Re: 2012 24-HOUR SNIPER ADVENTURE CHALLENGE
Some notes to catch up with the comments--
Lindy I dig the quote. You can't make it happen until you decide to make it happen.
Graham's comments about planning, preparation, and training are dead on.
<span style="font-weight: bold">IF YOU WANT A LAND NAV CLASS</span>
Please email me and I'll put you on a list. I'll collect names for 4-6 weeks (from now) and then we'll see what we can schedule with Cody. Use
[email protected] and put "TRAIN UP" in the subject line. Include some date windows for scheduling. This class (or classes) would probably be held in the UT-NM-CO-WY area, but if we get enough interest to justify a trip somewhere else that's a possibility. Pricing will be roughly similar to a long-range shooting class of the same length, but it will finally depend on location and number interested.
<span style="font-weight: bold">SHOOTING TRAIN UP</span>
For the shooting components of the match, any of the TBAC Training Group classes in 2012 will apply. Usually #205 and #206 are the best fit for train-ups because of the flexible field format and extreme small groups we split up into.
http://www.thunderbeastarms.com/training/
<span style="font-weight: bold">IF THE SNIPER ADVENTURE CHALLENGE IS TOO MUCH .. </span>
The 24HSAC was meant to be the top-end physical and mental challenge that we put on in 2012. We have other great matches on the calendar that are easier physically and put a higher emphasis on shooting. The focus and challenges of each of these is different.
Thunder Beast Team Challenge - longest single stage is approx 1 hour, approx 1.25 miles in length. Total hiking of approx 4-5 miles per day. Stages included field LR stages, close and tight assault stages (for 2 carbines), and problem solving/night stages. Check out the 2011 match thread for info. It was quite a hit. Winning team had an average age of mid-40's.
Steel Safari - Movement is not timed, just your activities at the shooting positions. Total hiking approx 2-4 miles per day on two days. Match has been going on since 1998 and I've been the MD since 2008. Hike-n-shoot: locate, range, and shoot targets in fixed time. Winning shooter is usually in his 40's or 50's.
Everyone's already tuned into the SHC in its thread, so I won't describe it here.
Just a final note, our sponsor and promotions director has great plans for all these matches in 2012, so our prize tables should be fantastic. He pulled together a $35k+ prize table in only 3 months for the 2011 TB Team Challenge, so I know he can make it happen.
