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UPCOMING MAJOR MATCHES May 14 - 16, 2010 Atlanta, IN [email protected] Great Lakes Regional Jeff Brown Mike Yeck Munger, MI 317-984-1758 h 423-534-5426 h Gary Cuttitta 317-645-5068 w [email protected] 989-846-4473 h [email protected] www.animalmedclinic.com/188211. 989-928-2796 w Joe Tyson html 765-807-0431 h & w [email protected] July 11, 2010 David Alexander [email protected] 989-329-0257 h & w www.atlantacc.net 2010 IL State Championship Plainfield, IL [email protected] June 5 - 6, 2010 Scott Baron www.linwoodbaysportsmans.com 14th Annual - 2010 IDPA MA 815-341-8092 w May 14 - 16, 2010 State Championship [email protected] 2010 MO State Dartmouth, MA Bob Bruining Wright City, MO David Bold 815-592-8302 w Charles Parisi 508-984-9589 h & w www.opscdp.com/IL_State_ 636-745-0616 h [email protected] Championship.html 636-262-6237 w Jay Litchfield July 18, 2010 636-745-0613 fax 774-766-0944 h & w [email protected] [email protected] NH State IDPA Championship Dunbarton, NH benchrestidpa.com www.rodgun-nb.org Chris Currier May 22, 2010 June 11 - 13, 2010 603-321-6292 h & w AR State IDPA Championship NY State IDPA Championship [email protected] Little Rock, AR Match Jim Dunham Matt McArthur Pine City, NY 603-249-9085 h & w 501-753-2219 h Toni Dragotta [email protected] 501-920-5732 w 607-738-9509 h & w www.pioneersportsmen.org 501-202-1349 fax [email protected] July 24, 2010 [email protected] www.nepaidpascores.net/nys_state/ B. C. IDPA Provincial Don Baker ny_match_01.html 501-472-1765 h & w Championship [email protected] June 12, 2010 Terrace, British Columbia, Canada www.casarange.com 2010 TX State IDPA Dave Bjorkman Championship 250-635-6028 h & w May 28 - 30, 2010 Greenville, TX [email protected] HARD as HELLertown 2010 Cody Ray Bob Bonenfant Hellertown, PA 214-232-8267 h & w 250-635-0654 h & w Kenneth J. Ortbach [email protected] [email protected] 908-310-2079 h Don Perkins rodandgun.net [email protected] 214-435-9503 h & w July 31, 2010 Joanna Lenczewska [email protected] Summer Sizzler [email protected] www.ccidpa.org Manchester, TN www.nepaidpascores.net/hah/hah_ Kurt Glick match_01.html June 17 - 19, 2010 931-455-7056 h The Carolina Cup 931-455-1121 w May 29, 2010 Oxford, NC 931-454-1767 fax Southern Regional Frank Glover [email protected] Championship 919-693-6313 h www.midtnshooters.com Manchester, TN 919-691-7686 w August 5 - 7, 2010 Kurt Glick [email protected] 931-455-7056 h www.the-range.com U.S. East Coast IDPA 931-455-1121 w Championship 931-454-1767 fax June 26, 2010 Prospect Hill, NC [email protected] VA State Match Dean Brevit www.midtnshooters.com Bristol, VA 336-562-2628 h Mark Riehl 919-805-0370 w June 5, 2010 423-764-6945 h [email protected] IDPA IN 2010 State 423-764-2428 w www.caswellranch.embarqspace. Championship 423-764-9070 fax com (Continued on page 32) The Tactical Journal welcomes letters to the editor for “Shooter Ready”. “Shooter Ready” Send your letters to “Shooter Ready” IDPA 2232 CR 719 Berryville, AR 72616 Letters to the Tactical Journal Email: [email protected] Dear IDPA MEMBERS and Head- cutters. gained new popularity in the last quarters Staff. About once a month I’d go over in the several years. The lack of available After reading Rob Haught’s article in the morning after work and shoot about 250 ammunition and the high cost of volume 13 issue 3 (August 13) issue of rounds through my personal model 18 and what was available have driven IDPA tactical journal, he has brought up then finish off the practice session with a renewed interest in the use of .22 in box of wad cutters through my personal an interesting idea. I have been asking IDPA for matches and practice. It for our local club to start a .22 Rimfire model 15. Once in a while I’d shoot my most certainly helps that more and class, first as a beginners and youth class, own AR-15 with the .22 conversion unit. but now for anyone who wants to shoot This practice regimen kept my basic skills more companies are releasing .22 cheaper. I have a Ceinier conversion for a at a pretty high level and it didn’t cost conversions for commonly used IDPA 1911, and they now are available for a lot very much. guns. of other frame, maybe it time to look at When I transferred to the ARNG as an this idea. MP, I did more practice with the Colt Ace. We at HQ would like to hear more Eugene Jones A13954 A few years later I was back in the ANG on your thoughts for adding .22 again, and we were issued the M9 Beretta Dear Editor caliber shooting to IDPA. We know and I got a .22 conversion from Jonathan that several clubs put on different In regard to the article that Rob Haught Arthur Ciener for it. (I subsequently got a wrote in his “Behind the Badge” column Beretta factory .22 conversion unit, which types of .22 matches. Please go to in the volume 13 issue 3 issue of the IDPA is much superior). [email protected] and let us Tactical Journal: I didn’t have the option of a .22 know what you think. We would like to I first got into the use of sub caliber conversion unit for my police issue gun hear; practice guns years ago back when I until Sig came out with their conversion was a poor student. My Colt Combat unit in 2008. I run about 500 rounds a 1. Should we create a .22 division? Commander & M1911A1 are paired month through the Sig conversion unit. with a Colt Ace. My S&W 15 Combat They recommend CCI mini-mags for best 2. Should it be a stand alone match? Masterpiece is paired with an S&W 18. function and I’ve found that to be true in My S&W 36 & 60 (both in 3 inch) are all of my .22 conversion units. (Obviously, 3. Should it be a side match option paired with a S&W 650. My AR-15 has the .22 revolvers are not ammo sensitive). a .22 conversion unit (an old Atchisson I do lots of shooting with the .22s, only? conversion tuned by John Norrell in 1985) particularly if I’m going to the local .I have a .22 conversion unit for my Glock commercial range at a time when it will 4. Should there be a separate division 19 (Ciener) and Beretta 92F (both a Ciener be busy and brass recovery might pose a for revolvers and semi autos? and a Beretta factory “practice kit”). (One problem. of my shooting buddies just got one of the With a .22 I usually practice accuracy 5. Should we allow reduced sized Colt M4 clones in .22 cal, but I haven’t based exercises on a B34 (1/2 scale) or targets in .22 matches. shot it yet) B29 (1/3rd scale) target at 50 feet. IMHO My issue gun is a Sig 226R-DAK in .40 doing lots of rapid fire practice with the cal and that’s what I usually compete 6. Should we allow starts from the low .22 doesn’t accomplish much because ready or holsters only? with, in stock service pistol division in the recoil is so low, but sights are sights IDPA and in production class in IPSC. and the trigger is still the trigger. Use of Last June (2008) I bought a Sig factory the smaller guns, AS LONG AS THE 7. Should we disallow reloads? .22 conversion unit to go with my Sig CONFIGURATION IS THE SAME OR 226s pistols. VERY SIMILAR TO YOUR SERVICE I find the use of the sub-caliber guns to WEAPON can be quite a benefit. be very helpful in skill maintenance at PO Jeff Loud A11629 low cost. 20+ years ago I was a Security Firearms Instructor Letters should be typewritten but Policeman for the Department of Military Wisconsin Capitol Police Affairs, as well as an SP in the local legible handwriting is acceptable. ANG unit. (In both places I was issued Letters must be less than 350 the S&W 15.) We had access to a 50 foot words. We reserve the right to edit range at a nearby ARNG armory. The The use of .22 caliber pistols in all published letters for backstop was mild steel, and we were practice for IDPA matches has clarity and length. limited to shooting .22s and .38 wad always had its proponents but it has IDPA Tactical Journal Second Quarter 2010 p. 6 p. 8 Tactical Journal p. 11 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE PISTOL ASSOCIATION May 2010 Volume 14 Issue 2 p. 12 Upcoming Major Matches 2 Shooter Ready Members’ Letters 3 p. 16 Run a Better Match Ted Murphy 6 Women’s Perspective Julie Golob 8 Behind the Badge Rob Haught 11 p. 18 The Coolest Thing Ever Austin Proulx 12 Simplified Instruction for Stage Management, Flow and Briefings Ron Rhoden 15 2010 Mountain Valley Regional Ryan Reed 16 IN THIS ISSUE 2010 S&W IDPA Indoor National This issue is just full of great in- Championship Tricia Kennedy 18 formation to help get the shooting season started on the right foot.