2012 World Championships were Awesome!

[Race Bannon]

The AZUSA World Championships were awesome. In the next few days I'll get some pictures and a more detailed write up together for the AZSA website. As a quick rundown, the event hosts, organizers, and participants are some of the best people I've met in the shooting sports. They are friendly and make new participants feel very welcome. I really enjoyed it. The capers were challenging and fun. There were some interesting guns, especially in the side matches. The range support and food vending was provided by a local 4-H shooting club. Look for more details soon!

[AJBert]

I hope to join AZUSA next year if I can make the move to CO.

[dougdeb]

An equipment question...what was the most common shotgun used? The range for the Copicut Zooters doesn't allow for shotguns right now, so I'm thinking long term...

Aloha,
Doug

[Race Bannon]

I think it was a toss up between Remington model 11s and Winchester (also Chinchester) model 1897s. I used an Ithica 37 Trenchgun. The semi auto guns seemed faster than the pump guns if that matters to you. I think there is interest in Browning A5s, both old and new. I did not see any double barrels.

[DeaconKC]

How much did barrel length matter on the shotgun stages? Was thee any advantage to short barrels?

[Race Bannon]

Actually, barrel length did not seem to be a factor. The shotgun targets were close and watching several participants with longer barrel shotguns, they seemed as fast as the shorter barrel guns. I didn't time them, just my impression. A bigger factor was capacity, several stages had 6 or 7 targets, most shotguns hold 5 rounds total (4 in the tube and 1 in the chamber), however, I think some 97s have a spring kit that allows 5 rounds in the tube, for 6 rounds total. Not having to reload or top off a shotgun saves a lot of time. My Ithica Model 37 trenchgun holds 4 in the tube and one in the chamber so I had to reload on a couple of stages.

[Race Bannon]

To get a good feeling for the guns used in the matches there are a few videos on the Zoot Shooters Facebook page. These videos were made by "Ike Hildum" a great guy and excellent marksman. Here's the link http://www.facebook.com/zootshooters

[The Hustler]

The photos from my camera are now up on the website... http://www.zootshooters.com/gallery

The Enforcer aka Race Bannon wrote a great review about the match. It's been on the website for awhile but in case you missed it, here's the link... http://www.zootshooters.com/2012-azsa-world-championship-review

[DeaconKC]

Great pics!