BuckeyeBoys

Following, just curious if this will get enough attention on this forum since I come here for other shooting sports. Shot my first PRS last year with an AR308 we built in our shop for a customer that is still saving money for a good scope. I asked him if I could put my Nightforce ATACR on it to see how its shoots and he was all for it. My nephew made some match ammo, we got it sighted in, doped and a free ballistics app on my phone. Came in 47th place out of 110 shooters, took 3rd place on one stage and only saw two of us "Gas Guns" competiting. Witnessed several bolt guns running out of par time, several bolt guns malfunctioning, struggling with cocking or (Savage's not staying cocked?) etc. I hit everything out to the farthest target 745 yards. I had trouble because I didnt have enough bags for support, didnt have experience on how to shoot off of some of the platforms or a pair of binoculars to help find targets! We now have two clubs running a series of matches, my own AR308 and cant wait to go back! Not scared of any bolt guns either, ours 3rd from the bottom

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SO far so good, thank you!

Details on bringing the firearms and ammo into the country. I have only flown on domestic flights with firearms

Trying to plan an extended vacation that would involve shooting a couple of big matches in Thailand, travelling from the USA. Any experienced help would be greatly appreciated!

Ok good start, what about actual pistol sizes, weights, fits in a box? do they still have classic division? Next biggest question would be bringing firearms to Thailand and if shipping them in or shipping in ammo, etc. Any info about Thailand would be helpful, thanks

I'm considering shooting an overseas IPSC match sometime in the future, perhaps a World shoot or some type of championship high level big match. I shoot mostly Single Stack (classic?) Just looking for info on rules, my USPSA classification, registration being open or a spot needed, etc. Some advice besides reading thru the rule book to get started. Most importantly the pistol rules difference would be a great start Thanks

Registered but just couldn't get there this year. ii looks like it went well and just brings a smile to my face thinking about it. Hopefully next year!

I hope they answer my emailed questions soon, would like to get planning this trip! Yes 1989 was a good year for me!

Blowing the dust off the old irons! After 30 years am I still a Master Blaster? lol

I can only judge this by last years match, Pros got the cash and pick from pro prize tables. Amateurs got to pick from amatuer prize table. Now bring your own guns class? Are they also wining cash, prizes? Not in line with the original match at all. I'm still going but this might be my last time. Also i thought everyone was scored the same? When i compared the pro numbers with the amatuers an amatuer had the highest score overall and got 1st pick on the prize table but after the highest pro got the $25k. This year also has a mulligan card? Everything was clear as mud last year also. Maybe i need to change to Pro and go for that big check? I was 5th amateur btw. :-)

Thanks, why could i not find it before??? IF y'all see a green jeep with Man Cave Machine on it say hi

No other info was given, no stage descriptions, manufactures firearms, saw my check was cashed but had to call just to make sure they had me registered! See you there!

Is there any competitive shooters running RIA pistols? Or should i say do they have pros running their guns? Thanks

We are in! My son (teammate) will be spending the preceding weeks at Boy Scout summer camp (exhaustion) and then Camp Perry being taught by the best rifle team coaches in the country how to breath and hold still for NRA smallbore cometitions. Then he's coming with me to shoot while doing everything except being still! LOL

Welcome from NE Ohio, 3 gun matches still going on in Findley

Welcome from NE OHio

Don't remember the spear, might have been after my 15 minutes of fame by winning the BCBC. That was my last year of going there and I had heard they changed the match after I almost beat it. <bragging> I had shot it several times but kept doing one thing wrong, missing the bird, missing with the grenade, missing a tank target, etc.. Then finally nailed it and almost beat the clock altogether with an under one second time. Hey the timer girls where pretty excited about it! Probably glad to see me and my short shorts finally leave the back range. Remember reading Ayoobs write up about the match and all he said was "bonuses are nice" I do remember Big Al's scrap book, railroad tracks too and the pic of the gal who used like six steak knifes to commit suicide, she tried to stab herself in the heart and those cheap steak knifes kept bending off her breast bone! Finally she managed to get one in between the ribs. (the stories were better than the pics) The PEE event was great fun and just as I was getting close to the top ten I ran out of money and gave up. I liked the slower firing rate guns, you could pretty much count those bursts. I had always heard those propane explosions were NATO nuclear blast simulators! Always camped there, some friends had rented nearby cabins, compete all day, party most of the night, free food and BEER at night, all week. Great memories and recently uncovered a couple hundred pin loads, my label reads 6.1grns of 231 with Speer 200grn jacketed hollow points. They did the job if I was doing mine. I remember the black plastic water tower shower so the campers could bathe. So early June up there the water in it was 40 degrees? One day Ken Tapp see's me going in with towel and shower kit and tells me he coming back at night with a couple blocks of ice to put in there.

Second Chance story opp here....My shooting bud and good friend Joe wants to shoot the Rifle match one year at Second Chance. The only rifle he has is a M1 Garand. Ok so he's not going to be competitive but he's gonna shoot right? He starts off pretty good, hitting those pin plates and just burying them into the ground. Everyone's .223's just knock the plates over but his '06 is just slamming those plates down! Next thing we know theres a grass fire behind the plates and they have to call a ceasefire so the timer kids could go out there and stomp the grass out. We teased him relentlessly about damaging the range, etc.....

Well I think we keep the PPC gun for PPC and I'll stick to my auto's if I make my mind up about shooting the Cup. Thanks for all the input, best forum for competitive shooting!

Thanks found some of those at Target Barn as well as replacement centers.

I have all the gear for the K frame so I'll have to keep an eye out for something within the rules. Thanks shooters~

Yeah you just described it to a T, I had a feeling that PPC gun wouldnt cut it!

Just did that and getting replies already! I love this forum! Thanks

Sorry should have mentioned it first. My revolver is a K frame and already built with bull barrel, underlug, da only, aristocrat sight etc.