For over fifty years it has been widely accepted that once the summer heat came to the valley of the sun, all activity ceased on the Ben Avery Shooting Facilities high power rifle range. In recent history, with the overhead covers at neighboring clubs, PRGC and Rio Salado, the shooting naturally migrated there as a way to beat the burning temperatures seen here in the desert southwest. I’m glad to say that this has now changed. Thanks to a dedicated cadre of shooters who came together this past May and helped launch the Made in the Shade series of 1000 yard practice matches. From the donated portable shelters provided by Oliver, Mike Kelley and Heather Spring to the handmade stakes and store bought tie downs built and bought by Mike Dalton and Norm Darnell we are able to comfortably shoot all summer long on what is arguably one of the best 1000 yard ranges in the country.
This past Sunday, in light of several members of our club going to the World F Class Championships in Raton New Mexico, we decided to have a “Warm-up†match featuring the Worlds Day one course of fire; complete with convertible sighters. We even had a bit of an international flavor as Nik Chiew, in transit from New Zealand stopped in on his way to Raton to get in a little last minute practice.
The targets for the F class shooters were the 5V international targets so as to give them a view of what was to come. The sling shooters who joined us shot on our standard 10X decimal target. All in all I think a good solid training session was had by all and I can only hope that the time invested has made our "bunch" just that much more competitive! Good luck to all in your pursuit of perfection.
I put together a few pictures of the day and can be viewed by clicking the link below. http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Chelebell3/media/World%20Championship%20Practice/WorldChampionshipsWarmupAugust2013_zpsb1aee2d4.mp4.html
This past Sunday, in light of several members of our club going to the World F Class Championships in Raton New Mexico, we decided to have a “Warm-up†match featuring the Worlds Day one course of fire; complete with convertible sighters. We even had a bit of an international flavor as Nik Chiew, in transit from New Zealand stopped in on his way to Raton to get in a little last minute practice.
The targets for the F class shooters were the 5V international targets so as to give them a view of what was to come. The sling shooters who joined us shot on our standard 10X decimal target. All in all I think a good solid training session was had by all and I can only hope that the time invested has made our "bunch" just that much more competitive! Good luck to all in your pursuit of perfection.
I put together a few pictures of the day and can be viewed by clicking the link below. http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Chelebell3/media/World%20Championship%20Practice/WorldChampionshipsWarmupAugust2013_zpsb1aee2d4.mp4.html
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