2012 Fleet & All Navy matches at Quantico open to all

[fa18hooker]

Service Rifle & Service Pistol shooters:

The 2012 Atlantic Fleet and All Navy Rifle & Pistol matches are going to be held on Marine Corps Base Quantico from 13-22 April, 2012. The big change this year is civilians will be allowed to compete alongside the service teams. Basic format is:

Fri: Registration and Small Arms Firing School
Sat: Rifle Warm-up Match (200 yards)
Sun: Rifle National Match Course
Mon: Rifle EIC & 1000 yard Any/Any match
Tue: Pistol SAFS & Warm-up match
Wed: Fleet Pistol Agg (NMC, P100, EIC)
Thu: All Navy Pistol Agg (NMC, P100, EIC)
Fri: All Navy Rifle NMC
Sat: All Navy Rifle EIC & 1000 Yard Any/Any match
Sun: All Navy Team match, awards & swap meet
Mon: Weather backup

I've attached the match bulletin. Registration is now up & running on the CMP website in Competition Tracker (under Competitions, Service Pistol, Upcoming Events and Competitions, Service Rifle, Upcoming Events http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchUpcomingSearch.cgi?designation=EICRIFLE). Range capacity for 4 relays is 200 shooters, and I'd expect they'll have capacity for 40 civilian shooters.

 

[Indiana Jones]

I would get demolished so bad i would probably cry. No I definitely would.

 

[jimbobborg]

I would too, but it's only a 20 minute drive for me. I need a rifle for this.

 

[davsco]

I would too, but it's only a 20 minute drive for me. I need a rifle for this.

based on your listed inventory, you get too many more guns and you'll need to factor in the cost for a SAFE ROOM like BrowningGuy!!! maybe you already have...

 

[jimbobborg]

based on your listed inventory, you get too many more guns and you'll need to factor in the cost for a SAFE ROOM like BrowningGuy!!! maybe you already have...

I really need a safe. Right now, I have two cabinets full of long guns, it's getting dicey in them! Fortunately, I got 30 hours of overtime last week, I'll finally break down and get a safe.

 

[Nanook]

I would get demolished so bad i would probably cry. No I definitely would.

The beautiful thing about these matches are the absolute noobs (like me not too many years ago) who have about half-a-clue and then get educated...and addicted.

The only good thing about shooting lousy scores is there's nowhere to go but up!

 

[NateG]

Do I understand correctly that a distinguished civilian shooter can shoot both EIC matches?

I'm planning on shooting all the rifle matches--I don't think I can swing the time off to shoot the whole week, unfortunately.

 

[fa18hooker]

Yes, distinguished can shoot both matches. The rifle leg matches are on Monday and Saturday.

 

[samabbe]

Is there a minimum age? I've got an almost 14 yr old w/ 3 EIC matches under his belt who would make excellent leg fodder and get a kick out of shooting alongside servicemembers. (He aspires to join our ranks as soon as he can)

For the record I know QSC allows 12 yr olds.

 

[fa18hooker]

Hadn't considered all the possibilities...and failed to put an age limit in the program, but I suspect it will be 18. I'll find out and get back to you.

 

[MightyWarMonger]

I would like to go, I read the attached match program and am a bit confused on witch matches are individual (pistol & rifle) and you have to keep your weapon in the armory if shooting more than 1 day? or was that for the active duty personnel to store there weapons?

 

[fa18hooker]

There is only 1 true team match (for both rifle and pistol)...that's the All Navy match, which won't be open to civilians. The team match for Fleet is a paper match, based on the EIC scores from Fleet (Monday), which is open to civilians. Civilians are not required to store their weapons at the armory.

Sam-
Confirmed the min age is 18.

 

[MightyWarMonger]

So Monday is the only day open to civilians

 

[rpker]

I'm going to try to get a team from my command together so I'll probably be there.

 

[fa18hooker]

So Monday is the only day open to civilians

No, every day is open to civilians except for the final Sunday (All Navy Team match).

 

[jjbduke2004]

Definitely thinking about coming down for the Fleet rifle matches. Is SAFS mandatory? It shouldn't be a problem if it is, I have plenty of annual leave banked up, I'm just trying to figure out scheduling.

Congrats on the silver leaf, and send my congrats to Chief Lane as well please.

 

[Markp]

I am envious... even if I suck...

 

[fa18hooker]

SAFS is not mandatory...unless you want to shoot the Rifle NMC on Sunday. The intent here is to get the good shooters out as coaches (and in large numbers) and to be squadded so that Sunday's match is familiar and smooth. The EIC does not require SAFS attendance. And as far as anyone sucking, you only suck if you don't shoot. The suckage is very temporary, and usually resolves itself within a match or two.

 

[Markp]

SAFS is not mandatory...unless you want to shoot the Rifle NMC on Sunday. The intent here is to get the good shooters out as coaches (and in large numbers) and to be squadded so that Sunday's match is familiar and smooth. The EIC does not require SAFS attendance. And as far as anyone sucking, you only suck if you don't shoot. The suckage is very temporary, and usually resolves itself within a match or two.

LOL, unfortunately, my internship won't likely release me to go shooting... So I get to suck for a year... but I will definitely be back.

 

[Kilroy]

Can someone tell me about service pistol competition? I've never heard of this, but it sounds like something I could get good at. Are they shooting M9's?