seems to me, nearly everyone around here (my town, not THR) is buying bolt guns and optics and wanting to get into long-range and UKD shooting. I'd say there's a lot of recent interest on THR too, but I attribute that mostly to AR15-thread fatigue
So... what I'm wondering is, (and this question is particularly oriented towards people here who have recently purchased their first precision rifle) what sort of organized activities/events would you be interested in?
traditional NRA mid- and long-range "prone" and F-class?
informal long-range 'leagues' that run like the above but don't keep score or have equipment restrictions?
action shooting like long-range practical matches (e.g. Zak's Steel Safari)?
marksmanship/sniper challenge matches?
what else?
what do you like/dislike about these?
for instance, do you want to be on a timer, but only shoot from a comfy prone position? or do you want to shoot from trees, creek beds, stairwells and standing but not be rushed?
do you want to shoot large paper or steel targets? or eggs and tennis balls?
how many rounds would you want to shoot per match?
would you still come if it were rifleman format? (i.e. no sighters, no alibis)
what about team/individual? would you be willing to work with someone?
would you prefer competition or just hanging out?
etc.
I'm asking because I'd like to organize some stuff, but I get the feeling newer shooters like challenging targets, but would be put off by challenging positions (including having to carry their new rifles farther than 20' from truck to bench)
So... what I'm wondering is, (and this question is particularly oriented towards people here who have recently purchased their first precision rifle) what sort of organized activities/events would you be interested in?
traditional NRA mid- and long-range "prone" and F-class?
informal long-range 'leagues' that run like the above but don't keep score or have equipment restrictions?
action shooting like long-range practical matches (e.g. Zak's Steel Safari)?
marksmanship/sniper challenge matches?
what else?
what do you like/dislike about these?
for instance, do you want to be on a timer, but only shoot from a comfy prone position? or do you want to shoot from trees, creek beds, stairwells and standing but not be rushed?
do you want to shoot large paper or steel targets? or eggs and tennis balls?
how many rounds would you want to shoot per match?
would you still come if it were rifleman format? (i.e. no sighters, no alibis)
what about team/individual? would you be willing to work with someone?
would you prefer competition or just hanging out?
etc.
I'm asking because I'd like to organize some stuff, but I get the feeling newer shooters like challenging targets, but would be put off by challenging positions (including having to carry their new rifles farther than 20' from truck to bench)