Yooper56

Not sure the 16/17 DQs statistic is accurate. One shooter on our squad had his safety off when he put the pistol down on the table for Stage 12. We saw the AD on unload at the Standards stage for the squad ahead of us. We also had one shooter DQ for a 180 on reload on Stage 1 as Jon described.

My wife & I stay in Jackson; there are several motels in the area around I94 and US127 (on the northeast side of Jackson). Decent area. A number of restaurants in the area. Traffic going from that area to the range is usually less than a 30-minute drive in the morning; a bit longer going back to the motel in the afternoon.

Does anyone know if the club posts their match results to the USPSA match results site, or do they just post results to Practiscore?

Agree with what Kevin Sanders said in post #214. The question about the nature of the targets is somewhat of a red herring, in my opinion. The real question is: what is the purpose of USPSA as a non-profit organization serving the competitive shooting community? I just did a search on the USPSA rulebook and website. The word professional (as in shooter or any other reference) does not appear. There is nothing in the USPSA goals and objectives that I found that said the organization was dedicated to transitioning shooters to the professional ranks. The only mentions of pay or being paid was in relation to paying dues or appeals. Changing the purpose of the USPSA to being a professional shooting association, or an adjunct to such an organization, or encouraging such a mission/goal would be a pretty serious step. Three questions about unintended consequences if USPSA should move towards becoming a play for pay endeavor: How many current members would decline to continue to support an organization with such a goal versus how many would join? If the organization becomes a support for professional shooters, how many volunteers, at the local, state or national level would (in my opinion properly) ask to be reimbursed, since the purpose of the organization, and some select number of top shooters, is to make money? Is the prize of TV coverage (and a few paid professionals in the member ranks) worth the price? Pretty obviously, the folks here on the forum have very different answers to those questions.

Shooting USA is on the Outdoor channel and regularly covers competitive shooting events, including both USPSA and IDPA with the head box targets Outdoor channel also has American Rifleman, NRA All Access, Shooting Gallery, and Shootout Lane, all of which have covered competition shooting, including USPSA and IDPA ESPN pretty much gave up on all shooting-related programming some time ago. Unless they get new ownership, there likely will not be any shooting-related sports on ESPN. Let's face it, people aren't likely to become pro-gun (or even neutral towards guns) and shooting because of the targets some obscure group of shooting enthusiasts use or don't use.

+1 on attending a roll your own class with Bob Rodgers A lot to learn and worth every penny. Besides learning smithing skills, you'll also get an excellent education in why the 1911 works the way it does, and what you should do if things stop working. You also end up with a pretty darn nice 1911. I've attended two, and hope to be able to attend a third in a couple years.