This months shoot is Sunday, 23 April.
Pistol, carbine, shotgun, 250 rounds per platform. 0930 setup and brief, Range 3, $10 drop in fee. Please RSVP, if you plan on attending.
For those interested in pushing yourself and your carbine, the Action Rifle League’s May shoot is on the 21/22 May long weekend, Vokes range, in Chilliwack. The 21st is the mid (close) range shoot, the 22nd is the Service Rifle shoot; description and CoF, below:
On May 21-22 (a Sunday and holiday Monday) Action Rifle League and the British Columbia Rifle Association are running a 2 day match on Vokes range in Chilliwack BC. This is the big 600m military range that is probably the nicest, most scenic range range in Canada! Its like shooting on a golf course!
May 21st (day 1) we will be running the crossover match. This match runs from 25m back to 300m. If shooters come with a 25m and 100m zero you will be good to go. At the 200 and 300m points you will be given time for 5 sighters before you get on score. We will be happy to help out with approximate comeups/hold offs for those distances and also the leads you need for movers. You will shoot a good variety of types of matches. Snaps, rapids Fire with movement AND LOTS, TONS, OF MOVING TARGETS! All operated by your buddies. You will be shooting from a variety of positions. Standing, kneeling, sitting and prone. Obviously the farther away we get the MORE stable the positions get. At 300m everything is prone. You will be shooting at the same type of military targets we use for the CQB.
Not only will you be shooting but you will be in the butts operating targets! Yes you will be operating targets in a big cement bunker with rounds flying 4ft over your head! Sounds scary but its VERY VERY safe. You will be 100% protected! The butts is a great place to bullshit with your buddies while the shooting is going on.
May 22 (day 2) will be a BCRA service rifle match. This match runs from 100m to 500m. Yes you will be making good hits at 500m with your AR or other service oriented rifles!
As with the crossover match you will get 5 sighters at each distance to confirm your dope before you shoot for score so don’t worry if you don’t have data for those distances. Matches here take 4 forms. Deliberate slow fire, snaps, rapids and rundowns. Rundowns are a little different than the CQB match fire with movement as you will be moving with hot rifles on safe and firing at each distance with a time limit before your target disappears. Again you’ll be working the butts too.
Total rd count for the weekend should be at about 300 rds of rifle. We will NOT be shooting any pistol this weekend so there is no need to bring them.
Cost for the entire weekend (both days of shooting) is a paltry $90. Included in that fee is your BCRA membership for the weekend(which you have to have to shoot on Vokes range). That breaks down to your BCRA membership/day card and $27.50 match fees per day of shooting! Can’t be beat! If you only want to shoot one day or the other it will be $50. Might as well shoot both!
The only other small issue is that you need to get a Vokes range STATT for both those days if you are shooting restricted firearms on Vokes Range, as it is a military range and not covered under your LTATT unfortunately. The firearms office can email it to you within a few days of calling them. Just let them know you are shooting a match at Vokes with the BCRA and it should be no problem.
I warn you all these types of matches are EXTREMELY addicting! Where else can you shoot moving targets at 200 and 300m?!
RSVP to Ryan, here: actionrifleleague@gmail.com
Action Rifle League Close Range Match Course of Fire
Distance: 25m
Type of fire: Snap
Position: Standing
Target type: Fig.14 superimpossed on a Fig.12 on a stick
# of shots: 2×5 rd mags/10 total
Timings: 5×5 second exposures
HPS: 50
Description: Shooters will start in the standing alert position. When the target appears the shooter will engage it with 2 or more shots.
Distance: 50m
Type of fire: Movers
Position: Kneeling
Target type: Fig.14 superimpossed on a Fig.12 on a stick
# of shots: 2×5 rd mags/10 total
Timings: 5×6 second exposures
HPS: 50
Description: Shooters will start in the aim in the kneeling position. When the targets appears it will move from the center of their target bay to the center of the target bay to left OR right in 6 seconds in a random manner. The shooter will engage the target with 2 or more shots per exposure.
Distance: 75m
Type of fire: Faster Movers
Position: Standing
Target type: Fig.11 on a stick
# of shots: 2×5 rd mags/10 total
Timings: 10x 3 second exposures
HPS: 50
Description: Shooters will start in the low ready position standing. When the target appears it will move from the center of their target bay to the center of the target bay to left OR right in 3 seconds in a random manner. The shooter will engage the target with 1 or more shots per exposure.
Distance: 100m
Type of Fire: Snap
Position: Standing and Kneeling
Target Type: Fig. 12 on a stick
# of shots: 2×5 rd mags/10 total
Timings: 1×3 second exposure followed by down for one second, then up for another 3 second exposure. 5 exposures in total.
HPS: 50
Description: Shooter will start in the standing alert. When the target is exposed the shooter will fire one shot in the 3 second exposure. Target will go down for one second at which time the shooter will adopt the kneeling position. When the target reappears the shooter will engage with one shot in the following 3 second exposure. This sequence will take place 5 times.
BUTTS CHANGE
Distance: 200m
Type of Fire: Slow Rapid/Fast Deliberate
Position: Prone
Target Type: Fig. 12 C face on the 4 ft frame
# of shots: 5x sighters, then 2×5 rd mags/10 for score
Timings: 3 min for 5 sighters, then 1x 60 second exposure
HPS: 50
Description: Shooter will adopt the prone position. Shooter will then have 3 minutes to shoot 5 sighters. Each sighter will be marked and scored before the target is brought back up. Once sighters are complete the shooters will adopt the standing alert position. When the target appears the shooter will adopt the prone position and engage the target with 10 shots in 60 seconds. Scoring will be V,5,4,3,2.
Distance: 200m
Type of Fire: Snap
Position: Sitting/Kneeling
Target Type: Fig.12 on a stick
# of shots: 2×5 rd mags/10 total
Timings: 5×5 second exposures
HPS: 50
Description: Shooter will adopt the sitting or kneeling position. When the target appears shooter will engage it with 2 or more shots per exposure.
Distance: 200m
Type of Fire: Mover
Position: Sitting/Kneeling
Target Type: Fig. 11 on a stick
# of shots: 2×5 rd mags/10 total
Timings: 5×6 second exposures
HPS: 50
Description: Shooters will adopt the kneeling or sitting position. When the target appears it will move from the center of the shooters bay to the center of the next bay to the right OR left in 6 seconds. The shooters will engage it with 2 or more shots in the 6 second exposure.
Distance: 200m-100m
Type of Fire: Run down snap
Position: Kneeling and Standing
Target Type: Fig. 12 on a stick
# of shots: 2×5 rd mags/10 total
Timings: 1×15 second exp, 1×5 second exp, 1×50 second exp, 2×5 second exposures.
HPS: 50
Description: Shooters will start 10m behind the line. When the target appears the shooters will move to the firing point, adopt the kneeling position and fire 2 shots in 15 seconds. When the target reappears the shooters will have 5 seconds to fire 2 shots. After this exposure shooters will engage the safety and prepare to move. When the target reappears the shooters will have 50 seconds to move to the 100m point and fire 2 shots in the standing position. Then the shooters will have 2 more 5 second exposures to engage the from standing with the remainder of their ammunition.
BUTTS CHANGE
Distance: 300m
Type of Fire: Slow Rapid/Fast Deliberate
Position: Prone
Target Type: Fig. 12 B face on a 4ft frame
# of shots: 5 sighters, then 2×5 rd mags/10 on score
Timings: 3 minutes for sighters, then 1×60 second exposure
HPS: 50
Description: Shooters will adopt the prone position. Shooters will then have 3 minutes to shoot 5 sighters. Each sighter will be marked and scored before the target is brought back up. Once sighters are complete the shooters will adopt the standing alert position. When the target appears the shooter will adopt the prone position and engage the target with 10 shots in 60 seconds. Scoring will be V,5,4,3.
Distance: 300m
Type of Fire: Snap
Position: Prone
Target Type: Fig.12 on a stick
# of shots: 2×5 rd mags/10 total
Timings: 5×5 second exposures
HPS: 50
Description: Shooter will adopt the prone position. When the target appears shooter will engage it with 2 or more shots per exposure.
Distance: 300m
Type of Fire: Mover
Position: Prone
Target Type: Fig. 11 on a stick
# of shots: 2×5 rd mags/10 total
Timings: 2×6 second exposures
HPS: 50
Description: Shooters will adopt the prone position. When the target appears it will move from the center of the shooters bay to the center of the next bay to the right OR left in 6 seconds, in a random manner. The shooters will engage it with 2 or more shots in the 6 second exposure.
Distance: 300m-100m
Type of Fire: Run Down
Position: Prone,Kneeling, Standing
Target Type: Fig.12 on a stick
# of shots: 2×5 rd mags/10 total
Timings: 1×15 second exp run up, 2×5 second exp, 1×50 second exp, 1×50 second exp.
HPS: 50
Description: Shooters will start 10m behind the line. When the target appears the shooters will move to the firing point, adopt the prone position and fire 2 shots in 15 seconds. When the target reappears the shooters will have 5 seconds to fire 2 shots and this will be done twice in total. After 6 shots shooters will engage the safety and prepare to move. When the target reappears the shooters will have 50 seconds to move to the 200m point and fire 2 shots in the kneeling position. Then the shooters engage the safety and prepare to move. When the target appears the shooters will have 50 seconds to move to the 100m point and fire 2 shots standing.
BUTTS CHANGE
Targets Needed
25-100m
2x Fig.14 superimpossed on a Fig.12 on a stick
1x Fig.11 on a stick
1x Fig.12 on a stick
200m
1x 4FT frame with a Fig.12 C face
1x Fig.11 on a stick
2x Fig.12 on a stick
300m
1x 4FT frame with a Fig.12 B face
1x Fig.11 on a stick
2x Fig.12 on a stick
130rds total
Claude Murdoch
Director – Abbotsford Tactical Shooters
ats@afgc.ca
