Final MOA Challenge of 2023

[Ronin]

Yesterday was the last of the MOA Comps this year

They have proved to grow in popularity and yesterdays was very well attended with 30 attending to test their skill on the steel as far as they were able 

In essence the comp structure is this

Cold bore shot at 300 mtr, then Three shots at that distance. Should there be no hits, that is where you end the comp.

One or more hit, you move to the next distance until you miss all three shots 

The furthest target distance was 1572 yards (1437 mtr)

There was eleven stages (11 distances ) roughly in 100 mtr increments out to 900 then 972, 1050, 1237 and 1437 mtr)

The classes were 22 RF (100, 150, 200, 250, 350 mtr )

223

Short action 

Long action 

So the competitors were split into five details (with the RF comp running separately) and we then shot in detail the comp

Early on the weather was cloudy wet and little wind, this changed to clear without rain and a yellow glow appeared in the sky previously unheard of in the area - it actually became warm and dry 

Wind remained very mild though I still needed 1.0 MIL of windage despite zero wind reading at the firing point 

The details shot well and flowed through the day taking about an hour per target series 

There was on display some seriously well put together rifles and some stellar shooting under almost perfect conditions 

In particular Mike who was shooting a T3 in 260 REM who won the short action class and attaining 616 points 

The Long action class was won by Greg who managed to go the entire distance and hit the furthest target twice (first round hit and third round hit) using his 30-338 (728 points) 

The 223 class won by Graham with 212 points 

Rimfire- sorry I don’t have that info to hand 

What was apparent (apart from the seriously high standard of shooting) was how enjoyable the competition was and how many people were obviously enjoying themselves 

The Gardners Team in particular Rich and Gareth have worked really hard to make this a uniquely challenging event and they have excelled doing so 

Well Done 


Some images from the day 
 

If you are interested in participating in the same competition series in 2024 there will be four comps running 

Affordable accommodation is available nearby and camping available at Longtown whixh is a  forty min drive from the area used, practice is usually available the day before too as part of the entry fee (this may be subject to change in the planning for the next events )

 

The MOA challenge is a true test of skills for the precision rifle man (or woman) and is thoroughly enjoyable event

 

No egos, no frilly shirts, group hugs or folk demanding likes on social media 

Get yourselves there for a truly friendly and open to everyone event 👍🏻

 

 

[jcampbellsmith]

Paul Hudson also won the .22 competition easily beating me. No one else attempted the .22 course of fire. 

Regards

JCS

[Ronin]

Thanks for the amendment John 👍🏻

[jcampbellsmith]

More details of the results.

Regards

JCS