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Offline Dan W

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Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« on: March 17, 2014, 07:29:19 PM »
Shooters,

The Lincoln Izaak Walton is hosting an event to knock the dust off your AR-15s and shoot some targets at 200 and 300 yards.  It is a short 30-round course being held April 6th & May 25th.  The cost is $10 each time.  You will be shooting at both Metal Silhouettes and Paper targets from the Bench, Sitting, and Prone.  The course is designed to be easy enough for beginners to have fun and challenging enough for experienced shooters to try for perfection. 

One of the main intents is to gather the multitude of beginning shooters who bought or built an AR-15 and get them comfortable with the idea of "match" shooting.  We experienced shooters will be around to offer guidance, talk guns, and rope new shooters into the fold. 

You should see this event pop up on Lincoln Ikes website sometime after Tuesday, the 11th.   I'm getting a jump on advertising and drumming up excitement. Mike, Chris, and I will be testing targets and working the details of how many shooters we can run at a time.  The match should take 1 or 2  hours to shoot for each shooter.  If there is great interest we will possibly extend the Challenge through the summer.  Share the flyer with anyone you know who ought to be out shooting!

Watch for more information about the match in the March Ike's news letter.

Ben Jochum

~see attached file for the event flyer~
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2014, 08:03:12 PM »
Sounds fun, might have to give it a try.
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2014, 03:32:50 AM »
GGotta check the schedule, this just might be a definite maybe.
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2014, 03:39:52 AM »
Since I don't see sights mentioned at all, I assume any optics qualify????
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2014, 07:14:50 AM »
Quote from: Lorimor on March 18, 2014, 03:39:52 AM
Since I don't see sights mentioned at all, I assume any optics qualify????

The attachment says there will be two divisions, iron sights only and any optic
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2014, 07:33:36 AM »
Quote from: HuskerXDM on March 18, 2014, 07:14:50 AM
The attachment says there will be two divisions, iron sights only and any optic

I guess I missed that.  I thought I read it completely.  Oh well.  :)
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2014, 07:35:00 AM »
Man, I'm gonna have to miss this--the first date is a USPSA match, and the second date I'll be in another state.  Drat!  This looks like fun!
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2014, 08:16:50 AM »
just forwarded that attachment to a buddy to see if he'd be interested as well.
The Mrs. and the Baby kind of eat up most of my time though, but I'm really going to try
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2014, 09:10:34 AM »
Quote from: NE Bull on March 18, 2014, 03:32:50 AM
GGotta check the schedule, this just might be a definite maybe.


This ladies and gents, is the definitiion of a "waffle" post. :)

I might make it out, provided NFA branch gets me a stamp...I'l feel a bit out of place shooting this with an AR pistol.
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2014, 09:38:39 AM »
Hmm ... I might have a new AR finished by the May date ....
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2014, 03:44:09 PM »
I'm planning on trying to attend this at this point. Unless something else comes up I think I'll be there.
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2014, 02:33:59 PM »
SO it says...

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Please limit your caliber and bullet type

so no hushpuppies then?.... :P



On a serious note are they limiting it to 556/223? Is 6.8 allowable?

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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2014, 02:44:33 PM »
Well, it says "Please limit your caliber and bullet type to prevent drilling holes in the metal targets." So 6.8 should be fine.  I'm guessing if you show up with some 62gr green tip and punch a hole in the steel you'll be having words with the RO.

I'm going to try to make this, not sure if I can or not.  I need to get sighted in for my prairie dog trip this summer so I might as well kill two birds with one stone.
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2014, 02:47:12 PM »
Quote from: tstuart34 on March 19, 2014, 02:33:59 PM
On a serious note are they limiting it to 556/223? Is 6.8 allowable?

I assume they have that in there so their steel doesn't take a beating. If I get my stamps back in time, I would love to bring a 300blk SBR with a suppressor. Can anyone involved with Ikes comment on allowed calibers? I might have to arc the subsonic rounds like a rainbow, though. :)
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2014, 02:47:36 PM »
Quote from: gsd on March 18, 2014, 09:10:34 AM

This ladies and gents, is the definitiion of a "waffle" post. :)

I might make it out, provided NFA branch gets me a stamp...I'l feel a bit out of place shooting this with an AR pistol.


You could shoot your Blackout....
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2014, 06:46:06 PM »
Quote from: whatsit on March 19, 2014, 02:47:12 PM
I assume they have that in there so their steel doesn't take a beating. If I get my stamps back in time, I would love to bring a 300blk SBR with a suppressor. Can anyone involved with Ikes comment on allowed calibers? I might have to arc the subsonic rounds like a rainbow, though. :)

So i forgot that i had Bens phone number so i sent him a text and adked him if they had any caliber or ammo restrictictions... his replay was pretty vage but exatly what we were all thinking....
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Many. Just don't damage the metal target at 200 yards. It is T1 steel.

Not sure many might be nope...

So like bokenig said nothing steel Penetrating should be good to go...
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2014, 06:56:25 PM »
 how about my H&K   308?
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2014, 08:06:14 PM »
Quote from: shooter on March 19, 2014, 06:56:25 PM
how about my H&K   308?


I asked Ben and he said he doesn't see a issue with a 308. These targets are usually set up on the 300y range and take 308 hits all the time. The RO concern was the smaller 556 drilling holes in the steel at 200y.

He also asked me to post that the Lake City Green Tip are typically deep penetrating. The way I look at it if a magnet sticks leave it at home!
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #18 on: March 20, 2014, 07:04:57 AM »
if the arfcom people don't have a shoot that day, i will go to this.
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Re: Lincoln Ike's Black Rifle challenge
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2014, 07:14:45 AM »
Quote from: bkoenig on March 19, 2014, 02:47:36 PM

You could shoot your Blackout....

You mean Dick can shoot his Blackout...:)

besides, NFA branch has 2 more weeks before I cancel my Form. That will put it at nearly 5 months for an eFiled form. 1rst of April, I'll replace the 10.5" with a 16". (Yes, i'm an impatient bugger)
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