Cuyama 600 and the 800, 900 & 1000 yd matches November!

[Fjold]

Absolutely, everyone is welcome. We're actually working at the range this weekend on all the annual maintenance, new target frames etc. Hopefully we'll be shooting next month.

[Fjold]

Cutting weeds at the range yesterday and this rolled down the bank between my feet. He got hoed.

[Fjold]

June 20 - 21 matches are a go! I'll update the thread.

[TurboChrisB]

From personal experience, just bring a rifle, rest or bipod and shoot. Everyone that I met is
Cool, laid back and helpful.

I would imagine you could watch.

I have a Howa 1500 30.06 and Rem 700 in .06, my brother has a Rem 700 in .06 as well. All basically with 20 year old 2-10 / 3-9 Scopes. From our old deer hunting days. Whille I'm sure we could hit man size steel at 600 what's the odds of ringing steel at 1000 with factory ammo?

[smoothy8500]

Ammo choice and having 30-something MOA of scope elevation are your most immediate need. Skip the 168gr loads and go with 175 or heavier match ammunition. The Federal GM 168's, even in 30.06, will peter-out well before 1K.

[kevins750]

I have a Howa 1500 30.06 and Rem 700 in .06, my brother has a Rem 700 in .06 as well. All basically with 20 year old 2-10 / 3-9 Scopes. From our old deer hunting days. Whille I'm sure we could hit man size steel at 600 what's the odds of ringing steel at 1000 with factory ammo?

If you are referring to shooting in cuyuma they shoot paper not steel.
Higher mag scopes would be better for paper targets.

Not sure about factory ammo as I don't shoot factory ammo farther than 100 yards.

[Fjold]

I have a Howa 1500 30.06 and Rem 700 in .06, my brother has a Rem 700 in .06 as well. All basically with 20 year old 2-10 / 3-9 Scopes. From our old deer hunting days. Whille I'm sure we could hit man size steel at 600 what's the odds of ringing steel at 1000 with factory ammo?

You may not have enough vertical adjustment on your scope to reach 1000 yards. You're going to need close to 40 minutes of vertical adjustment from your 100 yard zero.

You can check this at 100 yards by shooting your zero and see if you have enough adjustment to shoot 40" high at 100 yards.


You can cheat the elevation if you have a duplex or varmint scope reticle. On a Leupold scope the wide part of the Duplex reticle is 4 minutes of elevation lower than the cross hair so that if you use the top of the duplex as your aiming point you will need only about 36" of elevation. If you have a varmint reticle with 6 or 8 minute spacing that gives you another 6-8 minutes by holding with the bottom hash instead of the crosshairs.

You can also hold on the top of the Target black bullseye. It's 44" in diameter so it has a 22" radius from the center to the top of the bull. Holding at the top will get you another 2.2 MOA.

[Fjold]

Bringing this to the top. It will be hot in the afternoons so bring water and head/neck coverings.

Saturday
8:00 AM, 600 yards - 60 rounds
12:00 Noon, 1,000 yards - 40 rounds

Sunday
8:00 AM, 600 yards to 1000 yards - 60 rounds

Bring at least 10 more rounds for sighters for each match.

[shreddykruger]

Looking forward to this weekend, it'll be my first match and looks like I'll be camping out friday and saturday night onsite. Couple of questions for you guys that are familiar...

- Is the format similar to PRS where we need to be prepared to walk around self sufficiently (everything you need in packs, rifle bags vs hard cases) or will we be mainly shooting from a central location? I've got a few bags and a shooting mat that I'm planning on bringing as well as rangefinder.

- My wife shoots and we might be interested in shooting as a team, or both shooting seperately. Is this possible? We'd of course need double the ammo and need at least a shooter or two between us per round (and be in the same group). Maybe someone has done this before but I've seen folks share guns at USPSA before.

- I'll be shooting 300 win mag so am limited to 5rd magazines (I've got a couple extra). Anything to be aware of here? If mag changes aren't allowed on some stages I assume we'll be top loading?

I'm probably overthinking things but figure I'd ask these questions now. Going to be bringing a mix of 168/195 grain handloads that I've got dope from shooting out at Pala

[smoothy8500]

Couple of questions for you guys that are familiar...

NRA Highpower, shooting prone from a fixed position. Slow-fire, loading a single round at a time during the time period, generally 22-30 minutes depending on sighters and # of rounds per string. Just drop round on top of magazine follower. For sharing, one shooter does their string of fire while the other is scoring. Each shot is marked on the target and scored. This gives immediate feedback on accuracy and wind-calls.
I don't recall if they are using E-targets, if yes, bring smart phone or pad.

[Fjold]

You will be shooting from the fixed position, you'll need a mat to lay on and a front rest or bipod, a rear bag is allowed also.

The ranges to the target are marked so you won't need a rangefinder.

You will be single loading, no loading the magazine.

You can take turns with your wife, you'll be scored individually and the gun is going to get hot if you're both shooting it.

We have electronic targets so there's no marking or pulling targets in the butts. Bring a smart phone or a tablet because the targets WiFi to your phone.

I'll be there all day Saturday but I'm not staying overnight this time.

[shreddykruger]

Sounds like we're all set. Thanks for the info and look forward to shooting with everyone.

[Fjold]

I'm loading ammo tonight.

[RugerNo1]

[Fjold]

Yes Dane.

Saturday, 600 yards in the morning and 1,000 yards at Noon. Last weekend's afternoon match was brutal. We had that headwind that shifted left and right 45 degrees. People were shooting 6" tall groups that were 3 feet wide!

I'll probably be up there Sunday morning,