Tactical Rifle Match Results
Over the past weekend I shot in a Tactical Rifle Match at steel city shooting sports association. My team I shot with did well and had a member, White Feather, come in 4th place overall. My squad was made up of fantastic shooters. I must admit my performance was sub-par even for me much less with experienced shooters.
| Raw Time | Penalties | Bonus | Net Time | |
| Stage 1 | 180.00 | 40.00 | 220.00 | |
| Stage 2 | 53.04 | 30.00 | 83.04 | |
| Stage 3 | 82.80 | 90.00 | 172.80 | |
| Stage 4 | 34.83 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 39.83 |
| Stage 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Stage 6 | 72.26 | 72.26 | ||
| Stage 7 | 91.46 | 25.00 | 116.46 | |
| Total | 514.39 | 195.0 | 5.00 | 704.39 |
With every match I improve. But, an area I need to improve most on is not repeating mistakes. I blame most of my time wasted on equipment failures. I had jams and double feeds on every stage. In practice I did not have a single mis-feed or jam. In competition they say that overcoming equipment failure is key. Well I had practiced in my basement how to clear mis-feeds and jams. Good thing because my clearing was clean and that of a professional. I should make a video of how to clear a jam. Jams did not keep me from finishing any stage as it did last time.
In addition to tweaking my AR-15 I need to work on my long range shooting. I timed out on the long range as I could not get my 4x Eotech magnifier in focus. I found the day before the match that my magnifier lenses or seal were broken. Instead of switching to iron sights like I knew I should’ve I stuck with what I know best optics. I have contacted EoTech and awaiting a response from the customer service department. I will keep you posted on the status of repair.
Next match I look to do much better.