This was discussed a few years ago but, we will do it again

Many people would like for this sport to get back to it's glory days of the 1980's and some, just don't seem to care what happens to OUR rifles and sport. Others want it but, want others to do it and they will attend.

This thread it open for all to comment and I hope it stays on a positive out look.

The two main elements here are the ASSRA and the ISSA, the WSU is welcome, also.

The model is the Coors Schuetzenfest, it had EVERYTHING that it takes to be a success, including money.

Promotion, Promotion, Promotion, is needed and access to the gun friendly media is where it needs to be directed.

The following is what I think needs to be had:

Title sponsor or sponsors.

A well known spokesman, the likes of the late John Amber. I do not know who that could be.

With the above two things, I believe the media access would be easy.

It needs to be held near a population center, for both the "hyp" and easy access for shooters and media.

CO is where the Coors matches were held and might be the best place to start it to give it that  Coors "flavor" Another advantage to CO is it should be a bit cooler there in the summer months.

I think there should be qualifing matches, with 30 top shooters from EG and 30 from Raton.

Three awards, best BR, OH and  Overall Aggregate with cash and equipment awards. Money always talks!

This would be a great advantage to the non shooting collectors, also. It will increase the value of our rifles, quite a bit.

In the Coors period, we also saw a lot of newly manufatored actions come online, that have now faded because of lack of demand.

I would encourge the ASSRA board members for their input on this subject, too.

To many that didn't see the Coors days, this sounds like a unrealistic dream but, it did happen and can happen again, all it takes is a combined effort with lots of PR work. The PR can be handled with Super Salesman that we may already have in our ranks.

I've been in this sport for 30 years and have lived and breathed it but, saw it's decline after Coors vanished

This is a possible venue and can handle 60 shooters (two 30 shooter relays):

Colorado Rifle Club
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59 miles east of Denver

The Schuetzen range has 30 covered and paved firing points at 100 and 200 yards with concrete and steel benches for all points.  25 yard and 50 yard firing points are provided for sight-in.  

Frank

Any other comments?

I would love to hear anyones opions on this.

Frank

Finding a major sponsor is a big feat! If that happened I believe it could be promoted enough to draw new shooters drawn by the prizes and festivies. St. Louis bench rest club has a very nice facility as well and more central to the country. Jmo

Frank 
I like the idea except for one thing. I will not go to Colorado to shoot until they get their collective Hippy heads on straight. It was all the yuppies that moved into Golden that did in the Coors matches. I agree that there should be regionals at Ratone and Etna Green buy the grand Schuetzenfest should be at a neutral range somewhere in the middle of the country Kansas or so.

40 Rod

This isn't my match, but for everyone in the USA and Canada and can be held anywhere in the mid part of the USA. I was suggesting CO only because it could be related to the original Coors matches. The more shooting positions, the better but, as I said, it should be close to a larger population center and NOT Raton or EG. That is so that no one feels that there is a "home" advantage or braging rights, a totally neutral location, held once a year.

It could be a three day match with CF only but, the "Great Vision" would be a 6 - 8 day match with 22rf and a 100 shot CF, OH "Feren" match to see if anyone can match or beat his record score and a 100 shot BR match, yet to be named. The 100 shot matches could be a additional 50 shots, added to the regular 50 shot format. 50 shots because that was the Coors format.

Our type of shooting should be a lot more welcome to the public, because of the slower paced, 19th century roots and no auto loaders. The skill should be the thing that is focal point and the art of the rifles.

Nothing in this thread is written in stone and the first thing that could set this in motion is for the boards of both the ISSA and ASSRA to start a conversation for the good of our rifles and our sport.

ASSRA has a lot of history and archives to preserve, at the rate that we are going I fear the lose of it in the next 20 years and with no one left to read about it, what value will it have?

The age of the active shooters has gone up by quite a bit, since the Coors Matches. I was 40 when I started (my 1985, ASSRA membership card is #696), I'm now 71 and the active shooters are closer to my age than they are to 40 years old. In '85, there were guy's shooting at were in their 30's and a few younger.

Frank

Joe,
your hair is longer than when I last saw you but, I love your cool sun glasses

Frank

Sorry Frank, wild hair made me trash your thread. 

Group "W"? Is that where the love is?  I'll be there!

       Joe. 


  

Lets see..............where is that members map?? 

      Joe.