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the_tacticallopath
09-19-2022, 01:49 PM
Well, y'all probably know that Front Sight is kaput. It's being acquired by PrairieFire, a venture of Bill Wilson (https://www.prairiefire.com/our-team/#bill) (a different Bill Wilson). The transition is covered down on pretty well here by PewPewTactical. (https://www.pewpewtactical.com/prairiefire-to-acquire-front-sight/?fbclid=IwAR19toO2x3Fk-06w_70YvtPC9r3_n5RbjMS8LBvx0C-XbCz0UVa1sjgFgE0)

Per the PrairieFire website (https://www.prairiefire.com/), they have a self-vetted online "competition" they call "Rank" which involves a home-printed bullseye target and submission to them online. That seems to be, obviously, a pretty minor thing worth fairly little, but they're boasting a competition coming up in October in Florence, TX, with a purse of $100k. That's pretty serious money. Who knows, maybe they could pull in the people that USPSA are currently alienating (and/or booting).

Anyone know anything more about this?
JCN
09-19-2022, 06:55 PM
Staccato is sponsoring
Jim Watson
09-21-2022, 08:48 AM
I don't see any specifics about rules and courses of fire.
The pictures emphasize the HSLD militiamen, not We Retirees.
Guerrero
09-05-2023, 02:41 PM
I just found out about this, and was interested in (if nothing else) the target. The whole RANK think seems to not exist any more.
MVS
09-05-2023, 08:51 PM
I just found out about this, and was interested in (if nothing else) the target. The whole RANK think seems to not exist any more.

I qualified for the big shindig last year but didn't go. I really have heard nothing about it since then. Maybe it folded already?
JCN
09-05-2023, 09:16 PM
I qualified for the big shindig last year but didn't go. I really have heard nothing about it since then. Maybe it folded already?

I looked off their Facebook and they have grand opening later this month but their marketing is really schizophrenic.

Are they a fitness retreat? A shooting place? A spa? Boot camp?

Their employees don’t look very fit for a place touting ultimate fitness.

They might be, but I don’t get whom they are marketing to?

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DDTSGM
09-05-2023, 10:31 PM
I don't see any specifics about rules and courses of fire.
The pictures emphasize the HSLD militiamen, not We Retirees.


I looked off their Facebook and they have grand opening later this month but their marketing is really schizophrenic.

Are they a fitness retreat? A shooting place? A spa? Boot camp?

Their employees don’t look very fit for a place touting ultimate fitness.

They might be, but I don’t get whom they are marketing to?

Maybe their name is from this:

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https://sogsite.com/prairie-fire/

or this (based on the group photo):

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ETA: Clever Pictures Posted Out of Order.