NPayne

Excellent job once again, Matt and Josh! This match has quickly become one of the "must-shoot" matches. It was very technical and definitely challenged every skill necessary to perform well in our sport. The match flowed seemlessly and nothing ever seemed rushed. The match staff and RO's were fantastic and proved once again why my favorite part of this sport is the people. Thanks again for a very memorable match!

This is exciting! Looks like you guys are shaking up the market again!

What an awesome match! This was only my 4th tac shotgun match, but it was easily the most fun I've ever had shooting a shotgun. All of the stages were challenging and fun, the range is fantastic, and the match staff is of the highest caliber. The prize table was incredible and there was an excellent exhibition by the Gould Brothers. Also, the Forest Lake High School Trap Team was there selling lunch as a fundraiser. After the match was over and before the scores were posted, we took the trap team down to stage nine, explained the stage (and the sport), loaded up our shotguns, and let them all shoot (even the coaches). It was awesome to watch! I overheard one of the boys tell someone in the background that his heart was still pounding! After a couple of them started asking about 3-gun. This was easily my favorite part of the match!

I use AP Custom 4x4 caddies, Man Mountain caddies and TACCOM Qualoads. I do both weak hand loading and strong hand quads. I am also a firm believer in having as many tools in the toolbox as possible. That being said, the quads are definitely my favorite. The Quaload changed the game for me. I have only found two situations where I preferred the weak hand methods (prone and inside a vehicle). I also use weak hand to load slugs in any quantity less than four. As far as loading on the move, for me quads are much faster and more reliable than weak hand. In regard to retention, I used the new TACCOM Qualoads at BRM3G this year, and sprinting, climbing, jumping, and even going prone; I never lost a shell or even had one budge inside the caddy. As far as which method is best, I don't believe there is such a thing, just which is best for you in a given situation. My advice is to practice loading on the move because that changes things for a lot of shooters. I even practice loading while running up the stairs in my basement.

This was one of the most enjoyable matches I've shot. The RO's were excellent and did an incredible job of representing our state and our sport. I get the pleasure of shooting along side most of these men (and Dawn) at our local MN 3 Gun Group matches, and their exemplary professionalism and conduct is truly a part of their nature. I can't overstate how proud I am to be associated with these people in any capacity. The match staff - namely Jay, Jomar (and Caleb), Kevin and Dad (Brian Payne), worked extremely hard before, during, and after the match. Between them and the RO's, I don't know of a better group of people to have running a match. Thank you to Jay and Jomar for setting up the match, designing stages, scoring the match, and making sure everything ran smoothly. Thank you to Kevin for hooking up the sponsors and putting together such a wonderful prize table. As for Dad, he did an excellent job as Range Master, and I know he put a lot of mileage on that Ranger putting out fires. I would also like to thank my squad mates. Many of you I knew before this match, but some I just met for the first time. I want to thank you all for all your hard work in resetting, and for making this match so much fun. I'm sure that everyone else can say the same thing, but it is people like those men and women that I shot with that make this sport so special. I truly believe that no matter how well you do, how great your prizes are, or what awards you may win, the absolute best thing about this sport is the people. It is for this reason above all others that I will be coming back. Is 2014's registration open yet?

The fumble factor around 3 seconds to 3.5 seconds is very low during dry-fire (I haven't had much of a chance to use this system in the "wild"), but I will admit that, like all reloading methods, you do fumble more as you pick up the speed. As far as the difficulty, I can't speak much to the duaload method because I've never actually tried it, but I've found that the quadload was relatively easy to pick up. I was fortunate that my father taught me this method, and we have worked out (still working out) a lot of the kinks together.

You got me on the early start, I just couldn't wait anymore. I have to say that I'm truly impressed with this reload system. TACCOM's shell caddies combined with Brian Payne's reload technique has cut my reload time in half. The ol' man is one hell of an instructor!

I can't wait to finally participate in this shoot! Sounds like you got yourselves a hell of a Range Master and I know the MN 3-Gun Group will put on a great shoot. My ap is in the mail.