Take-5 Rimfire Overview & Package

The purpose of Take-5^© is to provide a fun afternoon of timed shooting with .22 rimfire at a variety of steel targets.

There are normally five stages for each match, hence the name - Take-5^© .

A major focus of Take-5^© is to reach those who already enjoy competitive shooting and all of you who like to shoot .22's, especially "plinkers."

Young people and women are cordially invited.

To track fun and improvement, the Blazer stage has several records and your times are maintained.

A new Blazer record is "3-gun", which is pistol, rifle and revolver combined times.

Check out the package and see how you can get your own Take-5^© venue in action.

Whatever type of .22 pistol or rifle, you will fit right in to one of our classifications of entry.

Take-5^© package -- A complete package so you can set up your own Take-5^© venue. This is intended to give you a "turn-key" way to get started with the fun of .22 rimfire.

-- your club is set up on the Take-5^© web site, like the SLOSA range is now. This provides exposure for your range and your scores are linked to your club. It is like having your own web site.

-- one computer folder contains 10 files that are the manual of how to set up and run a Take-5^© match, suggested rules, match registration sheet, score sheet that can be customized for each match, Excel score sheet, Excel Blazer sheet, how to design your own stages (with symbols and basic format) and all contact information, including how to e-mail in your scores;

-- a second computer folder presently contains more than 40 files. These are the current inventory of Take-5^© stages. The stages are summarized on several pages containing 6 stages per page for easy reference. Each stage is then included as a single page with more detail for printing. The Happy Face template is also included.

-- when you join Take-5^© , you are provided a simple way to have your scores posted on the Internet without having to create and maintain a web site on your own. All you do is e-mail the Excel score files to Take-5^© and it is posted for you, along with posting the Blazer scores.

Stage Summary Page	Single Stage Page

Single Stage Page	Happy Face Template

-- Inexpensive -- the package and 12 months (one full year) posting to the Take-5^© web site is only $98, with each year afterwards being only $96. That's 8 bucks a month to have your scores posted for you and share with others involved with Take-5^©.

The stages consist primarily of reactive steel targets of various kinds. The targets are either stationary and "ring" when they are hit, or fall down when they are hit. For regular matches, pistol shooters have 5 targets on each stage and rifle shooters have 6 targets on each stage. The stages are engaged by each shooter a specified number of times. If engaged once, it is one string. If engaged three times, it is three strings, with the clock stopping after each string. The times for all strings are counted, so make every shot count. Participating facilities will e-mail their match results to Take-5^© and the results will be posted on the Take-5^© site.

Safety is paramount and there should be certified Range Officers ("RO") to run the match. New shooters should have an orientation before the match begins. Young shooters are recommended to be interviewed by the RO's (without their parents being present) to be sure they understand their firearm and safety. Their participation should be at the discretion of the RO's, as are all other participants.

Most ranges are a cold range, which means a firearm can only be handled at a safe table, or when an RO gives you the command to load and make ready when it is your time to shoot. At a cold range, ammunition cannot be handled at the safe table, but can be handled anywhere else. It is recommended to have a bag for your pistol to carry it around and to carry it to the line when it is your time to shoot. Rifles need to have the bolt open, or an indicator that it is open and empty, keeping the rifle aimed upward at all times, until it is your time to shoot.