Classifier / Charity Match This Sunday

August 6, 2013

Howdy folks,

Please join us this Sunday August 11th, at Universal Shooting Academy for more awesome competition shooting!!

This month we are doing a USPSA classifier match, Steel Challenge Match and more importantly raising some money for one of our supported charities, the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. These guys do amazing work to assist the families of our Special Operations Warriors. Also their administrative overhead is super low meaning the vast majority of your donation goes directly to support the cause! Please consider them when looking for areas to give. We will have bucket available for anyone who can afford to donate a little extra, your support is extremely appreciated.

USPSA Classifier Match

We will have 5 classifiers as well as re-shooting 3 stages from the Pro-Am. I will remove a few of the targets and it will be comstock scoring. So 8 stages total.

The 5 Classifiers are:

CM 99-34 Ported View

CM 06-10 Steely Speed VII

CM 06-09 Steely Speed VI

CM 06-03 Can You Count

CM 03-05 Paper Poppers

Registration Opens: 9am

Walkthrough: 9:30am

Fee: $30 ($10 will go directly to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation)

You may shoot the match again with a different gun for classification for an additional $10. This must be done after the first match is complete, you can’t shoot two guns on the same squad throughout the day. It would bog down too much with this many classifiers. All it takes is a squad of two however afterwards and you can reshoot for classifier submission.

Steel Challenge

As usual we have all 8 stages of the Steel Challenge up and ready to go. The match starts at the same time but you may show up later and shoot the Steel Challenge match if you’d like. You must have at least two on a squad however, so it’s best if you show up with someone else if you’re shooting later in the day.

Registration Opens: 9am

Walkthrough: 9:30

Fee: $30 ($10 will go directly to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation)

Also you may shoot multiple guns, or multiple matches for one price this month.

Additional Info

Practice will be available after the match for an additional $10. You may practice on anything we have set up. Steel Challenge, Action Steel, USPSA, etc. Again, you need to have at least a couple guys together please.

Range closes at 5pm or until I run out of…..well, you know.

You may shoot USPSA and the Steel Challenge match for the one $30 price this month.

It could be a long day with all the classifiers and it’s gonna be hot! I’ll have water but I’d recommend bringing some snacks and maybe some power drinks.

Please spread this around to your shooter lists. I know many folks are always looking for classifier matches and I want to raise as much as possible for SOWF!!

Single Stack / Revolver National Championships

May 15, 2013

So…back from the Single Stack Nationals. One of my favorite matches of the year. If you are a true competitor then this type of match juices you up! Like the old IROC series in NASCAR. Everyone is running essentially the same gun, heads up more or less. Not 5 or more divisions to dilute the competition. If you can hang in the top 10 or 16 at this match you are one hell of a shooter. I was fortunate to pull off my best finish yet with 3rd place behind TGO and Dave Sevigny, pretty solid shooters to say the least. The only slightly embarrassing part is Dave shot minor (unintentionally). Needless to say he shot pretty amazing to go minor and still finish so well, would have won the match had it not been for that.

I’m also proud at my penalty free match. My second National level match with no penalties, last time I did that I won! I shot pretty solid throughout the Single Stack Nationals, I had 2.5 bad stages which didn’t cost me the match but cost me second place for sure. No penalties but a blown reload on one stage and a couple extra shots that cost me extra reloads on other stages. Competition is tight at the top and it only takes a few mistakes to take you out of it.

I throughly enjoyed the match plus we had great weather which is rare for Barry. Thanks to all the crew, staff, RO’s, sponsors that made it all happen. Special thanks to Dave Williams from the Springfield Custom Shop for the amazing 1911 I was fortunate enough to win.

Now for the Revolver Nationals….yeah, I said it, Revolver Nationals. I was already up there so I thought what the heck I’ll give it a shot. I used to shoot a bit of revo back in “the day”. My performance was very poor but with 12 rounds of practice I guess I was expecting too much. To top it off I went minor at chrono. No excuse for that, it’s the first time I’ve ever had that happen. All that said however it was one of the more fun matches I have shot. Some friends and I had a great time entertaining our squad with our comedy of errors.

Two great quotes from the Revo match:

“No, I shot at it….I’m actually that bad!” (after an RO was trying to give an FTE to a squad mate on a wide open 12 yard target. He did shoot at it as we all attested and he was “that bad” :))

“This revolver stuff is fun, I think I’m going to switch to revo full time…..said no one ever!” (from yours truly)

Thanks as well to all the staff, many of the same folks, that made the match happen. I’ll for sure shoot it again if they put it on.

Custom Rifle raffle to support Rangers Scholarship Fund

May 1, 2013

Awesome opportunity to help out one of our supported charities and get yourself a bitchin rifle in the meantime!! The Rangers Scholarship Fund is raffling a custom designed rifle from E.R. Shaw!! Looking for a new varminter, hunting or tactical rifle! This is your chance while helping family members of Rangers get an education. Tickets are 1 for $20 / 2 for $30. Drawing will be at the end of July, you don’t need to be present to win. Call me personally or call the office here and we can take CC over the phone and I’ll fill out your ticket for you. I’d like your help in selling some tickets, maybe even a corporation could buy a block. I have 50 but can probably get some more. Thank you.
Rangers Scholarship Fund
E.R. Shaw Barrels

World Shoot XVII Shirts Are Here!!

March 28, 2013

Click on the shirts to go to the club store for purchase!!

Proud to give back to those that fight for us

March 16, 2013

Here at Universal Shooting Academy we are proud to announce two charities we are going to be involved with. The Rangers Scholarship Fund and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Both of these organizations provide education opportunities to the family members of soliders from these respective military units or designations.

When we decided we wanted to get involved with some charitable organizations we did a little investigating to be sure the money is getting where it is supposed to go. I am confident after personally talking to these two groups they are solid, stand up organizations. Their overheads are low and I have a separate friends I have talked to who know one or more people on the board of these groups.

I will be promoting them on our social media. I encourage you to consider them in your charitable donations for this and coming years. USA will be donating this year as well as likely holding a fund raising match at the range. I will have our webmaster get their logos a more prominent location on our home page.

Please click on the below logos to go to the website’s and learn more. I can get you in touch with people there as well, but they are quick to respond to any of your questions.

Thank you.

Calendar reminder

March 4, 2013

We will not be holding a match this coming weekend at USA. It is normally our USPSA day but we are going to be out of town shooting the FL State IPDA Championship in Clearwater. USPSA will resume on the second Sunday of April. It is our slot match for Central Florida Section and we will be shooting 6 stages from the FL Open. Be sure to join our mailing list to stay up to date. Contact me if you want on.

Off Site Training Events

March 4, 2013

Manny Bragg will be offering the following off site courses

2 Day course following the Area 1 Championship in St. George, UT. April 20 and 21

2 Day course following the Area 5 Championship in Barry, IL. June 17 and 18

Fee for either course is $450 per person, max 8 students.

Contact Manny directly to register.

mannybraggusa@yahoo.com 660.216.4826

Feb 3 Gun!

February 26, 2013

IPSC Columbus Cup

February 5, 2013

Great match in a great location from our friends in Barbados.

FL State Championship

January 22, 2013

Combined results

FSM 2013 Combined Pistol All divisions