Went to Old Bridge and shot steel for the first time. Met alot of good people and had a good time.

Next month they are going to start a new format. If you shoot more than 1 gun you will be able to shot the first gun in the morning and then the second and third gun in the afternoon sesion. They are going to try this and see how it works out.

Went to Old Bridge and shot steel for the first time. Met alot of good people and had a good time.

Next month they are going to start a new format. If you shoot more than 1 gun you will be able to shot the first gun in the morning and then the second and third gun in the afternoon sesion. They are going to try this and see how it works out.

 

I missed today, if you shoot more than one gun you will be " able " too, or HAVE to? As in limiting the competition to one gun only per match?

I think what they are doing is trying to keep people from practicing and warming up on the stage with a .22 and then immediatly shooting it with the gun they are more competitive with.

That's strange, most of us use two guns for the steel events. Guess we shall see what we need to do next time we go out.

 

They caught onto you Alec. Warming-up with the GP 100 then kicking our butts with the Ruger .22

Huh, will have to see what the story is, I missed the last match, and while I think it might speed things up for the squads, I think shooting 1 gun and then following up with your second just makes the day that much quicker being you don't paint in between guns and no waiting around for another shooter to get their ZEN thing going and ready to shoot.

 

Now looking at a possibility of something more positive, now if they have a morning and an afternoon shoot, you would think the morning shoot would go that much quicker and get out of there earlier if you like, or stick around and shoot the afternoon with your second gun and make it a full day of shooting fun. Last would be the possible option for a later start for people who would rather shoot just the afternoon.

 

While I'd rather shoot both back to back, not for competitive reasons, just to get more shooting fun in, but I think the idea of a morning and afternoon match does have merit.

I think that it may have something to do with Parking! If SOME of the morning crowd stays home until the second round is scheduled, then there's more spaces available. Not everyone wants or needs to be there all day, especially if they have "honey-do's" waiting at home. It would also possibly let a Shotgun Shooter like Mike or I do Shotgun League in the morning and then have a lunch and get ready for a pistol Steel Match in the afternoon.

 

Looking at this from all angles, I think that it may be a win-win. Not everybody has two or three guns that they want to shoot, and coming from someone who doesn't, it takes you folks quite a long time for one Squad to finish a Stage. The last Match I was at I was able to leave the Pit for almost 25 minutes and I didn't miss my turn.

 

Just sayin'.....

What's the shotgun league?

I think that it may have something to do with Parking! If SOME of the morning crowd stays home until the second round is scheduled, then there's more spaces available. Not everyone wants or needs to be there all day, especially if they have "honey-do's" waiting at home. It would also possibly let a Shotgun Shooter like Mike or I do Shotgun League in the morning and then have a lunch and get ready for a pistol Steel Match in the afternoon.

 

Looking at this from all angles, I think that it may be a win-win. Not everybody has two or three guns that they want to shoot, and coming from someone who doesn't, it takes you folks quite a long time for one Squad to finish a Stage. The last Match I was at I was able to leave the Pit for almost 25 minutes and I didn't miss my turn.

 

Just sayin'.....

 

Yea Dave, the more I think about it could be a big win for all of us.

 

Now as far as slow squads, not us dude, JP has had no problem with when I have put in larger than the normal squad, one time we were 4 to 5 guns more than any other squad and we only have to wait for people shooting the stage in front of us.. lol

 

Probably just Jinx'd us..

The past couple times I noticed that guys were just coming over as were on our last shooter. They just had to wait for us to paint the targets. Does that mean we are good shooters or run everything very well or both.

To have a morning and afternoon session would actually be ok provided we still have RO's available for both sessions.

 

I would like to shoot shotgun there from time to time but have to decide between steel, shotgun, or Falls Township for Sporting Clays, all three of which are the first and third Sundays of the month.

You NJGF Guys and Gals that squad together are probably NOT the problem. It's the slow-pokes in the other Pits that slow everybody down. But all it takes is a few Shooters who bring a brand-new gun that still has packing grease in it......

 

And Shotgun League is also held on the first and third Sundays Joe, along with Black Powder. So on those Sundays there's no less than three Leagues running at the SAME time!

The past couple times I noticed that guys were just coming over as were on our last shooter. They just had to wait for us to paint the targets. Does that mean we are good shooters or run everything very well or both.

 

Actually not to toot our own horn or anything, but we have been running the squads knowing a lot of times we do have a few more shooters than the others, and while it's nice to take our time and BS and do this and that, we have all just done what we need to to keep it moving. We have been able to do that being our squads not only have multiple people who are RO's but we all pitch in and do what we have to to keep the time between shooters as short as possible. Another reason is, it's really nice for a lot of us to be able to shoot together and they allow that to happen, and if we caused delays and backed up the match, we wouldn't be able to keep the squad together.

 

Also to note, it's not just the people who RO the squad, it's all the shooters who help and we have probably the highest ratio of people doing what they need to do to keep it moving.

 

Just wanted to add, it's not that we are better than other squads, it's that we are all cognizant that to keep the squad together we have to just be that much quicker than the others being we are normally the largest squad.

 

 

Actually not to toot our own horn or anything, but we have been running the squads knowing a lot of times we do have a few more shooters than the others, and while it's nice to take our time and BS and do this and that, we have all just done what we need to to keep it moving. We have been able to do that being our squads not only have multiple people who are RO's but we all pitch in and do what we have to to keep the time between shooters as short as possible. Another reason is, it's really nice for a lot of us to be able to shoot together and they allow that to happen, and if we caused delays and backed up the match, we wouldn't be able to keep the squad together.

 

Also to note, it's not just the people who RO the squad, it's all the shooters who help and we have probably the highest ratio of people doing what they need to do to keep it moving.

 

Just wanted to add, it's not that we are better than other squads, it's that we are all cognizant that to keep the squad together we have to just be that much quicker than the others being we are normally the largest squad.

 

Toot Toot

I can see how having a morning match and afternoon match could be beneficial for people who cannot make it there first thing in the morning, or for those who want to shoot black powder or shotgun in the morning and ping steel in the afternoon. I just hope it doesn't become a " one gun per match " policy, Some people, including myself , Do not have weekends off. It's pure luck that I am able to make it there when I get out of work In the morning, do some shooting, sleep in the afternoon. I wouldn't be able to dedicate an entire day to shoot.

 

While I am a ' 2-gun-shooter' @ the steel matches, I think a large majority are, I think it actually can speed things up quite a bit having it that way. Like harry said - It does save shooter setup time. If a guy is shooting 45 and 22 there USUALLY isn't a need to paint in between his runs, since its pretty easy to distinguish a 45 shot from a 22 on the steel. We also have plenty of active people in our group that keep score / ro / and watch for hits.

Plus what if you dont want or cant be there all day.

Well it will be what it is and if it works better it will probably stay, and note, we don't know for sure what is really happening and all the details.

 

I'd say, we will find out at the 1st steel match next month or at the Membership meeting on the 1st Thursday.

 

Also as we know, this may or may not be for all steel matches, don't forget the 1st two are WCS (static & Knockdown) the 3rd one is not and run by a different person.

 

So who knows whats what and while we have good points to this and some other points that aren't so good, lets wait and see what happens when it's officially announced and what it impacts. Plus what changes now, may not always be that way so we just have to roll with what it is.