United Kingdom Practical Shooting Association News by Tony Saunders
Southern Gun Company’s 9mm Lever-release Rifle and the Leicester Match Review July 24th 2011
Southern Gun’s new lever-release (as we are calling it) rifle is a very nice bit of kit and ideally suited to the fast practical shooting disciplines. Although 22 Mini Rifle and lever-action gallery rifle have helped plug the gap left by our loss of Practical Pistol, nothing quite feels the same. Maybe the SGC 9mm will open up a whole new discipline. Let’s hope so. If you or your club is putting on matches for these rifles, let Target Shooter know about it.
it boils down to it, the guns are essentially the same, ensuring it was a true test of skill and shooting ability rather than how deep your pocket is - as often seen in shooting matches. This was to be a UKPSA Level 1 Match shot to IPSC rules. Level 1 designation signifies a club shoot, where competitors don’t need to be individual UKPSA Members or hold a Competition License.
The competitors, young and old, embraced a broad range of practical shooting experience and had travelled from far and wide to support the 200 round match. The match, which featured eleven challenging stages, was designed and built by match director Ian Chamberlain, who has a wealth of experience running LBR/LBP matches at Leicester, which proves invaluable when it comes to the planning and organisation.
The 25 yards indoor range was transformed into a maze of doors, alleyways and apertures for the match, which started with three simple yet challenging short and medium courses. First off was a variation on the classic ‘El Presidente’ (six shots, reload, six shots) but with the added bonus of a ‘No-Shoot’ penalty target obscuring the shoot targets (These 9mm’s are meant to be accurate - right?). This stage was followed by a couple of
On one of the warmest days of summer thus far, ten Southern Gun Company 9mm ‘lever-release’ owners gathered for the first ever lever-release match down in the basement at Leicester Shooting Centre. This inaugural match had been highly anticipated and unique for Practical Shooting, since every rifle was technically identical. There may have been a variety of different sights and ‘AR Furniture’ but when
very fast and barely visible bobbing targets, activated by a knockdown plate, all shot through a window. The third of these stages was a nice fast 16 round blag, through a couple of apertures.
After everyone had flown through these 3 stages, the rifles had warmed up and any nerves had been overcome, it was time for a 32 round long course. This
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