I haven’t shot one of these but want to, it’s hard as they’re held on the last Saturday of the month (year round) and I work MOST Saturdays. I’ve heard nothing but good about their matches and do plan to make one eventually.
Three 3-gun matches that I intend to shoot next year are the NC RECON match and the 3-gun match at Ft. Benning, and the CTI I’ve heard that these are some of the best ones ever.
Definite +1. Very well organized, by a couple of the hardest-working match directors I’ve known.
Also very challenging. Takes most of the day, and fairly high round count. Engagements range from point-blank to minipoppers at 80 yards. Lots of barricades and obstacles, movement, shooting from less-than-optimal positions, etc.
Categories recognize different levels of equipment, so if you don’t have a red-dot you can still shoot and be scored only against fellow iron-sighters.
No match this month (Oct), but next planned for Nov. 24. I’m counting on making it.
Just giving a bump here to make aware of this Sat.'s match. See:
and click on “match info”. Sounds like yet another fine production!
I’d long been looking forward to this one, but my Nov. has been just freakin’ crazy and there’s now no way I can swing the time. 
Maybe next month…
That’s a shame, Blackscot, I’m gonna be there this Sat., and was hoping to catch up with you. I’m gonna shoot my AR, not my FAL. The course looks interesting, with multiple shooters at a time on a stage.
Blackscot, you missed a good shoot. Lots of targets and multiple shooters on a stage made for a good time. Names were randomly drawn to form teams to shoot the stage. The teams could then decide who would take what part of the stage, and once you had finished your targets, you could engage your teamates’ targets to cut down the time. One stage had three shooters at a time, with the rest having two shooters. Stage 1 had you shooting slugs from the shotgun at 80 yds., while your partner was hitting mini poppers.
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Sounds like a major Yee-Haw ! ! !
I see a Dec. 29 match is planned…:rolleyes:
Hey I’m off that day, I think I will plan to be there! 
That would be utmost coolness.
I’ve got my calendar marked. Hoping Dec. will be more sane time management-wise than Nov. has been.
What a crazy year this has been. This looks like the one match I might be able to make this year. Now where did I put that rifle and shotgun?
I have that day off as well, so I also plan to be there. Joe told me last Sat. that he is planning a high round count, short range shoot. All stages 30 yds or under. I’m seriously considering taking my CX4 in .45 acp. He is planning lots of moving and transitions.
Sounds like we need to form a contingent of m4carbine.net members.
We should squad together…the link is dead now, how do we sign up?
That would be really fun!
The web site is usually available. Must be having server trouble at present. Expect it will be back up presently.
Joe also usually sends out an email a week or so ahead of time – with the distribution list made from past participants – when he is ready to start taking names. Registering is done just by emailing him back. I’ll try to remember to cc Joe’s email here when I receive it (probably sometime around Christmas), so anyone who wants to register can contact him directly. The upcoming COF’s usually are posted on the web site at about the same time.
It would probably help Joe to let him know if we want to form a squad. He is very organized and likes to have everything worked out as in-advance as possible. Each of us registering could probably just say something like “I want to be squadded with the other m4carbine.net folks” for him to take care of it. Small groups of people will often come together and receive similar accommodation. Hopefully I’ll be able to make it and can get the ball rolling.
Check back here toward the end of Dec. for more developments.
I have Joes email and will get it up here soon. The site has been going up and down lately, I don’t know why.
Joe will post the COF 1-2 weeks before the shoot.
Registration opens up at midnight the Sunday night/Monday morning before the shoot, first come, first served for the first 30 people. Sometimes he will take a few more, and hold a list for any that back out.
I believe if we ask, he will squad us together, especially if we do so with our pre-registration. When you pre-register, he will send you a confirmation email.
I’ll get his address up here probably later tonight after work, I’ll just edit it into this post.
Edited to add: Joes email address is binazone@verizon.net
Joe put on a good shoot last month (November).
Nothing too dramatic as far as the rifle part (max range was about 80-90 yards) but the slug shots at that range were a challenge.
I hadn’t shot my rifle since the scope mount came loose the day of the last Mason/Dixon, so I had to re-zero the night before out at BRA. I used the very first 80% casting I built - the one with the JB weld/buffer tube.
I realized before the match that I had sold all my good match ammo for a profit when the prices went up (was planning to reload my own - still am) so I had to shoot the match with 62grn Wolf ammo. I drove down with Salzberg & we were back on the road north by 2. I hadn’t shot a 3 gun in over a year. But I was lucky & managed to finish right behind Joe; the Wolf ammo did not even blow up my gun or break an extractor.
Robb- remember the old G17 I used to use in GSSF? Its still going strong in 3gun.
That’s pretty damn good. Joe is fast fast.
Good job!
I might be shooting my Glock 17 as my M&P9 will be away getting a 6lb SNAPPY super short reset trigger job. Hopefully you can make this one too.
I am determined to make the Dec. 29 match. THIS TIME FOR SURE ! ! !
Shall truly suck being so out-of-practice, but that can’t be helped. If I can just shoot clean I’ll be happy, however slow it might be.
Not sure if I’ll try the M&P9 (would be its first match) or default to the reliability of the fully shook-out G19. As much as I like the M&P, I’m definitely not as accustomed to it yet. Hard to say what direction the brain would fart in given new hardware.
Otherwise, the M&P15 and Rem. 870 shall round-out the gear.
Thanks guys! RE: handgun choice: I did not know what Joe had planned nor what his stages will be like on the 29th, BUT,
-these 3 gun shoots often require you to re-holster the handgun on the clock.
I usually shoot a CZ without a de-cocker (safety is disabled) so I don’t feel good about re-holstering it hot. Hence, I use my old Glock.
You could also use a Sig, but I’d suggest de-cocking it before you re-holster during a stage.
Best plan I think is to just use the Glock or M&P - but that’s just me. See you on the 29th.
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Joe told me at November’s shoot, and in the email he sent with the scores that next month will be close and high round counts. Nothing over 30 yds. Lots of movement and weapon transitions, a rifle sling will be necessary.
I’m planning to use my Glock 21, my 870, and Beretta CX4 in .45. My Frankengun AR will be my rifle backup.