Any run-n-guns?

[Ryninger]

Looking for any 5k, 10k, etc run and guns. Rock castle in KY looks to be questionable at best at this point.

 

[Banbuddy]

Looking for any 5k, 10k, etc run and guns. Rock castle in KY looks to be questionable at best at this point.

I hate running. But are you saying there's a niche out there that actually runs 5-10k and shoots? At the same time or? What is this devilry you speak of?

 

[Ryninger]

You got it! Distance courses with stations for pistol and rifle at various shooting distances.

 

[Ark]

I was hoping to get in on one this year, but with complete radio silence halfway through February it's not looking good.

 

[blacknwhite]

Would love to hit a few of these this year, does seem like the are a little sparse.

 

[Hawkeye7br]

Looking for any 5k, 10k, etc run and guns. Rock castle in KY looks to be questionable at best at this point.

Are they not having events this year? Their website isn't updated.

 

[cakelly1962]

Rock Castle closed.

 

[shootersix]

i dont know if its going to happen again, but there was a tactical 2 gun match at redbrush last november, it wasn't 5 or 10k run, but they did have running and obsticles to get your heart rate up.

[video=youtube;n9SG1mtCf-M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9SG1mtCf-M[/video]

[video=youtube;CCJJK6aBdmo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCJJK6aBdmo[/video]

keep an eye out on pratiscore, if I hear anything about it, I post it in this thread

 

[gregkl]

Revere's Riders does them from time to time here in Indiana. You run, you stop, you shoot. If you miss, you run more.

I think they are structured like Biathlon.

 

[Ark]

Revere's Riders does them from time to time here in Indiana. You run, you stop, you shoot. If you miss, you run more.

I think they are structured like Biathlon.

Isn't that just, like, .22s and a single plate rack or something to that effect? Not really what the 2-gun crowd is looking for.

 

[gregkl]

Isn't that just, like, .22s and a single plate rack or something to that effect? Not really what the 2-gun crowd is looking for.

You are correct. Sorry about that. I didn't get from the OP that he was looking for 2-gun type shooting. I just saw the distance running and the shooting. I should have read his follow up posts more carefully.

Disregard my post OP.

 

[downrange72]

Are they not having events this year? Their website isn't updated.

The people that ran the shooting sports are no longer associated with rock castleand apparently 1/2 the range is being renovated. What I heard through '15th' hand knowledge is that they likely wont be a range anymore

 

[Ark]

With the raging popularity of 2-gun and run-and-gun style competitions on Youtube, it seems like a license to print money. Red October, Desert Brutality, HAH2G, Tiger Valley, all of these gigantic and expensive events are turning people away because they can't accomidate the skyrocketing demand. Yet somehow in Indiana, gun owner's paradise, nobody wanna do nothin' but steel matches and USPSA.

 

[Bosshoss]

With the raging popularity of 2-gun and run-and-gun style competitions on Youtube, it seems like a license to print money. Red October, Desert Brutality, HAH2G, Tiger Valley, all of these gigantic and expensive events are turning people away because they can't accomidate the skyrocketing demand. Yet somehow in Indiana, gun owner's paradise, nobody wanna do nothin' but steel matches and USPSA.

A handful of successful matches doesn't make a sport popular.
If you think it will fly start looking for a location and set up the match and rake in the money.
Most all the shooting games are volunteer run and no one is making any money except the clubs with the property to hold the events and they have lots invested and the upkeep for these events it is mostly a break even deal at best.

 

[shootersix]

A handful of successful matches doesn't make a sport popular.
If you think it will fly start looking for a location and set up the match and rake in the money.
Most all the shooting games are volunteer run and no one is making any money except the clubs with the property to hold the events and they have lots invested and the upkeep for these events it is mostly a break even deal at best.

I hear that the 2 gun match at redbrush lost money, but that he expected it too!, I haven't heard if he's planning on running another match or not, but from what I hear, it was a good match!, and I told him that after I hear what people said about his first match, in all likely hood i'd vote to let it happen again (the 2 gun match), and I will vote yes, I heard nothing but good things about the match!

and you're right as rain!. all the people working are volunteers, and at most they get, is to shoot for free! (and if food is provided a free meal), and if theres any profit, it go's back into the ranges coffers, because ranges pay property tax, ranges pay property/liability insurance, ranges pay upkeep and range improvements, and ranges (at least ours does anyway) pay for the items needed for the matches, do you know how much it costs for enough steel plates to run a steel challenge match?, lumber for idpa matches?, now each of our committees are allowed to have some money for incidentals (paint, targets, trophy's) but the majority go's to the club. we're having a big idpa match next year, the person planning it is expecting 150 shooters at 100 bucks a gun, but extract out targets, some motion sensing targets, meal's for the shooters, money for prizes, and fee's to idpa (im sure there are any, but if there are idk how much).the match director expects to make some money, but putting on a match isn't easy or cheep!, in fact probably the cheapest thing are the volunteers!

last year we dropped over 150k on range improvements,(dirt work, new tractor and mower) and we're not done! theres more this year that we haven't approved yet, and some of the money we use, comes from the matches, and some comes from yearly member dues!, but gun ranges aint cheep!, if they were, we'd have a lot more in this country!