Fun match today. Great weather, too.
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Fun match today. Great weather, too.
Looks like we'll have beautiful weather for this weekend's match!
Damn! The deteriorating weather forecast does not look conducive to a pleasant classifier experience. Of course, neither does my marksmanship.
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Night Match at Pikes Peak
Saturday, November 18, 2017
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Let's do it again!
The match on Saturday, November 18 at Pikes Peak Gun Club will be held at night.
***Mandatory setup at 4PM * Mandatory teardown after the match ***
No Match on Sunday, November 19th
Match Participation Requirements· Competitors must be current classified members of IDPA· Passed FRIDPA Match Conduct Safety Course© or meet the FRIDPA safety course requirements· Participation will be limited to the first 40 shooters (excluding SO's) in the order of receipt of registration packet
· No refunds if you make the first 40 but do not show up for the match
· Registration is by US Mail and must be postmarked:
- No Earlier then November 1st, 2017
- No Later then November 14th, 2017
· Any registration packet post marked before November 1st, 2017 or after November 14th, 2017 will not be processed
· Mail registration packet to:FRIDPA - Night Match6942 So Ash Cir.
Centennial, CO 80122
· Required Registration Packet contents:
- First, Last Name and IDPA membership number
- Full match fee of $15, please make check payable to Front Range IDPA
- Division (See below)
- A self addressed, stamped envelope
· If you do not make the first 40 your match fee will be returned in your self addressed, stamped envelopeMatch Details· Helping with setup and teardown is mandatory, a roll call will be taken
· Setup 4:00pm
· Shooter's Meeting following setup
· Match starts after full dark· Last shot must be taken before 10pm
· Teardown follows conclusion of match
· No Match Conduct Safety Course
· No side match
· All IDPA match & safety rules are in force
· Lost brass, brass can be collected after stages are torn down and props put away but we must clear the range by 10:30pm
· Four divisions:
- HFNL - Handheld flashlight, no laser
- HFWL - Handheld flashlight, weapon-mounted laser
- WFNL - Weapon-mounted flashlight, no laser
- WFWL - Weapon-mounted flashlight, weapon-mounted laser
· Shooter must have a handheld or weapon-mounted flashlight. No headlamps or like equipment for target illumination.
· Weapon-mounted flashlights and/or lasers must fit inside the holster along with the weapon. No attaching lights/lasers "on-the-fly"
· Handheld flashlights must be carried in a pocket or retained in a dedicated pouch at the start of the COF
· Flashlight must be 'OFF" at the start of the COF and can be illuminated only after the timer has started
Competitors
1 HRNL Louis M
2 WFNL David W
3 WFNL Michael C (PCC)
4 HFNL Charlie R
5 HFNL Regis F
6 WFNL Mark C
7 WFNL Jay G
8 WFNL Rick W
9 HFNL David C
10 HFNL Fred G
11 WFNL Bryan K
12 HFWL Barry B
13 WFNL Mike B
14 HFNL Stuart A
15 WFNL Lacy C
16 HFWL Henry L
17 WFNL Adam W
Safety Officers
1 HFNL Mick M
2 WFNL Aaron P
3 HFNL Scott W
4 HFNL Judy W
5 HFNL Mark S
6 WFNL Michael B
7 WFWL Donald M
8 WFNL Dabney C
9 HFWL Will H
So who made it out for last nights match? I got stuck working for Uncle Sam.
I went. It was very cold. Flashlight matches are difficult and a great way to reset how good of a shooter you think you are. It's kind of like any one of those sayings along the line of "Everyone has a plan until they get hit."
Mine was "Everyone has a plan until they have a malfunction in total darkness." I actually stumbled upon my round later and found that I had a light primer strike, or some otherwise unfired round. Not unusual or show stopping usually, but it was the first stage and completely threw me as I forgot what my plan was for changing mags with a hand held light. Match went a little more smooth after that, but the times are still painfully slow, especially since I shot two the stages last weekend in the daylight. There is a pretty clear division in the scores between shooters with hand held lights and those with weapon mounted lights. One stage was shot with no light at all. The only light was that provided by sporadically placed tiki torches. Another stage had you start with your light, mags, and unloaded gun on a barrel at P2. P1 was standing next to a closed mailbox. At the buzzer, you open the mailbox, grab a 3", ported, 44 mag revolver and put two rounds on a target about 2 yards in front of you. The only light was a glow stick inside the mailbox, and one on the back that pretended to illuminate the target. I couldn't see the gun at all, let alone a sight picture. I haven't even held a revolver for probably 15 years, so it was a little weird to be picking up an unfamiliar gun, and trying to put rounds into a target without even being able to see anything. I thought I was aiming center mass, but I was barely in the perf on the head. I was this --> <-- close to missing completely. As usual, Mick puts on a challenging match that prevents me from just blazing through a stage and shooting fast as I prefer.
Weather's a little iffy today on the Pikes Peak range but it is forecast to be sunny and warmer all day Saturday and even warmer and sunny on Sunday.
The match is a go so far; please check here and on our website (www.fridpa.com) Saturday night before the match for a cancellation announcement.
2018 FRIDPA Classifier Schedule
April 14th - 2nd Saturday at CCCSC, Dumont
May 20th - 3rd Sunday at PPGC, Colorado Springs
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Originally Posted by MickGIS
Will this be the standard 72 round classifier or the abbreviated one?
Sorry if it's a noob question, but I am somewhat noobish...
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2018 Classifier Schedule
April 12th - 2nd Saturday at CCCSC
May 20th - 3rd Sunday at PPGC
Classifier is Not open to 1st time IDPA shooters, no Match Conduct Safety Course.
- Ammo will be chronographed.
- Match fee for each weapon shot.
The shooter can choose one option:
- 5x5 - One or Two weapons.
- 5x5 & PCC - One 5x5 weapon & One PCC weapon.
- PCC - One weapon.
- Standard - One weapon, limited to 12 shooters.