Think I've got a new shooter coming along next weekend. What time is the orientation again ?
0830. Don't forget to bring the platform with you please
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Think I've got a new shooter coming along next weekend. What time is the orientation again ?
How about paper targets for the time being for the pistol stage, easy enough to score with one target per page and all shots placed on it.
Really like having the pistol at the matches so I'm sure there's got to be a work around temporarily.
How about paper targets for the time being for the pistol stage, easy enough to score with one target per page and all shots placed on it.
Really like having the pistol at the matches so I'm sure there's got to be a work around temporarily.
New guy here... bounced over from reading some of the posts from the Puget Sound Area group. I'd love to sign up for the October match, but I have some questions...
I've just purchase a Savage Axis in .243, and I've put a Bushnell 3-9 scope on it, but I've only got about a dozen rounds thru it, so I'm not that comfortable with it yet. In addition, I've only got about 30 rounds of .243 ammo total right now. I've seen that you had some kind of "extended orientation" in the past, so that newbies can not only get the safety briefing, but can also get more comfortable with shooting at longer range...any chance of that happening in October?
I do have an SKS with a 3-9 scope and probably over 100 rds of non-ferrous ammo (Privi Partisan, Fiocchi)...according to the iStrelok app, I'd be pushing it to expect any accuracy at more than about 400 yds...If you're not having an "extended orientation", would that combo be allowed if I just didn't shoot the 400+ yd targets?
I'm willing to try anything, but I don't want to be "that guy" who slows the process down for everyone. If that means I can only observe, that's OK too.
Welcome!
.243 ammo is available at several places someone might even have some here... anyone need your location to tell you where to pick it up.
Show up early Orientation is done before the match.
I shot the Bend match last week and would like shoot your match in October. I'm a 3 gunner but new to the long range game. Can I get in the match and when do I need to show up?
Doug
I kind of jumped the gun earlier, but my, Joe, and Laurel are in.
Is there no pistol this month?
Got you on the list and no pistol this month
I'd like to get on the list, too.
Kevin or Anton, if there is room i would like to participate in the October match
thanks coby
I finished up the 4 plate racks for the next match, although we will only use 3 of 'em. Each rack uses a 10 foot long 4-5 inch thick round post with eight plates mounted onto it.
1. 2" x 4" rectangles
2. 3" x 5" diamonds
3. 4" squares
4. One rack with mixed plate shapes on it.
Hopefully, these racks will work out better than the last time we tried to use the mini plates. Jake says that this is the system he uses, and he has good luck with it. We will find out at the October match.
Put me down for a spot this month if you haven't already.
As long as you have even a halfway decent scope you'll be fine. As for actual target dimensions, I don't have exact numbers, but below is a picture of the "heads and halves" target that might help.As someone who'll be shooting my first match in October, I'm trying to get as much info as possible to prepare properly for this, so I've been making "scale size" targets from the info given in post #475, and checking to see if I'll actually be able to see them with my inexpensive scope.
The 50% or 60% IPSC ones are relatively easy to make "scale size" targets for, since I can get the standard IPSC target sizes...but I'm at a loss for these:
"325 Yards: heads & halves 50% IPSC T3
300 Yards: 40% IPSC Hostage flapper target T2"
I can't find anything described as "head & halves" for IPSC targets, nor can I find any dimensions on the "hostage flapper" targets. Can anyone give me some approximate dimensions on those? (If that's allowed)...
Thanks.
As long as you have even a halfway decent scope you'll be fine. As for actual target dimensions, I don't have exact numbers, but below is a picture of the "heads and halves" target that might help.
The 40% IPSC hostage flapper will be the same type of target as the other IPSC targets you made, but there till be a round flapper in the chest region that swings when you hit it.
Nine,
Thanks, that really helps.
So "heads & halves" = approx life size human head shapes and half size human head shapes...interesting! And, I figure (from the hits shown in the pic) that the "no shoot" heads are the white, correct?
Our flapper hostage target has a circle of steel about 5" diameter behind the head that flaps from side to side...not from center chest. The 50% IPSC targets aren't true IPSC shape, but that is what we call 'em. They are about 10" wide, by around 16 inches tall with shoulders that slope upward to a head that is about 2.5-3 inches square. IPSC targets have square shoulders. Our 40% and 60% IPSC targets are shaped like the true IPSC profile...our 50% is just called that because it is in between the two in size.
As long as you figure your elevation dope, you should be fine. Our targets are large enough that you can even be off your elevation a little and still get a hit at the October match. The September matches cold bore at 535 yards used a 6" square, so occasionally, targets are a little tougher.
Just wanted to make sure I was on the list. The new format is similar to what I shoot at the NorCal Sacramento matches. Nice.
Rick3,
You will have a ball. Everyone seems to have fun, and the group is really great about helping new shooters get a foothold. New shooters can even use spotters for their first couple of matches. If you need help with a dope chart, let me know.
Ahhhhh...the challenges of inexpensive equipment!
shamir,
Feel free to refer them to me, and I'll do what I can to help them out. Kevin and I are both members at the club, and I will be happy to help them figure out what documentation I can provide that may help them with getting firearms in for the matches.