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I have been shooting both Bayous and Blues for several years now. I love the performance and powder savings from both but Bayous have my heart. Donnie has been there every time I have needed him and a pleasure to work with.

Or maybe it means it's only a problem to YOU. I don't hear anyone else making any noise about it. As i mentioned earlier, it's MUCH more important to me that my area match doesn't conflict with other major matches in my area than with major matches in other areas. I am sorry that you identify this problem as being about "Me". It must be a little world you live in.

What I don't understand is how we as humans resort to the most definitive examples we can. My example of an Area coordinator having 13 weeks out of the year to coordinate between has been to reduced to "OMG the sky is falling and we can only have a match on July 11th!!!!OMGOMGOMG" I proposed an idea of the sections having 1/4 of the year to coordinate a major match and you guys are saying it is impossible? Let me break it down for you. Area 2, 4 &6 would have February, March, and April, Area 1,3 and 7 would have May, June, July and August and 5&8 could have September - November. Working out the dates would be between them and would force some communication on what weekends are available but it could work. Area Coordinators could then also look at State matches in those same windows and advised their guys on the best weekends to run them. Corey - "Its just not feasible. If you think it is, then I resort to my previous statement of volunteer to be a section coordinator for one year and try to run the state match wherever you live." ​What do you think is more likely to happen, getting the idea out to our 30,000 members who will then ask all of the coordinators about it, or becoming a COG in the wheel who will have no say at all in the dates. I think you are confusing me for someone who does not know how to run major matches and has not volunteered time at it. The fact that I have only been a USPSA member for two years and can see the issues should testify to the problem.

This is an argument that people seem to forget. Just like NRA, USPSA is an organization made up of its members and represented by the elected officials. If you are using USPSA match funds, entry fees, have USPSA members running your matches and are a USPSA club then you should abide by USPSA policies correct? How much money would your club take in if there was not a monthly USPSA match? Does this cover the cost of running a monthly match? The "organization" only dictates the policies the members want, or they (the leadership) get replaced. As for USPSA providing your club nothing, then why are clubs members of USPSA? Why not just run outlaw matches? I think this can be answered by looking at what they do provide. They provide a ruling body of elected members in a framework that dictates rules and policies. This allows competition in a organized structure so all competitors compete on the same level.

The fact that these are USPSA sanctioned matches and have to be reviewed and approved by the Area Coordinator before they are held. If they are not approved then it would be an Outlaw match, correct?

6-7 weekends a year would fall into the window I was talking about in my first couple of posts. I dont think it would even be fun to shoot a Major match every weekend, but once a quarter would be nice to get into one and the travel funds would be spread out a little more even. You stated that you find out what matches have a reputation for great stages and pick that one. How do you decide when to matches with great stages are the same weekend? For example Georgia State has an awesome setup, great people and stages but Area 8 is the same weekend with the same reputation. How do you attend both? BTW this started out as a simple question and not a witch hunt.

If I am correct (again limited experience) doesn't everything you just stated already happen? The local matches donate props to the major matches held at that range ( we have 2 ranges donate to the major match) and the range is closed for that match weekend? Wouldn't the RO, CRO RM and MD still come from the local pool already? It seems like it would be easier to get ROs, and CROs if the matches were better spread out.

This seems to be the typical reply when someone wants to make change. I am new to the sport (less than 2 years) and would like to bring this idea up to the people who are long term shooters. Wouldn't it be nice to plan your year out, every year because you know what matches are going to be shot?

Why do you think they can do that? They can't even organize Headquarters.Why don't you post your question here uspsa.org? I am asking for advice from the people who shoot, not the ones who have the system running the direction it is.

I agree with you on having multiple disciplines overlapping but there are more than enough weekends that USPSA should never overlap.

I have been running this through my mind for about 3 weeks now and do not understand the "Limited" weekend thing. 52 Weekends in a year x 8 areas = 6.5 weekends per area If you divide the country in half and assign the same blocks to each section (North Atlantic/Pacific, South Atlantic/Pacific) then it comes out to be 13 weekends per year. You could assign the earlier/later months to the Southern States (Florida, Cali etc.) and the summer months to the Northern ones. This would allow for the Area Coordinators to divide them out and let the State matches know what weekends are available for them and the Area matches to not overlap. You could also take away 1 weekend per Area and allow 4 weeks for Nationals (or even a East/West coast championship). This would allow for more traveling participation, allow for sponsors to recover the cost of the matches and give the shooters a chance to attend more major matches. Even if you took half the year away due to weather, you are left with 26 weekends out of the year. I know the problems of finding range time open and weather concerns, but it seems like it should be a little more organized, you know like what USPSA HQ is supposed to be doing. It just seems to a problem that would be a ton easier to fix.

Why has USPSA not organized major match dates a little better? How do we have GA state, Area 8 and Area 5 all the same weekend?

Dont forget Columbia SC with MCRC the second Saturday of the month.

Most of the ones I witnessed were shooter caused. ND and dropped gun being the highest %.

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Sorry it took so long. I am loading 4.6 grain of n320 behind a 180 grain Bayou at 1.135oal. Sent using a Jedi mind trick.

My results from the following data: 74deg F, 66% Hum, 29.88 in, 0 Alt 180gr Xtreme Plated RNFP 4.7gr vv N320 Fed. Sm. Pst. R-P Case 1.135" COAL Averages from 10 shot strings over CED Chronograph which has proven fairly accurate. Glock 24 (KKM Barrel) 888fps 159PF Glock 35 834fps 150PF Glock 22 819.6fps 147PF S&W M&P Shield 749fps 134PF Basically, even in my 6" gun, it didn't meet major. I'd recommend a sold 930fps velocity for a 168ish PF or more. Probably start around 5.0gr and work up, pending barrel length and gun. I would double check your scale. I have been shooting N320 for a few now and 5.0 in a .40 will be showing major pressure signs. My load that has chronoed at 3 major matches: Jan 28, 2015 Avg V Std Dev Max V Min V Avg PF Max PF Min PF 965 11.2 978 944 173 176 169 Minor Velocity: 694Major Velocity: 916 Bullet: Bayou Bullet Bullet Weight: 180 Bullet Caliber: .40 Gun: Glock 35 Minor Power Factor: 125 Major Power Factor: 165 OAL: 1.135 Powder: VVn320

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