The Antichrome Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 I'll be interested to hear some great JMP stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigG Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 The first match I ever shot was in Little Rock Arkansas. The first stage I shot was a fixed-time stage and two shooters were shooting at the same time. The first string I walk up to the line and on command L&MR as this tall guy next to me was doing the same. When the beep comes I hear six rounds fired and my gun hadn't yet cleared the holster. That is how I was introduced to USPSA and J. Michael Plaxco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 (edited) met him at the 1983 steel challenge-great personality. answered all my questions, so i was hooked. then, had him build me a gun. amazing what the prices were back then. RIP. Edited May 18, 2023 by outerlimits sp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Neill Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Michael Plaxco - Obituary & Service Details (rollerfuneralhomes.com) for anyone wanting to sign the guestook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxton1 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) I was a great fan of JMP, especially his teaching style. I read his book Shooting from Within on a regular basis and recommended it to others as "the Enos book...in colloquial Southern English...without a lot of Zen references". I wish it was still in-print (Glenn Zediker: Are you listening?) I once had a young student who could only perform a task after I proved to him that it COULD be done. For example, I'd task him to do 25 yard Upper-A shots. He'd miss 95% of them. I'd do the drill and he'd suddenly perform it. I told this kid that he'd never be any better than me because he wasn't willing to push himself to HIS limits, only to mine. I was frustrated, so I called Mike. When I threw the scenario at him, his reply was priceless. "Drop the kid. He's a waste of your time and talent and Daddy's money. Tell him to come back when he's ready to learn.". I had never thought of it that way. It really changed the way that I deal with students. (Coincidentally, the kid discovered cars and girls about that time, so he left the sport. I moved to ATL soon thereafter and lost contact with him.) Edited May 19, 2023 by Braxton1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootleggers Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I worked at a shop that Plaxco visited quite a bit, we had some mutual friends we were both close to. He took the owner and those friends to a skeet range, and whenever someone missed a bird he would offer tips and they would try until they hit it. Some people were disappointed that they were taking too long at stages and he noticed their frustration, but before letting them shoot through, he called for his birds and promptly missed both shots. He called again, flipped his Winchester 42 upside down and hit both with ease. As he walked past the shocked guys who were shooting through, he said, "There's the problem, I was shooting it wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysrracer Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Years ago I was on a shotgun forum, and there was a user named jm plaxco (mine is always Ysr_racer or ysrracer) We both shot Krieghoff shotguns, so I tried to answer his question. I pm'd him, and it was him. Somebody replied to him that "he obviously didn't know anything about shooting competition". I just laughed. RIP JMP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I never had the opportunity to meet JMP in person but reading his book "Shooting from Within" absolutely had a positive impact to my journey in the Practical Shooting sports. I wish that his book with still in print. I had to borrow the copy I read from a friend who stumbled upon it via eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schutzenmeister Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I just spotted the book used, on Amazon ... Just under $100 !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Think I have a copy somewhere. Maybe time to eBay it off to the highest bidder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuckUp Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Wow, sad news. I only shot a few times with Mike. One year I was on the super squad at the nationals (first time! ) and we chatted a bit. At the party after the awards ceremony I was bummed because a couple jams and shooting single-stack (against high-caps) cost me a few places. Mike was sitting across from me and picked up on this. Like a gentleman he said, "Hey, you shot a great match this week. You should be proud of that." It was a really kind gesture that he didn't have to do. But, that was him. RIP Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Dedmon Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Great man and very good shooter. I got to know him from shooting the Chevy Truck Sportsman Team Challenge. I finished second to him at the Inaugural USPSA 3-Gun Championship in May 1990. He came up to me after the match and put me on the guy that was building his 223 rifles. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOF Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 JMP was not only a legend in the action shooting sports, but he cheerfully passed his knowledge along to other shooters. He gave back to the sport that made him and helped many others achieve success. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 I remember the "Sportsman's Team Challenge" events that were held at the Markham Park shooting facility in south Florida. JMP competed on a team, does anyone remember these events from Sunrise Florida from the 90's?. I had the JMP shooting video set "At The Beep". It was amazing, I just kept going through the videos and going to the range where I just kept improving. These 2 VHS sets pop up occasionally for sale on some sites and even ebay. RIP to my instructor JMP, he changed the sport and the rest of us Amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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