Who’s going to Lodi, WI for Nationals?

[1911mag]

My girlfriend (Marisa Tundo) and I (Dave Monette) will be shooting the 600 yard event days Saturday August 10th - Tuesday August 12th. It would be great to meet and spend some time chatting with some of the great folks on this site, and possibly get together for dinner and beers one night. Post your name here and let’s meet up, or PM if you feel more comfortable doing that. See you guys/gals there. Super excited.
Dave

Mike and Heather Godman will be there

 

[Walt Krafft]

I will be there for both mid and long range. Available for a ftr team.

 

[Dave M.]

If you go look at the winnequah gun club facebook page there has been a lot of range improvements going on the last month or so.

lol, I have ZERO social media. I don’t own a personal computer and this forum is the only one I’ve ever been part of. My social media presence is basically zero. But my girlfriend does use Facebook and I’ll have her check out their page.
Dave

 

[mliebetrau]

Some people do have easy up canopy’s behind the line for shade. It can be close behind your target, it doesn’t have to be at your car.

We have added some areas for parking behind both firing lines. We may allow people to drop their gear off closer the firing line and park their vehicle further away. Canopies will be allowed but they will be behind the assembly area. We have expanded the range significantly and tried to plan for parking so you shouldn't have to walk to far to your vehicle.
Mark

 

[Bullwinklelol]

I will be making the 23 hour drive from montana

 

[Ringostar]

We have added some areas for parking behind both firing lines. We may allow people to drop their gear off closer the firing line and park their vehicle further away. Canopies will be allowed but they will be behind the assembly area. We have expanded the range significantly and tried to plan for parking so you shouldn't have to walk to far to your vehicle.
Mark

Thanks Mark, I forgot about the recent range expansion and that parking might not be expanded behind the new firing points. Is there going to be a practice before matches start on Saturday?

 

[mliebetrau]

Thanks Mark, I forgot about the recent range expansion and that parking might not be expanded behind the new firing points. Is there going to be a practice before matches start on Saturday?

Keith at this time there are no plans for practice as that will be a setup day for the match.
Mark

 

[Steve h]

I hear some of those “Team With No Name “ guys are coming. Better watch out for them!!

 

[DHuffman]

I will also be there. Just listen for the score keeper yelling 8s and 9s that will be me shooting……

Well with that attitude..... LOL

 

[Drewel]

Well with that attitude..... LOL

I’m just being realistic

 

[Dave M.]

Some people do have easy up canopy’s behind the line for shade. It can be close behind your target, it doesn’t have to be at your car.

Will we be on the same target for the entire day??

 

[Dave M.]

We have added some areas for parking behind both firing lines. We may allow people to drop their gear off closer the firing line and park their vehicle further away. Canopies will be allowed but they will be behind the assembly area. We have expanded the range significantly and tried to plan for parking so you shouldn't have to walk to far to your vehicle.
Mark

What do you mean “behind the assembly area”? Do you mean firing line??
Dave

 

[Ringostar]

What do you mean “behind the assembly area”? Do you mean firing line??
Dave

You have the firing line, then the area where people have their gear carts behind that. A canopy would have to be behind the shooting gear. Range officers and shooters need to be able to walk through right behind the firing line. So your canopy could be roughly 40’ back. Squading can vary and change daily by scoring. So I wouldn’t count on being on the same target as your girlfriend. Yes, you will remain on your same target for an entire day.

 

[B Nettesheim]

What do you mean “behind the assembly area”? Do you mean firing line??
Dave

We will help you out once you get here

 

[Jeff Porter]

What do you mean “behind the assembly area”? Do you mean firing line??
Dave

The layout of a High power rifle range typically has the targets at one end and the firing line on an elevated berm at a know distance from the target. 200-300-500-600-800-900-1000 yards are the most typical.

At each Firing line, there is accommodation for shooters and scorers and line officials at the firing line and back about 10-20 yards behind the firing line. If you are not shooting scoring in this relay or a match official, you should not be in the firing line area.

During large matches with multiple relays ( more than 3) , there is a second area of about 20 yards behind the firing line that extends another 20 yards back called the Ready Area. This is where the next shooter up will bring their gear up and wait to be called to the line by the RO/ center line tower talker calling the match.

Further behind the ready area is the Assembly Area where most shooters will drop the majority of their gear, set up shades and chairs as to be far enough away from the firing line that all the chatter is not disrupting to the shooters and officials.

At Lodi, the range is flat enough and the ground firm enough people will drive their vehicles to a point behind the assembly area rather than use a cart to move gear between yard lines.

Shooters are assigned a firing point ( Target number) and a relay to shoot in by the Match director during squadding. You will shoot on this target, in this relay all day. It may change from day to day in a multi day match.

In large matches with 5-6 relays and pits there is usually a master schedule that indicates the order for who shoots who scores, who is in the pits for each stage of a match based upon your relay.
You may hear some one say "Relay five and six to the pits, Relay number three, take your position as scorer Relay #1 move your equipment to the line. "

In this case Relay 2 is getting ready to shoot next and relay 4 is hanging out in the assembly area.

E targets eliminate the pits and the time needed to move people in and out of the pits and back to the firing area but you have to listen to Center line official to know what your relay is supposed to do. this puts more people in the Assembly area and this is where the BS'ing will occur... I do miss some of the stories coming from the pits though...

 

[CADDIE5]

ISRA 2 teams: Illinois Old Dogs and Illinois Sweating Bullets. Good luck to all competitors. "May all your bad shots be Tens" Joe Brown rip

 

[Ranger188]

Just to give you a quick idea of what it looks like at the 1000 yd
The vehicle is at the 600. They stopped shooting to fix something temporarily.

 

[mliebetrau]

Just to give you a quick idea of what it looks like at the 1000 yd
The vehicle is at the 600. They stopped shooting to fix something temporarily.
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This is what it looks like today from the 600 yd line

 

[Dave M.]

I couldn’t help but notice the lack of flags. What flags and how many will be out for the 600 yard competition??
Dave

 

[JFrank]

I couldn’t help but notice the lack of flags. What flags and how many will be out for the 600 yard competition??
Dave

Real men don’t need no stinkin flags !