Score Shooters Showdown -- An Alternative?

Hunter

Hunter

Chasin' the Sunset
For a long time, I''ve wondered how the top group shooters would fare shooting score (even with their 6 mm). A couple of weeks ago, (maybe in response to one of my posts about "Make the SER Great Again"), Jim Pag told me about Jim Cline trying to arrange a shoot-off between the IBS and the NRSA. For some reason, visions of a group v. score shooter shoot-off ran through my mind. I thought that might lead to the answer to my long-time question.

I talked with Jim Cline on the phone and realized that he wanted to have a sanctioned shoot, using IBS/NBRSA score targets. Based on the "Score Shooters Showdown" thread, Jim's idea seems to have some interest; however, it doesn't address my long-time question. So, I want to inquire here as to whether there would be much interest in a group v. score shooter shoot-off.

Here's what might work. Have a two-day shoot that includes:

a. 100/200 yard aggs shot on group targets and 100/200 yard aggs shot on UBR targets;
b. Bag guns only, limited to 13.5 lbs.;
c. Overall winner determined similar to how the NBRSA picks the World Team -- i.e., how many shooters you beat in the two grand aggs.;
d. Don't have the match sanctioned because of: (i) the lack of reciprocity and the fact that some UBR shooters may not be a member of any organization, and (ii) the format doesn't provide a way for IBS shooters to have their score recognized by their organization. (As for not being sanctioned, the Super Shoot has done well, although it's not sanctioned.)

Comments?
 
Seven or eight years ago, a Gulf Coast Region Range held a Match where we shot 100-200 Group one day, and 100-200 VFS the next. They came up with a scoring system that was suppose to combine the 4 Aggs to determine a 2 Gun winner.

It went over like a lead balloon.
 
Hunter said:
What do you think was the basic problem?
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Many Of the Score Shooters didn't care to shoot Group, and many of the Group Shooters did not care to shoot Score.

Many of us do both, but if you go to some Clubs, they don't even bother with Group.

A good example is Lake Charles. They have eight Registered NBRSA Matches this year. All are VFS.

That is good for the NBRSA as an Organization, as all of the participants are paying members.
 
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