Woohoo! My local IPSC club held a rifle match (which I think are the most fun shooting competitions out there) recently, and I just got the results back. I was using a tanker M1 Garand (18" barrel, .308, Smith Enterprise muzzle brake, standard iron sights) and a WWII ammo belt for spare clips, and took 7th out of 19 shooters, and 2nd of the 8 shooters using iron sights!
Two of the stages were pretty M1-friendy (ie, requiring movement or mandatory reloads after 6 or 8 rounds), and two weren't. None of them had any shots longer than 50 yards, unfortunately.
I wish there were more matches like this around...I'm a bit surprised that it hasn't caught on at all like action pistol matches have. I like 3-gun as well (when I can find a match), but rifles are undoubtedly my favorite.
BTW - The shooting port in the photo was originally defined by the silhouette on the ground, but my muzzle blast knocked it down after 2 shots.
Two of the stages were pretty M1-friendy (ie, requiring movement or mandatory reloads after 6 or 8 rounds), and two weren't. None of them had any shots longer than 50 yards, unfortunately.
I wish there were more matches like this around...I'm a bit surprised that it hasn't caught on at all like action pistol matches have. I like 3-gun as well (when I can find a match), but rifles are undoubtedly my favorite.
BTW - The shooting port in the photo was originally defined by the silhouette on the ground, but my muzzle blast knocked it down after 2 shots.