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Elm Fork Wednesday Night Classes
On April 8 Tiger Valley is bringing our moving target system to Elm Fork
for our "Moving Targets & Moving Shooter". Our system allows
for remote control of the target, varying both direction and speed.
This is a rare opportunity to learn the skills and put into
practice engaging a moving target.
The
cost is $65, pre-registration is not required, and the event
begins at 6:30 PM at Elm Fork. Bring your pistol,
holster, 250 rounds of ammunition, and eye/ear protection.
This class was scheduled originally for March but was rained out.
April
29 will be a "High Speed 2-Gun" match with cash prizes. We've
reorganized the match format to keep the events moving along quickly
and will feature a variety of rifle and pistol challenges. Plate
racks, dueling trees, and specialty target systems will all be in use.
Cash
prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place. The
event runs from 6:30 PM to 9 PM. Bring rifle, pistol, holster,
safety gear, 100 rounds rifle and 50 rounds of pistol ammunition.
Cost is $65.
Pre-registration is not required, but please
let us know via email or phone if you're planning to attend so
we can have the appropriate resources.
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Facility Spotlight - Waco Facility Overview
This
article is the first in a series to highlight the facilities of Tiger
Valley's Waco location. Facility details including the 1000 yard
KD range, 1300 yard UKD range, 30' fastrope and rappel tower, tactical
bays, and specialized training systems will be covered in future
editions.
Located 15 minutes northeast of Waco, Tiger
Valley is easily accessible from the Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San
Antonio, and Houston metro areas. Waco Regional Airport and the
TSTC Industrial airport are located nearby. The 400+ acre
facility is encircled with an eight-foot security fence, with access
provided by two locked gates. The facility is divided into a 200
acre range area and a 240 acre safety drop zone. It is laid out
so that multiple ranges and facilities may be used simultaneously.
A
10 person bunkhouse with two full bathrooms and shower facilities is
complimented with a kitchen that includes an ice machine, microwave,
oven, stove top, and large grill. The bunkhouse is available for
many of our open registration events at a rate of $20 per night.
Please call in advance. Campsights with water and
electricity are adjacent to the bunkhouse. Nearby Waco offers a variety of accommodations as well.
|  | Behind the Scenes - LaRue Tactical 3 Gun
by T.J. Pilling
Tiger
Valley held last year’s 3 Gun with the sponsorship of Mark LaRue.
Greg Coker, director of LE and Military sales was the driving force for
collecting prizes that made the match a great success.
Greg
approached me after the match and wanted to run with the whole event
the next year, from sponsorship to designing stages. We set a
date and ran with the project. Over the next eight months we
discussed everything from a doable number of shooters to stage
design. Our first thought on the number of contestants was 120
that quickly changed when the match filled and we had large numbers of
loyal shooters who still wanted in. We upped the number to 160
and the match filled again within several days.
By now you
know that the best kept secret of the match was the Dillon
mini-gun. Only Greg Coker and Mark LaRue would have the stroke to
pull off that type of coupe. To my knowledge no other event has
had a weapon system as advanced at this one that every contestant got
to shoot. Yes, you might have gotten to ride in an APC, but they didn’t
let you fool with the weapons. Larue did. Beside the gun,
considerations had to make sure sufficient ammunition was available for
a gun that eats .308 at 50 rounds a second.
Greg was in
the week before the match setting up props and building stages.
Things got a little crazy when the weather turned south on us.
Rain had saturated the property the week before and now we had another
front dump 5 inches on an already wet property. We lost three
half-day workdays because of the rain. Friday, the day when the
Range Officers were to shoot, we were still setting up stages and moving
props. They started shooting around lunch, and at that time we
were confident that all the bugs were out of the stages.
Did I
mention food? LaRue fed everyone on the site from Friday at noon
until the last person left on Sunday. The food count was 60
briskets and 700 sausages along with drinks and chips.
When the
range was called cold on Sunday afternoon everyone went to the building
for the prize table. Over one hundred thousand dollars in gear
was on the prize table. Everything from uppers to pistols,
Remington shotguns and rifles and every type of mount, case and piece
of kit you could imagine. No one left empty handed.
I want
to thank Mark LaRue and Greg Coker, as well as everyone for
participating is a great match. Thanks also to match participant
Patrick Holsted, who kindly allowed us to show you his match video.
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Tiger
Valley was the host of one of eight NRA Law Enforcement 3-gun matches
this year. These matches are oriented to encourage officers to
train bring back training ideas to their departments. The match
consisted of eight stages where participants were pushed to shoot from
odd angles, uneven surface, and under and over obstacles. Several
stages had vehicles positioned to mimic traffic stops. Ammunition
was limited in the long gun to force the shooter to think as well as to
transition to secondary weapon systems.
The end of the match
brought with it a substantial prize table, where thousands of dollars
of gear waited. No one left empty handed. Officers were
crazy to not shoot this event. The entry fee of $35 was chump
change to what everyone dragged off the prize table. Add to the
fact that the skills and training acquired might save a life in the
field some day.
Many thanks to the NRA and to all of those who attended!
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Tactical Team Match Stages Announced
Tiger
Valley's 4-man Tactical Team match is running on June 27 and 28.
Registration is open and payment can be provided either via our online store or a check to our office address.
The
team match will take place across nine stages in a scenario of the
aftermath of a terrorist nuclear attack and the corresponding chaos.
Further details of the match, including stage descriptions can be
found here.
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