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We'd love to have Sascha and any other international shooters, but I think CarMonkey is being fececious. next year I'll look into how to invite non-residents and make it bigger and better ! Hop

Range officers and Staff: Please make your own arrangements with the match hotel. I will refund you your $$$ on Sunday before you hit the road home. Hopalong

Two weeks from this weekend and it is "Load & make Ready" We're pretty much ready aside the normal "Things to do". IF you haven't sent your entry, please do so. (The more we have, the more we can get for the prize table !!! ) See you then. HOP

Congratulations Sascha !!! Hopalong

MC, Working on that, but IF we don't get them up. Practice your fundementals, and make sure your rifle, pistol, and shotgun are sighted in! Texbran, Yes, it is the same range the MS IDPA match was shot on up until the last 2or3 that are now in Saltillo MS. Got some good work done on the range this weekend. Looking good. Sam

PJ, Well I just GOTTA !!! Hop

no restrictions on muzzle breaks. hop

Congrats Dean, You've done in 1 try what Josh has been trying to do all year !!!! Maybe you can bring that shiny new GM card over to Memphis to the Memphis Charity Challenge and whip up on everyone. (hopefully) IF not, we'll see you on the range. Hopalong

Four legged friends are "The best", So sorry for your loss Chris. Hopalong

Gary, Tears well up in my eyes still 17 years later after "Buddy". May your daughter have as many great memories as I do "Buddy". We are the lucky ones to be picked by our 4 legged friends to be "Their Humans". God Bless, Hopalong

Go get em OTIS !!!! on a really serious note................ How much did you have to pay the cute chick to have a picture made with you ???? Hop

Sono, NO we're not allowing unmagnafied red dots in Iron sight divisions this year so break out the 308 And just to let everyone in on the guidelines. THis is the link to the rules we are using. I understand that there may be a rewrite of the Ft. Benning rules for this year. I DON'T have them and if I did it is too late to be changing for this year. go to: http://lchico.5u.com/AMU/3GRules.pdf Those are the rules we will be using NO MATTER WHAT for this year. The date of the match has not changed. It is STILL October 9,10, 2010 and We're very close to the 20 heavy metal shooters IF they all send in thier entries (Those who said they were coming) Linda and several others of you are in Nevada shooting the USPSA 3-gun Nationals so confermations will be coming soon to those of you who have sent your entries and haven't been contacted. We have some good stages in line for you and Chad is doing a good job with the prize table in a year where things are tough for everyone so please support those who support the sport. See you guys in a few weeks. Hopalong

Thanks Brian !!!! Hopalong

Yes, Speedloader is just a catagory like JR, SR, Lady, Ugly, SHORT, Tall ect. HOP

Johnny, You'd better be there !!!! Every one else, we still have a little room. IF you want to get in on the PREMIER preview of the FT. Benning 3-gun Challenge you'd better send in your apps. Oh, by the way. We'll be giving the M1a to HeavyMetal division IF they get 20 shooters. IF they don't it'll go RANDOMLY to someone in the match all divisions combined. (We're getting close to 20 though) No need in practicing real long shots, but try some odd positions if I were you. HOP

When ya'll are done practicing at the Ozark match come on down to the Mississippi 3-gun challenge and shoot a Heavy Metal match !!! Hopalong

trap did a funny !!!!! HOP

to clarify. I moved the match from last years date because we would have had a conflict with Adams Arms AGAIN. The dates for this year are still the same. Hop

OK folks, I moved the match a week back to get away from a schedule conflict with Adams Arms match. If you intend to come shoot the MS 3-gun challenge I suggest you get your entries in pretty quick. We will be deciding on how much to spend on the prize table very soon and IF you want some pretty nice goodies you need to get in on the list. Range officers (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE), please e-mail Linda with your information. YOu don't have to fill out any entry forms or anything. Doing some clear cutting this next weekend getting you some long targets to shoot with your slugs and rifles. HOP

Have to get that "U" changed!!!! HOP

As long as you have 1 hole on the target. you are good with the 1 A. IF you have more than 1 hole it goes to the standard scoring like the mouse rifles score. ( something about NO POWER ect. ect.) Hop

That is why Trapr is one of my range officers. He knows the difference. In HM ONLY (when shooting paper targets) IF you shoot 1 shot and don't hit the A you will get a miss and whatever you do hit. IF you shoot 1 and call a c hit, then add another and hit the A you will just get the c hit deduction. IF you shoot 1 and call a C/D hit and make up 2 shots you will then get the best 2 of the 3 hits on target.ect. and so on. That is with Pistol, Rifle , Shotgun slugs if 2 shots are required. Clear as Mud ? HOP HOP

Well, it is a done deal. The winners of the area matches representing them as Division winners: A-1 James "Moon server" Austin A-2 John "Bucket" Bagakis A-3 Mike "Carmonkey" Carmoney A-4 Sam "Hopalong" Keen A-5 Matt "Mad Hatter" Griffin A-6 Jerry "THE KING" Miculek A-7 Josh "Punk kid" Lentz A-8 Cliff "Otis" Walsh Congrats to all. With your wins you get to represent the area you won, AND you will be targeted at the MCC as "someone to beat" by the rest of the shooters ! I'll see ALL of you at Memphis in NOVEMBER! Hop

Not too bad Otis, now you just have to defend your SPEEDLOADER title too !!! Hop

Dean, That is great news!!! I'm glad you didn't give up on the idea. If there is any way possible I'll try to attend a match or two with you guys. Kind of a long trip from west Tennessee though. Hopalong