2013 Ruger Rimfire Challenge World Championship, CANCELLED

[MarkCO]

I plan to have the entry form and a webpage up next week.

[dwalker460]

Excellent thanks!

[vossman]

Thanks MarkCO.

Saturday and Sunday unless you shoot both divisions, then all three days.

[vossman]

Any updates on sign ups? Maybe I missed it.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I am looking for teams: couples, parent child, best friends, etc. with good people skills to work stages. I need one on each team to be over 21 and have command pressence. Being a trained RO/SO is fine, but I am willing to train folks who really want to work this match that have not RO'd.

You still need help? I'm a solo, not team, but am trained RSO -- you'll have to talk to my current/former Scouts or people who've worked for me about my "command presence." ;-)

[MarkCO]

CANCELLED IN COLORADO. Call the Hickenlooper and thank him for this!

Working on a relocation for the match.

[303sig1911]

Well that sucks, wife and I just got into all this stuff and were looking forward to it. Did Ruger pull the plug? Can we get some more details so when we contact Hickenlooper we can present it with a well thought out message.

[MarkCO]

It was a combination of the sponsors, media and match staff agreeing that since the Governors office does not even know what the bills say, LE won't know how or what to enforce and not wanting to put competitors at risk, we could not complete the organization and running of this match. Out of state competitors would be at risk and that stress is not something we wanted transferred to them, especially with the focus of this sport on youth and new shooters.

200+ competitors, many with families, will not be coming to Colorado. Competitors typically spend from $500 to $1000 to attend a match like this.

Signing a bill, then the day after saying you don't know what it says is not responsible leadership. There is no debate there!

[303sig1911]

Thanks Mark, I figured it was all that, but if there were strong statements from the sponsors and Ruger that would help to pass those messages on to the Gov. as well. We did our first Steel Challenger/Rimfire combo the other weekend at CRC, looking forward to the monthly events. Bummed about this. I'll put together an email to the Gov and a phone call.

[MarkCO]

I'll put together an email to the Gov and a phone call.

Thanks!