Official Newsletter of the Magnolia Practical Shooters Club

June 2003 Volume 6, Number 6 “MATCH POINTS” Official newsletter of the Magnolia Practical Shooters Club

President: Bryant Chaffin Treasurer: Jeff Carey  Ph: (601) 353-0698  Ph: (601) 825-2881  e-mail: [email protected]  e-mail: [email protected]

Vice President: John Heiter Newsletter Editor: Bud Berthold  Ph: (601) 925-5372  Ph: (601) 371-3349  e-mail: [email protected]  E-mail: [email protected]

_”Summer Time” match on June 1st. Dig it, Limited, 3 Open, and 1 …:And the livin’ is easy”… 5 stages and 31 Shooters lonely Revolver shooter. Yep, another great turn- including 10 in Limited-10 (Imagine that!) And did we out at MPSC’s monthly division! We also had 17 2 luck-out on the weather around walls and through from around walls and again, or what? ports as they become through ports. The tough visible. One thing you had part here was getting the to think about was which swinger target (which was way the targets were out at about 15 yards) by Here’s a big warm stapled on the stands. either activating it, then welcome for a bunch of They weren’t always moving back to the port to our good friends from straight up and down. The see it, or stretching around Louisiana, including Jim sideways positioning of the wall to shoot it. Either “JD” Davis, “Unca” some “A” zones was way, it wasn’t easy. Lloyd Landry, Kevin somewhat difficult to catch “Any Way You Look at It” “Doc” Martin, Ron without “Heads” on the was Stage 5, written by Brown and Marty Luker. targets. Bud Berthold. This 30 We’re always very happy Stage 2 was Jack round, 150 point Comstock to have these guys come Harrington’s Comstock field course started with all this way to shoot with speed shoot, “Jack’s your gun lying flat on a us and help us out with our Fantastic Ride”. It featured table (barrel). Shooter was matches. our 55gallon Horse, from standing behind, facing which the shooter had to down range. On signal you engage all 22 rounds, retrieved your gun and make mandatory reloads, started engaging paper The Stages: and shoot strong hand and steel targets from only on one of the arrays. within a large fault line It was really nice to have 5 No-shoots and plenty of area, around walls that stages in our match this hard cover made for a lot were lined up straight month, including a of extra shots and re- away from the shooter, classifier. All the others engagements to be sure and barrels set up as were written and submitted we got all our hits. It really vision barriers. Depending by some of our own folks, did get a little wild for on your position in the Bryant Chaffin, Jack some of us! shooting area and the Harrington, John Heiter Stage 3 was USPSA angle at which you were and Bud Berthold. classifier No. CM99-48, looking, you could see Thanks guys for your great “Tight Squeeze”, a12 many choices as to order ideas and hard work round, 60 point, Virginia of engagement. It didn’t supervising the set-up. Count stage. Fairly long take long, however to distances, no-shoots and discover that there were 2 Stage 1 was a 24 round, tight hard cover made pretty good sweet spots 120 point Comstock field these three targets into a from which you could see course featuring 12 of the very tricky little array. If most of the targets. You ‘Classic” (headless) you didn’t slow down had to think carefully targets. Bryant Chaffin enough, you really felt the though, to be sure you wrote this fun, quick Stage pinch when it came time to didn’t skip a target or and gave it the title, “The walk down range and engage one twice. Most Headless Horsemen Ride score. everybody had fun with Again”. It’s a good idea to Stage 4, “Gun Better Run” this one. use these silly lookin’ was a 20 round, 100 point targets once in a while Comstock field course, ‘cause we’re seeing them loosely based on a stage Results: more and more at big written by John Heiter. In matches. This way we’ll this stage, you started The numbers are in, and get used to the difference behind a Bianchi in the look and the scoring of course you can observe Barricade. On signal you all the gory details at zones. Anyway, on this stepped around and into stage, the shooter starts in www.teammagnolia.com the shooting area, but here’s how it came out. a box and moves through engaging paper targets the stage engaging targets and some steel poppers 3

I hope Pat DeBerry is with71.34%. Good job “Finger”. Rule 10.3 Match having fun with his Chris! He was followed by Disqualification for Safety Revolver. He wins every Ralph Mc Laney, Eric Infractions. 10.3.10 Failure time, and we don’t see Hudson and Carolyn to keep the finger outside anybody out there ready to Hudson. the trigger guard while make him a challenge. clearing a malfunction Keep it up Pat! Here comes the Limited where the competitor crew! All 17 of them. This clearly lowers the firearm In open division we’re was a very close contest down from aiming at coming up a little thin. especially among the targets. 10.3.11 Failure to Only three shooters this Masters. All of the top 5 keep the finger out of the month, including the shooters were in the 90% trigger guard during returning “Papa” James range. HOA went to… loading or unloading. Jefferson, all the way from Bryant Chaffin, winning 2 10.3.12 Failure to keep the Vicksberg. Bud Berthold out of the 5 stages. A very finger outside the trigger came out HOA, winning 3 close 2nd , with a win on guard during movement in out of the 5 stages. Stage 1 was Lloyd accordance with section Former “El Prez”, Jack Landry with 97.39% for 1st 8.5. Harrington won the Master. 2nd Master, 3rd One key factor here is that remaining 2 stages and overall, winning stage 4 by in the course of breaking took a solid 2nd overall and just a hair, only 4 match one of these rules, you 1st C with 70.12%. James points down, Jim Davis at can easily break another Jefferson finished 3rd 96.65%. And now, the big under section 10.3. overall with 59.6%. story in Limited division. 10.3.1 Accidental Junior shooter, Nick Boyd Discharge…10.3.1.1 Any In Limited-10 division we finishes 4th overall, 1st C shot fired outside the had quite the contest this class (C class?) at confines of either the month with 10 competitors. 91.94%? backstop or side berms or Tommy “Doc” Cabell got Wow! Move this guy up! which strikes the ground HOA again, but with only Kevin Martin came in 5th within three meters of the 2 stage wins out of the 5. overall and 3rd Master with competitor… 10.3.2 With a win on stage 4, 90.91%. Unsafe Gun Handling … Charles Morrison finished 1st B class and 6th overall, 10.3.2.1 Any discharge 2nd overall and 1st C class with a hands-down win on prior to commencement or with 87.8%. Excellent job the classifier, Matt Moorer while loading, reloading, Charles! 2nd C class, 3rd at 87.81%. Good job Matt! unloading or during overall was Brian Davis 7th overall and 1st A class, remedial action in the case with 84.40%. 3rd C class 4th Richard Pittman at of a malfunction. 10.3.2.2 overall was Ron Brown 72.08%, followed by: Jerry Any discharge during with 81.81%. 4th C class, Barhum, John Heiter, movement except while 5th overall was Frank Greg McDade, engaging targets. Farmer with 76.37% Bobby McAuliffe(1st D), It is so important, yet very One interesting thing to Mike McArthur, Howard difficult to always have a note here. All of these C Adams, Mike Boyd, Bill conscious handle on class shooters finished this Cheney(1st unclassified), where your trigger finger is 5 stage match with 75% or and Roger Gregory. during the course of a better. That’s “A” class stage run. Even the best territory folks! and most experienced Congratulations! Know da shooters have had trouble Marty Luker took 2 out of with this at one time or the 5 stage wins, but a another. Perhaps it would couple of others gave him Rules!! be easier to think more trouble. He still finished at positively about where a respectable 74.28%. One of our most important your finger should be, High unclassified L-10 fundamental safety rules rather than where it should went to Chris Howard pertains to your trigger not be. Think about this. 4

On a 1911/2011 style gun, -DVC around 9:00 am. For info consciously put the tip of Announcements: call Craig at 601 484-7260 your finger on the end of Or get in touch with some the slide stop. The little Team Magnolia will host of us about who’s gonna “knub” that protrudes out it’s next monthly match on ride over. the right side of the frame Sunday, July 6, 2003. is a perfect place that you Shooting starts at 9:00 am. Tangi Practical Shooters can feel easily. That’s the Come early and help set Association of Amite, spot where you should up, tell stories, crack Louisiana is hosting their always count on putting jokes, or whatever. Look regular monthly match this your finger when you’re for a shooter’s meeting on Sunday, June 22, 2003. not aiming and shooting at Wednesday, July 2, 6:30 Shooting starts at 9:00 am. targets. The Glock pistol pm at the “La Cazuela” There’ll be several of us has a similar spot on the restaurant. (Fortification going, leaving from the side of it’s frame. There’s exit) We’ll plan stages for usual location at the usual an indentation in the side July, look at classifiers for time, so give us a call and of the frame where there’s August, and make some we’ll “hook-up”. a small serrated “take- more decisions for the “Tangi” usually runs an down” lever used for extra match any month “State Match” in October. If th removing the slide/barrel you’ve got some ideas for where there’s a 5 Sunday unit on the gun. That so plan on making a trip “movie theme” stages for th serrated piece is “your the State Match, write ‘em down again on the 29 . friend”. Just get used to up and bring ‘em to the consciously placing your meeting. We want ‘em. -Shoot Fast. finger there, and you will never have to worry about Meridian Practical -Shoot Straight. the R.O. singing you the Shooters is planning on “FINGER! FINGER!” song. having their monthly match -Shoot Safe. Or suffer that “scarey” and this Saturday, June 21, embarrassing feeling of an 2003. Shooting starts -Shoot Fun! AD or a Disqualification. .

Complete match results for June 1st: www.teammagnolia.com/competition/match_results/2003/june/