Re: Thunder Valley Precision - Ohio 2011 Schedule
Big thanks to Tom and Wayde for another great shoot today! The AR/Bolt Gun combo was a great idea and made for some interesting shooting, especially for you .223 guys and your 1000yd rigs...most impressive. We hit the short course and the long (Intimidator) course today and certainly learned a lot and got a ton of really good data. Each teammate had 3 shots to score a hit with 10pts earned on the first, 5pts on the second, and 2pts on the third. It wasn't a competition or a match, but a fun shoot, we all had a great time and there was certainly no pressure whatsoever. We were all there for the experience and we certainly got a great one.
For you newer shooters or those unsure about how "good" they would do if they went to TVP, I can tell you that it really doesn't matter because doing "good" is not the objective of TVP's shoots, the objective is to provide a quality training experience that will surpass anything you could ever get from shooting at your local range alone...no matter how many thousands of rounds you've shot there. The TVP staff as well as the regular shooters are extremely eager to share their knowledge and experience and they absolutely love taking a new shooter under their wing and improve their level of shooting in every way possible.
I have learned more in the past 2 months with my 6 trips to TVP than in all of my previous 1.5 years of long range precision rifle shooting. Take Big97redtj for example, he has been shooting long range rifle for 3 months, literally, and he is already shooting close to the same level as myself. The reason is that he has shot at TVP 4 times in the past 6 weeks, including the team sniper match that we shot in. He is literally a poster child for the high quality of training that's available at TVP. (Sorry to put you on the spot Matt but you deserve it after your awesome performance today haha)
For those of you who decided not to come down for the shoot today and for those of you who have never came to TVP for a shoot, let me give you a run down of my day today:
0900: Arrive at range
0930-1000: Confirmed 100yd zero
1000-1430: AR/Bolt gun team shoot
(28 targets at:170,280,500,475,225,390,560,350,550,950,1165,925,280,420,365,550,550,892,674,800,276,365,585,1048,570,505,703,570)
1430-1445: Ate my lunch
1445-1530: Shot the 200-1200 range and some clay birds at 600 and 1000
1530-1900: Hopped in my truck with Matt and shot the entire Headhunter course. We took our time and got some really good dope for the Headhunter shoots in the future (4 positions, 5 targets at each, ranging from 329-600yds)
1900: Drove home
I shot a total of 150 rounds at 60 different targets ranging from 100yds to 1200yds while shooting from 11 different positions facing either N, S, E, or W. Aside from the sniper match course, I was able to shoot every available target at the entire facility today and it cost me 3/4 of a tank of gas, powder, bullets, and primers plus a $20 range fee ($30 if you're not a member).
I apologize for such a long rant but I haven't given a shout to the TVP guys yet so there's been a lot that I've wanted to say. In my opinion there is nowhere else that you can get such high quality training that's so accessible and so affordable. If you haven't been to TVP, you need to plan a trip because I know that you won't regret it. Thanks again to everyone at TVP, I can't wait to come back!
- Nick
PS- I still have that flag Andy, let me know if you need it
