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General Categories => Shooting Sports => Topic started by: tobydog on February 15, 2012, 07:54:39 PM
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This Sunday Feb 19 is the 2nd steel challenge match at ENGC. Set up starts around 7:30 AM (we can always use help), shooting at 10 AM. Registration ends at 9:45. 6 stages, weather looks to be reasonable. Come on out!
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Come on out!
...you know you want to... :)
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Bump.. Should be fun 8)
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Never shot one before, how many rounds should we bring?
Ron
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Ron,
200 ought to cover it, unless you plan on missing alot :(
There will be 6 stages with 5 targets each. Shoot the 5 targets 5 times for 1 stage. So 25 hits per stage. Best to have 5 mags unless you have some large caps for centerfire. I shoot 22, so I only get 10 per mag and I need those. ;D
Koz
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Can we pick up our brass?
What time does it usually get over by?
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What is the entry fee?
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Can you pick up brass: Certainly
What time does it get over: Roughly 1 or 2pm, depending on how many people we have.
How much does it cost: $15
Six stages, 150 rounds if you never miss. (If you are like the rest of us, about 200-250 rounds is good.) You don't even need a holster if you are shooting a rimfire division!
C'mon out, folks---the weather is going to be great, and it'll be a fun match. (And for those who hate Outer Limits, we aren't shooting it this month... :) )
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Does it cost $15 for members?
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Yep. Same price for members and non-members. You do not have to be a member of the club to shoot matches.
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See you guys in 6 hours or so, heh.
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See you guys in 6 hours or so, heh.
....um, remember the match is on Sunday. :) Not Saturday.
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Wow, Tom, it's a good thing I checked this thread. I was all geared up and ready to go. :P I have no idea why I was so convinced it was on Saturday. Stupid me. At least I didn't end up there by myself going "where is everyone?"
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Well, at least you would have placed first.
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Sunday's forecast thus far: Clear. High of 45F. Winds from the SE at 5-15 mph. :) YIPPIE!
Might be a little messy/mucky from the snow melt, but there is not much moving with steel and it is all fun!
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Wish I could be there, but I will be 817.198 miles away. I don't think I can shoot that far.
Fly
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Wish I could be there, but I will be 817.198 miles away. I don't think I can shoot that far.
Fly
Sure you can, just use a bigger gun!
Last time I was out at the range I had some serious problems getting up the hill at the gate. I drive an older rear-wheel drive American tank and the ice on the hill just about made it impossible. I worry about being able to get back up the hill from the pistol bays, so if someone can give me a report on the ice conditions on the vehicle "trails" I'd appreciate it.
Ron
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Well, at least you would have placed first.
LOL! Good one. :P Jerk. Ha.
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I for one am glad we're skipping Outer Limits this time!
As far as road/ice conditions, we always have truck or 2 that can pull someone out if necessary. Wouldn't be the first time we've pulled someone up the hill :D.
Park on top if worried, call someone to run you and your stuff down. Only drawback is you're there until over, or someone can break free to take you back to your vehicle. I wouldn't expect any problems though.
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As far as road/ice conditions, we always have truck or 2 that can pull someone out if necessary. Wouldn't be the first time we've pulled someone up the hill :D.
I was out there a couple of days ago, and I could get down to the pistol bays in my tiny little bug car---you won't have a problem.
See you all at the range tomorrow morning at 7:30am to help set up! :)
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Stayed up too late reloading ammo. Slept in until 9, would of been cutting it too close. Next time!
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Stayed up too late reloading ammo. Slept in until 9, would of been cutting it too close. Next time!
You missed out----47 other people came out to shoot. :)
The next regular Steel Challenge match is on June 17th (and don't worry, I'll remind everyone before then). In the meantime, there are always USPSA action pistol matches on the first Sunday of the month, and for the next two months we have Multigun matches on the third Sunday.
(Plus a Pro-Am match in April. And a Man-vs-Man steel match in May. All sorts of shooting for everyone!)
More details as we get closer to those matches...
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Quick comment in case you didn't have a chance to check the ENPS website---there were some scoring problems that are getting fixed, so the final scores aren't up yet. (We need to talk to some people about their mathematical addition capabilities---especially since everyone had calculators available!)
When they are up, we'll post a notification here.
ENPS website, just for information's sake:
http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com (http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com)
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Quick comment in case you didn't have a chance to check the ENPS website---there were some scoring problems that are getting fixed, so the final scores aren't up yet. (We need to talk to some people about their mathematical addition capabilities---especially since everyone had calculators available!)
When they are up, we'll post a notification here.
ENPS website, just for information's sake:
http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com (http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com)
D'oh! I don't think I made mistakes on the ones I did, I generally double-checked my math. But mistakes do happen.
BTW, if you need/want any help with checking the math, I'd be happy to help. Although getting me the papers may be more of a pain than actually checking the math. Let me know. :)
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Quick comment in case you didn't have a chance to check the ENPS website---there were some scoring problems that are getting fixed, so the final scores aren't up yet.
When they are up, we'll post a notification here.
ENPS website, just for information's sake:
http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com (http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com)
And the results are up! Sorry about the wait, but getting them checked, rechecked by someone else, then to the web person to upload (all of whom have actual day jobs :) ) means it takes a little while.
2012 Match Results: http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/2012/2012.htm (http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/2012/2012.htm)
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If anyone wants to check out how they did on each stage compared to the rest of the shooters in your division, you can see the results on these Google docs...
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiwoMRp0aoUEdGR6RzdqYnpuWVdSblUxSWt6Z1BCSGc (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiwoMRp0aoUEdGR6RzdqYnpuWVdSblUxSWt6Z1BCSGc)
Fly
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Have you ever thought about having a .22 rifle class for Steel Challenge? I've heard some places do that. I think a .22 rifle with a red dot would be a lot of fun.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438416 (http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438416)
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Have you ever thought about having a .22 rifle class for Steel Challenge? I've heard some places do that. I think a .22 rifle with a red dot would be a lot of fun.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438416 (http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438416)
And the answer is: "Yes, but..."
:)
We have. Several times. Plenty of other places do include a .22 Rifle division, both Optics and Irons, and we HAVE thought about it. (I've got a sweet .22 with a dot I'd love to try, myself.)
Each time, though, we still stick with "well, let's work on getting people used to it a bit more, then we can add it..."
We've had a real jump in numbers in the past two years, and that seems to be continuing this year. One of the things that happens is that every time a new division is added, it (normally) means that suddenly the other division have less people---and thus, less competition. For example, once .22 caught on, the centerfire divisions dropped in numbers. (Ammo prices going up didn't help.) Once we get some more people shooting, we can possibly add another division.
I'm thinking that it is certainly true that towards the end of this year, the ENPS committee will probably talk about it again for next year---and if the numbers stay up (or increase) like I expect to happen, we'll probably add it. (That "probably" is based only on my own opinion, so don't read that as gospel.)
Long answer to a simple question, I know.
Short answer: We have thought about it. Haven't made the decision yet.
I will also say that if you happen to show up with a .22 rifle and want to shoot it, we'll let you do it. :) Rules will be exactly like the .22 handgun divisions.
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Cool, thanks.