Isaac-Smith
Active Member
Folks,
It’s that time of year again. The first match of the season will be January 25th weather permitting. Setup starts at 8am registration opens at 9am, safety briefing around 9:45am and shooting begins at 10am-ish… The safety briefing is mandatory to shoot. This match will be held at the 5 tactical bays at the back of the PHA range.
The address is:
Piedmont Handgunners Association
10346 S North Carolina Hwy 150
Linwood, NC 27299
The match will be 5 stages consisting of pistol only shooting. We will be engaging steel (10+yds) and paper targets from distances of 3 to 40 yards. Stages will consist of shooting, moving while shooting, reloading, reloading while moving, and any other conceivable combination I can think of. Please note for the foreseeable future we have eliminated the cover mechanic and penalties. These are too hard to enforce fairly. Instead, stage design will include setup that forces shooting around tight corners and other mechanics deemed useful for smart tactical target engagement.
At a minimum shooters will need a reliable and safe pistol, a holster, spare magazines or speed loaders (magazine retention is encouraged but not required. Pockets are fine), and 150-200 rounds of ammunition. AR-style pistols with braces are not allowed; conventional holster-able pistols only. Revolvers are allowed. Any caliber from .22 to .45 is fine.
Shooters are grouped into the following categories:
Revolver – self-explanatory.
BUG – back-up gun. Centerfire. Barrel under 3” magazine holds less than 8.
CSP - compact service pistol. Centerfire, barrel under 4”
SSP – stock service pistol. Centerfire, barrel over 4”
OPEN – any heavily modified pistol with optics, flared magwell, ports, or holstered in a comp rig. Etc.
Rimfire – any .22lr or similar rimfire pistol.
Note: before it actually happens, if you elect to bring a .22lr revolver then you can shoot in either group of your choice. So there… no need to ask.
Due to the costs of targets, props, and general range bay maintenance, I have decided to discontinue the $5 discount for club members. The match was barely generating enough money to cover the costs of the paper targets consumed. Going forward match fees will be $10 for all. This is still a lot of match for only $10. I hope this will not deter anyone considering coming for the first time. Please remember, RO’s shoot for free, as well as early setup crew. If you want to be part of the early setup crew, please see check-in desk as soon as you arrive.
Scoring is IDPA like but not identical. A sample scoresheet is attached for your reference.
-Isaac Smith
It’s that time of year again. The first match of the season will be January 25th weather permitting. Setup starts at 8am registration opens at 9am, safety briefing around 9:45am and shooting begins at 10am-ish… The safety briefing is mandatory to shoot. This match will be held at the 5 tactical bays at the back of the PHA range.
The address is:
Piedmont Handgunners Association
10346 S North Carolina Hwy 150
Linwood, NC 27299
The match will be 5 stages consisting of pistol only shooting. We will be engaging steel (10+yds) and paper targets from distances of 3 to 40 yards. Stages will consist of shooting, moving while shooting, reloading, reloading while moving, and any other conceivable combination I can think of. Please note for the foreseeable future we have eliminated the cover mechanic and penalties. These are too hard to enforce fairly. Instead, stage design will include setup that forces shooting around tight corners and other mechanics deemed useful for smart tactical target engagement.
At a minimum shooters will need a reliable and safe pistol, a holster, spare magazines or speed loaders (magazine retention is encouraged but not required. Pockets are fine), and 150-200 rounds of ammunition. AR-style pistols with braces are not allowed; conventional holster-able pistols only. Revolvers are allowed. Any caliber from .22 to .45 is fine.
Shooters are grouped into the following categories:
Revolver – self-explanatory.
BUG – back-up gun. Centerfire. Barrel under 3” magazine holds less than 8.
CSP - compact service pistol. Centerfire, barrel under 4”
SSP – stock service pistol. Centerfire, barrel over 4”
OPEN – any heavily modified pistol with optics, flared magwell, ports, or holstered in a comp rig. Etc.
Rimfire – any .22lr or similar rimfire pistol.
Note: before it actually happens, if you elect to bring a .22lr revolver then you can shoot in either group of your choice. So there… no need to ask.
Due to the costs of targets, props, and general range bay maintenance, I have decided to discontinue the $5 discount for club members. The match was barely generating enough money to cover the costs of the paper targets consumed. Going forward match fees will be $10 for all. This is still a lot of match for only $10. I hope this will not deter anyone considering coming for the first time. Please remember, RO’s shoot for free, as well as early setup crew. If you want to be part of the early setup crew, please see check-in desk as soon as you arrive.
Scoring is IDPA like but not identical. A sample scoresheet is attached for your reference.
-Isaac Smith
