Category Archives: Competitions

Carrying the 70 pound kettle bell on Stage 2 Phoenix Rod and Gun’s January Tactical Carbine defense match was a test of physical fitness and accurate shooting under stress.  The stages put more emphasis on accuracy than typically seen at … Continue reading →

The American Confederation of Tactical Shooters is a relatively young competition shooting organization having existed only since 2005 and only having 3 chapters currently.  The focus of ACTS is to test practical shooting skills with rifle and pistol in scenarios … Continue reading →

Moving to fill the market demand for rifle/pistol matches Phoenix Rod and Gun Club is running a new format of Carbine match.  Divisions are based upon the equipment shooters wear rather than the accessories on their guns.  This may seem … Continue reading →

The 3rd annual Halloween Shotgun match was hosted by the Pima Pistol Club ACTS division on October 30th, 2011.  As the name implies, it is a shotgun only action shooting match.  Competitors were placed in the following divisions based upon … Continue reading →

The August 2011 match allowed the shooter the option of standard ACTS scoring or putting 5 hits on paper targets for no time added penalties. Hits are normally scored on paper and add time to the shooter’s score. I believe … Continue reading →

The Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club hosted a special 3 Man Team 3 Gun Match on Agust 13, 2011.  The rules and scoring were similar to normal 3 Gun matches, with the additional stipulations that each team could only have one … Continue reading →

Rio Salado Multigun 7-9-2011 2nd/15 Tac Limited 8/36 Over All 7-16-2011 ACTS 3rd/46 Over All 3rd/18 Enhanced The match this month was brutal. Two stages had limited round count, one stage of mini-IPSC steel at 125 yards through V-Tac Barricade. … Continue reading →

The 6th Annual Independence Day Action Rifle Match was hosted by Pima Pistol Club’s ACTS division on July 4th.  Since I first organized this event in 2006 it has grown in popularity and rapidly fills up every year.  This year … Continue reading →

The heat obviously effected attendance for Phoenix Rod and Gun this month.  There were only 14 shooters total.   Shooting matches with low attendance is nice sometimes in that the match finishes faster.  We were done with all the stages in … Continue reading →

The June 2011 ACTS match was very accuracy centric with two of the stages being Virgina Count (you aren’t allowed more than the minimum rounds).  There were also mini-IPSC steel targets used at range for the first time which are … Continue reading →