Mid April 2006 EVPL Newsletter.  

Greetings to everyone!

The April 15^th day and night match went very well and was well attended. The day was very warm and very, very windy! The wind was such a factor, that all steel was set to “ring” and the chronograph was not used, as we found it to be impossible to keep the screens in place long enough to shoot over them! I heard more than a few comments that the wind was also a factor when shooting. I know it was for me, especially when attempting to fire shots at distances greater than 7 yards! There is nothing like firing off a round, just as the wind buffets you, pushing you off target!

Day match:

26 shooters fired the day portion of the match, which consisted of four stages, requiring shooters to shoot from cover, with cover garments. The day portion concluded at 4:30pm.

 Many of the shooters relaxed and talked a great deal concerning the upcoming Kansas CCW training and certification, while other shooters fired through the classifier. While several “side matches” were set up, the majority of the attendees chose to relax and get out of the wind.

BBQ:

Paula once again made the trek to Oklahoma to pick up Head Country BBQ for us. A BIG thanks to Kent and Paula Radcliff. Your hospitality is one of the things that *makes* our matches such a success! It was very nice, after being buffeted by the Kansas wind all day, to set down to a cold glass of water or pop, and a plate full of BBQ at 6:00pm!  Several comments were made that we should shoot day/night matches every time, if we get BBQ at the end of it!

Night Match:

After a safety briefing, the night match started at approximately 8:30pm. Three stages, using ambient light, and/or flashlights were set up. We concluded at 11:00pm. Several shooters had not had the opportunity to fire during darkness before and I am certain that everyone learned a thing or two! 

Match Scoring:

The scores for this months match should be posted on the website as you are reading this. If not, it will be posted shortly.

A HUGE thanks to Greg Lada for developing the Access based match scoring software for our TSA matches. It looks great, the reports contain all relevant information and it sure beats scoring the old fashioned way (pencil and calculator). Thanks Greg!!

Next match: May 20^th, 2006.

Match start time: 2:00pm

Note:

Match participants may shoot the rifle portion of the match at their option, as rifle and pistol stages will be scored separately as well as together.

Projected round counts:

Handgun: 150 rounds

Rifle: 50 rounds

More information on the May match is listed below.

April 15^th Classifier Scores:

TSA Classifier:

For those who wish to shoot the TSA Classifier, an opportunity will be present on each match day, starting at 11:30pm. You will need 100 rounds of ammunition, holster, magazine pouch, eye and ear protection.

Upcoming EVPL events:

May 6^th thru May 7^th: Thunder Valley Small Arms Academy Basic Handgun Course. Please email me at dbltaptm@sktc.net for more information.

May 20^th: May EVPL TSA Match. This match will include handgun stages as well as rifle stages.

Schedule for May 20 match.

8:00am: Safety officers arrive at range to begin match set up

9:30am: Safety officer begin shooting through all stages.

11:30am: TSA classifier starts for all persons wishing to shoot the course. NOTE: Persons who arrive early will not be able to shoot any match stage other than the classifier.

1:30pm: Match registration begins.

2:00pm: Match starts, new shooters to safety briefing.

2:30pm: Match registration concludes, no additional participants accepted after this time. 

If anyone has any questions, please contact me via email at dbltaptm@sktc.net

Terry L. McClure

Match Director

Echo Valley Pistol League.