3G4V Run N Gun, Presented by Rockcastle: Park City, KY, March 18, 2017

The Rockcastle Run-N-Gun is a centerfire biathlon – competitors will complete a 5K run combined with a shooting competition. The event is a test of man and equipment alike. It is intended to give participants an idea of how being hot, cold, exhausted, and challenged by the environment affects their shooting, and to test the effectiveness of their gear under field conditions. This event is not intended for inexperienced shooters – all participants are expected to be familiar with the operation of their firearms, and to observe basic principles of firearm safety at all times. With the exception of emergencies, Range Officers (ROs) are not allowed to help participants in any way. Good attitudes are a must. If you are the type of person who gets upset when minor changes are made to a plan or when you don’t always get your way, this is not the event for you.

More details here: https://m.facebook.com/events/177689...27&ref=m_notif

Guys, this kind of event is one of the best training experiences you will get. Shooting under time pressure after you are exhausted from running the course really makes you sink to the level of your training.

Thanks hensch! M4Carbine.net is where I first learned about the Oklahoma Run N Gun, so I had to return to the scene of the crime to share the love -

I ran the Wolverine 5k Run N Gun here in Michigan. These events are just plain fun. If you are anywhere near one go for it!

Thanks Ken! I didn't even know there was one in Michigan. That's great to hear -

Here's a short highlight video from my first 10k in Oklahoma to give everyone a better idea what to expect. The Rockcastle match won't be EXACTLY like this, but the idea is the same.

https://youtu.be/_EZQDEYvT1I

And we got our first match sponsor today: 300 Below (http://www.300below.com/) is donating several certificates for a free cryo treatment for your rifle, along with some other stuff.

They did a FAL for me a couple years ago, and I was so happy with it that I'm sending them another one. If you have a wandering zero issue and you've tried everything else you should give them a call. Be sure to thank them for their support and generosity!

If anyone else wants to get involved as a sponsor, please contact me at mstennett@twlakes.net for details. We have several levels of sponsorship available that can fit every budget.

This match is not about beating other people, it’s about beating yourself. And your Self is the toughest opponent you will ever face.

Start training. If you sign up, show up, and just START the match you’re ahead of every other “internet couch warrior” out there. If you FINISH the match, no matter how long it takes you, you win. One thing I can promise you – is that NO ONE will make fun of you for getting out there and trying. You will only hear words of encouragement and support*, pushing you to keep going and finish this thing.

*Marines and Army Drill Instructors have their own special way of giving encouragement and support, and I have a few as RO’s. If they yell at you, know it’s because they love you. They are the only exemptions from this statement. If some lone douchebag tries to prove me wrong on this and makes fun of you for struggling, being too fat, too old, or too slow - give them a swift buttstroke to the side of the head with your rifle and just keep going. As you trample over their crying body, tell them "Matt says hi".

Looks like fun. I must have missed the ammo requirements and sign up area when browsing the FB page last night. Can you point me in the right direction? Need to clear my work day if possible.

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Originally Posted by Caduceus

Looks like fun. I must have missed the ammo requirements and sign up area when browsing the FB page last night. Can you point me in the right direction? Need to clear my work day if possible.

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Registration details are coming very soon. Round counts are buried in the stage descriptions, which I dribbled out one at a time over a course of several weeks. Here it is all together to make it easier for anyone looking. Total required hits are 38 rifle and 33 pistol. I would strongly suggest carrying AT LEAST double that amount of ammo, as if you run out there is no going back to the car.

Begin at the Lodge Overhang. Run to Doe Valley, go down the hill to the left, through three consecutive mud pits, and climb up inside one of the two corrugated tubes. There will be barbed wire strung over at least one of the mud pits – low enough to force you to submerge most of your gear, but high enough that you COULD hold your rifle above the water/mud if you’re careful. I highly recommend closed bolts and condoms over the muzzle as an added precaution to keep anything from obstructing your bore. Bypassing the obstacle gives you a ZERO for your entire run time. Begin Stage 1. (0.4 miles)

Stage 1: Start With The Basics
Location: Doe Valley

Begin behind the center of the barricade. On the buzzer, load your rifle and hit an AC-zone steel target at 50 yards once from right-handed standing, once from left-handed kneeling, once from right-handed kneeling, and once from left handed standing around the appropriate sides of the barricade. Carry weighted 50 cal ammo can to the next firing position. Make 5 hits on each target from 4 different firing positions with rifle.

Leave Doe Valley, run back up Park Mammoth Rd, and turn right on Slave Cave Rd. Turn right on the old railroad bed, and climb over the obstacles before returning to Slave Cave Rd. Bypassing the obstacles gives you a ZERO for your entire run time. Turn left onto Cowboy Town Rd, and begin Stage 2. (1.2 miles)

Stage 2: Know Your Enemy
Location: Cowboy Town

This stage starts with a "battlefield pick-up" AK pattern rifle than you "find" on the ground. You have no idea the status of the rifle, how it's zeroed, or how many/what kind of ammo is in the magazine. The AK pattern rifle is the most prolific rifle in the world, and you need to be able to pick it up and make it work, one way or another. The RO can NOT help you in any way, and will only stop you if you are doing something unsafe.

On the buzzer, retrieve empty AK from the ground, load and make 5 hits on the 50 yd target. Clear AK, and leave EMPTY AK on ground pointed downrange (RO will not let you proceed until the AK is empty). Drag your “buddy” (150lb dummy) to safety behind cover. Advance to VTAC board, making up any 50yd hits you missed along the way, and put two rounds on the 100yd target through each of four marked ports.

Leave Cowboy Town down shooting lane and along old railroad bed. Follow signs and flags along rough trail and parts of road to Stage 3. (0.5 miles)

Stage 3: Tunnel Rat, Sponsored by 300 Below (http://www.300below.com/)
Location: Cave

Leave your empty rifle (and ruck, if needed) outside, and enter the cave with only the run clock going (the shooting clock has not begun yet). You will have to climb down, crawl over rocks, and through tight spaces to enter the cave and get to the staging area. You may need a light to navigate parts of this portion, and you cannot draw your pistol until the RO gives you the “Fire” command and you enter the shooting portion of the course. If you only have a weapon-mounted light you must navigate this portion of the cave by feel in some places. DRAWING YOUR WEAPON BEFORE BEING INSTRUCTED TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE MATCH DQ, as you will end up pointing a loaded pistol at your RO’s and possibly fellow competitors. If there are several shooters backed up here, ROs may elect to have a staging area outside as well as inside the cave – but either way your time entering and exiting the cave itself will be a part of your total run time.

On the buzzer, move forward and engage ten IPDA targets as you find them. If you shoot so close to the target you blow pasters off, you will be scored based on your two WORST hits. Any hits outside the "-0" zone will add either 1 or 3 seconds to your shoot time, depending on the zone hit. A miss will add 5 seconds to your shoot time. Failing to engage a target will add 10 seconds to your shoot time. If you do not have a light on your person when you arrive you will be given a DNF (Zero score) for the stage and not allowed to shoot. Shooters are NOT allowed to share or borrow lights – you can only use what you carry for the entire course. If your light fails in the middle of the stage and you don’t have a back-up light, the RO will stop you wherever you are, escort you out with his light, and your stage will be scored as-is. Night vision will not be allowed unless you bring enough for the RO too.
Leave cave and run south along gravel road to Stage 4. (0.7 miles)

Stage 4: The Rifleman
Location: Powerline Cut

On the buzzer, get two hits on the 100yd target from standing, two hits on the 200yd target from kneeling or sitting, and two hits on the 300yd target from prone.

Leave the powerline cut and run south on Club House Rd. Turn right onto Park Mammoth Rd, run past the pistol bays, and climb over the tire obstacle. Bypassing the obstacle will zero your entire run score. Then begin Stage 5 (0.3 miles).

Stage 5: Make The Shot When It Counts
Location: Pistol Bays

A bad guy is holding your spouse hostage, and only his head is exposed from behind your spouse (a white "no shoot" target). Shoot the bad guy once in the head. Run to the next bay (OVER the berm) and shoot the plate rack strong-hand only. Run to the next bay (OVER the berm) and shoot the plate rack weak-hand only. If you hit your spouse you ZERO the stage, but still have to finish the rest of the shooting with that failure on your mind. In real life you cannot stop just because bad things happen. Yes, the penalty for a no shoot is stiff. What would the penalty be if you really shot your spouse???

Leave pistol bays on Park Mammoth Rd, turn right into Lodge parking lot, and finish at the Lodge overhang. (0.3 miles - 3.5 miles in total)

Total required hits: 38 rifle, 33 pistol

Thanks. I read through the posts but didn't see the round count, which was referenced in the initial post. Hope I can make it!