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The A Zone August 2008 Match Open Match Winner Derek Zmozynski Limited Jeff Hennard Limited 10 Steve Delottinville Production Josko Kovic Single Stack David Pribek Well, I wasn't there, so I can't comment on the weather, but I understand it was great! Match Director Derek Zmozynski envisioned and supervised the match and having done that, all that was left was to win the match, and he did. (No truth to the rumor that he had the match set up in his backyard for the last few months). New attendees from up north included Antonio Alabado and his son Jaime. We also had an impressive contingent from the Rochester area: Bob Urban, Paul Roberts, Paul Goodman and John Marcaida. Welcome all! Other than SS, all of the divisions were pretty well filled out and the competition was tight! In addition, a couple of our newer members picked up their first plaques, namely Dan Hamels and Ryan "Quiet Man" Dominguez. Congratulations! One more match outdoors on the last Sunday in September, so get a slot, bring a friend, come early, stay late, and shoot safe! Darren Leskiw won $17.00 in the 50-50 Split Club. His streak is alive . . . --Jim Rusert
Hot Dog!
July 2008 Match Match Winner (Open) Derek Zmozynski Limited Mike Petzke
Limited_10 Alex Szakacs
Production Ricky Javier
Single Stack John Vidler
Our third (or fourth?) annual WNYPPL Hot Dog Summer Festival and second annual carbine side match . . . Hot Dogs were provided courtesy of "Magic Chef" Bob Pugliese who in addition to turning a mean tube steak, acquitted himself well in the popular Production Division. Thank you Bob. More on carbines below. On the pistol side, Derek kept his streak alive among some stiff competition in a very well attended match. There was a little bit of everything in this match: Steel, Speed Shoots, A Tacti-cool field course, a bendy-down start shoot 'em up port/door/barrel shoot, (?) and a couple of newer shooters among the seasoned veterans. (By the way, welcome Brigette, come back again!) Using the shoulder-mounted firepower, our pistol-caliber carbine side match was a big hit with Mr. Z topping the list again, besting the rest of the long-gun shooters. Everyone in the side match is listed in the same division due to the informal nature of the match: Carbine Final Results Many thanks to this month's Match Director, Jeff Hennard and also to all who helped put this very succesful match together. August's event promises to be more fun, so bring a friend! Thanks very much to all who contributed time and effort. I appreciate all of your hard work. Safety Note: We'll be closing the road down to the range whenever there are active squads. During the match, you'll need to walk down the middle of the range and over the big steel box. We're sorry for any inconvenience, we just want to keep everyone out of the "180" and splatter from the south side of the range. Until then, Shoot Safe! --Jim Rusert
June 2008 Match
Match Winner (Open) Derek Zmozynski
Limited Gary Schlicht
Limited 10 Alex Szakacs
Production Brent Holmes
Single Stack Dave Huta
While the crew was stapling up the targets Sunday morning on a very wet range, the weather threatened but as the match commenced, the clouds broke and sunshine reigned for the remainder of the day. The match included poppers, plates, movers, drop-turners and pop-ups. The speedy and steadier gun hands among us proved to be the match and division winners.
Combined results here: Darren Leskiw won $17.00 in the 50-50 split drawing.
ATTENTION HOT DOG LOVERS: July’s match will include Chef Bob Pugliese’s char-broiled hots free for all who attend.
CARBINES IN JULY! Following our July pistol stages, competitors may shoot several stages with pistol caliber carbines in an informal “fun” match. No awards, “braggin rights only”.
In the meantime, lots of other matches are on in the area.
Shoot Safe!
--Jim Rusert
May 2008 Match Match Winner (Open) Derek Zmozynski
Limited Jeff Hennard
Limited_10 Alex Szakacs
Production Brent Holmes
Revolver Joseph Rizzo
Single Stack David Pribek As I began to write here, I received the sad news of Larry Dumond's sudden passing. Larry was a stalwart member of the club for years before I came around and always had a pleasant word for you, was willing to help with the match or advise a new shooter, and had a terrific sense of humor. He will be missed. Sunday's match took place in bright sunshine, on solid ground and was fun for all. Derek Zmozynski solved the courses of fire with the greatest accuracy and speed and took top honors. The closest race took place in Limited 10 where the Rochester based Jeff Jacklin was edged out by Alex Szakacs. Combined results here: http://wnyppl.org/Documents/May%202008%20Pistol%20Finals%20%20All%20divisions.htm By division results at www.uspsa.com Special thanks also to Derek for spending Saturday afternoon patching the hole in the storage container roof and straightening out it's contents. He was also at work in there after shooting on Sunday. Thanks very much, Derek. 50-50 Split Club - $15.00 won by Darren Leskiw. As the season heats up, remember there are lots of matches to shoot. Check out www.uspsa.com for a listing. I received an email from Alex Szakacs informing about the upcoming Eric Grauffel training seminar this September. Three time World Champion Eric and his coach will be conducting a seminar in the GTA on September 18th and 19th, 2008. (The Thursday and Friday before the Ontario Provincial Championships) This will be a level 1 and 2 over both days, covering the fundamentals of IPSC shooting using the Grauffel Modular Training Technique. Contact Alex (he has a few spots available) at 2alex@cogeco.ca. Next WNYPPL match is Sunday June 22. (One week earlieir than usual). Contact Mike Harding for a slot: wnyppl@gmail.com. We'll also plan to have a pistol-caliber carbine match after our July match, along with a hot dog roast with Chef Pugliese. Until next time, Shoot Safe! --Jim Rusert
April 2008 Match: Mauro Palomera, Match Winner, (Open)
Mike Auger, Limited
Steve Delottinville, Limited 10
Brent Holmes, Production
John Manzell, Revolver
David Pribek, Single Stack
One last match spent in the basement before we head into the great outdoors for the warm season on May 25. Match winner Mauro Palomera edged out Mr. Auger for the top spot. Most of our match regulars attended and there was a new shooter or two.
Combined results here: http://wnyppl.org/Documents/April%202008%20Combined%20Results.htm. By division results at www.uspsa.org, Local Match Results.
Back to the outdoor range means jacketed ammo, steel, movers, and the infamous Texas Star. Oh, maybe some mud and don’t forget the sunscreen. We also change to just two squads, 9:30 AM and 12:00 PM. Contact Mike Harding for a slot: wnyppl@gmail.com.
Many, many thanks to all who helped out, Mike Harding, Gary Schlict, Dave Pribek, John Manzell, Ryan Dominguez, Jeff Hennard, Derek Zmozynski, Allen Nelson, Sean Fallon and Darren Leskiw. I may have missed someone, if so, I’m sorry. Let me know . . . We'll move our gear outside over the next week or so and you're welcome to attend practice any Thursday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 or so. Bring a friend! $33.00 Split Club won by Mike Harding. Chocolate Easter Bunny won by Darren Leskiw.
Shoot safe!
--Jim Rusert
March 2008 Match Open Robert Elliott Match Winner Limited Mike Auger
Limited_10 Mike Grujic
Production Josko Kovic
Revolver Ian Farion
Single Stack David Pribek Dear 12:15 PM Squad, Sorry we ran late. We think it's because everyone was having so much fun and the time just flew by. The March WNYPPL match was supported and helped along by a great many of you who are reading this. Many thanks to all. Those tarps can be treacherous! Several scientifically situated big blue tarps hung on today's long stage which provided quite a bit of discussion and varying opinions on how best to handle the plan, right to left or left to right, reload here or there or just hope you remembered where everything was; because in many cases, everything changes at the buzzer. The other stages were shorter, but the "three on each target" stages seem to get to a lot of us. Funny how that works. Combined Results Here: http://wnyppl.org/Documents/March%202008%20Pistol%20Finals%20%20All%20divisions.htm By Division Results at: http://www.uspsa.org/members/ Next time you're at one of our matches, look around and you'll notice we are in the company of some of the best practical shooters in the U.S. and Canada. One of the things I enjoy most is how encouraging and friendly they are. Very nice folks, carrying guns & slinging lead. April's match is planned for indoors (so still no jacketed ammo) but I suppose it's possible we could go outside if this Global Warming thing starts working out . . . A special "shout-out" to WNYPPL member Ryan Dominguez who traveled to Ohio this weekend to take the RO course. Ryan, we appreciate your dedication and enthusiasm! The Split Club was won by SS King Dave Pribek, $30.00 Shoot Safe! --Jim Rusert
February 2008 Match Open Robert Elliott Match Winner Limited Mike Auger
Limited_10 Alex Szakacs
Production Brent Holmes
Revolver Ian Farion
Single Stack David Pribek
February's WNYPPL match included three stages with something for everyone: Fast and Furious, Plodding and Precise plus the evil Ms. Virginia visiting as well. Also included were some of the "faux far away" IPSC targets which didn't draw very many derogatory comments, much to my surprise. Those fellows listed above did well, some others (myself included), not so much. Anyway, one or two matches indoors before you know it, we'll be back outside. In the meantime, bring us your stage ideas, come to a practice, RO, keep score, and have fun. We had a three new shooters participate who seemed to enjoy themselves. Do you know someone interested in our sport? Bring them along! Thanks to all who participated and helped out and we'll see you in March. The Split Club was won by John Manzell, $38.00. Shoot safe! --Jim Rusert
January 2008 Match Limited Mike Auger Match Winner
Limited_10 Robbin Hudson
Open Derek Zmozynski
Production Brent Holmes
Revolver John Manzell
Single Stack David Pribek
The 2008 WNYPPL season got off to a rousing start by asking the question: "Can five seconds seem like a long time?" My answer is . . . Maybe, if there's a timed course of fire and you're planning 12 rounds downrange over that five seconds, or perhaps if your holster lock is on and you spend the first three seconds remembering how to get it undone! Many of our regulars and a few new faces attended last Sunday with relative newcomers Carmine Perelli and Darren Leskiw making a good showing. Welcome back to the basement, guys! We also had a few interested visitors on Sunday, possible new shooters as well. Thanks to the many who helped with the match. Those who come early and stay late, who set up, RO, keep score, patch targets and register shooters (Thanks Mike), even those who bring the donuts; THANK YOU ALL! Don't forget, we're indoors for a few more months, indoor rules apply, no jacketed ammo. Practices on Thursdays have been fairly busy and we're trying a few new things, a carry gun match, a .22 rifle mini-match and a 2-stage Special Classifier match on February 14th. Do you know someone who's interested in practical shooting? Bring 'em along. The summer calendar is quickly filling up and there will be plenty of opportunities to get out and shoot. This year's Area 7 will be in Vermont, of course there's the GCL Firecracker the last weekend of June and the Rochester-Brooks 3 Gun in August. Check www.uspsa.org for a complete list. Contact me at wnyppl@wnyppl.org with your match listings or if you have a question or would like to volunteer. There will be a NROI Level One Class in April being held in Ohio. Contact me if you'd like details or an application! Michael Bane contacted USPSA recently saying that he would love it if USPSA clubs would make use of his video upload service on DOWN RANGE Television. He encourages clubs to post videos of their matches as other shooting organizations have been doing. For larger matches, it gives sponsors another way to be seen. He would love to see a "library" of USPSA classifiers, so that when a new shooter is getting ready to shoot those stages, they can go to DRTV and see them run (for better and no doubt for worse!) All a person has to do is go to http://www.downrange.tv/player2.htm, then click on UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO HERE! in the upper-right corner of the video window. Then it's a simple matter of following the instructions. Michael says “I think we've only scratched the surface on what clubs can use this service for, we're always open to new ideas. Of course, this is a free, non-exclusive service! We post our own videos on YouTube, too!” Looking forward to another fun match next month. In the meantime, shoot safe! --Jim Rusert
November 2007 Match Limited Mike Auger
Limited_10 Michael Nicolaidis
Open Josko Kovic
Production Brent Holmes
Revolver Ian Farion
Single Stack David Pribek Just another day in paradise, fresh air, sunshine, OK, the November match contained three stages not meant to confuse but proved to do just that for some competitors last Sunday. Most if not all seemed to have fun. Detailed results at www.uspsa.org. Members menu, local match results. We're off until January 30, 2008, but we'll practice every Thursday on the indoor range until then. Contact Mike Harding for January match slots at wnyppl@gmail.org. For practice on December 13, we'll have a "fun" concealed carry match. Bring what you carry or would like to carry (no Open guns/No optical sights). All will be scored minor on a quick 3 stage mini-match format. 18 rounds maximum per stage, only two reloads allowed on belt, oh yeah, wear a coat or jacket for concealment. No flashlight will be needed. Some housekeeping for next year: WNYPPL Club Dues will remain at $35.00 US. Match fees will be the same as 2007. The 2008 match invitation is on the home page of this website. We need your assistance in the upcoming year! Please volunteer to RO. It's more fun than it looks, those guys with the guns aren't as scary as they look, and you'll get a break on your match fee ($5.00). If you hesitate because you haven't done this in the past, we'll help you get your feet wet. Contact me at wnyppl@wnyppl.org. It's been my privilege to work with all of you this year and I'm looking forward to a 2008 with all A's! Best wishes for a happy holiday season, and a prosperous new year. Shoot Safe . . . --Jim Rusert
October 2007 Match Match Winner: Silvano Iannozzi Open: Josko Kovic Limited: Mike Auger
Limited_10: Robbin Hudson
Production: Brent Holmes
Revolver: Nick Brown
Single Stack: David Pribek I know, I know, no more "terrific weather" openings for a while. At least I heard that it was a fun match for our annual return to the TSC bowling lanes. Congratulations to all who scored well and thanks to all who came out to compete. I'm sorry I missed the match. I was invited to participate in a USPSA "Local Leaders Workshop" in Allentown PA over the weekend. OK, I now believe that they actually want to hear what's going on at the club level. I think you'll see some changes in the methods used to pass information to clubs, members and sections in the future (Probably a year or more out - this was the first of a number of these meetings to be held across the country).
Anyhow, thanks to all who supported our match, and/or worked in various capacities to make it a success! MEMBERS: Don't forget our annual meeting which will be held at the TSC indoor range on Thursday November 8th at about 6:00 PM. In the meantime, Shoot safe! --Jim Rusert
September 2007 match 09/30/2007 Match Winner: Mike Grujic
Limited: Mike Petzke
Open: Michael Harding
Production: Michael Nicolaidis
Single Stack: John Vidler Terrific weather for our last outdoor match of the year. (That's right - we're moving indoors, more on this below). There was a relatively light attendance but no lack of enthusiasm for three field courses that some shooters conquered while others left just shaking their heads. As I mentioned earlier, for our October match, we'll be back on the indoor range at TSC. That means no jacketed bullets. Contact Mike Harding for your slot wnyppl@gmail.com. Any questions, comments, ideas or cash donations, please contact me, wnyppl@wnyppl.org. We need Range Officers for October! Please volunteer. THANKS . . . to all who make our matches possible, whether you helped by setting up, registering competitors, RO'd, kept score or tore down and put away the match, Thank you. DVC. Shoot safe. --Jim Rusert
August 2007 Match
8/26/2007
Limited: Derek Zmozynski
Limited_10: Alex Szakacs
Open: Mike Auger
Production: Dennis Williams
Single Stack: John Vidler
A beautiful August Sunday punctuated by the sound of gunfire! Hot dogs, Handguns & Carbines. Every once in a while you could even hear the sound of a piece of steel being hit that was not preceded by an expletive being uttered. The Combined Results table will be included with the “results” email and we are uploading all of the division results and individual stage results to the USPSA website as well as our club website www.wnyppl.org. Use either the Public or Members part of www.uspsa.org & go to Local Match Results. Look in the drop down menu for Western New York Practical Pistol League or enter EL05 in the Club Code box. Our monthly match results will appear just like the major match results on the website. Feel free to email pictures for our website. You can now send your pictures and/or videos to our webmaster, Brendan Fallon webmaster@wnyppl.org for posting. August Match Combined Results here: http://wnyppl.org/Documents/August%202007%20Pistol%20Combined%20Results.htmThanks to Bob Pugliese for staging our first carbine fun match. Those who stuck around fired at modified versions of three of our pistol stages (no steel). There were some interesting weapons used, from the ever popular Beretta Storm to a vintage M-1 carbine and a full-length Thompson .45 Auto. That is a BIG gun. Lots of smiles were also present. We’ll do it again sometime. Damn, I need that MP-5 after all . . . Carbine results here (fun match only – no divisions): http://wnyppl.org/Documents/WNYPPL%20Carbine%20Results%20August%202007.htmThanks also to Chef Bob for carrying on the hot dog grilling tradition. Our last outdoor match for the year will be Sunday September 30. After that, back to the indoor range in October. Please remember that once we move inside, NO jacketed ammo. Contact Mike Harding for a slot: wnyppl@gmail.com.
Shoot Safe!
--Jim Rusert
July 2007 Match July 29, 2007 Limited: Derek Zmozynski
Limited_10: Mauro Palomera
Open: John Guida
Production: Brent Holmes
Revolver: John Manzell
Single Stack: John Vidler
Thanks to all who turned out Sunday for our match, including the Rochester crew who arrived via motorcycle and proceeded to shoot up the range at TSC. Combined Results are here at: http://wnyppl.org/Documents/WNYPPL%20July%202007%20Combined%20Results.htm"By Division" results are found at www.uspsa.org, local match results. As always, let us know if you have any questions about the results. Speaking of which, PLEASE remember to review and double check your scoresheets before you sign them after you shoot each stage. Take a moment to review the time recorded as well as the hits & math! Some of the sheets from Sunday’s match required close inspection to determine the actual score. A signed but inaccurate scoresheet can cause an unpleasant outcome in the match results. It’s YOUR responsibility to be sure the scoresheet is correct. (See Rule 9.7 & 9.8). Next month, we’ll also hold a carbine side match after the pistol competition. Only pistol caliber carbines, straight walled cartridges, under 2000 fps velocity will be allowed. We’ll shoot the paper portion of one or two of the August stages. This will be a “fun” match only. IMPORTANT: See the Rangemaster and/or an RO before you uncase a long gun. In other words, bring your carbine downrange in a case. DON’T uncase at the usual Safety Area. ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT NOTICE: Famous Chef Bob Pugliese will prepare hot dogs on the grill for all at next month’s match. It’s a summer festival at WNYPPL! Thanks to all who set-up, RO’d, kept score, taped, set steel, broke down the match and handled registration. Also thanks to all of you shooters! I’m keeping this short. I need to practice for the hot dog part of the August match! Shoot Safe. --Jim Rusert
June 2007 Match
6/24/2007
Match Winner: Silvano Iannozzi (Open)
Limited: Robert Elliott
Limited_10: Mike Lao
Production: Brent Holmes
Revolver: John Manzell
Single Stack: John Vidler
Before I forget, I want to thank our dedicated members who put our matches on each month. This month especially, Derek Zmozynski who spent about 7 hours on Saturday cleaning, organizing and welding in our container, and John Manzell, who led match set-up with an iron hand. There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes and we appreciate it when someone says “that was a fun stage” or “we’ll come and shoot here again”.
Seems like I’m mentioning our summer weather again as it was a perfect day for a match. That combined with four interesting stages and that gosh-darn steel plate wheel thingie, or as I like to think of it, our circular plate rack. (How’s that, Jeff?)
Some of our regulars led our division results but a few newer shooters are making their presence known. Watch for newcomer Sarah Lao to be pushing toward the top of the list in the future.
Remember that the Combined Results table will be included with this email and we are uploading all of the division results and individual stage results to the USPSA website and our new club website. WNYPPL match results will be found at: www.uspsa.org .To see them, use either the Public or Members part of the website, go to Local Match Results and look in the drop down menu for Western New York Practical Pistol League or enter EL05 in the Club Code box. Our monthly match results will appear just like the major match results on the website.
We are putting a few finishing touches and additional pictures on our new website at: www.wnyppl.org. Feel free to email me pictures and videos for the site.
Best wishes to our members who are currently at the USPSA Limited 10 & Open Nationals. In the next few weeks, shoot the GCL Firecracker, Area 8 and others. See the USPSA website for details. Don’t forget, all of these matches, as well as our own, rely on YOU to volunteer!
Next match is Sunday, July 24. Contact Mike Harding for a slot: mjharding@roadrunner.com.
In the meantime . . .
Shoot Safe!
--Jim Rusert
MAY 2007 5/27/2007
Match Winner: Josko Kovic (Open)
Limited: Derek Zmozynski
Limited_10: Alex Szakacs
Production: Brent Holmes
Revolver: John Manzell
Single Stack: John Vidler
Our summer weather season is off to a great start and I hear that a fun match was had by most, if not all. We’re changing the format slightly to get our match results out to you. The Combined Results table will be included with this email and we are uploading all of the division results and individual stage results to the USPSA website and our new club website. From now on, WNYPPL results will be found at: www.uspsa.org .To see them, use either the Public or Members part of the website, go to Local Match Results and look in the drop down menu for Western New York Practical Pistol League or enter EL05 in the Club Code box. Our monthly match results will appear just like the major match results on the website. We are rolling out our new website at: www.wnyppl.org. It’s just getting started and we’ll be adding a lot of content in the near future. Feel free to email me pictures so that we can give the internet a WNYPPL place to go! Upcoming major matches include Eastern Lakes Sectionals, GCL Firecracker, Area 8 and others. See the USPSA website for details. Don’t forget, all of these matches, as well as our own, rely on YOU to volunteer!
Next match is Sunday, June 24. Contact Mike Harding for a slot: mjharding@roadrunner.com .
In the meantime, check out our site, let us know how you like it, email pictures and . . .
Shoot Safe!
--Jim Rusert
APRIL 2007 Match Winner: Doni Spencer
Limited: Rob Elliott
Limited 10: Alex Szakacs
Production: Andy Jansen
It was a beautiful Sunday on the outside and great on the inside for our match and division winners. Hey Andy, next time, break the new gun in before you compete with it . . . you'll shoot better!
Many many thanks to Mike Harding and Dave Pribek for coordinating the setup for the match while a bunch of us were expending energy and bullets on a muddy hillside far away. Thanks also to Kim Harding, Troy Goldstein and Glen Snyder. Before I forget, thank you all who RO'd, kept score, taped, swept and broke the match down.
WE NEED RO'S FOR MAY. Please contact Jeff Hennard or Mike Harding when you're booking your slot.
Welcome new shooters: Ricky Javier & Carmine Perrelli who acquitted themselves well.
Take a look at our website: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/WNYPPL/ I'm going to post a poll to see if there's any interest in additional T-shirts.
Outside next month. May 27th. Contact Mike Harding for slots at mjharding@adelphia.net
Shoot safe!
--Jim Rusert
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