Need some info from Benchrest shooters

[Alex Wheeler]

We are tring to make range improvements to have the proper facilities to hold registered matches at 1k, 600 or both. We need to widen the range and move a berm, not cheap. For me to sell this to the rest of the board I need some data.
One average how many guys show up to an IBS or NBSRA 1k or 600 yd match?
What are normal match fees, light gun, heavy gun?
What types of pay outs do you expect, or prizes?
There is hook-ups for camping, what would you pay to camp?
This would be in Fl. I would expect a good turn out espessially in the winter months. As we already get up to 23-25 local guys now. How far woud you travel for a match?

Thanks guys, unfortunately I think to make progress I will have to convince the board this will make money, to justify the cost of moving dirt.
Thanks,
Alex

 

[CZ550]

If you already have 25 or so that show up for a BR match that's a decent turnout for most IBS matches I have been to. However at St Louis it's not uncommon to have 60 show up for 600 IBS match.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Thanks for the info, still hoping to hear from others around the country.

 

[johara1]

I think you should look at the match reports, that will answer your question ........ jim

 

[Dgd6mm]

Alex,
I used to shoot there everyother weekend some years back. I was shooting next to you about 3-4 years ago when you were shooting your Pierce action .260 thru a chrono while grouping at 300 yards. If you held these type of shoots I'm sure a few of us will come down from N.Florida and shoot. I was one of the origonal East Coast Boys before moving to N. Fl. Tell Ole Gunny Gene I said hey.

Don Dunlap