FIRST ANNUAL TEAM SNIPER COMPETITION

August 9-11, 2024

Ben Franklin Range
1130 Ridge Road, Templeton PA 16259

2 Person Team Event

$500 Team Entry Fee

This event will be physically difficult. Competitors will cover upwards of 3 miles a day.
Stages will incorporate additional tasks to challenge competitors both physically and mentally.

It is recommended that competitors have experience in this type of physical and mental competition.
We are expecting teams from Special Operation Units and some of the top civilian teams in the country.

Match Overview

• 2 day match
• 18-22 stages over one 3 mile course
• All stages are blind. You will have to find, range and engage targets within a time limit.
• Targets from 100-1200 yards
• Pistol targets 0-100 yards
• All rifle targets are steel
• Minimum Round count
  • 200 rifle
  • 200 carbine
  • 100 pistol per team member (200 total per team)
  • It is recommended to bring 500ish carbine due to high round counts. If you like to miss, bring extra ammo.

Timeline:

• Registration on Friday, August 9: 3pm - 6pm
• Zero Sight on range Friday, August 9: 3pm-6pm
• Event Brief Friday, August 9: 6pm
• Tee Times will be posted at Registration
• Saturday, August 10: 0800-1500
• Sunday, August 11: 0800-1500
• Awards ASAP upon completion

Team Definitions:

• Each team will have two shooters
• One shooter will be the "rifle" shooter and the other the "carbine"
• Targets identified as rifle only may only be engaged by the rifle shooter with his rifle and vice versa
• Competitors will at no time switch weapons unless specifically directed by staff

Equipment:

• Individual competitors may use only one rifle during the match.
• There are two Classes, Open and Service.

Open class Rifle Requirements:

• Minimum Caliber .243/6mm
• Maximum Caliber: 300wm
• Max muzzle velocity: 3200fps
• Ammo subject to chrono at any time
• Bolt action or Semi Auto

Open Class Carbine Requirements:

• Minimum Caliber .223/5.56
• Maximum Caliber: 300wm
• Max muzzle velocity: 3200fps
• Ammo subject to chrono at any time
• Semi Auto

Service Class Rifle Requirements:

• Minimum Caliber .243/6mm
• Maximum Caliber: 300wm
• Max muzzle velocity: 3200fps
• Ammo subject to chrono at any time
• Bolt action or Semi Auto
• NO WMLFRs

Service Class Carbine Requirements:

• Acceptable calibers: .223/5.56 or .308/7.62 (No 243, 6mm, 6.5mm etc. You get NATO and you’re going to like it)
• Max muzzle velocity: 3200fps
• Ammo subject to chrono at any time
• Semi Auto
• NO WMLFRs

All long guns must have a suitable sling for carrying the rifle hands-free.

Pistols:

• 9mm-.45
• Max 1500fps.
• Cross Draw and Appendix Holsters prohibited
• Must carry holstered pistol at all times.
• Holsters must work. If your pistol falls out of the holster during any point in the competition that will result in a team DQ.

All equipment (with the exception of clothing and food/water) that the team wants to use at any point in the competition must be carried for the duration of the competition.

All gear must be off the ground (in your hands or bags) prior to time starting at any stage.

Competitors are responsible for ROing the team behind them and must be prepared to spot hits or misses. You must have good binos/spotting scope (binos strongly recommended) and a stopwatch

Scoring:

• Scoring is based on a hit percentage system. Each stage will have a time limit. Each stage will be weighted equally. Teams with WMLRFs will receive a time penalty of 10-15% for every stage that involves ranging targets.

For questions please email: dylan@benfranklinrange.com

Competition run by Orion Training Group and Ben Franklin Range