Rhonda Stonaker, Women's Production Title, USPSA Area 4 Championship

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

BURLINGTON, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Rhonda Stonaker of Plano, Texas won eight of 12 stages at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 4 Handgun Championship in Wichita Falls, Texas to outpace her nearest competitor, Jayne Pacifico of Austin, Texas, by more than 100 points to win the Women’s Production division title.

Stonaker finished 27th overall in the match with a final score of 974.1743. Pacifico’s second place score of 867.2393, which included two stage wins, placed her 40th among all shooters.

“Rhonda not only found time to shoot, and win the match, but she also worked it as part of our team of top-flight staff,” said Phil Strader, the USPSA Area 4 director.

Rounding out the top fiver were Tammy Sharp of Preston, Okla. in third with two stage wins and 804.2280 points, Junior shooter Allison Barrett of Stockton, Mo. in fourth with 746.0065 and Diane Bollig in fifth with 617.3970.

Elsewhere within the division, Kale Garretson of Lubbock, Texas won the overall Production title with four stage wins and a final score of 1462.0895. Nathan Higdon finished 14th overall with 1159.1301 points to take the Junior Production title. Tim Norris of Tyler, Texas finished as the top senior shooter in 28th place overall with 966.7209.

To learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around, visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (http://practicalshooting.posterous.com).

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 20,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

BURLINGTON, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Jeremy Reid won five of 12 stages at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 4 Handgun Championship in Wichita Falls, Texas to claim the Single Stack division title with a final score of 1448.5527 points.

Finishing second was Greg Martin who had been nearly 50 points out of first but closed the gap to within eight points with three stage wins in the latter part of the match.

Martin posted a final score of 1440.2468 points.

“Jeremy shot a solid match and led the field from start to finish to take the 2011 Area 4 Single Stack title,” said Phil Strader, the USPSA Area 4 director.

Rounding out the top five were Mike Mansilla of Victoria, Texas in third with two stage wins and 1292.6376 points, Steven Cline in fourth with 1255.4567 points and Jeremy Newell in fifth with 1237.4440 points.

2011 Area 4 Shooting Championships

Elsewhere within the division, Joe Lopez finished as the top senior shooter with a score of 927.4451, while Lucien Larche, the only junior in the division, finished with 679.0607.

To learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around, visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (http://practicalshooting.posterous.com).

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 20,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

Smith & Wesson's Miculek Dominates USPSA Area 4 Revolver Contest

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

BURLINGTON, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- The reigning king of revolver shooters, Jerry Miculek of Princeton, La., dominated the competition at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 4 Handgun Championship by winning all 12 stages and outpacing his nearest competitor by over 280 points.

Team Smith & Wesson’s Miculek finished the match, held September 1-4 at the Double Tap Ranch in Wichita Falls, Texas, with a perfect score of 1525 points to easily claim the Area 4 Revolver division title, as well as High Senior within the division.

“There is nobody better with a wheelgun, in the world, than Jerry Miculek,” said Phil Strader, the USPSA Area 4 director.

Finishing second behind Miculek was the 2009 champion Gregg Kratochvil of San Antonio, Texas who ended the match with a final score of 1242.8186. Third place went to the 2010 defending champion Sam Keen of Ramer, Tenn. who finished with 1220.4940 points.

Rounding out the top five were Chris Gober of Yukon, Okla. in fourth and Javier Martinez in fifth with 1117.1586 and 1084.1839 points respectively.

Elsewhere within the division, Miculek’s daughter Lena, also from Princeton, La., finished ninth overall as the only junior competing in the division with 959.2501, while Roger Reid, the only super senior competing, placed eighth overall with 1000.2734 points.

To learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around, visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (http://practicalshooting.posterous.com).

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 20,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

Camerons Custom Guns' Eddie Garcia

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

BURLINGTON, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- With five stage wins, Camerons Custom Guns’ Eddie Garcia of Mesa, Ariz. took an early lead in the Open division contest at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 4 Handgun Championship in Wichita Falls, Texas, and held on to take the title with a final score of 1434.1737.

Finishing 46 points out of first, Team Limcat’s Tanner Larsson of Reno, Nev. took second place with 1387.5980, while Team Rudy Project’s Edwin Garcia of Pearland, Texas finished third with 1361.6795 points.

“Eddie had a great match with strong, standout performances on several stages that set him up to take the 2011 Open title,” said Phil Strader, the USPSA Area 4 director.

Rounding out the top five were Ridge Miguez of New Iberia, La. in fourth with two stage wins and 1355.9777 points, and Nick Neel of Plano, Texas in fifth with 1349.4219.

Elsewhere within the division, Team Limcat’s Athena Lee of Katy, Texas placed 15th overall to win the Women’s Open division title with 10 stage wins and 1263.8376 points. Frank Koch won the Senior Open title and finished 22nd overall with 189.3866, while Bob Parker finished as the top super senior with 895.0570 points.

To learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around, visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (http://practicalshooting.posterous.com).

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

BURLINGTON, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Trailing by 42 points going into the final stage of the match, Team Smith & Wesson’s Tony Phan of Webster, Texas picked up 52 points on Robert Carlile to capture the Limited-10 division title this past weekend at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 4 Handgun Championship in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Phan won three of the 12 stages in the match to finish with a final score of 1432.9279, a 10.2549 point margin of victory.

Carlile, who won four stages that put him in the lead after the 10th stage, held the lead through the 11th stage before falling to second behind Phan and finishing with 422.67.30 points.

“The Limited-10 match was one of the most exciting at this year’s Area 4 Championship. With an equally talented field of shooters, the title came down to the final stage and who could put together a winning run, and this year that shooter was Tony,” said Phil Strader, the USPSA Area 4 director.

Smith & Wesson's Tony Phan Grabs Limited-10 Tile At USPSA Area 4 Championship

Team Rudy Project’s Sean Gaines won three stages on his way to a third place finish with 1418.1795 points. Fourth place went to Andrew Stevens with two stage wins and 1368.3510 points while Phillip Williamson of Denton, Texas finished fifth with 1245.1119.

To learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around, visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (http://practicalshooting.posterous.com).

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 20,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

Shooter Carina Randolph 3-Peats With Area 4 Limited Win

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BURLINGTON, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- The winner’s podium at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 4 Handgun Championship is like a home away from home for Carina Randolph. The Richardson, Texas shooter picked up her third straight Limited division title, bringing to eight the total she’s won there since 2003.

Randolph dominated the field, winning nine of 12 stages on her way to a final score of 974.8158, a 126-point margin over her nearest competitor.

“I think it’s safe to say that when it comes to the Women’s Limited division here in Area 4, this is Carina’s house. Others are welcome to visit, but she’s made it clear with her eighth title since 2003 that she has no plans on leaving,” said Phil Strader, the USPSA Area 4 director.

Rounding out the top five among the women, Jade Deguzman picked up two stage wins to finish second with 848.3932. Meghan Swanson took third with one stage win and 657.4467 points, while Rebecca Harvey and Maize McMurry finished fourth and fifth with 571.3730 and 390.2168 respectively.

The 2011 Area 4 Handgun Championship was held September 1-4 at the Double Tap Ranch in Wichita Falls, Texas.

To learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around, visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (http://practicalshooting.posterous.com).

Team Rudy Project's Blake Miguez of New Iberia, La

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

BURLINGTON, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- After winning seven of 12 stages, it’s no wonder that Team Rudy Project’s Blake Miguez of New Iberia, La. has captured another Limited division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 4 Handgun Championship.

With his commanding performance at this year’s match, Miguez locked up his fourth Area 4 regional title in a row, and his seventh since 2003. He finished the match with a final score of 1467.0237 points. The win represents the second USPSA regional title Miguez has picked up this shooting season.

“Starting off with four straight stage wins, it’s no surprise that Blake led the match from start to finish. He’s had a strong season with big wins both in the U.S. and internationally, so I look for Blake to do well at this year’s STI USPSA Handgun Nationals later this month” said Phil Strader, the USPSA Area 4 director.

Trailing Miguez by 23 points in second was Manny Bragg of Frostproof, Fla. who picked up three stage wins before ending the match with a score of 1443.7598. Third place went to Mike Seeklander of Owasso, Okla. with 1320.2293.

Rounding out the top five were David Weers of La Vernia, Texas and Canadian Mike Burrell of Vaughan, Ontario who placed fourth and fifth with 1267.1435 and 1240.5455 respectively.

The 2011 Area 4 Handgun Championship was held September 1-4 at the Double Tap Ranch in Wichita Falls, Texas.

To learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around, visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (http://practicalshooting.posterous.com).

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 20,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- For the third year in a row James Austin of Fox Island, Wash. has claimed the Revolver division title at the USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory.

Austin, who won seven of 12 stages, led the field after winning the first two stages but fell to second behind Brian Noel of Mercer Island, Wash. Austin reclaimed the lead from Noel on the fifth stage and held it through the remainder of the match. Austin finished with a final score of 1160.8658 points.

“With seven stage wins, and his third consecutive Revolver division title, James is proving hard to beat when it comes to the Area 1 wheelgun match,” said Chuck Anderson, the USPSA Area 1 director.

Noel, who won two stages, finished in second place with 1101.3063 points. Third place went to Sam Keen of Gallatin, Tenn. who also won two of the 12 stages in the match and finished with a final score of 1074.7420.

Rounding out the top five were Dan Short of Elk Grove, Calif. in fourth with won one stage and a score of 953.9938, and Alan Kies of Tacoma, Wash. in fifth place with 822.9192.

Kies’ fifth place finish put him atop the senior competitors to take the Senior Revolver title. Ron McGraw of Cottage Grove, Ore. finished as the top Super Senior in the match with a final score of 639.9367 points.

The 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory, was held June 22-26 at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club in Shedd, Ore. and drew 318 top pistol shooters from around the country, as well as Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, the states that make up the Area 1 region.

To learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around, visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (www.practicalshooting.posterous.com).

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 20,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Cameron’s Custom Guns’ Eddie Garcia of Mesa, Ariz. went from a fifth place finish in 2010 to claiming the Open division title this year at the USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory.

Garcia began the match in second place after Chris Fritz of Spanaway, Wash. won the first stage, but quickly bounced back to take the lead with his first of five stage wins on the second stage of the match.

Fritz was able to reclaim the lead on the next stage and held it through the fifth stage where Garcia began his move back to frontrunner status with his second stage win. With two more immediate stage wins on stages six and seven, Garcia opened up his lead to 32 points.

Despite picking up two late stage wins, and coming to within 0.3435 points of Garcia after the tenth stage, Fritz was unable to overtake the leader and finished in second place with a final score of 1149.6590 points to Garcia’s 1161.0812.

“Open division competition is always fierce and Eddie was very strong this weekend, finishing in the top three on nine stages, and no lower than seventh on any stage, to hold off Chris,” said Chuck Anderson, the USPSA Area 1 director.

Rounding out the top five was James Ong of Reno, Nev. repeating his 2010 third place finish with a score of 1103.1880. Nick Helterline of Everett, Wash. won three stages and finished in fourth with 1090.0614 points while Keith Tyler of Vancouver, Wash. took fifth with 1050.0179.

Elsewhere in the Open division, Athena Lee, the Team Limcat shooter from Katy, Texas, finished 11th overall with nine stage wins and a final score of 938.2747 points to claim the Women’s Open division title. Dexter Bradley of West Richland, Wash. finished as the top junior shooter with 831.7677. Among the senior shooters, Canadian Frank Koch of Calgary, Alberta won the Senior title with 903.3180 points while Frank Cook of Butte, Mont. won the Super Senior title for the fourth year in a row with his score of 793.5845.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 20,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Angus Hobdell, the Team CZ shooter from Tempe, Ariz., won the Production division title this past weekend at the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory.

Hobdell, who started the match in third place, behind the early leader Cody McKenna of Mesa, Ariz., moved into the lead with the first of his five stage wins on the fourth stage of the match.

After moving to first place Hobdell never looked back and finished the match with a division winning score of 1159.9220 points.

“Angus has long been among the top Production division shooters in USPSA so it is no surprise to see him claim the division title at this year’s Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship,” said Chuck Anderson, the USPSA Area 1 director.

Angus Hobdell, the Team CZ shooter from Tempe, Arizona

McKenna, who held the lead through the first two stages, fell to third before moving up on stage six into second place where he finished the match with two stage wins and a final score of 1114.7971 points.

Rounding out the top five were Brad Engmann of San Francisco, Calif. who won one stage and finished with 1050.9002 to take third, defending champion Mike Hughes of Maple Falls, Wash. in fourth with one stage win and 1040.2744 points, and Doug Newquist of Albany, Ore. in fifth with a final score of 1030.4580.

Elsewhere in the Production division, Sara Dunivin of Phoenix, Ariz., the 2011 USPSA Women’s Single Stack National Champion, finished the match in 12th place overall with a final score of 934.0416 points to claim the Women’s Production division title. Trystan Burkhardt of Boise, Idaho finished as the top junior with 693.0680. Among the seniors, Bill Garland, Sr. of Prineville, Ore. won the Senior title with 785.3332 points, while Ben Smith of Philipsburg, Mont. won the Super Senior title with 730.9980.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 20,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- The U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) announced the final list of sponsors for this weekend’s 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory. The match, which takes place at the Albany Rifle and Pistol Club in Shedd, Ore., has the support of more than 40 companies committed to growing the sport or practical shooting.

“We couldn’t be more pleased with the support we’ve received from across the shooting community. Our sponsors have been extremely generous and the impact of their support can be seen in the overwhelming response we’ve received from shooters wishing to compete in the championship,” said Chuck Anderson, the USPSA Area 1 director.

The newly announced stage sponsors for the match are Blackhawk Industries, Briley, Cameron’s Custom Guns, CPWSA, Competitive Edge Dynamics, Grams Engineering, Rainier Ballistics, Redding Reloading Equipment, Safariland, Schuemann Barrel, Springer Precision, Starline Brass, TechWear USA and Tyler Firearms Instruction.

Additional sponsors include those supporting the match’s special events, Columbia River Knife & Tool, Danner, E.R. Shaw, Gemini Custom Apparel, Hi-Viz Shooting Systems Sights, STI International, Trijicon Inc. and Unique-Tec, as well as contributing sponsors Action Target, Decot Hy-Wyd Sport Glasses, Pro-Tech Co., Sam Keen, Sierra Bullets, Wolf Performance Ammunition and Zero Bullet Co.

These companies join previously announced sponsors Springfield Armory (presenting), Brownells and Montana Gold Bullet (premier), Cheaper Than Dirt!, Crimson Trace, MGM Targets and Warne Scope Mounts (match), Cameron’s Custom Guns, CR Speed , CZ-USA, ESP Electronic Hearing Protection, Hogue Grips, Hornady Manufacturing, Sig Sauer and Starlight Cases (division).

“The list of companies lined up to support the Area 1 match reads like a who’s who of the shooting sports industry, and is a testament to the hard work that match officials have put in to making this the best possible event for our members,” observed Dave Thomas, USPSA executive director.

The 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory is the third of eight regional pistol championships on the USPSA calendar. Match officials are expecting more than 300 top pistol shooters from around the country, as well as Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, the states that make up the Area 1 region.

To learn more about practical shooting, or to join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around, visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (www.practicalshooting.posterous.com).

Todd Jarrett of Hopewell, Va. claimed the Open division title this weekend at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Todd Jarrett of Hopewell, Va. claimed the Open division title this weekend at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship at the PASA Park ranges in Barry, Ill.

Jarrett, who shoots for the StrikeForce Manufacturing shooting team, won six of 14 stages in the match and led the field of 68 shooters for all but the first stage. He finished the match with a final score of 1416.6470, outpacing the second place shooter, Eddie Garcia of Mesa, Ariz., by almost 32 points.

“Todd shot an excellent match, which should come as no surprise for those familiar with Todd’s long list of accomplishments in the shooting sports. He’s one of the best and proved it again this weekend,” said Gary Stevens, the USPSA Area 5 director.

Garcia finished in second with three stage wins and a final score of 1384.7762. Canadian shooter Nikita Markessinis of Mount Royal, Quebec took top honors on four stages to finish with 1342.8780.

Rounding out the top five were Sherwyn Greenfield of Spirit Lake, Iowa who won the third stage in the match and finished with 1232.3520 to take fourth and Nick Greenfield of Hull, Iowa in fifth with 1229.1077 points.

Also claiming an Open division title was Rebecca Jones, the reigning USPSA Women’s National Champion from Hopewell, Va., finishing seventh overall to take the Women’s title with 1211.2655 points. Among the seniors, Paul Thompson of Deerfield, Ill. placed 12th overall claiming the Senior title with 1135.3828 points while James Smith of Excelsior Springs, Mo. finished 19th overall to win the Super Senior title with 1055.73.20 points.

The Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship took place June 16-19 and drew 359 shooters from across the U.S., including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin, the states that make up the Area 5 region.

The Area 5 match is the second of eight regional events on the USPSA competition calendar. The next regional event is the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory which takes place June 22-26 at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, Shedd, Ore.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (www.practicalshooting.posterous.com).

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- The man who is the face of revolver shooting in America – and probably the world – Jerry Miculek of Princeton, La. won the Revolver division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship.

Miculek, who shoots for the Smith & Wesson shooting team, won seven stages and outpaced the defending champ, Matt Griffin of Louisville, Ky., by 54 points with his final score of 1421.5422 points.

“Nobody runs a revolver like Jerry Miculek and beating him in competition is probably the single most challenging task in the sport of practical shooting. That’s why it was no surprise to see his name atop the leader board at the conclusion of the Area 5 Championship,” said Gary Stevens, the USPSA Area 5 director.

Griffin finished second with a final score of 1367.3229 points and four stage wins. Third place went to Mike Carmoney of Mitchellville, Iowa who won one stage and finished with 1302.7398.

Jerry Miculek Wins USPSA Area 5 Regional Shooting Title

Rounding out the top five were Sam Keen of Ramer, Tenn. and Chad Rausch of Powell, Ohio who finished fourth and fifth with 1187.6715 and 1187.5044 points respectively.

The Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship was held June 16-19 at the PASA Park ranges in Barry Illinois. The match drew 359 shooters from across the U.S., including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin, the states that make up the Area 5 region.

The Area 5 match is the second of eight regional events on the USPSA competition calendar. The next regional event is the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory which takes place June 22-26 at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, Shedd, Ore.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (www.practicalshooting.posterous.com).

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 19,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Nancy Huspek made it look easy as she won 11 of 14 stages and outpaced her nearest competitor by over 178 points to win the Women’s Production division title at U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship at the PASA Park ranges in Barry, Ill.

Huspek, who lives in St. Paul, Minn., spent the early part of the match in third place before moving into second on stage four and claiming the lead on stage six. Huspek held the lead through the remainder of the match as she won stages six through 14 on her way to posting a final score of 960.2666 points.

“Nancy never let her slow start put her off her game as she worked her way into the lead and slammed the door shut on the other shooters with nine straight stage wins,” said Gary Stevens, the USPSA Area 5 director.

Second place went to the defending champion Carrie Carlson of St. Peters, Mo. who held the lead on stages two through five with one stage win and a final score of 781.2963. Sheila Hoekstra of Kalamazoo, Mich. finished in third with 749.0192 and two stage wins.

Nancy Huspek making it look easy.

Repeating their 2010 finishes, Ardena Mrasek of Plattsmouth, Neb. and Beth Mehrle of Zeigler, Ill. rounded out the top five with Mrasek taking fourth with 527.5865 points and Mehrle claiming fifth with 523.5994 points.

Elsewhere in the Production division, Ben Stoeger of Eau Claire, Wis. won the overall Production title with seven total stage wins and a final score of 1484.63.49. Among the senior shooters Darren Leskiw of Sedalia, Mo. finished 18th overall to win the Senior title with 992.0629 while Stephan Hobson of St. Petersburg, Fla. finished with 717.3630 to take the Super Senior title.

The Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship took place June 16-19 and drew 359 shooters from across the U.S., including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin, the states that make up the Area 5 region.

The Area 5 match is the second of eight regional events on the USPSA competition calendar. The next regional event is the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory which takes place June 22-26 at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, Shedd, Ore.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (www.practicalshooting.posterous.com).

Ben Stoeger Takes Production Shooting Title At USPSA Area 5 Championship

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- After finishing in second place the last two years, Ben Stoeger of Eau Claire, Wis. claimed the top prize in the Production division this weekend in the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship at the PASA Park ranges in Barry, Ill.

Stoeger finished second on the first stage of the match but quickly claimed the lead with a win on the following stage and never looked back as he led the field of 77 shooters through the remaining 12 stages. Stoeger won the Production title with seven total stage wins and a final score of 1484.63.49.

“Ben’s been a strong contender here at the Area 5 Championship and it’s good to see his hard work pay off with the title win this year,” said Gary Stevens, the USPSA Area 5 director.

Canadian Jean-Philippe Drolet of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec finished second and over 147 out of first with a final score of 1337.2953 points. Kyle Farris of Powell, Ohio took third with 1329.2801 points. Drolet and Farris each won a stage.

Rounding out the top five were Team CZ’s Matt Hopkins of Kansas City, Mo. in fourth with two stage wins and a score of 1325.4941 and SGT Lee Dimaculangan of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit in fifth with 1318.2298 points.

Also claiming titles in the Production division were Nancy Huspek of St. Paul, Minn. who took the Women’s title with 960.2666, Darren Leskiw of Sedalia, Mo. who finished 18th overall to win the Senior title with 992.0629 and Stephan Hobson of St. Petersburg, Fla. who finished with 717.3630 and the Super Senior title.

The Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship took place June 16-19 and drew 359 shooters from across the U.S., including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin, the states that make up the Area 5 region.

The Area 5 match is the second of eight regional events on the USPSA competition calendar. The next regional event is the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory which takes place June 22-26 at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, Shedd, Ore.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (www.practicalshooting.posterous.com).

Rudy Project’s Corey Estill Takes Single Stack Shooting Title at USPSA Area 5 Regional

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Team Rudy Project’s Corey Estill of Frankfort, Ky. won seven of 14 stages and held the lead for most of the match to win the Single Stack division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship.

Estill began the match in second place as Jarrod Timmer of Holland, Mich. grabbed the lead after winning the first stage. Estill quickly rebounded taking the lead with the first of his seven stage wins on stage two. Estill remained in the lead through the next six stages.

On the ninth stage of the match, Kyle Huening of Indianapolis, Ind. overtook Estill with a stage win. He then won the next stage but let the lead slip away as Estill won stage 11.

Estill maintained his lead through the remainder of the match and took the title with a final score of 1379.5579 points. Huening finished more than 102 points behind Estill in second place with 1276.6265.

“Corey shot a solid match, and when he fell out of first he quickly regrouped to retake the lead and claim the Single Stack title,” said Gary Stevens, the USPSA Area 5 director.

Christopher Wisiewski of Eagan, Minn. took third in the match with one stage win and a final score of 1156.0716. James Davidson of Lincoln, Ill. finished in fourth and claimed the Senior title with one stage win and a score of 1155.9114. Timmer rounded out the top five with 1139.2937 points.

The Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship was held June 16-19 at the PASA Park ranges in Barry Illinois. The match drew 359 shooters from across the U.S., including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin, the states that make up the Area 5 region.

The Area 5 match is the second of eight regional events on the USPSA competition calendar. The next regional event is the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory which takes place June 22-26 at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, Shedd, Ore.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (www.practicalshooting.posterous.com).

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 19,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- T.D. Roe of Lemont, Ill. won 11 of 14 stages on her way to claiming the Women’s Limited division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship this past weekend at the PASA Park ranges in Barry, Ill.

Roe, who led the match from start to finish, claimed the title with a final score of 828.3832 points, more than 73 points ahead of her nearest rival, Pashia Yang of Eagan, Minn.

“T.D. dominated the women’s field in the Limited division by winning all but three stages. Shooting a strong, consistent match like T.D. did will always put you in the winner’s circle,” said Gary Stevens, the USPSA Area 5 director.

Second place went to Yang, who bested Roe on stages 5, 6 and 13, and finished with a final score of 755.2340. Darcy Schaefer of Utica, Minn. took third with 491.7145 points.

USPSA Crowns T.D. Roe Area 5 Women’s Limited Shooting Champ

Rounding out the top five were Jennifer Van Zieleghem of Rockford, Ill. in fourth with 438.3370 and Kim Frayne, also of Rockford, Ill., in fifth with 354.9631.

Also claiming Limited division titles this weekend were Manny Bragg of Kirksville, Mo. who won the overall division title for the fifth time in the last ten years with five stage wins and a final score of 1409.0312. Among the senior shooters Jon Huspek of St. Paul, Minn. won the Senior title finishing 15th overall with 1086.2575 points, while James Shema of Hebron, Ind. won the Super Senior title for the second year in a row with 776.1623.

The Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship took place June 16-19 and drew 359 shooters from across the U.S., including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin, the states that make up the Area 5 region.

The Area 5 match is the second of eight regional events on the USPSA competition calendar. The next regional event is the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory which takes place June 22-26 at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, Shedd, Ore.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit http://www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (http://practicalshooting.posterous.com/).

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Todd Kunz of Highland, Ill. made it two in a row as he came from behind on the final stage of the match to win the Limited-10 division in the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship this weekend at the PASA Park ranges in Barry, Ill.

In the most heavily contested event of the match, the Limited-10 division race saw five lead changes with each of the top four shooters taking a turn out in front.

Brad Bolz of Kirksville, Mo. took the lead on the second stage of the match but had Kunz following closely, winning that stage. On the third stage, Kunz’s second stage win of the match put him in the lead.

Anthony Luciani of Phoenix, Ariz. overtook Kunz on the fourth stage with his first of two back-to-back stage wins that helped carry his lead through the seventh stage.

Kunz regained the lead on the eighth stage where he posted his second stage win in a row. Adding a fifth stage win on stage 10, Kunz was able to hold the lead through stage 11 before falling to second behind Tim Kunz of Brighton, Ill. who won stages 12 and 13.

Down a little more than five points with just one stage left to shoot, Todd Kunz claimed his sixth stage win of the match and finished more than 36 points ahead of Tim Kunz to win the Single Stack title with a final score of 1375.1902.

“The Limited-10 division gave us the most exciting match of the Area 5 Championship as Todd, our defending champion, battled for the lead repeatedly. His final stage comeback is one for the books and I join his fellow competitors in congratulating Todd on a well deserved win,” said Gary Stevens, the USPSA Area 5 director.

Tim Kunz, who finished third in 2010, took second place with 1339.0112 points while Bolz placed third with 1304.1193 points. Luciani and Jake Martens of Indianapolis, Ind. rounded out the top five finishing fourth and fifth with 1276.9554 and 1189.3067 points respectively.

The Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship took place June 16-19 and drew 359 shooters from across the U.S., including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin, the states that make up the Area 5 region.

The Area 5 match is the second of eight regional events on the USPSA competition calendar. The next regional event is the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory which takes place June 22-26 at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, Shedd, Ore.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (www.practicalshooting.posterous.com).

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- For the fifth time in the last 10 years Manny Bragg of Kirksville, Mo. has topped the Limited division field to take the title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship.

Bragg held the lead twice in the early part of the match but found himself trailing Ted Puente of Milwaukee, Wis. as he entered the final stages. Bragg reclaimed the lead by picking up three of his five stage wins on stages 11, 12 and 13. He finished the match with a final score of 1409.0312.

Bragg previously won the Area 5 Limited title in 2007, 2005, 2003 and 2004.

“Manny remains one of the top Limited division shooters in the country and certainly, with half the wins over the last decade, a dominant force here in the Area 5 region,” said Gary Stevens, the USPSA Area 5 director.

Finishing in second and 24 points behind Bragg was Puente who won four stages to post a final score of 1384.5102. Third place went to Steve Zerwas of Wyoming, Minn. with one stage win and a final score of 1244.7903. Chris Land of Elwood, Ind. finished fourth with 1237.0889 and Matt Sweeney of Pinckneyville, Ill., who also won one stage, placed fifth with 1228.6840.

Also claiming Limited division titles this weekend were T. D. Roe of Lemont, Ill. who won the Women’s title with a score of 828.3832. Among the senior shooters Jon Huspek of St. Paul, Minn. won the Senior title finishing 15th overall with 1086.2575 points, while James Shema of Hebron, Ind. won the Super Senior title for the second year in a row with 776.1623.

The Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship was held June 16-19 at the PASA Park ranges in Barry Illinois. The match drew 359 shooters from across the U.S., including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin, the states that make up the Area 5 region.

The Area 5 match is the second of eight regional events on the USPSA competition calendar. The next regional event is the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory which takes place June 22-26 at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, Shedd, Ore.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (www.practicalshooting.posterous.com).

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- With the start of the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory, just days away, the U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) announced two premier sponsors, Brownells and Montana Gold Bullet, as well as eight division sponsors.

“Both Brownells and Montana Gold Bullet have been a strong presence in the shooting sports and we are pleased to have these two industry leaders associated with our championship as premier sponsors,” said Chuck Anderson, the USPSA Area 1 director.

The 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory takes place June 22-26 at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, Shedd, Ore. and is the third of eight regional pistol championships on the USPSA calendar. Match officials expect to draw more than 300 top pistol shooters from around the country as well as Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, the states that make up the Area 1 region.

In addition to Brownells and Montana Gold Bullet, and the previously announced sponsors Springfield Armory, MGM Targets, Cheaper Than Dirt!, Crimson Trace and Warne Scope Mounts, match organizers announced division sponsors Cameron’s Custom Guns and Hornady Manufacturing (Open div.), CR Speed (Limited div.), CZ-USA and Sig Sauer (Production div.), ESP Electronic Hearing Protection, Hogue Grips (Revolver div.) and Starlight Cases (Single Stack div.).

A few slots are still available for the match and those interested in competing can visit www.USPSA1.org to download the match registration form.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around?

Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog (http://practicalshooting.posterous.com).

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Robert Keller of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. worked his way back from a fourth place start to win the Super Senior title at the 2011 Springfield Armory USPSA Single Stack Nationals this weekend.

Keller, who was in fourth place after the first stage in the match, moved to second then third before claiming the lead over Paul Clark Sr. of Littleton, Colo. on stage four. Keller held the lead through the remaining 10 stages to win the title with a final score of 577.6446 points.

Finishing in second and just 7.8013 points out of first was Richard Heinie of Quincy, Ill., the co-founder of the Single Stack Nationals now in its 17th year of competition. Heinie finished with a final score of 569.8433.

Rounding out the top five were Clark in third with 548.8634, John Amidon of North Syracuse, N.Y. in fourth with 532.1285 and Joel Parks of Festus, Mo. in fifth with 468.6112 points.

“The Super Senior category is always a tough contest and to win means overcoming serious competition from your fellow shooters. Through 11 straight stages Robert had to keep the match co-founder at bay, and that’s never and easy feat. Congratulations to Robert on an outstanding match,” said Michael Voigt, USPSA president.

Also claiming titles at this year’s championship were Dave Sevigny of Smyrna, Ga. who won the overall title with 977.8292 points, and Sara Dunivin of Phoenix, Ariz., who claimed the Women’s title with 683.7541. The Junior title went to Austin Cisna of Metamora, Ill. who finished with 610.3718 while the Senior title went to Jon Huspek with 721.2450.

The Springfield Armory USPSA Single Stack Nationals were held this past weekend in Barry, Ill. with over 350 top shooters from around the country competing in the event.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or like USPSA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Austin Cisna of Metamora, Ill. swapped the lead with Tori Nonaka of Woodbridge, Va. and Joseph Perez of Dandridge, Tenn. before taking the Junior title at the 2011 Springfield Armory USPSA Single Stack Nationals this weekend.

Cisna started the match out in front but fell to third place on stage three where Nonaka took the lead and Perez moved into second.

Then on the fourth stage Cisna reclaimed the lead only to give it up to Perez on the very next stage where he’d stand in second place with Nonaka in third.

This order held through to stage seven of the match when Cisna overtook Perez and the lead which he’d hold on to through the remainder of the match. Cisna won the Junior title with a final score of 610.3718.

With Cisna in first and Perez now in second, Nonaka remained in third where she stalked Perez until making her move on stage 11. After closing the gap with Perez to just 6.7818 points, Nonaka jumped ahead into second place with an impressive 25-point swing that gave the 16-year-old an 18.2182 point margin.

Despite giving back some points on stage 12, Nonaka expanded her lead to more than 51 points as she finished second, sixth overall among all women, with 596.1391. Perez finished third with 544.6538.

Rounding out the top five were Travis Sievert of Gainesville, Va. in fourth with 535.4339 and 11-year-old Lee Wills of Midland, Va., who was honored by match officials as the youngest competitor in the match, in fifth with 386.2769.

“The competition among USPSA juniors is always exciting to watch and Austin, Tori and Joseph proved why as they battled each other for the title. Austin shot an excellent match and I add my voice to those of the 20,000 members of USPSA in congratulating him on this win,” said Michael Voigt, USPSA president.

Also claiming titles at this year’s championship were Dave Sevigny of Smyrna, Ga. who won the overall title with 977.8292 points, and Sara Dunivin of Phoenix, Ariz., who claimed the Women’s title with 683.7541. Among the seniors, Jon Huspek of St. Paul, Minn. claimed the Senior title with 721.2450, while the Super Senior title went to Robert Keller of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. with 577.6446.

The Springfield Armory USPSA Single Stack Nationals were held this past weekend in Barry, Ill. with over 350 top shooters from around the country competing in the event.

The match was established in 1994 as the Single Stack Classic by pistolsmith Richard Heinie, and then USPSA Illinois Section Coordinator, Russell Cluver. The match was designed specifically for the 1911 model pistol and no other pistol design has been permitted in the competition.

In 2006, USPSA designated the popular match as a national championship. The name Single Stack refers specifically to magazine used in the 1911 pistol which holds just a single column of ammunition. The 1911 is one of the most popular firearms sold in America and the Single Stack National Championship is the preeminent showcase for the venerable 1911.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or like USPSA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

Dave Sevigny of Smyrna, Ga. won the 2011 Springfield Armory USPSA Single Stack Nationals. Photo by Julie Golob

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- After 16 consecutive years of domination at the premier 1911 pistol match, the name at the top of the leader board at the close of competition was not Leatham, but instead Sevigny, as Dave Sevigny of Smyrna, Ga. won the 2011 Springfield Armory USPSA Single Stack Nationals.

The 14 stage match saw four lead changes as Ted Puente of Milwaukee, Wis. jumped out in front with a stage one win and held the lead through the next two stages.

While Puente took the early lead, Springfield Armory’s 16-time champion Rob Leatham of Mesa, Ariz. sat comfortably in second, falling briefly to third after stage three.

On the fourth stage of the match the lead changed as Shannon Smith of Tampa, Fla. moved to the front after winning the stage. Leatham moved back up into second as Puente fell to fourth.

After starting the match in sixth place, Sevigny moved to third place with four stages completed.

The top three of Smith, Leatham and Sevigny would hold until stage nine at which point Leatham took the lead as Smith fell to third. Sevigny, who won the stage, moved into second and just 5.8083 points behind the leader.

With just five stages left and a total of 525 match points available, it looked as if Leatham had put himself in position to win yet another Single Stack title. However, Sevigny had other plans.

With a strong second place finish on stage 10, Sevigny picked up 16+ points on Leatham, who finished 13th on the same stage, and gave the match its fourth and final lead change. Sevigny finished the match with a final score of 977.8292 points to win the 2011 title.

Leatham, who finished second, briefly narrowed the deficit on stage 11 to come within 2.5326 points of the new leader but could not advance further, ultimately falling 17.2707 points behind with a final score 960.5585 and his very first taste of defeat at the championship.

“It is indeed a new day in the world of Single Stack competition. Dave’s win marks the end of an era, but his victory should come as no surprise as Dave has been in contention before and it was only a matter of time before the name Sevigny topped the Single Stack Nationals final standings,” said Michael Voigt, USPSA president.

While the Leatham-Sevigny battle unfolded over the final stages of the match, so too did the race for the remaining top five positions.

Smith, who fell to third, was able to hold that position through the next stage, stage 10. But on stage 11 he dropped to fifth as StrikeForce Manufacturing’s Todd Jarrett of Hopewell, Va. took third and Nils Jonasson, the reigning USPSA Limited division national champion from Mesa, Ariz., moved into fourth.

On stage 12 the top five saw another shake up as the early leader, Puente, moved up to fourth, pushing Jonasson to fifth. The two then swapped positions on stage 13.

On the final stage of the match, Jonasson surged to third place to finish with 934.9123, more than 25 points out of first. Jarrett fell from third to finish in fourth place with 931.4245, repeating his 2010 and 2009 finishes.

Fifth place went to Team Smith & Wesson’s Phil Strader of Owasso, Okla. Strader made an earlier appearance in the match’s top five through the first two stages of the match but hovered for most of the competition around ninth place. Starting with a stage win on the tenth stage, Strader climbed his way up the ranks to finish with a final score of 918.42.88.

Puente finished sixth with 916.8913. Smith took seventh with 898.1105. Manny Bragg of Kirksville, Mo. finished eighth with 893.0135. Taran Butler of Simi Valley, Calif. placed ninth with 885.0973 and Eric Fuson of Tulsa, Okla. finished tenth with 857.2331.

Also claiming titles at this year’s championship were Sara Dunivin of Phoenix, Ariz. who won the Women’s title with 683.7541 points. The Junior title went to Austin Cisna of Metamora, Ill. who finished with 610.3718. Among the seniors, Jon Huspek of St. Paul, Minn. took the Senior title with 735.9336 while Robert Keller of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla claimed the Super Senior title with 577.6446.

The Springfield Armory USPSA Single Stack Nationals were held this past weekend in Barry, Ill. with over 350 top shooters from around the country competing in the event.

The Single Stack Nationals was established in 1994 as the Single Stack Classic by pistolsmith Richard Heinie, and then USPSA Illinois Section Coordinator, Russell Cluver. The match was designed specifically for the 1911 model pistol and no other pistol design has been permitted in the competition.

In 2006, USPSA designated the popular match as a national championship. The name Single Stack refers specifically to magazine used in the 1911 pistol which holds just a single column of ammunition. The 1911 is one of the most popular firearms sold in America and the Single Stack National Championship is the preeminent showcase for the venerable 1911.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or like USPSA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

Sevigny (R) Upsets Leatham (L) to Win USPSA Single Stack Shooting Title. Photo by Julie Golob

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 19,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Looking towards the future of the shooting sports, the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 8 Director, Harry Foltz, announced that the Area 8 region will be offering a two-day shooting camp specifically for juniors on Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21, 2011 at the York Izaak Walton #67 in Dallastown, Penn.

The Area 8 Juniors Camp, which is designed for new as well as experienced competitors, will focus on a variety of topics such as marksmanship, stage breakdown and planning, match day performance, nutrition and exercise. There will also be an opportunity to learn about USPSA MultiGun competition with the camp providing the rifle, shotgun and ammunition required for that segment.

Instruction for the Area 8 Juniors Camp will be provided by a cadre of top USPSA competitors who have donated their time to help the young shooters develop their skills. Among those instructing will be Todd Sindelar, Matt Trout, Mike DiGennaro, Howard Thompson, Dean DeTurk, Kirk McWilliams and the husband and wife team of Ron and Megan Francisco.

The camp is limited to just 30 shooters with priority given to juniors living within the Area 8 states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. USPSA junior members residing outside Area 8 that are interested in attending the camp may put their name on a waiting list.

“The Area 8 Juniors Camp is a tremendous opportunity for young shooters from the Mid-Atlantic states to learn from and train under some of the best shooters in the region. Our volunteer instructors are ready to help those attending the camp take their shooting to the next level,” said Foltz.

The Area 8 Juniors Camp is sponsored by MGM Targets, TechWear USA, CPWSA, Shooters Connection, Brownells, Truck Vault, Sport Shooters Training and Atlanta Arms & Ammo. The cost of the camp is $150 per shooter and includes all range fees, lodging for one night, lunch at the range and an Area 8 Juniors Camp shirt. Organizers have planned activities for the parents accompanying their juniors.

Those interested in attending should contact Harry Foltz via email at hf219@comcast.net to indicate their interest in attending and request an application. To secure a slot parents must submit the completed application along with the camp fee.

For more information visit the Juniors Camp page on the Area 8 website at www.USPSA8.org.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the 19,000+ members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook (www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn) or read the Practical Shooting blog at practicalshooting.posterous.com.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 19,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 375 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- The U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA), the leading action pistol organization and national governing body for the sport of practical shooting, announced the 2011 dates of all eight of their popular regional handgun championships.

The 2011 USPSA Area championship schedule is as follows:

• April 15-17 – Area 6 Championship, Universal Shooting Academy, Frostproof. Fla.
• June 16-19 – Area 5 Championship, PASA Park, Barry, Ill.
• June 22-26 – Area 1 Championship, Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, Albany, Ore.
• August 11-14 – Area 3 Championship, Heartland Public Shooting Park, Grand Island Neb.
• September 1-4 – Area 4 Championship, Double Tap Ranch, Wichita Falls, Texas
• September 1-4 – Area 8 Championship, Fredericksburg Rod & Gun Club, Fredericksburg, Va.
• September 9-11 – Area 7 Championship, Harvard Sportsman Club, Harvard, Mass.
• November 9-13 – Area 2 Championship, Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club, Mesa, Ariz.

“The USPSA regional structure is one of the most exciting and demanding competitive series in the shooting sports,” said Michael Voigt, president of USPSA.

“Not only do the matches determine the best of the best in a region, but because of the outstanding level of competition across the country, winning all eight is one of the most difficult challenges in our sport, and has only been done once.”

In 2010 Max Michel of Team Sig Sauer, competing in the Open division, became the first shooter in USPSA history to win the same division title in all eight regions.

With over 19,000 members and 375 affiliated clubs, USPSA is the largest of the action pistol shooting sports. The run-and-gun sport of practical shooting was formally established in 1976 but traces its roots back to the 1950’s and the quick draw “leather slap” competitions that grew out of America’s love affair with the TV westerns of that era.

Today the sport represents the upper echelon of the shooting sports with many of its top shooters actively training law enforcement and military units on shooting techniques and equipment developed in competition.

To learn more about USPSA, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Team Smith & Wesson’s Jerry Miculek of Princeton, La. fended off top wheelgunners Ricardo Lopez of Ecuador, Cliff Walsh of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Matt Griffin of Louisville, Ky. to claim another revolver victory, this time at the popular U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Florida Open Handgun Championship.

Since 2003 the Florida Open revolver title have been claimed by either Walsh (2009, 2006-2003) or Lopez (2010, 2008, 2007), often with the other finishing second.

This year however brought an appearance by Miculek who is the most accomplished revolver shooter of all time, but even for Miculek getting to the winner’s circle meant getting past the defending champion.

Both Lopez and Miculek swapped stage wins throughout the match with each claiming five. Lopez’s win on the first stage gave him the early lead which lasted only through the second stage as Miculek claimed a win on it and the third.

S&W’s Miculek Outguns Lopez for Florida Open Wheelgun Title

The Ecuadorian quickly bounced back with a win on the fourth stage but still lagged behind Miculek due to a poor showing on the previous stage where he gave up nearly 34 points.

Two more stage wins by Miculek, including one on the sixth stage where Lopez dropped another 37 points, put him in a comfortable lead.

Lopez battled back winning his next two stages, the seventh and eighth, but was unable to gain back more than 21 points. The two exchanged wins on the last two stages with Miculek winning stage nine and Lopez stage 10.

In the end, Miculek outpaced Lopez by a total of 39 points, posting a final winning score of 1511.8603 to Lopez’s 1472.3141.

“Ricardo’s skills with a revolver are well respected in USPSA where he finished second to Jerry for the national championship in 2008. Their back-and-forth battle at the Florida Open was one of the most exciting of the match and Jerry once again demonstrated why he is the single best wheelgunner in the world. Of course, Ricardo has shown that if Jerry’s not careful he’ll be more than happy to take that title away,” observed Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

Walsh, who finished second in 2010, placed third with a final 1303.6621 points. Griffin, another standout in USPSA revolver competition, claimed fourth with a score of 1288.5647, while John Rosado of Brazil rounded out the top five with 1005.6353 points.

The USPSA Florida Open Handgun Championship was held this past weekend at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. and drew more than 365 top competition shooters, including competitors from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Norway, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Spain.

The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy.

For more information on upcoming matches, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org. To join in on the conversation with other competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Russia’s Svetlana Nikolaeva battled through four lead changes before taking the Women’s Production title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Florida Open Handgun Championship.

Despite winning eight of the 10 stages in the match, Nikolaeva gave up the lead twice to Carrie Carlson of St. Peters, Mo. It wasn’t until the final four stages where she closed the door on Carlson with four straight wins to claim the title with a final score of 944.6899.

Though Carlson did not win a single stage during the competition, she managed to grab the lead on stages two and three and then again on stage six before finishing as the runner-up with 878.4455 points.

Cindi Thomas of Lexington Park, Md. placed third, winning two stages on her way to posting a final score of 828.5854.

Angela Cortes of Coral Gables, Fla. and Team Smith & Wesson’s Tierani Hendrix of Roswell, Ga. finished in fourth and fifth respectively with scores of 659.2894 and 652.9449.

Elsewhere in Production division competition, Ljubisa Momcilovic of Serbia won the overall title with 1504.8476. Andres Hrnciarik of the Slovak Republic was the high junior finishing 10th overall with 1185.8397. Among the seniors, Jose Orus of Ecuador took the Senior Production title with 892.6805 while Jean Dartois of Canada topped the super seniors in the match with 652.4351.

The USPSA Florida Open Handgun Championship was held this past weekend at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. and drew more than 365 top competition shooters, including competitors from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Norway, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Spain.

The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy.

For more information on upcoming matches, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org. To join in on the conversation with other competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- The Florida Open always draws a strong contingent of foreign shooters and this year was no exception as the top five shooters all came from outside the U.S. with Serbia’s Ljubisa Momcilovic walking away with the Production division title.

Momcilovic won six of ten stages and held the lead on all but one stage, the first. His final winning score of 1504.8476 outpaced runner-up Jean-Philippe Drolet of Canada by more than 108 points.

“The Florida Open is one of those matches on the USPSA that always seems to draw top talent from around the world,” explained Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

“With this being a World Shoot year where we’ll all gather for international competition later this fall, it’s to be expected that we’d see increased interest in shooting here in the U.S. I with the entire USPSA membership in congratulating Ljubisa on his Production division win.”

Drolet, who won the ninth stage, finished second with a final score of 1396.0116. Taking third was the 2010 defending champion Galo Moreira of Ecuador, more than 60 points behind Drolet with 1335.5015.

Nikolay Onshin of Russia and Vaclau Vindushka of the Czech Republic rounded out the top five finishing fourth and fifth with 1320.4461 and 1295.0319 respectively.

Elsewhere in Production division competition, Svetlana Nikolaeva of Russia won the women’s title with 944.6899. Andres Hrnciarik of the Slovak Republic was the high junior finishing 10th overall with 1185.8397. Among the seniors, Jose Orus of Ecuador took the Senior Production title with 892.6805 while Jean Dartois of Canada topped the super seniors in the match with 652.4351.

The USPSA Florida Open Handgun Championship was held this past weekend at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. and drew more than 365 top competition shooters, including competitors from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Norway, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Spain.

The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy.

For more information on upcoming matches, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org. To join in on the conversation with other competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- With names like Abbate, Lee and Miculek in the competition, the Women’s Open title at the USPSA Florida Open was sure to go to one of these ‘usual suspects’ until Kaci Cochran shot her way to the top…and the title.

Cochran, a resident of Stockbridge, Ga. who was the runner-up for the last three years, won four of the 10 stages and held the lead through nearly the entire match to take the women’s title with a final score of 1161.4128. No small feat considering the nearly countless world and national titles held by three of her competitors.

One of those experienced champions, Athena Lee of Katy, Texas, was the only other shooter to lead, finishing atop the field after the first stage.

Lee dropped out of first when Cochran won the second stage, and despite winning two more stages and stalking Cochran for of most the match, she finished in second place with a score of 1134.7005.

Finishing third was the defending champion Tammie Bordwell of Orlando, Fla. Bordwell, who also won the Limited title in 2009, took top honors on the fourth stage and flirted with second place twice in the match before ending up third with her final score of 1124.2015.

Kaci Cochran Bests Lee for Women’s Open Title in Florida

Rounding out the top five were two of the most experienced shooters within the sport. Team Smith & Wesson’s Kay Miculek of Princeton, La. placed fourth posting a final score of 1084.4052.

Team Leupold’s Jesse Abbate of McDonough, Ga., a woman who has won five USPSA national handgun titles in the last three years, found herself in the uncharacteristic position of finishing fifth. Despite taking top honors on two stages Abbate ended the match with a final score of 1073.6013.

“Kaci faced off against some of the strongest competitors in the Open division. She shot a strong consistent match that allowed her to fend off Athena, Kay, Jessie and last year’s top gun, Tammie, for the win,” said Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

Elsewhere in Open division competition, Team Sig Sauer’s Max Michel of Covington, La. won the overall Open title for the fourth year in a row with his final score of 1517.4876. Sherwyn Greenfield of Spirit Lake, Iowa claimed the Senior Open title with 1143.5772, while Robert Keller of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. won the Super Senior Open match with a score of 1106.4356.

The USPSA Florida Open Handgun Championship was held this past weekend at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. and drew more than 365 top competition shooters, including competitors from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Norway, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Spain.

The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy.

For more information on upcoming matches, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org. To join in on the conversation with other competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

Team Sig’s Max Michel Wins 4th Straight Florida Open Handgun Championship Title

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Max Michel is no stranger to the winner’s circle at the USPSA Florida Open having visited it each of the last three years, but getting there this year meant having to come from behind.

Michel, who shoots for Team Sig Sauer and resides in Covington, La., found himself in second place behind Jorge Ballesteros of Spain for the first half the match. Ballesteros jumped out to a quick lead with a win on the first stage and expanded that lead to more than 27 points after a win on the fourth stage.

But Ballesteros quickly found out that getting out in front of Max Michel is one thing, but staying there is entirely another.

Michel won the next stage to begin closing the gap on the front runner. A second place finish on stage six to Top Shot contestant Chris Tilley of Raleigh, N.C., coupled with a disastrous 11th place finish on the same stage by Ballesteros, put Michel out in front.

Then, doing what he does best, Michel won the last four stages of the match to take his fourth consecutive Open division title, posting a final score of 1517.4876 points.

“Max is arguably one of the best two or three Open shooters in the world and is in contention to win each and every time he steps on the range. His dominance at the Florida Open is proof of that,” said Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

While Michel surged ahead in the second half the match, Ballesteros fell to second and then fifth place where he finished the match with a final score of 1425.4118.

Tilley capitalized on his stage six win, building upon it to move himself into second place where he finished with 1447.9653.

Third place went to Manny Bragg of Kirksville, Mo. with 1443.5726 while David Pruitt of Longwood, Fla. took fourth with his score of 1431.4238.

Elsewhere in Open division competition, Kaci Cochran of Stockbridge, Ga. won the Women’s Open title with a score of 1161.4128. Sherwyn Greenfield of Spirit Lake, Iowa claimed the Senior Open title with 1143.5772, while Robert Keller of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. won the Super Senior Open match with a score of 1106.4356.

The USPSA Florida Open Handgun Championship was held this past weekend at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. and drew more than 365 top competition shooters, including competitors from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Norway, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Spain.

The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy.

For more information on upcoming matches, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org. To join in on the conversation with other competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

Randi Rogers Cruises to Women's Limited Win for Team Glock

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Randi Rogers made it look easy as she cruised to victory in the Women’s Limited division at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Florida Open Handgun Championship.

The Team Glock shooter from Smyrna, Ga., who is the reigning Women’s Limited-10 and Production national champion, dominated the match winning all 10 stages and finishing 16th place overall. Her final score of 1087.3644 points gave her a 216-point margin over her nearest competitor, Hilde Nakling of Oslo, Norway.

Nakling finished second with 871.1129 points while Barbara Wolter of Loxahatchee, Fla. took third with 350.5049. Pennee Schrup of Becker, Minn. and Mimi Nofil of Coconut Creek, Fla. placed fourth and fifth with 341.4348 and 235.0565 points respectively.

Elsewhere in Limited division competition, Rogers’ Glock teammate, Dave Sevigny, also of Smyrna, Ga., finished first overall to win the Limited division title with 1501.2273 points. Among the seniors, Dave Mueller of Tallahassee, Fla. claimed the super senior title by topping all senior shooters with a score of 952.6618. San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Alfredo Colon finished as the top senior with 898.0756 points.

The USPSA Florida Open Handgun Championship was held this past weekend at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. and drew more than 365 top competition shooters, including competitors from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Norway, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Spain.

The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy.

For more information on upcoming matches, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org. To join in on the conversation with other competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- As the current national champion he’s recognized first and foremost as one of the top Production division shooters in practical shooting, but Glock’s Dave Sevigny switched gears in the first major match of the competition season and claimed the Limited division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Florida Open Handgun Championship.

The Smyrna, Ga. shooter started the match slow giving up stage wins to fellow competitors but remained within striking distance hovering in second place before making his move on the sixth stage of the match.

It would be the first of three crucial stage wins that would propel Sevigny to first place and a final 1501.2273 points for the win.

At the start of the match however it was Blake Miguez of New Iberia, La. out in front with winning performances on the first and second stages of the match. Miguez maintained control of the lead through the next two stages before ultimately falling to third place with a final score of 1451.9821.

Glock’s Dave Sevigny Grabs Limited Win at Florida Open Handgun Championship

On stage five Travis Tomasie of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit jumped out in front with a win on that stage, and an earlier win on stage three. Tomasie, who is the reigning Limited-10 national champion, remained in the lead through the next two stages before slipping back to second where he would finish the match with a final score of 1452.2338.

Sevigny followed his stage six win with a second-place finish to the Army Marksmanship Unit’s Daniel Horner on stage seven, putting him just 0.0054 points out of first.

Then with a win on the eighth stage Sevigny picked up just over nine points and overtook Tomasie. He expanded his lead on the ninth stage then slammed the door shut with a win on the 10th and final stage of the match giving him a margin of victory of 48.9935 points.

Finishing fourth was last year’s third-place shooter Ted Puente who ended the competition with a final score of 1366.2033. Horner rounded out the top five with 1353.6188 points.

Elsewhere in Limited division competition, Sevigny’s Glock teammate Randi Rogers of Smyrna, Ga. finished 16th overall and took the women’s title with 1087.3644 points. Among the seniors, Dave Mueller of Tallahassee, Fla. claimed the super senior title by toping all senior shooters with a score of 952.6618. San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Alfredo Colon finished as the top senior with 898.0756 points.

The USPSA Florida Open Handgun Championship was held this past weekend at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. and drew more than 365 top competition shooters, including competitors from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Norway, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Spain.

The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will also be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy.

For more information on upcoming matches, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org. To join in on the conversation with other competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- William Munier of Lawrenceville, Ga. was crowned the Single Stack division champion at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Florida Open Handgun Championship.

Munier won six of the 10 stages in the match on his way to a first place finish with a total of 1492.3124 points, more than 125 points ahead of his nearest competitor. Munier is ranked a Master, the second highest skill level in the sport of practical shooting.

Second place went to Jerry Brown of Aiken, S.C., who is also ranked a Master and took top honors on three stages to post a final score of 1367.0808.

In third place was Randy Arrowood of Tyrone, Ga. with one stage win and a final score of 1347.5832.

Rounding out the top five were David Harrington of Tampa, Fla. in fourth place with 1192.7780 points, and Plinio Leon of Davie, Fla. in fifth with a score of 1126.3661.

The USPSA Florida Open Handgun Championship was held this past weekend at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. and drew more than 365 top competition shooters, including competitors from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Norway, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Spain.

The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will also be held at the Universal Shooting Academy on April 15-17.

For more information on upcoming matches, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org. To join in on the conversation with other competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

Rich Wolfe Competitive Shooter

United States Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WA -(Ammoland.com)- Rich Wolfe of Escalon, Calif. is one of the top revolver shooters in the country, and this past weekend he proved why as he out-shot good friend, and one of Team Smith & Wesson top wheelgunners, John Bagakis of Livermore, Calif. to take the Revolver division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Area 2 Regional Handgun Championship.

Wolfe, who is sponsored by the Sierra Arms Corp., outpaced Bagakis by more than 49 points with his final winning score of 1163.0822. Bagakis, finished the match with 1113.6942.

Third place went to Patrick Hogue of Atascadero, Calif., with 950.2651 points. Bret Draughn of Peoria, Ariz. took fourth with 933.5697 and Dan Furbee, a senior shooter from Apache Junction, Ariz., finished fifth with 844.2848.

The USPSA Area 2 Championship was held at the Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club in Mesa, Ariz. and drew more than 370 top competition shooters. Area 2 is the Southwest region within USPSA, one of the eight shooting regions in the country, and is made up of Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii and New Mexico but shooters from around the country attended.

The run-and-gun sport of practical shooting was formally established in 1976 but traces its roots back to the 1950’s and the quick draw “leather slap” competitions that grew out of America’s love affair with the TV westerns of that era.

Today the sport represents the upper echelon of the shooting sports with many of its top shooters actively training law enforcement and military units on shooting techniques and equipment developed in competition.

For more information visit www.uspsa.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or visit the Practical Shooting blog.

Brad Engmann United States Practical Shooting Association

United States Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WA -(Ammoland.com)- Brad Engmann may not have won the History Channel’s Top Shot reality shooting show but the San Francisco, Calif. resident proved he is indeed a top gun with his Production division win this past weekend at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Area 2 Regional Handgun Championship.

Engmann, who is ranked a Grand Master, the highest skill level in the sport of practical shooting, edged out fellow Grand Master and Team CZ shooter Angus Hobdell of Tempe, Ariz. by just 6.1011 points with his final score of 1079.4115. Hobdell finsihed second with 1073.3104.

Third place in the match went to Cody McKenna of Mesa, Ariz. with 1001.6533 points. Chad Reilly of Phoenix, Ariz. claimed fourth with 1000.4468 while Jason Maples of Gilbert, Ariz. rounded out the top five shooting a score of 993.0169.

The USPSA Area 2 Championship was held at the Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club in Mesa, Ariz. and drew more than 370 top competition shooters. Area 2 is the Southwest region within USPSA, one of the eight shooting regions in the country, and is made up of Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii and New Mexico but shooters from around the country attended.

The run-and-gun sport of practical shooting was formally established in 1976 but traces its roots back to the 1950’s and the quick draw “leather slap” competitions that grew out of America’s love affair with the TV westerns of that era.

Today the sport represents the upper echelon of the shooting sports with many of its top shooters actively training law enforcement and military units on shooting techniques and equipment developed in competition.

For more information visit www.uspsa.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or visit the Practical Shooting blog at www.PracticalShooting.posterous.com.

Glock’s Dave Sevigny Wins 6th USPSA Production National Shooting Title

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

LAS VEGAS, Nev. --(Ammoland.com)- For the sixth time in his career Dave Sevigny of the Glock shooting team has won the Production division national title.

The win marks the 10th time that Sevigny has won a USPSA national title.

Competing in a field of 120 top Production division shooters during the 2010 Smith & Wesson USPSA National Handgun Championships, Sevigny had to come from behind to win.

“Unfortunately I started out a little bit flat, and I think everybody at some point got sideways in this match. I’ve been in these situations before where I knew I had to lay the hammer down to go for the win, and I knew that today I had to do that,”

In the third and final day of competition, with more than 40% of the total match points in play, Sevigny made his move by focusing on reading his sights and the fundamentals of shooting on the move.

“Going into the last day I tried to read the sites better. All the penalties I had were a result of not quite seeing what I needed to, so I backed off a little to make sure I was technically correct on both my gun and my feet,” explained Sevigny.

Sevigny began the day with an eighth place finish on stage one, the first stage of the final day, opting for a cautious start due to what he called the “high disaster factor” and not wanting to “get into a wreck.”

Then on the second stage where Sevigny was the first shooter up, he set the pace and began his comeback with his first of four stage wins of the day. After finishing fifth on stage three, he would go on to win stages four, five and six to capture 737 of the 775 available points, giving him a final winning total of 1637.1758.

“I was really pleased with my final day’s performance and of course the win. Every stage here I thought was technical. I won’t call it difficult because we only make it as hard on ourselves as we want and there was no shot here that any of us couldn’t make on demand as long as you take the time to do it,” observed Sevigny.

Finishing second behind Sevigny was Team CZ shooter Matt Mink of Conway, Ark. who finished more than 80 points behind with a final score of 1556.5509.

Team Smith & Wesson picked up third and fourth place finishes with Phil Strader of Owasso, Okla. winning one stage and posting a final score of 1555.2978, while B.J. Norris of Tyler, Texas won three stages and finished with 1553.9521 points.

Rounding out the top five was Rodney May, a Sig Sauer shooting team member from Memphis, Tenn., with one stage win and 1542.8145 match points.

The Smith & Wesson National Handgun Championships were held October 9 through 16 at the Desert Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 600 shooters put more than 250,000 rounds downrange in a quest for the coveted U.S. Practical Shooting Association national title in the Open, Limited-10, Limited, Production and Revolver divisions.

Glock’s Dave Sevigny Wins 6th USPSA Production National Shooting Title

Glock Team Shooter Dave Sevigny

CZ Firearms Team Shooters

Team Smith & Wesson Shooter

For more information visit www.uspsa.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or visit the Practical Shooting blog at PracticalShooting.posterous.com.

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USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Greg Jordan of New Freedom, Pa. won the Limited-10 division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) 2010 TechWear USA Area 8 Regional Handgun Championship this past weekend at the Fredericksburg Rod and Gun Club in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Jordan won seven of ten stages and took the lead in the match after winning stage four. He then expanded his lead with wins on the next four stages as well as the final stage of the match. Jordan finished with a score of 1066.0339 and a more than 68 point lead over his nearest competitor.

“Our congratulations go out to Greg who had a very strong match and, despite facing strong competition, put together a solid win with his seven stage wins,” said Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

Finishing second behind Jordan was Chris Keen of Dayton, Ohio with one stage win and a final score of 997.3022. Third place went to Michael Hollar of Conover, N.C. who also won one stage and finished with 971.9118.

Rounding out the top five were Gilbert Perez of Sevierville, Tenn. in fourth with a stage win and 936.9887 points, and Micah Barcelo of Xenia, Ohio in fifth with 895.1595.

Paul Hendrix of Jamestown, N.C. finished sixth overall and claimed the Senior Limited-10 title with a final score of 817.3453.

The TechWear USA Area 8 Championship drew 278 top competition shooters. It is one of the eight USPSA shooting regions in the country and is made up of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

The run-and-gun sport of practical shooting was formally established in 1976 but traces its roots back to the 1950’s and the quick draw “leather slap” competitions that grew out of America’s love affair with the TV westerns of that era.

Today the sport represents the upper echelon of the shooting sports with many of its top shooters actively training law enforcement and military units on shooting techniques and equipment developed in competition.

The next major pistol competition on the USPSA calendar is the 2010 USPSA Handgun National Championships scheduled for October 8 through 16 in Las Vegas, Nev. For more information, visit www.USPSA.org or follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter.

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)-

Revision Shooter Max Michel Set To Break Records With Two Recent USPSA Area Match Wins

Revision Eyewear

Essex Junction, VT --(Ammoland.com)- Max Michel, champion shooter for Revision Eyewear, won his fifth and sixth United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Area Championships for the 2010 competitive season this past weekend in his bid to become the first pro shooter in history to win all eight in a single year.

Michel won the Open Division title at the Area 7 Championships, held in Fulton, NY on August 5th – 8th, 2010 and took home the Open Division title at the 2010 Hornady Area 3 Championship Match, held in Grand Island, NE, August 6th – 8th, 2010.

“The 2010 season is turning out to be a great year for me,” commented Max. On the possibility of winning all 8 USPSA Area Championships this year, Michel responded,

“While I am aware that I have a shot at making history, I am focusing more on the task at hand rather than the end result. I will have the rest of my life to reflect on personal accomplishments but I must remain focused on the present to do so.”

Michel’s next competition is the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championship in Piru, CA on August 19th – 21st, 2010.

ABOUT MAX MICHEL
In 2010, world champion shooter Max Michel joined forces with Revision Eyewear in a partnership founded on mutual performance excellence. At age 28 Max Michel is a legend within the world of competitive shooting. A three-time IPSC World Speed Shooting Champion, five-time USPSA National Champion, and two-time US National Steel Champion, Max is a dominant force in the pistol shooting sports. Born and raised in New Orleans, Max joined the famed U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) Action Pistol Team in 1999 where he served for 10 years as an Army shooter and trainer. Today, Max is recognized worldwide as a top tier athlete in the practical shooting sports and Revision is proud to be Max’s eyepro brand of choice – both on the range and off.

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ABOUT REVISION
Revision develops and delivers purpose-built eye and face protection solutions for military and tactical clients worldwide. We are specialists in integration for the optimum and necessary balance of protection and performance. To that end, we bring the most advanced expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and finest technical minds. Clients include the U.S. Department of Defense, the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Netherlands Defence Materiel Organization, the Swiss Federal Department of Defence and the UK Ministry of Defence. Privately owned and ISO 9001:2008 certified, Revision’s operational headquarters is located in Essex Junction, Vermont, USA, with additional offices in the UK, Germany and Canada. For more information, visit www.revisioneyewear.com, write info@revisioneyewear.com, or call +1 603-436-1748.

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World champion shooter Max Michel wears the Revision Sawfly Eyewear System in competition and in training.

Team Smith & Wesson shooter Josh Lentz of Walnutport, Pa. won the Revolver division title at the USPSA Area 7 Regional Handgun Championship...

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Team Smith & Wesson shooter Josh Lentz of Walnutport, Pa. won the Revolver division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Area 7 Regional Handgun Championship this past weekend at the Pathfinder Fish and Game Club in Fulton, New York.

Lentz, who is ranked a Master, the second highest skill level in the sport, won all but one of the eight stages in the match, and led the field from start to finish to win the title with a final score of 904.1499.

Lentz outpaced his nearest competitor, fellow Smith & Wesson team member Craig Buckland of Sandisfield, Mass. by more than 177 points. Buckland was the only shooter to best Lentz on the range by winning the fifth stage in the match. Buckland claimed second place with 726.6048 points.

Tim Nargi of Cranberry Lake, N.Y. finished third with a final score of 609.4962. Rounding out the top five were Gregory Gilman of Mansfield Mass. and Hugh Black of Ontario, Canada who finished fourth and fifth with 609.4089 and 582.8446 respectively.

Smith & Wesson team member Craig Buckland

Area 7 is one of the eight USPSA shooting regions in the country and is made up of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. However, the match drew shooters from Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Canada – a testament to the growing popularity of practical shooting.

The next regional match on the USPSA calendar is the 2010 TechWear USA Area 8 Regional Handgun Championships scheduled for August 26 through 29 in Fredericksburg, Va. For more information, visit www.USPSA.org or follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Jeff Whitaker of Lorain, Ohio took the Single Stack division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Area 7 Regional Handgun Championship this past weekend at the Pathfinder Fish and Game Club in Fulton, New York.

Whitaker won four of the eight stages in the match, grabbing the lead after the second stage and holding on through the remaining stages to claim the win. He edged out his nearest competitor, John Sardina of Billerica, Mass., by more than 19 points with his final score of 835.8216.

Sardina finished second with a final score of 816.0937, while John Unruh of Ulster, Pa. Placed third with 762.0664. Unruh was the only other shooter in the top five to claim stage wins, topping the field on two of the stages in the match.

Fourth place went to Greg Newman of Harvard, Mass. who shot a final score of 716.4094, while fifth place went to Ed Henry of Kirtland, Ohio who posted a final score of 703.9621.

Henry’s fifth place finish also made him the top senior in the division, winning him the Area 7 Single Stack Senior title.

Area 7 is one of the eight USPSA shooting regions in the country and is made up of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. However, the match drew shooters from Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Canada – a testament to the growing popularity of practical shooting.

The next regional match on the USPSA calendar is the 2010 TechWear USA Area 8 Regional Handgun Championships scheduled for August 26 through 29 in Fredericksburg, Va. For more information, visit www.USPSA.org or follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org