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UPDATED Aug 20, 2009:
To all people who have been interested in Utah Shootouts competitions and long distance training:
BIG CHANGE !!!!!!
We will still have a two day shooting match,
BUT, sorry to announce that our Western Regional Sniper Shootout does not have half enough paid shooters to be able to make it happen. I have about a dozen great shooters from six states signed up, but since I don’t make any money doing these shooting matches, I’ll be loosing way too much on this one the way it’s set up now. I need to let people know as soon as I can so they can change there travel and work plans if they wish. Sorry for the inconvenience.
So with about three weeks notice, I’ll cancel it as we know it. In the last week I checked with all the shooters that were coming in that I thought might have booked flights, none had yet.
Everyone will get a full refund. I’ll be sending checks back, etc.
The big changes I’ll have to make will be we can’t give a rifle away, If I run this more like a regular monthly match, it will work out fine. That saves most of the money I would have had to lay out, for range rental, rifle, awards, hotels and other stuff.
Bragging rights will go to the shooter with the highest two day score using the same rifle. Shooters that can only make one day are welcome. If you shoot a stage with a different rifle it will be counted as a side match and that score will not be added to the total. Heather and crew will be there to do the scoring.
Cost: $40 max. $15 per day plus $10 for dutch oven dinner. I suggested that we drop the dutch oven thing, mostly cause my "kids" as I still call them are all working and enrolled in college too. But they still wanted to do it.
I’ll need to get a new count. Please let me know a few days ahead so they can plan the food.
The COF will stay similar to what we planned already. Challenging, a lot of serious fun.
All those who were donating prizes are not obligated at all, since things have changed so much.
Thanks to all those who have helped promote and support this effort.
I’m sure there are a lot of questions, just ask.
As a lover of the shooting sports, I look forward to our September match. Hope to see as many of you as possible, if you were signed up yet or not, you are welcome.
Thanks for your patience and understanding, see ya, Clint Simon
Same rules will still apply:
North Springs Shooting Range, Price, Utah
Rules:
Individually scored match
Precision shooting from 50 to 1000 yards.
Any person
Any “ONE” rifle bolt or semi auto up to 40 cal.
Any equipment (except gun vice, you won't have time anyway)
One or more distances per stage
From 1 round per minute up to, chamber and fire 1 round in 10 seconds
Prone, barricade, sitting and standing positions
Will need to be moving a lot on some stages (not really fast)
No semi-auto or pistol needed.
You will need 150 rounds
We have always been trying to use a variety of shooting skills with what we have available at the 5 million dollar North Springs Shooting Range. For the Sept match we will use what we have found that works the best, how the stage is set up, run, and scored. Thanks for patience of our regular shooters so we can develop the computerized target system, and other forms of shooting fun.
This one rifle event, will test a variety of shooting skills and will be geared to be able to use an AR15 up to a heavy weight bolt action. Obviously some rifles can do better at some stages than others, and vice-versa. Take your best shot at which one you will bring.
COF:
Including precision stages on the 100, 600, 1000 yd ranges. Including 1000 yard targets in the morning when there probably won’t be much wind to afternoon when there will probably be 10 to 15 mile an hour gusty winds. Longer distances will be from prone. The Police range with the 50, 100 yd turning targets and moving targets from standing and barricade positions. And last but not least, our over the edge course. Shooting over the small cliff edge from 50 to just over 200 yards. We will shoot from logs, rocks, wobbly poles, stuff like that.
From having plenty of time, 1 min to fire one round, to chamber a round and fire with in 10 sec. There will probably be only a couple of targets that we’ll shoot 5 or more rounds at. One will have more to do with bringing the rifle up from a low ready position than chambering another round.
This COF is NOT designed for the use of a spotter. One could help out some I suppose, since some times you will be shooting right next to your buddy but time will be limited. Mostly you will need to stick together if you came in the same vehicle, because you need to drive a few times to different venues on the shooting complex.
Bring your dope for 50 to 1000 yards, wind, & moving targets. Just think, if you are not highly skilled in all the shooting skills we will be using, nobody else is either (maybe).
Equipment:
So pick the “one” rifle you can shoot the best under the circumstances. You will need to declare what rifle you use at sign in. Any center fire rifle, bolt or semi auto, AR 15 type up to 40 cal. Any ammo except armor piercing or tracer. There is no speed limit for this match. Most targets will be known range, a few won’t. Bring any range finding equipment you want. Bring any sand bag, mono pod, shooting sticks, or anything else you want. Just remember you will have to set up, fire, pick up and move in a limited time.
Scopes:
Probably the best will be a variable power. You will need to pick out a 1 to 1 ½ moa target at different yardages and also acquire “YOUR” target quickly at 50 or 100 yards (not the target next to yours) and fire.
Accommodations:
There is camping at the range $8 per night. Nice bathrooms close by. No fires. Any kind of camp stove is fine.
There are nice hotels 15 miles away in the town of Price.
Vendors:
A lot of shooters have some kind of business of sales or service to the firearms industry. There will be some room around the dining area in Cowboy Town for you to advertize or bring your items to sell or just show off. This will be free to any shooters. There will be time during the meal times and after the shooting is done for the day for this. Normally the range charges $25 dollars for vendor fees, but if you keep it small so we don’t take up a lot of space, there will be no charge. Ask me if you have questions about this.
Training:
There is still time to take some Basic Long Distance Training for beginning shooters to get ready to shoot the Sept match for anyone interested.
I know there are many people who have shot with us or have contacted me about our matches that I don’t have email addresses for so would you let them know what’s going on.
Thanks, Clint
UPDATED Aug 20, 2009:
To all people who have been interested in Utah Shootouts competitions and long distance training:
BIG CHANGE !!!!!!
We will still have a two day shooting match,
BUT, sorry to announce that our Western Regional Sniper Shootout does not have half enough paid shooters to be able to make it happen. I have about a dozen great shooters from six states signed up, but since I don’t make any money doing these shooting matches, I’ll be loosing way too much on this one the way it’s set up now. I need to let people know as soon as I can so they can change there travel and work plans if they wish. Sorry for the inconvenience.
So with about three weeks notice, I’ll cancel it as we know it. In the last week I checked with all the shooters that were coming in that I thought might have booked flights, none had yet.
Everyone will get a full refund. I’ll be sending checks back, etc.
The big changes I’ll have to make will be we can’t give a rifle away, If I run this more like a regular monthly match, it will work out fine. That saves most of the money I would have had to lay out, for range rental, rifle, awards, hotels and other stuff.
Bragging rights will go to the shooter with the highest two day score using the same rifle. Shooters that can only make one day are welcome. If you shoot a stage with a different rifle it will be counted as a side match and that score will not be added to the total. Heather and crew will be there to do the scoring.
Cost: $40 max. $15 per day plus $10 for dutch oven dinner. I suggested that we drop the dutch oven thing, mostly cause my "kids" as I still call them are all working and enrolled in college too. But they still wanted to do it.
I’ll need to get a new count. Please let me know a few days ahead so they can plan the food.
The COF will stay similar to what we planned already. Challenging, a lot of serious fun.
All those who were donating prizes are not obligated at all, since things have changed so much.
Thanks to all those who have helped promote and support this effort.
I’m sure there are a lot of questions, just ask.
As a lover of the shooting sports, I look forward to our September match. Hope to see as many of you as possible, if you were signed up yet or not, you are welcome.
Thanks for your patience and understanding, see ya, Clint Simon
Same rules will still apply:
North Springs Shooting Range, Price, Utah
Rules:
Individually scored match
Precision shooting from 50 to 1000 yards.
Any person
Any “ONE” rifle bolt or semi auto up to 40 cal.
Any equipment (except gun vice, you won't have time anyway)
One or more distances per stage
From 1 round per minute up to, chamber and fire 1 round in 10 seconds
Prone, barricade, sitting and standing positions
Will need to be moving a lot on some stages (not really fast)
No semi-auto or pistol needed.
You will need 150 rounds
We have always been trying to use a variety of shooting skills with what we have available at the 5 million dollar North Springs Shooting Range. For the Sept match we will use what we have found that works the best, how the stage is set up, run, and scored. Thanks for patience of our regular shooters so we can develop the computerized target system, and other forms of shooting fun.
This one rifle event, will test a variety of shooting skills and will be geared to be able to use an AR15 up to a heavy weight bolt action. Obviously some rifles can do better at some stages than others, and vice-versa. Take your best shot at which one you will bring.
COF:
Including precision stages on the 100, 600, 1000 yd ranges. Including 1000 yard targets in the morning when there probably won’t be much wind to afternoon when there will probably be 10 to 15 mile an hour gusty winds. Longer distances will be from prone. The Police range with the 50, 100 yd turning targets and moving targets from standing and barricade positions. And last but not least, our over the edge course. Shooting over the small cliff edge from 50 to just over 200 yards. We will shoot from logs, rocks, wobbly poles, stuff like that.
From having plenty of time, 1 min to fire one round, to chamber a round and fire with in 10 sec. There will probably be only a couple of targets that we’ll shoot 5 or more rounds at. One will have more to do with bringing the rifle up from a low ready position than chambering another round.
This COF is NOT designed for the use of a spotter. One could help out some I suppose, since some times you will be shooting right next to your buddy but time will be limited. Mostly you will need to stick together if you came in the same vehicle, because you need to drive a few times to different venues on the shooting complex.
Bring your dope for 50 to 1000 yards, wind, & moving targets. Just think, if you are not highly skilled in all the shooting skills we will be using, nobody else is either (maybe).
Equipment:
So pick the “one” rifle you can shoot the best under the circumstances. You will need to declare what rifle you use at sign in. Any center fire rifle, bolt or semi auto, AR 15 type up to 40 cal. Any ammo except armor piercing or tracer. There is no speed limit for this match. Most targets will be known range, a few won’t. Bring any range finding equipment you want. Bring any sand bag, mono pod, shooting sticks, or anything else you want. Just remember you will have to set up, fire, pick up and move in a limited time.
Scopes:
Probably the best will be a variable power. You will need to pick out a 1 to 1 ½ moa target at different yardages and also acquire “YOUR” target quickly at 50 or 100 yards (not the target next to yours) and fire.
Accommodations:
There is camping at the range $8 per night. Nice bathrooms close by. No fires. Any kind of camp stove is fine.
There are nice hotels 15 miles away in the town of Price.
Vendors:
A lot of shooters have some kind of business of sales or service to the firearms industry. There will be some room around the dining area in Cowboy Town for you to advertize or bring your items to sell or just show off. This will be free to any shooters. There will be time during the meal times and after the shooting is done for the day for this. Normally the range charges $25 dollars for vendor fees, but if you keep it small so we don’t take up a lot of space, there will be no charge. Ask me if you have questions about this.
Training:
There is still time to take some Basic Long Distance Training for beginning shooters to get ready to shoot the Sept match for anyone interested.
I know there are many people who have shot with us or have contacted me about our matches that I don’t have email addresses for so would you let them know what’s going on.
Thanks, Clint
