Mar 20, 2024 -
Shooters -
It was a good bunch of shooters and Amanda, shooting the gun she won last year, hit 6 out of 10 during qualifying at 2147 yards for her second achievement point. The lady is a good shooter and spotter and she congratulates everyone on a hit. She qualified for the 3K last month.
RickyRacer87 took home the win in the second match over Calshipbuilder at 2600 yards using his 33xc. Both qualified for the 3K last month.
We are rescheduling our April match (the annual 3K) to the 4th Sunday of the month, April 28th, so Ken Eng and I can shoot our 50's at the FCSA match in Reno.on the 21st, an accommodation requested by the FCSA.Match Director. We will hold the final 3K qualifying session on Saturday (27th), then shoot the 3K on Sunday (28th). Saturday’s qualifying session will only be open to shooters who have yet to qualify!!!
Match 1 Winner, Lynn, was shooting 390 gr Hornady A-
Match 1 (and Match 2) Runner-
Match 2 Winner was shooting 299 gr. (David Tubb) DTAC’s (with nose ring) out of his
Billy Goat Machine-
Amanda was shooting 300 gr. Hornady A-
Pics added to Gallery.
Feb 25, 2024 -
Well, we finally had a break in the weather and got to shoot some matches. In match
1 our own RickyRacer87 took home the win after a sudden death shoot-
In match 2 I used a borrowed rear bag from
Calshipbuilder and my .375 Cheytac allowed me to sneak in a win against RickyRacer87.
The weather was fantastic allowing Jim R, Calshipbuilder, RickyRacer87, and Amanda
to all qualify for the 3K, hopefully to be held in April.
Jim R was shooting a hunting
rifle in .375 Cheytac to get 8 hits in 10 shots at 2147 yards to score his first
achievement point. He was 2 for 3 in practice then went 7 straight and quit shooting
until he was informed he had 3 more shots. Outstanding shooting for a guy who has
shot with us only a few times.
Amanda, against a field of tough shooters, scored her first achievement point with 5 hits using the Savage rifle she won at the 2023 3K.
Next match will be the 3rd Sunday in March (the 17th) …if it's not raining.
Match 1 Winner, and Match 2 Runner-
Match 1 Runner-
Match 2 Winner, Lynn, was shooting 400 gr. Cutting Edge Lazers out of his Tamagni-
Amanda was shooting 300 gr. Hornady A-
Jim R was shooting 350 gr. Sierra Match Kings (SMKs) out of his Benchmark-
Oct 19, 2023 -
Shooters -
The weather was switchy winds and it played havoc with everyone. My trigger went south so I didn't shoot. We had 4 gongs set out as far as 3720 yards but nobody got any hits.
Next match is the 3rd Sunday of November. [11/19]
Oct 1, 2023 -
If you want to shoot the 3K, please read all the way to the bottom of this announcement
-
Event: URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2024)
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
Place: URSA’s NorCal venue (where we normally shoot -
Final 3K Qualification Opportunity, Saturday, April 20:
We will setup up one (1) target at 2147 yards (1.646 MOA), mostly in the dark, and
start shooting as close as possible to sunrise. There will be no shooting beyond
2147 during this final qualification opportunity and no targets will be placed for
3K shooting on Sunday until after the close this final qualification opportunity
(the close of live fire for the day). Further, since the best weather is in the early
AM, and to maximize the opportunity for shooters NOT previously qualified to get
qualify during this session, ONLY shooters not already qualified will be shooting.
Finally, only one (1) qualification opportunity per shooter – bring your best rifle.
Shooters already qualified are welcome to view this qualification session and get
their “weather set up” dialed in…without shooting. All shots will be scored using
IRIS hit-
Course of Fire (CoF):
Seven (7) rounds “practice” for each shooter, then to the next shooter.
Three (3) more rounds “practice” followed immediately by ten (10) record rounds (for each shooter), then to the next shooter.
If the shooter gets 5 hits in 10 shots during either the 7+3 shot practice portion
or during the 10-
Activities on Sunday, April 21, 2024:
The URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2024)
We will setup up one (1) target each at 2600 yards and at 3260 yards on Saturday
late daytime and do final light testing (mostly in the dark) Sunday morning. We will
then start shooting the 3K as close as possible to sunrise. All shots will be scored
using IRIS hit-
Course of Fire (CoF):
Three (3) “practice” shots (actually, 0-
Shooters scoring at least 4 in 10 hits during the 10-
NOTES for the 3K:
a. There is NO caliber limitation other than California legal (max .50 cal, i.e., .500 bore/.510 groove).
b. There are no shooting-
c. There is NO rifle weight limitation, nor bipod requirement, nor type of trigger
restriction (electric is AOK)…basically run-
d. We will not be able to determine the amount and height of vegetation between the shooting point and the targets until arriving on site. No land clearing will be done. So, if you plan on shooting prone, come prepared to raise your shooting position sufficiently to clearly see and engage the target. “Can’t see the target” is the shooter’s problem.
e. IF the shooter does not want to shoot the allowed 3 shots during any “practice”, the shooter MUST notify the Match Director/MD of that BEFORE taking their first “practice” shot at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter is shooting only X practice shots.”
f. The shooter does NOT have to shoot all 10 record shots (e.g., they want to conserve ammo for a possible Sudden Death). IF that is the case, the shooter MUST notify the MD that they are through shooting at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter has stopped shooting at (distance), unload and show clear (remove your bolt).”
g. No one is guaranteed to shoot at 3260, or beyond…for example, if you don’t qualify
at the prior distance or there are not at least two (2) shooters qualified to shoot
that distance.
h. The initial next-
i. Final distance “ties” will be settled by way of Sudden Death. If
there is a tie for Winner, there will be a Sudden Death and the loser will be Runner-
j. Shooters are allowed one (1) spotter. Because of the limited parking, it is assumed that the spotter will travel to the event with the shooter. Spotters, of course, can also be shooters.
k. The ONLY non-
l. Shooters qualifying on Saturday do not need to shoot the 3K with the rifle they qualified with – the shooter is qualified, not the shooter/rifle combo.
Remembrance of This Event
Everyone that qualifies for and actually shoots the 3K will
receive an official URSA event t-
“I qualified for and shot the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge,
April 21, 2024” (black logo and text on white)
“I was Runner-
“I Won the URSA
3000 Yard Challenge, April 21, 2024” (white text on bright orange – closest available
to “gold”)
T-
There will be no “I was there” or other t-
"Registered" shooters will receive a detailed info sheet (details
of where we shoot, how to get there, etc.) by e-
If you've been looking for an
incentive to shoot with us, this maybe it. Hope you’ll give it a try.
Those unfamiliar
with URSA are referred to www.unlimitedrange.org
ALL shooters wanting to attempt to qualify for the 3K need to "register" using the link to the online form ("Online Liability Release and Build Sheet (form) for shooters") at the top of https://www.unlimitedrange.org/activity%20event%20schedule.html Registration closes at 6 PM, Pacific, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. There will be NO onsite registration. Thanks.
ALL other attendees (i.e., those allowed as noted above), need to "register" using
the online form "Online Liability Release (form) for non-
Jun 28, 2023 -
Shooters -
Runner-
A huge Thank You to RickyRacer87 for weed-
We had 9 guns on the line and conditions started out good but quickly got switchy with moderate mirage.
Hopefully RickyRacer87 got some pictures of Amanda, not just video, opening a huge
can of whoop arse on all those guys, myself included.
Also welcome to Armaan who made the trip up the mountain in his Honda. On another
forum a flatlander posted how hard it was to get to our shooting location. I didn't
get a picture of his car but a KIA SUV was parked in front of my truck showing just
how easy it is to shoot with us.
We are officially closed down until October so the
deer hunters can hunt without us making a lot of noise.
Also a big shot out to Deputy Sheriff Shuckells who stopped by and gave Ken a bag of .50 BMG brass some target shooters left behind.
Amanda was shooting 300 gr Berger OTMs out of Doug’s Billy Goat Machine-
Mark was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
Ken was shooting 762 gr Cutting Edge MTACs out of his Billy Goat Machine-
Pics of the winner and runner-
May 26, 2023 -
Shooters -
In the second match our own wnick308 got 5 hits in 10
shots with his Savage 112 338LM to take the win and earn his first achievement point.
Amanda, shooting RickyRacer87’s (Doug’’s) rifle was Runner-
Congrats to WhiteMamba and Wnick308 on your wins. Always bring at least 75 rounds of ammo as we always shoot for several hours after the matches.
Amanda picked up the 338LM rifle that she won in last month’s raffle, so RickyRacer87 will now be reloading ammo for two.
Next month's match will be the 4th Sunday of the month (June 25th) due to a college graduation ceremony I need to attend. Then we close down for the archery and rifle deer seasons, starting shooting again in October.
See you at the next match.
First match Winner, Jayson, declined to have his build data published.
First match Runner-
Second match Winner, Nick, was shooting Hornady 285 gr. ELD-
Second match Runner-
Apr 25 2023 -
Shooters -
Amanda won the 1st place raffle prize, a 338 rifle Congrats Amanda!! Last year's
3K Match winner Calshipbuilder won the 2nd place raffle prize, a 4.050 MDT magazine
setup for his chassis -
Weather was sunny all day but the winds were relentless with nobody getting a hit at 3400 yards during our fun shoot after the 3K match.
Next match is 3rd Sunday in May (5/21). See you there.
Lynn, was shooting 400 gr. Cutting Edge Lazers out of his Tamagni-
RickyRacer87 was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
Apr 19 2023 -
The snow finally dissipated enough that we could shoot a couple matches. In Match 1 Lynn took the win at 2630 yards by one hit over RickyRacer87. Lynn was shooting his 375 Cheytac and Rickyracer87 was using his 33xc.The wind was switching and it wreaked havoc on the shooters. I forgot and left the pulley system used to raise and lower the gongs attached to the gong at 2630 yards and it got shot during the match.
On Match 2, at 2147 yards, Lynn loaned his gun to Amanda who got 4 hits but it came down to RickyRacer87 and Whitemamba with RickyRacer87 taking the win. Congrats RickyRacer87, you’re getting that 33xc to shoot.
This coming Saturday, April 22nd, we are holding a qualification Match for any shooters who have not yet qualified to shoot the 3K match. On Sunday, April 23rd, we will be shooting our annual 3K Match which starts at 2630 yards this year.
Lynn, was shooting 400 gr. Cutting Edge Lazers out of his Tamagni-
RickyRacer87 was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
Feb 22 2023 -
Well, we had a decent turnout of shooters for our first Ko2M-
We went hot at 8.13 AM with the 2147 yard target in a shadow, making misses tough
to spot for everyone. When the dust settle Lynn got a win with his new barrel. Runner-
We had time, and the shooters wanted
to shoot, so we held a second match. White Mamba (Jayson) took home first place and
Mitchell, one of our up and coming stars, took Runner-
A big shout out to Eric and Andre who drove the farthest distance to attend our Match
and they both shot well. And a shot out to RickyRacer87 (Doug) for running the camera
and recording the event for protest screening (a Ko2M requirement) in case we had
one, which we did not.
We also had 3 more shooters qualify for the April 3K match with 5 or more hits in
a 10 shot string -
Weather was cold early on with snow on the peaks but it turned out to be a nice day with shooters attempting 3300 yard shots after the completion of the matches.
First match Winner, Lynn, was shooting 400 gr. Cutting Edge Lazers out of his Tamagni-
First match Runner-
Second match Winner, Jayson, declined to have his build data published.
CORRECTION (3/3/2023) Second match Runner-
Doug was shooting 300 gr Berger OTMs out of his Billy Goat Machine-
Feb 15 2023 -
We are pleased to announce that we have come to an agreement with the Ko2M organizers that will allow URSA shooters, that are interested, to have their URSA shooting data submitted to Ko2M staff for Ko2M shooter ranking.
Interested shooters will need to:
1. Provide their name (not a handle or another non-
2. Shoot off the ground using a bipod or a bipod off a bipod riser (not a platform that supports more than the bipod)
3. Limit their rifle’s weight to 50#; shooter to declare rifle weight during registration (a new item has been added to the online form)
4. Declare caliber being shot.
URSA will (in regards Ko2M data submittals ONLY):
1. Only count hits and misses on the first 5 shots taken at each distance (thus the
first 5 practice shots at the initial distance and the first 5 shots, practice and
record, at further distances). NOTE: "...less than 2/5 (and) that target and all
subsequent targets are dropped as far as rank contribution goes.” And only the first
match of the day will be considered (since Ko2M requires at least a one-
2. Only retain and submit data IF the shooter confirms their intent/authorization, for Ko2M submission purposes, by annotating (signing) their registration form for that purpose (separate signature from the liability waiver) before the end of the match during which the associated shooting was done.
3. Continue to score using flashers BUT will concurrently capture video of the target
to act as a back-
The first opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity will be this month’s (February’s) event.
Jan 8, 2023 -
If you want to shoot the 3K, please read all the way to the bottom of this announcement
-
Event: URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2023)
Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023
Place: URSA’s NorCal venue (where we normally shoot -
Final 3K Qualification Opportunity, Saturday, April 22:
We will setup up one (1) target at 2147 yards (1.6457 MOA), mostly in the dark, and
start shooting as close as possible to sunrise. There will be no shooting beyond
2147 during this final qualification opportunity and no targets will be placed for
3K shooting on Sunday until after the close this final qualification opportunity
(close of live fire for the day). Further, since the best weather is in the early
AM, and to maximize the opportunity for shooters NOT previously qualified to get
qualify during this session, ONLY shooters not already qualified will be shooting.
Finally, only one (1) qualification opportunity per shooter – bring your best rifle.
Shooters already qualified are welcome to view this qualification session and get
their “weather set up” dialed in…without shooting. All shots will be scored using
IRIS hit-
Course of Fire (CoF):
Seven (7) rounds “practice” for each shooter, then to the next shooter.
Three (3) more rounds “practice” followed immediately by ten (10) record rounds (for each shooter), then to the next shooter.
If the shooter gets 5 hits in 10 shots during either the 7+3 shot practice portion
or during the 10-
Activities on Sunday, April 23, 2023:
The URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2023)
We will setup up one (1) target each at 2630 yards and at 3278 yards on Saturday
late daytime and do final light testing (mostly in the dark) Sunday morning. We will
then start shooting the 3K as close as possible to sunrise. All shots will be scored
using IRIS hit-
Course of Fire (CoF):
Three (3) “practice” shots (actually 0-
Shooters scoring at least 4 in 10 hits during the 10-
NOTES for the 3K:
a. There is NO caliber limitation other than California legal (max .50 cal, i.e., .500 bore/.510 groove).
b. There are no shooting-
c. There is NO rifle weight limitation, nor bipod requirement, nor type of trigger
restriction (electric is AOK)…basically run-
d. We will not be able to determine the amount and height of vegetation between the shooting point and the targets until arriving on site. No land clearing will be done. So, if you plan on shooting prone, come prepared to raise your shooting position sufficiently to clearly see and engage the target. “Can’t see the target” is the shooter’s problem.
e. IF the shooter does not want to shoot the allowed 3 shots during any “practice”, the shooter MUST notify the Match Director/MD of that BEFORE taking their first “practice” shot at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter is shooting only X practice shots.”
f. The shooter does NOT have to shoot all 10 record shots (e.g., they want to conserve ammo for a possible Sudden Death). IF that is the case, the shooter MUST notify the MD that they are through shooting at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter has stopped shooting at (distance), unload and show clear (remove your bolt).”
g. No one is guaranteed to shoot at 3278, or beyond…for example, if you don’t qualify
at the prior distance or there are not at least two (2) shooters qualified to shoot
that distance.
h. The initial next-
i. Final distance “ties” will be settled by way of Sudden Death. If
there is a tie for Winner, there will be a Sudden Death and the loser will be Runner-
j. Shooters are allowed one (1) spotter. Because of the limited parking, it is assumed that the spotter will travel to the event with the shooter. Spotters, of course, can also be shooters.
k. The ONLY non-
l. Shooters qualifying on Saturday do not need to shoot the 3K with the rifle they qualified with – the shooter is qualified, not the shooter/rifle combo.
Remembrance of This Event
Everyone that qualifies for and actually shoots the 3K will
receive an official URSA event t-
“I qualified for and shot the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge,
April 23, 2023” (black logo and text on white)
“I was Runner-
“I Won the URSA
3000 Yard Challenge, April 23, 2023” (white text on bright orange – closest available
to “gold”)
T-
There will be no “I was there” or other t-
"Registered" shooters will receive a detailed info sheet (details
of where we shoot, how to get there, etc.) by e-
If you've been looking for an
incentive to shoot with us, this may be it. Hope you’ll give it a try.
Those unfamiliar
with URSA are referred to
ALL shooters wanting to attempt to qualify for the 3K need to "register" using the link to the online form ("Online Liability Release and Build Sheet (form) for shooters") at the top of https://www.unlimitedrange.org/activity%20event%20schedule.html Registration closes at 6 PM, Pacific, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. There will be NO onsite registration. Thanks.
ALL other attendees (i.e., those allowed as noted above), need to "register" using
the online form "Online Liability Release (form) for non-
20 Nov 2022 -
Well, the weather was in the high 20's to low 30's for most of the day. We had 9 shooters on the line at 2147 yards, going hot at roughly 8:30 AM.
The gong road was snowy or wet the entire way. I set out our brand-
Our current location is way more challenging than our old 2054-
After
the snow settled, yours truly managed to get a win with my Billy Goat Machine 375
Cheytac using 361 Flatline bullets and Hognuts’ load data, texted me, which was shot
untested. Thanks to Hognuts for his load data!!! Moodolistic was Runner-
With plenty
of time left in the day we held a second match and my hunting buddy Moodolistic put
on a shooting clinic for us all to witness. He was shooting his Billy Goat Machine
375 Cheytac using 400 grain Cutting Edge Lazers. He hit 7 out of 10 in the qualifier,
giving him an achievement point and our first qualifier so far for the URSA 3000
Yard Challenge (2023). In the match he took the win over yours truly by one shot.
A huge shout out to Moodolistic on his second win in two months!!!
Also, a huge shout out to Brian at Panther Rock Ranch for getting me an 8-
Lynn was shooting Warner Tool 361 Flatlines out of his Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
Moodolistic was shooting 400 gr Cutting Edge Lazers out of his Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
18 Oct 2022 -
Well, after a 2 hour delay getting 2 new gong locations setup, we held 2 matches, starting at 9 AM.
The first match started off well and Moodilistic’s 375 Cheytac newest load was showing
immediate progress. When the dust settled I was lucky enough to take the win with
my 375 Cheytac and a load given to me by Hognuts 24 hours before the match and untested.
Moodilistic was Runner-
On the second match the mirage was atrocious and the scores reflected it. Moodilistic
took the win with his BillyGoat Machine 375 Cheytac and Cutting Edge 400 grain lazers.
This was his first win ever and in horrible conditions. Ken Eng was Runner-
Congrats to Moodilistic!!!
I would also like to thank RickyRacer87 and Shaun Brady for helping me setup our newest gong locations. We are no longer shooting at our 2054 yard location. We are now around 500 yards up the road. We no longer need to move our gear, which saves valuable time and energy, and yields better shooting conditions (because conditions are better earlier in the day). Our new gong locations are 2147 yards 2630 yards 3278 yards and 3720 yards, all from the same shooting position.
We are also planning a fun shoot with no matches, just so any shooter can try our
venue out without the pressure of a match. This will allow shooters to try up to
2 miles + without having to qualify. Even if you don't own a typical URSA-
Also I should note RickyRacer87 brought out a new shooter, Amanda, and her first shot was a hit at 2147 yards, coldbore. Way to go Amanda!!!
Lynn was shooting Warner Tool 400 Flatlines out of his Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
Moodolistic was shooting 400 gr Cutting Edge Lazers out of his Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
Ken was shooting 762 gr Cutting Edge MTACs in a Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
There are a couple pics in the Gallery.
26 June 2022 -
Well, we had 6 guns on the line and everyone got 3 hits to qualify to shoot record
at 2054 yards. Everyone once again got 3 hits except White Mamba who got 4 hits to
win match one.
We held a sudden death shoot-
We had time, and as it was our last match
before the deer season closure (until October), so we held a second match. Just like
the first match, White Mamba got 4 hits to win it outright and Mitch Palmer took
home Runner Up again. Congrats to both shooters.
Mitch was shooting from his latest
Panther Rock Ranch shooting gear, a portable shooting platform he calls a “Prone
Throne”. I have no idea on a price or availability but this is a very serious piece
of equipment. It is all steel construction with a neoprene top and foot straps so
you don’t recoil yourself out of position. It also comes with a large umbrella to
keep the sun off of the shooter and the shooters scope.
We also tested the Panther Rock Ranch lights
out against our RTAC lights and T1000 lights. The Panther Rock Ranch lights are about
twice as bright as the RTAC lights and we had one wire get shot but the lights kept
on working. Brian has it triple redundant so you can shoot half a dozen wires off
and it still works. They are working on a website.
White Mamba declined to release his build info.
Mitch was shooting 300 gr Lapua Scenars out of his Surgeon-
16 May 2022 -
URSA 3K Match Results, Best Shooting Ever!
We held our final qualifier on Saturday and had 3 more shooters get qualified (Mahmoud
E., Mitch P., and White Mamba). Congrats to all.
Sunday started out with 5 mph + winds
blowing over the ridgeline but everyone was set-
Right after my subsequent, sort-
And congratulations to Rickyracer87 on his Runner-
A big shout out to those that helped setting this up. Oscar, as always, thank you
for everything. And a big thank you to Shaun “chainsaw” Brady for getting us gongs
out to 3260 and 3700 yards.
June is our last match before the deer season closure.
3K stats:
Almost unbelievably, Calshipbuilder was shooting 250 gr Hornady A-
RickyRacer was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
Saturday qualification stats (achievement points):
Mahmoud was shooting 400 gr Cutting Edge MTHs out of his Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
Mitch was shooting 250 gr Lapua Scenars out of his Surgeon-
White Mamba declined to release his build info (was already at the Novice level, so would have made no difference).
Pics in the Gallery.
6 April 2022 -
For lack of sufficient sign-
Registration is open. Those that have already qualified (check the listing link at the top of https://www.unlimitedrange.org/activ...0schedule.html), should register for Sunday, the 15th. Those that are interested in trying to qualify for the 3K, should register for Saturday, the 14th – if you qualify, we will have your sign and date the Saturday liability waiver again on Sunday.
Qualification info and Course of Fire for Saturday:
1. Saturday is dedicated to qualifying previously not-
2. All shooting will be at the regular 2054-
3. CoF (this mimics the normal monthly match CoF):
a. 7 practice shots and rotate;
b. 3 practice shots and immediately 10 “qualification” shots (to qualify to shoot “record” round) and rotate; and
c. for those that scored at least 3 hits in the 10 qualification shots, 10 record shots.
4. Any shooter that gets at least 5 in 10 during any of these three opportunities (7+3 practice, 10 qual, and 10 record) is then qualified to shoot the 3K on Sunday.
Registration closes at 6 PM, Pacific, on Wednesday, May11, 2022. There will be no onsite registration.
Any questions, please contact me ASAP – webmaster at unlimitedrange.org
PLEASE get you and your buds and budettes registered ASAP. Thanks.
24 Mar 2022 -
To offer a more comparable qualification opportunity to those interested in qualifying in SoCal, it has been decided to closely mimic the 3K qualification opportunity that the shooters in NorCal have had since last October, i.e., 7 practice (2054) and rotate; then 3 practice and 10 qual (2054) and rotate; and then 10 record (2054). Thus adding 10 hit opportunities. The shooter still needs a 5 in 10 or better to qualify for the 3K and the distance will be 2080 (simply a difference in these venues). Sorry for this belated reality check/fix.
22 Mar 2022 -
We had a good mix of brand new and old hands on the line Sunday. Todd C shooting
his 375 TMC (375 CT improved) with Warner bullets hit 5 out of 10 qualifying him
for the SoCal 3K Match, April 10th. Way to go Todd!!! First-
The first match came down to RickyRacer87, Todd C.,
and White Mamba. RickyRacer87 and White Mamba were both shooting new barrels. White
Mamba was campaigning a 338 Lapua and a 338 Lapua Improved with a long throat and
RickyRacer87 was campaigning a 33xc with a TUNER, the first tuner we have seen on
the line. White Mamba took the match with hits on his last two shots at 2586 yards.
RickyRacer87 was Runner-
White Mamba won the second match, again at 2586 yards, with his second gun, with
four hits. RickyRacer87 was Runner-
I had shoulder pain and didn’t shoot but the rest of the shooters got to test out some new equipment and get ready for the April 10th 3K match in SoCal.
Todd was shooting 361 gr Warners out of his Blagg Rifles-
White Mamba declined to release his build info.
21 Feb 2022 -
Well we had a first time shooter at this months match and he was shooting an Armalite AR50 with factory 660 grain federal american ball ammo. I have shot factory ball ammo in the past and was concerned that we might not get our new shooter on target. Long story short our newest shooter got 5 hits his first time out and he did it with factory ball ammo!!! Nice shooting James and welcome aboard you shot very well.
Next up was Stephen who had shot one time with us over a year ago. He hit 5 out of 10 at 2054 yards to take home the win for match 1. Very nice shooting Stephen. Stephen also qualified for the 3K match by getting that 5/10.
In match 2 Calgun regular Rickyracer87 took home the win with 5 hits out of 10 shots.
James and Stephen shot both matches but they shot match 2 without any sighters or practice shots which is even more amazing. I suspect they will bring more ammo to any future events and do even better.
Congrats to Stephen and RickyRacer87, you both shot well!!!
Stephen was shooting 300 gr Berger OTM Tacticals out of his Billy Gun Machine/BGM-
RickyRacer was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
16 Jan 2022 -
Match 1 (2054 yards) -
Match 2 (2054 and 2586 yards) -
Shaun was shooting 230 gr. Hornady A-
RickyRacer was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
Calshipbuilder was shooting 180 gr Warner Flat Lines out of his Carlsbad-
23 Nov 2021 -
Well, we had 5 shooters on the line (7 guns) this Sunday in freezing weather. The
wind was switching back and forth but we had 4 shooters qualify to move back to 2586
yards in Match 1. Our own Shaun Brady earned two achievement points (one with each
of the two rifles he brought) and qualified for the 3K Match, but in the end our
own RickyRacer87 took the first match with 4 hits out of 10 shots at 2586 yards,
I was Runner-
We had time so we
shot a second match and 2 shooters qualified to move back to 2586 yards. When the
firing was over yours truly managed to steal a win from RickyRacer87 and to qualify
for the 2022 URSA “3000 Yard Challenge” next April.
A huge shot out to RickyRacer87
for spotting for everyone with his newest camera set-
I was pushing 390 grain A-
RickyRacer was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
Lynn was shooting 390 gr. Hornady A-
As noted, Shaun was shooting two rifles, both of which earned him an achievement
point – (1) was running 300 gr. Hornady A-
Couple of pics added to the Gallery, including camera monitor’s target view at 2586
yards -
19 Oct 2021 -
Well, we all got together early Sunday morning to get in some unlimited range shooting
and wish our own RickyRacer87 a happy birthday.
The rain held off and early on the
winds where under 10 mph and everyone was hopeful of a win...at 2054 yards.
RickyRacer87
had a long talk with the shooting gods and let them know it was his birthday and
he was expecting the best birthday present ever… and they obliged. During his first
qualification round he went 9 out of 10, tying our previous most hits score set by
Focus who posts here. [In doing so, he also became the first to qualify for the
URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2022).] He then went on to best poster Brando (or Dogtown
depending on which forum you visit) in the first match of the day. Great shooting
RickyRacer87 and a genuine pleasure finally getting to meet Brando (aka Dogtown)
in person and shoot with him!!! And congrats to Brando for scoring a Runner-
We had time, and the weather was cooperating, so we decided
to get in a second match before the rain rolled in. RickyRacer87 took that match
outright while Runner-
I think only 2 shooters
had any ammo left after the matches finished!!!
Congratulations and a Very Happy Birthday
go out to King of 2054 Yards double-
Brando it was great finally meeting up with you and we hope you had a good
time.
Memo to Ken and Lynn, bring more ammo!!!
Shaun Brady you missed a good match and Brando is the real deal, so save that ammo
for November.
A big thank you to our shooters and ELR-
Hopefully RickyRacer87 got some good footage of his shooting with his new camera
and we can all see how he did it.
RickyRacer was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
Brando was shooting 212 gr PVA Seneca solids out of his Desert Tech SRS (Gen 1) with
28” re-
Ken was shooting 762 gr Cutting Edge MTACs in a Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
Oct 3, 2021 -
If you want to shoot the 3K, please read all the way to the bottom of this announcement
-
Event: URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2022)
Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022
Place: URSA’s SoCal venue (where we normally shoot -
Final 3K Qualification Opportunity, Saturday, April 9:
We will setup up one (1) target at 2080 yards (mostly in the dark) and start shooting
as close as possible to sunrise. There will be no shooting beyond 2080 during this
final qualification opportunity and no targets will be placed for 3K shooting on
Sunday until after the close this final qualification opportunity (close of live
fire for the day). Further, since the best weather is in the early AM, and to maximize
the opportunity for shooters NOT previously qualified to get qualify during this
session, ONLY shooters not already qualified will be shooting. Finally, only one
(1) qualification opportunity per shooter – bring your best rifle. Shooters already
qualified are welcome to view this qualification session and get their “weather set
up” dialed in…without shooting. All shots will be scored using IRIS hit-
Course of Fire (CoF):
Seven (7) rounds “practice” for each shooter, then to the next shooter.
Three (3) more rounds “practice” followed immediately by ten (10) record rounds (for each shooter), then to the next shooter.
If the shooter gets 5 hits in 10 shots during either the 7+3 shot practice portion
or during the 10-
Activities on Sunday, April 10, 2022:
The URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2022)
We will setup up one (1) target each at 2630 yards and at 3135 yards on Saturday
late daytime and do final light testing (mostly in the dark) Sunday morning. We will
then start shooting the 3K as close as possible to sunrise. All shots will be scored
using IRIS hit-
Course of Fire (CoF):
Three (3) “practice” shots (actually 0-
Shooters scoring at least 4 in 10 hits during the 10-
NOTES for the 3K:
a. There is NO caliber limitation other than California legal (max .50 cal, i.e., .500 bore/.510 groove).
b. There are no shooting-
c. There is NO rifle weight limitation, nor bipod requirement, nor type of trigger
restriction (electric is AOK)…basically run-
d. We will not be able to determine the amount and height of vegetation between the shooting point and the targets until arriving on site. No land clearing will be done. So, if you plan on shooting prone, come prepared to raise your shooting position sufficiently to clearly see and engage the target. “Can’t see the target” is the shooter’s problem.
e. IF the shooter does not want to shoot the allowed 3 shots during any “practice”, the shooter MUST notify the Match Director/MD of that BEFORE taking their first “practice” shot at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter is shooting only X practice shots.”
f. The shooter does NOT have to shoot all 10 record shots (e.g., they want to conserve ammo for a possible Sudden Death). IF that is the case, the shooter MUST notify the MD that they are through shooting at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter has stopped shooting at (distance), unload and show clear (remove your bolt).”
g. No one is guaranteed to shoot at 3135, or beyond…for example, if you don’t qualify
at the prior distance or there are not at least two (2) shooters qualified to shoot
that distance.
h. The initial next-
i. Final distance “ties” will be settled by way of Sudden Death. If
there is a tie for Winner, there will be a Sudden Death and the loser will be Runner-
j. Shooters are allowed one (1) spotter. Because of the limited parking, it is assumed that the spotter will travel to the event with the shooter. Spotters, of course, can also be shooters.
k. The ONLY non-
l. Shooters qualifying on Saturday do not need to shoot the 3K with the rifle they qualified with – the shooter is qualified, not the shooter/rifle combo.
Remembrance of This Event
Everyone that qualifies for and actually shoots the 3K will
receive an official URSA event t-
“I qualified for and shot the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge,
April 10, 2022” (black logo and text on white)
“I was Runner-
“I Won the URSA
3000 Yard Challenge, April 10, 2022” (white text on bright orange – closest available
to “gold”)
T-
There will be no “I was there” or other t-
"Registered" shooters will receive a detailed info sheet (details
of where we shoot, how to get there, etc.) by e-
If you've been looking for an
incentive to shoot with us, this may be it. Hope you’ll give it a try.
Those unfamiliar
with URSA are referred to
ALL shooters wanting to attempt to qualify for the 3K need to "register" using the link to the online form ("Online Liability Release and Build Sheet (form) for shooters") at the top of https://www.unlimitedrange.org/activity%20event%20schedule.html Registration closes at 6 PM, Pacific, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Thanks.
ALL other attendees (i.e., those allowed as noted above), need to "register" using
the online form "Online Liability Release (form) for non-
29 June 2021 -
We had 7 shooters for our last match until October (after deer season ends) and it
was all CalGuns-
In match one we had two shooters qualify
for record round at 2054 yards and RickyRacer87 dominated the match with 8 hits out
of 10 shots fired to take the win! New shooter Jim R was Runner-
We had time,
and because of the break for deer season, everyone wanted to shoot a second match.
Jim R, Moodolistic, RickyRacer87, and White Mamba all qualified for record round
at 2054 yards. Moodolistic and Jim R both ran out of ammo after getting 2 and 3 hits,
respectively. It came down to a sudden death shoot-
We now take 3 months off to go deer hunting and to try and figure out how to beat RickyRacer87. Rumor has it that his barrel has over 1200+ rounds on it and it's still shooting lights out.
I thank all of our shooters for a great 2021 so far and look forward to their safe return in October.
Lynn
RickyRacer87 finished up the required 5 achievements points between qualification
and record round of the first match and is now an official URSA “Novice” shooter.
Congrats! For these matches he was shooting his “standard” gear -
Jim R was shooting 354 gr Lehigh solids out of his Benchmark (Barrels)-
White Mamba – no docs, no data
22 May 2021 -
We had 5 shooters and 5 guns on the line at 2054 yards. All five shooters are Calguns
regulars and a tough group of competitors.
In the first match I went 4/4 and WhiteMamba
went 4 in 6 at 2054 to move on to 2502 yards. WhiteMamba beat me 3 hits to 2. Nice
shooting WhiteMamba!!!
In the second match it came down to RickyRacer87, WhiteMamba,
and myself at 2502 yards and RickyRacer87 took the win. I was Runner-
Our newest shooter, Moodolistic
here on Calguns, had a case head separation, so I gave him some of my ammo and, after
we got him spotted, he got 2 hits at 2054 yards during the qualification round of
the second match. Nice when you can put adversity behind you and keep getting hits.
Weather was good and we hope to see everyone back in June, which is our last match before we close down for deer season. We’ll start back up again in October.
WhiteMamba was shooting 300 gr Berger OTMs out of his Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
I was shooting Cutting Edge 377 gr MTACs out of his Billy Goat Machine/BMG-
RickyRacer was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
No pics.
17-
Shooters -
We ran two matches Saturday morning with Lynn winning Match 1 on a shoot-
In Match 2, RickyRacer87 won it outright with 4 hits in 10 shots at 2054 yards. Mark
Liu, who qualified for the 3K on his final qualifying shot for this match (in heavy
winds) was Runner-
BTW, first-
Lynn was shooting Cutting Edge 377 gr MTACs out of his Billy Goat Machine/BMG-
RickyRacer was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
Mark was shooting 361 gr Warner Flat Lines out of an ES Tactical-
For Sunday’s URSA 3000 Yard Challenge, we had 7 shooters and 7 guns on the line.
[Everyone shot in good conditions. With only 3 practice shots, immediately followed
by 10 record rounds, competition moves along really fast.] Calguns’ regular Hognuts
gave me a load for my .375 CheyTac and I managed to get 4 hits at 2502 yards to take
the win. Billy Goat Machine’s most excellent gunsmith (Skeeter) took Runner-
Lynn was shooting the same .375 CT as on Saturday.
Skeeter was shooting 300 gr Berger Elite Hunters out of a Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
After
the match we held a fun shoot because everyone still had ammo. RickyRacer87 took
out his can opener and opened up a can of whoop***** on all of us with 6 hits in
10 shots at 2502 yards shooting a Billy Goat Machine .338 Lapua Ackley Improved and
300 grain A-
After that was over, those shooters that still had ammo decided to give 3713 yards
a try and the wheels fell off. Not a single hit was made – at that distance the target
looks like a postage stamp at 40X.
A huge thank you to ELR-
Thank
you to all attending the matches, hope to see you again next year (for the 6
Pics and video link posted in the Gallery. Thank you RR87!
24 Mar 2021 -
Shooters, we had 11 guns on the line this last Sunday. We didn't get any new qualifiers for the 3K but we did put a lot of shots downrange trying. We ended up with 6 shooters qualifying for the record target.
New shooter Shawn used my 375 CheyTac to get in the match. He and Calguns regular
RickyRacer87 both got 3 hits at 2054 yards. We will hold a sudden death shoot-
RickyRacer87 had 6 hits during his 10-
We held a fun shoot for everyone after the match and
Calguns’ gunsmith extraordinaire Skkeeter (Billy Goat Machine) took top honors with
4 hits out of 10 shots (no sighters or practice shots allowed for any shooter).
Nice shooting Skkeeter!!!
Next month is the 3K where we will start shooting at 2500
yards. Hopefully the snow, rain, and wind will cooperate?
Pics in the Gallery, again thanks to RickyRacer87!
RR87, was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
21 Feb 2021 -
Shooters we held two matches this month. Because we didn't get at least two people
qualified for the first match, there was no actual “first match”.
During second match
qualification, Calshipbuilder and RickyRacer87 both qualify for the upcoming 3K match,
5 in 8 for CSB and 5 in 6 for RR. [NOTE: Even though shooters are allowed 10 shots
during initial-
After both scoring 4 in 10 during record round, at
2054 yards, RickyRacer87 and Lynn engaged at 2586 yards. Neither got a single hit
so we went to a sudden death shoot off. RickyRacer87 won the sudden death when Lynn
ran out of ammo. RickyRacer87 kept shooting (had plenty of ammo -
New shooter, moodilistic, shot his 375 CheyTac and 338
Lapua rifles for the first time and we are heading back up in a couple weeks to get
both guns dialed in.
There are a couple pics and a YouTube video link in the Gallery -
Match Winner (and 3K qualifier), RR87, was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
Match Runner-
Calshipbuilder (3K qualifier) was shooting 300 gr. Berger OTMs out of a "Carlsbad"-
17 Jan 2021 -
We had 9 shooters at 2054 yards today and most of them are Calguns regulars. We had a first time shooter Chris come out and he shot my 375 CheyTac. He hit 5/9 and qualified for the 3K match, got an achievement point, and got to shoot two other rifles, a 338 Lapua Ackley Improved and a 510 DTC, both at 2586 yards. I think he left very happy.
We had two shooters qualify for 2586 yards but one ran out of ammo after qualifying
(qualified with 6 in 10 at 2054 -
Skkeeter shot a 5 in 7 during qualifications at 2054, getting his first achievement point and qualifying for the 3K. Congrats Skkeeter!
A big congrats to RickyRacer87 on his win and Chris on his impressive first time showing. As we where leaving I heard that Chris had placed an order with BillyGoat Machine for a rifle to compete with.
RR87 was shooting 300 gr Hornady A-
Using Lynn’s rifle and ammo (very generous fellow), Chris (and Lynn) were shooting
377 gr Cutting Edge MTACs out of a Billy Gun Machine/BGM-
Skkeeter was shooting 300 gr Berger Elite Hunters out of a Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
28 Dec 2020 -
Well, the weather cooperated -
Shooting at 2054 yards, our own Skkeeter, White Mamba, and Ken Eng all qualified
for the first match with Skkeeter (the owner/gunsmith at Billy Goat Machine) taking
the win, Ken was Runner-
We had time so we held a second match with Skkeeter, Ken Eng, and White Mamba all
getting four hits at 2054 yards. When that happened, we moved back an additional
500 yards (to 2586) and, without any sighters (shooter’s choice), went hot for 10
more shots. [Ken Eng ran out of ammo, so he didn't shoot.] Skkeeter was up first
shooting one of his own builds, a 338 LM IMP, and, with the sun on the target, we
could all see his splashes. When the lights went off on his 7th shot he jumped up
and gave a fist bump only to hear me say, “This isn't sudden death, keep shooting.”
He quickly got back on his gun and got a second hit making him King of both matches!!
White Mamba was runner-
It's hard shooting when you’re that excited but if you ever built your own gun from parts, and reloaded up a bunch of ammo, then looked from one mountain top across thousands of feet of open canyon to see a light flashing at you, it's quite invigorating to say the least.
Congrats to one of CalGuns’ gunsmiths, Skkeeter, on his second and third wins this year! You did very well my friend. Also of note, White Mamba got 5 hits in 10 shots during qualification for the first match, thus qualifying him for the 2021 3K match.
Skkeeter was shooting 300 gr Berger Elite Hunters out of a Billy Goat Machine-
Nov 30 2020 -
If you want to possibly shoot the 3K, please read the entire announcement. Online registration is required! Registration closes at 6 PM, Pacific, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
Date: Sunday, April 18, 2021
Place: URSA NorCal venue (where we normally shoot monthly
events – Upper Lake, CA area)
Objective: Provide an opportunity for the shooters who
qualify (see below) to competitively engage steel at 3000 yards (and possibly further)
and win a small remembrance of the accomplishment.
Qualification: Shooters qualify
who, during regular, monthly URSA-
NOTE: The use of “2000”, “2500”, and “3000” yards in this announcement are for convenience
only. The actual distances will be at least those distances. Actual distances will
be announced prior to the event, as will the associated elevations.
Pre-
We will setup the range for target engagement at a minimum of 2000 yards (mostly in the dark) and start shooting as close as possible to sunrise. Please See FAQ 13 for info and Course of Fire/CoF, https://www.unlimitedrange.org/operations.html
The Saturday session will run the same way as a regular NorCal monthly event (again, see FAQ 13), thus mimicking a regular monthly event. Specifically:
Seven (7) rounds “practice” for each shooter, then
Three (3) more rounds “practice” followed immediately by 10 rounds (for each shooter)
to qualify to shoot record (qualification round), where the shooter must get at least
3 in 10 during the 10-
Those that qualify to shoot record at 2000 then shoot 10 rounds for record.
Shooters that score at least 4 in 10 during record round will then shoot at 2500, where they will get three (3) “practice” shots at that distance and then, immediately, 10 rounds for record.
The ONLY 3K qualification opportunities on Saturday will be during the initial 10-
Activities on Sunday, April 18, 2021:
The URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2021)
The 3K will
be shot substantially like monthly URSA events except that we will be starting at
2500 (effectively, starting at the second record round in the normal monthly event
sequence). Specifically:
Three (3) “practice” shots (actually 0-
Shooters scoring at least 4 in 10 during any 10-
NOTES for the 3K:
a. IF the shooter does not want to shoot the allowed 3 shots during any “practice”, the shooter MUST notify the Match Director/MD of that BEFORE taking their first “practice” shot at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter is shooting X practice shots.”
b. The shooter does NOT have to shoot all 10 record shots (e.g., they may want to conserve ammo for a possible Sudden Death). IF that is the case, the shooter MUST notify the MD that they are through shooting at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter has stopped shooting at (distance), unload and show clear (remove your bolt).”
c. Normal URSA event scenario -
d. IF we have two or more shooters who score at least 4 hits in 10 consecutive
record-
e. Final distance “ties” will be settled by way of Sudden Death. If there is a tie
for Winner, there will be a Sudden Death and the loser will be Runner-
f. Shooters are allowed one (1) spotter. Because of the limited parking, it is assumed that the spotter will travel to the event with the shooter. Spotters, of course, can also be shooters.
g. The ONLY non-
h. Even if a shooter has qualified with more than one rifle, they will only be able to shoot one rifle during the 3K (i.e., they will only have one position in the shooting lineup) – see “Clarification” (below).
Clarification: While URSA “rules” note that a shooter may shoot more than one rifle
during an event (each such use equating to a separate shooter/rifle combo and thus
allowing a shooter to have more than one “position” in the shooter lineup), during
the 3K only one rifle per shooter will be allowed and the same rifle must be used
during the entirety of the 3K. [The intend from the very beginning (of URSA) was
to have shooters shoot more than one rifle to demonstrate competence with more than
one rifle. It also helps shooters with more than one rifle sort out which is best
for each shooting scenario. The 3K is for qualified shooters, not shooter/rifle combos.
Please also note that the shooter does not need to shoot the 3K with the rifle they
qualified with. Bottom line, for the 3K, the shooter is qualified, not the shooter/rifle
combo.]
Remembrance of This Event
Everyone that qualifies for and actually shoots the
3K will receive an “official” URSA event t-
“I qualified for and shot the URSA
3000 Yard Challenge, April 18, 2021” (black logo and text on white)
“I was Runner-
“I
Won the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge, April 18, 2021” (white text on bright orange –
closest available to “gold”)
T-
There will be no “I was there” or
other t-
"Registered" shooters will receive
a detailed info sheet (details of where we shoot, how to get there, etc.) by e-
If you've been looking for an incentive to shoot with us, this may be it. Hope you’ll
give it a try.
Those unfamiliar with URSA are referred to www.unlimitedrange.org,
in particular, to https://www.unlimitedrange.org/operations.html and FAQ 13, the
normal, monthly, course of fire.
ALL wanting to attempt to qualify for the 3K (on Saturday), as well as those shooting
the event as pre-
Per ongoing URSA practice, the Match Director will decide whether there are sufficient shooters to proceed with the Saturday session. Registration closes at 6 PM, Pacific, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
ALL other attendees (i.e., those allowed as noted above), need to "register" using
the online form "Online Liability Release (form) for non-
18 Oct 2020 -
We had 7 guns on the line and held two matches. The initial distance was 2054 yards and the second distance was 2586 yards.
At the shorter 2054-
Scott won both matches. Doug finished second in the first match (Happy Birthday,
Doug) and the second match was uncontested (three shooters qualified for the second
distance -
Notable mentions – at 2054 yards Scott shoot 7 in 10
in both matches and Ken Eng hit 5 in 10 both times. Ken scored his 5
Overall a good bunch of shooters who came to win.
Stats:
Scott was shooting an ES Tactical-
Ken was shooting a Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
21 Jun 2020 -
Shooters, we had 8 guns on the line Sunday and I had no powder or we would have had 9.
First time URSA NorCal shooter Calshipbuilder started out with 7 hits in 10 shots at 2054 yards and earning himself an achievement point to start out the day. Nice shooting!!! [He shot URSA SoCal multiple times before moving to NorCal a few years ago.]
The winner of our first match was Calguns regular Whitemamba shooting a Billy Goat
Machine (BGM) 338 Lapua Ackley Improved. Congrats on the win to Whitemamba!!! And
runner-
The weather was great, and we had time, so we held a second match. Calguns regular Ken Eng, shooting a Billy Goat Machine 510 DTC, showed us all how to punish the gong with 7 hits out of 10 shots and he didn't even fire any practice shots. Ken got another achievement point and is a tough competitor on the 50 caliber circuit. Congrats to Ken Eng!!!
Match 2 winner was Doug Pulver shooting another Billy Goat Machine 338 Lapua Ackley
Improved -
Guys when you come to a match bring a truckload of ammo as this sport is addictive.
Doug got his new BGM Rifle shot it for the first time won a match and got an achievement point. Not a bad father's day. And if all that wasn't enough Whitemamba and myself checked on a 3100 yard range to shoot on for later this year.
Skkeeter at Billy Goat Machine was shooting a suppressed 338 Lapua Ackley Improved and I couldn't believe how quiet it was. I hope someone shot some videotape of it in action? A .50 BMG with a suppressor sounds like a truck driver releasing his air brakes. Skkeeters 338 sounded like a dud round, it was so quiet. Full house loads and no hearing protection at all. It takes a lot to impress me, that suppressor was something else.
Picture is Doug's new BillyGoat Machine 338 improved. [See Gallery.]
Build data (alpha order by shooter):
Calshipbuilder was shooting a "Carlsbad"-
Doug was shooting a Bill Goat Machine (BGM)-
Ken was shooting a Bill Goat Machine (BGM)-
17 May 2020 -
Decent weather today, save for the mirage and early sun in the eyes. Chris, Kurt,
Lynn, and Mark shot the 3K “intro” gong at 2630 yards but none shot well enough at
that distance to move to 3135 yards (needed minimum two shooters with at least 4
in 10 at 2630, had none). That noted, we had two shooters get 7 in 10 at 2080 (the
qualification target distance), Mark Liu and Chris Switzer (Stats page updated accordingly
-
Oh…who won? Mark Liu was the Winner and Kurt Stone was the Runner-
Mark was shooting a .300 PRC (yes, really, and SAMMI chamber) built by DMR (Las Vegas),
on a Bighorn Origin LA action, with Bartlein 26”, 8:1 twist barrel, MDT ACC chassis,
Nightforce 5-
Kurt was shooting a .375 CT built by DMR (Las Vegas) on a Stiller TAC 408 1.45 action,
with Bartlein 32”, 1:8 twist barrel, Mirage ULR chassis, Vortex RAZOR HD Gen II
4.5-
Pics in the Gallery (https://www.unlimitedrange.org/gallery.html) – thank you Mark and Bill Wood.
And, of course, a big thank you to all those shooters that honored us with their
presence at this (now 4th Annual) URSA 3000 Yard Challenge, especially Lynn Dragoman
who was “the helper” in setting the IRIS hit-
Until next year and the (5th Annual) URSA 3000 Yard Challenge…
12 Apr 2020 -
For lack of any sign-
*******************
If you want to possibly shoot the 3K, please read all the way to the bottom of this
announcement and then register -
Date: Sunday, May 17 2020
Place: URSA SoCal venue (where we normally shoot -
Qualification: As for a regular,
i.e., non-
Set-
Course of Fire/CoF:
Seven (7) rounds “practice” for each shooter, then
Three (3) more rounds “practice” followed immediately by 10 rounds (for each shooter) to “qualify” to shoot record round at 2080.
Those shooters that get at least 3 in 10 during the 7+3 “practice”, or the 10-
Qualified shooters then shoot 10 shots for record at 2080.
Shooters that shoot at least 4 in 10 during the 2080 record round or earlier (minimum two shooters required) will then shoot at 2630, where they will get three (3) “practice” shots at that distance and then, immediately, shoot 10 rounds for record.
Advancement beyond 2630 will be based on at least two shooters scoring at least
4 in 10 during the prior 10-
NOTES:
a. IF the shooter does not want to shoot the allowed 7 shots (or 3 shots) during any “practice”, the shooter MUST notify the Match Director/MD of that BEFORE taking their first “practice” shot at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter is shooting X practice shots.”
b. The shooter does NOT have to shoot all 10 record shots (e.g., they want to conserve ammo for a possible Sudden Death). IF that is the case, the shooter MUST notify the MD that they are through shooting at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter has stopped shooting at (distance), unload and show clear (remove your bolt).”
c. Normal URSA event scenario -
d. IF we have two or
more shooters who score at least 4 in 10 at 3135, we will set a target at approx
3613 yards and shoot that distance – continuing to move out in distance until we
fail to have at least two shooters scoring at least 4 in 10 at each distance. [Each
new distance is approximately 500 yards further down range from the last.]
e. Final
distance “ties” will be settled by way of Sudden Death. If there is a tie for Winner,
there will be a Sudden Death and the loser will be Runner-
f. Shooters are allowed one (1) spotter. Because of the limited parking, it is assumed that the spotter will travel to the event with the shooter. Spotters, of course, can also be shooters.
g. The ONLY non-
h. Shooters will be limited to one (1) rifle, no multi-
Remembrance of This Event:
Everyone that qualifies for the 2080 record round by shooting
at least 4 in 10 during “practice” or “qual for 2080”, will receive an “official”
URSA event t-
“I qualified for and shot the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge, May 17, 2020”
(black logo and text on white)
“I was Runner-
“I Won the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge,
May 17, 2020” (white text on bright orange – closest available to “gold”)
T-
There will be no “I was there” or other t-
"Registered"
shooters will receive a detailed info sheet (details of where we shoot, how to get
there, etc.) by e-
Those unfamiliar with URSA
are referred to www.unlimitedrange.org, in particular, to https://www.unlimitedrange.org/operations.html
and FAQ 13, the normal, monthly, course of fire.
ALL wanting to shoot the 3K need to "register" using the link to the online form ("Online Liability Release and Build Sheet (form) for shooter") at the top of https://www.unlimitedrange.org/activity%20event%20schedule.html
For this event to proceed, at least six (6) shooters MUST signed up before registration ends, 6 PM, Pacific, on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.
ALL other attendees (i.e., those allowed as noted above), need to "register" using
the online form "Online Liability Release (form) for non-
If you've been looking for an incentive to shoot with us, this might be it. Hope you’ll give it a try.
17 Feb 2020 -
We finally got to shoot a NorCal match on Sunday 2-
We held two matches at 2054 yards and our own White Mamba took the first match with 3 hits out of 10 shots.
On the second match our own Skkeeter tied with regular Ken Eng, both at 3 hits. Ken ran out of ammo after 6 shots and Skkeeter took home the win. [The top three rifles in each match all had barrels chambered by BillyGoat Machine/Skkeeter.] Congrats to Skkeeter on his first match win.
Another congrats to first time shooter Doug who came as a spectator and I had him shoot my 338 Improved, getting his first hit at 2000+ yards.
Next time I will bring a bench and proper rests.
Nobody got any achievement points or qualified for the 3K but everyone left with a smile.
It's good to be back up and running!
White Mamba was shooting a Surgeon action-
Skkeeter was shooting (surprise) a Billy Goat Machine-
5 Jan 2020 -
If you want to possibly shoot the 3K, please read all the way to the bottom of this
announcement -
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2020
Place: URSA SoCal venue (where we normally shoot -
Qualification: Shooters qualify
who, during regular, monthly URSA event qualification or record shooting, from January
19, 2020 through April 12, 2020, score five (5) or more hits in 10 consecutive shots
at 2000 or more yards. However, since SoCal has been down since last April (still
looking for new Match Director and target/gear maintainer/transporter), and NorCal
has been substantially down for a very long time (due to venue closures -
AM Session:
We will setup the range at 2080 and 2630 yards (mostly in the dark) and
start shooting as close as possible to sunrise. This will be the "AM session". The
range will then be secured (be cold) until approximately 1.5 hours before sunset
(weather underground projection). There will be no shooting beyond 2630 in the AM
session. Please See FAQ 13 for info and Course of Fire/CoF, https://www.unlimitedrange.org/operations.html
Also see "NOTES for the 3K.g", below.
PM Session:
Shooters who did NOT shoot in the morning (AM session) will then have an opportunity to qualify for the 3K (at 2080 yards). This second Saturday session is here referred to as the "PM session". The PM session is ONLY to get shooters qualified for the 3K, NOT to provide practice at 2630. There will be no shooting beyond 2080 during the PM session. At the end of the PM session, the 2080 target will be relocated to 3115 and the range will then be secured (be cold) until the 3K on Sunday.
Those shooters wanting an opportunity to earn a chance to shoot out to 2630 on Saturday
need to arrange their schedules and travel to shoot the AM session -
Both sessions will run the same way as a regular SoCal monthly event (see FAQ 13), save for not going beyond 2080 in the PM, thus mimicking a regular monthly event up to that point. Specifically:
Seven (7) rounds “practice” for each shooter, then
Three (3) more rounds “practice” followed immediately by 10 rounds (for each shooter) to qualify to shoot record, where the shooter must get at least 3 in 10 during the 10 shot portion to qualify to shoot for record.
Those that qualify to shoot record at 2080 then shoot 10 rounds for record.
During the AM session ONLY, shooters that shoot at least 4 in 10 during record will then shoot at 2630, where they will get three (3) “practice” shots at that distance and then, immediately, 10 rounds for record.
Thus the ONLY 3K qualification opportunities (on Saturday) will be during the initial
10 (7+3) practice shots, the 10 qualification shots, and the 10 record shots at 2080
or 2630.
Activities on Sunday, April 19, 2020:
The URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2020)
The 3K will
be shot substantially like other monthly URSA events except that we will be starting
at 2630 (effectively, starting at the second record round in the normal monthly event
sequence). Specifically:
Three (3) “practice” shots (actually 0-
Shooters scoring at least 4 in 10 during the 10-
NOTES for the 3K:
a. IF the shooter does not want to shoot the allowed 3 shots during any “practice”, the shooter MUST notify the Match Director/MD of that BEFORE taking their first “practice” shot at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter is shooting X practice shots.”
b. The shooter does NOT have to shoot all 10 record shots (e.g., they want to conserve ammo for a possible Sudden Death). IF that is the case, the shooter MUST notify the MD that they are through shooting at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter has stopped shooting at (distance), unload and show clear (remove your bolt).”
c. Normal URSA event scenario -
d. IF we have two or more shooters who score at least 4 hits in 10 consecutive
record-
e. Final distance “ties” will be settled
by way of Sudden Death. If there is a tie for Winner, there will be a Sudden Death
and the loser will be Runner-
f. Shooters are allowed one (1) spotter. Because of the limited parking, it is assumed that the spotter will travel to the event with the shooter. Spotters, of course, can also be shooters.
g. The ONLY non-
h. Even if a shooter has qualified with more than one rifle, they will only be able
to shoot one rifle during the 3K (i.e., they will only have one position in the shooting
lineup) – see “Clarification” (below).
Clarification: While URSA “rules” note that a shooter may shoot more than one rifle
during an event (each such use equating to a separate shooter/rifle combo and thus
allowing a shooter to have more than one “position” in the shooter lineup), during
the 3K only one rifle per shooter will be allowed and the same rifle must be used
during the entirety of the 3K. [The intend from the very beginning (of URSA) was
to have shooters shoot more than one rifle to demonstrate competence with more than
one rifle. It also helps shooters with more than one rifle sort out which is best
for each shooting scenario. The 3K is for qualified shooters, not shooter/rifle combos.
Please also note that the shooter does not need to shoot the 3K with the rifle they
qualified with – again, the shooter is qualified, not the shooter/rifle combo.]
Remembrance
of This Event.
Everyone that qualifies for and actually shoots the 3K will receive
an “official” URSA event t-
“I qualified for and shot the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge,
April 19, 2020” (black logo and text on white)
“I was Runner-
“I Won the URSA
3000 Yard Challenge, April 19, 2020” (white text on bright orange – closest available
to “gold”)
T-
There will be no “I was there” or other t-
"Registered" shooters will receive a detailed info sheet (details
of where we shoot, how to get there, etc) by e-
If you've been looking for an
incentive to shoot with us, this may be it. Hope you’ll give it a try.
Those unfamiliar
with URSA are referred to
ALL wanting to attempt to qualify for the 3K need to "register" using the link to the online form ("Online Liability Release and Build Sheet (form) for shooter") at the top of https://www.unlimitedrange.org/activity%20event%20schedule.html In "Event Description" please identify whether you are signing up for the AM session or PM session. In that regard, per ongoing SoCal practice, IF there are not at least five (5) shooters signed up for an event (AM session), there will be no AM event, only the PM (exactly as described above). Thanks for understanding. Registration closes at 6 PM, Pacific, on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
ALL other attendees (i.e., those allowed as noted above), need to "register" using
the online form "Online Liability Release (form) for non-
28 Jul 2019 -
Well we got off to a early start at 6 AM to beat the heat which was expected to be 99 degrees. Ken Eng and Mark Morales were both shooting 510 DTC cartridges while I was shooting a 375/50BMG (or Mach V, as Klaus named it)..
Scott and Nicholas were shooting 338 Lapuas and Vaughn was shooting a 338 LM Ackley Improved/AI. My second gun was a 338 Lapua AI and Mark also shot a second gun, a 338 Lapua. 6 shooters and 8 guns on the line.
Vaughn was the first shooter of the day (record round) and this guy was on fire. His first shot at 2021 yards missed the gong by less than a foot and he hit it the next two shots. He went hot and hit it 8 out of 10 shots. The rest of the shooters where getting hits but we were having a hard time spotting our misses that were next to the gong. When my turn came up I managed to get 4 hits on my first 6 shots and quit shooting to save my barrel. [Our rules only require 4/10 to advance to the next distance, which was 2435 yards.] By now the heat was starting to get warmer bringing extra mirage into the equation and making it very hard to spot your shots.
I decided to hold a second match at 2021 yards before moving back to 2435 yards for the shoot off between Vaughn and myself. Vaughn and I both got 3/10, Ken got 2/10, Mark and Nicholas got 1/10, and Scott, who shot 8th, didn't connect. Had we been able to spot our misses the scores would have improved.
Vaughn and I moved to the 2435 yard gong and seeing impacts was all but impossible even with a Schmidt and Bender pair of big eyes. Luckily when my turn came up the bullet kicked up some dust and this allowed me to make a correction and get a hit and win the match. After that everyone was shooting up any spare ammo they had laying around and we called it a day.
A huge Thank You goes to Billygoat Machine for building me a rifle that can make
me competitive. I'm not a very good shooter (hugh??? -
After the match was over I drove up the mountain to pull the gongs and found the
T1000 hit indicator took its first hit. My new target stand upright also had a couple
bullet impacts. [NOTE: Our IRIS hit indicators are used for record, the T1000 may
be used in the future -
28 Apr 2019 -
Read the 27 Apr 2019 recap to find out how we got here.
Again decent weather, today with little wind. Based on qual results from Saturday,
we had two shooters, Chris and Kurt. After each taking three practice shots, they
engaged steel at 2630 yards. Neither shooter got the required at-
See the competitor’s rifle descriptions below and see pics of the two events in our
Gallery -
A big thank you to those shooters that honored us with their presence, especially Lynn Dragoman who was my sole “helper” hanging steel. Thanks also to those shooters that helped with the take down and vehicle loading. Appreciated!
Finally, this was the third consecutive 3K held in SoCal and the 27th event held in SoCal since the beginning in May of 2015, four years. Regrettably, for lack of anyone stepping up to handle storing and transporting gear, there will be no SoCal events in the foreseeable future. The steel and IRIS systems have be transferred to Lynn. I’m hoping Lynn can find venue for the 2020 3K in NorCal – he was the only shooter that came down from NorCal. Lynn has been THE stalwart since the very beginning and I praise him endlessly. Thank you, sir, you are the absolute real deal!
27 Apr 2019 -
Decent weather (temps) and varying wind conditions for this “monthly“ event and qualification
session for the 2019 3K. During practice for the qual (for the 2080 record round,
up to 7 shots), Chris scored a cold bore hit – excellent! Six shooters qualified
to shoot the record round at 2080 yards (scored at least 3 hits in 10 shots at this
normal first distance) – Bill, Brian, Carlos, Chris, Kurt, and Scott. Chris scored
5 hits in 8 shots and become the first 3K-
The winner and runner-
Chris (our first 3K-
16 Mar 2019 -
If you want to possibly shoot the 3K, please read all the way to the bottom of this
announcement -
Date: Sunday, April 28, 2019 (a week later than normal due to Easter)
Place: URSA
SoCal venue (where we normally shoot -
Qualification:
Shooters qualify who, during regular, monthly URSA event qualification or record
shooting from October 2018 through April 27, 2019, score five (5) or more hits in
10 consecutive shots at 2000 or more yards. However, since SoCal has been down since
last April (still looking for new Match Director and target/gear maintainer/trans
porter), and NorCal has been down since last June (due to venue closures -
Pre-
AM Session:
We will setup the range at 2080 and 2630 yards (in the dark) and conduct
the "regular" April URSA SoCal event -
PM Session:
Shooters who did NOT shoot in the morning (AM session) will then have an opportunity to qualify for the 3K (at 2080 yards). This second Saturday session is here referred to as the "PM session".
There will be no shooting beyond 2080 in the PM. The PM session is ONLY to get shooters
qualified for the 3K, NOT to provide practice at longer distances. Those shooters
wanting an opportunity to earn a chance to shoot beyond 2080, need to arrange their
schedules and travel to shoot the AM event -
This PM session will run the same way as a regular SoCal monthly event (see FAQ 13),
save for not going beyond 2080, thus mimicking a regular monthly event up to that
point. Basically, for the PM session, at least 3 in 10 to "qualify" to shoot "record"
and then 5 in 10, or better, to qualify for the 3K. If a shooter gets 5 in 10, or
better, during the "qualification" or "record" portion of this PM "3K qualification"
session, they do not need to shoot further, they are qualified for the 3K -
The URSA 3000 Yard
Challenge (2019):
The 3K will be shot substantially like other monthly URSA events
except that:
(1) there will only be three (3) “practice” shots (actually, 0-
(2) no event-
(3) “practice” and the initial record round will be shot at 2630 yards (approx),
(4) “practice” will be immediately followed by record-
(5) even if a shooter has qualified with more than one rifle, they
will only be able to shoot one rifle during the 3K (i.e., they will only have one
position in the shooting lineup) – see “Clarification” (below).
NOTES for the 3K:
a. IF the shooter does not want to shoot the allowed 3 shots during any “practice”, the shooter MUST notify the Match Director/MD of that BEFORE taking their first “practice” shot at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter is shooting X practice shots.”
b. The shooter does NOT have to shoot all 10 record-
c. Normal URSA event scenario -
d. IF we have two or more shooters who score at least 4 hits in
10 consecutive record-
e. Final distance
“ties” will be settled by way of Sudden Death. If there is a tie for Winner, there
will be a Sudden Death and the loser will be Runner-
f. Shooters are allowed one (1) spotter. Because of the limited parking, it is assumed that the spotter will travel to the event with the shooter. Spotters, of course, can also be shooters.
g. The ONLY non-
Clarification:
While URSA “rules” note that a shooter may shoot more than one rifle during an event
(each such use equating to a separate shooter/rifle combo and thus allowing a shooter
to have more than one “position” in the shooter lineup), during the 3K only one rifle
per shooter will be allowed and the same rifle must be used during the entirety of
the 3K. [The intend from the very beginning (of URSA) was to have shooters shoot
more than one rifle to demonstrate competence with more than one rifle. It also helps
shooters with more than one rifle sort out which is best for each shooting scenario.
The 3K is for qualified shooters, not shooter/rifle combos. Please also note that
the shooter does not need to shoot the 3K with the rifle they qualified with – again,
the shooter is qualified, not the shooter/rifle combo.]
Remembrance of This Event.
Everyone
that qualifies for and actually shoots the 3K will receive an “official” URSA event
t-
“I qualified for and shot the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge, April 28, 2019” (black logo
and text on white)
“I was Runner-
“I Won the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge, April 28,
2019” (white text on bright orange – closest available to “gold”)
T-
There will be no “I was there” or other t-
"Registered"
shooters will receive a detailed info sheet (details of where we shoot, how to get
there, etc) by e-
If you've been looking for an incentive to shoot with us,
this may be it. Hope you’ll give it a try.
Those unfamiliar with URSA are referred
to
ALL wishing to attempt to qualify for the 3K, or simply to shoot the monthly event on Saturday the 27th, need to "register" using the link to the online form ("Online Liability Release and Build Sheet (form) for shooter") at the top of https://www.unlimitedrange.org/activity%20event%20schedule.html In "Event Description" please identify whether you are signing up for the AM event/session or PM session. In that regard, per ongoing SoCal practice, IF there are not at least five (5) shooters signed up for the monthly event (AM event/session), there will be no AM event, only the PM (exactly as described above). Thanks for understanding. Registration closes at 6 PM, Pacific, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.
ALL other attendees (i.e., those allowed as noted above), need to "register" using
the online form "Online Liability Release (form) for non-
17 Jun 2018 -
We had some good shooting today and some struggling. At 2054 yards Scott S got his first hits shooting with us, five over the course of the event. Josh D had his adjustable scope mount freeze up on him making him do some hillside repairs. Amy M, shooting her new MPA 338 Lapua, became our first female shooter to score well enough at 2054 (4 in 10), to move on to 2586 yards (but did not actually do so because of having to leave early, Father’s Day obligations). Previously she had been the first female shooter to score a hit at 2054. Ken E was shooting his new Billy Goat Machine/BGM chambered 50 DTC Eastes barrel and scored two achievement targets, hitting 5 out of 10 twice at 2054 yards. While scoring well enough to move on to 2586, Ken also had to leave early, again Father’s Day obligations. [Build info below.] Yours truly ran the match and didn't shoot which was probably a good idea the way everyone was thumping the gong.
White Mamba was shooting well enough to move on to 2586 yards in both matches. Focus,
shooting his 375 SnipeTac did likewise. White Mamba and Focus each shot 26 shots
(during two 3-
Ken E, today’s achievement target scorer, was shooting a Billy Goat Machine/BGM-
Stats updated but no pics.
We will now take off for the archery and general deer seasons and resume our NorCal
matches in October. Those interested in shooting the “Summer” events will have to
shoot URSA SoCal – assuming we find a new Match Director and a gear transporter/storage/maintenance
person…or I decide to make that seriously ugly drive down to cover.
URSA SoCal was dark this month for the noted reason, looking for new volunteer staffing. Anyone interested in considering accepting responsibility for either or both of these uncompensated, volunteer positions is asked to contact Facilitator at webmaster@unlimitedrange.org Thanks.
15 Apr 2018 -
The day started with ideal conditions, about 1 mph wind and slight overcast. Regrettably,
that was followed by shooters taking 10 practice shots at 2630 yards (per the published
CoF, there should only have been 3). With the addition of Chris and Carlos (from
the day before), there were 6 competitors – Annono01, Bill, Carlos, Chris, Scott,
and Tu (1 NorCal and 5 SoCal). The event ended quickly with only Annono01 scoring
4 hits at 2630 to move down range – becoming our 2018 event Winner. Bill, Chris,
Scott, and Tu then did a Sudden Death for Runner-
Annon01 was shooting the rifle described in the April 14th recap. Scott was shooting
his self-
Limited pics added to the Gallery, most pics I received had target and distance mismatched.
14 Apr 2018 -
NorCal – no match, “weather” (again).
SoCal – actually, event-
Annono01 was shooting his self-
The gear used to score achievement targets – Bill was shooting his DMR-
Limited pics added to the Gallery, most pics I received had target and distance mismatched.
31 Mar 2018 -
Date: Sunday, April 15, 2018
Place: URSA SoCal venue (where we normally shoot -
Qualification: Shooters qualify
who, during regular, monthly URSA event qualification or record shooting from October
15, 2017 through April 14, 2018, score five (5) or more hits in 10 consecutive shots
at 2000 or more yards. Note that NorCal has scheduled its April monthly shoot for
Sunday, April 8 (one week early) and SoCal has scheduled its April monthly shoot
for Saturday, April 14 (one day early) – these will be the last two 3K qualification
opportunities.
Pre-
We will setup the range on Saturday, April 14th
and conduct the regular April URSA SoCal event. The range will then be secured (be
cold) until the 3K the next day.
Activities on Sunday, April 15, 2018:
The URSA 3000
Yard Challenge (2018):
The 3K will be shot substantially like other monthly URSA events
except that:
(1) there will only be three (3) “practice” shots (actually, 0-
(2) no event-
(3) “practice” and the initial record round will be shot at 2630 yards (approx),
(4) “practice” will be immediately followed by record-
(5)
even if a shooter has qualified with more than one rifle, they will only be able
to shoot one rifle during the 3K (i.e., they will only have one position in the shooting
lineup) – see “Clarification” (below).
NOTES:
a. IF the shooter does not want to shoot the allowed 3 shots during any “practice”, the shooter MUST notify the Match Director/MD of that BEFORE taking their first “practice” shot at that distance, and the MD must confirm back to the shooter that “shooter is shooting X practice shots.”
b. The shooter does NOT have to shoot all 10 record-
Normal URSA event scenario -
IF we have two or more shooters who score at least 4 hits in 10 consecutive
record-
Final distance “ties” will be settled by
way of Sudden Death. If there is a tie for Winner, there will be a Sudden Death and
the loser will be Runner-
Remembrance of This Event.
Everyone that qualifies
and actually shoots the event will receive an “official” URSA event t-
“I qualified
for and shot the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge, April 15, 2018” (black logo and text on
white)
“I was Runner-
“I Won the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge, April 15, 2018” (white
text on bright orange – closest available to “gold”)
T-
There will be
no “I was there” or other t-
Qualified shooters
will receive a detailed info sheet (details of where we shoot, how to get there,
etc) by e-
If you've been looking for an incentive
to shoot with us, this may be it. Hope you’ll give it a try.
Those unfamiliar with
URSA are referred to
18 Mar 2018 -
NorCal – no match, “snowed out”, again. Much more snow, and ice, this time, hazardous driving conditions (up and down the mountain), and even a crash (a slide into trees). They are looking forward to April when their event will be a week early on Sunday, April 8th. More of the gruesome details and pics at http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1431467 – sorry you need to register to see the pics.
SoCal – it was an A-
Scott was shooting his self-
A great shooting day, for sure, none too late for our SoCal crew! Sweet dreams, qualies!
The regular monthly shoot in April will be a day early (Saturday the 14th) to provide one very, very last chance to qualify for the 3K, especially for shooters coming from a long distance. Then our 2nd “URSA 3000 Yard Challenge” on Sunday the 15th. We now have 9 shooters qualified. That weekend will conclude three years of URSA events – how time flys.
The second quarter 2018 Activity/Events Schedule has also been updated. See http://www.unlimitedrange.org/activity%20event%20schedule.html
18 Feb 2018 -
NorCal – no match, “snowed out.” No rain for three weeks but plenty of snow today. I got to fire 3 shots at 2054 yards and got one hit. Our newest shooter, Gavin, tried out my Billy Goat Machine .338 Lapua Ackley Improved and got a hit with his first ever try at 2054 yards. Congrats Gavin!!! We tried getting a hit for new shooter Sean but the scope was either wet or you couldn't see the target due to the snow.
We stayed about 4.5 hours hoping to get in at least one match but with the cold weather
and the snow it just couldn't get done. Josh was on his smart phone and predicted
snow at 10:00 AM and it started snowing exactly at 10:00 AM, so Josh is now our official
weather predictor.
SoCal – no match. It wasn't the greatest day for shooting in the desert but a fun time was still had by all. There were 10 shooters and, in all, 19 hits for the day. The wind was nonexistent to start and increased rapidly to 17 mph when we ended the day. We had two new shooters this month. One had several shots within a few inches of the target while shimming his scope with a penny and lobbing the bullet to make up for the additional 50 MOA that was needed! Scott was the only one to qualify for the record round with 3 hits, so, with no competition, the “event” ended.
From Facilitator -
21 Jan 2018 -
We had our January shoot outside of Barstow in cold conditions with winds ranging
from 4-
17 Dec 2017 -
The new online forms worked much better as you can actually read them.
707FreedomFan
showed up nice and early, qualified, shot an achievement target, and got two hits
at 2586 yards with a rifle so new it still had the tag on the trigger guard. He did
this using factory 375 Cheytac ammo with 50fps+ of extreme spread. Nicely done!!!
It
started out windy and switchy and nobody got enough hits on the record target to
move back from the 2054 yard line. [This match will be carried over to the next event
– should have been decided with a Sudden Death shoot off (between Jason and Hoffer).]
As the day progressed the winds dropped down to a more manageable speed and the hit rates rose quickly so we held 3 matches.
In match 2 we had Focus and WhiteMamba both get enough hits (i.e., 4 in 10 or better)
to move back to 2586 yards.
In the 3rd match the wind kept dropping and we had Hoffer, WhiteMamba, and 707FreedomFan
all move back to 2586 yards (i.e., each had 4 in 10 or better).
By this time of the day the winds dropped down to almost calm and Focus and Hoffer
each took home a win at 2586 yards -
Focus won the final match, also at 2586 yards (the carry-
Hoffer’s 5 in 10 was his 5th Novice Achievement target, so a green shirt will be
headed his way shortly. 707FreedomFan’s 5 in 10 qualified him for the 2018 3K Challenge
(Hoffer qualified in November).
Ken Eng was shooting his .50 DTC and the photo (on
CalGuns) shows one of his hits at 2054 yards. Definitely not what you want to see
when shooting unlimited range (hit dead sideways).
17 Dec 2017 -
Terrible, terrible, terrible conditions (winds starting at 22 mph and ending at about
30; with wind chill, well below freezing)!!! [If my memory isn’t failing me, the
worst weather we have ever had in the last 2.5 years.] After losing two shooters
at the last minute (extractor failure and no time to reload for the back-
As in November, the Vegas crew took the event, shooting extremely well in these conditions
– Bill the winner and Robert the Runner-
A huge THANK YOU goes out to Fred, our new Match Director/MD for URSA SoCal! He really came through under fire – his extra “joy” was that the two shooters that fell out were going to be his “helpers” in hanging the steel. He managed anyway and still got hits after trailering in all the URSA gear from Paso Robles. Thanks again, Fred…and Lisa who helped with the paperwork. The new online forms solved the legibility problem – but not their completeness. Step by step. [Pics in the Gallery.]
19 Nov 2017 -
We held our monthly NorCal URSA (unlimited range shooters association) match today.
We had 9 shooters on the line and another 10-
Congratulations
go out to CalGuns regular Focus on winning both matches!!!! He also got 8 out of
10 hits at 2054 yards which is the most hits since the inception of the URSA. He
actually had 9 hits in a row if you include his last practice shot. Focus with his
8/10 got his final achievement point at 2000 yards plus he qualified for the upcoming
(2018) 3K match.
CORRECTION (11/21 by Facilitator): In discussions with Lynn, it appears Focus won
the first match at 2586 yards outright. He shot last during that record round and
it appears his final shot resulted in the bracket holding the sensor onto the gong
failed and chucked the sensor to the ground. The second match will need to be entirely
re-
We also had our first lady shooter on the line today and she got two hits with a
338 Lapua. I loaned Amy my heavy gun for match#2 and should became the first lady
shooter to qualify at one of our matches!!! Congrats Amy!!!
After everyone qualified we had an equipment issue with a light sensor that CalGun
regular Hoffer fixed temporarily with some paracord. It lasted until the hits vibrated
the welds off the back of the gong.
The weather started out below freezing with very
light wind but got better as the day went on. The lack of wind was a real pleasure
to shoot in today!!!
WhiteMamba, Hoffer, and myself all got at least 5 hits at 2000+
qualifying us for the 3K as well. Hoffer went 7/7 before the light quit working the
first time.
I would like to thank Hoffer, Brett, Ken, WhiteMamba, Focus, Aaron, Amy, and Josh
plus Boygaun and all his friends for a very interesting match. I think if we had
less trouble today with the light, someone could have run all 10 shots for record.
We had 4 shooters get a first round hit after their sight-
Special notes go out to Aaron with a 7 (in 10) and to Amy who got several hits while
shooting my heavy gun without its front rest. They got hits and qualified while shooting
off of a case of silicon caulking material wrapped in a large towel…when I managed
to leave the front rest on my porch. [checklist? -
19 Nov 2017 -
After three months “down” for lack of shooters, we were overwhelmed this month with
12 shooters (4 new to URSA) and a couple of spectators – largest turnout ever for
a SoCal event. Those sneaky guys from Las Vegas rolled in again and walked away
with the vast majority of the glory. [I keep bugging Kurt that every time he shows
up with a new guy I get that “ringer” feeling. Three times now to win or runner-
Bill was shooting a Desert Tech HTI in 375 CT, 29” Lothar Walther barrel, Nightforce
NSX 8-
Weather was cold, started with the typical minimal (near zero) wind but built up to a pretty substantial breeze by the time we finished up, mirage was ugly.
[Pics in the Gallery for both events, hopefully more to be added soon.]
24 Sep 2017 -
Date:
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Place: URSA SoCal venue (where we normally shoot -
Qualification: Shooters qualify
who, during regular, monthly URSA event qualification or record shooting from October
15, 2017 through April 14, 2018, score five (5) hits or more in 10 consecutive shots
at 2000 or more yards. Note that NorCal has scheduled its April monthly shoot for
Sunday, April 8 (one week early) and SoCal has scheduled its April monthly shoot
for Saturday, April 14 (one day early) – these will be the last two 3K qualification
opportunities.
Pre-
We will setup the range on Saturday, April 14th
and conduct the regular April URSA SoCal event. The range will then be secured until
the 3K the next day.
Activities on Sunday, April 15, 2018:
The URSA 3000 Yard Challenge
(2018) – the “URSA 2018 3K”:
The 3K will be shot like other monthly URSA events except
that:
(1) there will only be three (3) “practice” shots (actually, 0-
(2) no event-
(3) the initial record round will be shot
at 2630 yards (approx), and
(4) even if a shooter has qualified with more than one
rifle, they will only be able to shoot one rifle during the 3K (i.e., they will only
have one position in the shooting lineup) – see “Clarification” (below).
As such
(normal URSA event scenario), we will only be shooting at 3135 (approx) IF two or
more shooters score at least 4 hits in 10 consecutive shots during record round at
2630. Thus no one is guaranteed to shoot for record at 3135.
IF we have two or more
shooters who score at least 4 hits in 10 consecutive shots during record round at
3135, we will set a target at approx 3613 yards and shoot that distance – continuing
to move out in distance until we fail to have two shooters scoring at least 4 in
10 at each distance. [Each new distance is approximately 500 yards further than the
last.]
Final distance “ties” will be settled by way of Sudden Death.
Remembrance of This Event.
Everyone
that qualifies and actually shoots the event will receive an “official” URSA event
t-
“I qualified and shot the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge, April 15, 2018” (black logo and
text on white)
“I was Runner-
“I Won the URSA 3000 Yard Challenge, April 15,
2018” (white text on bright orange – closest available to “gold”)
T-
There will be no “I was there” or other t-
Qualified shooters
will receive a detailed info sheet (details of where we shoot, how to get there,
etc) by e-
If you've been looking for an incentive
to shoot with us, this may be it. Hope you’ll give it a try.
Those unfamiliar with
URSA are referred to
16 Jul 2017 -
Temp was terrible -
18 Jun 2017 -
Father's Day was our last match in NorCal until October when the local deer seasons
are over. We had a decent turnout considering it was 109 degrees in several locations
along our route. Yours truly went 5/10 for both matches giving me a win and a shoot-
Interestingly three of the top 5 shooters are sporting CalGuns regular Skkeeter’s
“Billy Goat Machine” barrel jobs. Myself and WhiteMamba are both using 338 Lapua
Improves and Ken Eng was running a 510 DTC today.
Conditions were hot and windy for the entire day making it difficult to be consistent.
I shot prone today – not because I wanted to but because I forgot my shooting bench
at home and by the time I realized what I did it was too late to go home and retrieve
it. The terrain is very uneven and my front rest kept moving forward and downhill
so I abandoned it in favor of CalGuns regular Hoffer’s cardboard box full of rocks.
For my rear rest I used a rolled up jacket rather than my Dierks mechanical rest
which made the day even tougher. [See pic in the Gallery.]
A huge Thank You to Billy
Goat Machine for building me a rifle that has given me 3 match wins in two months
time. The kicker was using virgin Lapua brass not yet fire formed into Ackley Improved
brass and I was using WhiteMamba’s load of 92 grains of H1000 powder and CalGuns
regular Focus' seating depth of 3.870 inches with the 300 grain Berger OTM bullets.
Now that all my brass is fire formed into Ackley Improved, I need to decide on which
load is the most accurate – 98 grains of H1000 100 Grains of Retumbo, 105 grains
of RE33, 111.5 grains of US869, and 99 Grains of VVN570 have all shot sub-
Oh yeah, prone shooting had me twisted up like a banana
on the very uneven surface so I will never forget my shooting bench again.
21 May 2017 -
First off the shooters and I thank URSA Facilitator, and fellow shooter, Oscar for
the URSA t-
Pictured (Gallery page) is WhiteMamba wearing
his latest in unlimited range fashion on the firing line. Sorry about the poor picture
quality.
Next we had our newest shooter and CalGun member SKR show up with his 338
Lapua and proceed to hit the gong. [Next time bring more ammo so you can shoot both
matches!!!] He was never more than 2-
In the first match everyone that qualified at 2054 yards also got hits at 2586 yards.
Some of these shooters have some $$$ spotting scopes and, coupled with the 90 degree
weather, they could read the dust and dial you right into a hit. Yours truly finally
found an acorn and won the first match after a sudden death shoot-
Next
up we had an unfinished match from April when we ran out of time. We finished that
match at 2586 yards and CalGuns regular Focus took the sudden death win over WhiteMamba
who was in the hunt all day.
A big Thank You goes out to Billy Goat Machine for the
338 Lapua Improved he built for me. I was shooting 300 grain Berger OTM bullets at
3.87 overall length over 92 grains of H1000 in Lapua brass lit off by Fed215M primers.
That combo got 5 hits out of 8 shots at 2054 yards while fire forming. I believe
WhiteMamba was also fire forming his new Billy Goat Machine 338 Lapua Improved and
shooting the same exact load. [Skkeeter, rite down that load. It's a great fire
forming load for your reamer. When everyone has their dies, I suspect more and more
hits once everyone has final load work ups.]
A special note for Diver (who has yet
to show his face in either NorCal or SoCal), we had several shooters using various
apps get first round hits at 2054 yards. None were cold bore shots but enough time
had passed that no heat was left in the barrel from previous shots. This was something
new for us and I like to keep this as honest as possible.
An update on the equipment/setup
side. [I forgot to get permission from the shooter to post pictures but] one of our
prone shooters added some new gear to his bipod and that gun was working very well.
If I go prone it's a given I would mimic his idea.
Lynn and Hoffer both shot achievement targets. Will be interesting to see whether
Lynn or Anono01 will be the second shooter to get the lime green look -
Check out Lynn’s blue-
25 Apr 2017 -
The important stuff first -
We had 10 shooters this month, 7 of whom were pre-
There were 4 shooters that qualified for the regular monthly shoot at 2080 (Kurt,
Bill, Annono01, and Hoffer). 3 of them shot well enough to move to 2630 (all but
Kurt). [In the process Bill qualified for the 3K -
Proceeding immediately to the 3K, we now had 8 shooters do their best to get on distance
with up to 3 shots each. Bill then won the event outright with a 2 in 10 at 2630.
Tu and Hoffer ran through 17 “rounds” of Sudden Death before Hoffer got a hit and
3K Runner-
Lynn announced plans to have a similar event in the Fall in NorCal, exact timing dependant on weather and finding a 3000 yard position for the third target.
Finally, like the first Ko2M, we did not finish up at the “event-
9 Apr 2017 -
We had two matches today. 7 shooters qualified for both matches at 2054 yards but only 2 in each match moved on to 2586 yards.
In the first match CalGuns-
In the second match, CalGuns-
We also had two new shooters using a 416 Barrett, both got multiple hits at 2054
yards. Arro7n bested his buddy Josh and that 416 was shooting very well at its first
match ever. Congrats to both of them!!!!! Hoffer got to our location Saturday only
to find it cold and snowing. He spent the night even though it was around 20 degrees.
CalGuns-
19 Mar 2017 -
Calgun member Focus swept both matches today at 2054 and 2586 yards shooting his
self-
19 Mar 2017 -
Good news and bad news. Good news -
19 Feb 2017 -
First the bad news – weather again was the winner in NorCal, almost a full week of rain and terrible conditions yielded no shoot. Our last NorCal shoot was last July – thanks to deer season and rain.
The good news – no problems for the SoCal shoot, though weather forecasts for the
transit between NorCal and our SoCal venue scared off two potential travelers/shooters.
We started out expecting eight shooters and turned up with three. Two “shooters”
turned out to be spectators – communications problem -
Shooting at 2080 yards, a first-
The weather was, as expected, quite chilly. Not as expected, it was windy from minute
one. Note the one pic from the shoot (posted in the URSA Gallery) – wind flags running
horizontal. No pic of the Runner-
Did a lot with a little today. The 3K should be real interesting.
21 Jan 2017 -
It was Tu's Day on Sunday
One of our regulars, Tu, had his day today -
Small\ crew -
20 Nov 2016 -
NorCal shooter, Anono01, undeterred by the November NorCal event being rained out,
just got in his truck to travel for 8 hours to shoot the SoCal event -
Weather was mostly overcast with multiple very brief sessions of light rain. Temps were chilly to moderate. The sand coming in was treacherous with one spot where another traveler had used his/her vehicle to dig some deep holes trying to navigate.(deep as in over a foot). Wind was almost nonexistent for the vast majority of the shooting time.
We had two new shooters out, Fred and Nick. Both scored hits. After the shoot Fred
demonstrated his back-
16 Oct 2016 -
We welcomed back Craneman from his shooting hiatus and he responded by not only winning
the shoot but also becoming the first shooter to qualify for “The URSA 3000 Yard
Challenge (2017).” TJ was runner-
The weather was good, though cold at first and windy at times. We had a new, regrettably
one-
The shoot ended at 2080 yards when Craneman was the only shooter to get 4 or more
hits in 10 consecutive shots. Craneman, shooting his AR-
3 Oct 2016 -
To move things along at hopefully brisker pace, we will be adding this special event
to the 2016-
Date: April 16, 2017
Place: URSA SoCal venue (where we normally shoot)
Objective: Provide an opportunity for the shooters who qualify (see below) to competitively
engage steel at approximately 3130 yards...and win a remembrance of this inaugural
event (trophy, plaque, garment, etc -
Qualification: Shooters qualify that, during regular URSA event qualification or record shooting from October 16, 2016 (our next shoot date) through April 16, 2017, score four (4) hits or more in 10 consecutive shots at 2000 or more yards.
Activities on Sunday, April 16, 2016:
The regular SoCal April 2017 shoot, i.e., the normal practice, qualification, and record shooting at 2080 yards and beyond (dependent on how well the shooters do at 2080).
The URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2017)
NOTE: The Challenge will be shot like all other URSA shoots except that (1) there will be no practice nor qualification as part of that event, and (2), the initial record round will be shot at 2640 (approx). As such, we will only be shooting at 3130 (approx) IF two or more shooters score at least 4 hits in 10 consecutive shots during record round at 2640. Thus no one is guaranteed to shoot for record at 3130. Also, and as per Operations guidelines, shooters moving between distances (in this case, from 2640 to 3130) will have up to three (3) shots (their call) to get on target before the next round begins. Finally, IF we have two or more shooters who score at least 4 hits in 10 consecutive shots during record round at 3130, we will reset the target to approx 3600 yards and shoot that distance – continuing to move out in distance until we fail to have two shooters scoring 4 in 10 at each distance. Ties at a distance will be settled by way of Sudden Death.
Practice and an Additional Challenge Qualification Opportunity: We will setup the
range by 2 pm on Saturday, April 15, 2017 for anyone wanting to practice and/or qualify
early for the regular SoCal April event. However, practice time priority will be
given to previously-
We may (TBD) have event t-
Travel Expense Assistance Opportunity: Those shooting the NorCal March 2017 event will have an opportunity to shoot for $200 (cash) in travel expense assistance. The winner will receive the cash at the end of the Challenge event. Requirement: the shooter that wins the NorCal event must shoot the Challenge or may transfer the "assistance" to another NorCal shooter that is already qualified by the NorCal March shoot and actually shoots the Challenge.
This event is still somewhat is flux as far as nailing down the details but we expect them to basically stay as noted.
If you've been looking for an incentive to shoot with us, this may be it. Hope you’ll give it a try.
18 Sep 2016 -
Excellent weather (basically no wind), small crew, good time, and an amazing pic.
The regulars stood out today as Tu was the winner with 4 in 10 consecutive shots
at 2080 yards and his buddy, TJ, who won the April shoot, was runner-
Interesting stuff -
The amazing pic -
Hopefully we'll have more shooters on October 16th, our next SoCal shoot.
3 Jul 2016 -
We had 7 shooters today but only 5 competing. In match 1 WhiteMamba got 4/10 and Lynn got 5/7 (then stopped shooting to save his good ammo for 2586 yards). We held a second match before we moved back and WhiteMamba won that easily with twice as many hits as the next best Shooter. Congrats to WhiteMamba on your match 2 win!!!!
We then had to pack up our gear and drive up the mountain to finish match 1. WhiteMamba and Lynn each had 3/10 hits at 2586 yards, so we went to sudden death. WhiteMamba got a hit on his 3rd shot giving him the win and the most hits so far at 2586 yards.
Killemall413 and his buddy Steve showed up too late to compete but we had Steve shooting at 2586 yards with BigRed, my 50 BMG heavy gun.
The weather today was 70 degrees at 6:30 AM and 96 when we finished shooting. A block of ice the size of a closed fist would last one pass up and down my barrel before it was completely melted.
Congrats to WhiteMamba on his two wins today making him the King of 2054 yards and King of 2586 yards.
Lights functioned perfectly today for the second straight time so hopefully that issue is now behind us.
I tried getting a short video of the lights flashing with my cell phone but it still isn't working. I tried doing it through my scope as well and no joy either. [Stills in the Gallery.]
26 Jun 2016 -
Warm and sandy (traveling). We had four new shooters and all shooters got hits at 2080 yards. That’s the good news. The bad news is that only one shooter qualified, so there was no match. Similar to last month, four shooters had to drop out at the last minute.
“We” found out a few things this month...
First, late June is the beginning of “hot” season (surprise J). Weather was quite decent when we started, about 79, but rose to about 92 by the last shot. The mild winds helped with the heat but not with the “burn” experienced by those that failed to apply sunscreen (multiple folks). Looking at weather history from 2014 and 2015, it looks like the balance of the Summer should be no worse, so we will proceed with the newly posted schedule.
Second, since we had none of the folks show up who had expressed concern about conflicting
which-
Third, what appears to be semi-
Fourth, we need to be stepping out faster going forward – or we will surely all get
burnt, quite literally. May need to halt multiple-
Fifth, and final, “found out”, we started shooting 45 minutes late because (again)
the sun was almost directly in the shooter’s eyes. So...sure hoping the sun is further
enough to the side, come next month, so we can start on time. [Question -
Final notes about the actual shooting. One of our four new shooters, Damon, the
one shooter that qualified, was shooting his “home-
19 Jun 2016 -
We started early today and had 3 spectators show up to watch. In the first match
WhiteMamba and myself both got 6 hits on the record target and WhiteMamba won the
Shootoff making him the King Of 2054 Yards for our first match of the day. In the
second match Mitch ran away from the field with 7 hits out of 10 shots making him
The King Of 2054 Yards for match 2 today.
CalGuns poster SKR was our first spectator
but he left early. Our second and 3rd spectators are Calguns poster Killemall419
and his friend. When we finished match 2 I had his friend sit down so he could fireform
some brass and on his 4th shot ever he had both sets of lights flashing for his first
hit at 2054 Yards. Killemall419 was then convinced to give it a go and also got
his first hit at 2054 Yards. We where just about out of ammo so we packed it in and
went home.
A big Thank You to URSA Facilitator for lending us a spare IDM unit for our lights.
I programmed it for two lights to go off at the same time and it worked flawlessly
and was easier to set up.
My fireform load was 110 grains of US869 and I hit 5 straight shots before a miss.
Killemall413's buddy was using that same load to get a hit on his 4th shot so no
more RE33 for me in the 338 Lapua Improved.
...sorry, no pics...
22 May 2016 -
We had a smaller than normal turnout as rain was threatening to cancel our match. As it turns out the weather was actually quite nice.
In our first match Calguns poster WhiteMamba got a hit on his first shot of a sudden
death shoot-
In our second match,
Mitch hit 5 out of 10 shots to easily best the field and take home his fourth win
out of our last five matches, plus earn an achievement point.
We were plagued with lighting (IRIS) issues as we didn't receive our upgraded modules
in time. I am hopeful we will have them in time for our next match.
At this match we placed the gong on the other side of the road and the new range
distance was measured at 2057 yards.
Congratulations to WhiteMamba and Mitch on their wins!!!
22 May 2016 -
And the winner was...wind and sand.
Three shooters dropped out just before the shoot, we had 10-
Weather, with chill factor, was cold and it turned out that the sun was directly
in the shooter’s eyes for the first 30-
We had one new shooter out to test his shooting skills (Sasha). With a box-
I did post one pic in the Gallery. The three hits were done by the same shooter
(Tu) and the same, unique-
24 Apr 2016 -
We held another 2054 yard match today and Mitch won it for the third time in a row shooting a standard 338 Lapua in cold and windy conditions. Congratulations Mitch!!! Shaun Brady earned an achievement point today as well.
We had two new shooters today one had to leave early and one stayed until 3:30PM.
Robert’s combination didn't have enough elevation so I had him shoot my 338 Snipe-
The day would have gone much quicker but we had light issues that required several
trips to the gong. We thought we had it ironed out only to have WhiteMamba shoot
a T post into two pieces. Apollo had his radio set up on the T post that didn't get
hit but the listening device went down with the gong ripping up the wires and cracking
the display.
Despite all the issues it was a great learning day.
Shakey was shooting a 763 grain bullet on top of 248 grains of powder and all that
was left of his bullets after hitting the gong was the boat tails.
Some pics in the Gallery.
24 Apr 2016 -
A small but enthusiastic crew assembled in mild weather and twitchy winds. When the
2080 yard shoot ended TJ was our winner and Tu was runner up. None shot well enough
to move to the next distance. TJ was shooting a mostly factory-
BTW, it was noted that, notwithstanding the forecasted mid-
1 Apr 2016 -
Well the weather was very good today and we had 3 shooters earn achievement points
plus two shooters tied at 6 hits out of 10 shots each. When the dust settled, Mitch
won both matches, making him our first double match winner. The second match was
a bit tougher with only Mitch getting 3 hits and several shooters getting none as
the winds turned switchie.
We had several new shooters today including Boomer135 and
Jeff. Jeff shot about 50 practice shots without a hit then went 5 for 10 to stun
the crowd!!! He was shooting his hunting rifle and holding 38 MOA above the target.
Jeff, that was some very good shooting. We shot until most shooters ran out of ammo
or where tired from all the shooting.
Stats to follow and hopefully some pics.
27-
Firsts (for URSA) – first time the winner was decided at 2625 yards (the second shooting
distance at the SoCal venue), first shooter to qualify multiple rifles (Lynn Dragoman
who qualified his “Big Red” .50 Cal and his quite-
This was a two day shoot with practice, qualification, and shooting for achievement on Saturday and practice, qualification, and record on Sunday. There was lot of anticipation, waiting to see how well the NorCal crew would shoot (regrettably, only two made the event).
The weather was fine on Saturday (27th) but we had a 5-
Sunday weather was much better with most of the time with little or no significant
wind. Two additional shooters qualified and Lynn qualified his second rifle – so
effectively 5 shooters for record at 2080 yards. Craneman and Lynn (second rifle,
the SnipeTac) both shot 4 in 10, moving the competition to the next distance, 2625
yards. [We then scurried to relocated the 2080 target, having arrived on Friday
2 hours late (due to horrendous traffic coming out of LA) to allow for setup of the
second target.] Neither shooter scored hits but Lynn ran out of ammo after 6 shots
(had tons for Big Red but sparse for the SnipeTac). So the first shooter to win
at 2625 yard was Craneman, shooting his Randall-
Some pics in the Gallery.
15 Feb 2016 -
Had two new shooters show up today and each won a 2054 Yard Match. It was the first time for both shooters attending one of our matches.
Bruce won the first match with 4/10 hits making him The King Of 2054 Yards using
a 50 BMG and 808 gr bullets. Mitch won the second match with 4/10 hits making him
The King Of 2054 Yards using a long-
The weather was very windy in the morning and settling down as the day progressed.
The gong support got shot down today for the first time but luckily the gong only
went 10 feet down the mountain. Game warden stopped by but we couldn't get him to
shoot this time.
[There are a couple of pics in the Gallery.]
20 Dec 2015 -
Great weather, but cold, with no sun in the eyes and no wind. Had three new shooters
out, one who took the “rules” to heart and shot from inside the rear of his SUV.
Calshipbuilder qualified with 4 in 10 at 2086 yards but was the only one who qualified.
So, again, no shoot. We’ll be at it again on January 17th. Happiest of holidays
to all our shooters and those would-
22 Nov 2015 -
Well the .30 caliber conspiracy ruled the roost today at 2054 yards. Shaun Brady bested yours truly in the first match and Dan “Applied Ballistics” Bertochini bested Billy “The Kidd” Souza and Ken Eng in the second match. Conditions were very good but the hit counts were not as good as usual with Dan Bertochini being the only shooter with 5 hits on his record target.
We had a full dozen shooters and lots of bystanders as well. I had only heard from two shooters prior to today's event but when I arrived on the shooting line both sides of the road were full of vehicles.
Congratulations to Shaun Brady and Dan Bertochini on your .30 caliber conspiracy wins today.
16 Nov 2015 -
Revised the “Liability Release, Build Sheet, & Results” (form) to Rev A -
15 Nov 2015 -
Great weather, all be it very cold, with no wind. Had two new shooters out...however, no one qualified, so no shoot. Hoping for better results in December.
1 Nov 2015 -
FAQ added regarding entering more than one rifle, see the Operations page.
18 Oct 2015 -
Great shoot! Everyone got at least one hit at 2086 yards, conditions were good, and the wind only came up just after the shoot ended. Temp was very comfortable with cloud cover for most of the shoot and sunrise was no issue whatsoever (at least no complaints about sun in the eyes). All shooters shot prone off bipods.
Three shooter qualified for the record round, Calshipbuilder, JMP, and Roger (who
came in from Vegas with Kurt). When the dust cleared, including 6 rounds of Sudden
Death, Roger was declared the winner, Calshipbuilder 2nd, and JMP 3rd. Roger was
shooting a Defensive Edge-
Of note, Calshipbuilder had four hits in a row both during practice and qualification
("Carlsbad"-
18 Oct 2015 -
We had 9 shooters today and 3 observers show up.
Apollo hit the 2054 yard gong with
a short-
In the first match of the day, Ken
Eng won with 5 hits and he only had 9 rounds of ammo, so he got no practice and he
still beat yours truly for the win. Ken built his own rail and was aiming well below
the gong as it had too much slope for 2054 yards. Despite everything Ken Eng shooting
his 510 DTC EDM is our King of 2054 Yards.
We started shooting at 7:30 AM and stopped
around 2:30 PM. With that much time to shoot the competitors wanted to hold a second
match. We lined everyone up, and when the lights quit flashing, first time Shooter
Kamishi Kan, shooting a SkunkWorks 338 Lapua, took home the win with 4 hits making
him The King of 2054 Yards for our second match.
We had Shakey, Ken, Mike, Bob, and
Skkeeter all shooting 50 caliber rifles today and the gong had plenty of hits on
it. [See Gallery.]
19 Jul 2015 -
On the positive side, everyone got at least one hit at 2086 yards and Caveman had
an opportunity to stretch out his new AR-
20 Jun 2015 -
We started out at 2054 yards shooting a Billy Goat Machine 7 SAUM, a BGM 7 WSM, a Borden 300 WSM, several 338 Lapuas, and a 375 CheyTac at $10 per round. We got a 45 minute earlier start and had one new Covert Operator on the line. All shooters hit the gong!!!!!
On day one Skkeeter and myself went in early only to blow out a tire on Skkeeter's
rig. We made repairs set up the gear and headed to our shooting location. Skkeeter
started out with a 7 SAUM but not seeing splashes we switched over to my 300 WSM
which took 25 rounds to finally spot a splash and then get a hit. Skkeeter broke
out his 338 Lapua and with a known dope he was quickly setting the light array off.
Saturday morning after the paperwork was done and the canopies were up we put Stomper,
a first time Shooter, with us on the line with his HTI 375 CheyTac. He was getting
splashes but quickly changed out to his BGM build in 7 SAUM. He took 3-
We held match 4 thinking we would get more shooters on the line but after
qualifying we were down to Skkeeter, Stomper, WhiteMamba, and myself. The light array
got quite a workout on the second match with both WhiteMamba and Stomper (Trevor)
getting 50% or more hits. When the dust finally settled WhiteMamba took home the
title and won his trophy for the most hits. White Mamba took home the title of King
Of 2054 Yards for match 4.
Shaun, Adam, Dan, Tinman, Shannon, Matt, you all missed a great weekend of shooting.
The pictures (see Gallery) show the terrain and a 4 foot rattler we had to deal
with to get our gear back off the mountain. Skkeeter also got a trophy for the shortest
hit of the weekend at less than 1/2 mil. The story telling and sharp wit of these
guys keeps one very busy.
A special thanks to Skkeeter the head gunsmith at Billy Goat Machine for the help
clearing off the mountain. It isn't much fun throwing brush around with a 4 footer
lurking around. And a special shot out to Trevor (Stomper) our Covert Operator for
being our first Shooter setting off the light array at 2500 yards with a HTI 375
CheyTac and some very pricey ammo.
14 Jun 2015 -
We held a match Sunday with a pair of 300 win mags a 338 Lapua and a 300 wsm at 2054 yards.
ALL shooters hit the gong!!!!
The weak link is as always the scope bases not having enough elevation. I was using
a 300 wsm and using a BIB 187 gr flatbased bullet and Adam and myself both connected
with gong. I ran out of windage so we were forced to aim at a bush about 7 feet to
the right of the gong to connect with it.
As some might remember this was a make up
match due to truck troubles and the truck trouble solved itself when the connecting
rods left the block and oil pan.
I made the match in a U-
The old bones were
sore but the new engine should be here in 3 days. Was it all worth it without a doubt
yes! Met some great shooters and had a blast. I can't vouch for everyone but I put
100 rounds downrange and by qualifying time one Shooter only had 10 shots left. I
think every Shooter shot at least 75 rounds.
Check out the pictures. [See here.]
And a huge thank you to all the shooters for turning this bad beat weekend into fun.
7 Jun 2015 -
Light turn out, no wind (early on), and everyone recorded at least one hit at 2086 yards (CRO's measurement, average of three sightings with his Vectronix Vector IV).
After practicing for about an hour we ran two qualification rounds. Two shooters qualified, each with three hits out of 10 shots. The qualifying shooters then shot one record round during which neither hit the target. The event then went into Sudden Death (engaging the target one round per shooter, round robin, until one shooter had an unanswered hit). JMP made a hit in the first round, which was unanswered. JMP came in first and Postal came in second. Since only two shooters qualified and shot the record round, there was no 3rd place awarded.
Notwithstanding everyone getting at least one hit during qualifications, the biggest surprise (really!) was Postal's brother getting two hits in each of the qualification rounds shooting...a 6mm Creedmoor. Regrettably we lost our three .50 cal shooters (before the event) due to equipment issues. Hope to see them at a future event.
The change in setup procedure (setup was done the late afternoon on Saturday) and the corrective action on target visibility and sensor mounting made a big difference. That noted, chit chat and not being ready to shoot as early as possibly, resulted in catching significant wind towards the end of the event. The second IRIS sensor also failed and so everyone was forced to engage in sequence on one target rather than in the planned parallel fashion. At the next event we will be starting another hour earlier and will have even more spare sensors (they were already on order but not yet received; the one spare sensor we had was also NG).
Again, as last month, a big Thank You to JMP for loaning his TRG-
Pics at http://www.unlimitedrange.org/gallery.html
Tentative event schedule for Q3'15 to be posted in the next few days.
5 May 2015 -
Last Sunday (3 May 2015) URSA held its first NorCal match in the rugged terrain of
the Mendocino National Forest. Most shooters shot prone with bipods and one shooter
used a portable shooting bench. The Match was held at 2050 yards and after the match
half of the shooters drove to the 2500 yard range and continued shooting.
The King
Of 2050 Yards is Shaun Brady shooting a 300 Winchester Magnum he chambered up himself
shooting 230 grain Berger bullets at 2850 fps. His rifle was well tuned and Shaun
showed the rest of us just how it is done. He set the lights off 5 times out of ten
shots and made it look easy. Congratulations Shaun you are the shooter to beat.
In
second place was Pablo or Skkeeter for those on Calguns who was shooting a 338 Lapua
he chambered up a week before the match on a BAT repeater action. Pablo made two
consecutive hits in practice and everyone thought he would do well. It was my first
time meeting Skkeeter and a nicer guy you couldn't find. Congratulation Skkeeter.
In third place shooting Big Red was yours truly Lynn Jr. I shot poorly but managed
to squeak into third place using my Dierks built 50 BMG on a single shot McMillan
action.
We only had one shooter not hit the gong at 2000 yards but he missed it by
less than a foot on six shots. He ran out of scope elevation so we put 8 pieces of
Pepsi can under his base and got him within inches of the gong. I am positive he
will be tough to beat once he gets his new base as he completely encircled the gong.
Shaun our match winner was using the smallest chambering and made 50% of his shots
hit the gong. He was well prepared and was shooting a well tuned rifle. 50% hits
at 2000 yards prone with a bipod has me wondering how we are going to beat him at
our next match?
Shaun, you put on a clinic and I tip my hat to you. You are The King of 2050 Yards.
See a pic from the shoot in the Gallery.
28 Feb 2015: Major Rule Change; Acquisitions for SW Region
The Unlimited Range Shooters Association (URSA) has made a major rule change, there
will no longer be the requirement that advancement through levels requires demonstration
on multiple rifle systems. Associated changes and clean-
1. The rules have been amended to include prohibition of armor piercing and incendiary rounds.
2. The context of the rules, and scenarios, have been changed to assume that the vast majority of shooting will be done on steel.
3. Various clean-
4. Added a recommended sequence of operations (FAQ 13).
URSA is pleased to announce that six (6) "Interactive Remote Identification Systems"/ IRIS systems have been acquired from Roberts Tactical Precision (RTAC) and that six (6) 37" diameter x 3/8" thick AR500 gongs and associated structures are in fab for use by the Southwest Region (CA and NV). It is expected that this hardware will be delivered, tested (2000 yards, 50 BMG, FMJ), and available for events by the end of March.
1 Jan 2015: Southwest RD Announced
The Unlimited Range Shooters Association (URSA) is very pleased to announce that
Mr. Lynn Dragoman, Jr., has accepted the position of Regional Director for the Southwest
(California and Nevada). Lynn, who resides north of San Francisco, is a very accomplished
shooter, in particular in 1000 yard benchrest. Lynn's current target guns include
those chambered in .338 SnipeTac and .50 BMG. For those interested in event participation
in CA and NV, especially in central and northern CA and western NV, Lynn can be reached
at rd-
14 Nov 2014: Site Revision and Association Update
The site has been revised to split “The Details” page into an “Operations” page”
and an “Organization” page. A “Gallery” page has also been added and populated with
pics from the May fun shoot in Virginia. The organization is now better described
as having at least two “phases” with an “initial” organization and a “POSSIBLE more-
● “Regional Director” (RD) -
►Leading the regional organization
►Making it happen in their region -
►Providing ongoing on-
►Being the focal point for communications with the rest of the URSA infrastructure,
with associates in their region, and with regional governmental and non-
Association update.
IMHO, we are not off to a particularly good start. After a very low turnout at the organizational meeting (in Vegas at SHOT 2014), we were only able to recruit three RDs. We were, however, fortunate to piggy back on an event already planned in Virginia. While the Virginia event went off well for the participants, it yielded no data to share with the community. Great pics and a nice narrative but no data. We had every expectation that there would be at least one additional event in VA during ‘14 but personal problems and extremely wet weather thoroughly messed that up. Our RD count has recently dropped from three to two and it is quite unlikely that we will have any other events until well into ‘15.
I have had discussions with BLM in California but that does not look likely
to generate any “significant” activity until October of ‘15 (endangered species closures
starting in April -
I have identified some excellent shooting venues in Cali and will visit them
again when I head out for SHOT ‘15 in January. I do, however, hope to pass the word
regarding a non-
On the bright side, a very good and determined shooter/shooting activist is wrapping up some other obligations and is then quite likely to accept the RD slot for the Southwest Region (CA and NV). I quite realistically expect that we WILL have “activities” in both Northern and Southern California in ‘15 to add to those in VA.
RD recruitment is THE #1 challenge ahead -
Ashbury Precision Ordnance (APO) has quite recently come on board as a “Supporter”.
Their Pres, Morris Peterson, has also indicated an interest in using some of their
extensive inventory of Vectronix VECTOR-
What’s a “Supporter”?
● “Supporters" are those associated business entities which support the advancement of this sport shooting discipline and substantially endorse the Association’s Objective, Focus, and General Statement of Purpose (see the URSA Operations page). Businesses interested in becoming a Supporter are encouraged to provide their company logo for inclusion on the Supporters page. Please contact webmaster at unlimitedrange.org .
What’s an “Associate” (there are no members)?
● "Associate" -
Great shooting and please let me know if you are willing to step up as an RD.
E-
13 May 2014: URSA Virginia Fun Shoot Location Selected, Date SET!!!
See the Gallery for a pic of the venue for the first, semi-
About 30 folks have indicated a strong interest in shooting and the "activity" will
be capped at that -
We will post "results" on the URSA website -
UPDATE (05142014 PM) -
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11 Mar 2014: Regional Director -
The Unlimited Range Shooters Association (URSA) is very pleased to announce that
the association has now officially gone international. Mr. Eduardo Abril de Fontcuberta,
world-
14 Feb 2014: First-
Following the review of the current Regional Directors and other committed parties,
the URSA’s first-
22 Jan 2014: Regional Director -
Mr. Louis Corkern of CC Intnl has accepted responsibility as Regional Director -
19 Jan 2014: Organizational Meeting Update
An organizational meeting was held on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 during the 2014 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Notwithstanding very high hopes for attendance by interested parties, only two small groups participated, a total of 5 people. One of the groups was from Nevada and the other was from Virginia. [I was hospitalized from the prior Saturday (due to a losing battle between car and pedestrian, me) and did not attend.]
Virginia’s Mr. Rob Vestal of Vestal’s Gunsmithing & Custom Rifles ran the meeting.
Rob subsequently agreed to act as URSA’s Regional Director -
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