SoCo Practical Shooters

10/03/2023

04/21/2023

The weather forecast took a turn for the worse and now it looks like it will be snowy, rainy, and cold at the range on Saturday. Sorry to have to do this, but we are going to cancel the match. Refunds are being issued. Next month is doubtful since it is a holiday weekend and I may not have enough staff in town, but we’ll see. In the meantime, stay warm and safe!

11/23/2022

The November SoCo Practical Shooters (SCPS) match is cancelled due to not having enough BOD staff. Apologies for any inconvenience. We will also not have a match in December due to it being Christmas Eve and the range will likely be shut down. Therefore, we will see you all in January.

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, whether you are at home or traveling to be with family.

Take care and be safe,
--g

08/27/2022

Thank you to everyone who joined us in the Springs for our match today. We had PHENOMENAL help for setup and had 99% of it done by 9am -- YOU ALL ARE ROCK STARS!! :)

A gazillion thanks to Charlene Jones and Robert Christie, who stepped in and helped with Stats and Safety, respectively, as we were a little short on BoD staff today. Thank you thank you thank you! 💕

Results have been posted here:

https://practiscore.com/results/new/179086

Hope you all had fun. See you in September!

After posting your match to Practiscore.com there will be a button at the bottom of the results page to download the file you send to USPSA.org.

08/24/2022

SoCo Practical Shooters will be hosting our August match this Saturday, 8/27. We will have 6 stages, including one classifier. One of the stages is a future classifier that USPSA has asked clubs to “try” and provide feedback on before they officially make them classifiers.

The weather on the day of the match looks to be beautiful, in the mid-80s. However, there is a forecast for possible heavy thunderstorms on Friday evening, so if it hits the range and the conditions are less than ideal, we will send updates via the ECOUSPSA mailing list on Saturday morning.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT:
Registration and payment is online, and is open until Friday at 7pm.

Your squad # will be the berm number that you will start on.

If you are a new shooter to USPSA, it is required to take the Safety Briefing at 8 before you can shoot the match. Let me know if you need to take it.

**Please remember that we run a cold range. Firearm handling is limited to the Safe Area or under the direction of an RO only. DO NOT HANDLE YOUR GUN IN YOUR VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT.**

ROUND COUNT: ~126

Setup Start: 7:00a
New Shooter Safety Briefing: 8:00a
Sign-in: 8:30a-9:30a
Shooter’s Meeting: 9:45

* As always, please obey the posted speed limit of 10MPH throughout the range *

6 Stages (5 field courses + 1 Classifier) Match Day Info - ​Setup Start: 7:00a New Shooter Safety Briefing: 8:00a Registration: 8:30a-9:30a Shooters Meeting: 9:45a Match Fee: $30 SCPS Member discount: -$5 PPGC Member Fee: -$5 The monthly SCPS matches are held on Pikes Peak Gun Club’s Special Use...

07/20/2022

SoCo Practical Shooters will be hosting our July match this Saturday, 7/23. This will be our Section Qualifier, and we have prepared 6 challenging stages over 5 berms. It will be a hot one, so please bring plenty of fluids to stay hydrated and sunscreen to keep from burning to a crisp.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT:
Registration and payment is online. The match will open up on PractiScore tomorrow morning (7/20) at 8:00am MT. Our SCPS waiver is online, and agreeing to the terms is required in order to register. You will be able to squad after payment.

MORNING CHECK-IN:
Everyone shooting our match will be required to sign PPGC's Liability Release the morning of the match.

Your squad # will be the berm number that you will start on.

If you are a new shooter to USPSA, it is required to take the Safety Briefing at 8 before you can shoot the match. Let me know if you need to take it.

ROUND COUNT: 149

Setup Start: 7:00a
New Shooter Safety Briefing: 8:00a
Sign-in: 8:30a-9:30a
Shooter’s Meeting: 9:45

* As always, please obey the posted speed limit of 10MPH throughout the range *

Registration will open up at 8:00am Wednesday, 7/20, on PractiScore, here:
https://practiscore.com/scps-eco19-2022-07-23/register

REFUNDS/DISCOUNTS:
Refunds for cancellations will be given up until 7pm Friday, when registration closes. After that, we thank you for your donation to SCPS. Discounts of $5 will be handed out to those actively helping with set-up by 7:30a.

Text, email, or call with any questions. See you Saturday! :)

--Germaine

6 Stages (4 field courses, 1 standards, 1 Classifier) Match Day Info - ​Setup Start: 7:00a New Shooter Safety Briefing: 8:00a Registration: 8:30a-9:30a Shooters Meeting: 9:45a Match Fee: $35 (regular fee + SQ) SCPS Member discount: -$5 PPGC Member Fee: -$5 The monthly SCPS matches are held on Pike...

05/24/2022

Due to not having enough BoD in town this Memorial Day weekend, SoCo Practical Shooters will unfortunately have to cancel our May match. Yes, I know, the weather will be gorgeous, but them's the breaks. Please join us next month when we will hold our Section Qualifier match. Promise. 😊

Please enjoy this weekend with your friends and/or family, and remember to honor those for whom the holiday is named.

-- G

03/26/2022

Thank you to everyone who came to the Springs today to shoot with us on such a gorgeous day! Many thanks to everyone who helped with setup and tear down. HUGE "thank you"s to Steven Cline for his MD/RM help, and the very awesome Charlene Jones for taking care of stats for us. Results can be found here:

https://practiscore.com/results/new/162892

Please let me know if you spot anything that needs to be corrected before I upload the results to USPSA on Monday.

Just a reminder, we will NOT have a match next month, as almost the entire SCPS staff will be in Grand Junction for Colorado State. We'll see you in May!

After posting your match to Practiscore.com there will be a button at the bottom of the results page to download the file you send to USPSA.org.

03/23/2022

Weather forecast is looking absolutely gorgeous for this Saturday, with forecasted highs in the upper 60s, so the SCPS March match is a GO! (Finally!) 😊 For those of you who will be going to Big Horn next month, we have set up a prep match of sorts – 4 field courses and 1 classifier, and 2 of those stages were designed by Price McDonald for the 2018 and 2019 Colorado State matches.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT:
Registration and payment is online. The match will open up on PractiScore Wednesday evening at 7:00pm MT. Our SCPS waiver is online, and agreeing to the terms is required in order to register. You will be able to squad after payment.

Only check the discount boxes if you are able to prove you are entitled to them. For example, if you check the USAFA discount box, you will be asked to show your Academy ID at check-in. If you are a BoD member, we will be able to verify that with the other section MDs. Etc. We will have SCPS membership forms available to fill out if you want to sign up for a membership and take advantage of that discount for the rest of the year.

MORNING CHECK-IN:
Everyone shooting our match will be required to sign PPGC's Liability Release the morning of the match. Yes, even though you signed the SCPS waiver online. This is the range’s requirement. Please sign it and get your Tyvek bracelet, which is required to have on your person in order to shoot at PPGC.

SAFETY BRIEF:
If you are a new shooter to USPSA, it is required to take the Safety Briefing at 8 before you can shoot the match. Let me know if you need to take it.

**Please remember that we run a cold range. Firearm handling is limited to the Safe Area or under the direction of an RO only. DO NOT HANDLE YOUR GUN IN YOUR VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT.**

ROUND COUNT: 130

Setup Start: 7:00a
New Shooter Safety Briefing: 8:00a
Sign-in: 8:30a-9:30a
Shooter’s Meeting: 9:45

* As always, please obey the posted speed limit of 10MPH throughout the range *

Registration will open up at 7:00pm tomorrow evening, Wednesday, 03/23, on PractiScore:
https://practiscore.com/scps-eco19-2022-03-26/register

REFUNDS/DISCOUNTS:
Refunds for cancellations will be given up until 7pm Friday, when registration closes. After that, we thank you for your donation to SCPS. Discounts of $5 will be handed out to those actively helping with set-up by 7:30a.

Text, email, or call with any questions. See you Saturday! :)

5 Stages (4 field courses + 1 Classifier) Match Day Info - ​Setup Start: 7:00a New Shooter Safety Briefing: 8:00a Registration: 8:30a-9:30a Shooters Meeting: 9:45a Match Fee: $30 PPGC Member: -$5 SCPS Member: -$5 USAFA Cadet: -$5 The monthly SCPS matches are held on Pikes Peak Gun Club’s Special...

03/14/2022

SoCo Practical Shooters is excited to be hosting Tim Herron Shooting 's 2-Day Practical Performance class September 23-25. This class will be focused on the practical shooting skills that will help you more confidently plan, tackle, and shave time from your performance with a pistol. Day 1 is on Friday, students will be squadded with Tim and shoot the regular SCPS club match on Saturday, and then the conclusion of the class (Day 2) will be on Sunday. Cost is $540 and covers instructor & range fees, SCPS match fee, targets, and the online payment processing fee. This is an exciting opportunity to learn from one of the best shooters in our sport and an incredible instructor. There are only 2 spots left in the class…sign up today, or risk being put on the waiting list!
https://practiscore.com/events/tim-herron-2-day-practical-performance-shooting-class/participants/create

02/24/2022

While the forecasted high for Saturday looks to be pleasant ...eventually... temps at setup time are looking to be brutally cold and below freezing temps before first shots. Canceling the match. We'll try again next month. Here's hoping Mother Nature cooperates ... 🤞🤞🤞

01/31/2022

I would like to take a moment to congratulate our newly-minted batch of Chief Range Officers in USPSA!

Eddie Abe
Gordon Blank
Dillon Bomgardner
Troy Bumguardner
Jim Burnell
Tom Christian
Nico Dattels
James Domenico
Mark Johnson
Anne Konnath
Pat Miller
Sean Myhre
Brandyn Ness
Allen Neva
Norm Spahr
Steve Stetler
Ben Tarver

The class was fantastic! There was so much good discussion on Saturday during the classroom portion, and even more today once we got out onto the range to build and debug stages. So proud of each and every one of them! Thank you to the students who traveled from outside of our section (Jim B) and from out of state (Dillon, Troy, Mark, Gordon) – their dedication to travel great distances demonstrates their commitment to our sport. Thank you also to the members of our section who came down to the Springs for the class – your dedication to take the next step in your officiating journey will help to strengthen our section even further. Next time you see one of them out at your local matches, be sure to congratulate them on a job well done! 😊

One more thing – shout-out to the following people, without whose help and support this class would not have happened: Gene Bray, Pat Jones, Terri Wilson, John Wirth, Regis Frank, the staff at PPGC, and Charlie Perez. And a HUGE thank you to Kevin Imel, for coming out to Colorado to teach both the Level I RO Class in December, and the Level II RO Class this weekend. Thank you all!

We are working on setting up another Level I RO class for this summer. If you are not already on the waiting list and would like to get notified once the details are finalized, please send an email to germ at frii dot com.