Thread: 300m Tack Driver Showdown

12th - 13th September 2025

New Zealand’s most accurate rifles go head-to-head at 300 metres.

The 300m Tack Driver Showdown is an annual one-of-a-kind, all comers, shooting tournament. This match will reveal the most accurate cartridge, rifle and shooter combination, at least out to 300 metres. It is based on a successful USA annual tournament of the same name that started in 2019.

The 6PPC and 30BR are king in short range benchrest. Cartridges in 7mm are leading F-Class, while 6 and 6.5mm’s dominate PRS. Precision hunting rigs are using various cartridges up to 30 calibre. They will all go head-to-head in this multi-discipline rifle match!

Tack Driver targets will be placed at 300 meters (328 yards). This should be far enough that the higher BC bullets used by today’s competition and modern hunting rifles come into play. The Tack Driver’s course of fire demands competitors demonstrate both precision and accuracy by switching between Group and Score targets. The Group target provides a test of precision, measuring only the group size. Meanwhile, the Score target demands accuracy with the goal of hitting 5 separate, 1 inch bullseyes.

Registration will be online only, via Humanitix event ticketing. Limited to the first 18 registrations.

Click here for more information.

@308WMate is there the ability to come and observe this event? Or is it behind locked gates?

I guess that was a no then?
Would have liked to come along and show support.
In the climate of shooting sports its important to show we are competition shooters that support other styles.

80 bucks shooter registration...

These events arent about bringing people together... they serve another purpose.... $$$

Can I use my small gun for this?

I presume a vaporized target is counted as a "hit"

I imagine there are easier ways to make 1400 bucks

Originally Posted by gimp

I imagine there are easier ways to make 1400 bucks

sorry not interested in your nightly side gigs ;-)

Entry fees are what they are, nobody gets rich running a shooting event. The time and planning that go is unpaid mostly, just disappointed there was no reply. if you want these things to progress you have to engage the people.
Prizes apparently were pretty good, an Irishman walked away with a trueflight barrel voucher. The winner took home vouchers and cash as well.

Must have been fun in this wind!!

That's where the F-Open boys come into their own

Originally Posted by johnd

I guess that was a no then?
Would have liked to come along and show support.
In the climate of shooting sports its important to show we are competition shooters that support other styles.

Hi Johnd,
Sorry don't often use this forum. I have updated my settings to heopfully get notificatiosn.

Yes, you could have come and watched the shoot. If you follow the Click here for more information link above, you can go to the competition page and can contact me from there. We hope to run Tack Driver 2 September 2026 so maybe see you there!

Originally Posted by STC

80 bucks shooter registration...

These events arent about bringing people together... they serve another purpose.... $$$

Hi STC,

The event basically broke even. Any profit goes back ino range maintenance. A large portion of the range maintenance is actually done by the volunteer work of the club members.

Originally Posted by caberslash

Can I use my small gun for this?

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The limit was 30 cal. That could be a bit overbore

Hey how about a match report and some pictures, Id love to know some results . . .