Questions and Contact: Smokey Briggs
Email: [email protected] (preferred)
Phone or text: (432)-448-2049
Email: [email protected] (preferred)
Phone or text: (432)-448-2049
Pecos Run 'n Gun 2024 Course of Fire (FINAL)
Saturday Morning: Be at the Valero gas station in Toyah on the north side I-20, ready to leave, at 7:30am. Larry Longoria will lead the convoy to the range.
This year's Run will be a two-person, team event.
Each shooting stage will involve both members of the team shooting and moving on courses of fire that will be similar to past courses of fire, save for the team aspect, and some new targets. There will be a Range Officer (RO) with each shooter during all stages, and a third RO as command and control.
This year will be rifle only.
The round count will be higher than in the past, and not exact, as some targets will require an undeterminable number of hits to accomplish the mission. A minimum of 210 rounds is suggested.
Maximum allowed time on all ranges will be 3 minutes.
Course will be 5 miles long or very close. Smokey will measure the course this year, not Larry, so we really will be pretty close to five miles.
There will always be a low crawl because low crawling is fun. If you do not think low crawling is fun, you need to practice more, until it is.
Our run interval will be 12-15 minutes to minimize wait times, as these Courses of Fire will consume more time than in the past. We exert every effort to make sure no competitor gets a free breather, nor is comfortable for any moment. You are welcome.
Command and control on each range will be accomplished via signal flags and voice commands as needed.
Load and Make Ready — This year, shooters will not be given a command of Load and Make Ready. Instead, on command, they will move to the first required position with an empty rifle, and then load the rifle once in position. We are doing this as a safety precaution.
Communist Planks — On several ranges, the target will be one or more pine 1" x 3" planks. The boards will be 4 feet tall with a one-inch black aiming stripe painted across the width of the board halfway up (2 feet). The plank will be held at a 70 degree angle by a target stand, and there will be a weight affixed to the top of the plank. The goal of the team is to cut the plank in half with rifle fire. The weight on top serves to break the plank when it is sufficiently weakend, rather than waiting for the final fiber of pine to be severed. We are not trying to recreate the State Fair "shoot the star with the bb gun' scam," but we are trying to create a target that requires the shooter to fire for effect until the desired effect is achieved.
Stage One — Always Forward:
Shooters (A and B) will start together. On signal, with rifles unloaded, A and B will move forward and take up marked positions approximately 5 yards apart, load and engage the target. The target will be a 1" x 3" communist plank. The range will be 75 yards.
When both team members have expended one magazine and bolts have locked back, the shooter's will be given the command to move to the next firing point.
Shooters will then move forward to a second set of marked positions, load and engage.
Should the plank remain unbroken after both shooters have expended a second magazine, the process will be repeated, with the shooters advancing another 25 yards to a third set of marked positions and resume engaging until the plank buckles, or time is called. As many rounds as needed may be expended at the final shooting point.
Stage Two — Is very similar to Stage One, with one Commie plank and similar movements and commands.
Stage Three — By Leaps and Bounds. There will be five steel targets at 300 yards outfitted with hit indicator lights. Shooter A and B will start next to each other, rifles unloaded. On command Shooter A will assume a suitable position dictated by terrain, load and begin engaging the five targets from left to right.
While A engages B will move laterally 5 yards to the right to a marked position. When A has hit each target once, the RO will inform Shooter B he may begin engaging targets, again left to right, one hit required on each.
While Shooter B engages, Shooter A will move to the next marked position about 5 yards to his left. When B has cleared the targets, Shooter A will be told to engage. Once again as Shooter A engages, Shooter B will move about 5 yards to his left to a second marked position. When A has hit each target, Shooter B will be cleared to engage. COF is finished when B has scored one hit on each target.
Stage 4 — Shoot Till it Works: Shooters will start together, in the bottom of the arroyo, rifles unloaded. On command Shooter A will assume a position utilizing available cover and concealment and begin engaging two steel targets approximately 200 yards distant. Both targets must be hit twice, alternating between left and right. You cannot hit the same target twice in a row.
While A engages, Shooter B will work his way up to the rim of the arroyo to a flanking position, load and make ready.
When A has cleared the metal targets, both shooters may begin engaging the second target.
The second target will be a cardboard IPSC-type targets at 100 yards. That targets will have a 3-inch tannerite disc glued to them. The stage is over when the tannerite explodes on both targets. Either shooter may engage either target, together or individually, in any order.
Simple enough.
However, the tannerite disc will be glued to the back of the target, invisible to the shooters. It will be placed vertically center, either in the ocular cavity area, the thoracic region, or the groin. There will be an example target with those regions highlighted at the station for reference.
So, keep shooting until you get the desired effect from the target.
If time is called before the tannerite explodes, the target will be checked to see if the tannerite disc was defective. If it has been hit, and did not explode, shooters will have the option of either taking a maximum 2:59 time, or may reshoot the stage.
Saturday Morning: Be at the Valero gas station in Toyah on the north side I-20, ready to leave, at 7:30am. Larry Longoria will lead the convoy to the range.
This year's Run will be a two-person, team event.
Each shooting stage will involve both members of the team shooting and moving on courses of fire that will be similar to past courses of fire, save for the team aspect, and some new targets. There will be a Range Officer (RO) with each shooter during all stages, and a third RO as command and control.
This year will be rifle only.
The round count will be higher than in the past, and not exact, as some targets will require an undeterminable number of hits to accomplish the mission. A minimum of 210 rounds is suggested.
Maximum allowed time on all ranges will be 3 minutes.
Course will be 5 miles long or very close. Smokey will measure the course this year, not Larry, so we really will be pretty close to five miles.
There will always be a low crawl because low crawling is fun. If you do not think low crawling is fun, you need to practice more, until it is.
Our run interval will be 12-15 minutes to minimize wait times, as these Courses of Fire will consume more time than in the past. We exert every effort to make sure no competitor gets a free breather, nor is comfortable for any moment. You are welcome.
Command and control on each range will be accomplished via signal flags and voice commands as needed.
Load and Make Ready — This year, shooters will not be given a command of Load and Make Ready. Instead, on command, they will move to the first required position with an empty rifle, and then load the rifle once in position. We are doing this as a safety precaution.
Communist Planks — On several ranges, the target will be one or more pine 1" x 3" planks. The boards will be 4 feet tall with a one-inch black aiming stripe painted across the width of the board halfway up (2 feet). The plank will be held at a 70 degree angle by a target stand, and there will be a weight affixed to the top of the plank. The goal of the team is to cut the plank in half with rifle fire. The weight on top serves to break the plank when it is sufficiently weakend, rather than waiting for the final fiber of pine to be severed. We are not trying to recreate the State Fair "shoot the star with the bb gun' scam," but we are trying to create a target that requires the shooter to fire for effect until the desired effect is achieved.
Stage One — Always Forward:
Shooters (A and B) will start together. On signal, with rifles unloaded, A and B will move forward and take up marked positions approximately 5 yards apart, load and engage the target. The target will be a 1" x 3" communist plank. The range will be 75 yards.
When both team members have expended one magazine and bolts have locked back, the shooter's will be given the command to move to the next firing point.
Shooters will then move forward to a second set of marked positions, load and engage.
Should the plank remain unbroken after both shooters have expended a second magazine, the process will be repeated, with the shooters advancing another 25 yards to a third set of marked positions and resume engaging until the plank buckles, or time is called. As many rounds as needed may be expended at the final shooting point.
Stage Two — Is very similar to Stage One, with one Commie plank and similar movements and commands.
Stage Three — By Leaps and Bounds. There will be five steel targets at 300 yards outfitted with hit indicator lights. Shooter A and B will start next to each other, rifles unloaded. On command Shooter A will assume a suitable position dictated by terrain, load and begin engaging the five targets from left to right.
While A engages B will move laterally 5 yards to the right to a marked position. When A has hit each target once, the RO will inform Shooter B he may begin engaging targets, again left to right, one hit required on each.
While Shooter B engages, Shooter A will move to the next marked position about 5 yards to his left. When B has cleared the targets, Shooter A will be told to engage. Once again as Shooter A engages, Shooter B will move about 5 yards to his left to a second marked position. When A has hit each target, Shooter B will be cleared to engage. COF is finished when B has scored one hit on each target.
Stage 4 — Shoot Till it Works: Shooters will start together, in the bottom of the arroyo, rifles unloaded. On command Shooter A will assume a position utilizing available cover and concealment and begin engaging two steel targets approximately 200 yards distant. Both targets must be hit twice, alternating between left and right. You cannot hit the same target twice in a row.
While A engages, Shooter B will work his way up to the rim of the arroyo to a flanking position, load and make ready.
When A has cleared the metal targets, both shooters may begin engaging the second target.
The second target will be a cardboard IPSC-type targets at 100 yards. That targets will have a 3-inch tannerite disc glued to them. The stage is over when the tannerite explodes on both targets. Either shooter may engage either target, together or individually, in any order.
Simple enough.
However, the tannerite disc will be glued to the back of the target, invisible to the shooters. It will be placed vertically center, either in the ocular cavity area, the thoracic region, or the groin. There will be an example target with those regions highlighted at the station for reference.
So, keep shooting until you get the desired effect from the target.
If time is called before the tannerite explodes, the target will be checked to see if the tannerite disc was defective. If it has been hit, and did not explode, shooters will have the option of either taking a maximum 2:59 time, or may reshoot the stage.
General INFO:
Friday — Range Officers meet Friday at Valero gas station in Toyah at 7:30 am
Saturday — There will be a convoy that forms Saturday morning in the Valero parking lot in Toyah on the north side of I-20 (there is only one). Look for Larry Longoria's Series IIa landrover and form up on him. The convoy will leave the Valero promptly at 7:30am. Directions are posted here on the website. Shut any gates behind you.
NO steel-core ammo allowed on the course.
No Banquet this year.
Porta-johns will be available.
Camping is allowed Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
GATES — If at any point when entering or exiting the ranch, if you pass through a gate, shut it behind you. If you are in a group, and you are riding drag, close the gate. If in doubt, close the gate.
Bring shade. There is no shade other than what you bring.
Bring Water. There is NO potable water at the Ranch.
The course is approximately 5 miles long this year.
Clothing — some of the shooting positions are on rocky ground. Clothing that gives some protection to knees and elbows would not be stupid (just hot).
GENERAL PROCEDURES AND SAFETY
Pistols may be carried loaded at all times, on and off the course, so long as the pistol is holstered. Rifles will only be loaded on the command of a range officer. Rifles will be cleared in and out of each shooting station. A safety violation (coming into a station with a rifle with a loaded magazine inserted, or a round in the chamber) will result in your being asked to leave.
BEING READY. This year there will be no command to "make ready." Instead, on the command to "go," you will proceed to the first firing position, and at that point, make your rifle ready. Take care of your administrative tasks BEFORE you enter a range.
Moving with a loaded rifle — On some ranges you will need to move with a loaded rifle. It is a requirement that you put your rifle on safe before you begin your movement from a firing position. So, before you start to rise from whatever position you’ve managed to contort yourself into, put the thing on safe.
Time — Maximum time allowed at each shooting stage is 3 minutes.
Shooting aids — No shooting sticks, bipods and other shooting supports are allowed save what nature (Larry) provides within the shooting areas.
Targets will be shot from left to right on all stages unless you are told differently.
Friday — Range Officers meet Friday at Valero gas station in Toyah at 7:30 am
Saturday — There will be a convoy that forms Saturday morning in the Valero parking lot in Toyah on the north side of I-20 (there is only one). Look for Larry Longoria's Series IIa landrover and form up on him. The convoy will leave the Valero promptly at 7:30am. Directions are posted here on the website. Shut any gates behind you.
NO steel-core ammo allowed on the course.
No Banquet this year.
Porta-johns will be available.
Camping is allowed Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
GATES — If at any point when entering or exiting the ranch, if you pass through a gate, shut it behind you. If you are in a group, and you are riding drag, close the gate. If in doubt, close the gate.
Bring shade. There is no shade other than what you bring.
Bring Water. There is NO potable water at the Ranch.
The course is approximately 5 miles long this year.
Clothing — some of the shooting positions are on rocky ground. Clothing that gives some protection to knees and elbows would not be stupid (just hot).
GENERAL PROCEDURES AND SAFETY
Pistols may be carried loaded at all times, on and off the course, so long as the pistol is holstered. Rifles will only be loaded on the command of a range officer. Rifles will be cleared in and out of each shooting station. A safety violation (coming into a station with a rifle with a loaded magazine inserted, or a round in the chamber) will result in your being asked to leave.
BEING READY. This year there will be no command to "make ready." Instead, on the command to "go," you will proceed to the first firing position, and at that point, make your rifle ready. Take care of your administrative tasks BEFORE you enter a range.
Moving with a loaded rifle — On some ranges you will need to move with a loaded rifle. It is a requirement that you put your rifle on safe before you begin your movement from a firing position. So, before you start to rise from whatever position you’ve managed to contort yourself into, put the thing on safe.
Time — Maximum time allowed at each shooting stage is 3 minutes.
Shooting aids — No shooting sticks, bipods and other shooting supports are allowed save what nature (Larry) provides within the shooting areas.
Targets will be shot from left to right on all stages unless you are told differently.