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<blockquote data-quote="BrentM" data-source="post: 977826" data-attributes="member: 61747"><p>Timber338. Definitely tough to put on an event. I have raced off road motorcycles for years and know what it takes to put on any event, let alone one with such a high chance of a safety issue. They did fantastic overall. </p><p> </p><p>As you can imagine I have a lot of take aways from this event. I have never competed in long range rifle competition so the learning curve was high. </p><p> </p><p>- check scores with spotter after station is complete.</p><p>- practice rifle support set up for 10-15 degree incline shots off flat platform</p><p>- Shoot center of half moon targets instead of what appears to be center of a circle ha ha</p><p>- Make sure team member spotter is ready before engaging target. </p><p>- Make sure team member spotter stays on target for shooter.</p><p>- Verify distance given by staff is LOS or Shoot to</p><p> </p><p>I didn't mind calling dope for my brother at all and it wouldn't matter if we did this again if he knew how to do it. We might swap shooter 1 and 2 around. I had him shoot first. While he was getting set I was running dope for him and then would swap my rifles data to dope for me after he shot. Basically I would run the program for both rifles and try to adjust him via spotting. All he had to worry about was getting on target and putting lead in the air. Seems simple but not quite that easy as I found out. </p><p> </p><p>The course difficulty is something I fight in mind. The course itself is not that difficult. However, trying to do it fast, and in heat like that it becomes brutal. My feet were on fire, the air was difficult to breath, and you have to pack water and nutrients. The last couple of miles started getting pretty rough and I felt my legs starting to cramp. At that point I decided to jog the rest of the way down the mountain and to the finish as all the shooting had been completed. I would like to know how our pace was and that would help me decide what level of conditioning a person needs. I will say, I wouldn't want to be in worse shape than I am now : )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrentM, post: 977826, member: 61747"] Timber338. Definitely tough to put on an event. I have raced off road motorcycles for years and know what it takes to put on any event, let alone one with such a high chance of a safety issue. They did fantastic overall. As you can imagine I have a lot of take aways from this event. I have never competed in long range rifle competition so the learning curve was high. - check scores with spotter after station is complete. - practice rifle support set up for 10-15 degree incline shots off flat platform - Shoot center of half moon targets instead of what appears to be center of a circle ha ha - Make sure team member spotter is ready before engaging target. - Make sure team member spotter stays on target for shooter. - Verify distance given by staff is LOS or Shoot to I didn't mind calling dope for my brother at all and it wouldn't matter if we did this again if he knew how to do it. We might swap shooter 1 and 2 around. I had him shoot first. While he was getting set I was running dope for him and then would swap my rifles data to dope for me after he shot. Basically I would run the program for both rifles and try to adjust him via spotting. All he had to worry about was getting on target and putting lead in the air. Seems simple but not quite that easy as I found out. The course difficulty is something I fight in mind. The course itself is not that difficult. However, trying to do it fast, and in heat like that it becomes brutal. My feet were on fire, the air was difficult to breath, and you have to pack water and nutrients. The last couple of miles started getting pretty rough and I felt my legs starting to cramp. At that point I decided to jog the rest of the way down the mountain and to the finish as all the shooting had been completed. I would like to know how our pace was and that would help me decide what level of conditioning a person needs. I will say, I wouldn't want to be in worse shape than I am now : ) [/QUOTE]
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