Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I just recently moved to the area and had the opportunity to try a 3 gun match where I lived before. Are they popular/do they have them here?

There used to be one held quarterly at Quantico but they stopped hosting the match last year. There are two multigun matches that I know about in Virginia, Black Creek 3-Gun and Summit Point has a quarterly multi-gun match. Summit Point only hosts them during warm weather, Black Creek is usually year round, but they're done for the calender year now. I shot at Black Creek on Saturday. Todd Jarrett was there, he shows up every once in a while.

jrswanson1 wrote: I shot at Black Creek on Saturday. Todd Jarrett was there, he shows up every once in a while.

I see Todd Jarrett fairly often at Black Creek's Steel Matches and Fredericksburg's USPSA matches. A few months ago, I shot in the same squad as Todd at Fredericksburg. I got some great pointers on how to analyse stages and a couple of tips to improve my shooting. He's a very down-to-earth guy for a multiple title world champion.

Charles, My son and I started going to F'burg USPSA matches this summer. Hope to see you there next year.

I'll look forward to it Greg. I only made it two matches at Fredericksburg last year and about 3 at Black Creek. Hope to have a much better attendance record next year.

Also think about coming up to Summit Point. They put on great matches. The last one was 4 stages, 200 rounds !! I carry 5 mags (Single Stack) on my belt, plus the start mag in the gun, and had to grab the barney mag from my back pocket to finish a stage! Lots of fun.

Thanks Greg. I'll add Summit Point to my match schedule. I note from their Web site that they have multigun matches too.

http://spshooters.com/

Chasbo00 wrote:

jrswanson1 wrote: I shot at Black Creek on Saturday. Todd Jarrett was there, he shows up every once in a while.

I see Todd Jarrett fairly often at Black Creek's Steel Matches and Fredericksburg's USPSA matches. A few months ago, I shot in the same squad as Todd at Fredericksburg. I got some great pointers on how to analyse stages and a couple of tips to improve my shooting. He's a very down-to-earth guy for a multiple title world champion.

I should have asked him for some pointers but he was busy being the RO and I was too star struck to ask. Nice guy, should have talked to him more. BTW, have you shot the Black Creek 3-gun match yet? The first time I tried a shooting competition was here, I ran Heavy Metal with a CETME, a Pardner Pump shotgun, and a Kimber 1911 in 10mm. I have since gone TacOptics.

jrswanson1 wrote: BTW, have you shot the Black Creek 3-gun match yet? The first time I tried a shooting competition was here, I ran Heavy Metal with a CETME, a Pardner Pump shotgun, and a Kimber 1911 in 10mm. I have since gone TacOptics.

Jim, I've only shot IDPA and Pistol Steel Matches at Black Creek and USPSA matches at Fredericksburg. Although I do have an AR, I've never shot it in competition. All my competition shooting the last couple of years has been limited to pistol. I may give multigun or 3-gun a try one of these days; but, I've got a whole lot room for improvement in my pistol shooting. So much so, that I'm not sure I'll get around to adding a rifle and shotgun.

Shooting the big iron as you have does sound like fun though!

Chasbo00 wrote:

jrswanson1 wrote: BTW, have you shot the Black Creek 3-gun match yet? The first time I tried a shooting competition was here, I ran Heavy Metal with a CETME, a Pardner Pump shotgun, and a Kimber 1911 in 10mm. I have since gone TacOptics.

Jim, I've only shot IDPA and Pistol Steel Matches at Black Creek and USPSA matches at Fredericksburg. Although I do have an AR, I've never shot it in competition. All my competition shooting the last couple of years has been limited to pistol. I may give multigun or 3-gun a try one of these days; but, I've got a whole lot room for improvement in my pistol shooting. So much so, that I'm not sure I'll get around to adding a rifle and shotgun.

Shooting the big iron as you have does sound like fun though!

One of the guys at Black Creek drives down from Maryland for it. He used to shoot USPSA, and had a .38 Super race gun that's collecting dust right now. I know I need to get better at shooting pistol, but 3-Gun is three times the fun!

There's a new place that opened up in Glengary, WV. Peacemaker National Training Center. I've been a member there for a few months now, and the place is amazing.

http://www.peacemakernational.com

crowell33 wrote:There's a new place that opened up in Glengary, WV. Peacemaker National Training Center. I've been a member there for a few months now, and the place is amazing.

http://www.peacemakernational.com

They just did a 3-Gun National match there. I should have joined up this summer, but I got married instead. Oh well, she's worth it.

jrswanson1 wrote:

crowell33 wrote:There's a new place that opened up in Glengary, WV. Peacemaker National Training Center. I've been a member there for a few months now, and the place is amazing.

http://www.peacemakernational.com

They just did a 3-Gun National match there. I should have joined up this summer, but I got married instead. Oh well, she's worth it.

Are you sure she was worth it?