooters are
stopping to vault, and twists his knee
badly. He's now in the hole on points
because of that stage and headed for
the emergency room. Robbie's shoot-
ing an amazing pace, well ahead of the
others. If he drops out, Wilson joins the
U.S. team trying to hold off the power-
ful South African squad. Enos or
Plaxco will probably win the match,
and Wilson's supporting score should
carry them to victory. If Robbie stays in
the match, the Gold team's chances
hinge on Robbie's bad knee, and Wil-
son leads the Silver Team into
anonymity.
What ensues is a little-known
sports drama recounted to me by Nyle
Leatham, Rob Leatham's father and at
the time the lead sports photographer
covering the match for the American
Handgunner.
''Consider this, Bill built the gun
that Rob was shooting with. He stood
to benefit if Robbie or Brian won. But
also consider that Bill himself had
earned a right as a shooter to represent
the United States on the Silver Team.
"Second day of shooting Robbie
twisted his lcnee badly, can't walk. The
South African tearn's sports doctor
(Pierre Schoeman) terrorized the local
medical staff, trying to help Robbie.
Schoeman was a shooter, and a tearn
shooter for the South Africans. They
actually had their own television docu-
March/April 2006 • FRONT SIGHT
www.precisiondelta.com to assure
that accuracy and function is 100 per-
cent before that big match.
Planning Efforts Ongoing
As I write this, I'm leaving for a Na-
tional Championship planning meet-
ing in Tulsa. Match directors, range
masters as well as key USPSA and
match staff will spend a weekend shar-
ing match production knowledge to
make our future National Champi-
mentary running in Afrikaans. Schoe-
man went with him and verbally blud-
geoned the local medical staff. He
made the American doctors drain his
swollen knee so that Robbie could get
down on his knees and shoot. He
couldn't bend it until Schoeman forced
the American doctors to drain it.
"Now Robbie had to convince his
teammates that he would still win the
match. If he couldn't, then Bill was in.
"The smart choice probably would
have been to hospitalize Rob. (But)
Rob went on to win with his Wilson
gun, despite his injury. This 21-year-
old kid from nowhere became the
World Champion.''
"Bill was in the top end of things
too, ...Next Worlds, Bill went into the
shootoffs and it came down to Robbie
and Bill. They were often finalists."
Leatham won the Worlds in 1983,
1986, and 1988, before eventually los-
ing to Doug Koenig in 1990. He has
since become a dominant figure in
Standard division.
Wilson lasted another three years,
before succumbing to burnout.
"At least up until 1985, shooting
was my dream. By 1986 shooting was
just part of the job."
Continuing Legacy
Bill Wilson continues to influence
the industry, most prominently
through IDPA, but also through his
continuing ingenuity in firearm design.
IDPA claims 13,000 members in 19
countries worldwide, and largely in-
vented the idea of ''Production" pistol
onships the best matches in history. To
that end, response to USPSAs request
for Nationals stage submissions has
been fantastic.
What is on your 2006 schedule?
There have been several large matches
fill in a matter of a few days. The
USPSA major match calendar is filling
fast, be sure to enter the matches to
wish to attend early!
See you on the range!
KP, ESS, PSS, TKW
Books, Videos
Lubes & Oils
Range Bags
Rifle Cases
Arredondo
Mil-Comm
Holsters
TruGrip
i-Shot
...and more!
PALE Shooting Sports
MLE-ShootingSports.com
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Ear Protection
Cleaning Supplies
Signature Stuff, too!
competition. Wilson himself recently
flew back to Roodepoort, South Africa,
to participate in the IDPA African
championship on the same range
where he placed fifth in the World in
1979. Walking amid the range's old
berms made of gold mine tailings, Wil-
son couldn't help but reflect on the
past.
It's pretty eerie to go back and
shoot on the same range 30 years later,"
he says. However this time he was to
finish first instead of fifth by winning
CDP division with his CQB compact
carry pistol.
Today, 20 years after Wilson hung
up his Open-division cleats in 1986,
Front Sight is proud to remember Bill
Wilson's exploits as a competitor, a
gunsmith, and his service as a founding
director of USPSA. We're happy to note
that although fate passed him over for
glory in 1983, Bill Wilson's influence
and visibility in the world of handguns
and gunsmithing has never been
higher. Should you run into Bill at a
match near you, tell him you read
about him in Front Sight!
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73
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 2006 Area 7 Championship
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June 2-4
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° Thurmont, Md., June 16-18,
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Albany, Ore., July 27-30,2006
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(360) 855-2245 office@uspsa.org
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5. DPMS Tri-Gun Challenge
Del-Tone/Luth Gun Club, St. Cloud, MN
Aug. 18-20, 2006
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Gillette, Wy., Aug. 11-13, 2006.
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Lewisport, Ky., Sept. 1, 2006
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76 FRONT SIGHT • March(April 2006

 MAJOR
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MATCHES
1. Double Tap Championship Contact: Richard Heinie (217) Pointseries: State/Sectional Level: Level 2
March 24-26 , 2006, Wichita 228-9500 Pointseries: State/Sectional
Falls, Texas Contact: MD www.1911Society.org 12. SpudGun 2006: The Idaho (Pending)
Robert Porter (940) 692-3846 Level: 3 State IPSC Championship
2x-tap@ sbcglobal.net Points Series: No May 20, 2006, Emmett, Idaho 17. Area 7 Championships
www.doubletapranch.com Contact: Mike Brown (208) June 7-11, 2006, Rochester,
Level: 2 7. Space City Challenge 835-3734 New York
Points Series: No April 28-30, 2006, Houston, alphamike45@gmail.com Contact: Bob Urban
Texas www.spudgun.palouseriver.com burban@ frontiernet.net
2. Florida State Championship Contact: Tom Neal CC/tri- Level: Level 2 Level: 3
March 24, 2006, Frostproof, ne* houston. rr.com Pointseries: State/Sectional Point Series: Area Champi-
Fla. www.texassouthsection.com onship
Contact: Derek Janowicz (561) Level: 3 13. Iowa Section 2006
628-2127 Points Series: Other Tourna- May 26-28, 2006, Osceola , 18. Area 4 Championships
derek@ mcguns.com ment Iowa June 8-11, 2006, Princeton, La.
Level: 2 Contact: Chad Rutherford Contact: Kenneth Hicks,
Points Series: State/Sectional 8. Golden Bullet Championship (515) 321-0205 chadruther- Area4@ uspsa.org
(Pending) April 28-30, Sloughhouse, CA ford@att.net , www.uspsa4.org
Contact: Steven McCormick oops_info@ioweb.com Match Level: Level 3 (Pending)
3. Alabama Section Champi- (916) 549-2316 www.ioweb.com/oops Pointseries: Area Champi-
onship steve1911 comcast.net Level: Level 2 onship
March 24, 2006, New Hope, www.actionpistol.org/gbc2006/ Pointseries: State/Sectional
Alabama gbc2006 (Pending) 19. Area 1 Championship
Mike Gettemy (256) 316-6141 Level: Level June 14-15 (staff) June 16-18
www.rocketcityshooters.com Pointseries: No 14. Colorado State Champi- (main) 2006, Sherwood, Ore.
Level: 2 onship Contact: Everett Mastrich
Points Series: State/Sectional 9. Area 6 Championship May 27, 2006, Pueblo West emastrich@ comcast.net ,
(Pending) May 5-7, 2006, Atlanta, Ga Sportsman Assoc Areal@ uspsa.org
Contact: Cindy Noyes, (770) Contact: Bill Burkard (303) Level: 3
4. South Carolina Sectional 460-7436 cgnoyes@ bellsouth 485 8137 sismicro.com Point Series: Area Champi-
April 7, 2006, Columbia, S.C. .net or Bill Noyes, or Roger Briden (303) 485 8137 onship
Contact: Linda Chico (803) wgnoyes@ bellsouth.net rcbriden(dearthlink.net
787-9693 uspsa-area6.org/downioads/ www.ecouspsa.com 20. Area 3 Championship
LChico@ msn.com 2006_Areab_entry.pdf Match Level: Level II June 16, 2006, Lenexa, Kansas
Second Contact: Donnie Level: Level 3 Points Series: No Contact: Scott Hattrup (913)
Bryson (803) 787-9693 wd- Point Series: Area Champi- 492-8812
bryson2@alltel.net onship 15. West Coast Dual Champi- HotrodSS@ aol.com
http://Lchico.5u.com/ onship: Production/Single Stack Level: 3
Level: Level 2 10. Mississippi Classic June 2-4, 2006 Hogue Range, Point Series: Area Champi-
Point Series: State/Sectional May 19, 2006, Jackson, Miss. San Luis Obispo, Calif. onship
(Pending) Contact: John Heiter (601) Contact: Mike or Souzan Nel-
925-5372 jheiter@ jam.rr.com son (805) 528-1462 mn- 21. Summer Blast, 2006
5. Wisconsin Sectional MSCIassic@ teammagnolia.com snuspsa@msn.com July 6-9, 2006, York, Penn.,
April 23, 2006, Hohen, Wis., www.teammagnolia.com/classic Level: 1 Contact: Larry Houck sum-
Contact: Ronnie Casper (715) Level: Level 3 (Pending) Points Series: No. merblastmd@adelphia.net
896-1965 Point Series: State/Sectional Level: 3 Pending
ronnie@ casperracing.com (Pending) 16. Silver Creek Open / KY State Point Series: "Other Tourna-
www.wisconsinshooters.com Handgun Championship ment"
Level: 2 11. Sunflower Classic (Kansas June 2-4, 2006 Silver Creek
Points Series: State/Sectional Sectional) Conservation Club in Sellers- 22. Agnus Dei, Targeting Edu-
(Pending) May 19, 20006 Topeka, Kansas burg, Indiana cation Benefit
Contact: Jerry Nelson jwnel- Contact: Wayne L. Patmore July 28-29, 2006 Romulus, MI
6. Single Stack Classic/USPSA son@cox.net (812) 634-1527 waynep@ full- Level: Level 3 - Pending
Provisional Single Stack Na- www.capitalcitygunclub.com/pi net.com or Lee Leonard (812) Point Series: Pending
tional Championship stol/ccps.html 634-1527 leedvc@ earthlink.net Contact: Jeff LaFave
April 27, Barry, Illinois Level: Level 2 www.silvercreekcc.org (517) 404-1908 -rnt
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UNITED STATES
SHOOTING ACADEMY
TULSA, OKLAHOMA

9 Stages
3 Pistol, 3 Rifle
3 Shotgun
AREA 7 3-GUN CHAMPIONSHIP
September 8-10, 2006 145 ShoOter
Limit
Harvard, Massachusetts
www.uspsai.org
One-day match, shoot Sat. or Sun. ROs shoot Fri.

Name USPSA#

Address

C ty State Zit)

E-mail Phone
Division: Limited / Tactical / Open Handgun Major / Minor
Rifle. Major / Minor Shotgun Major / Minor
One day match, circle choice, Sat / Sun Squad mate request

, Mail application with check for $120 entry fee 111ort will be made to meet squadding requests
payable to Harvard Action Shooting: if all applications are submitted towther.
USPSA Area 7 3-Gun Champshionship You may adjust your squadding using the on-
Rob Boudrie line squadding system.
P.O. Box 370
This is a trophy match. Other prizes awarded by drawing.
Ashland. MA 01721-1810

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 The 2006 Mississippi Classic
The Mississippi Section USPSA Champtionship Match
8+ Stages, 200+ Rounds, Cash, Plaques, and Prize Raffle
May 19-20-21, 2006 - Magnolia Rifle & Pistol Club Range - Jackson, MS
200 Competitors Max Using Current Edition of USPSA Rules - Entry Confirmed by E-mail before May 13th

Match Fee: $100 payable to ''2006 MS Classic" ($125 after May 7th) - Ladies and Juniors shoot for 1/2 price
Mail Entry To: 2006 Mississippi Classic - 311 Royal Oak Dr. - Clinton, MS 39056-5831
Match Info: John Heiter - (H) 601-925-5372 (C) 601-259-1504 Match E-mail: msciassic@teammagnolia.com
Jeff Carey - (H) 601-825-2881 (C) 601-906-8984 Match Website: http://wwwteammagnolia.com

Name: USPSA No:

Address: Phone: )

City State: Zip: E-mail:

Emergency Contact: Phone: (

Division: Open Lim Lim-10 Prod Revolver Class: GM M A BC D Unc.

Category: Lady Junior Senior (50+) Super-Senior(60+) Power Factor: Major Minor
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Match T-shirts $14: S M L XL XXL XXXL(+$2) Circle your choice and include payment with entry.
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RO's Needed. RO's, Vendors, & Shoot Throughs shoot on the 19th. RO's get match fee & shirt discounts

Squadding Request:

Blow the dust off your trusty revolver and join us. At
ICORE, we have several Regional Championships in
the USA and Australia and-are best known for the
International Revolver Championship. The IRC is leg-
endary for its prize table. In 2005 the table consisted
of 37 guns and topped $80,000. Our sport combines
elements of the Bianchi Cup, IPSC, and the Steel
Challenge into demanding competition exclusively for
revolvers. Join us and plan on having an exception-
ally good time.
Midwest Regional 8th Annual Central States Regional
March 4th, 2006 Series Sponsored by June 18th, 2006
Ozark Wheelgunners Smith &Wesson Bend of the River Conservation Club
Tontitown, Arkansas Buchanan, Michigan
Mike Luttrell 479-443-7090 Jim Barbour 317-258-5545
Southern Regional 15th Annual Smith St Wesson 1RC
March 25th SI. 26th 2006 June 16-18, 2006
Lafourche Speed Shooters Hogue Action Pistol Range
Thibodaux, LA San Luis Obispo, California
Annette Aysen 985-633-9397 Nelson Dymond 818-388-6191
9th Annual Southwest Regional 6th Annual Australian Regional
Saturday, April 22, 2006 September 9-10, 2006
Team Lopez Townsville Pistol Club
San Fernando, CA Townsville, Australia
Nelson Dymond 818-388-6191 Ian Bond 61 7 47232367
8th Annual Rocky Mountain Regional East Coast Regional
May 6-7, 2006 Please visit our website TBA
WCFW High Plains Shooting Range
Galeton, Colorado
www.ICORE.org Gateway Rifle and Pistol Club
Jacksonville, Florida
Bud Bond 970-224-9476 Bob Hunt 321-377-3265

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Northern California Section Competitor Entry Form

Golden Bullet April 28, 29 & 30, 2006 Open Squading
Championship Sacramento Valley Shooting Center Match officials shoot Friday, April
28, only. All other competitors shoot
Sioughhouse, California
all day Saturday, half day Sunday.
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

Name: USPSA #:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Phone: E-Mail:

Class: GM M AB C DU Entry Fee:

$100 pre-entry by April 15 / No refunds after April 15
Division: Lim Open L-10 Prod Rev SS S65 for working Range Officers/Match Personnel

Power Factor: Major Minor Send entry form and payment (check or money order onl.
payable to GBC 2006) together to: GBC 2006. do Steve
Category: Lady Junior Senior Super Senior McCormick. 10074 Hampton Oak Drive. Elk Grove, CA 95624

Polo Style Shirts: $18.00 each. indicate quantity of each size (2XL & 3XL add $2.00)
Size: S L raLi
Quantity: Shirts Subtotal: $
Hats: $8.00 each (one size fits all), indicate quantity: Hats Subtotal: $
Use this form to pre-enter by April 15. After April 15, contact the match director Entry Subtotal: $
about a walk-in post-entry fee of $125. Walk-ins may be turned away due to a limit
of 150 shooters. Cut off for pre-ordering shirts and hats is March 31. GRAND TOTAL: $
For more information contact Steve McCormick at (916) 549-2316 or steve1911@comcast.net or w.actionpistolorg

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