Re: Tips/Drills to get ready for ASC Fall match
Bill pretty much nailed it, but here's my 2 cents....
Travel as light as you can, just essentials. The less tired you are, the better you'll shoot.
Rifle with a good sling, some like to carry their rifle in a drag bag or folding rifle case/shooting mat. I just wear my pack and sling my rifle. I don't even bring my scope cover.
Ammo (You'll get straightened out on the round count for each day at the Friday Nite Shooter's Meeting) I always bring 20 extra in case of some kind of fuckup, like an inexplicable loss of zero. It's (thankfully) never happened to me, but I've seen it happen.
Rear bag
Food (I either take an MRE, or just run on granola bars, trail mix, dried fruit, etc)
Water (If it's hot, I'll come close to draining my 3 liter CamelBak)
Rain gear (I just go ahead and put it on in the morning, the grass is usually wet with dew)
Data book/ data cards/ MilDot Master/ Calculator/ ACI (I don't bring my data book, just a small Rite-In-The-Rain notebook and keep notes in there, I can transfer anything I think is important to my data book later)
Bipod (My rifle wears the 6-9" Harris as a default, and it's handy to have a 9-13" for some places where the shots are uphill)
Kestrel or wind meter if you like
PDA if you like, I bring it (it's light)- but prefer to use my homemade laminated data cards, it's simpler and faster.
Like Bill said- keep everything you need to shoot (Ammo, data book or cards, MDM, rear bag, etc) so that you can deploy it, get on the line and shoot, and get out of the way, the whole day goes smoother and quicker if everyone does this.
The wind is usually changing constantly. When it's your turn to shoot, if it's a 2 shot drill, LOAD 2 rounds, so you're ready to follow up immediately. If your first shot misses, cycle the bolt, hold your correction, and shoot again *quickly* before the wind changes.
Another obvious one, but- don't forget to turn your knobs back to ZERO every time you finish shooting. It's a real pisser to find yourself off one full turn of elevation or windage (don't ask me how I know this... DOH!)
Don't drink too much at the Shooter's Meeting on Friday, or at the Barbecue Saturday Nite... not only will your scores suffer, the pics of your drunk ass will be all over the internet by Monday Night, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Marc