Rokslide Member Arizona Shooting Days

[BigE]

Unfortunately I'll be out of state that weekend. I do appreciate the effort to put this event together though.

 

[AZ_Hunter]

So what dates are we looking at?

 

[MuleyFever]

So what dates are we looking at?

The date is set for March 29th. If you can 100% make it. Please send me a PM to confirm your spot. Location is middle of the state. Location will be sent to folks who confirm via PM.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

If you are interested in this, I’ll be updating the first post to include dates and full details tonight when I’m back home.

Saturday March 29th is the field day. Please see updated first post soon tonight. Location closest town is Maricopa, AZ.

If you are for sure coming you need to PM me with “I’m for sure coming” and your name/phone number. Shooting location will be sent as a group text to all who confirm they are coming via PM here.

Thanks!

@hereinaz @eddielasvegas @NSI

 

[hereinaz]

Excited!

I bought another $300 worth of steel to set up a couple of “wind god” target arrays. It will be two arrays of three 7” x 12”targets side by side so you can see your misses because of wind. Thinking they will be good to put out at 500ish yards and 900ish.

I already have T posts at this spot and steel to hang from 300 to 1000. God left rocks for targets out to a mile.

PM me if anyone wants to help on this Saturday to set up and do some dry runs.

 

[AZ_Hunter]

Shit, well I won’t be able to make it. I’ll be CA for my boys’ Judo tournament. Sucks, I want to go and meet some of us locals to network.

 

[hereinaz]

Shit, well I won’t be able to make it. I’ll be CA for my boys’ Judo tournament. Sucks, I want to go and meet some of us locals to network.

Bummer.

But, personally, I am hoping we get something fairly regular so I can get you guys to test some idea and gear for LS Wild.

This year, I want to do another in April and one in May, but make it an early start and lots of shade,

During the summer when fire restrictions kick in, I shoot out at Casa Grande range early in the morning.

If anyone has a spot we can shoot up north where is is not furnace temps, I would be down with. But, fire restrictions…

By August and September I am confirming loads for hunting, and shooting a bit.

For 2026, I am thinking it would be fun to set up a monthly shoot Jan-May.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

First post has been updated with information.

@hereinaz @eddielasvegas @NSI

 

[MuleyFever]

Looking forward to this. I'm bringing my 6CM and 7PRC. Really hoping someone has a 6.5PRC I can compare to the 7. I am thinking of trading down. Also looking forward to shooting the Rokstock. I have never shot a vertical grip stock.

Will there be cell service in this location?

 

[SonoranPrecision]

Just found this, and I think it’s awesome. Can’t make this one, but if there are more in the future I’ll try to prioritize making it out.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Last day to get on the text list for this event is tomorrow. Please see the first post in this thread for details and information.

Thanks!

@eddielasvegas @hereinaz @NSI

 

[desertdwellerdyl]

I can’t attend due to helping my gf move but would love to attend future events!

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Group text is out. If you PMed me and I missed it please message me your cell number and let me know.

Thanks!

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

If you use double the mollinators it’s double the fun!

 

[NSI]

 

[Quandary]

Thank you @mxgsfmdpx and @hereinaz! Yesterday was a great day. We had a great bunch of guys and big variety in rifles as well as a hand cannon. Everyone had a great time. We even had a volunteer for a scope drop test, performed by @NSI, which is honestly painful to watch!

 

[hereinaz]

As always, I am impressed by Roksliders in person. And, it was a ton of fun! You guys were great.

@mxgsfmdpx made some mean burgers. Thanks!

I may or may not be a little closer to building off a Tikka… @NSI had one that couldn’t miss.

 

[Stickmark]

Great day of desert shooting. Started the day with coffee at the Seven Mile Outdoor Cafe, and was shooting by mid-morning.
Learned a lot; answered some big questions I had on my personal stock weld. Just counted my rounds expended, and that clump of brass in above photo is much more than what I sent downrange. You guys are beasts.
And to echo Quandry, a drop-test occurring in your actual "meat space" vs "computer internet space" is much more brutal an experience.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

The moose and venison burgers were just the icing on the cake to an epic shooting day with some fantastic folks!

















Speaking of guns that couldn't miss, @hereinaz 6 Creed shooting factory 108 ELDMs had at least 5 shooters ringing a 2 MOA gong at 1,000 yards with multiple hits for each shooter. My 3rd shot ever behind that gun was an impact at 1,000 yards after some great wind call adjustments from @NSI and @hereinaz Both of my 22 Creeds in Rokstoks, with one shooting 88 ELDMs and one shooting 80 ELDXs also had multiple shooters hitting at 400-1,000 yards consistently. @NSI 3rd ever shot from the prone position from my 22 Creed was an impact at 1,000 yards after a couple wind call corrections from me (which he could spot himself using the Rokstok and an unsuppressed 22 Creed). @HighUintas and @cal30_sniper grabbed the 22 Creed in the wood Rokstok and had first ever shot behind the gun impacts at 485 yards and took it out much further than that as well.

The Rokstoks were a hit and I left both a 223 and 260 Rem unsuppressed for folks to get a feel for how it manages the recoil. @MuleyFever also swapped his 7PRC Tikka into a Rokstok and shot from both prone and seated positions. His feedback was that the gun didn't try to flip up on him as much and overall recoil and feel was able to be managed better. He has very large hands and was able to make the short trigger reach work just fine. Overall it was clear that a lot of folks have put into practice the things they've learned from hunting and on Rokslide. We had some elite level shooting from folks using their hunting guns in some not so easy shooting conditions between the winds and mirage.

The wind was consistent all day and made for a fun day of learning how to shoot consistently in wind, reading gusts/lulls, learning about potential shifts at target, compressing and funneling winds on knobs, using and learning local vegetation for clues, and just how important it truly is to be able to spot impacts through your scope to make corrections. Shooting heavy for caliber, high BC bullets out of 6mms and 22 Creedmoors in known/good guns/scopes is almost like cheating. Even in seemingly awkward positions like this one where @hereinaz went 5 for 6 including 4 hits in a row at 1,000 yards.




Late afternoon and evening we did some fun timed drills and positional shooting, learning some tips from each other for awkward positions and rests. Everyone who tried the "challenge" drill was eventually able to make an impact on the "4,3,2,1 challenge". This is a challenge I do that simulates a hunting shot scenario and it's a ton of fun to practice from both prone and seated/kneeling positions. Shooters yesterday attempted both prone and seated/kneeling variants. The challenge is 400 yards, 3 shot attempts, 2 MOA target, and you have 1 minute to make an impact (4-3-2-1). Shooter starts with pack on, gear packed, scope dialed to zero, bolt closed with safety on and nothing in chamber, 3 rounds in magazine, as if you stalking an animal and have located one you want to kill. Timer starts and shooter attempts to make an impact.

Be on the lookout for more Rokslide rally point shooting days and come on out!

Huge thanks to @hereinaz and @NSI for helping me RO, run things, zero guns, and help users with any issues. Thanks to @eddielasvegas for helping to get this event going and making sure we all stayed hydrated and happy! And to everyone who came to shoot, helped set targets, worked with each other on improving and learning, it was a heck of a day and I'm super impressed with the skills and abilities of active Rokslide members. Ya'll are some certified long range killers no doubt!

@hereinaz
@NSI
@eddielasvegas
@HighUintas
@MuleyFever
@cal30_sniper
@Stickmark
@Quandary
@fmyth
@AZGPERS

Sorry if I missed anyone on the @mentions!

 

[Big_wals]

Wow that looks like a good time! Hopefully I can make it to the next one!