December 30th, 2010 Results ... Stages for January 6th, 2011

News & Announcements
Thanks to everyone who came out last night! From all of us at MISS, have a safe and Happy New Year!

A few of us are going to head out to the Pine Tree Classifier Match on Sunday - if you're planning to go, but we missed syncing up, we'll be there ~7AM. There are about 9-10 of us planning on making it out there. Get on a squad with some familiar faces and at least that's one ball in your court!

I've been working on a side project, WIIL Shooting, which is going to be a blog & calendar tracking ALL local "action pistol" events - USPSA, IDPA, "Urban Action", non-sanctioned matches, pin-shooting, 3-gun - in the Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin area. I've got a few more clubs to list - Oak Park & NISA to name a few - but expect to see these listed in a few days. Check it out and feel free to pass it along: http://wiilshoot.blogspot.com/p/wiil-shoot-calendar-events.html. There are so many of us "action shooters", that it is a shame a lot of us don't know about each other's clubs, etc.


Stages for 1/6/2011
We're going to run "Madness" as a classifier, then build a course around that. Expect 2 courses, because the classifier is somewhat tough to tape...

Dunno what the second stage is going to look like yet.


Results for 12/30/2010
We had 21 shooters - thank you to Tom P. for helping to run the line and to Albert K. for coming out with (almost) ALL the steel! We're going to shoot this format again on March 31st, 2011.

Since there are no times/etc, we just track back from the first place...

1. Les K. - Production
2. Deus Z. - Limited
3. Doug S. - WITH A F'N Revolver! Srsly mad props!
4. Jason C. - Production

If anyone has video of it, post it on Youtube and send me a link!

UPDATE: Jason C. sent me some vid!

A few folks have asked me what I use for mag pouches...

They're Ghost Magazine Pouches - you can mount 'em traditionally or perpendicular to your body.

I saw Ben Stoeger with 'em and decided thought it made a lot of sense... I'm surprised that they're made of cheaper ABS plastic, but they seem to have held up pretty well.

Merry Christmas!

Possible great news - a wonderful Christmas surprise, really!

Since the election, it looks like Pine Tree Pistol Club in Rockford may try to have the 2011 WIIT (Winter Indoor IPSC Tournament) in March!

Pine Tree Match Added...

Pine Tree is shooting an "all classifier" match to kick off the new year... Email me if you're interested: We're planning on heading out early.


UPDATE:

The cost for the match is $12 for members & $20 for non-members. Shooting starts at 7am and ends by 2pm.

Here's the stages:
CM 99-10
CM 99-11
CM 03-11
CM 03-18
CM 99-47

Scores from 12/16/2010

Many thanks & Season's Greetings!
I'd like to thank all of you for your patience - both on waiting for these scores and also for dealing with some of our changing formats this year.

Additionally, on behalf of Julie S., Tom P., Albert K., Jerry G. and I (Les), have a Merry Christmas - we hope to see you on the 30th for our "Eve of New Year's Eve" vs. shoot-off.

Scores and a Quick Discussion...
Scores and classifiers have been posted to USPSA. For some of you new folks who have signed up to USPSA, know that it'll take you 4 classifiers to get "ranked" and that they only update the USPSA database once a month, roughly around the 15th. So, if you check, you might not see something posted as of yet...

For those of you that haven't signed up with USPSA - please don't forget to do so: It is only ~$25.00 for an Associate Membership...

How USPSA calculates classifiers: Top shooters at larger matches post results for most of them and USPSA decides on a "maximum Hit Factor". From there, USPSA determines your class based on what % of that maximum Hit Factor you clinch:

Grand Master 95 to 100%
Master 85 to 94.9%
A 75 to 84.9%
B 60 to 74.9%
C 40 to 59.9%
D 2 to 40%

For some classifiers, the max HF is fairly low (like CM 03-08, "Madness"), but on others, it is quite high - like the one below. Keep in mind that each classifier is testing various skills - the one below tests relaxation while shooting, the ability to "rough-index" the firearm, and ability to reload.

Stage: 1  Can You Count
Place Name               Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
   1 Kxxxxx, Leslie     Production  100   0   7.71  12.9702
   2 Dxxxxx, Kerry      Limited     100   0  10.00  10.0000
   3 Oxxxxx, Robert     Single Stk   97   0   9.74   9.9589
   4 Pxxxxx, Tom        Production   92   0  10.00   9.2000
   5 Mxxxxx, Jay        Production   94   0  10.23   9.1887
   6 Bxxxxx, Dan        Production  100   0  11.82   8.4602
   7 Sxxxxx, John       Single Stk  100   0  12.41   8.0580
   8 Jxxxxx, Chris      Limited 10   99   0  13.88   7.1326
   9 Nxxxxx, Ed         Production  100   0  14.12   7.0822
  10 Rxxxxx, Kenneth    Single Stk   96   0  13.63   7.0433
  11 Mxxxxx, Tom        Production  100   0  14.33   6.9784
  12 Dxxxxx, Eric       Production  100   0  15.28   6.5445
  13 Sxxxxx, John       Limited 10  100   0  15.60   6.4103
  14 Lxxxxx, James      Production  100  10  14.20   6.3380
  15 Gxxxxx, Jerry      Limited 10  100   0  16.03   6.2383
  16 Gxxxxx, Lynn       Limited 10   96   0  16.37   5.8644
  17 Sxxxxx, John       Single Stk  100   0  20.45   4.8900
  18 Txxxxx, Dave       Limited 10  100   0  20.50   4.8780
  19 Mxxxxx, Fred       Limited      96  10  19.03   4.5192
  20 Txxxxx, RXXXXXXX   Limited 10   99   0  22.12   4.4756
  21 Cxxxxx, John       Production  100   0  23.62   4.2337
  22 Wxxxxx, Michael    Limited 10   98   0  25.44   3.8522
  23 Cxxxxx, Frank      Single Stk   88  30  60.90   0.9524

Stage: 2  Virginia, get my gun!
Place Name               Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
   1 Kxxxxx, Leslie     Production   60   0  14.26   4.2076
   2 Mxxxxx, Fred       Limited      58   0  16.47   3.5216
   3 Oxxxxx, Robert     Single Stk   60   0  17.28   3.4722
   4 Mxxxxx, Jay        Production   60   0  19.37   3.0976
   5 Bxxxxx, Dan        Production   60   0  20.37   2.9455
   6 Gxxxxx, Jerry      Limited 10   60   0  24.14   2.4855
   7 Dxxxxx, Kerry      Limited      50  20  17.22   1.7422
   8 Gxxxxx, Lynn       Limited 10   53  10  26.69   1.6111
   9 Nxxxxx, Ed         Production   50  20  22.57   1.3292
  10 Mxxxxx, Tom        Production   48  20  22.27   1.2573
  11 Cxxxxx, Frank      Single Stk   50  20  27.23   1.1017
  12 Txxxxx, Dave       Limited 10   48  20  25.95   1.0790
  13 Pxxxxx, Tom        Production   50  30  22.97   0.8707
  14 Sxxxxx, John       Limited 10   45  30  17.37   0.8636
  15 Sxxxxx, John       Single Stk   45  30  18.39   0.8157
  16 Cxxxxx, John       Production   40  20  26.11   0.7660
  17 Rxxxxx, Kenneth    Single Stk   44  30  21.73   0.6443
  18 Txxxxx, RXXXXXXX   Limited 10   44  30  26.03   0.5378
  19 Wxxxxx, Michael    Limited 10   35  50  25.67   0.0000
 Tie Jxxxxx, Chris      Limited 10   35  50  21.73   0.0000
 Tie Sxxxxx, John       Single Stk   40  40  22.42   0.0000
 Tie Lxxxxx, James      Production   33  50  19.50   0.0000
 Tie Dxxxxx, Eric       Production   33  50  21.69   0.0000

Scores delayed...

Sorry folks - ran outta steam last night... I'll get those scores posted on Saturday AM.

A few of us talked about the "Tueller Drill" last night... Xavier Thoughts had a great summary:

A common test of handgun skill is to start with one’s hands at shoulder level with a holstered gun and place two shots on a target 21 feet away within 1.5 seconds. Typically, those well trained with handguns can complete the drill in about one and a half seconds, although a select few can place the two shots on target in under one second.

Over two decades ago, Sgt. Tueller wondered how quickly an attacker with a knife could cover those same 21 feet. So he measured as volunteers raced to stab a target. He determined that the distance could easily be crossed in 1.5 seconds. These results were first published as an article in S.W.A.T. Magazine in 1983 and in a police training video by the same title, “How Close is Too Close?”.

Here is the original article by Dennis Tueller.

YouTube has a few videos of this drill - most suck - but the following is from a match. The target clears the distance a bit fast and the shooter is a high masters level competitor, but you get the picture just how fast things happen...

2011 Florida Open

A few MISS members make it down to the Florida Open every year...

Ken R, Jerry G and Myself are planning to shoot it all on Friday, February 18th, 2011.

If you are interested, get in touch with me - my email is on the right ------->

We're planning on sending all the registrations together, so bring your $200.00 (entry fee) and paperwork on 12/16/2010 match. We do this so that they will squad all of us together.

Paperwork is here.

December 16th, 2010 Stages - Updated!

We'll be running CM 06-03, "Can you Count?".

Here's Phil running it last year:




Since the classifier is a bit longer - due to two strings - we'll be setting the following simple, standards-like, stage up...



Starting from Box A, engage Target 1 with only 2 shots. While on the move, engage Target 2 while between the boxes with only two rounds. From Box B, engage Target 3 with only 2 rounds.

Virginia Count - 6 rounds total - 30 Pts maximum.

30 Steps to Mastery.

http://ben.casnocha.com/2010/11/the-30-steps-to-mastery.html

The 30 Steps to Mastery

The commenter Onjibonrenat, on my post How to Draw an Owl, adds a few more steps to the process of achieving mastery:

1. Start
2. Keep going.
3. You think you're starting to get the hang of it.
4. You see someone else's work and feel undeniable misery.
5. Keep going.
6. Keep going.
7. You feel like maybe, possibly, you kinda got it now.
8. You don't.
9. Keep going.
10. You ask for someone else's opinion--their response is standoffish, though polite.
11. Depression.
12. Keep going.
13. Keep going.
14. You ask someone else's opinion--their response is favorable.
15. They have no idea what they're talking about.
16. Keep going.
17. You feel semi-kinda favorable and maybe even a little proud of what you can do now.
18. Self-loathing chastisement.
19. Depression
20. Keep going.
21. You ask someone else's opinion--they respond quite favorably.
22. They're still wrong.
23. Depression.
24. Keep going though you can't possibly imagine why.
25. Become restless.
26. Receive some measure of praise from a trustworthy opinion.
27. They're still fucking wrong (Right?)
28. Keep going just because there's nothing else to do.
29. Mastery arrives, you mistake it for a gust of wind.
30. Keep. Fucking. Going.

Short Notice: Dec. USPSA Class at Maxon's in Des Plaines.

Perry, Greg and TD are doing another Introduction to USPSA class Dec. 17, 18, 19.

Class size is limited to 10 people and costs $125.00 plus Maxon’s $30.00 range fee. If you’re interested in taking the class, please let me know.

Calendar Update & Some Notes.

We used to run our calendar through the McHenry Co. Sportsmen's Association, but we're now running our own calendar - turns out that monthly views are broken in Google cals, so we're going to display an agenda view until they resolve.

Please note that McHenry IDPA matches are also listed...


Please note that beginning in January we will begin asking competitors to be USPSA members. The link is here: https://www.uspsa.org/uspsa-join-renew.php

There are two types of memberships: "Associate" and "Full Member". The difference is that "Associate" members do not get the monthly magazine and pay $25.00 instead of $40.00. The magazine is pretty cool, but nothing earth shattering - I used my $15.00 to buy some more ammo...

December 2, 2010 Results

Sorry that we didn't get to shoot that 3rd stage - we're still working some of the kinks out of the sign-in process and still fine-tuning what we can actually get away with...

Also - we are planning to shoot on 12/30/2010 - all steel, quick stages, perhaps double elimination...

Next match is 12/16/2010...

Stage: 1  Mini-Mart
Place Name                  Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Gxxxxx,   Michael     Single Stk   55   0   7.06   7.7904 
    2 Kxxxxx,   Leslie      Production   60   0   7.72   7.7720 
    3 Dxxxxx,   Kerry       Limited      58   0   7.60   7.6316 
    4 Pxxxxx,   Tom         Production   60   0   9.00   6.6667 
    5 Oxxxxx,   Robert      Single Stk   60   0   9.12   6.5789 
    6 Sxxxxx,   John        Limited 10   58   0   9.55   6.0733 
    7 Bxxxxx,   Dan         Production   54   0   9.21   5.8632 
    8 Sxxxxx,   John        Single Stk   60   0  10.61   5.6550 
    9 Lxxxxx,   James       Production   56   0  10.58   5.2930 
   10 Zxxxxx,   Deus        Limited      58  10   9.08   5.2863 
   11 Bxxxxx,   Larry       Limited 10   49  10   7.65   5.0980 
   12 Nxxxxx,   Ed          Production   56   0  12.11   4.6243 
   13 Mxxxxx,   Tom         Limited      58  10  11.22   4.2781 
   14 Gxxxxx,   Lynn        Limited 10   54   0  12.82   4.2122 
   15 Sxxxxx,   Julie       Limited 10   49   0  11.79   4.1561 
   16 Rxxxxx,   Kenneth     Single Stk   55   0  13.48   4.0801 
   17 Wxxxxx,   Michael     Limited 10   56   0  15.09   3.7111 
   18 Gxxxxx,   Jerry       Limited 10   58   0  16.72   3.4689 
   19 Sxxxxx,   John        Single Stk   60   0  18.35   3.2698 
   20 Jxxxxx,   Chris       Limited 10   53  20  10.28   3.2101 
   21 Exxxxx,   Gordon      Limited      53  20  11.21   2.9438 
   22 Cxxxxx,   Frank       Single Stk   53  20  15.58   2.1181 

Stage: 2  MiniAdd
Place Name                  Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Gxxxxx,   Michael     Single Stk   42   0   8.97   4.6823 
    2 Kxxxxx,   Leslie      Production   41   0   9.33   4.3944 
    3 Zxxxxx,   Deus        Limited      51   0  13.15   3.8783 
    4 Oxxxxx,   Robert      Single Stk   46   0  12.55   3.6653 
    5 Bxxxxx,   Larry       Limited 10   52   0  15.95   3.2602 
    6 Dxxxxx,   Kerry       Limited      49   0  15.25   3.2131 
    7 Jxxxxx,   Chris       Limited 10   47   0  16.75   2.8060 
    8 Pxxxxx,   Tom         Production   46   0  17.06   2.6964 
    9 Rxxxxx,   Kenneth     Single Stk   41   0  17.70   2.3164 
   10 Gxxxxx,   Jerry       Limited 10   38   0  17.81   2.1336 
   11 Sxxxxx,   John        Limited 10   43   0  21.66   1.9852 
   12 Mxxxxx,   Tom         Limited      42   0  21.31   1.9709 
   13 Sxxxxx,   John        Single Stk   44   0  24.79   1.7749 
   14 Gxxxxx,   Lynn        Limited 10   41   0  24.39   1.6810 
   15 Nxxxxx,   Ed          Production   43   0  28.82   1.4920 
   16 Bxxxxx,   Dan         Production   42  20  15.00   1.4667 
   17 Exxxxx,   Gordon      Limited      33  20  14.49   0.8972 
   18 Cxxxxx,   Frank       Single Stk   38  10  33.28   0.8413 
   19 Sxxxxx,   Julie       Limited 10   32  10  27.73   0.7934 
   20 Sxxxxx,   John        Single Stk   43  30  19.08   0.6813 
   21 Wxxxxx,   Michael     Limited 10   31  20  27.98   0.3931 
   22 Lxxxxx,   James       Production   29  50  15.50   0.0000 

December 2nd, 2010 Stages

1. We're going to be running 99-21, "Minimart", a 12 rd Virginia Count stage. Here are some folks running it:
   


2. We'll swap out the counter for a chair and a table, then run a 20-something Comstock course from seated.
   


3. Lastly, we'll run "No-Shoot Nightmare", a 10=round Comstock course...
   
   

Squadding - This worked well!

Thank you to everyone who came out last night and were patient while we tried to explain our new policy changes.

Overall, we were impressed: Even with the late start and high volume of shooters, we were able to get out early, give the new shooters adequate time and grab pizza in a timely fashion!

For the next match, we have a few more tweaks:

• We will cap at 27 shooters - 3 squads of 9.
• We will have 3 sign-in sheets to speed sign up. Bill has graciously allowed us to use the front room as a sign-in area. Thanks Bill!

Please, do keep in mind that starting in January we will require USPSA membership to compete - except for new shooters who will have a month to try it out.

Cheers & Thanks,
-The Mgmt.

November 18

Way to go Deus!

Stage: 1  Times Two
Place Name                  Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Zxxxxx,   Deus        Limited      52   0   7.85   6.6242
    2 Dxxxxx,   Kerry       Limited      50   0   8.64   5.7870
    3 Cxxxxx,   Jason       Production   54   0   9.49   5.6902
    4 Kxxxxx,   Leslie      Production   49  10   6.87   5.6769
    5 Mxxxxx,   Fred        Limited      57   0  10.28   5.5447
    6 Sxxxxx,   Douglas     Revolver     54   0   9.87   5.4711
    7 Oxxxxx,   Robert      Single Stk   45   0   8.26   5.4479
    8 Sxxxxx,   John        Production   52   0   9.95   5.2261
    9 Jxxxxx,   Chris       Limited 10   55   0  11.87   4.6335
   10 Bxxxxx,   Larry       Limited 10   41   0   9.03   4.5404
   11 Hxxxxx,   Dora        Production   56   0  12.43   4.5052
   12 Bxxxxx,   Dan         Production   48   0  12.04   3.9867
   13 Gxxxxx,   Ted         Production   46   0  11.98   3.8397
   14 Cxxxxx,   Frank       Single Stk   55   0  14.68   3.7466
   15 Nxxxxx,   Ed          Production   56   0  15.96   3.5088
   16 Sxxxxx,   John        Single Stk   56   0  18.30   3.0601
   17 Mxxxxx,   Tom         Limited      50   0  16.57   3.0175
   18 Sxxxxx,   John        Limited 10   57   0  23.80   2.3950
   19 Gxxxxx,   Jerry       Revolver     58   0  24.73   2.3453
   20 Dxxxxx,   Gerry       Limited      44   0  22.99   1.9139
   21 Txxxxx,   Dave        Limited      50   0  29.93   1.6706
   22 Sxxxxx,   Mike        Production   40   0  25.94   1.5420
   23 Pxxxxx,   Tom         Production   36  20  10.92   1.4652
   24 Exxxxx,   Gordon      Limited      26  40  10.47   0.0000
  Tie Cxxxxx, John          Limited 10   24  30  23.87   0.0000
  Tie WXXXXX, Michael       Production   23  30  17.78   0.0000

Stage: 2  Head Games
Place Name                  Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Zxxxxx,   Deus        Limited      68   0  11.26   6.0391 
    2 Kxxxxx,   Leslie      Production   64   0  11.21   5.7092 
    3 Cxxxxx,   Jason       Production   66   0  11.71   5.6362 
    4 Oxxxxx,   Robert      Single Stk   64   0  12.25   5.2245 
    5 Mxxxxx,   Fred        Limited      61   0  13.26   4.6003 
    6 Sxxxxx,   John        Production   66   0  17.09   3.8619 
    7 Hxxxxx,   Dora        Production   70   0  19.34   3.6194 
    8 Gxxxxx,   Ted         Production   66   0  19.72   3.3469 
    9 Nxxxxx,   Ed          Production   62   0  18.62   3.3298 
   10 Jxxxxx,   Chris       Limited 10   63   0  19.15   3.2898 
   11 Sxxxxx,   Douglas     Revolver     63   0  20.62   3.0553 
   12 Bxxxxx,   Dan         Production   53  10  14.12   3.0453 
   13 Bxxxxx,   Larry       Limited 10   51  10  14.40   2.8472 
   14 Dxxxxx,   Kerry       Limited      50  20  11.42   2.6270 
   15 Pxxxxx,   Tom         Production   54  20  13.50   2.5185 
   16 Mxxxxx,   Tom         Limited      54   0  23.48   2.2998 
   17 Gxxxxx,   Jerry       Revolver     63   0  30.57   2.0608 
   18 Wxxxxx,   Michael     Production   54   0  31.15   1.7335 
   19 Dxxxxx,   Gerry       Limited      66   0  38.27   1.7246 
   20 Sxxxxx,   John        Single Stk   67  10  37.57   1.5172 
   21 Exxxxx,   Gordon      Limited      43  10  23.39   1.4109  
   22 Sxxxxx,   John        Limited 10   62  10  37.55   1.3848  
   23 Cxxxxx,   John        Limited 10   60  10  37.18   1.3448  
   24 Sxxxxx,   Mike        Production   52   0  39.01   1.3330  
   25 Txxxxx,   Dave        Limited      60  10  38.67   1.2930  
   26 Cxxxxx,   Frank       Single Stk   62  40  31.53   0.6977  

Upcoming Club Changes - Please Read!

Dear MISS competitors,

The MISS directorship met recently to review the match-to-match operation of the club and decided to change a few aspects of its functioning in order to ensure a smoother match, better stages and a less stressful experience for the RO's.

Please review the changes below:

Membership:

1. The current membership system is too cumbersome - we will revert back to a fixed $15.00 match fee for all qualified competitors (see #3 below)
2. Existing members will be refunded the $15.00 overage that they paid in the form of prepaid match fee to be used no later than our last shoot in the 2010-2011 season.
3. Membership in USPSA will now be required to shoot, with two exceptions:
   
   1. Prospective members will have a one-month grace period to assess MISS/USPSA-style shooting.
   
   
   2. Existing club member that are not USPSA members will have until January 6th, 2011 to become USPSA members.

USPSA Rules:

1. We are a USPSA affiliated club and follow the current USPSA rulebook.
2. Competitor equipment - in regards to firearms and placement - will be inspected on the line by the RO. (If you have questions regarding your equipment/legal placement, please ask and we'd be happy to help you.)
3. We will be enforcing USPSA's rules regarding disqualifications (DQ). Competitors that DQ will be coached through the DQ in order to turn the experience into a learning one.

Match Structure:

1. Matches will be capped at 27 competitors.
   
2. Registration will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis, with the exceptions being the current Range Officers, Match Director, and Range Master.
3. Scoresheets will now include the waiver and emergency contact list on the back - failure to fill it out will result in dismissal. (Please note that it is MISS' general policy not share any personal data - other than scores and names, which are necessary for USPSA scoring - to 3rd parties)
   
4. Entries will generally not be allowed after the first walk through begins, except at the discretion of the Match Director and then only as a courtesy for such incidents such as inclement weather, vehicle problems, etc for known competitors.
5. The scorekeeper shall not tally points on the line and shall focus on getting the shooting order called out.
6. Squadding:
   
   1. We will run three (3) squads of up to nine (9) shooters.
   2. Only the current squad and the RO will be allowed on the range under normal circumstances.
   3. All squad members are requested to be in the range while their squad is shooting.
      
      1. Members waiting are requested to setup/tape.
      2. Only members currently shooting, on deck, or in the hole are exempt from setup/taping.
   4. The RO's will be distributed among squads so that they can focus on their match performance.
   5. The third squad will generally be reserved for new competitors and will be assigned a "mentor" to guide them through the match.

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN:

1. The four rules (Cooper's Rules) of firearm safety will be discussed at the first stage walkthrough of each match.
2. The Match Director will identify emergency personnel at the beginning of each match.
3. In the event of a serious injury, the squad should clear the line and notify the Match Directory immediately.
4. The Closest trauma center is Centegra McHenry - that's where we will request you be taken.
5. Several competitors have trauma kits - one will be on the line at all times in case of incident.

November 18, 2010 Stages

We will be running the classifier CM 99-10, "Times Two". Here's a link to Ben Stoeger running it at 100% - Easy!

Additionally, we'll be running "Head Games".


It is a bit confusing, so watch Phil B. do it from last year:

22 Friday Night Match!

Bill at HP runs .22 caliber "plate rack" man vs man matches on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, starting this Friday. I can't make it out - but a lot of folks will be there!

$12.00 for 3 runs or $5.00 for one run - each run is best of 3.

Bring 2-3 magazines and some round nose .22 ammunition.

Nov 4th 2010 Scores

Division scores are posted on USPSA. Link on the side --------->
Our club is NI09 (November India Zero Nine)

Classifier has been submitted and paid for - to all the new shooters that came out:
Hope you had a good time - hope to see you again!

To Deus Z: WTF? You were #1 on the crazy stage and last on the classifier?
Are you sandbagging?!?!

;)

Stage: 1  Tight Squeeze
Place Name              Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Kxxxxx, Leslie    Production   60   0  10.82   5.5453 
    2 Oxxxxx, Robert    Single Stk   54   0  11.22   4.8128 
    3 Sxxxxx, Douglas   Revolver     56   0  14.19   3.9464 
    4 Wxxxxx, Wayne     Production   51  10  11.50   3.5652 
    5 Mxxxxx, Fred      Limited      51  10  11.58   3.5406 
    6 Nxxxxx, Ed        Production   59   0  17.49   3.3734 
    7 Cxxxxx, Frank     Single Stk   59   0  17.50   3.3714 
    8 Pxxxxx, Tom       Production   45  10  11.39   3.0729 
    9 Jxxxxx, Chris     Limited      53  10  15.06   2.8552 
   10 Sxxxxx, John      Limited      59   0  21.82   2.7039 
   11 Exxxxx, Tom       Revolver     52  10  15.71   2.6735 
   12 Txxxxx, Rxxxxxxx  Limited      51   0  19.33   2.6384 
   13 Sxxxxx, Robert    Production   49  10  16.26   2.3985 
   14 Txxxxx, Dave      Limited      55  10  23.02   1.9548 
   15 Bxxxxx, Tom       Production   45  10  18.57   1.8848 
   16 Gxxxxx, Jerry     Limited      52  20  18.72   1.7094 
   17 Exxxxx, Gordon    Limited      47  20  18.43   1.4650 
   18 Mxxxxx, Elvio     Single Stk   58  10  33.96   1.4134 
   19 Mxxxxx, Tom       Production   40  20  14.94   1.3387 
   20 Rxxxxx, Kenneth   Single Stk   44  20  19.00   1.2632 
   21 Sxxxxx, Julie     Limited 10   44  20  19.32   1.2422 
   22 Dxxxxx, Scott     Limited      42  20  38.14   0.5768 
   23 Bxxxxx, Larry     Limited      42  40  14.83   0.1349 
   24 Bxxxxx, William   Single Stk   37  30  60.95   0.1148 
   25 Kxxxxx, Albert    Limited      37  50  17.87   0.0000 
  Tie Cxxxxx, Matthew   Production   25  60  15.28   0.0000 
  Tie Fxxxxx, Danielle  Production   37  40  21.22   0.0000 
  Tie Zxxxxx, Deus      Limited      16 100   7.04   0.0000 

Stage: 2  Albert's Zombies
Place Name              Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Zxxxxx, Deus      Limited      99   0  15.46   6.4036 
    2 Mxxxxx, Fred      Limited     116   0  20.54   5.6475 
    3 Kxxxxx, Leslie    Production  112   0  20.45   5.4768 
    4 Oxxxxx, Robert    Single Stk  114   0  22.76   5.0088 
    5 Sxxxxx, Douglas   Revolver    120   0  27.90   4.3011 
    6 Pxxxxx, Tom       Production  106   0  27.39   3.8700 
    7 Gxxxxx, Jerry     Limited     117   0  35.06   3.3371 
    8 Wxxxxx, Wayne     Production   86   0  27.34   3.1456 
    9 Bxxxxx, Larry     Limited      93  10  26.76   3.1016 
   10 Rxxxxx, Kenneth   Single Stk  109   0  35.27   3.0904 
   11 Exxxxx, Tom       Revolver    114   0  38.79   2.9389 
   12 Bxxxxx, Tom       Production   98   0  35.63   2.7505 
   13 Txxxxx, Rxxxxxxx  Limited     109   0  39.63   2.7504 
   14 Sxxxxx, Robert    Production  109  10  36.44   2.7168 
   15 Cxxxxx, Matthew   Production   95  10  31.52   2.6967 
   16 Nxxxxx, Ed        Production  110  10  39.09   2.5582 
   17 Jxxxxx, Chris     Limited      82  20  27.39   2.2636 
   18 Dxxxxx, Scott     Limited      88   0  39.89   2.2061 
   19 Txxxxx, Dave      Limited     111   0  52.87   2.0995 
   20 Cxxxxx, Frank     Single Stk  101  10  51.06   1.7822 
   21 Exxxxx, Gordon    Limited      87  40  26.60   1.7669 
   22 Mxxxxx, Tom       Production   94  20  51.95   1.4244 
   23 Sxxxxx, Julie     Limited 10   87  30  46.54   1.2248 
   24 Fxxxxx, Danielle  Production   85  30  54.34   1.0121 
   25 Kxxxxx, Albert    Limited      79  40  41.42   0.9416 
   26 Bxxxxx, William   Single Stk   91  10 130.56   0.6204 
   27 Mxxxxx, Elvio     Single Stk   88  50  66.28   0.5733 
   28 Sxxxxx, John      Limited      74  50  44.47   0.5397 

Edited - Ed N. was listed in "Open", but he's a production shooter...

Match Tonight!

We'll be shooting 99-48 "Tight Squeeze" for a classifier, then a 24 Rd mixed paper and steel course.

See you all tonight!

Introduction to Handgun Competition Class

Our friend Greg Holz, TD Roe and Perry Wilson (NROI CRO!) are going to be teaching an intro to handgun competition class at Maxon's in Des Plaines.

If you're thinking of starting USPSA or IDPA, they might be able to get you off on the right foot with regards to scoring, equipment setup, rules, etc.

$125.00 + 500 rds ammo. Class size is limited to 10 students.

This class is November 12th, 13th and 15th from 5PM-9PM each night at Maxon's Range in Des Plaines, IL.

Contact me (on the right -------------->) and I'll get you the contact info.

Please Vote Tomorrow!

Please, don't forget to get out and vote tomorrow.

Crystal Lake Range?

Here is the link to NorthWest Herald story about new Gun Range to be build in Crystal Lake. It will have 26 lanes for firearms and bow.

http://www.nwherald.com/2010/10/25/cl-council-to-decide-on-shooting-range-proposal/ad8edho/


I'm planning on going to the council meeting to listen/possibly meet the folks that are interested in doing this...

Vids...

Steve G runs a hat camera when he shoots. He's been posting to YouTube!



Our first 2010-2011 shoot:

October 21st Results

The October 21st results are posted at USPSA site. I don't have aggregate results by all divisions this week...

Many thanks to Bob O. and Tom P. who took the $$ and scored the match...

See you on November 4th!

October 7th Results

OK - got classifier and the local results uploaded - in addition to having trouble finding time, we also had to upgrade to EZWin4

Sorry this took me a bit... Still having trouble with the new USPSA site to get the local results and classifier uploaded.

October 7
Match Date: 10/7/2010
Combined divisions - These are NOT official results.

Stage: 1  El Presidente
Place Name               Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Mxxxxx,   Fred     Limited      57   0   8.18   6.9682
    2 Kxxxxx,   Leslie   Production   46   0   7.07   6.5064
    3 Pxxxxx,   Tom      Production   50   0   9.30   5.3763
    4 Gxxxxx,   Steven   Limited      51   0   9.88   5.1619
    5 Jxxxxx,   Chris    Limited 10   51   0  11.10   4.5946
    6 Cxxxxx,   Matthew  Production   40   0   9.35   4.2781
    7 Gxxxxx,   Jerry    Limited      59   0  15.20   3.8816
    8 Nxxxxx,   Ed       Production   60   0  16.51   3.6342
    9 Cxxxxx,   Frank    Single Stk   47   0  13.58   3.4610
   10 Rxxxxx,   Kris     Production   38   0  11.15   3.4081
   11 Oxxxxx,   Jacob    Limited      45  10  10.75   3.2558
   12 Dxxxxx,   Kerry    Limited      43  10  10.93   3.0192
   13 Oxxxxx,   Robert   Single Stk   37  20   6.47   2.6275
   14 Wxxxxx,   Joe      Production   50   0  19.04   2.6261
   15 Bxxxxx,   Larry    Limited 10   37  20   7.44   2.2849
   16 Gxxxxx,   Lynn     Limited 10   41  20  11.98   1.7529
   17 Sxxxxx,   Mike     Production   32   0  19.97   1.6024
   18 Wxxxxx,   Michael  Production   30  20  13.37   0.7479
   19 Kxxxxx,   Albert   Limited      23  30   8.84   0.0000
  Tie Zxxxxx, Deus       Limited 10   32  50   7.20   0.0000
  Tie Dxxxxx, Scott      Limited 10   37  50  40.64   0.0000

Stage: 2  Stage 2
Place Name                  Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Oxxxxx,   Robert      Single Stk   80   0  12.44   6.4309
    2 Gxxxxx,   Steven      Limited      85   0  14.34   5.9275
    3 Dxxxxx,   Kerry       Limited      88   0  16.99   5.1795
    4 Zxxxxx,   Deus        Limited 10   70  10  16.28   3.6855
    5 Mxxxxx,   Fred        Limited      64  20  12.48   3.5256
    6 Pxxxxx,   Tom         Production   73  10  18.57   3.3926
    7 Gxxxxx,   Jerry       Limited      84   0  24.79   3.3885
    8 Oxxxxx,   Jacob       Limited      81  20  21.38   2.8531
    9 Kxxxxx,   Albert      Limited      69  20  17.41   2.8145
   10 Jxxxxx,   Chris       Limited 10   78  20  21.33   2.7192
   11 Bxxxxx,   Larry       Limited 10   65  20  17.04   2.6408
   12 Kxxxxx,   Leslie      Production   72  40  12.34   2.5932
   13 Nxxxxx,   Ed          Production   75  10  30.22   2.1509
   14 Cxxxxx,   Frank       Single Stk   85  10  37.28   2.0118
   15 Gxxxxx,   Lynn        Limited 10   66  10  30.47   1.8379
   16 Wxxxxx,   Michael     Production   59  20  25.60   1.5234
   17 Cxxxxx,   Matthew     Production   72  40  26.11   1.2256
   18 Sxxxxx,   Mike        Production   61  20  38.20   1.0733
   19 Dxxxxx,   Scott       Limited 10   67  40  27.81   0.9709
   20 Wxxxxx,   Joe         Production   60  30  35.86   0.8366
   21 Rxxxxx,   Kris        Production   50  50  17.61   0.0000

October 7, 2010 Results

They are coming soon - I had to enter all the competitor info correctly since a few guys decided to get USPSA #'s...
I'll probably post 'em tomorrow night.

Again, I usually score these the night of the match...

Don't Forget Illinois Right to Carry Meeting this Thursday

Illinois Right to Carry Forum

Thursday, September 30th, 2010
7-9 PM.

Admission is FREE!

Lakemoor Banquet Hall
28874 W Route 120
Lakemoor, IL 60051

McHenry and Lake Co. residents are encouraged to come and hear the stance of their elected officials and candidates regarding the right to carry in Illinois.

We're asking that you bring two other Illinois residents of voting age - they need not be gun owners or sportsmen, as this would be everyone's right.

See you all next Thursday!

Introduction to Handgun Competition Classes

Our friend Greg Holz, TD Roe and Perry Wilson (NROI CRO!) are going to be teaching an intro to handgun competition class at Maxon's in Des Plaines.

If you're thinking of starting USPSA or IDPA, they might be able to get you off on the right foot with regards to scoring, equipment setup, rules, etc.

$125.00 + 500 rds ammo. Class size is limited to 10 students.

The first class is October 1st, 2nd and 3rd from 5PM-9PM each night at Maxon's Range in Des Plaines, IL.

Contact me (on the right -------------->) and I'll get you the contact info.

October 7th Match - Courses of fire.

We're running El Presidente (PDF Link) and the following 18 round course:



See you soon!

2010-2011 Season Set to Begin!

Hi Folks,

Hope you all had a great summer and are ready to start shooting USPSA again!

As always, we shoot indoor USPSA the 1st, 3rd (and 5th, if there is a 5th...) Thursdays of the month at HP Shooting Center in McHenry, IL.

Sign-in begins around 6:30PM and shooting starts at 7PM.

We try to shoot at least 2 stages a night and generally try to make one of those stages a classifier. We will post stages ahead of time where/when applicable. Unofficial aggregate results will be posted here and official results will be posted to USPSA. We will continue to post scores/classifications within 24 hours of the last shot.

Additionally, there are a few minor changes this year:

• We've changed some of our fees:


• Cost for non-members is now $20.00.


• Members shoot for $15.00, after a $15.00 membership fee.




• We require all participants to have a waiver and registration sheet on file - this needs to be filled out once a season.


• We require Illinois participants to present a valid Illinois FOID card at sign-in.


• Please gear up as soon as you get there and know your shooting order.


• Help to tape targets between each shooter - the quicker we run, the more stages we'll be able to complete.

Cheers!

September 30th Illinois Right to Carry Rally

Citizens of McHenry and Lake Co. are urged to attend the pro-Righ to Carry Rally in Lakemoor on September 30th.

September 30th, 2010
7PM - 9PM


Lakemoor Banquet Hall
28874 W Route 120
Lakemoor, IL 60051

July Scores

Sorry - work has sucked and has been eating my time...

July 3 Gun
(Please note: Minor scoring is handled through additional penalties.)

Place   Competitor      Division        Pts     Pen     Time    Hit Factor
1       Oxxxx, Bill     Maj/Min         132     0       113.43  1.163713303
2       Jxxxx, Chris    Maj/Min         119     10      110.38  0.987497735
3       Gxxxx, Jerry    Maj/Min         121     30      121.35  0.749896992
4       Sxxxx, Perry    Min/Min         123     10      168.15  0.672019031
5       Nxxxx, Larry    Min/Min         109     60      85.38   0.573904896

1       Nxxxx, Larry    Min/Min         136     0       68.33   1.990340992
2       Oxxxx, Bill     Maj/Min         129     10      70.32   1.83447099
3       Jxxxx, Chris    Maj/Min         129     0       80.43   1.60387915
4       Gxxxx, Jerry    Maj/Min         127     30      68.28   1.420620972
5       Sxxxx, Perry    Min/Min         118     30      133.45  0.659423005

McDonald vs Chicago: Supreme Court Overturns Chicago Gun Ban!

5-4 Ruling, which was close...

Read the decision, here.

June Multigun Results

June 3 Gun
Match Date: 6/21/2010
(Please note: Minor scoring is handled through additional penalties.)

Stage: 1 RSP - 50M - From Tables - Run 1
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Hxxxxx, Randy           6   U   Open        144  16  69.63   1.8383 
    2 Wxxxxx, Marc            7   U   Hvy Metal   138  40  68.24   1.4361 
    3 Zxxxxx, Marv            9   U   Tactical    133  13  91.59   1.3102 
    4 Gxxxxx, Jerry           8   D   Tactical    144   6 119.35   1.1563 
    5 Sxxxxx, Ed             11   U   Tactical    122  42  75.09   1.0654 
    6 Jxxxxx, Chris           2   U   Tactical    133  20 115.76   0.9762 
    7 Axxxxx, John            3   U   Tactical    136  22 116.98   0.9745 
    8 Nxxxxx, Larry           5   D   Tactical    140  15 143.72   0.8697 
    9 Bxxxxx, Art             4   U   Tactical    134  20 132.38   0.8612 
   10 Oxxxxx, Bill           10   U   Tactical     83  90 124.20   0.0000 
  Tie Bxxxxx, Larry           1   U   Tactical    101 128 122.66   0.0000 

Stage: 1 RSP - 50M - From Tables - Run 2
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Hxxxxx, Randy           6   U   Open        146  14  49.98   2.6411 
    2 Wxxxxx, Marc            7   U   Hvy Metal   128  20  61.04   1.7693 
    3 Nxxxxx, Larry           5   D   Tactical    143  17  76.31   1.6512 
    4 Jxxxxx, Chris           2   U   Tactical    142   5  86.13   1.5906 
    5 Gxxxxx, Jerry           8   D   Tactical    146   4  95.66   1.4844 
    6 Axxxxx, John            3   U   Tactical    141   5  96.94   1.4029 
    7 Bxxxxx, Larry           1   U   Tactical    120  19  85.95   1.1751 
    8 Bxxxxx, Art             4   U   Tactical    139  20 125.30   0.9497 
  DNF Zxxxxx, Marv            9   U   Tactical      0   0    .00   0.0000 
  DNF Oxxxxx, Bill           10   U   Tactical      0   0    .00   0.0000 
  DNF Sxxxxx, Ed             11   U   Tactical      0   0    .00   0.0000 

3-Gun Test Run...

One of our members, Larry Noble, put this together and he'll be running the show… If you are interested, drop him a note at: zulumailx@aol.com

MISS 3-Gun / Multigun Matches:
 

We've been approved by the RCLRC range in Wisconsin to have three 3-gun matches:
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010
 

Stage preparation and registration will start at about 1:30 PM. The safety meeting will be at 2:30 PM with shooting to start soon after. The match will, most likely, end around 6:30 PM (depending on the number of competitors).
 
For the first match (Saturday, June 19, 2010), the match fee will be $15, $12 for MISS Members, and $10 for Match Helpers (Keep in mind $10 is the per person fee the club pays for range usage.)
 
This is a great opportunity for those getting started in 3-gun to gain experience and have some fun. Of course you will want to make sure your gear is ready to go, and you're familiar with the classifications and rules at http://www.uspsa.org/rules/2010_Multigun_Rules.pdf
 
The matches will be held at the Racine County Line Rifle Club (RCLRC), their website is http://my.rclrc.net/, and the range can be found on Google Maps at: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.836577,-87.831402&spn=0.011754,0.02738&t=h&z=16/  Please note, there is significant road construction on some of the roads west of the range (Exit G from 94 is closed, parts of 6-Mile Road are currently under construction.) Also, 7-Mile Road does not go through (stops at railroad tracks). If you're not familiar with the area, give yourself an extra half hour to find the range. See the directions below.
In the near future we will have information and updates on MISS' Blog: http://www.miss-uspsa.blogspot.com/
 
Now the important part... 
 
If you are interested in attending, please contact Larry Noble at zulumailx@aol.com to let him know.
 
Also, would you be interested in helping setup / run the match?  It would be great if we had some extra Range Officers, Scorekeepers, and other helpers.  If you can, let Larry know as soon as possible. (Note: It would be fantastic if you have 3-Gun/Multigun experience, although it is not necessary, you would still be an asset for stage preparation, safety management, etc.)
 
Thank you, have a great summer,  and see you at the range!
 
Directions: If you're taking Interstate 94 from Illinois, you'll probably want to cut over to Route 31 (Greenbay Rd) South of the range, at 4-Mile Road for example. Take Route 31 (going North) to 6-Mile Road, take a right turn (going East) on 6-Mile Road, and take it about two blocks to Michna Road. Take a left on Michna Road (going North), go one mile on Michina Road until it stops at 7-Mile Road. Take a left turn at 7-Mile Road (going West) and take it until it stops at the railroad tracks (road surface turns to gravel). Now take a right turn on the gravel road (going North), you will now be driving parallel to the railroad tracks (which will be on your left side). Take the gravel road about a half mile, you'll see a small sign for Racine County Line range. Turn right and go through the two gates into RCLRC. Follow the main road all the way to the 25 m & 50 m ranges at the end. Note: Please keep your speed low on the gravel roads, 5-10 mph is best for safety and to keep dust down.  Thanks
 

Thanks for a great '09-'10 season!

We had a great '09-'10 year! Thanks you to the regular crew who made sure everything was running smooth, in order and on time! Additionally, a big thank you to everyone who came out and shot with us - don't be strangers next year!

We'll be shooting Thursday October 7th, 2010 and kicking it off with our homage to Jeff Cooper by shooting "El Presidente" and possibly all or protions of the "Mexican Defense" (Which to give props was discussed by Rob Haught in this quarters IDPA's "Tacitcal Journal" - shame he didn't give the COF/layout.)

The time to practice (both dry fire and live fire) is now! Be sure to check out the other venues that we've plugged here.

Lastly, please check your USPSA scores/classifiers on the USPSA site - I've had to post an addendum for one of our shooters and I just want to be sure that I didn't miss anyone else...

Have a great summer!

Scores from 5/20/2010

Thanks to everyone who came out to our banquet - good food and good cheer after shooting always makes for a blast!

We'll start shooting again on 10/7/2010 - dust off your El Presidente, as this is ALWAYS our first classifier/homage d'Cooper.

Scores are uploaded to USPSA for people tracking divisions (check local match results - our club is NI09) and, as usually we're posting aggregate scores below. Enjoy the summer!!

Stage: 1  21 Forward
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Kxxxxx, Leslie        19   B   Production   97   0  13.90   6.9784 
    2 Oxxxxx, Robert        16   B   Single Stk   94   0  19.02   4.9422 
    3 Pxxxxx, Tom           18   C   Production   87  10  21.26   3.6218 
    4 Jxxxxx, Chris          7   U   Limited 10   96   0  27.34   3.5113 
    5 Gxxxxx, Jerry          1   D   Limited      97   0  28.50   3.4035 
    6 Gxxxxx, Dan           10   C   Single Stk   81  10  21.67   3.2764 
    7 Gxxxxx, Michael       14   U   Single Stk   95   0  29.43   3.2280 
    8 Nxxxxx, Larry          2   D   Production   89   0  28.00   3.1786 
    9 Gxxxxx, Lynn          15   D   Limited 10   87   0  28.75   3.0261 
   10 Kxxxxx, Albert        20   U   Limited      89   0  31.52   2.8236 
   11 Mxxxxx, Matt          12   U   Production   79  10  29.82   2.3139 
   12 Sxxxxx, Douglas        6   C   Limited 10   71  30  21.92   1.8704 
   13 Txxxxx, Dominick      13   U   Production   74  30  25.70   1.7121 
   14 Bxxxxx, Phil          17   C   Open         62  60  10.84   0.1845 
   15 Lxxxxx, Anthony        9   U   Production   65  90  78.38   0.0000 
  Tie Dxxxxx, Scott          3   U   Production   46 140  32.89   0.0000 
  Tie Fxxxxx, Kevin          4   U   Production   40  70  33.56   0.0000 
  Tie Cxxxxx, Frank          5   U   Single Stk   74 160  48.03   0.0000 
  Tie Bxxxxx, Larry          8   U   Limited 10   78 100  26.46   0.0000 
  Tie Wxxxxx, Michael       11   U   Production   41 110  35.16   0.0000 

Stage: 2  21 Backward
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Kxxxxx, Leslie        19   B   Production   90   0  14.81   6.0770 
    2 Oxxxxx, Robert        16   B   Single Stk   92  10  13.83   5.9291  
    3 Gxxxxx, Dan           10   C   Single Stk   93   0  15.93   5.8380  
    4 Sxxxxx, Douglas        6   C   Limited 10   98   0  20.40   4.8039  
    5 Pxxxxx, Tom           18   C   Production   92   0  22.00   4.1818  
    6 Bxxxxx, Larry          8   U   Limited 10   85   0  20.34   4.1790  
    7 Jxxxxx, Chris          7   U   Limited 10   97   0  23.65   4.1015  
    8 Kxxxxx, Albert        20   U   Limited      92   0  24.61   3.7383  
    9 Bxxxxx, Phil          17   C   Open         79  40  11.20   3.4821  
   10 Txxxxx, Dominick      13   U   Production   87  10  25.51   3.0184  
   11 Gxxxxx, Jerry          1   D   Limited      86  10  25.75   2.9515  
   12 Gxxxxx, Lynn          15   D   Limited 10   92  10  28.91   2.8364  
   13 Mxxxxx, Matt          12   U   Production   84   0  33.30   2.5225  
   14 Gxxxxx, Michael       14   U   Single Stk   91  20  28.34   2.5053  
   15 Cxxxxx, Frank          5   U   Single Stk   99   0  42.12   2.3504  
   16 Nxxxxx, Larry          2   D   Production   76  40  25.34   1.4207  
   17 Dxxxxx, Scott          3   U   Production   66  30  41.18   0.8742  
   18 Lxxxxx, Anthony        9   U   Production   49  40  33.45   0.2691  
   19 Fxxxxx, Kevin          4   U   Production   60  60  22.74   0.0000  
  DNF Wxxxxx, Michael       11   U   Production    0   0    .00   0.0000  

Single Stack Nationals...

While Robbie Leatham didn't have to sweat the MISS crew stealing his, what is it now? like 200th SSN win, the MISS crew was well represented and had a blast!

Final '09-'10 Match and Banquet.

We're going to run two longer, 24 round, Comstock courses, replete with all the fun toys: clamshell, beartrap activator, swingers, pop-over steel, etc...

GOTCHAS? Here's the gotcha: They use the same stage layout.

To limber up, we'll run it once from the lower left moving forward before starting you facing up range in the upper right box (turn and draw). If you haven't had to move up range on a course of fire before, take it slow because the 180 rule is there to protect all the shooters and the RO's.


After the match we'll adjourn to the pub to eat pizza, drink beer and have a merry 'ole time at the Fox Hole.

May 6th, 2010 Results

Well, that classifier sucked. I really do think it is the toughest one.

As an aside, it is my favorite one - think about it it only tests your ability to draw (even slowly) and fire 6 simple shots. No movement, no reloads, etc...

I digress. Scores have been pushed to USPSA, classifier paid for, and aggregate scores below.

I'll post last match info when we figure out what we're going to do.

Match Date: 5/6/2010

Stage: 1  Hoser Heaven
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Oxxxxx, Robert          3   B   Single Stk   65   0    .00  65.0000
    2 Hxxxxx, Vince           5   U   Production   41   5    .00  36.0000
    3 Kxxxxx, Leslie         15   B   Production   57  30    .00  27.0000
    4 Pxxxxx, Tom            16   C   Production   35  10    .00  25.0000
    5 Wxxxxx, Wayne          14   C   Limited 10   24   0    .00  24.0000
    6 Cxxxxx, Andy           13   U   Limited 10   43  20    .00  23.0000
    7 Mxxxxx, Jay             2   C   Production   37  15    .00  22.0000
    8 Gxxxxx, Jerry           6   D   Production   26  10    .00  16.0000
    9 Sxxxxx, Douglas         7   C   Revolver     53  70    .00   0.0000
  Tie Kxxxxx, Albert          1   C   Production   26  65    .00   0.0000
  Tie Sxxxxx, Dan             4   U   Production   14  25    .00   0.0000
  Tie Rxxxxx, Kris            8   U   Production   17  55    .00   0.0000
  Tie Wxxxxx, Michael         9   U   Production    6  60    .00   0.0000
  Tie Oxxxxx, Jacob          10   U   Limited      19  60    .00   0.0000
  Tie Jxxxxx, Chris          11   U   Limited 10   67  95    .00   0.0000
  Tie Bxxxxx, Larry          12   U   Limited 10   39  75    .00   0.0000
  Tie Bxxxxx, Phil           17   C   Open         21  30    .00   0.0000

Stage: 2  Bear trap 18 
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Oxxxxx, Robert          3   B   Single Stk   79  10  13.37   5.1608
    2 Bxxxxx, Phil           17   C   Open         67  20   9.43   4.9841
    3 Kxxxxx, Leslie         15   B   Production   77  10  14.89   4.4997
    4 Mxxxxx, Jay             2   C   Production   76   0  18.95   4.0106
    5 Jxxxxx, Chris          11   U   Limited 10   78   0  20.59   3.7882
    6 Cxxxxx, Andy           13   U   Limited 10   76   0  22.25   3.4157
    7 Sxxxxx, Douglas         7   C   Revolver     67   0  20.47   3.2731
    8 Hxxxxx, Vince           5   U   Production   72   0  25.80   2.7907
    9 Kxxxxx, Albert          1   C   Production   62   0  22.59   2.7446
   10 Wxxxxx, Wayne          14   C   Limited 10   68  20  18.42   2.6059
   11 Gxxxxx, Jerry           6   D   Production   70   0  27.76   2.5216
   12 Oxxxxx, Jacob          10   U   Limited      75  10  26.14   2.4866
   13 Sxxxxx, Dan             4   U   Production   51  10  17.75   2.3099
   14 Rxxxxx, Kris            8   U   Production   48   0  23.69   2.0262
   15 Bxxxxx, Larry          12   U   Limited 10   64  40  14.97   1.6032
   16 Pxxxxx, Tom            16   C   Production   61  30  20.07   1.5446
   17 Wxxxxx, Michael         9   U   Production   43  60  38.54   0.0000
Printed: 05/06/2010 11:47 PM

Why we stop in May...

I've gotten a few questions as to why we stop shooting in May. The answer is simple:

There are so many outdoor venues running USPSA around here during the summer that we just don't get enough people to make it worthwhile.

Here is a partial list - be sure to check USPSA site for additional clubs.

Saturday:
The Ripon Gun Club shoots USPSA the first and last Saturday of the month.



Sunday, SunDAY, SUNDAY!:
Pine Tree Pistol Club (Rockford) shoots on the 1st Sunday of the month.
Oak Park Sportsmen's Club(IL) and Schultz' Gun Club (WI) shoot the 2nd Sunday of the Month.
Oconomowoc (WI) shoots the 3rd Sunday of the month.
Northern Illinois Shooters Association (WI) shoots the 4th Sunday of the month. (They share Schultz' range)


Additionally, some of the clubs shoot IDPA and there are several that other clubs that shoot other mix of action pistol/3-gun... For example, check out Action Shooting Sports which shoots a great match in Britol on the first Sunday of every month.

With all that going on, aspiring shooters should find something!

May 6th Match - Courses of fire...

We'll be running the classifier 99-14, "Hoser Heaven" - it is a 12 yard, TIMED FIRE stage.

For the second stage, we're running some 18 round stage. Working on getting a diagram soon...

New Gear, Banquet, and Season Closing...

As spring moves in on us with summer hot on its tails, it signals that our 2009-2010 season is coming to a close...

Please note that we've got 2 more matches scheduled: May 6th and May 20th.

Additionally, keep the May 20th post match evening open for the free pizza and beer that we'll consume over at the FoxHole (just up the street!)

Finally, we've got a foot activator and clamshell target on order - should show up in time for the next match!

April 29, 2010 Results

We had 17 shooters on a nice, warm spring night... Missed a few of our guys as they gear up for the SSN, but we had fun shooting our 16 person double-elimination steel shoot.

3 pepper poppers, one popper, then crossing peppers: 5 in all (for our Revo guys)

Top Shooters (after 5th place, the standing really break down...)

1 Les K.
2 Phil B.
3 Tom E.
4 Larry B
5 Tom P. & Chris J.

2010 Single Stack Nationals.

Good luck to our guys that'll be blasting away at the 2010 Single Stack Nationals!

Steel Shoot.

Ok folks, here's how it works: Two shooter, one on the left, one on the right, line up and at the beep shoot the steel targets. The middle poppers have to be shot last, as it will indicate the winner: they cross - one on the bottom is the winner as it fell before the other target)

The course is all poppers - 5 on each side, so revolver shooters aren't totally out of the loop.

We'll pair up folks, then assign winners to one side and the vanquished to the opposite side of an elimination chart.

The better you shoot, the more you shoot...

April 29, 2010 Match.

April has 5 Thursdays, so we'll be shooting a 3rd match this month.

No classifier - we'll be doing man vs. man steel shoots.

I'll have more info as events develop...

Tax Day Results

Division scores are uploaded to USPSA. Check it there if you're interested.

Stage: 1  El Presidente
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Kxxxxx, Leslie        19   B   Production   40   0   6.61   6.0514 
    2 Cxxxxx, Andy          13   U   Production   58   0  10.08   5.7540 
    3 Sxxxxx, Douglas        4   C   Revolver     48   0   9.98   4.8096 
    4 Zxxxxx, Deus          14   D   Limited 10   44   0   9.27   4.7465 
    5 Pxxxxx, Tom           18   C   Production   44   0   9.43   4.6660 
    6 Kxxxxx, Albert         1   D   Single Stk   47   0  10.64   4.4173
    7 Dxxxxx, Kerry          9   U   Limited      58   0  13.62   4.2584  
    8 Gxxxxx, Jerry         17   D   Single Stk   59   0  16.60   3.5542
    9 Jxxxxx, Chris          3   U   Limited 10   41  10   9.70   3.1959  
   10 Exxxxx, Gordon         8   D   Production   37  10   9.87   2.7356  
   11 Bxxxxx, Phil          16   C   Open         33  20   5.78   2.2491  
   12 Oxxxxx, Robert         2   B   Single Stk   35  20   6.77   2.2157
   13 Gxxxxx, Tom            7   U   Limited      44  10  15.39   2.2092  
   14 Txxxxx, Dominick      11   U   Production   39  10  18.40   1.5761  
   15 Wxxxxx, Michael       15   U   Limited 10   34  20  12.98   1.0786  
   16 Gxxxxx, Lynn          12   D   Limited 10   43  10  32.17   1.0258  
   17 Wxxxxx, Joe            6   U   Production   36  20  18.33   0.8729  
   18 Bxxxxx, Larry          5   U   Limited 10   38  30  18.00   0.4444  
   19 Cxxxxx, Frank         10   U   Single Stk   26  40  12.86   0.0000
  Tie Sxxxxxx, Julie        20   D   Limited 10   22  50  15.09   0.0000  

Stage: 2  Tax Day
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact 
    1 Kxxxxx, Leslie        19   B   Production  106   0  16.98   6.2426 
    2 Zxxxxx, Deus          14   D   Limited 10  113   0  20.41   5.5365 
    3 Bxxxxx, Phil          16   C   Open         95  20  13.65   5.4945 
    4 Oxxxxx, Robert         2   B   Single Stk  119   0  22.24   5.3507 
    5 Pxxxxx, Tom           18   C   Production  112   0  23.17   4.8338 
    6 Dxxxxx, Kerry          9   U   Limited     114   0  23.80   4.7899 
    7 Exxxxx, Gordon         8   D   Production  104   0  24.75   4.2020 
    8 Bxxxxx, Larry          5   U   Limited 10  102   0  25.01   4.0784 
    9 Gxxxxx, Lynn          12   D   Limited 10  111   0  31.98   3.4709  
   10 Kxxxxx, Albert         1   D   Single Stk  116   0  35.13   3.3020  
   11 Sxxxxx, Douglas        4   C   Revolver    110   0  33.64   3.2699  
   12 Gxxxxx, Tom            7   U   Limited     115   0  35.21   3.2661  
   13 Gxxxxx, Jerry         17   D   Single Stk  115   0  38.78   2.9654  
   14 Jxxxxx, Chris          3   U   Limited 10  119   0  41.24   2.8855  
   15 Cxxxxx, Andy          13   U   Production  108   0  39.40   2.7411  
   16 Txxxxx, Dominick      11   U   Production  116   0  46.47   2.4962  
   17 Wxxxxx, Michael       15   U   Limited 10  108   0  55.40   1.9495  
   18 Sxxxxx, Julie         20   D   Limited 10  105   0  61.03   1.7205  
   19 Wxxxxx, Joe            6   U   Production   96  20  84.01   0.9047  
   20 Cxxxxx, Frank         10   U   Single Stk   69 100  62.99   0.0000  

Tax Day!

We're blowing off a bit of steam tonight...

We've got a 24 round stage and some El Pres, which we may or may not submit to USPSA, depending on turnout...

Come join us and relax.

April 1st, 2010 Results.

The classifiers are in too...

April Fools 2010
Match Date: 4/1/2010
Combined divisions - These are NOT official results.

Stage: 1  Peek-A-Boo No-shoots
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Sxxxxx, Douglas         6   U   Revolver     52   0  12.92   4.0248
    2 Pxxxxx, Tom            17   D   Production   48   0  14.01   3.4261
    3 Sxxxxx, Kenneth         7   D   Limited      49  10  11.91   3.2746
    4 Kxxxxx, Albert          1   C   Single Stk   50   0  15.72   3.1807
    5 Sxxxxx, Steven          8   U   Limited      58   0  18.73   3.0966
    6 Gxxxxx, Jerry           3   D   Single Stk   54   0  19.07   2.8317
    7 Wxxxxx, Michael        16   U   Production   48   0  17.35   2.7666
    8 Oxxxxx, Jacob          14   U   Limited      53  17  17.25   2.0870
    9 Sxxxxx, John           12   U   Limited      52  20  16.04   1.9950
   10 Txxxxx, Dominick       10   U   Production   54  10  23.96   1.8364
   11 Nxxxxx, Larry          19   D   Production   33  10  15.81   1.4548
   12 Zxxxxx, Deus           18   C   Limited 10   33  20   9.83   1.3225
   13 Cxxxxx, Andy            2   U   Production   43  20  17.46   1.3173
   14 Oxxxxx, Christopher     4   U   Single Stk   41  20  17.20   1.2209
   15 Dxxxxx, Scott          20   U   Production   28  20  31.46   0.2543
   16 Exxxxx, Gordon         15   D   Revolver     32  30  18.39   0.1088
   17 Jxxxxx, Chris           5   U   Production   32  50  15.15   0.0000
  Tie Gxxx, Tom               9   U   Limited      36  50  14.53   0.0000
  Tie Bxxxxxx, Phil          11   B   Limited      37  40   7.79   0.0000
  Tie Cxxx, Frank            13   U   Single Stk   33  60  19.31   0.0000
  DNF Kxxxxx, Leslie         21   B   Production    0   0      0   0.0000

Stage: 2  Table
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Kxxxxx, Leslie         21   B   Production   85   0  19.04   4.4643
    2 Gxxxxx, Tom             9   U   Limited      85   0  24.06   3.5328
    3 Sxxxxx, Steven          8   U   Limited      84   0  23.96   3.5058
    4 Sxxxxx, Douglas         6   U   Revolver     81  10  20.33   3.4924
    5 Jxxxxx, Chris           5   U   Production   86   0  25.91   3.3192
    6 Kxxxxx, Albert          1   C   Single Stk   86   0  26.34   3.2650
    7 Zxxxxx, Deus           18   C   Limited 10   74  10  20.39   3.1388
    8 Oxxxxx, Jacob          14   U   Limited      83   0  26.85   3.0912
    9 Nxxxxx, Larry          19   D   Production   78   0  25.51   3.0576
   10 Pxxxxx, Tom            17   D   Production   82   0  27.25   3.0092
   11 Cxxxxx, Andy            2   U   Production   69  10  21.33   2.7661
   12 Gxxxxx, Jerry           3   D   Single Stk   88   0  34.54   2.5478
   13 Sxxxxx, John           12   U   Limited      76  10  28.11   2.3479
   14 Sxxxxx, Kenneth         7   D   Limited      78  10  45.32   1.5004
   15 Cxxxxx, Frank          13   U   Single Stk   68  20  39.29   1.2217
   16 Oxxxxx, Christopher     4   U   Single Stk   66  10  46.99   1.1917
   17 Txxxxx, Dominick       10   U   Production   58  20  38.04   0.9989
   18 Exxxxx, Gordon         15   D   Revolver     62  20  47.51   0.8840
   19 Bxxxxx, Phil           11   B   Limited      54  50  10.57   0.3784
   20 Wxxxxx, Michael        16   U   Production   53  50  45.77   0.0655
   21 Dxxxxx, Scott          20   U   Production   45  70  40.21   0.0000

Upcoming Dates Posted.

Sorry... Forgot to update the calendar.

We'll be shooting 3 matches in April and 2 in May.

Will post upcoming stages tomorrow.

Um... Seriously...

Email/call us instead if you want to learn to shoot. Whatever you do, don't do this:

A 20-year-old Will County man accidentally shot himself in the hand while he and a friend were shooting at an abandoned farmhouse earlier this month in the far southwest suburbs.

Some vids...

Frank C was nice enough to tape a few of use shooting... Here's an excellent vid of Single Stack shooting Neil M tearing up the second stage.

March 18, 2010 Scores...

Sorry folks... Was onsite for work and managed to forget my PC which runs the scoring software. Anyway, enough yakking... Scores are uploaded to USPSA and overall is posted here:

Stage: 1  Golden Bullet Standards
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Mxxxxx, Neil            5   U   Single Stk  110   0  21.18   5.1936 
    2 Cxxxxx, Dennis          6   U   Single Stk  113   0  24.73   4.5693 
    3 Sxxxxx, Douglas         3   U   Limited 10   97  10  21.34   4.0769 
    4 Sxxxxx, John           14   U   Limited     107   0  28.00   3.8214 
    5 Pxxxxx, Tom            20   D   Production   98   0  25.69   3.8147 
    6 Sxxxxx, Kenneth        15   D   Limited      96  10  22.97   3.7440 
    7 Gxxxxx, Tom            11   U   Limited     109   0  35.39   3.0800 
    8 Dxxxxx, Kerry           7   U   Limited     106  10  37.65   2.5498 
    9 Zxxxxx, Deus           18   C   Limited 10   91  40  24.17   2.1101 
   10 Bxxxxx, Larry          13   U   Limited 10   81  10  35.35   2.0085 
   11 Nxxxxx, Larry          21   D   Limited 10   95  30  34.01   1.9112 
   12 Kxxxxx, Leslie          2   U   Production   86  40  25.56   1.7997 
   13 Bxxxxx, Mike           16   U   Production   96  20  44.07   1.7245 
   14 Exxxxx, Gordon          4   D   Revolver     81  10  44.32   1.6020 
   15 Kxxxxx, Albert          1   C   Single Stk   87  40  31.68   1.4836 
   16 Jxxxxx, Chris          12   U   Production   78  40  26.73   1.4216 
   17 Cxxxxx, Frank           9   U   Single Stk   95  20  54.83   1.3679 
   18 Oxxxxx, Jacob          19   U   Limited      80  30  37.00   1.3514 
   19 Oxxxxx, Christopher     8   U   Limited 10   73  60  25.67   0.5064 
   20 Rxxxxx, Kenneth        22   D   Single Stk   88  70  54.43   0.3307 
   21 Bxxxxx, Phil           17   B   Limited      70  70  16.84   0.0000 
  Tie Wood, Joe              10   U   Production  120 180  53.90   0.0000 
  Tie Wheeler, Michael       23   U   Limited 10   50 110  39.21   0.0000 

Stage: 2  Phil's Stage
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Mxxxxx, Neil            5   U   Single Stk   77   0  13.84   5.5636 
    2 Sxxxxx, Douglas         3   U   Limited 10   82   0  14.85   5.5219 
    3 Cxxxxx, Dennis          6   U   Single Stk   68   0  13.19   5.1554 
    4 Pxxxxx, Tom            20   D   Production   76   0  17.23   4.4109 
    5 Kxxxxx, Albert          1   C   Single Stk   79   0  21.01   3.7601 
    6 Dxxxxx, Kerry           7   U   Limited      81   0  22.06   3.6718 
    7 Kxxxxx, Leslie          2   U   Production   68   0  19.07   3.5658 
    8 Nxxxxx, Larry          21   D   Limited 10   82   0  24.70   3.3198 
    9 Sxxxxx, Kenneth        15   D   Limited      73  20  17.01   3.1158 
   10 Gxxxxx, Tom            11   U   Limited      67   0  22.16   3.0235 
   11 Rxxxxx, Kenneth        22   D   Single Stk   72   0  24.61   2.9256 
   12 Cxxxxx, Frank           9   U   Single Stk   78   0  27.07   2.8814 
   13 Bxxxxx, Larry          13   U   Limited 10   61  20  15.03   2.7279 
   14 Jxxxxx, Chris          12   U   Production   52  10  16.30   2.5767 
   15 Oxxxxx, Jacob          19   U   Limited      62  10  22.49   2.3121 
   16 Sxxxxx, John           14   U   Limited      74  40  17.52   1.9406 
   17 Bxxxxx, Mike           16   U   Production   61   0  33.60   1.8155 
   18 Exxxxx, Gordon          4   D   Revolver     60   0  33.42   1.7953 
   19 Wxxxxx, Michael        23   U   Limited 10   61  10  28.53   1.7876 
   20 Zxxxxx, Deus           18   C   Limited 10   56  30  15.44   1.6839 
   21 Oxxxxx, Christopher     8   U   Limited 10   49  40  18.94   0.4752 
   22 Wxxxxx, Joe            10   U   Production   42  30  32.34   0.3711 
   23 Bxxxxx, Phil           17   B   Limited      44  70  10.54   0.0000 
Printed: 03/20/2010 1:31 PM

Update on Lead Safety

There are a lot of links to lead safety articles, but most of them are pretty arcane.

Frank C - a MISS member - was nice enough to find a succinct article that can be easily understood by laypersons.

The link is on the side, titled, imaginatively, "Lead Safety".------------------>

Thanks Frank!

March 18, 2010 Match.

Who's up for a little strong/weak?

We're going to run CM 06-06 "Golden Bullet Standards", which does one string freestyle-to-strong, then another string freestyle-to-weak... Check it out here. (PDF)

Additionally, we're going to run the following 16-round mindtrick...

Lead Levels...

I went to the doctor on Wednesday to get a lead level test and they phoned me on Friday that my levels are, well, let's just say that you can't quite yet use me as a pencil, but I'm getting awful close...

To our frequent shooters, I'd urge you to get your levels checked.


To our newer shooters, I'd urge you to wash your hands and face as soon as you are finished shooting. Then limit your exposure to the range when you're waiting for your next go. Consider buying range-only shoes and range-only clothing (clothing which you wash ASAP when you get home.)

March 4th, 2010 Scores...

Ok folks, here are the scores. Again, sorry for the delay - we generally pride ourselves on getting scores posted within 24 hours, usually on the same night.

Divisional scores are posted on USPSA. Classifiers have been submitted as well.
(Looks like a 7.1 Hit Factor will result in B-class in Production while a 7.8 will be the edge of B-class in Single Stack...)

Stage: 1  Fluffy's Revenge 2
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Oxxxx, Robert           7   C   Single Stk   40   0   5.06   7.9051 
    2 Cxxxxxx, Dennis         3   U   Single Stk   39   0   5.17   7.5435 
    3 Kxxxxxxxxx, Leslie     26   U   Production   38   0   5.21   7.2937 
    4 Pxxxxx, Tom            25   D   Production   36   0   6.01   5.9900 
    5 Mxxxxx, Neil            2   U   Single Stk   39   0   6.56   5.9451 
    6 Bxxxxxx, Phil          18   B   Limited      38   0   6.49   5.8552 
    7 Sxxxx, Douglas          5   U   Limited 10   38   0   6.69   5.6801 
    8 Kxxx, Albert           22   C   Single Stk   37   0   7.25   5.1034 
    9 Mxxxx, Jay              6   U   Production   40   0   7.88   5.0761 
   10 Sxxxxxx, John           1   U   Limited      39   0   7.95   4.9057 
   11 Rxxxx, Kris             9   U   Production   38   0   8.40   4.5238 
   12 Jxxxxx, Chris          10   U   Production   36   0   8.08   4.4554 
   13 Gxxx, Tom              21   U   Production   34   0   8.78   3.8724 
   14 Bxxxxx, Mike           20   U   Production   34   0   8.99   3.7820 
   15 Dxxx, Kerry            13   U   Limited      38   0  10.05   3.7811 
   16 Bxxxxx, Larry          11   U   Limited 10   31   0   8.22   3.7713 
   17 Pxxxxx, Brian          19   U   Limited 10   36   0  10.61   3.3930 
   18 Wxxxxxx, Michael       24   U   Limited 10   37   0  12.12   3.0528 
   19 Mxxxxx, Bill           23   U   Production   40   0  13.77   2.9049 
   20 Zxxxx, Deus            14   C   Limited 10   35   0  12.10   2.8926 
   21 Sxxxx, Kenneth         16   D   Limited      32   0  11.27   2.8394 
   22 Cxxx, Frank            12   U   Single Stk   38   0  14.28   2.6611 
   23 Gxxxxxx, Lynn          17   D   Limited 10   29  10   7.82   2.4297 
   24 Wxxx, Joe               4   U   Production   34   0  14.02   2.4251 
   25 Oxxxx, Christopher      8   U   Limited 10   26  10   6.86   2.3324 
   26 Exxxxxx, Gordon        15   D   Revolver     33  10  15.73   1.4622 

Stage: 3  Swinger
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Oxxxx, Robert           7   C   Single Stk   49   0   9.68   5.0620 
    2 Mxxxx, Jay              6   U   Production   45   0   9.81   4.5872 
    3 Mxxxxx, Neil            2   U   Single Stk   45   0  11.17   4.0286 
    4 Gxxx, Tom              21   U   Production   51   0  13.23   3.8549 
    5 Cxxxxxx, Dennis         3   U   Single Stk   43  10   8.95   3.6872 
    6 Kxxxxxxxxx, Leslie     26   U   Production   50  20   8.15   3.6810 
    7 Dxxx, Kerry            13   U   Limited      49   0  14.74   3.3243 
    8 Rxxxx, Kris             9   U   Production   45   0  14.32   3.1425 
    9 Kxxx, Albert           22   C   Single Stk   52   0  16.75   3.1045 
   10 Sxxxxxx, John           1   U   Limited      46  10  11.68   3.0822 
  Tie Pxxxxx, Tom            25   D   Production   45   0  14.60   3.0822 
   12 Sxxxx, Kenneth         16   D   Limited      49   0  17.15   2.8571 
   13 Oxxxx, Christopher      8   U   Limited 10   42   0  15.50   2.7097 
   14 Cxxx, Frank            12   U   Single Stk   55   0  20.62   2.6673 
   15 Pxxxxx, Brian          19   U   Limited 10   46   0  19.82   2.3209 
   16 Zxxxx, Deus            14   C   Limited 10   51  10  17.91   2.2892 
   17 Gxxxxxx, Lynn          17   D   Limited 10   53   0  24.79   2.1380 
   18 Mxxxxx, Bill           23   U   Production   49   0  23.29   2.1039 
   19 Sxxxx, Douglas          5   U   Limited 10   46  10  17.49   2.0583 
   20 Exxxxxx, Gordon        15   D   Revolver     47   0  23.11   2.0338 
   21 Bxxxxxx, Phil          18   B   Limited      35  20   7.68   1.9531 
   22 Bxxxxx, Mike           20   U   Production   36  10  16.62   1.5644 
   23 Jxxxxx, Chris          10   U   Production   36  10  19.24   1.3514 
   24 Wxxxxxx, Michael       24   U   Limited 10   39  10  27.13   1.0689 
   25 Bxxxxx, Larry          11   U   Limited 10   41  30  20.92   0.5258 
   26 Wxxx, Joe               4   U   Production   33  20  48.84   0.2662 

MISS at the 2010 WIIT!

We've got some video too, but it needs to be edited and uploaded...

We are shooting March 4th!

Will be running CM06-05, "Fluffy's Revenge" as a classifier.
We have a few additional stages planned... I'll post an update here when the details are finalized.

February 18th Results

We had 23 shooters and ran 3 stages - 2 classifiers and 1 fun stage. Sorry for folks that had to shoot the hearts in the dark - I'd like to off this message:

"We'll try harder next time. Maybe."

;)

Alrights... As always, we post combined results here for fun. Local match results by division are posted at USPSA. If you are interested in divisional results, you should check out scores by club there.

Classifiers were also uploaded tonight, but probably won't be processed for a few days.

Stage: 1  Melody Line
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Gxxxx, Dan            22   D   Single Stk   56   0   9.62   5.8212 
    2 Kxxxx, Leslie         18   U   Production   52   0  10.02   5.1896 
    3 Zxxxx, Deus           10   C   Limited 10   56   0  11.27   4.9689 
    4 Sxxxx, Douglas        12   U   Limited 10   59   0  12.33   4.7851 
    5 Oxxxx, Robert          6   C   Single Stk   52  10   9.68   4.3388 
    6 Rxxxx, Kenneth        20   D   Single Stk   54   0  14.01   3.8544 
    7 Gxxxx, Tom             5   U   Limited      56   0  15.44   3.6269 
    8 Dxxxx, Kerry           8   U   Limited      58   0  16.61   3.4919 
    9 Rxxxx, Chris          14   U   Single Stk   54   0  16.83   3.2086 
   10 Lxxxx, Jeff            9   C   Production   52   0  16.21   3.2079 
   11 Gxxxx, Lynn           16   D   Limited 10   51  10  13.36   3.0689 
   12 Pxxxx, David          15   U   Limited      44  20   8.27   2.9021 
   13 Bxxxx, Phil            7   B   Limited      39  20   7.33   2.5921 
   14 Jxxxx, Chris          13   U   Production   43  10  13.27   2.4868 
   15 Cxxxx, Frank          19   U   Single Stk   56   0  24.48   2.2876 
   16 Sxxxx, Dan             3   U   Limited 10   48  20  13.78   2.0319 
   17 Nxxxx, Larry          23   D   Production   46  20  16.52   1.5738 
   18 Mxxxx, Bill            2   U   Production   42  20  20.61   1.0674 
   19 Exxxx, Gordon         11   D   Revolver     45  20  25.71   0.9724 
   20 Hxxxx, Vince           4   U   Production   39  30  16.84   0.5344 
   21 Pxxxx, Tom            17   D   Production   33  30  10.08   0.2976 
   22 Wxxxx, Michael        21   U   Production   44  60  12.65   0.0000 
  Tie Bxxxx, Larry           1   U   Limited      26  50  11.37   0.0000 

Stage: 2  Times Two
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Kxxxx, Leslie         18   U   Production   48   0   9.38   5.1173 
    2 Bxxxx, Phil            7   B   Limited      42  10   6.38   5.0157 
    3 Sxxxx, Dan             3   U   Limited 10   52   0  10.40   5.0000 
    4 Sxxxx, Douglas        12   U   Limited 10   44   0   9.87   4.4580 
    5 Oxxxx, Robert          6   C   Single Stk   45  10   8.35   4.1916 
    6 Dxxxx, Kerry           8   U   Limited      56   0  13.81   4.0550 
    7 Jxxxx, Chris          13   U   Production   42   0  11.12   3.7770 
    8 Rxxxx, Chris          14   U   Single Stk   47   0  12.95   3.6293 
    9 Gxxxx, Lynn           16   D   Limited 10   41   0  12.31   3.3306 
   10 Lxxxx, Jeff            9   C   Production   50   0  15.75   3.1746 
   11 Nxxxx, Larry          23   D   Production   52   0  16.83   3.0897 
   12 Gxxxx, Dan            22   D   Single Stk   41  10  11.93   2.5985 
   13 Zxxxx, Deus           10   C   Limited 10   40  20   8.35   2.3952 
   14 Gxxxx, Tom             5   U   Limited      46  20  13.77   1.8882 
   15 Cxxxx, Frank          19   U   Single Stk   51   0  28.13   1.8130 
   16 Rxxxx, Kenneth        20   D   Single Stk   36  20   9.31   1.7186 
   17 Mxxxx, Bill            2   U   Production   48   0  28.29   1.6967 
   18 Pxxxx, David          15   U   Limited      51   0  31.99   1.5942 
   19 Pxxxx, Tom            17   D   Production   36  20  10.26   1.5595 
   20 Wxxxx, Michael        21   U   Production   33  10  16.77   1.3715 
   21 Hxxxx, Vince           4   U   Production   35  30  16.34   0.3060 
   22 Bxxxx, Larry           1   U   Limited      25  40   8.64   0.0000 
  Tie Exxxx, Gordon         11   D   Revolver     29  30  21.28   0.0000 

Stage: 3  I heart It.
Place Name                  No. Class Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
    1 Pxxxx, David          15   U   Limited       5   0   2.19   2.2831 
    2 Sxxxx, Douglas        12   U   Limited 10    5   0   2.31   2.1645 
    3 Oxxxx, Robert          6   C   Single Stk    5   0   2.86   1.7483 
    4 Kxxxx, Leslie         18   U   Production    5   0   4.35   1.1494 
    5 Nxxxx, Larry          23   D   Production    5   0   5.04   0.9921 
    6 Cxxxx, Frank          19   U   Single Stk    5   0   5.16   0.9690 
    7 Hxxxx, Vince           4   U   Production    5   0   6.23   0.8026 
    8 Gxxxx, Lynn           16   D   Limited 10    5   0   6.80   0.7353 
    9 Pxxxx, Tom            17   D   Production    5   0   8.59   0.5821 
   10 Bxxxx, Larry           1   U   Limited       5   0   8.64   0.5787 
   11 Rxxxx, Kenneth        20   D   Single Stk    5   0   8.82   0.5669 
   12 Gxxxx, Dan            22   D   Single Stk    5   0   9.86   0.5071 
   13 Lxxxx, Jeff            9   C   Production    5   0  10.23   0.4888 
   14 Dxxxx, Kerry           8   U   Limited       5   0  10.73   0.4660 
   15 Sxxxx, Dan             3   U   Limited 10    5   0  14.73   0.3394 
   16 Jxxxx, Chris          13   U   Production    5   0  25.77   0.1940 
   17 Mxxxx, Bill            2   U   Production    5   0  32.48   0.1539 
  Tie Exxxx, Gordon         11   D   Revolver      0  10  10.00   0.0000 
  Tie Bxxxx, Phil            7   B   Limited       0  10   5.85   0.0000 
  Tie Zxxxx, Deus           10   C   Limited 10    0  10   6.61   0.0000 
  DNF Rxxxx, Chris          14   U   Single Stk    0   0    .00   0.0000 
  DNF Wxxxx, Michael        21   U   Production    0   0    .00   0.0000 
  DNF Gxxxx, Tom             5   U   Limited       0   0    .00   0.0000 

IGOLD Bus Service

The McHenry Co. Sportsmen's Association is trying to get folks together to charter a bus down to IGOLD (Illinois Gun Owner's Lobby Day), which is in Springfield, IL.

Projected cost is $25.00 for a bus with bathroom, video/in-flight movies, etc...

If you are interested, contact markg19@dls.net to confirm.

"Pin" Shoot at HP's tonight.

We used to shoot bowling pins on Friday's at H.P's... Now he's got some kind of rubber target/plate rack type thing...

Anyway, starts at 6:30PM... $5.00 for 3 rounds of vs. competition. Bragging rights only.

classifiers. Classifiers. CLASSIFIERS.

We'll be running 2 classifiers on the 18th. Links are to the stage diagrams (PDF) and instructions.

Melody Line (99-08)
Times Two (99-10)

Get busy practicing 'em...

If you're not a USPSA member, come shoot anyway. If you were planning on becoming a USPSA member, now is a good time: you'll have 2 out of 4 classifiers needed to place you in some ranking...

Pine Tree's WIIT.

A few MISS members braved the crowds and shot the 2010 WIIT at Pine Tree Pistol Club!
Video of us fumbling our way through stages will come shortly!



I managed to take Hi-C in Production (6th overall), though I just missed a B-classification (due to my existing scores) with a 59.42%!! SO CLOSE!



Bob O. took Hi-C in Single Stack (7th overall). What else would you expect from the #1 C class pistolero in Single Stack? Congrats! (His performance on the WIIT's classifier will put him over the B-mark...)

HB 180 - Please, take action: Call your State Rep!

Normally, we at MISS do not post/send out off-topic email or legislative
action notices since we feel there are far too many email lists and
other venues for information. However, we make special exceptions for
issues that are particularly close to home - such as last months
Lakemoor Rally and the following issue:

Some of you may have seen the ISRA alert regarding HB 180. The full
text is available on the Illinois General Assembly site:
(http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=76&GA=96&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=180&GAID=10&LegID=&SpecSess=&Session=)

This, we feel, is an issue that cuts particularly close to home: our
"home range", HP Shooting Center, is a business that would,
undoubtedly, feel the pressure that HB 180 would create. Additionally,
how many shooters would be encouraged to shoot with M.I.S.S. (or any
other clubs, such as McHenry IDPA) when their names are treated to the
Gestapo-tactic of "registering to/with the state" after a handgun
sale?

What follows is the text of the ISRA email that went out this morning - please take a few moments and call or write your State Representative.

Late last week, Daley sympathizers in the Illinois House passed HB180
out of the Rules Committee and on to the floor of the House. A vote on
HB 180 is expected as early as this coming Tuesday.

Should you be worried about HB 180? ABSOLUTELY!

HB 180 would include the following:

1. Require all Illinois gun shops to secure a license to operate
issued by the Illinois State Police. Under this bill, the State Police
may issue a license to a gun shop and would establish all rules and
regulations required to keep the license. You know what that means
either nobody would be granted a license, or those who did get
licenses would be so burdened by regulations that they could not make
a profit.
BOTTOM LINE: HB 180 would shut down all gun shops in Illinois.

2. HB 180 requires that all your gun purchases be registered with the
state police.
BOTTOM LINE: HB 180 is a licensing/registration scheme designed to
keep track of how many guns you own so they may be easily confiscated
at a later date.

3. HB 180 allows any police officer in the state go to any gun shop in
the state to conduct so-called record reviews.
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago CAGE Unit could, and would, inspect gun shops
across the state doing these record reviews. Shop owners, no matter
where they are located, would be forced to cooperate with the CAGE
unit or lose their licenses. The true purpose of these visits is to
cost gun shops time and money and ultimately cause them to go out of
business.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

1. Starting Monday morning, call your State Representative and
politely tell him/her that you oppose HB 180 and that you would like
to see him/her vote against the bill when it comes to the House Floor.
If you do now know who your state representative is, go to the
following web site and follow the directions for looking up your
legislators: Illinois State Board of Elections. If you know who your
State Representative is, you can look up the phone numbers of their
Springfield and district offices here.

2. Pass this alert on to all your friends and family, ask them to make
calls as well.

3. Please post this alert to any and all blogs and bulletin boards to
which you may belong.

Thanks in advance for your help in this matter. The future of lawful
gun ownership in Illinois depends on you!