Gallatin IBS Match

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Greyfox

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The Gallatin Gun Club will host an IBS 100/200 VFS match Saturday, April 2 @ 9:00. As usual, lunch will be included with the range fee. I sure hope we have more comfortable weather than we had last Saturday.

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Rick
 
After some discussion with another match director, I've decided to make Saturday's match @ Gallatin a combined IBS/UBR match. It will be run according to IBS rules, but anyone who shows up and wants to compete using UBR rules and targets will be accomodated. Also, anyone who wishes to shoot in both may do so either with the same rifle of with another. If this works well we will use this format throughout the season with the exception of the State Championship.

We are in need of new shooters and it appears that the UBR format will be more effective in attracting new folks. We'll let you know how this experiemnt works out.

Rick
 
Decisions, decisions. I think it sounds like a good idea. Either way, the weather is supposed to be great, and I'll see ya there. --Mike
 
George, I don't expect we will get much of a turnout for the UBR for this match, since it is so late. Next month may be different story. The fact is, most new folks don't even realize that membership in the IBS is required to shoot a match.
I am convinced that any growth in our area will have to come from new shooters. UBR will have to be the way. I would shoot UBR exclusively, but I don't want to abandon the IBS shooters. Doing it this way may satisfy both needs. The only way to find out is to try.
 
OK, being only a short range BR shooter, what is UBR, and what are the targets like.

Geaery Koglin
 
Anyone know how the mixed match worked out?..How many folks shot and which target did they pick to shoot at?
 
The mixed format worked just fine. I think it will help attendance, but with 24 hrs. notice, there wasn't time for many potential UBR shooters to come out. Attendance was low for both, but the club's attendance has been waining and needs more shooters. It was run as two seperate matches run side by side. If you designated UBR, you simply shot the UBR target with UBR scoring and rules. If you shot IBS, you did the same...but shot IBS targets and IBS rules. About the only difference was that the warmup was shortened, but if anyone had needed more time it would have been allowed. I think this may be the future for score shooting. It allows both orgs to come together at a match and shoot. UBR brings in shooters of factory guns and guns other than 30's because of the caliber neutral targets. A UBR custom class gun is essentially a IBS VFS or group gun, so there simply isn't much to change to accommodate everyone. I shot my 30 in UBR and had a good shooting day in spite of some of the toughest conditions I've shot in since the 08' IBS Nat's. I really hope this format helps with attendance, as this club needs the support of more shooters. It's a challenging range and good place to shoot, with a great group of guys. If you're reading this, please make it a point to come shoot with us and try out either format. I do think that combining the UBR and IBS shooters will help make this and other ranges more viable. As for results, I'm sure that UBR and IBS will have them posted soon. I think Ron Jackson won the IBS grand, and I won the UBR segment. I shot over my head but unfortunately was the only custom class shooter to compete at both yardages with the short notice. I had the choice to shoot either and decided to shoot the UBR targets.--Mike
 
Mike did a good job explaining how the combined match went on Saturday. As far as I could tell there were no problems either shooting or scoring the match. In hindsight it may have been a good thing that the turnout was low so that we could get a feel for how to do this.

I am very disappointed in the low turnout both the last few matches last year as well as this match. I feel that the only answer is to attract new shooters who can begin with the equipment that already own. It seems that the major hurdle to overcome is the apparent reluctance to compete. Folks seem to think they will embarrass themselves and so they won't come out at all. The two new guys who came and shot both UBR formats enjoyed it and I'm sure they will both be back.

We don't intend to drop the IBS affiliation as there are still guys who want to compete in that format, so we'll see if we can bring both groups along. We've got to do something, that's for sure.

Rick
 
Mike, Rick,,Glad to hear it went well....and by the way Mike I was at the 08 Nationals in Ohio,rain knee deep on Saturday and 50 MPH winds on Sunday.......
 
moore said:
Mike, Rick,,Glad to hear it went well....and by the way Mike I was at the 08 Nationals in Ohio,rain knee deep on Saturday and 50 MPH winds on Sunday.......
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Fun wasn't it:)? I'm still amazed at how anyone stayed clean that weekend.--Mike
 
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