September 2025 IDPA Report
We had 22 shooters come to our September 27th match at MCRC. Rain stopped early and temps climbed to the 70’s. There were 4 scenario stages and 1 standards stage using the car. Thanks, shooters, for attending our monthly match. Please let others in the shooting community know if you enjoy our match and help us increase our monthly attendance numbers.
Winners of each class and their division (from Practiscore):
High Expert: Eric Jackson (also High Pistol Caliber Carbine and High Overall)
2nd Overall: Trinh Nguyen, Carry Optics (also High Sharpshooter)
3rd Overall: Gerald Douglas, EX (also High Enhanced Service Pistol)
*Always good to see the top 3 shooters in different divisions*
High Marksman: Chris Cunningham (CO)
High Unclassified: James Browning (PCC)
Most Accurate: Eric Jackson, down 8 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: Jon Oliver, EX
High Concealed Carry Pistol: Mike Dawson, SS
Setup Crew: Match Directors, Chris Cunningham, Geraldo Cruzado. Just having one extra person cut down our setup time by hours. Many thanks to our local MCRC Safety Officers and all the other Safety Officers and Scorekeepers.
Honorable Mention and Long-Distance Award: How about Chris Haigh from Leeds, UK. A proper northern Englishman and he took some light-hearted ribbing from us locals.
Match Breakdown:
Seniors /Distinguished Seniors – 14
Military/Veteran – 6
Division and Classification breakdown:
Carry Optics Pistol had 12 shooters.
Sharpshooter class had the most IDPA shooters at 9.
Stage winners:
Stage 1, Too Much Salsa [Start holding burrito, move to cover positions, also targets in the open]: Eric Jackson, PCC, 18.63 seconds, 0 down.
Stage 2, NC State Stage [A Kevin Powell design stolen from the match book for the NC State Championship, cover positions and shots in the open, Corey’s door and a non-threat swinger]: Eric Jackson, 14.38, 1 down.
Stage 3, Marco Polo [2 activated disappearing targets, USPSA Blue Bobber, positions of cover and a small window] Brent Spigner, 20.02, 1 down.
Stage 4, Car Standards [32 round standards stage in 4 strings in and around the car]: James Browning, PCC, 26.51, 9 down.
Stage 5, Cuffed Out [shoot stage while seated and handcuffed, 2 double drop turners]: Jon Oliver, 16.78, 4 down.
September Stage Breakdown:
Stage 5, “Cuffed Out”
On this stage, 1 shooter hit a non-threat, and 2 had a procedural error. No shooters shot it perfectly with 0 down and 0 penalty.
Take a look at it below and see how you would approach it:
Be sure to sign up early for the upcoming “MCRC Tactical Match – Halloween Edition” that we are hosting on October 27, 2025. Announcement will be made using our usual methods. We are going to be running 3 Multi-Gun stages in 5 bays with lots of props (i.e. car, CPR dummy, drop turners and swingers) and mucho movement!
Next IDPA match will be Saturday, November 22nd, 2025 (our annual Toys for Tots fundraiser match). Details forthcoming via our usual methods, Practiscore and our Facebook Page, IDPA At MCRC.
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[submitted by MD Don Rawls, A653878]