.22 Tactical Precision Rifle Class

Saturday, April  24^th, 2010

Sign up at noon

Location: Parma Rod and Gun Club- Parma, Idaho.   http://www.parmarng.org/

Directions: http://www.parmarng.org/MapToRange/MapToRange.html

This class is for shooters who are interested in getting started in .22 Tactical Precision Rifle Matches and shooters who want to increase their knowledge of Tactical Precision Rifle.  Both experienced and beginning shooters will take away useful info from this class. The class will consist of a several hours of classroom and several hours of field practice and application on the firing line. The class will last until somewhere between 2 and 5pm, depending.

Topics covered will be the following as how they relate to .22 Tactical Precision shooting

1.    Safety

2.    Rifles

3.    Optics

4.    Ammo

5.    Misc. Equipment

6.    Angles used in shooting, MOA, MIL

7.    External ballistics and sight adjustments

8.    Marksmanship, including position shooting

9.    Spotting

Class Requirements

A.    Eye and ear protection

B.    .22 rimfire rifle(if shooter does not have a rifle yet, they will still learn a ton in the classroom.  NO .17 rimfire or .22WMR)

C.   Bipod or rest

D.   100 rounds(min) of ammo

E.    Suitable range wear

F.    Good attitude

G.   Shooters mat or ground gear or knee/elbow pads, tarp

H.   Pad and pen/pencil

I.      Drinks/lunch/snacks

RSVP so I can have enough classroom materials.

steve fransen: parma22lr-at-yahoo.com

The Parma Rod and Gun Club has four .22 Tactical Precision Rifle Matches scheduled in 2010.  The dates are:

• Saturday, May 8^th, 2010
• Saturday, June 19^th, 2010
• Saturday, July 17^th, 2010
• Saturday, August 21^st, 2010

Sign up at 8:30am, walk-through at 8:45am, shooing starts at 9am.

Location: Parma Rod and Gun Club – Parma, Idaho   http://www.parmarng.org/

Directions: http://www.parmarng.org/MapToRange/MapToRange.html

.22 Tactical Precision Rifle Matches combine several different types of rifle shooting into a fun and exciting new sport.

.22 Tactical Precision Rifle combines:

• tactical scenarios
• precision fire
• practical field shooting
• action shooting
• long range/distance shooting

From its start, these rifle matches have been primarily focused on being a fun and affordable shooting sport.  Courses of fire are designed to be shot with inexpensive factory rifles and reasonably priced scopes.

.22 Tactical Precision Rifle Matches are adaptations of centerfire Tactical/Precision match formats to rimfire rifles.  The reason for this is rimfire is much less expensive to shoot than centerfire.  This allows shooters to train, practice and shoot more.

These matches are multi-stage, multi-distance events that shooters will find challenging and fun.  The stages are shot at shorter, caliber-appropriate distances.  Target sizes and distances are reduced to scale specifically for .22 rimfire rifles.

The targets are reactive steel and are at distances that vary from 25 to 250 yards.  Steel targets provide instant shooter feedback and make the matches flow better because the firing line is not shut down from time to time to score paper targets.

Come on out and give it a try!  .22 Tactical Precision Rifle Matches are challenging, very affordable, and will test and develop your rifle marksmanship skills.  It is fun stuff and you’ll meet some new fellow shooters.

Equipment

.22 rimfire rifle – bolt action, semi auto, pump, etc.

Optics are highly, highly recommended and really preferred.

• If one wants to shoot with iron sights (like an Appleseed rifle), go for it. Just realize the game is built around scoped rifles.
• You can see all the targets with the naked eye from the firing line so a peep rear and post front sight will work if you have enough adjustment to get to 250 yards.
• A Mil-Dot scope is recommended but not necessary.

A bipod can be useful, but one can shoot off a ruck or backpack if preferred.

Spotting optics – binoculars or a spotting scope are helpful, but one can use their rifle scope for spotting (a cheap $20 pair of binoculars will work great too).

Transport gear – rucksack, duffle, backpack, or shooters box to transport stuff from firing position to position.

Ground gear – shooting mat, blue tarp, knee and elbow pads, old hunk of carpet, or nothing, shooters choice.

Dope sheet-you should have ‘come-up’ data out to 300 yards.

Misc. gear as needed.

Rules

Safety first!  The 4 rules apply so engage your brain.

The 1^st Law of Gun Safety – The Gun Is Always Loaded!

The 2^nd Law of Gun Safety – Never Point A Gun At Something You’re Not Prepared To Destroy!

The 3^rd Law of Gun Safety – Always Be Sure Of Your Target And What Is Behind It!

The 4^th Law of Gun Safety – Keep Your Finger Off The Trigger Until Your Sights Are On The Target!

Unsafe actions by you will mean a disqualification from the match.

A hit is defined as making the steel target move (ricochet, dirt splash or chain strikes do not count).  Any paper is scored as defined by COF description.

Only .22 Short, Long, or Long Rifle rimfire ammo is allowed,

.17 rimfire or .22WMR is not allowed.

Divisions are: Semi-Auto Rifle, All Other Action Types, and Juniors.

Match details

12 stages, approx 120 scored rounds

Bring 200 rounds

Entry fee = $10

Match should last until around noon

Bring your own drinks and snacks

The match will be shot at the Small Bore Range which has several gravel firing positions in addition to a concrete firing line so bring a shooting mat or tarp if you don’t want to roll around in the gravel.

Contact questions: Steve Fransen, Email Parma22LR@yahoo.com