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    2016 USPSA Revolver Nationals

    in Revolver Match Announcements and Discussions

    Posted

    Crashing the party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .If you want som high round count stages where you can shoot both your high cpacity Revolver and your Major NORMAL capacity revolver come shoot the Memphis Charity Challenge in October !!!!!!!!

    See MCC post for entry form and Info. :cheers:

    I promise you will enjoy the stages, comradery, and raise some money for a very good cause.

    so far in the stages that are designed we are averaging 21 rounds a stage (one 40 rounder!)

    Me, the 2013 Nationals was all I needed to see to know where that was going.

    Hopalong

    2016 Memphis Charity Challenge

    in Revolver Match Announcements and Discussions

    Posted

    Well here it is ..............................................

    Sorry if it falls on another match date, but it is going to happen on the 20th (staff shoots and proofs stages) 21st, and 22nd of October. That is our last best option and we are going forward with it. Entry forms will be out sometime this week or at the latest this weekend. The date is two weeks prior to the IRC so even though it isnt ICORE it is still a big match and therefore a tune up for the IRC.

    Thanks every one, see you in October !

    Hopalong

    2016 Memphis Charity Challenge

    in Revolver Match Announcements and Discussions

    Posted

    Hello and some pretty important news...........

    The 2016 Memphis Charity Challenge is on !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Due to my work, and some range improvements being hampered by the weather we will be moving the match back to it's original Dates in the Fall.

    November 3, Staff shoots and proofs the stages. November 4 and 5 will be the match with several options of shooting the match.................

    We will be opening it up to Single Stack guns this year also. There will be a little time for revolver shooters to get in before it is opened up to Single Stack shooters,

    LeBoneur has asked for help getting a vein finder that costs about $ 15,000 to purchase, thus the addition of single stack and an extra day.

    We have a facebook page so check here and there for details, We will be posting rewritten entry forms this week.

    To start things off, as usuall we will raffle off a Standard Wooden stocked M1A from Springfield Armory. We will also have an Auction at the end of each days shooting so bring some spencding money.

    In the past we have had a prize table. I will be geting sponsors again and this year the prize table will be by random draw so all on Friday and Saturday can have a shot at what our kind sponsors send. I know many of us shooters don't particularly like Random Draw, but with it being two days and some folks only shooting on Friday this is the best way to distribute our Sponsors donations.

    Traditionally the MCC draws 70 */- people to shoot and donates $5k to LeBoneur. We hope that adding a day and Single Stack can and will allow us to donate the entire sum of what is needed for them to purchase the vein finder. I or Elizabeth will post the explination of what and how the machine works here and Facebook so everyone can understand why the format change and how important the veinfinder is.

    To find the facebook page look for 2016 Memphis Charity Challenge.

    Thank you and Sorry for any inconveniences.

    Hopalong

    2016 Memphis Charity Challenge

    in Revolver Match Announcements and Discussions

    Posted

    We are fine ! Just WAY more busy than a litte cat covering up LOTS of BIG piles if you know what I mean !!!!!!

    The MCC is still a go even though we haven't been chatting it up like in the past. We plan on getting entry forms and Info up by the weekend here and Face book.

    Different format this year with room for 140 shooters.

    Talking to LeBoneur Hospital. They are going to use our funding to buy an IV cart that will help find arteries and veins in the children before they have to try and stick them with a needle to avoid sticking them with a needle many times if they cant find it...........$14,000 worth.

    That is why the new format.

    Bring some spending $$$$ as we will be auctioning off some donations as usuall.

    We will see you all in April !!!!

    Hopalong

    2016 Memphis Charity Challenge

    in Revolver Match Announcements and Discussions

    Posted

    Well after being just too busy in the fall, and getting a new left hip.

    The Memphis Charity Challenge will return with a small twist !!!!!!!!!

    April 1,2, 2016 Friday and Saturday (same as the last 3) we will have another fun and challenging 10 stages of a Level II USPSA sanctioned Revolver Division Only recognized match!

    Again like the last two, we will be donating all of the monies raised to Le Boneur Childrens Hospital in Memphis TN.

    Paul Hernandez will return as the Range Master. Elizabeth and I will be CO-Match Directors, and the fine members of the Memphis Sport Shooters Assn will be your Host.

    Hotel and other info to come later.

    Now the small twist...........................................................

    Bring your 6 and 8 shooter. Shoot one on Friday for the Match (choose before you come or face the wrath of Brad the Statistician) for the same price as the last 3 matches ( $125 ) and for another $25 shoot the match again on Sunday in Limited Division so you can shoot the same stages with 2 guns and finally answer your question in the back of your head of "which one is better, Major 6 or Minor 8 ? "

    Thanks for coming in the past, and please come back with another !!!!

    Hopalong

    #'s for Discussion

    in Revolver Forum

    Posted

    Don't let Carmoney fool you. As in all divisions there are the few exceptions (Jerry as an example) then there are the Journeymen that most work their ass off trying to catch Jerry. NATIONAL Champ Cliff Walsh is a perfect example. In about 2004 several of us started attending matches together. Cliff and l were B class back then as was Carmoney who was coming out of semi retirement to be a good husband and father.

    Even then unless Jerry was there it was a horse race with about a half dozen of us to win the match. Along comes Josh, Matt, and the competition gets a little harder with any of us having the possibility of winning.

    Most all of the guys made GM with a few hold outs like Carmoney who can still run with the best even if he says he can't.

    As far as the title GM goes all those that made it before the 8 shot minor change pretty much earned it and deserve it in my opinion, but that is my opinion and 2 bucks will get you not even 100 primers.

    Since the change l have talked to several friends who shot 100%+ classifiers with their 8 shots on 6 shot type classifiers who are freaking out because they are B, A and a C class laying down these high scores. Will it mess up the ranking? Likely, but that happens in all the divisions any way.

    My hope is that having the new rule brings in more participation at all levels, and at the local level especially. Then with time the percentages will start to even back out.

    HOPALONG

    Why Polish Revolver Trigger?

    in Revolver Forum

    Posted

    I tried the. 325 smooth triggers and they seem ok, but a little narrow Then i tried a smooth. 500 too wide for me. Then i tried a ribbed .325, and decided ribs are better on a plate with beer.

    I then tried a .400 smooth and fell in love. All my competition revolvers and hunting revolvers have. 400 smooth triggers on them. A couple of the 25-2 and 646 s are still at factory configuration. The 25-2s that are competition guns had .500 wide ribbed when l got them. Got new .500 wide ribbed ones and dremeled them to. 400 smooth and kept the original triggers in case i put the guns back to factory specs.

    When the dust clears it really all boils down to personal preferance. Oh, and l made the. 500 ribbed to match a factory. 400 smooth then reblued with a little drop of oil every now and then to prevent rust.

    But what do i know? I'm just a dummy that shoots!!!!!!!!

    Hopalong

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