Old NFO
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A few of us went down to The Range in Oxford, NC yesterday and shot a 6 stage day/night three gun. About 75 folks were there probably 70 guys and 5 women shot. Frank and his folks run a nice range (This is the same range that does the Carolina Cup). I'd strongly recommend shooting there if you get the chance!
The stages all had their "interesting" quirks some included shooting through smoke (of course, my luck was no wind and the smoke just hung there... dang it).
A simulated police stop gone bad (more on this one later). Another was shoot over, around, and UNDER barricades with a rifle (lemme see, 30 round mag, 4 inches of clearance, if I turn "this" way, I can see... maybe... now I gotta reload... where the %^$* did that spare mag go... Thanks to Helmie for the assist).
A "military" shorgun stage- left, right, left, right (with a reload in the middle, now where was I left or right?), two 25 yard paper with slugs and two 75 yard shotgun slug shots. I also learned a key lesson on this stage- One poor fellow tried to shoot the stage with birdshot out of a standard barrel, watch him him a steel, rock it, hit it again, turn it 45 degrees, and finally knock it off the perch on the third try; then have the same problem with another one (I immediately ran back to the car and got my 00 buckshot).
A mixed pistol/rifle stage that made you shoot two targets and two plates, run 25 yards, shoot two more plates, run ANOTHER 25 yards (rolled the old ankle on that run) then "try" to find 7 rifle targets in the woods (I only found 6- the seventh was on the other side of the tree, UNDER a branch and partially behind a 3rd tree). Not fair Dean
Then do it all over again at night!!!!
That's when it REALLY got to be fun- Do you know how bright smoke becomes when you hit it with a Surefire? All I could see was white smoke hanging in the air again! :banghead:
At that point I pulled out for safety due to my ankle and fear that it would cause me to go down with a loaded weapon, but I did stay long enough to watch the police stop scenario- The "police car" which was cover had the blue lights going on top and strobes in the back window! Real good for the night vision.
Bottom line- These weren't your "standard" stages! But they were a good learning experience, and I've got the bruises to prove it.
jim
The stages all had their "interesting" quirks some included shooting through smoke (of course, my luck was no wind and the smoke just hung there... dang it).
A simulated police stop gone bad (more on this one later). Another was shoot over, around, and UNDER barricades with a rifle (lemme see, 30 round mag, 4 inches of clearance, if I turn "this" way, I can see... maybe... now I gotta reload... where the %^$* did that spare mag go... Thanks to Helmie for the assist).
A "military" shorgun stage- left, right, left, right (with a reload in the middle, now where was I left or right?), two 25 yard paper with slugs and two 75 yard shotgun slug shots. I also learned a key lesson on this stage- One poor fellow tried to shoot the stage with birdshot out of a standard barrel, watch him him a steel, rock it, hit it again, turn it 45 degrees, and finally knock it off the perch on the third try; then have the same problem with another one (I immediately ran back to the car and got my 00 buckshot).
A mixed pistol/rifle stage that made you shoot two targets and two plates, run 25 yards, shoot two more plates, run ANOTHER 25 yards (rolled the old ankle on that run) then "try" to find 7 rifle targets in the woods (I only found 6- the seventh was on the other side of the tree, UNDER a branch and partially behind a 3rd tree). Not fair Dean
Then do it all over again at night!!!!
That's when it REALLY got to be fun- Do you know how bright smoke becomes when you hit it with a Surefire? All I could see was white smoke hanging in the air again! :banghead:
At that point I pulled out for safety due to my ankle and fear that it would cause me to go down with a loaded weapon, but I did stay long enough to watch the police stop scenario- The "police car" which was cover had the blue lights going on top and strobes in the back window! Real good for the night vision.
Bottom line- These weren't your "standard" stages! But they were a good learning experience, and I've got the bruises to prove it.
jim