Palmetto Gun Club, Charleston, SC April 7 th, 8 th and 9 th, Sponsored by

Transcription

1 Palmetto Gun Club, Charleston, SC April 7 th, 8 th and 9 th, 2016 Sponsored by

2

3 Range Map Directions to the Range For GPS purposes, the range is located at 761 Summers Drive, Ridgeville, SC. (Please note: This is NOT the mailing address for the range. This address is for GPS routing purposes only). If you d rather use the GPS coordinates, they are: , From Summerville: Take 17A to 61 (Beech Hill Rd), turn left onto 61. Then, turn right onto Summers Drive, go two miles, and the range is on your left as you start to round the bend. From Charleston: Take I-26 to Ashley Phosphate Rd. Turn left on Ashley Phosphate. Take Ashley Phosphate to Hwy 642 (Dorchester Rd), turn right onto Dorchester Rd. Take Dorchester Rd to Hwy 165 (Bacons Bridge Rd), turn left onto Bacons Bridge Rd. Take Bacons Bridge Rd to 61 (Beech Hill Rd), turn right onto 61 (Beech Hill RD). Take Beech Hill Rd to Summers Dr and turn left onto Summers Dr. Go two miles on Summers Dr, range will be on your left as you start to round the bend. 1 P a g e

4 MATCH BRIEFING REGISTRATION All shooters must complete registration in person to include signing the range waiver form. Registration times are on Page 5; shooters will also receive an with the times and locations. All squadding was completed online prior to the in-person registration process. The stats personnel will NOT be able to move any shooters to a different squad during the in-person registration process. SHOOTING TIMES Friday shooters will start as soon as the Range Master has approved all stages and a short staff meeting has been conducted. It is our goal to conduct the staff meeting at 0830 and to have first shots fired at Saturday shooters will start promptly at Please report to your start stage 15 minutes prior to your starting time. Shooters are expected to stay with their squad. Missing your squad's start time will result in a DNF for the stage, unless prior arrangements have been made with the Range Master or Match Director. Early starts are allowed on a stage as long as your entire squad is present and all shooters/staff agree to start early. RANGE RULES / RANGE SAFETY Palmetto Gun Club is a COLD range during all shooting events. There shall be no handling of firearms unless you are in a designated safety area or under the direction of a range officer. CARS ARE NOT SAFE AREAS! All firearms must be in a bag, box, holster, etc. at all other times. No ammo, snap-caps, dummy ammo, etc. will be handled in the safe area. There are no exceptions! Also, please remember to wear your eye and ear protection. This also goes for all bystanders/family members that may be joining you on the range. OPEN CONTAINERS OF ALCOHOL ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THE RANGE AT ANY TIME. The Blue Bullets 2015 South Carolina State Championship match is a sanctioned Level II USPSA event. This match will operate under the rules published in the most recent edition of the USPSA Competition Handgun Rules. Chronograph procedures will follow the rules described in Appendix C2, with a minimum of eight rounds collected from all competitors. Competitors may also be selected at random to go through the chronograph for a second check. HOT AREA / TEST FIRING The test firing of guns may be permitted at the chronograph area pending the availability of the Range Officer on the chronograph. This hot area is being offered as a courtesy, and may not be available throughout the day, if at all. LOST BRASS POLICY All brass collected during this match will be distributed among the Range Officers as thanks for their hard work. Please do not collect your brass from the stages. 2 P a g e

5 RANGE FACILITIES Restrooms: Both permanent structure restrooms and portable toilets are located throughout the range. Please refer to the range map on the inside of the front cover for locations. Food Service: Swig and Swine, an award winning Charleston BBQ restaurant, will be on hand both Friday and Saturday to provide food service during your squad's scheduled lunch break. Both cash and credit/debit cards will be accepted. Concessions: Limited concessions will be available in the stats/registration building throughout the day. Concessions will be cash only. There will be water jugs placed on all even numbered bays with free cups and ice water for the competitors and spectators. Parking: Club volunteers will be present both mornings to direct parking. Please pay close attention to their instructions as we need to carefully control parking so that we will have room for all competitors. Spectators: Spectators are welcome on the range. Please make sure all spectators have appropriate eye and ear protection at all times. Children must be under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian at all times. No climbing on the berms or props. Spectators will need to sign a waiver at the registration booth. Vendors: A vendor booth will be located in the covered area near the food services tent. Only official vendors who have been pre-approved by the Match Director are permitted use of this area. PRIZES / TROPHIES / RECOGNITION The Blue Bullets 2016 South Carolina State Championship Match is a cash payout match. Division, class and category winners will be given cash awards and a plaque, as per appendix A2 of the USPSA rule book. This means that divisions must have a minimum of 5 competitors per division for recognition, and classes must have a minimum of 5 competitors per class for recognition. Individual categories will also be recognized if there are a minimum of 5 competitors per division category. In addition to the above, South Carolina champions, per division, will receive a cash award and plaque. The amount of each award and the number of awards per class will be solely contingent upon the overall number of paying shooters and the number of paying shooters per class. A competitor may receive all plaques for which he or she merits, however a competitor is only entitled to one cash award. If there are multiple wins, the extra cash awards will be returned to the prize pool. The total amount of cash awards for any division will be based upon the number of competitors in that division. A class winner in one division might receive more than the same class winner for another division, but it is our goal that the distribution of prizes reflect the number of competitors in each division. Individual categories are as follows: Law Enforcement: Full time, salaried LEO with arrest powers. Senior : Over the age of 55 as of the first day of the match Super Senior: Over the age of 65 as of the first day of the match. 3 P a g e

6 Junior : Under the age of 18 as of the first day of the match Lady: Gender as listed on official, government-issued ID. Military: A shooter who is on full time active duty in the armed forces. MATCH RESULTS Unofficial match results will be posted to the Practiscore website periodically throughout the match. Printed copies of the results might be available at certain points during the match. Please check outside the stats office for preliminary results during the match. Final (official) match results will be posted to the USPSA website. Shooters will not be permitted to access the scoring Wi-Fi network at the range. After all competitors have completed the match, results will be posted to the USPSA website and printed in the stats office for verification. If a competitor detects an error, they much file an appeal with the stats officer within 1 hour of posting. If the appeal is not filed within 1 hour, the appeal will be dismissed. The stats officer and the match director reserve the right to correct any errors in scores up until the official winners are announced on the match website. VERIFICATION OF SHOOTER INFORMATION It is the responsibility of the shooter to make sure that all the information on the sticker affixed to the front of the shooter s score sheet packet is correct. If there are any mistakes, you must let the stats team immediately know when you receive the packet during your registration. AWARDS AND COLLECTION OF PRIZES/CASH/PLAQUES Prizes on the random draw prize table will be available to shooters after lunch on both Friday and Saturday. Please make sure to stop by the prize table to see if your name was drawn for a prize. You must claim all prizes before you leave the match. Random draw prizes will not be shipped. Any prizes remaining after the match has ended will be distributed to the match staff. Cash awards and plaques will be mailed to all shooters after the match. Please make sure that your address and phone number on file are correct during registration. This is how you will be contacted in the event that you have won a cash prize and/or a plaque. Please allow 2-4 weeks for cash prizes to be mailed, and please allow 4-6 weeks for plaques to be mailed. If you are a member at one of the South Carolina clubs (Palmetto Gun Club, Mid-Carolina Rifle Club, or Spartanburg Practical Shooters Association), your plaque and cash prize will be brought to one of your club s next monthly matches for distribution. MATCH JERSEYS Missed out on ordering a match jersey? Want to order an extra one? We are taking orders for match jerseys at the match and throughout the month of April, Jersey's will be $40 each + S&H. Payments can be made online. Jersey's will take days to ship after orders close. Please visit and click on the state match link at the top of the page for more information. 4 P a g e

7 STAGE INSPECTION POLICY All bays/stages are considered closed outside of the posted match hours and registration hours. Please refer to the Match Schedule and Shooting Schedule section of the match book for these times. When the entire squad is assembled at the scheduled time, a brief stage walk-through will be given, followed by a five-minute inspection and question period. Shooters at their scheduled stage may only negotiate obstacles during the five-minute inspection period. The on-deck competitor alone may additionally negotiate obstacles, and only while the previous competitor s targets are being scored. Early inspection of a stage is permitted by competitors, but only if a squad is not currently on the course of fire or getting ready to begin it. Do not operate any of the moving targets or the props that activate such movers. All props are off-limits. If the RO staff is present on a stage, please ask before inspecting the course of fire. A SPECIAL THANKS TO... Match Director Assistant Match Director Range Master Range Engineer Lead Statisticians Chief Chronographer Catering Coordinator Match Jersey Sponsor Sponsorship Coordinator Bobby Thornton Lee King Doug Wilton Andrew Crenshaw Zack and Donna Jones Bruce Braxton Wally Burbage AridWear Davin Evans And a special thanks to all of the staff that volunteered to make this match a success. MATCH SPONSORS Title Sponsor The Blue Bullets Match Sponsors American Tactical Imports Phoenix Trinity Akai Custom Guns Stage Sponsors AridWear D&R Gunsmithing and Sales Carver Custom Springfield Armory Allied Arms Dawson Precision Montana Gold Contributors Palmetto Arms, Starline, PremEAR, Brian Enos 5 P a g e

8 MATCH SCHEDULE Please double-check the webpage ( for any changes to the schedule that may have been made since this booklet was printed. The Match Setup Staff shoot will take place starting at 1100 Thursday (4/7) and ending at The range is open during this time. Registration for Friday shooters will take place at the range from on Thursday (4/7) and from on Friday (4/8). It is recommended that you register on Thursday if possible. Registration for Saturday shooters will take place at the range from on Friday (4/8) and from on Saturday (4/9). It is recommended that you register on Friday if possible. Friday Shooters: Report to your start stage no later than Saturday Shooters: Report to your start stage no later than First shots fired will occur promptly according to the shooting schedule below. SHOOTING SCHEDULE 6 P a g e

9 Stage 1 Speed of Life COURSE DESIGNER: Jack Suber Stage Location: Bay 1 START POSITION: Toes touching marks, facing squarely up range. Hands touching marks on the end of the wall. Handgun loaded and holstered. STAGE PROCEDURE Upon start signal, engage targets from within the shooting area. All walls and barrels are considered hard cover. All walls extend upwards to infinity and to the ground. SCORING SCORING: Comstock, 32 rounds, 160 points TARGETS: 16 Metric SCORED HITS: Best 2/paper START-STOP: Audible - Last shot PENALTIES: Per current edition USPSA Handgun Competition Rules 7 P a g e

10 Montana Gold Bullets Premium Match Quality Bullets Made in the USA Bullet Manufacturing Since 1985 Montana Gold Bullet Inc. P.O. Box 9050 Kalispell, MT United States Questions: (406) Fax: (800) P a g e

11 Stage 2 All the Madmen COURSE DESIGNER: Doug Wilton Stage Location: Bay 2 START POSITION: Standing outside the shooting area, legs straddling the start stick. Handgun is loaded and holstered. STAGE PROCEDURE Upon start signal, engage targets from within the shooting area. All walls and barrels are considered hard cover. All walls extend upwards to infinity and to the ground. SCORING SCORING: Comstock, 27 rounds, 135 points TARGETS: 12 Metric, 3 USP SCORED HITS: Best 2/paper, 1A Steel START-STOP: Audible - Last shot PENALTIES: Per current edition USPSA Handgun Competition Rules 9 P a g e

12 10 P a g e

13 Stage 3 Running Gun Blues COURSE DESIGNER: Doug Wilton Stage Location: Bay 3 START POSITION: Standing inside the shooting area, legs straddling the start stick. Handgun is loaded and holstered. STAGE PROCEDURE Upon start signal, engage targets from within the shooting area. All walls and barrels are considered hard cover. All walls, with the exception of the rearmost wall, extend upwards to infinity and to the ground. SW1 is activated by PP1. SW1 is visible at rest. SCORING SCORING: Comstock, 30 rounds, 150 points TARGETS: 14 Metric, 2 PP SCORED HITS: Best 2/paper, 1A Steel START-STOP: Audible - Last shot PENALTIES: Per current edition USPSA Handgun Competition Rules 11 P a g e

14 Akai Custom Guns and Parts Manufacturer Akai Custom Guns LLC 5405 NW 102nd Ave Bay 216 Sunrise, FL P a g e

15 Stage 4 Bring Me the Disco King COURSE DESIGNER: Andrew Crenshaw Stage Location: Bay 4 START POSITION: Standing outside the shooting area, legs straddling the start stick. Handgun is unloaded and placed flat, un-propped on the marks on the table with muzzle pointed downrange. Starting magazine may be placed anywhere on the table. STAGE PROCEDURE Upon start signal, engage targets from within the shooting area. All walls and barrels are considered hard cover. All walls extend upwards to infinity and to the ground. SW1 is activated by PP1. SW1 is visible at rest. SCORING SCORING: Comstock,27 rounds, 135 points TARGETS: 9 Metric, 3 PP, 6 plates SCORED HITS: Best 2/paper, 1A Steel START-STOP: Audible - Last shot PENALTIES: Per current edition USPSA Handgun Competition Rules 13 P a g e

16 2847 S Live Oak Dr. Moncks Corner, SC (843) B Highway 78 Ladson, SC P a g e

17 Stage 5 No One Calls COURSE DESIGNER: Paul Beck Stage Location: Bay 5 START POSITION: Handgun loaded and holstered standing in phone booth facing squarely down range, strong hand holding handset to strong side ear and weak hand palm touching either mark on phone box. STAGE PROCEDURE Upon start signal, engage targets from within the shooting area. All walls and barrels are considered hard cover. All walls extend upwards to infinity and to the ground. Phone handset must be properly hung up and remain on the receiver prior to engaging targets or shooter will receive one procedural penalty. SCORING SCORING: Comstock, 32 rounds, 160 points TARGETS: 15 Metric, 2 PP SCORED HITS: Best 2/paper, 1A Steel START-STOP: Audible - Last shot PENALTIES: Per current edition USPSA Handgun Competition Rules 15 P a g e

18 Precision Made Firearm Components and CNC Machining Phoenix Trinity provides precision made firearm components and close tolerance machining services to customers across the United States. We understand the new demands on American manufacturing companies and how this impacts you! We view customer service as the most critical component to our continued growth and success. We provide prompt and personally tailored customer service with attention to detail every time! Southtown Blvd, Suite 102 Dayton, OH PH: P a g e

19 Stage 6 Sense of Doubt COURSE DESIGNER: Chester Cox Stage Location: Bay 7 START POSITION: Standing outside the shooting box, toes touching marks, facing downrange, hands relaxed at sides, handgun loaded and holstered. STAGE PROCEDURE String 1: On start signal, engage all 6 targets with 1 round each. String 2: On start signal, engage any 3 targets with 2 rounds each, perform a mandatory reload and engage the remaining 3 targets with 2 rounds each. Targets are NOT considered disappearing targets. All props are considered hard cover. All walls extend from the ground to infinity. Walls start in the fully closed position. The button on the stand activates a mechanism that will slide the walls horizontally apart to reveal the targets. As long as the button is pushed, the walls will continue to separate apart until they hit their max. As soon as the button is released, the walls will start to close. SCORING SCORING: Virginia, 18 rounds, 90 points TARGETS: 6 Metric SCORED HITS: Best 3/paper START-STOP: Audible - Last shot PENALTIES: Per current edition USPSA Handgun Competition Rules 17 P a g e

20 18 P a g e

21 Stage 7 Magic Dance COURSE DESIGNER: Robert Thornton Stage Location: Bay 8 START POSITION: Standing outside the shooting area, legs straddling the start stick, handgun loaded and holstered. STAGE PROCEDURE Upon start signal, engage targets from within the shooting box. All props are considered hard cover. All walls extend from the ground to infinity. T8 and T9 start flat on the ground (shoot side is down) in front of PP1 and PP2, respectively. The PP activates its respective target, which swings up in a 180 degrees arc to present the shoot side of the target. T8 and T9 ultimately end up flat on the ground behind their respective PPs. T8 and T9 are disappearing targets. SCORING SCORING: Comstock, 34 rounds, 170 points TARGETS: 16 Metric, 2 PP SCORED HITS: Best 2/paper, 1A Steel START-STOP: Audible - Last shot PENALTIES: Per current edition USPSA Handgun Competition Rules 19 P a g e

22 Gunsmithing and Custom Gun Work Business: Fax: Mobile: Starline is a family owned business and prides itself on producing the highest quality brass case available. With a production process focused on quality not quantity, Starline makes the finest brass and has for more than 30+ years. It is our unique manufacturing process and the commitment of our team of employees that distinguish us from the competition. A special thanks to for sponsoring our match. Offering custom hearing protection services for your every need. PremEAR Hearing Protection PO Box 926 Buford, Georgia P a g e

23 Stage 8 Under Pressure COURSE DESIGNER: Lee King Stage Location: Bay 9 START POSITION: Standing outside the shooting area, toes touching marks on the rear fault line, handgun loaded and holstered. STAGE PROCEDURE Upon start signal, engage targets from within the shooting area. All props are considered hard cover. All walls extend from the ground to infinity. SCORING SCORING: Comstock, 32 rounds, 160 points TARGETS: 16 Metric SCORED HITS: Best 2/paper START-STOP: Audible - Last shot PENALTIES: Per current edition USPSA Handgun Competition Rules 21 P a g e

24 A special thanks to our Stage Sponsors And 22 P a g e

25 Stage 9 As the World Falls Down COURSE DESIGNER: Robert Thornton Stage Location: Bay 10 START POSITION: Standing anywhere outside the shooting area, hands relaxed at sides, handgun loaded and holstered. STAGE PROCEDURE Upon start signal, engage targets from within the shooting area. All props are considered hard cover. All walls extend from the ground to infinity.. SCORING SCORING: Comstock, 29 rounds, 145 points TARGETS: 13 Metric, 3 PP SCORED HITS: Best 2/paper, 1A Steel START-STOP: Audible - Last shot PENALTIES: Per current edition USPSA Handgun Competition Rules 23 P a g e

26 A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR NAMED MATCH SPONSOR We at The Blue Bullets make cost effective bullets for anyone who wants to enjoy the Shooting Sports. Our bullets are specially purposed for competitive shooters who need an accurate bullet with no barrel leading, no smoke, and at a price comparable to non-coated lead bullets. TheBlueBullets@gmail.com 24 P a g e