Note from Jeff Lafave:

A LONG TME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY (actually it was 1991), ICORE (the International Confederation of Wheelgun Enthusiasts) broke away from USPSA due to the arms race that effectively rendered the revolver unable to compete at USPSA matches, as they only had Limited and Open in those days, and the high capacity guns had invaded, so the sport moved from being an eight-shot single stack / eight shot revolver game to a 20-30 round double-stack semi-auto game. Now the revo guys felt that their guns had become obsolete in USPSA, so they decided to go out and create an action shooting sport that catered specifically to their revolvers.

So, ICORE was founded, and they adopted the same range safety rules, utilized USPSA RO's and even copied their classification system. Where they differed, is that they adopted the NRA D-2 Target or "Tombstone Target" and they began utilizing "Time-Plus"

scoring. That is, that power factor was removed from the equation and the only considerations would be your raw time PLUS any additional PENALTY TIMES accrued as you shot the course. The tombstone target has scoring rings on it. The center is the "zero ring" where no time is added, next is the +1 ring which adds a second to your time. Then there is the +2, +3 rings, and then finally a miss which earns you an extra 5 seconds tacked onto your time. So, if you ran a COF in 12 seconds, you would then add all the PLUS TIMES from your target hits to get your aggregate score for that stage. So, you see, a premium is placed on accuracy in ICORE matches. All serious wheel gunners belong to ICORE and we all shoot other sports too like USPSA. ICORE and USPSA are almost carbon-copies of one another except for the changes I outlined above. There are 3 good sized ICORE matches in Michigan every year...Livingstons Special Classifier in Brighton, the Central Regional in Niles, MI, and then the Great Lakes Regional back at Livingston. About 40-70 wheel gunners turn out at each event, and it is a true brotherhood. Gary, Steve, Sue, and Myself will

be at (most of) them as well. ICORE has a separate classification system from USPSA though, as it allows 8 shot revolvers, but

is totally 6-shot neutral in designing its stages, so a 625 can or other 6 shot gun can still be competitive.

The match in June is NOT a USPSA classifier. What I did was to combine our ICORE classifier with a six-shot neutral steel match that the USPSA President Mike Voigt "approved". That means that the match is "recognized" by USPSA even though it doesn't STRICTLY follow USPSA rules. I asked for special dispensation to do away with power factor rules, and to allow flexibility in course design by not following all the guidelines for stage design. USPSA is meant to be freestyle, and this match will be a gunslingers dream. No running, just pure draw, shoot and slam the steel down as fast as you can. Young legs will have NO ADVANTAGE in this one. Read your USPSA rule book regarding match levels, and you will see the definition of "recognized", and see that only the President of USPSA can grant this special status (I've got friends in high places dontchyaknow). It will get us a lot of "cross-over", as shooters from different disciplines (IDPA, USPSA, ICORE, etc...) will unite and shoot it out to see who the fastest gun is. I hope this explains things a little better. Call me if you need further clarification...In fact call me anyway...I wanna talk to you.

Jeff

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