jaredr Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) had some thoughts for a stage at our local club's quarterly rifle match, keen to get some feedback on 1) legal for multigun rules? 2) legal or not - dumb idea or good practice? our club runs rifle matches every quarter but we have limited facilities - most of the ranges at the club are pistol bays so maximum distance in any given stage is about 50 yards. since we don't have the distance for long shots, have to do other things with stage design to add some challenge otherwise they all devolve into short range hoser stages (which i do think are fun, but will get boring if that's all you have). proposed stage: start seated at a table with a prop telephone in hand. rifle is resting on the table, unloaded with magazine lying next to it. taped to the top of the table is a (large print) copy of the Declaration of Independance. At the make ready command, shooter will perform final check of their rifle and magazine to and then, once shooter is ready, shooter will begin reading the document out loud into the telephone. start timer is set to random and at the sound of the buzzer, shooter will pick up their rifle, load it, and engage targets as they become visible. objective: wanted to do something that would intentionally deprive shooter of their opportunity to focus solely on their shooting plan just before the start buzzer. Shooter will have all the time they want once they are seated to review their shooting plan, get their thoughts together etc, but once you say you are ready, you then have to concentrate (at least a little bit) on holding a phone in your hand and reading something into it out loud. then, when the buzzer sounds, you need to get your head back into the game and remember what your shooting plan was and execute it. thoughts? Edited March 4, 2014 by jaredr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Looks good to me. Best I've heard of, is to start with both hands in ice bucket (getting a beer), and load up at the buzzer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoganbillJ Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I like both ideas. I will be using them both at our matches later this spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJW Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 At an IDPA state level match, I've done a stage where you were reshelving books at the library when the Bad Guys show up. So, after the "Standby", you had to be putting books up on a shelf with your strong hand. That was a decent stage and the same basic concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 We had a local pistol match years ago where you started facing uprange standing in front of a grill, with oven mits on both hands. New use for BBQ guns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffWard Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 We had a start (IDPA) with the gun submerged in 6" of ice water... bottom of a big cooler. You should see the COOL spray of water off the gun with the first shot! Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 We had a start (IDPA) with the gun submerged in 6" of ice water... bottom of a big cooler. You should see the COOL spray of water off the gun with the first shot! Jeff Nobody got pressure rings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJW Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 We had a start (IDPA) with the gun submerged in 6" of ice water... bottom of a big cooler. You should see the COOL spray of water off the gun with the first shot! I hope they provided a Glock as a stage gun, or at least warned people in advance. My CDP gun is not going in the bottom of a cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouse Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 What about illiterate shooters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amr Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 We had a stage that had the shooter seated on a makeshift toilet while holding a roll of toilet paper elbows on knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredr Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 We had a stage that had the shooter seated on a makeshift toilet while holding a roll of toilet paper elbows on knees. shuddering to think about what follows the LMR command Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetropolisLake Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 We had a local pistol match years ago where you started facing uprange standing in front of a grill, with oven mits on both hands. New use for BBQ guns! A local club had a stage where you had to be in the middle of changing a tire on a car, literally on your knees and turning a tire iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetropolisLake Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 the Declaration of Independance. thoughts? If this is mostly for fun, if they're going to read out loud it would be cooler if you found ridiculous passages in various books, bookmark and highlight them. Or, even children's books, have them read Dr. Seuss or something. Surely that would crack a few more smiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarRacer Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I shot a stage last year where the premise was that you were in a shower. You couldn't have any mags on your body, because you're "naked". The stage description did say that clothes were optional but you needed to check with your squad mates first. Notice the crude spray paint shower head in the starting area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now