WHIDPA 3 Gun moved to 3rd Saturday of March Match Announceme

[Bob Wolff]

Match has been moved from the 2nd Saturday to the 3rd Saturday of March
Match will be on March 20, 2010

The March WHIDPA 3 Gun will NOT be at the Impactzone this month ONLY.
Match is being held at the Cawthon Cartridge Club located between Navasota & College Station (directions below)
This is the range where the Larue Tactical 3 Gun match will be held in May.

First rounds downrange at 1000, at the Cawthon Cartridge Club. Match fee is $20
Bring water and sunscreen

Steel rifle targets ONLY, ammo restrictions

If a magnet sticks to your bullet DO NOT USE ON THE RIFLE STEEL

Ammunition:

No tracer, armor piercing (AP), or armor piercing incendiary (API) ammunition.
NO Steel jacketed ammo or steel core for steel targets.
Unacceptable ammo includes (but not limited to) US M855, European SS109, and Canadian C77 steel-core .223 ammunition.

For pistols, jacketed, cast lead, or hollow point ammo is acceptable.

For shotgun stages no shot larger than #4 will be allowed when shooting steel.

Slings ARE NOT necessary this month.

Classes: All classes are welcome.

Prepare for:

Challenging and threat rich environments for rifle, shotgun, and pistol.
Prepare for rifle shots out to 300 yds

Expect:

Shotgun only: Fred Q is setting up the shotgun stage!!!!! approx 15 steel, some slug and the Texas Star

rifle-pistol: probably a jungle run with pistol & rifle

Rifle only: approximately 20 targets to neutralize including some mot normal positions.

Rifle only: Shooting from under a 400 year old tree at reactive steel out to 300 yds

Ammunition Minimum:
150 rifle
5 slug
20 shot
50 pistol

A FEW RULE to REMEMBER
Time plus penalty scoring
Must neutralize a target to receive no penalty
Must score 6 points to neutralize, .308 or larger, 5 points to neutralize
9 rounds max shotgun capacity (tube + chamber)

Supreme poobah of all things Multi-Gun at WHIDPA

Bionic BOB

Directions to the range:
From College Station: Proceed South on US 6 to Hwy. 159 South to Millican. Follow 159 South 2.5 miles to four-way stop in Millican. Continue straight 4.2 miles to Cawthon. Turn right on crushed limestone road just before Cawthon sign by red building on right . Proceed 1.5 miles to range.

From Navasota: Proceed North on US 6 to F.M. 2154. Turn left and go 5.1 miles to four-way stop in Millican. Turn left and go 4.2 miles to Cawthon. Turning right on crushed limestone road just before Cawthon sign by red building on right . Proceed 1.5 miles to range.

From Brenham: Proceed East on Hwy. 105 to Hwy. 159 just past Brazos River. Turn left on Hwy. 159 and proceed 9.5 miles to Cawthon. Turn left just past Cawthon sign and red building on left. Proceed 1.5 miles to range.

The range is approx 1 hour 15 min from Houston International airport.


And, you can also program a GPS: Lat 30.424105 Lon 96.240018 or N 30°26.371 W 096°15.500

[TXAG_2010]

Well darn. I had planned to make it out to my first 3-gun match this weekend, but unfortunately I'll be out of town on the 20th.

I guess there's always next month...


Cutter