Pueblo West Sniper Matches, 2012

News for 2012.

New targets, rimfire matches and match fees.

The new centerfire targets are here. Dino and I spent a day (the whole thing) getting them all welded up and ready to go. We made 16 of them just to make sure we have spares.

The new centerfire target is about 7 inches tall and has an average width of 4.5 inches. So yes, it got harder. Dino and I made some design changes and came up with a pretty solid target. It also uses two springs in case one breaks it will keep working. They are also cut from 1/2 thick AR-500 so we can get some more use out of them. No more bolts are exposed so they cant get shot off. I will post pics soon.

And rimfire... I have had enough people asking over the years about rimfire targets to make me finally do something. The stumbling block was target presentation and how to run multiple shooters on the same target. It took me a bit but I might have figured out a possible solution. 10 targets from 35-150 (maybe further) yards run just like the normal match. One shot per target hit or miss. The target shapes and sizes will be varied. Some IHMSA shaped like chickens and rams, Sportsmans Team Challenge diamonds and stars, baby IPSC targets, ect. Plan on the smallest target being about 2 MOA and the biggest being about 3.5-4 MOA. All rimfire rifles will shoot on their own relay to keep the spotter from going crazy. The divisions will be bolt/manual and semi.

Rimfire will be incorporated in the next few months to give you time to drag out that old model 52 or 40X or yank the peep sights off that Anschutz.

Match Fee Increase? Still holding steady at $10 per gun.

We are still sticking with the 9:00 and 12:00 start times.

Dates?

Third Saturdays all year round.

We started them in 2008.

The thread here got archived and I could not bring it back up to the top. Try this link. http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=6763

Those of you that missed it, here is a short vid that Chris from 3gunstuff made.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Fsq5C68qA&feature=player_embedded

You dont have to have an expensive rifle and expensive scopes to compete. Nor do you have to shoot prone, shooting off the bench is always allowed. Get out there and shoot.

Count me in for Feb!!

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