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Note: I will be watching the weather. I am in a job that may require me to be at work if a heavy snow hits. I think the ground temp. is high enought to keep snow from sticking on the shooting pits. I will post here if the match is canceled. Cold temps. and wet ground will not keep us from shooting the match.

Kemp; The first stage will have some leeway on how the shooter engages the targets. It will have a mix of steel, paper and clays. Shooter will have a loaded shotgun and pistol at the start. Paper must be engaged with pistol, steel and clays, what ever floats your boat. A table will be inplace for stowing the unused gun. Stage 2 will start with shotgun and finish with pistol. Stage 3 is shotgun only.

The match starts around 9:00AM on Saturday. It will be cold so dress warmly. Match fee is $15. Any one may shoot. Just show up at the gate and someone will let you in. I usually check the gate every 15 mins. Another member usually comes thru and lets people in before that. Or you can get up early and follow me in and help set up at 7:00 in the morning.

I have posted the stages for the March 8 shotgun/pistol match. Go to www.gallatingun.com click on forums and match info. round counts are 27 shot, 8 slug and 46 pistol.

I require head shots on some COFs. I have even required some weak hand head shots. The IDPA classifier has 9 required head shots. Or you can just hang the target upside down. If some Bg has body armor, shoot for the eyes. Their are many reasons for head shots. It may be the only shot you have, BG behind cover.

Rick; I just finished the 1/19/08 scores and passed them along to the webmaster. You will be glad to know you are settting on top of the list.

If I can get the score sheets from Jim, I can post the scores, We may have to hold his guns until we get them.

Hey guys; I have not drawn out the stages yet, however I am planning on using 2 guns on 2 stages this time and one stage with just shotgun. I am thinkin about a 18 round shotgun stage, one stage with 4 slugs and around 18 pistol and maybe one with equal number of shotgun and pistol rounds giving the shooter the option to start with ether gun first. I may go way beyond the IDPA limit on pistol and runs some high round count stages. Thoughts?

Sure, we shoot the same COF 4 times, twice on Saturday and twice on Sunday. Some guys shoot 4 guns every month. You can shoot fun runs after your score run for half price.

Sad news today, a friend of the shooting sports has died. On Janunary 8 2008, Buck List died from a heart attack. He was an active IDPA shooter and will be missed. Buck had a wild tour of duty in nam as a Wild Wessel flying F-105 Thunderchiefs, he was an officer in Metro Nashville Police and has more tall tails and wild stories than any person around. The past year his health had gotten worse and was greatly sadded he could not keep up with the sport he loved. He will be missed.

USPSA is free style shooting, mostly safety rules. The shooter shoots it his or her own way. IDPA stages are shot acording to a set stage decription, they must be shot one way, under the rules, usually with cover behind cover. IDPA, stock guns. USPSA, mostly race guns with some stock guns. Most IDPA matches run 60-70 rounds. Most USPSA matches run 100-150 rounds. Idpa stage max is 18 rounds, USPSA can have 40+ on a single stage. more to come.

I am cross left eyed and right handed. I learn to shoot pistol with both eyes open and is not a problem now. It comes in handly shooting shotgun or rifle around the left side of walls, I can shoot right or left handed

Bob; you have a bad flinch while shooting your gun, Do a bunch of dry fire drills. and let the gun do its thing. Your aim and speed are good, just work on the flinching.

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The IDPA match at the Red River range is canceled because of bad range conditions. It is too muddy for a safe match. We will be back at the 2nd Amendment Gun shop on 1/5/08 for a indoor IDPA match. Other match dates are 1/19/08- IDPA, 2/2/08-IDPA and 2/16/08- man on man steel match all at the 2nd amendment Gun Shop. Robert

MCTS will be at the Adairville, KY range this Saturday. Last outdoor match untill March.

fees for the non-club member of the host club run from $15-$20 per match, second guns can run for $5. MCTS has open membership, $30 per year for dues and $10 per match, Gallatin gun membership is closed, it runs $15 to shoot on IDPA Saturdays. The Dickson USPSA club is open for membership, $50 per year and $20 for members to shoot, $25 for non-members. Most clubs require a NRA membership also.

I would be more than happy to help you all form teams for the upper mid-Tenn area. I am an officer for MCTS and Gallatin Gun Club. I am also a member of NTPS in Dickson. Teams are no problem, When you show up, just tell the match director you want to shoot as a team. A Range officer will be placed with you to run the show.

also do this while keeping an eye on your target.

I keep the gun high, pulling the gun around with my weak hand to get the mag release to my thumb, pull in half way to the chest, reloading at mid-chest height, weak hand goes for the spare mag, drives it home, hits the slide release and pulls the gun back on target with weak hand while pushing with the strong hand, keep that finger off the trigger until back on target. My gamer gun has an extended release, thumb will reach it with out twisting it around, however if you have to go for it off a table and push down on the gun, the mag will pop out.

I plan on mixing it up this year, more of a muilt-gun type match.

:DI have set the matches for the 2008 year. 1-12 will be an IDPA Classifier, 2-9 will be a IDPA pistol match, 3-8 will be a freestyle pistol-shotgun match, IDPA scoring, 4-12 will be a Glock GSSF style match, GSSF scoring and targets, 5-10 will be a IDPA pistol match, 6-14 will be a IDPA pistol match, 7-12 will be a IDPA Classifer, 8-9 will be a Freestyle 3-gun match, IDPA scoring, 9-12 & 13 will be a Club level IDPA trophy match, 10-11 will be revolver friendly match, 11-8 will be a BUG match and 12-13 will be a steel challenge match, 3-stages, timed event, all steel. See you at the range Robert

Robert; You missed a good weekend to whip up on me, I brought out my Kimber, forgot my ammo, shooting glasses, hat and could not do a 1-1-2-1-1 engagement to save my life. Too much USPSA.

Hey shooters, come out to our reg. IDPA match in Adairville KY Red River range on 12/1/07. We will also be having a blind stage for a $25 prize.

I built a 16 inch for 3-gun matches using DPMS parts mostly, Bought a DPMS clean flattop upper that has no trap door or bolt assist, mated it to a 16 inch barrell assy. with a 20 inch gas port length, covered it with a Houge barrell tube, comp, ace stock, DPMS lower with JP hammer and stock trigger,added a magwell and eotek red dot. Shoots flat and soft. Thinking about building a 20 inch for those matches with 400 yard shots.