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Challenge match idea - Don McDowell - 12-30-2013
Been mulling around a "challenge" match idea, sort of along the lines of the Creedmoor cup or the High Plains challenge, only with a slightly different twist.
Instead of the shooter supplying his/her own ammo. Having say 3 rifles from 3 different manufacturers all in the same cartridge chambering. The ammo all prepared by an independent person, that is supplied all the components to produced enough "factory" ammo to supply the match.
Course of fire would be sort of simple. 900 yds. 5 sighters 15 shots for score, no spotter only a score keeper that could give sight correction for the sighters, but after that it's all on the shooter. Score keeper/shooter combo drawn by lottery. 3 minute prep and 30 minute shooting time limit, all the entered shooters to fire every rifle during separate relays. Fouling control to be shooters choice, shooters to clean the rifles between relays, with bore inspection done by the "armourer". Prize award to the top 3 aggregrate scores behind the overall high score. Grand prize to the overall high score.
Be a nightmare to get all the logistics sorted out, but once the first one got pulled off the rest would maybe be easier..
Sure would give someone some reallife bragging rights.
What ya think? Worth the effort to put together?
RE: Challenge match idea - Kurt - 12-30-2013
Well that leaves me out ? I don't have tree rifles with the same caliber from three different manufacturers that everyone else shoot.
But I like the format.
Kurt
RE: Challenge match idea - Don McDowell - 12-30-2013
I should of been a bit more clear. The rifles would be provided. The only thing a shooter would need supply is his/her own laydown scope, shooting mat etc. And entry fees..
RE: Challenge match idea - Tombstone 71 - 12-30-2013
So, a Sharps, a remy and a win.?
RE: Challenge match idea - Don McDowell - 12-30-2013
Maybe not a Remington as there are no current US made rifles available.
RE: Challenge match idea - powderburner - 12-31-2013
get the shooter to furnish his rifle and ammo ,set them in a rack,then draw for the rifle and ammo .
the only drawback is somebody would be handling your rifle.
it would be easy to make ammo but it would have to be all fully sized, and nobody would be comfortable with others ammo
RE: Challenge match idea - Kurt - 12-31-2013
Dean, if I knew you were using my ammo I would make sure they were loaded with cold mould bullets to give me the edge
Happy New Year to Dean and the rest of you.
kurt
RE: Challenge match idea - powderburner - 12-31-2013
Kurt , happy new year to you and your lovely as well , all all the rest of you here ,
See you brought up the first problem, maybe we could surprise them at the match,, ooops sorry forgot to tell you you cannot shoot your own rifle at this match. ha now that would be fun to watch the looks on their faces.
RE: Challenge match idea - Don McDowell - 12-31-2013
The main object of this would be to see just how a shooter preforms with an unkown to them rifle, and ammo, and no spotter. Each shooter would fire one relay with each rifle type.
RE: Challenge match idea - Don McDowell - 01-01-2014
You got target pits to do this? Half a bullet on ain't the same as a solid 10 or x, and points, those are what adds up the score