Biloxi23 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Just got the e-mail confirming my entry. This will be my fourth Gator, and each one was well run, well officiated, and the prize boxes were almost most equal to, if not exceeding the value of the entry fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4045 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I won't be making this one, Not because of the increase. I will be going to a 3gun instead. It's a great match and a nice range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidowsSon683 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Just got my email. Im in squad 5 and im the only limited shooter the rest are open except for 2 production out of about 10 total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCKev Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 It's Official The Louisiana Gator Classic is full!!! You can still get on the waiting list. Stephanie will send you an email informing you of your spot on the waiting list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphamikefoxtrot Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Wow! That was fast especially considering the fact that nobody from Mississippi signed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mactiger Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Where did I say anything about them pocketing the money? Jeff - Ask Bo about The Cowtown Classic last weekend I believe the comment that was made was "The GOLD STANDARD of all matches" I just don't see the reasoning for the increase - if you can charge $145-150 and fill up in 7 days what extra do the competitors get for the extra $25-30? Or is it just "we filled up fast last year - lets charge more this year"? Last year was an AREA match for $165 - the same Area match this year is $150. What changed from Area 4 last year to LA Gator this year for the more money? RO's still pay to work, Jr's still pay with the possibility of being reimbursed, there is still only lunch served free on 1 day. Again - I'm not the only one with this opinion - just the only one voicing it on here. http://www.msgunowners.com/t41174-louisiana-gator-apps <-- feel free to see for yourself I can address a couple of those questions. Last year was indeed an Area match, and the fee was $165. That match was required to be a level III match, which in turn requires a slightly higher activity fee be paid to USPSA. There were some Area 4 match funds left from 2011, (before I was area director), and those were given to the Gator match in the form of a check, for their use to produce the match. Those monies (a little over $900) were used to offset the cost of range fees and USPSA fees, but I'm sure that it wasn't enough to cover all of that. This year, they are still faced with paying the range use fee and level II activity fees, and as you are probably aware, everything else has gone up as well--that means hotel rooms for the staff they need to house, the free jambalaya for competitors, and prizes. The match fee increased by $10 for 2013. I don't believe that's unreasonable, and is certainly not an indication of any nefarious plot on the part of the match organizers. I am confident that any money in excess of covering the expenses and seeding the 2014 match will be placed right back on the prize table, or put to other good use to support the match. This year's Area 4 match is being held in a different location, with different costs associated with producing the match, hence the $150 entry fee. I really don't get why a $10 increase caused any comment at all--the Gator match is always a class act, with a superb prize table, and people that run it professionally. To insinuate that something is wrong with this is indeed pot-stirring, especially if you won't be attending. It's obviously not a problem for the competitors who filled the match in just under 4 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jriera Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Any Stages yet? Looking forward to my first Gator Classic!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Somebody just got a slot. I cancelled this weekend. I'm here tonight laying in a hospital, had hip surgery today after a back surgery 3 weeks ago. Had the top of the femur reworked, the socket deepened, and torn labrum tissue repaired. Hip and thigh brace along with crutches and PT for a month, no weight on the right leg at all for a month. 2-3 months of more PT after that. I'm actually happy in a weird way because I've had trouble with severe back pain for years now and somebody finally figured out what the root cause of the problem was after the hip started to seize after the back surgery. Good luck to all and enjoy yourselves, whoever got my slot in the last 3 days you'd better win! I'd love to know who it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdphotoguy Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Hope you recover quickly DMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Hope you recover quickly DMH Thanks buddy, ya'll have a great time!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmshooter Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 guys i am vending the match again this year. contact me if you are needing something preordered. I will have a limited supply of powder and primers. ADMINS IF THIS IS ILLEGAL LET ME KNOW AND I WILL DELETE. JAMES LOUQUE LOUQUES FIREARMS LLC. 225-206-1908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidowsSon683 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Hey MacTiger, did you say FREE JUMBALAYA! I am now VERY glad i signed up for 2 reasons: 1. FREE food. 2. Said FREE food happends to be JUMBALAYA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer1911 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Any word on stages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shtr3 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 From what I was told, stages will be posted on lagator.net 1 week before hammer down Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer1911 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee blackman Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Oh man, I forgot to book a room, and the Hampton in Thibideaux is booked... Anyone have any recommendations, this is my first Gator match and I have no idea where anything is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdphotoguy Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Oh man, I forgot to book a room, and the Hampton in Thibideaux is booked... Anyone have any recommendations, this is my first Gator match and I have no idea where anything is. Try the Days Inn, which is right next door to the Hampton. I just booked my room there last week. Days Inn 158 Glenwild Dr. Thibodaux, LA 70302 Phone 985-446-1933 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCKev Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 Here it is the 2013 Gator Gun!!! Thanks to Shay at Akai Custom Guns for building it and donating the rest of the goodies inside. Thanks to STI for the frame slide and barrel. Tight Groups Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Here it is the 2013 Gator Gun!!! Thanks to Shay at Akai Custom Guns for building it and donating the rest of the goodies inside. Thanks to STI for the frame slide and barrel. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1380914061.083587.jpg Tight Groups Kevin Man that is sexy!!! Shay does some fine work!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shtr3 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 They annnounced earlier this week that the match was sanctioned. Also all sponsors for match are now up on homepage of website, www.lagator.org Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer1911 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 little more than a week out. any word on stages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCKev Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Stages are posted!!! lagator.org Tight Groups Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdphotoguy Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Stages look fun and challenging, can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Murphy Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Here are the stages all in one file, if this is stepping on toes feel free to nuke from orbit. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bxdpu-BgGY2eaVJxN1ExTUJIbTQ/edit?usp=sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggieddad02 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 The packing has started and the count down has begun Looking forward to seeing everyone in "The Swamp" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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