Rio Salado: Practical Long-Gun Matches In September

[StealthyBlagga]

Here are the practical long-gun events we have scheduled this month at Rio Salado: 

3-Gun/2-Gun (Multi-Gun) Match: Saturday September 9th 
We are now using fixed squads. We hope this will mean competitors can shoot the match in less time, but it does require that they pre-register on PractiScore. After registering and paying online, the competitor will be able select from squads in one of two time slots: 7am-10am or 10am-1pm. New shooters should sign up for a 10-1pm squad and come in time to attend the New Shooter Orientation at 9:30am before they shoot. 

There will be four stages requiring rifle, pistol and/or shotgun, with targets anywhere from 1 yard to 550 yards. We offer 3-Gun (rifle/pistol/shotgun) and 2-Gun (rifle/pistol) divisions. Those in the 3-Gun divisions should bring 150 rounds of rifle ammo, 50 shotgun birdshot (#6 or smaller), and 50 rounds of pistol ammo. Those in the 2-Gun divisions should bring 150 rounds of rifle ammo and 150 rounds of pistol ammo. Pre-registration opens at 3pm on the preceding Tuesday at the Practiscore website. 

We are fortunate to have four very generous sponsors for our monthly match: Carbon Arms provides "loaner" shotshell caddies for competitors to try, and they donate a $100 gift certificate. VLTOR donates two of their excellent AR15 rifle stock kits. LUTH-AR send us one of their fine MBA-series rifle stocks. KE Arms provides a gift certificate each month. All prizes are distributed by random draw from the list of competitor who finish the match. With typical attendance around 75 shooters, your odds of winning something nice are pretty good. 

Tactical .22 Rifle Match: Tuesday September 12th & 26th 
Registration opens at 4pm, with first shots shortly thereafter. Location is the Smallbore Range right behind the Activity Center. The rules are simple: Targets are reactive steel - shoot them per the stage briefing, fastest combined time (+penalties for misses) wins. Pretty much any .22 rimfire rifle is OK - the most popular guns are AR15-clones and Ruger 10/22s. We have two divisions: iron sight and optical sight. Now that .22 ammo is more available, this is a match you won't want to miss. Scoring is done on paper, so pre-registration is NOT required. 

Red Mountain Action Rifle Match: Sunday September 17th 
Registration opens at 12:30pm. This is a rifle-only match run over the same course of fire as the morning pistol match; four run-n-gun stages, maximum 60 yards. The equipment divisions accommodate iron and optical sights, rimfire rifle, centerfire rifle and pistol caliber carbine. Bring 150 rounds of ammo. 

Tactical Shotgun and Pistol Caliber Carbine Match: Thursday September 21st 
Registration opens at 4pm, with a new shooter orientation shortly thereafter. The match format is four practical scenario-based stages similar to what you would encounter at a 3-Gun match, except that you only need to bring one gun - you choose either shotgun or pistol caliber carbine. There will be separate divisions for shotgun (Open, Limited and Pump) and centerfire carbine (Optic and Iron). Any tactical shotgun suitable for 3-gun competition will work well in this match, or you can shoot a pistol caliber carbine (straight walled pistol calibers only please). Scoring is done on paper, so pre-registration is NOT required.

[Medicaptain]

Great information....Thank you

[StealthyBlagga]

Saturday's match enjoyed another great turnout - the 2-Gun option is really getting traction. We hope everyone enjoyed the challenging stages. Thanks again to our awesome sponsors, Carbon Arms, VLTOR, LUTH-AR and KE Arms, whose cool products have been distributed by random draw to some super-happy competitors.

 

Here is the OFFICIAL match video:

 

 

[StealthyBlagga]

UPDATE: Registration and squadding for RMAR is now available via PractiScore on the Tuesday before the match. Squad options at 10am and 1pm.

[Medicaptain]

These keep coming up on my duty days.....sooner or later I will head out there....first class events from what I have watched online and what others have told me.