DavidSnethkamp

Range wide wifi is up and running, finished and tested this morning. A little gravel and the bays will be 100% Things are looking great !!

Matchbook can be download here: http://www.buckeyeblast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-Buckeye-Blast-Matchbook.pdf

Hello all, Let me clarify the match stage questions. The stages are approved, but are not yet posted to the match web site which is: www.buckeyeblast.com The stages have not yet been assigned bay numbers. The match team is meeting next weekend to get them numbered. I will post them on the match site shortly afterwards. i will collect and post all match information on the site as it becomes available. Currently the match sponsor page is growing every day. You will also find hotel information and directions. If you need anything please feel free to let us know and the match team will get it posted. Thanks David Snethkamp Ohio North Section Coordinator

May Match Announcement - North East Ohio Shooters NEOS is happy to announce our first match: Saturday, May 9th at 9:00am. LOCATION: ARO Group is located at 1500 Alliance Road, Deerfield OH 44411 (1/4 mile north of Rt 224). Look for their sign and the target at the entrance. Please be aware, the range has recently undergone major renovations and there are still a few muddy spots. Plan accordingly please. STAGES: This month’s match will be 3 field courses and 2 classifiers. Round count is approximately 120 rounds. Stage 1 – Split Down the Middle Stage 2 – Choices 2 Stage 3 – X-Factor Stage 4 – Can You Count (06-03) Stage 5 – Tick-Tock (13-05) You can download the stages HERE. REGISTRATION: We ask that everyone pre-register online thru Practiscore. The match is open to USPSA members and non-members. You may also register in person the day of the match if you need to, but please make an effort to register on line. Registration on match day will open at 9:00am and first shots will be shortly after that. All shooters must sign in or register before 10:00am. Here is the link: Click Here to Register PAYMENT: The match fee is $20 per shooter. For this match there will be no re-shoots (we will be offering them in the future). We are able to accept payment online thru Practiscore. The day of the match, we will accept cash and credit cards for payment on site. If you choose to pre-pay thru Practiscore, please note your payment is nonrefundable if you do not show up. If you notify us before the match starts that you cannot be there, we will then credit your payment towards the next match (only the next scheduled match, not any match). No show, no notify means your match fee becomes a club donation. MATCH: We will be doing a few things differently for our matches and hope they will provide you with the best experience possible: There will be no squading. You will be able to shoot with whomever you would like. You can shoot the stages in whatever order you would like. Each stage will have a static RO’s who are not shooting. When you check in, you will be given a registration card. After the shooters meeting, you will take your card to any stage and give your card to the timekeeper. This timekeeper will use the card to put you in line to shoot. YES, we will still need you to help paste and set steel while you are waiting. We are hoping this system will allow people to shoot with their friends and at the pace they like (fast or leisurely). If this works out, we hope to move to rolling and earlier starts in the future. SCORING: We will be using Practiscore to score the match. Match scores will be posted from the range to Practiscore at the end of the match before we leave the range and shortly after to USPSA.

Mads, Is the Nov 1st match still a go?

I just recently bobbed my 627 hammer and was wondering, since Smith flash chromes them at the factory, is there any need to coat the bobbed hammer? I polished the cut contour to a mirror finish and really hate to do anything else.

I would certainly use the last shot fired time.

Very true. USPSA 2014 8.3.6 “If You Are Finished, Unload And Show Clear” or “Unload and Show Clear” – If the competitor has finished shooting, he must lower his handgun and present it for inspection by the Range Officer with the muzzle pointed down range, magazine removed, slide locked or held open, and chamber empty. Revolvers must be presented with the cylinder swung out and empty. If a competitor has been stopped by the Range Officer, they will be given “Unload and show clear” as the command.

It is important to distinguish between two commands. If finished, unload and show clear. Vs Unload and show clear. If the first is issued, as would've at the "normal" presumed end of a stage. It is a question, not a command. There is nothing in that "command" to stop the shooter from continuing to shoot as much as they want, as long as it is safe. If "unload and show clear" is given, it is a command, most likely following "stop"

I have had excellent luck with the Berry's 124 gr hollow base bullets. The hollow base allows me to shorten up the round for good performance thru the Glock mags. Powder: Autocomp

My newer model is my favorite tool on the bench. Loved it from day one and it only got better when I finally put it on a level table. I plan on getting a second one to take the laziness to a new level and keep one for small primers and one for large. I ran about 20k thru mine so far with no issues.

I made it by 7 PM, you win

Is there an estimated round count? Also, is there still going to be 4 classifiers? Thanks

Midwest Gun Club in Canal Fulton has bowling pin shoots every Tuesday evening and Saturday evenings alternates between Defensive Pistol (IDPA Style, non-sanctioned) and USPSA (sanctioned)

At the moment, my primary concern is 125's at 1050 fps or 160's at 820 fps, lol. When I start chasing the GM's, I will probably push the accuracy harder. For now, I am still very new (only about 2 years in USPSA and 1 year in revo) that if I can hit a mini popper at 25 yards, I am happy. Way too many years in the past shooting olympic small bore. I would spend hours putting 60 rounds down range, so for now, fun is my primary concern.