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(I know that On the signal, engage 3 targets with

Stage 9 “Halloween smash”
was another favorite. This stage
illustrated that bullets do not
always penetrate. Two arrays of
five targets were set behind hay
bales with steel targets portraying room setup. This stage
pumpkins on top. The shots were
very manageable – if the shooter
aimed.
Stage 10 “Truck stop blues”
also demonstrated this premise.
window glass a gun from the end table.
will not stop a Stage 13 “Home invaders”
9mm but a 70’s was also in the shoot house. This
model truck bed allowed the shooter to clear 3
will help earn rooms and a hallway of his house.
you two FTN’s
The State match was supposed
– Editor).
to be held over Saturday and
Stage Sunday morning. Something
12 “TV happened though. First, as
programming shooters at the match will agree,
sucks” was in USSA’s shoot house. we possibly had the best, and
This house is notable in that you hardest working crew of Safety
can shoot in 360 degrees safely Officers I have ever seen. Pleasant,
with variable lighting and (Continued on page 37)
was incredibly simple and
I know we all practice it
constantly. You start the
stage in an easy chair with
a remote in one hand, a C

Four of the nine targets were placed beverage in the other and M

into vehicles. A truck fender will pithy comments toward Y

stop a bullet, ask me how I know the newsman on your lips. CM

MY

One never-ending job of running a major match is cartridges, and suppressors made for them get CY

securing sponsors. There are many companies that packed with debris. CMY

ceaselessly fund our matches, and we hold a great ap- To backtrack, some of you do not know suppressors K

preciation for their support and their products. are legal. Guys, and gals, this is America. If you got
We were fortunate enough at this years Oklahoma the money, we got the toys. There is a paperwork
State IDPA Championship to welcome a new sponsor. form that goes to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
SilencerCo. and Firearms for approval. Once they approve you,
SilencerCo has a innovative new product out called and cash your $200 tax payment, a dealer can transfer
the Sparrow. I have been selling machine guns and one of these items to you. They are illegal in some
suppressors for many years, and this is honestly one states, and if you live in one of those states – MOVE!
of the most useful products I have seen. Take your tax payments, and MOVE! See how they
It is a modular .22 caliber suppressor that takes down enjoy their idiotic laws when they have no tax rev-
for cleaning. It also has an internal assembly that enue to enforce them with.
holds the carbon and lead build-up
away from the take down threads,
so that it will come apart easily.
We put this suppressor, along with
my beloved HK4, at the rifle side
match with some free ammo for
the shooters to enjoy.
It is one of the quietest suppres-
sors I have used, and the clean-
ing advantages are phenomenal.
Rimfires are inherently dirty
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