StealthyBlagga Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Here are the practical long-gun events we have scheduled this month at Rio Salado: 3-Gun (Multi-Gun) Match: Saturday May 9th Registration runs 7am-8:00am, with first shots at 7am. New shooters should come in time to attend the New Shooter Orientation at 7:30am before they shoot. We run this match under IMA rules. To get a feel for what to expect, check out these videos from our previous matches. Our usual format is 3 short-range rifle, shotgun and/or pistol stages, plus 1 long-range rifle stage. Bring 150 rounds of rifle ammo, 50 shotgun birdshot (#6 or smaller), and 50 rounds of pistol ammo. This month we plan to run at least two long-range rifle stages on the High Power range, so make sure your rifle has a good zero. Tactical .22 Rifle Match: Tuesday May 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: it's a straight time match with penalties for misses. Pretty much any .22 rifle is OK - the most popular guns are AR15-clones and Ruger 10/22s. We have two divisions: iron sight and optical sight. Our typical match format is practical run-n-gun style: one "long range" stage out to 100yards, and two shorter range hoser stages (one of them shot twice for 4 stages total). Check out and this Dillon Blue Press article for a flavor of what we do. This match is more fun than a barrel of monkeys... bring a bulk pack of cheap ammo (if you can find any) and you will leave with a smile a mile wide. Red Mountain Action Rifle Match: Sunday May 17th Registration opens at 1pm. This is a rifle-only match run over the same course of fire as is used for the Red Mountain Action PISTOL match in the morning. There will be 4 close-range (maximum 60 yards), high-speed/low-drag, run-n-gun stages. To see what a typical match setup looks like, view . There are divisions for rimfire rifle, centerfire rifle and pistol caliber carbine. Bring 150 rounds of ammo and a quick set of legs. Tactical Shotgun and Pistol Caliber Carbine Match: Thursday May 21st Registration starts 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), centerfire carbine (Optic and Iron) and .22 rimfire 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) or even a .22LR rifle. Check out the match rules for more details. To stay informed of all the latest match news, send me your email address by IM and I can have you added to our email list. Coming to your first match can be daunting, but rest assured you are completely welcome no matter your skill level or equipment - just take it easy and concentrate on being safe. If you have any questions, post them here. Anyone who wants me to walk them through their first match, stage by stage, send me an IM and I will be more than happy to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luibui Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 lou.lancero@gmail.com Thnx much, Richard Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthyBlagga Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 Thanks to everyone that participated in yesterday's 3-Gun match - we had a strong turnout, and everything ran very smoothly. Results are available on-line HERE Once again we are grateful to Mark at Carbon Arms for providing the shotshell caddies that several folks used on Stage 2, and for providing the $100 store credit for one of our lucky competitors - this month's random draw winner has been notified. I will try to post a video shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveG Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 On the Rio Calendar it shows another 3Gun match on the 31st.?? Is this a for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthyBlagga Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 On the Rio Calendar it shows another 3Gun match on the 31st.?? Is this a for sure? YES - a RIFLE/PISTOL match. I will post separately and send out an email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthyBlagga Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 May 3-Gun match video is up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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