The Match Location
The Match will be located at the Double Tap Ranch Range facilities just west of Wichita Falls, Texas on FM 368 ( Click on the link at the bottom of this page for a map) Wichita Falls is a Medium size city of 104,000 friendly folks with 1500+ hotel rooms and Hosts Shepherd Air force Base. Wichita Falls is Located just a 2 hour drive North of Dallas, Texas and 2 Hour drive South of Oklahoma City, OK for those wishing to fly into either city you can get connecting flights into Wichita Falls. Wichita Falls has a large assortment of major restaurant chains and entrainment to suit every taste. We even have two Indian CASINOS just 15 minutes north on I-44 ( just click on the "do, see, eat in WF button on the main header page for a list of restaurants and things to see and do in Wichita Falls)

Match Dates and Entry Fee

The Double Tap Championship will be run under the latest USPSA/IPSC rules and will be a two day match. The dates will be Friday March 19th ( for the Shoot 12 stages in a day) Saturday March 20th and Sunday March 21st. The match early entry fee will be $140.00 for adults before March 1st & $70.00 for juniors. $175.00 adults and $100.00 juniors after March 1st . We will e-mail confirmation of you PAID entry to you. Include your e-mail address, and (PLEASE - PLEASE -PRINT CLEARLY). Make all checks out to "Double Tap Ranch / Robert Porter" No entries accepted without payment and a signed release. A release is required for all persons on range weather shooting or spectating, please send all releases with entry. If you have attended one of our matches in the pass you will not need to sign another release.

Stages

We will have 12 fun and creative stages reviewed by NROI to comply with the new rules and a chronograph requiring a minimum of 300+ rounds. You may view the stages by clicking on the "D.T.C. stages" button. (Stage designs will be posted on this web site around mid Jan of 2010.) One of the major goals of this match is to have the stage diagrams be identically (on this web sight and in the match books) to what you will see when you get on the range. This match is a lost brass match as a matter of efficiency. All competitors are encouraged to unbag and holster at one of the clearly marked safe areas (located at each end of the Range) each morning before the start of the match there will be no bagging and unbagging at the line.

Scores

The final Match results will be posted on the Double Tap Ranch Web Page first and then a few days later on the USPSA web page . The days results will be posted at the range at the end of each day.

Match Hotel

HOLIDAY INN - 100 Central Freeway Wichita Falls TX 76306, Direct Line 940-761-6000 Room Rate $64.00 per night . Code: "TAP" . YOU MUSTUSE THE CODE... We Have Most of the Hotel Blocked The Hotel is indicated by the star on our map under area hotels button. The hotel is about 15-17 minutes from the range, about the same to the casino's north of town.

Check In / Reception Will be at the Range's stat shack
There will be a Check-in/Reception WILL BE AT THE RANGE trom 5:00 till 8:00o pickup your Shooters Bags with your Labels, Score Sheets, Match Book and other related items.

The check -in/Reception -THURSDAY March 18th FOR THOSE SHOOTING FRIDAY - WILL BE AT THE RANGE. from 5:00 till 8:00 PM. You may also check in at shooters service Friday morning from 7:00-7:30 am at the range.

The check -in/Reception FRIDAY March 19th FOR THOSE SHOOTING SAT & SUN, WILL BE AT THE RANGE, from 5:00-8:00pm The Room Code is "TAP" for a special Room Rate $64.00 per night . You may also check in at shooters service Saturday morning from 7:00-7:30 am. at the range 

We will hold the shooters' meeting Saturday March 20th, at 7:45 a.m. for the two day portion of the match and the same time on Friday, March 19th. The match will begin Fri day, Saturday and Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. We will shoot 8 stages on Saturday and 4 stages on Sunday. ( All 12 on Friday with 1/2 hour stage times, squads will be limited to 10 competitors)

This sounds like a lot of stages in one day, but last year we shot 8 stages and started at 8:00am and where through shooting at about 4:00-4:30pm. This is due to our unique range layout that allows you to shoot 2 stages and never have to move your gear.

The Match this year will be a Level II Match and will count as a classifier, When we have enough GM's in each divison. It will also be a STI CONTINGENCY MATCH, THANKS TO STI INTERNATIONAL

RO Shoot
RO's will shoot the match March 13th& 18th. Competitors may shoot at this time if it is IMPOSSIBLE to shoot the regular match days and only with written permission from the match director.

Match Sponsors

Match sponsors are encouraged to shoot during the RO match on Thursday March 18th or Friday, March 19th. No sponsor slots on Saturday & Sunday

Squadding
We are planning on 12 squads. (12 -Sat & Sun and 12-Friday) So that there will be no breaks in the shooting, except for Lunch. ( I hate shooting 2 stages then a break till late afternoon to shoot a few more stages then go to the motel) We will limit squad sizes to 17 maximum Sat & Sun and 10 maximum on Friday.There will be only a VERY LIMITED number of shoot thorough passes and you better have a GREAT SOB STORY to get one. All squads will chrono after they have shot stage 12. We will be utilizing the SELF SQUADDING feature on the USPSA web site Instructions are below. squadding is f irst come, first serve (by postmark) We will have a waiting list after the match fills the particular shooting schedules and will notifiy you by e-mail if your first choice of shooting schedule is full and give you the opportunity to shoot the other day. If your entry clears the waitlist, we cannot guarantee that we can place you in a particular squad or with your buddies, so please be sure you want to be wait listed for a session.

Entering the Course of Fire

DO NOT ACTVATE ANY MOVING PROPS

On Thursday, 3 / 18 and Friday 3/19 , if no competitors are shooting, preparing to shoot, or scoring the stage, the Range Master has approved registered competitors only, to enter or move through a course of fire.

On, Saturday, and Sunday, competitors may enter or move through a course of fire with prior approval of a Range Officer assigned to that course of fire or the Range Master, any other day with approval from the Range Master or Match Director. May not be on the stages when another squad is preparing to shoot or are shooting that stage.

PRACTICE STAGE

New This Year !We will have a practice stage set up that you may shoot for a $5.00 Fee Per Run on the day PRIOR to Your Actual Scheculed Match shooting Day ( Thursday for the Friday Competitors and Friday for the Saturday Competitor - No Practice on Sunday) See the Match Director at the Range to Sign up and Pay you Fees. This will be run just like any other stage at the Match with all safety and other rules applying except being DQed.

Self Squadding Instructions

When you send in your paid entry We will put you into the on-line self squadding system on USPSA's web site. The system will assign you a PIN number or you can use the Pin off of the cover of your front sight magazine also and send you an E-mail at the address you provided on your entry form, Informing you of the P.I.N. Self Squadding will not begin till Jan 2, 2010

To see what squads and times are available you will need to go to the USPSA web page and at the top of the main page click on the red button that reads "Additional Content"
Then under the "Services" heading click on the link that reads "Self Service Match Squadding" Then Click on the Link for "Double Tap Championship"

This will take you to the squadding page for the Double Tap Championship. The top part of the page is match / Squadding start and end dates and Shooting start times for each day.

Scroll down till you see the squad matrix, find your name in the squadding matrix and decide if you would like to stay there or move. If you want to move to another squad Click on your name and this will take you to the squadding part of the match, Click on the box that says "what squad you are on now" and scroll down to the squad you want to be on. Then type in your PIN number that was sent to you in the E-mail, then click the update squad selection.

When you click the update squad button it takes you to the sqaudding system Info. Page and tells you what squad you selected and what time you start shooting on what day and who / how many people are on that squad. That is all there is to it.

You can now click on the "return to squadding this match" link and see your name on the squad matrix. You may also print reports by squad or name from this page.

You can move yourself around from squad to squad until March 22th then the match will be locked and that will be the final squadding for the match.

We will not re-arrange exisiting squads to fit a person in with his buddies this is what self squadding is for.

We will not Hold openings for future arrivals .

If for Some Reason that the Friday Portion of the Double Tap does not fill we will rearrange some squads to fill the partial squads for efficiency reasons to make the Match flow better and to finish quicker. we will try to keep the folks together that are already in a squad. so be advised.

SEND IN YOUR ENTRY EARLY AND AT THE SAME TIME FRAME IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SQUADDED

TOGETHER.

Changing Divisions

The divisons will be locked on March 15th and no changes allowed after that point . We will also run the classifaction update from USPSA after this date and any changes will be in affect for the match.We would strongly advise that you DO NOT change your divison after March 5th. Due to the fact that at this point we figure how many trophies we need to order for what Class/ Divison and we would like to have ALL the trophies on hand at the awards. It throws off the count when folks move from divison to divison.

Shipping Ammo to the Match

You may ship your ammo to the match to the same address listed on the match entry form.

CHRONOGRAPH...

The chronograph is scheduled like a regular stage. Report to the chronograph with the rest of your squad as indicated in the squadding schedule.(after Stage 13) Expect ammunition to be tested at least twice, once when you report to the chronograph, and once by random sampling. If you are randomly selected to be retested, you must report to the chronograph at that time. Ammunition must make declared power factor at all times during the match. If you fail to report to the chronograph for the scheduled test or after a random sampling, your scores will all be recorded as scoring minor.

At the chronograph station, do not handle your gun until instructed by the CRO. You will be directed to place your unloaded gun on the shooting bench, slide locked back (if possible), muzzle pointed down range. The CRO may require that several fouling rounds supplied by you be fired into the berm under his direction before actual chronographing begins. Once the CRO begins chronographing your ammo, you may not add, adjust, or alter anything on your gun until after chronographing is finished. If the chronographer notices your gun does not meet safety criteria (inoperable safety, doubling, etc.), the Range Master will be called and you will not be permitted to continue in the match until the gun is rechecked and proven safe.

DQ Policy

It is unfortunate when we have DQ's, but they do happen and it is always the competitor that is in control of this. The policy of the Double Tap Championship Committe is that the prize table, although conducted as a raffle, is part of the the match and if you are DQed from the match, then you are also DQed from winning anything from the prize table. Also If you pay your entry and for some reason can not make it to the Match and forfeit your entry, (After the above refund deadline) you also forfeit your ability to win anything at the prize table. Safety violations and Match DQ's apply to side shoots, vendor tent, parking areas, as well as the match stages.

Pets on Range

NO PETS on Range.... Unless you have proper eye and ear Protections for them also. We don't want any blind or deaf animals going home from the Range. Our Insurance does not cover your pets, so be advised

Bulletin Board\

Needed reshoots, arbitration committee decisions, lost items, schedule changes, squading schedules, squad Lists and other official information will be posted near shooter services underneath the main pavilion by the vendor area. Please check regularly.

The Awards
The prize table will be conducted as a "Bucket Raffle" and each competitor will get 5 YELLOW tickets when he signs up for the match, to place in the "bucket" in front of each of the larger prizes on the table. We will draw a ticket from each bucket and you will win that prize if your name is drawn. YOU MAY ONLY WIN ONCE. When you have won, you are done. There will be a "second chance drawing "( if you did not win in the yellow ticket portion) and that is what the GREEN ticket is for. Put your name on it and place in the Box marked "Green TIckets".

At the beginning of the prize distribution you will be asked to put your five Yellow Tickets in any of the "buckets" ( cardboard boxes) in front of each of the larger prizes. You may elect to place one ticket in each bucket or any amount of tickets per bucket you wish. When all competitor have place their yellow tickets in the buckets, we will begin the raffle with the largest most expensive prizes first. (All guns and frames must go thorough our FFL dealer to be claimed, No exceptions. There is a $20.00 transfer fee charged by the FFL that is the winners responsiblity) We will announce which prize we are drawing for then draw a Yellow ticket from the bucket in front of that prize and that person will win the announced prize, Where there is several of the same prizes we will draw several tickets and call out ALL the names at the same time. Again You may only win once.

We will draw from all the buckets that have a ticket in them. When we have finished drawing from buckets that have tickets placed in them, we will than start wIth the Awards Cermonies. If You Won Your Division and have also won off the prize table you will have to make a choice of which Prize you would like to keep. You May only win one prize.) The prize ypu don't keep will go back on the Prize table in place of the prize you keept and we will draw a name from that bucket for that Prize.

We will than start the Second Chance round of the raffle with the GREEN tickets. We will read the names in the order drawn and that person will have a choice of what is left on the prize table. We will give that person about 20 seconds and will call another name. That person may choose any prize left on the table either before or after the person previous called. We will NOT wait for you to pick a prize before we call the next person to the table, so decide quickly what you want. We will NOT allow you to pick up a prize and hold it and still browse the table. If you pick up a prize we will assume that you are finished and ask you to step aside.,

You must be present to win to claim your prize. WE will be having a prize table on Friday for the Friday particapants. All trophies will be mailed to folks not able to claim them or have someone claim it for them at the match.

Top Division Winners
We believe in rewarding the top finishers in each DIVISION with something special, A STI Frame for First and Second Place in a divison and third will recieve a STI Slide. When according to the rules there is more than five competitors in that division.Top division finishers will NOT be eligible for any further prize winnings from the bucket raffle. The Production Divison winner will recevie a Glock Gun. second a STI frame.

Gun and Frame Winners... All winners of serilized guns or frames must present their FFL info. along with $20.00 fee to Jimmy Mitchell of Mitchell Custom Guns, Prior to leaving the range. Your Gun/frame will be shipped to the address of your FFL.

Top Class Winners

Also we will be awarding laser engraved crystal trophies to first in each class when there is more than 5 in a class. 2nd place trophies when more than 9 in a class and third place when more than 13 in a class. Awards are based on preregisration. All CLASS winners WILL also be eligible for prizes from the bucket raffle, Divison Winners WILL NOT BE eligible for the bucket raffel.

Concession Area & Shooters Services
We will have a concession area at the match where you will be able to buy food on the range during the match. Also shooters services will have match shirts available for only $18.00 S-XL and $22.00 - XXL-XXXL for polo type shirts. Shooters services will be adjacent to the concessions area.

CLICK HERE FOR A MAP TO RANGE

Directions to the Range:

From I -44 (Which is also hwy. 287) take the US 82-277 West (Abilene-Lubbuck) Exit. Coming from the south make a left turn under the under pass at the third light on to 82. Stay in the left lane and get on the highway. Travel straight 9.4 miles till you come to the Shell convenience store at the "Y" of US 82 and FM 258. Take the right on to FM 258 and travel 3.5 miles to FM 368. At the intersection make a left and travel 1.25 miles to the RED outer range gate on the right, You will see a yellow outlined IPSC sign. Go thorough the gate on to the dirt range road. Follow the road straight for about a mile to the range parking lot, the road dead ends into the range.

Coming from the Airport:

When you exit the airport you will come to a "T" in the Road. Take a right going west, Travel straight approx. 6 miles going through two stop signs and one over pass till you reach WAL-MART.

At the stop sign AFTER you cross the over pass at Wal-Mart, turn Left going south and get on the Highway I-44 (the very first exit on your left ) and go straight into town approx 7 miles (You will be on the New Overhead) till you come to the US 82-277 West Exit - Abilene Lubbuck. Exit on your right,

Travel straight 9.4 miles till you come to the Shell conveience Store at the "Y" of US 82 and FM 258. Take the right on to FM 258 and travel 3.5 miles to FM 368. At the intersection make a left and travel 1.25 miles to the outer range gate on the right,( it will be a RED Gate, big letters DTR on it) .Go thorough the gate on to the dirt range road. Follow the road straight for about a mile to the range parking lot, the road dead ends into the range.