Ron Buchnat Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Hey Guys &Gals I'm searching for the diagram of an old classifier called The Swinging El Presidente. I remember shooting it at one of the first Single Stack Matches held in Milan, IL. Does anyone have it ? If you do, can you e-mail it to me. Thanks a mil. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Never heard of it but it sounds interesting. Would you please describe it? TIA, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpcdvc Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 This was a stage shot first at the TN sectional in 04 stage 9(as far as I know). It is not a classifier but it was an awesome stage. I was my second match so I remember it well. I shot L10 with a SS45 and I was just glad I didn't DQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpcdvc Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Never heard of it but it sounds interesting. Would you please describe it?TIA, Chuck As close as I can remember you started facing up range and at the beep you activated the swingers by pushing over a pepper popper (all three targets were swinging). It was a 60 point stage so we must have done the mandatory reload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Buchnat Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 (edited) Hey Guys &Gals I'm searching for the diagram of an old classifier called The Swinging El Presidente. I remember shooting it at one of the first Single Stack Matches held in Milan, IL. Does anyone have it ? If you do, can you e-mail it to me.Thanks a mil. Ron Hi Chuck, You started facing uprange with your hands relaxed at your sides. At the beep, you pushed down a pepper popper. This popper activated 3 swinging metric targets which disappeared behind metal metric no shoots on each pass. If I remember right, the distance was 11 yards and the targets were not set the same so they did not swing in the same direction. I hope you can make a mental picture of this. Hey I found my score book. This stage was stage 9 at the 3rd Annual Single Stack Classic 1997 shot at the Milan Rifle Club in Milan,IL. Rob Leatham won the stage with a time of 8.63 and he had 54 points out of 60. Edited February 28, 2009 by Ron Buchnat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mainus Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I have a classifier book from '91 and it is not in there. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Look familiar ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 That looks fun, timing would be everything.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott R Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) Looks like a fun stage, hard to believe it would have ever been a classifier due to the issue of consistency in swinger design, speed and timing of activation nationwide. Edited March 1, 2009 by Scott R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Buchnat Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 Look familiar ? Hi Chris, That sure looks like the one that I am looking for. Do you have any measurements for it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Buchnat Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 Looks like a fun stage, hard to believe it would have ever been a classifier due to the issue of consistency in swinger design, speed and timing of activation nationwide. Hi Scott, I could have been mistaken about it being a classifier. I shot it at the Single Stack Classic back in 1997 before USPSA took over the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpcdvc Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Looks like a fun stage, hard to believe it would have ever been a classifier due to the issue of consistency in swinger design, speed and timing of activation nationwide. Hi Scott, I could have been mistaken about it being a classifier. I shot it at the Single Stack Classic back in 1997 before USPSA took over the match. Wow! that stage has been around a long time! It sure is a fun one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slip knot Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Wow, that stage has been around as long as me....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Buchnat Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Looks like a fun stage, hard to believe it would have ever been a classifier due to the issue of consistency in swinger design, speed and timing of activation nationwide. Hi Scott, I could have been mistaken about it being a classifier. I shot it at the Single Stack Classic back in 1997 before USPSA took over the match. Wow! that stage has been around a long time! It sure is a fun one. Hey Slip Knot, I don't think you were around when this stage was created at least not from the picture I'm looking at. By the way, did you catch any fish ? I don't know if you can shoot fast enough to miss & still win, but I do know you can shoot very fast and miss and still look "COOL" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 By the way, did you catch any fish ? I thought that was a picture of a fish...with a girl in the background ??? (you really didn't see the fish, did ya ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzygä Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Interesting stage. I have to try sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Rader Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Those photos are of me shooting it at Pine Tree and yes, it is a very fun and challenging stage. I got to see Matt Cheely shoot it before he RO'd me and you couldn't even tell there were swingers as fast as he shot it. Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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