Here are the practical long-gun events we have scheduled this month at Rio Salado:

3-Gun/2-Gun (Multi-Gun) Match: Saturday June 10th
We are on summer hours, so sign-in runs 7-8:30am, with first shots at 7am. New shooters should come in time to attend the New Shooter Orientation at 7:30am before they shoot. There will be four stages requiring rifle, pistol and/or shotgun, with targets anywhere from 1 yard to 550 yards. We offer 3-Gun (rifle/pistol/shotgun) and 2-Gun (rifle/pistol) divisions. Those in the 3-Gun divisions should bring 150 rounds of rifle ammo, 50 shotgun birdshot (#6 or smaller), and 50 rounds of pistol ammo. Those in the 2-Gun divisions should bring 150 rounds of rifle ammo and 150 rounds of pistol ammo. Pre-registration opens at 3pm on the preceding Tuesday at the Practiscore website.

We are fortunate to have four very generous sponsors for our monthly match: Carbon Arms provides "loaner" shotshell caddies for competitors to try, and they donate a $100 gift certificate. VLTOR donates two of their excellent AR15 rifle stock kits. LUTH-AR send us one of their fine MBA-series rifle stocks. KE Arms provides a gift certificate each month. All prizes are distributed by random draw from the list of competitor who finish the match. With typical attendance around 75 shooters, your odds of winning something nice are pretty good.

Tactical .22 Rifle Match: Tuesday June 13th & 27th
Registration opens at 4pm, with first shots shortly thereafter. Location is the Smallbore Range right behind the Activity Center. The rules are simple: Targets are reactive steel - shoot them per the stage briefing, fastest combined time (+penalties for misses) wins. Pretty much any .22 rimfire rifle is OK - the most popular guns are AR15-clones and Ruger 10/22s. We have two divisions: iron sight and optical sight. Now that .22 ammo is more available, this is a match you won't want to miss.  Scoring is done on paper, so pre-registration is NOT required.

Tactical Shotgun and Pistol Caliber Carbine Match: Thursday June 15th
Registration opens at 4pm, with a new shooter orientation shortly thereafter. The match format is four practical scenario-based stages similar to what you would encounter at a 3-Gun match, except that you only need to bring one gun - you choose either shotgun or pistol caliber carbine. There will be separate divisions for shotgun (Open, Limited and Pump) and centerfire carbine (Optic and Iron). Any tactical shotgun suitable for 3-gun competition will work well in this match, or you can shoot a pistol caliber carbine (straight walled pistol calibers only please). Scoring is done on paper, so pre-registration is NOT required.

Red Mountain Action Rifle Match: Sunday June 18th
Registration opens at 12:30pm. This is a rifle-only match run over the same course of fire as the morning pistol match; four run-n-gun stages, maximum 60 yards. The equipment divisions accommodate iron and optical sights, rimfire rifle, centerfire rifle and pistol caliber carbine. Bring 150 rounds of ammo. Scoring is done on paper, so pre-registration is NOT required.

The stages for Saturday's 3-Gun/2-Gun match are designed (folks on our email list should have received them by now). Those in the 3-Gun divisions will need at least 11 rounds of 00-buckshot for Stage 2 (the 2-gunners will, of course, use their pistols on that stage). Registration opens on PractiScore at 3pm today.

Temperatures will be creeping up towards triple-digits, so remember to drink plenty of water and apply sunscreen generously. We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.

A quick reminder for folks to pre-register for tomorrow's 3-Gun/2-Gun match tomorrow: LINK

Pre-registration is not absolutely required - you can just turn up and shoot - but it does streamline the process for you when you arrive at the match. Either way, you pay your entry fee ($17) when you arrive. We hope to see some old friends and new at the match tomorrow

Thanks to everyone who braved the heat and turned out for yesterday's 3-Gun/2-Gun match. The results are posted on PractiScore.

The winners of the random draw prizes have been notified. Thanks as always to our generous sponsors: Carbon Arms, VLTOR, LUTH-AR and KE Arms.

The OFFICIAL match video is posted on YouTube