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The Buffalo Run & Gun Recap
Our inaugural Buffalo Run n Gun on August 22, 2020 was an amazing success! Our goal was to offer competitors the unique ability to participate in a night run n gun which is not easy to find as a shooter in Texas. We are very appreciative of our host, Buck n Buffalo Ranch for entrusting us to carry out our vision on their property. The ranch covers approximately 1,500 acres, which we did not get to fully utilize out of night-time safety concerns, but we were able to come up with a 6.5-mile course with 7 unique stages.
As an accompaniment to the course of fire, we created a scenario inspired by some of the current turmoil happening in our country. The scenario led competitors through the course of fire as they attempted to escape from the mob with the stages enacting situations they may encounter along the way.
The course round count was 50 rifle and 50 pistol, which is about average for your standard day match, but is considered high with the added difficulty of shooting at night. Our first runner started the course at 9:00 pm Saturday and our last runner finished around 4:30 am Sunday (it was a long night). In total, we had 88 runners complete the course: 65 competitors and 23 Range Officers.
Photography was difficult since the entire course of fire occurred in a low/no-light atmosphere. We did not want to impede shooters with flashes in their optics as they were shooting. The photo to the left shows exactly what a competitor would have seen; blue lights indicating a rifle shooting position and up-lit white targets in the background. The red illuminated arm band was required to be worn by all our competitors as a safety precaution to identify people in the dark.
As match directors, we believe we achieved a good balance of difficult, fun, and practical in our stage designs. Although it is easy to create stages that everyone fails, we wanted to ensure that the average competitor had an enjoyable experience. Over 80% of our competitors were able to clear 4 of the 7 stages. Individual stage results range from a 6% to a 73% failure rate.
While the 10K was taking place, we also set up separate ‘Challenge Stages’ to offer competitors a chance to warm up before their run time, enjoy some additional shooting while waiting on scores, and/or compete with friends for the fastest time. We set up a Pistol, Rifle, and Sprint stage so that competitors could choose what they wanted to compete in. This was the first time this has been offered at any of our events and it was an immediate success. We will be continuing this in the future and will have specific prizes associated with each Challenge Stage. Pictured to the right is a competitor participating in the Rifle Challenge Stage; you can see the illuminated targets on the hillside.
The Buffalo Run & Gun Recap
Our inaugural Buffalo Run n Gun on August 22, 2020 was an amazing success! Our goal was to offer competitors the unique ability to participate in a night run n gun which is not easy to find as a shooter in Texas. We are very appreciative of our host, Buck n Buffalo Ranch for entrusting us to carry out our vision on their property. The ranch covers approximately 1,500 acres, which we did not get to fully utilize out of night-time safety concerns, but we were able to come up with a 6.5-mile course with 7 unique stages.
As an accompaniment to the course of fire, we created a scenario inspired by some of the current turmoil happening in our country. The scenario led competitors through the course of fire as they attempted to escape from the mob with the stages enacting situations they may encounter along the way.
The course round count was 50 rifle and 50 pistol, which is about average for your standard day match, but is considered high with the added difficulty of shooting at night. Our first runner started the course at 9:00 pm Saturday and our last runner finished around 4:30 am Sunday (it was a long night). In total, we had 88 runners complete the course: 65 competitors and 23 Range Officers.
Photography was difficult since the entire course of fire occurred in a low/no-light atmosphere. We did not want to impede shooters with flashes in their optics as they were shooting. The photo to the left shows exactly what a competitor would have seen; blue lights indicating a rifle shooting position and up-lit white targets in the background. The red illuminated arm band was required to be worn by all our competitors as a safety precaution to identify people in the dark.
As match directors, we believe we achieved a good balance of difficult, fun, and practical in our stage designs. Although it is easy to create stages that everyone fails, we wanted to ensure that the average competitor had an enjoyable experience. Over 80% of our competitors were able to clear 4 of the 7 stages. Individual stage results range from a 6% to a 73% failure rate.
While the 10K was taking place, we also set up separate ‘Challenge Stages’ to offer competitors a chance to warm up before their run time, enjoy some additional shooting while waiting on scores, and/or compete with friends for the fastest time. We set up a Pistol, Rifle, and Sprint stage so that competitors could choose what they wanted to compete in. This was the first time this has been offered at any of our events and it was an immediate success. We will be continuing this in the future and will have specific prizes associated with each Challenge Stage. Pictured to the right is a competitor participating in the Rifle Challenge Stage; you can see the illuminated targets on the hillside.
Another unique aspect to our competition was our live scoring system. This was the first event that we displayed the live results as competitors were completing the course and it was a huge hit; competitors and spectators were glued to the TV screen as they watched and waited to see stage results updated in real time. The scoring system automatically scrolled through all the current stage standings and submitted information showing the overall run time, individual stage results, and Challenge Stage results. To the right is a screenshot of the live scoring screen exactly as pictured on the night of the event. We had the live score television set-up directly over the prize table, giving competitors and spectators a front row view of all the awesome prizes our sponsors donated.
Congratulations to all of our winners! There was some impressive competition at this night run. If you didn’t receive a trophy or prize, be sure to find us at the Venado Run n Gun for a crisp high five.
The Buffalo Run & Gun Recap
Our inaugural Buffalo Run n Gun on August 22, 2020 was an amazing success! Our goal was to offer competitors the unique ability to participate in a night run n gun which is not easy to find as a shooter in Texas. We are very appreciative of our host, Buck n Buffalo Ranch for entrusting us to carry out our vision on their property. The ranch covers approximately 1,500 acres, which we did not get to fully utilize out of night-time safety concerns, but we were able to come up with a 6.5-mile course with 7 unique stages.
As an accompaniment to the course of fire, we created a scenario inspired by some of the current turmoil happening in our country. The scenario led competitors through the course of fire as they attempted to escape from the mob with the stages enacting situations they may encounter along the way.
The course round count was 50 rifle and 50 pistol, which is about average for your standard day match, but is considered high with the added difficulty of shooting at night. Our first runner started the course at 9:00 pm Saturday and our last runner finished around 4:30 am Sunday (it was a long night). In total, we had 88 runners complete the course: 65 competitors and 23 Range Officers.
Photography was difficult since the entire course of fire occurred in a low/no-light atmosphere. We did not want to impede shooters with flashes in their optics as they were shooting. The photo to the left shows exactly what a competitor would have seen; blue lights indicating a rifle shooting position and up-lit white targets in the background. The red illuminated arm band was required to be worn by all our competitors as a safety precaution to identify people in the dark.
As match directors, we believe we achieved a good balance of difficult, fun, and practical in our stage designs. Although it is easy to create stages that everyone fails, we wanted to ensure that the average competitor had an enjoyable experience. Over 80% of our competitors were able to clear 4 of the 7 stages. Individual stage results range from a 6% to a 73% failure rate.
While the 10K was taking place, we also set up separate ‘Challenge Stages’ to offer competitors a chance to warm up before their run time, enjoy some additional shooting while waiting on scores, and/or compete with friends for the fastest time. We set up a Pistol, Rifle, and Sprint stage so that competitors could choose what they wanted to compete in. This was the first time this has been offered at any of our events and it was an immediate success. We will be continuing this in the future and will have specific prizes associated with each Challenge Stage. Pictured to the right is a competitor participating in the Rifle Challenge Stage; you can see the illuminated targets on the hillside.
Another unique aspect to our competition was our live scoring system. This was the first event that we displayed the live results as competitors were completing the course and it was a huge hit; competitors and spectators were glued to the TV screen as they watched and waited to see stage results updated in real time. The scoring system automatically scrolled through all the current stage standings and submitted information showing the overall run time, individual stage results, and Challenge Stage results. To the right is a screenshot of the live scoring screen exactly as pictured on the night of the event. We had the live score television set-up directly over the prize table, giving competitors and spectators a front row view of all the awesome prizes our sponsors donated.
Once again, we also need to take the time to thank our Range Officers and Sponsors for all their support. Our ROs endured some late nights but were awesome throughout the entire weekend. They did a great job of keeping the course moving and ensuring everyone’s safety while shooting the stages.
Our sponsors listed below stepped up in a huge way to provide us some great items for our prize table. If you were able to pick something up, please send them some support so they know you appreciate them donating to our event.
Congratulations to all of our winners! There was some impressive competition at this night run. If you didn’t receive a trophy or prize, be sure to find us at the Venado Run n Gun for a crisp high five.