Do you agree that the "Mountain Frontier 2017" in the Moscow region sounds intriguing. The Precision Shooting Federation of Russia, which proposed such a name for the first joint precision shooting competitions, took the liberty not to disappoint such sophisticated colleagues and partners from the Club of Mountain Hunters.
On Saturday, July 15, 2017, the first joint event of the CMH and the FVSR started after the mandatory registration procedures, instruction on the safe handling of weapons and the traditional greeting.
Comfortable, sunny weather with a breeze of up to 3 m / sec pleased the participants and guests of the competition. High humidity and the mirage, as a result, added interest to the upcoming rivalry.
Mountains (white cumulus clouds) could be guessed behind tall trees on the edge of a well-equipped shooting range in the Moscow region.
FVSR prepared exercises that allowed the competitors to check their weapons, equipment, and equipment at typical mountain hunting distances and train in an accurate shot. The results of the competition showed a high level of shooting training of the participants.
Vladislav Reznik showed the best result in the exercise "Cold Shot". Sergey Mazurkevich, Alexey Kiryanov and Andrey Storchilov demonstrated the same, best results in the exercise "Not sure-don't shoot". Sergey Magidov was the most effective in the exercise "Accuracy and accuracy". Alexey Kim showed the best result in the "knockout" exercise, in the "Custom" again the best and the same results for three shooters: Sergey Mazurkevich, Vladislav Reznik, Alexey Kim.
The "long-range goal" - a distance of 1200 meters - did not submit to anyone.
Based on the results of six exercises:
1st place Sergey Mazurkevich – 214 points
2nd place Vladislav Reznik – 210 points
3rd place Alexey Kiryanov – 163 points
A separate nomination and the final event in the measured rhythm of the competition was the "Duel" - a dynamic, gambling exercise and in format not at all typical for our colleagues from the CHM.
Shooting was conducted in pairs, according to the draw, for elimination. According to the conditions of the exercise, two shooters are given 1 minute to prepare: ammunition magazine equipment, preparation of the shooting position (convenient location of the rifle, checking the optical sight). The weapon at the turn was in the position: the magazine was loaded and inserted, without a cartridge in the chamber. The shooters occupied the starting position at the end of the preparation time and stood in 3 meters from the shooting line. At the starting signal, it was necessary to run up to the shooting line, take a firing position and hit each of their two targets - steel gongs with a diameter of 25 cm at various distances: 306 m and 397 m . The winner was the one who hit his targets first That's where the real drive and excitement was!
Edward Bendersky and Alexey Kim competed in the final "race" of dueling shooting. They had to run, "fall" and hit targets more than once. The final shooting lasted up to two victories according to the conditions. Alexey Kim became the winner in a hard struggle.
The shooting festival ended with the awarding of the winner and prize-winners of the competition.
The winner was awarded a diploma and was awarded a prize – binoculars from the Group of Companies “Hunter”. A diploma and a prize from the Veche publishing house were awarded for the second place - a colorfully decorated two-volume book "Russian Hunting cuisine". History and practice" (author - E.K. Tselykhova), as well as a laser illuminator from the “Infratech” company. For the third place, the participant was awarded a corresponding diploma and a prize from the Club of Mountain Hunters – a unique two-volume Atlas Sargipae of the World CIC and a laser illuminator from the “Infratech” company. The winner in the Duel exercise became the winner of a prize from the Club of Mountain Hunters - a two-volume Atlas of the Sargipae of the World CIC.
In conclusion, I would like to thank the Organizing Committee of the competition, colleagues from the Club of Mountain Hunters for their cooperation, and the hospitable hosts of the wonderful "Polyana". The members of the regional branch of the FVSR in Moscow, the director of the competition German Nefedov and the chief judge Nikolai Zemin with a team of judges and a target team provided good preparation, holding of the competition and impartial judging.
I hope that the last event was a good training in the off-season for mountain hunters, an opportunity to meet with colleagues in the hobby of precision shooting and actively relax. I think it would be right to make this competition traditional.
