Thanks this is great, this gives me a lot of what I need. We have enough talented individuals that building and scrounging materials isn't an issue. Now, stage instructions? Is this the same as NCOWS "scenario"? Any help is appreciated. I brought up the subject of bolt action firearms at a match yesterday and received strong pushback. So, building the targets is a first step. Once again, thanks.
Addendum: a couple further questions. Are these targets the man shaped targets? Or are they simple rectangles? Looking on the interweb I see both.
Okay, I can't find the instructions I wrote right now, but I'll explain what we do. The steel IDPA targets are mounted at 100, 200, and 300 yards. You have a maximum of fifteen rounds and seven and a half minutes to shoot the course. When you start you need to hit the 100 yard target three times from offhand (standing) before you move to the 200 yard target. The two hundred yard target must be hit three times from the sitting or kneeling position before moving to the 300 yard target. The 300 yard target is fired from any position you choose. If you get all nine hits before ammunition or time expires, you're done, and we keep track of number of rounds fired and the time taken. If time or ammunition expires before you get nine hits, we keep track of the number of hits and time taken. All firing is done from one point. Most people either get the nine hits or use their fifteen rounds in about two and a half to three minutes. I don't remember having anyone have time expire before expending fifteen rounds or getting the nine hits, although we've been close a couple of times.
If you're incorporating this into another stage and time is critical, you could go with one hit at each distance. It's all up to your imagination. We've found it works really well at the Brigade Muster because we don't ever have to go down range to score targets. Saves a lot of time that way.