November saw the CQB final shoot of the season, with 56 shooters spread across 4 relays. This year’s top 3 shooters had a nice selection of 3 prizes to choose from, Hi to low, donated by Seraphim Armoury (mag fed shotgun), Wanstall’s (1911), and MDT Tactical (HS Chassis, for a Rem 700, c/w stock, grip and magazine). [...]
All, a reminder for this months shoot, Sunday, 27 November; last shoot of the year. Pistol, carbine, shotgun, 250 rounds per platform. 0930 setup and brief, Range 3. Please RSVP, if you plan on attending. Claude Murdoch Director - Abbotsford Tactical Shooters ats@afgc.ca
October’s ATS saw some old faces out, as well as some new participants, for a nice size group of 7 shooters. This month’s regular ATS shoot is Sunday, 27 November. Pistol, carbine, shotgun, 250 rounds per platform. 0930 setup and brief, Range 3. Please RSVP, if you plan on attending. Final CQB shoot of the season, [...]
September’s CQB shoot was the largest to date, with 57 shooters spread across 4 relays. This month’s regular ATS shoot is Sunday, 23 October. Pistol, carbine, shotgun, 250 rounds per platform. 0930 setup and brief, Range 3. Please RSVP, if you plan on attending. Final CQB shoot of the season, 19 November. Register early, as the [...]
Quiet summer, on the shooting front- not so much on the work front, with no ATS held July/ August. Septembers 2 day shoot is a hosted Vehicle Operation Course, with live fire on the Saturday, and Simunitions on the Sunday. The second to last CQB shoot of the season will be hosted on Saturday, 01 Oct. [...]
All, due to a hectic work schedule, ATS is cancelled for August. September, ATS will be hosting a Vehicle Related Operations course, put on by Civil Advantage. See below, for details; if you are unsure if you qualify, please contact myself or Rod at Civil Advantage. This is an opportunity that comes once per year and [...]
All, a reminder for this months shoot, Sunday, 26 June. Pistol, carbine, shotgun, 250 rounds per platform. 0930 setup and brief, Range 3. Please RSVP, if you plan on attending. Volunteer RO’s still required, for Range 3, and other activities, for the Saturday 23 July Open House. Please let me know, if you can assist. Next CQB shoot, 06 [...]
All, please note that ATS will be cancelled, for this month, as I’ll be shooting the BCRA Lower Mainland Service Rifle Championship. The Lower Mainland Championship is two days this year. The 21st will be a practice day and depending on who comes out we will tailor the day for the benefit of most. At the [...]
April’s IDF Tavor courses were well attended, with a lot of positive feedback expressed, both on course content, as well as the facility. The instruction on the current IDF “Big Army Way” of training provided a completely different perspective, from the usual “Gunfighter” style typically taught on North American carbine courses. I also sweat about [...]
The 2nd CQB shoot of the year was well attended, with 36 shooters out. Fortunately, the weather cooperated- a perfect day for shooting; to bad my score didn’t reflect the excellent conditions. Tavor Course Update ATS will be hosting 2 Tavor courses this month, in lieu of the regular ATS day; 22-24 April, indoor and Range 2, and [...]
Shooters, apologies for the late notice. This months ATS is a practice and video shoot, for the Action Rifle Leagues CQB shooting series, and an excellent time to come out and try this “close range Service Rifle” style of competition. Please RSVP, if you plan on attending; details below. Action Rifle League has put together [...]
2015 was a busy year, for the ATS group. Numbers were a consistent 8-12 shooters per practice, with the new and repaired steel target arrays allowing a lot more trigger time on the platforms. The steel is also far more forgiving in the inclement weather, ‘cause “if it ain’t rainin’, it ain’t trainin’…” The ATS [...]