WCPS Monthly Steel Challenge Match, May 2, 2026

[Patrick Miller]





Hello All,

Weld County Practical Shooters will be hosting our monthly Steel Challenge match on Saturday May 2, 2026, at the Weld County Fish & Wildlife, High Plains Shooting Range, Eaton, CO.  

A maximum of 104 competitors (8 squads of 13 on 8 stages) or 13 guns per squad will be allowed to register through Practiscore.  No walk-up registrations or changes at the match.  There is a two-gun limit (Any combination of a Rimfire pistol, Rimfire rifle, Centerfire pistol, or PCC).  The match fee is $20 for WCFW members and $25 for non-members and $5 more for a second gun.  Please pay on Practiscore.  

We will shoot the standard 8 SCSA stages in preparation for the CO State Steel Challenge Championship on June 5 - 7, 2026.

The following match administrative information applies: 

Match Director:  Pat Miller (devildo...@yahoo.com.sg)

Range Master:  Steve Hopkins (stevoh...@gmail.com)

Stats/Registration Officer:  John & Pam Burkholder (burkho...@gmail.com)

Stage setup starts at 7:00 AM.  Please email me at devildo...@yahoo.com.sg if you can help with setup.

Match check in starts at 9:00 AM in the pistol classroom.

New Shooters Class also starts at 9:00 AM at the pistol pavilion.  

Shooters Meeting 9:45 AM at the pistol pavilion. 

Shooting starts at 10:00 AM.

If you are a new shooter to USPSA/SCSA you must attend the new shooters class prior to shooting the match. Details on the program can be found here: http://www.ecouspsa.com/safety_program.  Please email the Match Director and Range Master your contact information so we can plan accordingly for the New Shooters class.

If you must withdraw from the match, we will offer you a full refund up until 6:00 PM on Friday May 1, 2026, when registration closes. Once registration is closed, no refunds or future match credits will be granted.

To maximize security, the High Plains Shooting Range now uses a rotating gate code number system for non-members to gain access to the range. The code for this match will be provided to each competitor within their Practiscore registration confirmation email.  The gate code number will be activated at 6:00 AM and deactivated at 10:30 AM Saturday morning.  If you are shooting this match and are a non-member, enter the assigned match gate code number into the keypad at the front gate during the prescribed time period to open the gate for access.  Please do not share this code with anyone not participating in the match.  Weld County Fish & Wildlife, High Plains Shooting Range members should swipe their membership gate card to enter the range. 

Lastly, please Do Not exceed the 15mph maximum speed limit while on range roads and 5mph in parking lots.

Registration opens April 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM.  Please use the following Practiscore link:

https://practiscore.com/wcps-monthly-steel-challenge-may-2-2026/register

Hope to see you on Saturday!!

Pat Miller

WCPS, Steel Challenge Director

970-888-1902

devildo...@yahoo.com.sg