TFB Behind the Gun #157: Competitive Spectrum at The Proving Grounds
Competitive shooting is one sector of the industry that I think has almost unlimited growth potential. In recent years, we’ve been lucky enough to see the competitive shooting industry not only survive one of the biggest “slumps” in participation numbers during the COVID years, but now we have more organizations and places than ever to take our guns and shoot competitively with them. We’ve had the crew from The Proving Grounds before, and this southeastern-based series of competitions is about to have its very popular TSS or Tactical Sniper Series match in just a few weeks.
As opposed to the high-speed, low-drag, high mobility two-gun shooting you’ll be doing at a regular Proving Grounds competition, the TSS pairs you up with a shooting partner and has you run through a series of long-range tactical shooting scenarios where you and your team member need to solve the problem, on the range, on the fly with your guns. Today, Military Sniper instructor Chris, as well as long-time Proving Grounds competitors and Range Officers Matt and Dan, come on the show to tell us all about this high-octane tactical sniper competition and what you need to do to sign up for one and participate!
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TFB Behind the Gun #157: The Competitive Spectrum at The Proving Grounds
Today we’re back in the studio with Dan, Matt, and Chris – all competitors in The Proving Grounds, a set of competitions that takes place in the Southeastern region of the United States and is open to all levels of shooters who want to get out there and test their skills with their weapons in a friendly and competitive environment. This time, Matt and Dan are back to talk with us about their TSS or Tactical Sniper Series competition. This competition takes the typical two-gun format and flips the focus to long-range shooting and team communication as the paramount skills needed to be a winner here, along with your shooting partner for the day. To that end, Matt and Dan have also brought along special guest Chris with them who is a bonafide active Military Sniper instructor who is not only a competitor in the Proving Grounds, but also has helped shape some of the courses for the TSS match so that they have some real good training potential in them aside from just the competitive aspect. In addition to Chris sharing some of his professional insights with us, we’ll also talk to the boys to hear about the competition, the mindset behind it, what to expect if you show up to a match, and, of course, what they’ll be running for this year’s TSS match. Please give a warm welcome back to Dan, Matt, and now Chris from The Proving Grounds Competition!
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