What's the 411 on Match Shoots?

[DennisCA]

I would like to go to one but I don't know a damn thing about them!

So (for starters) I need the basics, I just the:

[Mustang]

Vintage military silhouette match @ Sacramento Valley Shooting Center...third Saturday of every month.

Here are the rules...

http://www.sacvalley.org/clubs/military_rifle_silhouette.html

[1-M-42]

There are matches near you, usually posted here. Each range has different rules but the vintage shooters are generally a pretty relaxed group

[pro-nra]

but the vintage shooters are generally a pretty relaxed group

That only because most of us are either retired or wish we are and all the testosterone all almost gone? We just can't run around as fast with our 100+ year old rifles weighing close to 10 lbs like the IPSC/IDPA crowd with their race guns.

[emcon5]

Show up and shoot. Even the most grizzled old fart had a first ever match at some point.

If you really want to test yourself, take a bolt gun to Chabot and shoot long gun PPC.

I never did it with a bolt, but ran it with my M1 a few times, it is a blast.

I did use a K98 in a 3-gun match at Chabot, in the rain, that was a lot of fun.

[rm1911]

How about us SoCal guys?? I'd love to get together and do a shoot.

I've seen that LARC holds a high power match and the golden bears hold a service rifle match. Might have to do one. Would prefer a steel match though.

Both at Angeles range in lake view terrace off the 210

[6mmintl]

This coming weekends matches.

Gonzales (Swiss Rifle Club) silhouette rifle (center fire 40 shots, and smallbore 22LR 60 shots) matches.
1st Sat of every month 200/300/385/500 meters offhand or shot off the bench with front/rear rest (Varmint Class), Iron sight or scope classes and need three in a class for an award.
C & R Mil-Surp rifles welcome for offhand or bench classes.
Small-bore starts at 9;00, high-power starts around 10:00-10:30 for sight in, Match starts at 11:00, shot at the (Swiss Rifle Club) in Gonzales.
Shot at 200/300/385/500 meters (chickens/pigs/turkeys/rams ) Shot off hand or shot off the bench with front/rear rest (Varmint Class), Iron sight or scope classes. All classes need three in a class for an place award.
C & R Mil-Surp (sniper) rifles iron sight or scoped welcome for offhand or bench classes.
Target setters will be supplied.
Be there at 8:30 for small-bore and high-power rifle signup and sight in, and or, 10:30 for high power only sign up and sight in. 30 min. sight in periods.
Contact Edo Zamoro ez1200@sbcglobal.net to reserve your steak
Match fees, $20/30 for both, Off 101 and Gloria road .


Chabot Gun Club Silhouette rifle match 1st Sunday of every month.
Match sign up begins at 9:00 AM, followed by a 45min-1 hour sighting in period, match commences around 10:00 AM.
Where: Range 8 (200 meters) Match Fees: $8.00 for a 20 round match (odd months), $10.00 for a 40 round match (even months).
Courses of Fire: The metallic targets (chickens/pigs/turkeys/rams) are reduced size and all targets are engaged (shot Offhand) at 200 meters.
20 round matches will include 5 each chickens, pigs, turkeys, and rams, five animals in 2.5 minutes.
40 round matches will include 10 each chickens, pigs, turkeys, and rams, shot five animals in 2.5 minutes, two times ea. animal.
Entrant Classification: Scoped rifles AA, A, and B class, Beginning shooters will start in B class, Rifles with iron sights, Iron sight class.
Featured rifle class, designated rifle/caliber/”iron sights only” as agreed to the previous month and only shot on Odd months.
20 round matches: 40 round matches
20 round matches: 40 round matches:
So, all you AR and AK shooters come out again and show us your builds/skill and have some fun, everyone will help you out sighting in and are supportive of your ability!

[Pete1979]

How about us SoCal guys?? I'd love to get together and do a shoot.

I've seen that LARC holds a high power match and the golden bears hold a service rifle match. Might have to do one. Would prefer a steel match though.

Both at Angeles range in lake view terrace off the 210

I started shooting with the Golden Bears last year after their CMP clinic in Ojai. They are a great bunch of guys, dedicated to keeping the sport alive. Every third Sunday at Angeles, they hold a reduced course match. Check out the web site.

[OpenSightsOnly]

Go to the CMP website and search for a CMP affliated club in your area that sponsors a Garand match.

I would like to go to one but I don't know a damn thing about them!

So (for starters) I need the basics, I just the:

[Flyin Brian]

Dennis, if you want to come out to the silhouette match in Sac, there are a few new shooters each month and many of the regulars will gladly help you get started. The only possible restriction is that you need SP or HP match bullet ammo, no FMJ, so no surplus allowed. If you are a reloader, you are all set. If not, you would have to buy factory SP hunting ammo, which is fairly expensive, especially now.

There are a lot of us who would be glad to help, myself included.

[17+1]

The prone silhouette matches at Sac Valley are the most laid back rifle matches around. Second choice would be a 3x600 at Sac Valley range 12, but paper targets are less fun that steel ones that fall over.

If I were you I'd check those out before an XTC highpower rifle match. XTC will generally be harder as you have to shoot different positions with a sling.