Re: VA Shooters
Gonna post this for Steve down at Apache
CVRPC .22 RIMFIRE TACTICAL STEEL CHALLENGE
FALL EVENTS
The Catawba Valley Rifle & Pistol Club has three .22 Rimfire Tactical Steel matches scheduled for Fall 2010. The dates are: Saturday, October 9th, Saturday November 13th, and Saturday December 11th, 2010. Sign up begins at 9:30am, Match review at 9:45, and shooting starts at 10:00 am
LOCATION:
Conover, NC. Catawba Valley Rifle and Pistol Club. Directions to the range can be found at
www.cvrp.org/dir.htm. The range is conveniently located a short distance off I-40 in Conover, NC (near Hickory, NC). Plenty of graveled parking is available as are indoor restrooms.
ENTRY FEE AND PAYOUT:
• Entry fee of $10.
• Re-entries are permitted if position available.
• Payout will be as follows:
o 1st Place 40% of entry fees
o 2nd Place 20% of entry fees
o 3rd Place 10% of entry fees
COURSE:
All shooting will be from a paved, covered firing line with multiple positions available. Course will consist of 4 stages at distances as follows:
• Stage 1: 57 yards 5 shots Standing, 5 precision shots prone with bipod or non mechanical front rest
• Stage 2: 112 yards 10 shots barricade/cover position
• Stage 3: 163 yards 10 shots prone with bipod or non mechanical front rest
• Stage 4: 210 yards 10 shots prone with bipod or non mechanical front rest
• Targets are IPSC “style” AR235 steel in sizes ranging from 3.5” to 8.5” in height.
• All targets (including sighter targets) are reactive steel with no paper targets being offered.
• A sighter target will be available at each Stage.
• The course of fire will consist of various size IPSC style targets and will also include “hostage” style scenarios, partially blocked or hidden targets, ocular cavity and heart shot precision targets, diminishing size precision reactive targets, and other possible scenarios at the Match Directors discretion.
• Targets will be engaged from the Standing, Barricade/cover, and Prone positions.
• Course of fire will consist of 48 rounds.
EQUIPMENT:
• Match is open to all .22 rimfire rifles including bolt action, semi auto, single shot, lever, and pump actions.
• .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle only. No 17M2 or 17HMR rifles allowed.
• The same gun MUST be fired throughout the course unless verified mechanical or optical failure.
• As targets will be challenging in size and placed at distances exceeding 200 yards, quality optics are recommended.
• Bipods are allowed.
• No mechanical front rests – bipod or pack only.
• No rear bag, monopod, or rear rest of any kind.
• Shooting mats, elbow pads, etc are allowed.
MATCH COMMANDS:
• At the command. “Shooters to the Line” competitors will have a 1 minute prep period.
• At the end of the prep period the competitor with received a “Load” command at which time he/she will have 30 seconds to load his weapon.
• At the end of the 30 second Load period, the shooter will receive the “Fire” command and have 5 minutes to engage 2 sighter targets, then 10 targets for score.
• The sighter targets must be fired before engaging targets for score.
• The competitor may choose to engage any target on the stage in any order. Competitor review of the scoring below and various strategies dependant on the presented targets at each stage are advised.
• At the end of the relay competitors may move to their next position.
SCORING:
• Targets MUST fall to be scored as a HIT.
• Turned targets still standing will be counted as a miss or “0”.
• Each missed target will be scored as “0” point.
• Each “single man” hit will be scored as 1 point.
• Hostage target hit will be scored as minus 1 (-1) point.
• Hostage target aggressor “kills” will be scored as 2 points.
• In the event of a “tie” for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place, a “Tiebreaker Stage” will be added with various targets from 57 to 240 yards.
SAFETY:
• CVRPC requires the use of open chamber indicators/flags at all times except after the load command has been given.
• ALL bolts and actions must remain open at all times except when “on stage”.
• Failure to display open actions and Open Chamber Indicator will result in 1 warning, followed by disqualification.
• Eye and hearing protection must be worn by competitors, spotters, and bystanders.
• No horseplay or unsafe gun handling will be tolerated.
CONTACT: Please contact apache308 or armorpl8chikn on this site or
[email protected] for further information or preregistration. NOTE: We will be initially be limited to 25-30 slots. Pre registration is recommended but not required.
Thanks and come on out and shoot this extreme 22 event!
