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Force position is for all. Unless you have a medical condition and made prior arrangements with the Match Director. If you can't kneel, you'll have to shoot the kneeling lane standing (off hand).

You don't need to be an AAFTA member (the clubs are AAFTA members ...not the individual shooter).

Bring
1. hat
2. sun screen
3. bug spray
4. tools
5. water and a snack. (keep hydrated and from getting the hunger shakes during the match)
6. have fun attitude
7. work gloves to help with tear down after the match.
8. Fill probe and tank if shooting PCP
9. dope sheet.
10. I assume you are shooting bucket and stick? Hunter? then bring your bucket and shooting stick.

Good luck and have fun.
 
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"Yes" to the first question and "No" to the second.

Here's a good thread to go through in reference to your third question:

Essential Checklists - What to bring with you at Competition, Hunting, Etc.

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Hey Bud,

Welcome aboard!

11. One of the best ways to score points (outside of the game) is to stay after the match to help tear down. Remember to toss a cordless drill in your car, if your club winds its strings that way.

12. No matter what, no matter how many misses, always remind yourself that this is fun. You will most certainly get better. The worst day out in the field is almost always better than the best day at work.

13. safety glasses (if the range requires it)

14. extra tin of pellets in case you drop the original tin.

15. Rifle carrier or bag

16. pen, paper, and masking tape for last-minute dope adjustments.

17. Cash to pay (for your entry, to bribe your partner, potentially to buy something that someone might be selling, to donate if they are serving food, or strippers if that's your thing)

17.5 Refrain from the last part of the last comment.


Cheers,

Garrett
 
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BrazosbyNemo said:
Figure out your sight settings from 10-20 yards. Closer to 10 the more important. Easy shots but easy misses if you don’t know where the rifle is shooting as the kill zones are so small.
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"13. safety glasses (if the range requires it)"

Safety glasses regardless of whether the range requires it. I took a ricochet of lead last season on a 15y target. They're not common and they aren't high power but they would mess you up if it went at your eye.

You will miss targets between 10-20y unless you've worked out your parallax markings and dope in 1y increments for everything inside 15y. Most match directors avoid 10, 15, 20 and opt for distances in between. You can interpolate and make hits but it's much better to be prepared for each yard at close range.

However you're planning to carry pellets, have some extra and do your best to not stand up with your pellet carrier open and dump out all of your pellets. I've done it more than once and although the clever pouches hold them better there is no guarantee when you're getting up from uneven ground.
 
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Safety glasses regardless of whether the range requires it. I took a ricochet of lead last season on a 15y target. They're not common and they aren't high power but they would mess you up if it went at your eye
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Second on the eye protection. I took a ricochet on the cheek last week from a 10 yarder KZ impact and not a face plate. Only the second time in ten years but it only takes once.
 
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Eye protection definitely a great call everyone. Didn’t think of that one (though I should have). Have my sight settings figured out for 10-20 in 1 yard increments and then 20-55 by 5 yards. I have another question too:

Who keeps track of the time? Shooter? Others? Match Director? Should I bring a timer?

Thanks for all the help thus far everyone.
 
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mjjudd said:
Eye protection definitely a great call everyone. Didn’t think of that one (though I should have). Have my sight settings figured out for 10-20 in 1 yard increments and then 20-55 by 5 yards. I have another question too:

Who keeps track of the time? Shooter? Others? Match Director? Should I bring a timer?

Thanks for all the help thus far everyone.
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Fun matches generally don't use timers going on the self management concept supported by the Dirty looks of backed up squads if too slow :ROFLMAO:
State & GP matches the squads are given timers, a non shooter in squad sets and activates timer once shooter seated and gun in hand. Often then setting said timer in the shooters view.
 
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When I started, I stubbornly shot from the pellet tin for about 6 months (some already told me that I would spill my pellets). During that six months, I spilled all my pellet on the ground twice during competition. It wasn't fun salvaging them off the ground and blowing dirt off them.

There are still a few that carry a tin of pellet with them from lane to lane. Once in a while I help them pick up and blow dirt off their pellets...

These are what I use to hold my pellet when shooting.

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and if it's a really big competition and I want to wash, lube and weight my pellets, I use something similar to this

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177 Cal Pellet Box 100 Count Match Holder - Freeland's Sports LLC

This .177 cal pellet holder holdsm 100 pellets. The tray lowers for easy loading. It works by simply dumping about 150 pellets onto the holder, sift the pellets until they are in the pellet holes, pour surplus pellets back into tin and close the holder. When you open the box the tray raises so...
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I'm sure others will chime in with their favorite container. There are other options.
 
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mjjudd said:
Planning on having a couple of tins of pellets. Hard to say how many I’ll drop :)

On the position lanes, can you range the target seated? Or must everything be done offhand or kneeling?
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Yes, you can range seated (with sticks if you are hunter class) or use the offhand stand to range if present. I will range all of the targets first so I don't have to go back and forth.
 
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