{"id":58526,"date":"2016-06-16T11:28:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T15:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=58526"},"modified":"2016-06-16T11:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T19:14:38","slug":"journey-competitive-shooting-episode-5-three-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/journey-competitive-shooting-episode-5-three-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey Into Competitive Shooting: Ep. 5 — 3 Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

We started our journey into competition shooting with single gun disciplines, e.g. Steel Challenge, USPSA, but this time we\u2019ll look at a discipline with more guns: 3 guns to be exact!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Journey Into Competitive Shooting<\/h2>\n
\"Niki<\/a>

Niki Hayes shoots her Hayes Custom Guns<\/a> AR at the Xtreme Bullets Texas 3 Gun Championship<\/a>, 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ep. 1 Getting Started<\/a>
\nEp. 2 Steel Challenge<\/a>
\nEp. 3 USPSA Pistol<\/a>
\nEp. 4 Shotgun<\/a>
\nEp. 5 3 Gun
\nEp. 6\u00a0High-Power Rifle<\/a>
\nEp. 7\u00a0Cowboy Action<\/a>
\nEp. 8 Shotgun II<\/a>
\nEp. 9 IDPA
\nEp. 10 Bulls Eye Pistol
\nEp. 11 Smallbore Rifle<\/p>\n

3 Gun is one of the youngest action shooting disciplines, and part of the simple math in this discipline is that 1+1+1 = 3. \u00a0Three times the guns, three times the fun — and three times the ammo, gear, and techniques!<\/span><\/p>\n

3 Gun takes the mental agility needed to compete with a single gun, and adds 2 more guns to the mix. \u00a0It can seem intimidating the first several matches, all the tiny pieces to remember (staging three guns, ready conditions for three guns, stage plan, target arrays, etc.). Even a simple stage without much movement becomes complex when another gun is added. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But this complexity is part of what makes these competitions \u00a0interesting,\u00a0challenging and fun. It’s also what gives you a real sense of accomplishment when you finish one. Most of the principles of stage planning, firearms handling, and range commands are similar to that we covered in the article on USPSA<\/a>, and the suggestion to watch a match before you enter a match holds true for 3 Gun as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

3 Gun events vary widely. \u00a0From small, local matches to regional and large national events, there are match formats for everyone! \u00a0A few weekends ago, there was a great spectator match, the Hornady <\/span>Zombies in the Heartland<\/span><\/a> match in NE, complete with costume contests, and target arrays that give the viewer something fun to look at. Contrast that to matches with paper targets, or a mix of paper, steel, and clay birds, and the variations are endless! \u00a0The only creative limits on 3 Gun are the match director and stage designer and sometimes the facility.<\/span><\/p>\n

How do I start? <\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Blue

Blue Ridge requires you to often sling a long gun, and ALWAYS requires you to bring your A-game. Team Adams Arms<\/a>‘<\/a>s Tim Yackley<\/a> shot the match first in 2012 at the age of\u00a014, and won the match overall last year at age 17.<\/p><\/div>\n

First, go find a match. \u00a0You can do this by looking on <\/span>Enos Forums<\/span><\/a> under multi-gun match announcements, or on \u00a0Facebook in <\/span>3 Gun Information and Events<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Second, find your guns and gear. \u00a0Almost any semi-auto pistol will work in most matches under the Tac Ops category. \u00a0If you own an AR, you will just need to have a few extra mags, a decent optic (1-4 or 1-6). \u00a0As for your shotgun, it only needs a <\/span>tube extension<\/span><\/a> if you just want to test the waters. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Third, gather a plan and train with dry firing. \u00a0The biggest hurdle in 3 Gun is the mental gymnastics you do transitioning from one gun to another, and from one array or style of shooting to another. \u00a0The best way to prepare for this is to learn how to shoot one gun, put it on safe and abandon it in a safe position, then grab the next and repeat. I can work with my pistol and dry fire in my living room: practice draw, dry fire, put my pistol safely in a \u201cdump bin,” (a laundry basket) grab my shotgun, mount it, taking it off safe, transitioning between targets, put it on safe, set it in a \u201cdump barrel\u201d(my couch), and then grab my rifle from a staging table (arm of couch), and dry fire that. \u00a0The manipulations are the things that cause people the most awkwardness and those are skills you can work through without ammo, and without the need for a range. \u00a0You practice picking up each firearm and mounting the gun until it becomes second nature. \u00a0The same with abandoning them. \u00a0***As always, no ammo near your dry fire area.***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Timney

Timney Triggers<\/a>‘ Tommy Thacker<\/a>\u00a0at the 2015 Starlight 3 Gun. Fireworks, music and pie! Nothing more fun than shooting at night, but the pie was the kicker.<\/p><\/div>\n

Certain matches are always the same time of year, and following a thread on Enos Forums or the event page on Facebook will often help you find out what to bring and plan for. \u00a0Often times, the shooting is just one piece of an event. For example,\u00a0<\/span>Starlight 3 Gun <\/span><\/a>\u00a0has sponsor village, concert, amazing food! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Note for beginners, spectators are encouraged at Starlight. \u00a0And this year an even bigger concert is in the works. This is one match I would go to, even if I wasn\u2019t shooting\u00a0because last year we had a concert playing<\/a> while we shot our match, and the black lights<\/a> and shoot off were so much fun. \u00a0A shooting night-owl\u2019s dream!<\/p>\n

Where do you start? \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Michelle<\/a>

Michelle Cerino, with husband Chris and son Colton, at the Armalite 3 Man Team Match – 3 gun with coaching encouraged!<\/p><\/div>\n

Where you begin shooting 3 Gun depends on why you want to shoot it. \u00a0If you just want to get better acquainted with your 3 guns, a local match is a great starting point. \u00a0But 3 Gun is gear and ammo intensive, and if you\u2019re going to do it, you might as well dive in and go to a big match. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pick one that is friendly to new shooters, such as the <\/span>Samson<\/span><\/a> 3 Man Team Match, which encourages coaching, and so does the Armalite <\/span>3 Man Team Match at Topton Fish and Game<\/span><\/a> in PA. \u00a0One of the benefits to a team match is that it gives you both feedback and a chance to work on your team-building skills. \u00a0Take the Cerino family: they shoot the 3-man team match and while husband and wife team Michelle and Chris instruct all year<\/a>, Michelle<\/a> says the 3 man team match is \u201cthe only time we have all been able to shoot together. It was fun working off each other\u2019s strengths and weakness while making a plan for each stage.\u201d<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t have a wife who\u2019s on board with a team event, do not panic, I heard\u00a0that coaching would be allowed at the Vortex\u00a0<\/a>Shooter\u2019s Source 3 Gun<\/a>. And Generation III gun match allows coaching for juniors\u00a0and is a fundraising match that is part of GEN III’s work to help juniors compete in the sport of 3 Gun.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Chuck

Chuck Yerry, shooting Blue Ridge Mountain 3 Gun <\/a>with a squad from Task Force Dagger Foundation.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Many 3 Gun matches adopt\u00a0some sort of fundraising effort. Blue Ridge Mountain 3 Gun has traditionally raised money and held an auction for <\/span>Task Force Dagger Foundation<\/span><\/a>. FN’s 3 Gun match has had One Team One Fight<\/a> host a side match several years. And part of the success of these efforts are match directors that work all year to create an event that not only makes their customers (the shooters) happy, but historically brings the competitors together over a shared love for the sport and widely held American values: family, country, and freedom. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Which match to pick?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I try to pick a match that is both something I want to shoot and where the focus of the match is something I support. \u00a0Gen III, <\/span>Blue Ridge<\/span><\/a>, FN 3 Gun Championship<\/a>,\u00a0Task Force Dagger<\/a> used to have a match and that was one of THE BEST matches ever, as it was extremely physically challenging. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the best things about 3 Gun is the variety. There are matches with physicality, yet a need for precision shooting or to follow stage rules precisely. These things level the playing field and challenge shooters who rely on a single skill set to become better at everything. \u00a0A GM pistol shooter might be shocked to go to Blue ridge and see a >50 yd pistol shot on paper. \u00a0A sporting clay shooter might be challenged\u00a0engaging shotgun targets sideways through a narrow port, or using a full choke on heavy steel. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All of these variations push a competitor out of their comfort zone with the goal of improving their decision making — helping them to think better on their feet — and shooting ability under the pressure of a timer. \u00a0And yes it’s fun.<\/span>\u00a0Okay, so it\u2019s actually a lot of fun, but if you have to sell your wife or husband on the idea, then tell them about the ways it makes you better at thinking on your feet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of my favorite matches: <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Blue Ridge Mountain 3 Gun<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>one of the principles that match director Andy Horner drives home to the competitors is that accuracy is a skill worth having! \u00a0There will be pistol shots out to 80 yards, head shots and no-shoots, arrays of targets that require you to aim. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Something I would call an \u201cover-arching theme\u201d in Andy Horner\u2019s match is that, \u201cHanging two rounds on the edge of the paper should not have the same value as center of mass hits.\u201d \u00a0For those who know how to shoot both fast and accurately, this thinking is a change from match directors whose focus is just to make scoring move faster. \u00a0Yet Blue Ridge has had stages where we\u2019ve scored and reset utilizing golf carts because the old railroad bed we ran down while shooting the stage covered 175+ \u00a0yards, and we shot and reset or pasted rifle paper, shotgun steel, and pistol paper. \u00a0Andy is so well-versed in running a match that you can find video<\/a> of him preparing areas for October already this May!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Andy proves year after year that a match can be intense, challenging, and make you work physically and mentally — and still run on time! \u00a0Often the course of fire is reset by the time the shooter finishes and the RO simply has to walk over to grab the next shooter and start the timer again. The effort put into making all that happen makes this match one that I\u2019m happy to spend resources on!<\/p>\n

\"Benelli

Benelli <\/a>Team Captain, Dianna Muller<\/a>, at the Rocky Mountain 3 Gun match, held at NRA’s Whittington Center <\/a>in Raton, NM.<\/p><\/div>\n

Another great match well worth your time, ammo, and gas money is <\/span>Rocky Mountain 3 Gun<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0Denise and JJ Johnson\u2019s \u201c<\/span>goal on each stage is to take the shooter out of their comfort zone…to highlight the dynamic, multi-tasking nature of 3-Gun.\u201d According to Denise, \u201cThe natural terrain of the Whittington Center allows us to shoot in one of the most beautiful places on earth. The challenges of shooting in the mountains is magical and tests all your 3-Gun skills…not just speed, but thinking, planning and working to your strengths.\u201c If you go to this match, you need to bring your strength and your lungs, but it\u2019s definitely worth it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Generation III Gun<\/span><\/a> is a great match in Lake of the Ozarks, MO. \u00a0The match allows coaching for juniors\u00a0and is a fundraising match that is part of GEN III’s work to help juniors compete in the sport of 3 Gun, as I mentioned earlier. Chad \u00a0Francis is a no-nonsense match director and he works all year to create a match that keeps you on your toes and the variety is part of what makes this a fun match. \u00a0From challenging positions to thought-intensive stage rules, you have to think and shoot, which is sometimes more difficult than it looks. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Team

Team Stoeger<\/a>‘s Andrew Yackley<\/a>, at age 10, competing in the Generation III Gun match in 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n

Resurgence 3 Gun<\/a>. \u00a0This is a match new this year, so I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve shot it, but I can say that I want to! \u00a0The match sponsor is JP Enterprises <\/a>and John Paul<\/a> and the match staff is working to bring back some of the style of the SOF matches (that\u2019s Soldier of Fortune for you Millennials). \u00a03 Gun has a very martial history; beyond being practical shooting or action shooting, it grew from military and law enforcement testing themselves and their gear and skills. \u00a0Just like when we talked about USPSA growing from those working in conjunction with military and LEO, we see the same crossover in terms of training with 3 Gun. \u00a0Many high-level shooters are often current military and LEO, and they not only shoot 3 Gun, but train others. \u00a0Resurgence will feature semi-blind stages and part of the goal is to get back to the roots of 3 Gun; to put competitors back into the mindset of thinking on their feet versus the overly-rehearsed, “made for TV” style of match. \u00a0So expect some throwback to real 3 Gun, back before it was flashy to when it was about military and LEO putting real-world skills to the test. \u00a0Except for this one you don’t have to be Military or LEO, but I’d sign up before it’s full!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why not just shoot USPSA? It\u2019s so much less work! \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Sean

Sean Yackley<\/a> with his Adams Arms<\/a> rifles, ready for the sun, and any challenge thrown at him.<\/p><\/div>\n

Why shoot 3 Gun? \u00a0Why not just keep it simple and stick with one gun? \u00a0Well, I\u2019ll use a quote my husband loves, \u201cSpecialization is for insects.\u201d Human beings have the capacity to do much more than one thing. We can multi-task, some better than others, but we are capable of much more than we give ourselves credit for. <\/span><\/p>\n

Competing with 3 guns give you a chance to stretch your mind, to push yourself beyond a single task. <\/span>It gives you an opportunity to confuse and challenge yourself, exponentially. \u00a0For people whose profession might call them to function under stress, multi-task, and retain high levels of awareness and focus, 3 Gun is an awesome training tool!<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Sure, it\u2019s not for everyone, neither is quilting. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More things that I have to say about 3 Gun<\/strong><\/h2>\n

3 Gun is so custom that there are events for women only! \u00a0<\/span>Babes with Bullets 3 Gun Challenge<\/a>, Lady 3 Gun<\/a>, A Girl and A Gun<\/a>\u00a0Multigun Fall Festival<\/a>. \u00a0Guys, this is how you get your wife shooting. \u00a0You take her to one of these and be a helpful husband all weekend, just one weekend of you helping her<\/em> shoot, and you\u2019ll be able to buy a lot more guns without hiding them! <\/span><\/p>\n

There are events for kids: 2A Heritage<\/a> 3 Gun Junior Camp<\/a>, MGM Junior camp<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not quite 3 Gun, but a nationwide competition involving multiple guns that you should be following so you can watch the story unfold: American Marksman<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t leave without a list!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lena Miculek’s Gear List for 3 Gun<\/a><\/p>\n

About the author<\/strong>: Becky Yackley has been shooting competitively since she began as a teenager with service rifle and\u00a0<\/em>smallbore. She\u2019s lived near the typical Marine Corps bases and spent 10 years near DC while her husband was active duty, but has settled into Wisconsin and shooting 3 Gun, USPSA, and Bianchi pistol with her three boys and husband. An avid runner and outdoorswoman, she shoots guns and photos, and sometimes her mouth\u2026which her friends often remind her keeps them \u201calert\u201d at late hours on road trips. Never known for being quiet, she\u2019s bringing her brand of humor our way this year in hopes of sharing her love for shooting sports with our readers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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