Steel Challenge

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Match name: Steel Challenge, hosted by the Indiana Practical Pistol Shooters.

Schedule: 2nd Sunday April through October. Signup starts at 9:30am. Match starts at 10:00am.

Cost: $10. Spouses shoot for $5. Juniors (under 18) shoot for free.

Firearms used: Divisions for virtually all handguns, including .22LR open & limited, single & double-action revolvers, open & limited centerfire pistols.

Usual number of rounds needed: At least 100 rounds, if you never miss. [I'd bring more.]

Other equipment needed (in addition to eye and ear protection): Holster, belt, mag pouches for centerfire guns; just extra mags for .22LR (shot from low-ready position, so no holster needed for .22′s).

Targets: All steel. 8″, 10″, and 12″ round plates, 18×24″ rectangles.

Format: All-steel match run according to Steel Challenge Shooting Association rules. With a few exceptions, courses of fire consist of 5 non-reactive steel plates, one of which is a designated stop plate. Each shooter will shoot each stage 5 times, with the best 4 runs counting for score. Missed plates or late shots incur a 3 second penalty each. The match will generally consist of 4 such stages. Since there is no steel to reset, stages run quickly with squads simply needing to put fresh paint on the targets between shooters (and pick up brass if desired).

Prizes: Bragging rights for the month.

Contact person: Gene Flick (grflick@insightbb.com, phone: 812-421-9117.)