TACTICAL 3 GUN AT BLACK CREEK - "BC3G"
SETUP @ 8AM

SIGNUPS @ 9AM

SAFETY BRIEFING @ 9:45AM  **ALL SHOOTERS MUST ATTEND**

SHOOTING STARTS @ APPROX 10AM

MATCH FEE $15 - 0R $10 IF YOU HELP TEAR DOWN AND/OR CLEAN UP.

LIMITED TO THE FIRST 30 SHOOTERS, WHO PRE-REGISTER BY EMAILING ME HERE STARTING 6PM THE MONDAY BEFORE THE MATCH AND NOT LATER THAN 10PM THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY PRIOR TO THE MATCH SO NECESSARY EXPENDABLES (SUCH AS CLAYS) AND ENOUGH SCORESHEETS WILL BE ON HAND. PLEASE INCLUDE WHICH GUNS YOU INTEND TO SHOOT.

IF YOU HAVE A CONFIRMED SLOT FOR THE MATCH AND FIND YOU CAN'T ATTEND, PLEASE NOTIFY ME HERE IN TIME TO GIVE THE SLOT TO SOMEONE ON THE WAITING LIST.

 

ACCEPTABLE CALIBERS AND AMMO REQUIREMENTS:

ALL RIFLE AMMUNITION USED AT BC3G WILL BE MAGNET- CHECKED BEFORE YOU ENGAGE OUR STEEL TARGETS.

ONLY COPPER JACKETED, LEAD-CORE RIFLE AMMUNITION CAN BE USED AT BLACK CREEK.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK ALL YOUR RIFLE AMMO BEFORE YOU BRING IT; IF THE MAGNET LIKES YOUR BULLET, PLEASE LEAVE IT HOME.

ONE 20-ROUND MAG OF THE WRONG RIFLE AMMO COULD RUIN ALL OF OUR RIFLE-RATED STEEL IN A  FEW SECONDS.

ALL OTHER RESTRICTIONS AS NOTED BELOW APPLY.

 

NO INCENDIARY OR ARMOR PIERCING AMMO ALLOWED IN RIFLE. FMJ, HP OR SP ONLY. WHAT YOU USE IN YOUR PISTOL NOW FOR USPSA OR IDPA COMPETITION WILL BE WHAT YOU SHOULD USE IN OUR MATCHES AS WELL. IN YOUR SHOTGUN, SLUGS MAY BE USED FROM TIME TO TIME BUT #6 OR SMALLER BIRDSHOT OTHERWISE.

RIFLE - SEMI-AUTO ONLY; .223/5.56, 7.62X39, .30 CARBINE, 7.62X51(.308) AND ANY CENTERFIRE PISTOL CAL. CARBINE

SHOTGUN - SEMI-AUTO OR PUMP, MUST BE 20 OR 12 GA., ALL AMMO MUST BE 6 SHOT OR SMALLER.

PISTOL - MUST BE 9MM LUGER OR LARGER CALIBER. SEMI-AUTO OR REVOLVER, NO COMPS, OPTICAL/DOT SIGHTS OR LASERS.

AMMO REQUIREMENTS AND ROUND COUNTS WILL BE INDICATED ON MATCH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND C.O.F.'S.

 

FORMAT: TACTICAL
  • OUR FORMAT WILL BE FAMILIAR TO THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN USPSA AND IDPA.

  • THE "TIME PLUS" SCORING METHOD  WILL BE USED FOR SIMPLICITY.

  • THE USE OF COVER AND MAG RETENTION WILL BE TOTALLY UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE SHOOTER UNLESS MANDATED BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION.

  • THERE ARE NO MAGAZINE ROUND COUNT LIMITATIONS UNLESS MANDATED BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION.

  • STAGES WILL CHALLENGE THE SHOOTER TO "SOLVE THE PROBLEM".

  • THE TYPE OF HOLSTER USED IN USPSA PRODUCTION CLASS OR THOSE COMMONLY USED IN IDPA (STRONG RETENTION) WILL BE NECESSARY TO SAFELY SHOOT OUR MATCH AS YOU WILL BE RUNNING, CRAWLING, KNEELING AND OTHER FUN THINGS WITH A LOADED PISTOL.

  • SHOOTING ON THE MOVE AND TRANSITIONING FROM ONE HOT WEAPON TO ANOTHER WILL BE A CONSTANT THEME OF COURSE DESIGN.

  • UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, SHOULD EITHER LONG GUN FAIL DURING A STAGE, YOUR SIDEARM WILL BE USED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE OF FIRE.

  • PAPER TARGETS USED WILL BE IPSC TYPE. ANY COMBINATION OF HITS (AS REQUIRED BY COURSE DESCRIPTION) IN THE A, B OR C ZONES WILL NEUTRALIZE THE TARGET. D ZONE HITS ARE COUNTED AS MISSES. IN ADDITION, MGM RIFLE RATED STEEL TARGETS, PIGEON FLIPPERS, CLAY PIGEONS AND PISTOL RATED STEEL PLATES AND POPPERS WILL BE USED.

 

ITEMS YOU WILL NEED TO SHOOT THE MATCH ARE:

A SLING FOR YOUR RIFLE  ** STRONGLY RECOMMENDED **

A SLING FOR YOUR SHOTGUN  ** STRONGLY RECOMMENDED **

THE BELT USED FOR YOUR HOLSTER AND MAG POUCHES  MUST PASS THRU ALL PANT BELT LOOPS.

A TACTICAL STYLE HOLSTER WITH STRONG RETENTION  **YOU WILL BE MOVING WITH A HOT AND HOLSTERED PISTOL, A DROPPED PISTOL WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE DQ FOR THE ENTIRE MATCH**

NO IWB-TYPE HOLSTERS ALLOWED FOR SAFETY REASONS.

ENOUGH MAGAZINES FOR EACH WEAPON TO SHOOT THE STAGE AS INDICATED.

 

DIVISIONS:

THERE WILL BE 4 DIVISIONS, TACTICAL, LIMITED, OPEN AND HE/SHE-MAN.

THE DECIDING FACTOR AS TO WHICH DIVISION YOU ARE IN WILL BE DETERMINED BY EITHER OF THE LONG GUNS USED - IF YOU HAVE EITHER AN OPEN SHOTGUN OR RIFLE, YOU'RE IN OPEN . A TACTICAL RIFLE AND LIMITED  OR PUMP SHOTGUN PUTS YOU IN TACTICAL. 

TACTICAL:

RIFLE: ANY RIFLE WITH 1 DOT OR OPTICAL SIGHT. AUXILIARY IRON SIGHTS, SUCH AS THE JP SHORT RANGE TACTICAL SIGHT (SRTS) ARE ALLOWED.

SHOTGUN: PUMP OR SEMI-AUTO TUBE FED (NO  PORTING, SPEEDLOADERS OR OPTICS)

PISTOL: ANY ACCEPTABLE (SEE ABOVE)

LIMITED:

RIFLE: FACTORY CONFIGURATION , IRON SIGHTS

SHOTGUN: PUMP OR SEMI-AUTO TUBE FED (NO  PORTING, SPEEDLOADERS OR OPTICS)

PISTOL: ANY ACCEPTABLE (SEE ABOVE)

OPEN:

RIFLE:  ANY RIFLE WITH BOTH OPTICAL (SCOPE) AND DOT SIGHTS (E.G., C-MORE) THAT CAN BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY IN A GIVEN STAGE, CUSTOM RIFLES.

SHOTGUN: SPEEDLOADERS OR MAG FED SEMI-AUTO, OPTICS, PORTED BARREL.

PISTOL: ANY ACCEPTABLE (SEE ABOVE)

HE/SHE-MAN:

RIFLE: MUST BE 7.62X39 OR 7.62X51 (.308), IRON SIGHTS, 20 ROUNDS MAX LOADED IN MAGS.

SHOTGUN: MUST BE 12 GA PUMP, NO OPTICS

PISTOL: MUST BE .45 ACP SINGLE STACK (8 ROUND MAGAZINE LIMIT)

 

ACCESSORIES:

BIPODS ON RIFLES WILL BE ALLOWED, HOWEVER THEY MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE RIFLE FOR THE ENTIRE MATCH AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ACCESSORIES ON ANY OTHER GUNS USED, SUCH AS OPTICS, BARRELS, CHOKES, COMPS ETC.

 

FIREARMS TRANSPORT:
  • BLACK CREEK IS A COLD RANGE.

  • PISTOLS TO BE HOLSTERED, UNLOADED AND HAMMER/STRIKER DOWN BETWEEN STAGES.

  • RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS MAY BE SLUNG BETWEEN STAGES BUT MUZZLES MUST BE DOWN AND ACTIONS MUST BE OPEN UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EMPTY CHAMBER FLAG INDICATOR INSERTED.

  • OTHERWISE, LONG GUNS MUST BE CARRIED IN THEIR CASES BETWEEN STAGES.

  • CARTS, WAGONS AND BUGGIES ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO CARRY ALL YOUR GEAR BUT THEY MUST BE CONFIGURED TO SAFELY CARRY YOUR RIFLE AND SHOTGUN AS INDICATED ABOVE. (I.E., MUZZLE DOWN, ACTIONS OPEN) 

 

IF YOU'VE NOT SHOT THIS MATCH BEFORE, PLEASE INDICATE WITH YOUR SLOT REQUEST WHAT (COMPETITIVE) SHOOTING EXPERIENCE YOU'VE HAD.

THANX,

JOE FALLIS, MATCH DIRECTOR
JOE SLUSHER, WEBMASTER/BEASTMASTER

 

BC3G 2006