Pueblo West COLORADO monthly rifle match

Training Competitive Shooting
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For those who don’t know there is a rifle match at the Pueblo West Sportsman’s Association on the 4th Sunday of every month. Match fee is only $15. We generally shoot 3 to 4 different stages.

Odd months (Jan, Mar, May, etc) are semi-auto, even months (Feb, Apr, June) are bolt gun / precision rifle / hunting rifle. On the bolt gun months (even months), you can still shoot with a semi auto (ie. AR15, AK47, AR10, M1A, M1 Garand, Mini-14, etc…but instead of being classed seperately, they put all the semi auto shooters in one class, all the precision rifle guys in one class, and all the hunting rifle guys in one class).

On the semi auto shoots, if you shoot irons, you are only classed against other iron shooters, if you shoot one optic you are only classed (ranked) against other shooters with one optic, etc.

Some pics of yesterday’s monthly rifle match at Pueblo West. Distances from 15 yards to 425 yards. 3 different stages. Targets were for the most part steel with some clay pigons, cardboard IPSC, and balloons added in. A good time was had by all (over 400 pics)

demigod.org/~zak/DigiCam/PRM-2006.11/

(I’m the guy with the blue jeans, blue sweat shirt, tan Oakley boots, tan LaRue hat, and the gun with all the Coyote gear on it)

Thanks to Zak Smith for the awesome photography work!

Semper Fi,
Jeff

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Zak posted this info on another board for any guys in the Colorado area that want to get involved in competition:

The Pueblo match is one of the hardest carbine matches in the country, as far as I can tell. People who shoot this match regularly always place in the top 10% at any national-level 3Gun match on the medium to long-range carbine stages.

Right now is a great time for 3-gun, multi-gun, and practical shooting in Colorado. We have currently have:

  • 3-Gun at Weld Co (E. of Ft Collins) monthly
  • 3-Gun at Clear Creek (Dumont) quarterly
  • Practical rifle at Pueblo monthly
  • Multi-gun at Camp Guernsey ARNG base (WY) every other month
  • Long-range “sporting” rifle at Raton (NM) monthly Jan-Sept.
  • IPSC/IDPA almost every weekend with 1.5 hrs of Denver.

Other competition info can be found here:

http://coloradomultigun.com/

Monthly matches at Pueblo West (30 minutes from Colorado Springs)

-2nd Sunday IPSC Pistol

-3rd Sunday IDPA Pistol (with a monthly side match, rotates from back up gun, to shotgun, to carbine / rifle)

-4th Sunday Rifle match

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Some stud engaging targets at 300 to 425 yards with iron sights :wink:

Semper Fi,
Jeff

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A couple pics of some members from this site from the Pueblo West rifle match:

Pueblo West rifle match this SUNDAY 02-25-07…You can shoot with either a bolt gun or a semi auto at this match…a lot of run and gun in the sun

Talking about guns on the internet is NOT going to improve your gun handling / shooting skills…Guys will spend $1,000 on an optic, but won’t spend $15 to come out and put themselves and their gear to the test…Yes, I’m calling some of you out :smiley:

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Gents,

     Just a heads up, there is a rifle match at the Pueblo West Sportsman Associatoin range this Sunday (02-25-07).  Shooter's meeting is at 9:45am.  Match fee is $15.  Combo to the blue lock is #2506 (in case you are not a member of PWSA).

      You can shoot either a BOLT ACTION (sniper or hunting type bolt action rifle) or SEMI-AUTO (AR15, AK47, M1A, FN-FAL, etc) rifle at this months match.  There will be 3, possibly 4 stages.  Lot's of steel targets.

       Don't be intimidated by the competition, it's a great time, you are not competing against anyone but yourself.  It's an awesome venue to sharpen up old skills and learn new skills, not to mention you will have a lot of fun.

       The pics above were taken by Zak Smith at the November match (notice that some guys are shooting iron sights or non-magnified optics.....you don't have to have a bunch of expensive gear to shoot, just bring whatever you have....we see AR15, FN-FAL, M1A, M1 Garand, AR10, Mini-14, AK-47 variants, and several other platforms at these matches) 



      
          [i]**Disclaimer:  I'm not affiliated with the guys that put these matches on and don't make a dime off any of these matches.  I post this info in an attempt to get guys involved in the shooting sports.  Not to mention you'll have a good time, meet like minded people, and learn new things about you (as a shooter) and about your rifle**[/i]


    [b]Skill Level, Physical Ability, Expensive Gear IS NOT a factor in these matches, you can go as fast or as slow as you want.[/b]


        [b]Hope to see some of you there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/b]
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Directions to the range:

-From the City of Pueblo

-Exit I-25 at the Highway 50 West exit (also know as US 50) and head WEST bound (toward Pueblo West)

-Hwy 50 West to Purcell (first traffic light in Pueblo West)

-Turn Right (North) onto Purcell and travel 2.6 miles to Platteville Rd.

-Turn Left (West) onto Platteville Blvd and travel 1.5 miles to Gantts Fort

-Turn Right (North) onto Gantts Fort and tavel 2.4 miles to Platteville Rd. (Platteville Rd makes a large loop through Pueblo West)

-Turn Left (West) onto Platteville Rd and travel .3 (3/10) mile to Cashmere Ave

-Turn Right on Cashmere ave and take the second road left to the range. There are green / white signs once your reach Cashmere ave directing you to the range

-From Colorado Springs (Southbound I-25)

-South bound on I-25 to Exit #108

-Exit on #108, at the end of the off ramp take a right onto Purcell

-Travel 4.2 miles on Purcell to Platteville Rd (dirt road) and turn right onto Platteville Rd.

-Travel 2.4 miles on Platteville Rd to Cashmire Ave (when Platteville road turns from a dirt road to an asphault road, you have less than a half mile until you are at Cashmire Ave)

-Turn Right on Cashmere ave and take the second road left to the range. There are green / white signs once your reach Cashmere ave directing you to the range

-From Pueblo West

-Take McCulloch north of Highway 50 west and follow it until it dead ends into Platteville Rd.

-Turn Left (West) onto Platteville Blvd and travel to Gantts Fort

-Turn Right (North) onto Gantts Fort and tavel 2.4 miles to Platteville Rd. (Platteville Rd makes a large loop through Pueblo West)

-Turn Left (West) onto Platteville Rd and travel .3 (3/10) mile to Cashmere Ave

-Turn Right on Cashmere ave and take the second road left to the range. There are green / white signs once your reach Cashmere ave directing you to the range

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Is that a “No balls” challenge? That’s it, next shoot ( in March) I’m there. No one questions my manlyhood and gets away with it. :smiley:

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A few M4 pics from recent Colorado rifle matches (3 yards to 425 yards) at Pueblo West Sportsman Association rifle match (4th sunday of every month):

Monthly match info:
www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=8&f=20&t=250591

and

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=8&f=20&t=260040

Pics courtesy of Zak Smith Photographs

www.demigodLLC.com

www.ColoradoMultigun.com

Semper Fi,
Jeff

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A few pics from recent Colorado rifle matches (3 yards to 425 yards) at Pueblo West Sportsman Association rifle match (4th sunday of every month):

Monthly match info:
www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=8&f=20&t=250591

and

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=8&f=20&t=260040

Pics courtesy of Zak Smith Photographs

www.demigodLLC.com

www.ColoradoMultigun.com

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RIFLE MATCH THIS COMING SUNDAY…HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU THERE

Semper Fi
Jeff

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Match tomarrow (04-22-07). Bolt gun or Semi-Auto

Match announcement I received via email:

The Rifle Match for Sunday, 4/22/07 is a GO
(Bolt Action Format / Semi-Auto’s welcome)

The match for Sunday is Bolt Action format (as always semi-autos are welcome but all semi-autos are placed into one class). Setup begins at 0645 hrs. Try to get out before the match to help setup (set up is not mandatory, but help to set up the stages, set up steel, etc. is always welcome).

Walk-thru at 0930 hrs. Use the BLUE lock (2506) and lock it back in a series with the other locks to allow access to the range by other users.

On Bolt Action days remember we try to have the targets a little farther out on the Long Range and Mid-Range stages. The Standards are still using the new format with the dedicated Flash Targets at 200 yards. Depending on your ability, the wind, and luck you’ll need 100 to 125 rounds (semi-auto round count is usually higher, 200 - 300 rounds is optimal).

We are going try burying some conduit in the ground to shield the cables running from the sensors to the strobes on the Long Range stage in an attempt to prevent target malfunctions.

Xxxxx Xxxxxx

Semper Fi,
Jeff

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Looks like you guys are having fun, I am interested in the next one… May.

Cameron

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Rifle Match this Sunday, 5/27/07

(Semi-Auto Gun Format (AR15, AR10, Mini-14, M1 Garand, M1A, FAL, etc.)

I am sorry for the late notice; Xxxxxx and I were out of town until Friday evening.

Rifle match this Sunday. Semi-Auto format. Ranges from 200 to 425 yards. Expect to shoot about 100+ rounds depending on your skill and Pueblo West wind. Use the Blue Lock (combo: 2506); be sure to relock in a series so other users of the Range have access. $15.00 Entry Fee. Set-up about 0645hrs; we need extra help on set-up this month. Walk-thru at 0930.

**Side Note: We just returned from training at a Federal Facility which included work with AR-15s. The longest shot we took was 100 yards at targets about 1.5 times the size of our Flash Targets. I’d like to think shooting our matches puts our participants way ahead of that “curve.”

Eddie Xxxxxx

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[b]Gents,

  Check out Zak Smith's article in "Book of the AR-15 (magazine by Guns & Ammo....on sale at news stands now) titled "Armalite's Infantry Rifle" (pg 128 - 135).

   In this article Zak talks about the rifle match in this thread:

[from Zak’s article] (posted with permission from Zak Smith):

[i]"I am lucky to live in a part of the country with a dedicatedcommunity of practical shooters: USPSA/IPSC, three-gun, and action rifle. In paticular, the monthly Pueblo (West) Rifle Match is run by an experienced law enforcement officer who believes that rifles should be used to their full capability. In other words, it’s a har match, with targets from contact distance to 425 yards.

The most common rifle set up for this match is a 16- to 18-inch AR, with a low-power optic such as the Trijicon ACOG, Aimpoint, or Schmidt & Bender Short Dot.

These optics aid target location, acquisition and sight picture, especially for small targets, distant targets and targets that have very low contrast with the background. I was curious to find out how this stock A2 rifle would fare and how much more difficulty I would have with the iron sights compared to a modern optic…"[/i] [/from Zak’s article][/b]

   In short if you're a local shooter, get the article / magazine, you'll recognize some local shooters in Zak's pics.  And if you're local come out on the 4th Sunday of every month and shoot.

     The match is a lot of fun.  You learn a lot about yourself, your gun, and your gear (optic, etc).

     The atmosphere is non-intimidating (the only person that will judge your abilities as a shooter is you).  A lot of people think you have to be a world class shooter to shoot in competition.  You don't.  Competition is only going to make you shooter / rifleman, and the only person you should be competing with is yourself.

    Hope to see some of you guys on the 4th Sunday of this month!!!

Semper Fi,
Jeff

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Amen.

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PPPS Rifle Match is a GO for Sunday, 7/22/07
(Semi-Auto Format)

As always:

-Set-up starts about 06:45 am (helping set up gets you a discount off the cost of the match but is not mandatory)

-Walk-thru at 09:45 am

-Cost is $15.00

-Combination to the BLUE lock is 2506. Be sure to always lock the locks back through each other to make a series. This is important because other clubs may have events in-progress as well.

-Remember this is Pueblo West in the summer, prepare for hot weather with a severe thunderstorm/tornado to follow in the afternoon.

-Xxxxx Xxxxxx

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How many people typically compete in these?

Thanks,
Cameron