(*Saturday 26/March/2011)
Guys,
John from the ASC has asked me to help out coming up with a course of fire for this months PRC. After hearing some of the requests for reloads during the last few matches that I attended, I thought I would come up with something that included reloads. I came up with a variation of the VTAC "50 yard aggregate".
*MODIFIED VTAC 50 YARD AGGREGATE:
*Shooter will start out on the 50 yard line with three magazines loaded with (10) rounds each. The shooter will be instructed to "Load & make ready" with one of their magazines, and will stand-by in the "Low-Ready" position with their rifle on "SAFE". On the command to fire (shot timer beep), the shooter will:
*Assume a KNEELING position and fire 10 rounds on target. Once the shooters rifle shoots empty, they will immediately conduct a speed reload and place their weapon on "SAFE" before moving to the next position.
*The shooter will then assume a "SEATED" shooting position and again fire 10 rounds on target. When the rifle shoots empty, the shooter will conduct another speed reload with their final magazine and then place their rifle on "SAFE" prior to assuming the next position.
*The shooter will then assume a "PRONE" position and again fire 10 rounds on target. Once the rifle shoots empty, the RSO will watch as the shooter clears their weapon and makes their rifle "SAFE".
*Total of 30 rounds will be fired during the stage. Maximum score for the stage is 300. *All rounds will be fired from the 50 yard line.
*Target will be an 8 inch black circle: http://www.targetz.com/targetzlib/10094.pdf pasted or stapled onto a cardboard target.
*Any hits on the 8" black circle count for 10 points each. Any misses off of the 8" circle are a minus 10 point penalty. If Pecker wants to score the stage, I think it can be scored pretty easily with a calculation of the total points and the overall time for each shooter.
I think a good (fast) time for this drill will be around 90 seconds or less.
There is no video online of the regular VTAC "50 Yard Aggregate" that I can find, but suffice to say that you should practice getting into each position in a timely fashion. I think an 8" circle is a decent accuracy standard to adhere to for this drill, but it is not too tight. I think shooters from every skill level will take something away from this drill in-terms of what they may need to work on such as refining their position shooting, working on their accuracy, or speeding up their shooting cadence. Remember, only HITS count!
Keep in mind that I come from a LEO background, and not a ISPC or competition background. My shooting is focused more on balancing speed & accuracy with a priority on getting accurate hits on target.
*VTAC 1/2 & 1/2 DRILL:
I also think the VTAC 1/2 & 1/2 drill is an excellent drill that we can run everyone thru. Here's a video of the 1/2 & 1/2 drill for reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-oYRn_llgo
I really like this drill because you can't just simply go up and blindly slap the trigger and expect to get your hits on the "A" zone of the target. You truly need to employ proper trigger control and track your sights for every round fired throughout each stage. Again, only HITS count.
I like running the "1/2 & 1/2" drill with three mags loaded with 10 rounds each. This keeps the round count easier to manage. When your rifle goes empty, you have fired all 10 rounds....Time to reload!
I am going to this Saturdays new member orientation and plan to join the ASC while im there. I hope to help John out with future Practical Rifle events, and I also hope to conduct some pistol and carbine training for interested members of the club. I also hope to arrange hosting some top tier instructors at the ASC in the near future for some open enrollment courses.
More general info about the Practical Rifle shoot can be found here: http://www.aurorasc.org/index.php?op...d=49&Itemid=90
I hope to see some of the M4C members show up this month for the Practical Rifle shoot. Great burgers afterwards at a local joint "Pub West" just down the road from the range.
Stay safe,
Nick
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