New LRH member is looking for a shooting group and classes in Montana

[chanceinmt]

Len. I am a new member and am recently handycapped due to the loss of my left leg......I used to shoot medium range quite a bit with Pat Goodale and was considered quite proficent out to 550 yards or so with conventional bolt guns action tuned and my reloads. I am able to ride again with my prosethic but will never be able to run and gun again. Are there competitions and/or LR classes for physically challenged shooters? I would be greatly interested to participate if so. If matches don't exist, I would like to get seriously involved with starting such. Also do you know if a LR shooting group or club exists in the Missoula MT area?

Thanks
Doug

 

[Len Backus]

Doug, I have moved your post to its own new thread topic which will give your questions a much larger audience.

Best wishes!

 

[B-P-UU]

The 406 precision guys aren't too far from you.. might be a good place to start.

406-precision

 

[urds1406]

Chance- check out Big Sky Long Range Precision on Facebook. They have shoot in Townsend the first of every month. I went to the one on Sunday and it was a great time. My buddy has a prosthetic and he also competed. You would be fine.

Kane

 

[chanceinmt]

Thanks B-p and Kane for the replys......these suggestions both sound great. I am currently in an in-house Physical Therapy unit in Missoula recovering from an ankle replacement on my remaining leg. I should be out of here by the middle of May and hopefully starting to walk with my prosthetic. Kane that is encouraging to hear about someone else competing with a prosthetic. Are the competitors only using rifles built on chassies? Or are conventionally stocked rifles also used? My wife gave me a Sig 2000 rangefinder and a top of the line Bog Pod to help with my shooting which I used to fill several of my tags last fall but all of my rifles are conventially stocked at this time. Working on a slim budget LOL I a planning a build on a Boyds laminated stock pillar and glass bedded in 280 AI or 28 Nosler. My current best LR hunting rig is a kimber Montana in 300 WSM which is a.5 shooter at one to two hundred yds. with 180 Accubonds. What are you two using for LR rigs?

Dougc

 

[urds1406]

Doug,

Good to hear you are on the mend. There were all sorts of rifles being used. I would say 50/50 between stocks and chasis. There were all different levels of competitors. It was a great learning experience and all off the competitors were friendly and helpful. The range in Townsend is also top notch. I will be going back next month.

Kane

 

[urds1406]

I was using my buddies .308, waiting on my 338-378 Weatherby to be completed. Also looking into the RPR in 6.5.

Kane

 

[zfastmalibu]

Montana NW 1000 Yard Benchrest Club

 

[chanceinmt]

Wow Kane What a thummper you are getting. How are you having it built? Will this be a dual purpose rig.......details. lol. Sounds like fun. I hope we will meet sometime. I am working like a mad man to get back on my foot and walking again.

 

[chanceinmt]

Thanks Z for the link. I have not been up to the Deer Creeek Range for 5 or 6 years as Whitakers in Hamilton was closer. I am looking forward to going back and getting started shooting again.