May 2025 IDPA Report
We had 27 shooters come to our May 24th match at MCRC. The weather was clear; temps climbed into the low 80’s. 4 scenario stages, 1 standards stage and a warm up. Thanks everyone for attending our match. Our MCRC members are committed to hosting a fun and challenging match.
Winners of each class and their division (from Practiscore):
High Master: Chase Mason (also High Carry Optics Pistol)
High Expert: Eric Jackson (also High Pistol Caliber Carbine and High Overall – Match Winner)
High Sharpshooter: Jarod Haggard (CO)
High Marksman: Chris Cunningham (CO)
High Unclassified: Lee Williams (also High Concealed Carry Pistol)
Most Accurate: Marc Richman, down 1 for the match, excellent. (Most Accurate are shooters that did not hit a non-threat target on any stage). 17 shooters made the Most Accurate list.
High Stock Service Pistol: John Champoux (SS)
High Enhanced Service Pistol: Mike Fowke (SS)
High Custom Defensive Pistol: David Garrett (SS)
Setup Crew: Geraldo Cruzado, Marc Richman, Don Rawls, Barron Smith. Many thanks to our local MCRC Safety Officers and all the other Safety Officers and Scorekeepers.
Honorable Mention: Marc Richman for stepping up to run the match, including designing and building the stages. I had to leave early for a wedding in St. Helena.
Match Breakdown:
Juniors (17 and under) and Ladies – 0
Seniors /Distinguished Seniors – 18
(Next month let’s look at the Tactical Match stats to see if it is attracting younger shooters)
Division and Classification breakdown:
Carry Optics Pistol division had 15 shooters.
Sharpshooter class had the most IDPA shooters at 10.
Stage winners:
Stage 1, Turn and burn [6 round start, 16 rounds total, moving right to left, surprise target]: Bryan Smith, CO, 14.44 seconds, 0 down.
Stage 2, What’s the commotion [6 round start, 16 rounds total, targets in the open and L/R cover positions] Eric Jackson, PCC, 15.57, 0 down.
Stage 3, Bitcoin for guns [DC start, hands on bitcoin, 16 rounds, high potential for an accidental non-threat]: Chase Mason, CO, 16.44, 1 down.
Stage 4, A mazed [DC start, 18 rounds, lots of walls, a good room clearing exercise] Eric Jackson, PCC, 16.89, 1 down.
Stage 5, Aw heck [standards stage, no movement, 3 rounds per at various distances]: Eric Jackson, PCC, 10.92, 1 down.
Note that none of the stages contained any steel or moving activated targets as we start our summer season. They did contain a good many walls and barrels.
May Stage Breakdown:
Stage 2, “What’s the commotion” by Marc Richman
On this stage, 4 shooters hit a non-threat, and 3 had a procedural error. Eric Jackson and Chase Mason shot it perfectly with 0 down and 0 penalty.
Take a look at it below and see how you would approach it:
Next match – please join us for the “MCRC Tactical Match – 2 Gun” that we are hosting on June 28th, 2025. Announcement will be made using our usual methods of Practiscore and our mail chimp e-mail. We are going to be running 4 Two Gun stages, and a Three Gun Stage. We will have a shotgun and ammo for the 3 Gun stage, or you can bring your own automatic or pump action. If you don’t have a Pistol Caliber Carbine, we will have several that you are welcome to use. This month we will be shooting out of a golf cart, using 2 drop turners on one stage, shooting through various window ports and shooting while handcuffed! While action filled, we will not be running between bays like we have been so it will be somewhat toned down for the heat we expect. One of the stages is below so you can plan how you would shoot it:
Upcoming: We are discussing having a monthly “Introduction To IDPA” class at the range after work on the 4th Wednesday or Thursday of the month. Marc and I will be distributing flyers to local gun shops and making announcements at the match and via our usual methods. This would also be a practice session for our seasoned shooters, and they could share some tips with our new shooters. By reply, would anyone be interested in attending? (dcrawls@live.com)
Next IDPA match will be Saturday July 26th, 2025. Details forthcoming via our usual methods, Practiscore and our Facebook Page, IDPA At MCRC.
Comments are appreciated (about anything from stage design to the reporting of results) below if you are viewing this on our Facebook page IDPA at MCRC. Or at our e-mail address dcrawls@live.com.
[submitted by Don Rawls, A653878]