Pete Goloski Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Over the past several years, I have had quite a few shooters from all acrosss the USPSA spectrum ask me if the Pathfinder Practical Shooters would ever consider reprising the old Miller/S&W Invitational Tournament. This match was always held at the Pathfinder F&G Club in the 1980'2 and 90's. Several of the original Committee members and I got together this fall and we decided to do just that. Our intent is to produce a top quality tournament that will adhere to the production values that make the old matches so great. As we started to work things out, we brought Area 7 Director, Rob Boudrie into the loop and he offered to piggyback the 2009 Area 7 Championship with our match. Since John Amidon was the original Match Director of the Miller Invitationals, I asked him to serve as MD for this one. He declined but very graciously offered to serve as Range Master. I will serve as the Match Director. We are going to try to make this a "Reunion Match" of sorts. We would like to draw as many of the old Range Officers and "Old Time Competitors" as we can into the match. We want to renew old friendships and re-live the good old memories. I do know for a fact that "Rosa" will once again show her ugly face at the range. We will also make an effort to remember the good friends, dedicated shooters and officials who are no longer with us. This will be a prize tournament. We have always felt that performance should be rewarded. We will set the best prize table we can. Unlike the original matches, this one will not be a 3 gun match. We will try to incorporate elements of the Steel Challenge into the courses of fire so that those competitors who will be attending that match can use this one as a warm up of sorts. We do not yet have a title sponsor. When we obtain one, the title of the match will change to honor that company's generosity. I would like to take this opportunity to invite all of the original match officials to come back and be a part of this match. If you are interested in working the match, please contact me. The dates for the match are August 6-9. I hope to see you all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPSCDRL Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Sounds great Pete! I was fortunate enough to have attended the last two and can attest to the fact that it was a great match. I'm looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 (edited) Pete this sounds far to good to pass up! It will be great to see some old friends from the old days Will entries have to be Express mailed like olden times??? Edited December 13, 2008 by Dan Sierpina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegot38 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Looking forward to the match!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Sounds good. Where do we get apps???? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Goloski Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 Pete this sounds far to good to pass up! It will be great to see some old friends from the old days Will entries have to be Express mailed like olden times??? Hi Dan. No, we will be using Rob's self squadding system. We will post more info here and in Front Sight as soon as more details are established. I'm looking forward to seeing you again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Pete this sounds far to good to pass up! It will be great to see some old friends from the old days Will entries have to be Express mailed like olden times??? Hi Dan. No, we will be using Rob's self squadding system. We will post more info here and in Front Sight as soon as more details are established. I'm looking forward to seeing you again. Pete, I'm going to pass the news to others that used to shoot the Miller/ Smith &Wesson matches. I'm sure Kathie and I won't be the only ones from that group there. The last match I saw Rob Boudrie at, he asked if I was going to go. I wasn't sure at that time. Now I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 The Miller/Smith and Wesson matches were always my favorite. They had great props and interesting courses of fire. This is one match I will try to be at next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Boudrie Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Hi Dan. No, we will be using Rob's self squadding system. We will post more info here and in Front Sight as soon as more details are established. I'm looking forward to seeing you again. I will be handling the registrations, however, Pete Goloski and his team will be establishing the squadding policy - which I suspect will be first come, first serve. I don't know if there will be dedicated "super squads" - one of many things Pete has to figure out It may still be important to get your registrations in quickly once they are available. Once registrations are open, confirmation letters will be send out within one week of receipt of the registration (usually sooner). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_henry Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 I would love to show up again. ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Estimated release date for apps????? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Estimated release date for apps?????Jim Jim, Are you looking forward to the match, by any chance??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Yes I am looking forward to this match. Trying to find a Campground nearby that will be open. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I'm looking forward to the match also. This will be my second big match of the season, only my second season of shooting. I'm hooked, love it. Can't wait to shoot this match. Going to bring the wife and kiddo and make a mini vacation out of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermoto Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 This sounds like a good one. I'll definately be making the drive out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 This sounds like a good one. I'll definately be making the drive out there Mike, You won't be sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Well, I can bet that there will be a lot of Canadians down there. Several of us used to make the trip down every year. What about reprising the shootoffs? I can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynyrd Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Will Details on the match be posted on the USPSA or the Pathfinders gun club web sites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Shoot Fast Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Estimated release date for apps?????Jim Jim, Are you looking forward to the match, by any chance??? Dan, Keep me in the loop on this. Diane and I would love to go again, I think by now they have forgotten the "Wild Ones" Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Goloski Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 We hope to have registration information and applications available sometime next week. Ken--a big part of the reason us old guys are doing this is so that we don't forget the good old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynyrd Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 We hope to have registration information and applications available sometime next week. Ken--a big part of the reason us old guys are doing this is so that we don't forget the good old days. I just hope some of the not so "old guys" will be allowed access to this Shoot sounds like alot of Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Goloski Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 When we open the registration process it will be first come, first served. In the old days, the match filled up in the first 24 hours. However then, it was one of about eight really big matches in the country for the whole year. Now, there are 8-10 really big and really great matches every month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Pete, Is the Quality Inn still there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Goloski Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 I think so. The number listed on their website is 315-693-2444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Is there a campground nearby that will be open at that time? Or is it possible to just park overnight on the range? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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