What's keeping you out of Service Rifle?

Canadian eh! said:
I think that is a great idea and similar to the 2 day SR course that TimK runs for SR in Ontario. My one add would be perhaps a third day or time built in to allow for leisurely shooting and zeroing at each distance 100m, 200m, 300m .. 600m. Getting the correct drops for ones rifle and load, that you had time to repeat and confirm, would be a big confidence booster. Most people have very few opportunities to really see what the drops are beyond 200 on a normal range.
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I agree with the need for confirmation of come ups but think there is a faster more structured way of doing it. I have run many clinics for the military and know the value of building from the ground up. Two relays would give shooter 4 hours on the line on day 2 and since day one is at 25m we could have pretty close zeros for 100m which we would hit and confirm first thing, and then 200, 300, 400 and 500m as we worked our way back shooting the matches.

Matches 1-12 are slower paced and more hand holdy than the CAFSAC course of fire. More of a walk than the jogging of CAFSAC.
 
Gunnerlove said:
I agree with the need for confirmation of come ups but think there is a faster more structured way of doing it. I have run many clinics for the military and know the value of building from the ground up. Two relays would give shooter 4 hours on the line on day 2 and since day one is at 25m we could have pretty close zeros for 100m which we would hit and confirm first thing, and then 200, 300, 400 and 500m as we worked our way back shooting the matches.

Matches 1-12 are slower paced and more hand holdy than the CAFSAC course of fire. More of a walk than the jogging of CAFSAC.
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sounds like you have it well handled. good luck with it!
 
I'd go to Naniamo for SR education--particularly on "mound scoring" (if thats even done or not). But esp. the comeup settings at sea level for each distance. Preferably doing this where the BCRA match itself is held--as I've found that different facilities seem to have subtle differences that can make a difference.
I considered going to BCRA years ago, but didnt because there was little/no time to verify zeros/settings prior to the big event.
 
The way BCRA runs matches 1-12 your first 5 rounds at 200, 300 and 500m are off score sighters. If you only have a decent 50m or 100m zero when you show up you are not at a real disadvantage. Most times when shooting for the military I ended up with a borrowed unzeroed rifle.
 
I am 6 plus hours from Chilliwack. It sucks but it is what it is and I still go a couple times a year because I like shooting the matches and meeting up with the competitor community. I say even making one match a year keeps you in the game and shows you where you stand.
 
Gunnerlove said:
Opinions on the idea of a two day intro to SR course, with day one being theory, positional shooting practice, designing a training plan and weapons handling. Day two being a run through of matches 1-12, including the shooting, scoring and running targets in the butts side of things. (CAFSAC course of fire to follow).

Knowing that the cost should be under $200 who would come to Nanaimo for the weekend this spring.
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I'd be down for this. And I'd bring 3 or 4 more with me.
 
Excuse me if I'm getting this wrong but PRAs do not open the door to partnerships with rural clubs. There are many things we could be doing that local clubs won't allow because it resides outside their comfort zone. If there was a SP and SR framework that conformed to insurance requirements the PRAs might get more affiliated memberships.

BCRA memberships are far too high to attend one match per year but I may be more inclined to pay it if we could attend matches in Rural BC. I'm a 2 day drive from Chilliwackistan.

Just thinking out loud here.
There might not be any efficiencies in this.
 
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As far as SP goes, have a look at the SP matches held at NSCC (www.dcra.ca), or Operational Pistol matches hosted by OSA (www.osacanada.ca). These matches should be within the comfort zone of almost all clubs. Although, there might be modifications needed for one firing point, one target line clubs.
 
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Not keen on having to use restricted as I don't have à range nearby
I'd like to use non restricted rifle for competition
Is there any cqb or similar competitions or styles of competition that doesn't use handgun or ar15 platform?
Single or dual gun tactical/CQB non restricted?
 
It would be a lot of fun to run a boltgun in SR. Thinking about shooting a match or two with my 223 PRS trainer rifle. Would be good positional shooting practice!

I've long thought about building a light dedicated boltgun for shooting SR, based off of a Tikka T3 (nice smooth action).
 
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