AFH Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Registration for the 2016 Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Championship presented by Doublestar is opening on Saturday morning, January 30th. The match is held over the natural terrain of Rockcastle Shooting Center in Park City, KY. For those new to the BRM3G, the match is a little more physically demanding with a higher round count than most 3-gun matches. See BRM3G.COM for updates such as stages and round count when they become available. Our auction and raffle to benefit the Task Force Dagger Foundation will be held again this year. Only 250 raffle tickets are going to be available at $20 each on a first come first served basis at the match. You can register for the match at: Register for the Doublestar Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Championship. Registration will be open for everyone, and payment is required to register. Once you are ‘approved’ into the match, an email will be sent which will allow you to self-squad. Staff members and sponsored shooters must contact me directly by email. We may have some openings on our RO staff, so if you are interested send me an email with a brief list of your RO experience. If you have any questions, email me at afh3g@yahoo.com. I do not respond to PMs on this forum. Take care, and we'll see you in October! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaster Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Is there going to be a Super Senior Categorie this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 No Super Senior category. But, hopefully a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastshooter03 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Is the Tobacco Barn and a wall with holes in it considered natural terrain? Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busyhawk Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Can't wait....one challenging match and a lot of fun to boot! Let's see what Andy has in store this year. I just hope as staff I get an easier stage:) Oh, and I am praying for good weather. Busyhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onagoth Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 looking forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Just think- if it hadn't been for the completely predictable rain, thunderstorms, and tornadoes we see in KY during April, we'd be shooting next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 I am going to Rockcastle to design stages in May. I already have some concepts, and am planning on inserting a little more close, fast sections within some stages. Any thoughts on things you want to see in a stage this year? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBTN Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 More running, crawling, jumping, and climbing. I am all for keeping one stage a standards stage. Last year I enjoyed all the gnashing of teeth afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) Unconventional rifle positions- at intermediate distances. (75-200 yards) Off hand, kneeling unsupported, rollover prone, broke-back mountain prone, support side rifle shooting, standing with rifle rolled left/right. And climbing, jumping, running, crawling. Edit to add- some IN YOUR FACE hosing too. Remember that stage about 7 or 8 years ago where we shot underneath the S10 truck, then had to shoot through that really tight left and right hand port in the C shaped box? That was a good barricade. Edited March 28, 2016 by Bryan 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 I've thought about bringing that type of barricade back. There was a lot of hot brass landing on folks when we used it, along with a few burns. Perhaps standing or kneeling would decrease the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead-Head Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I RO'd that stage. Had a higher than average curse word count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New4John Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) I really enjoyed the field of slugs with the boxes from 2014 up behind the sporting clay range. I'll think of more, but I just remember that one b/c the whole time thinking how fun that was....and oh crap, I really do have to have an actual plan...and a contingency... and count too... Mix in a little pistol option on the long gongs and weapons transition options with that and hmmmm. And what about the area past the saber range? I think it was stage 4 in 2011 that Scott ran with the great big wall/barricade? I recall that one being pretty dang fun too. If that area is still a viable option, I would think there's quite a few options back there. It had a mix of hose on the way and technical. Good way to work the throttle Edited March 29, 2016 by New4John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
238shooter Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 How about a zip line stage? With all the sloped hills it might be pretty easy. Start with harness on, shoot rifle/SG from ground and quick connect yourself to cable a few feet off the ground and finish with pistol. Slope could be slight so it is not out of control fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 New4John - the areas past the Sabre range can't be accessed well enough to allow their use, especially if there is any rain. There are couple of great areas for stages there however. I have the end of the stage behind the sporting clays worked out and have looking for ideas for the pistol and shotgun portions. A big open area is sometimes harder to work with than the woods. 238shooter - I've thought about a zip line, but the logistics would be extremely difficult to pull off. Even without shooting during the descent, the amount of time it would take to insure everyone is hooked in properly would be prohibitive; especially considering we would probably have to use full harnesses instead of just using seats. The tower at MGM is a great setup to allow shooting while descending, but pretty complicated to setup and run during a match. I keep hoping to bring back the rifle mover, but it takes half a day to set up that one target! Thanks for the suggestions and please keep them coming! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Schmitt Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I agree on jumping running climbing and crawling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I agree on jumping running climbing and crawling What about shooting? At difficult targets, from compromised positions? You ok with this too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New4John Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I agree on jumping running climbing and crawling What about shooting? At difficult targets, from compromised positions? You ok with this too? That one's kind of a given isn't it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Schmitt Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I agree on jumping running climbing and crawling What about shooting? At difficult targets, from compromised positions? You ok with this too? [/quote Yeah Bryan. Of course. Paint all the targets with a fresh coat of grey primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaoler Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Bath house stage 'could be partially blind. 'Walk the whole stage, sure... EXCEPT for the interior of the bath house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLucky Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Looking forward to my first Blue Ridge... it will definitely be interesting... BTW, sent you an emal Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Looking forward to my 8th? How many years has it been at Rockcastle? Let's see- 8 years, average 240 shooters per year, at average of 200 seconds per shooter= 32,000 seconds on the clock running shooters. Or 2 days shooting, 3 days working per year x 8 years= 40 days at Blue Ridge Mountain 3 gun. Or, average number of rounds fired per stage per shooter= 70 x number of stages I've worked (8) x number of shooters per year (240)= 134,400 rounds down range. I don't want to figure the miles. It would be depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotMRD Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Can't make it this year but, this is in my top 2 for next year. I've shot and been match director for a bunch of local matches. I hope to hit my first major next year. The natural terrain stages are a major draw for me and only 8 hours away... ...and falls right around my birthday. Edited July 13, 2016 by PatriotMRD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulwembu Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 This will be my 5th. Since I have the tendency to skip years with injuries (2012, 2014) I hope to break that tradition this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFH Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 While this year’s BRM3G stages are going to be reviewed a couple more times, right now it looks like the average shooter will shoot for just over 25 minutes during the match (168 seconds/stage). I plan to have them posted on BRM3G.com by the end of next week, along with round counts and descriptions. I enjoyed working with the staff and lots of old friends at the Firearms Industry Team Challenge last week, and will see several of you again at Blue Ridge. We’ve had a couple of openings develop in the RO staff, so those who asked about working with us, please shoot me an email. More info will be posted as it becomes available. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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