Matt in TN

I'll be there Sunday - I'm going to have to miss Saturday.

Dang - I'm going to forget how to shoot by May!

That's the Coop we sing about around the campfire - way to go!

Holy cow, man - you are the best shotgun shooter I've ever seen and beat me handily every match, and you came in FORTY NINTH?!?!? These people must shoot a thousand rounds a week or something...

  Great - so I've only got to beat 7 guys to win!  Was one of them Kuan Watson?   :pleased:

Quote of the day! Thanks for all the tips - Any idea how many pump shooters typically go? It'd be nice to shoot with a bunch of pump guys...

Anybody going? I'm not thrilled about the IPSC rules, but it's relatively close and inexpensive for my first "major" match, and I'm tempted to try it. Any tips? Details are here: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=211582

Thanks for all the hard work Alan! And Ryan - he probably did some hard work too... :-)

Only 5 guys signed up so far - WTF? First nice day we've had in I don't know how long, and I'm itching to shoot! I'll be cutting downed trees all day Saturday, so I probably won't be able to move Sunday. Can I borrow a wheel chair?

Is it going to be as cold and snowy/icy as today? I'm in either way, but I'm going to Florida on the 2nd. Just have to rub it in ;-). If it makes you feel better I'll be sitting in meetings all day...

I was hoping for snow just to make the experience complete, but had to suffer through a beautiful 50 degree day. Don't ever quit the Metal - if you could edit out all of your misses you'd look good too!

Good deal - this is how it's SUPPOSED to work! Get out there and shoot - I guarantee you'll do better than if you stay on your couch. Here's mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EZQDEYvT1I&feature=youtu.be

Thanks for all the hard work - it was a great day for shooting!

Yep - July 18th. Watch their facebook page for an announcement that it's open for registration. It fills up faster every year -

Truer words may never have been spoken!

We're shooting rain, snow, or 'shine - right?

Done. I have a feeling it'll be lonely in Squad 5!

Because I'm stubborn and hard-headed, and I think if I ever need to fire a rifle "for real" I'm going to wish it were a .308 ;-)

Total score was half based on your run time, and half based on your shooting time.  You shot until you hit all the targets at each stage, or ran out of time (3 minute limit).  Running out of time meant a DQ for the stage.  No penalty for misses, except depleting the only ammo you're carrying.  Several people ran out of ammo before finishing.

I've been in love with the FAL for well over a decade now. It's my go-to rifle. That being said - it does give up a little in accuracy as compared to most AR10 type rifles. But it has an edge in reliability. The thing simply runs.

This is new - does it make it easier for you to score or run the match somehow? I just registered - hope it helps!

Best response yet! Thanks guys -

And here's the website for the match:  http://www.okrunngun.com

Let's try this again, but this time with a video that works:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EZQDEYvT1I&feature=youtu.be

Hmmm - can't seem to embed video here.  Here's the link:  (Problematic video removed - please see new post below)   It's HD and won't run in Firefox for some reason, but it's only 2 minutes long so it doesn't take long to watch.  My total run time was just under 2 hours.   And just because everyone always asks about what I screwed up: In one stage I misunderstood the course of fire and shot pistol targets with my rifle, which cost me about 30 seconds and the RO's a small panic attack while they yelled at me to stop and pointed out the correct targets off hiding in the woods line. In the last stage I'm not sure if I was just spent or if it was the 20+mph winds blowing me and the bullet around, but it gave me fits getting all my hits at 150-220yds and I just BARELY finished before timing out (3 minute max time or you DQ the stage). I was then futzing with my gear and flustered from my performance and managed to miss the turn back to the house and the finish line, adding a good several minutes to my run time before I figured out I was going the wrong way, turned around, and ran all the way back to the turn. The worst part is that when running UP the hill before shooting the stage I saw a guy miss that very same turn, and made a mental note NOT to do the same thing. So much for my mental notes... Good times!