.22lr Tactical/Practical shoot
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:14 pm
As the cost of everything is starting to bite most shooters, I wonder if there would be any interest in a .22lr shoot that tests accuracy in a challenging and imaginative way over a wide range of distances? (Article in Target Sports and discussion on FB-UK has wet my appetite and suggests an interest).
I say .22lr as it may be of interest to hunters as well as target shooters and the Gallery rifle crowd. Many have a .22lr on their ticket and a second hand rifle can be picked up easily for under £100.
Ammunition is comparatively cheap and with these lighter rifles, they are more easily handled by those with disabilities, the young and the not so strong.
This could even be cheaper than buying an air rifle for field target/hunter competitions, which I have always fancied having a go at but never had the equipment.
I could see that people with other Rimfire and pistol calibres may want to join in the fun but for the time being I think it would be easiest to keep it plain and simple, .22lr bolt or semi auto only.
Have a read of this article of a first tactical shoot in the US http://www.accurateshooter.com/shooting ... ion-match/
Also, along similar lines http://www.accurateshooter.com/shooting ... r-matches/
Not so sure about the physical exercise before stage 3!
I know that we are getting good attendances for the practical Rimfire shoots, but at the time of writing this, I do not believe that practical Rimfire is allowed at my home range - Bisley.
I am aware that certain members of the UKPSA are in talks with the NSC / NRA and much progress has been made in regards to movement with loaded firearms. I do not wish for this topic to get bogged down by the politics of this, please save that for another day.
(I may be a little optimistic but I am hoping to see practical shotgun on the common in the next couple of years and with it may come other practical shoots).
But I degrees, I would envisage using butt zero, along the lines of the shotgun festivals, or Short Siberia, perhaps even utilising the McQueens set up for one stage.
I have not approached the NSC / NRA and do not even know if it would be feasible to have such a competition, I can imagine having targets from .30 yards to 200 yards would be the biggest stumbling block.
As a member of the Blue team we have a history of running competitions where by any profit is given to the Disabled Police Officers Association (DPOA) charity, I would envisage that any profit would go that way.
Fun would be the name of the game with all targets being achievable to a standard out of the box set up. I have not thought about stages other than what I have read on the links above but imagine that a rifle with a magazine may be more beneficial than single load - but I would be thinking more along the lines of accuracy than number of rounds per stage, which keeps the cost down!
Let me know what you think,
DM
I say .22lr as it may be of interest to hunters as well as target shooters and the Gallery rifle crowd. Many have a .22lr on their ticket and a second hand rifle can be picked up easily for under £100.
Ammunition is comparatively cheap and with these lighter rifles, they are more easily handled by those with disabilities, the young and the not so strong.
This could even be cheaper than buying an air rifle for field target/hunter competitions, which I have always fancied having a go at but never had the equipment.
I could see that people with other Rimfire and pistol calibres may want to join in the fun but for the time being I think it would be easiest to keep it plain and simple, .22lr bolt or semi auto only.
Have a read of this article of a first tactical shoot in the US http://www.accurateshooter.com/shooting ... ion-match/
Also, along similar lines http://www.accurateshooter.com/shooting ... r-matches/
Not so sure about the physical exercise before stage 3!
I know that we are getting good attendances for the practical Rimfire shoots, but at the time of writing this, I do not believe that practical Rimfire is allowed at my home range - Bisley.
I am aware that certain members of the UKPSA are in talks with the NSC / NRA and much progress has been made in regards to movement with loaded firearms. I do not wish for this topic to get bogged down by the politics of this, please save that for another day.
(I may be a little optimistic but I am hoping to see practical shotgun on the common in the next couple of years and with it may come other practical shoots).
But I degrees, I would envisage using butt zero, along the lines of the shotgun festivals, or Short Siberia, perhaps even utilising the McQueens set up for one stage.
I have not approached the NSC / NRA and do not even know if it would be feasible to have such a competition, I can imagine having targets from .30 yards to 200 yards would be the biggest stumbling block.
As a member of the Blue team we have a history of running competitions where by any profit is given to the Disabled Police Officers Association (DPOA) charity, I would envisage that any profit would go that way.
Fun would be the name of the game with all targets being achievable to a standard out of the box set up. I have not thought about stages other than what I have read on the links above but imagine that a rifle with a magazine may be more beneficial than single load - but I would be thinking more along the lines of accuracy than number of rounds per stage, which keeps the cost down!
Let me know what you think,
DM
