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

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).

Shooter Rebecca Jones Narrowly Defeats Jessie Harrison For EGW Area 8 Open Win

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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- Despite winning just two of 10 stages, reigning national champion Rebecca Jones of Hopewell, Va. held off defending champ Jessie Harrison of McDonough, Ga. by a slim margin of 3.4563 points to reclaim the Women’s Open title at the 2011 EGW Area 8 Handgun Championship.

Jones won back-to-back titles in 2008 and 2009 before losing the title to Harrison in 2010.

Harrison started the match out in front after winning the first stage and carrying the lead through the second, but fell behind as Jones overtook the lead on the third stage.

Harrison trailed Jones as she worked to close the gap by winning five more stages, including the final stage of the match where she narrowed Jones’ lead from over 10 points to 3.4563, but was unable to overtake her.

Jones finished the match 21st overall with 915.8089 points to retake the title. Harrison, who placed 22nd overall, finished second among the women with 912.3526 points.

Megan Francisco, the 2009 national champ from Gainesville, Va., placed third with two stage wins and a final point total of 868.8449.

“The women’s contest featured a trio of the best shooters in the country, if not the world. The match-up between Rebecca and Jessie gave the 2011 EGW Area 8 Handgun Championship its closest contest and sets the stage for what could be a very interesting USPSA Open Nationals later this month,” said Harry Foltz, the USPSA Area 8 director.

Rounding out the top five were Liz Polovina of Bethel Park, Pa. in fourth with 689.2337 and Barbara DiMattina of Woodbridge, Va. in fifth with 653.93.70.

Elsewhere in the division, J.J. Racaza of New Milford, N.J. claimed the overall Open title
with 1229.9581 points. Jim Hand of Collegeville, Pa. won the Senior Open title with 837.2739 while James Chestnut of Philadelphia, Pa. finished as the top Super Senior with 679.2781. Ben Thompson of Stewartstown, Pa., one of two juniors competing in the division, finished seventh overall with 1009.9682 points.

The U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s 2011 EGW Area 8 Handgun Championship was held September 1-4 at the Fredericksburg Rod & Gun Club and drew over 300 top shooters. In addition to crowning champions in each of the six USPSA divisions – Limited, Limited-10, Open, Production, Revolver and Single Stack – the match also hosted a shooting fundraiser as part of a larger effort to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. To date the Area 8 region of USPSA, made up of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, has raised over $7,300 for the charity.

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 (PracticalShooting.posterous.com).

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- Cynthia Austin made it look easy winning six of 10 stages to claim the Women’s Production division title by a 98 point margin over the Labor Day weekend at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s 2011 EGW Area 8 Handgun Championship in Fredericksburg, Va.

Austin jumped out into the lead with a first stage win and held it through the entire match, finishing with 788.7626 points to take the title.

Second place went to Karla Herdzik of Alexandria, Va. who won two stages and finished with 689.8023 points.

“Cynthia shot an excellent match for one of the strongest performances of the competition,” observed Harry Foltz, the USPSA Area 8 director.

Rounding out the top five were Rhianna Trout in third with two stage wins and 655.5667 points, Sharon Burwell of Duncansville, Pa. in fourth with 618.8858 and Jessica Leftridge in fifth with 457.5496.

U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s 2011 EGW Area 8 Handgun Championship

Elsewhere within the division, Michael Hollar of Conover, N.C. won the overall Production division title with 1177.2203 points. The current junior national champion, Sonny Morton of Ruther Glen, Va., one of two juniors competing in the division, placed seventh overall with 1116.5968. Bruce Wallace of Jacksonville, Fla. won the Senior Production title and finished 19th overall with 916.2423 points. Larry Blackmon placed as the top Super Senior with a score of 557.8760.

The 2011 EGW Area 8 Handgun Championship was held September 1-4 at the Fredericksburg Rod & Gun Club and drew over 300 top shooters. In addition to crowning champions in each of the six USPSA divisions – Limited, Limited-10, Open, Production, Revolver and Single Stack – the match also hosted a shooting fundraiser as part of a larger effort to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. To date the Area 8 region of USPSA, made up of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, has raised over $7,300 for the charity.

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 (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)- FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – For the third year in a row Team Glock’s Randi Rogers of Smyrna, Ga. claimed victory at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 8 regional championship, this time in the Limited division. Previously Rogers captured back-to-back Production division titles in 2010 and 2009.

Rogers, who led the women’s contest at the 2011 EGW Area 8 Handgun Championship from start to finish, won six of the 10 stages and outgunned fellow Glock teammate Tori Nonaka of Woodbridge, Va. by 82 points to win the Women’s Limited title with a final score of 893.9234.

Rogers finished 26th overall in the division.

“There’s no doubt that Randi is right at home here at the Mid-Atlantic’s biggest handgun championship, picking up her third consecutive title in as many years,” said Harry Foltz, the USPSA Area 8 director.

Nonaka, who won the four stages her teammate didn’t, finished in second, and as the top junior in the division, with a score of 811.5667 points.

Glock's Randi Rogers Takes Another Title At USPSA EGW Area 8 Championship

Rounding out the top five were Joanna Lenczewska in third with 551.4723 points, Claibourne Jackson in fourth with 546.4682 and Mary Bonn in fifth with 512.3845.

Elsewhere in the Limited division contest, Team Para USA shooter Travis Tomasie of Smiths Station, Ala. claimed the overall title with 1249.3476 points. Jeffrey Salzberg of Woodbridge, Va. won the Senior Limited title with 836.1111, while Gene Sullivan finished as the division’s top Super Senior with a score of 762.7770.

The 2011 EGW Area 8 Handgun Championship was held September 1-4 at the Fredericksburg Rod & Gun Club. In addition to crowning champions in each of the six USPSA divisions – Limited, Limited-10, Open, Production, Revolver and Single Stack – the match also hosted a shooting fundraiser as part of a larger effort to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. To date the Area 8 region of USPSA, made up of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, has raised over $7,300 for the charity.

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 (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 Shooter Rachel Crow of Antioch, Calif.

AmmoLand Gun News

Manasquan, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- I’m always so excited when I get to pick up a new gun.

I look at my new purchase in awe thinking, “Wow, this is MINE”.

This time the newest member of the family was a Mossberg 510 mini shotgun. It’s my first shotgun and it will be perfect for me and to teach my kids with as well. As I look at it, all I can think about is taking it to the range, but it’s about ten o’clock at night now and the range won’t be open until 10 am tomorrow.

It’s exactly this feeling that I want to see other female firearms owners experience. What I have seen after taking women to the range and speaking with others is that some women have a tendency to hold back on how they feel about owning and shooting guns (at least in this part of the USA). It’s almost like they feel they don’t have the right to really own one or a place in that world – I don’t know why, but I imagine that it has something to do with shooting not being a “feminine” activity. That it’s not OK to express an interest in things that are loud and make really big holes in the target. But after speaking with the women who have come shooting with me, I learned they quickly realize how empowering and fun it can be, too.

The days of the quiet, polite female who takes a back seat in a man’s world are long since gone, but society’s stereotypes die hard and there are still those who might view certain sports and activities as masculine. I wasn’t raised this way, in fact, in my family all the kids were treated equally regardless of gender. My brother took his turn washing the dishes and cooking dinner, and my sisters and I put in our time mowing the lawn and helping my father with projects in the garage. My parents always told my four sisters and me that we could do anything we wanted, and they stood behind us all the way. I never would have thought I couldn’t own, handle, or even build guns if I put my mind to it and wanted it badly enough. It took me a while to realize that not everyone is as fortunate as we were.

I find it interesting to read about strong women who stand out and do things that are not considered “ladylike”.

Women's Competitive Shooter Athena Lee of Katy, Texas

For example, on July 4th, I read the story of Sonya Thomas, who at 5 feet and 105 pounds has become a competitive eating champion. She gets up in front of crowds of spectators and beats her male competitors time and time again, often to the jeers of the audience and sometimes with a barrage of garbage raining down on her. Say what you will about the gross out factor of competitive eating, the fact that Sonya walked into a stadium full of Philly fans to compete in the 2005 Wing Bowl where she was touted by the crowd as the “feminist villain” shows that she has a confidence that is admirable.

This past July 4th she won the annual Nathan’s hotdog eating contest in the newly created women’s division.

And then you have someone like Bonnie, a 70 year old grandmother who found a man had broken into her New Hampshire home undressed, and was sitting at her kitchen table eating a meal from her refrigerator. She was rightly concerned about the safety of her grandson asleep upstairs and grabbed a bat and starting beating the man until he left the house. Bonnie told the media, “I don’t want anyone to ever think they can hurt my family and get away with it. You have got to take care of yourself,” she says, “You’re not weak, be strong. There’s always a way to protect yourself. Use it.” Exactly. Now that is a woman who has confidence in herself, and it showcases that no one should ever feel the need to hold back when protecting themselves – male or female.

These are two different women, who feel comfortable enough with themselves to act outside what can be considered acceptable for women in our society. They are two women who are not afraid to draw on the confidence they feel inside themselves and do what feels right for them. I understand it can be hard to walk into male dominated environments, like a gun shop or shooting range, especially alone. This is one of the reasons I decided to become a firearms instructor. I enjoy introducing students, and especially women, to the world of firearms.

Once women make the decision to go for it and enter the range, I find many are afraid to handle the gun because of a fear they might break it. So they handle it gently, like it’s fragile or irreplaceable. Don’t be afraid to handle your gun roughly ladies! (By this I mean don’t pick it up like you would a newborn infant). A 9mm handgun can withstand twenty five thousand pounds of blow back pressure (psi) when you pull the trigger; believe me, even if you are at the gym every day, you can’t duplicate that kind of power. It’s actually better not to assist or baby your gun when chambering a round. Rack the slide and let it fly forward. Really get to know your firearm, touch everything on it and know how it works! Please be safe though and follow all safe gun handling rules including making sure it’s unloaded first. The gun is just a tool to get the job done, it’s no different than many other tools you will use on a daily basis. And it’s your tool. Whether your goal is to send some rounds down range at a piece of paper for fun or to gain some experience in order to keep a gun for self defense, like any other tool you own, knowing intimately how it works will allow it to work best for you.

It doesn’t matter if you want to shoot in pink earmuffs, or you buy a rifle DuraCoated in a purple camouflage pattern – in fact, bedazzle your gun case if you like, because it only matters how you feel inside about shooting your gun. You are just as capable and probably more responsible, than the guy in the next port. Don’t assume he knows any more than you do. Don’t misunderstand; my goal is only to encourage women to have confidence in their own ability to handle a gun. I have been the recipient of much encouragement and support of male instructors and gun owners.

I look at shooting as my time to relax so I often enjoy shooting alone. It’s at least as good as a visit to the spa. I have to clear my mind and turn off my phone to concentrate on what I am doing, especially if I want to shoot well. But I know that sometimes it’s easier to go with a friend.

My favorite experience was taking a friend to shoot who was sure she just would not be able to do it. Yes, of course she thought it was great that I could but there was no reasoning with her. It was too complicated, too much recoil, too much unfounded fear that she could never protect herself – that it wasn’t her job, her right, her responsibility to do so. After she fired the handguns, and very well I might add, I convinced her to shoot the AR-15. After the first round, she just paused and then looked at me.

“Wow,” she said, “that felt great. I can do this. I feel so empowered.” Hello, and welcome to my world. Remember ladies, it’s your gun, don’t be afraid of it. Own it.

Team GLOCK Finishes Strong at 2011 Pro-Am Championship

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SMYRNA, Ga. --(Ammoland.com)- Team GLOCK continued their season of first-class finishes as they competed in Pro-Am Championships, held July 14-18, in Frostproof, FL. Team GLOCK Captain Dave Sevigny swept the match, taking home both Professional Division Championship titles.

Randi Rogers was named High Lady in the Limited, and High in the A Class Open Divisions. Tori Nonaka was named High Junior and A Class in the Limited Division.

The Pro-Am Championship is a unique shooting competition, where participants compete in a series of eight timed stages to knock down as many steel targets as possible. Any shot over the allotted time counts as a penalty and points are deducted from the shooters’ score.

Team GLOCK Captain Dave Sevigny took home both Professional Division Championship titles.

“It’s exciting to be able to take home two Pro championship titles,” stated Sevigny. “It was a close competition in the Limited match as we were grinding right down the final stage; we used the tie-breaker to determine the top three. I had more breathing room in the Open match with a lead heading into our final stage and stayed sharp through my final shots.”

Sevigny competed with a GLOCK 34 in the Limited Division, and a GLOCK 17 in the Open Division; both built by S&J Custom.

Randi Rogers was named High Lady in the Limited Division, and High A Class in Open.

“The Pro-Am is the most exciting shooting event I compete in all year,” stated Rogers. “The entire match is extremely fast paced where competitors are shooting as fast as they can to knock down all the targets. Nothing gets your heart pumping faster knowing that ending buzzer is coming.”

Rogers competed with a GLOCK 34 in the Limited Division and a GLOCK17 for the Open Division; both built by S&J Custom.

Tori Nonaka finished High Junior and High A Class in the Limited Division. “This was my third year competing in the Pro-Am, stated Nonaka. “I always enjoy coming back to compete to knock down as much steel possible.”

Randi Rogers will next be at the MGM Junior Shooter Camp, held July 22-24, in Parma, ID. The team will next compete in the Steel Challenge Colorado State Championship, held Aug. 5-7, in Ault, CO.

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Sara Dunivin of Phoenix, Ariz. cruised to victory at the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory, by winning all 12 stages to claim the Women’s Production division.

Dunivin, who is the reigning USPSA Women’s Single Stack National Champion, finished the match with a final score of 934.0416 points, placing her 12th overall in the division.

“Sara shot an excellent match. Her strong finish, placing 12th in a field of 65, is one of the stand-out performances of the match,” said Chuck Anderson, the USPSA Area 1 director.

Rounding out the top five were Jayne Pacifico of Austin, Texas in second with 612.3143 points, Jodi Humann of Pullman, Wash. in third with 376.8775, Canadian shooter Cheryl Bryson of Surrey, British Columbia finishing fourth with 329.4389 and Ann Shaver of Mission Viejo, Calf. taking fifth with 276.8823.

Elsewhere in the Production division, Team CZ’s Angus Hobdell of Tempe, Ariz. took the overall title by winning five of 12 stages and finishing with a final score of 1159.9220. 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.

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

Valerie Levanza of Glendale, Calif

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- For the second time in recent weeks Team Limcat’s Athena Lee of Katy, Texas faced off against Team JVDynamics’ Valerie Levanza of Glendale, Calif. in Women’s Open division competition and again, this time at the 2011 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, Presented by Springfield Armory, Lee came out on top.

Earlier this month the two competed head-to-head at the USPSA Double Tap Championship in Texas where Lee, despite being scored shooting a minor power factor to Levanza’s major, edged out Levanza by less than a point.

This past weekend at the Area 1 match, with both shooters scored on an equal footing, Lee outpaced Levanza by 101 points winning nine of twelve stages and finishing 11th overall with a final score of 938.2747.

“Both Athena and Valerie are outstanding shooters and watching them go toe-to-toe for the second time this month puts into clear perspective how exciting women’s USPSA competition can be,” said Chuck Anderson, the USPSA Area 1 director.

Levanza finished second besting Lee on three stages and posting a final score of 836.9830. Third place went to Marisa Rollolazo of Seattle, Wash. who ended the match with a total of 625.6195 points.

Athena Lee of Katy, Texas

Rounding out the top five were Judith Simpson of Sherwood, Ore. in fourth with 606.7850 and Jan McDonald of Sweet Home, Ore. in fifth with 556.5588.

Elsewhere in the Open division, Eddie Garcia of Mesa, Ariz. won the overall Open title with five stage wins and a final score of 1161.0812 points. 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.

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)- 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).

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

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/).

Glock Pistols

SMYRNA, Ga. --(Ammoland.com)- Team GLOCK continued their top finishing season at they competed in the USPSA Double Tap Championships, held June 3-5, in Wichita Falls, TX and the World Class Speed on Steel 2011, held June 3-4, in Old Bridge, NJ.

Randi Rogers, who represented the team at the USPSA Double Tap, finished as Ladies Limited Division champion and 25th overall.

Tori Nonaka, who competed in the Speed on Steel, placed tenth in the Iron Sight Centerfire division and 14th in the Open Centerfire.

Rogers performance at the Double Tap Championships put her against a deep field of world champions, where she was faced with stages such as the “Sea Serpent.” This particular stage required the competitors to hit 14 paper targets for a possible 140 points. Rogers shot the stage in 20.15 seconds and scored 131 out of the 140 points.

A challenging stage, the competitor must begin at the front of a rectangular shooting area and maneuver backward to engage targets while keeping the muzzle pointed down range. In addition while moving backward the competitor must also duck below an arch built to resemble a giant sea serpent.

“For my first Double Tap competition, I was very pleased with my overall placement,” stated Rogers. “Transitioning between the very accuracy intensive Bianchi Cup to the speed focused Double Tap was a challenge, but I was very happy with the outcome of the match.” Rogers competed with a GLOCK 35, .40, built by S&J Custom.

Tori Nonaka, who competed for Team GLOCK at the World Class Steel Speed on Steel, shot in both the Iron Sight Centerfire, placing tenth overall and the Open Centerfire Divisions placing 14th overall.

“I looked forward to this match all year, and was very pleased with my performance,” stated Nonaka. “This exciting variation of the Steel Challenge will definitely help me to prepare for the world championship in August.” Nonaka competed with both a GLOCK 34, 9×19, built by S&J Custom and a GLOCK 17 Open Steel Gun built by Hatfield’s Gunsmithing.

Dave Sevigny will next compete in The Steel Challenge West Coast Regional in Piru, CA, June 17-19. The same weekend Randi Rogers and Tori Nonaka will be at the IDPA Carolina Cup in Oxford, NC.

Sara Dunivin visualizing the win for 2011 Springfield Armory USPSA Single Stack Nationals

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Sara Dunivin of Phoenix, Ariz. outgunned a field of top women shooters, including the three women who between them have won the title over the last five years, to the claim the Women’s title at the 2011 Springfield Armory USPSA Single Stack Nationals.

Dunivin, who won three stages in the match, pulled ahead on the second stage, moving up from third place, and held her lead through the final course of fire in the 14 stage shooting competition. Her final score of 683.7541 points outpaced her nearest rival, Cameron’s Custom Guns shooter Lisa Munson of Marysville, Wash., by 20.6760 points.

Munson, the 2008 and 2009 champion who placed sixth last year, finished in second place with three stage wins and a score of 663.0781.

“After finishing second last year, a little more than 28 points out of first, Sara came in to this year’s match looking for the win. She shot a solid match and never gave up the lead once she had it – and that’s what makes a champion,” said Michael Voigt, USPSA president.

Finishing in third was the defending and 2006 champion Julie Golob of Glasgow, Mont. Golob, who is captain of the Smith & Wesson shooting team, won four stages to finish with a score of 658.6123.

Rounding out the top five were Nancy Huspek of St. Paul, Minn. with two stage wins and a final score of 604.6564, and Team Springfield shooter, and 2007 champion, Kippi Leatham of Mesa, Ariz. who took fifth with one stage win and a score of 601.8470.

Also claiming titles at this year’s championship were Dave Sevigny of Smyrna, Ga. who won the overall title with 977.8292 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.

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.

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

Nonaka Claims 1st Major Win for Team Glock with USPSA Area 6 Production Title

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

FROSTPROOF, Fla. --(Ammoland.com)- Tori Nonaka won seven of 12 stages on her way to winning the Ladies Production division title – the first major win for the newest member of Team Glock – at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 6 Regional Handgun Championship this past weekend in Frostproof, Fla.

The 16-year-old high school student from Woodbridge, Va. outpaced her nearest competitor, Nancy Huspek of St. Paul, Minn., by more than 56 points with a final score of 764.3498 points.

“Tori is quickly moving up the ranks of top women shooters in USPSA. Now, as a member of one of the strongest performing teams in the Production division, she’ll only get better and certainly win more titles,” said Michael Voigt, president of USPSA.

Huspek finished second in the women’s match with three stage wins and a final score of 707.9034. Third place went to Ann Kaewplang of St. Cloud, Fla. who won stage two of the match and finished with 622.0881.

Elena Bykova of Frostproof, Fla. and Karyn Byerly of High Point, N.C. rounded out the top five posting final scores of 617.855 and 595.1087 to finish fourth and fifth respectively. Bykova was the only other member of the top five to win a stage with the women’s high score on stage five.

Elsewhere in Production division competition Michael Hollar of Conover, N.C. won the overall title with a final score of 949.0337. Among the seniors, Bruce Wallace of Jacksonville, Fla. won the Senior title and finished 11th overall with 829.2154 and Stephan Hobson of St. Petersburg, Fla. took the Super Senior title with 493.6198.

The Area 6 Handgun Championship was held at the Universal Shooting Academy range in Frostproof, Fla. The match drew 349 top shooters from around the country as well as Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Jamaica and Venezuela.

Match officials credit the high turnout to the generous support from corporate sponsors Cameron’s Custom Guns, Competitive Edge Dynamics, EarScopes, Freedom Gun Works, Gargoyle, Glock, GPI Custom Gunworks, Heckler & Koch USA, Hornady Manufacturing, Millennium Custom Guns, Nevco Targets, Otis Technology, Red Dot Shooting, Rescomp/CR Speed, Rudy Project, Sig Sauer, Spot on Supply, Springfield Armory, STI International, Surefire, TechWear USA, UniqueTek and Velocity Shooter.

To learn more about practical shooting, or join the nearly 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.

Glock Pistols

SMYRNA, Ga. --(Ammoland.com)- Team GLOCK continued their winning at the 2011 USPSA Area 6 Championship, held Apr. 15-17, at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla.

Team GLOCK Captain Dave Sevigny took the title of USPSA Area 6 Limited Champion. Randi Rogers secured her position as the Ladies Champion in the Limited division, placing in the top 10 overall in three out of 12 stages. Tori Nonaka was named Ladies Champion and high Junior in the Production division.

In USPSA practical shooting, competitors safely race through each course of fire, which will typically include props such as walls and barricades, to accumulate the most points on target in the fastest time possible. Area 6 is the Southeast region of the USPSA, which had 331 total competitors in the six divisions of competition. The competition required competitors to complete 12 courses of fire, for a total of 219 rounds, featuring reactive steel targets and paper targets.

Dave Sevigny competed against a deep field of world champions, national champions and other top ranked Grand Master class competitors to win the USPSA Area 6 Championship by a decisive six-percent. “I’ll compete in the Standard division at the 2011 IPSC World Championship and look forward to more USPSA Limited events as the season progresses,” stated Sevigny. “We’ll be ready for the Nationals and World Championships this fall.” Sevigny competed in the Limited division with a GLOCK 35, .40 caliber, by S&J Custom.

Randi Rogers won Ladies Champion in the Limited division, and finished 12th overall out of 103 competitors. Rogers also finished first in the Unclassified division.

“Area 6 was a challenging competition working in the heat, but I was able to keep my focus all day,” stated Rogers. “The number of strong competitors in the Limited division is very high and it is an honor to win against such talented ladies, as well as place so high amongst many talented male competitors.” Rogers used a GLOCK 35, .40 caliber by S&J custom for the Limited division.

Tori Nonaka was Ladies Champion and High Junior in the Production division. “Area 6 was my first major USPSA match since joining Team GLOCK,” stated Nonaka. “I am excited that the whole team did so well with wins across the board.” Nonaka competed in Area 6 with a GLOCK 34, 9×19, by Hatfields Gunsmithing.

Team GLOCK’s next event is the NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibit, in Pittsburgh, Pa., held Apr. 29-May 1. The team will be performing demonstrations during the show, as well as signing autographs. The next competition will be the NRA Action Pistol Championship, in Columbia, Mo., held May 25-28.

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

FROSTPROOF, Fla. --(Ammoland.com)- For the third year in a row Glock’s Randi Rogers has won at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 6 Regional Handgun Championship, this time in the Limited division.

In 2009 Rogers won the Women’s Limited-10 title. Then in 2010 she took the Women’s Production title. This year the Smyrna, Ga. resident dominated a field that included last year’s winner and runner-up, defending champ Lisa Munson of Marysville, Wash. and Sue-Ann Henriques of Manchester, Jamaica, by winning 11 of the 12 stages and finishing 12th overall with a final score of 793.1129.

“Randi is an extremely gifted shooter and our reigning Limited-10 and Production National Champion, so it’s no surprise that she’d come out on top as the Area 6 Limited division champion,” said Michael Voigt, president of USPSA.

Second place went to Munson, the only other woman to win a stage, with a final score of 654.0787. Third place went to Henriques with 511.7090. Rounding out the top five were Gabriela Franco of Doral, Fla. in fourth with 406.4359 and Gail McLean of Manchester, Jamaica in fifth with 405.1763.

Team Glock’s Rogers Wins USPSA Area 6 Women’s Limited Title

Elsewhere in Limited division competition, Roger’s Glock teammate, Dave Sevigny of Smyrna, Ga. , claimed the overall Limited title with 1012.3449. Teepy Porter of St. Mary’s, Ga. finished as the top Junior with 574.9844. Among the seniors, Rick VanBlaricum of Lafayette, Tenn. won the Senior title with 692.6382 while Dave Mueller of Tallahassee, Fla. took the Super Senior title with 616.4757.

The Area 6 Handgun Championship was held at the Universal Shooting Academy range in Frostproof, Fla. The match drew 349 top shooters from around the country as well as Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Jamaica and Venezuela.

Match officials credit the high turnout to the generous support from corporate sponsors Cameron’s Custom Guns, Competitive Edge Dynamics, EarScopes, Freedom Gun Works, Gargoyle, Glock, GPI Custom Gunworks, Heckler & Koch USA, Hornady Manufacturing, Millennium Custom Guns, Nevco Targets, Otis Technology, Red Dot Shooting, Rescomp/CR Speed, Rudy Project, Sig Sauer, Spot on Supply, Springfield Armory, STI International, Surefire, TechWear USA, UniqueTek and Velocity Shooter.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the nearly 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.

Glock’s Shooter Sevigny Scores Limited Win at USPSA Area 6

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

FROSTPROOF, Fla. --(Ammoland.com)- Picking up titles at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Area 6 Regional Handgun Championship has become a habit for Team Glock’s Dave Sevigny.

The Smyrna, Ga. resident added the 2011 Limited division title to his 2010 and 2009 Production division titles and the Limited-10 division title he grabbed in 2008.

Like many wins Sevigny has logged in his career this one came down to a strong finish. Sevingy began the match trailing Team Rudy Project’s Blake Miguez of New Iberia, La. after Miguez won the first stage.

Concentrating on shooting his match, Sevigny began his move on the fifth stage picking up the first of five stage wins. He then picked up his second win on the sixth stage to close the gap with Miguez to just over seven points.

Stage seven in the match went to Miguez, only marginally increasing his lead over Sevigny who placed third on the same stage.

Then the match turned in Sevigny’s favor as he racked up wins on the next three stages and jumped out to a 23 point lead. With just two stages left, the captain of the Glock shooting team expanded his lead to finish the match in the winner’s circle and 63.1242 points ahead of the runner-up Miguez.

“There is not a more confident shooter in a trailing position that Dave. He’s shown again and again that if you give him the room to make a move, you’re going to see him passing by in the final stages of the match,” said Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

Team Rudy Project’s Blake Miguez

Miguez, a contestant on the first season of History Channel’s Top Shot, finished in second with a final match score of 949.2207. Third place went to Kirksville, Mo. resident Manny Bragg, the 2008 and 2006 Area 6 Limited winner, who won four stages in the match and finished with 946.2696.

Rounding out the top five were Shannon Smith of Tampa, Fla. in fourth with 932.1028 and Canadian shooter Michael Burrell of Vaughan, Ontario in fifth with 917.6005.

Elsewhere in Limited division competition, Glock’s Randi Rogers of Smyrna, Ga., claimed the Women’s Limited title and finished 12th overall with 793.1129. Teepy Porter of St. Mary’s, Ga. finished as the top Junior with 574.9844.

Among the seniors, Rick VanBlaricum of Lafayette, Tenn. won the Senior title with 692.6382 while Dave Mueller of Tallahassee, Fla. took the Super Senior title with 616.4757.

The Area 6 Handgun Championship was held at the Universal Shooting Academy range in Frostproof, Fla. The match drew 349 top shooters from around the country as well as Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Jamaica and Venezuela.

Match officials credit the high turnout to the generous support from corporate sponsors Cameron’s Custom Guns, Competitive Edge Dynamics, EarScopes, Freedom Gun Works, Gargoyle, Glock, GPI Custom Gunworks, Heckler & Koch USA, Hornady Manufacturing, Millennium Custom Guns, Nevco Targets, Otis Technology, Red Dot Shooting, Rescomp/CR Speed, Rudy Project, Sig Sauer, Spot on Supply, Springfield Armory, STI International, Surefire, TechWear USA, UniqueTek and Velocity Shooter.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the nearly 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.

Jessie Abbate Defends USPSA Area 6 Open Shooting Title

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

FROSTPROOF, Fla. --(Ammoland.com)- In a field packed with the top women shooters in the U.S. Practical Shooting Association, Jessie Abbate of McDonough, Ga. proved once again why she is among the best in the nation with her Open division title win at the USPSA’s Area 6 Handgun Championship this past weekend in Frostproof, Fla.

Abbate, who competes for Team Leupold, won three of the 12 stages and led the field, which contained three former national champions, through most of the match, finishing with a final score of 793.7123 points.

“The women’s Open division match was one of the most challenging at this year’s Area 6 Championship because of the number of top shooters and how evenly they are matched. With just over 35 points separating the top five Jessie had her hands full, but proved once again how formidable a competitor she can be,” said Michael Voigt, president of USPSA.

Finishing 11+ points behind Abbate in second place was Team Limcat’s Megan Francisco of Gainsville, Va., the 2009 Women’s Open National Champion. Francisco won three stages in the match and was the only other shooter to lead the match, topping the field on the second and third stages before falling behind Abbate. She finished with a final score of 782.5746.

Team Limcat’s Megan Francisco

A little more than three points behind Francisco was fellow Team Limcat member, and season two contestant on History Channel’s Top Shot, Athena Lee. The Katy, Texas resident, who is the 2007 Women’s Open National Champion, won one stage on her way to posting a final score of 779.3066.

Rounding out the top five were Cameron’s Custom Guns team shooter Eva Micklethwaite of Tempe, Ariz. and another Team Limcat shooter, Kaci Cochran of Stockbridge, Ga., with two stage wins each and final scores of 771.3883 and 758.6229 respectively.

Elsewhere in Open division competition, Team SVI shooter Chris Tilley of Raleigh, N.C. took the overall title with 1015.7761 points. Sonny Morton, the Nevco Targets team shooter from Ruther Glen, Va., finished as the top Junior in 12th place overall with 858.9843 points. Among the seniors Robert Keller of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. won the Senior Open title with 779.8171 and Jack Baldwin of Pine Bush, N.Y. won the Super Senior title with 613.8431.

The Area 6 Handgun Championship was held at the Universal Shooting Academy range in Frostproof, Fla. The match drew 349 top shooters from around the country as well as Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Jamaica and Venezuela.

Match officials credit the high turnout to the generous support from corporate sponsors Cameron’s Custom Guns, Competitive Edge Dynamics, EarScopes, Freedom Gun Works, Gargoyle, Glock, GPI Custom Gunworks, Heckler & Koch USA, Hornady Manufacturing, Millennium Custom Guns, Nevco Targets, Otis Technology, Red Dot Shooting, Rescomp/CR Speed, Rudy Project, Sig Sauer, Spot on Supply, Springfield Armory, STI International, Surefire, TechWear USA, UniqueTek and Velocity Shooter.

To learn more about practical shooting, or join the nearly 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.

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- It’s OK to shoot like a girl, and it’s definitely OK to win like one too.

That’s the message, and spirit, behind a ladies-only shooting class scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, August 8 and 9 immediately following the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Western Pennsylvania Sectional weekend match in Hollidaysburg, Penn.

Taught by Team SVI member and 2005 Women’s Open National Champion Doni Spencer and Megan Francisco, the 2009 Women’s Open National Champion and member of Team Limcat, the class is an advanced competition course that will focus specifically on improving the students’ practical shooting competition skills.

“This is a unique opportunity to work directly with two of the top women in the sport of practical shooting. Both Doni and Megan have a wealth of experience that students can really benefit from,” said Harry Foltz, USPSA Area 8 director.

The class is limited to just 12 ladies and registration is first come, first serve. The cost is $300 per student, plus lodging. A special discounted rate at the match hotel, the Comfort Inn of Duncansville, has been arranged for students. All instruction will take place on the ranges of the Hollidaysburg Sportsmen Club and students are responsible for their own ammunition and equipment.

As an added bonus, both Spencer and Francisco will be competing in the weekend match and ladies attending the Western Pennsylvania Sectional are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to squad with the instructors.

For more information or to register for the class, visit the USPSA Women’s Training Class website (www.nepaidpascores.net/specials/2011_08_09_USPSA_WTClass_Hollidaysburg.html) or contact Sharon Burwell at (814) 934-9962 or Sharon@burwellguns.com.

Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the nearly 20,000 members of USPSA? Then visit www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or like USPSA on Facebook www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

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

Rogers is the newest addition to Team Safariland.

Safariland.com

JACKSONVILLE, Florida --(Ammoland.com)- Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, congratulates its newest Team Safariland member, Randi Rogers, for her wins at two major matches in February.

Using two top-selling Safariland holster models, she took High Lady at the USPSA (United States Practical Pistol Association) Florida Open and achieved Ladies National Champion at the IDPA Indoor National Championships.

At the USPSA Florida Open, February 18-20 in Frostproof, Fla., Randi won the Limited Class High Lady with a prototype Safariland 013 Competition Holster, made for her Glock 35. The Safariland ELS (Equipment Locking System) belt and components were also part of her winning rig, allowing her to quickly change out and adjust her equipment as the need arose.

“The Florida Open was a challenging match, and I was honored to finish so high in the standings,” stated Rogers. “My rig worked beautifully and felt comfortable throughout the entire day. I never had to worry about my holster or my mag pouches, and the rig was comfortable while running, bending and squatting.”

The IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association) Indoor National Championships were held at the S&W Shooting Sports Center, February 24-26. Rogers continued her winning streak by becoming the Ladies National Champion in the Stock Service Pistol Division. Rogers used the new Safariland Model 5198 Open Top Concealment holster introduced for 2011.

Stated Scott Carnahan, VP, Category Management for Equipment Products, “As a new Team Safariland member, it shows that Randi has jumped right into our winning form, helping us in the development of new products. Congratulations to Randi for her recent accomplishments.”

New fits for the Model 013 fits for the Glock and the S&W M&P will be available this summer.

About Safariland
Safariland, LLC is a premier provider of law enforcement and security products and services, delivering a full-range of customer-specific solutions. Offering many of the world’s most recognizable branded products in the public safety market, Safariland is committed to saving lives. For more information about Safariland and its body armor products, as well as information on the new NIJ-06 standard, please visit www.safariland.com.

About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense, security and aerospace company with approximately 107,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a full range of products and services for air, land

and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. In 2009 BAE Systems reported sales of £22.4 billion (US$ 36.2 billion).

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)- 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

Women of USPSA

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Capitalizing on the popularity of History Channel’s Top Shot, the Women of USPSA have added three styles of a new T-shirt to their online store featuring a quote from Top Shot contestant Athena Lee.

Quoted in an interview with the FoxNews.com Entertainment blog, Lee said, “my advice for women who are interested in shooting—don’t be afraid of a gun, it’s just a tool…it’s like having a baseball bat, but louder!”

Since appearing online on February 8, Lee’s quote has been hailed by shooters, and women in particular, for it’s witty message of empowerment.

The response has been so positive that it sparked one of Women of USPSA’s contributors, Fran Terry, to suggest putting the statement on a T-shirt.

A gun is just a tool. It's like having a baseball bat but louder" on the front.

Women of USPSA received Lee’s permission to use the quote and the “Athena approved” shirts are for sale on the group’s web store.

Available in black in three styles – a men’s tee, a women’s tee and a women’s tank top – the shirts feature Lee’s quote, “A gun is just a tool. It’s like having a baseball bat but louder” on the front. Available sizes are small to XL for the women’s tank top ($16.40) and small to XXL for the men’s and women’s standard tee ($11.40).

For more information on Women of USPSA visit the www.WomenofUSPSA.com. To buy an “Athena approved” T-shirt, or any other Women of USPSA gear, visit their online store.

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- The U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) released the roster of shooters that will represent the United States as Team USA at the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Shoot XVI to be held this October in Rhodes, Greece.

A total of 44 shooters will compete under the national banner on 11 squads in the Open, Standard, Modified, Production and Revolver divisions. In addition to the official team, there will be up to 55 shooters competing independently from the United States.

“This is without a doubt one of our strongest national teams we’ve ever fielded to compete in the World Shoot” said USPSA President, Michael Voigt.

“We had such a tremendous response from shooters wanting to represent the United States in Greece that we expanded the number of official squads to 11.”

The largest contingent of U.S. shooters will in the Open division where Team USA will have four squads competing. On the men’s team will be K.C. Eusebio of GA, the current USPSA National Champion, Max Michel of Covington, La., the 2009 National Champion, Chris Tilley of Raleigh, N.C., the 2008 National Champion and J.J. Racaza of New Milford, N.J.

The ladies team will feature the four women who have held the USPSA National Championship since 2006. Rebecca Jones of Hopewell, Va. is the current and 2009 National Champion. Megan Francisco of Gainesville, Va. is the 2010 National Champion, Athena Lee of Katy, Texas won the title in 2007 while Kay Miculek of Princeton, La. took the title in 2006.

In the Juniors Open category where American shooters have traditionally dominated, Team USA will consist of Blake Manning of Franklinton, La., PVT Shane Coley of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga., Nicholas Neel of Plano, Texas and Ben Thompson of Stewartstown, Pa., the 2010 Junior National Champion.

Rounding out the Open division squads is the seniors team consisting of Johnny Brister of Rosedale, Miss., Bernie McHugh of Monroe, La., Mike Pelissier of Huntington Beach, Calif. and Brian Smith of Gallatin, Tenn.

In the Standard division, the international equivalent of the Limited division within USPSA, Team USA will field three squads. The Standard division men’s team will be made up of Emanuel Bragg of Kirksville, Mo., Taran Butler of Simi Valley, Calif., Blake Miguez of New Iberia, La., and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s SSG Travis Tomasie of Kirkland, Wash. who is the 2010 Limited-10 National Champion.

The ladies Standard team will consist of Lisa Munson of Marysville Wash., the 2007 and 2006 Limited National Champion, junior standout Tori Nonaka of Woodbridge, Va., Carina Burns Randolph of Richardson, Texas and Randi Rogers of Smyrna, Ga., the 2010 and 2009 Limited-10 National Champion.

The third U.S. Standard division squad is the seniors team of Paul Clark Sr. of Littleton, Colo., Steve Miguez of New Iberia, La., Robert Novak of East Hampton, N.Y. and Mark Quinn of St. Louis, Mo.

Competing in the Production division will be the men’s team of Matt Mink of Conway, Ark.
Ben Stoeger of Eau Claire, Wis., Phil Strader of Owasso, Okla. and Robert Vogel of Wapakoneta, Ohio, the 2009 and 2008 National Champion.

International Practical Shooting Confederation World Shoot XVI

The ladies representing USPSA in the Production division Julie Golob of Glasgow, Mont., the 2006 and 2005 National Champion, Tasha Hanish of Phoenix, Ariz., the 2010 and 2009 MultiGun Tactical National Champion, Kippi Leatham of Mesa, Ariz. and Maggie Reese of Chino, Calif., the 2010 and 2009 MultiGun Open National Champion.

The Team USA squad competing in IPSC’s Modified division, will consist of Barry Dueck of Fountain Valley, Calif., Rob Leatham of Mesa, Ariz., Jojo Vidanes of Norco, Calif. and Michael Voigt of Chino, Calif.

Rounding out the official U.S. line-up will be the Revolver division squad of Mike Carmoney of Mitchellville, Iowa, Jerry Miculek of Princeton, La., who’s won the national title nine times since 2001, Patrick Sweeney of Ann Arbor, Mich. and Cliff Walsh of St. Petersburg, Fla., the 2009 Revolver National Champion.

At the last World Shoot, held in 2008 in Bali, Indonesia, the United States won six team and four individual gold medals, and expectations are high for this year’s championship according to Voigt.

“After 2008’s outstanding performance by Team USA, expectations are running high for this year’s competition. We’re going into the World Shoot with a wealth of both talent and international competition experience, the combination of which usually yields winning results. And that’s what we’ve come to expect from our shooters,” explained Voigt.

The IPSC World Shoot is the largest international gathering of top level pistol shooters and is held every three years. While the final number of shooters from the U.S. that will be attending the match is not yet known, Americans are the largest contingent of competitors at the event an usually account for 10-12% of all competitors.

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

Women of USPSA

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Ladies, let’s face facts, with just a few shopping days left before Christmas your significant other probably needs help finding you the ideal shooting gift. So here’s a list of gift ideas from the Women of USPSA to help that chronic procrastinator make sure he gets you the right gift.

Guys, listen up! Your wife, mother, niece, daughter, aunt, girlfriend or whatever deserves a great gift. Face it, she’s had to put up with you all year long and Christmas is when that bill comes due. So to help you find the right gift that keeps her happy and you out of the dog house the Women of USPSA have come up with a list of suggestions.

USPSA Membership: The U.S. Practical Shooting Association is a family of over 350 clubs and nearly 20,000 members from across the country that love to shoot and compete. Instead of going your separate ways on that sunny summer Sunday afternoon, get her a membership, grab your range bag and join in on the fun. There are lots of couples that shoot so you won’t be alone on the range. Go to www.USPSA.org to sign up today.

Custom Shooting Shirt: Gemini Custom Apparel (www.g2gemini.com) and TechWear USA (www.TechWearUSA.com) both make completely customizable shooting shirts that are comfortable, breathable and offer women the opportunity to hit the range in something other than the ubiquitous tactical black, tan or OD green shirts. Get her one, she’ll look like a rock star on the range.

iKam Video Glasses: Seeing is believing and with the iKam video glasses (www.i-kamstore.com) the lady shooter in your life will be able to see exactly what she’s doing right (because guys, she’s never wrong) on the range. Used by many of the top shooters – both male and female – these glasses give her the opportunity to not just learn from her shooting but to share her best range highlights with friends and family through sites like YouTube.

Photo Shoot with Yamil Sued: Give your favorite lady a photo shoot with Yamil Sued.

Photo Shoot with Yamil Sued: Instead of going to that local mall photographer why not give your favorite lady a photo shoot with Yamil Sued. Yamil has shot all the top shooters and is recognized as one of the best in the firearms industry. Whether you’re looking for action shots, match candids or portraits, Yamil is the go-to photog to make her look her best. Visit www.hotgunshots.com or contact Yamil at Yamil@hotgunshots.com for more info.

Babes with Bullets Firearms Camp: We hate to break it to you guys but sometimes she’s going to want go shooting without you. That’s where the Babes with Bullets™ camps come in (www.BabesWithBullets.com). They are a series of shooting camps for women held across the U.S. which offer practical pistol training for novice, intermediate and advanced shooters. Whether she’s never held a handgun before, or an experienced competition shooter, there is a camp for her. Send her to camp…. so you can go spend the weekend shooting with the guys.

Tactical Solutions .22LR Barrels: We know it’s hard for you to believe but sometimes we women want something that comes in a color other than black or stainless. Shocking isn’t it? Well Tactical Solutions (www.TacticalSol.com) has just what you need – lots of .22LR products and accessories in lots of…. wait for it…. pretty colors. If she’s smart she’ll pick pink so you won’t try and take her gun to the range.

Shot Timers: You think baby needs a new pair of shoes? Well she also needs a shot timer. How else will she know when she’s shooting faster – and better – than you? Competitive Edge Dynamics (www.CEDhk.com) and PACT (www.PACT.com) are just two companies with a number of different models and color options to choose from.

Hearing Protection: Good hearing protection is one of the most important items a shooter can have in their range bag and the electronic models are among the most popular with competition shooters. Pro Ears (www.ProEars.com), EHP (www.EHPHearing.com) and Peltor (www.Peltor.com) each offer a wide selection with a variety of styles and, most importantly for her, lots of colors to choose from.

Gift Certificates: If all these suggestions are just too difficult for you to handle then take the easy way out with a GENEROUS gift certificate from Brownells (www.Brownells.com), Dillon Precision (www.DillonPrecision.com) or MidwayUSA (www.MidwayUSA.com). While a gift certificate tells her you couldn’t think of anything to get her, a big dollar amount on it lets her know that you love her just the same. Did we mention generous?

IPSC World Shoot in Greece: 2011 marks the return of the IPSC World Shoot and this time the international practical shooting championships will be held in Greece. While slots are limited and the allocation for the U.S. has not yet been announced, a trip to Greece to compete against the world’s best is the ideal present for the woman who has everything – especially since the estimated cost can be in excess of $3,000 to $5,000. Of course she’s worth every penny and more, so contact the U.S. Practical Shooting Association for more information and slot availability.

Women of USPSA Gear: Finally, the woman shooter in your life needs to know she’s not alone. There are plenty of great, and talented, women in the practical shooting sports and www.WomenofUSPSA.com is where you’ll find them. Get on your computer and go to the Women of USPSA online store to order hats, shirts, hoodies and more featuring the stylish Women of USPSA logo. We’ve given you a great list of ideas so the least you can do to thank us – and show her you care – is to buy some of our gear.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all the Women of USPSA.

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

Women of USPSA

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- The online community for the women in the sport of practical shooting is helping the U.S. Practical Shooting Association – the ‘USPSA’ in Women of USPSA – field two woman’s teams to officially represent the U.S. at the 2011 International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Shoot in Greece.

USPSA fields a woman’s Open division team, one of the four teams the U.S. usually sends to the world championships held every three years. Next year however, two additional teams will compete in the Production division and the Standard division, the equivalent of the Limited division within USPSA competition.

The idea for adding two more teams to the U.S. roster in Greece came from the Women of USPSA who are helping with the selection process by hosting an online application.

“The World Shoot is one of the most prestigious action shooting competitions in the world. USPSA has fielded Open and Standard ladies teams in the past, but never in Production division. We hope that our increased participation helps encourage growth in the woman’s category, not just here in the America but throughout the world,” said Julie Golob, captain of the Smith & Wesson shooting team and co-founder for Women of USPSA.

Women who are members of USPSA and interested in representing the U.S. in international competition have until December 5 to apply. The application for team selection must be made online at www.womenofuspsa.com, but a downloadable PDF version is available so competitors can prepare their shooting record over the pat two years before having to complete the information online.

For more information visit www.womenofuspsa.com or www.uspsa.org.

IPSC World Shoot Application

• Online Application (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WorldShootSelection)
• PDF Application (http://womenofuspsa.com/World%20Shoot%20Selection%20Reference.pdf)

U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance

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

StrikeForce Manufacturing Shooter Rebecca Jones

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

LAS VEGAS, Nev. --(Ammoland.com)- Rebecca Jones of Hopewell, Va. claimed her second Women’s National Open title this past week at the Smith & Wesson USPSA National Handgun Championships.

Jones, who shoots for the StrikeForce Manufacturing shooting team and previously won the title in 2008, relied on consistency, recording just one missed target on her way to the podium.

“The big key for me this year was consistency,” explained Jones. “It was a really tough match and it looked a little deceiving with a lot of close targets but those were mostly partial targets. I gave up just one penalty in the match.”

To win the title Jones had to fend off one of the strongest contingents of women shooters including the defending champion Megan Francisco of Gainesville, Va., Jessie Abbate of McDonough, Ga. who is considered by many to be one of the strongest female shooters, Lisa Munson of Marysville, Wash. who has won several USPSA national titles and Athena Lee of Katy, Texas, the 2007 Open division champion.

Going into the final day of competition Jones did not know where she stood against her competition. Squadded with Francisco, she was only aware of how she stood against the 2009 champ.

“I knew I was doing well and that I had to finish strong,” said Jones. “I typically do well when there’s a lot of accuracy involved and this match obviously had that. In the end I felt pretty strong and win or lose when I finished up I knew I’d shot the best I could.”

Jones finished the match with a final score of 1328.9679 points which not only won her the women’s title but placed her 38th overall and the top A class shooter, beating out several Master and a few Grand Master level shooters in the process.

Finishing in second and just over 48 points behind Jones was Team Leupold’s Abbate with 1280.7503 points. Third place went to Team Limcat’s Francisco with a final score of 1277.4224 points.

Rounding out the top five were Munson, shooting for Cameron’s Custom Guns, with 1253.2984 to take fourth, and Lee with Team Limcat in fifth with 1241.3389 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.

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

Limcat Shooting Teams Athena Lee

About:
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organizations that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. Visit www.ussportsmen.org.

USPSA Women's Shooter Tori Nonaka Reloads

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

LAS VEGAS, Nev. --(Ammoland.com)- Team Glock’s Randi Rogers of Smyrna, Ga. went two-for-two at the Smith & Wesson USPSA National Handgun Championships claiming the women’s Limited-10 and Production division titles.

Rogers began the back-to-back championships with a dominating performance in the Limited-10 division where, as the defending champion, she outgunned the up-and-coming junior shooter Tori Nonaka of Woodbridge, Va. by more than 218 points with a final score of 1220.2654, placing her 34th overall.

“The match was very challenging with a lot of partial targets, a lot of no shoots and a lot of movers. It was challenging for some of the best shooters I’ve ever met in competition. Overall I was very pleased that I finished 34th among all shooters,” said Rogers.

With the Limited-10 title in hand, Rogers then set her sights on the Production division where Team Glock has won the title for the last three years including Rogers’ win in 2008.

In the Production match she faced Nonaka again, and the Team Smith & Wesson captain Julie Golob, the 2006 and 2005 title winner, who returned from competition in Australia jetlagged but in time to compete.

“When I started the Production match I put the Limited-10 win in the back of my mind, it was a whole new match with a whole new field of competitors. I really just tried to concentrate, shoot my sights and be aggressive and it all worked out for me,” explained Rogers.

Glock’s Randi Rogers Goes 2-for-2 at Smith & Wesson USPSA National Handgun Championships

The Glock shooter finished the Production match with a final score of 1204.3249 to place 50th overall and capture her second title of the championships.

In the Production match, finishing second and more than 57 points behind Rogers was Golob, of Glasgow, Mont., who posted a final score of 1146.6491. Third place went to Nonaka with 1136.9993 points.

Rounding out the top five were Team Smith & Wesson’s Kay Miculek of Princeton, La. in fourth with 1083.3721 and Mesa, Arizona’s Kippi Leatham of the Springfield Armory shooting team in fifth with 1081.2242.

In the earlier Limited-10 contest, second place went to Nonaka with 1001.6786 points. Team SureFire’s Maggie Reese of South Pasadena, Calif., fresh off her USPSA MultiGun Nationals win, placed third with 915.6948, while fourth place went to Sue-Ann Henriques with 802.6432.

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.

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

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

Dave Sevigny wins 10th USPSA National Championship: Photo taken by Kippi Leatham

Glock Pistols

SMYRNA, Ga. --(Ammoland.com)- Team GLOCK completed another successful season by having scored victories in both the men’s and women’s competition at the 2010 USPSA Back To Back Handgun Nationals. Held Oct. 8-16 at the Desert Sportsmen’s Club in Las Vegas, Nev., both the Limited-10 and Production division contests each required more than 350 rigorous rounds and featured 18 demanding courses of fire to complete.

Team GLOCK Captain Dave Sevigny won the Production division for his milestone 10th USPSA National Championship victory and added a 2nd overall finish in the Limited-10 division. While Randi Rogers swept the ladies field by defending her 2009 Limited-10 championship and reclaimed the Ladies Production division championship.

Sevigny and Rogers both used GLOCK 35 pistols in the Limited-10 division and GLOCK 34 pistols in the Production division.

“It is a great day for Team GLOCK,” stated Sevigny. “Winning the USPSA Production Nationals was my main objective at the beginning of the year. It’s really exciting to close out the season with my 10th USPSA National win.”

Both National Championship competitions that Sevigny entered were fiercely contested with dozens of top ranked competitors and manufacturers vying for the title. According to USPSA, it is “extremely rare,” for a competitor to reach the elusive 10 National championship mark.

“After training hard all year I was looking forward to competing in the 2010 Back to Back Nationals,” stated Rogers. “The matches were very challenging this year, offering a full range of skill tests; however, my training paid off and I was able to complete my goal of becoming the Back to Back National Champion.”

Rogers now owns four Ladies USPSA National championships, two each in Limited-10 and Production, and has won the past three contests she entered. In 2010, Rogers reached Master-class rating in Production and has proved she will be a contender for a long time to come.

“The Team GLOCK Shooting Squad truly demonstrated their talents at the National Championships,” said Gary Fletcher, GLOCK’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Dave and Randi continue to showcase their individual excellence, as well as the reliability and versatility of the GLOCK pistol in every competition they compete. All of us at GLOCK, Inc., congratulate Team GLOCK for another superior performance.”

Rogers Sweeps Lady Shooters Field at USPSA: Photo taken by Paul Erhardt

GLOCK has dominated the USPSA Production Division in 2010 – competitors using the “Safe Action” GLOCK pistol have won eight of the past 10 overall championships.

Team Safariland Shooters Maggie Reese & Tasha Hanish Win USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals with Safariland ELS Belt System

Safariland.com

Jacksonville, FL –-(Ammoland.com)- Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, congratulates Team Safariland shooters Maggie Reese and Tasha Hanish for winning the USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals September 9-12 in Las Vegas, NV. Both shooters repeat last year’s victories during the four-day match, which included all the top shooters from around the country.

Competitors shot approximately 400 rounds with handgun, shotgun and rifle to complete the 12 stages of fire. Reese took top honors in the Open Ladies Class, while Hanish won the Tactical Ladies Class, both using the new Safariland ELS Belt and Accessory System.

“Moving from stage to stage, each shooter must reconfigure their rig or belt system to accommodate the requirements of the stage. The ELS and Accessory system makes it a lot easier to set up the rig, giving us more time to study the course of fire,” explained Reese.

The entire Team Safariland was using the new ELS (Equipment Locking System), fork and receiver plates, which made it very swift and easy to configure their belt for each course of fire. The ELS components offer a small footprint and a stable platform to allow several to be placed at different angles and locations on the 032 ELS Competition belt. Pouches attach to the fork and they slide easily into the receiver plates mounted to the belt.

“Competing at this high level of competition, you can imagine the pressure each competitor endures. The ELS system helps take some of that pressure off,” stated Scott Carnahan, Vice President, Category Marketing for Safariland.

“We are very proud of Maggie and Tasha’s accomplishments. Equally important is that they have been instrumental with the development of our gear, especially gear for female shooters.”

For more information about the ELS Competition Belt System and Team Safariland, visit www.safariland.com/dutygear. For more information on this event, check out www.uspsa.org.

About Safariland
Safariland, LLC is a premier provider of law enforcement and security products and services, delivering a full-range of customer-specific solutions. Offering many of the world’s most recognizable branded products in the public safety market, Safariland is committed to saving lives. For more information about Safariland and its body armor products, as well as information on the new NIJ-06 standard, please visit www.safariland.com.

About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense, security and aerospace company with approximately 107,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. In 2009 BAE Systems reported sales of £22.4 billion (US$ 36.2 billion).

Horner Wins Tactical MultiGun Nationals Shooting Competition, Again

USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Daniel Horner of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit made it two in a row as he successfully defended his Tactical division title this past weekend in Las Vegas at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) 2010 DPMS MultiGun National Championships.

The Army shooter stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. won five of the 12 stages in the match, taking top honors on the second, third, fifth, tenth and twelfth stages.  Horner claimed the lead after the second stage and held it through the remaining stages to finish with a final score of 2075.0824 – a margin of more than 218 points over his nearest competitor.

This is the third time in his shooting career that Horner has won the title.

“Daniel is hands down one of the strongest shooters in MultiGun’s Tactical division. He’s won the title three times now and I’d be hard pressed to bet against him winning a few more time in the future,” said Michael Voigt, USPSA president.

Winning four stages – including the first which made him the only other shooter to lead the match – was Keith Garcia of San Ramon, Calif. who finished second with a final score of 1856.9040. Third place went to Chris Sechiatano of Pleasant Hill, Calif. with 1847.2757.

Finishing fourth and fifth were Rob Romero of Hoschton, Ga. with 1845.9131 and Ted Puente of Milwaukee, Wis. with 1802.8130.

Tasha Hanish, a Team FNH USA shooter from Cave Creek, Ariz., won the Women’s Tactical division title for the second year in a row her final score of 1252.3448.

Among the senior shooters, Kerry DeMatos of Oxnard, Calif. finished 16th overall and claimed the Senior Tactical division title with a score of 1557.8230 while Randy Askins of Ione, Calif. won the Super Senior title with a score of 858.3089.

More than 150 top shooters from 26 states, as well as Canada, competed in the 2010 DPMS MultiGun Nationals putting more than 19,000 rounds downrange during the competition. The format of the MutiGun Nationals tests a shooter’s skill with three types of firearms – the rifle, the shotgun and the pistol.

The next major 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.

Horner Wins Tactical MultiGun Nationals Shooting Competition

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

Maggie Reese Repeats As Lady’s MultiGun Open Champion

USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- For the second year in a row Maggie Reese of South Pasadena, Calif. has claimed the Women’s Open division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) 2010 DPMS MultiGun National Championships.

Reese won six of the 12 stages to lead the field for most of the match which took place this past weekend at the Desert Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“MultiGun competition is challenging because it requires you to shoot at your best with three different firearms. That’s exactly what Maggie did.

As the defending champion, she attacked the course and shot well across all three platforms to once again claim the title,” said Michael Voigt, USPSA president.

Reese started strong by winning the first two stages of the match then gave up the lead as last year’s runner-up, Vinky Castillo of Cerritos, Calif., won the next three stages.

Maggie Reese Repeats As Lady’s MultiGun Open Champion

Reese battled back by winning the sixth stage and regained the lead with her win on the seventh. She went on to win two more stages, stages 10 and 11, and expanded her lead over Castillo.

Reese finished the match with a final score of 1272.8205 which put her more than 155 points ahead of the second place Castillo’s score of 1117.8194.

Third place in the women’s competition went to Annette Williamson of Yuma, Ariz. with 1069.0940.

Rounding out the top five were Debora Cheek of Danville, Ind. in fourth with one stage win and a score of 1047.7695, and Lydia Cuyong of the Philippines in fifth with two stage wins and a final score of 862.0144.

More than 150 top shooters from 26 states, as well as Canada, competed in the 2010 DPMS MultiGun Nationals putting more than 19,000 rounds downrange during the competition.

The format of the MutiGun Nationals tests a shooter’s skill with three types of firearms – the rifle, the shotgun and the pistol.

The next major 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.

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

Maggie Reese Repeats As Lady’s MultiGun Open Champion

FNH USA Shooting Teams Tasha Hanish

USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Cave Creek, Arizona’s Tasha Hanish, a member of the FNH USA shooting team, won seven of 12 stages and dominated the field as she won the Women’s Tactical division title for the second year in a row this past weekend at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) 2010 DPMS MultiGun National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Hanish won the first four stages of the match, jumping out to a 62+ point lead over FNH USA teammate Dianna Liedorff of Sperry, Okla.

Hanish gave back a little more than three points as Liedorff won the fifth stage if the match, but then expanded her lead over Liedorff to more than 216 points with wins on stages six and seven.

Liedorff battled back with three consecutive stages wins before finishing second behind Hanish on the final stage of the match.

Hanish won the title with her final score of 1252.3448. Liedorff finished second with 1095.2133.

FNH USA Shooting Teams Tasha Hanish

“Tasha is quickly making a name for herself as one of the strongest women competing in MultiGun competition. Her dominating performance this weekend shows why she’s the one to watch in future matches,” said Michael Voigt, USPSA president.

Rounding out the top five were Denise Johnson of Thornton, Colo. in third with a final score of 972.9713. Fourth place, and a win on the eighth stage, went to Katie Harris of Taylorsville, Ga. who posted a final score of 957.3457 while fifth place went to Heidi Salman of Happy Valley, Ore. with 844.2410.

Daniel Horner of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit won the overall Tactical division title for the second year in a row with his final score of 2075.0824

Among the senior shooters, Kerry DeMatos of Oxnard, Calif. finished 16th overall and claimed the Senior Tactical division title with a score of 1557.8230 while Randy Askins of Ione, Calif. won the Super Senior title with a score of 858.3089.

More than 150 top shooters from 26 states, as well as Canada, competed in the 2010 DPMS MultiGun Nationals putting more than 19,000 rounds downrange during the competition. The format of the MutiGun Nationals tests a shooter’s skill with three types of firearms – the rifle, the shotgun and the pistol.

The next major 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.

FNH USA Shooting Teams Tasha Hanish

FNH USA Shooting Teams Tasha Hanish

Glock’s Randi Rogers Claims Area 8 Lady’s Production Shooting Title

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)-Team Glock’s Randi Rogers won all but two stages to take the Lady’s Production 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.

Rogers, who holds the rank of Master in the Production division, the second highest skill level in the sport of practical shooting, took the lead on the first stage and held it through all 10.

The Smyrna, Ga. shooter finished the match with a final score of 777.8610, outpacing her nearest competitor, Tori Nonaka of Woodbridge, Va., by more than 81 points.

“Randi moved up to Master earlier this year and her performance at the Area 8 match shows why she’s one of the top women shooting in the sport today,” said Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

Nonaka, who is a junior, won two stages to finish with a final score of 696.6233. Cindi Thomas of Lexington Park, Md. claimed third with a score of 517.4270.

Rounding out the top five were Laura Torres-Reyes of Thurmont, Md. and Sharon Burwell of Duncansville, Pa. finishing fourth and fifth with 435.0203 and 379.2736 respectively.

Elsewhere in the Production division standings, Rogers’ Glock teammate Dave Sevigny took the overall Production title for the fourth year in a row his winning score of 1103.5862.

Nevitt Morton of Ruther Glen, Va. claimed the Junior title and finished 13th overall with a score of 778.7580.

Another Master, Bruce Wallace of Jacksonville, Fla. finished in 20th place as the top senior with his final score of 700.7860 points.

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.

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

Max Michel Leads Women of USPSA Poll

Women of USPSA

PIRU, Calif. --(Ammoland.com)- Fans of the shooting sports are predicting Max Michel and Jessie Abbate will return to the winner’s circle at this year’s Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships according to poll results released by the Women of USPSA.

The Women of USPSA, in cooperation with the Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA), launched a Steel Challenge poll earlier this month asking fans of the shooting sports to predict this year’s Steel Challenge winners in 16 categories.

“The Women of USPSA’s first shooting sports poll was a big success with shooters from around the country weighing in on who they think will win the 2010 Steel Challenge,” said Julie Golob, Women of USPSA co-founder and a Steel Challenge competitor shooting for Team Smith & Wesson.

“We want to thank all those who took the time to vote in our poll. Their enthusiastic input has helped us spotlight the tremendous talents of the country’s top speed shooters and generated a good deal of buzz about who may or may not win.”

The following are the final results for the top shooters in each of the 16 categories:

Open Division

• Max Michel 24.7%
• Jerry Miculek 17.3%
• Dave Sevigny 17.3%
• K.C Eusebio 13.2%

Women’s Open Division

• Jessie Abbate 61.2%
• Sarah Irish 15.7%

Limited Division

• Dave Sevigny 30.6%
• Rob Leatham 21.9%
• J.J. Racaza 17.4%

Women’s Limited Division

• Julie Golob 52.8%
• Jessie Abbate 41.6%

Steel Master

• Dave Sevigny 44.2%
• B.J. Norris 21.0%
• Todd Jarrett 17.6%

Women’s Steel Master

• Jessie Abbate 74.4%
• Randi Roger 14.3%

Production Division

• Rob Leatham 51.1%
• Julie Golob 29.9%

Women’s Production Division

• Julie Golob 71.7%
• Randi Rogers 21.7%

Iron Sight Revolver Division

• John Bagakis 27.5%
• David Olhasso 21.2%
• Elliot Aysen 13.8%
• Tony Phan 12.7%

Open Revolver Division

• Jerry Miculek 86.0%
• Todd Crow 5.0%

Women’s Revolver Division

• Annette Aysen 59.1%
• Molly Smith 20.7%
• Rachel Crow 18.7%

Iron Sight Rimfire Pistol Div.

• Julie Golob 38.8%
• Phil Strader 31.6%
• John Bagakis 13.6%

Open Sight Rimfire Pistol Div.

• Jerry Miculek 26.2%
• Dave Sevigny 22.7%
• B.J. Norris 15.6%
• Jessie Abbate 14.2%

Senior Division

• Frank D’Amato 21.4%
• John Maxwell 19.5%
• Mike Gallion 13.6%

Junior Division

• Sarah Irish 33.7%
• Janae Sarabia 10.1%
• Cody Tucker 9.5%

Women’s Junior Division

• Sarah Irish 33.5%
• Molly Smith 16.7%
• Janae Sarabia 10.3%

The 2010 Steel Challenge kicks off Thursday morning, August 19, with the rimfire events and concludes Saturday, August 21, with the Open division competition.

To learn more about Women of USPSA, visit www.WomenofUSPSA.com, follow @WomenofUSPSA on Twitter or become a facebook fan at www.facebook.com/WofUSPSA. For more information on the Steel Challenge Shooting Association visit www.SteelChallenge.com, or follow @SteelChallenge on Twitter.

About Women of USPSA:
Launched in September of 2009 by three top women shooters, WomenofUSPSA.com has established itself as the online home for women in the sport of practical shooting. Women of USPSA’s mission is to encourage and inspire women everywhere to participate in the shooting sports by celebrating the women who compete in U.S, Practical Shooting Assn. competitions. The site features shooter bios, live streaming video from various shoots, interviews with top shooters, match videos and the popular WomenofUSPSA blog.

About the SCSA:
The Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA) is the national governing body for the sport of Speed Shooting and organizer of the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships. To learn more about SCSA and the Steel Challenge visit SteelChallenge.com where you will find stage diagrams, complete results, a list of past champions, world record times and more.

Women of USPSA

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Women of USPSA, in cooperation with the Steel Challenge Shooting Association, has launched a survey asking fans of the shooting sports to weigh in on who they think will win this year’s Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships.

Fans can vote for their favorite shooters by going to www.WomenofUSPSA.com, clicking the Steel Challenge logo and casting votes in 16 different categories. The voting will conclude at 5:00pm EST on Tuesday, August 17 and the final results will be announced on Wednesday, August 18. Competition is set to begin Thursday morning, the 19th, on the Steel Challenge ranges in Piru, Calif. The match will conclude Saturday, August 21 when the final shots are fired in the open pistol division and a new overall World Speed Shooting Champion is crowned.

“Women of USPSA is always looking for ways to keep shooters active both on and off the range, so we’ve partnered with SCSA to provide an opportunity for everyone to cast their vote for their favorite shooters at the Steel Challenge,” said Julie Golob, Women of USPSA co-founder and captain of the Smith & Wesson shooting team.

“Even if you aren’t able to compete, the Women of USPSA survey is a fun way to be a part of the action. So vote for your champion now and vote often!”

The Steel Challenge brings together the best shooters in the world to test their speed and skill against the clock. Among those competing at this year’s match are past champions Max Michel, K.C. Eusebio, J.J. Racaza, Tatsuya Sakai, Jessie Abbate, Kay Miculek and Golob, herself a two-time champion.

“Everybody has an opinion on who the top shooter is and that’s why we’re so excited to be working with Women of USPSA to give shooting fans the chance to pick the winners at this year’s Steel Challenge. This is the premier showcase for the world’s fastest shooters so picking the winners will be no easy task,” said Scott Moore, Steel Challenge sponsor relations.

To learn more about Women of USPSA, visit www.WomenofUSPSA.com, follow @WomenofUSPSA on Twitter or become a facebook fan at www.facebook.com/WofUSPSA. For more information on the Steel Challenge Shooting Association visit www.SteelChallenge.com, or follow @SteelChallenge on Twitter.

About Women of USPSA:
Launched in September of 2009 by three top women shooters, WomenofUSPSA.com has established itself as the online home for women in the sport of practical shooting. Women of USPSA’s mission is to encourage and inspire women everywhere to participate in the shooting sports by celebrating the women who compete in U.S, Practical Shooting Assn. competitions. The site features shooter bios, live streaming video from various shoots, interviews with top shooters, match videos and the polular WomenofUSPSA blog.

Arizona’s Debbie Keehart made it look easy as she dominated the Women’s Limited division field by winning 10 of 11 stages and cruising to victory at the 2010 USPSA Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship...

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Mesa, Arizona’s Debbie Keehart made it look easy as she dominated the Women’s Limited division field by winning 10 of 11 stages and cruising to victory at the 2010 U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship this past weekend.

The match, which was held June 24-27 at the South East Idaho Practical Shooters range in Idaho Falls, Idaho, drew 325 top shooters with 110 of them competing in the Limited division.

“Anytime you look at the USPSA match results you’ll find Debbie’s name at or near the top, and her commanding performance at this year’s Area 1 Championship shows why,” said Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

Keehart finished the match with a final score of 675.7234. Finishing a distant second was Christie King of Yakima Washington who posted a score of 374.6296. Finishing third and fourth were Eris Merritt of Baker City, Ore., and Melinda Gregston of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Area 1 is one of the eight USPSA shooting regions in the country and is made up of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, but shooters from 12 other states, as well as Canada, competed for the championship title in USPSA’s Open, Limited, Limited-10, Production, Revolver and Single Stack divisions.

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)- In a match they came down to the last stage, Nancy Huspek of St. Paul, Minn., won the Women’s Production division title at the 2010 U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Area 1 Regional Handgun Championship, edging out two-time defending champion Carrie Jamrogowicz of Missoula, Mont.

The two shooters won all 11 stages, with Huspek taking top honors on four and Jamrogowicz on seven. But it was the first stage which served as their last that decided the match.

Huspek shot the stage in 17.76 seconds scoring 16 A-zone hits and 4 C-zone hits giving her a stage score of 74.9472 points and an overall final score of 840.8861.

With her third consecutive Production title in sight, Jamrogowicz came up short, scoring 15 A-zone hits, 3 C-zone hits and two misses in a disappointing time of 29.91 seconds. Her final stage score of 30.9587 gave her an overall score of 834.2349, just 6.6512 points behind Huspek’s winning run.

“Nancy put in a strong performance and kept her focus all the way through the final stage of the match to take the win. This match, more than any other in the championship, demonstrated how suddenly a shooter’s fortune can turn in practical shooting, and Nancy showed how to take advantage of a winning opportunity,” said Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

Rounding out the top five were Ann Blosser of Kennewick, Wash., claiming third with 534.8511, Lisa Levis of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., in fourth with 527.6808, and Brande Ehrman of Meridian, Idaho, in fifth with 384.8382.

The match, which was held June 24-27 at the South East Idaho Practical Shooters range in Idaho Falls, Idaho, drew 325 top shooters.

Area 1 is one of the eight USPSA shooting regions in the country and is made up of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, but shooters from 12 other states, as well as Canada, competed for the championship title in USPSA’s Open, Limited, Limited-10, Production, Revolver and Single Stack divisions.

The 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 boast more than 19,000 shooters and represents the upper echelon of the shooting sports with many of its top competitors actively training law enforcement and military units on the shooting techniques and equipment developed in competition.

To learn more about the U.S. Practical Shooting Association, or to find a club in your area, visit www.USPSA.org or follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter.

Irish Skates By Micklethwaite to Area 5 Lady’s Open Title

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- In the Women’s Open contest at the 2010 U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Canyon Creek Area 5 Handgun Championship, Sarah Irish of Dearborn, Mich., skated past Eva Micklethwaite of Tempe, Ariz., by the narrowest of margins, just 0.7408 points, to win the title in a back-and-forth battle that lasted the entire match.

Micklethwaite took the early lead, starting the match with two of her five stage wins. However, Irish, who was the 2009 runner-up, quickly countered by winning the next six stages and taking the lead after stage seven.

Micklethwaite then began battling back.

She won the next three stages and ate away at Irish’s lead, which had grown to over 17 points. The two then headed to the final stage with Michlethwaite trailing by just 5.7905.

On the twelfth and final stage, Micklethwaite made her move and shot 54.8271 to finish with a final score of 964.6108 points and a chance to win her second career regional title.

However, it was not to be, as Irish faced down the pressure and posted a 49.7774 on the stage, a score good enough to help her hold on to victory with her final point total of 965.3516.

“The women’s Open contest was the nail-biter of the match. It was a classic back-and-forth between two outstanding competitors with Sarah holding on for the win over Eva. I think it’s safe to say we all look forward to this rematch in the future,” said Michael Voigt, president of USPSA.

Elsewhere in the Open division, Team Sig shooter Max Michel of Covington, La., recorded his third consecutive USPSA regional win of the season.

Nicholas Neel of Plano, Texas, finished fifth overall to take the Junior Open title, while in the senior categories, Paul Thompson of Deerfield, Ill., took the Senior Open title and Bruce Carby of Byron, Ill., claimed the Super Senior title.

Hosted by the Tri County Gun Club in Polo, Ill., and sponsored by Canyon Creek, the Area 5 match grew 22.5% over the previous year with a total of 337 top shooters from around the country, as well as Canada, competing for a title in one of six divisions.

Area 5 is one of the eight USPSA shooting regions in the country and is made up of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Eva Micklethwaite battling back.

About:
The 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.

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Carina Randolph not only claimed the Lady’s title for the second year in a row at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) 2010 Area 4 Handgun Championship, but the Richardson, Texas shooter also finished ninth overall and claimed top honors over the entire Limited field on the fourth stage.

“Carina continues to be a force in the Limited division,” said Voigt. “This year marks the seventh times she’s won the Area 4 title and if she continues at the pace she’s going, she’s likely to push aside a couple guys on her way to a top five finish – or maybe the overall title.”

Randolph led the women’s field throughout the entire match by winning 10 of the 12 stages and outpacing her nearest competitor by more than 230 points. She finished the match with an impressive score of 1041.9577.

Second place went to Thibodaux, La. resident Barbara Thibodaux who was the only woman to top Randolph on any stage with wins on the eighth and ninth stages. Thibodaux posted a final score of 805.0249.

Texans, Bobbi Hedegard of San Antonio and Tania Steele of Beaumont, finished third and fourth with scores of 408.1193 and 355.9532 respectively.

The STI Area 4 Handgun Championship was held at the Shootout Range in Princeton, La. The match drew 230 top shooters from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, the four states that make up Area 4, as well as Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin and Canada.

The next regional championship on the practical shooting calendar is the Canyon Creek Area 5 Championship scheduled for June 10-13 at the Tri County Gun Club in Polo, Ill.

For more information on USPSA, upcoming matches and full match results, visit www.USPSA.org