Full disclosure...I am the person who invited skizzums to the 600yd shoot.
Here's some additional info.
The 600yd shoot that skizzums will attend is not really a "match." It will be a group of 6 Riverbend members, and a couple of guests, shooting on the Riverbend 600 yard range. Skizzums has posted a picture of the range in the thread above. The 600yd range is used for NRA sanctioned High Power competitions. It has a target pit setup, where the targets can be moved up and down for scoring. The target pit will be manned during the shoot. Everyone, including skizzums, will pull pit duty. We try to replicate NRA scoring procedures, using target markers. We will have walkie talkie communication between the firing line and the pit. We will have a couple of benches to shoot off of, primarily for sighting in scopes, and initial exposure to shooting at 600 yards.
We will split the shooters into 2 groups...one group on the firing line, and one group in the target pit. After 30 to 45 minutes of shooting, we swap.
In the first cycle, everyone will get the opportunity to dial in their scopes. After each shot, the target is lowered for scoring. Skizzums will learn the thrill of "hitting the paper," and the agony of a virgin target. Once you hit the paper, dialing the scope is routine. However, you have to remember that 1 MOA at 600 yards is 6 inches. I will make sure that skizzums has enough time to dial in his scope.
In the second and third cycles, we will shoot slow fire, with the pit scoring each shot. Each shooter decides whether to shoot standing, sitting/kneeling, prone, or from the bench. After the third cycle, we will have one rapid fire...10 shots in 1 minute with one magazine/clip change. Participation in rapid fire is optional. The last 600yd shoot we had, we never got to the rapid fire. No big deal, we will have many more 600yd shoots in the future.
It is hard to describe the excitement of shooting an "x-ring" on the 600yd range. I look forward to skizzum shooting on the 600yd range. I am sure he will describe his experience on a future TFL thread.
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