Bolivar
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
CQB#3 AAR
To the west coast SR shooters.....it is not always sunny skies in Ontario.
Man, did it rain this morning and the lightening made things exciting too. I didn't expect to be shooting at Lake Langemark today but there you have it. You never know what you are going to get at a Service Conditions event. Fortunately competitors and their equipment is pretty much water proof so we were able to press on after the worst of the weather. The cardboard target backers however, are anything but water proof. A bit of an organizational gamble did not pay off and we were forced to do a little bit of extra work to get targets setup. But our group was more than willing and we made it happen.
By the time the match actually started, the weather had pretty much cleared completely and we were able to get back to our rapid organizational and shooting pace that our MD had developed. In the end, despite the delayed start and extra work with targets were were able to complete the match on time and be off the range entirely by about 3:30.
The wet conditions naturally added to challenge of the match and was a learning experience for many I'm sure...including me. Mixing wet sand, an aggressive muzzle brake, optical sights and the modified prone was not productive. I was ready for dust and crap getting on me, but caking the objective of scope was not something I had anticipated. Changes are needed.
We also seemed to have a higher than normal proportion of new-to-CQB shooters but this did not seem affect the pace of the matches at all. I think it is safe to say that these new shooters were up to the task and/or the experienced shooters with them did a good job in coaching and explaining how things ran. That is a testament to the type of folks who participate in these events. Always willing to talk and help each other out.
To the participants, please post pictures, vids, comments etc below. As always, I am looking forward to Ganderites videos. I seem to recall that all his recording equipment made it through the event this time.
Oh, and I do charge $10.00 for use of my cleaning rod during the scoring phase of the day. Cash or EMT preferred.
To the west coast SR shooters.....it is not always sunny skies in Ontario.
Man, did it rain this morning and the lightening made things exciting too. I didn't expect to be shooting at Lake Langemark today but there you have it. You never know what you are going to get at a Service Conditions event. Fortunately competitors and their equipment is pretty much water proof so we were able to press on after the worst of the weather. The cardboard target backers however, are anything but water proof. A bit of an organizational gamble did not pay off and we were forced to do a little bit of extra work to get targets setup. But our group was more than willing and we made it happen.
By the time the match actually started, the weather had pretty much cleared completely and we were able to get back to our rapid organizational and shooting pace that our MD had developed. In the end, despite the delayed start and extra work with targets were were able to complete the match on time and be off the range entirely by about 3:30.
The wet conditions naturally added to challenge of the match and was a learning experience for many I'm sure...including me. Mixing wet sand, an aggressive muzzle brake, optical sights and the modified prone was not productive. I was ready for dust and crap getting on me, but caking the objective of scope was not something I had anticipated. Changes are needed.
We also seemed to have a higher than normal proportion of new-to-CQB shooters but this did not seem affect the pace of the matches at all. I think it is safe to say that these new shooters were up to the task and/or the experienced shooters with them did a good job in coaching and explaining how things ran. That is a testament to the type of folks who participate in these events. Always willing to talk and help each other out.
To the participants, please post pictures, vids, comments etc below. As always, I am looking forward to Ganderites videos. I seem to recall that all his recording equipment made it through the event this time.
Oh, and I do charge $10.00 for use of my cleaning rod during the scoring phase of the day. Cash or EMT preferred.
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