Robert Garrett

Has anyone developed a clever way to stop cases from continuing to fall when you want to stop loading for a minute? I suppose I should try to anticipate when I am going to stop and turn off the case feed motor, but frankly I don't often think 30 rounds ahead. Best idea I have thus far is I drilled a small hole across the feed tube where I can insert a tiny screwdriver to stop the cases, but it would be more elegant to be able to stop the case feed shuttle from actuating.

2020 Atomic Blast (Tennessee State Championship) Sept 17-19 https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeAtomicBlast/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel&eid=ARChyuoo2aqmqykUZclpzm0BkCx44W1F9u8lSqrHTIH85mY3Agamc8LIQPjrwPwZI5RN7N2b1m2IYnGf Registration is open now https://clubs.practiscore.com/2020-major/register

The 2019 USPSA Tennessee Sectional Tennessee Atomic Blast 4 will be held at Oak Ridge Sportsman's Association September 14, 2019 All match information and updates will be posted via Facebook. You can also message us there with any questions or interest in staff positions https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeAtomicBlast/?eid=ARAjjs3Fdi3iYD4B_WRQoxzahH4bxLS0FynQOb8GdXIMajNWNCFFQeBvnKzlX5-iMYPIWyzOvwz6MAag Registration opens May 3rd, 5am eastern time https://clubs.practiscore.com/2019-tennessee-atomic-blast-tn-section-championship/register

2018 Tennessee Atomic Blast (Tennessee Sectional) is September 15-16, 2018 Registration opens May 1, at 5pm. Registrations and squadding is by Practiscore.com All further information will be posted at https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeAtomicBlast/

Registration opens in about 27 hours. Here's how it will work. Registration opens 7pm Wednesday April 12. I have obligations at church for a while. When I get home (usually between 8:30 to 9:00) I will approve registrations in the order received. When I approve, that will generate a second email confirmation with your personal link to make payment. After you pay (online) then you can immediately choose your squad. We also had a question about refund policy: Full refunds will be given for withdrawals received on or before August 12th. Half refunds will be given for withdrawals between August 13 and August 31. No refunds after August 31 except for extraordinary circumstances. Registration: https://practiscore.com/2017-tennessee-atomic-blast-ii/register Best way to stay informed: https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeAtomicBlast/ Thanks Robert, Mark, Gilbert

We had planned to open registration on April 21. However, I will be on a plane at the time. So, we will open registration this Wednesday April 12 instead. Registrations will be approved in the order they are received. Once your fee is paid you can register. If you want one of the 6 squads to shoot thru in one day then you'll want to register early. https://practiscore.com/2017-tennessee-atomic-blast-ii/register

The 2017 Tennessee USPSA Sectional (Atomic Blast 2) will be September 15 (Staff), 16 &17. Oak Ridge Sportsman's Association is pleased to once again host the state championship of Tennessee. Stay informed at https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeAtomicBlast/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel The match will be in a 1.5 day format with 11 stages (plus chrono) and total round count of approximately 225. The following squad options will be available: Staff only will shoot all 11 stages on Friday September 15. Squads 11 - 16 will shoot all stages on Saturday September 16th. Squads 21 - 26 will shoot shoot half the stages Saturday morning and the other half on Sunday morning. Squads 31 - 36 will shoot half the stages on Saturday afternoon and the other half on Sunday morning. Divisions: Carry Optics, Limited, Open, PCC, Production, Single Stack Registration opens on April 21st at 6:00 pm eastern time. Registration and squadding will be done on Practiscore. Squadding selection will be first paid, first served. Payment will be online at the Practiscore site. We will approve registrations and payments in the order they are received. The return email showing approved entry usually comes back to you within minutes. Payment is processed automatically and squad selection is available as soon as the payment goes thru. Prize table will be much like last year: Division and Class winners will walk to the table. Other prizes by random draw. Staff recruiting is started already. Contact Robert Garrett offline if you are interested. Contact Mark or Gilbert for sponsorship opportunities. Thanks Match Director: Mark Levy Asst and Stats: Robert Garrett Range Master: Gilbert Perez

The 2017 Tennessee USPSA Sectional (Atomic Blast 2) will be September 15 (Staff), 16 &17. Oak Ridge Sportman's Association is pleased to once again host the state championship of Tennessee. Stay informed at https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeAtomicBlast/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel The match will be in a 1.5 day format with 11 stages (plus chrono) and total round count of approximately 225. The following squad options will be available: Staff only will shoot all 11 stages on Friday September 15. Squads 11 - 16 will shoot all stages on Saturday September 16th. Squads 21 - 26 will shoot shoot half the stages Saturday morning and the other half on Sunday morning. Squads 31 - 36 will shoot half the stages on Saturday afternoon and the other half on Sunday morning. Divisions: Carry Optics, Limited, Open, PCC, Production, Single Stack Registration opens on April 21st at 6:00 pm eastern time. Registration and squadding will be done on Practiscore. Squadding selection will be first paid, first served. Payment will be online at the Practiscore site. We will approve registrations and payments in the order they are received. The return email showing approved entry usually comes back to you within minutes. Payment is processed automatically and squad selection is available as soon as the payment goes thru. Prize table will be much like last year: Division and Class winners will walk to the table. Other prizes by random draw. Staff recruiting is started already. Contact Robert Garrett offline if you are interested. Contact Mark or Gilbert for sponsorship opportunities. Thanks Match Director: Mark Levy Asst and Stats: Robert Garrett Range Master: Gilbert Perez

There are no plans to provide printed manuals on site.

There was a typo in the match book on the Sunday schedule. This has been corrected. Obviously, no one will go to chrono twice unless the MD has decided to try something new :-) https://www.dropbox.com/s/83eb5nddtys2vb1/Atomic Blast Match Book.pdf?dl=0

Match Book s available https://www.dropbox.com/s/83eb5nddtys2vb1/Atomic Blast Match Book.pdf?dl=0

Dropbox? When you click on the link, you do not have to install Dropbox. Just click the download button. Friday slots? Sorry, Friday is full. Very small number of shooters, staff only. This allow for staff to have enough to time to shoot and also make sure they are properly prepared and rested for your arrival on Saturday.

Stages are final https://www.dropbox.com/s/6moat9dipl3n4of/Atomic Blast Final Stages.pdf?dl=0

There are still slots available for the match: https://practiscore.com/2016-tennessee-atomic-blast/register We'll publish stages as soon as we get approval from NROI

FYI Group Code for the DoubleTree is ORS

Good Morning All: Stage Design is nearing completion and round count is looking to be 300-350 in 12 stages.

Hi Philip. Sorry. The code for both hotels is for the club "Oak Ridge Sportsman's Association"

There are groups blocks available at Comfort Inn Oak Ridge and Doubletree. The following link should get you a complete list of hotels in the immediate vicinity. https://www.google.com/maps/search/hotel/@35.9778039,-84.2733344,13z/data=!4m8!2m7!3m6!1shotel!2sOak+Ridge+Sportsmen's+Association,+2625+Oak+Ridge+Turnpike,+Oak+Ridge,+TN+37830!3s0x885dcdae456b54f7:0xbf262a96ead86b55!4m2!1d-84.3220857!2d35.9882878 And also just a few miles south there are many more hotels in the area of the I40/I140 interchange. A final note: There is a University of Tennessee home football game the same weekend. So, it is a good idea to make reservations early. Robert

We have added Pistol Caliber Carbine as a division. Choose "Carbine" for division. Current status of the provisional rules are available here: https://www.uspsa.org/uspsa-rules.php. It is likely that these rules will evolve between now and September. We will be using the rules which are posted by USPSA and current on match day. Because of the inherent inequity between pistol and carbine, there likely will not be a high overall award, but we will be studying that question in coming months.

Registration for USPSA TN State Championship opens just under 3 hours. Here's what you should expect: We are using Practiscore for the entire process from registration to payment to squadding and scoring. At 7:00pm you will find the match on Practiscore. Search "Atomic" and it will appear. I'll also post the link here. After you register, you will get a confirmation email. I will be reviewing and approving registrations as the arrive, in the order that they arrive. I'll total entry fee plus any add-ons and approve the entry. You will then get a second email which confirms your entry is approved. This second email will include a link to your personal management page. This page will allow you to pay and also edit your shooter information if needed. Keep this confirmation email. The personal management link is your key in case you need to change information in the future. At some time in August we will lock things down in preparation for the match, but until then you will be able to make changes. Once you have paid, then you will be able to immediately select a squad, also on the Practiscore page. If something should happen that you need to withdraw, full refunds will be granted until August 18. If perchance you try to register and find that the match is full, you can add yourself to wait list. We will act on wait list shooters in the order they are received.

For those interested in working as staff: When you register, there is a question to indicate whether you want to work as staff. Answer Yes. We will review those entries compared to staffing needs as soon as possible. For approved staff, you will receive an email confirmation that entry fee is waived. We will review staffing needs first before approving the other entries so that staff know whether they need to worry about squadding. Once staff is approved then we will approve the paid entries in the order that they were received. For paid entries, you will receive an email confirmation with total amount shown. Paid entries can squad immediately after payment. Payment will be online.

Working out staffing now. need certified CRO and RO first, then we'll fill in gaps as needed

Registration for the Tennessee State Championship open March 1 on Practiscore. Watch our FaceBook page for updates https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeAtomicBlast/?pnref=lhc Robert

Registration is open to all