Cold temps.
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MrBorland;
We only did an 800 point aggregate on NRA Smallbore this time. The smallbore aggregate we shoot, does 3-Pos conventional; 10 shots each standing, sitting/kneeling, and prone at 100 yards. Then we do the DEWAR course, which is 40 shots prone. I work people up through the NRA Marksmanship program to get them "broke in" on it, which culminates in the DEWAR course specifications at the Distinguished Expert level. (By then they should be putting down master scores in the national rankings).
Even so, it's kind of a drawn out, brutal, short range match to shoot in these temps. You don't get the benefits of any artificial support except a loop sling (except light rifle; slings are banned on light rifle).
F-Class is much easier on the body, as you get both bipod and rear rest. Shaking arms from cold don't affect you as much, although chattering teeth do.
Chris shooting NRA High Power Midrange Prone (F-Class, or, more specifically, F-T/R)
Kevin shooting NRA Smallbore (Kevin is shooting Any Sight with his Anschutz)
We only did an 800 point aggregate on NRA Smallbore this time. The smallbore aggregate we shoot, does 3-Pos conventional; 10 shots each standing, sitting/kneeling, and prone at 100 yards. Then we do the DEWAR course, which is 40 shots prone. I work people up through the NRA Marksmanship program to get them "broke in" on it, which culminates in the DEWAR course specifications at the Distinguished Expert level. (By then they should be putting down master scores in the national rankings).
Even so, it's kind of a drawn out, brutal, short range match to shoot in these temps. You don't get the benefits of any artificial support except a loop sling (except light rifle; slings are banned on light rifle).
F-Class is much easier on the body, as you get both bipod and rear rest. Shaking arms from cold don't affect you as much, although chattering teeth do.
Chris shooting NRA High Power Midrange Prone (F-Class, or, more specifically, F-T/R)
Kevin shooting NRA Smallbore (Kevin is shooting Any Sight with his Anschutz)
BTW, I have a lot of respect for anyone who can put down an 89.25% on a DEWAR course in these conditions.
Makes running these events a little less of a pain in the butt for me, when I can watch shooters progress and grow like that.
(I didn't even bring a rifle this time, I'm prohibited from competing in my own matches now that they are NRA approved, and scoring is "official".)
Heck I don't like getting up early on a Sunday. Let alone going out and standing in single digit temps with negative teen windchills to make sure guys follow the rules.
Good core group of shooters we have. It's worth it.
THIS Sunday is my play time though. Going to stretch my 300 win mag out to 1k+ on a private field. Temp is forecasted at 39F... which is muuuch better.
Makes running these events a little less of a pain in the butt for me, when I can watch shooters progress and grow like that.
(I didn't even bring a rifle this time, I'm prohibited from competing in my own matches now that they are NRA approved, and scoring is "official".)
Heck I don't like getting up early on a Sunday. Let alone going out and standing in single digit temps with negative teen windchills to make sure guys follow the rules.
Good core group of shooters we have. It's worth it.
THIS Sunday is my play time though. Going to stretch my 300 win mag out to 1k+ on a private field. Temp is forecasted at 39F... which is muuuch better.
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Trent,
What kind of handgun was that in your earlier post surrounded by your 1,236 magazines?
What kind of handgun was that in your earlier post surrounded by your 1,236 magazines?
LOL Glock 21 left, FN Five Seven top, and Taurus PT92AFS right. That Taurus is like a Beretta 92 except it has a rail. Which I wish it didn't have, because finding a holster that fits properly is very difficult, and I don't USE the rail on it.
Also do the same with my Glock 19, and other handguns when I go shoot in the cold.
Living in IL, we're always under the shadow of threat of an idiotic magazine ban, or assault weapons ban. So I ... "stocked up."
In the winter I take advantage of it when I go handgun shooting so I don't have to fumble with loading magazines in single digit temps, with single digit temp ammo, and fingers that are painfully cold.
Doing that once or twice, you'll be "done" shooting.
I like shooting and I like not having to stop and reload magazines when I go to do it.
This also lets me "focus my range time on the task at hand."
I don't go to the range to practice loading rounds in to magazines. I go to the range to practice SHOOTING. So why burn the valuable time at the range practicing a skill that isn't relevant to the task at hand?
Living in IL, we're always under the shadow of threat of an idiotic magazine ban, or assault weapons ban. So I ... "stocked up."
In the winter I take advantage of it when I go handgun shooting so I don't have to fumble with loading magazines in single digit temps, with single digit temp ammo, and fingers that are painfully cold.
Doing that once or twice, you'll be "done" shooting.
I like shooting and I like not having to stop and reload magazines when I go to do it.
This also lets me "focus my range time on the task at hand."
I don't go to the range to practice loading rounds in to magazines. I go to the range to practice SHOOTING. So why burn the valuable time at the range practicing a skill that isn't relevant to the task at hand?
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