Garrison Petawawa PR3 06-07 July 2019 Debrief here!!

TacticalTeacher

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Georgian Bay, ON
This year, with the increased demand to host PR Matches at CFB Petawawa, I've set up a working programme that will allow new people to get into the game quickly AND compete in a formal match ALL in one weekend. :wave:

With the formal Match taking place of Sunday, the instruction portion of the clinic has been compressed and a most helpful/desirable/sought after/ begged for "walk back" system has been put in place. This allows newbies and experts to obtain or confirm their zeroes or come-ups or settings for these ranges. :)

This new format allows shooters to participate on either day. So those who want the instruction and "walk back" of Saturday session are welcome. And of course those who want to come and shoot the Match on Sunday are equally free to do so.

Now with the new program, the Matches we can shoot are :

* 200 yard/meter Rapid Follow Up
* 300 yard/meter Agony Snap
* 500 yard/meter Snap
* 600 yard/meter Deliberate

Where

CFB Petawawa Bravo Range, But we will gather betwen 0800 and 0830 across from the Base Firehall (S-105). Once you show your ID at the main gate, make a quick right and you will see the Fire Hall. Look to your left and you will see a white bldg with 5 garage doors (P-141 Bldg) . We will be meeting in that parking lot. Then we will all convoy to Range Control for your Access Passes.

When

06-07 July2019 Sat & Sunday

Cost


$60 for both days or $30 for the Sunday Match, if that works for you

$ 10 for the Sentry that Range Control requires us to provide. Morgan has been casually collecting some monies to help out the sentry (ies) but some folks see to have overlooked this extension of courtesy and good will. Now we have to cough up with a more serious application for the needed post. The $10 covers you for the weekend. Or $5 for the single day. And that’s why my astronomic expensive match fees are rising to $60 for the weekend. I’m merely collecting it all for Morgan and Heather.
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Where to Stay

* About 10-15min from range control (and right by Kelseys) http://www.petawawaqualityinnandsuites.com/
* 2 min from base with several fast food/pizza options close by http://www.petawawariverinnandsuites.ca/
* www.TimeTravellerSmotel.com (closer to the Pembroke side, but clean and quiet
* Blackbear campsite on base info and site map
http://www.cg.cfpsa.ca/cg-pc/Petawawa/EN/Facilities/BBC/Pages/BBCInformation.aspx


Material Focus

Everything I'll be teaching you is based on the PR matches fired by the ORA at Mons Range, CFB Borden. And I should know, I WAS the MATCH Director for the season of 2014! :cool: Yup, that's me... in the flesh! LOL


Here's the breakdown of this new hybrid weekend.....

Precision (read: Sniper) Rifle Clinics background information can be accessed, downloaded, and read down below:


The Precision rifle clinic prepares the shooter for competitions patterned after the course of fire shot by the DCRA or Dominion of Canada Rifle association at their Annual Prize meeting for Service Conditions held every year at CRPTC or Connaught Range and Primary Training Center near Shirley's Bay in the Kanata/Nepean area. The course of fire can be downloaded in PDF format at www.dcra.ca

These matches are shot monthly by the ORA or www.ontariorifleassociation.ca at CFB Borden , ON. The ORA follows the DCRA rulebook and course of fire . The purpose of this clinic is to prepare the competitor to shoot these matches.


Precision / Sniper Rifle Kit to Bring:

* A safe precision/sniper rifle in at least .223 Rem caliber and larger 308, 303, and 338 LM.
* Hand operated target turrets on your optic already mounted to your rifle. 4.5 x 14 scopes are common. 6.5 x 20 scopes are seen frequently. 8 x 30 scopes are great optics for these matches. Scopes with a parallax adjustable side focus work well. Adjustable objective scopes work too, but more annoying to work with while in the prone position. Just don't show up with the stereotypical 3 x 9 coin operated hunting scopes because you will be wasting your time (and money)

* At the Sep 2013 Clinic we had some hunting scopes on the line, they were super frustrated with the coin operated turrets. I warned them, but they insisted. Now they are wiser from this experience. Please; go to school on their experiences.


* Suggested scope choices:
- Bushnell Elite 6400, 6500, HDMR, Sightron, Falcon Menace, Leupold Mark 8
- Leupold Mark 4 LR/T, Vortex Viper PST, IOR Valdada, Nikon, Vortex Razor, Zeiss
- NightForce, US Optics, Premier Reticles, Schmidt & Bender, Swarovski, Kahles
- My all time FAV entry level scope: Bushnell Elite 3200 10X 40mm Mildot (google it) $ 275 (it's issued with the Barrett .50 cal rifles)

* Rear bunny, sand bag, mono pod style rear rests work, too.
* Allen keys for all YOUR rings/bases/ rig (your Shzt loosens Up believe it or not)
* Notebook to record your sight settings, bulldog clip or a small clipboard
* Anemometer (Kestrel-style) hand held wind gauges (not a requirement, but nice to start with)
* Spotting scope and tripod (not a requirement but we can pair you up with someone who does have one)
* Rucksack, 3 day pack, Assault pack to carry your kit around the range
* Snacks, granola bars, nuts, fruit, extra fluids, beef jerky is my fav range snack
* 200 rounds of safe, tested, reliable ammunition for your rifle (hopefully chronographed already)
* Sunscreen, bug dope, ballistic glasses, hearing defenders
* Extra food and water (someone always forgets)
* Screwdriver set - compact enough?
* OH Shzt Kit (if you don't know, I will teach you)
* Rain gear or appropriate foul weather gear
* Shooting mat / folding rifle case/ yoga mat
* Ensure your rifle is zeroed for 100m
* Range Dope for : 100m zero, 200m, 300m, 400m , 500m , 600m....you can do this by downloading a ballistics calculator from the App Store for your handheld device (Android and IOS), JBL Ballistics, Strelock, ISnipe, Applied Ballistics, and my all time FREE favourite App: BallisticsGL
* then when you carry out the Walkback Practice on Saturday, you will kinda confirm what your come ups on your scope. Much learning!


Caliber Restrictions

Caliber Restrictions are IN place so .223, .308, .303, .338 calibers are allowed ONLY (hey, it's their sandbox)

We are constantly in a state of negotiations with Range Control...



Itinerary for the Weekend


Saturday AM:

* Gather across from Base Fire Hall (S-105) and park with us at Bldg P-141
* Proceed to Range Control and Obtain Access Passes
* Travel to Bravo Range and Park, Briefing at The 100m mound
* Zeroing at 100 yards maybe 200 and 300m before lunch
* Bring your bagged sandwich/lunch/ snacks/beef jerky. No time to drive any where on or off base.

Saturday PM:

* Zeroing at 400, 500, and 600m
* Impromptu lessons on windreading, spotter/sniper comms, detection and correction

Sunday AM:

* Gather at 0800-0830 Across from the Base Fire Hall
* Some Sunday Walk Ons will need to obtain their Range Control Vehicle Passes
* Convoy out to the Training Area Range
* Score Card distributed, Butts set up, Staff assigned, Targets inventoried and prepared
* Relays squaded, shooter/spotters paired up if need be
* Range Safety briefing by RSO
* Conduct of the Match
* Lunch ON the Range (no time to run into town) Bring a sandwich or two; lots of water and snacks and more snacks

Sunday PM:

* Continuation of the match
* Clean up of range (firing points and butts)
* Statistics being entered and winners determined, prizes awarded
* Range March Off


Questions?

* Ask me right here in this thread. Others might be curious with the same concerns.

Registration?

* EMT of $60 gets you a spot on the roster for both days, but you can shoot the single day for $ 30 (Walk on folks are welcomed)

EMT Information:
Name: Tactical Teacher
Question: What is your Original CGN handle?
Answer: hungry (all low caps so I cannot mess things up)
Email address: hungry556 AT bell.net

Somewhere in the EMT, remind me of your CGN handle and which clinic it's for (CQB, PR, or M14)

RBC tweaked my EMT software into direct deposit...so EMT process my be shorter!



Cheers and keep helping the noobs out there!
 
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Hoping I can make this one.
I wonder if range control would notice 6.5cm rounds...... Just kidding....

But $60 is a seriously low price for this stuff thanks.
 
Saved for the match results...


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Thanks to all of you for your patience! Here are the results!

1st Place: Malice/ JasonG 358.23V
2nd Place: MagicMike/ DeeRos 342.9V
3rd Place: TheDuck / Junior37c 340.15V

4th : RickB / Spartan01 326.7V
5th: ChalkRiver2/ Vortex4 324.9V
6th: Shelldrake / JohnAT 322.9V

Mercy Prize goes to : Batman Red Banana Protector .... always protect yer banana

Impact Book and 223 Magazine Holder by Gray Fox Strategic (Ottawa) goes to Bryan2


Cheers,
Barney
 

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Malice:

I got that EMT for the five of you. And then Batman sent a $60 payment right afterwards for ALitt.....

So we are all good to go for July PR3

Looking forward to chatting with your expert crew!

Cheers, Barney
 
Malice:

I got that EMT for the five of you. And then Batman sent a $60 payment right afterwards for ALitt.....

So we are all good to go for July PR3

Looking forward to chatting with your expert crew!

Cheers, Barney

I don't know if we're experts, lol, but we do alright
 
MattB
RCR1
Vortex4

I just got your payments for this PR3. Thanks for all that support. You three are Good to GO!

BigbadBrian68 yes I’ve got room for you! EMT away

Folks!

I’m back upon the grid for a few days since I’m on the land portion of the Alaskan Recce tour 2019. I’m in Anchorage after docking and then train shuttle to Anchorage AK. I spent the afternoon in the Chugach National Park exploring the Portage Glacier. Pure awesomeness here in AK. Tomorrow I train up to the Spencer Glacier. Ken AI Mountain Range I believe. This place is the dream trip for bear defence rigs in our short lifetime! Hahahahaha

I’ve got wireless from my base hotel in Anchorage unlike the expensive wireless fun on the cruise ship!!

Lots of room on the PR matches this summer! It’s all good! Thanks for all your support out there! :wave:


Cheers, Barney
 
EMT sent Barney!
Can I bring my blue camping mat this year? (JK)
Looking forward to another one of your great sessions.
Thanks
Bryan
 
EMT sent Barney!
Can I bring my blue camping mat this year? (JK)
Looking forward to another one of your great sessions.
Thanks
Bryan[/QUOTE

Okay, we got that payment last night. Big thanks for that.
Regarding that blue mat, I’m hoping those winds don’t blow that mat off the firing line... that’s their only disadvantage... A yoga mat (steal your wife’s.... it’s just a joke) would be more appropriate for the time being before you hit a sale at SFRC (The Ammo Source dot com) or something like that and buy a Blackhawk Shooting Drag Bag and convertible mat....

Lemme see if i have a picture of one....

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Found it... can you see how it folds up to become a gun case? And then you can coordinate that fold up mat into your Pelican / Nanuk/ SKB hard case. Now you have a “grab and go” combination!

Save them hard cases for the car....It’s really hilarious on that Saturday practice to see people struggling with their hard cases on the mound while having to move from mound to mound (shooting position to another shooting position). Eventually they learn what works and does not work for this game. It’s all part of the learning curve, my friends.

Still lots of space for the June, July, and August events!

Cheers

Barney

:wave:
 

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Thanks Barney.

The JK was for Just Kidding. I got an ncstar mat that also folds to be a gun case from Wolverine.
 
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Camping at Black Bear?

Is anyone else camping at Black Bear Campground on the base at Petawawa July 6-7?

Would like to see if car pooling is an option so I can leave my truck with my wile.

Thanks,

Bryan
 
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