Mammoth Sniper Challenge 2021
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My little brother and I shot the last two years and did semi-well last year. We failed a ruck the first year so light was our priority. Do not sacrifice shooting performance for comfort. Our packs were 41 and 42 pounds including my 16 pound rifle and his 18 pound rifle. I shoot 223 (proof carbon) and he shoots XC(steel MTU). Leupold 5-25 and MPA chassis on both. CCH and T3. We both also packed heavy competition pistols(x5 and Cz Shadow2), competition belts, and three mags each. He carried his uspsa steel dropdown holster and I had a smaller kydex holster. The only additional thing we will carry this year is about 25% more food, body glide, and a shooting tripod(I have a 404 Leofoto with ball head but may have an anvil RRS by Mammoth)
On packs, Im looking for a new one. I sold my eberle Lodrag for comfort and weight reasons so I'm looking for a new one. What is everyone running? My brother has a Kuiu and its super comfortable and light but no great way to carry the rifle. It is hard to carry a 16-20 pound rifle in a pack comfortably.
I'm sticking with Mystery Ranch, possibly moving to their external frame for rifle carry.
They are just so heavy. Burdick's Sierra designs pack weighs 2.7 pounds total.
well documented down to the second as to how long you have. They'll let you know exactly how long and time. There aren't any surprises either, they explain the route well and let everyone have time to get ready.
2nd on the Mystery Ranch. I played with an Alice pack and Eberlestock Gunslinger until finally settling on the MR Selway. Perfect size, about 5#, and I can carry my rifle between the frame and pack. It's amazing how "light" a well-designed pack feels.
I bet you will be bringing that next year, thought you would mention a tent also instead of hammock. Burdicks pack was really nice, his modified dog harness rifle holster looked like it worked badass. I really like the frame on the kuiu and it lifted all the weight off my shoulders, try running the rifle up top on the lid.
To any of y'all that competed last year, what was the maximum number of rifle and/or pistol rounds you had to fire at any given stage (primary or secondary)? Also, did they allow fires in or around the sleeping areas?
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If you have 2 10-rounds mags, you should be fine. There was one stage that you and your partner alternated firing at targets until time ran out. I think we went thru almost 20 rounds each. But most stages were 8-12 rounds of rifle.
Thank you. Do you suppose 7 round capacity in a pistol is sufficient and were there any stages where mag changes had to be conducted (not as in you ran out of ammo but rather that changing a magazine was just part of the procedure/part of the course of fire)?
I would not go with a 7-round mag for 2 reasons. 1) There were many stages that required more than 7 pistol rounds and 2) There were a few stages where you had to hit-to-move, and I SUCK with a pistol. Yes there were some stages with mandatory mag changes. We both took Sig P320s so we could share mags and ammo, and took two 17-round mags and two 21-round mags.
Do y’all see anyone or yourself consider using an ultralight hammock as part of your sleep systems? Any major downfalls I should consider? My current sleep system is just over 5lbs so I figure this is a good place to cut some last minute weight.
Google the site. I think there's a comfy class where you just shoot. You just don't pull anything from the prize table.
There are 2 classes. Toughman is where you carry everything with you for the 3-days, and Regular is where you carry a day's worth of gear and get to stay in a hotel each night. You still have to ruck with your gear between stages. Their Facebook site is the best place for info.
Do you know how much Army MWR wants this event to continue? MWR is still hosting events on all bases, there is nothing to worry about.
@lush_dawg I don’t see why it wouldn’t. Fort Gordon’s on post range is still open and has been through the entire pandemic, they are still processing firearm forms at the provost Marshall’s office, construction is going on all over the place daily, the building where I work is fully staffed and has been since the beginning of October. I would be willing to bet it’ll go on as planned. They may make us take some token precautionary measures but otherwise I think it’ll be fine.
Have you heard anything from the venue or match director about it not happening? Nope. So stop whining about covid and train. If you are that worried just drop, another team would love your slot.
You must have interpreted his statement differently than I. I didn’t hear any “whining” and he didn’t say anything about not training. In fact, he said just the opposite...he is continuing to train. All I’ve seen are some guys having a conversation.
Something like this in case it rains.
Well yea, just wanted to see if life would accommodate such a simple thing.
Thanks Bill.
Trying out the salomon jungle ultras, may go back to speed assaults.
Not sure of the exact model, but wore a Salomon mid-high boot. Waterproof, relatively light, some ankle support, and easy to break-in. Saved them again for this year
Anyone catch the rules change about no magnums calibers allowed? My partners 6.5prc is a no go, time for some last minute changes.
If you've ever shot a precision rifle match, the shooting part of Mammoth is very similar. You will have to find and range targets on most stages, so having something that shoots a little flatter might help. I'm shooting a 6x47 because I have tons of reloading supplies for it and have a short, light barrel. Other than making modifications to save weight, I would shoot what you have.
got a 6.5x47, and 6xc . Have you shoot mammoth before? What was max distance for primary gun. Thanks for input
