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The March 12, 2007 match at Albany Rifle and Pistol club is unofficially called the "Mothers Day" match. The squad I shot in is unofficially called the "Geriatrics Squad", because there were only a few of the 12 squadmembers who didn't fit into a Senior or SuperSenior category.

One of the non-senior shooters, John, is featured in several of the videos I plan to present and I gave him the URL for this website so he could watch his performance objectively.

There are a lot of videos of his shooting in this six-part series (officially completed as soon as YouTube comes back online and I can upload this video), but this one is especially interesting.

John ... seemed to have broken the rules.
The rules are, shoot the paper targets over the bar, shoot the steel under the bar.
He took a shot over the bar after he had APPARENTLY completed engaging all paper targets. Worse, the round hit the berm just over the steel target array.

Go look at the video. You be the RO. What would you do?


Music ("I Shot The Sheriff") by Mr. Eric Clapton.

The videos for this and all other stages in this match are available at Jerry the Geek's Video Shooting Gallery. The video for this particular stage (a 16mb download) is here.

Stage 1: Better Make Sure (CM99-50)
(Click the link to view the Stage design and procedures in PDF format.)

The designer of this 8-round Comstock Classifier has not been identified. by USPSA.

You can see the original YouTube video here.

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Stage 2: Stupid Donut
(Click the link to view the Stage design and procedures in PDF format.)

Music ("Knockin' on Heaven's Door") by Mr. Eric Clapton.

The videos for this and all other stages in this match are available at Jerry the Geek's Video Shooting Gallery.

Mr. Mike McCarter is the designer of this 23-round Comstock stage, which includes 11 IPSC targets and 1 steel target.

Shooter starts in shooting box "A", and can engage all targets from that box and/or Shooting Box "B".

Shooting the Pepper Popper through the 'donut' activates the sliding window, which allows shooter to engage targets T1-T4 (not legally accesible from outside Shooting Box "A".)

Moving downrange through Shooting Box "B", targets T5-T6, T11 - T12 may be engaged.

Stepping on the activator box at the forward lateral wall activates bobbing target T8, as well as a no-shoot penalty target just behind the port (which is not an obstacle for tall competitors.)

Through the port, the shooter may engage moving target T8 as well as static targets T7 and T9. Note that the moving target is repetitively obscured by a steel-plate representing an IPSC target, and is considered "Hard-Cover".

All in all, it's a nifty little Mac McCarter Special stage design. Neat, but not gaudy.

You can see the original YouTube video here.

The 2006 Hostility To IPSC Award

We interrupt this series of actual USPSA Shooting Match articles to bring this Breaking News to your attention:


Jerry the Geek has been awarded 2nd place in the prestigious "Hostility to IPSC" competition. (Click on the title of this article to see the original award webpage ... as long as it remains available.)

I take great pride in this award, and I vow to continue my efforts in hopes that I win first Place in the 2007 competition.

There's a chance that it will actually happen. I draw your attention to my 2007 May Day post: "Target Control".

If that doesn't do it, I don't know what will.

Quality, not Quantity.

In the meantime, I offer my heartfelt congratulations to Jim Norman, the winner of the "2006 Hostility to IPSC" award.

Jim, I've watched your work for years and I have the utmost admiration for your accomplishment.

(Click on the image to see the full-size version. Click on the resulting image again to see a 'clean' version.)

Note that, according to the "Page Info" option, this page was last modified "Sunday, May 13, 2007 12:11:30 AM", and it expires "Sunday, May 13, 2007 12:11:30 AM".

I think that means I'm fortunate that several of my friends cared enough to forward this link to me before it expired. Otherwise, you may have missed this little hissy-fit expression of appreciation compiled by the self-described "IPSC Secretary", creator of the "Official IPSC Forum" (Global Village), and member of the "IPSC Inner Council".

I'm sure you share my joy in this achievement, as well as my hopes that I can do better in the 2007 competition. IPSC must be very proud of the way in which the IPSC Secretary represents the International Practical Shooting Confederation!

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Stage 3: Up And Back
(Click the link to view the Stage design and procedures in PDF format.)

The videos for this and all other stages in this match are available at Jerry the Geek's Video Shooting Gallery.


Mr. Mike McCarter is the designer of this 22-round Comstock stage, which includes 9 IPSC targets and 4 steel targets.

Shooter starts in the large shooting box, hands are touching a "X-marked" spot on the lateral vision barrier. (Note: original requirement for toes to be touching the vision barrier were deleted due to safety considerations.)

Targets can be engaged from either end of a lateral wall, or from a port in the center. Shooting positions at the wall ends require backward movement to get around the arc of the v-shaped lateral wall to engage targets on the other end of the array. Steel targets are backed by no-shoot penalty targets.

Music: Eric Clapton - "Cocaine"


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You can see the original YouTube video here.

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Stage 5: Crap!Weak Hand!

(Click the link to view the Stage design and procedures in PDF format.)

Music will be provided by Mr. Eric Clapton, "Willy and the Hand Jive".

The videos for this (15mb) and all other stages in this match are available at Jerry the Geek's Video Shooting Gallery.

Mr. Mike McCarter is the designer of this 21-round Comstock stage (Originally 'Virginia Count', but changed due to the presence of steel targets), which includes 9 IPSC targets and 3 steel targets.

There are 3 strings:
String 1: starting with hands resting on window sill, pistol unloaded and resting on barrel, on signal load and engage 3 IPSC, 1 PP Free Style.

String2: starting with hands resting on window sill, pistol loaded and resting on barrel, on signal load and engage 3 IPSC, 1 PP Strong Hand Only.

String3: starting with hands resting on window sill, pistol loaded and resting on barrel, on signal load and engage 3 IPSC, 1 PP Weak Hand Only.

You can see the original YouTube video here.

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Stage 5: Dundee Dang It

(Click the link to view the Stage design and procedures in PDF format.)


Music ("Swing Low, Sweet Chariot") is provided by Mr. Eric Clapton.

The video (10mb) for this stage is available at Jerry the Geek's Video Shooting Gallery.

Mr. Mike McCarter is the designer of this 24-round Comstock stage, which includes 6 IPSC targets and 12 steel targets.

Shooter starts anywhere in the large shooting box, as long as toes are touching a fault line.

Targets can be engaged from either end of a lateral wall, or from a port in the center. Shooting positions at the wall ends allows engagement of targets in front, or at a diagonal to the opposite side of the bay. Targets are placed behind vision barriers so that some targets must be engaged at a diagonal. A plate rack can only be engaged from the port in the center of the lateral wall.

(Ignore the "Image Coming Soon" message. Push the button on this and all prior posts. It's a YouTube problem, the video(s) is/are UP!)
You can see the original YouTube video here.