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Dave Arnold passed away today as a result of injuries suffered in a car wreck. For those who don't know, Dave started USPSA. It was his brain child. I remember the day back in the early 80’s like it was yesterday. We all were hanging around after a match, having a cold drink and talking about IPSC. Dave wasn’t happy with some things the World body was doing and he said, “The United States should start its own Practical Shooting Association!” We all turned and looked at Dave sitting on the tailgate of my truck. So, I asked, “O.K. Dave, so what are we going to call it?” To which he said, “The United States Practical Shooting Association!” We all cheered and said, “Yeah!” The rest, as they say, is history. Dave served as President of USPSA for years (I just don't recall how many... ) “We shall miss his soul tonight” - From the Movie The 13th Warrior

I can't believe it, Joe, you don't own a carry gun??? If the para fit's in the box and is less than 40 oz. you can probably shoot it in the Factory Experimental (FX) class. If not I'm sure someone will loan you a gun. Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks - President Tactical Shooting Association (TSA)

The 2007 SGN match was such a success that we are going to be holding monthly matches at the Tactical Shooting Academy in Virginia starting again in March. We are also going to host the 2008 "Street Gun Nationals" here again in October... At the SHOT Show in Vegas we were well received as we personally thanked all the sponsors we could find. And we even met some new ones who wanted to support this new shooting sport. So, the prize tables for 2008 Match will be even bigger!! Glock even had the two solid pewter trophies that Dave Sevigny won on display at the SHOT Show in Vegas along with the rest of TEAM Glock's 2007 winnings: TLast year, we broke the handguns down into (3) basic gun divisions: Full Size, Mid Size and Compact. Other awards (solid polished pewter Beer Stines ) were given out for SMG, Top Cop, Top Military, Top Lady, Top Gimp, Top Sr., etc. This year we will also recognize Top Single Stack and Top Revolver as well. As usual, ALL merchandise prizes (including handguns) will be given out by the "Luck of the draw". We'll have many more guns and prizes to give away this year. The match is scheduled for the 3rd week in October for 2008. Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks - President Tactical Shooting Association (TSA)

The TSA Street Gun Nationals will be held Oct 16-19, 2008 at the Tactical Shooting Academy Home Ranges in Surry, VA. For more information visit http://www.TacticalShootingAssociation.com Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks

The dates for the 2008 "Street Gun Nationals" Match are Oct. 16-19... Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks

Are these results out of order, or is that my imagination? Shouldn't a 200 beat a 300?? It look like they are sorted by Stage 9, instead of the match total, maybe ? Yeah, I screwed that up... Sorry! But I'll get it straight sooner or later. Dave Sevigny & Rick Simes were the Top Guns in pistol... More stuff to follow...

Here's some pics... Wilbert Spruell taking care of business... Rick Simes on the "Holy Shiite" stage...

Here's a complete list of results: http://www.tacticalshooting.com/sgn_results.pdf More info and pics to follow...

Guns & scores of the Top Shooters... Full-size Pistol National Champion: Dave Sevigny 126.13 (Glock 21SF in .45ACP) Mid-size Pistol National Champion: Rick Simes 151.84 (Glock 17 in 9MM) Compact Pistol National Champion: Dave Sevigny 123.29 (Glock 19 in 9MM) Sub Machine Gun National Champion: Dave Sevigny (H&K MP5 in 9MM) Top Law Enforcement: Rick Simes 151.84 (Glock 17 in 9MM) Top Military: Bob Hundley 188.07 (Glock 17 in 9MM) Top Lady: Barb Middlebrooks 204.92 (EAA Witness in 9MM with NO SIGHTS!!) Top Senior: Scott Warren 192.08 (S&W M&P in .40S&W) Pictures and videos to follow... Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks

You are right Len. Nice guy, nice wife, cool motor home. IIRC he was a factory sponsored USPSA shooter for EAA back in the 80's but gave up shooting for the past 18 years and just recently got back into the sport. He came in second by 8 seconds but had some issues with his gun feeding properly on several stages. If his gun runs 100% he probably wins. I know the guy you're talking about. We (my wife and I) just had dinner with and him and his wife about an hour ago... What you don't know is that he also had a "White Throat Moniter" (no shitte, he actually had two!! ) and he has shot World Record animals in Africa with a bow (I've seen the pics and have been invited over to his house for dinner after the "Street Gun Nationals". He's working as a Range Safety Officer for me during the match . He also had a Belgium Malinois Dog that was World Champion. I wouldn't wanna break in to this guys RV and I wouldn't want to really screw with him either, he'll just kill you and feed you to his pets... Kinda of really WEIRD but cool guy that makes your hair stand up on end at times... Why is it I like that?? Must be the Tattoos his wife had of animals eating people... Later, D.R. Middlebrooks

We have some really nice, polished, solid pewter trophies for the gun division winners: And these polished pewter tankards for other the categories: And of course we'll have some guns and merchandise prizes that will be awarded by the luck of the draw, too. The stages and props are done and we're holding a warm-up match this weekend (Oct. 13 & 14). You can shoot one or both days. Everyone is welcome and everyone gets a fair shake at our matches. FWIW: I truly believe that the shooter is the customer. And while I will not tolerate cheating, I will also not tolerate the Range Nazi mentality that I have seen at some other matches in the past. Our RSO's are all great guys who are here to help YOU shoot your best match ever! That is our goal. Thanks, D.R. Middlebrooks

Seems to be some confusion... You DO NOT have to be here for ALL (4) days of the match. You can shoot ONE gun division per day (max of two gun divisions can be entered) and it will take approx. 200 rounds per day, per entry. You can shoot any day, Thursday - Sunday, just let us know what day you want to shoot. If you have any questions, email me at info@TacticalShooting.com or call me at 757-357-9881 between the hours of 12:00 NOON and 4:00Pm and I will try to answer any questions you have. Thanks, D.R. Middlebrooks www.TacticalShootingAssociation.com

FIST-FIRE is not just "one way of holding and shooting a handgun", it's a complete system of shooting. It's not one dimensional, it's multifaceted... That said, in F-F we use an entire sequence of natural "progressions" of different shooting presentations,and most especially the Reverse Weaver (we also have various "default" levels of weapons presentation, too). But the most commonly used shooting position in the F-F system is the "Reverse Weaver". Look at the Fist-Fire book, look at page 40 in AH mag, look at my DVD's, you'll see it. You can actually go back as far as 2000 and see it in Combat Handguns magazine article on F-F and see it explained quite clearly. FWIW: GM shooter Ricks Simes uses the Reverse Weaver quite extensively (he's also happens to be one of the best F-F Instructors I have in my camp ). Bottom Line: Rick and I both agree, that when shooting and moving in IDPA or IPSC type matches, we "flow in and out" of different levels of weapons presentation, flowing in and out of different shooting positions. And the RW is the most common one we use...and there are many variations of it, all based upon the amount of forward extension (push out) we need. Cheers, D.R.

To the untrained eye, maybe. But I wrote the book on this particular subject. And I know it (the"Reverse Weaver" technique) when I see it (if it looks like a duck, acts like a duck and sounds like duck, it's a duck. ). I shot with Chris at the IDPA Nat's a few years back and he was on my squad. He was shooting Mod Iso as I recall back then. Bottom Line: If Top Shooters like Chris Tilley and Julie Goloski are coming to the same conclusions as I did back in late '98 I think this is great! Whether or not they got it from me doesn't matter. After all, it's all about evolution of shooting technique. Respectfully, D.R. Middlebrooks

Reverse Weaver... If you look at the 2007 Nov/Dec. issue of American Handguner on page 40 there is a picture of Chris Tilley. He is using what appears to be a text book perfect "Reverse Weaver" (ala Fist-Fire) technique. And also notice the two empty cases just outside of the ejection port. Now that's recoil control. Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks

I agree, it's a BIG problem and most people don't even know they do it... Let's face it, shooting is unnatural. The recoil, noise and muzzle blast is what causes us to flinch or blink. And I have found that most of my students start off "flinching" [blinking their eyes] and that then leads to the "whacking" of the trigger (shot going low)... I have found that the best way to over come the dreaded "flinch and whacks" is to double muff and do a LOT of dry firing. Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks

The link is not working, so we'll try this one: http://www.tacticalshooting.com/forums/sho...p=4946#post4946 Cheers, D.R.

Thanks, Buddy... The motels here are filled up so those of you who are looking for a place to stay I would try Williamsburg... It's right across the river from Surry (about a 15-20 mile trip, depending on where you actually stay at). There is a very quaint 20 minute ferry ride (IT'S FREE by the way! ) and you'll get a nice boat ride past historic Jamestown Island. Here's a link to the latest SGN news & updates: http://www.tacticalshooting.com/for...35&a...age=1&pp=10 Cheers, D.R.

Here's the link again to directions and lodging: http://www.tacticalshooting.com/info_logistics.html

Any semi auto carbine in pistol caliber will be fine... Motels are filling up around here, so I'd look into staying in Williamsburg, about 15 miles away. You'll have a wonderful 20 minute ferry ride from Jamestown to Surry. They have (2) ferries that run about every half hour and it's FREE! You can shoot in up to two different Handgun Divisions (one per day) and still shoot in the SMG Division, too. We are toying with the idea of renting our SMG's out, don't know, we'll see... Cheers, D.R.

Yeah, sorry we can't get it to run either. It's was a good overview, too... I'll try and and get a redo on it this week if I have time. But basically we've separated the handguns by size and weight. Full Size handguns must fit into the IDPA Box with a 40 oz. weight limit. Mid Size handguns must fit into the IDPA Box with 1" shorter barrel length with a 35 oz. weight limit. Compact handguns must fit into the IDPA Box with 1" shorter barrel length and a 3/4" shorter grip with a 30 oz. weight limit. We also have a F/X Division where anything goes if it fits in the IDPA box and makes the 40 oz. weight limit. The intent is to get the guy to shoot what they carry. Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks

Depends on who has the gun! In TSA we shoot pistols, rifles, shotguns and submachines guns, too. I thought it would be interesting to see how the SMG's do against the pistols. We have seen a few of them show up at the local matches. Everyone seems to like it. D.R. Middlebrooks - President Tactical Shooting Association (TSA) http://www.tacticalshooting.com/videos/dvd/350k.wmv

Please note that there will be 12 courses of fire and it can all be shot in one day. The courses will be both challenging and fun as well as a good test of shooting skills. You may enter in up to (2) different gun divisions. Shoot one gun one day and a second gun the next! More information to follow... Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks

Here's a link to a short video overview of what TSA is all about: http://www.tacticalshooting.com/videos/dvd/350k.wmv More information to follow... Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks

Roger that! You can shoot in up to (2) different Gun Divisions. You can shoot all (12) courses of fire in one day with one gun and then shoot another gun the next day. Full-size Pistol (FP): The gun must fit into a box measuring 8-3/4" x 6" x 1-5/8" with the 1st (short) mag inserted (after the reload you can use a big stick if you like) . The pistol cannot weigh more than 40 oz. unloaded without the mag. On Mods, basically anything goes except for porting, comps, added weight and electronic sights. Mid-size Pistol (MP): The gun must fit into a box measuring 7-3/4" x 6" x 1-5/8" with the 1st (short) mag inserted (after the reload you can use a big stick if you like) . The pistol cannot weigh more than 35 oz. unloaded without the mag. On Mods, basically anything goes except for porting, comps, added weight and electronic sights. Compact Pistol (CP): The gun must fit into a box measuring 7-3/4" x 5-1/4" x 1-5/8" with the 1st (short) mag inserted (after the reload you can use a big stick if you like) . The pistol cannot weigh more than 30 oz. unloaded without the mag. On Mods, basically anything goes except for porting, comps, added weight and electronic sights. Factory Experimental (FX): The gun must fit into a box measuring 8-3/4" x 6" x 1-5/8" with the 1st (short) mag inserted (after the reload you can use a big stick if you like) . The pistol cannot weigh more than 40 oz. unloaded without the mag. On Mods, basically anything goes as long as it fits into the box. Point Shooting (PS): The gun must fit into a box measuring 8-3/4" x 6" x 1-5/8" with the 1st (short) mag inserted (after the reload you can use a big stick if you like) . The pistol cannot weigh more than 40 oz. unloaded without the mag. On Mods, basically anything goes except for porting, comps, added weight and.....sights. No sights allowed. :devil: Sub Machine Gun (SMG): No rules except pistol caliber must be used. You will shoot the same CoF's as the pistol guys with some minor changes (I can't wait to see how this one plays out!! ). It should be a blast. Oh, did I mention we have MAJOR/MINOR scoring?? It's basically the proven Vickers Count but with a .5 seconds for MINOR and .25 seconds for MAJOR caliber for points down. NOTE: Dave Sevigny and I both agree its a perfect balance. You can win with either MAJOR or MINOR caliber if you shoot fast and straight. More information to follow... Cheers, D.R. Middlebrooks