August 2013 1st Annual Tactical Rifle Challenge in SoCal

AresArmorTraining · Post by **AresArmorTraining** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:38 am

Ares Armor Tactical Training is proud to present the 1st Annual Tactical Rifle Challenge(TRC) at Sewet Gun Range in Anza, CA. The match will be August 10 & 11, 2013 with check-in scheduled for Friday, August 9th no later than 5 p.m.
This Match is a Tactical Match that will test your skills in all aspects of precision shooting. acceptable calibers are .243 to .30 cal with a maximum velocity of 3100 F.P.S. AR style Rifles and Bolt Guns are both acceptable.
This will be fast paced match with minimal down time. Expect to engage a range of various types of targets from 7 yards to 1000 yards. we will be incorporating multiple movement stages. The round count for these 2 days will be 250.
Although this is our 1st year running this match, there will be a prize table with Trophies. Prizes will be given in order of placement for the first 15 placements. Placements 16-72 will be randomly selected "raffle style". The top 5 shooters will receive cash as well.
We will be giving out trophies for Top Shooter, Top .308, Top Gas Gun, & Top Mil/LE
The match fee will be $250 and will include range fees for Friday to zero, T-Shirt, Patch, Challenge Coin, and Lunch both Saturday and Sunday.

We will host 72 competitors. Of those, 8 will be reserved for military personnel. Registration will open Friday, April 5th, at 6pm PST. Emails should be sent to Tyler@aresarmor.com with your name, address, email address, and phone number plus other competitions you have attended. Notification emails will be sent out April 10th with the Competition Application. Payment must be received within 30 days of your email. New Long Range shooters are welcome.
Hope to see you all out there.

gau17 · Post by **gau17** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:32 pm

Sounds like a lot of fun. Are you guys currently/planning to have monthly matches there?

If you have "Top Asian" category, I'll definitely be interested.

Chevroletkid88 · Post by **Chevroletkid88** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:46 pm

Might just have to sign up for this one. Tough to shoot matches outside of SoCal

AresArmorTraining · Post by **AresArmorTraining** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:50 pm

we are currently working on doing monthly matches, Range is currently 75% finished, planning on starting monthly's in April. and we were thinking about some other categories, we will take Top Asian into consideration

GforceJunkie · Post by **GforceJunkie** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:40 pm

FYI, you can't call something that has never happened yet "annual ". The correct word is inaugural.

savagE · Post by **savagE** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:47 pm

Nice another socal match. If you guy start doing monthlies that would make 3 precion rifle matches a month. My weekends would be booked. Lol

savagE · Post by **savagE** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:48 pm

What weekedn would the monthlies be on?

khw9mm · Post by **khw9mm** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:58 pm

Chevroletkid88 wrote:Tough to shoot matches outside of SoCal

I agree. Definitely interested.

AresArmorTraining · Post by **AresArmorTraining** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:10 pm

so.. as for the "annual" in the title, we put annual because we are going to do it Annually

Thank you for the Grammar correction, unfortunately i have posted this on multiple forums already. as for scheduling, We want to schedule the monthly's so they will not conflict with WEGC or CAPRC. So as you can imagine they will differ slightly month to month based on those. Our goal is for everyone to 1) have fun 2) have an opportunity to compete and hang out with friends regardless of the what weekend it is. Hope to start seeing all of you out there once we finish the range. The range is called Sewet Gun Range located in Anza, CA. It has multiple bays, currently a 25 yd, a 50 yd, and a 100 yd plus a 1000 yd range. once we are done expanding, we will also have a second 25 yd & 100 yd, plus a shoot house.

Post by **Gnzrme** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:48 pm

Sounds fun... Sits on Indian land?

AresArmorTraining · Post by **AresArmorTraining** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:49 pm

That's is correct, Sovereign land is that means anything to you all.

Post by **AR15barrels** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:57 pm

AresArmorTraining wrote:We want to schedule the monthly's so they will not conflict with WEGC or CAPRC. So as you can imagine they will differ slightly month to month based on those.

Go with the 2nd Saturday or 2nd Sunday of each month.
Wegc are always the 3rd Sunday.
Caprc are usually the 4th Sunday.
1st Saturday is Vegas or 1st Saturday/Sunday is Sac Valley.
Those are the two that most so-cal people would travel to if they were going to an out-of-town match.

gau17 · Post by **gau17** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:45 pm

Whichever weekend that is not too windy and hot. 2nd weekend sound good.

AresArmorTraining · Post by **AresArmorTraining** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:04 pm

Awesome, will work on the scheduling. Thanks for the info. As for the wind and heat, can't help ya there. We'll have plenty of shade and water to help defeat the heat, as for wind, it blows pretty good out there, all the time. But, can't get better at it If you don't shoot in it. You will all have alot of fun and I guarantee our monthly matches will challenge you, and make you better.

Post by **Mobius38** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:40 am

AWESOME. Finally a match that does not take a 3 hour drive from me here in San Diego!

Post by **Gnzrme** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:53 am

How long is it going to take us to get there... Maybe a later start would help...

Post by **Mobius38** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:00 am

Gnzrme wrote:How long is it going to take us to get there... Maybe a later start would help...

HEY!!! I leave San Diego at 4am to be there for the CAPRC monthly match! No need to go and "adjust" start times!

Short Action Precision · Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:06 am

Mobius38 wrote:
HEY!!! I leave San Diego at 4am to be there for the CAPRC monthly match! No need to go and "adjust" start times!

^^^^
This! No bitching needed Steven! Most of us actually have to drive for matches. Quit bitchen

Post by **Gnzrme** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:33 pm

I drive...not as many as some of you, but I am liking sleep alot lately...

ifiesta · Post by **ifiesta** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:13 pm

Looking forward to heading south! Stoked that this type of competitions are becoming more popular and the community growing! Badass....S/F!

ReligiousShooter · Post by **ReligiousShooter** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:56 pm

You can't use .223 for the monthly match?

deepsix++ · Post by **deepsix++** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 4:50 pm

how much is it to enter

Post by **Gnzrme** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:09 pm

Is there somewhere local to stay for the 2 day match?

Tackman11 · Post by **Tackman11** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:15 pm

deepsix++ wrote:how much is it to enter

The match fee will be $250 and will include range fees for Friday to zero, T-Shirt, Patch, Challenge Coin, and Lunch both Saturday and Sunday.

AresArmorTraining · Post by **AresArmorTraining** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:40 pm

The monthly match details will be posted on our website, http://www.aresarmortraining.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; soon. we are still hashing out details and planning these out so they run smooth and efficiently. We are looking at monthly pricing right now to be between $40-$50 and a round count of around 80-100 rounds. but like i said we are still hashing the details out. Our montly matches will include a short run & gun stage to keep us all sharp and from spending all of our time on the monotonous prone firing line. Our intent is that everyone is challenged, has fun, and learns something every match. as for the big match we are putting on, there are hotels within 20-30 minutes of the range, camping and trailers are permitted on site for those of you who would rather do that. we will be posting more information about the Big Match and it will be on our website once registration opens in Apr. Thanks for your interest guys and we hope to see you out there.

Chevroletkid88 · Post by **Chevroletkid88** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:46 pm

I'm digging the camping part of it. Sounds like there will be another fun match out in SoCal. Can't wait to see how it turns out

khw9mm · Post by **khw9mm** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:59 pm

AresArmorTraining wrote:The monthly match details will be posted on our website, http://www.aresarmortraining.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; soon. we are still hashing out details and planning these out so they run smooth and efficiently. We are looking at monthly pricing right now to be between $40-$50 and a round count of around 80-100 rounds. but like i said we are still hashing the details out. Our montly matches will include a short run & gun stage to keep us all sharp and from spending all of our time on the monotonous prone firing line. Our intent is that everyone is challenged, has fun, and learns something every match. as for the big match we are putting on, there are hotels within 20-30 minutes of the range, camping and trailers are permitted on site for those of you who would rather do that. we will be posting more information about the Big Match and it will be on our website once registration opens in Apr. Thanks for your interest guys and we hope to see you out there.

Run and gun? Awesome! This just keeps getting more and more fun!

Looking forward to it. Thanks.

khw9mm · Post by **khw9mm** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:15 pm

So who's going to this? Sign ups tomorrow.

Post by **Gnzrme** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:37 pm

I have to work that w/e, but I could try to trade....

AresArmorTraining · Post by **AresArmorTraining** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:46 am

hey fellas, signups tomorrow, hope to see you all out there. sorry we havent been on here lately. weve been out at the range everyday for last 2 weeks getting it ready, building berms, and building run and gun lanes. it will be a great time, and we will be posting the sponsors we have accumulated so far. going to be a good event and challenging. see you all later.

Riksk · Post by **Riksk** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:50 pm

App sent.

khw9mm · Post by **khw9mm** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:00 pm

So whatever happened to this match? Guys came in, posted and disappeared? Nothing on the hide either...and no monthlies that I have heard. Glad I didn't sign up yet.

Short Action Precision · Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:14 pm

I think they have a little to many irons in the fire right now to worry about this match.

wildcard · Post by **wildcard** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:24 pm

4 more days!

Short Action Precision · Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:21 pm

Who is this guy!!!^^^^ Jason to funny!!

Post by **AR15barrels** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:42 pm

wildcard wrote:4 more days!

If only 3 people sign up, you are guaranteed a top 3 finishing position!

khw9mm · Post by **khw9mm** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:23 pm

wildcard wrote:4 more days!

Lol! Wtf!!

wildcard · Post by **wildcard** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:32 pm

i'm ready to get my tactical on. cash prize.. trophies.. AND prize table! get some!
where is eveyone staying? carpool?

Teletiger7 · Post by **Teletiger7** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:46 pm

Tell us how it goes.

Post by **AR15barrels** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:49 pm

Surprisingly, it's going to be really nice weather...

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Anza+CA+92539" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Post by **autoessentials** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:22 am

So? Is there any AAR?

khw9mm · Post by **khw9mm** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:05 am

I think Jason won 1st place.

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wildcard · Post by **wildcard** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:23 am

i'm still recovering from this weekend's excitement. due to the tactical nature of our profession and OPSEC considerations, pictures of participant and detailed AAR will not be made publicy available. what i can tell you is that the cold bore shot was the most difficult i have ever encountered. 1000 yards.. one shot. here is the target:

Post by **AR15barrels** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:28 am

Did this match actually happen?

264Charlie · Post by **264Charlie** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:03 pm

wildcard wrote:i'm still recovering from this weekend's excitement. due to the tactical nature of our profession and OPSEC considerations, pictures of participant and detailed AAR will not be made publicy available. what i can tell you is that the cold bore shot was the most difficult i have ever encountered. 1000 yards.. one shot. here is the target:

Lol

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AresArmorTraining · Post by **AresArmorTraining** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:41 pm

so all of you are correct, that was the thousand yard cold bore shot, and you did miss. no we did not hold the competition, we had to reschedule it due to medical reasons. and now it appears that we will be cancelling all together because of unforeseen events and opportunities. We sent messages to everyone who signed up from the hide and here (18 Participants). If you didnt receive a message its because you didnt sign up. We were really excited to put this match on, and we had heard many people talking about it and showing interest, but the fact of the matter is its not worth our time or effort to put on a comp for anyone if they are not willing to take a chance and attend. instead we get a alot of "im waiting to see how many people turn up" or "i want to see how it goes, then maybe ill do it next year" or "who are these guys, have they ever ran a match before?" or whatever else was said. Everyone has to start somewhere, we tried to give socal a 2nd big match, in the end it wasnt worth it. We have heard that SCPRC is out this year as well because Mark is fed up with BS. so where are the SoCal Matches at now? If there is no support for these events and just "talk" we all get no where. Fortunately our friends at Max Ordinate Academy out of Anza, CA have offered their range to Mark to continue the SCPRC if he so chooses.... That is all.

264Charlie · Post by **264Charlie** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:04 pm

Starting new events is hard, I wish you all the best. I would encourage reaching out to some of the more more known shooter, Brad, Randall, Ryan, James and so on. We can help drive
attendance if you have a future event.

Best of luck

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Short Action Precision · Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:02 pm

AresArmorTraining wrote:so all of you are correct, that was the thousand yard cold bore shot, and you did miss. no we did not hold the competition, we had to reschedule it due to medical reasons. and now it appears that we will be cancelling all together because of unforeseen events and opportunities. We sent messages to everyone who signed up from the hide and here (18 Participants). If you didnt receive a message its because you didnt sign up. We were really excited to put this match on, and we had heard many people talking about it and showing interest, but the fact of the matter is its not worth our time or effort to put on a comp for anyone if they are not willing to take a chance and attend. instead we get a alot of "im waiting to see how many people turn up" or "i want to see how it goes, then maybe ill do it next year" or "who are these guys, have they ever ran a match before?" or whatever else was said. Everyone has to start somewhere, we tried to give socal a 2nd big match, in the end it wasnt worth it. We have heard that SCPRC is out this year as well because Mark is fed up with BS. so where are the SoCal Matches at now? If there is no support for these events and just "talk" we all get no where. Fortunately our friends at Max Ordinate Academy out of Anza, CA have offered their range to Mark to continue the SCPRC if he so chooses.... That is all.

No offense man but did you just put the blame of all this on the local shooters? Cause thats what is sounded like. I wish you guys all the best but Im sorry there was not enough money in this for you. Next time around spend some time at the local matches for us to really get to know you and then maybe you will get some support. The first time fee of $250, which is more then most PRS matches also might have hurt your numbers a little. That is all.....

Ares Armor · Post by **Ares Armor** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:40 pm

We thank you for your best wishes. It's weird that you say hang out at local matches and what not... We have. We have shot in the monthly up at Angeles, we have shot at SCPRC, TPRC, TBRC, SHC... And so on... And sure 250 is high but that right around what TPRC was... We had no intention of profitin from this, simply provide the best experience Possible. Meaning all inclusive, free shirts, trophies, coins, lunch both days, zombie targets, multiple stages with barricades and obstacles, vehicles. As you all know to put on a match of this magnitude cost money. I personally spent months gaining support and prizes from companies such as MGM, ashbury intl., nemo arms inc, hornady, USO, Vortex, and tons of others. We had support and help from Vu and Mark. We planned on a match like no other encompassing multiple styles of shooting. I am not blaming local shooters, I'm stating that without shooters there is no match. Hopefully if we choose to run a comp in the future we can get more partipants.

Short Action Precision · Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:55 pm

I remember seeing you at TBRC as well as TPRC. But as far as the local matches I have only seen you guys make maybe 1 or two monthlies. You would have some amazing support if you actually shot more with the group of guys that shoot CAPRC as well as WEGC. TPRC has been around for a few years as well as TBRC. Charlie from Score High had his first match and the fees where a reasonable $175 if I recall. But Charlie also already built a reputation in the big match community. If you choose to run a match in the future I would start laying the ground works with the local shooters. Unless you already have all the spotters and score keepers you could ever need!