The one that got away or second on 99.95% still sucks!
Over the weekend of the 11th & 12th of April Dave, Malcolm, Margaret & I went to the Annual Single Stack Classic in Wanganui.
Now this match is really for the 1911 pattern pistol and several intrepid souls who brought their old S&W 645's & 745's out of retirement. You may only use a pistol with a single stack or single row magazine, no hi-cap double stack mags allowed even if you only load them with eight rounds, which is the most you can load even if your single stack Colt holds 10.
It is also expected, though not YET a rule that the gun must be in 45ACP (Next year may also require a 45 if you want to shoot in the Premier Division).
Swapping gears to reload every 8 shots was a bit of a challenge, especially after the 20 rounds in my Production SP01, but if you worked on the premise of every time you move RELOAD you did fine. Where to put 6 to 8 spare mags was another good question. But boy you better know how to shoot because there are no spare shots. At almost every position on every stage you were firing 8 shots, and with only 8 in the gun & 1 backup shot before you went to slidelock....hits were the order of the day. Miss and do a static reload and you will be down in the bottom half before you can say BOO!
The stages were straight forward, fairly close with no stupid stuff, more tactical with all the extra reloads but a good shooting contest enjoyed by all. Then 2 days 12 stages & 250 rounds later it was all over. Margaret was top Lady & 20th, Dave was 16th & Malc 14th. My 11 Alphas and 1 Mike on stage four was good enough for second place.......... oh well there is always next year.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Level 2 Shoot - Wanganui 14 June 2009
What a full on weekend !!
Day 1 - Setup day.
The team met at an un-holy time of 8am on Sat morning at Shell Mana to embark on the mystical journey north to Wanganui.
The trip was fairly smooth with a munchies stop in the journey at Bulls.
Arrival at Wanganui was just prior to 11am, and after a bit of a chinwag and working out what we were going to do, it was straight into the construction.
The team worked really well together and we powered through the course designs having everything laid out on the course (except paper targets) in just over 2&1/2 hours !!
Timing couldn't have been better as it just started it's next rain dump as we were working on the last range.
Once finished we packed up tools & headed back into the clubhouse for a bit of break.
Next stop.... Check in at the Motel
Warren & Andy were booked into the 'Kings Court', while Aaron, Margaret, Derek, Dave & myself were at the 'Four Seasons'
After getting ourselves settled in, it was off for the usual run to grab munchies, some lunch items for the next day & the all important beverages for this evening.
Once procured, it was a good time to sit around & have a couple of bevies and a few laughs.
Scotty had come up to Wanga's as well, so stopped by our motel to say gudday and have a bit of a chat.
Dinner tonight..... RSA Wanganui.
Good feed at the RSA.... although I'm sure there pokie machines are programmed by the same guys that do the Wellington ones.... Oh well... another donation to the cause :)
The Four Seasons crew decided to head back to our motel to watch the rugby & have a couple more bevies...
Needless to say, I lost interest in the game during the 2nd half, so field stripped my pistol & gave it a clean, all the time texting Warren, just to be annoying *chuckle*
Off to bed at a reasonable hour as the next day was going to be busy !!
Day 2 - Shoot day !!
Up again at some un-holy hour !!
Setup team is back at the range before 8am to get the final parts all sorted out.... Paper targets up, stage briefings setup, Sqaud leader walk through, registrations underway etc etc.
Briefing is done just after 9am & 1st shots downrange by 9:30
27 shooters turned up for the day & 3 squads were distributed to undertake the PPC COF.
Shooters from Wellington, Manawatu-Wanganui, Taranaki (to name a few) regions embarked on Wanganui to undertake the shoot.
Day consisted of 9 stages (3 short, 3 medium, 3 long) with a total of 139 rounds minimum required.
Stages weren't extremely complex, but they were just enough to be challenging while offering the shooter different ways to complete the courses.
Unfortunately..... one of our members got DQ'd on the 1st stage of the day for an accidental discharge, and this was the only DQ for the day.
All shooters seemed to enjoy themselves and we were starting to break down the ranges just after 1pm.
Once the range was cleared, it was back to the club rooms for the notification of placings etc.
We were back on the road heading or home around 2ish, all feeling a bit tired, but happy with the great effort that was put into the weekend.
So from me... a few notes of thanks...
Wanganui Pistol Club... For allowing PPC the opportunity to run the L2 shoot.
It is always a pleasure to be able to host this and we look forward to doing it again.
Margaret... For doing all of the scoring on the day. A huge task that went very smoothly.
PPC setup team... For all your efforts in putting together the course and ensuring that everything ran to plan.
Squad leaders... For keeping things running smoothly
PPC Club members... For helping via COF submissions, course design selection etc
PPC shooters... For turning up to do the shoot. There were 28 people involved in the Wanganui shoot, 27 shooters + 1 statistician. Out of that number, 11 from PPC !!! That is a HUGE representation from our club, and the biggest to an away shoot so far.
Congrats to those that took various placings for the shoot.
Results are available via the Wanganui Pistol Club Website
Well done to the members also that attended their 1st away trip (Warren, Andy & Scotty). Well done guys and I know this willnow put you in good stead for your next competitions.
Keep your eyes out for the write up in the Bullshooter also !
This shoot to me, definately demonstrated that when you put a good level of planning and have plenty of open communication about what you are doing, things just run along very smoothly.
With the huge effort from all involved, the day went extremely smoothly & it was a real pleasure to be a part of !
A great effort guys & you all deserve to pat yourselves on the back for the great job !
The team at the shoot:
LtoR: Derek, Ray, Warren, Andy, Margaret, Dave, Reuben, Jan, Scotty, Aaron
Absent: Ramon
Cheers
Reuben - PPC President
Day 1 - Setup day.
The team met at an un-holy time of 8am on Sat morning at Shell Mana to embark on the mystical journey north to Wanganui.
The trip was fairly smooth with a munchies stop in the journey at Bulls.
Arrival at Wanganui was just prior to 11am, and after a bit of a chinwag and working out what we were going to do, it was straight into the construction.
The team worked really well together and we powered through the course designs having everything laid out on the course (except paper targets) in just over 2&1/2 hours !!
Timing couldn't have been better as it just started it's next rain dump as we were working on the last range.
Once finished we packed up tools & headed back into the clubhouse for a bit of break.
Next stop.... Check in at the Motel
Warren & Andy were booked into the 'Kings Court', while Aaron, Margaret, Derek, Dave & myself were at the 'Four Seasons'
After getting ourselves settled in, it was off for the usual run to grab munchies, some lunch items for the next day & the all important beverages for this evening.
Once procured, it was a good time to sit around & have a couple of bevies and a few laughs.
Scotty had come up to Wanga's as well, so stopped by our motel to say gudday and have a bit of a chat.
Dinner tonight..... RSA Wanganui.
Good feed at the RSA.... although I'm sure there pokie machines are programmed by the same guys that do the Wellington ones.... Oh well... another donation to the cause :)
The Four Seasons crew decided to head back to our motel to watch the rugby & have a couple more bevies...
Needless to say, I lost interest in the game during the 2nd half, so field stripped my pistol & gave it a clean, all the time texting Warren, just to be annoying *chuckle*
Off to bed at a reasonable hour as the next day was going to be busy !!
Day 2 - Shoot day !!
Up again at some un-holy hour !!
Setup team is back at the range before 8am to get the final parts all sorted out.... Paper targets up, stage briefings setup, Sqaud leader walk through, registrations underway etc etc.
Briefing is done just after 9am & 1st shots downrange by 9:30
27 shooters turned up for the day & 3 squads were distributed to undertake the PPC COF.
Shooters from Wellington, Manawatu-Wanganui, Taranaki (to name a few) regions embarked on Wanganui to undertake the shoot.
Day consisted of 9 stages (3 short, 3 medium, 3 long) with a total of 139 rounds minimum required.
Stages weren't extremely complex, but they were just enough to be challenging while offering the shooter different ways to complete the courses.
Unfortunately..... one of our members got DQ'd on the 1st stage of the day for an accidental discharge, and this was the only DQ for the day.
All shooters seemed to enjoy themselves and we were starting to break down the ranges just after 1pm.
Once the range was cleared, it was back to the club rooms for the notification of placings etc.
We were back on the road heading or home around 2ish, all feeling a bit tired, but happy with the great effort that was put into the weekend.
So from me... a few notes of thanks...
Wanganui Pistol Club... For allowing PPC the opportunity to run the L2 shoot.
It is always a pleasure to be able to host this and we look forward to doing it again.
Margaret... For doing all of the scoring on the day. A huge task that went very smoothly.
PPC setup team... For all your efforts in putting together the course and ensuring that everything ran to plan.
Squad leaders... For keeping things running smoothly
PPC Club members... For helping via COF submissions, course design selection etc
PPC shooters... For turning up to do the shoot. There were 28 people involved in the Wanganui shoot, 27 shooters + 1 statistician. Out of that number, 11 from PPC !!! That is a HUGE representation from our club, and the biggest to an away shoot so far.
Congrats to those that took various placings for the shoot.
Results are available via the Wanganui Pistol Club Website
Well done to the members also that attended their 1st away trip (Warren, Andy & Scotty). Well done guys and I know this willnow put you in good stead for your next competitions.
Keep your eyes out for the write up in the Bullshooter also !
This shoot to me, definately demonstrated that when you put a good level of planning and have plenty of open communication about what you are doing, things just run along very smoothly.
With the huge effort from all involved, the day went extremely smoothly & it was a real pleasure to be a part of !
A great effort guys & you all deserve to pat yourselves on the back for the great job !
The team at the shoot:
LtoR: Derek, Ray, Warren, Andy, Margaret, Dave, Reuben, Jan, Scotty, Aaron
Absent: Ramon
Cheers
Reuben - PPC President
Sunday, June 7, 2009
2009 North Island IPSC Championships
Or the North Islands we wish would go away
This year the regular members of the PPC's "Away Team" were joined by Richard O on his first trip. New Plymouth managed to turn on fine if somewhat cold weather and it was clear after the usual cursory range inspection on the Friday night that it was going to be a hose fest. No steel, no penalty targets and nothing further than about 10m away.
Unfortunatly for some of our members it was not to be a memorable experiance. Jan & Richard were both plagued by gun malfunctions which put them out of the running early on. Brain fades were the order of the day for the rest of the team. The pressure from the host club to get through 12 of the 16 stages on he first day saw the scores really start to tumble at the end of the first day as tiredness & fatigue set in.
Everyone was glad day one finally came to an end and we could retire to beer & pizza.
Day 2 was still cold but fine and everyone had a much better time, (except Richard who was throughly bored with his single shot Beretta) though I believe a new dillon is in his future.
Still with only 4 stages it was soon over. And with 16 Stages and 350+ rounds downrange it was still better than a day at the office.
Final results were
Production; Aaron 5th, Malcolm 19th & Richard 32nd (Though still not last it should be noted).
Standard David 16th, Jan 18th, Derek 20th, Dave 23rd & Marg T 29th (Which means everyone was beaten by James P using a Single Stack 45)
Open Marg B 18th
Well the Nationals are only a few months away, which should give everyone a chance to get their act together.
This year the regular members of the PPC's "Away Team" were joined by Richard O on his first trip. New Plymouth managed to turn on fine if somewhat cold weather and it was clear after the usual cursory range inspection on the Friday night that it was going to be a hose fest. No steel, no penalty targets and nothing further than about 10m away.
Unfortunatly for some of our members it was not to be a memorable experiance. Jan & Richard were both plagued by gun malfunctions which put them out of the running early on. Brain fades were the order of the day for the rest of the team. The pressure from the host club to get through 12 of the 16 stages on he first day saw the scores really start to tumble at the end of the first day as tiredness & fatigue set in.
Everyone was glad day one finally came to an end and we could retire to beer & pizza.
Day 2 was still cold but fine and everyone had a much better time, (except Richard who was throughly bored with his single shot Beretta) though I believe a new dillon is in his future.
Still with only 4 stages it was soon over. And with 16 Stages and 350+ rounds downrange it was still better than a day at the office.
Final results were
Production; Aaron 5th, Malcolm 19th & Richard 32nd (Though still not last it should be noted).
Standard David 16th, Jan 18th, Derek 20th, Dave 23rd & Marg T 29th (Which means everyone was beaten by James P using a Single Stack 45)
Open Marg B 18th
Well the Nationals are only a few months away, which should give everyone a chance to get their act together.
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