2013 Steel City Precision Rifle Challenge - Birmingham, AL

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Scores

 

[Busby.]

Awesome match!! I had a great time, and really enjoyed all the stages. I think the one day format was excellent. I'm home on Sunday, and don't have to scramble to get all my gear situated and put back in another vehicle for work Monday! There was very little down time, and all the stages ran very smoothly. I know you can't make everybody happy, but I enjoyed the rifle / handgun concept at this match. I think the MD used the facility very well and was very creative in setting up stages using as much of the range as possible.

The prize table was huge for a one day match! Thank you to all the sponsors who supported this match!! I got to meet a few industry guys I have not had face time with and thank them for their support.

I will definitely be back for this match again!

 

[BookHound]

That top page didn't come out too well. Does anyone have a better picture of it?

You were 16th, brother. AWESOME finish and even more impressive when you factor in the equipment issues Dave Walker told me you were having. I'll try to post up the pic I took later.

Mark


Well, beat to the punch. LOL. At least scores are posted now.

 

[DT1]

On behalf of Richard, John and Jim, thanks again for shooting with us yesterday! I just e-mailed the final results out to everyone on a PDF so you'll have them. Congrats to Jason and all the top finishers! Our intent was to make this a rifle match but include enough pistol to challenge your ability with a handgun and make things fun. Sounds like we hit the mark pretty well in that regard. I appreciate everyone's comments and feedback. We'll definitely take everything under consideration and use it to improve things next time.

A BIG thanks to the RO's and Sponsors! Anyone who's ever run a match knows how important it is to have good people running the stages. Nobody's perfect but I was very proud of our match staff and RO's. We are very honored and appreciative of our sponsors. A big shout out to Mark and Dave from Accurate Ordnance! Not only did they donate that beautiful custom rifle to the prize table, but they both worked hard on the stages helping things run smoothly. Mark, thanks for posting the pics!

Thanks again! We look forward to more of these type events at Steel City!

 

[mrbungle]

stage 1 A was humbling to say the least for me.

the one thing i would like to see added, with in the squads is shooters could spot for other shooters. the guys at the top don't need it but the guys at the bottom like me really could have used it . LOL

thanks again for a great match and great people.

 

[00bullitt]

WOW! My hats off to David's wife, David, Jim, Richard, and John along with the fantastic RO's and Sponsors. You guys pulled off a World Class match.....and all in a day. I've attended several of David's carbine matches in the past and knew that it was going to be a quality match based off of prior experience and boy was it ever. I am new to the Precision rifle scene but not new to competitive shooting. I do this for fun and as a measure of improvement. I had an ABSOLUTE BLAST and learned alot about the areas that I need to polish up. I have always said that if there was only one match a year I could shoot, it would be one of David's. I still stand by that comment.

I carpooled to the match with the guys from Accurate Ordnance and we were having a conversation about people in general and David was part of that conversation. We talked about his awesome attitude and just all out good nature as well as him being a very talented all around shooter. I told Mark, David and Thomas that they were about to witness what Dave was really good at and I'm rather certain that although we were all dog tired on the ride home, our satisfaction and fun meters were pegged and they all confirmed that I was right in my comment.

The match flowed very smooth with very minimal downtime. The stages were challenging but not demeaning to the newer shooters. The prize table was most excellent for the return on a low entry fee, one day format type of match. I would love to see more matches of this nature around the country.

I shot my Accurate Ordnance built 6.5 Creedmoor at the match and it ran flawlessly and hit where I aimed every single time. When things failed, it was the nut behind the trigger's fault. I could not have asked for a better rifle to play this game with. I ran the Nightforce BEAST for glass. I can say that this match was the first real time that the scope was put through its paces in Match conditions and I am confident that it will be well received amongst the Tactical Precision shooting crowd. The eyebox was huge and ever forgiving when tested in all of the awkward positions that the match produced. The optics were bright and the resolution was crisp and clear. The adjustments were FAST and accurate with great tactile feel. As I have heard, it is a little intimidating at first, but it was a piece of cake to operate on the clock when the stress levels were high.

To Squad 3B.....Good times and great to get to meet and shoot with all of you. I hope to see more of you at future events.

I do know that Nightforce wants to be a bigger part of y'alls game and hopefully the BEAST will bring a little more relevance.

Congrats Jason for taking home the beautiful Accurate Ordnance rifle as a reward for the Match Winner title. I envy you as I wanted that rifle badly. I have been eyeballing it at their shop for a few weeks since they finished it. Nice job Dave Martin for the followup position and taking that Nightforce F1. John.....I was really eyeballing that Glock from the guys at Precision Tactical Arms Company - you surprised me when you swept in and scooped it up. I was wanting to add it to my collection of Glocks badly. You forced me in to picking up that Leupy but I am overly grateful for such generous sponsors. I got a kick out of all of the cameras that started flashing when I picked it up. I will be sending my FDE Gen 4 G34 to those guys to get their good looking slide treatment and make it my new match gun as I am a huge Glock fan.

Thanks again to David Tapp, his lovely wife, Jim, Richard, John, all of the RO's, the sponsors, and the Brock's Gap Training Center for the use of their facility, and to all of the shooters for making this sport so great! The event was truly WORLD CLASS!

See you guys around!

Tod Litt
Nightforce Optics

 

[taliv]

i have told lots of people over the last several years that dave's carbine match is my favorite and as fun as any match out there, but now i'll have to change that to dave's rifle match. Heck, i had more fun with the side match than i've had at some 2day matches this year. (speaking of which, I owe larry a few bucks... somebody send me his email address pls). I think they made the best use of the facilities and had very fun stages, which had a different flavor than most matches. I thought the mix of rifle and handgun was perfect, too.

I was especially pleased to see Jason win and have really enjoyed watching him shoot well this year. Congratulations!

 

[wchartz]

I liked it! I am fairly new to the tactical game but I have taken to it like a hog to mud. The facilities are first class, the RO's were most helpful and patient, the competitors were helpful to each other, the match ran smoothly, the stages were imaginative. What's not to like? My squad, 4A, was great to shoot with. Now if you can just cut that ridge down on 4B or install a tactical escalator or maybe just add a senior citizens discount in the form of points.
Many thanks for the sponsors, what a great showing of prizes. My only suggestion would be to have bolder numbers on the line targets at the 100 yard range. Hope to be back next time.

 

[Greene]

David and Jim you guys nailed it. You wanted to make a fun match that people would want to come back to and IMHO you far succeeded that goal. It was a blast!! I like up tempo matches with movement, time management, mixed shooting positions, pistol, etc. With the space you guys worked with and the stage layouts it was impressive. I have studied trying to help with positive feedback and came to the conclusion I wouldn't change a thing about the course of fire you guys had.

Thanks to all you RO's and hands who helped make it possible. Your time is much appreciated and these matches wouldn't work without you guys and gals.

HUGE thanks to all the sponsors. Man that was one amazing prize table. You guys stepped up big time.

Special thanks to Mark and David of Accurate Ordnance for laying that beautiful rifle down on the prize table. It is much appreciated. Also was a pleasure to get to meet you Mark.

Was great getting to see a bunch of friends again and also meeting some new faces as well. Hope to see many of you again at future matches.

Awesome shooting David Martin. As always I highly enjoyed being squad-ed with you and the friendly competitiveness that goes on makes things that much more fun.

MrBungle or any other new member or just anyone in general, if you guys are ever squad-ed with me at a match and need some help, please feel free to ask. Will do what ever in my limited knowledge I can to help you out.

Greene

 

[Howa4AU]

Thanks to David, John, Richard, and Jim for putting on an outstanding match. I enjoyed it very much and the mixture of precision rifle and pistol was fun. I will definitely shoot it again as long as you guys will put it on. For anybody that wasn't able to make it, you did miss out. Don't let that happen again. Thanks to all of the sponsors to this event. I hope you guys got a lot out of it and will return in the future.

It was my first match of this kind and after getting a taste of it, I hope to be able to seek out some other precision rifle matches to shoot, although next time hopefully with my gun running a little better .

Alan

 

[turbo54]

Match directors: Great job orchestrating and administering this match. It was well thought out, well executed, maximized the potential of the facility, tested shooters' marksmanship, and was a lot of fun.

Range officers: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Without your selfless efforts, these matches can't happen. Every single RO was superb in attitude, sportsmanship and judgement. Exceptionally well done. Thanks again, and sorry for y'alls foul weather for your shooting day on Friday.

Fellow competitors: I had a blast. It was a pleasure and an honor to meet all of you, and see familiar folks. Great shooting out there!

Sponsors: Thank you kindly for your support in this sport. You provided a sweet prize table that made for some very difficult decisions. All of the participants are very thankful for your generous contributions! It sure is fun to win something, even if you're a little further down on the finishing order.

Thanks again, everyone!

 

[bama110]

Great shooting Jason it was a pleasure for John,David,Jim and myself to put on the match. I hope it showed some of the capabilities of our range.

Thank you to all the RO's and sponsors. When we went to the sponsors they all steped up.

Thank you all again

Richard

 

[WeaselWalker]

Great match. Thanks to Dave, Jim, Richard, and John for putting in the long hours and hard work to make it happen. Also, thanks to all the ROs for your help in making the match run smoothly. The sponsors were very generous. They are doing a great job promoting our sport. I am already looking forward to next year's match.

Patrick

 

[Mgordon]

Here is a quick video of myself shooting stage 3B. What a blast. I somehow hit everything with the exception of one revolver shot at point blank range!!!!

2013 Steel City 3B - YouTube

Mark

 

[Gray]

Here is a quick video of myself shooting stage 3B. What a blast. I somehow hit everything with the exception of one revolver shot at point blank range!!!!

2013 Steel City 3B - YouTube

Mark

Mark, nice video! Looks like you have been working a lot with your pistol, now I just need to catch up...

 

[-Snyper-]

Nice Run Mark! Great video too!

 

[trauma1]

Awwsome


Trauma1

 

[DT1]

Nice Run Mark! Great video too!

+1 Thanks for posting the video Mark! Our goal was to design those short range stages so as not to give too big an advantage to gas guns. I think you demonstrated that a bolt rifle worked just fine!

Nice job! We slipped a few blanks into the J-frame ammo stash. Sorry you found one, I'm sure that was the problem

 

[Mgordon]

I knew it had to have been a blank!!!! Never thought I could miss that close.

 

[poison123]

David, I can't say enough how much I enjoyed the pistol portions of the match. It didn't feel like filler, but a nice effective addition to the stage that spiced it up a little.


......now to get a SOT to bring a G18 for the next one

 

[DT1]

David, I can't say enough how much I enjoyed the pistol portions of the match. It didn't feel like filler, but a nice effective addition to the stage that spiced it up a little.


......now to get a SOT to bring a G18 for the next one

Glad you liked it Bro'! Between your G18 and Dave's
5.7 we could design a helluva side match next time!

 

[-Snyper-]

Glad you liked it Bro'! Between your G18 and Dave's
5.7 we could design a helluva side match next time!

Just say when. I can even bring the PS90.

 

[Mgordon]

Here is another quick stage of 3 Alpha. Another fun one. I would be sad if there were any less pistol in these matches.

Mark

2013 Steel City 3A - YouTube

 

[Mgordon]

Here is a cell phone video of Chris Reed shooting the 3 Bravo stage.

Chris Reed 3 Bravo Steel City - YouTube

Mark

 

[SMCCORD]

This was my first precision rifle match and it was AWESOME!! The stages were challenging and fun. I got to meet and shoot with some very talented and friendly people. The match director and RO's are all first class. The competitors were all top shelf. The prize table... HOLY COW! These guys have it squared away.
Is it too early to sign up for the next one?

 

[msting22]

Joey,

Not the only Asian, LOL I only count as a half.

I had a blast!
Going up hill was tiring but was still fun.

My name is Joey.
The only Asian that was there lol

 

[Mgordon]

Im on bottom so I didn't retake. Lol
Sorry.

Joey,

Were you in group 2B with the Stiller 308 build?

Mark

 

[Joeyk]

Joey,

Were you in group 2B with the Stiller 308 build?

Mark

Yessir!

 

[Here2Learn]

Guys, thanks for making the first Steel City Precision Rifle Challenge so memorable. Please consider supporting the sponsors that truly went out of their way to make the prize table over the top. We will always strive to improve the SCPRC so please feel free to message me with any constructive criticism and new ideas. I look forward to shooting against many of you at the Mammoth Sniper Challenge in January.

Jim

 

[Here2Learn]

Pictures are up on the FB Page
SCPRC

 

[BookHound]

Cool pics, Jim. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Here2Learn]

we have a link to more pictures on our FB Group. Big thank you to Mike Goebel for his time and great pictures
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