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According to a post on Area 6 there will be at least 50 slots for the open/L10 wait list.

There are at least 50 people on the open wait list.

I'm #3 on the Open/L10 list. I am also wondering if or when slots will be released.

Has the NRA made a decision yet?

Got mine either today or yesterday (didn't check the box). Now to sell it.

Aw, come on, lots of folks here who would love a good match, from a promoter perspective we do have the most USPSA members of any state to pull from ;-) (http://www.doodieproject.com/index.php?/topic/2455-how-many-uspsa-shooters-per-state/?p=59563) I would have to think a few ten round mags would be the least expensive part of any trip, or of anything most folks have done firearm-wise in a long time, LOL. How many times do I have to say this, the WSSC isn't a local match. It should be in a location where everyone can attend. California isn't one of those places. Heck if you want to look at the numbers and decided where to have it, then it should be in Texas. Middle of the nation with 1700 members, and another 1000 or so in the surrounding states. Or have it in Florida but giving it time to grow instead of yanking it around the calendar. We not only have nearly 1700 members, but if you put it in the middle of the state no person is more than a few hours away. My suggestion of Southern Arizona was due to the fact that there is an established USPSA presence (a ton of it concentrated in one area), but is also close to all the West Coast shooters for whom going to Steel Nationals in Florida may be time or cost prohibitive (I know that it is a 6-8 hour flight before you factor in time on the ground). And unlike California you bring virtually any gun you want, and carry if you want to. Having it in November as during a time that there are only a handful of matches, and none of them National level.

I agree, but not just out of principle, but out of practicality. The match may be low capacity magazine neutral, but I don't own any 10 round magazines for my competition guns (except for my 9mm 1911), and I am sure that I am not the only one. Heck some guns don't even have 10 round magazines, for example the last time I checked the XDM didn't. For even for those that do, with mag wells and such they may not work.

You are comparing the mismanaged WSSC, I was talking about the Steel Nationals that have been in Florida for the last 7 years or so. It had 213 centerfire entries (plus about a dozen DNFs or DQs) and 111 rimfire (with 5 DNFs/DQs). I believe that it can get the same 300+ shooters in Southern Arizona and that is without pulling all that many from local residents as shooters. Sure we won't get 300+ shooters the first year, but within a few years it would get up there if it was managed right. And there is an exception to the California Assault Weapons ban for non-residents competing in an organized competition using the assault weapon. But that only exempts the features not magazine capacity. I asked on Calguns when I was considering shooting the West Coast Steel Championships.

This isn't a local or regional match. This is a national/world level match so it will pull from a much larger pool of competitors. I am willing to bet less than 10% of the shooters at the Steel Nationals are local. And I don't think that hi cap magazine neutral means what you think it means. There is no exception to the magazine ban for matches, the exception for matches is only for the assault weapons feature ban. Yes it is unlikely to be prosecuted, but that isn't a way to run a major match by encouraging people to break the law. Also the MD doesn't need to be local. For years Mike ran the Steel Nationals from the complete opposite side of the nation. Only recently has someone local taken over the match. But I think that it would best best if the MD spent some time at the Nationals to see the level of effort they put into setting up the match (read a lot, they use survey equipment to get everything right).

I don't think California is the right location for it. But I think that the West Coast is since the Steel Nationals are in Florida. But it certainly needs to be in one place, with a reliable match director year after year. Bianchi is having the some issues due to lack of good leadership. November in Southern Arizona would be a good cap for the year. Now who would run it?

I just talked to Damien on the phone, he said that no certificates have gone out yet. But that he received a list of names that they've received W9s for, and will be mailing those out soon. I asked him if he was filling out the names on the certificates, and he said he probably wasn't. Which means those of us that sell them to offset our expenses will have an easier time.

My understanding is that there are two sizes Reap - for smaller faces Spoil - for larger faces And for each size they are released as an array with the (TR22, TR44, and clear), and as each individual TR lens. I found a Spoil Array set on LAPG. It is out of stock, but being a new release I am hoping that it comes in stock soon.

Got to wait for it to hit the non-Mil/LE sites.

Anyone else still missing their gun certificate?

I got my check today (though it likely arrived yesterday) it was cut on June 9th. Still waiting on the gun certificate.

I also got a FNS 40 certificate, also won some cash (not much). I wonder how long it will take me to receive the certificate and check. You didn't have to send a W9 to HQ for every check or gun last year.

Anyone know why or when the "No Dry Fire" rule was started? I don't remember it at my first cup, but it was there for my second cup.

Rippin, Unless you are on the Super Squad the amount of cameras and coverage is about nil. It isn't a Bianchi thing, it happens in all the shooting sports. The nice thing, it does allow you to know where a super squad is, as it's the only bay with a billion people around it.

Just what I know, when I spoke with Craig Ginger from Australia (for the rare person that has doesn't remember him), he said if they host it it would be late October or early November. So those of us that are shooting the USPSA Handgun Nationals in early October will be able to make it.

There were more than 3 shooters in Production at Flagler, they just published the top 3 for each division. Also Soko beat Bruce at the Crawfish Cup and at the Bianchi Cup. Finally the production at Bianchi was won with an 1874 this year, only 7 points above Bruce's Flagler score. So yes, it isn't as big of an accomplishment as winning Bianchi, but it hardly like Bruce went and beat on a bunch of children.

Looks like the top one, but in red. The wheel fell off on both of ours.

Well my Sam's Club Red Wagon died a couple of weeks ago. So I am looking for a replacement, and I am not sure I want to buy another Sam's Club Wagon, since not only did mine break but so did the person I was shooting with. I would like to go with another wagon due to the fact I have no long guns, and the amount of gear required for USPSA in the hot weather down here. I would like something that breaks down or folds up since it will be going in the back seat of my SUV. Any suggestions?

The political side of the NRA, and the NRA proper are two completely separate organizations. Due to the way that laws are structured the non-profit corporations that hosts competition, training, and supports other shooting related issues (like ranges and training) are financially separate from the political side like the NRA-ILA, and NRA-PVF.

After having another burst case on Friday while shooting prone, I am eagerly awaiting the release of these glasses.

There is already a classification system. I don't know if it is neglect, or simply abuse of the system it is often wildly behind the skill level of some shooters. I know that every year at Bianchi, there is almost always a master or high master level score winning the lower classifications. Now right now all it is good for at Bianchi is cash (and I am hesitant to suggest plaques the awards ceremony is long enough). At regional matches there are plaques for class winners. I have a couple of them in my plaque box.