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    World Shoot Updates - Bali

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

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    Yeah, the teams kicked butt this year. Not too many categories we don't have a 1st team in, and less without one placing.

    34th Open (I had to complain my way out of 33rd this afternoon... stats people look at you weird when you say 'the time you have recorded for me is too fast') turned out to be OK for how I shot and have been shooting recently. I think next time I may do something wacky like Modified though. Those just look cool. Ong is already trying to sell me his. ;)

    Congrats Roy!!!

    Gator Classic

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

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    This match is the way a Major SHOULD be run!!! These people know how to put it on!!! Great RO's great staff! You feel welcome from the first time you go there. I cannot say enough good things about the match and people who run it!! Kevin, Gary - great Job !!!

    Squad 7 - Great bunch and Damon - I am not helping you anymore hahahaha :D - We had allot of fun and helped each other out - this was the way it is suppose to be!!

    See you next year!!!

    New Open Gun

    in The Gallery

    Posted · Edited by KGentry

    The load is a 121 Montana - 10.6 Accurate #7 Federal Pistol Primers.

    Shoots soft and flat with the dot straight up and down.

    The "thing" in the C-More is a cut mag well pin - fits right in - Kick Stand

    MODIFIED guns

    in The Gallery

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    While it's not IPSC or USPSA's stated purpose, personally, I find it neat that technological advances developed in IPSC/USPSA shooting have been further developed and adopted by some law enforcement and military forces. Modified Division encourages that sort of "practical" development.

    Can you provide some examples of the law enforcement community further developing technology that we use? I am curious about this as I see allot of law enforcement come to the range and struggle shooting on the public line - not a flame - just an observation - We have great competitors shooting our sport in law enforcement but the truth is most of them do not put allot of time and effort into shooting their duty guns.

    Sorry for the thread drift - you can move this one if you like.

    Open / L-10 Nats Banter

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

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    I realize that you can't do much about the weather...but scheduling the Nationals at a location that is in direct line of hurricanes during hurricane season....is well...stupid!

    In defense of the range and match organizers, very little of the rain was due to Ike. The damage was done by a common storm front that moved through the area on Wednesday and Thursday. This was well in advance of Ike's landfall. These storms occur all the time in the summer months.

    I think we have some smart experienced people running USPSA and I am sure that 2 years in a row without a future change to USSA range will result in a match location move. Rain all the time during those months - schedule 3 nationals in a row despite this? MMMMMMMMM

    Open / L-10 Nats Banter

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

    Posted · Edited by KGentry

    Tulsa is a great range, and so an obvious place to have nationals.

    But is this the right time of year to have a match there? Two mud bowls in a row during Hurricane season. I am just a common man but I wonder about maybe a different month. Because I thought Oklahoma was generally a dry state.

    At this point, what Tulsa is not is a great competition range. Rain or not, the footing is not designed to stand up to the traffic of a nationals and something firmer than sod is going to have to be installed. There also appear to be some drainage issues that should be addressed. Hopefully, with imput from our range officers and Troy, John and Ray, the necessary upgrades will be accomplished so as to allow us to consider a return to Tulsa at some future date.

    This is a correct and accurate view of the USSA Range. Most shooters pay allot of money and take time off work to shoot the match - having said that - Having over ankle deep mud at the Nationals is a no go - Many people are not saying it here but they will not be going back to Tulsa for this match again. The RO's had to toughest jobs and worked their behinds off in constant rain and thick deep mud! Shooters that relied on speed were reduced to ice skating through the stages desperately attempting to not break the 180 OR fall butt first into the thick GOO!! The bays have no drainage - put 800 shooters through bermuda grass on good days and it will disappear. I think USPSA is regretting the contract they signed - IMHO -

    I for one thought the stage designs were fantastic but unfortunately we could not enjoy the match due to the surface or lack thereof - It is always fun to shoot with fellow shooters from around the world and to meet new ones but taking the risk of people getting hurt to shoot a match is just not what it should be about <---- That statement was from one of the RO's

    I want to say that the USSA facility is beautiful and if they would have proper drainage it would be an outstanding facility!! The people are friendly and they provided allot of support to the shooters - The range surface problem should not get in the way of many years of shooting fun for USPSA Major matches or a Potential World Shoot.

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