LSnSC Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 We have a couple of military 5 ton troop carriers that we want to use in our matches. The plan is to have a shooter and RO in the back engaging poppers and knock down plates with a shotgun while the truck idles along at 5-10 mph. The shooter would be standing in a shooting box with his back against the cab shooting over the side of the truck as targets appeared. A UTV would follow at a safe distance resetting so as soon as one shooter is done we could load another and get started shooting. Have any of ya'll done this before and if so what should we look out for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 While not an APC or anything, Rio Salado ran a roller coaster where the RO sat in the cart behind the shooter. They had PVC pipes on either side of the shooter to help define the 180. You could do seated or make sure that there is a way for the shooter to stand safely. Young Carly Drake shooting the roller coaster in the 2006 Area 2 Desert Classic Later, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Oldie, but goody. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0IVUd2CZqjE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcloudy777 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Barrel traverse limit stakes are a must. It's hard to make it "exactly the same" for each shooter, so I wouldn't recommend it for a major (big prize table) match, but it's fun and worth doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRider Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I have seen it done before. They had PVC pipes in the rear stake pockets of a pick up truck and drove about 150 yards, you used your shotgun and got as many steel and clays as you could while the truck was in motion. It is hard to make most vehicles run the exact same speed for everyone, a diesel in a low gear idling may be better. Hurley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootfastRunfaster Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) Purpose built platform that mounts to any class 3 receiver hitch. Shooter is seat belted so they can't fall off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZCN1Riw87o 2x4 uprights are used to limit the shooter for 180 purposes. Vehicle speed was 8 mph. Edited October 10, 2013 by ShootfastRunfaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetropolisLake Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 When I read the thread title, this is the first thing that came to mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNiTLk91X4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling White Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 In the early days of the Ironman a pickup truck with armored cab over the drive did exactly the same thing that your suggesting = a fixed time stage. The shooter stood inside a waist high bucket in the back of the truck, RO behind the shooter, while the driver idled around the stage. The first time I shot it I thought is was a hoot. However that changed as my reloading skill level went up. The next year I was asking the driver to go faster because the idle speed wasn't fast enough. My suggestion would be to have too many targets if the driving speed is constant for each competitor. Ammo management and load become a big part of the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchUSMC Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Heres a stage I put on this summer. Shotgun out of the back seat of my M1009 (Military K5 Blazer). Timer started when your foot hit the ground shotgun plates were just hit or miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aglifter Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Sounds like fun, but I would't worry about that "idle" stuff - any way to get a car w. a hand throttle? Just strap them in, and go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Tischauser Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Barrel traverse limit stakes are a must. It's to make it "exactly the same" for each shooter, so I wouldn't recommend it for a major (big prize table) match, but it's fun and worth doing. I agree. But two words need added/emphasis. It's IMPOSSIBLE to make it "exactly the same" for each shooter, so Don't EVER do it in a prize table match, but it's fun and worth doing at a club match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSnSC Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Jesse, Thats part of our concern. Thinking of having a fixed par time and every hit takes time off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinistralRifleman Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Tiger valley team match 2012. Score was based on number of plates hit rather than time. It was possible for multiple teams to get the same amount of match points, but it was only 1/8 stages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langenator Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) They did it for one stage at the Walking Dead match last year, using a Gator-type ATV with a roll cage. Shooter sat in the passenger seat, RO/scorer sat in the bed. To regulate the speed, they taped (or otherwise attached) a block of wood to the underside of the *thumb rest [generic]*, so if the driver "floored" it, it would always go the same speed, or something close to it. I think there was a similar stage at TX MG back in 2010 or 2011. I wasn't there, but I recall seing video at some point in the past. Edited to correct a weird macro error. Edited October 21, 2013 by Langenator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchUSMC Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 *thumb rest [generic]*, so if the driver "floored" it, it would always go the same speed, or something close to it. He's actually talking about a Ga$ Pedal... LOL come on BE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langenator Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 *thumb rest [generic]*, so if the driver "floored" it, it would always go the same speed, or something close to it. He's actually talking about a Ga$ Pedal... LOL come on BE I even went back and corrected it, and it dorked it again. HAL...Open the pod bay doors, HAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 i got to shoot from the UAV this year, and all I can say is every time i was half way through the trigger pull we hit a bump. oh well, it was super fun and I still pegged them. Things change from a moving platform so just focus on the front site and be ready to load from an awkward position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniUzi Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I designed a stage where we did shotgun off the back of a moving truck a few months ago. Shooter sat on the tailgate , truck accelerated to 15mph which made it both fast and fun. We also scored it hit or miss we did move in a straight line at the same speed for each person. The driver was instructed to get up to speed by the time the front bumper crossed the first target. First Person Third Person View 5 pistol shots were from stationary truck to start, on 5th shot the driver accelerated to 15mph and held it until the stopping point. We also gave the shooters only one shot per target I think it was 8 shots in total. The RO sat in bed of truck behind shooter and it went over without any issues. We also made the shotgun + pistol portion untimed and then had a par time after the shooter got off the truck for a rifle portion. It worked out well. Since we had a small number of targets we had each shooter reset their own targets on the way back to the start point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 that would be another suggestion... make the stage untamed, or a set time for everyone. there will be some variance in how fast you move or accelerate, so people will gripe. put a ton of targets out there and see who can get the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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