Two Noobish Questions About Steel Challenge

[Chills1994]

Hi everyone,

I caught another episode of Michael Bane's Shooting Gallery. Again the coverage was on the Steel Challenge. Rob Leatham, Todd Jarret, and Phil Strader were interviewed.

(My hat's off to Mr. Bane for putting together a show that should attract more people to the shooting sports.)

There were a couple of things I was curious about after watching the show:

1. Is the stop plate always in the middle (do you always have to shoot left, right, left,

right,stop)?

2. Is this stop plate hooked up to the timer electronically? When it is hit does it stop the

clock? Or does the microphone on the handheld timer pick up the last shot just like in

any other IPSC/IDPA style competiton?

Thanks,

Chills

Edited February 21, 2006 by Chills1994

[DougCarden]

Hi Chills, I am not an expert but I have shot the last two Steel Challenges, so I will try to answer your question.

At the big match, the stop plate has a sensor on it. It is also timed with a conventional timer in case the sensor malfunctions.

In looking at the courses of fire at www.steelchallenge.com the stops are not always in the center. Speed option has the stop plate as the 18x24 on the far left part of the stage. There are downloadable stages at the above website and has a lot of information about it as well. Find a club near you that shoots it and get to it! It is a lot of fun! Hope to see you there next year,

DougC

[Chills1994]

Thanks Doug C!

There is a club in Arnold, MO that shoots steel the first and third Saturdays of every month. You can access their website through:

www.shootershack.com

check under links.

I noticed you are in Iowa, Doug, so if you you're ever planning a trip to the St. Louis area and it happens to fall on those dates I'm sure they'd be happy to see you there.

Cost: $1, or a can of white spray paint.

Yep, I'll have to try it out.

Chills

[AlamoShooter]

Five to Go has the stop plate far Right and close.

Steel Challenge is plenty of fun. it has be around a long time, my club has some targets that are 28 years old.

just one stage has movment now and that is Outer limits. The Flying M was droped for the Pendulum.

Seven Stages Lots of fun = it is you against the clock.

oh and yes =on shooting left to right and right to left it is up to the shooter how to do engage the targets ,just hit the stop plate last. Otter Limits has two on the left and two after the move with a stop

on two of the stages it si best if you can shoot right to left , like on Seed option , but you do not have to shoot it like that.

I you can make the shoot in Claifornia... you will not be disapointed. =plan to shoot the Rimfire event on Thursday that will help to exstend the fun factor. you can even practice the stages the days before and up to the match is you go out early.

We bring at least 600 extra rounds and I shoot three guns ( open Rev, openAuto and Optic rimfire.

Edited February 22, 2006 by AlamoShooter

[DougCarden]

Thanks for the invite Chills! I went down to Arnold last summer for their Pro-AM steel match, it was a lot of fun! Planning on going back this year as well! Hope to see you there,

Doug C

[Chills1994]

Yep, DougC, you should see me there this year. I've talked to several folks who went. They all had a blast.

They said shooting at steel was one way to help them pick up speed in the other shooting competitions.

Chills

[Flexmoney]

Chills,

Do you shoot up at PASA? Do they do any Steel Challenge there?

They could host a heck of a big SC match.

[Tangram]

Another newish question

How to Set-Up 5 to Go?

I got the targets. I have a lay out showing where the posts and targets are located.

Don't know if all faces of the targets are parallel to each other or angled toward the shooter.

[shred]

Another newish question

How to Set-Up 5 to Go?

I got the targets. I have a lay out showing where the posts and targets are located.

Don't know if all faces of the targets are parallel to each other or angled toward the shooter.

At the match, close plates angle some towards the shooter, like the stop plate on 5-to-go. Note that this can cause splatter to go somewhat uprange if you don't control it.

There are a few pictures of SC stage setups on my site. http://www.shred2.net/~shred/gallery/SC2005

[Tangram]

Thanks

Are the straw bales in the pictures how the splatter is controlled? If not what is the function of the straw bales?

At the match, close plates angle some towards the shooter, like the stop plate on 5-to-go. Note that this can cause splatter to go somewhat uprange if you don't control it.

There are a few pictures of SC stage setups on my site. http://www.shred2.net/~shred/gallery/SC2005

[shred]

Thanks

Are the straw bales in the pictures how the splatter is controlled? If not what is the function of the straw bales?

Yeah, they use a pretty tall stack of hay bales as splatter-guards and sponsor-banner-holders. The canyon the SC range is in is fairly narrow, so shooters and spectators are walking by 20 feet away all the time.