Frag Out! Magazine
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Stage 2: Far Far Away – The Looks Kill What a pleasant surprise! Ruda and Majeś, our R.O.s for this stage, greeted us with huge grins— and a mock gasp of "Oh no, the old goats are back!" This brings up a golden rule: "What you don't hit, you make up for with your style." That's exactly what happened here. Our time was good, our preci- sion... less so, but damn, we looked great doing it. The course of fire: upon the start signal, the sho- oter grabbed the carbine, rested it on a tank trap, and engaged three gongs at 90 m from three dif- ferent corners of the trap. Next, a mad dash to the shotgun position, where we had to support the weapon on a suspended beam and hit the target twice. Just to keep things interesting, a little run to the nine-hole barricade for two pistol shots on separate targets. The clock was running – 180 seconds (the limit on almost every stage). Was it a lot of time, or not enough? One of us didn't even make it to the nine-hole, and I won't name the guy who caught a DQ (Disqualification). Overall, a solid stage—the R.O.s were awesome (obligatory team photo!), and the sheer stoke factor of that swinging beam and the pressure of the 3 minutes made it a blast. Stage 3: Ammo Supply – Zeroing in on Trouble We then ambled over to "Ammo Supply." The chal- lenge: engaging four metal targets at 80 meters hitting each one twice, from left-to-right, first from the right shoulder and then repeating the sequen- ce from the left shoulder, bracing against the front barricade. Here's the kicker: If you run dry, you must—without touching the ground—use available methods (like your knife) to cut a cord holding an airdrop resupply in a designated area. You cannot touch the resupply with your hands—only the knife. Then, still without touching the ground, you extract the magazines and finish the remaining rifle tar- gets. If you cut the drop and it lands out of reach, you can ask the R.O. for help (-10 points). After the rifle targets, you sprint to the pistol station and li- ght up a plate rack. Trust me, if your rifle wasn't perfectly zeroed, this was no walk in the park. 180 seconds felt criminally short just to reach the plate rack. The vibe was great, though, especially when one R.O., a guy with massive international expe- rience, commented how cool it was that "we still had the drive"—a definite nod to our age. www.fragoutmag.com