Anyone on the forum shoot this match? Just looking for some general info, and maybe someone to squad with?
Avenal Long Range Tactical match
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Since no one else responded, I thought I'd leave a little review here, in case someone else comes looking? A friend and I shot this match last weekend. First:
http://avenalgunclub.com/
http://avenalgunclub.com/wp-content/uploads/Long-Range-Match-Program-1.pdf
The gun club is set up in the valley between two ridge lines. During a long range match day, they shut down most of the club, and you hike one of the ridgelines and shoot across the club to the other ridgeline. Targets were set between 211 yds and 890 yds. They were predominantly 2 MOA targets, but there were four large gongs that comprised some of the longer shots. They've done a ton of work to make this match run, setting target positions all along the opposite hills. Targets are almost all hung from cement or dirt filled 55 gallon drums with large numbers painted on them for identification.
The match is shot from 8 stations laid out along a 1 mile stretch, with about 680 feet of elevation gain from station 1 to 8. You hike to each station carrying all of your gear, and yes, you rotate in numerical order - so if you start on station 8 (like we did), you effectively hike the course 4 times through the course of the day. The match has three divisions available (not two, as described in the PDF). Prone, Obstacle, and PRS. Prone is just that - you shoot from the prone position at each station. Obstacle has you shooting from a PRS style obstacle at each station. For both of these divisions, you have 1 minute per shot required at the station - which is 6-7 minutes, total. That's an exceedingly long time, if you have your shit together. The PRS division is like Obstacle - except that you have a 2 minute time limit.
I shot the Prone division, since this was my first rifle match, and I didn't want to get too deep into the shit my first time out. I shot 45/50, which was good enough for a 3rd place finish in division, and 4th overall. I'll likely shoot Obstacle next time I go, to get some stick time at building positions on obstacles without having to be super sharp on time. PRS division seems like it would be a reasonable workout for someone aspiring to shoot those matches - it does seem like cleaning the match in PRS division would be do-able for a top level shooter, depending on the wind, etc.
I found the match to be a great intro to tactical rifle matches when shot in the Prone division. I was able to get a shake out on my equipment, loads, dope, etc, and get some exposure to predicting the bipod height I'd need for each stage based on target elevations.
http://avenalgunclub.com/
http://avenalgunclub.com/wp-content/uploads/Long-Range-Match-Program-1.pdf
The gun club is set up in the valley between two ridge lines. During a long range match day, they shut down most of the club, and you hike one of the ridgelines and shoot across the club to the other ridgeline. Targets were set between 211 yds and 890 yds. They were predominantly 2 MOA targets, but there were four large gongs that comprised some of the longer shots. They've done a ton of work to make this match run, setting target positions all along the opposite hills. Targets are almost all hung from cement or dirt filled 55 gallon drums with large numbers painted on them for identification.
The match is shot from 8 stations laid out along a 1 mile stretch, with about 680 feet of elevation gain from station 1 to 8. You hike to each station carrying all of your gear, and yes, you rotate in numerical order - so if you start on station 8 (like we did), you effectively hike the course 4 times through the course of the day. The match has three divisions available (not two, as described in the PDF). Prone, Obstacle, and PRS. Prone is just that - you shoot from the prone position at each station. Obstacle has you shooting from a PRS style obstacle at each station. For both of these divisions, you have 1 minute per shot required at the station - which is 6-7 minutes, total. That's an exceedingly long time, if you have your shit together. The PRS division is like Obstacle - except that you have a 2 minute time limit.
I shot the Prone division, since this was my first rifle match, and I didn't want to get too deep into the shit my first time out. I shot 45/50, which was good enough for a 3rd place finish in division, and 4th overall. I'll likely shoot Obstacle next time I go, to get some stick time at building positions on obstacles without having to be super sharp on time. PRS division seems like it would be a reasonable workout for someone aspiring to shoot those matches - it does seem like cleaning the match in PRS division would be do-able for a top level shooter, depending on the wind, etc.
I found the match to be a great intro to tactical rifle matches when shot in the Prone division. I was able to get a shake out on my equipment, loads, dope, etc, and get some exposure to predicting the bipod height I'd need for each stage based on target elevations.
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