Re: Conover NC .22 TSC - JUNE Results & Pics Up
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ida83704</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: apache308</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
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....I have however received comments regarding an "equipment race" and do not want to see things get out of hand.....
....I do not want to see this happen....
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.......we do not want to cause a difficulty for shooters with physical limits. We have shooters from 11 yr old to 80+ yr old and do not ever want to pose a situation that limits a persons ability to participate.....
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Part 1. and part 2. are at odds with each other, I think.
The way to manage the "equipment race" is to get shooters off their belly and bipods.
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Unless you have actually been to the match I don't think you can accurately comment on what we do and how. I would like to keep a standing offhand portion in the match but situations have been brought to our attention that have moved us to cut that portion out. Kneeling and sitting is out because quite frankly we already have a rifle match at our club that uses 4 position. Also it is easier for someone with bad knees to get in the prone position than a sitting or kneeling position, ask me how I know.
So do you assume that anyone with a high dollar rifle can shoot prone? I can look at the match reports and tell you that you cannot buy a win. I have been shooting competition long enough to tell you a win cannot be bought. The best shooters will always be near the top of the rankings....period. We have had 8 different winners in 11 matches, that is far from one sided. A tuner rigged gun has yet to win a match. When we talk of an equipment race we are talking about equipment that does not belong at a tactical match like F-Class bi-pods and barrel tuners.
Considering the feedback we have gotten this year if we go to 4 position we will likely lose half the shooters. As funny as it sounds this is a 22 Tactical Steel Challenge, not everyone has the facilities to put on a full blown centerfire Tac Match. We provide folks with the next best thing. The success of the match has hinged on the fact that we do not have burdensome and essoteric rules, and the new rules are neither. Both match directors are seasoned vets at directing and shooting matches, it appears we have a little know how in inventing them as well. We have had lots of suggestions and I will say again, we cannot please everyone and will not try. I can give you an analogy:
A woman who was a famous cook known for her soup had a pile of kids. Each child requested privately to their mother what they did not like in her soup. One child wanted the carrots left out and one wanted the cabbage left out, another wanted the beef left out and so on and so forth. The mother dutifully left out all the ingredients that were requested and her children were disapointed to find at the next evening's supper that they all had a steaming bowl of water.
We do the best we can with what we have and we have been successful.
To the competitors:
Thank you guys and ladies for a great year. Thanks for all the help setting targets and all the work that was put in at the range this year in upkeep , setting up and tearing down before and after the match. I enjoyed shooting with all of you this year and look forward to seeing you all again in 2012.
Joe Lassiter
assistant MD
22 TSC CVRPC
