With our first Steel Challenge match coming up on April 18th I'd like to get some feedback from shooters regarding round count. Sourcing ammunition has become difficult, obviously, and many people have expressed concern over being able to obtain ammunition, or at least affordable ammunition, for upcoming matches.
My question is, do shooters want smaller matches with lower round counts? With Steel Challenge we can't change the number of rounds per stage, so that would mean running fewer stages. In the past we have been full up with overflowing squads on 5 stages so I'm reluctant to drop to 4 stages to reduce round count. Having said that I expect lower turnout during the current ammunition shortage. For people shooting multiple guns, dropping one stage means dropping 25+ rounds per gun and can make a significant difference.
I'd love to hear from our shooters what they would prefer before making a decision on the match coming up next month so feel free to comment with your thoughts.
My question is, do shooters want smaller matches with lower round counts? With Steel Challenge we can't change the number of rounds per stage, so that would mean running fewer stages. In the past we have been full up with overflowing squads on 5 stages so I'm reluctant to drop to 4 stages to reduce round count. Having said that I expect lower turnout during the current ammunition shortage. For people shooting multiple guns, dropping one stage means dropping 25+ rounds per gun and can make a significant difference.
I'd love to hear from our shooters what they would prefer before making a decision on the match coming up next month so feel free to comment with your thoughts.