We have a club treasure that seems to think the money comes out of his pocket. Unless its skeet related, he's against it. I've tried to get the club to buy some steel targets and he raises so much hell over it that its ridiculous. Says we can furnish our own. When they shoot up the posts and 2x4's he complains that we have to buy new ones. But, he's very honest and does a great job taking care of club business. He's just a PITA at times.
Need some advice
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redrockranger
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Your club sounds normal to me. They are all the same.
Topstrap
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There are quite a few rimfire matches in my area here in Ohio. You can shoot multiple ones each weekend if you don't mind driving a bit. Mine is longrange steel. well it used to be longrange back when I started it years ago but now it might be considered midrange since it only goes out to 197 yards. The new fad is stretching it out but without more specialized equipment most only try it a couple of times then fade away.
Most ranges have 200 yards which makes for a really nice setup and don't take special equipment. I have mine set up so even peep sight shooters can shoot out thru the course on a set of 4moa targets made just for them. The scores are very close and gives something for everyone and is very challenging.
There is a little interest in our area for Benchrest paper matches but people tend to like seeing steel swing and hear the ding. Making various shapes and sizes and even rotating them just a bit can add to the challenge. I made mine all swinging racks which is easy to move, store away when not being used and also easy to switch around to create something different for the matches.
Mine is just a little backyard range and I had miserable weather last weekend and still had 31 entries. Competitors from other shooting disciplines can still be competitive since it doesn't take anything really special to get to 200 yards and midrange priced ammo can be sufficient.
I think the hardest challenge is designing the match setup is to have targets most shooters can hit quite a few and give them a feeling they have a chance to do better with a bit more practice and have a few that separates the top shooters by letting them have a few gamble targets or small enough the top scores are really close. Mine have never been cleaned by the scoped shooters yet but many are really close which keeps them coming back.
The peep sight side of the match has been cleaned by My Son and Myself but we really work at it and enjoy the Old Skool side and lets us use older target rifles which keeps us challenged. I can't go much smaller than 4moa due to not being able to see the targets in the various light conditions thru the day. Believe me it's really challenging shooting 85 shots and not being able to see your hits/misses and relying on a spotter to tell you adjustments for wind or hold adjustments. 4moa may sound huge but is a pin prick looking thru the aperature, groups on the targets can rival the scoped guys at each distance.
Hard to have something to satisfy everyone. I allow any gun/scope combo including pistols with bipods/sandbags including F-class styles such as the Rempel but do not allow the heavy rests or equipment the Benchrest guys use. I used to limit ammo costs but now allow whatever anyone can find due to availability. No one dominates our matches, which can run off newer or less skilled or less money in equipment who feel they can't compete with the big guys. I am also kinda lenient with new shooters that may be struggling and need more sighters at some distances. The better guys all know I do this but also know unless they are really having a problem with something they go by the rules. Gotta be flexible sometimes but can't be taken advantage of either. We're here to have fun, be competitive and keep the shooting interests alive and growing.
Topstrap
Most ranges have 200 yards which makes for a really nice setup and don't take special equipment. I have mine set up so even peep sight shooters can shoot out thru the course on a set of 4moa targets made just for them. The scores are very close and gives something for everyone and is very challenging.
There is a little interest in our area for Benchrest paper matches but people tend to like seeing steel swing and hear the ding. Making various shapes and sizes and even rotating them just a bit can add to the challenge. I made mine all swinging racks which is easy to move, store away when not being used and also easy to switch around to create something different for the matches.
Mine is just a little backyard range and I had miserable weather last weekend and still had 31 entries. Competitors from other shooting disciplines can still be competitive since it doesn't take anything really special to get to 200 yards and midrange priced ammo can be sufficient.
I think the hardest challenge is designing the match setup is to have targets most shooters can hit quite a few and give them a feeling they have a chance to do better with a bit more practice and have a few that separates the top shooters by letting them have a few gamble targets or small enough the top scores are really close. Mine have never been cleaned by the scoped shooters yet but many are really close which keeps them coming back.
The peep sight side of the match has been cleaned by My Son and Myself but we really work at it and enjoy the Old Skool side and lets us use older target rifles which keeps us challenged. I can't go much smaller than 4moa due to not being able to see the targets in the various light conditions thru the day. Believe me it's really challenging shooting 85 shots and not being able to see your hits/misses and relying on a spotter to tell you adjustments for wind or hold adjustments. 4moa may sound huge but is a pin prick looking thru the aperature, groups on the targets can rival the scoped guys at each distance.
Hard to have something to satisfy everyone. I allow any gun/scope combo including pistols with bipods/sandbags including F-class styles such as the Rempel but do not allow the heavy rests or equipment the Benchrest guys use. I used to limit ammo costs but now allow whatever anyone can find due to availability. No one dominates our matches, which can run off newer or less skilled or less money in equipment who feel they can't compete with the big guys. I am also kinda lenient with new shooters that may be struggling and need more sighters at some distances. The better guys all know I do this but also know unless they are really having a problem with something they go by the rules. Gotta be flexible sometimes but can't be taken advantage of either. We're here to have fun, be competitive and keep the shooting interests alive and growing.
Topstrap
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CJ6
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We ran into the same issue at our club... The first shoot would have 20 or so shooters, the next maybe 12 and so on. The EGO's of some shooters just don't take to not winning even though we had multiple classes.
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