Posted on 07/30/2002 5:39:37 AM PDT by BCR #226
Storm Mountain Training Center will be hosting a Tactical Marksmanship match on Oct. 19-20 of 2002. Call 304-446-5526 for the Storm Mountain main office to register early as there will be limited numbers of entries. Deadline is Aug. 12th.
This match will consist of:
1. Cold Bore Shot
2. Grouping
3. Unknown Distance Field Fire
4. Angle Fire
5. Stress Fire
6. Moving Targets (300 and 600 yards)
Entry fee will be $125. which will cover trophies and a pig pickin dinner on Sat. evening.
We expect to have sponsers donate items which will be raffeled off during the dinner meal on Sat.
Hope to see you there!
Mike
In the interest of full disclosure and regarding our recent postal match, I spent some time with a local firearms instructor (former member of the Marine Corps Marksmanship Team) and learned that my poor efforts were not the fault of the rifle. It was all me.
Turns out that because I've done so much shotgunning I had fallen into the habit of gripping the forearm in order to better guide the bbl along the path of the birds. This had slipped over into my rifle shooting, and was causing the deflection problem. The instructor caught this with some dry firing and a little one-armed aiming test. Once I started using my left hand only as a prop, I started putting them into the bull one after the other.
So, it's not true. Old dogs can learn new tricks.
I've got a very old Colt 1911 .45 that I thought was a sloppy shooter. My dad (75 y.o., cant see out of one eye and is blind in the other) proved to me that I, not the gun, was responsible for my poor groups. 50 years ago he shot NM for the army, and was recipient of the Distinguished Markmanship Medal with pistol. Ive got a long way to go...
I remember the shooting high 370's (out of 400) on Marine Corps ranges only to come across a gunner or Sgt shooting high 390's one-handed.
Marksmanship is truly a beautiful thing. Putting bullets downrange is one of life's greatest pleasures.
They are located in West Virginia near Mount Storm at Elk Garden.
Mike
The wife and I are officially entered in now and the competition is going to be intense. The pig roast on Saturday night is going to be a treat for all. I hope some of you can make it. The more that show up, the better the match.
Mike
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