3 Gun – Thurmont

When:
April 16, 2017 all-day
2017-04-16T00:00:00-04:00
2017-04-17T00:00:00-04:00
Where:
3 Gun Thurmont
11617 Hunt Club Rd
Thurmont, MD 21788
USA

Advanced Registration Is Required

We will be using a new set of rules this year Please read them here.

What is Thurmont 3 Gun?

3 Gun is an increasingly popular action shooting competition making use of rifle, pistol, and shotgun skills. A 3 Gun match at Thurmont will typically consist of 5 stages, and will require the use of multiple firearms per stage. Shooters can expect to go through 100 rounds of rifle ammo, 50 rounds of pistol, and 50 rounds of shotgun (birdshot). Distances range from 5 yards-300 yards, and targets will consist of cardboard (full- and reduced-size), steel, and clays. Movement will be required, occasionally up to 50 yards.

 -Shooters of 3 Gun at TCSC, please send any match photos you have to 3GunatTCSC@gmail.com

Schedule:

Setup will be held the afternoon before, March 8th at 2 pm. Setup crew shoots for free, and gets advance notice of stage design. Match fee for everyone else is $25.
Expect roughly 100 rds rifle, 50 shotgun (lead birdshot only), and 50 pistol. But bring a bunch extra.

We will be using a new set of rules this year, attached to this email. Please read them here. For scoring we will be using “FN scoring” (6.1.1) and Time Plus Points (6.2.1). If anything changes, I will update you.

2017 match dates:

-4/16

-5/29

-6/18

-7/16

-8/20

-9/17

-10/15

-11/19

 

– See complete yearly schedule here: TCSC Calendar

Advanced Registration Is Required

Advance registration is required for all 3 Gun matches. No walk-on registrations are allowed without prior-approval by the Match Director. Registration begins 1-3 weeks before the match and continues until the match begins.

Matches will be listed on Practiscore.com. Search for the date of the match in the match listings. You will receive an email confirming that your are registered and then asking you to squad.  If you register and then find you cannot attend the match, please advise by  withdrawing using the practiscore management link so that your slot may be given to another shooter.

New Shooters

-We welcome new shooters, but require that they be proficient in handling their rifle, pistol, and shotgun. For this reason we will only accept people who have shot in an action competition (i.e. USPSA, IDPA, 3Gun, SASS, etc), or have military/law enforcement training, before shooting 3 Gun at TCSC. You will be required to sign a waiver before shooting a match at TCSC. Interested shooters may email 3GunatTCSC@gmail.com for more info.