Who we are
Rocket City Practical Shooters are Northern Alabama's practical pistol
shooting club affiliated with the United States
Practical Shooting Association (USPSA). We usually shoot a 5 course
pistol match with at least one of them a classifier for local monthly matches.
We hold our matches at the Cavern Cove Shooting Range in Woodville, Alabama. See directions web page.
Anyone with safe gun handling skills is encouraged and welcome to participate.
Our dedicated team of practical shooters will provide coaching and mentoring for
all new shooters.
For shooters new to the sport of USPSA and Speed Steel, check out our
New Shooters Page.
Upcoming Events:
USPSA matches are held on 2nd Saturday of the month.
These are USPSA affiliated pistol matches with 1 classifier minimum per
match.
Speed Steel matches are held on 4th Saturday of the month.
Shoot 5 steel plates as fast
as you can for time. Shoot 5 strings of fire per stage and discarding your longest
time string for total time/score.
Match times?...see schedule below.
If cancellation is required, we will notify here as soon as we
can. Cancellation Notice: None at this time.
News:
Match scores are posted on the scores page for the May 12 USPSA match and April 28 Speed Steel Match.
Rocket City Practical Shooters has moved to a new range. We relocated from the Arab Range to a range in Woodville
Alabama. Woodville is located about 20 miles east of Huntsville on Hwy 72 E. The range is located near Cathedral Caverns just north of Grant Alabama.
Our next USPSA match will be at the Cavern Cove Range.
Free match fees for first time shooters has been discontinued. Match fees apply to all competitors...see match fees below.
RCPS will now be scoring using the new Apple iOS/Android scoring program Practiscore. We will be replacing the slow palm handhelds with Android
Nook Simple Touch devices.
You can now look up your USPSA classifications here. See left border.
Shooters Connection has agreed to give Rocket City Practical Shooters a commission on sales for those sales purchased through the RCPS Shooters Connection icon located on the left column
ofthis page. If you go to Shooters Connection using the link on the left and purchase anything, RCPS will be given a commission.
Velocity Bullets will give Rocket City Practical shooters a 7% discount on all lead bullets. Just use the coupon code on the links page under Velocity Bullets.
USPSA Match Pre-Registration:
RCPS is now on electronic scoring. To provide efficient match setup, it is required to pre-register for the match.
If you think you you might attend the RCPS USPSA match, please pre-register using the form below. If you don't pre-register, you can still shoot the match, but
you will be asigned a "walk-on" number for match scoring. You will be required to remember this number during the match to inform score keepers who you are.
So you can see, it will be easier to pre-register and use your name.
To Pre-Register, click on the pre-registration form link below, fill in the information, and click on the
"Submit" button. Once submitted, the registration will be sent to the match
director for registration. If you have problems, email me at the address at the bottom of this page.
Pre-Resigtration Form
Schedule:
Matches are held on every second Saturday of each month. We shoot every month
of the year...summer through winter, rain or shine. One match in the past 2
years was cancelled due to ice conditions.
| Setup |
Registration |
Shooting Begins |
| 7:00 am |
9:30 am |
10:00 am |
Setup begins at 7:00-7:30 am (for those who wish to help)
Match Fees:
| Adults |
$20, with discount card: $15 |
| Juniors |
$5 |
| Side Matches (shotgun/rifle/CCW) |
$5 |
An annual Discount Card may be purchased for $50, complete form found on New Shooter Page and turn in to Match Director.
For more information contact us: Mark Ruschak..........(256) 503-2475
In some cases, emails get returned to me as undeliverable. If you send an email
and don't get a reply within a week, please call me at the number listed above.
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