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19 NOV 09

Well I have been rather busy lately and I am just getting around to posting some news. Here are a few updates.

On 19-20 Sept, I shot in the Tiger Valley Team Match in Waco TX . This was the second team match held at Tiger Valley this year. This match requires teams to each have a precision rifle and gas gun shooter. Also each member must carry a handgun. I shot the precision rifle and I again  used a 260 REM. Just about everyone that shot a gas gun was using some type of AR platform. We shot a total of 8 events over the two days. We did have a night fire stage, but there were some problems and the event was dropped. On Sunday the precision rifle shooter all the way out to 1050 yards. There was a total of 38 teams in the match. Our team finished 13th.

Also on 06-07 NOV, I shot the SnipersHide Shooters Bash at RiflesOnly in Kingsville TX. SnipersHide with the help of RiflesOnly puts on two matches a year. We shot quite a few events over the two days. We did a 1000 yard cold bore, shot a moving target with a rifle and then for the night fire event we also shot a moving target with a pistol, we did two run and gun events, which included shooting pistol on both events. One event had a total of 700 points and many shooters either came in the standing after this event or dropped down. They also had a GREAT prize table. They gave away at least five guns. There was a total of 58 shooters at this match.

In DEC I will be shooting a match at Long Range Alley in Sherveport Louisiana. This will be a two day precision rifle match. It will be my first time there and also this will be there second big match. There is 50 shooters already signed up for this match. Stay tune for updates.

I received some new items to try out. The two items were sent to me for T&E. The first item is a logbook by Impact Data Books . This logbook was design by a friend of mine and he sent me one to try out. The think I like about the book is you can design it around your shooting or training. They also have pre made books. If you are looking for a databook, you might give this one a try.

The other item is some ballistic software from PrecisionWorkBench . This software runs on a PDA that uses Windows Mobile. I have had the software for a couple of weeks now and have been working with it. I will post updates later.

12 FEB 09

Well I am off and running since the new year started. On 31 Jan-01 Feb, I shot the Tiger Valley Team Match in Waco Tx. The team match requires each team to have a member shooting a precision rifle and the other to shoot a gas gun. Also each team member must also carry a pistol. I shot the precision rifle and my weapon of choice was a GA Precision built 260 REM. We shot a total of 7 events over the two days and three of the events were run and gun. There was a total of 22 teams that shot the match and after the dust had settled my team finished FIRST. It was a GREAT match and we shot well.

Since the new year started I also have acquired some new gear to try out. The first is the Atlas Bipod made by Accu-Shot products. I have bought several of there products and this a new product. It is a very good bipod and has quite a few adjustments. Also I picked up a new Sling from TAB gear. I will be testing these products and putting them through there paces. I will post updates later.

I also started playing around with a new caliber. It is the 6.5 Grendel. I built an upper on an AR platform. I just finished it and have only done the barrel break on it. I also just picked up some dies and loaded ammo. I also will post some updates on this soon. Stay tune.

2009

Welcome to 2009. I have already been planning the matches I will be shooting for the new year. Of course the first will be the team match at Tiger Valley in Waco TX. Tiger Valley holds a Team Match twice a year. They put on a GREAT match and it is a real challenge. The team match require each team to have a member shooting a precision rifle and the other a gas gun. The gas gun of choice is the AR-15. Each team member also has to carry a pistol.

In DEC of 08, I shot the Shooters Bash at RiflesOnly. This was a GREAT match and we shot a total of 20 events over two days. In this match we also shot quite a bit of pistol events. The night event we shot with a pistol. We shot from 20 yards all the way out to 1000 yards with the precision rifle. We also did two run and gun events. There was a total of 58 shooters that shot the match.

03 NOV 08

I am just getting around to updating the website. I am start off by adding the lastest news. Later on I will be posting a new photo page and adding some articles.

I made another trip to TigerValley  on 21-22 SEPT 08, in Waco TX to shoot there second Team Match of the year. The one they had at the first of the year was such a big success that they decided to have a second one. There was a total of 40 teams that signed up and shoot the match. The match was two days and my team finished 15th. We did quite a few run and gun stages and also some long ranges stages. Since it was a Team Match one shooter shot a precision rifle and the other shot a semi - auto rifle. The semi of choice was an AR platform. Most of the AR's were 223 , but some were 308. Also each team member had to carry a pistol. Some of the run and gun events the targets could be engaged with a pistol. This match was a BLAST.

In December I will be at RiflesOnly shooting the SnipersHide Shooters Bash . This match is held every year about this time. RiflesOnly and SnipersHide always put on some GREAT matches. They draw shooters from all over the Untied States and the match always fills up. I will post updates on the match later.

GA Precision  built me another rifle this year. I had the rifle built in a 243 caliber. I also had to buy brass, bullets and dies for this caliber. I have been testing some loads and different bullets. I have had good success with the DTAC 115 bullet. I will be shooting this rifle at the Shooters Bash. Stay tune for more updates.

19 JUN 08

I have been REAL busy and I freed up some time to post some updates. I have been doing a lot of shooting and training the last couple of month. This has kept me busy. I am leaving this week to go to a match and planning on shooting another match next month.

In March I shot the Snipers Hide Cup at Rifles Only in Kingsville TX. There was a total of 60 shooters that shot the match and many came from different parts of the United States. There was even a few international shooters. This match just grows every year and also gets better and better. This year the match was a little different. Everyone had to shoot a 308 caliber rifle and they also had to use a stock Glock pistol. I used one of my GA Precision rifles and for a Glock, I used the model 34 in 9mm. Also the ammo was furnished. The ammo was Corbon and was loaded in Lapua brass with 175 SMK's. It was three days of shooting. We also shot from a helicopter with a POF 308 gas gun. The POF rifle had a GREAT muzzle brake on it. The rifle recoiled like a 223. It was a GREAT match. There next match will be the Snipers Hide Bash and it will be in DEC.

I also just got back from Tac-Pro in Mingus TX. I was there to shoot the Tac-Pro Shooting Center Sniper Tourament. It was a two day match and we shot 14 events. Here is a list of some of the events: Two Cold bores, one field event , KD shooting at 600, 700, 800, 900 and 1000 yds, barricade event,  run and gun and a night shoot. The night shoot was GREAT. We started at dusk behind our rifles. Down range at 200 yards was a 3" target. On the signal, we fired two rounds. We waited five minutes and the signal was given again to fire two shots. We did this for 14 shots. Of course all the time it is getting darker. There was a total of 37 shooters at this match.

I also just had George at GA Precision  rework my DPMS AR10 upper. I had recently picked an AR10 and I sent the upper to George to have him rework it. It now has a new barrel and a Badger Ord handguard. The rifle shoots GREAT. I plan to start shooting it at some different matches.

2008

Welcome to 2008. I am just getting around to updating the website. I have been very busy since the first of the year and also have been doing a lot of shooting. On 12-13 Jan, I shot in the Tiger Valley  Team Challenge match. In this match one team member shot a precision rifle and the other shot a gas gun. The gas gun of choice was the AR. Each team member also had to carry a pistol. We shot 8 events over two days and two of the events were a run and gun. There was a total of 30 teams and our team finished Fourth overall. The match was held at Tiger Valley in WacoTX.

In March I will be returning to RiflesOnly in Kingsville TX to shoot in the SnipersHide cup. This years match will be a three day event. The match will also have its own twist. Each shooter will be will have to bring a 308 caliber rifle and also a box stock Glock. Also the 308 ammo will be provided. This is the first for this match and since everyone will be shooting the same rifle caliber and type of pistol, it should be interesting. Stay tune for updates.

There are also two new companies that I have bought products from. First is Specopstech . This company has some GREAT products and I just picked up two items from them to test. One of them I will be using at the Snipershide Cup. The other company is CORBON. They make pistol and rifle ammo. They just started making 260 REM ammo. The company sent me 3 boxes of ammo to test.

   

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