fpgb1 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) There will be a new USPSA club in Blakely,GA at American International Marksmanship Academy. The facility is brand new and extremely nice and well laid out. There are 15 bays for action shooting and additionally there are 5 other pistol carbine bays, a 200 yard rifle, 300 yard rifle, 1000 yard known distance range and a 2200 meter unknown distance range, sporting clays, proshop with ammo and more. The first match should be mid/late February. I'll keep you posted. For more info on the facility check out:www.marksmanshipacademy.com There will also be Tactical Carbine matches(similar to Steel City) 3 gun and long range rifle/sniper competitions. Edited January 14, 2012 by fpgb1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyC Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Sounds like there there is a lot of potential for a great match. There will be 5-10 shooters from Tallahassee if you do not put it on the first weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I can't find anything on the web site that actually tells me where the range is located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Bond Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 This is great news. With that type of range facility we need an article in Front Sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZZ Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Wow. Looks great. I'm in when they start running USPSA matches there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uod Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Looking forward to seeing how this turns out. As GuyC said, you'll get a good group from Tallahassee (myself included) as long as the match doesn't conflict with our local match on the 1st Saturday (and, hopefully it won't conflict with the Tri-State match in Daleville on the 4th Saturday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin Dan Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 The fourth Sunday would be a great day for the match, it would not Conflict with anything in this area that I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 The fourth Sunday would be a great day for the match, it would not Conflict with anything in this area that I know of. yeah, I told him 2d and 4th Sunday are good dates around here. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpgb1 Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 My appoligies for not getting back on here sooner, been wide open with an Army course. Everything is looking solid for the 4th Sunday in February. I'm looking to do 5 or 6 stages this month, in general I like to set up fairly high round count stages that flow well, of course there will be some challenges here and there. Taking a poll here, who's up for some carbine stages in the match? Here in Anniston we have done 4 pistol, 2 carbine stages for a couple years and I was thinking about it down there or possibly a monthly carbine only match. Carbine pistol format could be 4 pistol and 3 carbine, one mid range carbine with paper and steel an also shoot some pistol stages with carbine. Throw out any thoughts you have adn I'll take them into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyC Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) I know I do not have a rifle to shoot at the moment and that would prohibit me from shooting the match. I know a couple other guys that also don't have rifles comming from Tallahassee. I would rather you do a pistol only match, and then a rifle only match the second weekend of the month. That would give me the opportunity to shoot a full pistol match and maybe barrow a buddys rifle for the secound weekend. I also know a ton of guys that do not want to shoot a pistol match but want to shoot a carbine match. They would be more apt to come up for a rifle only match. Edited January 30, 2012 by GuyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunfixer Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I just spoke w/ them and they have nothing scheduled at this time.. Hanna said they hope to have matches set up in the months to follow..; Apparently, they are on the Alabama State line.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frady Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I would not be able to participate in a combined match, but I would be there pretty much every month for a USPSA match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin Dan Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I think you would get more participation if you had a pistol only on one weekend and rifle only or even better a 3 gun match on a different weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamm Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I think you would get more participation if you had a pistol only on one weekend and rifle only or even better a 3 gun match on a different weekend. I am going with Dan on this one I my self don't have all the gear yet for that kinda match but I am up for a pistol match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpgb1 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Thanks for the input How bout this. USPSA pistol only every 4th Sunday and Carbine only and perhaps 2 gun carbine pistol on the 2nd Sunday? Is the second Sunday wide open in that part of the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn-M1911 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Nothing in this area second sunday. IDPA matches at Tristate and South River on fourth Sunday. Second sunday pistol would prevent back to back pistol. Third saturday's are Tristate uspsa, ancient city uspsa, EAGC rimfire, and Glock style at TRPC. Second Saturday are low round count events eagc idpa, sepsa uspsa and trpc steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin Dan Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Nothing in this area second sunday. IDPA matches at Tristate and South River on fourth Sunday. Second sunday pistol would prevent back to back pistol. Third saturday's are Tristate uspsa, ancient city uspsa, EAGC rimfire, and Glock style at TRPC. Second Saturday are low round count events eagc idpa, sepsa uspsa and trpc steel. Actually Tri State USPSA is the 4th Sat., I would like to see the Blakely USPSA match on the 2nd Sunday so it won't be back to back with Ti States match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyC Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Nothing in this area second sunday. IDPA matches at Tristate and South River on fourth Sunday. Second sunday pistol would prevent back to back pistol. Third saturday's are Tristate uspsa, ancient city uspsa, EAGC rimfire, and Glock style at TRPC. Second Saturday are low round count events eagc idpa, sepsa uspsa and trpc steel. Actually Tri State USPSA is the 4th Sat., I would like to see the Blakely USPSA match on the 2nd Sunday so it won't be back to back with Ti States match. I would also like to see it on the secound Sunday. Two matches in a weekend will be hard to get a full car load of guys to go two days in a row from Tallahassee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Bond Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Fellow shooters. Here is the link to the range http://www.marksmanshipacademy.com/index.cfm WOW! We need to do whatever we need to do to make this range and this club succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 We need to do whatever we need to do to make this range and this club succeed. Agreed. I wiish I could get down there but I know Frank will make a match worth attending. He's sort of soft around the edges and makes and makes little girls cry, but he does manage to put up some great matches. Try it and see if you don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frady Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Another vote for the 2nd weekend in the month from one of the guys who would be traveling from Tallahassee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sono Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I don't care when it is just try to do some 3gun. I know it's more set up and such but there aren't many around. Scoring can be faster and easier by running outlaw rules. Whatever you do I'll be there since it's a 30min. ride for me. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpgb1 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Multi gun is coming and in a Big way hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Bond Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Multi gun is coming and in a Big way hopefully. Between this venue and Rockcastle, we have shut up the guys out west who like to say that there is no where east of the Mississippi where there can be a decent 3 gun match. The Baxley location may even trump even the NRA Center and it is sure as heck a lot easier place to connect with airlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtis108 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I vote for USPSA Pistol on the second weekend. My wife and I would make that trip from North Florida. Back to back with tri-state would knock a lot of people out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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