NATIONAL MATCH COURSE
EQUIPMENT LIST
Bill Poole, several years old, updated Dec-99.
This is a list of equipment that is needed or useful for shooting in
High Power Rifle Competitions, including National Match Course, Regional
Match Course, Palma Match or Long Range. Most of the gear is usable in
smallbore competition too.
Everything goes in or on my stool
and to the line, except for *
Most everything lives in the stool in the garage,
except for ammo stays inside, food & water goes in the night
before and the gun lives in the safe.
RIFLE CASE
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RIFLE CASE (hard for long drives*,
soft for the range)
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rifle, M1A, AR-15, M1 (or match rifle)
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sling on rifle
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cleaning rod *
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Open Bolt indicator Flag in rifle
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Sight covers, on sights
Stored in shooting STOOL
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Shooting Stool
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ear protection, plugs & muffs
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eye protection, with blinders
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glove
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hat (I use a hat with side blinders for shooting, and wear a different
one between)
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score book
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3 magazines
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cartridge holder (pocket) for standing
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pens
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wind gauge/chart
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(adhesive) I don't use this anymore
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sight black
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broken shell extr.
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eye drops
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kleenex
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brass bag (a tied up plastic grocery bag - several are always in the stool)
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rain gear for stool and bungees to hold it in place (seasonally)
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sun glasses (I also have a pair on my belt or my face when I'm scoring
or in the pits)
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club membership card, (taped inside my score book)
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NRA classification card.(taped inside my score book)
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NRA Highpower Rifle Rules book
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screw driver, allen wrenches
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magnifying glass
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Entry Fee money
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Challenge fee money
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water canteen
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Score cards if issued in advance
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pad of paper, business cards
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clipboard
AMMO (in stool)
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(58 or 88 rds, + minimum 10 spares for rapid a a couple for slow.)
Addtional items:
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Shooting MAT
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Coat
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sweatshirt
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spotting scope
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scope stand
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extensions for scope stand
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soft case to carry rifle around range.
BACKPACK
At Perry, I started carrying a backpack to the pits.
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Ear protection
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Eye protection (sun glasses & clear glasses if cloudy)
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Water, Gatoraid, iced tea
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Food (tuna fish kit for lunch, something for a snack)
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paper towels
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spare contact lenses
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shot hole plugs
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Rules for rapid fire excessive/insufficient hit scoring (has anyone
ever memorized that?!?)
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magnifying glass (to search for doubles)
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bungee cord (to pull the score board tight)
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Rain gear for me
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sweatshirt
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TOOL BOX *
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spare contact lenses or glasses
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spare magazines
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spare sling
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spare ammo
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Cleaning acces.
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spare firing pins
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M14/M1/M16 tools
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target pasters (usually the club supplies, but I often have some with me
just in case.)
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work gloves
EXTRA *
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Spare rifle
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Ammo for it
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Clips for it
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Lunch
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DRINKS
CLEANING GEAR *
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rod, 1 piece, coated
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jag (I now use an undersized nylon brush for a jag)
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Muzzle protector / rod guide
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brush don't use that anymore
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patches
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Hoppes #9
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Sweet's don't use that anymore either
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Rem Bore Cleaner
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Oil
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Paper towels
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Vice to mount the rifle in while cleaning
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Cleaning tools
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Additional ear protection for guests. *
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Reloading gear at home *
Sources:
Creedmoor Sports
PO Box 1040
Oceanside, CA 92051
1-800-541-7162
(mfg of real good competitive shooting gear, Mostly shooting coats
mats and gloves !)
OK Weber
PO Box 7485
Eugene, OR 97401
541-747-0458, new
(My favorite mail-order place for competitive shooting gear)
Champion's Choice, Inc.
223 Space Park South
Nashville, TN 37211
615-834-6666
More gear for competitors
Champion Shooters Supply
PO Box 303
42 N. High St.
New Albany, OH 43054-0303
1-800-821-GUNS
More gear for competitors
Hawkeye Sports
3120 Delaware
Des Moines, IA 50313-4704
515-265-2839
mfg of mostly shooting coats mats and gloves
I heard they might have gone out of business...
Wideners Reloading &
Shooting Supply, Inc.
PO Box 3009
Johnson City, TN 37602-3009
1-800-615-3006
(http://www.wideners.com/wideners.html)
(best mail order place for all reloading supplies)
Midway
1-800-243-3220
another real good mail order reloader's place
Neal Johnson's Gunsmithing,
Inc.
208-B West Buchanan St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
1-800-284-8671
(Permission to reprint granted, Bill Poole)
last modified by Bill Poole on 11-Dec-99,
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