05/15/2024
Registration for the Red Oktober Kalashnikov Championship 2024 opens this Friday, May 17, 2024.
After a year’s hiatus, Red Oktober is back! Thank you all for your patience, especially with the issues we faced with our venue last year. To prevent such occurrences in the future, we have ensured a guaranteed venue for this year and beyond. Pro Gun Club, which has graciously hosted us over the past few years, will continue to dedicate space and time as well as help with venue improvements to better accommodate future ROKC events.
In addition to registration details, we want to highlight how ROKC is evolving. After careful consideration during the hiatus, we have decided to focus on truly challenging the participants. ROKC has always aimed to identify the best performers of Kalashnikov pattern fi****ms, and our stage design will reflect this ambition. We have grappled with the division between professional, intermediate, and beginner shooters, but the way forward is clear: we need to challenge everyone to reach their greatest potential. This transition might be challenging for some, but it will benefit our community in the long term. Moreover, we have not forgotten our intermediate and beginner participants; starting next year, ROKC will shift to a point series. This series will feature multiple matches throughout the year and additional support structures to help participants develop their skills and prepare for the main event—the Red Oktober Kalashnikov Championship. More information on the point series will be provided throughout the remainder of the year.
Other notable updates include the introduction of a free membership program and a new class system. Classifier stages will be available at Pro Gun Club’s Wolverine Wednesdays and Soviet Sunday events starting this month and continuing indefinitely. A separate post will soon be made to explain the classification system and the benefits it offers.
Stay tuned for more updates and we can’t wait to see you at this year’s ROKC!