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I should probably mention, a lot of places appear to have prvi partizan 158gr .38 special (or had it). Widener's just happened to mention the "IK" headstamp that matched hits I'd found on "IK 03" and "Prvi Partizan". I found that interesting. Midway has prvi as do many others. Waltermitty - You can take the tinfoil hat off now. Prvi isn't all that obscure.

Do a little Googling... It appears some Prvi Partizan .38 special ammunition has an IK 03 headstamp. You may be looking for Prvi Partizan and not Igman. Wideners has it in stock. This is the quote on their page "NOTE: This ammo is very high quality. It is made by PPU but it has the IK headstamp. It features non-corrosive and non-crimped boxer primed fully reloadable brass cases. The bullets are all lead round nose bullets and they shoot really well. Very accurate." Call them and ask them to check the headstamp. Since you're LE, they'll probably check it for you.

I've done the trip from Des Moines to Vegas (or vice-versa) in early to mid-November multiple times. Best option is to keep an open mind & have multiple routes planned. Then check the weather forecasts before you leave & pick the route that will be best for the next couple of days. I generally consider that there are 3 main routes from DSM to LAS. Option 1 - Through CO as you mentioned. Option 2 - I-80 through WY. Turn south just before Salt Lake City. During the summer, I prefer this route. Option 3 - Go South. You'll probably want to take the diagonal (US-54?) from Wichita, KS thru Liberal, KS thru Dalhart, TX & pick up I-40 in Tucumcari, NM. Options 1 & 2 are about the same time/distance. Option 3 is 100+ miles & 3 hours longer. There's no guarantee you won't hit snow down south. But, it can often be better than the other 2. I ended up going South last fall. We did see some snow around Flagstaff. But, the roads were pretty clear. Just a nice white layer on the trees.

Thursday is probably for RO's to shoot. If you look at the 2007 dates on the USPSA calendar they were Thursday - Saturday also. Doesn't look like a change to me.

IMHO - The parking at Missoula was far worse than Tulsa. If you got parked in over by stages 10-18, you were parked in for several hours after you were done shooting since they were parking people 3 deep. Barry (Quincy) can handle a 500 person, 24 stage "run what ya brung" Nationals. They had 497 people at the 2004 Handgun Nationals. I'm sure Tulsa could work the parking situation out and handle one too.

According to STI's website, there is an stainless Trojan (Trojan SS). Or, you can get hard chrome as an option on the regular Trojan 5.0.

Sadistic, yes. But, is it worse for the shooters or the RO's who have to change targets every squad? Looks like fun...

There are typically more revo shooters at the Desert Classic than show up in the revolver results. That's because they are shooting those evil 8 shot revos that aren't legal in revo class. For example, Vic usually shoots in Open.

The only requirement to buying a slot or being a walk-on at the USPSA Nationals is being a USPSA member. I shot the nationals last year with someone who was shooting her 1st match ever. She'd been coached in the safety rules & she did just fine. She wasn't fast, she made a few mistakes & she had a great time. They don't use a slot policy for the 3-gun Nationals either.

Flex is right. Frank Garcia's a good choice. If you do a private class with him he can tailor it to your needs. He'll push you harder in 2 days than a lot of other classes will 5 days. (Yes, I've done a 2-day class with him. Good instructor.) Matt Burkett would be another good choice. He could tailor something to your needs too. (No, I haven't done any classes with Matt.)

I think Doni is Canadian, so chances are she will be "match winner", and Kay will be "National Champion". Not sure, but I think you either have to be a US citizen or have a green card to be named the US Natioanl Champ. Bruce <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As I understand it, Donnie has dual citizenship. So, she is the 2005 USPSA Open Ladies National Champion.

Thanks Rob!

Any update on when squadding will be available? Have PINs have been sent out yet?

Actually, you often can. Offer a few 2-day slots for those folks who prefer it. They will probably be in the minority. Offer the majority of the slots as single day slots. Don't restrict your single day slots to Friday. This will keep most people happy. Note-I'd like to shoot Area 4 again sometime. But, since it has been 2 to 3 days lately, it keeps getting bounced from the schedule.

I don't like it, especially a major match. Why? 1. I want to verify whether I called my shots correctly. 2. On several occasions, I've had RO's at major matches call Alpha/Delta on a target that I had a make-up shot on and really had 2 Alpha & a Delta on it. If I'm gonna take my time to make up that Delta, I want my extra 3 or 4 points. 3. If I shot near the perforation & I truly think I have a higher scoring hit than the RO, I'd like to be able to ask the RO to overlay it. I've actually only had this happen once or twice though. Most RO's will overlay it if it's close or just give you the higher point value. 4. I don't buy the higher match fee argument. By the time I pay for airfare, hotel & rental car, a slightly higher match fee is a rounding error.