For those of you that were in thee Grans Island area on August 11-14, 2011, you had the opportunity to see a lot of great shooters competing. In fact, the entries in this year's competition was over 300! At this rate of growth, who knows how many shooters we will see in coming years?
Once again, the Heartland Public Shooting Park pulled out all the stops in trying to put together a safe quality match, and they were also glad to see all the shooters. It was gratifying seeing all of the various license plates show up at the park, and we thank you for coming. We look forward to hosting many more USPSA matches in the future.
One of our local club shooters, Jeremy Millard, once again made a solid showing despite not winning his division. Enjoy this brief video as he attacked the steel, and we look forward to hosting all of you when you come out to shoot with our club.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Successful Classifier Match
We would like to thank everyone that braved the humidity to come out to the Heartland Public Shooting Park on Sunday. We had nearly twenty shooters take part in the match, and there were six fast paced and challenging courses of fire. We will be uploading the scores to the USPSA this week.
The stages that we shot include the following:
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The stages that we shot include the following:
- 99-10: Times Two
- 99-33: Raw Deal
- 99-50: Better make Sure
- 99-56: On the Upper Pad II
- 08-03: Six
- 06-03: Can You Count
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Second Spring League Completed
We would like to thank everyone that came out to Heartland Public Shooting Park in order to take part in our second Spring league of the year. Over the four week time period, twenty two shooters took part in the league, and everyone who took part should consider themselves a winner.
We would like to congratulate the top five shooters in the league. The top five finishers were as follows:
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We would like to congratulate the top five shooters in the league. The top five finishers were as follows:
- Alex Johnson: 880.5336 points
- Jeff Riesland: 802.5587 points
- Greg Palkowitsh: 715.1538 points
- Stephen Hayes: 662.8347 points
- Mike Gehman: 573.2205 points
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Who Takes Part In USPSA?
The first time that you step onto a USPSA range, you may feel somewhat intimidated, especially if your previous experience was in just shooting at paper targets. However, this should be the least of your worries, as our shooters are of all skills, speed levels, ages, health, and fitness levels. We are all out to help each other and have a good time, so we can fit in anyone.
Competitors in USPSA clubs and matches come from every walk of life and socioeconomic level. Some of the career paths that some of the USPSA national members follow include the following: doctors, lawyers, mechanics, engineers, small business owners, pilots, law enforcement personnel, homemakers, students, security officers, ministers, and many others. In fact, it would be hard to find a career that wasn't represented. Many women also take part in the sport, as fifteen percent of the USPSA members are women. Youth are also discovering the sport, as ten percent of the members are under the age of twenty one. However, it is not just the young who are taking part. A large number of USPSA members are either approaching, or have already, retired. The members are also of many different races and religions, as the national bylaws require that membership be open to anyone that can legally own a firearm.
As you can see, there is room for anyone in the sport, and we would be glad to host you at Heartland Public Shooting Park. We look forward to seeing you at our next match.
Competitors in USPSA clubs and matches come from every walk of life and socioeconomic level. Some of the career paths that some of the USPSA national members follow include the following: doctors, lawyers, mechanics, engineers, small business owners, pilots, law enforcement personnel, homemakers, students, security officers, ministers, and many others. In fact, it would be hard to find a career that wasn't represented. Many women also take part in the sport, as fifteen percent of the USPSA members are women. Youth are also discovering the sport, as ten percent of the members are under the age of twenty one. However, it is not just the young who are taking part. A large number of USPSA members are either approaching, or have already, retired. The members are also of many different races and religions, as the national bylaws require that membership be open to anyone that can legally own a firearm.
As you can see, there is room for anyone in the sport, and we would be glad to host you at Heartland Public Shooting Park. We look forward to seeing you at our next match.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Divisions in USPSA
With all of the various handguns on the market today, the concept of divisions can be very consuming, especially for those that are new to the sport. This may add to your confusion and nervousness when you first get started, because chances are, everyone will be shooting a different pistol and you want to make sure that you get squadded correctly.
The purpose behind these divisions is to allow you to shoot against other shooters that have similar gear, in order to make things more competitive. For this reason, the USPSA has developed six divisions in the sport. Although there are more details on the rules for each division in the USPSA rulebook, we are going to take a look at the basics for each division. The six divisions are as follows:
The purpose behind these divisions is to allow you to shoot against other shooters that have similar gear, in order to make things more competitive. For this reason, the USPSA has developed six divisions in the sport. Although there are more details on the rules for each division in the USPSA rulebook, we are going to take a look at the basics for each division. The six divisions are as follows:
- Production: In this division, everything is scored as minor, so 9mm pistols are not at a disadvantage. The gun needs to be out of the box with no modifications such as magwells or non-factory parts. The maximum magazine size is 10 rounds, and no single action guns are allowed. No race holsters are allowed, and no maginescan be forward of the hip bone.
- Limited: With this division, some modifications are allowed, with the exception of optics, porting, and compensators. Magazine length is restricted to 140mm.
- Limited 10: This division is exactly the same as Limited, by the magazine size is limited to 10 rounds. This is a common division for 1911 pistols to shoot in.
- Single Stack: This division is designed around the standard five inch 1911 pistols. Minor calibers are allowed up to 10 round magazines, whereas major calibers are limited to 8 round magazines. Non race holsters are only allowed.
- Open: This is the anything goes division, where you will see tweaked out pistols with compensators, optics, special race rig holsters, and many other things to give them an edge over the compensation. Magazines up to 170mm are allowed. This is the Formula One division.
- Revolver: This is a standard iron sighted wheel gun, and it needs to reload every six shots. There is both a major and minor category.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Successful 1911 Shoot
We would like to thank all of the people who came out to shoot in the Centennial 1911 Match, along with all of the volunteers and other workers who made it possible. A special thanks to Mick Reynolds for all of the time that he spent designing the stages and those who were able to set up the stages behind the scenes. All of these things worked together in order to make things run smoothly. Above all, a big thanks to the Heartland Public Shooting Park for being the venue for the event, and we couldn't have done it without all the sponsors.
Despite the scorching temperatures, twenty eight shooters took part in the match, and it was a good mixture of challenging and typical courses, all with a military theme (in honor of the history of the venerable 1911). I am sure a lot of people were surprised by the unique movement and the movable platform that they faced (and who thought they would have to hit a target with softballs in a shooting match?).
Although we consider everyone who took part in the event to be a winner, we would like to issue a special congratulations to the top five shooters in the match:
Despite the scorching temperatures, twenty eight shooters took part in the match, and it was a good mixture of challenging and typical courses, all with a military theme (in honor of the history of the venerable 1911). I am sure a lot of people were surprised by the unique movement and the movable platform that they faced (and who thought they would have to hit a target with softballs in a shooting match?).
Although we consider everyone who took part in the event to be a winner, we would like to issue a special congratulations to the top five shooters in the match:
- Jeremy Millard: 686.3363 points
- Jeff Reisland: 663.5419 points
- Neil Davies: 640.4427 points
- Chris Walbrecht: 495.8203 points
- Ryan Dammon: 447.1462 points
Monday, June 6, 2011
Heartland Public Shooters featured on 10/11 News
Recently on our local 10/11 news channel, we learned that our local USPSA club was featured on their Web site. We always welcome the opportunity to welcome others to the sport, as well as the chance to show off the first class shooting park that is located in Grand Island, Nebraska.
It you saw the story or are interested in learning more about the sport or what this is all about, please call the Heartland Public Shooting Park at (308)385-5048, or stop by Thursday evening at 6:00pm to check it out. We always welcome those that would like to watch, and no matter how green you are, new shooters are always welcome. We accomodate shooters of all skill levels. If you do decide to come out to watch, bear in mind that the park safety rules require eye and ear protection. We all want to have fun, but safety is always the first priority.
Each week is always different, and we challenge all shooting levels. This is definitely not simply shooting at stationary targets. One thing that you will never hear our shooters say is that the course is boring. We try to design the stages so that something new is available to challenge us each week, and the shooters never know what to expect. We look forward to you joining us at the park, and there is never a charge to watch our matches.
It you saw the story or are interested in learning more about the sport or what this is all about, please call the Heartland Public Shooting Park at (308)385-5048, or stop by Thursday evening at 6:00pm to check it out. We always welcome those that would like to watch, and no matter how green you are, new shooters are always welcome. We accomodate shooters of all skill levels. If you do decide to come out to watch, bear in mind that the park safety rules require eye and ear protection. We all want to have fun, but safety is always the first priority.
Each week is always different, and we challenge all shooting levels. This is definitely not simply shooting at stationary targets. One thing that you will never hear our shooters say is that the course is boring. We try to design the stages so that something new is available to challenge us each week, and the shooters never know what to expect. We look forward to you joining us at the park, and there is never a charge to watch our matches.
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