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Long Gong

THE GAME-This is a 300yd shooting challenge (at Colonial weshoot at 200 yds at reduced targets) using rifles chambered in 22lr only. Theobject is to shoot the highest score possible.

THE TARGET- The targets are AR500 3/8” thick rimfire gongs,at 5.75”, a 4”, and a 2.75”. Each gong has a value, 1 point for the 5.75”, 2points for the 4”, and 3 points for the 2.75” gong.

THE SETUP- From a bench rest (limited to bipods and bags, nosleds or rests) each shooter, with 10 rounds of ammunition begins by shootngfor the 5.75” gong. The shooter has a 3-minute limit to complete their round,the clock starts with their first shot.

THE ORDER- If the shooter hits the 5.75”, they score 1 pointand now can choose to advance to the 4” gong or conuinue shootng for the 5.75”gong. If the shooter advances to the 4” gong and connects, that hit is worth 2points, and they now can choose to shoot for the 2.75” gong.

EXAMPLE- Dave shoots and hits the 5.75” gong, scoring 1point. Dave says he’s going to shoot for the 4”, he hits it scoring 2 morepoints. Dave says he’s going for the 2.75” gong, shoots and misses scoring azero, and now must move back to the 4” gong. If Dave misses his shot on the 4”,he will score another zero and be forced to move back to the 5.75” gong. IfDave hits the 4” he’ll score 2 points and again, have the opportunity to shootat the 2.75” gong.

THE RULES-The shooter must tell the scorekeeper when theyswitch gongs. A hit only counts if it’s a solid gong hit, chain hits do notcount. If the shooter misses, they must go back one gong. If the shooter shootsthe wrong gong, it counts as a zero and the shooter must resume shooting on thecorrect gong.

THE SCORE- The score is totaled after each shooter, with apossible high score of 27 points (1+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3=27). A complete game hasevery shooter fire 5 complete sets for a total of 50 rounds of ammunition (1full box). The highest possible score for a competion is 135 points. In case ofa tie score, the winner is determined by the shooter with the highest singleround score.

THE COMPETITORS- The order of the shooters in the first setis determined by drawing numbered chips, and in each successive set the orderof the shooters is determined by the scores, with the lowest score shootingfirst. If two or more shooters have identical scores, whoever shot the scoreinitially will shoot first in the following round. (If Tom shoots an 11, andthen Dave also shoots an 11, Tom will go before Dave in the following round.)

THE CHALLENGE- Hitting gongs at 200yds with a 22lr ischallenging. Hitting them repeatedly under changing conditions requires all thefundamentals used by the best long-distance shooters in the world. Do you thinkyou have what it takes?