SURE FIRE- PRS MATCh HOSTED BY MIKE VOIGT

Post by **Mobius38** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 12:49 pm

oh shit here we go!

Stoopy · Post by **Stoopy** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 1:44 pm

autoessentials wrote:Closest dance troop is over 30 miles away.

Bakersfield? Skip "teasers pleasers" and déjà vu and go to the exotic kitty.

Post by **autoessentials** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 3:43 pm

Stoopy wrote: Bakersfield? Skip "teasers pleasers" and déjà vu and go to the exotic kitty.

Words of wisdom my friends!

Post by **Gnzrme** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:08 pm

Can't be any worse than Exposed.... They DID NOT smell pretty. ...

gau17 · Post by **gau17** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:17 pm

Stoopy wrote: Bakersfield? Skip "teasers pleasers" and déjà vu and go to the exotic kitty.

Your STIPPER-FU is strong!

MichaelV · Post by **MichaelV** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:55 pm

Gnzrme wrote:Can't be any worse than Exposed.... They DID NOT smell pretty. ...

Oof. Still can't get that stink out of my nose.

Teletiger7 · Post by **Teletiger7** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:02 pm

^this is the real reason you all go to matches.

DirtRacer151 · Post by **DirtRacer151** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:26 pm

Teletiger7 wrote:^this is the real reason you all go to matches.

Are you just now figuring this out or are you making a statement Joe?

Post by **thegiff** » Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:31 am

I'm in!

Within the email from Mike...
I have requests to squad with Ralph Arredondo, Jason Boak, Dane Miller and Charles Roberts
I do not have an entry form for any of them – If they are planning to shoot, today is a great time to say so.
I am holding the last few available spots, but only for a couple days...

evo · Post by **evo** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:21 am

For those that haven't shot this before once you get to the "Gate" there is still 15-20 Min of dirt road till you get to the lodge that was the "base camp" for the match.
So if you're coming from Tehachapi it's about a 30min and from Bakersfield around 50min.

Anyone here coming from the valley/LA area want to carpool and share a room? La Quinta Tehachapi is $95/night and Bakersfield is $66/night.

Post by **Mobius38** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:24 am

evo wrote:For those that haven't shot this before once you get to the "Gate" there is still 15-20 Min of dirt road till you get to the lodge that was the "base camp" for the match.
So if you're coming from Tehachapi it's about a 30min and from Bakersfield around 50min.

Anyone here coming from the valley/LA area want to carpool and share a room? La Quinta Tehachapi is $95/night and Bakersfield is $66/night.

Im coming in from San Diego on Friday noon or so. I would be in to carpool.

Post by **thegiff** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:25 am

I'm in for carpool and sharing a room. Wrong direction from you Evan, hopefully someone more my way is going...

Post by **Gnzrme** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:48 am

thegiff wrote:I'm in for carpool and sharing a room. Wrong direction from you Evan, hopefully someone more my way is going...

Mobius38 wrote:
Im coming in from San Diego on Friday noon or so. I would be in to carpool.

Aaron.... maybe you and Esteban could. "Hook Up"...

Post by **Mobius38** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:37 pm

Hotel in Tehachapi is booked...$90.25 a night!

evo · Post by **evo** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:04 am

Room booked, let me know if any non-snorers ;) wanna share.

Post by **Gnzrme** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:41 am

I didn't keep you up.....

Post by **robojet** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:49 am

Just FYI, Treadstone and I are at Holiday Inn Express

Post by **Mobius38** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:07 am

evo wrote:Room booked, let me know if any non-snorers ;) wanna share.

Evin
Where you staying?

evo · Post by **evo** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:09 am

La Quinta

Downrange67 · Post by **Downrange67** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 3:55 pm

evo wrote:La Quinta

Danny,Ben and I are staying at La Quinta

Post by **Mobius38** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:31 pm

Downrange67 wrote:
Danny,Ben and I are staying at La Quinta

Same here.

Post by **Gnzrme** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:33 pm

PARR-TAY....!!

Tackman11 · Post by **Tackman11** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:36 pm

Steven, are you shooting this match?

Post by **Gnzrme** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:39 pm

Nope.... just having fun with you guys...

gau17 · Post by **gau17** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:29 am

This was a pretty tough match for me as far as the wind goes. The pros make it look so easy. I manage zero'd 4 stages right off the bat on the first day. I blame it on lots of metal errors, nerves, and just being a dumb ass. Luckily I was in a squad with lots of veterans who helped me a long the way (Matt Levine, Chris Tressler, and Team Rhino).

It was nice to see CAPRC guys/gal working as a team. Each time I ran into you guys I heard a different person spotting for impacts. One thing I would suggests is to try to mingle with the other shooters. Half the fun is meeting the other shooters. Everyone is really friendly they are more than happy to answer question you might have. Don't be shy.

I know some of you were disappointed on your scores. Don't dwell on it too much. The main goal was to have fun and learn something from the match. The only way to get better is to learn from our mistakes.

Here are some pictures that I took.

Sushi in Tehachapi

Point of Impact · Post by **Point of Impact** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:36 am

The match was a lot of fun, hot as hell and very challenging. The wind was a bitch but offered a really good opportunity to learn to shoot in it. Definitely not a .308 friendly match but I still enjoyed myself. I listened to the wise words from Danny and Henry to not dwell on stages I screwed up on and it was really helpful. I could have done a lot worse. Some match footage...

nevertipsy · Post by **nevertipsy** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:45 pm

Thanks all for the AAR, I can hear the wind whipping pretty hard in Ben's video. Kick ass job on the AR stage Ben!

Point of Impact · Post by **Point of Impact** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:56 pm

nevertipsy wrote:Thanks all for the AAR, I can hear the wind whipping pretty hard in Ben's video. Kick ass job on the AR stage Ben!

Thanks Bruce. There were quite a few faster shooters than myself. I think Brandon (from the SoCal Precision Rifle team) kicked the shit out of everyone's time. I ended up taking top .308 but there were only 3 of us and we are all from this board and all from the same squad and we were pretty much at the bottom of the barrel as far as scores go. Its all good though it was a very good experience.

Post by **Mobius38** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:23 pm

Was one hell of a fun match. Had a few goals and I think I met them all. Wish I had finished better in the end. But I licked my wounds as I took the long drive home. Aaron thanks again for driving home. Evin and I were supper lucky we got to live it up in Mikes Land Rover. To bad we could not roll it on its side. I learned alot but mostly that I need to expose myself to wind more. Honestly is you blew a stage if you just took a moment to look around things got better.

Post by **robojet** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:48 pm

Here's some of the photos I got... Sorry I can't name the stages...

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Post by **Gnzrme** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:58 pm

Looks like you guys had fun...What time did you finish up?

Post by **Treadstone** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:30 pm

Awards didn't end until after 8pm.

rksimple · Post by **rksimple** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:29 pm

Had a great time hanging with everyone again. Great to see a lot of new shooters out there. I was a little apprehensive going into this match with over 2k on my 6 Creedmoor I've never had a 243 go past 1700 rounds so winning this match with a 6mm barrel at over 2k rounds blows my mind. Gonna shoot the finale on this same barrel. There is something about the 6 creed, the 30 degree shoulder, and the powder capacity that makes this cartridge a winner. I haven't adjusted my seating depth with the 105 Berger hybrids since it was new. Bartlein barrels with gap reamers and a little bit of magic make for a winning combination.

buffybuster · Post by **buffybuster** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:36 pm

Ryan,

Congratulations on your outstanding performance. I regret not being there to witness it for myself.

You're always modest, but I say it's the Indian, not the bow.

Post by **thegiff** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:48 pm

Aaron’s AAR (Day 1)
Mike Voigt Match
Tehachapi, CA Sept 13-14

First, I’d like to thank everyone that put in time, money, prizes, thought, sweat and huge amounts of effort to make the match a really exciting and fun event. This includes Mike Voigt and his team, the Loop Ranch caretakers, all of the spotters, scorers, setup/teardown, the barbecue and food cooks, trash detail, the young lady we call cookie girl who place giant cookies on our plates, and who I also saw taking care of a large trash bin, the young men delivering much welcomed supplies up and down the stages such as cold water and Gatorade, and on and on. And of course all the sponsors, the presenting sponsor Surefire, and the many others including: Manners; Spartan; Bartlein; Viking Tactics (nice slings!); Nightforce; Swarovski; Short Action Precision; MGM Targets; Hornady; Safariland; Leupold; USO; XLR; GAP; LMT; Kelbly’s; Remington; Victor Company (Shout-out to Michael Victor); Vortex; and Vu and the Norcal Club, whom I heard several of the spotters comment about the quality of spotters brought down for them to use. I know I’m missing some others, for instance I was lucky enough to pick up a Duek offset sight, really cool prize.

The Loop Ranch was awesome, we saw only a portion of it. It is around 44,000 acres (if it were square a hair over 8 miles each way). I asked Len (I think that is his name) how many people it takes to run the ranch, he said 3. I guessed way more than that. With the drought, growing the grass needed to feed the cows is quite a challenge, and they haul a lot of water to keep the herd going. I saw two cows, the rest were in another fenced area. He says they hire some extra help when they need.

Esteban left his truck at my place, and I drove up and back. Funny to have 3 silver Tacoma’s at the same house (my wife Amelia just got her brand new one the previous week). From the hotel (La Quinta in Tehachapi) I hitched a ride with Evin and Esteban. From there, Evin and Esteban were on a different squad than me, so I collected up with Jennifer, Jeff, Henry, Danny and Ben on Squad 2. Thanks to Jennifer for driving me and Jeff around in their clean Nissan Rogue. It was really dirty when we were done…We had a missing squad member, David didn’t make it for some reason. Shooting order was: Jeff, Jennifer, Henry, Me (Aaron), Danny, and then Ben. We were to switch first shooter each stage to the next in line.

Once squadded up and collected into a semi-organized line of vehicles, we got going to the shooting area around 9am. The match was set up for 10 stages each day, 5 or so before lunch and the rest after. Match rules were explained. All targets are steel. Practice fire safety. Carry all weapons muzzle down. DQ for unsafe gun action (ND or pointing a loaded weapon towards anyone). All targets painted white. Not explained (found out later) was that in general, 1 point per hit. The only exceptions were KYL and the pistol spinner.

Equipment:
I was running my 243 with the extra heavy barrel. My rifle weighs 18 pounds and is really front heavy. Has 2,200 rounds through it at the start of the match, and I shot exactly 130 rounds (including the 2 rounds I shot at the zero check). Jennifer was running a 6 creed, Jeff, Ben, and Henry had 308 and Danny a 6.5 creed if I remember right.

As Squad 2, we started on Stage 2 Miracle Mile, the 1760 yard (1 mile exactly) shot to an 18” X 24” plate. Still mid-morning, little wind. None of us hit it, so it is aptly named. I ran my dope, calculated 22 mil with a 22° down angle (nearly 1000 foot elevation change to the target). I didn’t see my first impact, so I pointed lower after my second shot and spotted the splash another 4 or 5 mils down. Correcting with my last 3 shots I danced around the plate, getting close but no hit. We called corrections for each other on this stage and walked the other shooters in, close but close counts for nothing. By the end of the match and 71 shooters and 355 shots expended the result was 6 hits. James (socal guy on another squad) hit it twice for high score on that stage. Congrats!

Stage 3 Down and Over was a 6 target, 2 shots per target stage (12 shots total). This was used as a tie-breaker using the shooters stage time if needed. Jeff and I both hit 5, Ben hit 4, Jennifer and Henry got 2 and Danny got 1. Ranges were from 495 to 988 yards.

Stage 4 The Rack was the highlight of my Saturday. The 4 plate descending plate rack at 741 yards across a canyon. Shoot in descending order twice for 8 shots. I hit it 4 times, aiming about 1 mil left. I racked the focus a couple of times and saw a steady mirage and estimated about 5-8 mph. I’m told this was one of the highest scores. None of the others on squad 2 got a hit. The problem was that the target was against a tree and brush line and we couldn’t see impacts. Other squads had shooters that tried aiming at the berm in front to get a correction, then shoot at the rack, however that proved unsuccessful for most for some reason. Probably a switchy wind, but we’ll never really know.

Stage 5 Run Forrest Run was to engage 4 targets with 1 shot each at one position, move to another firing position about 20 yards away and repeat, and move again another 20 yards away and repeat. Total of 12 shots ranging from 368 to 482 yards. I pulled one, and just missed on some others so I hit 7 out of 12. Danny got 5, Jeff got 3, Jennifer and Henry 2 each and Ben got 1.

Stage 6 Pick Up Sticks. 5 targets, 2 shots each for 10 shots total. This was with rickety tripods made from plastic garden poles tied together with rubber strap. The RO’s let us screw around with the sticks for a few minutes to figure out how to deal with them. If I remember right I shot first this stage. I found a gopher hole for the far stick (as suggested by the RO’s), then wrapped my right leg on the near stick and held the last stick to the left with my left hand and sling to tension it all with some shoulder pressure on the rifle. I hit 6 out of 10 and feel like I could have hit a couple more. Danny got our squad high score of 7, Ben, Jennifer and Henry hit 4 and Jeff got 1.

We split for lunch, and were treated to a really good pulled pork sandwich, cranberry salad, cookie and some refreshing drinks. Back to shooting on Stage 7 Coyote Rocks. 4 rifle targets from 275 to 350 yards and two pistol targets, each with 2 shots. I had the high score of 9 (out of 12 possible), Jennifer got 8, Jeff and Henry 6, Danny 3 and Ben 1.

Stage 8 The Grassy Knoll. 4 targets, 2 shots each ranging from 545 to 771 yards. Danny had the high score of 4, Ben and I both got 3. The rest zeroed. The wind had picked up now that it was afternoon, and we were not quite able to deal with it correctly yet.

Stage 9 Danny’s Tree, 5 targets 2 shots each from 489 to 760 yards. Danny had our high score of 5, Jeff, Jennifer and I got 3, and sad zero for Henry. The stage was named for a reference tree out near the target line.

Stage 10 Heliport Road. 4 targets from 589 to 745 yards, 2 shots each. This was on a large pad at the end of the road for the stages. Relatively windy, Danny did a great job with 4 hits, Ben got 3 (with a 308 no less), Jennifer and I got 1 each and the others zeroed the stage.

Back to stage 1 The Gate, the last stage for us. I was first, and over-gamed my setup, and ran out of time trying to get my backpack hooked to the gate as a shooting rest. In retrospect (my favorite way of kicking myself in the ass) I should have changed my bipod to the 9-13”, and place it on my backpack to get the up angle needed. Targets ranged from 542 to 710 yards. Danny got 1 (high score for our squad) and the rest of us zeroed the stage.

We got back to the staging area, and shortly thereafter a great steak dinner was ready. I asked the lady serving me if I could have a smaller steak and she “nope, we don’t do that!” It was really good, along with the sweet corn, baby carrots and peach cobbler.

Day one totals for our squad were: Jeff 18, Jennifer 20, Henry 14, Me (Aaron) 38, Danny 30 and Ben 18.

Day 2 AAR to follow.

DirtRacer151 · Post by **DirtRacer151** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:20 pm

Aaron....dude... nice AAR man. I feel like I'm reliving the latch again lol

That's crazy to have the 1 mile stage put in perspective. 345 shots at 1 target but I think there was only 5 hits on it. Either way 2 of those 345 were my hits. Definitely the highlight of my weekend.

DirtRacer151 · Post by **DirtRacer151** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:25 pm

Btw if I didn't know any better I'd have thought this match was sponsored by Nacre.... lol

Tackman11 · Post by **Tackman11** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 3:46 am

Aaron, thanks for the AAR. It was a great experience match and hand down to James Jeff for those 2 hits at a mile

Post by **robojet** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:31 am

Wow Aaron! It's all a blur to me now. It was great to read the recap!

peerless · Post by **peerless** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:01 am

Congratulations to Ryan ,great shooting,
Also to James for making two hits at a mile.

Mudlol · Post by **Mudlol** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:52 am

Nice write up Aaron!

DirtRacer151 · Post by **DirtRacer151** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:09 am

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buffybuster · Post by **buffybuster** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:14 pm

DirtRacer151 wrote:Aaron....dude... nice AAR man. I feel like I'm reliving the latch again lol

That's crazy to have the 1 mile stage put in perspective. 345 shots at 1 target but I think there was only 5 hits on it. Either way 2 of those 345 were my hits. Definitely the highlight of my weekend.

That is fantastic shooting. Two hits! Mad skills. Hope those were worth extra points.

DirtRacer151 · Post by **DirtRacer151** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:04 pm

buffybuster wrote: That is fantastic shooting. Two hits! Mad skills. Hope those were worth extra points.

Unfortunately no, only 1 point

vu308 · Post by **vu308** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:13 pm

Quit your crying son. Those two hits were worth a 100.00 a pop.

DirtRacer151 · Post by **DirtRacer151** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:17 pm

vu308 wrote:Quit your crying son. Those two hits were worth a 100.00 a pop.

Shit I wish!! NorCal would've gone down in flames!!!

Downrange67 · Post by **Downrange67** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:07 pm

DirtRacer151 wrote:
Shit I wish!! NorCal would've gone down in flames!!!

He forgot to put a $ sign in front of it!