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helo18
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90% sure I am going. Trying to get my dad to go shoot with me for it.
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garyalarson
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Paladin Press our Newest
Sponsor We are excited to offer
our Guardian Long Range competitors a few books provided by Paladin Press. See
below for details on these great gifts! 100+ Sniper Exercises:
Long-Range, Close-Range, Complex, and Non-shooting Training for the
Professional Sniper and Competitive Shooter "Every sniper instructor,
sniper student, and sniper professional will appreciate this treasure trove of
realistic sniper exercises and shooting drills. I highly recommend it."
–Maj. John L. Plaster, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Maritime Sniper Manual:Precision Fire from Seaborne Platforms "I strongly recommend adding this book to your training resources." –Sgt. Major Mark Spicer, retired British Army sniper instructor
The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual For Military And Police Snipers (Updated and Expanded Edition) Edited by garyalarson - October/28/2013 at 13:02 |
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garyalarson
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Tuff Products - Our Newest Sponsor! We would like to recognize TUFF Products for stepping up and providing some awesome gifts for the prize table. They manufacture and sell under the Brand Names Cop Tuff ™, Edge™ or Tuff ™ as well as manufacture (OEM) under some of the Largest names in the industry!!! Please make sure you "Like" them on Facebook! |
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garyalarson
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Now that we have an official sponsor from Montana...RamShot Powders...you guys gotta come and represent the Big Sky!
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Sierra Bullets On Board as an Official Sponsor
We are so excited to have Sierra Bullets as an official sponsor for the Guardian Long Range Competition. Since 1947, long range shooters have relied on Sierra MatchKing bringing home countless world championships. Having their bullets at the prize table will certainly be a big draw for our shooters. Their dedication to making the most accurate bullet in the world is only matched by their dedication to help their communities. As of October 24th, we still have 30 slots available. Edited by garyalarson - October/28/2013 at 13:02 |
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garyalarson
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World Record Sniper and TacGirl Registered for Guardian Long Range Competition Jim holds the record for the longest cofirmed kill with a 7.62 at 1,367 yards in Ramadi. For more on this amazing story, click here.
Melissa proudly supports Americansnipers.org through the TacGirl Calendars and is also a sponsored
shooter with Ashbury Precision Ordnance, Steiner optics, FrogLube, GunGoddess,
& TacGirl Calendar in tactical precision rifle competitions. As co-owner of
Shadow 6 Consulting, she is also a certified firearm Instructor. They hope you can join them at the Guardian Long Range Competition to help 'Hunt the Wolf, and Protect the Flock.' Edited by garyalarson - October/28/2013 at 13:01 |
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Bettin Custom Guns has donated a custom .338 Lapua!! This $5,500 custom rifle will be raffled
off to one of the shooters at the Guardian Long
Range Competition. Todd Bettin is currently building this rifle for
one lucky participant at the event. Bettin’s Custom Guns are well known in the
north and western states for their long range accuracy while being lightweight
enough to carry. This rifle come with the Bettin Custom Rifle ½ MOA Guarantee™.
This rifle is specifically designed to be versatile enough for tactical and
hunting applications. Raffle tickets will only be $5. For details on this
amazing rifle, click here. o 338 Lapua on a Defiance® Custom Action o Satern® Machine-cut rifled o 26 inch barrel with 1:10 twist o Bettin Custom's Carbon Barrel Wrapping Process™ o Barrel has a custom removable "slab" style titanium muzzle brake
with suppressor-ready fitting for industry standard suppressor (5/8 24 TPI
threads) o Bettin Custom carbon fiber tactical stock based on McMillan® A-5 stock o Detachable extended length box magazine system created by Bettin Custom
Guns that allows for longer seating depths of VLD bullets as well as easy
loading and magazine changes w/ 2 magazines included o Jewell® Trigger set at a crisp 2 lbs.
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Kickboxer
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Man, you're killin' me... I'm gone when this takes place. What an outstanding lineup of sponsors and prizes... just WOW...
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garyalarson
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Ruger: The American Legend - Our Newest Supporter Since 1948 Ruger has been a worldwide staple in
the firearms industry. We are honored and humbled to have the fourth largest
firearms manufacturer in the United States as a sponsor for our competition.
Adding one of their quality bolt-action rifles to the prize table reflects on
their values as a company and gives one more of our shooters a chance to become
a lifelong fan of Ruger.
If you would like a chance to win the Ruger rifle, or many of the other give-a-ways, please register today! |
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garyalarson
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.308 shooters,
take note...
(A note from Match Director – Dan Newberry)
But fear not. We are definitely planning on awarding a high level prize to the
top .308 shooter in the match. The proximity of the prize to the 1st place
prize will depend on how close the .308 shooter's score ends up being to the
top score for the match. Suffice it to say that if you're shooting a .308 for
the match, you will not have to out-shoot 2 dozen 6.5mm shooters to get a
decent pick from the prize table. And yes--we've seen .308 shooters win our
matches before, so it's not as though you don't have a shot at the grand prize.
Why the special consideration for the .308 Winchester? Good question. First of all, there are TONS of them out there, and it isn't likely that the popularity of the cartridge is going to wane any time soon. For the time being, our military is still using it. It's the easiest long range cartridge to find good quality match ammo for. For handloaders, it's a very forgiving cartridge to load for. And a .308 barrel will last for thousands and thousands of rounds, far longer than any of the 6's for 6.5's. So .308's remain very, very popular. Lastly, since the Guardian genre is based on real world possibilities involving defense of hearth and home--and survival--.308's are going to be, with little doubt, the most common rifle fielded in such a scenario, so we want to see plenty of them on the course. I have a lot of respect for dedicated .308 drivers. Kind of like old school bikers who still hang on to their shovel-heads... there's something about 'em. But the problem is, clinging to your .308 means that you're going to have to shoot *better* than a 6.5mm shooter just to tie the guy... if you're as good--but no better than--the 6.5 shooter on the mat next to you, he's gonna eat your lunch. That's just how it is. We know that. If .308's just went away, we wouldn't need to have these concerns. But that's not happening anytime soon, and I therefore don't believe we should design matches that ignore the preponderance of .308's out there. Hence the plan... So don't sit this one out if you're a .308 shooter. (And now you can't use the fact that you do shoot a .308 as an excuse not to come out and play). Edited by garyalarson - November/08/2013 at 07:39 |
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garyalarson
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So far 7 Different States Represented in this Event!
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Kickboxer
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Who knew there were 10 people in Virginia who could shoot…
Didn't they just elect the commie McAuliffe? Probably just trying to get away before he takes office...
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helo18
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Sent my email last night to get registered. If I finish in the top 40 I will be happy haha.
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garyalarson
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Helo18, since you are coming all the way from Montana...I think you should start off with a few bonus miles on your scorecard.
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Sgt. D
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Haaaay!! Well ok, but just a few. Welcome on board Andrew. Glad there are 40 spots huh. We know we'll be somewhere in the top 40.
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Take care of Soldiers, Show em how its done and do it with em, Run to the Fight & and hold your ground! I die my men go home! If you're a NCO and this ain't you. GET OUT! GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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Kickboxer
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Mark and Drew, my prayers, my hopes, are with you… I wish I could join you…
practice hard and well… emerge triumphant...
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Sgt. D
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If your mission wasn't better than the competition I'd wish you could be there. There will be other opportunities down the road!! Salute!
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Take care of Soldiers, Show em how its done and do it with em, Run to the Fight & and hold your ground! I die my men go home! If you're a NCO and this ain't you. GET OUT! GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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garyalarson
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Definitely more opportunities. I've been talking with Bethany, and because this has had such huge success, we are looking at not only making this an annual event, but doing the event in multiple locations around the U.S. Our poor friends out West are missing out, and I've had so many requests from them and others about having a Guardian Competition near them...we gotta figure something out.
Once my head is a bit away from this event, I will have to get everyone's preference for where/when we should do another. Stay tuned. (How's that for viral marketing...) Edited by garyalarson - November/10/2013 at 10:41 |
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helo18
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Wish you could be there too. Will do my best to make you proud. Gary, if you would like to set one up in Montana, let me know. I will help out however I can.
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garyalarson
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We are down to our last 10 slots! These will go fast, so make sure you register today! |
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