Dan Sierpina Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 There are more of course but this is a good general guide. I'm waiting on a BHW 18" LTR myself, looking at 10 weeks I hear. Pat is the MAN, Old guys rule! I've been waiting since the end of October. Yikes! figures....glad I have another to shoot during the wait. I've got a White Oak SPR on the AR now. It's okay, not great. Another has a Lothar Walther on it. That gun is a billet Firebird and it's a bit heavy, great for Rocky Mountain 3 Gun. If push comes to shove, I have a K&P blank that can be machined up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 I found a syrac adjustable gas block and rifle length tube. It should be her by the end of the week. Dan, what is Rocky Mountain 3 Gun? Is it a course of fire or is it actually in the Rockies? Chief, what was your rate? Do you guys reccomend a particular bullet weight with using a low mass BCG or even a NM BCG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Rocky Mountain 3 Gun is a match held at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, N.M. It's a natural terrain match. There are very few up close hoser targets, unlike a lot of matches held in bermed ranges. I use 55 and 77 grain bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 RM3G is unique. I am not sure there are really any "hoser" targets. The stages are long, there are always choices, the facility is awesome and most of your shooting skills except maybe hosing close range targets, will be tested. Good rifleman really enjoy RM3G, and yes it is in the southern Rockies. If there are 5 major matches you should put on the bucket list, it would be RM3G, Iron Man, Blue Ridge, FNH and Superstition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 WOW, I don't know much about the RM3G but listening to you guys, it sounds like the course to shoot. I would spend more time on the computer looking things up but I just had surgery and am kind of layed up. I can only get on line for a few before I need to rest. So, I really appreciate the answers. Dan if you are using 55 and 77 grain bulltes what determines which you will use during a course? Mark for the courses you listed do you have to have qualifying scores at lesser matches, kind of like finishing a marathon in a set time to run Boston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) 55 grain bullets get used on the close paper and steel out to about 200 yards. The 77's get used past that. My Lothar Walther barrel shoots them to the same windage, and at 300 yards the 55's are about 2 inches higher than the 77's. You don't have to qualify, just get the application in fast enough! The big matches fill fast, and there are differing methods for registration. Good luck with recovery from surgery! Here's a video of an middle age guy, from about sea level shooting RM3G.(6500 feet+ elevation) Edited March 14, 2013 by Dan Sierpina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Ditto Dan's post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XNavyChief Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Chief, what was your rate? I was an ATC Aircrewman, build guitar amps now. www.collinsamps.com I'm shopping for another 18" 223 wylde SS barrel if BHW is going to take that long. Just missed a sexy criterion priced right on ebay and also some ER Shaw's that I know nothing about are popping up here & there. GunBroker is still nutz. Edited March 15, 2013 by XNavyChief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Great video Dan. Mark, inCO would you say the places you shoot are closer to 200yds than farther out? Would a 55 grain bullet be a good generic one to start with? I went yesterday to fill out my paperwork for my lower; 5 - 6 week wait now. at least it is here. I also received in ghe mail my syrac gas block and gas tube. Next week on Thursday my barrel will be in. Getting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Almost everything in CO matches is 200 and in. Most majors rarely go beyond 350. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Out to 200-250 a 55 grain bullet or something in that weight range (52-55) is good. As Mark pointed out, targets past 350 are a small percentage of what's in major matches. Rocky Mountain has the most of the matches I've shot. I've not shot too many. Blue Ridge has some, and FNH had maybe 4 or 5 last year. Rocky Mountain uses big targets on the long ones, roughly the body size of a USPSA target. FNH used MGM flashers out to 380 last year. Blue Ridge used targets similar to Rocky Mountain on their few long targets. (I didn't shoot Blue Ridge last year) Todd, where are you located? How far are you willing to travel for matches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 I am currently living in Maryland, near Baltimore. I hope to be moving to Colorado before the end of the year. traveling would not bother me. Right now, it is a matter of getting my gear together, and getting me knee healed to where I can run and gun. Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 If you're still on the east coast, FNH is in September. Applications are supposed to be available May 1st. It's in West Virginia, at Peacemaker National. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Thanks Dan, I will know befor May first if I will be moving to CO or not. Hopefully I will have my AR together by that point. Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauntedfuture Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Todd, Im not far awayfrom you. PM me, if you would like we can go shoot, or talk about guns over beer. jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 UPDATE I received my Syrac adjustable gas block, BCM Mod 3 charging handle, and BHW barrel. Slowly but surely. Still trying to find the Noveske upper, a BCG, and a muzzle break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 When it rains it pours, so I have a decision to make. Should I get a Young NM BCG or a JP lowmass BCG? 18" barrel full length gas tube Syrac adjustable gas block. Thanks Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gng4life Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Can you even find either one of them now? I use the JP low mass in all of mine, except for one Ti carrier, so I would go with the JP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 I do have a lead on either or. So the JP low mass is a better BCG for 3 gun? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 What is the difference between a upper receiver such as a Noveske and a M4 USGI upper? I am just talking about the stripped receiver. Thanks Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Not much difference in stripped uppers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 That is what I thought. So getting a plain Jane USGI would work just as well as spending a huge sum on a name brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 If you are moving to Colorado, you may want to check out all the new laws before you buy much stuff. It looks like it is gonna be a mess or really it is a mess & after June or so, will be near illegal to move in with good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlloyd Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Hopefully it will be before June that I get there and be grandfathered. I was watching everything, it is still better than here in MD, where they want to ban AR's altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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