elimination of 12 shooters...
Hi Don,
I realize that, and I am sorry those 12 shooter won't be here, BUT, what you seem to fail to understand is that we have a FULL, and I do mean FULL SCHEDULE here in St. Louis. We start shooting on January 10, and finish on December 19! Almost every weekend is taken. Not only that, we need to avoid the NBRSA and IBS Nationals, The Super Shoot, the NBRSA Hunter Nationals, the Cactus, Hunter and Group matches in Kansas City, and Hunter matches in Van Dyne. Bench Rest matches are only one of many shooting sports that want schedule time here every year. Just so you know, we have almost EVERY weekend taken with some sort of match. We tend to use the previous years schedule, and adjust dates accordingly. I think it was very rude to schedule the World Championships on the same weekend as the East-West! (Just kidding). In St. Louis, there are:
High Power Silohutte matches
ARA Rimfire matches
F-Class matches
USPSA matches
NRA High Power x/c 200-300-600 matches
NRA High Power Mid-range 600 matches
IDPA Pistol matches
Hunter Class matches
Sporter, L.V., H.V., & Unristricted matches
PSL Money shoots
22 Rimfire Silhouette matches
Black Powder Cartridge Silhouette matches
Swap Meets
600 Yard Bench Rest matches
CMP Garand Clinic
Cowboy Lever Action matches
Annual Club Meeting
Schutzen Rifle matches
Manufactures Day
I will be glad to invite you to next years "Scheduling meeting" if you wish.
Ron