Successful Area 3 Championship

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.

Basic Look at USPSA Scoring

Sometimes the scoring of the match can seem somewhat confusing. He hear terms such as Alpha, Mike, hit factor, procedural, etc. We are going to try to break down the scoring of the match in a way that is less confusing.

First, the definitions:

• Alpha: Hit in the A range of the target
• Bravo: Hit in the B range of the target
• Charlie: Hit in the C range of the target
• Delta: Hit in the D range of the target
• Mike: Miss
• No Shoot: Hit on a "hostage" or no shoot target
• Procedural: Violations that break the rules of the stage
• Major: Pistol ammo larger than 9mm
• Minor: 9mm ammo

Scoring is slightly different for major and minor shooters. Both types will score 5 points for a hit in the A range, but a major will score 4 points for a hit in B and C range (3 points for minor) and they will also score 2 points for a hit in D range (1 point for minor). The first step is to figure up the raw score by adding up the points for all the targets that you hit. At this point, it is time to figure your deductions. For each miss, no shoot, and procedural, subtract 10 points from your total, and this will determine your final score. Once you have your score, divide that by the time in seconds that it took to complete the stage. This is how you determine your hit factor, or points per second.

That hit factor is important because each stage is scored on a curve. For the final stage points, we only look at the hit factor and the total possible stage points. The actual points on the stage hit do not matter. For example, for a stage with 100 points possible, we have three shooters with a hit factor of 5, 3, and 2.5. The first shooter would get all the stage points or 100. Since the second shooter had a hit factor that was 60% of the winner's hit factor, they would receive 60% of the stage points, or 60 points. As a result, the final stage scoring would be 100, 60, and 50 points. Hopefully this clears up any scoring confusion you may have.

2011 Glock Cornhusker Classic

The Glock has been a classic pistol for many years, and shooters of these types of pistols are very loyal. Once again, the Heartland Public Shooting Park in Grand Island, Nebraska is coming back with this Glock only match where Glock shooters can pit their skills against each other. This match will take place on June 11th and 12th at the park.

The cost for this competition is $25, and if you are not already a member of the Glock Shooting Sports Foundation, there there is an additional one time membership fee of $35. Also, if you wait until the day of the shoot to register, there is a $10 additional fee. You will also have the ability to come home with a number of prizes, including guns, cash, and additional gear. The prizes are based both on performance and on a random drawing, so people of all skill levels will have the chance to come home with some prizes. All skill levels are encouraged to take part, and we strive to ensure that everyone leaves the part with a smile on their face each day. Seven classes will be a part of this match, including Civilian, Guardian, Subcompact, Competition, Majorsub, Masterstock, and Unlimited.

Anotehr feature of this match is a Hornady three gun exhibition event where the public will have the opportunity to try out three gun competition (shotgun, rifle, pistol) against reactive targets for only the cost of the ammo.

We look forward to seeing you there.

What Is Practical Shooting?

Practical shooting is a fast paced and fun way to expand your shooting knowledge, and it is a great way to push your skills to a new level. We have competitors of all ages, from those that are retired to those that have just graduated school, and of all skill levels, from fast and accurate top shooters to those that are happy to finish the course. This truly is a sport for anyone, and we welcome new shooters and will do what it takes to make you feel comfortable.

As a part of this sport, you will take part in a number of different stages, and you will run through these courses pushing your speed and accuracy to the limit. Sometimes you will face paper targets, moving targets, steel targets, no shoot "hostages," or some variation of these. No two stages will ever be the same, and every time you shoot with us, we will throw new challenges your way. Once you give it a try, it will be hard to go back to just a regular paper target on the line.

Keep checking back to see what our club is up to, and we look forward to shooting with you.

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