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Monthly Sporting Rifle match RATON NM

In her infinite wisdom, the governor of New Mexico has decided to continue mandatory quarantine order and various other public health orders through at least the 18th of September. Thus, our final Sporting Rifle Match for 2020 is cancelled.

That said, we are planning a full calendar of matches for the 2021 season including a new Saturday .22 rimfire match. We can’t say much about it yet except that it will be a field style match with most targets 50-200 yards or so with a few a bit longer just to make for a little more fun. When we figure out the details we will post them here. The AR match, which has not drawn enough interest, will be discontinued. The Magnum Match is planned to continue at a new venue next year, but we and the Whittington Center staff are still working on finding a new site. Of course, the Sunday Sporting Rifle Matches will continue in the same numbers and format. And finally, the Team Match is planned for the middle of August in 2021.

Once the proposed schedule is approved by TWC, we will post it here as well.

Hopefully, we will get to shoot a bit more next year.
 
NM has some messed up covid limitations right now.

That would be an understatement

At this point we have not posted the practiscore signup as NM Covid policies make it unlikely there will be a February Match.

If things change I will post here as well as our website
 
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NM is dropping their mandatory quarantine requirement tomorrow, so we are anticipating that the March 7 match is likely to happen. Check website for details. sportingriflematch.com
That's great news! I will miss the March match if it happens, but I plan on making several later in the year. Thank you for your efforts!
 
Just drove thru NM across 40 yesterday and today. One casino was advertising that if you were from out of state you didn't need a mask at their casino. Party on Wayne. Party on Garth.
 
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Is the match on a reservation? The matches were cancelled for a while so they did apply for a while?
The casinos are on the Indian reservations. The SR match is on private land.

The Governor’s draconian, arbitrary, and inconsistent rules applied everywhere except on federal and tribal lands.
 
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Our first 22 Rimfire match will be on Saturday, 4/3 before our regular April Match.

https://practiscore.com/srm-rimfire-match-april/register

The Rimfire Match is a “field style” match very similar the regular Sporting Rifle Match. The major differences are that the target ranges and distances between shooting positions are shorter and only .22 rimfire firearms are allowed.

The match format is 6-8 stages with minimal walking between stages. Each stage has 5 targets at varying distances in natural terrain. Each target is to be engaged twice. Target distances are known to the shooter and will vary from 50 to 200 yards on most stages and 50 to 400 yards on one stage.
 
We've finally found a new venue for the Magnum Matches that will likely result in some changes to the schedule currently on the website. We are working through potential changes with the Whittington Center staff and hope to be able to announce something soon. No changes to the regular Spoting Rifle Match, but both the Rimfire and Magnum Matches could be affected. Keep an eye on the website for news.
 
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For this weekends match we are moving the start time back one hour to 9AM.

Sign in will be available from 7:45 – 8:15 AM on Sunday.

At 8:45 AM the gate will be locked and the mandatory shooter’s meeting starts. The match will begin at 9:00 AM.
 
Just had several shooters withdraw. If anyone would like to shoot the match we have several open spots. Shoot me a PM and we will get you signed up
 
Awesome experience to shoot this match, so much to learn. Weather was a tidbit nipply but hey what can you do.

Thanks again to all the people that helped make it possible (the Steves, the Mikes, yada yada).

Next time I'll have to make the long drive I guess and add some other stops along the way
 
Yesterdays match was challenging! And a lot of fun as always!

See ya next month
 

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Nice pics Wormydog. If you would like them (or any others from the match) posted on the match website gallery just send them to me. Use the email address in the gallery section of the website.
 
At this moment the March match is still a go but the match directors are monitoring the forecast closely.
If there is a change to the status of the match we will send out an email as well as update our webpage at www.sportingriflematch.com
Please keep an eye on your email and the website for any possible changes.

Thanks,
SRM Directors
 
March Match has been cancelled.
Registration for April match opens on Monday.

Reminder that there will be a Rimfire match on Saturday in April.
 
That sucks! Of course I live south so don't have to chance snowy roads going home. Looking forward to the April match, rimfire included.
 
Yep, it looks fine from the South. Unfortunately, there's a whole bunch of us from the North including the match staff. FWIW, its rare that we get both the Feb and Mar matches in and its not unusual to lose an April Match to weather.
 
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Sporting Rifle Team Match 2022 Registration is open

2 day match. Only $60 per shooter. Each team member shoots AR one day and Bolt gun the other day. Super laid back and tons of fun.

SRM Team Match Registration


Edit: AR for this match required to be AR15 in 223 Rem 77 grain or less
 
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Very windy yesterday and my dope fell apart after 600 yards. Probably should've used the FPS my MagnetoSpeed showed after sighting in and gathering dope on the practice range.

Real shitty day for me. Got a call between the 2nd to last stage and last stage, Stage 8 for me, that my mother had fallen and couldn't get up. No jokes please. Headed home only to find the ambulance and fire trucks outside her house after she had been initially released, only to fall again trying to get into the house after returning from her first trip to the hospital. Kinda livid with my stepfather as he seems to do nothing to help her. And told my wife he 'might' have to hire someone to look after her. This after she took care of him during COVID with his typical BS.:mad:
 
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Sorry to hear that.
I appreciate that. I'm on the phone with her now and she sounds fantastic and I'm extremely relieved now. Except I just found out she's having seizures and that is what's causing her to fall.
 
Remaining 5 matches this year:

August 7 and September 4 - Sporting Rifle Match (precision rifle out to 875 yards)
August 20-21 - Sporting Rifle Team Match (precision rifle and AR15 out to 875 yards)
August 6 and September 3 - Sporting Rifle Rimfire Match (.22 LR out to 406 yards, but most targets 50-200 yards)

All with space available.

sportingriflematch.com
 
Remaining 5 matches this year:

August 7 and September 4 - Sporting Rifle Match (precision rifle out to 875 yards)
August 20-21 - Sporting Rifle Team Match (precision rifle and AR15 out to 875 yards)
August 6 and September 3 - Sporting Rifle Rimfire Match (.22 LR out to 406 yards, but most targets 50-200 yards)

All with space available.

sportingriflematch.com
I've only been able to shoot one SRM this year due to my new work schedule. REALLY missing the rimfire match. It is superb. And I 'think' I got my 6GT dialed in pretty well too. But don't think I'll be able to make any of them. NOT happy about that. I gave notice nearly two weeks ago but they talked me into staying last week. So...