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Our match last Saturday was excellent. 8 stages, all of them challenging. I don't think they are scanned in yet, but once they are there will be COF PDF files that can be opened by clicking on each string.
Stage 1 was a really fast paced shotgun/pistol CQB stage. Lots of movement around corners, doorways, and walls.
Stage 2 was a short range rifle/pistol transition drill. We were able to use a building with targets stuck in the windows and doorways.
Stage 3 was a 22 shot shotgun stage. Lots of lateral movement, use of cover, and reloading.
Stage 4 was a medium range rifle, transition to pistol for close poppers stage. Leapfrogging from barricade to barricade. Tough stage for big fat guys like me.
Stage 5 was a clever shotgun speed shoot. 3 falling plates in a row. Static popper on each side. You had to time it right or you were stuck waiting for a plate to fall so you could shoot the next one. Last string was shot weak handed.
Stage 6 was a complicated CQB rifle stage. There were 3 barricades and the shooter was allowed to move as much as they wanted as long as they stayed behind the barricades and used cover. There were a pile of targets spread out from about 30 yards to conversational distance. Mixed in were a pile a couple of hostages, some big sheets of soft cover, and liberal use of black spray paint for hard cover. It was a real tough one. There was no one spot where more than one or two targets were visable. Plus there were lots of options for risky shots through hard cover or around hostages. Some of us even shot the whole stage, only to discover that we had totally missed a target that was hiding behind cover. Brutal, but way fun.
Stage 7 was a tough pistol speed shoot. 5 plates stacked pretty much on top of each other. The shooter couldn't move out of their box, so they had to do a lot of leaning. Then I stole dukeofurl's idea and stuck a no-shoot right behind the plates. Turned what would have been a normal burner speed stage into a little bit more cautious stage. Worked well.
Stage 8 was our longer range rifle stage. 4 strings. Shot standing, kneeling, sitting, and prone respectively. Targets at 75, 100, and 200 yards. I had the best standing. Blew kneeling. Decent sitting and prone.
I did okay. I'm open class due to my mag fed shotgun. My rifle and pistol would have been limited. The guy that beat me is dang good. Even taking out my screw ups, he still would have beaten me.
My brother came out and shot in his very first match. He did rather well for a new guy with borrowed guns. Actually he beat me on a few strings, which is kind of sobering because I've been doing this for a few years.
It was an excellent match. Most of the course ideas came from Chris Knapp, who had some great ideas. Everybody had a great time. Our turnout was lower than normal, but that was probably due to the great weather after a week of crappy weather. To many poor suckers were probably doing yard work.
Our match last Saturday was excellent. 8 stages, all of them challenging. I don't think they are scanned in yet, but once they are there will be COF PDF files that can be opened by clicking on each string.
Stage 1 was a really fast paced shotgun/pistol CQB stage. Lots of movement around corners, doorways, and walls.
Stage 2 was a short range rifle/pistol transition drill. We were able to use a building with targets stuck in the windows and doorways.
Stage 3 was a 22 shot shotgun stage. Lots of lateral movement, use of cover, and reloading.
Stage 4 was a medium range rifle, transition to pistol for close poppers stage. Leapfrogging from barricade to barricade. Tough stage for big fat guys like me.
Stage 5 was a clever shotgun speed shoot. 3 falling plates in a row. Static popper on each side. You had to time it right or you were stuck waiting for a plate to fall so you could shoot the next one. Last string was shot weak handed.
Stage 6 was a complicated CQB rifle stage. There were 3 barricades and the shooter was allowed to move as much as they wanted as long as they stayed behind the barricades and used cover. There were a pile of targets spread out from about 30 yards to conversational distance. Mixed in were a pile a couple of hostages, some big sheets of soft cover, and liberal use of black spray paint for hard cover. It was a real tough one. There was no one spot where more than one or two targets were visable. Plus there were lots of options for risky shots through hard cover or around hostages. Some of us even shot the whole stage, only to discover that we had totally missed a target that was hiding behind cover. Brutal, but way fun.
Stage 7 was a tough pistol speed shoot. 5 plates stacked pretty much on top of each other. The shooter couldn't move out of their box, so they had to do a lot of leaning. Then I stole dukeofurl's idea and stuck a no-shoot right behind the plates. Turned what would have been a normal burner speed stage into a little bit more cautious stage. Worked well.
Stage 8 was our longer range rifle stage. 4 strings. Shot standing, kneeling, sitting, and prone respectively. Targets at 75, 100, and 200 yards. I had the best standing. Blew kneeling. Decent sitting and prone.
I did okay. I'm open class due to my mag fed shotgun. My rifle and pistol would have been limited. The guy that beat me is dang good. Even taking out my screw ups, he still would have beaten me.
My brother came out and shot in his very first match. He did rather well for a new guy with borrowed guns. Actually he beat me on a few strings, which is kind of sobering because I've been doing this for a few years.
It was an excellent match. Most of the course ideas came from Chris Knapp, who had some great ideas. Everybody had a great time. Our turnout was lower than normal, but that was probably due to the great weather after a week of crappy weather. To many poor suckers were probably doing yard work.
