Hey guys.
As an urbanite with little to no access to outdoor shooting on a regular basis, I (for one) am always looking for something I can do affordably, year round, indoor or outdoor. The problem is, indoor ranges are typically setup as long, narrow lanes, which drastically handicaps the type of shooting that can be done (and still be respectful of the range and other shooters). And, of course, after a while it gets boring shooting by yourself all the time. So, I'm wondering what kind of interest there is in a hybrid activity (perhaps even as a league or something).
For now, let's call it RPR = Rapid Precision Rifle.
Multi-target gameboard
25 targets (10cm x 10cm) per gameboard.
Targets color-coded in packages of 5.
1cm bullseyes (20 per target).
20 meter range to target.
Optics and rests allowed.
No equipment or power-factor divisions.
Freestyle shooting position.
1000 rounds per year (virginia count).
8 stages of 125 rounds each.
Time-limited, but not "timed" per se.
Time limit of 60 seconds per pattern.
The basic idea is 1 shot at each target, in 5 target patterns (1 mag required, 5 recommended). There's 100 non-repeating patterns on the gameboard, so that's 500 rounds, repeated for confirmation (another 500 rounds), and scored as the median number of bullseyes hit within the time limit.
Unfortunately, gameboards would be expensive (at least $25-$30 each) if they were printed commercially (as short runs typically are), but you can make them yourself on a laser printer for the cost of a few pages of toner, a sheet of bristol board, and some adhesive (tape, glue, whatever) -- that's what I do. That's not bad for a gameboard that lasts 1000 rounds over 1 year.
I'm still trying to come up with a good pistol version, but it remains problematic because of the amount of left/right up/down spread: Each lane would need to be at least twice as wide as they typically are. That's too much spread for most indoor ranges, because rounds end up in the walls, lights, other people's targets, etc -- and that's not respectful. It's easier to adapt for bigger calibres than for pistols. So, for now, it's just for rifles.
Anybody interested in something like that?
Thanks.
As an urbanite with little to no access to outdoor shooting on a regular basis, I (for one) am always looking for something I can do affordably, year round, indoor or outdoor. The problem is, indoor ranges are typically setup as long, narrow lanes, which drastically handicaps the type of shooting that can be done (and still be respectful of the range and other shooters). And, of course, after a while it gets boring shooting by yourself all the time. So, I'm wondering what kind of interest there is in a hybrid activity (perhaps even as a league or something).
For now, let's call it RPR = Rapid Precision Rifle.
Multi-target gameboard
25 targets (10cm x 10cm) per gameboard.
Targets color-coded in packages of 5.
1cm bullseyes (20 per target).
20 meter range to target.
Optics and rests allowed.
No equipment or power-factor divisions.
Freestyle shooting position.
1000 rounds per year (virginia count).
8 stages of 125 rounds each.
Time-limited, but not "timed" per se.
Time limit of 60 seconds per pattern.
The basic idea is 1 shot at each target, in 5 target patterns (1 mag required, 5 recommended). There's 100 non-repeating patterns on the gameboard, so that's 500 rounds, repeated for confirmation (another 500 rounds), and scored as the median number of bullseyes hit within the time limit.
Unfortunately, gameboards would be expensive (at least $25-$30 each) if they were printed commercially (as short runs typically are), but you can make them yourself on a laser printer for the cost of a few pages of toner, a sheet of bristol board, and some adhesive (tape, glue, whatever) -- that's what I do. That's not bad for a gameboard that lasts 1000 rounds over 1 year.
I'm still trying to come up with a good pistol version, but it remains problematic because of the amount of left/right up/down spread: Each lane would need to be at least twice as wide as they typically are. That's too much spread for most indoor ranges, because rounds end up in the walls, lights, other people's targets, etc -- and that's not respectful. It's easier to adapt for bigger calibres than for pistols. So, for now, it's just for rifles.
Anybody interested in something like that?
Thanks.
