I want to thank both Justin and Robert for all of their hard work and
dedication to the club. Having new steel will be great and we all
should be thankful
Wade Pinkston

--- In LasCrucesUSPSA@yahoogroups.com, "j_miller_88047" <motley1@...>
wrote:
>
> Just a quick update on the equipment for the Steel Challenge
Matches:
>
> The USPSA club has announced the upcoming Steel Challenge matches
> which will be shot as a monthly match probably beginning in April.
> Just a quick update on the equipment needed for the Steel Challenge
> Matches:
>
> Robert and I have personally invested approximately $1600 in the
> purchase of some AR-500 ("rifle steel") and all of the trimmings
to
> weld up some frames/hangers for the plates. I delivered the steel
to
> a local business who cut all the plates out on a CNC plasma machine
> and they are ready to be picked up. I have arranged the use of a
> friend's fabrication shop to do the frame/stand work. Robert, Will
> and I will begin cutting and welding the materials beginning next
> week. We will have plenty of 12" plates, 10" plates, and 18x24"
> plates to shoot the Steel matches with. Our next purchase will
> probably include the materials to build some steel stands to hold
the
> plat at the right height for the Steel Challenge matches. Out of
the
> purchase, we have also cut 8 more poppers for regular match use.
All
> these items are rifle steel. Square tubing has already been
> purchased by the USPSA club to build a few more portable wall
> sections and barricades.
>
> I personally have cut out an additional 14 poppers which will be
used
> at matches when necessary. I have also worked up a drop-out
target,
> a drop turner, and a swinger that we will finish fabrication on
soon
> and test them out at one of our matches.
>
> It looks like we are well on our way to having plenty of equipment
> available to shoot our two monthly matches. With these materials,
we
> should be able to host the NM Sectional this summer - but that will
> be Robert's monster task to coordinate.
>
> If there are any ideas for further equipment, drop us a line and we
> will see what we can work up. Make sure and start loading up some
> ammo to pound these targets with. That's all for now.
>
> Justin
>