We had 47 shooters come to our November 25, 2023 Toys For Tots Fundraiser match at MCRC. Temp in the bays was 70 degrees. 4 scenario stages; 1 TFT Non IDPA special challenge stage and 1 warm up standards stage. A good crowd for Thanksgiving weekend when many are out of town or hosting family at home. If you were able to make it out, thanks for attending and for helping us raise some money for this worthy cause.
Also our gun raffle raised over 1k for new range equipment! Look for new props in 2024!
Winners of each class and their division (from Practiscore):
High Rifle [Pistol Caliber Carbine]: Mike Wilkerson (also High Overall, High Master Class, and Most Accurate)
High Handgun: Bob Bailey (Carry Optics Pistol); (2nd Place Overall and High Expert)
High Sharpshooter: Frank Price (PCC)
High Marksman: Matthew Stugart (COP)
High Novice: Nancy Grunnet (COP)
High Unclassified: Derek Spoor (COP)
Most Accurate: Both Mike and Bob were down 4 for the match, excellent. 36 shooters made the Most Accurate list (they did not hit a non-threat target on any stage)
High Concealed Carry Pistol: Geremy Velez (also high SS Pistol)
High Custom Defensive Pistol: Dan Higgins, MM
High Enhanced Service Pistol: Adam Scott, UN
High Stock Service Pistol: Gerald Douglas, EX
Honorable Mention: Goes to Dan Higgins. He comes up from Hilton Head to attend our match, so he gets the long-distance award. We still are bringing in a lot of out-of-town shooters, mostly from Aiken and Summerville/Charleston. We seem to have lost some of our Rock Hill/Charlotte area shooters to a new Action Pistol match being held the 4th Saturday in NC.
Setup Crew, Many Thanks: Mike Phillips, Roy Johnson, Stevie Phillips, Bob Bailey, Don Rawls, Jamie Elks, Jim Kornilieff, Bobby Franklin, Xenia Mountrouidou, Brent Stone and Marc Richman. We pulled out nearly every prop we have to build these stages, so help was needed and appreciated. Roy Johnson brought his boat and his knowledge of how to assemble the rarely used runner prop.
Match Breakdown:
Ladies – 6
Juniors (17 and under) – 2
Seniors /Distinguished Seniors – 25
Military – 6
Law Enforcement – 1
Division and Classification breakdown:
Carry Optics Pistol had 23 shooters. Enhanced Service Pistol had 5; Stock Service Pistol had 7; Custom Defensive Pistol had 1; Concealed Carry Pistol had 10; and Pistol Caliber Carbine had 3 shooters. NFC (.22 caliber) had 3 shooters. (Numbers based on sign up numbers, not actual attendance)
No matter what gun you shoot, we have a place for you at MCRC IDPA.
Sharpshooter class had the most IDPA shooters at 11, but still was outnumbered by Unclassified shooters at 14.
Stage ideas:
Thanks for your feedback on our stage designs. Please submit your ideas for any stages to me or Mike and we will get them in in 2024.
Stage winners:
Stage 1, Publix Predicament: Mike Wilkerson OA, Brent Spigner High Pistol
Stage 2, Price’s Revenge [a replay of Frank Price’s Stage 7 at the Tier 2 PGC match]: Mike Wilkerson OA, Jamie Elks High Pistol
Stage 3, Black Friday Doorbusters [kick door, runners, flip flop and swinger]: Mike Wilkerson OA, Jeremy Velez High Pistol (note top 3 shooters this stage were PCC)
Stage 4, Car Stage [real VW Convertible]: Bob Bailey OA, Mike Wilkerson High PCC (note top 3 shooters this stage were pistol shooters)
Stage 5, Star Lord [special T4T Non IDPA stage, 2 Texas Stars]: Mike Wilkerson OA, Bob Bailey High Pistol (note top 3 shooters this stage were PCC)
Stage 6, Scuba Pirates [shooting out of a jon boat]: Mike Wilkerson OA, Gerald Douglas High Pistol
Some great accurate shooting from Mike Wilkerson, the Regional IDPA Coordinator.
September Stage Breakdown:
Stage 2, “Price’s Revenge”
Mike Wilkerson PCC was fastest on this stage with a raw time of 17.11 seconds, with 1 point down.
On this stage, 1 shooter hit a non-threat, and 5 had a procedural error. 1 shooter (Bobby Franklin) shot it perfectly with 0 down and 0 penalty.
Take a look at it below and see how you would approach it:
SAFETY OFFICER CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT:
ON FEBRUARY 18, 2024, PALMETTO GUN CLUB IN SUMMERVILLE WILL BE OFFERING THE IDPA SAFETY OFFICER CLASS. WE NEED MORE SAFETY OFFICERS! GERALDO WILL NOT BE SHOOTING WITH US ON SATURDAYS SO WE ARE LOSING A CERTIFIED SAFETY OFFICER. I AM HOPEFUL HE STARTS UP A SUNDAY PCC/OUTLAW PISTOL MATCH ON SUNDAYS AFTER IDPA. I DID HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS YESTERDAY; A CERTIFIED SAFETY OFFICER FROM CCSC MAY BE RELOCATING TO LEXINGTON SOON AND WILL LIKELY BE JOINING US AT MCRC.
MIKE WILKERSON CAN PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING SAFETY OFFICER QUAILIFICATION AND CLASS COST. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF MCRC, WE WILL PAY YOUR ATTENDENCE FEE, SEE ME OR MIKE.
Next match will be Saturday January 27, 2024. Come join us!
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[submitted by Don Rawls, A653878]