Practical Shooting Coming To Warsaw Club This Weekend
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Anthony Gadson-agadson@timesuniononline.com
There will be shots fired at CR 150 West in Warsaw this weekend, but they won’t stem from any illegal activity.
The United States Practical Shooting Association’s Indiana Section will hold its annual state tournament Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Warsaw Rifle & Pistol Club.
“Warsaw is one of our sanctioned Indiana clubs, and it holds monthly matches on a smaller scale,” USPSA Media Relations Coordinator Marc Lorey said.
The USPSA is split into three different kinds of competitions, including a national tournament, area tournaments and state tournaments.
According to Lorey, the USPSA has the country split into five different areas, with Indiana joining its neighboring states in Area 5. Despite the area competitions drawing a larger region, Lorey says the Indiana state competition is holding its own.
“We do rival it in size and prizes,” he said.
And when it comes to prizes, the tournament has a “random draw prize table”, meaning it’s not just the first-place finishers that may walk away with a pistol or cash.
“The guy coming in off the street has the same chances of winning the big prize as the No. 1 ranked shooter in the country,” Lorey said.
While that may seem fine for the guy off the street, Lorey says the professional isn’t too bothered by that format either.
“Most of them are sponsored anyway,” he said about the pros. “As long as its a good match, they’re happy with it.”
The tournament will have 11 different stages, with each one named after a line in the Mel Brooks’ film “Blazing Saddles.”
Themed “He Rode A Blazing Saddle”, the stages have such names as “Candy Gram for Mongo” and “Killed More People Than Cecil B. DeMille”, as each one offers different challenges for the shooters.
“Anyone that comes out will see people running and gunning at the same time,” Lorey said.
Those interested in attending the competition may be do so, as Dalton Foundry will provide protective eye and ear protection.
Friday is a day when just the staff shoots, but Saturday and Sunday will be open competition, as some slots may still be available for $125.
“It is pretty tight, because you can only shoot so much per day,” Lorey said. “It’s possible to still get signed up, but odds are it’s not going to happen.”
If anyone would like to try their luck to get involved in the tournament, he or she can contact Jake Martens at jakemartens@comcast.net
The state tournament jumps from different clubs each year, having taken place in Atlanta last year.
“We’re on a rotation with each club, and it was Warsaw’s turn,” Lorey said. “We are talking about coming back two years in a row, which is what I think we’re going to be doing.”
For more information on the tournament in Warsaw, visit uspsaindiana.org and click on “2011 Section Match.”
Video of different competitions the USPSA has put on can also be found on youtube.com
