2013 Team Hoser 3-Gun Challenge

I just want to be the first to say, can you please make the match a bit easier for newbies??? I also have a health condition that I cannot run so please make the match have little to no running just for me. Thanks.
 
mebiuspower said:
I just want to be the first to say, can you please make the match a bit easier for newbies??? I also have a health condition that I cannot run so please make the match have little to no running just for me. Thanks.
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Maybe if tall and skinny was a health condition... You are one of the faster shooters for covering distance. :)

I have a self imposed condition called "Being Husky" :)

GL at the match everyone, but I will always root for our Galt crew!
 
Ganderite said:
I signed up. Look forward to a steep learning curve.

I have not shot one of these matches before. Can anyone give me a general idea of what a course of fire looks like? Is there a YouTube of one of last years shoots?
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You can look forwards to lots of shooting and a CoF designed on the whims of madmen. (Or 667 in this case... The words may be fully interchangable.) The CoF usually changes every match, so last years may have some similar stages, but don't bet on it.

If you are not sure, take your time. Trying to go fast has messed up more than taking it easy.
 
Nobody said you have to run... Slow and steady wins the race. LOl. Just remember there is a par time for every stage.
 
mebiuspower said:
I just want to be the first to say, can you please make the match a bit easier for newbies??? I also have a health condition that I cannot run so please make the match have little to no running just for me. Thanks.
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Keeping the squad size small will allow us to perhaps increase/adjust the par time... To "help" the newbs, the infirm and the skinny gamers ;-)

If you have sent in your registraion before 17:22hrs today it has been processed and you have secured your chosen slot.
If you're not on the TH mail list we don't know/have your email address so... If an address wasn't included in your emt message we are unable to send you a confirmation... A couple of people did provide email addresses in their emt message, but... the confirmation email message to them bounced.
So if you're not on the TH list (received via only the ODPL mail list or found out about the match here on CGN...) drop a note to teamhoser@cogeco.ca

Very few people remembered to include their Division in their registration email... If you know you forgot to... Please let us know at the address above
Thanks
 
As of Feb 06 22:13 there are no slots available.
We will start a waiting/standby list.

If you wish to be put on the standby list message teamhoser@cogeco.ca Do not send emt's.
Those on the wait list will be contacted should spots open up.

Thanks
 
My friend and I managed to sign up today-good thing we got on it. It's funny there's only 2 big 3gun matches a year in ON and how much $ goes into the prep. We clearly need more matches :)
 
johhny12gauge said:
My friend and I managed to sign up today-good thing we got on it. It's funny there's only 2 big 3gun matches a year in ON and how much $ goes into the prep. We clearly need more matches :)
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Yeah... The only way I can satisfy my 3-gun addiction is to travel south... Managed to hit 5 majors in 2012 I think 3 of which were all between August and October.

Colt 3-Man 3-Gun phase 1 in Reading Pa.
Colt 3-Man 3-Gun phase 2 at Peacemaker Training Ctr. in Glengary WV.

Rockcastle AR15.com ProAm in Ky

FNH 3-Gun at PeaceMaker

Blue Ridge Mtn. 3-Gun back at Rockcastle...

We can only dream about holding these types of matches in Canada...
 
pauls said:
Reliable pump action would probably be ideal, primarily for capacity. Semi's are kind of limited here in Canada.

If you intend on going, sign up while there are slots available and you can always borrow some equipment for the match.
If you can't find anything before the match, let me know and you can borrow my spare.
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Thanks for the offer, but, damn, I left it too long. Slots filled...:ang
 
JRW (QOR) said:
Solution? Modified prone, on your side, firearm 90degrees.

Looks like a lot of fun and challenge.
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Yeah modified prone would have been the solution if I had tried it before - the RO was kind enough to tell my squad that if you haven't practiced it before, don't try it at the match...lots of guys did earlier that day and it didn't work well for them. The steel target was pretty slim and I suspect that if I picked that stage to "learn" how to shoot modified prone I would have hit the par time limit before I hit the target.
 
That stage required shooting the steel 4 times, each time from a different port.
I felt the fastest plan was to use the diagonal and flat ports as well as the big squares, and avoid going prone.
Takes too long to go prone and come back up, and if you need to do anything like reload, it really adds on the seconds vs being upright.

Just to illustrate the point, I was pretty much done the stage in the time it took you to engage the steel and get your hands on the shotgun.
I don't mean that in a disrespectful way or anything, you went 4 for 4 on the rifle which show you are a good shot. I had to take extra shots.
You just didn't approach it in the most efficient way that time.

Shooting the skinny ports requires you to rotate the rifle to match the angle of the port.
Requires you to know point of aim/point of impart with your rifle oriented that way.
Something to practice for any upcoming matches (like this one), in case it shows up again.
 
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Runningfool said:
Yeah modified prone would have been the solution if I had tried it before - the RO was kind enough to tell my squad that if you haven't practiced it before, don't try it at the match...lots of guys did earlier that day and it didn't work well for them. The steel target was pretty slim and I suspect that if I picked that stage to "learn" how to shoot modified prone I would have hit the par time limit before I hit the target.
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The trick to modified prone is to shoot left handed. You put the butt into your right shoulder, laying on your right side. Your right hand supports the fore grip. You run the trigger with your left hand, and change mags. That's the way I do it at CQB with my Cz858. Lots of guys there are catching on and doing the same. Very comfortable, very stable because your right hand never leaves the forestock.
 
pauls said:
That stage required shooting the steel 4 times, each time from a different port.
I felt the fastest plan was to use the diagonal and flat ports as well as the big squares, and avoid going prone.
Takes too long to go prone and come back up, and if you need to do anything like reload, it really adds on the seconds vs being upright.

Just to illustrate the point, I was pretty much done the stage in the time it took you to engage the steel and get your hands on the shotgun.
I don't mean that in a disrespectful way or anything, you went 4 for 4 on the rifle which show you are a good shot. I had to take extra shots.
You just didn't approach it in the most efficient way that time.

Shooting the skinny ports requires you to rotate the rifle to match the angle of the port.
Requires you to know point of aim/point of impart with your rifle oriented that way.
Something to practice for any upcoming matches (like this one), in case it shows up again.
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Great advice Pauls and I'd never take any tips you offer as "disrespectful"... You know how to play this game and I can learn a lot from you and others. That was my first ever 3-gun match and I wasn't as concerned about efficiency as much as I was about not making a total ass of myself or getting DQ'd! I have since practiced getting to know my point of aim/impact with my rifle in different positions so that for my second ever 3-gun match (TH3G 2013) I will be a little better prepared!
 
pauls said:
That stage required shooting the steel 4 times, each time from a different port.
I felt the fastest plan was to use the diagonal and flat ports as well as the big squares, and avoid going prone.
Takes too long to go prone and come back up, and if you need to do anything like reload, it really adds on the seconds vs being upright.

Just to illustrate the point, I was pretty much done the stage in the time it took you to engage the steel and get your hands on the shotgun.
I don't mean that in a disrespectful way or anything, you went 4 for 4 on the rifle which show you are a good shot. I had to take extra shots.
You just didn't approach it in the most efficient way that time.

Shooting the skinny ports requires you to rotate the rifle to match the angle of the port.
Requires you to know point of aim/point of impart with your rifle oriented that way.
Something to practice for any upcoming matches (like this one), in case it shows up again.
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Yeah, the point of aim is off for me in modified prone. I have to aim two mill dots to the right and one and a half down. Maybe someone can explain why that is.
 
JRW (QOR) said:
The trick to modified prone is to shoot left handed. You put the butt into your right shoulder, laying on your right side. Your right hand supports the fore grip. You run the trigger with your left hand, and change mags. That's the way I do it at CQB with my Cz858. Lots of guys there are catching on and doing the same. Very comfortable, very stable because your right hand never leaves the forestock.
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I can shoot modified prone no problem, it's hitting a smallish target while doing so that is the challenge! ;). I had to learn the relationship between how the point of aim and point of impact change when you turn the rifle on its side. When I shoot my 10" steel plate at 100yds while lying on my left side for example, I can hit it all day long BUT my hits are all left and low of my point of aim so I make my point of aim a little high and to the right and I am right on. This of course depends on what distance your rifle is sighted in at. Now whether I can have the presence of mind to remember this when the timer beeps remains to be seen :D
 
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