[SinistralRifleman]

Halloween Horror
Practical Shotgun Match
10-31-2009
hosted by
Pima Pistol Club’s
www.pimapistol.org
ACTS DIVISION
(The same people who brought you Z-WAR 2009!)

4 HORROR MOVIE INSPIRED STAGES OF SHOTGUN MAYHEM!!!
Zombie Horde 4 Man Team Shoot Off!
Optional Costume Contest!

Match Fee is $30.00 - to be paid on the day of the match.

E-mail azacts@gmail.com to RSVP for the match.
The match is limited to 60 shooters.
We must have your reservation to confirm your slot

E-mail the following info:
Your Name
Your Valid E-mail Address
Your Phone Number
The Division You Wish to Shoot in

Divisions:
·Boomstick: Any single shot, or double barrel shotgun
·Action Hero: Pistol Grip Only Pump Action Shotgun. Side folder ok if remains folded for the whole match. Iron Sights only, 9 rounds max capacity
·Toober: Any tube fed pump or auto shotgun with 9 round capacity or less, Iron Sight only, no speed loading devices
·Box Fed: Box fed detachable magazine with 10 round capacity or less, Iron Sight only.
·Open: No limitations on accessories

Information

·Sign in starts at 8:30AM, Briefing at 9:00AM, Shooting Starts by 9:30AM
·Round Count: 100 Birdshot Minimum
·Ammo is limited to #6 birdshot or smaller. No buckshot or slugs required or allowed
·Scoring is based on total time. Complete rules will be e-mailed when RSVP is received.

This post has been edited by SinistralRifleman: 24 August 2009 - 02:47 PM

[SinistralRifleman]

I make a division just for Saiga-12s and no one signs up for it?

All boomsticks, toobers, and action heros so far.

[Racer 27]

I would like to go but it is a bit of a drive from Wisconsin.

[thehopping1]

This looks cool, I think I'll go spectate. Do you know what 4 movies will be inspiring these stages?

[SinistralRifleman]

thehopping1, on Aug 28 2009, 03:50 PM, said:

This looks cool, I think I'll go spectate. Do you know what 4 movies will be inspiring these stages?

Army of Darkness
Friday the 13th
Dawn of the Dead 2004
Aliens

Team Shoot Off: Left 4 Dead

[thehopping1]

SinistralRifleman, on Aug 31 2009, 10:43 AM, said:

thehopping1, on Aug 28 2009, 03:50 PM, said:

This looks cool, I think I'll go spectate. Do you know what 4 movies will be inspiring these stages?

Army of Darkness
Friday the 13th
Dawn of the Dead 2004
Aliens

Team Shoot Off: Left 4 Dead

LOL that's bad ass, I'm there.

[camon]

Oh man... If I don't participate(because I'm a gun noob) I will 100% still be there to watch.

[SinistralRifleman]

camon, on Aug 31 2009, 02:11 PM, said:

Oh man... If I don't participate(because I'm a gun noob) I will 100% still be there to watch.

This will probably be one of the most n00b friendly matches you could possibly shoot. The hardest part about shotgun matches is loading your gun.

People never think they are ready enough to shoot a match, just do it. Be safe and have fun. The only pressure is what you put on yourself. The people who win these things have been doing it for years or decades. Just go to have a good time and become familiar with operating your gun under a little bit of stress on the clock.

This post has been edited by SinistralRifleman: 31 August 2009 - 02:42 PM

[camon]

SinistralRifleman, on Aug 31 2009, 12:41 PM, said:

camon, on Aug 31 2009, 02:11 PM, said:

Oh man... If I don't participate(because I'm a gun noob) I will 100% still be there to watch.

This will probably be one of the most n00b friendly matches you could possibly shoot. The hardest part about shotgun matches is loading your gun.

People never think they are ready enough to shoot a match, just do it. Be safe and have fun. The only pressure is what you put on yourself. The people who win these things have been doing it for years or decades. Just go to have a good time and become familiar with operating your gun under a little bit of stress on the clock.

Yea, I'm heavily considering doing it. Question about the 4-man team Zombie shoot off. Does it require all 4 members to be in the same division?

[SinistralRifleman]

camon, on Sep 1 2009, 09:25 AM, said:

Yea, I'm heavily considering doing it. Question about the 4-man team Zombie shoot off. Does it require all 4 members to be in the same division?

No, it's just for fun and bragging rights while we tabulate scores. You can bring 3 friends or team up with others there.

[zenmetsu]

I'm in.

Going to be Open class for me... bringing my S-12 (box fed) but I has red-dot, so i get bumped out of that catagory.

[zenmetsu]

RSVP sent. Camon will likely be doing Box Fed with his Saiga. I can always take my optics off and do the same if you need more people in this class.

[camon]

RSVP for Box Fed.

Come watch a Fat half-asian waddle around and shoot zombiez!

[camon]

Lol, I registered on the az shooting forums to ask a question and totally forgot about this post here. >.>

Any... how many 10-round mags or any size mag am I going to need?

Also, nice to see the match filled up! Can't wait!

[SinistralRifleman]

camon, on 01 October 2009 - 05:19 PM, said:

Lol, I registered on the az shooting forums to ask a question and totally forgot about this post here. >.>

Any... how many 10-round mags or any size mag am I going to need?

Also, nice to see the match filled up! Can't wait!

All the courses are somewhere between 15-25 rounds. You may want more for the team shoot off.

[Juggernaut]

PLEASE... take pics and vid!!

[camon]

Oh pics will definitely be happening and if I can obtain a camera before then so will vids.

[DavePAL84]

Tried hard to be able to make it to this match but it's not gonna happen.

[thehopping1]

DavePAL84, on 27 October 2009 - 11:03 PM, said:

Tried hard to be able to make it to this match but it's not gonna happen.

I'm out too. I get to clean all day.... yay.

[SinistralRifleman]

results are up!

http://www.cavalryar...n/halloween.pdf
http://www.cavalryar...amhalloween.pdf

We had 20+ people drop out in the past 3 days. I feel bad for turning some of you away now. Next time we will require pre-payment.

lots of pics and vids were taken today, those should be up soon too...


From Match Director Bloodfeast:

Quote

Congratulations to the following participants!

Overall Top Three:
1) Kelly Neal (Toober)
2) Russel Phagan (Open)
3) Paul S (Open)

Match Winner, Overall: Kelly Neal
Kelly, being awarded the Necronomicron for his victory:


Toober class top three (Tube fed):
1) Kelly Neal
2) Don L
3) Bill P


Toober class winner: Kelly Neal
Here is Kelly being awarded with a double DVD box set of Dawn of the Dead and Land of the Dead DVDs:




Boomstick top three (SxS double barrel):
1) Kevin B
2) Ceramicgod (Karl K)
3) David M

Boomstick class winner: Kevin B

Here is Kevin (also known as Ash) being awarded with an appropriate DVD (Bruce Campbell Vs. the Army of Darkness Bootleg edition)



Top three Action Hero shooters (Pistol grip pump):
1) Aaron B
2) Reid M
3) Evil Tim T

ActionHero Class winner: Aaron B

(Photo was destroyed by background radiation)

Top three Open shooters (space age shotguns with lasers and phased plasma):

1) Russell Phagan
2) Paul S
3) Brian N


Open class winner: Russell Phagan

(Photo was destroyed by background radiation)

Costume Contest Winner:
Sauce, AKA: Napoleon Dynamite (with a sweet 12 gauge pistol grip pump and a bowie knife)

Sauce was awarded Ash's severed hand for his costuming efforts:




Team match winners:
RSOs of DOOM
Karl K (boomstick), Aaron B (action hero), Russell P (open) and Russell C (toober)

Here's video of the RSOs of DOOM and their 37 second annilhilation of the undead:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=rBPSGb-cpSU

There will be a bunch more video and photos to follow soon!

[SinistralRifleman]

"set shotguns to cylinder" nerd squad:


Through the sewer tunnel on Dawn of the Dead


Evil TimT Particpated in Action Hero Class:


Shawn celebrates cultural diversity:


Shooters pulled a phrase out of the pile for Army of Darkness:


Doomed Away Team preps for the team shoot off:


5.56Grave doesn't leave a man behind; comes to Shawn's aid on Left 4 Dead team shoot off.


Image Galleries:
http://www.cavalryar...alloween-1.html
http://picasaweb.goo...feat=directlink

Here's me on all 4 stages


Boomstick Action:


Ash on the Army of Darkness Stage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpkqIzbNVRM

[SinistralRifleman]

I was the Range Officer on Stage 1. The Saiga-12s as a whole had a poor showing at this match. Every one I saw had multiple malfunctions, except for mine and Paul's (second place Open). Not sure what the reasons for this are, but it left a lot of the other shooters unimpressed.

On the other hand, I saw A LOT of operator induced malfunctions with pump guns. It was shockingly common. While the operating system of a pump itself may be more reliable, if the operator doesn't do his part it can malfunction just the same. The semi auto tube feds ran the best over all.

I had 2 malfunctions with mine, but they were not killers; simply rack the bolt to clear it type. You can see them in my video above. I attribute this to leaving the gun in the car over night and condensation occurring inside of it. Whenever I cleared a live round at the end of the stage it felt wet.

[Azrial]

Wow! Looks like a huge amount of fun! I may steal some ideas for a Georgia shoot if I can recruit some help!

Good work guys!

[SinistralRifleman]

The Team shoot off at the end was actually the most fun to shoot and most fun to watch.

Communication is critical in team events. My team mate communicated to me he couldn't take down the texas star so I started engaging it. Several teams left someone behind to deal with targets themselves.

[crux]

SinistralRifleman, on 01 November 2009 - 09:21 PM, said:

The Team shoot off at the end was actually the most fun to shoot and most fun to watch.

Communication is critical in team events. My team mate communicated to me he couldn't take down the texas star so I started engaging it. Several teams left someone behind to deal with targets themselves.

Definately the most fun. Here's me having issues with my saiga but still cleaning a few targets. Unfortunate opportunity to practice my "open bolt" drum load technique.



I got mine back just two days before the match from being refinished and didn't have time to fiddle with it. Mine definately shot better through the day, but I can still see it wearing down the new finishing material along the rails and some surfaces of the bolt. Probably going to just polish the areas that are currently wearing and see if that improves it's ability to cycle the low-brass. Haven't had a problem cycling buck. Folks need to understand that with so many home converted saigas, there's going to be a lot of variability in performance, and it shouldn't be an idictment against the entire breed if a few have issues. Kind of felt bad mine had such a poor showing, as it was cycling fine before I had the coating put on to cover the sins of my dremel.

This post has been edited by crux: 02 November 2009 - 11:31 PM