The shots have all been fired and the scores tallied. Four Springfield Armory 1911s, one for each category, were awarded to the top shooters over the 3600 (2700 plus the service pistol 900) point competition.

There are two parts to this evening’s post: a lament and a quiz (below the mark).

If the bullet – not the hole but “the bullet” – touches an inner line, the shooter gets the better score.

In the first of the four days of the Conventional portion of the 2013 Desert Midwinter Competition in Phoenix Arizona, there were two relays on Thursday morning, International Center Fire and then Conventional Service Pistol. The former marks the end of the International format competition, and the latter is the beginning of the Conventional.

(2009 Desert Midwinter Conventional Championship)

The first day of this year’s Desert Midwinter Championship in Phoenix is done. I shot an 805-18 and while that is not quite up to my expert classification (810), I feared worse with so little practice over the past year. So, I’m pleased and, even better, I now have refreshed technique for today’s events.

So I’m gonna be pushing some lead downrange at the 2012 Desert Midwinter Championship next week!

And so begins another relay.

Five days, four guns, nine disciplines and over a thousand rounds, that was the Arizona Desert Midwinter competition for 2010.