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Draughn Grabs Single Stack Title At USPSA Area 1 Match
Sedro-Woolley, WA — Bret Draughn of Peoria, Arizona won the 2008 Single Stack Division Championship at the United States Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Area 1 match held June 26-29 in Sherwood, Oregon.
The Single Stack Division, so called because the model 1911 pistols used in competition feature magazines which hold just a single column of ammunition, is growing in popularity as more and more competitors opt to shoot the more traditional model pistol. The 1911 is also one of the most popular firearms sold in America.
“Bret won six of the 12 stages and led the field for nearly the entire match on his way to victory. This is particularly impressive as we have seen a doubling in the number of shooters competing in the division this year. I expect we’ll see several more shooters next year looking to take Bret’s title away,” said Bruce Gary, USPSA’s Area 1 Director.
Coming in second and third respectively were USPSA’s Executive Director Dave Thomas of Mt. Vernon, Washington and Kyle Roberson of Burbank, Washington.
Both shooters flirted with the overall lead, with Thomas ahead after the first stage and Roberson leading after stages four and six, but ended up fighting each other to see who would be tops among Area 1 resident shooters. In the back and forth battle Roberson seemed to be in the driver’s seat and ahead until the final stage when Thomas took the lead by just 0.057 match points, a tiny margin but enough to earn the title of Area 1 Champion.
Rounding out the top five in fourth and fifth place respectively were two more Washington residents, Bruce Blair of Tacoma and Vern Myers of Brush Prairie.
The USPSA Area 1 Championships were held at the Tri-County Gun Club in Sherwood, Oregon. A total of 300 top shooters competed in USPSA’s Open, Limited, Limited-10, Production, Revolver and Single Stack divisions. The USPSA Area 1 region includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming but competitors from Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia and British Columbia, Canada attended.
About USPSA: The United States Practical Shooting Association is a non-profit membership association affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA’s now 17,000+ members and 350 affiliated clubs make it the largest and fastest growing Practical Shooting sport. For more information visit www.uspsa.org.
Draughn Grabs Single Stack Title At USPSA Area 1 Match
Sedro-Woolley, WA — Bret Draughn of Peoria, Arizona won the 2008 Single Stack Division Championship at the United States Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Area 1 match held June 26-29 in Sherwood, Oregon.
The Single Stack Division, so called because the model 1911 pistols used in competition feature magazines which hold just a single column of ammunition, is growing in popularity as more and more competitors opt to shoot the more traditional model pistol. The 1911 is also one of the most popular firearms sold in America.
“Bret won six of the 12 stages and led the field for nearly the entire match on his way to victory. This is particularly impressive as we have seen a doubling in the number of shooters competing in the division this year. I expect we’ll see several more shooters next year looking to take Bret’s title away,” said Bruce Gary, USPSA’s Area 1 Director.
Coming in second and third respectively were USPSA’s Executive Director Dave Thomas of Mt. Vernon, Washington and Kyle Roberson of Burbank, Washington.
Both shooters flirted with the overall lead, with Thomas ahead after the first stage and Roberson leading after stages four and six, but ended up fighting each other to see who would be tops among Area 1 resident shooters. In the back and forth battle Roberson seemed to be in the driver’s seat and ahead until the final stage when Thomas took the lead by just 0.057 match points, a tiny margin but enough to earn the title of Area 1 Champion.
Rounding out the top five in fourth and fifth place respectively were two more Washington residents, Bruce Blair of Tacoma and Vern Myers of Brush Prairie.
The USPSA Area 1 Championships were held at the Tri-County Gun Club in Sherwood, Oregon. A total of 300 top shooters competed in USPSA’s Open, Limited, Limited-10, Production, Revolver and Single Stack divisions. The USPSA Area 1 region includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming but competitors from Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia and British Columbia, Canada attended.
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About USPSA: The United States Practical Shooting Association is a non-profit membership association affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA’s now 17,000+ members and 350 affiliated clubs make it the largest and fastest growing Practical Shooting sport. For more information visit www.uspsa.org.
