[Spending more on the match fee than my Chrono]

I have a similar experience that happened at the 2009 IL Sectional. . We (my dad and I) loaded up several thousand .40's using our 175SWC lead bullet and I think about 5.4 gr WST. On our pro chrono we were making major pf easily hitting 170-172 pf. Our shop is cool, about 70 degrees, and it wasn't too hot when we were testing the ammo. . So match day comes and we head to the chrono after eating lunch and there's our ammo sitting in ziploc bags piled on top of each other on the table. I was the second from the top and went to the line to shoot and what do you know, low 160,000 pf. WTF!?! Talk about embarassing. Turns out the ammo nearest the top of the pile got pretty hot sitting in the midday sun. Several of the first shooters readings were not what they expected as well. After 10 minutes of bitching and moaning and being told our powder was bad(BS), we were able to get fresh, cool ammo right out of the mags on our belts, and made major with exactly the pf we expected.

This could be a match screw up topic of it's own, but the point is to make sure the people working the chrono know to keep the ammo out of the sun just as it's stated in the rule book. Another lesson learned is that WST IS inversely temp sensitive!

[2010 Illinois Sectional]

Rob, most of the range is a gravelish sand that provides pretty good footing.. There is some mud there but not much. I shoot the monthly USPSA match there and wear baseball cleats with no trouble except on the wooden "cowboy town" area that likely has a stage on it. I'd guess footing will be of little concern at Chili.

[Hello]

Hey everyone, just wanted to get my first post in the books here.. my name is Ryan Stinar, A63666, of Flanagan, IL. I'm fairly new to the shooting scene/industry, having started USPSA about a year ago. Shooting has always been a part of my family and life but never such a large part of my life as it is now. I have been making cast lead bullets for SNS Casting for about 2 years now and have recently been bitten by the competition shooting bug. I've been lurking on the forums for some time mostly figuring out ways to improve my skills and learning anything I can so I figured it was about time I try to contribute or at least make my presence known! Anyways, thanks for all the good stuff in these forums, look forward to learning more here.

Ryan