2013 ARFCOM-Rockcastle Pro Am 3 Gun August 23-25

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The 2013 AR15.com – Rockcastle Pro Am 3 Gun Championship will be August 23th through August 25th. If you shot it last year, you also got this in an email message. It is a 3 day match for Pro shooters and a two day match for Amateurs. Signing up for the match is a 2 step process. First, you sign in to obtain a registration code. The sign in process (to get a registration code for the application) will be Wednesday, February 13th at 9:30 PM Eastern Time (8:30 PM Central, 7:30 PM Mountain & 6:30 PM Pacific). Then, you add that code to the top of a completed application and send it to Rockcastle with your entry fee.

The TEST Sign in
Before the REAL Sign in on February 13th, feel free to fill out the information (http://www.LChico5u.com/ar15-2.html) and click the submit button. You will get a "form letter" email message from me within 24 hours. Also, the screen that appears when you successfully submit your information will say:
Added entry for John Doe from 98.25.244.248 with verification number 135985849869.84 -- You will receive a Registration Code for the application by email within 24 hours.

Please note that the 2 numbers in this message are NOT the registration code. That will come in a separate email. I will clear any information at 8:30 pm Eastern Time on February 13th, so you can practice up until then, signing in.

The REAL Sign in
If you cannot personally be online at the designated time of February 13th, get someone else to complete the sign in for you. You can get shooting buddies to sign you in. You can have your child or spouse sign you in. There is no rule that you have to do it personally. If you plan to designate someone else to complete sign in, have them practice on the Test Sign In before the thirteenth of the month.

Only the first sign-in will count, there is no need to continue once you get the message that your entry was added. Note that I will not accept any official sign-in on the on-line list before 9:30 PM Eastern Time on February 13, 2013. There is an official clock on the page. Don't hit the submit button on February 13th before 9:30:00 on the clock. This advance notice lets you look over the information early, get familiar with the process, so that you can you get a registration code on the 13th.

We will not accept applications without a code. Please note that filling in the screen is NOT a speed event. Errors in the email address or phone number may make it impossible to reach you. Please make sure contact information is correct. On February 13th, get to the webpage a few minutes early, so that you can fill in the information correctly, and only need to click on the "submit" button once the time is correct. I will email you a code after you successfully submit the information to me after 9:30 PM February 13th.

First, get into the match. Then send me your squad requests (by email, by phone, or scribbled on the application, etc). We DO NOT need applications in the same envelope. Do Not wait until you have all your friends together. I will honor your squadding requests.

These are 2 separate matches held at the same time: Different number of days to shoot, different stages, and different prize tables. You are welcome to try and obtain a registration code for both matches, but you will have to decide on the application which match you prefer to shoot. There will be separate registration lists and separate waiting lists for the Pro & Am matches.

If you are match staff – the registration code is RO. Once the application is available, you can submit an application using that code. You DO need to submit an application if you plan to work and shoot. If you are assuming you will be a sponsored shooter, check with your sponsor, to be sure they are already committed to sponsor the match. Several sponsors gave Rockcastle a commitment at the SHOT Show. In that case, you can skip the sign in process, and submit an application after it is available. Your registration code is the word “Sponsor” followed by the name of your Sponsor. Every year we get applications from shooters who claim sponsorship with companies that have not signed a contract with Rockcastle. In that case you STILL need to sign-in for a registration code. The details of how the sponsor covers your match fees will be negotiated between your sponsor and the folks at Rockcastle.

At this time, we are still finalizing the match website and the application. I do not know what the match fees will be, but I expect them to be close to the amounts from last year ($250 for Pro and $125 for Am). The application will be on the updated match website before February 13th. Please email if you have any questions.

Linda Chico (L-2035)
2013 ARFCOM-Rockcastle ProAm 3 Gun Statistician
LChico@msn.com
 
Anyone else compete in stage 1? (i.e. try to sign up for the match?)

My entry number seems low but I don't know if that means I was one of the first or if its random.
Now a waiting game to see if I'm in.
 
Just got my confirmation.
I have a spot in this year's match, pro division
Now I have to develop pro skills before August.
 
Yeah... I slept through the sign up.
Sitting at werk and all of a sudden it hit me.
@!&$%# ... Completely slipped my mind.

Oh well... Just all the more reason to hit the BRM3G
 
Well, this past weekend was the AR15.com Pro-Am.
Was a great match. Well run and fun to shoot.

I placed 52 spots better than last year which I am happy with, but still didn't perform as I would have liked.
Stupid errors and being inefficient cost me easily 30 spots in the final standings.
Its hard to compete against people who practice daily and get paid to do so!!!....excuses excuses...

Rifle steel at distance is getting better, just have to work on prone and mono-poding off the magazine.
Found it hard to hold steady on 300+yard shots.
Definitely need to address that as it is a serious time killer.

Anyway, here are my 8 stages.
Couple f-bombs thrown in for colour.

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Getting a spot at the proam is considered stage 1 in the match.
Its an online registration and everyone submits their form at the same time, 9:30 pm on the chosen day.
Submissions are time stamped.
Match fills in a matter of seconds.
That's in excess of 500 people, 250 pro and 250 amateur.

I'm a GM at mouse clicking so I've secured a spot the past 2 years!!!

Prize table was big.
Sponsors were very generous.
All kinds of guns and gift certs etc.

Also, raffles and side matches had some pretty awesome prizes, like full on X-rail equipped benelli open guns, ARs etc.
Lots of money raised for good causes.

My prize was meeting new people, making new friends and shooting a really fun match.
Oh, and a couple free gun oil samples.
 
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