Give you a little background first. Ive been shooting NRA/CMP matches since 2001 when I was still in High School as our HS had a Small Bore and a High Power team. I shot at numerous CMP matches at the local CMP range during those years, and at Camp Perry 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004. I havnt shot a match since, as I picked up other hobbies during the recent years. Im coming back to the competition shooting scene and am just looking for a little info.
My first question:
3 gun sounds like a hell of a lot of fun. But what should a rookie “3-gunner” compete in first? Limited or Tactical? I have a SPR that I could throw the Side Irons on and use for Tactical, and I could always use my A2 Bushy that I shot CMP/NRA with for Limited(that Bushy is the same as it was right out of the box, no changes)
2nd question:
Where can I find matches that are relatively close(2-3hour drive max) to North East Indiana (Fort Wayne area)
reason I was wondering about side irons is because the gun Im wanting to use for Tactical is also my “SPR” build. Ive got a 3-9x40 Burris scope on it and Id rather not replace it with a 1-4 optic as I use this gun for more than just 3 gun. Just curious about running the JP side irons on it so I can use it for both.
At a lot of matches you’ll find that the 3-9x will be slower than a lower powered scope. Since going to a true 1-4x Burris I’ve since removed the close range irons on my Tactical 3gun rifle. I moved them over to my Limited rifle because that rifle will soon have NM iron sights which are also very slow up close.
Ideally you could buy a 1-4x scope use a good mount like a Bobro, ADM or LaRue and use a mount like this on your SPR with the 3-9x. Sight in both and you shouldn’t lose zero switching between the two.