You may have picked the toughest local USPSA match in all the country !!! lol
It is also one of the best.
Rayner's typically runs 6-8 courses of fire (stages)...and they aren't little rinky-dink stages that are just thrown out there.
I shoot there all the time. Great people and great shooting.
Let me run down what you might see at a typical match at Rayner's:
Stage 1: This is a small shooting bay. You probably won't see any shots over 12-15y. Round count for the stage of ~ 16 hits. You might start seated on a bench, then go forward to engage targets through a window, and around both sides of a wall or barricade. You will often see the steel plates on this bay at 10-12y.
Stage 2: This is usually a house clearing scenario...going through doors, shooting around walls, through windows, and in open rooms. Targets from 2y to 20y. You are likely going to see moving targets on this stage, which are activated by shooting down steel poppers, opening doors, etc. Expect 28-32 rounds.
Stage 3: Another smaller bay. Usually a 16 rounds or less. Sometimes they will put a classifier stage here. You might be retrieving your gun from a mini-mart counter and engaging targets of the other side of the counter, then going through a doorway and engaging targets down range. Or, you might have a 3 string exercise...maybe shooting 6 plates through a barrel on the 1st string, doing a strong-hand bill drill on another string, etc.
Stage 4: This is the rifle bay. Expect up to 32 rounds. This could be
anything.
Field courses with lots of props are common. It's always a treat to pop over the hill and see what Tom Rayner has in store for us on this stage.
Stage 5: This is the gully stage. Unless Tom has built a gully run (common enough) we usually see a speed shoot of some sort here.
Stage 6: This is on the big bay up the other hill. Expect a high round count and lots of steel. You might see 15-20 pieces of steel on this stage, along with swingers and such. Lots of options here.
Stage 7: This is a nice deep bay. (BillOH ran a stage here at an Ohio Section match. It's not muddy now, Bill.) 18-24 rounds. Here is where you might need some of that accuracy. There might be shots at 35y mixed in..
Stage 8: Often a classifier or a speed shoot. Targets from 2y to 10y are common.
Rayner's is a tough match. Even the easy stages are mentally challenging. I like to tell shooters that
if they can shoot at Rayner's, they can shoot anywhere.
I grew up in the area, but drive from Columbus now. I'd suggest bringing extra ammo. You can shoot the match, eat lunch, then shoot again. You can sure make it worth the drive. (or in my case...sleep in and show up at noon and shoot through.
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I think they start back up in February (3rd Sunday).
Here is their website:
http://raynersrange.com/