Hand cannons your choice?
Ultra-powerful revolvers are the guns of choice there.
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The author uses Springfield Armory 1911 .45 pistols for both Stock Gun and Pin Gun each year. Image: Gail Pepin
Read Ayoobs article on thePin Shoot.]
Richards theme was borrowed from his friend Jeff Cooper: DVC.
The motto stood forDiligence, Celeritas, Vis,which translated to accuracy, speed, and power.
Springfield Armory, which returned as a sponsor of the 2024 Pin Shoot, has sponsored the event for many years. Image: Gail Pepin
One of those is Patrick Sweeney, gun writer and competitive shooter extraordinaire.
In 2022, he suggested a new event.
Patrick wrote to the group, The 9mm is much more popular than .45.
Felipe Campos and his daughter Sara with the optic-equipped Hellcats they won for second place in the two-person team event. Image: Gail Pepin
Most new shooters are likely to have a 9mm, but not a .45.
If one of the colorful hostage pins among them was tipped over, there would be a severe penalty.
There was Stock Minor, described above, with five target pins.
9mm brass flies as the shooter races the pin array 25 feet away. Note the bright-colored “hostage pins” that must be avoided. Image: Gail Pepin
PCC, or Pistol Caliber Carbine, Main had proven popular with 9mm being the all-but-unanimous choice of caliber.
Here again, the 2024 rules required them to be set farther back on the table.
Results
Most who tried 115- and 124-gr.
Richard Hupp selected this Springfield Hellcat as his prize for winning the Stock Minor event. Image: Gail Pepin
Personally, I found 127-gr.
+P+ Winchester loads to be more decisive than 147-gr.
A valuable perspective comes from a master instructor and shooter trying pins for the first time in 2024.
Gun writer Patrick Sweeney was largely responsible for the creation of the Stock Minor event. He was 2024’s overall winner in both Stock Gun and Pin Gun. Here he selects one of his prizes: a Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy.
He captured the PCC Main title as well, with 15.8 seconds to clear five five-pin tables.
In pistol competition, 9X12s winning time was Jess Christensens 6.20 second run.
But what of the Stock Minor event?
Veteran pin shooter and master gunsmith Ned Christiansen with the Springfield Armory pistol he built for his wife to shoot. Image: Gail Pepin
Richard Hupp captured that with five tables cleared in 21.5 seconds.
And thank you again to Springfield Armory for helping make this happen.
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The Pin Shoot has always been a family-friendly event. Many contestants turn it into a family vacation. Image: Gail Pepin
