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  • Birthday 01/06/1972

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    Vermont, USA
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    IPSC shooting and stage design, martial arts, writing (fiction, poetry, articles, essays), hiking/climbing, winemaking, fine carpentry and stone work
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    Elye J. Alexander

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  1. Yesterday the "Final" results had Dave Sevigny winning Standard. I happened to look again this morning and now Nils Jonasson is listed as the winner. Anyone know what happened?
  2. Good for you. Of course the Open nationals are 525 rounds, so you might not have enough ammo. I'm flying, and can't carry 500+ rounds on the plane, so it sure would be nice to know where to ship some ammo. ? The Nationals website lists the approximate round count for both the Limited and Open / L-10 matches as 450. 525 would be a huge jump compared to past nationals-- I've been every year since '05 and I don't remember any much over 400, I think 375 is more typical-- though of course you need to plan for reshoots, extra shots etc. (Caveat: I haven't actually counted the total rounds in all the posted Open stages. But unless there are more big field courses than in the past, 525 seems really high.) I'd expect the Production match round count to be about the same, i.e. about 375-400, plan on bringing 500. Anyhow-- for those who haven't been before and are still frustrated by the lack of info-- here's how it usually works (assuming there's not some big departure from past events): Registration usually runs from about 1pm to 6pm, usually at the match hotel. Once you get your registration packet you also get a range pass, so you can go check out the stages. The next three days, competitors compete in a half day format, one half of total registrants shooting in the morning, then the afternoon, then the morning, and the other half on the opposite rotation. The evening of the final day is the awards banquet and prize distribution, which usually runs till about midnight. I usually arrive the day before registration to be on the safe side, in case of cancelled flights, lost luggage, etc., and head out the morning after the final day. If you're looking for a Tulsa hotel, check out hotels in Owasso, OK (which is actually a suburb of Tulsa, but doesn't appear as an option to choose on some travel sites like Travelocity if you search for accommodations in Tulsa). There are four or five hotels right on the main drag in Owasso that are only about 10 min. at most from the range (which is just N. of the airport). I hope this is helpful...
  3. I agree with pjb45, it's nice when the winners make the effort to say something articulate. An incredible amount of hard work leads up to that moment, they should enjoy it... even better if they have something interesting to say that the audience can enjoy too. The evening inevitably runs too long, but the champions' speeches are a tiny fraction of that time, and after all, the awards are what we're all there to see. (Well, that and it's nice just to hang out once the stress is over, and maybe have a really large beer.)
  4. There's a rough summing up of the first day of the Open / L-10 match available on the TAC-SCI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TacSci?skip_nax_wizard=true Right now the big news is that K.C. is leading Eric in Open!
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    SR-9 update

    I'd suggest swapping out the mag release spring for something considerably lighter (unless the newer "gens" have fixed the problem of the unreasonably heavy mag release). A gunsmith friend of mine helped me out with that, he had a pile of small springs-- if memory serves, they were 1911 mag release (?) springs-- that we tried out and finally settled on one that made the release easy without it happening accidentally.
  6. My picks: Open - J.J., with K.C. and Max close behind; Rebecca for the ladies, followed by Jessie and Megan; L-10 - Vogel, followed by TGO and Travis; Randi for the ladies; Revolver - Matt over Jerry by an infinitesimal margin; Limited - Travis, Blake, Manny; Jessie, then Lisa among the ladies; Production - Dave, Ben, Matt Randi again for the ladies. Didn't see Nils anywhere on the squad lists, nor Vogel in the Limited / Production match. (?) Good luck to all...
  7. Cool... It is always fun to see how the different divisions stack up against each other.
  8. Yes, congratulations to the match winners... including you, Turtle! I watched Mr. Sindelar shooting on Saturday and he looked razor sharp. I made the trip down from northern VT for the second time and it looks like this will be an annual pilgrimage. A terrific match and at a good time of year to start tuning up in earnest for the competition season. Four of us came down and we all had a great time (though my friend AWLAZS' results don't reflect his skill, since his gun crapped out completely on a couple of stages). It was great to see some old friends and make a few new ones too. A big thanks to everyone who worked so hard to put on the event... well done, folks!
  9. Bravo to Dan and the rest of the team that put this match together. It was a really fine job, better than many of the Area matches I've attended. Nine outstanding field courses (and a rather technical 8 round "speed" shoot), all with multiple solutions; no gimmicks, just a nice variety of shooting challenges (with here and there an opportunity for a bit of athleticism). Well done folks!
  10. I see Bob Vogel has taken another Limited title. He seems to have become the man to beat with iron sights in any division. His discipline and consistency are just amazing... didn't finish below 4th place on any stage... wow! Is he using a Glock for his Limited gun, or something else?
  11. An outstanding match. Nice mix of challenging stages, friendly professional RO's, everything ran smoothly. Thanks to all involved!
  12. I'll just add my voice to those who are saying... well done! It was a fine match, smoothly run, friendly and competent range staff. It was kind of an unusual mix of stages-- the first time I've seen an equal number of large courses and speed shoots at an area match-- but it seemed to work well. The triple speed shoot pits cleared in about the same amount of time as the field courses, so that was good planning. And the stages held nothing too difficult, but tons of opportunities for the shooter to screw up by miscalculating or pushing too hard. A whole bunch of us Vermonters (from the Green Mtn. Practical Shooters) made the trip over for the match, and I think you can count on us returning next year if you host the championship again! Thanks to all involved.
  13. Any results available yet? Those of us who had to enjoy the match vicariously eagerly await...
  14. I guess the number of divisions people are allowed to shoot at Nationals partly depends on the purpose of the match. If it's to determine who is the best shooter in a given division in a given year, then there really should be a separate event for every division, and shooters should be allowed to enter all of them. It's certainly true that there are many years where one or another of the top competitors is good enough to win several divisions, and if all the top dogs aren't able to compete in a given division, then the pool is watered down considerably and the contest is that much less interesting. For example, Dave Sevigny hasn't competed in Limited since winning it in '06; likewise Rob Leatham hasn't shot Production at Nationals since his win. I think it's a shame when the best guys don't get to put ALL their skills to the test. I doubt anyone would suggest that Michael Phelps should only have competed in one swimming event at the latest Olympics... On the other hand, I realize that current economic realities make six different Nationals a totally unrealistic goal at the moment. I think that the back-to-back 2 and 3 division format we've been following for the past few years is a reasonable compromise under the circumstances, and makes for excellent matches that draw just enough shooters to more or less fill them completely. If we do get to the point (which we were on the edge of for a few years) where there aren't enough slots for those who really want to go, then the size of the match should definitely be expanded.
  15. An 8 pm (EST) sign-up for the wait list would work for everyone if it was on a weekend instead of in the middle of the work week, as it has been for at least the past several years. Having it on Wednesday night makes no sense. At least this year the sign-up/payment process was improved considerably, though, so progress is definitely being made... As far as getting in as a walk-on: My brother did that in Barry in '05 (he had a slot for L-10 so figured he'd try to do Production as well, it being a back-to-back format), and although he was there right at the start of registration he was told he might or might not get in, and only given the go-ahead literally 10 minutes before the shooting started, with one of the last two or three spots available. Things seem to change a lot from year to year. This year, with the economy being so bad and the hurricane season messing things up for many southeastern shooters, there was more space available, but there's no guarantee those conditions will continue; it's easy to imagine a sold out match again in the future.
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