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Tentative Equipment List
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1) Positive attitude
Be willing to learn.
2) Clothing appropriate for Utah in September (i.e.: bikini and arctic suit)
* Rugged Pants (The Crye Precision combat pants have proven to be one of the best options for this type of event.)
* Light long-sleeve shirts
* Decent socks and foot gear that your mommy will let you get dirty. Lightweight hiking boots and cushion sole socks will work very well.
* Knee pads and elbow pads help out a lot for the positional shooting, and are highly recommended.
* Rain parka for inclimate weather, light fleece for evening/night
* Head gear to protect from sun (yes, I'm still working on that)
* Gloves appropriate for shooting, with sensitive trigger finger layers, and protection from abrasion and heat. I mostly use aviator's nomex gloves, but for pistol shooting, I find that thinner shooting gloves work better for trigger control.
3) Safety gear:
* Positive attitude, willing to learn and abide by safety procedures
* Ballistic eye protection or prescription eye wear (sunglasses won't work at night, so clear lens ballistic eye wear is important). Sunglasses will be helpful for the days.
* Ear protection (electronic muffs are highly recommended)
* Head lamp or handheld flashlight with fresh batteries
4) Firearms
Pistol
* Functional handgun, preferably your primary carry pistol with a 1913 light rail, with functional sights, lubricated, and ready to digest several hundred rounds in 3 days.
* At least 4 functional magazines for your handgun, but 5-10 will make life easier.
* 600 rounds of quality, brass-cased Pistol ammunition
* Primary concealed carry holster, preferably a rigid model that allows re-holstering without interference or awkward insertion
* Pistol magazine pouches or carriers, at least one pouch that holds 2x mags
* Highly recommended to bring a weapon light that can mount on the pistol
* Back-up pistol with mags recommended
Carbine
* Well-built, functional carbine chambered in a center-fire, bottle-necked rifle caliber, detachable magazine fed, semi-auto, with serviceable sights (RDS recommended)
* 5 functional magazines, preferably 8-12
* 600rds of ammunition that has proven reliable in the carbine
* Thick lubrication recommended for carbine
* Functional sling (2-point quick-adjust sling recommended, with QD attachment sockets)
* Mounted weapon light with LED bulb, and fresh batteries
* Back-up serviceable carbine recommended
* Well built 5.56 AR15's are the most common blaster for the carbine portions of training due primarily to reliability, ergonomics, low recoil impulse, ease of configuring to the user, and accuracy.
DM Carbine, Rifle, Hunting Rifle
* Functional rifle or carbine suitable for intermediate to long distances (300-600yds+)
* This is where something like the Grendel comes into play, but you can bring a .308, or even your hunting rifle for this if you like. You will want a low-recoiling system, so a magnum will be fun for maybe 3 rounds, and then not so much anymore.
* 350rds of quality ammunition capable of 1.5 MOA or better through your rifle (This will cover the training and competition events.)
* If magazine fed, you will want at least 3 serviceable mags
* Shooting sling ( I recommend the 2-point quick-adjust sling again.)
* Quality magnified optic, with quality mounting system. I recommend a variable power scope, with a magnification range with the top end at least at 8x, but 9 or 10x is better. You can get by with a 4x, and I have had students do very well with a high quality 4x Schmidt & Bender Short Dot, but more magnification will help out as you push past 400yds.
* Tools necessary for scope rings, mounts, and other critical components on the rifle that may need adjustment or tightening.
Equipment
* Water on your person. Camelbak is recommended, but you'll want at least 2 Qts of H2O on you in the September heat, at altitude.
* Load bearing gear to hold a few magazines for your carbine and Grendel, rifle, etc.
* A dump pouch will make life much easier.
* Cleaning and maintenance kits for your firearms
* Individual First Aid Kit to deal with blood loss, minor cuts and abrasions, and prescription meds you have
* Small handheld LED light with fresh batteries
* Spare batteries for weapon light(s)
You can use the same weapon light for both the pistol and carbine, using the 1913 attachment convenience, but it will be easier to have a dedicated light for the carbine. A G2 Nitrolon with the VTAC mount is hard to beat for price. If you have a 12 o'clock rail, a pistol light can go right there for a convenient, no additional mount or pressure switch necessary configuration.
Looks like this event will be limited to 20 attendees for the training, so reserve your slot now.
Well, that lets me out. My only long gun is an M1 carbine.![[Image: 200px-30_Carbine.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/30_Carbine.jpg/200px-30_Carbine.jpg)