Art
We keep our Club Matches separate from our Registered Matches.
The reason is we do not wish to clutter up the Club Match Format with a bunch of Registered Match regulations. Our primary aim is to attract shooters who wish to shoot in a real "Benchrest" atmosphere, but perhaps do not have the exact equipment list to meet the criteria of the legal NBRSA or IBS requirements. There are multitudes of shooters out there who have very sophisticated equipment who want to shoot in a Match, we are giving them a venue to do just that..
Also, It allows me to run the match in a manner that fits the occasion, For instance, shooters retrieve their own targets,and get into groups of three to score each others targets. Any questionable shots are brought to me, and I can put the reticle on the shot to ascertain it's true value. You can not do this is Registered Competition, Since I do not have to pay a target crew, I can keep the cost at just $15. At the end of the match, the shooters also retrieve their own their own target frame and stack them in the shed. This also saves wear and tear on me.
That being said, we also do not want to compromise the importance of the Registered Match Format when we have our Registered Matches. Every procedure must be followed to the letter as set forth by the Sanctioning Body when you decide to hold a Registered Competition.
We will have Two Registered Varmint for Score Matches July 17-18. We will shoot the Gulf Coast Region Varmint for Score, (100-200), on Saturday, and the San Jacinto Shootout on Saturday. This Match will be held in conjunction with, but completely separate from, the Gulf Coast Region HBR and Texas State HBR on Saturday and Sunday.In other words, to make it a two day event, we are simply having our Matches on the same week end.
The reason we did this is because we are VERY limited on the number of dates that the Club will allow us to shut down the range in order to hold a Match........jackie