277: Vortex Shooter’s Source 3-Gun Championship (2019) – Match Recon
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Tucker Schmidt makes his debut on The 3-Gun Show dishing out that juicy Match Recon on the 2019 Vortex Shooter’s Source 3-Gun Championship.
Tucker has shot this match each of the last three years so as a discerning shooter, what did he think of this year’s match? Find out in this Match Recon.
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Match Recon Criteria
| Basics | ||||
| Year | 2019 | |||
| Match | Vortex Shooters Source 3 Gun | |||
| Date | 5/03/19 – 5/05/19 | |||
| Location | Triple C Range Cresson, TX | |||
| Scoring? (Total Time or Points Match) | Time plus Points | |||
| Rule Set | North Texas Multigun Ruleset | |||
| PractiScore? (Sign up, Payment & Scoring) | Practiscore (All) | |||
| Quick Stats | ||||
| *Schedule | 3 Day 4, 4, 2 (All Day Format) | |||
| *Match Fee | $300 | |||
| *Number Shooters | 213 Registered, 205 Finished | |||
| *Divisions & Winners (1-3rd place) | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| H Irons 1 | James Moir | |||
| H Optics 12 | Justin Morris | Craig Steffeck | Jonathan Gentile | |
| Limited 16 | Joe Easter | Darin Cepeda | Riley Kropff | |
| Open 37 | Dillen Easley | James Gill | Jared Halbert | |
| Tac Ops 144 | Kyle Litzie | Daniel Jirasek | Joe Farewell | |
| *Other opportunities | Night Match, Pre match Food and Prize Table | |||
| Recon Criteria | ||||
| Match Flavor – Is there a theme? Rifle heavy, shotgun heavy, etc? Props? What sets it apart from other matches? Is there something only this match has? | Traditional TX Style match, Low stress environment where coaching is allowed and a mulligan is available to purchase with the proceeds going to charity. | |||
| Skillz Utilized – Awkward positions, heavy focus on quad loading, offhand rifle, slugs at distance, trick shots, long Pistol shots, crazy obstacles, physical match? etc | Lots of long shots with all 3 guns, even with birdshot ( full choke), long winded stages, not much hoser with any gun, pretty comfy long range postions. | |||
| Terrain – Bay stages or natural terrain? IF there is a mixture, what is the proportion? Are there unique features and how were they utilized? | 100% Natural terrain | |||
| Farthest Shot and/or # of long range targets. Shotgun/Pistol?? | 31 >200-600yds rifle, approx 100yds pistol, approx 90yds slug, 35 yds birdshot | |||
| Logistics- Checkin, scoring, how prize distribution happens? (by division, overall, random), etc | Random Draw Table, and winners by division. Awesome Logistics from PS as always. | |||
| Venue – Ease of access, creative use of facility, other interesting qualities, local idosynchrasies, proximity to hotels-airports if pertinent. etc. | Venue is one of the best, Lots of wildlife, long windy roads with beautiful scenery, hotels and b+b’s within 30 min, dallas love less than an hour. | |||
| Pre-Communication – Do you receive information about what to expect at the match or any other pertinent information | Jeremy is always on point with info, sent out a pretty accurate match book, great with emails through practiscore. | |||
| Staff – How did the staff treat the shooters? | Our squad enjoyed the staff. Treated with respect and a fair amount of banter 🙂 | |||
| Fun factor – Highly subjective, could hurt some feelings. | Definitely could hurt some feelings, challenging match, hard enough to challenge everyone, but most seem to get thru ok with the help of coaching. | |||
| Funny things that happen at the match. | Mudd gate/ mini van mafia. |
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Thanks for listening! Thank you to AMax for doing the Match Recon with me!
