chefcs5 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 any one have some good small indoor stages that all go down range. I have room to set up 3 stages 1 will be el pres. I am looking for 2 more should be kinda small. mainly stand and shoot or move from one box to another type of things. thanks in advance guys!! be sure to put your names on them for proper credit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 any one have some good small indoor stages that all go down range. I have room to set up 3 stages 1 will be el pres. I am looking for 2 more should be kinda small. mainly stand and shoot or move from one box to another type of things. thanks in advance guys!! be sure to put your names on them for proper credit! I have a bunch, but they are all in my head....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mda Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 MBSC_12_13_09.DOC any one have some good small indoor stages that all go down range. I have room to set up 3 stages 1 will be el pres. I am looking for 2 more should be kinda small. mainly stand and shoot or move from one box to another type of things. thanks in advance guys!! be sure to put your names on them for proper credit! Here is the match I just ran on our indoor range (60'x30'). Run shooter through stage 1 & 2, switching no-shoots in middle array, clothes pins work to hold no shoots over scoring target. Then score both stages. Then shoot next two stages and score. Stage 5 is last. Had 15 shooters and completed in just less then 3 hours. The trick in setup is creating views using walls and target placement. I used 10" paper plates to simulate steel plates for the indoor use. hit scores 5 points past hole with white paster. Enjoy. MDA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Here are some videos of a match (from a few years ago) shot on the indoor range that MDA is talking about. They do a good job there of maximizing their setup and getting multiple stages out of it. A couple of quick and short stages (the window in the first activates a drop turner): http://www.youtube.com/user/Flexmoney#p/u/2/rVueoWKrpKg http://www.youtube.com/user/Flexmoney#p/u/3/-oEPHC2m5d0 And, a field course: http://www.youtube.com/user/Flexmoney#p/u/10/QIQiAh74ESo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTU_327PC Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I get some of my scenarios from this website: http://www.hcgc.net/IDPA/COF/index.htm I run my school's Practical Pistol Club and we run 4-6 IDPA matches per school year. It's hard putting in scenarios in a 8 lane range. I pull stages off of that website and modify as necessary. We usually will run 3 stages from in the 8 lane stalls, then one large 4th stage down range. This allows us to have at least one stage with some movement. Paper plates work great for imitating steel, and a swinger has been occasionally thrown into the mix. Even though our stages are small, I usually throw in lots of no shoots as hostages and have the shooters shoot around barrels and or barricade. Soft cover is used quite a bit also on targets. If they're small, I'll make them a bit difficult to slow shooters down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcs5 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Thanks guys got some great stuff here.. I am sure it will be a fun match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmie Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 OMG Flex - that How to lose an R.O. clip is hysterical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecichlid Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 If you need some more ideas I might be able to help some. How big are the bays you use? The bays I use are 36 feet wide and 25 yards front to back so I know how hard it can be to come up with fun and challenging stages to fit indoors. Joe W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 any one have some good small indoor stages that all go down range. I have room to set up 3 stages 1 will be el pres. I am looking for 2 more should be kinda small. mainly stand and shoot or move from one box to another type of things. thanks in advance guys!! be sure to put your names on them for proper credit! PM Larry Turner (>>LT45 << here on the forum). He has a library of stage designs he's been putting up at our indoor Tuesday night league matches for years. It's amazing the artwork he can produce with an indoor range as a canvas. He's often expressed his desire to share them. A number of forum members have stopped by and shot that match with us while visiting the Atlanta area, and they usually walk away saying "Wow!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecichlid Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Here is an older one I drew up for the club I shoot with. It is shown from the burm looking up range. The squares on the floor are 3 foot by 3 foot so you can get an idea of the placement of the props, walls and targets. The bay is 36 foot wide and 25 yards long. Joe W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Andy Horner is the master of this, 5 stages on an indoor range, probably 25 yards long X 50 or 60 feet wide, check out the Virginia indoor regional (IDPA) these are all move and shoot, no boxes Want a twist run your 3 stages, then move a no shoot or two and lights out, run em again. for a 6 stage match people will enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcs5 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Thanks Guys for all the info we have 2 bays. both are 25yds by 36 ft. unfortunatly we can not use the outer most lane on either bay as they are concrete and afaid of bounceback. also cant go further than about 3 yds down range as the celing is not re-inforced so pretty much limits us to shooting straight down range from boxes. I did get a few simple stages designed for us to use. Hopefully the people will enjoy. I attached the stages. we will use the attahced ones in bay one and a classifier in bay 2. dont_blink.DOC short_move.DOC slow_is_smooth.DOC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Chris, I'll rip some off for you, but you need to give me some info on what you have for props. Walls barrels etc... I've got 100s of them I've made up for our indoor matches, but it's without knowing what you have to work with....... JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcs5 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 I have about 50 barrels and 2 walls I could use I am sure I could make some of the other walls work also but those 2 have a base to stand in. not much else for props right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I have about 50 barrels and 2 walls I could use I am sure I could make some of the other walls work also but those 2 have a base to stand in. not much else for props right now. Make up some more walls, say6 more or so and I'll run you off some good stages to use. Will they let you shoot steel indoors or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcs5 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 they havent said no yet but it would prolly have to be way at the end near the trap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 they havent said no yet but it would prolly have to be way at the end near the trap. Ya, that is what we do too, it keeps shooting concrete to a minimum. JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calishootr Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 when we 'rented' an indoor rangefor our matches, the stages were set up so that you were basically 'in front' of whatever array that you were shooting at to eliminate the ability to cross fire into the walls, shoot at or into a wall and it was a match DQ....we used portable walls that slid into brackets that were duct taped tothe floor, nothing near as elaborate as what joe's design is, but we still had fun none the less, hadto put down some money for lights being blown up by comp blasttho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramas Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 We shoot 4-5 matches in two different indoor ranges here in Lithuania. We have 2 concept of mathes: 1. Concept: We are shooting 5 different stationary stages in one indoor range. Examples: or It is 2 day match with morning and afternoon shifts. All competitors are divided into 5 squads with 5-6 competitors. Each squad shoots all 5 stages in morning or afternoon shift. Competitor from squad 1 shoots stage 1 then competitor from squad 2 shoots stage 2 and so on... At a time one person shoots one stage only. It takes about 4 hours for each shift to shoot all stages. Match capacity is about 120 competitors. 2. Concept: We are shooting 5-6 stationary stages in two indoor ranges, but one stage might be conected from 2 different stages into one. Examples: or http://www.youtube.com/ramasipsc#p/u/21/NqyA2_0c_1sIt is one day match with morning and afternoon shifts. People are divided into 2 groups. One group are divided into 2 or 3 squads about 5-6 competitors. Those 2 groups are shooting the same time in two indoor ranges. At a time one person shoots one stage only. Group one shoots stage nr. 1 and 2 and then stage 3 connected from stages 1 or 2. It takes about 4 hours for each shift to shoot all stages also. Match capacity is about 80 competitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTU_327PC Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Does anyone have a link to some of the Virginia Indoor IDPA stages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecichlid Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 we still had fun none the less, hadto put down some money for lights being blown up by comp blasttho... You might look into covering the lights with a sheet of Lexan. We did that our range and it really cut down the number of shattered bulbs either from lead splatter or muzzle blast (Open guns). The cost of the Lexan might be cheaper than the extra money you are paying the range and they might even help offset the cost. It is worth asking about. Joe W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmie Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Here's a link to some videos of our indoor stages. Our range is 50' by about 60'wide. We invested in making about 6 walls - 2 are about 6' long and the others about 4'. Some have ports in them. We cover the ports with no shoots if we're not using them. Having enough walls has made stage design so much easier! We run 4 stages, 2 and 2. We set up the 2 most complicated stages first. We run the classifier for the 2nd half and have marked the floor for the classifier and have the targets all ready to set up. We don't use a lot of steel because as you say - we spend a lot of money on replacing lights! And it hurts!!!! Usually the 2nd part is the classifier and a speed shoot. It took us most of our first season last year to learn our range and what could and couldn't be done. We also have a member that makes some great moving 'contraptions'! We have pre-registration with a cut off of 30 shooters but we usually overbook We start at 9am and are usually done by about 2pm. Since we have everything ready to go for stages 3 and 4, it usually only takes us about 10 minutes for turn around. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_quer..._type=&aq=f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTU_327PC Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thanks for the links. Nice set up you guys have there. I'm planning on making some walls for my club. Have to vote first before funds can be spent. I agree that if we have some walls or simply enough walls will help with stage design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 any one have some good small indoor stages that all go down range. I have room to set up 3 stages 1 will be el pres. I am looking for 2 more should be kinda small. mainly stand and shoot or move from one box to another type of things. thanks in advance guys!! be sure to put your names on them for proper credit! PM Larry Turner (>>LT45 << here on the forum). He has a library of stage designs he's been putting up at our indoor Tuesday night league matches for years. It's amazing the artwork he can produce with an indoor range as a canvas. He's often expressed his desire to share them. A number of forum members have stopped by and shot that match with us while visiting the Atlanta area, and they usually walk away saying "Wow!" Ditto, ditto, ditto. Larry literally has hundreds of "indoor" stages that I'm sure he'd be glad to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemcityshooter Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Here is a link to some video that one shooter put up from one of my matches. We can usually fit 3-4 stages inside of our range. It takes some creative thinking but with a small amount of re-arranging you can make it work well. http://www.youtube.com/user/hotdigity#p/a/u/2/2CvVDuvZ_fs I'll try to get some of my stage descriptions together and you can use them. Matt D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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