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This would be my first 3 gun, but so far I am interested.
Dave
As far as turn out goes. I'm happy with 15 - 30 max for a 4 - 6 stage match. 8 - 10 per squad runs well and it seems that everyone always helps. As noted, Bass river is in Oct. I am happy to help RO and take down at any other club.
If you're going to try to run a 3-gun at Harvard, or at any club, you really should approach it through one of the existing Action Shooting groups. The USPSA group at Harvard has experience running many 3-Gun matches including an Area 7 Championship. The existing groups have access to props, walls, registration, scoring, staffing, ROs, safe stage design, timers, etc., and endless experience running matches of all sizes. And if you're willing to work including stage set-up, they are very open to ideas for new matches.
If you come in independently, there will be many, many questions from the Board regarding experience with running matches, materials sources, experience with long gun matches, stage design experience and training, gun placement protocol, chamber flag supplies, etc. Probably more considerations than you would ever imagine.
The Harvard Action Shooters (USPSA) previously ran many 3-Gun matches. Attendance rapidly dwindled. Then we ran our regular rifle match and we had a huge crowd and many comments from competitors who enjoyed it more than our Multi-guns (except of course Dan S). The equipment coordination for competitors gets tedious; multiple guns, multiple types of ammunition, multiple types of mag pouches and ammo carriers, a method of lugging everything from stage to stage. You even need more cars because three guys don't fit in a car with all the gear and gun carts. Guys found that they spent all Saturday afternoon packing and all Sunday afternoon putting away, so they stopped coming. I don't mean to be a wet blanket and I apologize, but that's why Harvard turned to focusing on separate Rifle matches and Shotgun matches.