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Last two Multigun Matches of the year at ENGC...
bkoenig:
Your back pockets will work just fine for mag holders until you get something better. No sense in buying anything until you have tried it a couple of times. I've never needed a sling.
I generally bring 100 rounds for each gun. I've never gone through that many but I like having extra.
You'll also need some way to carry extra shotgun shells. I have a shotgun shell pouch made for trap shooting that you can borrow if you want.
OnTheFly:
--- Quote from: bkoenig on November 25, 2011, 07:52:21 PM ---Your back pockets will work just fine for mag holders until you get something better.
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Oh great! Now you are telling me I have to wear pants?! I was just going to show up in my tighty whiteys. :D
--- Quote ---You'll also need some way to carry extra shotgun shells. I have a shotgun shell pouch made for trap shooting that you can borrow if you want.
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Oh yes. That was the other question I forgot to ask. Can you just shoot handgun and rifle, or do you have to have all three because I don't have a shotgun that is even remotely suitable?
Thanks for the answers Brian.
Fly
bkoenig:
You need a shotgun, but you can borrow mine if you want. Just bring some 7.5 or 8 shot.
JTH:
--- Quote from: OnTheFly on November 25, 2011, 07:16:52 PM ---Greetings,
Not sure if I can make it to this, but was considering it. I have a new AR-15 with flip-up sights and 30 round magazines. I also have a stock pistol and scabbard holster.
I do NOT have any method to carry magazines or a rifle sling.
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So should I wait and get some magazine pouches before I try this? At least if there is some equipment that would be "nice to have" but not required, I could claim my poor performance was due to my lack of equipment. ;D
Lastly, how many handgun and rifle rounds should I bring?
Fly
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You aren't going to need a sling for our matches.
A lot of people for starters just stick an extra rifle mag into their back pocket, and extra pistol mags into a coat pocket/front pocket somewhere. Not a problem. It is certainly slower for reloading--but for a first time out, being fast isn't going to be your goal. Having a safe, fun match will be your goal. :)
Koenig is spot-on regarding the ability to carry shotgun shells, though---some sort of pouch will be necessary. If you want to shoot all the stages, you'll have to have/borrow a shotgun and have a way to carry extra rounds. (For example, the shotgun stage last week was a 25-round stage if you never missed.) You can simply skip stages with shotgun---but you won't like it. (This coming week, two out of the four stages require a shotgun---one is shotgun-only, the other is pistol/shotgun.)
Go buy a Federal 100-round package of 7.5 or 8 shot from Walmart, and come on out to the match. If Koenig's shotgun isn't available, you can use mine.
100 rounds of pistol and rifle ammo each should be more than enough. I tend to bring a little more, but that is in case I need to reshoot something, or calibrate something, or someone needs to borrow some. Never lost a match yet because I brought too much ammo.
Regarding "suitable" shotguns: I started with a 18" Rem 870 pumpgun, and it worked just fine. I've seen people use shotguns with 3-4 round tubes, and while they were reloading a lot, they still had fun. It would be interesting to see someone shoot this with a double-barreled shotgun.... ;D
OnTheFly:
Thanks guys and forgive all the questions, but is the final score a cumulative from all the stages (shotgun, shotgun/handgun, rifle/handgun, etc.) or are each of these stages a separate event?
Also, I appreciate the offers to use your shotguns, but I feel very odd about doing that. It kind of feels like borrowing another guys underwear. I would be nervous enough about embarrassing myself, let alone doing something stupid with someones equipment. I do have a pump action shotgun, but it is a Ithaca 37T. Good gun, but with a low capacity tube (5 shells?) and a full length barrel, it would be kind of unwieldy.
Fly
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